WoW Classic: German servers are full – Blizzard hints at a solution

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

Before the release of WoW Classic many German-speaking players are concerned that the two German servers Lucifron and Everlook might be overcrowded. Both have already been displayed as “full”. A community manager has now pointed out: “If necessary, Blizzard will certainly respond.”

This is the situation: For days, there has been a lot of activity in the German Blizzard forum about WoW regarding one topic: “The German servers are completely full. (via forums.blizzard)”

A thread with this title has over 1900 comments and more than 25,000 views – this is a hot topic. The interest in WoW Classic seems to be great in Germany.

However, Blizzard only provides two German servers for WoW Classic – and they only came after players protested heavily for them.

The German servers will also be packed to capacity.

The thread was opened on August 13, when name reservation began. Players made it clear:

  • The two German servers for WoW Classic are already full
  • While the servers in Russia and France are only medium or low populated
  • The English-speaking, international servers for WoW Classic in Europe still have space – although some servers are full, others are not

The fear of the huge queue

The fear of German players: “Our servers are completely full and elsewhere there is still room. Are we going to be stuck in the queue forever or will we have to switch to other servers?”

This is how hundreds of players express themselves in the Blizzard forum

They fear that Blizzard might underestimate how great the enthusiasm for WoW Classic is in Germany and that players would then have to pay for it.

Others, however, reassure: Blizzard knows what they are doing. The “full” display fluctuates as well.

This is what WoW Classic looked like when streamer Asmongold wanted to push a server to its capacity limit.

This is what Blizzard says now: The community manager “Toschayju” has spoken up and reassured the fans (via forums.blizzard).

He says: “As you can see, they have already reacted for the English-speaking area (US and EU) and if it is necessary for the German-speaking community, they will (and I am sure of this) take appropriate steps as quickly as possible to ensure that WoW Classic is a great experience for everyone.”

2 New Servers Open – Is a 3rd German Server for WoW Classic Coming?

What does he mean by that? The community manager can only mean that Blizzard will provide additional German servers should Lucifron and Everlook be as full as it appears.

Because that is exactly what Blizzard has already done in Europe and the USA with international servers. Even there, some servers were too full and Blizzard brought additional PvP servers online, even before the release of WoW Classic:

  • On August 14, Gehennas went live in Europe
  • Later, Stalagg was added in North America – here Blizzard explicitly urged players from the overcrowded realm Herod to switch there
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What about other solutions? Blizzard has already said that they can theoretically increase server capacity even further, but they do not want to do so because that could lead to later problems and queues.

Already now, the servers are much larger than they were back then – today servers on “medium” are much larger than the fullest servers in 2006, said community manager Kaivax in the US forum for WoW Classic (via forums.blizzard).

Blizzard will not simply introduce new servers for WoW Classic – it is assumed that after the initial hype around WoW Classic, some will drop out. Then hastily launched extra servers could quickly be empty. The release of WoW Classic is in a few days.

Update August 19, 11:03 AM: Blizzard has now announced that they will bring 2 new German servers.

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Join us live as we talk to the heads of Monster Hunter World

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

At gamescom 2019, we will talk to the developers of the Iceborn expansion for Monster Hunter: World. Here you can watch the stream.

What kind of stream is this? During gamescom 2019, we will show you highlights from games and exciting interviews with developers in our stream. For the fans of Monster Hunter: World, there will be interesting insights into the expansion while waiting for the release of Iceborne.

The stream for MHW will last about 30 minutes. Our author Leya will check out what’s new about Monster Hunter: World at gamescom and report live in the stream.

In addition, there will be an interview with the three top developers of the game:

  • Ryozo Tsujimoto (Producer)
  • Kaname Fujioka (Executive Director)
  • Daisuke Ichihara (Game Director)
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When does the stream start? On Wednesday, August 21st, starting at 12:00 PM, the stream will take place.

What questions will be asked? During the interview, the developers will be asked questions about the development of Iceborne. So if you want to know more about the expansion and its background, you should not miss the stream on Wednesday.

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What is gamescom together? This year we will have a presence at gamescom itself and put together a big live show. We warmly invite you to be part of our program “gamescom together”.

We want to celebrate gamescom together with you, all our brands, our friends, partners, and companions. That’s why we are joining forces 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. But you can also use the hashtag actively to share your experiences from gamescom. You can find more information about our show program in the following post:

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You can watch the #gctogether live on-site or follow it in our stream. We’ll embed our Twitch channel here:

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Coutinho in FIFA 20: How important will the Bayern transfer be for your team

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 4 minutes

Coutinho and Cuisance are the latest signings of FC Bayern. How strong will they be in FIFA 20 and what influence can these transfers have on your teams in FUT?

Update: Here you can find the official Bayern ratings in FIFA 20.

These transfers are about: It has recently been confirmed that FC Bayern Munich will start the new season with Brazilian star Coutinho and French talent Cuisance.

  • Philippe Coutinho is an attacking midfielder who played for FC Liverpool for a long time before transferring to Barcelona in 2018. For the new 19/20 season, FC Bayern is loaning the 27-year-old – with an option to buy afterwards.
  • Mickaël Cuisance is a central midfielder who has now moved from Mönchengladbach to Bayern and signed a five-year contract there.

Coutinho in FIFA 20

Coutinho’s strength in FIFA 19: Coutinho has been one of the best players in FIFA for years, boasting high ratings in the upper 80s. In FIFA 19, he started with an outstanding rating of 88:

coutinho fifa 19
FIFA 19 card

These are his strengths:

  • Although Coutinho is only 1.72m tall, he is extremely strong in dribbling. With a dribbling rating of 91, he is among the best dribblers ever – after Messi, Neymar, Hazard, and Isco.
  • His passing rating of 86 is also excellent.
  • His pace and shooting have solid ratings.
  • He belongs to the select group of 5-star skillers.
  • He has a weak foot with a good rating of 4 stars.

Disadvantages lie in physique and defense.

Throughout the FIFA 19 season, he received several special cards, the best of which has an impressive rating of 91:

coutinho special card
FIFA 19 card

This is how strong he could be in FIFA 20: The official ratings have not yet been released, but Coutinho is expected to maintain strong ratings in dribbling and passing and likely remain a 5-star skiller.

According to community predictions from the futwiz site, he might lose a little bit of his 88 rating in FIFA 20:

coutinho fifa 20
Predictions – no official FIFA 20 rating

Most users have so far voted for a rating of 86. However, 87 is also often predicted.

This means that Coutinho will still be a new Bundesliga attraction, becoming an interesting choice for many Bundesliga teams.

How valuable will Coutinho be for my team? This greatly depends on what position the midfielder will receive in FUT 20. As a left winger, he would be less interesting with his moderate pace than in midfield, where he could effectively control the game with his passing and dribbling skills. With James Rodriguez no longer in the Bundesliga as a strong CAM, Coutinho could take this position in many teams.

This means:

  • If Coutinho becomes a left winger in FIFA 20, he will struggle to compete with pace dribblers like Coman.
  • As a CAM, he is likely to become one of the most popular attacking midfielders alongside Reus.

His strong 91 card in FIFA 19, by the way, holds the CAM position.

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Cuisance in FIFA 20

Cuisance’s strength in FIFA 19: Cuisance is a young talent in FIFA 19, making little noise with a silver card. He has only one standard card (no special cards) with an overall rating of 72:

cuisance fifa 19
FIFA 19 card

These are his strengths:

  • According to the press release from FC Bayern, Cuisance brings a lot of technical skills and has great potential. Whether EA Sports will particularly enhance this talent remains to be seen.
  • His FIFA 19 card does not feature outstanding values. However, 4 stars for skill moves are noteworthy.

So far, very few players have committed to a future rating in the predictions. A player rating in the mid-70s is expected.

cuisance fifa 20 predictions
Predictions – no official FIFA 20 rating

How valuable will Cuisance be for my team? Especially at the beginning of team-building, Cuisance can be an affordable alternative in midfield. If you want to build a Bundesliga team in FIFA 20, you can place him at first until you can afford the expensive stars like Thiago, Goretzka, or Witsel in central midfield. Cuisance is definitely useful for good chemistry in the team.

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And what about Perisic? FC Bayern has also loaned Croatian Ivan Perisic from Inter Milan for this season. This has been known for a few days now.

Perisic had an 86 rating in FIFA 19 and could receive an 85 rating in FIFA 20 according to community predictions. Thus, he is also likely to become an exciting option in Bundesliga teams.

You can find predictions for all other FC Bayern players in FIFA 20 here.

When can FIFA 20 finally be tested? All information on this can be found here:

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Teamfight Tactics: The Best Items in Patch 9.16 – Item Tier List

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 5 minutes

The Auto Battler Teamfight Tactics relies more on the item system than its competitors. It is important to build the right items to win a game. We will reveal to you which items and item combinations are top tier in Teamfight Tactics and which ones you should rather neglect.

What kind of tier list is this? This list is meant to give you an overview of which items you should look out for in the carousel.

At the same time, we will also reveal to you which combined items are the strongest. If you want to learn about combining items, you can find all the important information in the cheat sheet.

The list is based on personal experiences and the tier list from Mobalytics. We have updated it for the new patch 9.16. Here we also reveal more about the best champion comps in the new patch.

The best items in the carousel

Which items should I choose in the carousel? Those who have dived deep into Teamfight Tactics will know that in the carousel one primarily looks for items and not champions (unless you can upgrade a rare champion).

That’s why we will reveal to you which items you definitely should choose in the carousel.

The best items in the first carousel rounds:

  • Recurve Bow
  • Spatula
  • Tear of the Goddess
  • Giant’s Staff

The Recurve Bow is so good because attack speed plays an important role. Additionally, it can be combined into many good items.

Spatula is especially important for the Nature’s Force, allowing you to bring another champion onto the field. Furthermore, since patch 9.16, some items grant additional origins or classes.

Tear of the Goddess and Giant’s Staff are selected based on champions, but they also offer many good combination options.

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Additionally, available selections include: 4 items that you should rather leave to others:

  • Giant’s Belt
  • Giant’s Sword
  • Chain Vest
  • Negatron Cloak

What do I choose in later carousel rounds? In the later stages, rarer champions and sometimes fully upgraded items are also offered.

However, the four mentioned above remain the items of your choice if nothing better is offered to you.

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The best item combinations in Teamfight Tactics

In the next block, we want to present to you the best items that you can create from the eight basic items, the best item combinations out of two items each. These have been arranged into four tier levels.

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S Tier – Always good

  • Dragon’s Claw (Negatron Cloak + Negatron Cloak)
  • Guinsoo’s Rageblade (Recurve Bow + Giant’s Staff)
  • Morellonomicon (Giant’s Staff + Giant’s Belt)
  • Nature’s Force (Spatula + Spatula)
  • Rapid Firecannon (Recurve Bow + Recurve Bow)
  • Static Shiv (Recurve Bow + Tear of the Goddess)

The Nature’s Force is always strong as it allows you to field an additional champion.

Guinsoo’s Rageblade, Static Shiv, and Rapid Firecannon are two weapons that significantly increase attack speed. This benefits carries like Draven and Jinx, as well as all classes that require mana and generally want to attack quickly.

Morellonomicon is a good item for characters that can hit multiple targets with their abilities. This includes Kennen, Garen with his spin-to-win, Lucian, or Anivia.

The Dragon’s Claw is very solid when you expect wizards on the opponent’s side.

A Tier – Very good

  • Bloodthirster (Giant’s Sword + Negatron Cloak)
  • Frozen Heart (Tear of the Goddess + Chain Vest)
  • Hextech Gunblade (Giant’s Sword + Giant’s Staff)
  • Ionian Spark (Giant’s Staff + Negatron Cloak)
  • Blade of the Ruined King (Recurve Bow + Spatula)
  • Infinity Edge (Giant’s Sword + Giant’s Sword)
  • Luden’s Echo (Giant’s Staff + Tear of the Goddess)
  • Phantom Dancer (Recurve Bow + Chain Vest)
  • Rabadon’s Deathcap (Giant’s Staff + Giant’s Staff)
  • Red Buff (Chain Vest + Giant’s Belt)
  • Runaan’s Hurricane (Negatron Cloak + Spatula)
  • Guardian Angel (Giant’s Sword + Chain Vest)
  • Spear of Shojin (Giant’s Sword + Tear of the Goddess)
  • Silence (Tear of the Goddess + Negatron Cloak)
  • Seraph’s Embrace (Tear of the Goddess + Tear of the Goddess)
  • Warmog’s Armor (Giant’s Belt + Giant’s Belt)
  • Yuumi (Giant’s Staff + Spatula)

In Teamfight Tactics, much revolves around attack speed. Accordingly, Frozen Heart is excellent for slowing down opponents. On the other hand, quickly attacking champions also benefit from damage and lifesteal. For these reasons, you will find Bloodthirster or Infinity Edge here.

Two spatula items have also made it to A-tier. In the current meta, you can turn Jinx or other champions into blade masters so that they can benefit from the buff.

Also, for the 9-blade master combo, the Blade of the Ruined King is needed. Yuumi is also an addition if you want to have six spell masters but only five on the field.

Otherwise, many very solid items can be found on the list, such as Luden’s Echo, Ionian Spark, Phantom Dancer, or Red Buff, which can be built on various champions and perform well.

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B Tier – Okay

  • Iron Solari Amulet (Giant’s Staff + Chain Vest)
  • Strike Back (Tear of the Goddess + Giant’s Belt)
  • Thornmail (Chain Vest + Chain Vest)
  • Knight’s Oath (Chain Vest + Spatula)
  • Divine Sword (Giant’s Sword + Recurve Bow)
  • Bladebreaker (Chain Vest + Negatron Cloak)
  • Titanic Hydra (Recurve Bow + Giant’s Belt)
  • Cursed Blade (Recurve Bow + Negatron Cloak)
  • Zeke’s Herald (Giant’s Sword + Giant’s Belt)
  • Zephyr (Negatron Cloak + Giant’s Belt)

B tier includes many currently weak items. They are all useful but not overly strong.

Here we want to highlight Titanic Hydra, which works excellently with area damage when combined with transformations from Gnar, Nidalee, or Shyvana.

Sadly, the positions of Iron Solari Amulet and Zeke’s Herald are no longer as strong as they used to be after the changes in positioning.

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C Tier – Nearly useless

  • Dread (Tear of the Goddess + Spatula)
  • Youmuu’s Ghostblade (Giant’s Sword + Spatula)
  • Frosthammer (Spatula + Giant’s Belt)

The items from C-tier are difficult. They are actually useless and should not be built. However, there are special exceptions where the three spatula items fill a specific combo.

This can be the Frosthammer being the sixth ice creature because Anivia does not want to show up at all. In that case, one might consider building one of the three items.

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How much storage space does Borderlands 3 need on PS4 and Xbox One – Do you have enough?

Micha Deckert Micha Deckert Reading time 2 minutes

On September 13, the next installment of the Borderlands series will be released. In the stores for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, it has now been revealed how much storage space Borderlands 3 will require on the hard drives and what the download size of the title will be.

This storage information has been revealed: It won’t be long now until the third installment of the Borderlands series is set to launch. Borderlands 3 will be released on September 13 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.

At least for the consoles, the approximate download size and the minimum storage space that the shooter will occupy on home hard drives have now been announced by the respective stores.

This is how much space Borderlands 3 needs on Xbox One: The approximate download size has been listed in the Microsoft Store as 39.98 GB. This is likely to be the minimum size. Since this is an “Xbox One X Enhanced” title, there may be additional GB required for the 4K graphics of the Xbox One X.

Borderlands 3 against the background of Ultima Online

This is how much space Borderlands 3 needs on PS4: In the PlayStation Store, the minimum storage space has been listed at around 75 GB. The website PlayStationLifeStyle.net points out that the complete download and installation process on the PS4 usually takes up double the space on the hard drive, so it can be assumed that Borderlands 3 will be approximately the same size on both consoles.

However, the indicated size only refers to the base game. If you plan to enjoy the content that will be released after the launch of Borderlands 3, you may need to free up more space on your hard drive. A season pass and four story DLCs are planned for the third installment of the Borderlands series.

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What about the PC? No memory size or system requirements for Borderlands 3 on PC have been announced yet. The game will release exclusively on the Epic Games Store for the first six months.

Finally, Epic chief Tim Sweeney announced that there will be no preload for Borderlands 3 on PC in the Epic Store. The feature does not seem to be ready for the release of the shooter yet. However, work is currently underway on additional features for the store.

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The MMORPG Camelot Unchained is evolving – In images

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 5 minutes

The PvP MMORPG Camelot Unchained may not generate major headlines in the summer of 2019, but it does release new information and images every week. Fans of the game can soak up every detail. We give you an overview in a quick run-through.

What is Camelot Unchained? The MMORPG aims to follow in the footsteps of Dark Age of Camelot, focusing heavily on PvP.

You join one of the three factions and then fight against the other two. Enemy castles can be besieged and destroyed. PvE, on the other hand, plays a minor role in Camelot Unchained.

What is the current status of Camelot Unchained? The MMORPG is in beta, but testing can only occur at certain times. The MMORPG still lacks several important features.

A release still seems far off, even though the beta has been running for more than a year.

Camelot Unchained knights in the forest

Siege Weapons and the Interface

What is currently happening in Camelot Unchained? Once a week, every Friday, a news article is released. It informs the community about current progress.

Each time, there is a summary of the week from the developers’ perspective, potential plans for beta tests, and new images of concepts or innovations in the game.

In this context, the new skill system for mages and the overhaul of the interface were presented.

The three types of mortars in Camelot Unchained

What’s New with the Siege Weapons

In several news articles, the developers talked about their siege weapons and presented corresponding concepts. The factions will have access to the same arsenal, but the weapons visually differ:

  • Arthurian
  • Tuatha Dé Danann
  • and Vikings

significantly. Additionally, the weapons come in different tiers, as the artwork from May 2019 shows:

The trebuchet models in different tiers

Besides trebuchets and mortars, there are several other siege weapons, including battering rams and scorpions.

  • The rams for opening gates
  • Concept of the scorpions

Further Innovations in the Interface

In June, additional images from the interface were presented. The initial focus was on the death and respawn screen.

These were adjusted to the current appearance and inform about which player dealt the final blow and with which ability it was executed.

This is what the screen looks like at your demise

How Castles are Evolving

What is happening with the fortresses? At least as important as the siege weapons are the locations being besieged.

The developers have repeatedly presented images of new gates, doors, or windows in recent weeks and months.

The doors of the Cherry Castle of the Tuatha Dé Danann

Developers Proud of the Doors

Particularly in the area of doors, the developers shared their enthusiasm with the players in June.

They proudly report about the code that allows the doors to open at the push of a button. This code is also designed to benefit other animated objects in the game.

In the video, fans saw different door types for the respective factions.

Doors of the other two factions

Concepts for Biomes and Creatures

In June and July, the developers presented concepts for the biomes and creatures of the world of Camelot Unchained in the weekly posts.

Some are supposed to contain more flora and fauna, while others appear somewhat sparser and less inhabited.

A concept for the Veil Stormlands

Biomes of the MMORPG Not Set in Stone

While the developers presented various ideas and concepts for the biomes, nothing is carved in stone yet. Much is still in flux and undergoing several phases of adjustment.

They also tend to take inspiration from reality, as this image confirms:

Comparisons between the game and the real world

New Armor and Weapons

The latest issues of the community news once again highlighted new armor and weapons that have been gradually developed in concepts.

For instance, there are NPC designs for the race of Draugar, which have even been colored.

The Draugar NPCs in color

Safe Packaging for the Body

Among the latest models are armor pieces of the Arthurian. They are intended to protect them from fatal hits in battle.

These include armors for the chest and legs.

  • Leg armor of the Arthurian
  • Chest armor of the Arthurian

Weapons Directly from Their Own Body

For the Draugar, which we already saw colored, the developers have come up with a special feature. They designed the body parts in such a way that they can all be combined to quickly generate new NPCs.

Additionally, a concept was developed where the weapons grow directly out of the body of the Draugar.

Various concepts of the Draugar

Innovations in Animations as Well

Besides new concepts and images, the developers have also released videos showcasing new animations. Particularly, fighting and running have been recurrent focal points.

A video from June showed progress in fighting with the great sword:

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Another video about Camelot Unchained focused on giants, which are significantly larger than the playable races.

Progress has definitely been visible in the PvP MMORPG in recent weeks and months. However, the development still seems to be dragging on for a while. But this is not unique to Camelot Unchained.

Currently, fans of MMORPGs need to be strong and may have to wait a long time for new games. However, some of them could finally manage to release in 2020:

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In Hearthstone, there is a lot new, but none of it can motivate me

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 4 minutes

Cortyn is extremely demotivated by Hearthstone . Hardly anything is still fun, not even the card packs are opened. But what is the reason for this?

The latest expansion of Hearthstone has been live for a few days. However, despite the addon “Saviors of Uldum” offering a total of 135 new cards, I can’t bring myself to check back into the game. I even had picked out some real highlights beforehand to experiment with – but that never happened.

I simply can no longer motivate myself to even start the game.

80 packs that are gathering dust for me: When logging into Hearthstone, I noticed that I have accumulated 86 card packs by now. They are not pre-ordered but earned over the course of months. Some through Arena, others through various card chaos modes or specific quests.

But I don’t open the packs. The thrill of new cards or “the next legendary” has long faded for me in Hearthstone because it holds no relevance for me. After all, the various game modes where I could use the cards (i.e., Standard, Wild, and Casual) simply don’t excite me anymore. The cards in my collection have become meaningless to me because I no longer play any of the aforementioned modes.

Hearthstone is stagnating, and this is becoming clearer with every expansion. Sure, there are new cards – but otherwise, nothing happens. This was recently shown by this sad screenshot from 5 years ago.

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I’m only waiting for the PvE content and that should be embarrassing for Blizzard

To be honest, the PvE component has only been exciting for me in Hearthstone in recent months. Since Kobolds & Catacombs, the PvE content has become genuinely fun and even offers me long-term motivation. I have rarely spent so many hours in Hearthstone, as I did with “The Big Heist” – that was surely well over a hundred hours.

But that is actually sad. The solo content has always been more of a supplementary aspect in Hearthstone. A bit of variety and relaxation. Relaxed duels against the AI, where you can create outrageous decks. This is not a “serious” mode that Hearthstone attempts to attract the masses with. That this particular mode is still the only thing that excites me about Hearthstone should be a bit uncomfortable for Blizzard.

What went wrong with Hearthstone?

Hearthstone had all the strings in its hands: When the game was released a few years ago, the market for digital card games was nearly non-existent. Sure, some Magic fans will raise their voices, but if we’re honest: the number of players pales completely in comparison to what Hearthstone built in a short time. Hearthstone was the digital card game. It was accessible, the matches were quick, and the mechanics were easy to understand. It offered enough variety, and even the random effects that some despised often made the game more exciting and entertaining.

But then nothing more came. Of course, Hearthstone continues to pump out plenty of cards, and that is fresh content. But “otherwise” there’s just nothing happening. No new game modes, no meaningful features, no fulfillment of player wishes.

The developers are silent: What’s even more frustrating is that the developers have kept silent for months and years. Aside from the new expansions and some necessary balance adjustments, there is basically no communication with the developers.

I really don’t like this “it was better back then” mentality, but in the case of Hearthstone, it just holds true. When Ben Brode was still on the Hearthstone team, he often engaged with the community and answered questions. Of course, there weren’t always the desired answers, but any form of communication is always better than no communication at all.

Hearthstone Ungoro 3 packs

Therefore, it’s not surprising that many players (myself included) are frustrated and get the impression that Hearthstone is just pumping out one addon after another and hardly considering the wishes of the players.

Of course, it’s possible that the developers have been instructed not to respond to criticism, inquiries, and wishes, which wouldn’t be unusual. From a consumer’s perspective, however, this is a catastrophe and diminishes my motivation to spend time on Hearthstone anymore.

Blizzard has let go of the reins here and will likely lose in the long run if nothing changes. The new Magic game is quite good, and I also play Shadowverse quite enjoyably again and again. Just because you don’t patch out my succubus retroactively…

Even now I am just waiting for the PvE mode of “Saviors of Uldum” to finally arrive. Everything else is no longer relevant to me.

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Destiny 2: The Man Behind Zavala Betrays All Titans – With a Warlock

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 3 minutes

The man who lends Zavala his English original voice plays a lot of Destiny 2 himself. However, not with a Titan.

Who is it about? Titans need to be strong now: Lance Reddick, the voice actor of the Titan leader Zavala, plays a Warlock in Destiny 2.

This was revealed by him yesterday via Twitter. In a short clip, he can be seen lounging on the couch, fulfilling his Guardian duties with a PS4 controller in hand. He captioned the video with “Saturday Vibes” and the hashtags #Destiny and #Zavala:

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Right at the beginning of the video, it is clearly visible that “Zavala” plays a Warlock. He activates the Dawnblade Super – a distinctive Warlock attack – and goes hunting for aliens.

“As a Titan, I feel betrayed”

This is how the community reacts: The Guardians immediately pounced on this tweet to collectively joke about it. Even Bungie’s community manager Cozmo appears in the comments, dryly stating that Zavala is currently representing the Warlocks.

  • “As a Titan main, I feel betrayed,” writes a Guardian with a distressed emoticon.
  • “Whether we wanted it or not – Zavala is a Warlock” – replies another Guardian grinning.
  • “Traitor” can also be seen.

Moreover, numerous memes are being posted to express outrage, like this one titled: “When you realize that Zavala is a Warlock main”:

https://twitter.com/JustPyroNow/status/1162834208290742273

Many Warlocks see this as a triumph: “Because Warlocks are the best, it’s as simple as that,” writes a Guardian as a reason why Zavala betrays the Titans.

Some Hunters also join the discussion and offer Zavala a nice cloak if he wants to turn away from the Titans.

In general, people are having quite a bit of fun in the comments, joking about the never-ending debate over which Guardian class is the best, coolest, or best dressed. And the Warlocks are currently on a high and cheerfully write “Warlock Master Race”.

Warlock in Destiny 2

Reddick is not the only “traitor”

This is how “Zavala” played Destiny 1: This recent tweet is not the first time Reddick has revealed his preference for Warlocks. Over two years ago, the man behind Zavala revealed during the Destiny 2 reveal that he mostly embodied a Warlock in Destiny 1 – and quite often.

Allegedly, he played Destiny 1 “almost every day” – 25% a Titan and 75% a Warlock.

Now we know that Reddick continues this betrayal in Destiny 2.

Who else is betraying their Guardians? Nathan Fillion, who voiced Cayde-6 for a long time, also confirmed some time ago that he plays a Warlock in Destiny 2. Thus, the former Hunter leader does not stick to his Guardian class either.

So, it is confirmed that 2 out of 3 Vanguard voices play Warlocks – and the third voice, which embodies Ikora, at least embodies a Warlock. Many Warlocks are now grinning that Warlocks are the true leaders of the Guardians.

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Zavala

Lance Reddick, by the way, not only appears as Zavala in Destiny 2. His voice is also featured in other video games, such as Horizon Zero Dawn or Quantum Break. Whether he plays these games with as much passion as Destiny is unknown.

But at least we now know that “Zavala” still regularly fulfills his Guardian duties – even if in Warlock robes.

With Shadowkeep, the way you play Destiny 2 changes:

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The great quiz about Pokémon GO – Are you Pokémon master?

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Pokémon GO can be tricky in some places. Are you a true expert and know your stuff? We have 15 tricky tasks for you.

Pokémon GO has become a huge hit among AR games for over 3 years now. During this time, many events have taken place and numerous things have happened. So there is a lot to know.

Have you been around for a long time and are well-versed in Pokémon GO? We present you with 15 questions that will test your knowledge. The questions cover all areas in Pokémon GO. Raids, effectiveness, and personalities from the AR game will be asked.

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How well do you know Pokémon GO?

This is how the quiz works

Below we have embedded the quiz for you. You can start with the first question and click “Continue” after each answer. Each of the 15 questions has 3 answer options.

For each correct answer, you get one point. An incorrect answer is not bad, but you won’t be rewarded with any points.

This is important: If you found the quiz via Google and it doesn’t appear below, click on this link to reload the quiz.

The questions are not sorted by difficulty but are assorted randomly. Now we wish you lots of fun puzzling!

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Are you a real Pokémon master? Here we show you the ranks so you can assess how well you know Pokémon GO:

  • 0-5: Team Rocket Grunt
  • 6-10: Assistant to Professor Willow
  • 11-13: Following in Ash’s footsteps
  • 14-15: Pokémon Master

How many questions did you answer correctly? Where did you have the most difficulties? Let us know in the comments!

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Episode 1 in its best form – an agent shows how beautiful The Division 2 is

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In The Division 2, an agent shows how beautiful Episode 1 “Washington’s Suburbs” can be. In a video trailer, he captures the atmosphere.

This is the beautiful side of Episode 1: At the end of July, the first major expansion of The Division 2 was released. This is called “Episode 1: Washington’s Suburbs – Expeditions” and expands your agents’ adventures.

The YouTuber VicenteProD has now released an atmospheric video, showcasing Episode 1 at its finest. Even the developers at Massive noticed it and shared it on social media.

In the video, clips of the new areas and missions are shown, captured from great perspectives and with impressive lighting conditions. The video is called “The Division 2 – Legends Trailer” and can be played in 4K and 60 FPS:

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The Division has always had an impressive atmosphere

Who is VicenteProD? The YouTuber VicenteProD creates fan trailers, cinematics, and montages of various video games on his channel. Everything revolves around music and gaming.

Many of his followers attribute to him “an excellent eye for art,” which he proves in his videos. He always focuses on the beautiful side of games, on the lovingly crafted environment, and presents it in an impactful way. We introduced him and his works a few years ago when he captured the most beautiful side of the Dark Zone from The Division 1 in a video.

While he had to rely on various cinematic tools for cool shots in The Division 1, he used the in-game photo mode of The Division 2 for this video.

Under his latest video, the comments are once again full of praise. The cinematic camera perspectives, the cuts, and even the music are said to be excellently chosen. By the way, this is “Legend” by The Score.

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The atmosphere and design of the detailed environment have always been praised in The Division. Especially in the first part, the open-world design was considered the beautiful side of the game, while almost every other aspect was criticized.

Some agents find the environment in The Division 2 not as atmospheric as in The Division 1, where winter perhaps matched the gloomy, post-apocalyptic setting more than cheerful sunshine in summer. But the above video shows that the world design team at Massive is still doing great work.

What Episode 1 has to offer and how it is received – you can read here in overview:

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We are streaming live from gamescom 2019 for you – Here is our program

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This year at gamescom 2019 we are hosting a show program that we will broadcast in a live stream. Tune in to follow the latest game highlights and be entertained with talks, exciting guests, and games.

What’s happening at gamescom this year? There’s just under a week left until gamescom 2019 opens its doors for visitors on August 20. We at MeinMMO, along with our colleagues from GameStar and GamePro, will be there live on site.

On Twitch and YouTube, we will bring you the latest info and talk shows around gaming every day. In total, it will be over 50 hours of streaming!

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The program at #gctogether

Tuesday, August 20

  • 12:00 Warmup
  • 12:30 The Surge 2 
  • 13:00 Iron Harvest 
  • 13:15 Disintegration 
  • 13:30 Pietsmiet
  • 14:00 SpongeBob: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated 
  • 14:15 Cyberpunk 2077 
  • 14:30 GreedFall 
  • 14:45 TBA
  • 15:00 Influencer vs. Journalists: Who needs game criticism
  • 16:00 gamescom Magazine powered by Aldi Life Games
  • 17:00 Hardware Trends 2019/2020
  • 17:30 TBA
  • 18:00 Next-Gen: PS5, Xbox Scarlett & Stadia
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Wednesday, August 21

  • 10:15 Debate Royale
  • 11:30 Warmup
  • 12:00 Monster Hunter World: Iceborne 
  • 12:30 Iron Harvest powered by Aldi Life Games
  • 13:00 Planet Zoo 
  • 13:15 Destiny 2 
  • 13:45 Wasteland 3 
  • 14:15 Mount & Blade 2: Bannerlord 
  • 14:30 FIFA 20: Advertising or Truth with the Pro
  • 15:00 E-Sports: The Breakthrough?
  • 16:00 gamescom Magazine powered by Aldi Life Games
  • 17:00 Microsoft’s Gaming Future
  • 17:30 PC Nostalgia: Medion & the first own computer
  • 18:00 Game Subscriptions: What is changing?
  • 19:00 AMD Rocket League Quad-Battle
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Thursday, August 22

  • 11:30 Warmup
  • 12:00 Racing goes Gaming powered by Recaro
  • 12:30 Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey 
  • 13:00 Dying Light 2 
  • 13:15 The Forgotten MMO
  • 13:30 The Settlers 
  • 13:45 Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition 
  • 14:00 Fortnite 
  • 14:30 Death Stranding 
  • 15:00 Pitch your Game: Diablo 4 
  • 16:00 gamescom Magazine powered by Aldi Life Games
  • 17:00 Xbox Outlook 2019/2020
  • 18:00 Cake Explosion powered by Old Spice

Friday, August 23

  • 11:30 Warmup
  • 12:00 Recaro Forza Tournament
  • 13:00 TBA
  • 13:15 The Elder Scrolls Online 
  • 13:45 Final Fantasy 7 Remake 
  • 14:00 X4 3.0 and Split
  • 14:15 Skywind 
  • 15:00 Nintendo Outlook 2019/2020
  • 15:30 Duplo Community Racing
  • 16:00 gamescom Magazine powered by Old Spice
  • 17:00 GameStar Podcast live
  • 18:00 Pen&Paper powered by Old Spice
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Saturday, August 24

  • 11:30 Warmup
  • 12:00 Duplo Team Battle
  • 12:30 The Most Anticipated MMOs 2020
  • 13:00 Marvel’s Avengers 
  • 13:15 Biomutant 
  • 13:30 The Cycle 
  • 13:45 TBA
  • 14:00 Desperados 3 
  • 14:15 Chernobylite 
  • 14:30 TBA
  • 14:45 CoD Modern Warfare 
  • 15:00 TBA
  • 16:00 gamescom Magazine powered by Old Spice
  • 17:00 Magic Nights live

Who from MeinMMO will be at gamescom? If you are at Gamescom in Cologne yourself, come by and say hello. Dawid, Alex, Jürgen, Leya, Irie and Sven will be in Hall 10.1 at Stand E70.

Author Sven (left), Boss Dawid (right)

From GameStar the colleagues Dimitry Halley, Maurice Weber, Michael Graf, Michael Obermeier, Natascha Becker, Christian Schneider, Heiko Klinge and Natascha Seuser will also be there.

The GamePro is represented by the colleagues Ann-Kathrin Kuhls and Linda Sprenger and from our Twitch channel MAX are Daniel Feith, Jochen Redinger and James Zabel present.

Where can I watch the stream? You can find us during gamescom week daily on:

Below we have embedded our Twitch channel directly:

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Fortnite: Tfue plays the mech he hates himself – It’s brutal

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The Twitch streamer Turner “Tfue” Tenney is considered one of the best players in Fortnite. Many think the vehicle “Mech” is far too strong. What happens when a pro jumps into the Mech was recently shown in a clip on Twitch.

This is the situation: Tfue is currently training in the new mode “Trio” with Dennis “Cloak” Lepore and Thomas “72hrs” Mulligan. Trio is currently the new popular mode among eSports pros – tournaments are about to take place and the players are noticeably eager for a change after so much Duo.

Currently, many training matches and “serious matches” are taking place in the “Trio Arena” mode, where the top players in the world regularly face off. They know each other.

Actually, Mechs hardly spawn anymore in the Arena mode, after Epic significantly reduced the spawn rates. But there are still a few.

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Cloak (left) and Tfue (right) are currently playing Fortnite as a trio with 72hrs.

In this situation, the Twitch streamer Tfue plays the shooter in the Mech and fires into a densely built area from the outside. 72hrs controls the Mech while Cloak still jumps around them.

Famous Fortnite pros like “Faze Dubs” and “Faze Megga” have fortified themselves in front of Tfue. They finished 7th in the Duo World Championship and earned $375,000 in prize money. They are among the best in the world in Fortnite – even though they have no opportunity to prove that in the clip.

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Tfue effortlessly dismantles one of the best teams in the world

This is shown in the clip: The clip shows how Tfue randomly blasts into the buildings from outside in the Mech. The buildings provide little protection.

The “laser pointer,” intended as a kind of nerf, briefly indicates where the rockets will hit. Tfue coordinates with his partner, the driver, so that he can jump up to allow the Mech in Fortnite a better shooting angle.

The special thing is how effortlessly Tfue collects kills here and can dominate with the Mech without putting himself in danger.

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Mech makes “Fortnite of the pros” ridiculous

What the clip is supposed to show: Epic has said that the Mech is meant to provide success experiences for players who otherwise have none.

Tfue, as one of the top players, demonstrates here how the Mech works when someone strong is sitting in it. Tfue has already made it clear how much he dislikes the Mech.

As Tfue plays here, he brings the “real Fortnite” that pros play, with a lot of building and strategy, to absurdity because it simply does nothing against the Mech.

That Tfue can also succeed against pros without the Mech is shown here:

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How Patch 2.6.6 Changes Season 18 in Diablo 3 – The Changes

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 4 minutes

The start of Season 18 in Diablo 3 is approaching. Patch 2.6.6 brought some balance and gameplay changes. We show you the patch notes for Season 18.

When does Season 18 start? On Friday, August 23, it kicks off. Season 18 will run for about 3 months in Diablo 3.

What’s the theme? Season 18 is the season of the Trinity. There is a passive bonus that makes powerful circles appear. The circles come in 3 variants:

  • More damage
  • Lower resource costs
  • Faster cooldown

How these circles work can be found here:

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Balance Changes in Season 18 – Patch 2.6.6

What is changing? For the new Patch 2.6.6, Blizzard has come up with quite a bit. There are new properties on items with which you can experiment in Kanai’s Cube. The class-specific changes are less significant in this patch.

There are now new items and many new bonuses in the game. Changes also apply to the sets that you can craft yourself with the help of the blacksmith.

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Item Changes

The Flavor of Time: This new legendary property makes effects from pylons last twice as long. However, this only works if you are actually wearing the item.

The Executioner: The new legendary property causes attacks to kill enemies when they are at less than (5-10 %) of their health. The bonus of this weapon does not apply to companions.

Stone Gauntlets: This new legendary property makes you slowly petrify when attacked. Your armor increases by 50 %, but your attack and movement speed are reduced by 15 %. The effect can stack up to 5 times. Those immune to crowd control do not receive the debuff on attack speed and movement speed.

Echoing Fury: A new legendary property that puts you into a frenzy when you kill enemies. For each enemy killed, you gain 15 % attack speed and 5 % movement speed. The effect can stack up to 5 times. The effect also triggers if your minions kill enemies or if you were involved in kills.

Squirts Necklace: The new legendary property increases your damage by up to 100 % and reduces the damage taken by up to 50 % while you are not taking damage.

Messerschmidt’s Reaver: This new legendary property reduces your cooldowns by 1 second when you kill an enemy. The effect also triggers if your minions kill enemies or if you were involved in kills.

Mortick’s Bracers: The item is new in the game. It has the property that Wrath of the Berserker receives the effect of each rune. This barbarian item was already tested in Patch 2.2.0, but it was too strong for Diablo 3.

Spite: You can craft this item at the blacksmith. Through its legendary property, Golems learn the ability “Smash” and Cold damage from the Gigant Rune.

Legacy of Dreams: A new legendary gem that works like the set Legacy of Nightmares. We have described the stone for you in more detail in this post:

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Crafted Sets

The crafted sets at the blacksmith have been revised. We show you the changes here.

Sage’s Journey: Haedrig now automatically learns the set at level 12 – A belt has also been added.

Captain Crimson’s Attire – 2 pieces: Regenerates 6,000 health per second. Reduces cooldowns now by 20% instead of 10%. Additionally, resource costs are reduced by 20%.

Captain Crimson’s Attire – 3 pieces: Damage dealt is increased by your total percent cooldown reduction. Damage taken is reduced by your total percent resource cost reduction.

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Aughild’s Dominance – 2 pieces: Damage taken is reduced by 15%. Damage dealt is increased by 30%.

Aughild’s Dominance – 3 pieces: Reduces damage from elite enemies by 30% instead of 15%. Increases damage against elite enemies by 30% instead of 15%.

Cain’s Insight – 2 pieces: Attack speed has been increased by 8%. The 50% bonus experience is now available at the 2-piece bonus. At level 70, it’s a 5% experience point bonus.

Cain’s Insight – 3 pieces: There is a 25% chance that an additional portal key will drop when one drops.

What changes are you looking forward to in Season 18?

Blizzard has announced its plans for the future of Diablo 3:

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Apex Legends: The sniper is so good that even Twitch star Shroud asks: “Is he cheating?”

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In Apex Legends a Twitch clip is currently going viral. In solo mode, a relatively unknown player excelled as a sniper so well that Twitch star Shroud, one of his victims, later asked: “Is he cheating or is he really that good?”

What was the strong play? The Twitch streamer Bowen “Monsoon” Fuller was out in the new Solo Mode of Apex Legends . The match was already in its final stages and Monsoon had been dominating. As the clip starts, there are only 4 players left, and Monsoon has already collected 10 kills.

At the beginning of the clip, Monsoon quickly kills the next opponent but then hesitates, as he only has 3 shots left in the magazine. However, this turns out to be no problem.

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In the following seconds, he takes out the two remaining opponents with clean shots.

One of the opponents he surprised and eliminated was Twitch star Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek, who is considered one of the best shooter players on Twitch. Shroud took 234 damage from a single shot in the scene.

After eliminating Shroud, Monsoon even dances a little before finishing the match with the next clean snipe.

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This is how Shroud reacts: From the perspective of the Twitch star, the scene is far less spectacular. Shroud simply drops before he can even orient himself. Shroud exclaims. Later, he sees that the player already has 12 kills and witnesses Monsoon’s last kill.

Now he says, “Oh, he is cheating,” and moments later asks, “Or is he just really good?”

Shroud’s chat quickly calls out: “Cheater,” “Walling,” “Hacker,” or “Aimbotting.” However, they had previously expressed admiration when Monsoon’s kill card appeared, showing 15059 kills.

Shroud then watches how Monsoon is performing – the shots might be possible, but the fact that he expects the last opponent in the right place seems to impress the Twitch streamer.

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More than 15000 kills and almost 18,000 headshots is quite a feat.

Small streamer catches the Twitch star with a clean shot

This is what makes the clip special: The clip has now garnered over 300,000 views. Apex Legends and Twitch operate here like the Wild West – anyone who, as a “relatively unknown” player, takes down a well-known gunslinger, gains the fame.

The interesting part here is the discrepancy:

  • The strong player Monsoon in the scene has only 12,000 followers on Twitch
  • Shroud, on the other hand, has almost 6,500,000 followers

Since Apex Legends constantly suffers from problems with cheaters, the suspicion arises that something is off.

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This is how it is being discussed: On reddit the clip is being discussed. On the discussion platform, it is believed that the fans of a streamer always assume that their star player can only be taken down by cheaters.

But Monsoon is simply a really good player who has already proven himself. He is a professional and one of the best snipers in Apex Legends.

However, one user on reddit says: For his dance, he deserves to be banned.

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Destiny 2 focuses on time-limited content in year 3 – Those who don’t keep up will miss it

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2 some content will be time-limited in Year 3. What does this mean for you?

Why will content be time-limited? Game Director Luke Smith has a vision that Destiny will one day become a truly dynamic world where something is constantly changing, and the narrative also moves somewhere.

Destiny is meant to become a game where “things happen” – not just in terms of new items and activities, but also in terms of the story. In recent years, it has seemed that Destiny has stagnated regarding the story and isn’t really progressing.

And in the third year of Destiny 2, Bungie wants to address this issue.

Seasonal content is coming

What changes with Shadowkeep: With the launch of the Shadowkeep expansion, Season 8 will begin in October. It will reveal new dangers on the moon.

Throughout the season, Smith says, parts of the game will change until the situation on the moon culminates in an event that ultimately resolves this situation. And then the content will be consumed.

This resolution of the situation in Season 8 prepares for the events in Season 9, which will also add something new to the game and resolve it throughout the season before Season 10 begins.

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This is supposed to be the advantage: The previous annual pass of Year 2 differed from this new model. This pass added permanent new activities, but according to Smith, the game cannot “grow forever.”

  • From a technical perspective, Destiny 2 cannot grow indefinitely; it is already a very large game, which requires a lot of storage space.
  • In addition to technical limitations, an eternally growing game is also not the path envisioned for Destiny. As previously stated, they want a dynamic, ever-evolving world. A world that always offers something new, but does not burst at the seams.

What does this mean for me? Year 3 of Destiny 2 will feature events that last three months – so for a season – and provide new rewards during this time.

After the 3 months, however, some activities will disappear again. The same goes for the rewards. Bungie knows that a part of Destiny involves collecting all that stuff, which is why the weapons and armor pieces associated with the seasonal activities will be available in future seasons through other loot sources.

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So if you want to play all the activities – and also timely grab all the loot – from Year 3 of Destiny 2, you need to stay on track. If you take multi-month breaks, you will miss the seasonal content.

Luke Smith concludes this content model: “You were there with your friends, got the gear and the weapons, created memories, and changed Destiny in the process.” At the end of August, they will provide more details about the annual pass.

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What else will change? Luke Smith writes that he wishes they had better maintained the game in previous seasons. Currently, there are far too many sources for powerful gear, as they have continuously added new sources.

In the future, they want to do better here. Many old sources already feel like a chore, according to Smith, so they will likely close some, introduce new ones, and keep rotating them.

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Get 200,000 GTA-$ for this RC Bandito race in GTA Online now

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

GTA Online now has new time trials with the RC Bandito. These are particularly worthwhile right now, as they grant you double pay. Quickly grab the 200k.

What are the new races? Until now, there were many different time trials in GTA Online, where you had to reach the finish line with one of your cars within a set time. New are now races with the RC Bandito.

These are the small remote-controlled cars with an electric motor, with which you can speed through the world of GTA Online. Specifically for these small vehicles, there are now time trials.

How to get the RC Bandito in GTA Online and why it is so effective, you can find out here

Which race is active? Currently on the map of GTA Online, you will find the RC Bandito time trial “Construction Site 1”. You start this at the construction site. Then you go through many checkpoints around and through the shell of the building until you finally speed through the finish line.

As a reward, 200,000 GTA Dollars await you if you are on time. The new Emerus is really fast, but it is not allowed to participate in this race.

This is how you win RC Bandito “Construction Site 1”

Starting the race: First, go to the starting point of the race. You must be standing on foot in the race marker so that you can start it. Then the checkpoints will guide you through the race. So just follow the glowing markers.

GTA Online RC Bandito Start
Here you start the time trial Construction Site 1

Driving tips:

  • Especially tight corners are indicated by 3 arrows in the marker. Here you must take the turn very sharply.
  • The race time is tight. You can’t afford many accidents. Be especially careful at the construction site. If you fall from the first or second floor, you will have to start the race all over again. This time loss would be impossible to catch up.
  • Watch out for the construction workers! During the race, you will encounter workers. You can’t just run them over with the RC car. It’s best to avoid them.

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Video guide: To get an impression of the map and its tight curves, the YouTube channel of GTA-Series has released a video showing the Construction Site 1 race.

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In the video, the player only earns 104,000 GTA Dollars. But due to the current bonuses in GTA Online, you will receive 200,000 GTA Dollars this week.

Are you in a good mood after the race win? Then check out this secret mission.

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Twitch streamer shows how strong mechs are in Fortnite – kills 3 people blind

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

Streamer TimTheTatman shows in a video how strong the mechs in Fortnite are. He eliminates opponents without looking at his monitor.

Who is it about? In the Fortnite community, Tim “TimTheTatman” Betar is well known. Almost 4 million people follow him on Twitch.tv, his YouTube account has 1.6 million subscribers. Often, he plays Fortnite with other well-known streamers like Ninja.

What did the streamer do? In one of his streams, TimTheTatman showcased how strong the new mechs in Fortnite are. These are vehicles reminiscent of Transformers. Equipped with deadly weapons, players can enter the devices and use their weapons. Firing strong rocket salvos is possible. Streamer Tfue deeply despises the mechs.

While Tim was playing with his colleagues SypherPK, Fearitself, and MoNsTcR, the streamer grabbed a B.I.E.S.T mech. To prove that the parts are overpowered, he deliberately made his game harder. He turned off his monitor, saying, “let’s see how many kills I can get like this.”

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“You see, I have my monitor turned off now,” Tim said to the chat as he turned the black monitor towards the camera. He then only followed the voice commands of his teammates.

“Now charge up and aim at the ground,” said one of his teammates. He took out the first opponent after a rocket salvo rained down on him. Another teammate then fell victim to another blind-fired rocket salvo.

The next player made it harder for the streamer. He built some structures and sheltered behind them. Tim’s next rocket salvo missed its target. Under constant voice commands from his teammates, the streamer fired another salvo while flying diagonally forward.

As a result, he ultimately managed to wipe out the entire enemy squad. TimTheTatman was able to eliminate three players with a mech in Fortnite, even though his monitor was turned off.

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This is the problem with mechs in Fortnite: The mechs have been in Fortnite since Season X and are being controversially discussed in the community. Many say the parts are just way too “op”. The RemoveTheMech hashtag also trended.

“I was there. It was just as ridiculous as it seemed. He wasn’t even given good voice commands. He just held down the left mouse button and shook his head. He wiped out an entire team that built and edited, playing the game as it is meant to be played. This is just poor management by Epic Games. Nerf it. […],” writes TheRealCRex on Reddit.

Epic Games has already addressed the wishes of many players who would prefer the mechs to be removed. The executives say that this way everyone has a chance to win. And that’s how it should be:

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Pokémon GO: These 3 things fans want permanently from the current gift event

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

The Gifts Event in Pokémon GO is in full swing and many fans wish for some bonuses from it as a permanent feature. We show you the fan wishes.

What kind of event is this? The Gifts Event runs until August 19 and grants you some bonuses related to the gifts:

  • 7-km eggs from the gifts will become 2-km eggs but have the same contents as the 7 km ones
  • You can open up to 30 gifts per day
  • You can carry 20 gifts in your bag

The event is well received by many players, so they wish for some features from it to be permanent, as it wouldn’t be too game-changing.

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These 3 things should be permanent in the game

This is what players think: On Reddit a relevant thread appeared on the topic, which quickly gained a lot of support. The following 3 things should, according to the thread, be permanent in the game:

  • Players should always be able to carry 20 gifts in their bag
  • You should receive a gift from every PokéStop guaranteed if you don’t already have 20 pieces
  • A 7-km egg from the gift should be guaranteed when you have a free slot in your inventory

What would these features change? It wouldn’t be a major meta-change, but these details would make the gameplay significantly more relaxed.

Many players only send gifts once a day, so having 20 would be much better than the usual 10.

The guaranteed gifts could delight many rural players who only have a few PokéStops anyway. At least they have gifts they can send.

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More gifts would be a reason to celebrate for many players

The guaranteed 7-km eggs would delight many shiny hunters. If you want to get 9 such eggs, you often have to open over 15 gifts. That’s almost the maximum in a day. You can’t secure many more 7-km eggs that day.

What do players say about it? Numerous comments under the thread agree with the proposals. PGOPGO says:

Collecting 20 gifts and a higher drop rate is definitely a big improvement. I’ve noticed that I have much higher interaction with the casual players on my friends list. It also means that I don’t have to stop in the middle of the game to send gifts.

PogoCatchThemAll writes:

Apart from the daily catch of color eagle, sending gifts to all my friends every day is the least popular part of the game. I have about 150 friends and have to send about 60-80 gifts every day to make progress with them (I know I don’t have to; but I like to send gifts every day).

Having 20 in stock at once is much better than 10. But I really wish Niantic would add a filter to the friends list for those who can receive a gift.

What do you think about it? Would you welcome these changes?

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Destiny 2: That’s why Armor 2.0 is really bad for armor players like me

Micha Deckert Micha Deckert Reading time 3 minutes

Bungie presented the upcoming Shadowkeep feature Armor 2.0 in a live stream. This is intended to allow players in Destiny 2 to no longer have to choose between aesthetics and functionality. However, for players who are not focused on just one role, this great feature could quickly end in chaos, says Micha: Currently, there is no way to save your loadout.

This is Armor 2.0: Destiny 2 drastically revamps the armor system with the upcoming expansion Shadowkeep: Guardians no longer have to choose between the aesthetics and functionality of their armors but can freely combine the appropriate perks with mods.

The new feature was introduced in a live stream last week and received a positive response from players overall. Especially, the fact that the “old” armors, such as planetary sets, the old raid armors, or parts from the escalation protocol, will also be adjusted to Armor 2.0 was praised by the players.

However, some players furrowed their brows intermittently: If we can now assemble our armor pieces as we need them, is there not an important detail missing?

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This feature is still missing for me: Just before the end of the stream, one of the viewers finally asked the one question that had been burning on my mind for a long time: Will players be able to save their mod loadouts? The answer was short and somewhat disappointing for me: Players should have several different armor sets for this case.

This means for the Guardians: Remember which armors have which mods, and have the appropriate sets and weapons with you or keep track of them in the vault, or exchange the mods every time. There apparently will not be an option to save various mod variations for an armor piece.

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That’s why a save function would be important to me: For me, the lack of a save function is terrible. I primarily play my Hunter in Destiny 2 and adjust my playstyle to the activities and the group. In group activities, like raids or the Menagerie, I play the Nightstalker with Orpheus Rigs. Alone or in Gambit, in which 50% of the modes will soon be removed, I am usually more aggressive with Blade Barrage with the Galanor fragments gloves.

That completely changes my playstyle: As a Nightstalker, I am the support, I become invisible in critical situations and revive fallen teammates or bind groups of enemies with my arrow. I prefer to operate from the rear with a pulse rifle and sniper.

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This is how dumb my enemies look when my Hunter pulls out the knives

As a Blade Barrage Hunter, I am the complete opposite: Completely out of control, I jump between enemies and slice through them, with knives flying all around. Hand cannon, shotgun, and sword are common companions here.

With Armor 2.0, I would need two to three armor sets here, depending on which role I am playing in which activity. Currently, I simply switch the appropriate exotic and one or two armor pieces or weapons.

Destiny 2 Hunter Inventory
A little glimpse into my “handbag”: I always carry several weapons and countless armor pieces. Always in the motto “This could definitely come in handy again”

Even now, my inventory is bursting at the seams. I love trying out new weapons and playstyles or hesitate to dismantle found armor pieces with good perks too quickly. It might still be that I could use that gear.

I find the changes with Armor 2.0 great because my Guardians can now be well-equipped and still look cool. The missing save function for the mods makes it difficult for an armor hoarder like me who already picks up every found piece to keep order in the inventory.

What do you think about the missing option to save mod loadouts? Is that a problem for you, or do you already have several sets with you?

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One Month Before FIFA 20: These Players You Used the Most in FUT 19

Max Handwerk Max Handwerk Reading time 5 minutes

The FIFA 20 release is getting closer and the FIFA 19 season is coming to an end. Time to look back: Who were the most popular players in FIFA 19 Ultimate Team?

These are the most popular players in FIFA 19: The page “futbin” has collected data on “Player Game Performance” in FIFA 19, short “PGP”. There, you can view overall player statistics such as matches played, goal rates, assist rates, or cards. 

The PGP database consists of transfer market data from players. This means: Untradable cards, such as some rewards from SBCs, are not counted.

Therefore, the numbers should not be understood as an exact science but rather provide meaningful reference points. As the game continues to be played, it is possible that the numbers may shift slightly in the future.

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We looked at the most popular attackers, midfielders, defenders, and goalkeepers. Are your favorite players among them?

The 5 most popular attackers

These forwards were played the most: This section includes the positions ST, MS, RF, and LF. This means: Not only the goal scorers at the center front but also the attacking wingers are considered. According to “Futbin”, these five players were the most popular attackers in FIFA 19:

  • Kylian Mbappé (RF, Standard Gold): 66,939,484 matches
  • Neymar (LF, Standard Gold): 46,207,832 matches
  • Sergio Agüero (ST, Standard Gold): 43,545,645 matches
  • Mohamed Salah (RF, Standard Gold): 43,138,604 matches
  • Antoine Griezmann (ST, Standard Gold): 42,270,259 matches

Currently, the duo from Paris Saint-Germain consisting of Mbappé and Neymar ranks highest, both of whom are also two of the best players in FIFA 19. Following them are Agüero and Salah from the Premier League, and in 5th place, Griezmann, a representative from the Spanish league.

Notably: The cards are exclusively standard cards. This is not surprising, as special cards are usually much more expensive and not everyone can afford a multitude of special cards. This is likely also the reason why players like Ronaldo or Messi were played significantly less: they are simply too expensive.

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The 5 most popular midfielders

These midfielders were played the most: The midfield includes positions ZM, ZDM, ZOM, LM, and RM. The most popular midfield players were:

  • Fabinho (ZDM, Standard Gold): 79,681,509 matches
  • N’Golo Kanté (ZDM, Standard Gold): 73,707,503 matches
  • Paul Pogba (ZM, Standard Gold): 68,160,984 matches
  • Kevin De Bruyne (ZOM, Standard Gold): 43,880,069 matches
  • Blaise Matuidi (ZDM, Standard Gold): 31,387,718 matches

Fabinho from Liverpool FC and Kanté from Chelsea FC are currently the most popular players in FIFA 19. And at least Fabinho, based on the numbers, probably won’t be caught anymore, especially since he was already at the top in January. Following him are Pogba and de Bruyne, two more Premier League players, and Matuidi, a representative from Serie A.

Notably: Both Matuidi and Fabinho had an extremely good price-to-performance ratio. Although both only have an 85 rating, they offered a relatively low price over the course of the season and good combination possibilities for hybrid teams. Additionally, only players in central midfield made it to the top 5.

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The 5 most popular defenders

These defenders were played the most: Defenders include the positions IV, RV, RAV, LV, and LAV. The most popular defenders were:

  • Raphaël Varane (IV, Standard Gold): 72,539,767 matches
  • Virgil van Dijk (IV, Standard Gold): 68,860,830 matches
  • Kyle Walker (RV, Standard Gold): 58,652,399 matches
  • Sergio Ramos (IV, Standard Gold): 55,367,450 matches
  • Alex Sandro (LV, Standard Gold): 47,748,999 matches

Varane and van Dijk are the third and fourth most popular players overall. However, it should be noted that the players had many special cards or new upgrade cards after winter, which may have been less common on the transfer market and influence the count only to a limited extent. The actual number of games played is likely much higher.

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The 5 most popular goalkeepers

These goalkeepers were played the most: As goalkeepers, logically, only players with the GK position count. The five most popular were:

  • David de Gea (Standard Gold): 66,631,666 matches
  • Thibaut Courtois (Standard Gold): 61,734,754 matches
  • Hugo Lloris (Standard Gold): 35,448,677 matches
  • Ederson (Standard Gold): 26,202,371 matches
  • Alisson (Standard Gold): 19,601,073 matches

Among goalkeepers, it can be observed that the Premier League is clearly in the lead here. With Thibaut Courtois, only one keeper in the top 5 does not play in England. Manuel Neuer would have followed in 6th place!

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The 5 most popular players from the Bundesliga

These Bundesliga players were played the most: Those who have looked at the previous lists will have noticed that the Bundesliga was not represented in the top 5 per position. Here we look at who the most popular Bundesliga players were:

  • Jérôme Boateng (IV, Standard Gold): 22,231,555 matches
  • David Alaba (LV, Standard Gold): 20,752,983 matches
  • Manuel Neuer (GK, Standard Gold): 18,366,907 matches
  • Marco Reus (LM, Standard Gold): 13,468,905 matches
  • Robert Lewandowski (ST, Standard Gold): 11,448,736 matches

Here there are few surprises. Bayern occupies most of the spots. Only Marco Reus managed to sneak in between. Other favorites included: Ralf Fährmann, Renato Sanches, Axel Witsel, Timo Werner, and Leon Goretzka – but only in the following spots. Will the most popular Bundesliga players also be really strong in FIFA 20?

It shows: Overall, especially cards that have been in the game from the beginning rank high. Logically, since there has been significantly more time to play them than, for example, TOTS or upgrade cards.

Will they also become favorites in FIFA 20? These players could definitely be candidates:

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Here you will find important lists on FIFA 20:

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