Two of the most famous streamers have been avoiding each other for a while. Now Guy “DrDisrespect” Beahm, the Twitch streamer, and Tyler “Ninja” Blevins have met again. They played Fortnite together. And Ninja received a jab that dates back to the old PUBG days.
What’s going on between the two? There’s a sort of natural rivalry between the two streamers. Because Ninja supplanted DrDisrespect in 2018 as the “face of Twitch”:
Ninja won just about everything in 2018 – including the Streamer of the Year award.
The interesting thing is that Ninja and the Doc have played together more often before Ninja became such a star. Back then, the Doc was actually the bigger streamer of the two.
But when Ninja exploded with Fortnite, he stopped playing with the Doc. The two only commented on each other from afar:
The Doc liked to poke fun at Ninja – but Ninja always showed sympathy towards the Doc. He just didn’t play with him anymore.
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On August 13, DrDisrespect and Ninja played Fortnite together. They were joined by TimTheTatman and Symfuhny.
In the stream, Ninja asks: “Doc, do you actually know how long it has been since we both played together?
The Doc immediately replies: “Yes, in Battlegrounds. And then you died and were pissed and never played with me again.”
While the other players chuckle a bit, the Doc adds: “And then you found another Doctor.” He probably means DrLupo, who has been a regular part of Ninja’s crew for a long time.
In the Twitch chat, people are having a great time over this remark, and the clip has since garnered over 120,000 views.
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What’s behind this? Ninja is known for not always keeping his composure and reacting a bit thin-skinned during a long stream, when things don’t go as he expects.
The Doc is referencing a scene from a few years ago. Back then, Ninja and the Doc played PUBG together. At the end of the match, there were only a few opponents left, a “top 5 situation.”
Ninja called the Doc for help, he would die soon. Ninja shouted: “Right beneath you, right beneath you” – but the Doc didn’t respond, and Ninja died in the situation.
DrDisrespect later said: “I can’t hear you when you’re screaming like that – let me do my thing.” After that, Ninja resignedly muttered something, shook his head, took off the headset, and said: “I’m tilted – what should I do?”
A classic rage quit. With his remark, DrDisrespect was probably alluding to this scene. It seems as if Ninja lost the desire to play with the Doc after that scene in PUBG.
But eventually, that grudge faded, which DrDisrespect probably remembered more vividly than Ninja.
Ninja walked into the open knife with the question: “When did we actually play together last?”
If you want to get an impression of the combat system of the MMORPG Ashes of Creation, you have the chance to do so in August. The PvP standalone Apocalypse returns for a test and also on Steam.
When is the test scheduled? Ashes of Creation Apocalypse returns on August 20 for a 12-hour play session. It starts at 8:00 PM our time and ends at 8:00 AM the next morning.
Every player who creates an account on the official website can play Apocalypse during this time. The account and the download are completely free.
However, the developers directly point out that there may be restarts and downtime during the test.
What is new in this test? To play Apocalypse, you need a completely new client. You should be able to download it starting from Monday, August 19 at 11:00 PM our time.
To improve performance, there will be servers in Europe and Singapore for the Pacific region available this time alongside the American servers.
Additionally, the game is now being released on Steam. You should also be able to download the client from Monday, but will still need an account with Intrepid, the developer of Ashes of Creation.
The first public test of Apocalypse ran extremely chaotically. The game primarily had performance issues and was quickly taken offline. There was also criticism for introducing a Battle Pass for real money.
Are players excited about Apocalypse anyway? The news about the release on Steam has received a mixed reaction.
The user derekgr claims to have jumped back on the hype train and SalutationsGaming is also looking forward to the return of the Battle Royale.
The user VmanGman21, on the other hand, is particularly concerned about potential Steam reviews that could be used for shitstorms:
My main reason for concern is that outsiders generally do not have a positive view of Ashes of Creation, especially when it comes to the Battle Royale alpha testing […].
I fear negative news and publicity due to the Steam release […], which could also have a negative impact on Ashes in general.
How long will Apocalypse be on Steam? Game Director Steven Sharif has addressed the questions and concerns on Discord. He understands the worries around Steam, but plans to work with the platform long-term.
In addition to the Battle Royale, a fortress and a horde mode are also planned for the future of Apocalypse. However, there is still no detailed information about that.
In the latest developer blog, everything revolved around the horses in Ashes of Creation:
In Destiny 2, the powerful ability of the Bubble Titan returns with “Weapons of Light” – much to the delight of the community.
This is what the “old power” is about: In Destiny 1, the Bubble Titan was a powerful Guardian who was essential in any fireteam. The “Bubble” refers to the “Dusk Shield” – that is the purple dome that the Void Titan creates when he activates his Super.
In Destiny 1, you could choose the “Weapons of Light” as a bonus while using the Bubble – and these were mandatory in endgame activities as they significantly increased the weapon damage of all allies.
Essentially, every boss in Destiny 1 was defeated like this: The Titan sets up his Bubble, every Guardian goes inside, gets the “Weapons of Light” buff and then blasts the boss with the Gjallarhorn or powerful snipers with increased damage, causing the boss to go down quickly.
And with Shadowkeep, the Weapons of Light return to the Void Titan’s Super.
Weapons of Light in Destiny 2 confirmed
Weapons of Light celebrate their return in Shadowkeep
This was the problem in Destiny 2: With Destiny 2, several subclasses and Supers from Destiny 1 were heavily reworked. The Void Titan could still create his Bubble, but it no longer provided any cool bonuses.
Over time, Bungie tinkered with the Titan subclass, but the Bubble Titan did not reach the glory days of the past.
And the community now hopes that this will change with the return of the “Weapons of Light”.
Here’s how the Guardians react: The Weapons of Light can be seen in this livestream starting at minute 1:00:25. And as soon as the first Guardians noticed them, there was no holding back in the Twitch comments. For minutes, the Guardians wrote “Weapons of Light” along with various joyful expressions.
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As soon as you step out of the Bubble, you have increased weapon damage for 15 seconds. How significant this buff will be is still unknown. In Destiny 1, it was 35% with variations for rocket launchers. Whether it will be similarly strong in Destiny 2 remains to be seen.
Nevertheless, many Guardians are now optimistic that they can create a powerful Bubble Titan as a supporter again with Shadowkeep. Because many players loved this role in Destiny 1. One user claims he switched from Titan to Warlock in Destiny 2 because he wanted to play as a supporter. With Shadowkeep, he might be able to switch back to Titan.
However, some Guardians fear that the Weapons of Light could influence the meta so much that Bubble Titans become a requirement and a Titan of this kind will always need to be on hand in top activities – just as it was long in Destiny 1. However, it will only become clear with the Shadowkeep release whether this fear will come true or if Bungie has learned from the past. Currently, the joy over the return of the Bubble buff prevails.
The Helm of Saint-14 could become powerful again in Destiny 2
In addition to the Bubble Titan, other subclasses are also being reworked. Bungie revealed that the lower focus path of the Nightstalker Hunter will now allow for better synergies. If you make teammates invisible with a smoke grenade, this charges the grenade faster. And if the Hunter deals damage to enemies with the grenade, it charges the smoke grenade faster.
The Weapons of Light were among the absolute highlights of the Bungie stream. What else the developers revealed, we summarize here:
With FIFA 20, the 27th installment of the FIFA series is just around the corner. But let’s look back: When and how did the famous series begin? We have taken a look at the very first FIFA title.
Nowadays, photorealistic graphics with lifelike players in football games are completely normal. However, in the early 90s, things looked a bit different when “FIFA International Soccer” was released as the first part of the legendary video game series.
Then the game was released: In a year when Lothar Matthäus was still playing for FC Bayern and SV Werder Bremen became German champions, the very first FIFA title was released. The release date was December 15, 1993.
The game was initially released for Sega Mega Drive and later for Super Nintendo, PC, Game Boy, and other platforms.
The official cover
Interestingly, it was only the successor FIFA 95 that received a year in the title.
This is how it looked: The simple graphics by today’s standards were top-level back then. Sports games had never looked so realistic until then.
From today’s perspective, however, the graphics no longer impress anyone. For instance, all players on a team looked the same and were hardly distinguishable from each other.
However, this did not damage the gameplay, and one cannot deny the certain charm of the isometric graphic style.
These were the game modes: A campaign or street soccer were far away in 1993. Instead, players had pure football fun and could choose from the following modes:
Kickoff
World Cup Tournament
Playoffs
Leagues
Licenses and cover stars: Don’t you know David Platt and Piotr Swierczewski? The national players from England and Poland graced the cover of the bestseller. It was already curious that there wasn’t a single licensed player in the game. The teams were entirely made up of fantasy players.
Additionally, only national teams could be played with; there were no clubs to be found.
The gameplay and the famous glitches
This is how it played: The gameplay was simple and hardly comparable to current FIFA installments. The first FIFA title was by no means a “football simulation.” Results with numerous goals were the order of the day.
The title screen of FIFA International Soccer
The famous glitches
Easy goals by blocking the goalkeeper – If you wanted an easy goal, you just had to stand in front of the opposing goalkeeper when he wanted to take his goal kick. If executed correctly, the ball would hit the player, who would just have to push it in.
Running away from the referee – What was really crazy was that you could run away from the card after a foul. Skilled players could even keep this up for several minutes and try to escape the punishment. But the referee showed no mercy, the card was always received in the end.
See here how one could flee from the referee:
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This is how successful the first FIFA title was: EA expected to sell 300,000 copies in Europe, but the expectations were far exceeded. In the first 4 weeks alone, the game was sold 500,000 times.
This made FIFA International Soccer the best-selling game in 1993, even though it was only released in December.
A player from WoW Classic receives an honor in the retail version of the game. The reason for this is that he was a bit foolish during the name reservation in WoW Classic.
The anticipation for World of Warcraft Classic drives some players to act a bit recklessly. One of these incidents was so funny and heartwarming in hindsight that Blizzard is now making its own NPC from it – however in the retail version of WoW. It will feature a Troll Shaman named “Thex” in memory of an incident on Reddit.
What happened? Before the name reservation in WoW Classic began, the user LiterallyABlackBear wrote his own post. There he excitedly spoke about the name he wanted to secure: Thex. He really wanted to create a Troll Shaman named Thex and was already looking forward to exploring Azeroth again with that character.
Thex was made fun of.
The community teases Thex: It seems that LiterallABlackBear forgot that revealing the name in advance is a pretty foolish idea. After all, there are many trolls that love to take names from people just to annoy them a bit. That’s exactly what the community played on. They responded with posts and statements like these:
“The name sounds really cool. I’m taking it.”
“Is anyone else looking forward to calling themselves Thex?”
“I am Thex!”
“Human warrior, because that’s the quickest way to make a selection. My three friends and I will each create 3 characters and name them all Thex on different servers.”
“I can’t wait to name my level 1 bank alt Thex.”
Even though most of these comments were obviously meant with a lot of irony and humor, the danger was still relatively high that someone would take the name Thex away from him.
The story has a happy ending: As it had to be, Thex could not reserve his name – another player got to it first, namely mipeirong.
However, this player was kind and only secured the name so that the “real” Thex could have it later. In consultation with LiterallyABlackBear, he deleted his Thex, so that the name “Thex” is now with the person who truly wanted it.
Thex in Orgrimmar – in Patch 8.2.5.
Blizzard creates its own NPC
Blizzard honors this story: The developers of WoW found this happy ending story so beautiful that now an NPC named “Thex” is being added in the retail version of WoW, which is already roaming around on the PTR. Thex is a Troll Shaman in Orgrimmar and speaks lines like:
“I am Thex, Troll Shaman, there are no others like me.”
“A long time ago, a powerful troll was born. They named him Thex. That is me.”
“The real Thex stands before you, man.”
“At the end of the day, we are all Thex.”
In any case, a nice story with a happy ending that shows that even in the age of internet trolls, beautiful moments can still arise.
Google is a good indicator of how popular an MMORPG is. Therefore, we present to you the top 15 online role-playing games that are particularly well-received according to Google.
We used the Google Trends website to let a selection of MMORPGs compete against each other. The preliminary selection was made based on current games that have been searched particularly frequently over the past twelve months.
Subsequently, we checked with Google Trends which of the MMORPGs was searched for the most. At the end of the article, we will explain in more detail how we went about this.
Are these statistics for player numbers? These search queries certainly do not align perfectly with the player numbers of an MMORPG in the current year 2019, but they are still a strong indicator of a game’s popularity. And thus also how many players an MMORPG might have in relation to others. Our data and insider information confirm this.
The MMOs mentioned here are most likely also MMORPGs with many players.
To do this, you explore the landscape and fight the numerous enemies. This way, your character levels up and becomes more powerful over time. For example, with a special golden armor. The progression is basically infinite and strongly tied to skills. If you fight a lot with the axe, you will also get better at axe fighting.
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Tibia features PvE and PvP servers. On the PvP servers, fights between players are basically possible everywhere. Death has severe consequences, such as the loss of equipment.
Fun fact: If we had taken the average of the last 3 months instead of a whole year for the period, a different, also German MMORPG would be listed here: Albion Online. The online role-playing game has experienced a surge due to the transition to Free2Play and is even considered by players to be the unofficial spiritual successor to Tibia, as the gameplay mechanics are quite similar.
In the last 90 days, the picture looks a bit different, even though Tibia is catching up again. As of: 04.07.2019
14. Rift
The MMORPG Rift hits the nail on the head of World of Warcraft and takes you into a fantasy world facing a dark threat. You take on the role of heroes who confront this threat.
NPCs provide you with many quests that lead you through the game world and allow you to experience plenty of adventures. When a so-called Rift appears, it’s an event where all players participate to repel an invasion.
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Blade & Soul is a Korean martial arts MMORPG that takes you into a wonderful world. The story is a central element that you experience through many quests.
The battles are particularly spectacular thanks to the martial arts approach. You can not only fight enemies in the game world, but also engage in PvP against other players.
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Runescape is one of the oldest MMORPGs still being played and started in 2001. You create a hero with whom you explore a large fantasy world. There is no game objective or overarching plot, although you will certainly experience many stories.
Runescape is more about every player writing their own story by completing quests, exploring dungeons, and fighting monsters. The player-driven economy is extremely important to the community.
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The MMORPG AION from 2008 strikes again at the themepark MMORPGs with a story that revolves around a conflict and plenty of quests that guide you through this story.
A highlight of the online role-playing game is the ability to fly. During the story, you get wings and can float over the game world, reaching places that were previously inaccessible.
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The gamescom is one of the gaming events of the year. For over 10 years, thousands of visitors have flocked to Cologne in August. Are you one of them?
Every gamer knows the gamescom. The fair has grown to become one of the largest in the world over the past 10 years and almost breaks new visitor records every year.
For developers, the gamescom is also gaining importance. More and more major announcements are being made at the fair in Cologne. This year, 16 major publishers will present brand new exclusive content at the opening ceremony on Monday, August 19.
This is what this survey is about: However, in recent years, criticism has also been expressed. It is often heard that former regular visitors of the gamescom no longer go because it is too crowded. Too many people, too little space and too long queues spoil the fun of the convention.
So we want to know from you: Do you still like to attend the gamescom or would you prefer to stay home? After the end of this survey, we will publish an article with an evaluation in which we will present your votes and comments along with opinions.
This is what MeinMMO is doing at the gamescom: We will of course be on-site at the gamescom. Together with our colleagues from GameStar and GamePro, we will stream live from the GC for you and cover the hottest topics around the fair and gaming.
You can follow the “gamescom Together” streams live on our Twitch channel Monsters and Explosions (MAX). Tune in and chat with us!
But now tell us: Will we see you at the gamescom? Are you going for specific games and companies? Or do you think the fair is too crowded and would prefer to stay home? Let us know in the comments!
If you can’t see the survey below, then go here directly to the SurveyMonkey page. There you can participate in the survey directly.
The champions of Fortnite have now also received a monument in the game. Epic showcases the trophies of the winners, which even bear their names.
What are these monuments? You can find two monuments on the map. They are the trophies that the winners were able to reach high. The names of the pros are engraved on them, and every player can view them.
The pros themselves have already discovered the monuments and reacted joyfully.
Here you can find the monuments of the World Cup winners
Where are the trophies located? You can find the monuments at the places where the pros preferred to land. From there, they gathered materials and started their rounds.
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Bugha preferred Lucky Landing for this. He started all his 6 matches at the World Cup there. Right in the center of the city, under the large tree, is now the winner’s trophy from Bugha.
This trophy is located in Lucky Landing. Source: Dexerto
The duo winners Nyhrox and Aqua always landed in Happy Hamlet. Their trophy is now there, and other players can admire it.
How do the winners react to it? The two duo winners reacted on Twitter to the trophy and are visibly surprised by it.
Nyhrox has a little fun in his stream and destroys the trophy with his pickaxe, saying “No, get the hell out of here!”
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The solo winner Bugha has not reacted to the monument on Twitter. However, this honor is likely to please him.
How long will the trophies stay in the game? This is not known. However, we know that the map can change quickly in Season X. Recently, Mega Mall disappeared. So it might well be that Lucky Landing or Happy Hamlet is affected, and the trophies will logically disappear as well.
Have you heard the crazy story about the dog in Fortnite?
The survival MMO ARK Survival Evolved (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Mobile) is once again among the most successful games on Steam in summer 2019. The strong player numbers even astonish the developers themselves. The reasons cited are the passion of the team and the success of the “Season Pass” model. How have the player numbers for ARK developed?
Together, the two have gone through many successes and crises in recent years. Rapczak provides insight into the recent success of ARK in an interview with Venturebeat.
2015 was suddenly the summer hit for ARK Survival Evolved on Steam.
ARK has more players in 2019 than in 2015
This is whatRapczaksays about the success:
If someone had told me that you have more players in 2019 than 4 years ago, I wouldn’t have believed it.
But it turns out that the team here at Studio Wildcard is so passionate about ARK that they work to keep the game exciting, so players keep coming back and investing countless hours into the world that we build month by month, year by year.
What do they attribute their success to? ARK is still doing well in 2019:
Here are the Steam numbers: After the last major expansion that came in winter 2018, the numbers for ARK Survival Evolved continued to decline. But since June 2019, they have been on the rise again.
While they’re not quite back to the peak level of November 2018, the peak numbers since June 2019 are noticeably stronger than in the first half of the year.
Throughout the four years, it is interesting that ARK was never really gone – it was always being played. In fact, ARK had more players in July 2019 (on average 47,442) than in July 2015 (46,764).
There were two major highlights when expansions came out. During those times, the game surpassed 50,000 players on average (February 2017/November 2018).
After a quiet phase in the first half of 2019, numbers have been rising again since June.
This is why the Season Pass is so important: Rapczak says the Season Pass is immensely important for financing ARK since there are no subscription fees. This Season Pass ensures that the lights stay on.
What happens with the money? The money from the Season Pass helps the team continue to develop and improve ARK. They worked last year to solve a problem where players would fall through the world.
This “Undermeshing” has been reduced by 90% on PC, Xbox One, and PS4, and 4,300 players have been banned.
The money from the Season Pass can be used to bring big updates to ARK Survival Evolved throughout the year and to work on comfort improvements.
This is how ARK moves forward: Just a few days ago, the team announced that ARK will now run longer than originally planned. The Genesis expansion will be released in 2019 and 2020 as a two-parter.
Once again, the DOTA 2 tournament The International is here. This year, over 33 million dollars in prize money has been raised so far. Around half of this is set to go to the winning team.
What is The International? The International is an annual eSports championship tournament held since 2011, featuring the MOBA DOTA 2. The event is organized by game developer Valve.
How much money can the players win? This year, participants can look forward to the largest prize pool in the history of The International so far. Currently, there are 33,016,387 dollars in the pot. But that’s not the end of the line, as the funding for the prize pool is still ongoing for about nine more days.
What does the winning team get? Currently, the prize money for the winning team stands at 15,022,456 dollars. However, this will also increase, as it depends on the total amount of money in the prize pool at the end.
How has the prize money developed over the years? The International started in 2011, and back then, there was significantly less to win. Over the years, the prize money has continually increased.
In 2011 and 2012, it was $1,600,000
In 2013, $2,874,380 could be won
In 2014, the prize money was $10,923,977
In 2015, it was $18,429,613
In 2016, the pot contained $20,770,460
In 2017, players could win $24,787,916
In 2018, there was a prize money of $25,532,177 available
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Is this the highest amount available to win in eSports? Yes, with this, DOTA 2 currently takes the lead. The previous leader, Fortnite, had a pool of “only” 30 million dollars. The money was also distributed across several competitions, and the winner of the solo World Championship received “only” 3 million dollars.
When and where will The International take place this year? The tournament will be held from August 20 to 25 in Shanghai.
Recently, it has become possible to fish in the blackout mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and possibly reel in some useful rewards. However, danger lurks.
What’s the deal with fishing? The developers of Black Ops 4 introduced a kind of Easter egg in the update from last week in the battle royale mode Blackout – now you can pass the time fishing there. The cool thing about it: You can snag various useful rewards – if you survive.
How does it work? You cannot fish everywhere. You need to find specific spots marked by a pile of bones and interact with the fishing rod lying on the ground. Then your character will cast the line. Wait for the bobber to disappear underwater and then use the shoot button to reel in the line.
Source: Kotaku
With a bit of luck, you can pull something worthwhile out. By the way, you can only fish in the Battle Royale of Black Ops 4.
Where exactly can you fish in Blackout? Currently, two spots are known:
One at the docks of the lighthouse on the regular Blackout map
One at the docks on the Alcatraz map
At the lighthouse, the pile of bones is relatively easy to find. It and the fishing rod are basically in the middle of a dock that extends into the water.
On Alcatraz, you should go to the dock closest to the row of houses above at the parade grounds.
What rewards can you expect? In Black Ops 4, you’re not fishing for fish, but for items, such as bandages, paint cans (currency for the camo system), or throwing axes. It can also sometimes be a basketball. One of the best things you can reel in is, for example, the Ray Gun MKII from the zombie mode.
It seems that you cannot influence the quality of your catch. It does not matter how long you fish or how well-timed you reel in the line.
Why can fishing be dangerous? You can fish as long as you survive. However, that is not always easy – especially at the lighthouse. The zombie boss Brutus likes to hang out there and can quickly send you to the virtual afterlife if you’re not careful or haven’t already taken him out beforehand.
Moreover, the lighthouse itself is a popular drop zone, so you are likely to encounter other players there more often. And only one person can fish there at a time. So you need to be extra cautious if you want to spend time on this new hobby.
Source: Kotaku
On Alcatraz, it looks quite different. There, the fishing spot is much further away from the action, so you don’t have to worry about Brutus here. You also encounter other players there seemingly less often than at the lighthouse.
What do you think? Will you also try your hand at virtual fishing?
A new raid called Vault 94 is coming soon in the online game Fallout 76. A player wants to help you find good groups for the challenge with a clever idea.
What is Vault 94? Bethesda wants to provide you with new group content and will soon open Vault 94. This offers groups of four players the opportunity to explore its secrets in a raid and gain valuable loot.
In the story of Fallout 76, the Vault opened its doors in 2078, just a year after the Great War, to send missionaries into the world. However, shortly after, the G.E.C.K. fusion generator failed, resulting in the entire bunker being contaminated with radioactivity. Allegedly, all residents died.
After an explosion, a radioactive cloud settled over the area, leading to unusual plant growth. Now, the heroes of Appalachia can explore this Vault after many years. And you are supposed to find out what is happening there in a raid.
This is what the raid base Agora looks like.
Fallout 76 does not have matchmaking
When does the Vault open? From August 20, you can explore the depths of the bunker with three friends in a challenging raid.
What is the problem? There is no official “Looking for Group” tool that allows you to quickly and conveniently find players for the raid.
What idea did a player have? To avoid loitering around the Vault waiting for players, a fan of Fallout 76 is planning to create his own group finder.
Right outside Vault 76, “SouthBeachSarcastic” has created a place where players can meet and exchange ideas. It is supposed to be easier to find raid partners, talk about adventures in the bunker, and trade with each other.
This is meant to minimize the chaos in front of the Vault, where everyone is just trying to find a group and get started. “SouthBeachSarcastic” wants to create a peaceful and social place where you can prepare before the raid and then exchange afterwards. You will find in the “Raid Base” Agora among other things:
Is the base available everywhere? No. The raid base can only be found on the server where the player “SouthBeachSarcastic” is active. He plays under the name Austinjv60 on PC.
In the bar of the raid base Agora, you meet with other players.
How do players react to this raid base? As can be read on Reddit, this idea is very well received by players. It seems that “SouthBeachSarcastic” can expect a lot of visitors.
Perhaps the raid base will be so popular that it becomes a common practice for future raids on additional servers in Fallout 76.
The streaming service Twitch has banned the streamer Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev, who is considered one of the best players in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive in the world. He himself considers the ban to be a mistake. What was for him a “joking around with friends” is, however, considered by Twitch to be a hateful behavior.
What was s1mple banned for? The streamer Oleksandr Kostyliev (21) himself announced the ban from Twitch via Twitter. The ban is for “Engaging in hateful conduct against a person or group of people” – he is said to have directed hate against a person or a group of people.
Twitch does not specify the exact incident in the ban.
The streamer himself believes it is related to what he said to his teammate Boombl4 two weeks prior.
In a match on July 29, s1mple referred to his friend using the Russian term “Pidor”, which means “faggot” in German. It is a derivation of “Pädo”, meaning someone who preys on children.
This is the problem: In the situation, it was clear that the use of the term was meant as joking among friends.
Twitch does not make this distinction, but has banned the player for using the slur.
Streamer considers it joking among friends – Twitch considers it “hateful”
How long is he banned? According to information from eSports journalist Rod Breslau, s1mple has been banned for a week. He refers to sources familiar with the matter.
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Interestingly, the community was already mocking the incident as it happened. Someone from the scene, in which s1mple insulted his friend, had created a meme two weeks ago saying he would surely be banned by Twitch for this remark. That is exactly what happened.
S1mple says: “Twitch is a joke” and ironically apologizes to his friend for “so much hate.”
Who is s1mple? s1mple plays AWP, that is Sniper, for the team “Natus Vincere.” He has been a professional since 2013 and made a name for himself early on. He frequently appears in rankings for Player of the Year for CS:GO and was ranked first in 2018.
On Twitch, he currently has 930,000 followers, who will have to do without him for a while.
The dog “Gunner” was only in the shop for a few hours at Fortnite, until the developers apologized and removed him. Now there are refunds: Players will receive more than they originally paid.
What kind of skin was that? On August 14, the new Gunner skin appeared in the Daily Shop at Fortnite. The small dog, displayed on the back of the players, was sold for 1,000 V-Bucks. That’s about 10 €.
We should have never released him
Epic Games apologizes: On the evening of August 14, Fortnite officially released a statement on social channels. They stated:
“We should not have released the Gunner pet and apologize for having done so. In the coming days, all purchases of Gunner will be refunded. Players will receive a full refund of 1,000 V-Bucks and an additional 200 V-Bucks back. The pet will be removed from the locker.”
Why is the dog being taken back? Shortly after its release, some players noticed that the new dog Gunner bears a strong resemblance to a dog that is already in the game. Wuffel (or in English Bonesy). Wuffel was part of the Battle Pass in Season 6.
Epic Games states that they will never offer a skin from a Battle Pass for individual purchase in the shop.
The problem for some players was that the dogs looked so similar. There was fear that Epic Games would easily change the colors of skins from the Battle Pass in the future to then offer them in the shop and keep their word.
As noted by Reddit user Alphasilverhawk, it is the first time that an item offered in the shop has been completely removed from the game.
In the comments on Reddit, players praise how quickly the developers addressed this issue. However, they point out that the mechs should also be looked at more closely. Many players are still unhappy with them despite the changes in Patch 10.10 of Fortnite.
Recently, more and more players in The Division 2 have been reporting that they frequently switch clans to get better gear. What is behind this and why does it seem more attractive to many than farming for gear in the game?
Reasons to Join Clans: In The Division 2, players can organize themselves into clans. These offer various additional benefits, such as a dedicated social space or special rewards.
Another useful clan feature is the clan vendor. This vendor occasionally has some really good gear with top stats that can help you with your builds.
Why switch clans at all? The offerings from the clan vendor depend on the level of the clan. Therefore, players in a level 30 clan receive a different product range than, for example, in a clan at level 26.
The problem is: for clans at a lower level, the vendor sometimes has absolute must-haves with top stats that are unreachable for members of a max-level clan – unless they leave their clan and find a new one at a correspondingly lower level to get the desired item.
Why is this more attractive than farming for gear in the game? In a Reddit post, the user _Sense_ lamented this very phenomenon and explained that he no longer farms for gear in the game but primarily uses clan hopping to get better gear.
_Sense_ has already invested over 800 hours in the game, and so far, he has not found items with stats like +30% armor, over +1,000 skill power, or +15% weapon damage anywhere. But how does he get items with such top stats with good talents? By leaving his clan and seeking out a low-level clan vendor.
This process is already annoying enough every time – especially when almost all clan members do it. But it is still much easier than farming such gear by playing. And that is the problem. He would also prefer to farm, but in the 800 hours he has learned one thing – that he basically has no chance of getting such good stats in the game. Therefore, he collects as many pieces of top gear as possible and stocks them for future builds.
What do players say about this phenomenon? With his description, _Sense_ is apparently not alone – many players agree with him in the comments and through upvotes. The Division 2 definitely has a problem with loot. The fact that max-level clans receive worse items than lower-level clans is outrageous.
The developers have also repeatedly emphasized the endgame, but it should not just consist of running to the clan vendor and picking up good rolls there. It feels more like a shopping simulator.
Some also emphasize that this is not the only serious problem regarding loot. Some changes need to happen there. For some agents, the gear is basically secondary. Even without perfect builds, they can tackle and master every content of the game, regardless of what gear they have. The hunt for upgrades feels completely pointless in such a state.
Some fans who are generally interested in builds have also stated that they sometimes give up the hunt for better gear in frustration because there are simply too many values and parameters to consider, and the hunt is additionally complicated by the overly strong RNG.
What do you think about this? Are you also clan hopping? What do you think of the loot in The Division 2 and that some of the best rolls are obtained more from vendors than through playing?Or do you have different experiences?
In FIFA 20, some stars will perform even better than they did in the last game. We will show you particularly exciting players, for whom we expect upgrades!
These stars will be of interest to you: We have taken a closer look at nine players who are likely to make a significant leap in rating in FIFA 20. Some of them are absolute world stars, which means they will be correspondingly expensive.
But there are also players who are likely to jump from lower ratings into the low to mid 80s. Depending on what kind of team you plan to build in Ultimate Team, you should keep the following players in mind!
FIFA 20: These players are likely to receive rating upgrades
Trent Alexander-Arnold
The reason why Alexander-Arnold will get an upgrade: The 20-year-old Englishman is still at the beginning of his career but is already a Champions League winner. He played a significant role in that: With a clever corner kick in the semi-finals, the right-back caught the entire FC Barcelona defense off guard, leading to Divock Origi’s goal and sealing the Catalans’ exit. A moment that football fans will remember for a long time to come.
Alexander-Arnold’s FIFA 19 card
Even aside from this brilliant play, Alexander-Arnold proved to be an extremely reliable player in defense. His rating of 78 is likely to rise to at least 82 – if not even higher. Besides him, there are also other talents who are likely to make a leap.
Virgil van Dijk
The reason why van Dijk will get an upgrade: Virgil van Dijk proved to be one of the best, if not the best center-back in the world at FC Liverpool. The Dutchman played a major role in finishing second in England with just one loss, and especially in the Champions League victory of the Klopp team.
Van Dijk before and after the winter upgrade in FIFA 19
In FIFA 19, van Dijk started with a rating of 85 and got upgraded to 88 in the winter. Various special cards were also given to van Dijk that reflected his performance in FIFA. It would be a surprise if van Dijk was not significantly stronger as one of the cover stars in FIFA 20. It is highly likely that he will have a rating of 90.
Raheem Sterling
The reason why Sterling will get an upgrade: The fact that FC Liverpool did not become champions in England despite a strong season was due to Manchester City, which gathered even more points. And this, in turn, was also thanks to Raheem Sterling: The English international contributed 17 goals and 12 assists in 34 league appearances, being consistently one of the key players in manager Pep Guardiola’s squad.
Sterling before and after the winter upgrade in FIFA 19
This was also recognized by FIFA 19 with a winter upgrade of Sterling’s standard card from 85 to 87. This rating should be what the 24-year-old receives from the start in FIFA 20. It is possible that he may even begin the new season with a rating of 88-89.
Marco Reus
The reason why Reus will get an upgrade: Marco Reus had a starting rating of 85 in FIFA 19. This was one point less than in FIFA 18. In the real-life season of 18/19, Reus significantly improved his performance. Especially in the first half of the season, BVB literally dominated the Bundesliga – also thanks to Reus. This was reflected in FIFA: Reus was multiple Bundesliga POTM and also received an upgrade to 88 in the winter.
Reus before and after the winter upgrade in FIFA 19
Here too, a value below this level would be a surprise. It is more likely that Reus will get an additional point and enter the FIFA-20 season with a rating of 89 – or even 90. This would likely make him the best player in the Bundesliga.
Jadon Sancho
The reason why Sancho will get an upgrade: Like Reus, Jadon Sancho made an impact at BVB. The 19-year-old superstar scored 12 goals and provided 17 assists in the past season. Thus, he was the best assist provider of the last season.
Sancho before and after the winter upgrade in FIFA 19
Even in FIFA 19, EA noticed that Sancho’s silver base card (rating: 72) was likely no longer sufficient. In winter, he received an upgrade to gold and a rating of 78, alongside various POTM-, Future Stars-, and TOTS cards. In the upcoming FIFA 20, Sancho will definitely have a rating over 80 – perhaps an 81 or 82, which would represent an increase of nine or ten points compared to the previous season.
Luka Jović
The reason why Jovic will get an upgrade: 17 goals, six assists. Plus ten goals and one assist in 14 Europa League matches. Transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt to Real Madrid – for 60 million. That probably says it all, because: Jović’s base rating of 75 will definitely be increased.
Jovic before and after the winter upgrade in FIFA 19
In winter, Jovic already rose from a standard gold card to a rare gold card, boosting his rating to 80. This may not be enough: The new Madrid player is likely to receive a rating around 83 – and hopefully also a new face scan.
Nicolas Pépé:
The reason why Pépé will get an upgrade: Nicolas Pépé started as a player of LOSC Lille with a rating of 75 in the FIFA 19 season, receiving an upgrade to 79 in winter. Thanks to various TOTW and other special cards, resulting from 22 goals and 11 assists in Ligue 1, it is clear: Pépé will definitely have a rating over 80 in the upcoming season.
Pépé before and after the winter upgrade in FIFA 19
The reason why Allan will get an upgrade: Allan was a favorite among FUT players who built a Serie A team in the first phase of the new season. The affordable midfielder was reliable in both defense and offense despite his comparatively low rating of 82. However, it is possible that Allan will become a top player in the upcoming season.
Allan before and after the winter upgrade in FIFA 19
In winter, he already received an upgrade to 84, and at the end of the season, he received a TOTS card for the standout player of SSC Napoli. He could have this rating at the start of the FIFA 20 season, maybe even an 85.
Kylian Mbappé
The reason why Mbappé will get an upgrade: The many TOTW and other special cards for Kylian Mbappé already suggest that the 20-year-old had a top season. Rightly so: The world champion scored 33 goals and assisted nine others in 29 league matches. At PSG, he was named Player of the Season and was one of the most favored players in FIFA 19.
Mbappé before and after the winter upgrade in FIFA 19
This is not surprising, as Mbappé’s base card with a rating of 87 (and 88 after the winter upgrade) was already overpowered. In FIFA 20, this status will not change. The rating of the Frenchman is likely to rise to 90, making him even more expensive than he already was in FIFA 19.
Which players do you think should get stronger in FIFA 20? Let us know in our Facebook group! And here you can see who will likely take the opposite path in the next part:
The wait is over for FL4K fans. Finally, there is fresh gameplay from Borderlands 3 featuring the mysterious FL4K.
In recent weeks and months, more and more information about Borderlands 3 has been released, but one thing has been scarce so far: gameplay from the last vault hunter, FL4K.
Today, fresh material has appeared from many streamers and numerous YouTube channels. The colleagues from IGN have uploaded a total of 11 minutes of gameplay, which you can check out here:
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What you can see in the video: The video showcases plenty of action with FL4K and we also get to hear his voice a little. Most of the time, he is accompanied by his skag “Mr. Chew”.
The pet autonomously charges at enemies and keeps them engaged in a duel. This is the perfect opportunity for FL4K to eliminate the foes. Later, you can also see the jabber “Meat-Thief” by his side, and the other pets come into play occasionally.
FL4K
is likely the perfect vault hunter for everyone who wants to play alone – as you’ll always have support with you. In a group, it is also quite useful when other creatures draw the enemy’s fire.
FL4K is the most popular vault hunter: Several surveys have already shown in recent days that FL4K is by far the most popular vault hunter of all. Apparently, his versatile playstyle with different companions has strongly excited fans and helped him build a large fanbase. Close to 50% of all survey participants want to play as FL4K – Amara, Moze, and Zane are far behind.
In Pokémon GO the Ultra Bonus has been announced! This time it brings 3 weeks full of bonuses with regional Pokémon and a mysterious monster in raids.
What is the Ultra Bonus? This event was played out as players worldwide completed all global challenges around the GO Fests.
Now, this event is waiting for us in September, which lasts for 3 weeks and focuses on something different each week.
These bonuses are brought by the Ultra Bonus
This was announced by Niantic: In a long post, the developer thanks all participants of the GO Fests and the global challenges.
Additionally, Niantic states that they cannot reveal all details about the Ultra Bonus yet. This will happen only on August 20. However, they have already revealed some things.
The global challenges are completed
Week 1
When does the bonus week run? This week runs from September 2 to September 9.
What bonuses are there? During this period, Pokémon from the Johto region, the 2nd generation, will appear more frequently. Niantic also talks about new raid bosses. Additionally, Pokémon will hatch from eggs that have never hatched before.
When does the bonus week run? These bonuses will be available between September 9 and September 16.
What bonuses are there? Niantic mentions global Pokémon that will appear this week. Additionally, there will be a mysterious Pokémon in raids. Mysterious Pokémon include Deoxys or Jirachi.
Here, fans suspect that the global Pokémon are also regional monsters. Deoxys is particularly speculated to be the mysterious Pokémon in raids.
Deoxys is a mysterious Pokémon – it would match the announcement
Week 3
When does the bonus week run? This week runs from September 16 to September 23.
What bonuses are there? During this period, unusual Pokémon are expected to appear in the wild. Additionally, the raid bosses will change again. Finally, Niantic also announces regional Pokémon from the 1st generation. This includes Pantimos, Kangama, Tauros, and Porenta. The japanese post also mentions a new shiny.
Fans are still in the dark here. “Unusual Pokémon” can be interpreted very broadly, and not much is known about the raid bosses either. At least the regional Pokémon have been confirmed.
What do you think about the announced bonuses so far? Which Pokémon do you wish for?
On August 14, the major patch Beyond was released for the space game No Man’s Sky. However, there were delays in the PC version at release and also many bugs and crashes.
What were the biggest issues of the update? In our comments on the release of the Beyond update, many players reported crashes of the game shortly after the release. It did not matter whether No Man’s Sky was played on PC, PS4, or Xbox One.
Besides the crashes, there were also performance issues, particularly concerning the new VR mode, which was introduced with Beyond.
The discussion thread about the update’s bugs on reddit has more than 3,000 comments at the time of this article’s writing. Here, too, the crashes of the space game are at the forefront, although many other small errors were also reported.
Delay in PC release: While the major Beyond update was released between 12:30 PM and 2:00 PM for the two consoles PS4 and Xbox One, PC players had to wait surprisingly long.
It wasn’t until around 7:00 PM that fans could dive into the revised world of No Man’s Sky, provided they were spared from crashes.
The first hotfixes are already here
How did the developers respond?Via Twitter, the developers announced early on that work was being done on updates for bug fixing. At 2:51 AM, they stated in a tweet that a first hotfix for the PC version was about to be released.
Just under two hours later, another tweet was released with information about a second update for the PC. Both updates are also expected on consoles due to delays from Sony and Microsoft.
What is the current status? Even now, it seems that not all issues have been resolved – neither on PC nor on consoles.
Reports of crashes and performance issues are continuing to come in regularly on reddit.
How are players reacting to the issues? Players’ reactions vary greatly. Many remain calm and respond with the classic saying: “Never play on Patch Day.”
They are very grateful to the developers of No Man’s Sky for releasing such a large update without any additional costs.
However, there are also players who are disappointed and complain about the poor work from Hello Games. They are, however, in the minority on Steam, where there have been more positive than negative reviews since the update, and also on reddit.
The fact that the fans of No Man’s Sky really like the game has already been shown by this great action:
Destiny 2 revolutionizes your gaming experience with Armor 2.0, the new armor system. The community celebrates the changes – and so do I.
Where does the new information come from? Last night, on August 14th, Bungie presented what may be the game-changing feature of Shadowkeep in a very relaxed and nerdy livestream: Armor 2.0.
This is a new armor system – it might sound a bit dry at first, but it will significantly change the way you will play Destiny 2 in the future.
During the livestream, the community regularly freaked out in the Twitch chat; even Sven and I occasionally let out a “Wow” or “Very, very cool” while watching.
After the stream, many guardians and content creators summarized on social media: “Armor 2.0 is one of the best things Bungie has ever done,” or as the well-known streamer Gothalion puts it: “Armor 2.0 is DOPE”:
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What does Armor 2.0 actually change? With the new armor system, essentially two goals are pursued:
More individuality – You no longer have to compromise between good looks and functionality in your armor. You can equip each armor piece with mods that grant bonuses.
More depth – The armor system will become more complex. New stats are introduced, and you will have more freedom in combining mods and bonuses.
The new character screen:
During the stream, the new character screen from Shadowkeep was already shown, revealing some innovations that have nothing to do with Armor 2.0:
From now on, you will see your Sparrow behind you and the ghost floating next to your head – so you can always check if the look of your armor matches the Sparrow and the ghost shell.
Discipline reduces the cooldown of grenade ability
Intellect reduces the cooldown of super ability
What’s new about the stats: You increase these stats by finding appropriate armor that improves the stats with mods or making the armor a masterwork.
Each stat can be improved from 0 to 100, as you can see in the image above. Once you reach certain ranks (the image above is nearly rank 4), the respective cooldown time is further reduced.
Additionally, the specific, current cooldown time is displayed along with how much time the next stat rank would grant.
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This is the new mod system: Armor 2.0 is mainly about how you can customize your armor pieces with mods in the future. Each armor piece can be individually customized with three mod slots each. It looks like this:
This is the energy level: Each armor piece now has an energy level, which you can see in the image above the mods. It is random whether the armor has Solar, Arc, or Void energy (in the image, it’s Void energy).
You can upgrade the armor up to energy level 10. Each level costs you glimmer, legendary shards, and enhancement cores or “Enhancement Prism.” To reach level 10, an “Ascendant Shard” is also required, as you can see here:
Level 10 means you now have a masterwork armor that grants extra bonuses to all stats.
What does the energy level bring? You need a high energy level to equip more mods. Depending on the strength of the mod, it costs you different amounts of energy. In one of the images above, you see the improved sniper aiming, which costs a hefty 6 Void energy.
If you choose this mod, you still have 4 Void energy left in an optimized armor piece of energy level 10, which you can invest in up to two more mods.
Do mods also have a specific element? Yes, you have Arc mods, Solar mods, Void mods, and general mods. The general mods fit into any armor, while the elemental mods only fit into armor with the matching element.
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All legendary armor pieces that can drop after the Shadowkeep release will have Armor 2.0. In other words, it is worth playing the old content again to obtain the armor you desire.
All Exotics will have Armor 2.0 when you obtain them after Shadowkeep. But even if you pull an Exotic from your collections, it will have Armor 2.0. The roll is fixed. Other rolls can only be obtained through random drops. Exotics will have their exotic perk and 3 mod slots.
Your majestic Solstice armor can receive an upgrade to Armor 2.0 from the gunsmith. He has a free upgrade package for you at the release of Shadowkeep:
What you need to know about the mods:
If you slam a mod into an armor piece, the mod is not consumed. You can re-equip it anytime.
Mods are obtained from various sources. The gunsmith especially is said to randomly drop them through rank-up packages. He also sells them, but his offers rotate. In top activities like raids or the Iron Banner, you can also randomly get mods.
The various mods are spread across the different armor pieces. In the stream, it was seen that mods that improve aiming can be equipped on the helm, while mods that speed up reloading are for the gauntlets.
Equipping a mod costs 500 glimmer. You can remove it again and equip another one, which will also cost glimmer.
What about ornaments? The way you can customize the look of your armor is changing too. The armor that has previously come from the Eververse will become ornaments that you can apply to any armor piece:
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Overall, Armor 2.0 is very well received in the community. It adds more depth, more individuality, and allows for more crafting and creative builds.
I’m already looking forward to experimenting with the new armor system – and felt the hype welling up in me and the guardians again yesterday. And what do you think about it?
