The lead designer of Teamfight Tactics, Mortdog, answered many questions in an interview with the streamer Blaustoise. It was about both the future of the auto battler and specific design decisions.
What did Mortdog reveal about the future of TFT? Currently, the first beta season is running in Teamfight Tactics. But that will change soon. The second season is said to be not far away.
It might come with patch 9.18 in the second week of September. This patch is expected to be “top-notch” and contain many changes.
Accordingly, the tests for 9.18 are supposed to be extensive. We are currently at patch 9.16b, which was released on August 22.
Spectator Mode and Balance Decisions
What new features are still in development? In the interview, Mortdog also talked about a spectator mode. This is said to have a high priority at Riot Games, as it would enable real tournaments.
Blaustoise also asked the developer about new items, which he confirmed. When asked, Mortdog also confirmed tenacity items. These are items that reduce the duration of crowd control effects like stuns.
Why do developers make balance decisions? In TFT, balance plays a crucial role. Accordingly, a lot of the conversation revolved around this topic.
Players repeatedly present change requests to the developers. Mortdog stated:
We plan to rotate champions regularly. Players suggest, for example, to rework Wild. But why should we make major changes when Wild might not even be around in four weeks?
Furthermore, TFT had a clear vision of a rock-paper-scissors scenario:
Void creatures should beat Noble and Guardians.
Noble, in turn, should beat Gunslingers and Archers.
However, it turned out that Void creatures and Noble are simply too strong in general. Further adjustments may occur here.
What balance changes have already been revealed? Moreover, Mortdog has already teased some future adjustments:
The ghost armies (when the number of players is odd) will also receive the origin and class bonuses in the future, so that the fight is no longer a “free win”
The Rapid Firecannon will likely be weakened in the future
Miss Fortune will be adjusted again. She should feel more than just a second Aurelion Sol.
Gangplank will likely be nerfed, but first, his items will be adjusted
Leona’s stun will definitely be nerfed
3-star champions often are not worth creating. The developers plan a rework, possibly +20 to all their base stats, which would be a possible but boring change.
Initial changes could already come with patch 9.17, which will also bring a new champion.
With patch 9.16, four Hextech champions entered the game. We’ll show you how to stand up against them:
The battle royale shooter Fortnite is getting a crossover with Borderlands 3 and brings a piece of Pandora into the Fortnite universe. Here you will find out what the cooperation looks like.
What is this crossover about? Crossovers are nothing new in Fortnite. From Marvel’s Avengers to all 32 NFL teams to John Wick, the battle royale game has already brought a lot into its universe. However, a new cooperation is currently causing excitement.
Recently, the official Twitter account of Fortnite posted an image that many see as unmistakably hinting at a crossover between Fortnite and the upcoming loot shooter Borderlands 3.
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A graphic is visible, in which a Psycho mask from the Borderlands series has snuck into the lower left corner. Along with it were the words: “When you see it… #FortniteXMayhem”. Mayhem stands for madness and is often used in relation to Borderlands.
Now Epic Games itself has just introduced the crossover.
Fortnite X Mayhem – The Trailer:
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On the Fortnite map, there is a Pandora rift zone in the typical Borderlands look, where you can now shoot to your heart’s content and tackle new challenges for free rewards. In addition, the Psycho pack is available for purchase in the shop.
Additionally, you can also unleash your creativity in creative mode and create your own Pandora with the new prefabs.
This is what you get from the Borderlands 3 event in Fortnite
These are the rewards: Residents of Pandora have arrived in Fortnite. You can see this not only from the new rift zone but also from the rewards.
The Psycho pack from the shop consists of a Psycho skin, a Claptrap backpack, and a pickaxe in the Borderlands style.
The free “Welcome to Pandora” challenge pack includes rewards such as the “Mayhem” paint, the “Vault Hunter” banner, and the sprays “Psycho” and “Crazy Bunny”.
What do the fans say? So far, the announcement of the crossover has been met with mixed reactions. Some fans are excited and can hardly wait to dive into the action.
Others are annoyed. Especially Borderlands fans say that this crossover will not make them play Fortnite. They believe that Fortnite has nothing in common with Borderlands and hope that at least Borderlands 3 will not bring anything from Fortnite into the game.
Others are wondering about the latest crossover. Borderlands 3 is said to target an adult audience, while Fortnite is mostly played by teenagers and children under 18. Therefore, the target audiences are completely different. Some fans cannot understand the purpose of such a cooperation.
What do you think about the new crossover? Will you be playing this event?
Capcom has announced new dates for the beta tests of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne in a tweet. This time, the Xbox One is also included alongside the PS4.
The next round of MHW: Iceborne tests will take place just before the release of the expansion on September 6. However, the two betas will not run simultaneously.
This is the date for the PS4 test: The next beta on the PS4 will begin in just a few days:
Start: August 30, at 9:01 AM
End: September 1, at 8:59 AM
This is the date for the Xbox One test: Xbox players will soon be able to try out MHW: Iceborne for the first time. The beta on the Xbox One starts right after the PS4 test:
Start: September 2, at 9:01 AM
End: September 4, at 8:59 AM
You will fight against these monsters in the beta
What content will there be? The latest beta brings a surprise for players. For the first time in MHW, you will be able to face the legendary dragon Velkhana.
There will also be the three monster quests that were already part of the previous beta test on the PS4. These are:
In free exploration, there is also a chance to encounter more new monsters from Iceborne, as was the case with Nargacuga.
During the beta, you can also buy all 14 types of weapons and try out the new moves.
These are the rewards: For completing the beta test, all participants will receive a special item pack for the full version of Iceborne. It contains various consumable items that will make exploring the new snowy area easier.
World of Warcraft Classic has launched and as feared, there are partly hours-long queues – but players are not just waiting in the queue to get into the game. Even in the game, fans are queuing to complete quests.
How did the MMORPG start? Right at launch, there were queues on the servers of more than 10,000 players at times. This means that players in such queues have to wait several hours before they can start playing. There can be waiting times of more than twelve hours!
That’s why there’s even more waiting time: Whoever finally manages to get into the game after hours of waiting still has more waiting time ahead.
Because players are queuing to complete quests and defeat quest mobs. Pictures of this look very disturbing. A very long line of players waiting to finally take down the boss and complete the quests.
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How do the players react to this? The mood is surprisingly positive. Yes, the waiting can be annoying, but many are just very happy about the launch of WoW Classic. They are even proud to be able to stand in long queues. Because this shows how popular the game is and how well an MMORPG is still received today.
How long can we expect waiting times? WoW Classic has just launched. Of course, everyone wants to log in now. This should improve in the coming days and weeks.
Waiting times in front of the bosses will also decrease as players move on and spread out across the game world.
It’s really crowded.
Blizzard advises patience
What does Blizzard say about the situation? The developers advise players not to log into servers that already have a very high population. There are indeed realms with fewer players. On these, it is even possible to start with very short waiting times or, with a bit of luck, even immediately.
This is what the situation currently looks like in WoW Classic.
Will there be new servers? Blizzard is holding back on this. Experience has shown that the population of a server reduces in the first days and weeks, and everything stabilizes better. Only then will it become clear whether new servers are really necessary. Blizzard wants to wait for a while, even if this currently means hours of waiting for the players.
So what should you do? Look for a server with a low population when logging in and be patient. The situation will probably remain this way for the next few days, but then it should slowly improve.
In April 2019, the new expansion Onslaught for the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic was announced. Now Bioware has announced an official release date.
When is Onslaught releasing? The new expansion for SWTOR is set to release on October 22, 2019. It will be released about a month later than originally announced, than it was originally announced.
Why is Onslaught coming out only in October? According to an official statement from Bioware, more time is needed to thoroughly test all the new features.
So far, not all changes have been released on the test servers. To ensure that the expansion does not launch with errors, the developers want to take more time.
What about the Nautolans? In the announcement of the expansion, it was stated that all subscribers on the day of Onslaught’s release will have access to the Nautolans.
Due to the delay, Bioware is extending the period for unlocking the new playable species. All players who had an active subscription between September 1, 2019 and October 22, 2019 will now receive the Nautolans.
The Nautolans from SWTOR
The conflict between the Republic and the Empire is the focus
What is Onslaught about? In the new SWTOR expansion, the war between the Republic and the Empire is once again in the spotlight. It causes chaos in the galaxy and piracy and crime are drastically increasing.
While the Republic desperately tries to rally forces to Corellia and defend against attacks, the Sith Empire is already confident of victory.
What are the major innovations in Onslaught? The new story is supposed to lead players to two new areas:
The planet Onderon with large jungle areas and dangerous creatures. It was a loyal member of the Republic for a long time but now has a new king.
The asteroid Mek-Sha, which hosts an industrial city that was formerly under the control of the Hutts and is now a place for thieves and smugglers.
In addition to the planets, there are also further innovations. These include:
Increase of the level cap to 75.
A new flashpoint on Corellia.
A new operation on Dxun, the largest moon of Onderon.
The new war loot system.
The already mentioned new playable species Nautolans.
What else is happening in SWTOR? In recent months, there have been some small innovations for the MMORPG. In June, a new event was introduced on Dantooine that cautiously hints at the conflict of the new expansion.
In Destiny 2, the penultimate Iron Banner of Season 7 is coming up. In addition to event-specific loot, Lord Saladin also has some changes in store that should please many Guardians.
When does the next Iron Banner start? The August Iron Banner begins today, Tuesday, August 27, with the weekly reset at 7:00 PM. For one week, Guardians can let loose in this PvP event in the Crucible under the watchful eyes of the Iron Lord. The mode will likely be Control as usual. The August Iron Banner ends on September 3 at 7:00 PM.
What can players earn? Players can hunt for the Iron Banner armor from the Season of Opulence and snag themed Iron Banner weapons.
You will receive the weapons as random drops at the end of Iron Banner matches as well as from Lord Saladin’s reputation packages.
This time it’s different: With Season 7, the armor pieces must first be earned through a quest line before they become available from other sources as part of the Iron Banner. Some steps of this quest were, however, too tedious and grindy for many players. Bungie has thus made adjustments and alleviated some of the most frustrating steps – much to the delight of numerous Guardians.
Even though the changes have been in the game since Update 2.5.2 (July 30), they will take effect for the first time today. Because today marks the first Iron Banner since the implementation of the changes.
This will be different from today in the armor quest of the Iron Banner:
The number of required grenade kills will be reduced by 50%.
Additionally, grenade kills by allies will now count just as much as your own.
The number of required sword kills will also be lowered.
Moreover, sword kills by allies will now count just as much as your own.
What you should still consider: If you still need to reset your Valor rank for example for a top weapon quest, now is a good opportunity to push your rank in the Quick Play of PvP with the start of the Iron Banner.
During the Iron Banner, there will be increased Valor points – for the entire week.
Will there be another Iron Banner in Season 7? If you don’t complete the armor quest during the August Iron Banner, you will have another chance to complete your armor collection in Season 7.
Will you drop by during the August Iron Banner? Or do you already have all the armor pieces from Season 7? What do you think of the changes that are being implemented for the first time today?By the way, here’s what the extended Season 7 brings for you:
WoW Classic unfortunately launched with several bugs. There are still some bugs and issues that need to be fixed.
Matching the launch of World of Warcraft Classic, Blizzard has also released a quite long list of bugs that are still present in the game at launch. These bugs are already considered known, so they do not need to be reported. Most of these issues involve animation or tooltip problems, so the impact on actual gameplay should be minimal.
Animations, Presentation and Sound
The warlock’s imps use the wrong animation when casting.
Some belts add armor textures in places where the belt isn’t.
There are several bugs with the quest item “Egan’s Blaster”.
The quiver does not appear on the hunter’s back when a ammunition pouch is in the inventory.
The torso and head of the player’s character look stiffly forward when moving diagonally while targeting an enemy.
Players can get stuck in the preparation animation when repeatedly activating Shoot or Auto Shot.
Characters overly twist their lower bodies when in “Ready for Battle” pose and moving.
Food does not fade properly when a stealthy character eats or drinks.
Casting “Shoot” immediately after casting another spell can cause the wand animation to be delayed.
The Noggenfogger Elixir does not retain the skeleton after a druid shapeshifts.
Several spells from hunters, warlocks, and paladins are incorrectly played again after the spell has finished.
The hunter’s Frost Trap is missing part of the ring animation above the trap.
The warrior ability Recklessness has a permanent animation during its duration, which wasn’t the case before.
Several spells and abilities of players can create overlapping sound effects.
Drawing and sheathing a weapon has no sound effect.
Combat
Hunter companions occasionally get stuck in the “Follow” command when activated while the hunter pretends to be dead.
Additional attacks from Reckoning do not disappear when the player sits down.
The hunter’s Multi-Shot can hit targets more than 10 meters away from the original target.
Drain Soul from the warlock does not deal the correct damage when the spell is reflected back due to received attacks.
Creatures and NPCs
The loot sparkle does not scale with the size of the creature.
Creatures affected by a rogue’s Distract do not turn around quickly enough.
Creatures affected by the rogue’s Solar Plexus sometimes turn in the wrong direction.
Combat pets, like the combat chicken, sometimes freeze after a fight and do not follow the player anymore.
The NPC Gordo in Tirisfal sometimes walks through the bridge and gets stuck in a tree.
The dragon Gyth has several animation bugs in the Blackrock Spire.
The flight path from Nethergarde Keep to Morgan’s Vigil causes the mount to briefly fly through a building.
Engine and User Interface
When you are in the detection range of a stealth unit, the name of the stealth unit is visible.
SSAO does not render correctly in Windows 10.
Macro tooltips do not load correctly on the first login.
Some area attacks like Explosive Trap do not correctly display their duration as a debuff.
Some spells from warlocks and shamans do not display the correct damage values at different ranks.
When dual-wielding is learned, one-handed weapons can incorrectly be placed in the off-hand while a main-hand weapon is equipped.
The default raid frames do not hide long-term buffs like Power Word: Fortitude.
Macros that allow companions to use skills are not automatically updated when the companion learns a new rank of the skill.
There is an issue with some overlays like Discord or Shadowplay that causes crashes with certain graphics settings.
Chat messages from characters that are drunk are not displayed correctly.
Today, Tuesday, August 27th, the Fortnite servers will be down on all platforms (PC/Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS, Android) to deploy the new patch 10.20. When will maintenance start, how long will it last, and what does the update bring?
What’s happening in Fortnite today: Fortnite has seen quite a bit of turbulence in recent weeks. In particular, the mech has caused frustration among players, as it is unbalanced and hard to counter, according to the criticism.
Today, there will be a new item in Fortnite: Battle Royale. However, you will need to take a mandatory break first. MeinMMO has all the information!
Fortnite servers are going down – when and for how long?
When does the downtime start? At 9:30 AM German time, you will have the last chance to join a new lobby. This ensures that no ongoing games need to be interrupted for maintenance.
At 10:00 AM German time, Fortnite will finally be unreachable, and maintenance will begin around this time (+/- 5 minutes).
When will the maintenance end? Based on past experience, you should be able to jump back in relatively quickly. The interruption should not last longer than 90 minutes.
If there are any technical problems causing delays, you will find out about it here. To pass the time, you can already read the patch notes shortly after maintenance starts.
This is what will likely be included in the new update 10.20
What’s new for Battle Royale? According to an in-game message, a new item, the Shield Capsule, will be added to the Battle Royale mode. Once used, this item protects you from fire and gives you time to heal or to revive fallen team members.
After the Junk Rift, a new item comes with the Shield Capsule
It is still unclear whether you can enter the “Bubble” or if it will be possible to shoot out of a bubble. Initial experiences will reveal that.
For many, addons are simply part of WoW – this applies to Classic as well. We have selected the most useful addons for WoW Classic for you.
Of course, addons are not mandatory, and you can play WoW Classic very well without addons. However, if you don’t want to miss out on some small convenience features, customization options, and additional information, you will find here a selection of popular and proven addons.
How do you install addons in WoW Classic? Installing addons in WoW is a bit cumbersome, but not particularly complicated. You just need to follow these two steps:
Download the addon and extract it (usually it’s a .zip file).
Copy the addon folder into your WoW directory at “World of Warcraft_classic_InterfaceAddons”
The next time you start WoW Classic, a button for addon management should appear at the bottom of the character selection. There you can activate and deactivate the addons individually so that they are available when you log in.
The best and most important addons for WoW Classic
We present to you here a selection of the most relevant addons for WoW Classic.
Advanced Interface Options
Some time ago, Blizzard streamlined its interface menu a lot and removed many entries. However, these settings are still available via command lines. If you want, you can use this addon to view the settings and make further adjustments, such as:
Show or hide player titles and guild names
Show or hide honor and reputation gain
Show or hide LUA errors (interesting for addon developers)
If you want full control over your interface, you can’t go without this addon.
In WoW Classic, collecting gold is still an important part of the game. However, this is made more difficult by the fact that items do not have a sale price. You only see it when you arrive at a vendor. The addon “Vendor Price” bypasses this problem and immediately shows you the sale price for every item you own. This way, you can estimate while looting whether to keep something or destroy it directly when your inventory gets too full.
Incredible but true: In Classic, it was not visible by default what spell the opponent was currently casting. You had to guess it based on the animation or get an addon that displays this function. ClassicCastbars is such an addon. Classes with interrupt effects can decide better when to use their stun. This is a big help for players in PvP, but also quite useful in PvE.
If you want to know how well you perform compared to your teammates in WoW Classic, a classic Damage Meter addon is very helpful. It lists exactly how much damage or healing players cause and how it is composed. This way, it is possible to optimize your gameplay. Also, the “race” for first place in the Damage Meter is interesting for some players.
If you’re visiting instances and dungeons and want help from an addon, you can rely on Deadly Boss Mods Classic. The addon offers various timers for boss abilities and indicates when they will be used. It also warns if you are affected by certain effects and need to move away from the group. This is certainly not necessary in Classic, but for those who have gotten used to it, they can continue to use it.
If you plan to indulge in role-playing in WoW Classic, you naturally need to find like-minded individuals. With Total RP 3: Classic, this is very simple. Here you can assign your character a description, a last name, and additional information if desired. Other role-players can be recognized immediately by the fact that they also possess this addon and have a description.
Will the addons remain functional? Blizzard has already announced that it will keep a close eye on addons in Classic in the future. As soon as they become “too powerful” or impact the game too much, Blizzard intends to intervene and restrict certain functionalities. This will soon be the case with the add-on ClassicLFG that mimics group searching.
World of Warcraft Classic has opened its servers. You can now dive back into classic Azeroth and experience a game world from 15 years ago.
Right on time at midnight, the launch of World of Warcraft Classic has finally begun. At 00:01 today (Tuesday, 27.08.2019), the realms were opened. Thousands of players are gathering in the starting areas, completing their first quests and embarking on the arduous path to level 60.
Long queues are expected: Those who are not logged into the game will have to deal with larger queues, as the demand for WoW Classic is high. Those who have chosen one of the already marked “full” servers will find it particularly bleak. In that case, it may be possible that they won’t even get into the queue, as it is even full. In such cases, wait times of many hours are to be expected.
Why is WoW Classic so popular? The long queues suggest that WoW Classic is extremely popular. This has several reasons.
On the one hand, there are many players who long for the original version of WoW. They may not agree with the changes of the last years or want to indulge in nostalgia and the old gaming feel that once led them to the hobby of MMORPGs.
Other players, however, have never played WoW in its original version and are now eager to see if Classic really lives up to all the legends that players have recited to them for over a decade.
Whether both groups will retain their interest in WoW Classic in the long run remains to be seen in the coming months.
If you are stuck in the queue, we have some articles to sweeten your waiting time:
WoW Classic is currently extremely popular – even the official site is crashing due to the influx of players.
It is the night of the release of World of Warcraft Classic and chaos is already in full swing. Although the servers of WoW Classic are not ready for play yet, various services from Blizzard are already failing.
The Blizzard shop is down: Many players seem to have “relapsed” in the last hours and want to buy game time or other services for World of Warcraft in the Blizzard shop. This apparently overwhelmed the Blizzard shop because it has not been accessible for about an hour. Instead, there is now the message that the shop is “under maintenance” – which simply means that it couldn’t handle the influx. Too many players are trying to access the shop right now.
Long queues on the servers: Queues have already formed on the realms for World of Warcraft Classic. Depending on the realm, players report waiting queues between 1,000 and 30,000 players – the wait time is already estimated at 1-5 hours. Meanwhile, players can’t even get beyond character creation. The official release and the opportunity to log into the game takes place at midnight.
To sweeten the waiting time, we have plenty of reading material here:
Is it worth staying up? If anyone wants to play tonight, they should quickly join the queue, otherwise it looks rather bleak. So if someone plans to get up early tomorrow morning, they might want to just sleep over it and skip the release and the frustration.
Everyone else with endurance can, of course, continue to try. Whether WoW Classic will be able to withstand the influx of players, we will find out in a few minutes.
What position do you have in the queue of your realm? Or have you already given up hope for today?
The reservation rules in WoW Classic have been relaxed. You can now create up to 50 characters and secure plenty of names.
As previously announced by Blizzard, the name reservation for WoW Classic has just entered its second phase (7:00 PM on August 26, 2019). The limit of 3 name reservations has been lifted, as well as the limitation on character creation.
How many characters can you create? From now on, it is possible to create a total of 50 characters in WoW Classic and secure up to 50 names. Keep in mind that the following restrictions and rules still apply:
You can create a maximum of 10 characters on one realm.
On PvP realms, you can only create characters on one faction (Horde or Alliance).
Across all Classic realms, you can create a maximum of 50 characters.
Your characters from regular WoW (Retail) do not affect Classic. So you can own 50 characters in Classic and 50 in Retail.
Is your name still available? Secure it quickly!
How does reserving work? The exact process of name reservation is presented here. In short, you only need to log in to WoW Classic and select your desired realm. Afterwards, you can create a character according to your preferences and reserve the name – if it is still available.
When can you finally play? There are just a few hours left until the release of WoW Classic. Shortly after midnight (12:01 AM on August 27, 2019), the game worlds of the servers will be officially unlocked.
However, keep in mind that you can log in to the server in advance and thus access the character selection. This could help avoid potential waiting times if you want to start playing directly tonight. Otherwise, long queues are to be expected, especially if you want to play on one of the servers marked “full”.
Are you fully utilizing the name reservation? Or are 3 names enough for you to start?
In WoW there has been a mob in Battle for Azeroth for some time, Grozgore. The Twitch streamer Gross Gore believes it is inspired by him and voices his complaints in line with the release of WoW Classic .
What kind of NPC is this? It is a “named” trogg in the Drustvar area in WoW Battle for Azeroth. It is quite an ugly thing with a big nose. Its name is “Grozgore”.
Streamer wants to be king in WoW, not a “troll”
Here’s what the streamer says: In line with the hype surrounding WoW Classic, the Twitch streamer Gross Gore speaks up. He has about 380,000 followers on Twitch and is known as a contentious streamer of Runescape.
He states: The NPC is a “troll” and has a huge nose. He himself also had a huge nose – he had it corrected with cosmetic surgery.
He now has a complaint against WoW and Classic, stating that this NPC mocks and ridicules him. Blizzard is damaging his reputation. However, Gross Gore says he would forgive Blizzard if they made the trogg a human king.
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What’s behind this: Gross Gore is complaining about something related to WoW Classic that has already been a topic since February 2018, when Twitch streamer Asmongold discovered this NPC and immediately said: “Gross Gore has his own NPC.”
Gross Gore has also repeatedly commented on the resemblance to this NPC – by now, however, a tweet from earlier is deleted.
Now, he apparently wants to remind people of the release of WoW Classic again with a comically exaggerated “rant” on Twitter.
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What’s up with Gross Gore? The NPC is actually somewhat strange. Twitch streamer Gross Gore has little to do with WoW; he is more known for League of Legends and Runescape.
It’s quite possible that a Blizzard designer made a joke and threw a private jab that was perhaps not coordinated with other team members in the developer team.
Or it is indeed an absurd coincidence. However, the name fits well with the general naming of troggs.
So are the reactions: Generally, people are amused on Twitter over this outburst. Many consider it staged to bring attention to the release of WoW Classic.
Many also post pictures of Gross Gore’s nose or deliberately depict him as ugly.
In Fortnite a rift has appeared. These rifts have brought changes in Season 10. Now it seems that the desert biome will be affected.
Where does the rift appear? In the middle of the desert, near the unnamed small town, the rift has appeared. There is also a machine on the ground again, like the one known from Neo Tilted.
It seems that there will be another change here, and it could happen soon.
In the southern part of the map, you will find the machine and the rift
New Rift in Fortnite – Is Moisty Mire Coming Back?
Our author Irie was at the gamescom 2019 at the THQ Nordic booth and tried out the cooperative hack & slash Darksiders Genesis. And that three times.
Darksiders Genesis was one of my highlights of E3 2019. Even though I am not a big fan of the Darksiders franchise, the first teaser trailer for the co-op ARPG immediately piqued my curiosity.
However, being a silly person, I forgot to schedule an appointment at the THQ Nordic booth at the fair. Instead, I played the gameplay demo several times at the booth.
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This is what Darksiders Genesis is about: The story of Darksiders Genesis takes place before the events of the first game, where the apocalyptic rider War is wrongly blamed for triggering the apocalypse. In Genesis, we will learn how it came to be and what the actual background of the events that have unfolded over three games are.
Although you play as the two brothers War and Strife in Genesis, it primarily revolves around Strife’s story. You get to know him as a character and learn more about his motivations.
According to an IGN interview, Strife differs in character from his siblings. He asks uncomfortable questions and questions the motives of the council. His “working methods” are also quite unconventional compared to the other riders.
The Fiery Council was present at gamescom 2019
His casual sarcastic nature and the synergy with the always-serious War often brought a smile to my face while playing. It’s a kind of “buddy movie” in the form of a game, and my first impression was that it works well. Strife and War make a cool team and the humorous timing is often well placed.
Sympathetic characters are essential for me in a game, and the interactions between the two brothers in the demo made me want more.
Strife is fast, stylish, and sexy
This is the gameplay of Darksiders Genesis: Even though Darksiders Genesis, with its isometric perspective and heaven-hell setting, strongly resembles Diablo, it has fewer parallels to the game than one might expect.
The aspect of randomly generated loot is completely absent, for example. Instead, Genesis has several of its own gameplay mechanics that have become traditional for the Darksiders games. There are again:
Souls
Upgrades for health and wrath
Abysmal armors
Finishing moves that can be executed once the enemies’ HP is low enough
The new feature of Genesis is the “Creature Cores” left by enemies after death. These cores can be used to expand the skill trees of War and Strife.
The skills and passive abilities in these trees change depending on which Creature Cores you insert. Some provide minor buffs like “+ x% attack power,” but there are also rare cores that grant special and unique abilities.
This is what a skill tree in Genesis might look like. You could also use completely different cores.
For example, if you found the core of a Hellhound enemy and put it in the skill tree, it can happen that a Hellhound companion is summoned in battle. He fights by your side.
It’s a simple example that isn’t exactly groundbreaking, but I think such a system has a lot of potential for fun builds. Another cool aspect is that you can change your skill build in the middle of a fight and adapt to situations.
This is how the characters play: You can play the two characters War and Strife in co-op or alternately in solo play. You can either switch freely between them or they will be automatically switched when one of their HP bars drops to 0.
The switch between War and Strife in the game happens seamlessly
Both characters have their own set of special abilities in a selection menu, which they can switch between freely in battle.
I found that War feels similar to how he did in Darksiders 1 during gameplay. He has new moves and combos, but he is still the War from the first game in the series. He still has his Chaos ability, which transforms him into his Chaos form.
For the first time since the announcement, everyone could also play Strife. As someone who generally prefers rogue-like fast classes in games, I fell in love immediately. Strife is fast, stylish, and sexy. It was really fun to play him.
Selection of abilities
His abilities are more geared towards ranged combat, which makes him work well with War in co-op. Strife’s strength is directing the fight from a distance, although he also has two daggers for close combat. In co-op mode, he would therefore rather act as a flanker while the War player takes care of the enemies upfront.
Different puzzles in solo and co-op
Dungeons: The two main aspects of the dungeons in Darksiders Genesis are the puzzles and exploration. The dungeons differ depending on whether you play solo or in co-op mode. Players will not encounter the same challenges in both modes, as mentioned in an interview with IGN.
War and Strife have unique gear abilities that come into play when solving puzzles. This means there is a constant switch between the two brothers when exploring dungeons solo. For co-op mode, it means that both players are kept busy even outside fights.
What stood out to me while playing was the actual size of the demo dungeon. Even though I only followed the main path, I noticed multiple offshoots that were accessible through platforming puzzles. These side paths were well “camouflaged” and not immediately visible at first glance.
The good old grappling hooks are back as well
It gave me flashbacks to the SoulsBorne games, where careful observation and exploration of the environment are rewarded with new paths and shortcuts. You see a passage somewhere down or to the side and wonder how to get there and if there is something interesting.
I had the impression while playing that this aspect has been further developed in Darksiders Genesis.
This is why I found Darksiders Genesis cool: When you look at the description of Genesis in the article, you quickly realize that it doesn’t sound like an innovation bomb. The gameplay mechanics have already been implemented in many games in one way or another.
The comic style in which the story is told is totally my thing
Nevertheless, testing Genesis was so much fun that I lined up for it multiple times. Genesis doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it doesn’t need to. The gameplay is cool, makes you want more and the story sounds exciting and is told with humor.
I have been waiting for a casual co-op action game that I can play with my better half for a long time, and Darksiders Genesis looks like just such a game. Oh, and the soundtrack sounds really great too.
If you want to see the gameplay in Darksiders Genesis for yourself now, check out the long co-op demo from gamescom here:
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In Destiny 2, there has been a lot to do in recent weeks. Especially during the Solstice of Heroes, Guardians had quite a grind ahead of them. Do you have countless packages in your inventory from the event? Then it’s time to open the boxes.
These packages can be found in the European Air Zone, the event map in the European Dead Zone. The number of minibosses you have defeated determines how many secret chests you can open in the zone. With each chest, you have a chance to receive one or more Solstice packages.
What happens to the packages after the event? Since July 30, the summer event has been running in Destiny 2. The Solstice ends on August 27 at 7 PM with the reset.
With the event, the packages will also disappear from the inventory. So if you still have a large number of packages, you should open them in time before the Weekly Reset. After the reset, you will no longer have the opportunity to open your hard-earned packages.
Phew, someone really needs to clean up here…and open Solstice packages!
What is inside the packages? In the packages, you will find various items. From blue and purple weapons and armor to mods and materials from the different planets, you can find everything in the packages. You can use the planetary materials, for example, to upgrade your Tribute Hall.
However, if you have already upgraded your Solstice armor to legendary, meaning the purple, level, you may also find some event armor pieces in the packages with a bit of luck. This gives you a chance for gear pieces with different perks.
In Fortnite, another item has been removed from the game. The Rifts, which had just been added a week earlier, have now been disabled in all modes – but only temporarily.
This is the Rifts: This item was introduced with Update 10.10 in Fortnite. You could throw the Rifts, and right there a tear in the sky would form, causing crazy items like porta-potties, anchors, or dinosaurs to fall down. They crushed everything beneath them.
Now, less than a week later, the Rifts have been removed again, but it seems that the item has only been taken out of the game temporarily.
Fortnite removes Rifts – Why?
This is what Epic says: On Fortnite’s Twitter page, the developers write that there is a problem with the Rifts, which is why they have temporarily removed it from the game. They will provide an update as soon as there is more information.
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So it doesn’t sound like the Rifts are leaving the game permanently according to this tweet. Adjustments might need to be made.
What could be behind this? The Rifts were mainly seen as a counter against the overpowering mech. The robot was nerfed last week, making it significantly weaker now.
The Rifts, which were generally considered very strong, still retained their punch. Players now suspect that the Rifts will receive some adjustments so that they can be used as a fair counter again and not be too strong.
Is the Mech a reason for the removal?
Could a glitch be to blame?
Another reason could be a glitch that made affected players nearly invincible. This was related to the Rifts and occurred when the Rifts were thrown back to back and then entering the mech. Epic may need to make adjustments there first.
There is also a video circulating that is supposed to show the glitch:
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Since the Rifts were mainly introduced as a mech counter, the discussion was intense. It took a long time for a Rifts to be deployed, and a mech could easily evade it.
The Rifts were more of a counter against campers and not really against the mech.
It remains to be seen whether the item will come back and if there will be adjustments.
A well-known character is set to return in Fortnite:
In a few hours, World of Warcraft Classic will launch. To ensure you are well-prepared, we have compiled all the important information for you.
The long years of waiting for WoW players are finally over. Tonight, World of Warcraft Classic will open its doors. Players will be able to experience Azeroth again as it was many years ago and relive the origins of the WoW hype.
In order to start “WoW Classic” as well-prepared as possible, we have listed all the important information and additional articles for you. This way, you will have all necessary info at hand and can sweeten the waiting time in the server queue. Because there will definitely be one.
When does it start? The launch of WoW Classic is today at midnight – precisely at 00:01 on Tuesday, August 27, 2019. All players with an active WoW subscription (the same subscription as for regular WoW) will be able to log into the Classic servers and start playing. Provided they aren’t stuck in the queue.
Creating a character in WoW Classic: The creation of the first character in World of Warcraft Classic should be well-considered, as you will spend a lot of time with it. Leveling takes a significant amount of time and playing multiple high-level characters simultaneously is hardly possible. First and foremost, you should choose what you enjoy when creating your character. However, if you want to delve deeper into the subject and make the “best” decisions, these articles will help you:
If you have no idea what you want to play, this class selection quiz will surely help you.
Queues are virtually guaranteed: The demand for WoW Classic will be high. So high that Blizzard has already issued warnings. On some servers, there will be queues of several hours – sometimes the queue might be too full. If you are still flexible and can convince your friends, you should consider switching to a realm that is not marked as “full”.
You won’t see all players: Even if you play on the same realm as your friends (which is strongly recommended!), it may be that you won’t encounter them in the world. This is because WoW Classic will initially use a “layering” technique. This splits the game world into multiple copies along with the players. This article explains how layering works.
But don’t worry: You can switch to your friends whenever you form a party. Then all party members switch to the layer of the party leader.
The layering will gradually be turned off as players spread across multiple areas. In the end, all players on a realm will share a world together again.
More tips and tricks: For those who aren’t satisfied yet, there are still some subtleties to explore that exist in WoW Classic. The game is not as “polished” in many ways as newer MMORPGs. This leads to some especially powerful items or mechanics that are hard to grasp from today’s perspective. You can find a few highlights here:
How do you prepare? Finally, a little question for all readers: How exactly do you prepare for WoW Classic? Have you taken vacation? Is the fridge full of snacks and energy drinks? Are you living on pizza for a week? Are you taking it easy or will you be “hardcore grinding”?
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Our guest author Benedikt Plass-Fleßenkämper was addicted to World of Warcraft during the times of the addons “Wrath of the Lich King” and “Cataclysm” – and wants to return to Azeroth as a casual player in WoW Classic. How does that fit together? Read his personal WoW story!
When you work as a game journalist, it’s inevitable that you come into contact with various games almost daily. You develop a professional distance to most games you test, review or otherwise write about.
It’s just a job. But even the most seasoned game journalist can occasionally be extremely enthusiastic about certain titles. For me, that was the case with World of Warcraft.
This is my very personal WoW story. I wanted to write it down much earlier, but I kept postponing the project. I guess I had to digest what had happened for a few years. Because WoW was more than a hobby for me.
No, we were an inseparable pair. Or in other words: For a period of time, I was damn addicted to the online role-playing game. Just to be clear: I wasn’t so addicted that I became sick or unemployed and destroyed my entire existence.
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I somehow managed to balance work and personal commitments, and fortunately I stayed healthy despite my very unhealthy lifestyle back then. But I was so fixated on the game that it completely consumed me for over two years, and I turned away from the truly important things in life.
That is fortunately long over now. Still, I am really looking forward to the Classic servers going live, because then I will be back at the start – as a casual player who logs in for a few hours a week. An ex-WoW junkie relapsing? As a casual? With the time-consuming WoW Classic? How does that fit together?!
About the author: Benedikt Plass-Fleßenkämper, born in 1977, is a long-time game journalist and runs his own media agency. He played World of Warcraft quite excessively for a time and became the guild and raid leader of a successful night raid guild with his druid tank.
Today, the multiple father, volunteer football coach, and passionate hobby runner finds many things more important than server-first kills and epic loot. With WoW Classic, he wants to return as a casual player – and writes for MeinMMO about his experiences as a “casual”.
Online role-playing games? Nerd stuff!
Time jump to February 2005: I had heard and seen a lot about WoW before its European release. A mass-appeal online role-playing game from Warcraft developer Blizzard?
No game journalist could resist that back then! Although I had always had a penchant for single-player role-playing games, MMORPGs had not been my genre until that point. I considered them to be pointless time-wasters, nerd stuff.
I associated such games with an ex-colleague who fit all gamer stereotypes: a young guy, overweight, with thick glasses. He played Ultima Online for hours every night, chatting with people from England while stuffing his face with pizza, chips, and sweets.
I found the game incredibly boring to watch. MMORPGs? Not for me, a dynamic, sporty entrepreneur in my late 20s, fully engaged in life! How mistaken one can be.
Online role-playing games? Actually quite cool!
When a review copy landed on my desk in that fateful February 2005 and I installed WoW on my PC out of professional curiosity in the late afternoon, the unexpected happened: I created a night elf druid, started the first quest… and suddenly awoke in the middle of the night as if from a deep stupor.
Wow, WoW! Without realizing it, the game had fully captivated me, engaging me with simple “Kill this” and “Collect that” tasks, initial level-ups, a simple combat system, and above all, its atmospheric game world.
The social interaction with other players was also a completely new experience for me: questing together in a group significantly facilitated progress and was also incredibly entertaining thanks to in-game chat. Lo and behold: I was suddenly captivated by the fascination of an online role-playing game.
Wow, WoW is a lot of fun!
What followed was a slow but continuous process toward addiction. While many were already enjoying their level-60 heroes in the raid instances Molten Core and Co. during vanilla times, I was still comfortably questing, playing maybe once or twice a week, but also taking longer breaks when everyday life didn’t allow time for WoW.
I could understand the hype around the game and found it fabulous, but I had my consumption completely under control.
Accordingly, I only reached the maximum level with my druid shortly before the first addon “The Burning Crusade”. I had only scant knowledge of specializations, ability rotations, and other WoW-specific tricks.
I also didn’t join a guild because I didn’t want to face any social obligations. WoW was my personal escapism, my relaxation from the stressful everyday life.
Moreover, back then my band, with which I was touring all over Germany, took up all my free time.
In “The Burning Crusade” I was even less active; I only reached the new maximum level with great difficulty. In short: I played WoW somewhat regularly in the first years after its release, but in my own pace.
Rushed into item spiral with WOTLK
Then in November 2008, “Wrath of the Lich King” (“WOTLK”), the second WoW addon, was released. I found the Nordic scenario very well done, but I played almost no WoW anymore.
But as luck would have it, my band broke up about six months after the WOTLK release at the height of their success. Additionally, a grueling move was on the horizon because an important client had drastically reduced fees.
When my wife also announced that she was pregnant, which would further enlarge our already four-member patchwork family, it all became too much for me – and WoW proved to be the perfect stress relief!
Together with a friend who had started WoW with “WOTLK”, I got to know the MMORPG in its entirety, familiarizing myself with the various classes, group play, and specializations for my druid.
Questing in Northrend is a lot of fun.
Above all, tanking with my druid bear was a lot of fun, but I was also a decent damage dealer when necessary. Additionally, the areas and quest lines of “WOTLK” were a dream, allowing my druid to reach the new maximum level in an uncharacteristically fast time for me.
Now, for the first time in my WoW career, I had reached the “endgame”. PvP had never particularly interested me, but the PvE content of WOTLK was exactly my thing.
And suddenly I got caught in the typical item spiral, gradually completing everything that advanced my PvE equipment: running heroic instances in a rush, optimizing glyphs, enchantments, and gems, farming reputation with the various factions (did someone say “The Sons of Hodir”?), and so on.
I studied WoW guides online and bought MMO magazines, diving deeper into the subject and remained passionately engaged even when my friend left the game because it became too time-consuming for him.
“You are crazy to play so much WoW,” he said to me during one of our increasingly rare meetings. I couldn’t argue with him. My wife had of course also noticed that I was spending more and more time at the computer, crawling into bed late at night.
Although I had always been a night owl, which is why she didn’t pay too much attention to this circumstance. Moreover, she was busy preparing for the baby and was always very tired, so she didn’t even realize what was going on with me.
The great desire to raid
Quickly, my services as a tank became very much sought after on my server. Since I was still guildless, I joined spontaneous random raid groups to get to know the raid instances of WOTLK, where the best loot could ultimately be obtained.
After my first successful raid – the battle against the dragon Sartharion in the Obsidian Sanctum – it was decided for me: I loved WoW’s boss mechanics and the feeling of conquering an epic challenge together with other players.
Benedikt's very first raid boss: Black Dragon Sartharion in the Obsidian Sanctum.
In the following period, I threw myself into every raid group that would take me, and continuously improved my character’s equipment in the Northrend remake of the Naxxramas raid. When the skill of the random groups was no longer enough for me, I joined an ambitious night raid guild where I could raid undisturbed after 10 PM when my wife – finally! – was sleeping.
That my dark circles grew commensurate with my increasing item level, that I gained a pound or two, and that my significant other was giving me increasingly worried looks, I blissfully ignored.
I dodged questions like “Is it still normal for you to play this much?” by claiming that I had to play WoW for work. Which was, of course, a lie.
That I managed to keep my job reasonably well despite my often lasting until the early morning hours WoW consumption and the resulting constant tiredness is, in hindsight, a small miracle. But hey, that’s what coffee and energy drinks are for!
WoW as a full-time job
In the game itself, things were going swimmingly for me: My druid not only wore fabulous tank gear, but I had also risen to become the guild and raid leader because the founders had quarrelled and left the guild.
“Someone has to do the job!” I told myself. And I had a lot of fun organizing and leading a community of 200 players, mainly consisting of shift workers, cooks, and students, along with a DKP point system for loot distribution.
This meant I now spent even more time in WoW to properly meet my new obligations. Not to mention preparing and following up on the three to four night raids that took place weekly, for which I had to know the boss abilities inside and out as the “explanation guy”.
The Ulduar raid in WOTLK shone with challenging bosses like Hodir.
It was clear that all of this was great fun because now I was a focal point of a large social structure. I now had – even if only via Teamspeak or phone – regular contact with the other guild members.
On the side, I even built a nice website for the guild, professionalizing it further by actively searching for reinforcements for the raid team through trade chat and WoW forums.
I could be a really arrogant jerk in the “job interviews” – a trait I hadn’t known I possessed before.
“You can only raid twice a week? And your dual-spec is not fully epic yet? Sorry, that’s not enough for us, you need to find something else,” was still the polite form of a rejection when a player didn’t fit into my profile aimed at maximum raid success.
Let’s face it – by that time I was hopelessly addicted. I still completed the tedious obligatory tasks in work, everyday life, and family, but my otherwise important music, sports activities, or meetings with friends almost completely vanished from my life.
My thoughts revolved only around the next raid and the next boss fight, along with DPS, debuffs, and loot.
“Guys, my son is coming”
How addicted to WoW I was back then is illustrated by the night before my son was born: My wife was now heavily pregnant, and the baby could come at any moment. But instead of spending the last hours before birth with her, I had to go to the Icecrown Citadel with my night raid at exactly 10 PM, which was, for me, the second most beautiful WOTLK raid instance after Ulduar.
The Icecrown Citadel calls!
After all, the first hard modes were on the agenda, and there was great loot to be had. At some point in the middle of the night, my wife burst into my office and informed me that her water had broken and that we needed to go to the hospital immediately.
I was so perplexed that I told the raid: “Guys, my son is coming. I need to log off now.” My words caused quite a commotion in Teamspeak, as I was the raid leader and main tank. By the way, my son was born healthy and well that night.
But if you think this event would have had a healing effect on me, I must disappoint you: As a new father, I didn’t play quite as much WoW anymore and rarely took on secondary raids with my alts.
However, I couldn’t and didn’t want to do without my main raid. On the contrary: I was so obsessed with WoW and the raids that I used my playtime more efficiently and urged my poor teammates so much that we eventually competed for server-first kills and rose to one of the most successful night raid guilds in Germany.
This highly intense phase in WOTLK, in which I meandered somewhere between work, changing diapers, and wiping on the Lich King in heroic mode, lasted until the middle of the third WoW addon “Cataclysm” – hundreds of hours in raids against tough heroic bosses like Sinestra and Ragnaros included.
The exit: Short and painless
It was only at the birth of my daughter that I was ready to pull the plug of my own accord. That was the long overdue moment when my time management and my body, exhausted from constant sleep deprivation, reached their limits.
I made it short and painless, relinquished all positions in the game, left a rather pathetic farewell post on the guild’s forum, and departed from the guild. I then deleted all WoW characters and canceled my subscription. In the weeks following my exit, I just wanted one thing: to sleep.
Even though I was occasionally forced to keep up with WoW due to my profession and to peek into new addons, the MMORPG no longer played a role in my private life in the following years.
Time to finally pull the plug.
Watching my children grow up and mastering all the small and big problems of a patchwork family was enough task and motivation. For relaxation, there were other MMOs like Destiny, where I could enjoy myself without the time commitment of WoW.
And I could take something positive from my time as a WoW guild leader into real life: The social skills acquired in terms of “staff management” are still useful to me today as the head of my media agency – and I’ve learned from my bossy outbursts in Teamspeak how important respect is in dealing with others.
The newer expansions also did not lead to a relapse into old raid excesses; I never completed more than a few rounds in the raid finder. Let’s be honest: once you’ve raided at a high level, this fast-food version is also hard to endure.
This is why I return to Azeroth with Classic
So, now to the soon-to-be-released WoW Classic. Yes, after careful consideration and honest discussions with my wife, I will return to Azeroth – well planned and with full intent. Why?
Of course, on the one hand for professional reasons. It would be foolish not to use my WoW knowledge in my job. But above all, I want to play WoW again like in 2005: Questing for a few hours once or twice a week, enjoying the wonderfully decelerated game world compared to today’s WoW and recovering from everyday stress.
A round of fishing while listening to my favorite music. On a quiet Sunday afternoon, when my wife and children are out, a dungeon might be included as well.
Benedikt has already reserved his old character name for WoW Classic.
Escapism per se is a great thing – when done in moderation. Plus, in WoW Classic, the journey is the goal. If I reach level 60 in a year, that’s perfectly fine too.
I don’t fear the danger of relapsing into my old addiction: I have a happy marriage that I wouldn’t risk for anything in the world (note the double meaning of this statement) and my children need me as a reliable father (and chauffeur for various soccer and gymnastics appointments).
In my spare time, I engage in plenty of sports, volunteer as a football coach, and compose indie pop songs that unfortunately no one knows. My calendar is packed and my sleep is now sacred to me. In short: there are many beautiful things that fill my life. WoW Classic will be at most a small part of it.
Moreover, I made a deal with my wife: Raids in Classic are banned until further notice! Better safe than sorry.
Do you want to know how Benedikt fares as a casual in WoW Classic? Then look forward to his next article, which will go online a few days after the Classic release.
August is coming to an end and next month Pokémon GO is really ramping up. It is likely to be the best month ever for Pokémon fans.
What happens in September? The month is already full of events and numerous new Pokémon will come to the game. Additionally, another highlight will arrive: Shiny Mewtwo.
By mid-month, thanks to the Ultra Bonus, events are already planned and there could be more exciting content besides the events. We will give you an overview.
New Pokémon and new Shinies are coming
September 2019 – What’s happening in Pokémon GO
These events are waiting for you: Until September 23, the Ultra Bonus is filling the event calendar. The first 3 weeks of September are filled with various events. Additionally, there are other little things:
From September 1: New Pokémon are likely to come in research breakthroughs, as the current ones were only announced until August. Moreover, new field research could be expected.
September 2 – 9: The 1st week of the Ultra Bonus brings Unown in 10 km eggs and Shiny Hoothoot and Skorupi. Additionally, the legendary big cats will be back in raids.
September 9 – 16: The regional Pokémon will come as Shiny in 7 km eggs and the mysterious Pokémon Deoxys will appear with all its forms in normal raids.
September 15: The Community Day with Chelast takes place and brings triple Stardust.
September 16 – 23: Shiny Mewtwo comes in raids and you will also be able to battle further strong counters.
The Community Day with Chelast should not be forgotten
A new EX Raid Boss is coming: September will hold another surprise. Since Deoxys will come to normal raids for a week, we will certainly have a replacement in EX Raids.
When exactly the new boss will be announced remains to be seen. It would be surprising if it does not happen in September. After all, there wouldn’t be any EX Raids for several weeks otherwise.
That’s why the month will be so exciting: It’s not just the Ultra Bonus that makes this month so interesting. After 2 months, there will be new Pokémon as research breakthroughs again and the field research may also rotate since May. There is a lot of new content to discover here as well.
Nevertheless, the Ultra Bonus overshadows everything else. Especially the last week, when Shiny Mewtwo arrives, is likely to draw thousands of players out onto the streets.
If that were not enough, the new generation will also arrive. There will be new monsters to discover, some of which are really strong, and the top attackers will be reshuffled.
The first Pokémon of Generation 5 are coming
You must consider this: Currently, August is not even over and there is still no information about the end of September. So it could well be that more events will be announced then.
The fact is, September is already extremely packed and holds a lot of excitement. If you haven’t made it out during the summer, now is the time to step it up in September. It will be worth it!
Maybe there will also be a new Hat Pikachu for this player to catch:
