With the help of an artifact, it is possible to infinitely increase the power. Consequently, a “max level” no longer exists.
In an interview with gamesradar, the Creative Lead of Shadowkeep, Ben Wommack, reveals more details about this innovation.
Time is the Limit
This is what Wommack says: According to Wommack, artifacts have no limit to how much power they can grant your Guardian. However, the higher you level up the artifact, the more XP is required to continue leveling up. Therefore, the power level progression will become slower and more time-consuming.
Bungie is curious to see how far the Guardians will go.
This is the limit: The only limit to power level progress is time. Because the artifact is a seasonal item that will be replaced after a season.
Wommack explains: “At the end of the Season of the Undying, the seasonal artifact, the “Eye of the Gate Lord”, will disappear. Then you will receive another artifact in the next season, which you will work on.”
According to Wommack, you will start again in the next season with the “unlimited” power level progression, but you will fall back to 960 power.
The soft cap is at 900. This means every loot drop brings you up to 900.
Another cap is at 950. You can reach up to 950 with every powerful reward.
And through pinnacle activities like the raid, you can even go up to a maximum of 960 power level. 960 is the highest power level at which loot can drop.
With the artifact, you can exceed 960. According to Bungie, you can use the artifact to “overcome impossible challenges”.
In the end, it is time that sets limits on your unlimited power progression. After 3 months, you will be reset to 960, then climbing the power level again with a new artifact that is also supposed to provide new benefits.
The first raid of Fallout 76 is said to be a major challenge, but the rewards apparently leave much to be desired…
Players expect useful rewards: Those who dive into the Raid Vault 94 in Fallout 76 expect corresponding rewards, which are usually quite good. For example, you can find
legendary items with three stars
improved repair kits
legendary scrips
crafting materials for the Vault armor
and items like weapons, armor, and plans
This drill was the reward for one player from the Raid Vault 94.
A “special” loot
What is the problem? The rewards are, of course, distributed randomly. This is what makes the raid exciting. You don’t know what is waiting at the end of Vault 94 in the chest.
What happened to one player? Kaelynath jumped into the raid with his team and managed – without the power armor bug – to defeat the boss at the end. When the group opened the treasure chest to claim the loot, Kaelynath was taken aback.
He received a drill. A simple, basically useless drill. His teammates, on the other hand, were happy with legendary 3-star items.
This is frustrating: The raid is designed by Bethesda for players level 50 and above. They naturally want corresponding items with which they can do something.
The raid also consumes many resources of the players because they fight against wave after wave of enemies. At the end, one naturally expects something “big”.
The “Drill of Howard” was sold for 10,000 caps.
Something good came out of it
What is interesting about it? This problem has occurred before. Drills drop relatively often from particularly powerful enemies. It has become something of a running gag.
The fact that drills now appear as “rewards” for the raid is perceived by many as a bad joke. After all, they complete the tasks to find something useful.
How do players react to it? While the Fallout 76 community sympathizes with Kaelynath, they also find the situation somewhat amusing. The found drill has even been named “Rod of Howard” in honor of Bethesda’s Game Director Todd Howard. The Fallout 76 community voted on Reddit for the new name.
Why it ended well: In the end, Kaelynath still got something out of it. He was able to sell the drill for 10,000 caps. A player who was following the situation and also heard about the “renaming” offered this high amount because he is a collector of such quirky things.
In Pokémon GO, the update 0.153.0 is being rolled out. There are some new features regarding Generation 5, as well as a ranking system for players.
This update is about: It is update 0.153.0, which is currently being released. It may take a few more days before Niantic is finished.
Especially iOS users will have to be a bit patient. However, it should be available everywhere by the end of the week.
These are the news brought by update 0.153.0
A new item has been found: Dataminer Chrales shows the Unova Stone, which is supposed to function as an evolution item. Which Pokémon it is supposed to evolve is not yet known.
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It could probably be compared to the Sinnoh Stone, but this item allowed Pokémon from other generations to evolve into Pokémon from Generation 4. There is no such case in Gen 5. All Pokémon from the Unova region have no pre-evolutions from other generations.
New Pokémon added: According to Chrales, the complete PokéDex of Generation 5 has been added. It seems to be the first step towards the release, which will begin in September.
New Shadow Pokémon found: The shadow version of Pinsir has also been found in the update. They may be coming to the game soon.
A ranking system for Pokémon GO: According to the dataminer, Pokémon GO will also receive a ranking system. This could list players by achievements and a kind of competition could emerge.
Revisions in the Buddy System: The Buddy System seems to be getting a revision. Chrales speaks here of emotions, feeding, and encounters. What exactly is coming our way remains to be seen.
2 new items have been found: In addition to the evolution item, Chrales found two more items that could soon come to the game.
First, the VS Seeker upgrade was found. This item already existed in console games (there under the name Battle Finder). It sent a message to trainers who had lost against a player. Players who wanted a rematch could make themselves known.
This is what the VS Seeker looked like in the console games. Source: Pokéwiki
The 2nd item is the Route Marker. Here, many trainers think of a feature from the Niantic game Ingress. There, there is a similar item that allows players to draw a route in the game. Other players can then see and follow it.
What do all these findings mean? Just because these things have been found in the update, it does not mean that they will be implemented in the game right away. Niantic has merely added them and can activate them for all players at any time.
What is your highlight from the update? What are you looking forward to the most?
For those new to World of Warcraft Classic, there is a lot that can go wrong. To get the basics right, we have here five small points for you to consider.
In less than a week, World of Warcraft Classic will launch, allowing hundreds of thousands of players to experience Azeroth in its original form again. To ensure that your entry does not end in disaster, we have a handful of tips for you that you should take to heart right from the start. This will make the start in the world of Classic much easier.
1.
Only buy the abilities and spells you really need
In Classic, you are more or less forced to visit the teacher for your class every few levels. This is primarily because spells and abilities had different ranks and thus had to be purchased individually. Because if you are trying to deal damage with a “Rank 1 Fireball” at level 30, you won’t get very far.
When leveling, don’t buy all the spells – it saves gold, which you will collect faster later on.
However, the problem is that the costs of buying abilities and spells quickly escalate. Later, it costs several gold pieces to improve a single spell. That is all gold that will be missing later for your mount at level 40 and your epic mount at level 60.
During the leveling phase, you should mainly buy spells and abilities that you really need and that make you more effective in your respective role. If the next skill has no impact on your damage dealt, then it can stay with the teacher for a while longer.
So: Always buy abilities that make you more effective, but be hesitant with other abilities. Later, when you have a mount, you can earn the necessary gold much faster.
If you don’t want to run to the bank and thus to a capital city or the auction house every hour, you need to regularly clean out your bags and get rid of junk. To have more space in your inventory, you might even sell an item or two that could have earned more gold at the auction house. But that doesn’t have to be the case.
A small bank alt saves time, money, and inventory space.
It’s worth declaring at least one character early on as a “bank alt”. This character is best located in a city near a bank and an auction house. When your main character has full bags, you simply send items to the bank character via mail. Then you log out and store resources for later in the bank or sell useful items at the auction house. This only takes a few minutes and saves a lot of time.
Otherwise, you would have to travel back to the city with your main character, which is quite a journey, and pay the costs for the flight master. That would be another gold that would be missing for acquiring a mount.
3. Kill more enemies than necessary
If you have played other MMORPGs in the last few years, it was – especially in theme park MMOs – usually the case that there were numerous quests that were all interconnected. In the Classic version of World of Warcraft, that is not the case. Although most areas have several dozen quests, these are often just motivators. They are meant to lead players on the right path and show them places they may not have been to yet.
Killing more enemies than necessary is worthwhile. It brings gold and you don’t have to worry about running out of quests.
But one truth of Classic is: Killing enemies gives significantly more experience points than turning in quests.
This means you should spend much more time in most areas than the quests require of you. Even after completing a mission, you should often spend 10, 20, or 30 minutes just killing a few more enemies.
This grind not only increases the experience points gained, but also your gold count. Most of the gold earned in Classic came not from simply finishing quests, but from looting enemies.
Those who stay longer in areas and kill more enemies than necessary are not at risk of running out of quests at the end or running out of gold.
So if you find an area where you can farm enemies particularly easily with your class, then stay there – your gold and XP count will thank you.
4. Be hesitant in the auction house
For many players, it is tempting to buy a weapon in the auction house when their own is already a few levels too low. What are a couple of gold pieces for a new weapon, when you get a really great weapon for it?
Spending a lot of money in the auction house? In Classic, you should wait with that.
The truth is: A lot. Even though leveling in WoW Classic takes significantly longer than in the retail version of the game, you progress relatively quickly, especially below level 40. After just a few hours, you may no longer need the newly purchased weapon and regret spending gold on it. Especially when you realize that these are now more gold coins missing for a mount.
Additionally, WoW Classic starts equally for all players. If you find a great item that you want to sell, it may not yet find a buyer in the first weeks – after all, very few players will have much gold right now. So be patient and use the auction house wisely to benefit from it and not to distract you from important goals.
If you want a mount, you have to save early. In Classic, that was really expensive.
5.
Treat yourself to good food
After just a few enemies in Classic, many players will find that their character’s health or mana plummets dangerously low. While automatic regeneration is present in Classic, it is extremely low. To avoid long waiting times between individual fights, you should always have a few stacks of the best food for your level with you. Instead of sitting on the ground for 30 seconds, you might only need 5-10 seconds.
Knowing a mage can be worthwhile. Solely because of the abundant food!
Therefore, it also pays to know a mage friend who can supply you with food for free. If he is not nearby, you should always prepare at the inn.
Nothing is more frustrating than arriving at your desired farming area after a long journey, only to realize that you have to turn back after 3 enemies because you have no means of regeneration.
Last year, Epic Games with its Fortnite booth was the attraction at gamescom. How does the presence of the popular online shooter look at gamescom 2019? Unfortunately, not very good.
The Fortnite booth at gamescom 2018: Last year, Epic Games rocked gamescom with Fortnite. The booth was a major attraction. Epic came up with an “Offline Battlepass” specially for the fair in Cologne.
Players could do things in real life that they usually do in Fortnite, like:
What’s it like in 2019? If you’re looking for a Fortnite booth at gamescom 2019, you’ll be disappointed. Although the game will be played at some booths, there is no proper Fortnite booth.
This is what it looks like this year at the Epic booth. Simple, the focus is on the Unreal Engine. (Photo: Sven Galitzki/MeinMMO)
Epic Games does have a booth at the fair in Hall 7 – but it’s not about Fortnite, it’s about the Unreal Engine. Here, Indie games are mainly promoted.
Epic now organizes events for Fortnite itself
What’s behind this? Fortnite held its own world championship a few weeks ago and pulled it off with a multi-day program. Fortnite also skipped E3 2019 and instead organized its own “party weekend” on the sidelines of the event when everyone was already in LA:
It seems that Epic used gamescom 2018 to establish and promote the brand.
In 2019, they are not relying on the public gamescom, but are investing their money in their own events and activities.
He tweeted that he simply cannot understand why Fortnite even introduced the mechs into the game. He had prepared for a whole game and then everything was destroyed by 3 mechs.
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Shortly after, he made it clear again how frustrated he is. He says on stream with Tim: “It just doesn’t make sense, man. It doesn’t make sense. I’ve talked to so many people at Epic about so many things and they were so exciting to me. And then they do this, bro. There is no enriching part of this, dude. I don’t know anyone who likes the things. It makes me angry, dude.”
CouRage quits the game: After getting so upset about the state of the mechs in Fortnite, he quits the game. He tells his teammate Tim that he feels sorry but he can’t continue playing. Afterwards, he turned to Minecraft and played there.
On Twitter, eSports commentator and Overwatch analyst MonteCristo tells him that CouRage should not continue streaming Fortnite. That would be the clearest sign he and other streamers can give to Epic Games to have the mechs removed.
CouRage replies that his YouTube channel is switching to Minecraft lately and that he hasn’t played Fortnite for more than a week: “I jumped into Twitch Rivals because I wanted to play with Tim, Lupo, and Jordan. But it’s really scary how bad it is.”
Fortnite, which places a lot of value on building in the endgame, completely changed the game by adding mechs. The large builds of players are simply mowed down by the robots and their rocket salvos. Players made it clear that something needs to change – they made the hashtag #RemoveTheMech trend on Twitter, forcing Fortnite to nerf.
As Polygon reports, the mechs are less of a problem in competitive modes. Epic Games drastically reduced the spawn rate in Arena and tournament modes. The kills with mechs would not be particularly significant there.
In the “normal” game, however, they are still a major problem.
Update: Fortnite has responded to the players’ wishes and made some adjustments to the mechs: This has now changed:
Update: Fortnite has responded to the players’ wishes and made some adjustments to the mechs: This has now changed:
He tweeted that he simply cannot understand why Fortnite even introduced the mechs into the game. He had prepared for a whole game and then everything was destroyed by 3 mechs.
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Shortly after, he made it clear again how frustrated he is. He says on stream with Tim: “It just doesn’t make sense, man. It doesn’t make sense. I’ve talked to so many people at Epic about so many things and they were so exciting to me. And then they do this, bro. There is no enriching part of this, dude. I don’t know anyone who likes the things. It makes me angry, dude.”
CouRage quits the game: After getting so upset about the state of the mechs in Fortnite, he quits the game. He tells his teammate Tim that he feels sorry but he can’t continue playing. Afterwards, he turned to Minecraft and played there.
On Twitter, eSports commentator and Overwatch analyst MonteCristo tells him that CouRage should not continue streaming Fortnite. That would be the clearest sign he and other streamers can give to Epic Games to have the mechs removed.
CouRage replies that his YouTube channel is switching to Minecraft lately and that he hasn’t played Fortnite for more than a week: “I jumped into Twitch Rivals because I wanted to play with Tim, Lupo, and Jordan. But it’s really scary how bad it is.”
Fortnite, which places a lot of value on building in the endgame, completely changed the game by adding mechs. The large builds of players are simply mowed down by the robots and their rocket salvos. Players made it clear that something needs to change – they made the hashtag #RemoveTheMech trend on Twitter, forcing Fortnite to nerf.
As Polygon reports, the mechs are less of a problem in competitive modes. Epic Games drastically reduced the spawn rate in Arena and tournament modes. The kills with mechs would not be particularly significant there.
In the “normal” game, however, they are still a major problem.
Update: Fortnite has responded to the players’ wishes and made some adjustments to the mechs: This has now changed:
The Twitch streamer Jack “Courage” Dunlop hosts important Fortnite events for Epic Games like the World Championship. However, he recently showed how upset he is about a gameplay decision. The mechs frustrated him so much that he quit everything in the middle of a $400,000 tournament.
What kind of tournament is this? The “Twitch Rivals” tournament is taking place in Fortnite, where well-known streamers participate. The game modes include Duo and Squads. There’s a prize pool of $400,000 at stake.
Who was playing? Some of the more recognizable faces among the tournament participants include TimTheTatman and CouRage. They played together in Duo when a situation arose that really upset CouRage.
Jack “CouRage” Dunlop is a commentator at the biggest Fortnite events. It’s significant that he is this frustrated now.
Here the streamer loses it
Why did the streamer get so upset? In a match, TimTheTatman and CouRage played together and tried to avoid the mechs in the game for as long as possible. Epic Games introduced the mechs at the start of the current Season X in the game – they are considered overpowered by players because they can destroy buildings and players in seconds.
While the two were hiding in a building, suddenly a few player-controlled mechs approached. They fired their rocket salvos, to which CouRage quickly fell victim.
He is frustrated, shouting on stream “Fuck the meeeeeeeechs” and banging his fists on the table. “Why the hell are they even here?”
Update: Fortnite has responded to the players’ wishes and made some adjustments to the mechs: This has now changed:
Update: Fortnite has responded to the players’ wishes and made some adjustments to the mechs: This has now changed:
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Shortly after, he made it clear again how frustrated he is. He says on stream with Tim: “It just doesn’t make sense, man. It doesn’t make sense. I’ve talked to so many people at Epic about so many things and they were so exciting to me. And then they do this, bro. There is no enriching part of this, dude. I don’t know anyone who likes the things. It makes me angry, dude.”
CouRage quits the game: After getting so upset about the state of the mechs in Fortnite, he quits the game. He tells his teammate Tim that he feels sorry but he can’t continue playing. Afterwards, he turned to Minecraft and played there.
On Twitter, eSports commentator and Overwatch analyst MonteCristo tells him that CouRage should not continue streaming Fortnite. That would be the clearest sign he and other streamers can give to Epic Games to have the mechs removed.
CouRage replies that his YouTube channel is switching to Minecraft lately and that he hasn’t played Fortnite for more than a week: “I jumped into Twitch Rivals because I wanted to play with Tim, Lupo, and Jordan. But it’s really scary how bad it is.”
Fortnite, which places a lot of value on building in the endgame, completely changed the game by adding mechs. The large builds of players are simply mowed down by the robots and their rocket salvos. Players made it clear that something needs to change – they made the hashtag #RemoveTheMech trend on Twitter, forcing Fortnite to nerf.
As Polygon reports, the mechs are less of a problem in competitive modes. Epic Games drastically reduced the spawn rate in Arena and tournament modes. The kills with mechs would not be particularly significant there.
In the “normal” game, however, they are still a major problem.
Update: Fortnite has responded to the players’ wishes and made some adjustments to the mechs: This has now changed:
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In FIFA 20, you can finally watch official gameplay with Bundesliga atmosphere. Here is a whole match featuring FC Bayern against BVB.
Where does the gameplay come from? Currently, the gamescom 2019 is underway, where event attendees are allowed to test a demo version of FIFA 20. Some major FIFA streamers and YouTubers have already been able to stream fresh gameplay material from gamescom earlier this week, although these mostly showed Premier League matches.
The German YouTube channel bPartGaming now finally presents juicy Bundesliga gameplay from FIFA 20. In the video, you can watch a match of FC Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund:
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The kick-off happens in the video at minute 3:00. If you only want to see if the ball runs smoothly in FIFA 20 or if there are new player animations on the field, you can jump directly here.
Goals are scored too: In the end, BVB wins 3:0. At minutes 7:03, 14:34, and 16:49, you can see the goals and subsequent celebration animations.
Impressions from bPartGaming: The video shares some insights about the gameplay:
There are new shooting animations that sometimes take quite a while. This makes Timed Finishing more challenging.
The manual tackling has improved. If you position yourself well to the ball and engage in a tackle, you are more likely to gain possession. Especially in FIFA 19, the ball often bounced to the opponent, which made duels frustrating.
The combination play is supposed to be better in FIFA 20 than in FIFA 19.
You can learn more insights in the embedded video.
The FIFA pro Cihan has already told us what he thinks of FIFA 20 so far:
What ratings do the players have? The ratings of the Bayern and BVB players are still those from FIFA 19. We are therefore not yet getting a glimpse of the new player ratings.
In Destiny 2, there are issues with the Steam transfer and the new cross-save feature. The launch was anything but smooth.
“Never play on Patch Day” is an old gamer wisdom that has often proven true for Destiny in the past. And in hindsight, many Guardians would have liked to have adhered to this on the day of the cross-save launch, as it went quite bumpy and was unsuccessful for most players.
This is what happened at the start of cross-save: Last night, on August 21st at 7 PM, the long-awaited cross-save for Destiny 2 was initiated.
However, in the forums, Guardians immediately reported in droves that something was wrong and the cross-save process was not functioning properly. Bungie promptly responded and announced on Twitter that maintenance for cross-save had to be conducted on Bungie.net. The feature is expected to start 2.5 hours later than announced.
After these 2.5 hours, Bungie tweeted again excitedly that the maintenance needed to be extended. There were numerous “500” error messages, and account authentication was problematic.
Around midnight our time, Weasel and Baboon errors were reported in Destiny 1 and Destiny 2 – this issue has since been resolved.
Just a few hours ago, the developers tweeted that the maintenance was now complete, but they were still chasing Olive errors and advised players to restart the Destiny 2 app to avoid potential issues.
Is everything working with cross-save now?
This is what the Guardians say: On Twitter and in the forums, there are mixed user reports. Some write that the cross-save link finally worked, while others report that it still doesn’t work for them.
These are the known issues: In the help forum, Bungie lists some problems they are still investigating in connection with cross-save:
“Something weird happened” – This error message is sometimes displayed when trying to activate cross-save.
There are issues with account authentication.
“500” errors occur on Bungie.net.
What is cross-save? Cross-save refers to the feature that allows you to share a save file between different platforms on which you play Destiny 2. We have a guide for cross-save here for you.
If you want to link your account to Steam, the “Confirm” button cannot be pressed on mobile devices.
The “Microsoft Edge” browser has issues during the linking process.
Not all content licenses for Destiny 2 are displayed.
This last issue caused a lot of commotion. Bungie writes that they received multiple reports that not all licenses are displayed correctly.
They assure, however, that all content licenses in your possession (i.e., purchased DLCs) will later be transferred to Steam. You can ignore the warning.
A Twitter user summarizes the current problems as follows: “And that’s the reason they are bringing cross-save a month before the release [of Shadowkeep]” – and Bungie agrees with him:
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The original developers of WoW take a look at Classic. They are nostalgic and share many anecdotes from 15 years ago.
In less than a week, the release of World of Warcraft Classic will finally take place. But before players can dive back into Azeroth, Blizzard gathered some of the original developers in one room and had them play together for a few hours. The result is quite heartwarming and shows how important the beginnings of World of Warcraft were to the developers as well.
Developers don’t take themselves too seriously: The entire post is full of nostalgia and also a lot of self-irony. For example, Alex Afrasiabi dramatically states: “You never forget what you added to a game first. You simply don’t forget it.”
Just one camera cut later, Tom Chilton says he absolutely no longer remembers what he did first back then.
At another point, a developer reveals that “it was all very passionate back then, so you could even compensate for the inexperience of some people” – while at the same moment a close-up of Jeff Kaplan is shown.
Back then, the developers had no plan: Especially Jeff Kaplan speaks quite openly about the fact that back then in development, there was no big plan on how everything should ultimately look. Sometimes, you just woke up in the morning, had an idea, and were so excited that you worked on it the whole day. Much of it happened intuitively back then, and the big picture only came together very late.
Or as Pat Nagle puts it:
They just wanted to create an MMORPG that they themselves wanted to play. And that’s exactly why I wanted to be part of it.
WoW Classic brings everyone “home”: In the end, Alex Afrasiabi once again takes the floor and compares playing WoW Classic again to the feeling of coming home after a long time. He says:
There’s something special about returning home. Such things happen very rarely in our lives. It’s something very special. WoW Classic gives players the chance to return home.
Do you have a similarly emotional attachment to World of Warcraft in its original form? Do you also feel like you are “home” again after a long time? Or do you feel completely differently?
During the gamescom 2019, we will discuss Kingdom Under Fire 2 in the livestream. We will show you what to expect in the stream.
What kind of stream is this? With our live program from gamescom together, we accompany the fair in Cologne via livestream. You can watch while we chat with developers and experts about trending games.
When will the stream take place? On Thursday, August 22, we will talk about the forgotten MMORPG Kingdom Under Fire 2 starting at 1:15 PM.
What will happen in the stream? Kingdom Under Fire 2 will be released in November 2019. It is referred to as the forgotten MMORPG because the title was announced back in 2008. Originally planned for PC and Xbox 360, it has not been released until now. But after 11 years, the MMORPG is now ready for its launch.
In the gameplay, MMO elements such as character development and build creation are mixed with real-time strategy. You can play your character or later even take command of an entire army. In the stream, we will take a look at the game and give you our assessment.
What is the gamescom together? This year, we will have a booth at the gamescom and put together a large live show. We warmly invite you to become part of our program “gamescom together”.
We want to celebrate gamescom 2019 together with all of you, all our brands, our friends, partners, and companions. Therefore, we are teaming up with Gamestar.de and Gamepro.de to create the ultimate show for gamers.
Under the hashtag #gctogether, we will keep you updated on our social media platforms. You can also use the hashtag to share your experiences at gamescom. More information about our show program can be found in the following post:
The hack ‘n slash Path of Exile is one of the most popular genre representatives. But which classes do players prefer?
Grinding Gear Games, the developers of the popular hack ‘n slash Path of Exile, have published lists showing which classes are particularly popular among players.
What is special about the lists? There isn’t just one list stating that a specific class is played particularly often. Grinding Gear Games divides it into all levels of the Legion league as well as different levels. Because players of the action RPG choose different classes at various stages of the Legion league.
We do not present all lists here, as this would be beyond the scope, but instead focus on a few. You can see the remaining ones on the website of Grinding Gear Games.
These classes are popular
These are the most popular classes across all levels of the Legion league: The list shows which classes of Path of Exile are generally played frequently at the moment. The percentage indicates how many percent of all players embody which class. The list also demonstrates that there are generally many players who have not yet reached an “Ascendancy class”:
Witch 10.60%
Duelist 9.10%
Slayer 8.49%
Shadow 8.32%
Ranger 8.03%
Templar 7.72%
Marauder 7.19%
Trickster 6.11%
Deadeye 3.48%
Necromancer 3.27%
Berserker 3.24%
Scion 2.98%
Elementalist 2.44%
Hierophant 2.12%
Pathfinder 1.97%
Assassin 1.90%
Champion 1.81%
Chieftain 1.79%
Gladiator 1.78%
Juggernaut 1.73%
Ascendant 1.51%
Inquisitor 1.08%
Occultist 0.95%
Saboteur 0.90%
Guardian 0.76%
Raider 0.74%
These classes are popular among players from level 90: From level 90, the situation looks different, as most players have already chosen an “Ascendancy class”. Melee fighters are currently very popular, due to the revision of melee combat:
Slayer 34.051%
Trickster 15.406%
Berserker 8.304%
Deadeye 7.648%
Champion 3.839%
Assassin 3.701%
Gladiator 3.622%
Juggernaut 3.572%
Ascendant 3.046%
Chieftain 2.800%
Necromancer 2.652%
Elementalist 2.306%
Pathfinder 1.876%
Saboteur 1.621%
Occultist 1.493%
Hierophant 1.203%
Raider 0.976%
Inquisitor 0.963%
Guardian 0.915%
Scion 0.001%
Shadow 0.001%
Duelist 0.001%
Ranger 0.001%
This, however, only applies to the PC version of Path of Exile. The popular classes on PS4 and Xbox One from level 90 in the Legion league can be seen here:
There are more numbers
How reliable are these numbers? They come directly from the developers, and they should have an insight into the data. However, there is also the website poe.ninja, which collects statistics from Path of Exile, including player builds. The list only shows the high-level players and their builds, resulting in a slightly different picture. From this list, it emerges:
Slayer 42%
Trickster 13%
Deadeye 11%
Berserker 8%
Ascendant 5%
Juggernaut 4%
Champion 4%
Gladiator 2%
Assassin 2%
Guardian 2%
Pathfinder 2%
Occultist 1%
Chieftain 1%
Elementalist 0.9%
Necromancer 0.8%
Saboteur 0.8%
Raider 0.6%
Inquisitor 0.5%
Hierophant 0.5%
What else is there to know about the numbers? The numbers refer to the current league. Every league presents different challenges, which is why certain classes are better or worse suited. Therefore, the most popular classes change from league to league. The lists only show which builds are currently being used particularly frequently.
We are eagerly awaiting the release of Borderlands 3. During gamescom 2019, the shooter is a major topic that we will discuss in the stream.
What kind of stream is this? During gamescom in Cologne, we will be offering interesting live shows about new and trending games with gamescom together. A highlight this year is the shooter Borderlands 3, which we will feature on Thursday.
When does the stream air? On Thursday, August 22, starting at 4 PM. The Gamescom magazine segment begins at 4:00 PM. A major part of it is Borderlands 3.
What is the stream about? Many players are wondering how the endgame of BL 3 looks like. What happens there? How do you stay engaged and avoid boredom?
During gamescom, the developers already shared some info about this and mainly talked about two game modes: Carnage Ring and Trial Ground.
In the Carnage Ring, you play various arena modes. In the Trial Ground, you have to defeat enemies under time pressure to unlock great loot. But that is only part of the endgame, which is supposed to be much bigger.
What is the gamescom together? This year we will have a stand at gamescom and will put on a large live show. We warmly invite you to be part of our program “gamescom together”.
We want to celebrate gamescom 2019 together with all of you, all our brands, our friends, partners, and companions. That’s why we are teaming up with GameStar.de and GamePro.de to create the ultimate show for gamers.
Under the hashtag #gctogether, we will keep you updated on our social media platforms. You can also actively use the hashtag to share your experiences at gamescom. More info about our show program can be found in the following post:
At gamescom 2019, we were able to talk to Bungie about the expansion Destiny 2 Shadowkeep and some upcoming features. Among other things, we were able to extract from Scott Taylor and Orvar Halldorsson what they are most looking forward to with Shadowkeep and what the developers think about crossplay.
What we talked about: Our author Sven had the opportunity today at gamescom 2019 to speak with Project Lead Scott Taylor and UX Director Orvar Halldorsson from Bungie about the upcoming Destiny 2 expansion Shadowkeep.
What about crossplay? Sven also mentioned cross-save, which is expected to be available to Destiny 2 players starting from this Wednesday, August 21. If Bungie is already working on cross-save, are they also considering real crossplay?
As Taylor reports, cross-save is the first step to bring Guardians together in this ever-evolving world:
Crossplay is something we think about often. We have nothing to announce in that regard. But cross-save is… has there ever been anything closer [to crossplay] while we conducted this kind of interview?
Taylor and Halldorsson state that both are excited about crossplay. However, Bungie has nothing to announce at this time. Instead, Guardians should try cross-save, and we will see how this feature is received. Then they can still consider whether they want to take the final step to crossplay.
What is cross-save? Cross-save will allow players to select a Destiny 2 account whose progress will be shared across all linked platforms. This way, players can play their Guardians on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam, and upon release on Stadia.
However, this is not true crossplay. Players can only choose which platform to play on and cannot face off against players on PS4 while on Xbox One.
However, alongside the huge developers, there is also an area where small studios can present their indie games. The selection is vast, but time at gamescom is limited. So where to go?
Don’t miss these indie games at gamescom 2019
This video helps you: The video from mygamescom gives you an exact overview of the best indie games at the fair. This way you don’t have to think long about which booth to visit:
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The hall with the indie games is huge and you have many options to choose from.
On gamescom now, the official video hub of gamescom 2019, you will find a wide range of live content, the latest game trailers, and show highlights from this year’s gamescom in Cologne. Be live at the world’s largest gaming fair.
What is recommended? Some of the games mentioned in the video are:
Out of Place by a German development team
Dolmen, a SciFi RPG
Bossgard, a crazy multiplayer game against a strong boss
Until when is gamescom still going? You can still visit the booths until the end of the week. On Sunday, August 24, gamescom in Cologne ends. But you can’t go without a ticket. The fair is paid.
GameStar, GamePro, and Mein-MMO.de are media partners of gamescom and a member of the game association through Webedia Gaming. We editorially manage the content of gamescom now and provide exclusive videos and live content from our booth #gctogether in Hall 10.1.
We are streaming live from gamescom on some exciting topics. This is our program:
FIFA 20 will differ significantly from FIFA 19. This is not an empty promise, reveals Cihan – one of the best German FIFA professionals.
Does FIFA 20 exaggerate with the advertising? We asked FIFA professional Cihan this question during the gamescom 2019 in our “gamescom together” stream. After all, there is often a bit of exaggeration when developers promote their game.
In the stream, we quoted some slogans that EA Sports uses to advertise FIFA 20 – and asked Cihan if they are true or just empty promotional phrases that have nothing to do with reality. We received some exciting answers.
Who is Cihan? Cihan Yasarlar is in his mid-20s, comes from Berlin, and is a professional FIFA player with numerous achievements. He is among the best German FIFA players and was able to test a pre-release version of FIFA 20 extensively.
FIFA 20 and FIFA 19 are completely different games – thanks to new ball physics
This is what the advertisement promises: EA Sports advertises FIFA 20 with a new ball physics system that delivers unprecedented realism and is supposed to result in new flight trajectories for the ball, even more realistic duel interactions, and physics-based behavior.
Cihan’s Opinion: According to Cihan, FIFA 20 can keep this promise – at least the beta version that he has already played. Due to the new ball physics, FIFA 19 and FIFA 20 are for him two completely different games.
In FIFA 20, significantly more has changed in how to handle the ball. “When you have the ball, you feel like you have the ball,” says Cihan – you can control the ball better and handle it more effectively.
This is what the advertisement promises: “With the decision-making moments, you have even more control over all those moments that decide the outcome of a game. You have even greater influence on the events in the key scenes of each match,” says about the gameplay innovations in FIFA 20 from EA Sports.
Cihan’s Opinion: In the beta, the improved control was clearly noticeable. Not just thanks to the ball system. One has more room for decision-making, can deceive the opponent faster, and implement more of what FIFA 19 was still too sluggish for.
This is what the advertisement promises: With the Active Touch system and new duel animations, user-controlled defensive actions should now be rewarded and exploited even more, EA says about the gameplay innovations. Is manual defending really more rewarding now?
Cihan’s Opinion: AI defense has been weakened compared to FIFA 19. In FIFA 20, you have to do much more yourself in defense if you want to get the ball.
However, he noticed that AI opponents block a lot in the penalty area. So when you get into the opponent’s box, the AI opponents that are not controlled by the opposing player block shots almost too well. Cihan sees this as a disadvantage – when you want to shoot and the opposing AI just blocks everything. He has already shared this feedback with other testers at EA.
However, according to Cihan, the manual duels have improved well. In FIFA 19, they could often be frustrating because in duels the ball frequently bounced back to the opponent. In FIFA 20, you get the balls with more reliability – manual defending is more worthwhile.
In FIFA 19, defending was heavily criticized. The AI opponents defended so well that many left the defending to the AI instead of intervening manually. FIFA 20 resolves this better now.
This is what the advertisement promises: “Authentic game flow gives AI-controlled players a better understanding of time, space, and positioning on the field,” it reads in several stores. Is the AI in FIFA 20 really smarter? Does it have better timing and positioning?
Cihan’s Opinion: He noticed that the midfield players are not particularly intelligent when the opponent has the ball. They tend to just stand still instead of working back. EA Sports still has to tweak a few knobs here before FIFA 20 is released on September 27, 2019.
Regarding the Volta mode, Cihan mentioned that he finds the mode very interesting. He has played it a few times briefly. However, whether it will succeed in eSports remains to be seen. Currently, the major esports attention is on FUT, which is why Cihan thinks Volta will not establish itself in the competitive scene just yet.
You can watch the interview with Cihan here afterwards:
The new MMORPG Kingdom under Fire 2 (PC) will surprisingly cost around €30 at release in Europe and will be a Buy2Play title. Previously, it was expected to be a Free2Play game. This unusual mix of strategy and online role-playing is set to celebrate its release in Europe in November 2019.
These are the new details: On the occasion of gamescom 2019, Gameforge announces the release of Kingdom under Fire 2. The game was originally announced in 2008 and has had a tumultuous journey. Now, Gameforge has decided to bring the “most expensive MMORPG ever created in Korea” to the West after all:
The release is in November 2019, but there is no exact release date yet.
The game will be available in North America and Europe on “various digital platforms” – this could refer to Steam and the Gameforge Launcher, but that is not certain.
The price will be at least €29.99 – there are also more expensive editions.
and the game is expected to differ from the typical Free2Play games that Gameforge usually offers.
Editions cost up to €100
What editions are available? In addition to the standard version, 2 bonus versions are planned:
The Hero’s Package is this standard version. It includes the full version for €29.99, 1 exclusive costume, a 30-day silver boost, and some goodies.
The Emperor’s Package for €49.99 includes 2 exclusive costumes, a 90-day boost in silver and gold, and a unicorn – along with more goodies.
The War God’s Package costs €99.99, offering 3 costumes, 2 mounts, and a boost in silver and gold for 365 days.
Pre-orders are already underway. Those who pre-order will receive a title and a specific heroic troop that matches the respective package.
A selection of what the packages offer.
Only cosmetic and comfort items in the shop
How does this version differ from F2P titles? Gameforge states that the balance will lean more towards “traditional RPGs” rather than F2P titles.
The shop will include only cosmetic and comfort items like mounts.
Here’s what it’s about:By implication, Gameforge hints that Kingdom under Fire 2 will not rely on “Pay2Win” mechanics – as they have been accused of in some of their Free2Play titles.
However, the boosts that come with the premium editions seem to cast slight doubt on this statement.
Among gamers, it’s controversial whether boosts are acceptable as “comfort items” in the shop or whether they cross boundaries for a Buy2Play title.
Pokémon GO has announced the next Safari Zone in Taiwan. Even though the event is far away, you will likely also benefit from it.
What kind of Safari Zone is this? This event is comparable to a GO Fest. For a few days, rare Pokémon will spawn more frequently at a specific location and many Shinys will also appear.
Such an event is now taking place in Taiwan. This is also interesting for German players, as Safari Zones always bring some bonuses worldwide.
Safari Zone in Taiwan – What it means for you
Which Pokémon are there? Anyone traveling to Taipei City can look forward to some Pokémon. The announcement image features the following monsters:
Myrapla
Icognito
Azumarill
Skaraborn
Smettbo
What do players worldwide get? So far, nothing has been officially announced, but it is likely to be Shiny Myrapla. It is the only logical Pokémon in the image that currently does not exist as Shiny.
So far, there has been a new Shiny at every Safari Zone that was then released worldwide. This always happened on the same weekend.
This is what the Shiny family of Myrapla looks like
The Safari Zone in Taiwan will take place from October 3 to October 6.
When will the Shiny be available? The Shinys for the Safari Zones have always been available on the weekend. This would then be October 5 and 6.
This is important: So far, only the Safari Zone itself has been confirmed. It is still only speculated that Myrapla will come as shiny. However, this seems very likely since similar events unfolded in the same way.
First, the Water Festival will take place in Pokémon GO:
At gamescom 2019, you can unlock rewards like a T-5 tank with codes from World of Tanks. We will show you all known codes for gamescom 2019 at WoT.
What are these WoT codes? In Cologne, gamescom 2019 is currently taking place. It started on Monday with an Opening Night. The people from World of Tanks have launched an event for this major gaming event. If you diligently collect codes now, you will unlock bonuses. In the end, there is even a tank waiting for you.
According to initial findings from the community, 10 codes are published daily. In the following table, we summarize all codes and their release dates that are currently known. We will update the list as soon as more keys are published.
The codes are only valid for EU accounts on PC.
Day 1
DESTROYEDTOOSOON
Day 1
AMBUSHNOW
Day 1
FEELMYGUN
Day 1
HIDDENBUTFOUND
Day 1
RICOCHETOHNO
Day 1
LIVINGONTHEEDGE
Day 1
DESTROYTHEMALL
Day 1
CANTBELIEVEISURVIVED
Day 1
TOTALCONTROL
Day 1
CAMPINGTIME
Day 2
KNOCKINGONHIMMELSDORF
Day 2
DAKIINTHESKYWITHSHELLS
Day 2
MOUNTAINSOFGOLD
Day 2
HERENOWORNEVER
Day 2
NEVERSAYGOODBYE
Day 2
FLIPPEEBOOISHERE
Day 2
SOMESHOTSNOKILLS
Day 2
LIFEONPROKHOROVKA
Day 2
CUCUMBERTIME
Day 2
ABATTLETOREMEMBER
Day 3
AQUICKONEAFASTONE
Day 3
STAYINGALIVE
Day 3
TANKINGSTRONGER
Day 3
NOLOOKINGBACK
Day 3
THERNGTRICKEDME
Day 3
DOMSTADTKERL
Day 3
CALLMEAMMORACK
Day 3
ARTYWILLGETYA
Day 3
DROWNINGISNOTCOOL
Day 3
TAKEYOURGUNSTOTOWN
Day 4
EYEOFTHETANKER
Day 4
MYTANKWILLGOON
Day 4
WEFOUNDTOG
Day 4
DESPACITOBUTSURE
Day 4
TOOCLOSETOODANGEROUS
Day 4
WHOLELOTOFFIREGOINGON
Day 4
ARTYBROKEMYHEART
Day 4
NOTHINGCOMPARESTOKV2
Day 4
IWILLALWAYSLOEWEYOU
Day 4
YOUREALLYGOTMENOW
Day 5
SWEETTANKOFMINE
Day 5
SPLASHDAMAGE
Day 5
YOUAINTSEENNOTHINGYET
Day 5
WOTT4NKFESTIVAL
Day 5
ICANTSTOPTANKINGYOU
Day 5
FORYOURPRECIOUSLOEWE
Day 5
KILLINGMESOFTLYWITHHISTOG
Day 5
MESSAGEINATURRET
Day 5
EXPLODINGINTHEWIND
Day 5
DIDYOUSCRATCHTHEM
Where can you find the codes? Players report that you can find the codes in the daily official WoT streams. The codes from the table are compiled from sightings in the WoT forum and Reddit.
Copy the code from the table and click on “Redeem”
Help – The code does not count: Players in the WoT forums write that some codes cannot be activated temporarily. An error appears on the website. As a solution, they say to simply try again later. There are apparently technical difficulties on the website from time to time.
A Reddit user writes that each of the codes is restricted to 15,000 users and no longer works after that. A moderator mentioned this in a WoT stream. We have asked Wargaming and will update the post when it is clear how long the codes will be available.
What rewards do the WoT Gamescom codes bring?
So you can have fun at gamescom 2019 in World of Tanks, Wargaming came up with this action.
1 Day Premium: If you want, you can unlock one day of premium for free with the code 2019GAMESCOM .
Small Rewards: For redeeming the individual codes, you will occasionally receive small cosmetic rewards. The big rewards come when you diligently collect.
Unlock PZ.KPFW. III Ausf. K
If you diligently redeem codes, the following rewards await you:
Collect 10 codes for a garage slot and a German flag sticker
The medieval MMO Conqueror’s Blade is soon to grow further and aims to impress with Seasons and a Battle Pass like Fortnite. At gamescom 2019, we got our first impression of it.
What’s new in Conqueror’s Blade?
At gamescom 2019, we also got informed about the medieval MMO Conqueror’s Blade at the publisher my.games (formerly known as my.com). According to my.games, the game is a great success with already over 1.5 million registered players.
Therefore, they want to keep players entertained and have planned the following:
Revamped UI
All weapon styles unlockable for all
characters of any gender
What’s in Season 1:
Season 1, named “Grasp for the Crown”, of Conqueror’s Blade revolves around the theme of ascension to the throne. At the heart of the season is a limited-time event where you can conquer a golden city in the borderlands. Those who succeed can expect great bonuses.
This is how the Battle Pass works:
The Battle Pass of Season 1 has the theme of “Royalty”. You can earn skins in flashy kingly colors such as blue, purple, or gold in the pass.
There is a free Battle Pass with lower rewards, which you can upgrade anytime to a premium pass for real money. According to my.games, it includes cooler goodies. To progress in the pass, there are regularly new challenges in the game.
The roadmap for the near future
All of this sounds very much like the progression system of the battle royale shooter Fortnite, and according to my.games, this game was also the major inspiration behind the design of the pass. My.games will announce the exact content of the Battle Pass later.
https://youtu.be/1C_9ETXBIAk
When is all this coming? Season 1 “Grasp for the Crown” is coming in fall 2019 and will last 2-3 months. My.games mentioned early September as a likely date. Later this year, more seasons with new themes are expected.
How the game is generally doing, you can find out here:
