Finally, PUBG rewards you even if you don’t kill

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 3 minutes

Now there is a new way to earn rewards in PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) . The Survival Mastery complements the Weapon Mastery. We will show you what is new.

What is the Survival Mastery? The new update 4.3, which will soon come to the PUBG test servers, introduces a new progression system. The Weapon Mastery system already allows you to level up weapons by dealing damage and getting kills. New is the Survival Mastery.

The new Survival Mastery focuses on different aspects of the game. Here, you should show that you can survive. And for that, you will be rewarded.

Survival Mastery in PUBG – How does it work?

How many levels are there? In Survival Mastery, you can level up. Initially, the PUBG team decided to set the limit at level 500.

How do you level up? You earn experience points by how you survive phases with blue zones, perform important actions, or simply survive.

EXP is earned for: Looting, using items during fights, combat, reviving teammates.

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What rewards are there? For leveling up, you will receive customizations for your PUBG ID.

  • Every tenth level rewards you with emblems – Level 5, Level 15, Level 25, and so on.
  • Every tenth level rewards you with backgrounds – Level 10, Level 20, Level 30, and so on.
  • Every hundredth level rewards you with poses – Level 100, Level 200, Level 300, and so on.
  • For levels where you do not unlock rewards for the PUBG ID, you will receive BP.

Where can you see your progress? In the Survival tab of the mastery system, you can view your achievements so far.

PUBG Survival Mastery

This serves to see which play style you prefer. It lists

  • Combat actions
  • Combat distance
  • Looted items
  • Distance traveled
  • Drops in hot zones
  • Damage taken per game

The three most notable features will then be displayed.

This streamer accidentally landed the shot of his life in PUBG.

PUBG ID – Show other players your stats

What is the PUBG ID? After a match, you can view the PUBG IDs of your teammates or the opponents you killed. There, weapon stats, average damage, or average survival time will be displayed.

PUBG ID

Rewards that you unlock in the Survival Mastery can customize your PUBG ID. These can be emblems or poses that make the pass special.

With as much luck and bad luck as this player had, should ideally bring a special entry in the ID.

New Survival Timeline – Last Match will be adjusted

What will be changed? The display for “Last Match” will be slightly adjusted in the mastery screen. You can expect a few new tabs that make it easier to track progress. In the summary, you will see info about your progress and performance.

PUBG Survival Timeline

The new Survival Timeline shows you in detail when things happened in a match. Were you shot at? Did you find weapons or heal yourself? You can see exactly when that happened.

In the summary of “Combat Action,” you will see details from a period when you fought continuously with opponents. At the end, you will see the damage dealt and taken.

What do you think of the new changes in the game?

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The Division 2 nerfs and buffs your talents, brings these 3 new

Maik Schneider Maik Schneider Reading time 5 minutes

Currently, the test servers (PTS) for the upcoming major Title Update 6 of The Division 2 are running on PC. Preparations are in full swing, and Massive has already released preliminary patch notes. In addition to balance adjustments, new talents and quality-of-life changes are coming to the game.

There are significant changes coming to The Division 2. The next update has been announced for October, and it is currently being played on the test server. The extensive preliminary patch notes provide a taste of the massive changes.

The developers emphasized in the latest State of the Game that these changes are not set in stone and can still change before release. It is expected that the big Title Update 6 will be released a few weeks after the end of the PTS phase (October 1st).

Massive wants more strong builds: The well-known nerfs, such as for the Eagle Bearer, have already faced a lot of criticism from the community. However, the developers want to increase the variety of effective builds in the future. To that end, Massive is tweaking several talents and has even introduced a few new talents.

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These are the new talents

  • Spark – Skill Talent for Backpacks
    • Dealing damage to enemies with skills or grenades increases weapon damage by +15% for 15 seconds
  • Vigilance – Damage Talent for Vests
    • Increases weapon damage by +25% – Incoming damage disables the buff for 5 seconds.
  • Concussion – Headshot Talent for Masks
    • Headshots increase headshot damage by +20% for 2 seconds, with sniper rifles for 5 seconds.

In particular, “Spark” and “Vigilance” make a strong impression. Although the values may change before release, these two talents will surely be tried out by some agents.

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These talents could become interesting now

Some talents are set to be significantly buffed, and some will receive entirely new functionalities. The developers are massively changing the talent loadout. We have compiled a selection of the most interesting changes for you:

Buffs

  • Critical – Passive Armor Talent
    • Gloves, Holster
    • +15% (previously 5) damage from critical hits
  • Surgical – Passive Armor Talent
    • Gloves, Holster
    • +10% (previously 5) chance for critical hits
  • Gunslinger – Active Armor Talent
    • Holster
    • Switching to a handgun within 10 seconds (previously 3) after a kill fills the magazine of the handgun and gives +30% damage (previously 20%) for the entire magazine.
  • Basket – Active Weapon Talent
    • All Weapons
    • Body shots increase damage with each hit by 50% (previously 5) for the next headshot for 10 seconds. The maximum stack size is 3 (previously 10).
  • Boomerang – Active Weapon Talent
    • Rifles
    • Critical hits have a 50% (previously 20) chance for the bullet to return to the magazine. If this happens, the next shot deals 50% (previously 20%) more damage.
  • Killer – Active Weapon Talent
    • All Weapons
    • Killing an enemy with a critical hit increases the damage for critical hits for 15 seconds (previously 5) by 50% (previously 30).
  • Marksman – Active Weapon Talent
    • Rifles
    • Headshots provide a stackable bonus of 10% to weapon damage for 5 seconds. The maximum stack size is 5. Additional headshots reset the duration. The buff is no longer disabled by body shots or misses.

New Functionality

  • Devious – Active Armor Talent
    • Gloves
    • Whenever a status effect is applied to an enemy, weapon damage increases by 15% for 20 seconds.
  • Opportunistic – Active Armor Talent
    • Gloves
    • Dealing damage to an enemy increases damage from all sources to that enemy by 10% for 3 seconds.
  • Trauma – Active Armor Talent
    • Mask
    • PvE: Every 30 seconds, an enemy hit by a headshot is blinded for 5 seconds
    • PvP: Every 40 seconds, an enemy hit by a headshot is blinded for 2 seconds
  • Naked – Active Weapon Talent
    • Sniper Rifles (min. 8x zoom)
    • Whenever your armor is destroyed, damage increases by 50% for 20 seconds.
  • Executioner
    • Handgun
    • Switching to another weapon 10 seconds (previously 3) after killing an enemy with this weapon increases critical hit chance and critical hit damage by 30%.
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By the start of Title Update 6, much can still change. Here, however, are already a few potentially strong talents included. For example, the change of the “Naked” talent is worth a look. Builds using “Berserker” could benefit greatly with the right playstyle.

After the adjustments of the two passive talents “Critical” and “Surgical”, these will be a good support in building a crit build. Along with the strengthening of the weapon talent “Killer” and the weakening of the armor talent “Compensated”, critical hits will likely play a larger role again.

What is happening with the skills? Here, too, the developers have closely examined which skills are used how and in which combinations. The interaction between “Cluster Mine” and “Firefly” was particularly noteworthy.

A build combination of the exotic BT Data Gloves, the “Blender Firefly”, and the “Cluster Mine” can control large enemy groups for a long time. This makes it easy for agents to deal a lot of damage with minimal risk.

The skills continue to work well together, but cooldowns will be increased to reduce the potency of this powerful crowd-control combo. However, players in larger groups will certainly not be stopped from taking down entire mobs without incoming damage.

  • Cluster Mine – Cluster
    • Increased cooldown from 40 seconds to 60 seconds.
    • Increased damage by +30%
    • Capacity reduced from 4 to 3
  • Cluster Mine – Explosive
    • Increased damage by +20%
  • Firefly – Blender
    • Increased cooldown from 60 seconds to 90 seconds.

Another change for the Fireflies – the skill can now be activated without a previously set target and seeks potential attack points by itself.

There is also an upgrade for turrets and drones. The “Assault Turret”, “Sniper Turret”, and “Striker Drone” will benefit from “damage against elite enemies” bonuses after the update.

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And there is even more

In addition to the already presented changes in PvP or the storage capacity, The Division 2 also brings some new comfort features, improvements, and balance adjustments that, while not spectacular, will enhance the game in their own way.

  • Adjustment of the difficulty levels “Hard”, “Challenging”, and “Heroic”
  • Overhaul of the “Black Tusk” dogs and mini-tanks
  • Overhaul of enemy behavior when entering combat with players
  • Heavy units are being reworked
    • less health, but crowd control less effective
  • Player turrets are attacked more often
  • Inventory options
    • Mods can be better sorted
    • Items can be marked with “Donate” or “Recalibrate”
    • 12 additional loadout slots
  • Checkpoint officers now heal all downed players, not just the last downed one

In addition to the announced changes to crafting and the more targeted loot system, several new features are coming with the next Title Update 6. After the PTS phase is over, it will be exciting to see what new features will ultimately make it into the game.

Which talent will likely be the next OP talent? Or do you think builds will hardly change after these patches?

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Fortnite: Viewer numbers on Twitch are dropping – Is it only because of Tfue and Ninja?

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 4 minutes

In Fortnite , a crisis on the Twitch platform seems to be emerging. The viewer numbers have clearly dropped. For about 3 months now, the situation has been troubling. Fortnite coped fairly well with the departure of Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, but since Turner “Tfue” Tenney is currently on break, the numbers are low. However, the problems seem to run deeper: the hype appears to be wearing off, and the major World Cup did not help.

What numbers are we talking about? We are referring to the “average viewer numbers” for the Fortnite category on Twitch. This includes all channels that have tagged their stream with Fortnite.

The site Sullygnome provides accurate information on how the viewer numbers have developed over time.

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The big hype began in March 2018 with the stream of Ninja and Drake.

How long did the hype around Fortnite last exactly?

The viewer numbers for Fortnite have developed as follows since 2018:

The general hype around Fortnite began in the spring of 2018. From January to March, the viewer numbers rose sharply. From an average of 50,000 viewers to about 180,000 – the peak at that time was the stream of Ninja with Drake, which many people watched.

This average of 180,000 viewers was maintained by Fortnite, with some fluctuations, until September. The period from March to September 2018 is retrospectively considered the “very hot phase” of Fortnite. The game became mainstream during this time.

After that, the average numbers settled at about 150,000. This phase lasted from September 2018 to June 2019. During this time, it felt as if Fortnite would “never go away.”

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His departure hardly affected the numbers on Twitch.

World Cup is the highlight – but before that a lull and after that as well

From June 2019, the air on Twitch noticeably diminished. The numbers fell to about 100,000 viewers on average.

In August 2019, Twitch streamer Ninja quit and switched platforms to Mixer. However, this hardly affected the viewer numbers on Twitch; Fortnite was already somewhat out of fashion and remained at the lower level that it had been at since June 2019.

A further drop came now with the break of Turner “Tfue” Tenney. He announced on Friday, September 13th, that he would no longer stream.

In the last 7 days, the viewer numbers have collapsed to an average of 82,000.

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His absence from streaming is likely costing Twitch some viewers: Tfue.

The Twitch viewer numbers for Fortnite at a glance:

  • Fortnite in 2018: 155,046 viewers
  • Fortnite in the last 365 days: 139,141 viewers
  • In the last 90 days: 115,040 viewers
  • In the last 30 days: 96,128 viewers
  • In the last 7 days: 82,679 viewers
  • In the last 3 days: 68,273 viewers
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The trend has been downward since February 2019, especially in the last months. Source: Sullygnome.

eSports change Twitch numbers

This is noticeable: There has been a significant change in viewer behavior since April 2019.

Until then, the viewer numbers were fairly evenly distributed throughout the week. Since April, there have been noticeable peaks on Saturdays and Sundays – otherwise, the viewer numbers are low.

This is likely related to the fact that qualification tournaments for the World Cup were held on Saturdays and Sundays.

The top streamers were also gearing up for these days and focused on them. As a result, interest in “regular” Fortnite was probably not as high on other days.

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World Cup winner Bugha.

The interesting thing is that Fortnite still declined on Twitch in June 2019, despite the big World Cup.

The event itself, the Fortnite World Cup, did achieve high viewer numbers, but there was a lull before and directly after it. Fortnite was unable to capitalize on the World Cup in the long term.

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Even before the World Cup, the air was noticeably gone

What’s behind this: One can see in the Twitch numbers that Ninja’s departure had hardly any impact.

When Ninja left, he was hardly present on Twitch anymore, and Fortnite was already in decline. Even before the Fortnite World Cup, it was clear that the air was gone – and the World Cup did not provide any significant boost.

In recent days, interest in Fortnite seems to have continued to diminish: Fortnite can hardly compensate for the departure of Tfue. In addition, competition has now significantly increased with new games compared to the long drought phase of recent months when nothing was happening in the gaming market.

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Ninja, until August 1, the number 1 on Twitch, now streams for Mixer.

The main problem of Fortnite does not seem to be the departure of individual streamers at the moment. The issue appears to be more complex:

  • Epic is currently struggling to keep the game “fresh”
  • After a year and a half, the hype is waning
  • After a long dry spell, alternatives for streamers and viewers are now emerging – WoW Classic, in particular, is attracting many
  • The top stars are certainly missing, rather Tfue than Ninja
  • And the eSports of Fortnite does not seem to have really helped the viewer numbers on Twitch in the long term – without the World Cup, the kick after a big highlight is seemingly lacking now
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Too Full Server? WoW Classic lets you switch realms for free

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

In WoW Classic you can escape from overcrowded servers – for free. Character transfers are available again for some realms.

Even about 3 weeks after the launch of World of Warcraft Classic the hype is still ongoing. Although the queues of several hours have disappeared, you often still have to wait a few minutes on the most popular servers, especially during “Prime Time” in the evening. To reduce this, Blizzard is once again offering transfers for the servers.

From which realms can transfers be made? In the European area, there are several server transfers available. For German-speaking realms, the following free transfers are possible:

Source RealmTarget Realm
Dragon’s Call (PvP)
Lucifron (PvP)
Patchwerk (PvP)
Venoxis (PvP)		Heartstriker (PvP)

You can find the complete list of all European transfer options in the official WoW forum.

How long do you have? The character transfers will be available from Friday, September 20 at 1:00 AM. Blizzard has announced that the transfers will be available at least until Monday, September 23. However, they point out that transfers to certain servers may be halted immediately when the target server is marked as “full”.

So if you want to join your desired realm, you should hurry and initiate the transfer as early as possible. It’s also best to coordinate with your friends so that no one gets left behind.

Spaniards have it particularly good: Especially the Spanish community can rejoice, as they now have their own servers. Therefore, you can also transfer from all European PvP servers to the Spanish server.

The Spaniards previously had no own realms and can now switch from the entire European realms to “their own” realm.

Will you transfer your character? Or have you settled in so well with your server community that you will stay?

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Destiny 2: This Titan kills 6 Guardians with just one hit, reacts greatly

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2, a Guardian has pulled off a fantastic melee attack that makes many Titans proud. Moreover, his reaction to it is being celebrated.

What happened? Currently, on Reddit, the Guardian Armatarium proudly presents his achievement he accomplished in PvP of Destiny 2. He has already gathered over 1200 upvotes, so his action is well received by a lot of players.

He himself writes that the community should take a moment of silence for the opposing team. He shared this video:

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6 Kills with a single strike

You can see in the video: The Guardian is about to start a Iron Banner Control match in the Crucible. He immediately announces at the beginning that he will either get at least 5 kills at once – or die trying.

He sprints directly to the control zone that the opponents are capturing at the start.

He comes out from behind the wall, unleashes the melee attack of the Rocket Titan, and apparently surprises the entire opposing team. All 6 opponents are crouching in the control zone – and are obliterated in a single strike.

The Titan achieved 6 kills within the first 15 seconds of a PvP match with just one strike.

What kind of melee attack is this? It is the Ballistic Slam from the Arc Titan, which has the Rocket code activated. To perform it, one must jump into the air after sprinting and press the melee button to slam into the ground and deal damage to nearby enemies.

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Guardians celebrate the reaction

This is what other Guardians write about it: “Epic”, “awesome” and “marvelous” are the adjectives thrown around in the comments. Such actions would make Titans proud, inciting “manly tears” in Titan’s eyes.

Especially the reaction of the Guardian and his team is celebrated:

While in midair, the Guardian takes a deep breath, as he sees that there are about to be 6 opponents, and he suspects that something special will happen soon.

This is also mentioned in the comments, that this deep breath makes the video so special. Armatarium responded, stating that his heart skipped a beat. He had been waiting for such a perfect slam for a long time.

Immediately after the 6 kills, the Guardian starts screaming. His teammates realize what has happened and join in the celebration.

  • “The reaction is the reason why this video is so cool,” writes one.
  • “Your bros were just as hyped, which makes this epic play even better,” says another.
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What does Lord Saladin think about this action?

It is also pointed out that this action was only possible because the opposing team apparently had a poor chief strategist. In most cases, it is not a good idea for 6 Guardians to be sitting in the same control zone.

And a user comments: “Epic … but is it okay if I complain that he didn’t capture the zone afterwards?”

What do you think of the video? Have you ever accomplished something like this?

You can find out what seasonal rewards you can earn from October here:

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How Warframe and Steam React to the Chinese Review-Bombing

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

After Warframe struggled with poor reviews on Steam for some time, the developers and Steam themselves have now intervened. The situation has been investigated in more detail, and there are responses from both parties regarding the incident.

What happened? A few days ago, the ratings for Warframe on Steam suddenly plummeted. The reason for this was a review bombing by the Chinese Warframe community, who wanted to express their frustration with negative ratings.

Their anger stemmed from a popular volunteer translator who had worked with Digital Extremes, the developers of Warframe. “The Translator,” as he calls himself, helped with better translations into simplified Chinese but was fired for violating a confidentiality agreement.

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The review bombing hit Warframe hard, as it had recently shone with good reviews and even the best possible rating.

The response to the review bombing

How the developers are responding: In response to the controversy, the developers posted a response in the official Warframe forums. In this, they explain that the decision of a termination never happens thoughtlessly:

We do not remove people lightly from the volunteer program, and such terminations are made after careful consideration.

The volunteers are provided with guidelines and a consent form, which makes it possible to share protected data with them. However, there are times when these guidelines may be violated, requiring a reminder for the Tenno.

However, if there are multiple violations, it may be necessary to part ways with them. Warframe does not want to disclose the exact reasons out of consideration, but assures that the decisions were made with utmost thought and review.

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The termination letter

The Chinese localization is not to suffer from this. The workforce for the Chinese branch has doubled this year, and they want to listen better to the community’s concerns, while the localization is improved and polished.

How Steam is responding: Steam has already ensured that negative reviews are marked as “off-topic” if they were written as part of the review bombing.

On the Steam page for Warframe, there is now a filter “exclude off-topic reviews” in the reviews section. An asterisk next to the ratings marks them in this context.

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The recent ratings for Warframe have already risen back to 82% “very positive” since then (as of September 19 at 11:20 AM). Warframe can now also count itself among the most popular MMOs on Steam according to ratings:

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A player spends 50,000€ in Runescape – And the MMORPG is criticized for it

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Runescape is currently under scrutiny again due to microtransactions, after the community found out that a player has spent more than 50,000 euros in the game.

Why is the Runescape community upset? A report from the English Parliament regarding addictive technologies mentioned the successful and popular MMORPG Runescape. According to this report, the developer studio Jagex takes in about a third of its revenue from microtransactions. It is said that players can spend up to 5,000 dollars a week on the game. However, only about 10 percent of players actually spend money on microtransactions.

The report also cites an example: A player’s father is said to have accumulated immense debts due to Runescape, having spent 62,000 dollars (around 56,000 euros) in the game.

This led to fierce discussions about microtransactions within the Runescape community.

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Microtransactions are a red flag

That’s why it’s a long-standing issue: In 2012, the “Squeal of Fortune” update introduced a fortune wheel through which players could win items – of course, for money. Even back then, there was heavy criticism.

Jagex then introduced the “Treasure Hunter” mechanic. Players find treasure chests with items in them and can either buy or earn the keys for these chests. In addition, there are other paid features, such as the ability to view gameplay statistics.

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What do the players think about it? There is tension once again. After it became known how much money a player has spent and that they even fell into debt because of it, the majority of Runescape players currently feel that Jagex is exploiting players.

Content updates are rare, and the treasure hunts are being brought to the forefront. Players are slowly getting the impression that they are only valued for how much money they can spend. The developers seem to only focus on the 10 percent of the player base that spends money, the so-called “whales”. Players who are deeply entrenched in the game and also very wealthy.

However, there are also some players who see no problem with this. No one is forced to spend money in Runescape. And the revenue ultimately helps to keep the MMORPG running and developing further.

The Runescape community is now demanding that Jagex focus more on the game and new content and scale back the promotion for microtransactions. The call for more content seems curious, since players prevented this in Old School Runescape. However, Old School players, unlike the fans of the “regular” version, simply do not want any changes.

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Fortnite: Group Center is here – Here’s how the new friends feature works

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Fortnite, the Group Center has now been introduced. This allows you to communicate better with your friends and team up.

What exactly is the Group Center? Since Patch 10.31, you can use the Group Center. This feature only works on mobile devices, but you can then use it for all platforms. It is essentially a gathering point for you and your friends to communicate better.

The features are somewhat more complex, but in the end, you can use the Group Center as a voice chat for the game.

These Benefits the Group Center Brings

How to start the Group Center: You need to have Fortnite installed on your smartphone. If you have the latest version, you can also start the Group Center.

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What exactly does the Group Center offer? The Group Center shows you which of your friends are online. You can team up with these friends and play together. A voice chat helps you communicate.

So far, you can only talk to each other. You cannot send messages.

How to play on other platforms: Even though you can only access the Group Center via mobile devices, you can still play on your console or PC.

You just need to open the game on your platform, and your phone will connect directly to your other device. You can then play on any platform.

Crossplay is also emphasized here, because your friends can be on different platforms than you.

If you still want to talk to your friends on your smartphone, you can do that too. Alternatively, you can talk to the respective players using your headset.

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How to invite friends: In the Group Center, you can form the group you want to play with. You need to look out for the Alarm Bell at the respective player. When you ring this bell, you invite the player. They can then join your group, and you can start the game.

Not only is the Group Center new. Batman is also likely coming to Fortnite:

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With this skill in Borderlands 3, your teammates will hate you

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Not every talent in Borderlands 3 is useful. One very specific talent sounds good in theory, but repeatedly kills your teammates.

In Borderlands 3, players can unlock further skills and perks after completing the campaign through Guardian Ranks – in addition to talent points. This is essentially an evolution of the “Badass Rank” system from the predecessor. However, one perk here leads to more negative experiences than it provides actual help, as you end up killing yourself and some teammates constantly.

What is the problem? Explosions in Borderlands 3 are often considered “neutral” damage. This means that not only enemies like psychos or skags are affected by the explosions, but also your own character or allies you are playing with in co-op. With player-triggered explosions, it is (usually) the case that only the triggering player can harm themselves.

This does not apply to the Guardian Rank ability “Hollow Point”, the final talent of the Enforcer skill tree (the sword symbol).

What does Hollow Point do? The Guardian Rank talent Hollow Point causes enemies killed by critical hits to explode and frequently take down other enemies as well. However, unfortunately, this explosion damage also harms your own character and allied teammates.

This often results in you blasting your own teammates and then having to rush over to pick them up. Depending on the character and talent choice, enemies almost always die from critical hits anyways, leading to more explosions than at a New Year’s fireworks display in Berlin.

By the way, there are still more things coming with Borderlands 3 – there will be at least 4 story DLCs!

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Will this be fixed? It is still unclear whether this talent will be fixed or if it is intended for these explosions to also cause “Friendly Fire”. Currently, it is advisable to avoid Hollow Point unless you really enjoy constantly picking your allies up off the ground.

Have you unlocked this “talent” too and are tormenting your teammates with it? Or is a teammate bothering you with it so far?

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Dota 2 bans some of the worst players for 19 years

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Valve is now taking strong action against toxic players of the MOBA DotA 2. Players report that they have been banned for 19 years. However, this ban period has something special about it.

Who has been banned? A whole number of players have been banned. Complaints from DotA 2 players have been piling up on Reddit and Steam, as they have received a curious message. They are banned until January 19, 2038.

DotA 2 Ban 2038

Banned for 19 years?

Why were these players banned? Valve explained in an update on September 17 that there was a new wave of bans. Players with particularly low behavior scores have been banned, as they are considered very toxic. Such players are not wanted in DotA 2. DotA 2 is among the most toxic games.

Additionally, those who violated the Steam user agreement, such as buying or selling Steam accounts, and players who exploited cheats and exploits were also caught.

Why was a 19-year ban imposed? The duration of the ban seems quite peculiar. Those who have been affected are all banned until January 19, 2038. But why?

This is related to an IT problem, known as the “Year 2038 Problem”.

What is the “Year 2038 Problem”? IT systems that use Unix time will encounter a problem on January 19, 2038. Unix time counts the seconds that have elapsed since January 1, 1970, in a 32-bit system. The maximum value is 2,147,483,647, which is 2 raised to the power of 31 -1, and this is reached on January 19, 2038, at 03:14:07 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).

This means the 32-bit system reaches its limit. This could lead to software failures worldwide. Apparently, Valve uses this Unix time for its own servers, which is why the ban expiration date falls on January 19, 2038.

DotA 2 Steam Complaints Ban

They are actually just regular, permanent bans

What does this mean exactly? Essentially, the players are not banned for 19 years, but permanently, just like many other online games do with extremely toxic players or those who violate the user agreements. This is basically not unusual. Only the displayed 19 years seem a bit strange.

How are the players reacting? No one is likely happy about bans. Accordingly, the affected players are venting their frustrations on Steam and Reddit. They are cursing Valve, and many do not understand what they did to deserve such a punishment. Valve then refers them to customer support. Those who have been banned and believe this is unjust can feel free to contact customer service.

Regarding the ban duration, more and more realize that it is not actually 19 years but a permanent ban that is marked as 19 years due to an IT issue.

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Fortnite: Leak for Week 8 in Season 10 shows Racing Challenges

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Today the challenges of Week 8 in Season X of Fortnite – Storm Racers begin. You will participate in races, sometimes under time pressure. We will show you how to do it.

What is it about? In Fortnite: Battle Royale, new challenges start today, September 19, for you. These are divided into regular and prestige tasks.

Based on findings from data miners, it seems clear which tasks will be unlocked today, Thursday. These revolve around participating in races, dancing in front of telescopes, and surviving in the storm. Under the theme “Storm Racers,” the missions are collected.

The tasks we show you here were leaked by data miner Lucas7yoshi on Twitter.

These challenges were leaked for Week 8 in Season X:

The prestige missions for the Storm Chaser tasks are more difficult. Here, you must prove your skills.

Matching the telescopes, aliens have been leaked for Fortnite. Apparently, there is this alien skin for you.

How reliable is the leak? In recent weeks, the tasks have been reliably leaked before the official release. Therefore, we assume that these week’s tasks are also correct and will go live as well.

However, that will only be certain at 3:00 PM when the challenges in Fortnite are activated.

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Blizzard has banned several Hearthstone players, now backtracks

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

In Hearthstone some players, including well-known streamers, were banned. They maintained their innocence and have now received compensation.

In recent days, there have been some players in the Hearthstone subreddit who complained that their Hearthstone accounts were suddenly closed. According to Blizzard, they had violated the terms of service and even cheated using programs. Many players expressed confusion about this and maintained their innocence – in the end, they were proven right.

There is even a card that is better than any cheat …

What happened? Many Hearthstone players were banned because they apparently played more cards than the game mechanics allow. Blizzard has automatic systems that check how many cards a player plays per turn.

There is a natural limit to how many actions one can perform in Hearthstone before the timer of a turn runs out. Typically, this limit is around 22-24, if one can even play that many cards.

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SCHN1PP-SCHN4PP is to blame: The card at fault is SCHN1PP-SCHN4PP, a Mech with the keyword Echo, which allows it to be played multiple times in the same turn.

Through some mechanics, the cost of the card can be reduced to 0, allowing it to be played “infinitely” as long as it fits within the timeframe of a turn. Some players managed to play this card up to 30 times or more in a turn – completely without cheats.

Professionals, on the other hand, are being criticized for not focusing on the league …

How was this possible? In Hearthstone, there is a mechanic (or a bug, opinions differ) that can cause some turns to take a bit longer than others. Usually, this happens when the opponent has played many animations in the previous turn that carry over into their own turn.

This results in the player having more time and thus being able to play more cards than would actually be possible.

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How has Blizzard reacted now? Blizzard has since apologized for the wrongfully imposed bans and has unlocked a large number of accounts. Most have received some card packs as compensation.

Furthermore, Blizzard wants to revise the system so that only cheaters can be caught. Cheaters have developed software that allows them to make the duration of a round last as long as they want or “cancel animations,” giving them more time as well.

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Did you know anyone who was affected by this ban? Or were you and your surroundings completely spared from this issue?

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Win Torchlight II for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 2 minutes

Torchlight II has been available on PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch for a few weeks now. We are giving away 10 codes for the game for each console.

What is Torchlight II? The isometric dungeon crawler gained popularity years ago in the gaming community and received good ratings from the media with an average score of 88 points on Metacritic.

The gameplay of Torchlight II is most comparable to Diablo, with many enemies and randomly generated dungeons. You have four classes to choose from, each with three skill trees. You can play them in a way that suits your own playstyle best.

Two weeks ago, Torchlight II was also released for the current-gen consoles PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. You can watch the launch trailer here:

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What can you win? We are giving away a total of 30 codes for the full version of Torchlight II for PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, that is 10 for each console.

Join in, and with a bit of luck, you could soon be exploring the randomly generated dungeons of Torchlight II!

How do I participate? To enter the giveaway, you must complete at least one action in one of the Gleam tools below. More actions are not mandatory, but they increase your chances of winning.

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Attention! Please note that each of the three Gleam tools corresponds to one of the consoles.

For example, if you perform an action on the tool for PS4, you get the chance to win a code for the PS4 version of Torchlight II and not for any other console. So choose the Gleam tools that correspond to your console preference.

You redeem the codes for your digital copy of the game in the respective online store of the consoles. The giveaway ends on September 22nd. Legal recourse is excluded.

Good luck!

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Pokémon GO: Community Day in October with Knautilus and these bonuses

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

The Community Day of Pokémon GO in October will revolve around Knacklion. We will tell you everything about bonuses, shinies, and the starting times.

The ground Pokémon Knacklion will be one of the last Pokémon of the 3rd generation to receive a Community Day. After all, there was already the first Gen-4 starter in September.

In addition to Knacklion, there will also be various bonuses that round off the event.

Community Day in October – Everything about the date and bonuses

When does the Community Event start? As previously announced, the Community Day will take place on October 12th. This time it’s a Saturday.

The times are again chosen around noon. From 11 AM to 2 PM you can hunt for Knacklion for 3 hours.

C Day Overview

Look forward to these bonuses: In October, experience points will again be the focus. But there’s more:

  • Triple XP when catching Pokémon
  • Lure Modules last for 3 hours
  • More Knacklion will appear in the wild
  • An exclusive move, likely for Libelldra, will be announced later.

What do we know about the move? So far, this is just speculation. Many players expect the ground move Earth Power, which is incredibly strong. With this, Knacklion would rise among the top attackers of the ground type.

Shiny Knacklion, Vibrava, Libelldra

Is there a Shiny Knacklion? As always, there will also be the shiny form of Knacklion on this Community Day. You will easily recognize it because it is blue instead of orange.

Shiny Knacklion

What are the chances? The chance of encountering a Shiny will be high on Community Day. So far, it has always been 1 in 25. This can also be expected in October.

Brandon Tan certainly doesn’t need any more experience points. He has achieved a huge milestone:

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Ashes of Creation: Apocalypse starts in Early Access – Here’s what to expect soon

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

Ashes of Creation is an ambitious MMORPG in development that is now significantly behind its original plans. At least, there is now a release date for the PvP standalone Apocalypse.

What is Ashes of Creation Apocalypse? Apocalypse was originally a part of the alpha designed to extensively test the combat system of the MMORPG.

For this, a Battle Royale was created where players were supposed to duke it out. However, in December 2018, it was decided to make the mode publicly accessible.

The release, however, went wrong, resulting in server crashes, criticism of the movement system, and microtransactions. Our author Alexander Leitsch found the game mode good, but also had some concerns.

The developers decided in January 2019 to postpone the release of Apocalypse. In August, there were further tests, and now it should finally get going.

Apocalypse will finally be permanently playable

When does Apocalypse come out? As announced in a press release, Apocalypse will launch on Tuesday, September 24, in Early Access.

It starts at 21:00 German time, and the Battle Royale can be played solo, in pairs, or as a full squad. Servers will be available in America, Europe, and Singapore.

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How can I play Apocalypse? To participate in Apocalypse, you need to create an account on the official website. You can also download the client on the website or alternatively on Steam. Apocalypse will also be available on Steam.

Creating the account and playing Ashes of Creation Apocalypse is completely free. Only the MMORPG will require a monthly fee later on.

What’s next for Apocalypse? The PvP standalone is expected to continue to be developed over time. In addition to the Battle Royale, two more modes are planned:

  • Siege mode to test fortress fights
  • A horde mode where players fight against waves of enemies.

When the expansions for Apocalypse will come exactly is currently unknown. The same goes for the start of Alpha 1 for the MMORPG, which was originally scheduled to take place in the first quarter of 2019.

If you can’t warm up to the pure PvP game, you can find the current status of the MMORPG here:

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Destiny 2 includes all Season 8 rewards: Cool emote is only available at rank 99

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 4 minutes

In Destiny 2, all seasonal rank rewards for Season 8 are known. A cool sword emote for 2 Guardians is only available at rank 99.

Why are the rewards already known? Bungie has updated the official website for Shadowkeep, where you can now scroll through all seasonal rank rewards for Season 8.

With Season 8, a new reward system is being introduced – similar to a battle pass or season pass from other games. You can gradually level up through experience points, with each rank granting a reward. This is intended to provide long-term motivation so that you always have a goal in sight.

There are free seasonal rewards as well as additional premium rewards. You only receive the premium rewards if you own the season pass for the respective season.

Here’s how to access the premium season content: You need the season pass for the respective season:

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Season 8 is about the Vex

Here are the rewards of Season 8 at a glance

These are the rewards at the ranks: You have about 3 months per season to grab all seasonal rank rewards. There are a total of 100 ranks in Season 8.

Rank 1 to 10: Among the rewards are some symbols that cannot yet be clearly assigned. The most important item here at level 7 is the “Eye of the Tormentors” – the artifact of Season 8, with which you can break power level limits.

The top row is free for all Guardians, the bottom row is the premium row, available additionally for season pass holders:

Rank 11 to 20: Here are legendary armor pieces and various materials included:

Rank 21 to 30: More legendary armors, an exotic engram, and a legendary weapon at level 30:

Rank 31 to 40: The new exotic hand cannon “Eriana’s Vow” is available for free for everyone at level 35. With the season pass, you can get it at level 1:

Rank 41 to 50: At rank 45 there is a legendary machine gun:

Rank 51 to 60: The free rewards are getting scarcer. At level 60, there’s still an exotic engram, after that only glimmer engrams:

Rank 61 to 70:

Rank 71 to 80:

Rank 81 to 90: At rank 90, there’s an exotic ship:

Rank 91 to 100: At rank 99, you will get an exotic gesture, and at rank 100, there will probably be an ornament for the exotic hand cannon “Eriana’s Vow”.

What kind of gesture is there at level 99?

This is the sword gesture: This is very likely the gesture that was briefly shown in the new ViDoc for Shadowkeep. In the gesture, two Guardians clash their “light swords” together, sparking flames. It looks pretty cool:

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Now it’s probably clear: If you want this emote, you need the Season 8 pass and some endurance to reach level 99. Read more about the new season pass model in Destiny 2 here.

By the way: Season passes can be transferred across multiple platforms via cross-save.

Find more information about the Exotics in Shadowkeep here:

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Fishing is currently bugged in WoW Classic

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time < 1 minutes

If you want to pursue your passion for fishing in WoW Classic, you have quite a problem. The seas are basically empty, and a bug is to blame.

In the meantime, some players have reached the maximum level in World of Warcraft Classic and are focusing on other activities. For instance, gold farming is taking place, as well as leveling up secondary professions such as fishing. However, this is currently stressful, as many bodies of water in Azeroth seem to be mercilessly bugged.

What’s the problem? Many players report that while fishing in higher-level areas (from Tanaris / Feralas) at the coasts, an annoying bug occurs. They cast the line but cannot catch any fish. The loot window opens only for a brief moment, but it is empty. In most cases, there is no loot in the form of fish. The situation is different with schools of fish. From there, it is usually still possible to catch some fish, thus obtaining at least a bit of loot.

MMORPG Astellia announces release time – Right in the middle of the night for us

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

Astellia has announced the release time for the MMORPG on Discord. However, German players are not in a good position.

When does Astellia come out? In official posts, it was previously stated that Astellia would be released on September 27. We also received this information at Gamescom. However, this is not true at least from the perspective of European players.

The western version of the MMORPG will be released worldwide at 5pm PDT, which means for us at 2:00 AM. The official release date is thus pushed to September 28.

Players who have pre-ordered Astellia will gain access earlier:

  • Legendary Pack – September 21 at 2:00 AM
  • Platinum Pack – September 24 at 2:00 AM
  • Gold Pack – September 27 at 2:00 AM
  • Official Release – September 29 at 2:00 AM (The original plan was set for September 28. Due to issues, the release has been delayed by 24 hours)

Why does Astellia come out at this time? CM Aethon explains in a post that the time was chosen based on the best combination of American and Korean time.

In America, the release is coordinated in the West, while the developers are based in Korea. Thus, the European area misses out.

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Players respond disappointed

How do players react to the release time? In the official Astellia forum, there is heated discussion about the announced time. Some players, like the user Adventure Ape, took time off work specifically and are now angry:

Well, we still have a problem with this. I didn’t spend 100 euros for a head start on September 20, took time off for the 20th, just to be allowed to start on the 21st now [..]

Some players are so disappointed that they are considering a refund.

Others find the issue exaggerated and are looking forward to playing on Saturday morning. Some working people even see an advantage in the timing.

The exclusive mount for pre-order customers

How much does Astellia cost? The affordable pre-order version, the Gold Pack, costs 39.99 euros. The most expensive pack, which allows you to start a week earlier, costs 99.99 euros.

However, the pre-order campaign ends with the head start on September 21. The regular version is expected to cost 30 euros.

Alternatively, you can subscribe to the MMORPG monthly. You will pay 10 euros per month, but won’t have any other benefits. The start for this is also only on September 28.

Here we have summarized 5 things you should know before buying Astellia:

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Players find zombies in Red Dead Online – Glitch or Intent?

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

In Read Dead Online, the multiplayer of Red Dead Redemption 2, players find zombies. They believe in an “Undead Nightmare” DLC or nasty glitches.

Who found the zombies? On social media, some players report finding a type of undead NPC in the world of Red Dead Redemption 2 Online. They appear surprisingly on the map and confuse players.

What kind of zombies are they? The discovered bodies are characterized by glowing eyes, for example. It looks really creepy when the eye sockets shine in a bright green. A glimpse of this is shown by Reddit user groats_active:

Source: Reddit

Other users in the Reddit thread report having such encounters in the online world of Red Dead Redemption 2 as well.

But there are further reports about the zombies. The Twitter channel KillazSpain shows another lifeless body with the special eyes:

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Others found these “zombies” with bluish skin. A Reddit user notes that so far there are mostly screenshots of female variants with these distinctive features.

Is a Zombie DLC coming for RDR 2 Online? Undead Nightmare? The Speculations

What is being discussed? In the RDR 2 community, these explosive finds are being hotly debated. Three points are at the forefront:

  • This might be an event starting too early
  • Red Dead Online could receive an Undead Nightmare DLC
  • This is all just a glitch and not intended

What supports an event? Halloween starts on October 31, 2019 for us. Perhaps the zombies should bring the necessary atmosphere to the online world of RDR 2.

What supports a DLC? An expansion with zombies, the original Undead Nightmare, was released as a premium addon for Red Dead Redemption during Halloween week in 2010. It included singleplayer missions, side quests, and other events as well as multiplayer modes. Fans have desired such a DLC for RDR 2 for a long time.

On Reddit a user writes “I don’t have too many hopes, but it’s still nice to see how potential zombie NPCs look. It simply shows how well they can create zombies for a real Undead DLC.”

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What supports a glitch? A player writes on Reddit, he was led to the corpse by a barking dog and when he arrived there, he was ambushed. “I think this corpse belongs to a glitching trap, which is why the corpse stood upright.” Other players also confirm that they found such NPCs that felt “broken” in the game. When you threw them to the ground, they didn’t fall flat on the ground, but glitched.

Players in Red Dead Online are familiar with glitches. One caused mountains of dead pumas.

Besides the strange NPCs, you can now find three new roles in Red Dead Online. Have you tried them yet?

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The Division 2 introduces a new PvP mode where you can become heroes

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 3 minutes

Today, on September 18th, the State of the Game for The Division 2 aired. Massive presented a new PvP mode that is said to allow for more heroic moments.

What kind of mode is this? During today’s “State of the Game” livestream, the developers at Red Storm, who mainly work on the Dark Zone and the PvP of The Division 2, revealed a new PvP mode called “Team Elimination.”

This is Team Elimination:

  • It is a PvP mode that is supposed to be “hardcore” and “intense”
  • Two teams of 4 agents each compete against each other
  • Each agent has one life
  • If all agents of a team are defeated, the other team wins a round
  • There are a maximum of 7 rounds per match. The first team to win 4 rounds decides Team Elimination.
  • Each round has a time limit.

In addition, there will be new boosts in Team Elimination. For example, a boost that revives all team members who have been killed.

According to Red Storm, every kill in this mode should be crucial. You will significantly notice losses. You must work closely as a team.

This, in turn, enables “heroic moments.” It is the best feeling when you, as the last survivor, secure victory for your team. Such heroic moments are expected to happen frequently in Team Elimination and be motivating.

On the PTS, which has been live for a few days, you can soon test the new PvP mode. It is expected to be activated in the coming days.

Team Elimination will be available to all agents with Title Update 6, which will be released in October.

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More Info from the State of the Game

Today’s livestream focused on changes in PvP and the Dark Zone, most of which were already known. They were previously published in the patch notes for the PTS. Here’s a summary:

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More Info on the Dark Zone: For the Dark Zone, there are two important changes planned with Update 6:

  • It should create more incentives for agents to want to go into the Dark Zone
  • It should become fuller

Currently, agents are distributed across too many, almost empty DZ servers, which is why with Title Update 6, you will be brought to full servers when you pass through a DZ checkpoint. Therefore, there may be loading times while the new matchmaking is running.

If you are already on a full server and enter the Dark Zone, the DZ entry remains seamless without loading times.

To create new incentives, the supply drops will be revised so that they spawn in new locations and are contested. Furthermore, there will be a small chance of an “ambush” occurring when you call in the helicopter. Black Tusk enemies will appear, which you can defeat for additional loot – or you can flee to another landing zone.

Additional DZ changes can be found in the article linked above,

Terry Spier, the Creative Director of Red Storm, promises that there will be many more innovations in the Dark Zones of The Division 2 in the future. But first, they need to fill the DZ servers. That’s what Title Update 6 is for.

The Division 2 Dark Zone Title

By the way: Massive briefly mentioned the “Eagle Bearer.” This is a rare raid exotic that is set to be nerfed with Title Update 6. Agents complained and called this “disrespectful,” as they do not want to grind the raid endlessly to obtain this powerful weapon.

Massive stated today that the exotic is too dominant and that they want to provide more options in the endgame. It is too boring when one weapon is always the best choice in PvE and PvP.

However, they are listening to feedback and emphasize that the nerf on the PTS is not final. The talents of other exotics will also be adjusted – they speak of nerfs and buffs – and it remains to be seen how the Eagle Bearer will perform in the new balance.

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