Fortnite made some hotfix adjustments yesterday, September 5th, at 9:00 PM. Three of the strongest weapons are now in the vault. We will show you which weapons they are.
What are these adjustments? Fortnite tweeted yesterday at 9:00 PM that they made some adjustments to the game. The hotfix adjustments of the Update 10.20. Three weapons were moved to the vault.
These 3 weapons were sent to the vault:
Combat Shotgun: A shotgun that dealt very high damage even at a greater distance. It also stood out due to its ability to shoot and reload quickly.
Drum Shotgun: This shotgun was known for being able to shoot quickly in succession and having a large magazine. While it didn’t deal as much damage as the Combat Shotgun, it could compensate for that with its faster firing rate.
Proximity Grenade Launcher: Similar to the grenade launcher, it fires grenades. However, the difference lies in the name; these are proximity grenades that only explode when an opponent is nearby. Thus, it could be used similarly to a shotgun and fired directly at the opponent.
How are players reacting? The majority of players seem to be happy about the new adjustments. There has been a long-standing discussion in the community about whether the Combat Shotgun was too strong.
On Reddit, players particularly complained about the Combat Shotgun, because it:
deals the most damage
has 10 shots
has the longest range
has the best fire rate
is the most accurate weapon
can reload 2 shells at once
As u/Frankie Fishsticks wrote: “The only downside of a Combat Shotgun is: not having one.”
u/Jacktropolis: “Attacking someone with a Combat Shotgun feels unfair, and vice versa.”
Streamers seem to be happy: Streamers like Tfue and SypherPK seem to be pleased about this. They tweeted:
Tfue: “The Combat Shotgun has been vaulted, LET’S GO!!”
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The free character transfers for WoW Classic are now available. To further ease the load on the servers, Blizzard has even opened another PvP realm for Germany: Heartstriker.
These servers are available: Blizzard announced in a new forum post that two of the German realms have been opened for free character transfer. However, the target realm differs from the originally announced realm for the transfer:
From Venoxis to Heartstriker
From Lucifron to Heartstriker
Heartstriker is a new German realm, specifically opened for transfers, which serves as a destination for transitioning players instead of the new realm Transcendence. Heartstriker is a PvP realm where character transfers can only be made in the coming hours. For the moment, it is still locked for creating new characters.
This is how the transfer works: If you want to switch yourself, your characters must meet a few requirements, as explained in the forum:
You must not be a guild master.
There must be no ongoing auctions in the auction house.
There must be no mail in the mailbox.
If you want to swap a character, you can do that directly from the selection screen. However, a transfer can take several hours and cannot be undone.
It may also be that the character’s name must be changed upon reaching the realm. You will then receive a message with the corresponding function.
What is behind Heartstriker?
This is why there was a new realm: The new realm Heartstriker was presumably opened due to greater concerns in the community regarding the originally planned transfer.
Many players feared that Transcendence would also become overloaded due to the switch, as it is already quite full – where “full” really means full. The queue from Lucifron would have simply been postponed, not resolved.
Lucifron had absurd wait times at times.
Additionally, it was criticized that Venoxis was also already full, even having a partially larger queue than the largest PvE realm Everlook. Heartstriker was meant to prevent both problems.
New realms are generally opened only with caution. Apparently, the demand was greater than expected:
In The Division 2, there are finally first statements about the future of the game. An ETF member breaks the silence, and the community is excited about the little information.
Who provided the information? The YouTuber LtBuzzLitebeer is currently in Sweden to talk with Massive as a selected member of the Elite Task Force, the “ETF”, about the upcoming changes in The Division 2.
A few hours ago, he tweeted his first assessment of the ETF workshop. With the conclusion: “Holy s…!!!”.
What does LtBuzzLitebeer reveal? He writes that he cannot go into detail. But the entire ETF group has been actively dealing with an enormous amount of upcoming content. Regarding the content and the positive changes that the player base has demanded, he can say: “Holy s…!!!”.
From these statements, we can conclude:
Massive is working on a ton of new content.
Massive is implementing changes that the community has requested. Some player feedback will be taken into account.
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This is what the agents say about the information: LtBuzzLitebeer is regarded as a calm, likeable, and honest Division YouTuber. In the comments, fans write that they trust him if he considers the changes to be good.
Also on reddit, an agent writes “fingers crossed” – which means “Daumen drücken” in German – and quotes LtBuzzLitebeer’s assessment. That sounds good, and one is now looking more optimistically towards the future.
Other agents, however, are still pessimistic. “I’ll believe it when I see it,” writes one. And another agent says: “Then players will still complain.”
An agent fears that an update similar to Update 1.4 from The Division 1 will be necessary to lure many players back to The Division 2. Update 1.4 completely turned the first part around after Massive admitted: Our game is not fun.
Until then, we will have to make do with statements from ETF members.
What is the ETF actually? Currently, from September 4 to September 6, there is an ETF workshop taking place at the Massive studio in Sweden. Selected community representatives, the “ETF”, are allowed to review upcoming innovations and changes and provide their feedback.
The ETF members are not allowed to discuss in detail what they see at Massive.
In The Division 1, there were already several ETF phases. The most important ETF was probably the one before Update 1.4, which finally got The Division back on track after months of criticism. According to Massive, past ETFs were important key moments to roll out game-changing innovations.
The beta for Ghost Recon Breakpoint has started. However, participation is limited and not everyone interested will receive a spot in the test. As luck would have it, you can sign up for a trial subscription to Uplay+ on PC this month. We will show you how to use the subscription, participate in the beta, and cancel it afterward.
This is the beta of Ghost Recon Breakpoint: The beta for Ghost Recon Breakpoint runs from September 5th at midnight until September 9th, 2019, also at midnight. This way, you can try out the tactical shooter before Breakpoint is released on October 4th.
In the beta, you can dive into two campaign missions and Auroa operations. Additionally, there are eight new faction missions available each day. Furthermore, you can freely explore the following four regions:
Who can participate? The beta is not open to all players. Only players who have already pre-ordered Ghost Recon Breakpoint and subscribers of the Uplay+ subscription service can participate. You can register on Ubisoft’s website and hope to secure a spot.
We will show you how to use the free trial month of Uplay+ on PC and guarantee your participation in the beta of Ghost Recon Breakpoint.
What is Uplay+? Uplay+ is a subscription service from Ubisoft, where players pay a monthly fee to gain access to many of the publisher’s games.
Currently, 110 PC games are included in the subscription, which costs 14.99 Euros per month.
From September 3rd to September 30th, you can test Ubisoft’s service for free and do not have to pay subscription fees if you are not convinced by the offer and cancel in time. You only have to pay if you want to continue using the service after the trial period.
From September 3rd to September 30th, you can currently test Uplay+ for free.
How to register for Uplay+: To take advantage of the trial month, click on the Ubisoft website on the header with the Uplay+ offer on “Try free” and “Get Ubisoft+”. In the next step, you need to log in with your account or create a new account.
It is convenient that you can also log in with various accounts: Facebook, Xbox, Twitch, or PS4. However, the Uplay+ offer is only usable on PC and unfortunately not on consoles.
However, to avail of the trial subscription, you must provide a payment method, such as a bank account, credit card, or PayPal account. The monthly amount of 14.99 Euros will only be charged if you do not cancel Uplay+ by September 30th.
Uplay 1 Euro: If you select the Uplay+ trial subscription, a price of 1 Euro will be shown in your shopping cart. However, you do not have to pay that either, as it will be deducted from the total at the bottom of the page:
Once you have completed the order, the games from the Uplay+ library will be available to you as long as you use the subscription.
However, the Uplay launcher is used for playing, which you can also download for free from the Ubisoft website. You can add games to your library either on the Uplay website or directly in the launcher and download them to your PC via the Uplay program.
Cancel Uplay+ – How to unsubscribe from the subscription service
How to cancel the subscription: To unsubscribe from the subscription, go to the Ubisoft website and log in with your account. In the upper right corner, you will find your avatar or a circle with a figure, through which you can access your account and your subscriptions.
Through both buttons, you can get to the right place to cancel your subscription. So, click either on “My Account” or “My Subscription” to proceed with the cancellation.
To cancel Uplay+, click the “Cancel Membership” button under “Membership Information”. Note that you should cancel the free trial subscription before September 30th if you want to avoid further costs.
After clicking on “Cancel Membership,” scroll to the end of the next page to confirm the cancellation again by clicking “Yes, I want to cancel my subscription”.
You can continue to use the offer until the subscription expires. This means that you can sign up for the free trial month of Uplay+ and cancel shortly thereafter. You can still test the subscription for a whole month.
CCP Games wants to introduce a new feature in EVE Online to better cope with the grief over the loss of the first ship. Ultimately, this is supposed to help more new players stay longer in the MMORPG.
What is the situation with new players in EVE Online? According to CCP Games, about 600,000 new players joined the MMORPG in 2018. However, only about 10 percent of them stayed longer than seven days.
The journey usually ends when the new player loses their first ship. Then, they seem to lose motivation and give up.
For CCP Games, this is a difficult situation. The MMORPG needs new players. However, if most of them drop out within seven days, something is wrong.
New players need to persevere longer
What is the problem? EVE Online is a complex game. It takes relatively long to get accustomed to it. The many systems and depth reveal themselves to players only after a while. Those who endure this learning phase can experience one of the most interesting MMORPGs, which offers enormous possibilities.
However, many do not last that long. Once the first spaceship is gone, most newcomers turn their backs on EVE Online.
What does CCP Games plan now? In EVE Online, there are many player-run assistance organizations that take care of newcomers to help them find their way into the MMORPG more easily.
This idea is the basis for the “Grief Counseling” system. A tool is to be introduced in the game that informs moderators at CCP Games as soon as a newcomer loses their first spaceship. The moderator will then reach out to the player.
They explain what went wrong, that the situation isn’t as bad as might be feared, and what the player can do now. There may even be compensation for the lost ship.
This is intended to encourage the player to try again and to do better this time instead of simply giving up in frustration.
In the future, there will be automatic grief management
This is how the system will be expanded: While the first version of the “Grief Counseling” system operates manually and the player speaks with a moderator, it will later operate automatically. An automated process will then “comfort” the player and help them.
What does CCP Games hope to achieve with this? According to the developers, it is a “magical moment” for many players when they understand why they lost their ship. Then they start to understand for the first time what makes EVE so special. Those who recognize this usually stay and find their place in the EVE universe. Those who do not understand it typically leave the MMORPG.
The “Grief Counseling” system is meant to help players experience this magical moment more easily. Ultimately, the developers hope that more newcomers will stay with EVE Online longer and more easily overcome the loss of their first ship.
The shooter streamer Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek seems to really like WoW Classic . Recently he played it simply without turning on the Twitch stream. He is the second largest streamer on the platform. So he misses out on some views.
This is remarkable: The streamer Shroud is usually live daily on Twitch. But he took a little break from Twitch on the afternoon of September 3 and September 4.
After a 12-hour stream from Monday evening to Tuesday morning, one might naively assume: Well, he must need a break from WoW Classic. He plays like a madman. But the opposite is true.
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Playing for two days without streaming is already something special. He is essentially skipping his job but still doing the work.
He is a champion.
DrDisrespect misses Shroud, wants to bring him “back to reality”
This special donation was received by Shroud:The Twitch streamer DrDisrespect is a shooter colleague of Shroud on Twitch. The two often tease each other.
DrDisrespect feels he is losing “his friend” to this WoW Classic.
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He donated $100 to Shroud to send him the message that he had lost him to “the game” and needed to bring him back to reality. Surely a reference to the fact that WoW has the reputation of making players “addicted”.
DrDisrespect himself can hardly relate to WoW Classic.
The developers of Infinity Ward have released a roadmap that reveals what you can look forward to regarding Call of Duty: Modern Warfare until the release.
What is the roadmap about? The release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is slowly approaching. But before you can jump into battle as an operator on October 25 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, the developers have quite a bit in store for you.
Using a roadmap, they have now visualized what awaits you before the launch of Modern Warfare 2019.
Pre-Release Roadmap of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – What to Expect
What is still to come: Essentially, there are four key events that are relevant for fans and interested parties. They are:
The Open Beta, which takes place in September and is divided into two phases
New information about crossplay, which is set to be released on September 16
The campaign premiere at the end of September
and the Special Ops premiere, which is supposed to take place in the week starting October 7
This is what many have been waiting for: Fans can look forward to a lot of new information. Especially details about the single-player campaign and the coop mode Spec Ops are currently scarce. Many have therefore demanded more information regarding these modes. And it will come – even before the release.
Everything about the Modern Warfare Beta: In the Modern Warfare Beta, all interested parties have the chance to get a first impression of the multiplayer in Modern Warfare 2019 before the release.
On September 16, further details about this feature are expected.
The campaign premiere: Not much is known about the single-player campaign so far. Players will take on the role of an operator as a member of various special forces and participate in anti-terror operations in the Middle East, as well as in European metropolises. The campaign aims to present a realistic picture of modern conflicts and include controversial scenes and decisions. It aims to shock the world.
At the premiere, fans are now expecting further information about protagonists, story, or mechanics and hope for more gameplay.
The Spec Ops Premiere: The Spec Ops mode is a cooperative activity that is already known from some predecessors. It consisted of smaller, but intense missions that were played together.
At E3 2019, Infinity Ward announced that the mode would return in Modern Warfare. The coop aspect remains untouched. However, no further official details have been provided yet.
However, leaks already speak of a large open world where you can move freely with your comrades. There are supposed to be quests, events, and bosses.
Therefore, many are eagerly awaiting new information about this mode, which should indeed follow in October.
What do you think of the roadmap? Are you looking forward to the beta and the new information? Which of these points interests you the most?
Red Dead Online, the multiplayer mode of Red Dead Redemption 2, will soon receive three different roles that players can take on. Additionally, there’s a new feature for cowboys, as the online mode will also have two different Battle Passes, allowing players to unlock rewards.
What is this pass? Rockstar recently presented the content coming to players in Red Dead Online with the next update. The next content patch for the online mode will be released on September 10th and will introduce the three new roles Bounty Hunter, Trader, and Collector.
There will also be two Battle Passes, one free and one paid version. All players automatically receive the free Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Club Pass. With this pass, players level up by earning XP and can unlock various rewards that they can keep forever. The pass runs from September 10th to November 18th.
The Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Club is the free pass that all players receive automatically.
The paid version is known as the Outlaw Pass. It costs 35 gold bars, the real currency in Red Dead Online, and is supposed to offer players even more rewards. This includes exclusive clothing, weapon styles, items for the camp, cash, and even gold bars. If the cowboys manage to climb all 70 ranks of the Outlaw Pass, they will even get back their spent 35 gold bars.
What else has been introduced? Besides the Battle Passes, Rockstar has also released a video about the three new roles. The short clip provides insight into how the three jobs will play.
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What are players saying?On Twitter and in the RDR Reddit, the Battle Pass is being discussed. While some appreciate that there are more ways to unlock rewards, others question why many games are currently opting for such passes. Recently, Destiny 2 announced a Battle Pass system.
In Pokémon GO, Team Rocket now has ten new Shadow Pokémon. This includes Larvitar. We will show you the new features and what this means for the Community Day in September 2019.
What’s new? The Pokémon GO team announced that Team Rocket can now access more examples of Shadow Pokémon. These are the Shadow Pokémon that you can purify after catching.
These 10 new examples are now included:
Myrapla
Duflor
Bluzuk
Omot
Enton
Fukano
Abra
Nockchan
Larvitar
Chelast
Since the start of the Team Rocket Invasions, the Shadow Pokémon have been steadily increased. This was probably not the last wave of new Shadows, and more examples should appear in the future.
Crypto Chelast on Community Day in September – What changes?
Professor Willow says: In the announcement of the new Pokémon, the well-known Professor Willow speaks to the trainers. He explains how these Pokémon behave on Community Days, which take place once a month.
“Through his research, the Professor has discovered that Shadow Pokémon cannot learn exclusive moves on Community Day. […]”
What does this mean for you? If you catch Crypto Chelast on the upcoming Community Day in September, you should purify it first before evolving it. Only then will it be able to learn the exclusive event move.
That Niantic specifically emphasizes the Community Days in the announcement could suggest that during these monthly events, Team Rocket invasions may increasingly reward Chelast.
What do the players say?
Fans are particularly excited about this Pokémon: The addition of Larvitar to the pool of Shadow Pokémon is well received by the community.
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Destiny 2 lays the cards on the table and reveals how the Supers of your Guardians will change with the Shadowkeep expansion. Fresh details have also emerged regarding other upcoming sandbox changes.
Where does the information come from? A few weeks before the release of the major Fall expansion Shadowkeep, Bungie is increasingly generous with new details. In the current “This Week at Bungie” blog, the developers explained, among other things, which sandbox changes in the area of Guardian abilities await players.
This is how the sandbox changes with Shadowkeep
The changes include buffs and nerfs to Supers and their energy regeneration, mechanics like auto-reload, or adjustments to damage multipliers.
The buffs to Supers and abilities
Nighthawk Hunter – Path of the Pathfinder:
Vanish in smoke: Smoke grenade grants allies invisibility
Gives all affected allies 1 stack of Heart of the Pack (reworked)
Grants +34 armor, recovery, and agility
Grants additional reload speed and handling
Maximum 3 stacks
Increases the duration of invisibility from 7 to 8 seconds
Provision (new perk): Eliminating bound enemies generates Orbs of Light and increases armor, recovery, and agility for all allies
New perk (benefits of the old perk are now part of the Mobius Quiver)
Damage to enemies with your grenades reduces the cooldown of your smoke bomb (6% per tick)
Making your allies invisible grants you grenade energy back (17.5% per ally)
Mobius Quiver: Fire multiple instances of Supers and deal significant damage to bound enemies.
Eliminating bound enemies generates Orbs of Light and grants allies stacks of Heart of the Pack
Increased range of Heart of the Pack from 20 to 30 meters
Shadowshot Super of the Nighthawk Hunter (lower and upper path)
Damage increased from 150 to 250. Thus, one shot is lethal in PvP.
The precision of the arrow has been improved near obstacles
The suppression effect on hit is now more stable
Sentinel Titan – Code of the Protector:
Defensive Strike: A melee ability that generates an overshield on hit, including nearby allies
All kills while the overshield is active grant the player with the overshield melee energy back (applies to all allies whom you grant an overshield)
The amount – is based on the strength of the defeated enemy. Grants 5% from smaller enemies and 25% from enemy players and bosses
Power Collection: Melee kills heal nearby allies. Healing has been buffed from 10 health and 10 shield energy to 10 health and 20 shield energy
Protection of Dusk: Alternative Super that creates a shield dome (bubble).
The hit points of Protection of Dusk have been increased against other Supers. Most Supers must be completely depleted in order to destroy the dome, where players inside are (mostly) not killed
Protection of Dusk grants Weapons of Light when walked through the bubble. Increases weapon damage by 35% for 15 seconds
Grants an additional Orb of Light (3). Automatically generated Orbs now return Super energy just like regular Orbs.
Sentinel Titan Code of the Attacker
Shield Explosion: Shoulder charge that confuses nearby enemies. Now suppresses the target and any further enemy within 2 meters.
Voidwalker Warlock – Hunger Tuning
Vortex:The Nova Bomb leaves an area (AoE) that damages enemies within it.
The initial explosion damage has been increased by 15%
The ongoing damage has been increased by 15%
Duskblade Warlock – Tuning of Grace
Rift of Radiance: Alternative Super that creates a healing/buff area for allies.
Grants an additional Orb of Light (3). Automatically generated Orbs now return Super energy just like regular Orbs
The nerfs to Supers and abilities
Nighthawk Hunter – Path of the Trapper
Shadowshot: Fires an arrow that deals damage to enemies and weakens nearby opponents.
The damage distribution specifically for the Nighthawk player has been lowered from 100% to 50%. Now all allied players have a damage distribution of 50% to bound enemies
Nighthawk Hunter – Path of the Wraith
Flawless Execution: Headshot kills while crouched grant invisibility and True Sight. True Sight now lasts for 3 seconds (instead of 9)
Shatter Strike: After a flawless execution, you make a larger leap forward with your melee attacks. Additionally, the melee attack then weakens enemies.
A warning in advance: In the changes to flawless execution, the duration of this ability has inadvertently been reduced to 3 seconds (it was directly tied to True Sight). In a future fix, the duration of the weakening effect and the greater range of the melee attack will be raised to 9 seconds – regardless of True Sight or invisibility status.
The barricade provides a significant boost to reload speed for the duration of the ability
This ability no longer automatically reloads your weapons from reserves
Warlock Rift / Rift of Radiance with Lunafaction Boots
The Lunafaction Boots now grant a significant boost to reload speed for the duration of Rift of Radiance
This Exotic no longer automatically reloads your weapons from reserves
Changes to Super energy regeneration
The rate or speed at which your Super energy regenerates will be reduced. Here are the changes:
Orb of Light from a Super now grants 7.143% of Super energy back (reduced by 50%)
An Orb of Light from a masterpiece weapon now grants 2.5% of Super energy back (reduced by 50%)
Kills (reduced by 25%)
smaller enemies now grant 0.6%
elites now grant 0.96%
mini-bosses now grant 1.8%
boses now grant 3%
enemy players now grant 3%
Assists with: (25% reduction)
smaller enemies now grant 0.3%
elites now grant 0.48%
mini-bosses now grant 0.9%
boses now grant 1.5%
enemy players now grant 1.5%
Changes to Super resilience
The resilience of various Supers – that is, how much damage one can take during an active Super – will also be reduced.
Additionally, the Super damage resistance from masterpiece armors has been removed. Furthermore, resilience in various categories has been lowered. Here are the changes:
Minor changes from 54% to 49%:
Nova Warp
Thundercrash
Blade Barrage
Nova Bomb
Rift of Radiance
Medium changes from 56% to 51%
Solar Hammer
Dawnblade
Major changes from 60% to 53%
Chaos Fists
Brand Hammer
Sentinel Shield
Arc Staff
Arc Lightning
Shadowshot
Others (unchanged)
Spectral Blades – 52% / 54.4%
Golden Gun – 0%
Chaos Reach – 40%
Changes to damage multipliers
Bungie is making extensive changes to damage multipliers like damage buffs or debuffs for opponents with Shadowkeep. Here are the adjustments you can expect:
Damage buffs for players
Bonus damage effects for players that are applied to all weapons simultaneously will no longer be stacked multiplicatively. Instead, the highest bonus will be active.
This does not affect bonuses for individual weapons like Rampage, Kill Clip. Exotic weapons that increase their own damage are also not affected. These will still stack multiplicatively.
Damage buffs that provide extra damage can remain active in parallel. Thus, if the strongest buff expires, the next highest buff that is currently active will take over.
This change applies to the following weapons / abilities: Empowering Rift, Fist of Havoc, Well of Radiance, Sun Warrior, Overcoming inertia, Well of Radiance, Lumina/Noble Rounds, Weapons of Light
Exceptions: Vengeance (One-Eyed Mask)
Fist of Havoc
Bonus damage is now +20% (previously +25%)
Sun Warrior
Bonus damage is now +20% (previously +25%)
Well of Radiance
Bonus damage is now +25% (previously +35%)
Weapons of Light
Bonus damage is now +35% (previously +25%)
Debuffs for enemies
Shadowshot
PvE damage is now +30% (previously +35%)
PvP damage is now +50% (previously +55%)
The effect now also applies to Power weapons
Tractor Cannon
PvE damage is now +30% for all elements (previously +33% for non-void/ 50% for void)
PvP damage is now +50% for all elements (previously +33% for non-void/ 50% for void)
Hammer Strike
PvE damage is now +30% (previously +50%)
Duration increased from 6 to 10 seconds in PvE
Shard Strike
PvE damage is now +30% (previously +50%)
Duration increased from 6 to 10 seconds in PvE
What do you think of the changes? And how do you feel about Bungie revealing everything in advance?
In FIFA 20, there was a major ratings leak. The values of many players in FUT are reportedly already known. The leak shows: Messi is likely to be better than Cristiano Ronaldo.
Where does the ratings leak come from? Recently, several leaks regarding the new ratings in FIFA 20 have been circulating on Reddit, Twitter, and other social media platforms. These are player cards that are supposed to show the values that some players will have in FUT 20 – including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The origin of the leak is believed to be the FUT trader FUTDonk, who does not reveal his source – allegedly a Spanish journalist or an EA member. However, FUTDonk has a fairly high reputation in the FIFA community and his leaks are considered “official.”
This image shows the stats of Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar in FIFA 20 according to the leak:
This is how strong Messi will be according to the leak
These are probably Messi’s new values: According to this leak, Messi will receive a rating of a strong 94. This means he is likely to have the best standard card in FUT 20.
In FIFA 19, he already had a rating of 94 on his standard card. We compare the remaining stats:
Speed: 87 (88 in FUT 19)
Shooting: 92 (91)
Passing: 92 (88)
Dribbling: 96 (96)
Defense: 39 (32)
Physical: 66 (61)
Compared to FIFA 19, almost all individual values of Messi have improved, with the exception of speed, which has decreased by one point. The extremely high dribbling value remains constant.
This is how strong Cristiano Ronaldo will be according to the leak
These are probably Ronaldo’s new values: The Portuguese drops by one point in the overall rating to 93 according to the leak. In FIFA 19, he had a 94 on his standard card, just like Messi.
A comparison of the remaining stats to FUT 19:
Speed: 89 (90 in FUT 19)
Shooting: 93 (93)
Passing: 82 (81)
Dribbling: 88 (90)
Defense: 35 (35)
Physical: 81 (79)
While Ronaldo loses points in speed and especially in dribbling, he gains in passing and physical attributes.
This is what’s exciting about the comparison Messi vs. Ronaldo: For years, Messi and Ronaldo have been considered the best footballers in the world – and this is also reflected in FIFA on the virtual pitch. There are annual discussions about which superstar deserves the best ratings. And this time, Messi seems to be ahead.
In FIFA 19, both had a rating of 94
In FIFA 18, Ronaldo had a rating of 94 and Messi one of 93
Also in FIFA 17, Ronaldo was ahead: he had 94 and Messi 93.
The last time Messi was ahead was in FIFA 16. Here he had 94 and Ronaldo 93.
Are these the real ratings? Even though these are supposed to be leaked “official” ratings and many fans consider the leaks credible, caution is advised. On one hand, the ratings could still change before the release – as these cards might be taken from an early FIFA 20 build.
On the other hand, official ratings from EA Sports will already be revealed today, on September 6. We expect this around 4 PM or 7 PM. Then we will probably see if some of the higher ratings are confirmed.
Update: Unfortunately, there was nothing from ratings today. EA only revealed the players:
In Fortnite 2 new Rift Beacons have appeared. This means that there will soon be two major changes to the map. Will the popular locations Greasy Grove and Moisty Mire return? We will see.
Where are the Rift Beacons now? The Rift Beacons have been moved from Dusty Depot to Paradise Palms and to the large ice field. It seems that these machines are built in Dusty Depot and then transported to other locations.
Here you can see where the Rift Beacons were and where they have now been taken
Will these two popular locations return? The places where the machines are located are known for their predecessors. Where Paradise Palms is now, there was previously Moisty Mire, and before the large ice field, there was Greasy Grove. The old locations were popular with players, and many would be happy to see these places again.
In Creative mode, building parts, such as the burger joint from Greasy Grove, have also been added. The possibility that these locations will return is therefore high.
When could this happen? Usually, when the machines appear, it doesn’t take long for the new/old locations to come into the game. Fortnite will likely make the change in the next update. When the next update will come is not yet known.
Would you be excited to see Greasy Grove and Moisty Mire again, or would you prefer to see a new location?
In FIFA 20 we present all icons in Ultimate Team in the list. You will see the icon cards with their ratings and individual values. The new FUT icons and all icons from Germany are included in the overview.Kaká was the last revealed icon.
These are icons in FIFA 20 FUT: With the icons, EA Sports brings former star soccer players back to the virtual pitch in FUT. In the past, they have shown outstanding performances and left a lasting impression in world football. They are no longer active as professionals – but in FUT 20 they are allowed to take the field again.
The best icons in Ultimate Team: The two outstanding icons are the eternal legends Pelé (with 98 rating) and Diego Maradona (97 rating). Additionally, there are several legends with 96, such as Ronaldo Nazário or the new icon Zinédine Zidane.
All icons in FUT 20
These are the German icons: FIFA 20 will not receive any new icons from Germany. However, Lehmann, Klose, Ballack, and Matthäus from FIFA 19 are being carried over to FUT 20. In total, there are 4 German icons.
How many new icons are there in FUT 20? EA Sports is adding 15 new icons this year. You will find them in the following list sorted by position with the card values provided. Kaká was published only after the big icon reveal.
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All striker icons in FIFA 20 Ultimate Team – Ratings
Why do the icons have 3 ratings and 3 cards? All icons have multiple variants in FUT. These cards are meant to reflect different phases in the careers of the former professionals. The best card is the “Prime Icon” card and represents the player at the peak of their career. We indicate this in the rating.
Pelé (Brazil) – ST / CAM with 98 rating:
Ronaldo Nazário (Brazil) – ST with 96 rating
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) – new icon – ST with 91 rating:
Kenny Dalglish (Scotland) – new icon – ST with 92 rating:
John Barnes (England) – new icon – LF with 89 rating:
Ian Wright (England) – new icon – ST with 89 rating:
Ian Rush (Wales) – new icon – ST with 91 rating:
Hugo Sanchez (Mexico) – new icon – ST with 92 rating:
Garrincha (Brazil) – new icon – RF with 94 rating:
Johann Cruyff (Netherlands) – MS with 94 rating:
Roberto Baggio (Italy) – MS / CAM with 93 rating:
Ronaldinho (Brazil) – ZOM / LF with 94 rating:
George Best (Northern Ireland) – RF with 93 rating:
Eusebio (Portugal) – MS with 93 rating:
Rivaldo (Brazil) – LF with 92 rating:
Thierry Henry (France) – ST with 93 rating:
Marco van Basten (Netherlands) – ST with 93 rating:
Dennis Bergkamp (Netherlands) – MS with 92 rating
Emilio Butragueño (Spain) – ST with 92 rating:
Alessandro del Piero (Italy) – MS with 92 rating:
Raúl (Spain) – MS with 92 rating:
Miroslav Klose (Germany) – ST with 91 rating:
Patrick Kluivert (Netherlands) – ST with 88 rating:
Gary Lineker (England) – ST with 92 rating:
Luis Figo (Portugal) – RF with 92 rating:
Michael Owen (England) – ST with 91 rating:
Alan Shearer (England) – ST with 91 rating:
Andrij Shevchenko (Ukraine) – ST with 91 rating:
Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria) – ST with 92 rating:
David Trezeguet (France) – ST with 91 rating:
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Netherlands) – ST with 92 rating:
Hernan Crespo (Argentina) – ST with 90 rating:
Luis Hernández (Mexico) – ST with 90 rating:
Filippo Inzaghi (Italy) – ST with 90 rating:
Henrik Larsson (Sweden) – ST with 90 rating:
Christian Vieri (Italy) – ST with 90 rating:
Gianfranco Zola (Italy) – MS with 90 rating:
All icons in midfield – values of CAM, CM, CDM, LM, RM
Diego Maradona (Argentina) – CAM with 97 rating:
Zinédine Zidane (France) – new icon – CAM with 96 rating:
Ruud Gullit (Netherlands) – CM / MS with 93 rating:
Lothar Matthäus (Germany) – CM with 93 rating:
Ryan Giggs (Wales) – LM with 92 rating:
Michael Ballack (Germany) – CM with 91 rating:
Kaká (Brazil) – CAM with 91 rating:
Pep Guardiola (Spain) – new icon – CDM with 90 rating:
Andrea Pirlo (Italy) – new icon – CM with 92 rating:
Michael Essien (Ghana) – new icon – CDM with 90 rating:
Sócrates (Brazil) – CAM with 91 rating:
Steven Gerrard (England) – CM with 91 rating:
Gheorghe Hagi (Romania) – CAM with 91 rating:
Michael Laudrup (Denmark) – CAM with 91 rating:
Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) – LM with 91 rating:
Paul Scholes (England) – CM with 91 rating:
Clarence Seedorf (Netherlands) – CAM with 91 rating:
Patrick Vieira (France) – CM with 91 rating:
Rui Costa (Portugal) – CAM with 90 rating:
Deco (Portugal) – CM with 90 rating:
Roy Keane (Ireland) – CM with 90 rating:
Frank Lampard (England) – CM with 90 rating:
Jari Litmanen (Finland) – CAM with 90 rating:
Claude Makélélé (France) – CDM with 90 rating:
Jay-Jay Okocha (Nigeria) – CAM with 90 rating:
Marc Overmars (Netherlands) – LM with 90 rating:
Emmanuel Petit (France) – CDM with 90 rating:
Robert Pires (France) – LM with 91 rating:
Frank Rijkaard (Netherlands) – CDM with 90 rating:
Juan Sebastian Veron (Argentina) – CM with 90 rating:
Gennaro Gattuso (Italy) – CDM with 89 rating:
Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) – ZOM with 88 rating:
All Defender Icons in FUT 20 with Ratings – The CB Cards
Paolo Maldini (Italy) – CB with 94 rating:
Franco Baresi (Italy) – CB with 93 rating:
Carlos Alberto (Brazil) – new icon – RB with 93 rating:
Ronald Koeman (Netherlands) – new icon – CB with 91 rating:
Gianluca Zambrotta (Italy) – new icon – RB with 89 rating:
Fabio Cannavaro (Italy) – CB with 92 rating:
Bobby Moore (England) – CB with 92 rating:
Alessandro Nesta (Italy) – CB with 92 rating:
Carles Puyol (Spain) – CB with 92 rating:
Javier Zanetti (Argentina) – RV with 92 rating:
Laurent Blanc (France) – IV with 91 rating:
Roberto Carlos (Brazil) – LV with 91 rating:
Marcel Desailly (France) – IV with 91 rating:
Fernando Hierro (Spain) – IV with 91 rating:
Rio Ferdinand (England) – IV with 90 rating:
Sol Campbell (England) – IV with 89 rating:
All Goalkeeper Icons in FUT 20 with Ratings
Lev Yashin (Russia) – GK with 94 Rating:
Peter Schmeichel (Denmark) – GK with 92 Rating:
Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands) – GK with 91 Rating:
These are Prime Icon Moments: In FIFA 19, in addition to these 3 cards per icon, the “Prime Icon Moments” cards were later introduced. These represent even better versions of the icons. They are meant to celebrate the heroic moments of the icons.
In FIFA 20, these will likely return, as a fourth card with a question mark can be seen in some of the new official screenshots regarding the icon ratings. These were the Prime Icon Moments in FIFA 19:
Prime Icon Moments – click to enlarge
Prime Icon Moments – click to enlarge
The Prime Icon Moments of the new FIFA 20 icons are not yet known.
How to get icons? Icons are only available in Ultimate Team mode. They are extremely rare and powerful – and therefore highly sought after. Since they can create a good chemistry link to all players, they fit into any team.
To obtain icons, you primarily need luck. They can be drawn from packs with very low probability. Additionally, it will be possible to earn icons through SBCs. Not all icon cards will be available at the launch of FIFA 20 – the Prime Icon Moments are expected only to come during the season.
The prices on the transfer market are usually extremely high – especially at the start of a season, icons are unaffordable for most players.
Are there no “Legends” in FUT 20? Legends that were Xbox-exclusive no longer exist. Since FIFA 18, only icons are available on all platforms.
With the offer boxes in Pokémon GO, you can save a lot of coins at best. We will show you which box is worth it the most for you.
These boxes are available in September: In total, there are after the offers from August three new offer boxes to choose from – the Special Box, the Hyper Box, and the Adventure Box.
Especially the last two are quite significant, at least if you are looking for Raid Passes and Incubators.
This is how much you can save with the offer boxes in September
The current offer boxes
This is how we calculated: We calculated the individual price of the items contained in the boxes based on the current shop offer and compared it with the boxes.
However, keep in mind that Lucky Eggs and Incense can also be found in bundles, which are cheaper than the individual price. If you are primarily interested in these items, it’s better to go for the bundles. Since these items do not necessarily stand out in the current boxes regarding the number of Raid Passes and Incubators, the individual price was chosen for comparison.
14x Premium Raid Pass (1400) 10x Super Incubator (2000) 4x Star Piece (Not in shop) 4x Incense (320)
1480/3720/Savings: 2240 coins
Adventure Box
15x Super Incubator (3000) 2x Egg Incubator (300) 4x Star Piece (Not in shop) 4x Incense (320)
1480/3620/Savings: 2140 coins
These boxes are worth the most for you
Special Box: With the Special Box, you don’t exactly save a fortune. You pay 280 coins less than the individual price – that equates to a savings of about 37 percent. There isn’t much content either. This box is mainly for casual players without many coins who just want to save a bit of money.
Hyper Box: The Hyper Box is definitely more worthwhile. Here you get a wealth of Raid Passes and Super Incubators at a good price: you pay 2240 coins, which is 60 percent less than if you were to buy everything individually.
The savings are even slightly higher since the Star Piece is currently not available for purchase individually in the shop and thus was not included in our coin calculation above. This box is suitable for balanced players who are looking at raids with the new bosses, as well as wanting to hatch many eggs.
Adventure Box: The Adventure Box is all about hatching eggs. You get a total of 15 Super Incubators and two regular Incubators, four Star Pieces, and four Incense on top. All this at a discounted price that allows you to save about 59 percent compared to the individual price. So if you want to hatch many eggs – for example, to finally own an Unown – you should go for this.
September is hectic. The event “Johto Journey” with Unown is ongoing until September 9. So there’s not much time left for hatching. You can find out what else is happening in September here:
It was only a matter of time before the annoying bots of the gold sellers in WoW Classic would run rampant. But today, in 2019, these shady vendors are more intrusive than they were 15 years ago. They use modern tricks.
This is how gold sellers annoy players: Bots from trading sites that sell gold for real money in WoW Classic now use a blatant technique. They randomly invite complete strangers into chat rooms.
When the invitation pops up, a request immediately appears on the player’s screen asking if they want to join the chat room, similar to a guild invitation. The twist is that these chat rooms directly bear the name of the website that wants to sell gold for real money.
When Classic was new 15 years ago, players would occasionally receive a whisper from an ominous character as a form of harassment. This could simply be ignored by right-clicking.
With the new method, that’s no longer possible, as players can’t interact with the names of the spammers. A quick ignore and report via right-click is no longer possible. Only under Interface => Contacts can you block “channel invitations.”
What should I do if I am invited? Trading gold for real money is against the guidelines. If you receive such a chat invitation, do not join it and especially do not visit the advertised site.
Aside from the risk that your account could be banned if you buy gold, you run the risk of hitting a site infected with viruses and malware that damages your computer.
This is why it works today: The technique that gold sellers use is new. It is related to the communities introduced in Battle for Azeroth. This feature allows for the creation of chat rooms so that players can communicate across Battle.net.
These chats from the community feature also work in WoW Classic. Random players can simply be invited by chance. This way, bots can also easily spam you in WoW Classic.
This is what Blizzard is doing about it: Already at the release of WoW Classic, Blizzard took measures to combat gold sellers. This included a quirky change that made corpses disappear faster so that bots cannot use them for messages.
In the retail version of WoW, Blizzard has fought against trading with the WoW Token, a legal way to purchase gold for real money.
A token does not yet exist for WoW Classic, but some players suspect that it will come in the future.
At NCSoft, the wheels are turning to launch the next million-dollar MMORPG hit in South Korea. Lineage 2M is supposed to be a blockbuster: The release will likely be in 2019. This time, the MMORPG will not only be released for mobile. Thanks to the new emulator, Purpur, PC players will also join in.
This is the next step: Two years after Lineage M, NCSoft has now introduced “Lineage 2M,” the successor to the mega hit. Lineage 2 originally launched as a PC MMORPG in 2003. Now, Lineage 2M is set to become the next mobile hit.
The site MMOCulture reports on the reveal at a media event:
The game features “full 3D graphics” with 4K resolution
There are said to be no loading screens
The servers are expected to support over 10,000 players
Lineage M is designed to adapt to any mobile device
And there is “Purple,” a PC emulator that lets you play mobile games on your PC – Lineage 2 is set to become a “cross-platform” game, where everyone plays together
Lineage 2M will offer over 100 class types, including “a dozen” world bosses. Guilds will fight against each other for these bosses
The game uses “Lineage 2” as a design basis but will feature new characters and areas exclusive to Lineage 2M
The founder of NCSoft says: “In the coming years, there will be no game that can compete with Lineage 2.”
The PC emulator.
Release still in 2019 in South Korea
When will Lineage 2M be released? The game does not have a specific release date in South Korea yet. However, NCSoft aims for the 4th quarter of 2019. There is still no information about a port to Europe – if that happens, it will surely take quite a while.
Some even hope that the game could also be released for consoles (such as PS4, perhaps Xbox One or Nintendo Switch) – NCSoft wanted to be more active in this area. But that seems to be wishful thinking.
This is the situation with MMORPGs in South Korea: For years, two gaming companies were dominant in South Korea:
It was NCSoft with MMORPGs like Lineage, Lineage 2, Blade & Soul, Aion – here in the West, they also distribute Guild Wars 2 and published the unsuccessful WildStar
and Nexon, which distributes titles like MapleStory, Atlantica Online, Vindictus, and many more
The South Koreans played PC MMORPGs in Internet cafes: Nexon and NCSoft were the market leaders. They were in conflict, a merger was planned, but that didn’t happen – but actually, it went like this more or less for a long time. The companies focused on PC games and made good money from them.
The new Icebrood Saga will be introduced in Guild Wars 2 with a prologue update. So far, we knew that the Charr would play a role, but now many new details are known.
What do we know about the prologue? The update in preparation for the new Living World 5 will be called “Bound by Blood” and will focus on the Charr.
To this end, players will be invited by the Emperor of the Blood Legion to the new area of Grothmar Valley. There, the Charr will celebrate their latest victory over the Elder Dragon Kralkatorrik, but at the same time, they will also be struggling with internal conflicts.
In the new area, players can expect a variety of different events and tasks. The highlight will be the burning of a Charr statue, similar to Burning Man.
The burning Charr effigy
When will the prologue be released? The new patch will be released on Tuesday, September 17, at approximately 6:00 PM our time.
Destroying vehicles and teaching Charr
What tasks await in the prologue? The new content of the update will be structured like a festival. It brings various activities with it:
The Demolition Derby, where you are to wreck dune rollers.
A trial in the slime pit, where you will represent one of the legions.
An event with the smith guardian Santia, where you will need to operate bellows and melt down iron scraps.
Feeding Charr mouths together with head chef Mellitus
A military training of Charr youths on helipad platforms.
Furthermore, the Charr Metal Band, which you can already see in the title image, will have its big appearance.
Grothmar Valley, where the festival will take place
Where do the information come from? The developers of Guild Wars 2 have allowed their creativity to flow in the announcement of the prologue and developed a magazine.
They summarize the most important events of the story so that returnees and newcomers, for whom now is an extremely good time, can acquire some knowledge.
What do you think of the idea of the magazine? And did you learn something new from it?
In Destiny 2, images for Season 8 have been revealed, showing Vex invasions. Is this the new activity “Vex Offensive”?
Where do the images come from? The Bungie developers have updated their official website for Destiny 2 Shadowkeep and uploaded a few new screenshots. These show fresh scenes from Shadowkeep and Season 8.
All signs indicate that this screenshot shows such an invasion on the Moon:
A huge Vex portal is opening above the surface of the Moon. Lightning strikes down, and some Vex can be spotted beneath the portal.
And here is a similar Vex portal – but significantly smaller – in the Black Garden. The new Shadowkeep raid is supposed to take place in the Black Garden:
This image shows Vex enemies fighting several Guardians. A few Orbs of Light are lying on the bottom right.
What kind of invasions are these? It is not known what specific activities we see in these images. The portals strongly suggest that Vex will emerge from them.
It is officially known that Season Pass holders will have access to a new seasonal activity called “Vex Offensive” in Season 8. This will provide specific loot for you. Whether the images above show this Vex Offensive or other Vex invasions potentially in the form of new public events will be revealed in the future.
New Vex Armor
This is new armor from Season 8: Bungie has released more images for Season 8:
This is new armor in Vex style. You will receive these armor pieces through the Season Pass and possibly also through the “Vex Offensive.” In this screenshot of the Season Pass system, you can see the Vex armor pieces of the Hunter:
This might be ornaments, as the Bungie website states that Season 8 will also bring exclusive ornaments.
Additionally, there’s another image of this pretty bow:
This is likely the exotic Heavy Bow that was seen in a ViDoc called “Leviathan’s Breath.”
And this hand cannon is supposed to be the new Exotic “Eriana’s Vow:”
While the bow is supposed to be exclusive to the Season Pass, you can access the hand cannon at rank 35 in the Season Rank system. Season Pass holders get the hand cannon at rank 1.
And this hand cannon is supposed to be the new Exotic “Eriana’s Vow:”
While the bow is supposed to be exclusive to the Season Pass, you can access the hand cannon at rank 35 in the Season Rank system. Season Pass holders get the hand cannon at rank 1.
The four-day beta phase of Ghost Recon Breakpoint starts today, September 5th. Our Leya will check it out together with Julius from our streaming channel MAX. Join us!
What is it about? The gates of the beta of Ghost Recon Breakpoint have been open since 12:00 PM. The beta runs from today (Thursday) until next Monday and ends at 12:00 PM.
We would like to take a look at the beta together with you in a cozy round and play it live.
What happens in the stream? From 5 PM to 7 PM, my colleague Julius from MAX and I, Leya, will play the beta. We will answer your questions and generally check how the new Ghost Recon feels and how it differs from its predecessor Wildlands.
What can you expect from the stream? It will be a fairly casual play session and fun is the focus.
We just want to look at the beta together with you and talk about everything that stands out and moves us. So expect no big expert talks.
Leya generally plays everything she can get her hands on. She has no experience with the Ghost Recon series but is generally into shooters. She spontaneously decided to check out the beta in the stream with Julius because she is always open to something new.
Ghost Recon Breakpoint in the stream – the quick check
What? Ghost Recon Breakpoint in the beta
When? 5 PM to 7 PM
Where? On Twitch
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In the new Boogie Down challenges in Week 6 of Season 10 in Fortnite , you need to visit a large piano and play notes on it.
What are these tasks? The Boogie Down tasks are divided into regular and prestige challenges. While in the easier tasks you only need to visit the oversized piano in Fortnite, the second part requires you to play specific notes on it.
We will show you here in the overview how to solve these two tasks.
How to solve the task? For this regular task, you simply need to visit the piano. So travel to Lonely Lodge and walk to those large keys that are embedded in the ground. This challenge is already solved.
Play the notes on the piano
Where do you do that? When you are at the piano, you will find a music stand there. The notes C, E, G, E, and C are written on it.
How to solve the task? You now need to play the notes C, E, G, E, and C one after another on the keyboard of the piano. To do this, walk to the corresponding key.
Make sure not to accidentally hit other keys in between. Start all the way on the left with the C key, then go right to E, right to G, and then back left to E and C. Between the individual notes, it’s best to step off the piano keyboard to the grass.
You can find all tasks of Boogie Down here in our overview:
