To ensure all players could read his short story, Jeff Kaplan created a particularly annoying quest in World of Warcraft Classic.
World of Warcraft Classic has been released for several days now, and the rush is still tremendous. Blizzard continues to release small promo videos in which the original developers of the Vanilla version of World of Warcraft reveal a few details. This time it was Jeff Kaplan’s turn, the current Overwatch head. He mainly remembers how he annoyed everyone.
This quest is Jeff Kaplan’s fault: Jeff Kaplan was one of two quest designers back then. He is responsible for a variety of tasks that players experience today in WoW Classic. However, one task has particularly stuck in his memory, as it frequently drove players to despair. This refers to the quest “The Green Hills of Stranglethorn.” This quest had several built-in mechanics that players are sure to remember.
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What was so terrible about the quest? For the quest, one had to find several pages of the book “The Green Hills of Stranglethorn.” The pages could randomly drop from almost all enemies within Stranglethorn with a low probability. Those who wanted to complete the quest worked on it for days or bought pages from the auction house or traded with other players. Additionally, each page took up an inventory slot, which was extremely scarce – after all, most players in Stranglethorn only had 8-10 bag slots.
Why did Jeff Kaplan do this? The reason is simple: He wrote the short story “The Green Hills of Stranglethorn” and wanted players to read it. However, he knew that hardly anyone would read it if it just lay around as a single book in the game world. So he built a quest around it that divided the book into many pages.
It’s time! The first player has reached WoW Classic Level 60. What most players had to achieve through months of effort, Jokerd accomplished in less than 4 days. Now he wants to delete his level 60 character.
Jokerd reaches
Level 60 and wants to delete the character
How did he do it? Jokerd farmed for days with his gnome mage. As a mage, he could utilize a tactic to pull many enemies together. Then he could use spells like Blizzard and Frost Nova to stop and slowly kill them.
Since he could also supply himself with water, he had to go to the city less often to restock than potential competitors. This allowed Jokerd to reach level 60 in less than four full days. With our 10 tips, you can also quickly reach level 60.
Cheers to the first level 60!
The player probably hardly slept and did little else that was not necessary to survive the grind to level 60 in WoW Classic. Other players resorted to somewhat unscrupulous tricks to avoid being kicked from the game and having to wait in queues.
This is how Jokerd deals with it: After reaching level 60, Jokerd showed on his stream how he will delete his mage. He opened the character screen, clicked “delete”, and followed the instructions for deletion.
At the moment (August 30 at 8:45 PM), he could still not delete his character – because he has mail. As long as a character has unread mail, it cannot be deleted.
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In his Twitch chat, people are now calling to send him mail, and more and more letters with congratulations are appearing. The community does not seem to want to allow him to delete the gnome.
Level 60 – and now?
What’s next: Currently, Jokerd is the only player at level 60. Other players, such as the professionals from Method, are lagging behind. The highest player after Jokerd is currently only at level 56 (via dotesports).
As soon as more players reach level 60, the “World First Race” in Classic can begin. Here, several groups will compete again to be the first in the world to defeat famous bosses like Onyxia or Ragnaros (again).
In FIFA 20 FUT you can customize your stadium with choreographies. Such a choreography can now be earned as a FUT-20 bonus in FIFA 19 Ultimate Team.
What kind of choreography is this? In FIFA 20 FUT there are some new features. In addition to season objectives and significantly revised FUT friendlies, you will also have more options to customize your club. For example, through new logos, stadium themes, unique balls, or choreographies.
One of these new choreographies can be earned this week in FIFA 19 FUT. It is this tiger choreography:
How the tiger choreography will ultimately look in your stadium is not yet known. EA has so far released this image, which shows a beautiful stadium choreography in FIFA 20 – the tiger will likely be displayed similarly over the stands:
If you’re wondering which stadiums there are in FIFA 20, you will find an answer here:
What do you need to do for the tiger choreography in FIFA 19?
Here’s how to get the FUT-20 bonus: A current event is taking place called “The FIFA 19 Ultimate Team” in FUT 19, where you will receive outstanding loan players with whom you must fulfill certain goals to score rewards.
This event runs from August 23rd to September 12th. Today, on August 30th, the second event week begins, where you can grab new top loan players as well as the new weekly bonus in the form of the tiger choreography.
Start FUT 19 and pick up your “The FIFA 19 Ultimate Team” set in the shop.
Outstanding players are in the sets – TOTW players, TOTS players, and icons
In the FUT menu, you can switch to the “Weekly Objectives” tab in the daily objectives, where the top objective is called “The FIFA 19 Ultimate Team.” Through this objective, you can obtain the FUT-20 bonus.
You need to play 2 separate matches in Division Rivals this week and score with TOTY players. Then you will receive a Jumbo Rare Players Pack as well as the tiger choreography for FUT 20.
So put the players you got in the free pack into your team, play Division Rivals, and score goals with the TOTY players.
This event is only valid for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Are you grabbing this choreography? You have until next Friday, September 6th, to do so.
The MMORPG ArcheAge will be relaunched 5 years after its launch as a “Free2Play” game. This time as a premium MMORPG ArcheAge Unchained, completely without Pay2Win elements. Now the release date and prices are known. However, the message sounds absurd.
This is the story of ArcheAge: The MMORPG ArcheAge was a hopeful sign for MMORPG fans in Europe and North America in late summer 2014.
At that time, WildStar and The Elder Scrolls Online had just launched but had already failed quite badly. The new WoW expansion “Warlords of Draenor” was still far off, and MMORPG fans longed for something new and different.
ArcheAge had a good reputation in Korea at that time, as it was developed by MMORPG legend Jake Song and offered interesting sandbox concepts – many found it exciting back then, it was something new. Nowadays, sandbox MMORPGs are more of the standard than the exception.
So it all started in 2014 – ArcheAge was bursting at the seams. In courtrooms, players avoided the AFK kick.
Technical problems and Pay2Win caused ArcheAge to fail
Why did ArcheAge fail? At launch in the West, ArcheAge was a huge success for Trion Worlds. The servers were overloaded. But the good mood faded quickly:
ArcheAge relied on “Pay2Win” mechanics – those who spent real money in the shop could buy advantages.
Trion Worlds later admitted this, saying there was little they could do – they had signed contracts with the Korean developers.
Burdened with a multitude of technical problems, the MMORPG could not achieve long-term success – numerous restarts in the years that followed and major content updates ultimately failed, with only a hardcore remaining loyal to ArcheAge.
However, some players said that the MMORPG itself was great – especially for guilds. It offered so many freedoms, especially in housing, trading, and the economic system. If it weren’t for the cash shop…
gamigo is now releasing a premium version of the MMORPG with ArcheAge Unchained. The big promise is not to sell any “Pay2Win” elements.
It is repeatedly emphasized that players can earn everything, there are no overpowering premium items.
Release date and prices of ArcheAge Unchained
When is the release? The release of ArcheAge Unchained is on September 30, 2019.
What does ArcheAge Unchained cost? Gamigo offers 3 founder packages:
The cheapest for €25.99, the middle one for €49.99, and the most expensive for €79.99. However, only cosmetic items and emotes are supposed to be included. Pre-orders receive special bonuses. Here is the website for pre-orders (via archeageunchained.com).
An excerpt of the 3 founder packages.
ArcheAge was Pay2Win – ArcheAge Unchained is not
This is what it’s about: The absurdity in the version is that the new team behind ArcheAge Unchained indirectly admits with each press release just how terrible Pay2Win the “original release” of ArcheAge was. This is evident from every other sentence.
A screenshot of the homepage of ArcheAge Unchained.
It is somewhat absurd when a major selling argument is that now everything “can be earned by any fan equally.”
Or that there are “No shortcuts to obtain powerful equipment.”
Nice also is the message: “Your gameplay progress will only be limited by your own ambitions.”
It feels like only wizards and necromancers appear in the leaderboards of the highest portal levels. The actual numbers support this, but also show astonishing changes in the best classes in Diablo 3. Why is it so hard to achieve perfect balance, and does Blizzard even want that? A look at the statistics.
Which leaderboards are actually being discussed? The endgame content in Diablo 3 is mainly defined by the great Nephalem Rifts (English: Greater Rifts). For several years now, players have been trying to solo reach the highest portal levels.
The realm of possibility has continuously shifted upward in recent years, mainly due to changes made by Blizzard.
What is Blizzard doing to continually push the limits? With each new season in Diablo 3, many changes are made to class abilities as well as bonuses from armor sets and other equipment. These changes enable players to reach ever higher portal levels. These balance changes recently kicked off Season 18 in Diablo 3.
“Feels” like one of the best classes for a long time – The Necromancer
What role does “balance” play in these considerations? In fact, Blizzard has to perform a tightrope walk here. A too strong class is likely to be favored by players to reach the highest portal levels in the leaderboard. For this reason, game developers strive to design all classes to be about equally strong to avoid advantages for certain classes. A look at the statistics of the past years shows that this has been achieved better at times than others.
What statistics were referenced? On the site eu.diablo3.com, statistics for the class-specific portal levels for 11 past seasons can be traced back to the year 2014. This way, all solo high scores of the great Nephalem Rifts can be displayed and compared. You can find the results of this evaluation in the following graphic (as of 08/30, 2:00 PM):
Evaluation of solo portal levels from 11 seasons of the last 5 years
How can the graphic be interpreted? While the Barbarian and Demon Hunter were still unchallenged at the top in 2014, other classes have improved significantly in recent seasons. The feeling that the wizard and the necromancer have been at the top for some time can be supported by the numbers without a doubt. In a balance patch for Season 17, the Necromancer was the big winner.
However, it also shows something else:
Indeed, the performance of different classes fluctuates significantly. Only the Witch Doctor can almost always be found in the lower realms.
Since the beginning of recording, the individual classes have been able to gain an average of 80 portal levels, which equals a gigantic progress. At the same time, criticism has emerged, that Diablo 3 is becoming easier and easier.
The differences between the classes have decreased in the past seasons. In Season 2014-1 there were still 13 levels between the best and worst class, whereas in the current season there are only 9. In some cases, the differences are even smaller.
And what does that say about the balance in Diablo 3? Although the wizard and the necromancer have been leading for some time, the differences are small. The Crusader has also been one of the top classes in past seasons. Furthermore, Blizzard has ensured in the past that the same class does not always play at the top, but has also ensured variety.
Specifically, the necromancer is also a special case. He has only been in the game for two years and is not coincidentally one of the strongest classes. Economic considerations on the part of Blizzard may play a role here, as the necromancer is available for purchase and is not a starter class.
Somehow, all classes are fun in their own way
That’s why the balance in Diablo 3 is not so important: Diablo 3 does not have a mode where players compete against each other. In that case, class balancing would be of much greater importance to avoid unfair advantages.
And to be honest, classes are fun in different ways. Each role is played differently and has individual strengths and weaknesses. Many players choose the class that they enjoy the most. And that’s a good thing.
What do you think about the whole balancing topic? Should Blizzard take action here? Or are you satisfied with how it is right now?
In Destiny 2 today Xur arrives. Where he is and what he has to offer, you can find out here. These are his location and inventory on August 30, 2019.
There are new updates about the future of Destiny 2: In a little over a month, the big autumn expansion Shadowkeep will be released, which will shake up a lot in Destiny 2. Last night, Game Director Luke Smith revealed fresh information that you should know in time to be well-prepared for the new Guardian adventures.
But today is first Xur day. Let’s welcome the shaggy Agent of the Nine together.
Looks scary, but is actually very lovable – Xur
Xur on August 30, 2019 on PS4, Xbox One, PC
Can Xur convince you this time with his goods? Here is the important information.
When does Xur come to Destiny 2?
This is Xur’s time: Xur appears every Friday at 7 PM at a random location. He then stays for a few days until he packs his things on Tuesday, September 3, and disappears.
Where is Xur? This is the location
This is Xur’s position: This time, Xur is located on Titan. He is hiding there in the Rig.
Five of Swords, the free challenge card for customizing the Nightfall strike
Invitation of the Nine for 9 Legendary shards (season pass exclusive), if not yet completed
By the way, next week starts a special event: A community challenge where Bungie challenges you. What you need to do and what rewards await you can be found here:
The next big chapter of the Living World of Guild Wars 2 is now known. The Icebrood Saga begins on September 17 and brings new story content as well as new features.
What is the Icebrood Saga? The continuation of the Living World of Guild Wars 2 will take players to the icy north in the autumn. There, deep in the Shiverpeaks, the Elder Ice Dragon Jormag continues to gain power and expand its corrupted influence. He will become a serious threat to the inhabitants of Tyria.
He is supported by the defector cult “Sons of Svanir”. They have turned away from the worship of the Spirits of the Wild and instead pray to the Elder Dragon as their ultimate animal totem. He has already corrupted countless Norn and Kodan and made them his mindless slaves.
The owners of the expansion Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire will receive the entire Icebrood Saga for free. A prologue titled “Bound by Blood” will be released on September 17. The first episode is expected to be released later this autumn.
You can watch the stylish trailer here:
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What new features are there? Fans can look forward to attack missions in the Icebrood Saga, for example. In these missions, 10 players will face off against bosses. The battles are a mix of raids and large-scale meta-events and require good group coordination.
Other features include:
New boss creatures in the areas around Grothmar Valley and the Northern Shiverpeaks
Drakkar, the Champion of the Elder Dragon Jormag, whom fans will recognize from Guild Wars 1. He will appear as a world boss in Episode 2
New masteries that tell the story of the Spirits of the Wild. The first will come with Episode 1 and focus on the Raven
A new PvP armor has been announced
Additionally, features such as build templates and WvW updates from the roadmap in April are expected to be released “soon”.
Here are the first screenshots for the next chapter:
What bonuses are there? Players of Guild Wars 2 or those who want to become players will also receive a small gift. Owners or buyers of the second GW2 expansion “Path of Fire” will receive the first expansion “Heart of Thorns” for free.
If you already own Heart of Thorns, you will instead receive a veteran package containing in-game items. These include:
A unique Mordrem glider
The title “Vanguard”
A voucher for one of the 16 different armor skins from the shop
Are you considering starting with Guild Wars 2? Then test whether it is for you:
In Fortnite , the patch policy has become strange. The developers have repeatedly proven that they are not afraid of radical, sweeping updates, only to cave in and retract the changes when the backlash is loud enough. What’s behind this?
How does Epic patch? Epic actually patches Fortnite every week – but only every other week does a real update come:
At the start of a season, a major update with a full number is released – here Epic brings the big features of a season
Every 2 weeks, a patch is released that brings new items, removes old ones, or implements larger changes
In between, weekly “content updates” are released that usually change just a little bit in Fortnite
Epic wants to be radically different
The amazing thing is: Epic wants to keep its game Fortnite fresh by any means necessary. In Season X, the patches are particularly radical. Epic’s stated goal is this quarter:
This very pattern of radical changes can also be observed in past seasons:
Epic has already brought a powerful sword to Fortnite – and announced that it will continue with more “legendary items” in the same manner
established a predecessor of the Mech with the airplanes
introduced advantages for aggressive players, then removed them from the game
The airplanes were already a radical change in Fortnite; they arrived at the end of 2018.
Twitch Streamers and Pros are taking up the pitchforks
This is the reaction: Every time such a change occurs, a powerful backlash descends on Epic. The Twitch streamers and Fortnite pros mobilize their followers. In the worst case, they threaten to strike or just play Uno.
Streamers complain that Epic really has no idea what they are doing. They are driving the game into the ground.
The demand is then often: “Revert” – take the patch back. A few weeks ago, the hashtag “RemoveTheMechs” even trended on Twitter.
This protest incites other users on reddit, Twitter, or YouTube, and the sentiment boils over social media.
The typical reactions to a radical Fortnite patch.
Here’s how Epic reacts: Epic’s response to all these things is to initially stand firm, but ultimately to cave in.
It seems Epic is following a plan. They let the controversial change stay online for a few days before ultimately giving in and altering it. Often, they seek a compromise:
they held on to the Mechs firmly at first, then reduced their spawn rate in arena mode, and ultimately hit them with the nerf hammer
They corrected the turbo building just after one day
previous changes were usually reverted after some back and forth
only a few “season-important” changes, like the baller or the airplanes, remained in the game for a full 10 weeks – but they had to endure nerfs over and over again
The turbo building set a new record – the change was already gone after one day.
Fortnite: Patch first, ask later
What’s behind this: Epic must now know how the Fortnite community reacts to such radical changes that come at the expense of “good players”. But apparently, they keep trying and boldly push forward with their updates.
They patch, so to speak, “by sight” and react to the movement of the community:
If everything stays calm, they leave the change in
If there’s a roar, they retract the change
This strange “shoot first, ask later” style keeps Fortnite constantly in discussion, but it also puts a lot of pressure on the community’s mood.
He particularly likes to complain about changes in Fortnite: Tfue.
The advantage for Epic is:
The game remains genuinely fresh this way
Fortnite is constantly discussed and stays in the media
After players of Fallout 76 have requested several improvements to the game, Bethesda is now responding to these wishes. Particularly, the new Raid Vault 94 will receive some love in the next patch.
These were the issues so far: For some time now, bugs in Fallout 76 have been causing frustration for some players. These include:
Many of these issues are to be fixed by Bethesda in the upcoming update 13, with a focus on issues with the raid.
The Vault 94 doesn’t seem to be functioning quite right yet.
These changes are coming in Patch 13
These bugs will be fixed: In a new “Out of the Vault” update, a list of bug fixes has been presented that are to be implemented in the next patch. The most important ones include:
Improvements for Vault 94 – items such as the drill should no longer appear as loot. Additionally, the experience points gained and the number of items required for completion are to be increased.
Stability improvements – According to many players, stability has become worse again since Patch 12. Patch 13 is supposed to improve performance and reduce connection drops, especially in Vault 94.
Power armor bugs – Players exiting their power armor are losing control over their character more frequently. This bug is more complex than initially thought, but it is on the list for fixes. Whether the fix will actually come with Patch 13 is still uncertain.
These issues are still being addressed: Bethesda also intends to make adjustments to mods, weapons, and armor. Several bugs are to be fixed that cause incorrect calculations of armor penetration or unclear explanations of mods.
Additionally, the option to display collectible mods is expected to be added.
Adjustments will also be made to weapons and mods.
This feature is already active: Even though the focus is on fixing bugs, a new feature is coming. The new legendary vendor of Fallout 76 now has special offers.
Until Tuesday, September 3rd at 6 PM, you will receive a 25% discount on all legendary weapons and armor.
This is how players see it: Fallout 76 has been criticized by fans for its unresolved bugs for some time now. There have already been extensive discussions about new features being temporarily halted until the game runs smoothly and without bugs.
In the announcement of Patch 13 on reddit, there is considerable excitement regarding the bug fixes. Players are pleased that bugs are finally being addressed. Although some wish that more action were taken, most fans agree that a thorough overhaul in slow steps is better.
Some other players are just making the best of the bugs they encounter:
The next Hearthstone adventure “Tombs of Terror” is coming soon. Even before that, you can snag 5 packs.
The release of the Hearthstone expansion “Saviors of Uldum” was a few weeks ago, but there has been no sign of the solo adventure until now. That has changed, as the “Tombs of Terror” now has a release date – but even before that, you can snag card packs.
When do the Tombs of Terror start? The Tombs of Terror have their official release on September 17, 2019. There is no set time yet, but typically such new game modes go live in the early evening (around 20:00).
There are rewards in advance: To prepare for the new solo content, there will be special card chaos variants in the weeks before that hint at the upcoming story. In total, you can snag 5 card packs through the card chaos variants and associated quests, of which 2 belong to the Classic set and 3 to the latest expansion “Saviors of Uldum”.
This is what you get in Week 1: From September 4 to September 10, there is “The League of Explorers is back!”. Here, you must help Elise Starseeker save and reunite the other friends of the League of Explorers so they are ready for the upcoming adventure.
As a reward, there is a classic card pack and a pack from Saviors of Uldum.
This is what you get in Week 2: From September 11 to September 18, there is the event “Three Wishes,” where Zephrys the Great hosts a card chaos and grants players all sorts of wishes.
As a reward, there is one classic and two packs from Saviors of Uldum.
Quests will be overwritten: Blizzard specifically points out that the quests for the event will overwrite other existing daily quests. So anyone who wants to avoid a loss should ensure that there is enough space in the quest log corresponding to the start of the events.
Are you excited for the new solo adventure in Hearthstone? Or do you have other things planned?
The current bonus week in GTA Online gives you more money for many activities. How to earn a lot of money quickly this week is shown here.
Why is there so much money now? A new bonus week started in GTA Online on Thursday, August 29. You can benefit from these bonuses until the upcoming Wednesday, September 4.
In this bonus week, the developers have increased the money and RP rewards for several activities, so you should definitely take advantage of this.
Where to earn a lot of money in GTA Online in the coming days
Gunrunning: With this DLC, Rockstar Games unlocked the bunker missions.
Selling missions from Gunrunning give you double GTA dollars until September 4. Research in the bunker continues to move twice as fast. So head to the bunker and warehouse and get started.
Hangar Missions: If you prefer to fly with your airplanes, you will also get big rewards here. Until September 4, there are double rewards for all special cargo sales and sales from Smuggler’s Run.
Bunker Series: If you are looking for a bit of action alongside the selling missions, you can also earn double money and RP in activities of the bunker series. Head to the bunker series marker on the map or start a bunker adversary mode through the game menu.
So in these three areas, you can earn a lot of money in the coming days. We also have a guide for you with more ways to earn money quickly in GTA Online.
The bonuses are well received: Many players from the GTA community are happy about this bonus week. On Reddit they say:
“This week is a blessing for solo grinders”
“Double rewards on bunker sales? Public solo lobbies, here I come!”
“Double money for bunker sales. This is the moment I’ve been waiting for. Also cheaper bunkers. Time to choose a better location than the starter edition’s!”
“Best week since the legendary week”
What discounts are there?
If you want to invest the earned money in new cars or properties, you could take advantage of these discounts now. Among other things, the bunkers and hangars where you can currently earn a lot of money are on sale.
Discounts with Twitch Prime: If you linked your Social Club account with Twitch Prime before August 26, you will receive a 75% discount on the Akula and HVY Menacer. Additionally, you will receive another 10% discount on the weekly discounts.
In GTA Online, there is now the new car Locus. We will show you who should better not buy this car.
The Twitch streamer Michael “shroud” Grzesiek was the active streamer with the most followers on Twitch for four weeks after Ninja moved. That’s not the case anymore – Fortnite professional Tfue has replaced him as number 1. But the shooter pro seems to be indifferent, he is now playing WoW Classic.
However, since shroud has been active for so long and has gathered followers over the years, he was still number 1 on Twitch during the first weeks of August with 6.9 million followers.
He is the new number 1 on Twitch: Fortnite pro Tfue.
Tfue was able to outrun Shroud a few days ago. This had been building for some time: Tfue’s growth was significantly higher than shroud’s, who has had difficulties finding an interesting game in recent months.
Tfue passed Shroud a few days ago. Source: Twitchmetrics
Shooter pro becomes an Orc, already played 58 hours
What is shroud doing right now? To the surprise of many, shroud is currently only playing WoW Classic. The Canadian, known for his shooter skills, is currently leveling an Orc Shaman.
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He says he plays WoW Classic, although he expects not to receive as many followers, subscriptions, and donations as usual. But that’s not so important to him at the moment.
He simply plays WoW Classic for himself.
From August 26, Shroud spent 58.3 hours in WoW Classic. Source: Sullygnome
In a first stream immediately after the release, shroud was online for 25 hours. Otherwise, he has hardly taken any breaks since the release of WoW Classic: he has played WoW Classic for 58.3 hours in the days since release – other Twitch streamers even sleep while streaming WoW Classic.
Interest in Shroud’s streams is not as high as it was during the peak times of Apex Legends, but an average of around 20,000 to 30,000 people still watch his streams at the same time.
We would like to introduce you to the MMOs that currently have the most players on Steam. In these popular multiplayer online games, you should always be able to find players. Survival MMOs and military games dominate the list – but there are also a few surprises in the top 10 most popular MMOs on Steam.
This is how this list came about: Our list is based on the popularity of the games presented here on Steam. These are multiplayer games with MMO elements, which as of August 30, 2019, according to Steamcharts, have the most players. We relied on the player numbers from the last 30 days.
What is World of Warships?World of Warships brings the tactical team battles of World of Tanks to the sea. You command your own battleship and must try to eliminate opponents on the maps.
Each ship has different advantages and disadvantages and should be used in the team according to its tactical function. It is even possible to modify and upgrade the ships.
You attempt various scenarios, such as protecting forts, escorting supply ships, and rescuing survivors. You have access to more than 200 ships from World War I and II, including submarines.
So many players does World of Warships have on Steam: In the past 30 days, there were an average of 4,663 players online at the same time. At peak times, there were 9,346 players in the game simultaneously.
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This is what players think: World of Warships is generally well received among players. The balancing is right, the naval battles are enjoyable, and teamwork is important. However, many consider the premium ships to be too strong. Additionally, a lot of grinding is required to unlock free ships.
TheGiantFox says on Steam: “The game has been quite good so far. The grinding is a bit exhausting, but the gameplay mechanics are quite easy to understand.”
Desperado explains: “It used to be a fun game with exciting events and interesting activities. Now everything that the developers release turns into a huge grind fest.”
This is what MeinMMO says about World of Warships: World of Warships is aimed at everyone who has had enough of tanks, but wants to experience the tactical battles of World of Tanks at sea. Fun, although a bit grind-heavy.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
About the shooter Borderlands 3 has been rumored for years, but not publicly discussed. Now Gearbox explains why they introduced Borderlands 3 so late.
Who’s speaking? Producer Chris Brock speaks with the site PCGamesN about Borderlands 3.
For years, this “tech demo” was the only thing fans had for Borderlands 3 – and even that was not officially Borderlands 3.
Fans speculated multiple times in 2018 that at the next big fair, Borderlands 3 would be announced, only to be disappointed time and time again.
When Borderlands 3 was finally announced in March 2019, it was 4 years after the release of “Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel” and about half a year before release.
Announcing a game three years in advance brings nothing
This is why the announcement came so late: Brock says:
“It doesn’t feel like anything great can happen when you say: In three years we will have a game.
People can be excited, but then you disappoint them by telling them how long it still is. And if you don’t say anything for too long, it means: “Cool, so this is vaporware, we don’t believe it exists at all.”
At Gearbox, they didn’t want to show up until they were really ready.
Working until 2 days before release – and then continuing
This is what Gearbox says about the changes in the market: The way games are developed has changed, according to Brock:
“In the past, a game reached gold status and you were done. That’s no longer the case. Today, it’s like this: When a game reaches gold status, it goes into production, but it wouldn’t be a modern game without a day-one patch, so you work on the version as long as possible because everything is digital.”
When a game like Borderlands 3 comes out on September 13, you can work on it until the 11th.
And after that, it’s already about developing the content for the time after launch. That’s the expectation today.
The WoW streamer Asmongold wanted to make a statement and give the Horde a wake-up call. But the servers had other plans.
The streamer Asmongold plays together with many other streamers on the Faerlina server in WoW Classic. This alone ensures that the streamers and their fans keep meeting each other, leading to PvP skirmishes. This was also the case this time. However, a problem with the server caused the whole thing to end in a very unfair way.
What happened? Asmongold wanted to complete a quest on “Fray Island.” The island is located in the Barrens, an area more dominated by the Horde. The quest requires Asmongold to endure for a certain duration without dying. To make sure that succeeded, and to “make a statement,” he took several dozen players with him to secure the island.
What happened next? The sheer number of players caused significant lags and delays on the island. Players were standing still, and only every few seconds did something happen. To make sure as many Alliance players survived as possible, Asmongold gave some instructions:
Set all pets to aggressive, make them into pitbulls!
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The last seconds of the quest began to count down before the most frustrating thing happened: Asmongold and many other players experienced a disconnect. Apparently, the sheer number of players was too much for the realm, which briefly crashed.
Everyone gone except Asmongold: When logging back into the game, the harsh reality hit: all other Alliance players had vanished, and only Asmongold and the 4 players in his group were left on the island – along with many Horde players. They, of course, made quick work of the streamer and his group.
The other Alliance players reported that they were reset far back to the ship from which they had jumped.
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The event may have been one of the first major PvP events. Such events will probably happen more often on the Faerlina server in the future, as streamers and their followers meet.
The beta launch of Ghost Recon Breakpoint on PS4, Xbox One, and PC is just around the corner. Here we show you when it starts, what content you will find, and how to register for the beta.
What is it about? In a few days, the beta of the co-op shooter Ghost Recon Breakpoint starts. The game will be released in October and is the successor to Wildlands. You can see how Breakpoint differs from Wildlands here.
With the beta, players will now have the opportunity to get a sneak peek into the game. There have also been alpha tests for a selection of players.
When does the beta start? Times for PS4, Xbox One, PC
When does the beta of Breakpoint start? It starts on September 5, 2019. In Europe, it starts directly at midnight. The beta ends at 00:00 on September 9, 2019. Since Ubisoft does not display different times for PS4, Xbox One, or PC here, all platforms should be able to start directly at midnight.
When does the preload begin? To ensure you can download the game in time and start with the beta, the preload begins at midnight on September 2, 2019.
Ubisoft shared an overview of the dates for the regions on Twitter.
How can you register? You can register for the beta on the Ghost Recon website. Please note that participants without pre-order or Uplay+ will be randomly selected. Registration does not guarantee participation in the beta.
Where will you play? On the map of Ghost Recon Breakpoint, you will have access to the four regions during the beta:
Smuggler Coves
Mount Hodgson
Sinking Country
Fen Bog
What missions are there? In Operation Greenstone, you can expect two missions from the main story of Ghost Recon Breakpoint. Besides, there are secondary missions called Auroa missions. In these assignments, you will learn more about the island and its inhabitants.
Eight new faction missions start each day.
These are the challenges: If you want to showcase your skills more precisely in Breakpoint, visit the drone areas. According to Ubisoft, some of the toughest opponents in the game are waiting there. You can find these areas in the regions unlocked for the beta.
Murmurs are small flying drones. They surprise unprepared players in swarms.
Aamons are medium-sized drones that deal a lot of damage and are also quick.
Behemoths are large drones that deal a lot of damage and have tough armor.
What kind of demo leak is this? Recently, a graphic has been circulating on Reddit that is said to contain information about the FIFA 20 demo. It shows the release date, teams, and game modes.
Many players on Reddit assume that this graphic is “real”, as it has already received nearly 1000 upvotes. Even the prominent FIFA YouTuber MattHDGamer, who has already been allowed to showcase exclusive FIFA 20 gameplay, considers the leak plausible.
This is the demo graphic:
When will the demo be released? The exact release date is partially obscured on this graphic, but September 12th is clearly visible.
This start date is realistic. We indicated September 12th as a possible date in our FIFA 20 demo overview weeks ago, as the demo has historically released two weeks before the official launch of the annual FIFA installment – which is typically on a Thursday.
Teams and Game Modes
These teams are reportedly in the leak: There are supposed to be 10 playable teams in the demo. Namely,
FC Liverpool
Real Madrid
BVB
Manchester City
PSG
AS Roma
Atlético Madrid
Club América
Los Angeles FC
Vissel Kōbe
Prior to this, Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool, City, PSG, and both clubs from Madrid were already known as demo teams. Now we also know the remaining 4 – if this leak turns out to be true.
The game modes according to the leak: The graphic shows two images representing two game modes:
On the left, the Volta mode is depicted, for which there will likely be a short preview. So you can test a bit of street football in the demo.
On the right, a football field with the Champions League logo can be seen. So you can play the kickoff mode including Champions League.
Keep in mind that this leak has not been officially confirmed. Both the release date and the available game modes were already considered almost certain in advance; only the playable teams are really new information that is hard to predict.
By the way, only the PS4 logo is visible in the upper graphic. However, the demo will also be released for PC and Xbox One.
Officially, EA Sports is expected to comment on the demo only shortly before the demo launch. Then we will see if this leaked graphic is true or just a good fake.
Until then, you can view the stadiums in FIFA 20 here:
On PC, this feature is already standard, but many would also like to have a FOV slider for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on consoles. This request has been heard, and Infinity Ward spoke clearly.
This is what Infinity Ward says: Following the feedback from the already completed alpha test of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the Communications Manager of Infinity Ward spoke out several times. In the corresponding thread on Reddit, he addressed the players’ frequently expressed wish to integrate a FOV slider for consoles.
However, this long-standing request from many Call of Duty fans was clearly rejected. It was stated that while they know the FOV slider is a very important point on consoles, this feature will not be available in this game (Modern Warfare 2019) on consoles.
What is a FOV Slider anyway? Roughly speaking: FoV, or Field of View, refers to the visible area of the game world displayed on the monitor. The larger the angle, the more you can see of the game world.
The FOV difference compared at Apex Legends (Source: PirateCreed on Reddit)
The value of this angle can be changed with the so-called FOV slider. It is therefore a graphic option.
What’s behind this request? On PC, this feature is standard in many shooters. Even in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019 on PC, players have the option to adjust the visible area via the FOV slider.
On the PS4 and Xbox One, however, a FOV slider is rather rare. And even if some fans hoped for it, this option was also missing in Modern Warfare on consoles. Players had already noticed this during the PS4-exclusive alpha. Therefore, this request was particularly raised in the feedback to the alpha and passed on to the developers.
However, this desire for an adjustable field of view on consoles is nothing new. For years, many players have repeatedly demanded the introduction of this option. So far, no installment of the series has received a FOV setting on consoles.
As it has now been announced, Modern Warfare 2019 is no exception. Hopes for a retrospective integration after release were also crushed by the wording “in this game” right from the outset.
Why is FOV important? While the ideal FOV angle is always very subjective: referring to Modern Warfare, a larger field of view provides a better overview of the battlefield within a certain range – allowing players to spot enemies earlier, which they might otherwise miss with a smaller angle and thus narrower focus. However, enemies appear further away, making it somewhat harder to aim precisely at them.
Especially in light of crossplay between PC and consoles, which is enabled with Modern Warfare, many players would have liked to have such an option on consoles as well, in order not to have potential disadvantages against PC players.
Do you want to try Modern Warfare 2019 before its release? If you want to get your first impression of the game before the launch of Modern Warfare on October 25, participate in the beta. This allows interested parties on all platforms to try out the multiplayer in the latest installment of the series for themselves. You can find out more here: Everything about the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta – Here’s how to participate
Would you also like to see a FOV slider on consoles in Modern Warfare? Or is this feature unimportant to you?
Currently, an important tournament is taking place in Berlin for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. The pro team G2Esports eliminated all opponents from Astralis at the Berlin Major but still lost the match. Many people are laughing about it right now. Especially the reaction of the German casters is amusing.
What a match it was! The StarLadder Berlin Major 2019 is the second major tournament this year in CS:GO and is sponsored by Valve. There is a prize pool of one million dollars. 24 teams are participating.
In this particular match, G2 Esports, consisting of 5 French players, faced off against the Danes from Astralis. The match took place in the 2nd round of the “Legend Stages”.
Here, teams only play against each other once – the matches go through many rounds.
The mode “Bomb Defuse” was played on Nuke – one team must plant and defend a bomb, while the other team must defuse this bomb. After halftime, the team roles are switched. The team that first wins 16 rounds wins the match.
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Here’s how the match went: In the 1st half, it was relatively close, with Astralis leading 8-7 rounds. But after the switch, it was a clear matter, and Astralis pulled ahead to 15-7 rounds. They only needed one more win.
But everything went against Astralis in the deciding match. Although they managed to plant the bomb, G2 Esports turned up the heat.
The sniper Richard “shox” Papillion got 3 kills, and ultimately all the Danes were defeated.
This is the big mistake: Even though G2 Esports had defeated all opponents, nobody thought of defusing the bomb. No one moved towards it.
It was ticking down peacefully, exploded, and handed Astralis the victory and the decisive 16th point, even though everyone was dead.
Here are the reactions: In the live commentary, you can hear that the commentators cannot believe what is happening. Laughter erupts in the background.
Even the German casters are completely stunned by what happened and react with laughter.
Players on Reddit also remember this and say that Niantic might want to release these features with PvP leaderboards at a later date. The reasons could be varied.
As PokémonGOHub reports, there may be a bug in the new code of 0.153.0. Therefore, the new code for the update was removed for now, and they are first searching for errors until they release it in a later update.
This is how players react: Many disappointed players can be read on Reddit.
“I was totally hyped for this and now I am frustrated. I hope it comes back in the next update and is ready to launch”
“Man, this sucks. I was really looking forward to the route creator”
“Oh man, I was really looking forward to the PvP features”
It is unclear whether the features may already be found in the next update in the code, or whether the developers will take longer with it.
Players on Reddit also remember this and say that Niantic might want to release these features with PvP leaderboards at a later date. The reasons could be varied.
As PokémonGOHub reports, there may be a bug in the new code of 0.153.0. Therefore, the new code for the update was removed for now, and they are first searching for errors until they release it in a later update.
This is how players react: Many disappointed players can be read on Reddit.
“I was totally hyped for this and now I am frustrated. I hope it comes back in the next update and is ready to launch”
“Man, this sucks. I was really looking forward to the route creator”
“Oh man, I was really looking forward to the PvP features”
It is unclear whether the features may already be found in the next update in the code, or whether the developers will take longer with it.
Players on Reddit also remember this and say that Niantic might want to release these features with PvP leaderboards at a later date. The reasons could be varied.
As PokémonGOHub reports, there may be a bug in the new code of 0.153.0. Therefore, the new code for the update was removed for now, and they are first searching for errors until they release it in a later update.
This is how players react: Many disappointed players can be read on Reddit.
“I was totally hyped for this and now I am frustrated. I hope it comes back in the next update and is ready to launch”
“Man, this sucks. I was really looking forward to the route creator”
“Oh man, I was really looking forward to the PvP features”
It is unclear whether the features may already be found in the next update in the code, or whether the developers will take longer with it.
Pokémon GO brings the new update 0.153.1. Dataminers have taken a close look at it and found that some planned changes have been removed. Players are reacting disappointed.
What is included in the new update? The new update 0.153.1 is ready for Pokémon GO. It is currently rolling out and will gradually be unlocked for different devices.
Dataminers have already grabbed the update and examined it closely. To their surprise, they found that some planned features that were found in the last update’s code have been retracted.
On Reddit , dataminer martycochrane writes: “Do you remember all the code we released for update 0.153.0? It’s gone. Pretend it never happened.”
Which planned changes have been removed? During datamining of update 0.153.0, code for features such as:
Route Creator – An in-game item that allows players to create routes between PokéStops
PvP leaderboards and matchmaking – With seasons, duels, and competitive systems
Buddy updates with feeding, walking, leveling, and motivation
All these hints have not yet been activated in the game and have only been found in the code during datamining. In the new datamining of update 0.153.1, these traces are completely gone. There is disagreement over whether Niantic possibly included this code by accident in the last update.
When did this happen before? Perhaps you remember the release of field research in Pokémon GO. In February 2018, dataminers found the first hints of “quests” in Pokémon GO. The code for this was found in the APK of version 0.91.1. Just a few weeks later, in the release of APK 0.91.2, the quests were completely gone from the code.
It is unclear whether the features may already be found in the next update in the code, or whether the developers will take longer with it.
Players on Reddit also remember this and say that Niantic might want to release these features with PvP leaderboards at a later date. The reasons could be varied.
As PokémonGOHub reports, there may be a bug in the new code of 0.153.0. Therefore, the new code for the update was removed for now, and they are first searching for errors until they release it in a later update.
This is how players react: Many disappointed players can be read on Reddit.
“I was totally hyped for this and now I am frustrated. I hope it comes back in the next update and is ready to launch”
“Man, this sucks. I was really looking forward to the route creator”
“Oh man, I was really looking forward to the PvP features”
It is unclear whether the features may already be found in the next update in the code, or whether the developers will take longer with it.
Players on Reddit also remember this and say that Niantic might want to release these features with PvP leaderboards at a later date. The reasons could be varied.
As PokémonGOHub reports, there may be a bug in the new code of 0.153.0. Therefore, the new code for the update was removed for now, and they are first searching for errors until they release it in a later update.
This is how players react: Many disappointed players can be read on Reddit.
“I was totally hyped for this and now I am frustrated. I hope it comes back in the next update and is ready to launch”
“Man, this sucks. I was really looking forward to the route creator”
“Oh man, I was really looking forward to the PvP features”
It is unclear whether the features may already be found in the next update in the code, or whether the developers will take longer with it.
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