You can now buy the Ocelot Locust in GTA Online, the online mode of GTA 5, for 1.6 million GTA dollars. Who is the purchase worth it for?
This is the new car: On August 29, Rockstar Games introduced new bonuses for the upcoming days and the new ride that players can now buy. The vehicle is the Ocelot Locust sports car. It is part of the many cars Rockstar released in the Casino update.
How much does the Locust cost? Interested buyers can purchase the Locust at Legendary Motorsport for 1,625,000 GTA dollars. That’s a hefty price for a sports car.
How well does it handle? The YouTuber Broughy1322 has extensively tested the Locust. In terms of top speed, the car does not perform well, reaching 119.8 Mph, which is as fast as the Jester Classic. In the ranking of top speeds for sports cars, the Locust only comes in at 23rd place. Against the new super sports car Emerus, it stands no chance.
In Broughy’s comparison with the lap times of other sports cars, the Locust ranks 28th. The driving experience is also said to be unusual; a stiff suspension and a tendency to oversteer are part of the driving experience.
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Is it worth it for racers? If you enjoy participating in races in GTA Online and are looking for a fast car, you should probably look elsewhere. In tests, the Locust performed rather mediocre, as there are faster sports cars available. Currently, the fastest sports car in GTA Online is the Ocelot Pariah.
In the following video, you can see a direct comparison between the Pariah and Locust. Without tuning, the Locust has an edge, but after tuning on a straight track, it has to give up the first place.
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Is it worth it for car collectors? Here, the Locust probably finds its purpose. The car’s design is unique, and it can be further customized with tuning parts.
Conclusion: For car collectors in GTA Online, acquiring the new Ocelot Locust is worthwhile. However, those looking for a fast car for street racing or racing modes will not be satisfied here. Anyone who generally has enough money in their account and can afford the purchase will not go wrong with the Locust. Do you still lack the right money for it? Check here:
Players have mixed opinions. Many find the car visually appealing, while others say “it looks like a go-kart.” There is agreement that the car is not among the fastest but could find a place among enthusiasts.
“The handling is good, but it spins quite easily in tight corners,” writes Vjij on Reddit. The community on Reddit shared variations of the Locust, of which we show you a few here:
The upcoming shooter Predator: Hunting Grounds (PS4) could have had an exciting feature, but it would have violated laws. Therefore, you cannot imitate the voices of opponents from Teamspeak as Predator.
What is Predator: Hunting Grounds anyway?Predator: Hunting Grounds is an asymmetrical multiplayer shooter for the PS4 from IllFonic, the creators of Friday the 13th – The Game.
There, an elite soldier team of four players faces another player who embodies the Predator: The Predator is a warring alien with superior technology, who subordinates everything to the hunt.
The team must carry out paramilitary actions before the Predator catches them and makes them his trophies.
Predator should be able to tap into the enemies’ ingame voice chat
This is what the idea is about: The game places great importance on authentic character representation – especially for the Predator. Iconic weapons or abilities, like the shoulder plasma cannon or cloaking technology, are integral parts of the game. But unfortunately, a cool trick of the Predator will not make it into the game.
In the films, the cult alien is able to record and play back voices of its victims to create chaos, panic, and confusion within its prey. This idea was also discussed for the game, as Charles Brungardt, the CEO of IllFonic, recently explained.
They wanted to use this ability of the monster as a mechanic for the ingame voice chat of the game. There, soldiers can talk to each other while the Predator can comfortably sit on a tree and also cause all sorts of mischief.
This would be the perfect opportunity for the alien to record parts of the opposing voice chat and play them back while threatening its opponents – just like in the movie.
That’s why this idea was discarded: Unfortunately, the idea cannot be implemented like this. According to Brungardt, it is not technical reasons that prevent implementation, but rather legal aspects.
“We could not implement it because you cannot record someone without their permission,” said the CEO of IllFonic. This feature would therefore have violated existing laws and thus be illegal.
These are possible alternatives: Even though the original idea cannot be implemented, the developers are brainstorming possible alternatives.
It sounds like some fixed, iconic voice lines from the films could return instead. As Brungardt explained: “You can sit on a tree and then give a ‘Do you want a candy?’ from you.
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Other interactive variations are also conceivable. The team members could communicate in samples, meaning predefined sentences, or something similar. They really want to implement it, as it would have such a great impact, according to the CEO.
Here you can watch the gameplay reveal of Predator: Hunting Grounds on the PS4:
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The controversial Twitch streamer DrDisrespect is a shooter lover. He has nothing to do with the current hype around the MMORPG WoW Classic on Twitch. In two Twitch clips, he makes this more than clear. He mocks WoW Classic and fantasy MMORPGs in general. By now, WoW streamer Asmongold has also commented on this, who in turn criticizes PUBG.
This is the situation: Many of the Twitch streamers with the most followers actually play shooter or action games. However, nothing has happened for a while, Fortnite is currently struggling a bit too.
It would make sense for the streamer DrDisrespect to at least try WoW Classic, as he constantly complains that he has nothing to play. But DrDisrespect makes it clear why he will absolutely not play WoW Classic.
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This is Clip 1: In a Twitch clip, players fight against Anub’arak, the final boss of the “Wrath of the Lich King” instance Azjol Nerub – so that’s not even WoW Classic.
DrDisrespect imitates a WoW streamer and enthusiastically comments on what’s happening. He falls into what he considers nerd language:
“I think this is a skin you can peel. I think I need to collect 30,000 dragon furs and monkey claws, then I can breed the dragon that has an infinity stone, allowing it to travel through the universe.”
The clip ends as he shouts: “Take this crap off my computer, take this out of my life.”
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He then mentions again that in the “game for seventh graders WoW” you have to hit monkeys and lizards. He does not play stuff like that. He does not throw little fireballs at “sweet, purple dragons” to gain specific EXP, which he then uses to level up.
DrDisrespect says that in WoW Classic, 30,000 people do the same thing because they think it would be cool to live in 2001 again. He apparently finds nothing cool about that.
What DrDisrespect presents here is the classic “shooter player attitude” against fantasy MMORPGs. The way fantasy MMORPGs are played does not have much to do with that – it is an exaggerated satire from the outside.
While other shooter players on Twitch like Shroud can switch, that seems impossible for DrDisrespect.
He watches the video, shakes his head repeatedly, and does not understand why the Doctor does not want to have this fantasy MMORPG experience that he describes so satirically.
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Furthermore, Asmongold criticizes PUBG, the Doctor’s game, and his statement that he does not want to live in 2001.
PUBG has such terrible servers that one can get shot through walls. That would have been better in Counter-Strike 1.6. In 2001, there would have been higher standards for shooters than today.
In FIFA 20, there is a new fun mode called “Mystery Ball” where various stats are extremely boosted. We show you thecrazy new game mode.
The “Mystery Ball” mode is a new part of the House Rules – a collection of fun modes that were introduced with FIFA 19. In FIFA 20, the House Rules return, bringing Mystery Ball and several new modes with them.
This is how a “Mystery Ball” game works
How do you start “Mystery Ball”? The House Rules are available in various FIFA modes. You can play “Mystery Ball” with friends on the couch or online in friendly matches.
In these FIFA 20 game modes, “Mystery Ball” is available:
In FIFA 19, the House Rules were only available offline in the kick-off mode.
How does “Mystery Ball” work? Every time the ball goes out of play, a boost is activated. The player who now controls the ball can utilize this boost. And they have a huge advantage, as the boosts in “Mystery Ball” are truly extreme!
These attributes can be boosted:
Passing
Shooting
Speed
Dribbling
Everything together
What is special about “Mystery Ball”? The opportunity to play with extreme boosts has not been available in FIFA before. This gives players who would otherwise struggle in FIFA the chance to score dream goals, make incredible passes, and perform sensational dribblings.
You can take advantage of this and perhaps finally defeat that one friend who always wins in regular matches.
There is definitely a huge advantage for the team that has the ball. Especially the pace boost makes it nearly impossible for the team without the ball to catch up and stop the opponent.
But the rare “All-Boost” is clearly the most dangerous; this can be seen in the video from minute 15:45. With this boost, all attributes are maximally improved.
These are the House Rules: In FIFA 20, the House Rules are available in kick-off, in Pro Clubs, and in Ultimate Team. With these House Rules, it is possible to play FIFA matches with modified rules. The following modes are available:
No Rules – There are no offsides, no fouls, and no cards.
Long Shots – Long shots count double.
Survival – For a goal, a random player from your team is sent off.
Headers and Volleys – Headers and volleys count double.
Goal Target: You set a fixed number of goals – if this target is reached, the game is over.
Mystery Ball (new) – Strong boosts that alternate and provide advantages.
King of the Hill (new) – Control the ball in random zones to increase the goal multiplier.
Maximum Chemistry (only in FUT) – The team plays with maximum chemistry.
Swaps (only in FUT) – 3 random players are swapped with the opponent. If you score a goal with an opponent’s player, it counts double.
This is what the fun mode looks like: At Gamescom, several EA Gamechangers were able to try out the mode. Here you can see a match of “Mystery Ball” between Eintracht Frankfurt and Dynamo Dresden.
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Clearly recognizable is that indeed all advantages can be utilized perfectly. Players with the “Dribbling Boost” are nearly unstoppable and very hard to stop. Shots with the “Shooting Boost” come flying towards the goal with incredible force, so the goalkeeper has no chance to react. Only the crossbar or the post might get in the way.
But the rare “All-Boost” is clearly the most dangerous; this can be seen in the video from minute 15:45. With this boost, all attributes are maximally improved.
These are the House Rules: In FIFA 20, the House Rules are available in kick-off, in Pro Clubs, and in Ultimate Team. With these House Rules, it is possible to play FIFA matches with modified rules. The following modes are available:
No Rules – There are no offsides, no fouls, and no cards.
Long Shots – Long shots count double.
Survival – For a goal, a random player from your team is sent off.
Headers and Volleys – Headers and volleys count double.
Goal Target: You set a fixed number of goals – if this target is reached, the game is over.
Mystery Ball (new) – Strong boosts that alternate and provide advantages.
King of the Hill (new) – Control the ball in random zones to increase the goal multiplier.
Maximum Chemistry (only in FUT) – The team plays with maximum chemistry.
Swaps (only in FUT) – 3 random players are swapped with the opponent. If you score a goal with an opponent’s player, it counts double.
The developers of World of Warcraft, Blizzard, have filed a lawsuit against a free-to-play game from China. Glorious Saga is said to be “almost entirely copied from Warcraft games,” according to the lawsuit. Even the icon of the mobile game is copied from the current WoW expansion Battle for Azeroth. We show gameplay from the game. In response, Glorious Saga closed immediately after the lawsuit became known.
What does Blizzard want? Blizzard’s lawyers filed a lawsuit against Sina Games and their free-to-play game “Glorious Saga” on August 16. They want the company to stop violating Blizzard’s rights.
Blizzard is demanding $150,000 for each copyright infringement, plus attorney and court costs.
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This is what Blizzard says: The accusation against the game is that “every monster, every creature, every animal, and every vehicle has been copied from the Warcraft games. Weapons, amulets, and other objects have been taken directly from the Warcraft games, without any attempt to disguise it. Audio cues and sound effects have been reproduced from the Warcraft games.”
The icon of the mobile game (left), the cover art of the current WoW addon (right). Source: Polygon
Even the icon of Glorious Saga on mobile is apparently stolen from the expansion “Battle for Azeroth.” In both icons, a human and an orc are glaring at each other angrily.
What kind of game is this? Glorious Saga is a mobile game that is available in China and can also be downloaded in the USA. There, it is called “Glorious World,” but has a different developer.
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It is described as a “real-time strategy game” where you build an empire.
Game shuts down immediately
Update August 30, 9:24 AM: Just yesterday, the news on the FB page of Glorious Saga stated that they had a good time with the game, but now must shut down for reasons they cannot resist.
On August 29, the servers went offline. They apologized for it.
In the past, Blizzard has taken action against copies of their games from China. For example, in 2015, they were able to win a lawsuit. Even in this game, characters like Thrall, Jaina, or Sylvanas were seen in a somewhat quirky version:
World of Warcraft Classic continues to break many records and the stream of players still does not seem to diminish. Although the queues on many realms have been drastically reduced, there are still not enough interested players.
For this reason, Blizzard has once again made new realms available – both in the American and European versions, there are now new PvP realms.
Two new PvP realms for Europe: In total, Blizzard opened 4 new realms last night, all designed for PvP. The two European realms are named:
Bloodfang
Judgement
They are now listed among the English-speaking realms and can be entered.
Should one play on the new realms? If you haven’t chosen a realm yet, you might want to settle on Bloodfang or Judgement – at least if you plan to play on an English-speaking realm. There are currently quite few players, so wait times are unlikely. However, it can be expected that the two realms will fill up over the upcoming weekend.
The biggest test begins today: The largest test for WoW Classic so far, disregarding the launch night, is expected today. Because now the “first weekend” since the release of WoW Classic begins. Many players are expected today to roam the servers and level up for the first time. Blizzard will likely have to once again increase capacities or activate more realms.
In its third year, Destiny 2 will continue to use Seasons – including a Season Pass. In a developer blog, Bungie introduced the Seasons and the Season Pass along with their associated contents. Here’s what’s included.
What are Seasons in Destiny 2? They are content packages, each thematically inspired and continuously providing the game with new content such as weapons, gear, lore, and activities within a defined period.
This model contrasts with previous DLCs like Curse of Osiris or War Mind. These DLCs represented larger content drops that were, in principle, released all at once.
What can we expect in Year 3 of Destiny 2? Year 3 will also be defined by Seasons. During a season, there will be content available for all players, such as the seasonal artifacts. However, those who want to fully enjoy a Season will have to purchase it – in the form of a Season Pass:
There will be a total of 4 Seasons, each with its own pass. Year 2 had 3, and they could only be purchased as a bundle under the Annual Pass.
Each Season Pass will cost around €10 and can be purchased individually.
The pass for Season 8 is included with the purchase of Shadowkeep, but can also be purchased separately without the autumn expansion.
All 4 Season Passes for Year 3 can be purchased as a package, for example with the Shadowkeep Digital Deluxe Edition. Whether there will be an affordable bundle just with the 4 Season Passes, like a kind of annual pass, is currently still unknown.
What’s included in the new Season Pass for the third year of Destiny 2
In his latest blog, Franchise Director Luke Smith has now showcased what a Season Pass from the third year of Destiny 2 includes, using Season 8 as an example. Included are among other things:
Standard content such as new activities like the Vex Offensive, new rewards, a new story line, and more. Basically, it’s what you already know from the Annual Pass for Year 2.
Season Pass Ranks: As a Season Pass holder, you will receive 100 seasonal ranks to climb within the season. To do this, you basically just need to do one thing: play Destiny 2 and earn XP. Bounties, Strikes, weekly challenges – everything you do in Destiny 2 contributes to your progress.
These ranks are part of the new reward philosophy and represent another way to earn loot alongside seasonal artifacts or RNG. This will allow players to specifically work towards certain rewards throughout a season and earn them directly.
One should no longer feel like they logged in, but achieved nothing in that session. However, the best weapons and armor will still only drop from boxes of the toughest enemies in the game.
After a season ends, the old ranks disappear, and the next season starts anew. However, Bungie does not want cool rewards to simply disappear. Therefore, all legendary and exotic rewards from a season will also be available in subsequent seasons – although perhaps not immediately afterward (but also not after 6 months).
By the way: Bungie has stated that there will be two paths for rewards: free and premium. The rewards in the upper row can be obtained by all players. The rewards in the lower “premium row” are only available to Season Pass holders.
Catch-up mechanic for ranks with monetary investment: According to Bungie, progress within the rank system should proceed quickly and not be artificially slowed down. In internal tests, players were able to rank up in less than an hour through casual play of the strike playlist including some bounties.
However, there are many players who can only spend a few hours per week fulfilling their Guardian tasks or who can only play irregularly. Not everyone will be able to reach all 100 ranks through playing. Therefore, Bungie will introduce the option to purchase ranks using real money. However, this catch-up mechanic will function differently than comparable systems from the competition.
Other games already allow players to purchase further levels starting from rank 1. Destiny 2 lets you play for a while by yourself as much as you can. The Season of the Undying is expected to last about 10 weeks. The use of the catch-up mechanic is only meant to be enabled during the last 2-4 weeks. By the way, the studio has not yet commented on the prices.
Seasonal rewards: What kind of rewards can Season Pass holders expect? Bungie exemplified this using the upcoming Season 8:
A new seasonal activity – the Vex Offensive. This includes
4 legendary weapon drops
Additional weekly and daily bounties
Additional weekly challenges with powerful rewards
A new weapon quest for the exotic bow “Leviathan’s Breath” (Season Pass exclusive)
The new exotic hand cannon “Eriana’s Vow”
Available at rank 35 on the free reward track
Available at rank 1 on the premium reward track
3 seasonal legendary armor sets (one for each class)
The complete set can be collected within the first 25 ranks of the free reward path
On the premium path, you receive all 3 sets at rank 1
The sets also drop in the new Vex Offensive activity. If you want these sets with higher stats, you’ll need to play the activity
Additional premium path rewards:
3 sets of universal armor ornaments (one for each class)
An exotic weapon ornament for Eriana’s Vow
2 weapon ornaments for legendary weapons
A new finishing move
An exotic emote
An exotic ship
What do you think of the new Season Pass model? Let us know in the comments.
In WoW Classic there is currently a kind of “race” to see who will be the first to reach the maximum level of 60. One player is already less than 10 levels away. Others are just behind him.
Who is this madman? The player and streamer JokerdTV has already made up 51 levels since the launch of Classic on the night of August 26 to 27. He is now only 9 levels away from the maximum level (at the time of writing, he is just under 50% for level 52).
Anyone who wants to watch JokerdTV can follow his embedded stream here.
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Why do players want to reach level 60 quickly? At level 60, players have access to the hardest dungeons and finally raids of WoW Classic, where they can also acquire the best loot.
Some of the first bosses in the raids are the famous dragon Onyxia and the legendary fire lord Ragnaros in the Molten Core.
WoW Classic has attracted more people than apparently planned at the beginning. So it is hardly surprising that well-known raid guilds like Method are also joining the hype. They are now also trying to achieve the “World First” for Ragnaros.
Here you can follow the race: If you want to follow how JokerdTV and other players are doing, Method itself has already provided a ticker with information about the highest level players.
Additionally, the US site dotesports maintains a leaderboard with the highest characters. Here, Jokerd is still listed at level 50 and his successors are already at levels 48 and 47. It could get close for the champion.
Image source: dotesports.
How about you? How far have you progressed with leveling?
WoW Classic not only excites nostalgic fans at the moment. Retail players are also admitting that they are having fun:
With Shadowkeep and Armor 2.0, Destiny 2 revolutionizes its armor system. Is it something you will get (again)?
This armor is about: One of the coolest armor sets in Destiny 2 and simultaneously the visual highlight of the Warmind DLC still remains the armor from the Escalation Protocol on Mars.
Many players loved the angular, futuristic design in the Warmind look and were understandably disappointed that they didn’t have this distinctive armor for long.
When attentive fans noticed parts of this set in the visuals for the fall expansion Shadowkeep, many Guardians were excited. Many set out and grinded for this armor, hoping it would become relevant again from autumn.
As it turned out, the early grind was unfortunately in vain, as the armor in your inventory or vault will not be upgraded to Armor 2.0. But the good news is: the set will actually become relevant again. So soon it will once again be worth hunting for the EP armor.
How the set becomes relevant again: With Shadowkeep, Destiny 2 introduces a new armor system – Armor 2.0. Unfortunately, not all previous armor pieces benefit from this. For instance, Trials gear or faction armors remain at the old standard. But as Bungie has already revealed, the armor from the Escalation Protocol will be brought up to date and will enjoy all the benefits of the new system.
What is currently the problem with this armor? Currently, the once-popular armor is more of a dust collector in the vault or only serves to create the occasional cool screenshot.
Although it was worn by many during the Warmind DLC, with the release of Forsaken and the first overhaul of the armor system, it quickly lost significance, as it did not provide any additional stats and was at a disadvantage against new armor pieces.
However, with Shadowkeep, this situation will soon be a thing of the past.
How do you get this armor set? Once Armor 2.0 goes live, it will be worth hunting for this set again. But what do you have to do? Provided Bungie doesn’t change anything, here is your path to the EP armor:
This armor can only be obtained through the Escalation Protocol – a horde activity on Mars.
You will receive individual pieces of the set from the boss chest that appears after the death of the final enemy at the end of the seventh wave.
This chest can only be opened with a decrypted depot key. Every character can craft one key per week.
The required Rasputin key fragments can be found in various Warmind activities such as Heroic Adventures, Heroic Strikes, or Nightfalls.
Once you have enough fragments, you can submit them to Ana Bray in exchange for a coded depot key.
Then, you need to complete 7 waves of the Escalation Protocol to decrypt the coded key. After that, you will get a decrypted depot key, which can open the boss chest at the end of wave 7.
Please note: Until now, the pieces of the EP set had a fixed order, and it would not drop any duplicates until you had a full set for one character. Whether this will be the case in Shadowkeep remains to be seen.
This is how you can prepare: If you are also after this set, you can already take some preparations to save time after the release of Shadowkeep and Armor 2.0.
Ana Bray can only combine the fragments into a coded depot key once a week per character, but once it is decrypted and made into a decrypted depot key, you can stack this item.
If you play the Escalation Protocol diligently from now until the release of Shadowkeep, which will also benefit the community challenge, you can accumulate up to 5 keys per character. Once Armor 2.0 is active, you can then use them to earn the Escalation Protocol armor directly.
What do you think about this set? Will you acquire this armor again? Or do you not find it worth the effort (again)?
Players are complaining after the recent update of Pokémon GO that their game no longer runs as smoothly as before. There are performance issues. Especially OnePlus 7 Pro users seem to be affected.
What is the problem? After the last update of Pokémon GO, version 0.153.0, players are complaining that this game no longer runs as smoothly on their smartphones as it did before. Players suspect that the patch can no longer handle the high refresh rates of 90 Hz and above.
Instead, Pokémon GO is running less frames per second for them, even though the phones could handle more. Prior to this update, Pokémon GO was still running at higher refresh rates and thus supporting the performance of the gaming devices.
Which phones are affected? One of the most frequently mentioned smartphones with these issues is the OnePlus 7 Pro, which has a 90 Hz display. According to a report from AndroidCentral , Razer Phones and possibly also the Google Pixel 4 are said to be affected. The frame rates are reportedly dropping to 30 Hz at times.
These phones offer a high refresh rate and make games and apps appear particularly smooth. While normal smartphones usually run at 60 Hz, gaming smartphones can sometimes achieve double that.
What solution is there? Players report that installing the old version 0.151.0 of Pokémon GO was able to fix this error. This APK is still available on corresponding sites but is likely not to be supported for long, necessitating an update.
Voices of players about FPS issues with Pokémon GO
On Twitter, users are reaching out to the support of Pokémon GO. User @_AttackPenguin_ writes: “Why do phones with 90Hz+ screens have limited performance in Pokémon GO after the last update?”
On Reddit , a user writes that his Pokémon GO on the OnePlus 7 Pro is no longer running as smoothly as usual after the last update. He asks if other players are experiencing the problem too and receives many responses from agreeing players.
It is unclear whether this change is a bug or a deliberate limitation of the frame rates.
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Monster Hunter World: Iceborne introduces the latest monster from the expansion roster. This time, it features one of the fan favorites: Zinogre.
Who is Zinogre? The beast is a Thunderwolf Wyvern, first appearing in Monster Hunter Portable 3rd. Despite its size, it is agile and can easily hold its own against a Rathalos.
The unique feature of Zinogre is that it can summon thunderbugs from its surroundings and charge itself with the thunder element using their energy. When this happens, its claws begin to glow blue. It also becomes significantly faster and stronger.
After MHW: Iceborne has been introducing more monsters from earlier titles like Yian Garuga, fans have been increasingly asking for Zinogre, and now it’s here. You can watch the stylish trailer featuring the monster here:
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What else can be seen in the trailer? Zinogre is not the only highlight in the new trailer. The newest Elder Dragon Namielle also gets some spotlight.
We get a good look at the beast and its vibrant colors for the first time. Some of its water-elemental attacks will also be shown, which you will face starting September 6.
Can Iceborne be played soon? Tomorrow, on August 30, PS4 players will be able to join the next beta test of MHW: Iceborne starting at 9:00 AM. Alongside the known monsters Banbaro and Tigrex, this time Velkhana will also be featured for the first time.
Xbox One players will be able to try Iceborne starting September 2. You can find all the information about the beta tests in our article:
EA Sports promises that the career mode is one that continues to grow. Major changes are expected in future years – so only after FIFA 20.
This is why the career is a permanent topic among FIFA players: In the career mode of the annual FIFA series, football fans can live their dreams as the manager of a successful club. You choose a club, buy and sell players, build a team and lead the club to victories and titles.
In recent years, the career mode has not been able to satisfy the managerial fantasies of FIFA fans adequately – because there is a lack of major innovations. The career is stagnating and gradually gathering dust.
Criticism can often be found in the forums, claiming that the developers have neglected the career and are putting their resources solely into the Ultimate Team mode since it generates massive revenue thanks to microtransactions. The career continues to suffer.
With FIFA 20, the career will receive some updates, but there are no revolutionary changes this year either. However, that should change in the future, reveals Alex Constantinescu, a Senior Game Designer at EA, in an interview with vg247.
This is what EA says about the future of the career: According to Constantinescu, the innovations coming with FIFA 20 are already “very, very exciting for him”. Last year, they were very busy integrating the Champions League as authentically as possible, which is why they simply had no time to create the new features they had already envisioned.
In the meantime, they have developed their own internal toolset that allows designers and producers to create content for the career more efficiently.
Now they have the capacity to create more and more, using valuable resources to get much more done in future years. The career is a mode that will continue to grow, and they will not stop here.
Constantinescu admits that the career has become “somewhat stale” after all these years. He says this is probably because the developers have not paid much attention to it.
Especially in Europe, the mode is very popular. If you watch football and know about football, you can enjoy the career at your own pace without the competitive pressure like in Ultimate Team.
Regarding all the criticism, Constantinescu adds that the career community has been very vocal. They now have to look closely at what people actually want and deliver it. They have a pretty large team taking care of the career – similar to Volta or FUT.
He reveals that there is much more to come in the future. He admits that he feels somewhat strange in that he thinks about what could come next when he briefly wants to switch off from the features they are currently working on.
And for the future, they are already considering big changes.
What does this mean? The statements sound as if EA Sports wants to slowly revamp the career mode and enable fans to experience new and fun careers again. However, since no major changes have been revealed yet, it remains to be seen whether it is just empty promises.
But in the end, it remains: Career fans can hope for the future that FUT will not swallow all other FIFA modes.
In Fortnite , pro player FaZe Sway is accused of cheating in the solo tournament “Fortnite Cash Cup.” He allegedly collaborated with a second player – that would be against the rules. A clip of this is circulating on Twitter. Opinions are divided.
This is the accusation: Fortnite player Sour claims he was killed by player Whistles in the “Fortnite Solo Cash Cup.”
FaZe Sway allegedly “played together,” so they were “teaming.” This is explicitly against the rules of the solo cup. Players are not allowed to communicate with each other or cooperate when playing solo in Fortnite.
The clip shows: In a clip on Twitter, the replay of the play is seen from FaZe Sway’s perspective, a well-known Fortnite pro and Twitch streamer. FaZe is considered one of the most important eSport organizations in the world.
FaZe Sway flies to a fight between two players, observes the fight but does not intervene himself.
He seemingly waits until Sour is dead, leaves the killer Whistles alone and goes his own way.
What makes this so difficult? It is difficult to decide whether FaZe Sway is really teaming here. He does not actively intervene in the fight, which is unusual in itself.
Normally, one would expect him to approach aggressively and attack Whistles from behind. That is usually how Fortnite is played. It is common to seize opportunities for kills.
In the past, there have been clear cases of “teaming” in Fortnite, where players wanted to secure kills and thus points for World Cup qualification. Players were disqualified and criticized for this. It is not so clear here.
Using addons is, of course, optional, but they can greatly help with gold farming. The addons listed here make daily activities easier, save time, or are really good sources of income. By the way, it’s worth mentioning the Twitch app, with which you can easily manage and update your addons for WoW.
GatherMate2: For gathering professions, GatherMate2 is almost essential. The addon registers every time you pick an herb or mine ore. It then marks the position on the map. Gradually, you fill your world map with the various spawn points of resources and can quickly plan a route to check all possible spawns in the future.
Vendor Price: Small but fine, this addon tells you what an item would be worth if you sold it to a vendor, already in your inventory. Generally, you should pick up and sell everything. However, if bag space is tight, Vendor Price helps and brings joy when you loot a gray item that is worth a nice chunk of gold.
TradeSkillMaster: This addon, commonly referred to as “TSM”, is extremely powerful. It is especially useful for players who like to spend a lot of time in the auction house. Its core functions already include a scan of the auction house and easy purchasing of many single auctions.
TSM is incredibly powerful and can automatically buy items that are underpriced in the auction house. The functions of the addon are extensive, and it’s worth experimenting with.
Bagnon: Not mandatory, but very helpful for organization. Bagnon replaces the bag interface and combines your 5 bag slots into one large bag. This way, you can organize your inventory much more clearly and see everything at a glance. Once you get used to it, you have a much better inventory management.
What you should pay attention to: This tip may sound obvious, but while leveling, your bags will often be overloaded. Your first character will likely have very limited bag space available.
Therefore, it is even more important to take valuable items with you while on the go. An addon such as Vendor Price, which shows you how many silver pieces each item is worth, can help with that.
What should I gather? To avoid flooding your bags with junk or being unable to take quest items, here are some basic rules for deciding what should end up in your bag:
Weapons and armor, even gray ones, usually yield more silver than a full stack of “trash loot”.
Take green gear with you and sell it in the auction house. If it’s not worth it there, vendors will still pay you some silver for it.
Especially collect crafting materials like cloth or cooking supplies. These sell quickly in the auction house at a good price.
A tidy inventory is your friend.
In general, you should always try to sell items for a good price in the auction house. It may occasionally take longer to compare prices and sell things, but it is worth it in the long run.
Tip 3: Choose the right professions
Why should I choose professions? Unlike leveling quickly, it is important for making gold that you take and level professions. As you journey to level 60, you should always ensure that you are leveling your professions. There are several reasons for this:
Unlike in retail, you need a specific skill level to gather higher plants or ores later on.
During your travels, it is easier to farm items “on the side” than to have to go back later and do it deliberately.
Additional loot always provides an extra amount of gold – or supplies your crafters who can possibly make even more gold with it.
Which professions should I choose? The most useful, especially during the leveling phase, are the classic gathering professions. They have the advantage that you don’t need other professions for them to work – but the downside is that you can only market raw materials. The professions include:
Herbalism – for plants needed by alchemists for potions.
Mining – for ores processed by blacksmiths and engineers.
Leatherworking – for leather needed by leatherworkers.
Mining and herbalism are slightly more lucrative; however, you will have to compete with other players for the herbs and ores. Skinning, on the other hand, can be done without competition because you simply skin the hides of wild animals you kill.
Dead wildlife can always be skinned “on the side”.
Tip 4: Use multiple characters for banking and disenchanting
Why do I need multiple characters? A second character is useful for several reasons, as we explained in our 5 tips before starting:
You have access to another bank slot.
You can take advantage of the rest bonuses if you alternate between both characters.
One character can stay in the capital to conduct business.
Especially the larger storage space and quick access to the auction house are very useful for accumulating gold and conducting business. This saves you time that you can use for farming and leveling.
How to use the characters effectively: If you want to get the most out of the second character, make him an enchanter and give him a profession that complements your gathering professions on the other character. This gives you several advantages:
Green items can be disenchanted immediately, allowing you to create and sell more valuable items like wands
Enchanting becomes really worthwhile at higher levels
The second profession can create items from the resources of the first character that are worth more than the raw materials themselves
You can possibly buy green items from the auction house that are cheaper than their equivalent in disenchantment dust or essences
Tip 5: Use dungeons effectively
Why should I go through dungeons? In dungeons, you not only gain a lot of experience but also unique loot. This loot is sometimes not soulbound and can be sold, such as recipes or rare items.
With such items, you can make even more gold, as they can often only be found in the corresponding dungeons and are therefore much desired by other players.
Dungeons can be extremely lucrative.
In addition, some crafting materials, such as dark iron, drop only in certain dungeons. With these, you can make even more profit from the dungeon run.
Furthermore, you only have to compete for herbs in instances with a maximum of four other players, not with everyone.
How to get the most out of dungeons: The most important thing is to plan which dungeons you want to farm, especially for their loot or items. We give you some tips for popular locations:
Pale Leaf for rogue’s blinding powder and other recipes in Scarlet Monastery
Grave Moss in the cemetery of Scarlet Monastery
Dark Iron Ore in the Blackrock Depths
You can make good gold in the monastery.
Special tip: Rogues or druids (in cat form) can sometimes farm these resources alone by sneaking through the instance in stealth and scooping up the loot.
Tip 6: Don’t waste a second
How to use time effectively: The last tip is also quite obvious but often overlooked. You will have to wait several times, for example, on friends or other matters. Use this time to earn some silver:
Go fishing: Many fish are worth quite a bit of gold and silver
Use the time to kill and skin wild animals – this way you get meat and leather
Search the auction house for bargains
Fishing – can be boring, but pays off especially while waiting.
To avoid wasting your time on less profitable activities, you should always keep an eye on how much silver certain items are worth on your server. An addon like Auctionator can help you with that.
How much gold have you gathered already? What are your tips for full pockets? Do you even like Classic?
If you want to gain a few additional advantages, be sure to check out these tips for WoW Classic:
These are the new features in FIFA 20 Ultimate Team. All new features, news, and changes from the FUT 20 reveal are summarized here.
An overview of the changes in FUT 20: EA Sports presented the new features on July 31st that you will encounter in the upcoming FUT season. They include:
Season Tasks
FUT Friendlies
New customization options
New team management
Squad Battles improvements
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The new season tasks in FUT 20
Update: Detailed information on the season tasks and the seasons in FIFA 20 Ultimate Team can be read here:
What to expect: In FUT 20, there will be a revamped task system and completely new season tasks. You will receive additional, time-limited tasks. They are meant to be more complex and rewarding than previous goals – and they are spread throughout the year.
Throughout a season, you can master several tasks to earn XP
Advance in the season level with XP to unlock better rewards:
These are the season rewards: Players, packs, and new club customization options. In the first season, there will be 30 levels. Each level offers a reward or a choice between bonuses.
These are the tasks in FUT 20:
Daily tasks: Simple tasks released every day that contribute XP to your season rewards.
Weekly tasks: Group tasks with rewards and XP gains.
Season tasks: Long-term challenges. Available until the end of a season.
Dynamic tasks: Special, time-limited goals that do not have a regular release period. They can be tied to events in the real world.
Furthermore, there are Milestone tasks. These are long-term tasks not tied to any season, and you will need some time to complete them. Examples include “Complete 100 finesse shots, header goals, volleys, and chip shots each.” The reward is, for example, a ball in 16-bit style:
How long does a season last in FUT 20? According to EA, the first season starts on September 19th and ends at the end of October.
What to expect: The House Rules mode from Kick Off will be integrated into FUT Friendlies. This allows you to play Survival or “No Rules” – fun modes that were introduced in FIFA 19. Additionally, there are more fun modes, such as:
You can play FUT Friendlies in couch mode with up to 4 players or online against a friend. Additionally, House Rules can also be played online against random players.
New icons in FIFA 20 Ultimate Team
What’s new: There will be several new icons, one of which was announced during the FUT reveal was Carlos Alberto.
You can find the ratings of all icons in FUT 20 here:
The additional features and changes in Ultimate Team
What’s also new:
The team management is supposed to run more seamlessly. The squad screen for FUT 20 has been redesigned so you can quickly access your active squad, the transfer market, and club contents from one place:
You have significantly more customization options – such as stadiums, fans, goal celebrations, unique balls, and new logos:
This information is about FUT Draft: As EA’s Corey Andress confirmed, the Draft Mode returns in FIFA 20. No new features have been revealed for this mode.
In Draft mode, you build a team by selecting a player for each position from five random players. You should maintain the balance between player quality and team chemistry. Now try to win as many games as possible with this team to continuously receive better rewards.
This is what the new cards look like: During the FUT reveal, the new cards for “normal” rare players were seen for the first time. They have a relatively simple design:
With the end of the campaign of Destiny 2, the Guardians began their great guessing game: The Traveler awakens and its light gradually reaches planets, then unknown pyramid-shaped ships. Players have been waiting for information about the ships in vain until now. Does Shadowkeep finally bring redemption?
What ships are we talking about? At the end of the campaign of Destiny 2, the Traveler awakens and sends its light through the galaxy. Gradually, the light touches planet after planet, only to eventually touch a fleet of dark, pyramid-shaped ships. These seem to awaken afterwards.
What does Bungie say? Eurogamer spoke with some employees of Bungie during the recent gamescom and also inquired about the pyramid ships. Will these and other storylines play a role in Shadowkeep? Project Lead Scott Taylor responded:
Shadowkeep absolutely drives the most important storylines of Destiny forward. While we loved exploring what we consider side stories and the corners of the Destiny universe in previous expansions, Shadowkeep brings the story forward.
Moreover, the story of Shadowkeep is also expected to initiate the story of Season 8, the Season of the Undying, as well as other plot lines from Year 3.
These projections at the Queen’s Court show the triangular ships
What does that mean? It is already known that some questions from players will be clarified with Shadowkeep. For example, the whereabouts of Eris Morn will be revealed and the Black Garden makes its return.
The energy surge that is moving through space at the end of Destiny 2 leads to what happens next in Shadowkeep. Shadowkeep is really a continuation, the next chapter after the events of the main campaign of Destiny 2.
Instead of just telling its own story like the DLCs and expansions of Destiny usually did, Shadowkeep continues the narrative of the main game of Destiny 2. And could finally bring clarity to the questions that weigh heavily on the Guardians’ minds.
Even some of the biggest fans of Retail have to admit that they are having a lot of fun in WoW Classic .
World of Warcraft Classic has been released for about 3 days now and the hype and rush still seem unbroken. Although the queues are slowly decreasing, this is more due to a higher server capacity and additional realms that have been gradually unlocked. On Reddit, more and more players of World of Warcraft and Classic are admitting: I was wrong, Classic is great.
Players report a lot of positive feedback: The user Gahatt_Sol wrote a long thread in the WoW Classic subreddit explaining that he is a Retail fan. Although he may not like all the features, such as the long grind for flying, he enjoyed his “to-do list” that he has every week. He was very skeptical about WoW Classic because it has old mechanics and a rather “wooden” game design.
He plays a hunter and loves that he can only shoot two or three times before he has to go into melee because shooting is impossible when a Trogg is hitting him in the face. He enjoys having to plan his inventory space carefully and getting excited about wandering vendors where he can sell things.
He loves the interaction with other players, such as a mage who crafts him better ammunition via engineering.
Compared to Retail, he says about his hunter:
I don’t know exactly how to describe it, but … the classic hunter feels like someone with a rifle. The BFA hunter feels like someone with a Gatling shotgun cannon.
My pet is actually a pet and not a robot with a control unit. I take care of my bear, because if he dies, he gets unhappy and eats all my food, which then makes me unhappy instead.
Many players agree with him and also share their excitement about WoW Classic.
Classic highlights the mistakes of Retail: Particularly popular is also a thread with the provocative title “You know something is wrong with Battle for Azeroth when you jump out of your chair with joy when this drops” – followed by a screenshot with a 6-slot bag.
In this thread, many players report how relevant loot feels again – and all loot. Every gray item is relevant and helpful through gaining some copper or silver coins. Gold is a scarce resource and visiting the teacher is expensive. We don’t even want to talk about a mount.
Other players report that they truly appreciate green loot again. For example, a mage player says, “I was so hyped when my mage quest at level 10 gave a GREEN item!” The next one comments, “WITH INTELLIGENCE ON IT!”.
Can Retail learn from WoW Classic? Whether the Retail version of WoW Classic should take a few things away is of course hard to answer. After all, they are now two fundamentally different games with different strengths and weaknesses. However, the current popularity of Classic suggests that at least a few ideas should be adopted into the Retail version. Anything that promotes more social interaction would already be a good start.
In September, an open beta for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will take place on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. However, very little is known about the content so far. Now the developers have revealed a new detail about it. This feature will be included.
What is the beta about? If you want to get your first impression of the latest installment of the “Call of Duty” series before the official release of Modern Warfare 2019, you should participate in the beta in September.
This feature has now been confirmed: Although some details about the beta have already been disclosed, Infinity Ward has remained largely silent about the content. However, a feature has now been confirmed in a Reddit post that players can try out during the beta test – the so-called Gunsmith.
What is the Gunsmith about? The Gunsmith feature is essentially part of the loadout editor. This system explicitly focuses on weaponry. Your arsenal can be customized for different scenarios and needs – more extensively and deeply than ever before.
Depending on the type of weapon, you can choose from up to 60 different attachments (up to 30 for pistols) at up to eight positions (and one perk slot) and modify your firearm with up to five of them.
Many players are already excited about this feature and look forward to experimenting with it in the beta. The Gunsmith was not included in the PS4-exclusive alpha. However, the composition of the weapon is said to have a significant impact on gunplay and promote many different playstyles.
These beta contents are already known: Infinity Ward has not shared much information. Besides the Gunsmith, we currently know the following about the content of the upcoming Modern Warfare beta:
there will be a multiplayer beta
the 2vs2 Gunfight mode will also be playable. So if you missed the alpha, you can still test this mode.
during the second beta weekend, crossplay between PC, PS4, and Xbox One will be tested
How is Modern Warfare being received so far? Players on the PlayStation 4 have already been able to test the multiplayer of Modern Warfare in a limited capacity during the alpha test. The feedback has been mixed. Many fans had a lot of fun, but there was also some criticism – such as regarding a specific visual effect.
Search between a film camera in a basement, a snowy stone head, and a flashy golden truck. This is a task from the new Blockbuster Challenges (Week 5) in Fortnite. We will show you the location.
What kind of task is this? In Fortnite, this type of task occurs more often. Three points are mentioned, and you are supposed to find something hidden in the middle of these points. It’s about a star. When you reach the desired location, the star appears, and you can collect it.
After that, the task is completed. In this guide, we will show you where the locations of the camera, stone head, and truck are.
Location of Camera, Stone Head, Truck in Fortnite – Blockbuster
Where should you search? The sought-after camera can be found in the basement of the studio located in one of the houses in Shifty Shafts. You can already recognize the stone head from the air when you glide down from the bus, near the frozen lake.
The sought-after truck is on the road south of Tilted Town. This results in the desired location southeast of Tilted Town, on the way to the lake.
Here you will find the sought-after mountain where the star appears:
If you have unlocked this task from the Blockbuster Challenges, you only need to visit this location and collect the star there.
Beware of campers: Keep in mind that many players know this task and may be hiding near the mountain. Some are just waiting for players to loot the star and will shoot them at the moment of collection.
So make sure the area is clear before you strike.
In another task from the new challenges, you need to land at a hero villa and a villain hideout. We will show you in this overview where to find the two locations in the west and east of the map.
Players participating in Pokémon GO PvP battles now have 30 seconds longer to complete them. This change likely comes after many battles were not finished recently.
What has changed? The Pokémon GO team announced on social media channels that the duration for Trainer Battles has now increased by 30 seconds. These are the battles where you face other players or team leaders, not raids.
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How does this affect gameplay? Before this change, you had 240 seconds, or 4 minutes, for a Trainer Battle. After the change, it is now 270 seconds, or 4.5 minutes.
For you, this means that you have 30 seconds more time before the game ends a battle. If no winner is determined by knockout after 4.5 minutes, the battle ends.
What does Niantic say about it? So far, Niantic has not provided an official explanation for why the time was extended.
This is what the community says: For many trainers in the community, it is clear why Niantic implemented this change. Some trainers use Pokémon with high stamina in Trainer Battles. Because these defensive Pokémon have so many hit points, it takes a long time to defeat them.
A player writes on Reddit: “That was it for my team of Chansey, Woingenau, and Snorlax.”
The reason for the extension could also be the new mechanic of charge attacks in Pokémon GO. The charging of charge attacks now takes longer, leading to less time available for actual fighting.
For stronger charge attacks, you need to swipe
“To anyone wondering: It may look arbitrary, but it is actually a fix for the new mechanics of charge attacks that make them take a few seconds longer. There were complaints that as a result, fewer games than before this change were fittingly completed on time,” writes TruePlatinum1 on Reddit.
A player replied: “It should be noted that there was also a time-out during the Invitationals that may have drawn Niantic’s attention to this issue.” A time-out occurs in Trainer Battles when the regular game time has expired and no winner has been determined.
