There are interesting details about a new Sony patent called “PlayStation Assist”: the assistant is supposed to be based on artificial intelligence (AI). Can the PlayStation 5 already assist you with a voice assistant? Or is it not yet available for the PS5 and we have to wait longer for this future?
However, it seems that Sony has other ideas for the PS5 that have not yet been discussed. Recently, the company filed a patent for an AI-driven voice assistant.
What is behind the new patent? The patent refers to a feature called PlayStation Assist. The concept is described as a voice assistant powered by artificial intelligence.
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This means a player could ask a question about something in a game. The AI would then process this request and dynamically respond with relevant information.
For example, a player might ask where the next health pack is located that replenishes health. This pack would then be marked in-game by the assistant.
Will the patent already be implemented in the PS5? That is not certain, but quite possible. Especially since the PS5 will have a lifecycle that extends over several years. Who knows what advancements technology will make in the coming years.
However, a patent is no guarantee that the technology or feature will actually be realized. And even if it is, it could be implemented years later.
Initially, the patent just shows that Sony is currently thinking about such voice-controlled and AI-supported assistants and may already be working on them.
On the other hand, the name PlayStation Assist directly references Sony’s consoles – a connection to the next-gen PlayStation seems likely in this context – especially with the expected release of Sony’s PlayStation 5 in fall 2020.
The concept would fit well with VR games, but would also generally be a huge plus for the accessibility of games. And it would likely market very well: after all, an “AI assistant” stands for a future straight out of a science fiction movie or a sci-fi game. Just like in Destiny 2, the Ghost is a kind of “AI-supported assistant.”
Where does the information come from? The information comes from Daniel Ahmad, a Senior Analyst at Niko Partners. This company specializes in market research, analysis, and consulting within the gaming industry – especially in the Asian market.
The patent is also publicly available (via Patentscope).
What do you think of such a feature for the PS5? Let us know in the comments.
Today is the last day of Destiny 2 on Battle.net. With the upcoming move to Steam, a Guardian has created a farewell video that pays tribute to the PC home of the Guardians. By the way, is your move already set?
So a fan says “Farewell” to Battle.net: For many PC Guardians, today marks an important, and for some, even an emotional event – the farewell to Battle.net. Because for almost two years, Blizzard’s gaming platform offered PC Guardians a home. Many friendships were formed, many triumphs celebrated.
The YouTuber TheXenomorph has therefore dedicated a simple yet emotional video to the previous home for PC Guardians, which lets many players reflect on their time there. Here you can watch it:
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Haven’t moved yet? Then you should hurry: The video serves as a tribute for some Guardians, but also as a reminder. Because if you play Destiny 2 on PC and have not yet linked your Steam and Battle.net accounts, then time is truly of the essence.
If you want to continue your Guardians’ journey on PC, you must complete the move to Steam today (on September 30).
A dataminer has leaked various game modes for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Apparently, there are as many as 34 modes found in the game files.
What type of leak is this? Currently, there is no complete information about the game modes that Modern Warfare will feature. A dataminer took a closer look at the game files and found a total of 34 game modes that could be included in the game. He shared his findings on Reddit.
There are several classics from other CoD titles, as well as new modes that have not been seen before.
These game modes are said to be offered by Modern Warfare
These are the leaked modes: Here is the list of the English titles of the modes:
All or Nothing
Arms Race and the Hardcore variant
Assault
Breach
Capture the Flag
Cyber Attack and the Hardcore variant
Defender
Demolition
Domination and the Hardcore variant
Drop Zone
Fire Mission and the Hardcore variant
Fireteam and the Hardcore variant
Free-For-All and the Hardcore variant
Grind
Ground War
Gun Game
Gunfight and the Hardcore variant
Hardpoint
Headquarters and the Hardcore variant
High Value Target
Incursion
Infected
Invasion and the Hardcore variant
Kill Confirmed and the Hardcore variant
One in the Chamber
Onslaught
Reinforce
Rupture
Search and Destroy and the Hardcore variant
Search and Rescue
Showdown and the Hardcore variant
Survival
Team Deathmatch and the Hardcore variant
Team Juggernaut
Some of the modes are said to have Hardcore variants, meaning versions of the mode that are particularly difficult.
Will all these modes come? At launch, this is very unlikely. Some of these modes will certainly be available at launch on October 25, but probably not all.
Some of the game modes could also be time-limited, enriching Modern Warfare in the form of special events. Other modes may only come later in the game and then remain permanently.
It is also quite possible that some game modes may not come at all. After all, this is just a leak and not something official from Infinity Ward.
Which modes are definitely coming? Some of the modes have already been tested in the context of the beta. These include Ground War and Gunfight.
On Wednesday, the TOTW 3 (Team of the Week) will be available in FIFA 20. Find out here which players could earn a spot in the Team of the Week.We take a look at the predictions for Ultimate Team.
What are TOTW Predictions? Members of the FIFA community create predictions for the Team of the Week in FUT 20 every week. They attempt to forecast which players could earn a spot in the Team of the Week based on their performances.
Prediction for Team of the Week 3 in Ultimate Team
The following predictions are provided by fifauteam:
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These Bundesliga players could be represented in the Team of the Week:
Kai Havertz scored one goal and provided one assist in Bayer Leverkusen’s 3-0 victory over FC Augsburg. A strong performance that could earn him his first Inform card in FUT 20.
This is how Kai Havertz’s first TOTW card could look like
Marcel Tisserand, the defender from VfL Wolfsburg, had a strong game and scored the crucial 1-0 for Wolfsburg. So a TOTW card could be in the cards.
Serge Gnabry scored one goal and provided one assist against the bottom-placed team, SC Paderborn. This could earn him his first Inform card. Players with Bundesliga teams would surely appreciate this.
Alassane Plea played strongly and had one assist and one goal in Gladbach’s 3-0 victory over Hoffenheim. Whether that’s enough for a spot in TOTW 3 will be revealed on Wednesday.
Then the TOTW 3 will be released: Starting October 2 at 7 PM, the cards for Team of the Week 3 will be available in packs. They will be available for one week until the next TOTW appears in FUT.
This is how you can use the predictions now: To quickly earn coins in FUT 20, you can use the Inform cards from the TOTW. Here you can find out everything about trading in FUT 20:
After a player demonstrated it, many others are now following suit and carrying soup bowls across the prairie of Red Dead Online, the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2.
What’s behind it? A group of about 20 players from Red Dead Online has made it their mission to run from a camp in the southwest of the map across the entire landscape to the east coast with a soup bowl in hand, without losing the bowl or getting harmed.
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What is the challenge? Players grab a bowl of stew at the campfire and then set off. The challenge is to reach a specific destination safely while holding the bowl.
Where lies the difficulty? While you carry the soup, you really can’t do anything other than run. Moving with the stew across the map means you have to pay close attention. For along the way, you’ll encounter wild animals, bandits, and crossing the train tracks at a slow pace is anything but easy.
Additionally, the server was acting up a bit. Some players were kicked and when they could log back in, their stew bowl was gone.
A Fun Challenge
What happened along the way? The challenge offers many funny moments: As players ran with the soup bowl across the landscape, there were frequent accidents. Crazy horses rampaged and knocked players down, trains rushed over some of the cowboys at crossings, and other players tried to sabotage the challenge.
Along the way, many players lost their soup bowls, which meant that new stew had to be cooked at a camp. Some, however, didn’t want to wait that long and grabbed other items to continue carrying. These included fish and corpses.
You can watch in the video above what happened on the journey.
Did the group reach their goal? Yes. Eventually, the cowboys arrived on the east coast and celebrated their achievement exuberantly.
The community also celebrates this event and is excited about how creative some players are and what ideas they come up with.
Furthermore, a new survival championship system has been introduced for PUBG that provides you with accurate statistics on your behavior, your opponents, and your team members during matches.
The survival mastery system rewards poses, emblems, and other cosmetics
With the help of this system, players will be able to analyze past matches better and develop new tactics. It will come with the 4.3 update to the test servers.
What can you win? We are giving away three fan packages for PUBG with limited merchandise for Season 4. Each package includes:
A hoodie
A shirt
A mug
All featuring PUBG logos. This way, you might soon play the battle royale game in the right look.
What are the participation conditions? If you want to try your luck and snag one of the gift packages, you must complete at least one action in the Gleam tool below. Additional actions are not necessary, but they increase your chances of winning.
The prize will be shipped by the PR firm Ranieri Agency. Your address will be forwarded to them for this purpose, and you must agree to this.
The giveaway ends on October 1st. The legal process is excluded.
This supports Rotom: The Pokémon from Generation 4 already had the abilities in the console games to infiltrate electronic devices.
Thus, it can now also enrich the story of Pokémon GO and may have infiltrated Professor Willow’s computer.
That’s why Rotom would fit: The Pokémon is of the Electric and Ghost type. After all, Halloween is just around the corner, and Niantic likes to add new Pokémon during an event.
This makes Rotom special: This Pokémon appears in various forms. There is the base form, but also 5 forms that it takes when it infiltrates the respective electronic devices. So we have:
Heat Rotom (Microwave)
Wash Rotom (Washing Machine)
Frost Rotom (Refrigerator)
Fan Rotom (Fan)
Cut Rotom (Lawn Mower)
The forms of Rotom
It remains to be seen how Niantic will eventually bring these forms into the game. It could also be the case that only the base form will be catchable at first.
How strong will Rotom be? The Pokémon will not be a weapon in the game and will not change the meta. It will only reach just over 2000 CP and does not have impressive stats.
Could the tweet mean something else? Currently, there is no evidence to suggest that. From a Pokémon standpoint, only Rotom fits this story. However, it is quite possible that Niantic has something else in mind. We will have to wait and see.
Have you heard about the hints regarding the Galar Pokémon?
Patch 8.2.5 of World of Warcraft has brought new puzzles into the game. One of them is being pursued by the “Secret Finding” Discord.
Since Legion, secrets have practically become a standard in the patches of World of Warcraft. After all, there is now quite a large community of players that only searches for new secrets and puzzles to uncover in World of Warcraft. After the first major puzzles about hidden mounts, pets, or even a belt buckle were solved relatively quickly, Blizzard has now become better at creating puzzles.
Exactly at such a puzzle, players are now once again struggling. It is about the cat “Jenafur”.
What is it about? With Patch 8.2.5, a new NPC has appeared in the Ashenvale. At coordinates 17 / 49 stands Amara Lunastern. This night elf has apparently been resurrected as undead in the War of Thorns and has been lingering in Ashenvale ever since. When you speak to her, she hopes that someone will take care of her cat. This can be confirmed to solve the first step of the puzzle and to begin.
Further steps are still unclear: After speaking with Amara, more objects appear in the game world with which you can interact.
In the instance “Return to Karazhan” (Legion), a total of 20 new food items appear that players can interact with. These include various types of alcohol, fruits, bread, and meat dishes. The food items can be picked up and then placed – however, what they are exactly for is still unknown.
The crazy cat lady Donni Anthania in Elwynn has a small bowl that is apparently intended for pet food. After speaking with Amara, players can interact with the bowl and receive a small description of it.
Mysterious dry food: Also notable is that both in Karazhan and with the crazy cat lady, tiny “dry food” appears, which can be seen on the ground if you look very closely. What this is about has not been clarified yet.
Also in Karazhan, the dialogue with Sebastian, the organist of Karazhan, changes if you have previously spoken with Amara. This is interesting in that there is a music piece in the game data called “Amara’s Wish”.
These hints and approaches exist so far, but a solution to the puzzle that leads to the conclusion of the mystery is apparently still far away.
The tiny dry food is easy to overlook.
What is the reward? At the end of the puzzle, it seems that the cat “Jenafur” will be available as a pet. This can already be viewed in the pet guide. It has some rather strange abilities for a cat, such as a tentacle strike or Dark Resurrection – abilities that suggest a connection to the Old Gods.
Whether there are any further rewards is not yet known.
What is the problem? Unlike many puzzles before, it is not possible to derive certain steps from the game data by reading it. There is very little usable information from the data mining, and the puzzle is not unambiguous. The numerous food items alone are so many puzzle pieces that forcing an answer here is difficult.
Are you participating in the puzzle surrounding Jenafur? Or are you waiting until you can read a finished guide on our site?
Pokémon GO recently did several things that our author Noah simply cannot understand. The game has only been weakened as a result.
I have been a Pokémon GO player since the beginning and I enjoy reporting positive things about the game. There’s no reason why I’ve spent over 3 years of my time with this AR game.
However, lately there have been various things that I haven’t quite understood and have criticized. Four things in particular currently bother me a lot in Pokémon GO.
These 4 Things Niantic is Doing Poorly Right Now
To start, I don’t want to delve into every detail of the game and bash it. I have tried to see things from various perspectives to understand the reasoning behind it.
The Change of Spawn Points in the Game
Let’s start with the latest change. Pokémon GO unexpectedly changed all spawn points from one hour to the next. Areas where no monsters could previously be found suddenly have some appearing.
What I don’t understand about this: I can only speak from my observations, but in our city the spawns have become worse overall. Various cluster spawns have simply been removed completely, and some streets are completely deserted.
Cluster spawns have completely disappeared in parts.
I completely understand that they want to provide some spawns for players in remote areas, but do we really have to remove other points for this?
My friends and I have been planning a route through our city for weeks and have been gradually adding PokéStops to it. One cluster spawn after another was on the way, and we knew exactly where to look. But now, almost everything is gone.
If we were at the right place at the right time, we could catch around 150 Pokémon in half an hour. Now, with luck, it’s still 100 monsters, but often even less. Why make things worse when there was no necessity?
What I see positively about this: I am happy for the players who now have significantly more spawns in their areas and can play better. I also finally have more spawns at home, but it comes with a bad aftertaste.
It would have been much better if instead of changing the spawns, they had simply added more spawns. In the end, there would be no losers and everyone could catch more monsters.
What I don’t understand about this: This news completely surprised me. After previously receiving two of the best monsters in the game, Groudon and Kyogre, now you get an Eevee with a flower on its head? What’s that all about?
To make things worse, they also removed Eevee from field research and the wild. This is particularly annoying for beginners since the numerous Eevee evolutions are good attackers for newcomers.
Regardless of beginners, Eevee is not comparable to Kyogre or Groudon. When I was on vacation in early September, I didn’t even do any field research for the first time. I just didn’t see the point in the reward for it.
What I see positively about this: The only sensible thing about this is that Eevee can be shiny. That’s still fairly rare, as you previously only had the chance to catch a shiny Eevee at GO Fests and in a small event. But a shiny is a weak consolation for me.
Mewtwo Returns to EX Raids
Invitations sent out starting September 25 will now bring you Mewtwo with Shadow Ball in EX Raids. It will continue to be available until November 12.
What I don’t understand about this: After being able to obtain shiny Mewtwo from raids for a week, the legendary Pokémon is disappearing again and returning to EX Raids. The chance to get a shiny Mewtwo is therefore extended, but it remains limited.
After battling Rayquaza for a whole month and now Giratina appearing as shiny in raids for a month, Mewtwo is only around for a week? I would have loved to do a lot more raids of this legendary Pokémon, but now one has to hope for EX Raids again and rely on significantly more players to trigger such a raid.
In general, there has been a weak monster represented in EX Raids for a whole year with Deoxys. Instead of bringing a completely new Pokémon now, they are bringing back Mewtwo, even with Shadow Ball, which it had before.
What I see positively about this: Newcomers can now secure Mewtwo with the Ghost attack Shadow Ball. At least players have something from it. Anyone who does not yet have a shiny Mewtwo can use their chance again, even though it would have been better if Mewtwo had appeared longer in regular raids.
Rare Pokémon in 10 km Eggs
The first wave of Generation 5 has also brought some monsters that are incredibly strong. However, their pre-evolutions are mainly found in eggs and only rarely in the wild.
What I don’t understand about this: Since the introduction of Riolu in Pokémon GO, 10 km eggs function differently: most contain old community-day Pokémon like Dratini or Larvitar, and only extremely rarely the new monsters.
This was the case with Riolu and Kaumalat and is now also observed with Lichtel and Kapuno. You need tremendous luck to actually hatch one of the mentioned Pokémon and often have to hatch dozens of eggs beforehand.
In the past, Larvitar, Tanhel or Kindwurm were also rare to obtain, but you didn’t have to hatch hundreds of eggs to finally get just one specimen. I don’t understand why the chances on these monsters have only been slightly raised. Sooner or later you would get them during a community day anyway.
What I see positively about this: Of course, it’s also advantageous that rare Pokémon are not found everywhere. This way, you have to continue working on completing your Pokédex. But I find that the rarity should not be overstated.
What do you think? What things currently annoy you in Pokémon GO?
Surprisingly, Bungie announces that you will lose a portion of your already completed bounties in Destiny 2. We are examining why Guardians are currently collecting bounties and looking at the impact of the upcoming change.
What are bounties in Destiny 2: NPCs, like Vanguard Commander Zavala or the shady Spider, give you Guardians various tasks. Things like “Eliminate 100 enemies” or “Complete three strikes” are on the to-do list. Upon completion, these optional tasks (English: Bounty) reward you with experience, Glimmer, or materials.
Why have many Guardians collected bounties now? In preparation for Shadowkeep, some Guardians have invested their time in completing various bounties. However, these bounties are not redeemed by the Guardians, but remain in the inventory. Only in the new Season 8, which starts simultaneously with Shadowkeep, should they be redeemed.
Famous YouTubers like Datto recommend in their preparation guides: hoard bounties and use them as experience point storage.
However, hoarding some bounties was in vain.
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Bungie therefore recommends that you redeem the bounties before Monday since there will be a reset of the bounties then.
These bounties are affected by the reset:
Crucible bounties
Iron Banner bounties
Gambit bounties
Vanguard bounties
All other bounties are said by Bungie to still be redeemable in Shadowkeep. This includes, among other things:
Eververse bounties
Gunsmith bounties
Clan bounties
The Clan bounties from Hawthorne are not in danger
How are Guardians reacting to this?
Some Guardians wanted to use the hard-earned bounties to level the new artifact and gain a small advantage in Season 8.
On reddit, numerous opinions on the last-minute changes can be read:
While some furiously say, “I can’t express how much I HATE this change!”,
others calmly respond, “I guess I just won’t collect Crucible/Gambit/Vanguard bounties.”
On our site Mein-MMO, you discuss the topic of bounties from different perspectives:
Victor thinks: “It would be cool if you could put together a little report on how each Guardian collected bounties for Shadowkeep and 1-2 days ago came the message: “Gotcha, they’re all getting deleted” – what we have done here.
Pueschi says: “I haven’t collected bounties for a long time… In the end, it hasn’t paid off since D1, because Bungie (rightfully) puts the brakes on almost all fast leveling opportunities.”
In response to the announcement that Destiny 2 will be offline for a day, a Twitter user cheekily remarked that it takes 24 hours to eradicate all the completed bounties. The humorous post receives a lot of support.
A Twitter user mocks Bungie
Appropriate inventory cleaning or was your hard work in vain? What do you think about the short-term changes?
Season 10 in Fortnite is coming to an end soon. After playing 9 seasons, our author Eilyn can say it has been the most exciting for her so far. 4 reasons why Season 10 is exciting and nostalgic for her.
Season X was a mix of new features and memories from past seasons. With the introduction of Rift Zones, players could revisit old locations or discover new ones. The story of the Visitor from Season 4 was picked up and continued.
In general, Season X brought many puzzles and clues that sparked intense speculation. There are many theories, and even about a new map for Season 11, rumors are circulating.
How Season 10 Ignited My Curiosity and Nostalgia
I have been playing Fortnite since the end of the first season. Even though I may not always agree with Epic Games’ decisions, I still enjoy playing after 9 seasons. That’s why Season 10 stirred nostalgia in me, and following the story was extremely exciting for me. Here are my 4 reasons why:
1. The Battle Pass
What made the pass special this time? The Battle Pass was pure nostalgia for me. Seeing the skins from past seasons again, and even in an extended version, brought me great joy. But I wondered why Epic had decided to “bring back” these skins. Was this a hint about closing the past?
2. The Rift Zones
What made the Rift Zones special? I found it so exciting to observe the progression of the Rift Zones. Every time a Rift Beacon appeared, I immediately thought about what used to be in that location. Would a place from the past return, or would we see a completely new location? I loved revisiting the old locations, especially because Greasy Grove, one of my favorite landing spots, was back.
3. The Continuation of the Story
What unique events happened in the story? I love stories and have been following the Fortnite story since the end of Season 3. I saw the meteor hit and the Visitor emerge from the capsule. In short, I have experienced all the live events.
When the first clues appeared in the game, I was eager to find out what the connection between the events was. In Season X, everything pointed to a connection to the story of the meteor, the visitor, and the rocket launch from Season 4. I closely observed what changed in the game and how I could fit that into the story. I am curious about what a possible end live event will bring and how things will continue in Season 11.
That was the Visitor on the first visit.
My Personal Highlight of Season X
The Batman Crossover: The crossover between Fortnite and Batman was my personal highlight from this season. I had never seen a larger crossover in Fortnite before. I was impressed by how much effort they put into this event.
Of course, I had to buy the Cat Woman skin (it’s a collector’s item) and I diligently completed all the challenges. I loved Gotham City; finally, Tilted Town was gone, and I could dive into the superhero’s city. The atmosphere in the city gave me excitement and motivation to go hunting.
What Made Season 10 More Exciting Than Previous Seasons
Season X had many puzzles that were not present in the previous seasons. The excitement of following the story had a greater incentive because you needed to be familiar with previous seasons to understand the clues.
Anyone who has been playing since the early days of Fortnite must have felt the excitement and nostalgia too. It’s almost like a farewell to the past seasons and a restart for Season 11. Now I can soon conclude Season X in peace and I’m already eager to see what we can expect in the live event (which hopefully takes place) and afterward with the launch of Season 11.
How did you find Season 10 in Fortnite? What brought you joy and what did you not like?
The time trial in Vespucci Beach in GTA Online now gives you 102,000 GTA dollars. The money is earned quickly and easily, so you should definitely take this opportunity. We will show you how to do it.
How do you earn the money? Weekly, the time trials rotate in GTA Online. In addition to the “normal” time trials, there are also challenges for RC Bandito cars.
What kind of race is this? In this guide, we show you how to successfully complete the race in Vespucci Beach. This is a race for the RC Bandito cars. The small, remote-controlled vehicles.
You have 2 minutes and 5 seconds to complete the course with all its checkpoints. If you achieve that, you will receive 102,000 GTA dollars directly in your pocket.
Here the race starts: You will find the starting point at the well-known beach where you have probably caused chaos before. Walk to the marker to start the race there.
What to keep in mind? These RC races usually take place on loose ground. This means that the already finicky, nimble cars will forgive you even fewer mistakes during the race. Approach the curves carefully and calculate your speed to avoid flying off.
The time for the race is tight – An accident usually results in not reaching the finish line in time.
Pay attention to the arrows in the checkpoints – The more arrows (1 to 3), the sharper the turn
Video tutorial: You can find an overview of the race in this video from GTA-Series:
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Additionally, GTA Online is now giving you 1 million dollars in-game. So logging in is especially worthwhile now. Complete the race and grab the million, and you are one big step closer to your next dream car.
At the end of October 2019, the next content patch for Final Fantasy XIV will go live. Our author Irie believes that players of FFXIV should definitely check out Nier Automata by then.
After the successful launch of the latest expansion Shadowbringers, Final Fantasy XIV is already looking forward to its next major content patch. The special part about this patch is that it will introduce the new 24-player raid “YoRHa Dark Apocalypse,” which is based on the popular game Nier Automata by Square Enix.
YoRHa Dark Apocalypse will be released alongside patch 5.1 at the end of October.
I think that especially story-interested FFXIV players would benefit from playing through Nier Automata before the release of the raid. There are several reasons for that.
Better Understanding of the Story
What do we already know about the raid? In Final Fantasy XIV, all raids not only include boss fights but also tell their own stories. This will be no different for YoRHa Dark Apocalypse.
At the Fan Festival in Paris, where the raid was announced, director Yoshida stated that the story would connect to one of the endings of Nier Automata and continue from there.
2P (right) is the protagonist of YoRHa Dark Apocalypse. She is undoubtedly connected to the protagonist of Nier Automata, 2B (left).
The eccentric director of Nier Automata, Yoko Taro, is responsible for the actual story of the raid, who is also known for his Drakengard games.
During the FFXIV panel at the Tokyo Game Show, he said that FFXIV players do not need any prior knowledge of Nier to understand the story of the raid. However, he emphasized that those with prior knowledge would have more fun.
This is Yoko Taro’s storytelling style: Like most of Taro’s games, Nier Automata is a profound title that poses difficult philosophical questions to its players and aims to provoke thought. His style of storytelling is often subtle and not immediately obvious.
I fear that FFXIV players who have not played Nier Automata will not notice or understand this complexity of Yoko Taro’s story. Paying attention to this subtle style of storytelling rewards players with much of the narrative.
Taro is also a master at hiding references and nods to his old games in the new titles. So you can rest assured that the Nier raid will also contain some hidden connections that one would not recognize without prior knowledge.
Drakengard was the first game for which Yoko Taro served as director. It is a very mature and dark game that dealt with themes such as incest and infanticide.
How could the Nier raid permanently affect FFXIV? YoRHa Dark Apocalypse is supposed to be integrated into the MMORPG in such a way that it feels organic and not out of place. This means that it will have a direct impact on the world and lore of FFXIV. It may also influence future expansions.
Already, there are hints and quests in the MMORPG that point to the launch of the Nier raid. During a quest in Kholusia, players learn that there is a “graveyard of machines” underground, a clear nod to Nier Automata.
This was also the case with the Ivalice raid, which brought the kingdom of Dalmasca and the race of the Viera into the game. Both are now a fixed part of the world of FFXIV.
Fran was the first Viera that appeared in FFXIV and was introduced with the Ivalice raid. Starting with Shadowbringers, players can choose the Viera as a playable race.
Therefore, it is especially recommended for players who value the story in FFXIV to check out Nier Automata. It will not only help them understand the story of the raid better, but also enhance their understanding of the world of FFXIV, which will be expanded as a result.
Get More Out of Your Gaming Experience
Do FF enthusiasts enjoy the game more? FFXIV is known to essentially be a theme park where many elements from other Square Enix games appear. When FFXIV developers have integrated material from other games into their MMORPG, they have done so with great care and respect for the original.
Long-time FF fans discover cleverly placed references to older parts of the games at every corner. They are not as obvious as the Crystal Tower, Bahamut, or other typical FF elements. However, it is all the more satisfying and cool when you stumble upon them randomly and suddenly understand those references.
Such little details enhance the overall gaming experience.
For fans of FFVI, the fight against Kefka was one of the highlights of the Stormblood expansion.
I have often observed this during the Ivalice raid: players who were familiar with Final Fantasy XII and Tactics were able to get much more out of the raids. They understood more, could better recognize the connections, and even sometimes predicted how the raid would progress.
These gameplay elements will be influenced: This “enhanced gaming experience” extended to almost all areas of the raid. Even simple things like music tracks from FF Tactics elicited joyful reactions from the players. And it was no different with the first theme for the new Nier raid, which was showcased at the Tokyo Game Show.
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The theme was created by composer Keichi Okabe and combines the ending theme of Nier, “Weight of the World,” and the main theme of Final Fantasy. In a thread on reddit and YouTube, players expressed their enthusiasm in the comments.
Such collaborations influence in FFXIV not only the story but also:
The music
The design of areas, enemies, and equipment
Mechanics in boss fights
Nier Automata is not an old game, so these reactions have nothing to do with nostalgia, as is the case with FF Tactics. It is therefore not too late to jump in and improve your gaming experience.
However, it can also be said that Nier Automata is a high-quality game. On Metacritic, it has a score ranging from 84-90 points depending on the platform and has been nominated for numerous awards, many of which it won. Among them, “Role-Playing Game of the Year” at the D.I.C.E Awards.
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Nier Automata is available on PS4, Xbox One, and Steam
Developed in collaboration with Platinum Games, Nier Automata shines not only with its story but also with fun gameplay elements:
The combat system is fast and dynamic.
The mod system allows you to customize the strengths of your characters and is extremely diverse. You can not only enhance individual stats like attack and defense but also slow down time.
There is a wide selection of weapons.
For crafters, there is also a crafting system.
Various game modes like vertical shooter, bullet hell, and two-dimensional dungeons in Metroidvania style bring fresh air to the gameplay.
The soundtrack is excellent.
And most importantly: There is the possibility to fish.
Even side quests, which are often boring or directly annoying in RPGs, have a deeper meaning in Nier Automata and contribute significantly to the gameplay experience. Here, too, the short stories are designed to provoke thought.
Nier Automata also shines with beautiful level design. In the forest area, I could have spent hours due to the music and atmosphere.
Players who love challenges can also try out the brutal difficulty levels of Nier Automata. They will make you sweat just as much as Dark Souls or Sekiro.
In general, one can say that the side quests, optional bosses, and especially the various endings of Nier Automata provide enough content to make the game worth its price.
It is a profound game where the top-notch storytelling of Yoko Taro meets the top-notch gameplay of Platinum Games.
Since the story of Nier Automata is emotional, the new music piece for the raid also had an emotional impact on the FFXIV players. MarkTheLeo wrote on YouTube:
I’m crying! This is incredible! The theme of Automata combined with the Prelude of Final Fantasy? […] Kiechi Okabe, you’re insane! Thank you!
Such collaborations influence in FFXIV not only the story but also:
The music
The design of areas, enemies, and equipment
Mechanics in boss fights
Nier Automata is not an old game, so these reactions have nothing to do with nostalgia, as is the case with FF Tactics. It is therefore not too late to jump in and improve your gaming experience.
However, it can also be said that Nier Automata is a high-quality game. On Metacritic, it has a score ranging from 84-90 points depending on the platform and has been nominated for numerous awards, many of which it won. Among them, “Role-Playing Game of the Year” at the D.I.C.E Awards.
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Nier Automata is available on PS4, Xbox One, and Steam
Developed in collaboration with Platinum Games, Nier Automata shines not only with its story but also with fun gameplay elements:
The combat system is fast and dynamic.
The mod system allows you to customize the strengths of your characters and is extremely diverse. You can not only enhance individual stats like attack and defense but also slow down time.
There is a wide selection of weapons.
For crafters, there is also a crafting system.
Various game modes like vertical shooter, bullet hell, and two-dimensional dungeons in Metroidvania style bring fresh air to the gameplay.
The soundtrack is excellent.
And most importantly: There is the possibility to fish.
Even side quests, which are often boring or directly annoying in RPGs, have a deeper meaning in Nier Automata and contribute significantly to the gameplay experience. Here, too, the short stories are designed to provoke thought.
Nier Automata also shines with beautiful level design. In the forest area, I could have spent hours due to the music and atmosphere.
Players who love challenges can also try out the brutal difficulty levels of Nier Automata. They will make you sweat just as much as Dark Souls or Sekiro.
In general, one can say that the side quests, optional bosses, and especially the various endings of Nier Automata provide enough content to make the game worth its price.
It is a profound game where the top-notch storytelling of Yoko Taro meets the top-notch gameplay of Platinum Games.
In Destiny 2, you will soon be able to better compare and categorize your PvE damage from Shadowkeep. Bungie found the displayed numbers simply too large; the changes will be purely visual in nature. And a little adjustment will be made to the difficulty level as well.
These changes are coming: In the PvE of Destiny 2, there should no longer be absurdly high damage numbers. According to Bungie, these numbers got a little out of control as the Guardians became stronger. Therefore, the long sequences of numbers will be significantly reduced with Shadowkeep, and you will see more manageable damage numbers on your screen.
It is important to note: All changes only affect the displayed damage in PvE – not the actual damage dealt and not your DPS. So you will not be made weaker by this change – the numbers will just be more readable.
Why the change? The readability suffered significantly due to displayed numbers like 999,999. According to Bungie, the current display system was not intended for many years and therefore urgently needs to be updated.
In the meantime, it happens with some bosses (e.g., Dûl Incaru from the Broken Throne) that the damage is even incorrectly displayed. The reason: The Guardians exceed the display cap of the game.
Enormous damage numbers, reaching up to 999,999, should be significantly reduced or completely eliminated in the future, according to Bungie.
Pretty high number – poor Ogre
Adjustment of PvE Difficulty
These are the changes to the difficulty level:
Enemies that are 10 to 40 levels above your power level will deal less damage to you and take less damage than before from Shadowkeep.
The difficulty of PvE enemies will continually increase the higher their power level is above yours – up to 100 levels above yours. At a level difference of 100, they will be completely immune to any damage from you.
Currently, a difference of 50 levels is already enough for enemies to be immune.
To clarify the danger potential, there will be different new icons next to the health bars of your enemies.
Bungie wants to motivate you with all these changes to also try out and explore challenging areas of the game world. You can face greater dangers and at least have a chance against PvE enemies that have significantly higher power levels than you.
Belong to the tougher new enemies: Nightfall Champions
In other words, your fireteams can compare more clearly starting from Shadowkeep, who can deal how much damage and decide against which enemy they should better run away.
However, some Guardians on Reddit are mourning the astronomical damage values.
Do you think the changes make sense, or do you “stand” for the extra large numbers?
The Twitchcon 2019 seems to be a lot of fun for many gaming streamers. Twitch streamers like xQc, Tyler1, DrDisrespect, and TSM Myth show up, pose for fans, and celebrate each other. However, the former number 1 on Twitch, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, is at home and expresses criticism of Twitch’s CEO regarding the call for more transparency.
What is Twitchcon? Twitchcon is Twitch’s trade fair. In 2019, it takes place in California.
There was a keynote in which Twitch introduced some changes: They now want to make their ads less intrusive, allowing them to run “in a window.” The goal seems to be that streamers run more ads, but these ads shouldn’t scare away viewers.
For most Twitch streamers, TwitchCon is a “meet and greet”; normally, most of them either hang out alone at home or in “gaming houses” with other streamers.
At TwitchCon, some streamers meet for the first time and have direct contact with their fans: As at many public fairs, the industry essentially celebrates itself.
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The two seem to get along well right away. Tyler1 puts on his show and seems like he could tear someone’s head off at any moment. The slight xQc provokes him a bit.
xQc mocks Tyler1’s played outbursts of anger – Tyler1 prepares for his streams by training how to get angry and freak out. Is that hard work?
Tyler1 explains: His job as a streamer is really hard work. xQc just watches others and reacts to clips – that’s of course easy.
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What is Ninja doing? The actual number 1 on Twitch, Fortnite star Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, switched to competitor Mixer on August 1 and is therefore no longer at TwitchCon. He expresses his criticism from home in a video regarding the statements from Twitch CEO Emmett Shear. He had stated that Twitch wants to be more transparent.
Ninja addresses the incident with the streamer, Alinity Divine, who threw a cat. This caused a huge uproar at the time, and the animal rights organization PETA demanded a ban. However, this ban did not occur.
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As Ninja sees it, the talk about transparency is irrelevant when such things go unpunished. That was Twitch’s mistake. Ninja seems to see no wiggle room here.
The streamer has recently spoken positively about his new home at Mixer. With the deal with Microsoft, he can play games like Gears 5 before anyone else. That’s a big advantage.
In FIFA 20, you can play the Pro Clubs online mode. What tips are there for this club mode and how do you earn skill points? All information about skill points at a glance.
This is the Pro Club mode in FIFA 20: The probably most intense online experience in FIFA 20 is offered by Pro Clubs. In this mode, heated “11vs.11” matches are possible – meaning you theoretically do not have to rely on AI, as every player on the field can be controlled by a human player.
In reality, however, significantly fewer human players usually populate the field, as you do not always have eleven people ready to play. But even Pro Clubs games with only 3 or 4 FIFA fans per team can provide a cool online experience with friends.
In Pro Clubs, you first create your own “Virtual Pro,” a fantasy player that you improve gradually. You then form a club with your friends and let your Virtual Pros play together.
If you want to play successfully, you will need to engage in high tactical teamwork. Egoists, solo artists, and players who run aimlessly on the field will likely not be happy in this mode.
Getting Skill Points in FIFA 20 Pro Clubs
There are two ways to improve your Pro:
by earning experience points after matches
by earning skill points
These are experience points: After each completed match, you earn experience points, which improve some attributes of your Pro. The better you play, the faster the attributes increase.
These are skill points: You earn skill points by playing league or cup matches with your club. You need skill points to unlock attributes in a skill tree that give you attribute boosts. With skill points, you can also acquire skills like “Power Header” or additional stars for the weak foot or for skill moves.
This is how you earn skill points: The number of skill points you receive depends solely on the number of matches you complete in the league or cup. The more matches you play, the more skill points you earn. The fifplay page has compiled information on how many skill points you can earn after how many matches:
Oops, unfortunately this table is no longer available.
You start with 15 skill points in FIFA 20. Play matches to unlock more. Whether you can exceed the maximum of 110 skill points this year remains to be seen.
Tips for More Experience Points in Pro Clubs
How do I further increase my Pro attributes? Once you have allocated all skill points, you can only improve your Pro with experience points, which you earn after each game. How this is calculated is quite complicated.
In general, the better your game rating after a match, the more base XP you receive. These range from 75 (0 rating) to 1,500 (10 rating). If you have a rating of 6.0, you still get 800 experience points. Depending on your position, this XP is distributed to attributes with different weightings.
Moreover, there are bonus XP. By performing certain actions during a match, you can earn additional experience points. Score goals, convert free kicks, provide assists, make successful and important passes, win dribbles and duels, intercept balls, and win heading duels to earn bonus XP. On this EA page, you will find all the concrete numbers as well as 30 pages of tables that deal with the attributes of the Pro.
Therefore, always try to achieve a good game rating and demonstrate successful actions on the field.
Quick Tips for Pro Clubs
If you often lose in Pro Clubs, you can improve with these tips:
Any or no Any? CPU players in Pro Clubs can traditionally be controlled slowly and clumsily, which is why many are reluctant to take on the “Any” role, where you control all the remaining players who are not human players. If you have a good “Any” in your ranks, the game setup usually runs better than without any. However, without a good Any, it is advisable to leave this position open and play matches against opponents without Any. If you play in the best leagues with an Any, there is a good chance that you will face opponents with really strong Anys.
Which formation? In Pro Clubs, the formations are usually those formations that are also considered the best in 1v1. Early in the FIFA 20 season, the formations 4-2-2-2, 4-3-3 (4), 4-4-2 or the narrow or wide 4-1-2-1-2 are popular. Choose a formation that fits your Virtual Pros.
Tips for the captain: Your team captain can influence the matches. With the arrow keys, he can determine quick tactics and alignment. He can also let the goalkeeper rush out.
Practice penalty kicks and free kicks in advance so you can successfully execute these standards. Tutorials are linked.
Most important tip: Play as a team and have fun! If you approach things too seriously, even insulting your teammates or putting too much pressure on them, it won’t work.
Of course – and every club player will nod along with this – the game often provides moments that can drive you crazy. But insults or broken controllers help little.
Good vibes come instead when you combine beautifully and involve your teammates. Pass rather one more time than running into the opponent and losing the ball. Try to find the better-positioned player near the penalty area instead of always shooting just for yourself. A brilliant, successful pass can sometimes be more beautiful than a lucky long-distance goal.
Play just as you expect from your teammates.
We have compiled all the innovations in Pro Clubs in FIFA 20 here:
In Pokémon GO, new forms of monsters could soon arrive. Similar to Alolan Pokémon, Galar Pokémon might be waiting for you.
What are Galar Pokémon? The Galar region is the area from which the monsters of the 8th generation come. These Pokémon will be released on November 15 with the Sword and Shield games.
It’s quite conceivable that during this period, some Galar Pokémon will also appear in the game.
Which Pokémon are we talking about? The Galar region has plenty of new Pokémon. There are currently 3 altered forms, as we know from the Alola region:
Galar Weezing
Galar Zigzagoon
Galar Linoone
So far, no other Pokémon known to receive a Galar form.
What does this find mean? So far, dataminers have only found passages of text in the game files. Just because they are there, it doesn’t mean something will happen with them.
It is certainly a hint, but by no means a guarantee that new content regarding this will come soon.
Have you heard about the move change? There was a big winner:
On September 21, the head start of Astellia began and on September 29 it was officially released. Our author Alexander Leitsch has spent some time with the new MMORPG and shares his experiences with you in this test of Astellia.
Another Asian MMORPG? I am an avid MMORPG fan and have primarily been playing Guild Wars 2, SWToR, and WoW Classic in recent months. I have been eagerly waiting for a new, fresh breeze and am therefore taking a look at all the new games.
In doing so, I came across Astellia and have been sticking with it since the beta. At first glance, it looks like one of those typical MMORPGs that will be forgotten after a few weeks, like Bless or Revelation Online. Graphically, Astellia is not a hit for me at all.
However, the MMORPG has captivated me for over 20 hours without reinventing the wheel, and that in just one week of head start. One reason for this is that after so many sandbox games, there is finally a solid theme park MMO again.
This is how Astellia is structured
What does Astellia offer? The Asian MMORPG claims to focus on traditional values and offers me an open PvE game world, a classic quest system, and a holy trinity consisting of the five classes:
Warrior – Tank
Assassin – Damage
Sagittarius – Damage
Wizard – Damage
Scholar – Healer
At the start of the game, I have the option to play on an American or European server. Moreover, I can set the language of the in-game texts to German. However, the audio remains in English.
My first steps in the game: Right at the beginning I learn about the Astels. These are small companions that support me as a tank, healer, or damage dealer in battle. A total of 33 of them are waiting for me to collect throughout the game.
Even in the tutorial, the story of the MMORPG picks up quite a bit, and I have to protect my sister Fey from demons. What I manage at first goes wrong later, and the antagonist Euria abducts her.
The antagonist Euria
What comes next for me? My task now is to find my sister and free her from Euria’s clutches. To do this I have to:
Find allies and be recognized as an Astellian,
gain strength myself
and of course take up the trail of the demoness.
To achieve this, I have plenty of quests and dungeons ahead of me. And precisely in these areas, Astellia does not necessarily shine.
Many Standards, but No Failures
How is the quest system? The quest system of Astellia is generic and does not change throughout the game. I follow a main quest that tells the story.
It leads me from quest hub to quest hub, where tasks like:
Defeat a certain number of enemies
Collect materials
and of course talk to person XY
are waiting for me. Per hub, there are about 8 quests before the story then leads me to the next location. With the exception of Louise, a quest mob that was too strong and killed me multiple times, all quests were very simple and quickly completed thanks to autorun.
A typical quest hub with merchant and new tasks
How difficult are the dungeons? Throughout the story, I enter most of the dungeons present in the game. However, it goes into the simple story mode, which posed no problems for me.
Additionally, there are solo and group versions. I found these to be somewhat more difficult, but the layout and the enemies are virtually identical.
In total, 13 different dungeons are available to me, with the first ones accessible at level 15 and the last ones only at the maximum level 50. They offer interesting loot in the form of new equipment but also new Astels.
And do you like these contents? Although listing these game features does not sound particularly exciting, I still enjoy the tasks. For me, this is mainly because Astellia does not make mistakes in these areas.
Although the tasks are not exciting, they are also not buggy or unfair. The quests go quickly, and every animal has legs or ears when they need to be collected. Additionally, you follow the story, which is told excitingly with cutscenes and various tasks.
Overall, Astellia feels very rewarding. This is due to:
the achievement system, which regularly supplies me with additional items or currencies.
the Star’s Tale, a book that documents my progress in an area.
and my personal character development, which brings many facets.
So besides the quests, I also have many additional tasks, making the gameplay more varied.
Meiville – The first city in Astellia
Character Development and Combat System
How does my character develop? My character can evolve in many directions:
With almost every level-up, I gain new skills. Additionally, I receive skill points with which I can increase the damage of certain skills or reduce their cooldown.
There are stat points with which I can increase my attributes like strength, agility, or willpower.
I can find new equipment or upgrade old ones by 10 levels.
I can equip my Astels with gems and also level them.
I can learn many professions and improve them over time.
In the first hours of the game, the many progressions were somewhat confusing for me, but over time they have become a reason why Astellia is fun for me.
How is crafting structured? From level 4, which I reach at the end of the tutorial, I can learn a gathering profession. I choose to be a lumberjack and can collect materials for crafting new equipment for my Sagittarius.
However, I can only learn one of the five gathering professions. If I want to pursue something else, I lose my progress in lumberjacking.
However, this is different for crafting professions. I know all of them right away and can also level them up in parallel. For this, I don’t even need a teacher, as I immediately know all the recipes. Very handy!
How do I like the combat system? The battles in Astellia are somewhat split for me. On one hand, many abilities are quite rigid and boringly designed.
On the other hand, there is the queue system, which allows me to place multiple skills on one key. If one goes on cooldown, I can use the one below it. This way, I can assign my entire rotation to just a few keys.
Additionally, Astellia offers a dodge roll and the Astels, which also bring a bit of dynamics into play.
3 Astels by my side in the fight against the Hydia
Many Tasks Even in Endgame
What else can you engage with in Astellia? At this point, I would like to mention the Star’s Tale again. In Guild Wars 2, I loved exploring maps entirely. Astellia has improved the system for me.
For each map, I can:
Find hidden chests.
Defeat specific enemies.
Find special locations.
Defeat world bosses.
Collect specific items.
Complete special quests and the dungeons.
The greater my progress on the map, the better the rewards await me. This way, I receive materials, currencies, and even new Astels for completing a map. A cool system in my eyes to have some tasks right from the start.
What does the rest of the endgame in Astellia look like? While my main character is only level 32 and I haven’t reached the endgame yet, I have tried a bit here in the beta.
At level 50, especially the following tasks await me:
Daily quests.
Dungeons at level 50.
Legendary dungeons that will be unlocked soon.
Arena PvP.
Avalon, a PvP area with 300v300v300 fights that will be unlocked soon.
Finding all Astels, completing over 700 achievements, and the mentioned Star’s Tale.
Crafting the perfect equipment.
The latter could become tedious in Astellia. Similar to Black Desert, there is a system where you must upgrade the equipment. However, at the highest levels, there is a possibility that the upgrade will fail or the item will even be downgraded. However, it will never be destroyed.
I plan to write a final conclusion about the equipment system and the endgame in the future. However, I first need to spend time on it.
I view the graphics as neutral, as it depends on personal taste. Personally, I don’t like it, but this is not a complete knockout criterion for me.
Frel – The second city in Astellia
I see the following points as problematic:
The boring quests.
The somewhat rigid combat system.
The too childish design of some Astels (Pisces is a whiny character – exhausting!).
The downgrading of equipment (I am not a fan of this system).
Some missing German translations that will still be provided.
However, anyone who can overlook these negative points and wants to play a solid and new theme park MMORPG doesn’t go wrong with Astellia. The game is Buy2Play and costs 30 euros in the cheapest package.
Alongside Astellia, another Buy2Play MMORPG, ArcheAge Unchained, will be released soon. Which one suits you better?
Exclusive content is always a topic in gaming. Some games are released only on specific consoles or for a certain period only there, until they are also released on other platforms. Are PS4 exclusive titles a reason for you to buy a PlayStation 4? Or vice versa for the Xbox?
What are exclusive games? Some video games are explicitly released for a console like the PlayStation 4 or the Xbox One (or Nintendo Switch).
All major titles that every gamer has probably heard of somewhere. But officially, you can only play them on Sony’s consoles.
Many exclusive titles are also available on Xbox. The exclusivity refers to the fact that they do not appear on PS4. However, some can be played on PC. Games like
You cannot officially play these on PS4. The popular battle royale shooter PUBG reached PS4 players nearly a year after its release on Xbox One. Would that be a reason to switch from a PS4 to an Xbox?
Exclusive content, a current topic
Is content enough? Some games are released for multiple platforms like PC, PS4, and Xbox One, but offer certain advantages on selected consoles.
What is happening currently? Recently, there were discussions about exclusive content again. In the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, a part of a game mode is exclusively reserved for PS4 players for about a year.
What do you think about exclusive content or games? Reasons for a purchase?
In the community, such content or games are controversial. I, Patrick, bought an Xbox One specifically to play Red Dead Redemption 2. And that, even though I hadn’t owned a console since the PlayStation 2. I simply could not wait for a PC release.
Do you feel the same? Would or did you buy a PS4 or Xbox One for certain games? Is it even just exclusive content that influenced your decision to purchase a specific console?
We are embedding a survey here for you to vote on the topic. If you do not see it, simply follow this link to the Apester survey.
Let us know in the comments how you feel about exclusive games or content and whether you would buy a specific console because of it.
You can look forward to the following games this year:
The LoL pro and former world champion Heo “PawN” Won-Seok (22) has announced that he is ending his career as a professional player in League of Legends . He says he suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that he cannot control. His setup has to be exactly how he wants it. He thought he could manage it – but he can’t.
This is the situation: PawN is considered an outstanding midlaner in League of Legends. However, he has not played a game for his team, King-Zone Dragon X, in Korea for the past six months. They had a mediocre season without him and failed to qualify for the Worlds 2019.
Until now, it was thought that PawN was out due to back problems. But that is not the case.
PawN was known for his play with LeBlanc or Fizz, among other champions.
The setup had to be just how he wanted it
PawN says now: PawN states in a statement on Facebook that he is sorry it took so long for the statement regarding his hiatus to be released.
But he was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder in 2018: He could not play League of Legends at all if he did not have exactly the setup he wanted.
He underwent therapy, visited several clinics, but nothing worked.
PawN tinkering with his setup. Image source FOMOS (via DexertO)
He had already thought about quitting but wanted to try one last time to make it to the Worlds 2018. At that time, he was still playing for KT Rolster, a top team in Korea.
At that time, he found a setup that satisfied him. He thought everything would be okay. He then started playing for Kingzone Dragon X in 2019 and completed the spring split without problems.
But when the season started again in the summer, he did not expect that OCD would catch up with him again in a different way and so suddenly.
He is sorry that he disappointed the fans and the team this way, but he no longer believes he can continue as a professional.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FiTLAEu_RE
What kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder is this? PawN says he suffers from OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).
People who suffer from it feel an inner compulsion to think or do certain things. They cannot resist this compulsion.
Even though this is often humorously depicted in comedy series, it results in a lot of distress for those affected.
PawN was already a world champion at a young age
Who is PawN? PawN is regarded as an outstanding midlaner in recent years when he was fit. His plays with LeBlanc provided material for highlight clips.
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PawN played for several professional teams from China and South Korea in the midlane. He made a name for himself in 2013 as “Faker’s Kryptonite” because he managed to take down the superstar Faker in the lane solo. This usually did not happen.
His strongest season in terms of results was in 2014 when he was the youngest member of Samsung White. The team won the world championship in League of Legends with him as a midlaner.
PawN’s greatest success: Winning the LoL Worlds 2014.
Reason for leave: “Back problems”
In the following years, PawN played for Edward Gaming, KT Rolster, and most recently for Kingzone Dragon X. However, in recent months he took a break from professional LoL. He did not play the last split in Korea at all. Officially, it was said that PawN had back problems.
Without PawN, Kingzone Dragon X could not convince with their substitute player and finished the Korean LoL league with mediocre results.
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PawN was asked in an interview in 2014 if he was a robot because he seemed so emotionless. He said no, he was human. He just turned on the robot mode when playing.
