For many players, Brandon Tan is considered the best player in the world in Pokémon GO. He is now close to a major goal: one billion experience points.
Who is he? The player Brandon Tan is well-known in the Pokémon GO community. He invests a lot of time into Niantic’s mobile game and thus reaches impressive milestones. In December 2018, he broke the 100 million Stardust milestone, which he earned in 2 years.
How much does Brandon Tan play? The exact hours he spends on Pokémon GO each day are unknown. However, it must be a lot, as in 2018 he told Nick from TrainerTips on YouTube that he completes 50 raids a day. Whether he does this every day or if this number varies is unclear.
What makes him the best player? Based on the experience points he has earned in Pokémon GO, Brandon Tan ranks among the top players. In addition to over 100 million Stardust, he has already accumulated over 999 million experience points.
This is over 49 times the amount of experience points needed from level 1 to level 40. Many trainers in Pokémon GO still have not reached level 40, even three years after the release.
1 billion experience points – the great milestone
When will he reach one billion XP? On Twitter, Brandon Tan keeps his followers updated on his journey in Pokémon GO. On August 29, he wrote that he was less than one million experience points away from the billion mark.
He added that it would take him 2 days to achieve this. Now, players are eagerly waiting for him to release a new update.
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For the player and the Pokémon GO community, this is a huge event. So far, no other player is known to have collected as many experience points. Another successful collector of experience points is KingCuso (Twitter) – he currently has about 720 million XP.
Trainers transferred a certain sum of money to the player and received legendary Pokémon in return, some with guaranteed good IV values. This violated Pokémon GO’s guidelines, which may have led to his ban.
The fact that he had violated Pokémon GO’s rules is a recurring topic whenever this trainer is discussed.
In Destiny 2, it is now known what the Sunshot buff looks like. Bungie kept the Guardians in suspense for a long time.
What is the Sunshot buff about? A few days ago, community manager dmg04 revealed that Bungie is working hard on sandbox changes for Shadowkeep and that the Exotic “Sunshot” will receive a buff. Shortly after, his colleague Cozmo tweeted that the weapon will have more shots in the magazine.
The “Sunshot” is a hand cannon that was one of the first Exotics for many Guardians in Destiny 2. Besides a cool design, the weapon features the Sunburn perk, which triggers explosive rounds and marks hit enemies.
It’s actually a great weapon that many Guardians would love to play with. But there are currently much better alternatives, which is why players have been demanding a buff for Sunshot for quite some time.
Now it’s finally happening, a buff is coming. Playfully mocking, the players express exaggerated joy with slogans like “Praise the Sun” and other exclamations – to show Bungie: It was about time, the buff is long overdue.
What mystery did Bungie create around the buff?
How strong will the buff be? The developers didn’t reveal that for now. But dmg04 posted a picture of the Sunshot on August 31 with the question of how many shots it will hold in its magazine:
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One day later, on September 1, he responded to this tweet with: “The answer is” – and kept the community guessing how many bullets fit into the magazine.
Hours later, dmg04 gave a hint: “It starts with a T”. Players speculated, it would be 10 (Ten), 12 (Twelve) or 13 (Thirteen), while others even hoped for “three hundred”.
About an hour later, dmg04 wrote: “There are several “E”’s in it”. This ruled out 10 (Ten). Some Guardians became impatient and wrote: “Dylan (that’s the name of dmg04), just tell us already!”
The solution to this silly riddle was found a little later in the background of a picture that dmg04 shared on Twitter. He shows himself together with Cozmo and wrote about having fun at PAX West. In the background, the stats of the Sunshot can be seen – it has 12 shots in the magazine starting from the Shadowkeep expansion.
dmg04 apparently had a lot of fun creating a mystery around the shot count.
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12 shots represent an increase of a hefty four bullets. Previously, it had 8 shots.
What does the community say: “You have no idea how happy I am about this,” replies one on Twitter in the comments. This news has also already garnered over 2,500 upvotes on reddit. People are glad that the Sunshot will be significantly improved, as it is still one of the coolest weapons in Destiny 2. “Ohh, that’s good, very good,” comments a user.
Moreover, they celebrate dmg04: “What a way to reveal this,” writes a user laughing.
In Apex Legends, the new Voidwalker event is starting, offering new items. We will show you what you can get and how to obtain it.
What new items are there? A total of eight new rewards are coming with the new Voidwalker event. Six of them are new items that you can earn:
Voidwalker Badge: Play the new “Armed and Dangerous” mode
Armed and Dangerous Badge: Win the new mode 5 times
Wraith Login Screen: Win any mode
Wraith Music Pack: Win 3 times with different characters in any mode
G7 Skin “Paint the Planet”: Complete 7 daily tasks during the event
G7 Skin “Outside the Lines”: Complete 14 additional daily tasks
Additionally, there are 30 crafting materials for 30 headshots and another 30 materials for 60 additional headshots.
These items are also available: If you are not satisfied with the earnable items, you can also purchase a total of eight new items through microtransactions. These include:
Skins for Wraith, Bangalore, Lifeline, and Gibraltar
Skins for the Prowler and the RE-45
A banner frame for Wraith
The Wraith skin costs 1800 credits (about 18€), the frame costs 1000 credits (about 10€), and the other skins cost 500 credits (about 5€).
The Voidwalker Event and the “Armed and Dangerous Mode”
What kind of event is this and how long does it last? The Voidwalker event starts tomorrow, on September 3rd, and runs for two weeks until September 17th. During this time, you can earn or buy the new items. It is a follow-up to the Iron Crown event and the solo mode.
During the two weeks, the “Wraith Town Takeover” will also take place. Some bandit groups have settled in areas of King’s Canyon and occupy research stations of the Wraith Project.
In the game itself, you will find an experimental portal during this time that is supposed to bring players immediately to the ground or away from there. Furthermore, clues to the story are likely to be scattered everywhere, probably related to Wraith and her origin.
This is how the new mode works: In the limited-time mode “Armed and Dangerous”, loot on the map is drastically altered. You will only find sniper rifles and shotguns.
However, the distribution of loot is generally very limited. The weapons you can find are also rarer.
There’s more in the event: There will also be a Double XP action during this time. From Friday, September 6th, to Monday, September 9th, at 7 PM CEST, you will receive double experience for your account and the Battle Pass if you finish or win a game in the top 5.
A transition to Season 3?
What comes next: The way the Voidwalker event is currently integrated into the game roughly aligns with the first event, the Legendary Hunt of Season 1. This event initiated Season 2 back then.
Season 2 started a few days after the end of the event. Since we expect Season 3 to start in early October, it seems plausible that Voidwalker also serves as a transition. The villain from Season 2 will apparently become the new legend in Season 3:
The distribution of items in Teamfight Tactics is the biggest point of criticism from many players. Riot Games aims to address this with Patch 9.18 by introducing more randomness into the game.
What will change about the item distribution? In addition to the 11 new items that are set to be introduced with the update, developers also plan to revise the loot boxes from NPC creatures.
This means that NPCs will drop boxes of varying rarity. These boxes will contain items, gold, champions, and the item Neeko’s Help.
Why is this change being made? Lead Designer Mortdog explained in the forum that this change aims to make TFT more exciting, but also fairer.
The reason for this is a newly adjusted loot table which will provide developers with greater control.
More control leads to more fairness
What changes will be made to the boxes in general? There will be three types of boxes in the future:
Common boxes contain: gold, champions, or Neeko’s Help
Uncommon boxes contain: item components, gold, champions, or Neeko’s Help
Rare boxes contain: spatula, complete items, gold, champions, or Neeko’s Help
The rarer a box is, the better its contents will be. Players should be able to tell when a box drops whether they can look forward to opening it or not.
What changes will be made to the loot tables for the boxes? In the current version of Teamfight Tactics, it can happen that after the first 3 PvE rounds you have 9 gold and not a single item.
The new system is supposed to provide more control because developers will adjust the tables and also because more items will be in the boxes. Overall, this should reduce blowouts, where a player can have 6 items after 3 PvE rounds.
Moreover, Mortdog mentions that an early 2-star Kennen could have even more impact on the game in the mid-game than a new item.
When will the changes be implemented? The changes to NPC boxes are planned for Patch 9.18. Accordingly, you can already test the adjustments on the PBE.
In the past, SSDs were very expensive. However, they are now available at very low prices. If you have always wondered what the difference between an SSD and an HDD is and whether it is worth buying an SSD right now, we explain it in this article.
They were once a rarity, but today they are almost everywhere: Solid-State Drives or SSDs. But when and for whom does it actually make sense to buy an SSD, and when is a conventional hard drive (HDD) still worth it? In the following, we explain to you…
Why are SSDs actually so cheap?
What is the difference between a conventional hard drive and an SSD?
What are the advantages of an SSD?
What are the disadvantages of an SSD?
When does an SHDD provide a sensible alternative?
What is an M.2-SATA and for whom is it usable?
SDD vs. SHDD vs. HDD
For whom is the purchase of an SSD worthwhile?
Which SSD or SHDD is recommended?
Why are SSD prices dropping so much?
The major manufacturers like Samsung or Micron produce much more flash memory than the market can buy. Therefore, since the end of 2018, the prices for SSDs and flash memory have been falling. Some manufacturers are trying to reduce production.
Prices are expected to continue to drop further by the end of the year: In 2018, you paid around 250 euros for a 1-terabyte SSD, while in 2019, you will pay less than half for the same capacity.
The SSD is a large format USB stick
A Solid State Drive or SSD is a data storage device that roughly functions like a USB stick. Both rely on flash memory chips. The computer stores data on these.
Magnetic disk vs. flash memory chip: This is the biggest difference between an SSD and a conventional hard drive. Imagine a turntable: Just like with a turntable, there is a rotating disk and a read head in an HDD. A hard drive consists of a magnetic disk, and the head can also write data.
Slower and faster storage: The enormous advantage of SSDs is speed. If you use an SSD, your computer starts significantly faster than with an HDD. In addition, games like Destiny 2 can benefit from a fast SSD.
For example, in Far Cry 4, the enormous speed advantage of an SSD compared to a conventional hard drive is evident. However, note that more expensive SSDs are naturally faster than inexpensive entry-level models.
The boot process of a Playstation, on the other hand, is not influenced by this since the system is on the internal memory and not on the additional hard drive.
Durability: A difference that is often overlooked is the durability of hard drives. Here, HDDs generally have the advantage. But what is the reason for this? Conventional hard drives can theoretically write their data to the magnetic disk an unlimited number of times. In contrast, with SSDs, the flash memory wears out over time as individual blocks fail. Therefore, very cheap SSDs often have a significantly shorter lifespan than more expensive storage.
TBW for an SSD? TBW stands for Terabytes Written and indicates the guaranteed total write capacity of the hard drive. With particularly cheap SSDs, the TBW values are usually significantly lower than with expensive drives.
What special features should be considered with an SSD?
What do I need to consider when using an SSD? Recovery from a broken SSD is significantly more complicated and difficult than with an HDD. A backup is generally advisable, especially with an SSD – particularly if valuable data is stored on it.
No defragmentation with SSDs: Avoid unnecessary write and delete operations and do not use defragmentation programs. Defragmentation originates from the era of classic hard drives, as data is written differently here. With flash memory chips, defragmentation is irrelevant and may even harm your SSD!
Advantages of an SSD
Cheap price for performance boost compared to a new purchase
More robust and shock-resistant compared to conventional hard drives, especially suitable for mobile devices
Less noise
High operating speeds
Lower power consumption than HDDs
Disadvantages of an SSD
Data recovery is significantly more difficult than with a conventional hard drive
Shorter lifespan compared to HDDs due to flash memory
In price comparison, SSDs are still significantly more expensive than HDDs
Partially much cheaper flash memory of lower quality is available on the market
Are M.2-SATA-SSDs a special alternative?
This is what an M.2-SATA-SSD looks like using WD Green as an example. On the right, you can see the typical M2-SATA socket.
What is an M.2-SATA? M.2-SATA drives are smaller than conventional SSDs and use a special socket. The M.2 interface is compatible with both PCIe and SATA just like SATAe. An M.2-SATA does not require a cable and only needs the designated socket.
Who can use them and how?
Modern motherboards for desktop PCs now almost all offer an M.2-SATA socket. Even very cheap motherboards can feature this. However, you need to be careful with laptops. Check either in your manual, where all available sockets are listed, or look closely before purchasing: M.2-SATA sockets cannot be retrofitted.
Desktop PC owners: Older motherboards can be upgraded with PCIe adapters for around 10 euros to use an M.2-SATA-SSD.
Notebook owners: Check carefully if your device has the corresponding M.2 slot. Not all manufacturers include the appropriate interface, especially for budget consumer models. It’s best to consult the user manual.
Form and technology of an M.2-SATA
Different sizes for desktop and mobile: M.2-SSDs come in different sizes. The most common size is 22×80 millimeters. But be careful: Notebooks use smaller formats, with 22×42 millimeters being common.
SATA and NVMe: Especially the small M.2-SATA-SSDs use SATA. The normal sizes (22×80) generally use the significantly faster NVMe protocol. However, keep in mind that your motherboard must also have the appropriate interface. However, it is always worth spending a few euros more for the faster NVMe protocol if your PC supports it.
Who benefits from installing an SSD?
If you regularly transfer large amounts of data, then an HDD is generally the better choice. However, if you do not want to miss the high speed of the SSD, then either buy a high total write-capacity SSD or purchase an SHDD.
SHDDs as a secret tip for large amounts of data
An example SHDD from Seagate.
HDDs with flash memory: SHDDs are HDDs with a smaller portion of flash memory, on which frequently used programs are stored. An intelligent algorithm ensures that frequently used data ends up in flash memory. Another advantage: The flash memory relieves the magnetic disk, which positively affects its performance and noise level.
SHDD attempts to combine the advantages of HDD and SSD: With an SHDD, many programs start quickly, and you can store a lot of data without having to compromise on longevity. SHDDs are usually only slightly more expensive than conventional HDDs, which quickly makes them an attractive alternative.
The operating system starts faster
Programs are loaded faster
Flash memory relieves magnetic storage, saving power, producing less noise, and keeping the hard drive cooler.
Playstation also benefits from flash memory
SDD vs SHDD vs HDD
How fast does my system boot with SSD, HDD or SHDD? Source: Gameswelt
What do the tests say about the storage? With an HDD, your system takes the longest to start. The SSHD or SHDD takes several boot cycles before it writes important files into its flash memory. Therefore, boot times are significantly reduced after several boot cycles. The SSD performs the best here. Here, pure flash memory is present, without the mechanical “disadvantages” of an HDD.
240, 480 or rather 1 terabyte for an SSD?
How big should an SSD be? For SSDs, the rule of thumb is: The larger the capacity, the greater the increase in price. For mobile devices that only have one hard drive slot, large capacities are worthwhile.
If you own a desktop computer, 480 gigabytes of capacity is completely sufficient for the operating system, programs, and several games. HDDs still offer a better price-performance ratio in terms of capacity and durability – especially if your computer is stationed at home and never leaves the house.
Best option for the desktop: SSD as a complement
For gamers: The best option for a desktop PC is still an HDD with an additional SSD. The SSD usually contains the operating system and the most important programs. All other data are stored on the HDD. Games also do not necessarily benefit from being placed on an SSD. For movies, images, or MP3 collections, the speed of an HDD is usually sufficient.
For image and video editing: During image and video editing, a lot of data is copied. Especially with large images or very many editing steps, an SSD is put under more stress. Here, it might be worth investing in faster RAM rather than an SSD.
For mobile users: If you are often on the go with a laptop, then definitely buy an SSD! If your device only supports a hard drive or you do not want to give up a DVD drive, then buy a large storage. Currently, a one-terabyte SSD is also within a reasonable budget. Especially since laptops are subjected to movements and fluctuations while in use, an SSD is particularly recommended here.
When is it useful to install an SSD in a Playstation?
SSDs in a PS4
When does a Playstation benefit from an SSD? The Playstation benefits from an SSD when the game has to write a lot of data to the drive. Check the minimum requirements on your game packaging: If a game only requires space in the megabyte range, then the game is loaded from the Blu-ray and not from the SSD.
Many download games with the PS4? If you mainly rely on download games here, then you will benefit from the fast write and read performance. A slow hard drive limits download speed since the hard drive can only process/write a certain amount at a time.
In summary: For whom does an SSD make sense?
For gamers, an additional SSD for the operating system is worthwhile
For mobile users, an SSD with a large capacity is sensible
If you mainly play download titles on the Playstation, an SSD is also recommended
What should I consider when buying an SSD?
Cheap and affordable vs. expensive and durable: Very cheap SSDs usually offer significantly worse flash memory than the expensive products. Cheap SSDs often use TLC-NAND (Triple-Level-Cell): This allows the drives to provide high capacities at a low price, but durability and speed suffer.
TLC memory cells have the lowest durability: In TLC memory cells, a single bit is written three times. Hence “Triple-Level-Cell”. The problem: The higher the bit density, the greater the risk of individual flash cells failing, eventually resulting in a total failure.
3D NAND: 3D NAND flash does not affect the quality of flash memory and simply means that the ratio between capacity and physical space is improved.
Prefer MLC and SLC memory: Here, a single bit is written only once or twice. Therefore, the memory is more expensive at large capacities than with TLC but also lasts significantly longer, as individual memory cells are not under such heavy load.
When buying, it’s best to look at which memory a manufacturer uses.
Which SSDs are currently recommended?
Performance winner – The Evo series from Samsung: Samsung’s standard SSD is slightly more expensive compared to competitors but offers by far the best flash memory and thus the best durability. If you want to check this or a larger SSD from Samsung, you can easily do so on Amazon at this link:
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Good all-rounder – The MX and BX series from Crucial: The MX and BX series hardly differ from each other. The BX series offers a few additional features for a few euros more. Otherwise, both drives provide a decent option in the affordable entry segment.
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Affordable entry – The SanDisk-Plus series from SanDisk: Compared to the competition, SanDisk offers the slowest flash memory and thus the lowest speeds for an SSD, which is still significantly above an HDD. However, hardly any SSD offers so much storage for so little money. If you just want a significant performance boost for little money, you can opt for the SanDisk-Plus series.
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Hybrid drive as a combo solution: The hybrid drive from Seagate is an affordable alternative to the SSD and can also be easily installed in a Playstation. The Seagate drive offers 8 GB of flash memory. With the Compute and Gaming series, Seagate provides an affordable solution and another option for those who want to get more out of an SHDD.
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Recommended M.2-SATA-SSDs
M.2-SATA-SSD for Desktop: The M2-Sata from WDGreen is a standard size of 22×80. It fits into any desktop PC. The M.2-SATA from WDGreen offers a very good price-performance ratio, but it is somewhat slower in writing than the competition. If you want something a bit better and have a larger budget, you can also opt for the EVO series from Samsung.
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M.2-SATA-SSD for Laptops: If you have a laptop with an M.2-SATA socket, then you should check out the M.2-SATA-SSD from Transcend. This is a fast and very affordable M.2-SATA-SSD for laptops with the size of 22×42.
The smaller laptop sizes are somewhat more expensive than the normal M.2-SATA-SSDs. The Transcend model stands out mainly for its high write and read speeds.
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If you need not only a new hard drive for your computer but also a new processor, then check out our report on the new Ryzen processors from AMD:
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The streamer Summit1g was in a 20-minute chase with the police in GTA Roleplay (GTA 5). With a clever maneuver, he shook off the cops. The viewers are celebrating it.
Who is the streamer? The streamer Jaryd “Summit1g” Laza is a well-known face on TwitchTV. For a long time, he played Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and built a large community over the past years while playing various games such as Sea of Thieves and GTA 5. He has been faithful to the roleplay of GTA 5 for some time now, showcasing entertaining scenes repeatedly.
Why was he chased by the police? In his stream on August 30th, Summit decided with a few friends to rob a small store in GTA 5. In their roleplay roles, they executed this heist. Summit kept looking out the window to check for the police.
Suddenly, a patrol car appeared and raced into the parking lot in front of the store. Summit ran to his getaway car, waited for his friends, and then sped away.
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This is how Summit shook off the police: For over 20 minutes, this chase between Summit’s gang and the cops went on. He tried to shake off the police officers, but he didn’t succeed. At one point, he thought about using a braking maneuver to lose the police car that was closing in on him.
He hit the brakes, the first police car drove past him, was rammed by Summit, and then rolled over. The second patrol car could not avoid the accident and rammed police vehicle 1, which was sliding on its roof at the time.
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Player Jokerd has managed to be the first player to reach level 60 in WoW Classic. He celebrated his success exuberantly on his stream – and dozens of players with him.
This is how the milestone was celebrated: After Jokerd reached level 60 in WoW Classic on Friday evening, August 30 as the first player, many players on his server celebrated this event with him.
He even started a small parade in Stormwind, first on his mechanical mount, then on foot, so that everyone could join. With a cheerful “Run, run together!” they traveled loudly shouting and casting spells to Goldshire.
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There was already another surprise waiting: Dozens of other players lined the street in honor of the level 60 gnome. They lined the road to the small village and elicited a slightly incredulous: “What the fuck?!” from the streamer.
All this was accompanied by “Celebration” by Kool and the Gang and other hits from the 80s, culminating in Jokerd wanting to delete his character. However, he was not allowed to do that, as the community repeatedly sent him letters preventing the deletion.
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Did everything go fair? Despite all the celebration, there were comments from other players on some Twitch channels and also in the game, that Jokerd reached level 60 with partly illegal means or otherwise cheated. It was claimed that he
shared his account with his brother
used an addon that Blizzard had banned shortly before
constantly switched layers in WoW Classic through group invitations
However, so far, these are just rumors. What is certain is that Jokerd chose a strong class for leveling as a mage. If you want to reach level 60 quickly yourself, you can find 10 tips for leveling quickly in WoW Classic here.
Level 60 – And now? So far, there is nothing new from Jokerd. He has not participated in the “World First Race” for defeating the “new old bosses”. However, that already ended shortly after his success.
The guild Apes defeated Ragnaros on the night of August 31 to September 1.
All of this happened on the First Try. Some players of the raid apparently had not even reached level 60, as that is not a requirement to enter the Molten Core in WoW Classic.
In FIFA 20, you can pass and shoot in completely crazy ways. We present some “Fancy Passes” – including backheel passes.
What are these passes in FIFA 20? In FIFA 20, you have significantly more tricks and animations available than in FIFA 19 to show off stylish dribbles, passes, or shots on the pitch.
This is mainly due to the major innovation in FIFA 20: The Volta Mode, which brings street football back. On the street, skill moves and pretty flair shots and passes are essential, which is why EA adds some new tricks.
However, you can perform the new animations not only in Volta mode but also on the big field in 11v11. The EA game-changer Kazooie94 now presents some “Fancy Passes” in the video, which we show you below:
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Fancy Passes can be performed by almost all players in FIFA 20
Who can perform these cool passes? For the Fancy Passes, the only requirement specified is one star in skill moves. This means that any player can perform them – even the goalkeeper. However, some pass animations require the “Flair Trait,” which only a handful of players possess.
How to perform the “New Back Heel” pass: Hold L2 (LT), press X (A) and push the left stick back. Then the player pulls the ball back with one foot and passes it with the heel:
How to perform the Knee Pass: Hold L2 (LT), press X or Square (A or X) and push the left stick forward. The player then passes the ball directly with the knee:
How to perform the “Fancy Lob 90 Outside Foot” pass: Hold L2 (LT), press Square (X) and push the left stick left or right. The player lifts the ball with one foot and kicks it with the other foot:
How to perform the Back Pass: Hold L2 (LT), press X or Square (A or X) and push the left stick back. The player then receives the ball with his back and passes it on:
How to perform the “Fancy Volley Medium” pass: Hold L2 (LT), press X or Square (A or X) and push the left stick back. For this pass, the player continues the ball like this:
How to perform the “Fancy Volley High” pass: Hold L2 (LT), press X or Square (A or X) and push the left stick back. For this pass, the player performs the same acrobatic movement as the previous pass, but in the air:
How to perform the “Outside Foot Pass”: Hold L2 (LT), press X or Square (A or X) and push the left stick forward. The player passes the ball with the outside of the foot:
How to perform the “Rainbow Pass Forward”: Hold L2 (LT), press X (A) and push the left stick forward. The player traps the ball between both feet and passes it on similarly to the rainbow trick:
How to perform the “Back Heel Pass High”: Hold L2 (LT), press Square (X) and push the left stick down. The player passes the ball high backwards with the heel:
How to perform the “Rainbow Pass Backwards”: Hold L2 (LT), press Square (X) and push the left stick down. The player then passes the ball with the heel backwards, initially lifting it in rainbow style:
How to perform the “Fancy Lob 90”: Hold L2 (LT), press Square (X) and push the left stick left or right. The player pulls the ball back and lifts it with the heel:
How to perform the “Ball Hop Pass”: Hold L2 (LT), press X (A) and push the left stick forward. The player hops the ball between his feet upwards and passes it high in rainbow style:
All these crazy passes in moving pictures can be seen in the video above. Keep in mind that the animations are triggered depending on the context. You must always hold L2 (LT) and pass the ball with X or Square (A or X). You cannot directly influence which animation will be triggered.
Other key combinations that you should know in FIFA 20 can be found here:
Such passes are probably not useful or sensible in all situations. But you can surely surprise the opponent or at least give your play style a personal touch.
What do you think of these stylish passes? When the demo for FIFA 20 is released, you can try them out directly. All information about it here:
Blizzard has fixed a bug in WoW Classic that gave many higher-level players an advantage while leveling. This makes the game feel “more like it used to.”
What was fixed? It’s about an incorrect calculation of experience points in raids, meaning groups of players of six or more. Those in a raid were previously receiving more experience than intended.
Actually, raid groups were supposed to have their received experience drastically reduced. Due to a bug, however, group members received significantly more XP and could defeat enemies much faster – after all, they were more.
Many players defeat enemies faster.
This allowed players to level unexpectedly quickly. However, that is no longer possible.
No “punishment” from Blizzard: The developers emphasize in the forum that this is not a punishment for players playing the game “incorrectly.” In 2005, in World of Warcraft, players actually received less experience in larger groups:
We want to note that this fix does not represent a change or balance adjustment.
In original WoW, there was an XP penalty in groups of 6 or more players. A temporary bug has eliminated this penalty and it is now fixed.
Community Manager Kaivax in the forum
Blizzard is therefore only fixing a bug that was exploited. WoW Classic is thus becoming “more like it used to be.” Some changes from the original version, such as trading loot, have been controversially discussed in advance.
This is how the exploit was used: In WoW Classic, instances do not have a limit of five players, allowing raids to visit low-level instances like the Scarlet Monastery.
Players exploited the bug to level quickly. They repeatedly visited these instances to benefit from the large group and high experience points. This was particularly useful for larger guilds and groups.
The PC version of Warframe has recently received a new update called “Saint of Altra”. The patch not only introduced the lightning-fast frame Gauss but also “Shawzin Hero”. The Shawzin string instruments, which previously served as decoration for one’s spaceship, can now be played.
Update brings playable guitar: The developers at Digital Extremes have released a new update for the PC version of Warframe. In addition to some new content, there is also a new feature for music enthusiasts.
You can now play the Shawzin. The string instrument was previously only used as a nice decoration for your Orbiter, but can now be played.
The Tenno have already shown in countless videos which hits can be played with this new feature. Classics like “Through the Fire and Flames” or “House of the Rising Sun” must not be missing, as well as “Despacito”, which you can listen to here on Reddit.
How does it work? The “mini-game” is started via a new emote, which is now available in the in-game shop as a bonus for the Shawzin decoration. Players who already own the decoration will receive this emote automatically.
Players can play different notes, change octaves, and even turn on a metronome. They can also record their own songs and share them with other Tenno. These will then play the tracks in Guitar Hero style.
However, playing songs exactly is not possible. Players noticed that there are two chords on the Shawzin that do not appear in any octaves: A#4 and G#4.
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What else did the update bring? In addition to the playable Shawzin the last update for Warframe mainly brought the new frame Gauss. He is so fast that players are concerned about how Gauss controls in the game and what impact he has in the open world.
In addition, there were also a number of new weapons and new disruption missions. Furthermore, players can now share their loadouts with others.
When the “Saint of Altra” update will be released for consoles is currently unknown.
Destiny 2 Shadowkeep is coming soon. Some fans are increasingly skeptical about the major autumn expansion. The biggest criticism for many is the so-called content recycling. However, in the eyes of our author Sven, this is not necessarily a bad thing, and there is still enough new content to look forward to.
What is Shadowkeep? Shadowkeep, or Fortress of Shadows, is the new major autumn expansion for Destiny 2, set to be released on October 1, 2019. The add-on is expected to usher in a new era for Destiny 2. It comes hand in hand with an update that overhauls some mechanics, such as the armor system, and introduces fresh elements like Finishing Moves as well as new content into the game.
What is the source of skepticism? Less than a month remains until the release. More and more details about Shadowkeep are becoming known – whether through official channels or through gameplay leaks from the PAX West fair, where Destiny 2 along with some new content could be played.
What makes many guardians increasingly skeptical: Many new contents coming with Shadowkeep and the update are not really new. Much of it is already known to the guardians from Destiny 1 or Destiny 2. A lot is being recycled, and this annoys the fans.
The real innovations and changes are said to be rather limited – this is currently the general sentiment of many guardians who express their frustration and anger about this situation on Reddit and other platforms. A popular thread on Reddit about this topic received over 6,600 upvotes in just about 15 hours.
What is being reused? The Reddit post vigorously debates content recycling, and guardians list numerous examples where Bungie is using old content. Here are some of them:
For example, 2 new PvP maps – both come from Destiny 1
Why I don’t think it’s bad: When looking at the examples, the fans are not wrong. That Shadowkeep indeed utilizes many existing or known resources cannot be denied. But is this really that bad? At least not for me.
Yes, the PvP maps are already known. But both Widow’s Court and the Duskfall were among the most popular maps in Destiny 1 for many players and should therefore be well-received in Destiny 2.
Yes, the planetary vendors keep their old gear, but it will be updated to new standards. And that’s exactly what many fans wanted.
How many times has the community asked Bungie to make all the Year 1 armors useful again? Because Destiny 2 has a lot of cool armor sets, most of which have become obsolete since they were not updated to the then-new system post Forsaken.
The Moon is also already familiar to many. But this location was very popular in Destiny 1 and remains one of my personal highlights to this day. Moreover, this location has been expanded and enhanced with new areas and activities. So as a veteran who has known the Moon since the beta, I am excited and can hardly wait to rediscover this location.
I am also grateful for any additional planets in Destiny 2. Even if Bungie were to bring back all planets in addition to the existing ones, I would not be unhappy. And I believe I am not alone in this.
I also don’t find the reskins of the raid armor as well as the reuse of some iconic bosses from Destiny 1 bad – on the contrary. I personally liked the Omega Mechanos sets, and what I have seen of the reskins so far seems coherent. The sets have been visually enhanced and are definitely a valuable addition to the loot pool in my view.
What’s new: But even if others see the recycling differently than I do – Shadowkeep and the accompanying update still provide plenty of new content to look forward to as a player.
The new armor system Armor 2.0, which takes the game further in the direction of RPG.
Nightmare Hunt, a new activity on the Moon
New story surrounding the Moon and Eris Morn
2 new strikes
Completely new areas on the Moon
New raid
The seasonal artifacts, which should provide additional gameplay depth with their mods
Elimination mode in PvP
New weapons, armors, and more
That’s why I’m looking forward to Shadowkeep: In short: Yes, recycling is debatable. Not everyone is a fan, and I can understand the displeasure of many guardians. For me, it always depends on how it is implemented and how old and new content relate to each other. And with Shadowkeep, I am quite optimistic about that so far.
And ultimately, I learned one thing in my guardian career: no matter how good or bad the content may seem beforehand – I will only pass my final judgment after I have played it thoroughly and made my own picture of it.
If all those “old” resources are coherently integrated and implemented with high quality, as well as being fun in combination with the new and additional content, I see no real reason to condemn Bungie for its first major work after separating from Activision.
What do you think? Are you tired of recycling? Or can you live with it if it’s well done? Are you looking forward to Shadowkeep?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In the MMORPG Crowfall, a Pre-Alpha event is taking place again. In this event, you go hunting for the heads of fellow players to earn rewards.
What kind of event is this? The “Decap-a-Thon” in the MMORPG Crowfall makes it your task to hunt skulls until September 3rd.
To do this, you fight against fellow players in the game and try to behead them. This way, you will receive skulls. Collect them. The more skulls you have, the higher you climb in the rankings.
The head must roll!
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How do you get skulls? You have to engage in a duel with another player and use a specific skill:
You need the skill “Deathblow”, which you find in the Survival Tray.
You need to press and hold the “F” key.
It takes some time for your character to aim and then strike.
Your enemy then has time to release their Crow Soul. If that happens, there will be no skull.
You must therefore still be quick.
Furthermore, you need a Runestone (Spirit) Axe. Only with this can you behead an opponent and receive their skull as a trophy.
The Runestone (Spirit) Axe is essentially a regular axe that you also use for chopping down trees; you just need to craft it in the special “Spirit” version.
What do you do with the head? You must sacrifice your collected skulls at a brazen fire to the gods. Only the heads you have collected in the respective campaign world count.
Each sacrificed head adds a point to the faction you are fighting for.
In the MMORPG Crowfall, you must collect skulls during an event.
Rewards in Pre-Alpha Events
What rewards are there? The players of the faction that is victorious at the end of the event on September 3rd receive a Factional Skull. This gives you a stat bonus of +2% to Critical Hit and Critical Healing Chance.
How is the event received? The players of Crowfall like the idea of collecting skulls from defeated opponents. Nevertheless, the question remains why a Pre-Alpha needs such events, when the game is still quite far from a release.
Of course, fans take part in this event and the rewards, but Crowfall is still in a quite early development phase and is treated somewhat like a live game already due to the events.
In The Division 2 , an agent presents solutions on how to end the most annoying problem with the vendor reset. The suggestions are well received.
This is the problem: Weekly, agents get upset that they have to switch their clan during the vendor reset to get the best items.
Because the clan vendor brings different items depending on your clan level, and in recent weeks, it has frequently happened that low-level clans were offered the best items.
The fact that these low-level clan vendors also bring items with such high stats that you can’t find despite months of farming adds to the aversion against clan hopping. Because clan hopping becomes the most efficient method to specifically get good gear.
How can this problem be solved?
Here are possible solutions: The YouTuber NothingButSkillz presents three options for how to put an end to clan hopping. Especially the first option is well received by the agents.
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Solution 1 – A new tab for the inventories of lower clan levels
This is the proposal: In the inventory overview of the clan vendor, there are “Buy”, “Sell”, and “Buy Back” tabs at the top right. Here, Massive should add an additional tab that allows access to the inventories of other clan vendor levels.
This tab would only display the clan vendor inventories that are of a lower level than your own clan.
So it would be worth it to raise your clan level, as you would then have access to all offers and could quickly access them without having to awkwardly leave the clan.
Here could be an additional tab
Solution 2 – Everyone gets the same items
This is the proposal: To curb clan hopping, Massive could also simply standardize the clan vendor inventory for all levels. Regardless of level, the vendor would then offer the same items for everyone.
This would greatly limit the motivation to raise the clan level – but at the moment, you also don’t get better items if you have a high clan level. On the contrary.
Solution 3 – The higher the clan level, the more items
This is the proposal: The third solution approach is a mixture of proposal 1 and 2. Here, the clan vendors at all levels bring the same items, but the vendors of higher-level clans offer additional items.
In other words, a level 4 clan is offered 5 items. A level 10 clan is offered the same 5 items with the same stats, but also 3 additional items. And a level 30 clan has access to all items from the lower clan levels, but also to a few more.
In comparison to proposal 1, the additional tab would be omitted, but there would be less selection.
In the comments, many consider the first proposal to be the best. Because it would reward agents who reach a high clan level the most – and not punish them as before.
Whether Massive will implement any of these changes remains to be seen. In a few days, the ETF workshop begins, where developers will hear many suggestions for the future of The Division 2. Perhaps these will also be included.
In WoW Classic, pirates are taking the World First in leveling and boss kills. Both the first level 60 and the raid guild that first defeated the bosses Ragnaros and Onyxia gained their experiences on illegal private servers. This is unlikely to please Blizzard.
Here was the situation before the launch: Before the release of WoW Classic, it was believed that the “big World First” guilds like Method would take the race in WoW Classic:
This is how it has gone now: In fact, Twitch streamers and professional raid guilds play no role when it comes to the World Firsts.
Leading are players specialized in WoW Classic. They have been playing this version for a longer time. However, on servers that are a thorn in Blizzard’s side. They are “P-Servers”, private servers or pirate servers, which are operated under dubious circumstances without a license and run “older versions” of WoW:
It is said about the mage Jokerd, who was the first to reach level 60, that he had also gained the first 60s on the private servers Elysium and Light’s Hope. These are two of the largest WoW Vanilla servers overall.
The successful raid guild APES, which defeated Ragnaros and Onyxia, has also been playing together on private servers for years.
This is openly communicated – the players are proud of their achievements there.
Consistent dominance, 40 players at level. Image source: mmorpg.org
Players on official WoW servers often say: “Private servers don’t count” – who knows what special conditions apply there.
Over the years, the sentiment has built up that private server players want to show everyone when WoW Classic goes live and want to gain their recognition. That is exactly what has happened.
Classic server Nostalrius, shortly before the servers were turned off.
For Blizzard, this is a double-edged sword:
With the official servers, they now entice “private server players” to play an official WoW again.
But the fact that the pirates are now profiting so much has a strange aftertaste – after all, they have circumvented official WoW for years. They are known for being very critical of Blizzard and retail WoW.
For the private server people, it must be a satisfaction. They see themselves as a driving force in the creation of WoW Classic, which has pushed Blizzard to get going and move away from their “You think you want it, but you don’t want it” attitude.
In September, the new season of the Living World begins in Guild Wars 2. But are you ready for the Icebrood Saga? We want to test your knowledge about the Norn, the North, and the Old Dragons.
Thematically, it’s heading north and fighting the minions of the Old Dragon Jormag. There’s also a detour into the Charr homeland and into the story of the playable race. The new season kicks off on September 17 with a prologue.
Test your knowledge about the lore of Guild Wars 2
What is the quiz about? To check if you are ready for the Icebrood Saga, we have prepared a small quiz. You will be asked 15 lore questions about the Norn, Jormag, and his minions.
For each question, there are four answer options. A correct answer gives one point, an incorrect answer gives none. After answering a question, you immediately proceed to the next one.
Can you answer all 15 questions correctly and earn the title “God Among Mortals”? Or are you just a “Traveler” who rarely checks in on Guild Wars 2? Give it a try!
In Monster Hunter World, attentive players have discovered the announced change to sleeping monsters that comes with Iceborne.
What has changed? In the long patch notes for the Iceborne expansion, Capcom has hidden a change in the sleep behavior of injured monsters. During the last beta test for MHW: Iceborne on PS4, Reddit user dunsparcedilemma first encountered this and was able to observe it more closely.
He noticed that injured monsters still fled to their nests as before, but did not lay down to sleep directly in order to recover. Instead, they continued to fight until the last HP point.
The sleeping monster was surrounded by explosive barrels that were then detonated by a player.
This new behavior prevents the popular sleep trick from MHW, where players surrounded the sleeping monster with barrel bombs and then blew it up. This caused high damage and often delivered the finishing blow to the beast.
It will not be that easy now, as the beasts in Iceborne will not lay down to sleep when a hunter is nearby.
Can anything be done about it? The solution to the problem is quite simple. Instead of sticking to the injured monster and following it to its nest, you should wait outside until it falls asleep. However, waiting in front of the nest can still become problematic if there is very little time left on the quest timer.
In Iceborne, the monsters can no longer be easily fooled.
Alternatively, you can also use a Ghillie Mantle to sneak up on the monster unnoticed.
What is happening in MHW right now? Starting today, Xbox One players can also try out the new expansion of Monster Hunter World for the first time. The Xbox beta began at 9:00 AM and will end on September 4 at 8:59 AM.
Iceborne will be released on September 6. Here’s how you can prepare:
During the PAX West event, Zenimax surprised players of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, PS4, Xbox One). Soon, the first DLC Imperial City will be offered completely for free. The Imperial City is an important part of ESO.
What did Zenimax explain: Over the weekend, the gaming fair PAX West took place in Seattle. Zenimax, or Bethesda, was also present. It was announced that the first DLC of the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online will soon be available for free to all players.
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What does that mean? Once Zenimax offers the DLC ‘Imperial City’ for free, every ESO player can obtain it and keep it – forever.
When will the DLC be free? Still in September, the Imperial City Celebration Event will start. From that date, the DLC will be free. When the event begins and further details will be announced by Zenimax.
Traditionally, the Imperial City Celebration Event takes place in early/mid September.
What does the DLC offer? The first DLC for ESO takes you to the Imperial City in the heart of the province of Cyrodiil. This is a PvE/PvP zone that was intended to bring more life to Cyrodiil, to the borderlands:
Molag Bal, the Daedric Prince of Domination and Enslavement, has attacked the imperial capital with his generals of the Worm Cult
The Prison of the Imperial City is a group dungeon for 4 players where you encounter a dangerous boss enemy
Explore the labyrinth in the sewers beneath the imperial city
Try to reach the top of the White Gold Tower
You collect Tel’Var stones to buy Alliance gear and valuable items
What does the DLC cost so far? Imperial City is included in the ESO Plus membership, but you can currently also obtain it for 2,500 crowns in the Crown Store.
Free, but not everyone thinks it’s good
Why is the DLC being offered for free soon? The story of The Elder Scrolls Online does not end with the base game. It continues in DLCs and add-ons such as Elsweyr. However, these are paid.
By offering the first DLC for free, Zenimax not only allows fans to experience more of the story but also to discover how the DLCs play. This essentially opens the door for players to further adventures in The Elder Scrolls Online.
Those new to the MMORPG will soon get more for their money. This makes it naturally more attractive for newcomers to want to acquire the MMORPG.
With the recently launched WoW Classic, this is a good and important opportunity to again draw attention to ESO and increase the appeal of the online game.
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What do players think? Fans of ESO are currently a bit divided regarding the announcement. Those who have already purchased the DLC are asking for compensation and do not like the idea that something they have spent money on will soon be offered for free.
Others are very excited about it, as they now get more content for free and think it is a good idea for ESO to receive more free content.
There is even speculation that the other DLCs may eventually be offered for free as well, as they are all essentially part of the story and would create a “complete” experience of The Elder Scrolls Online.
The well-known German Fortnite streamer Marcel “Montanablack” Eris says he now has the most subscriptions on Twitch. Those are subscribers that bring in money monthly. This would mean he has surpassed the streamer Shroud. However, one can’t be too sure about the numbers.
This is what Montanablack says: The streamer tweeted yesterday that he is the number 1 in the world when it comes to subs. He claims to have 35,233 subscribers.
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How much money does Montanablack earn with the subs? That is not entirely clear. It depends on the deal he made with Twitch and what the exact “tiers” of the subs are.
A Tier-1 sub brings in $4.99 a month, of which the Twitch streamer receives at least 50%. Assuming the worst case where all subscribers are only Tier 1 and Montanablack has made only the minimum deal with Twitch, that would already be $88,000 a month – but there is likely much more money coming in each month.
In addition to subscriptions, a streamer also earns money through ad revenue, personal sponsorship deals, donations, and in the case of Fortnite through the “Creator Code”, which Montanablack used to share frequently in the past. He no longer uses this Creator Code, however.
Numbers of other Twitch streamers not really known
What is the catch? Although Montanablack says he has the most “subs” on Twitch, it’s not officially confirmed.
There are websites that keep track of how many subscriptions an individual streamer has – but these numbers are not bombproof: While follower and view counts are publicly accessible, the same does not apply to subs.
In the past, it was indeed noticeable that the numbers shared by streamers significantly differed from those of tracking sites. The tracker sites then update their figures based on the latest information from the streamers.
With videos like these, Montanablack also became known on YouTube.
According to one of these tracker sites (via twitchtracker), streamer Shroud was previously ranked 1 with over 30,000 subs. When he is addressed in his stream about Montanablack now having more subs, Shroud barely pays attention to it.
Shroud expects to have fewer subscribers due to WoW Classic.
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What does the number say? Despite all the doubts about whether this qualifies him as number one worldwide, 35,000 subs is a strong number – they show that Twitch, Fortnite, and Montanablack have achieved considerable relevance in Germany.
The honorable brother rises to No. 1 in German Twitch with Fortnite
What distinguishes Montanablack? The streamer Montanablack comes from the “Call of Duty” scene, then shot up further with Fortnite, just like many streamers in the English-speaking area, such as Tfue, Ninja, or Myth – or the French Gotaga.
In recent months, Montanablack has been found more frequently on Twitch in the “Slots” category for online gambling.
Montanablack has a unique speaking style. He uses phrases like “differently good” instead of “very good”, things happen on “kiss kiss kiss” basis and everything is somehow related to honor: people are taken honor, given honor, they are brothers of honor or honorable men.
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Is there a special offer coming for WoW Classic players? The Brazilian Facebook account of WoW posted that players who reach level 60 in Classic will receive the expansion Battle for Azeroth and a level 110 boost for a character. However, the post has since been deleted.
What kind of offer is this? The Brazilian Facebook account of World of Warcraft recently highlighted a special offer. Players who reach level 60 in WoW Classic would receive the latest retail expansion Battle for Azeroth and a booster that takes a character to level 110.
Why is this a good offer? Blizzard would hit two birds with one stone here: they can capitalize on the current popularity of Classic to fill the servers of the retail version with new players.
“A toast to 15 years of WoW. If you reach level 60 in WoW Classic, you will receive the expansion Battle for Azeroth and a level 110 boost.” Source: wowhead
What’s the catch? A few hours after the post went live on Facebook, it was deleted again. The players on WoW Reddit however, believe in the authenticity of the offer. They think it might be that the Facebook post accidentally went live too early and was therefore deleted.
Players see the whole operation as a clever move by Blizzard. Some people might keep their subscription just to grab Battle for Azeroth. Other players state that they would likely play both Classic and Retail. Especially because they could exchange gold for tokens and thus finance their subscription.
The first player reached level 60 in Classic last Friday:
Destiny 1 has some great features that Guardians sorely miss in Destiny 2 or that are worse in the sequel. The predecessor does this much better.
This is how Destiny 2 developed: When Destiny 2 was released in September 2017, it primarily disappointed the veteran Guardians after the story was completed. The endgame was dull and lacked long-term motivation. In addition, Destiny 1 was in a much better state in 2017, offering a ton of content, which is why many players soon missed their old Guardians.
Nonetheless, there are some aspects of the game that the predecessor, Destiny 1, addressed much better. And with Shadowkeep, nothing should change regarding these aspects yet. The idea for this article came from XHOUNDISHx, whose video we embed here:
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The regular strike playlist has meanwhile substantially declined. Guardians have long criticized that it is hardly worth playing the strikes.
By the way: Even the Nightfall-exclusive rewards were not available at the launch of Destiny 2. They had to be introduced later.
This is how Destiny 1 did it better: In Destiny 1, Guardians specifically hunted for strike-exclusive loot and could spend countless hours on it. Because for some weapons, one wanted a God Roll, which made the strikes along with their loot in Destiny 1 much more exciting and motivating. Among the most sought-after exclusive weapons were the Imago Loop from the “The Immortal Spirit” strike and the Grip of Malok from the Omnigul strike.
There were also some cool strike-exclusive armor pieces, such as Taniks’ cloak or Malok’s hood.
Malok’s Hood
In addition, a skeleton key system was introduced in Destiny 1, which allowed players to specifically obtain strike-specific loot. Those who had to play the Nokris Nightfall repeatedly in Destiny 2 to finally obtain the strike loot for the Wanderer title would have wished for such a system in Destiny 2 as well.
The vendors disappoint in Destiny 2
This is the situation in Destiny 2: Several vendors have been boring Guardians for quite some time.
The gunsmith Banshee-44 is no longer as exciting as he once was in Destiny 1, when he hosted the weapon day weekly and could bring in weapons with top rolls.
And the vendors in the various worlds desperately need fresh and larger inventories.
This is how Destiny 1 did it better: In Destiny 1, the vendors in the Tower had much larger loot pools, with items rotating weekly. It was exciting to check the vendors each week and see if there was a Palindrom with God Roll among them.
Furthermore, Banshee-44’s weapon day provided a bit of variety, and the factions offered exotic exclusive items if one served them for a while. The ability to make progress with certain vendors over a long period to earn their loot is currently completely absent in Destiny 2.
Only standing around dumbly in Destiny 2 – the factions
PvP needs more love
This is the situation in Destiny 2: The PvP in Destiny 2 has been criticized since launch. Since every mode was played in 4v4, no level advantages were activated, and especially the Trials were a huge disappointment, everything in the Crucible felt like a boring uniform mass.
Over the years, there have been new content in PvP, but not much has happened since Forsaken. New maps, new modes, and more variety are desperately needed. With Shadowkeep, two “new” maps are being added, but these are just old maps from Destiny 1. More love for the PvP, Bungie!
This is how Destiny 1 did it better: In short – Trials! This mode is painfully missed in Destiny 2, as it provided a new challenge for the PvP pros and for everyone who wanted to mercilessly fail in Trials weekly in Destiny 1.
The special thing about the Trials in Destiny 1 was also that they told a small story of their own. It was not just about getting the cool Trials gear but also about reaching the mysterious lighthouse. The Trials had something mysterious and captivating about them.
Guardians want cool armor
This is the situation in Destiny 2: In Destiny 2, there is a lack of armor pieces with crazy, visual features. These were highly sought after in Destiny 1. This is likely one reason why so many players recently wanted to obtain the Solstice armor, as it can be equipped with an armor glow.
This is how Destiny 1 did it better: Many Guardians found numerous armor pieces from Destiny 1 to be more creative, cooler, and better suited for a Guardian than some of the gear from Destiny 2. Additionally, Destiny 1 also brought many armor pieces with impressive visual effects towards the end, like the raid armor or Trials gear:
Especially the armor from high-end activities in Destiny 1 visually destroys almost everything one knows from Destiny 2.
What do you miss in Destiny 2 that Destiny 1 did significantly better?
