Red Dead Redemption 2 is a massive game with immense scope, but it is not without bugs and glitches. One of these glitches is currently making the Red Dead subreddit laugh. In a cutscene where things get serious for Arthur, he does not whip out his weapons, but rather his finger gun.
What is the finger gun? The player NonverbalGore24 is currently making his fellow cowboys laugh in the RDR subreddit. In his campaign, Arthur showed his bravest side: during a dangerous scene when Dutch van der Linde, the leader of the gang, and he are threatened, he does not pull out his revolver but merely shapes his hand as if he is holding a gun.
The players in the subreddit can only chuckle at this, as the serious situation combined with the stern faces of those present and Arthur’s finger gun is just absurd.
What can be seen in the video? The video shows a scene from the fifth chapter of the Red Dead Redemption 2 campaign. The gang is stranded in this chapter on Guarma and is about to make their way home by ship. However, in the mission “Fortunately Escaped Paradise,” a reckoning with the adversary Alberto Fussar still needs to be settled.
There is an exciting standoff between Dutch, Fussar, and Arthur. It is exciting because it is usually a serious situation with three revolvers. However, the Arthur in the video seems to have lost his weapon due to a glitch.
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What other glitches are there? In Red Dead Redemption 2, there are still a number of other glitches that we have already reported on. While glitches in Red Dead Online are mostly used for making money, in the campaign they are more often funny errors.
What’s new? The Citadel Studios have taken the time to consider the feedback from previous testers. This has led to some new features and changes to the game. Overall, Legends of Aria is intended to become more accessible for newcomers, as this was previously difficult due to the rather harsh PvP rules. The changes include:
The Bard skills: Bards have useful buffs and abilities
You will be better introduced to the profession system to make it easier to transition from beginner to grandmaster
A new system for enchanting weapons and armor that expands crafting with unique ingredients. This allows you to obtain more high-end items
The PvP system is changing to avoid ganking and griefing (that is, the constant attacking of weaker players). PvP will now be more consensual
A new server where players can start fresh
An optional premium subscription with bonuses
A ton of new cosmetic options in the in-game store
Many improvements to “Quality of Life” features, functionality extensions, and more!
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We spoke with Derek Brinkmann, founder of Citadel Studios about the launch of Legends of Aria on Steam.
MeinMMO: With the new update, you want to tackle the issue of ganking in LoA. For many (especially fans of Ultima Online), open PvP is a very important feature. How do you combat ganking and griefing without upsetting PvP fans?
Derek Brinkmann: In an open PvP environment that supports both PvE and PvP, a status quo quickly establishes itself. If this is not finely tuned, it can frequently lead to an imbalance in player participation in different areas as well as in confronting content, and ultimately in the long-term success of a virtual world.
The changes we are making will adapt our rules to what our players do week after week. However, we absolutely want to improve the opportunity for players to participate in our new and future content in Celador. This means that we have significantly expanded the size and content of our safe zones.
What we have done with this release is place the majority of the “mid” to endgame items in the protected areas of the world while ensuring that high material, gold, and skill resources can still be obtained in the unrestricted PvP area.
This gives players who want to play relatively safely access to most of the game’s content. Nevertheless, we still have appropriate rewards for players who want to take the risk of adventure in unrestricted areas.
This new approach to the rules of Legends of Aria also benefits PvP players. No more teleportation restrictions for evil players, and they are no longer banned from cities and communities. We offer various consensual PvP options that allow for unrestricted PvP combat anywhere in the game (alliances and guild wars).
By reducing the wilderness area to the “Barren Lands” (which is still a huge area), open PvP fights become more concentrated, and it will be easier to find battles.
The “Awakening Spawns” remain fiercely contested events with great rewards and will be expanded. In this update, we are launching a new Awakening encounter in the cult city Ruins of the Artificer, which is a great place for a “King of the Hill” experience.
MeinMMO: There will now be a “guided player experience.” Many players don’t like to be “hand-held.” How will players be guided through the game without being overly guided?
Derek Brinkmann: Character creation in Legends of Aria consists of creating templates. This is a collection of one or more skills that represent a powerful combination of our abilities to create unique and exciting characters.
This was not obvious for new players in Legends of Aria. That’s why we developed the profession system, which provides players with a companion mechanic that creates achievements and quest-like goals to teach players the mechanics and guide them in the right direction on their way to grandmaster.
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Each profession offers a sort of epic quest consisting of five parts, which players can unlock as they develop their skills. The first one aims to teach new players the basics they need to practice that profession. The remaining tasks present players with increasingly greater challenges and offer them a small bonus content on their path to grandmaster, leading to the final and most difficult task.
These tasks do not require much time. Most of the time, they involve things that experienced players are already working on. However, new and inexperienced players will see this as a great learning tool when working to master their professions. Experienced players should have no problem finishing them quickly and reaping the rewards.
MeinMMO: When the game launches, will it still be in early access? And if so, how long do you plan to stay in this phase?
Derek Brinkmann: We have come a long way since we conducted our first alpha test in 2017. The world is ten times larger, there are countless new systems, places to explore, and items to acquire.
However, there are still two areas in the world that we have not unlocked yet, and there are some professions we still need to add before we can consider the vision for the game complete. We also plan to spend a lot of time moving forward on bug fixes and optimization before launch.
Once this version is released, we will focus fully on completing those last areas and professions to finally realize the full vision for Legends of Aria and remove it from early access. We do not have a specific timeline for this, but we expect it to happen around this time next year.
MeinMMO: LoA is a sandbox, but MMORPG fans are also looking for a “theme park” experience and are searching for the next big theme park MMORPG. What can these players find in LoA? Will it be a game for them? Do you plan to introduce stories and quests as well?
Derek Brinkmann: We do not believe for a second that any fan of theme park MMOs cannot enjoy an open sandbox MMORPG experience.
It is true that Legends of Aria does not offer the “theme park on rails” experience that other MMORPGs provide. Typically, these are games that offer a fixed path with quests, experiences, and levels, where you continually acquire better gear.
This does not mean, however, that we are averse to content, a sense of progression, or guided experiences; quite the contrary, we have been working on these things leading up to the Steam launch. However, we will always insist on player freedom, allowing for as many options and paths as possible for each player, and ensuring that every activity plays a role in the larger picture.
In Legends of Aria, it’s not about reaching the endgame as quickly as possible. It’s a virtual world that we are constantly improving and expanding. In this game, anyone can play for five minutes or five hours in a session, having unlimited opportunities to have fun with friends.
Someone might love the quests and dungeon runs in a game like WoW or Final Fantasy, but we definitely believe there is room for a game like ours. We believe that many players who are done with such a “grind” could find a new home in Celador.
In Overwatch you can earn many skins soon. All you have to do is make a few predictions and guess who will win a match in the league.
The Overwatch League is constantly trying to find new ways to engage viewers and increase interest in the league. At least among the Overwatch player base, this seems to work, as soon you’ll be able to unlock skins in the Overwatch League and use them in the game. All you have to do is make a few predictions.
How does it work? Starting July 25, there will be a new feature on the Overwatch League website. You can make predictions and forecasts through a tab called “Challenges”.
You’ll need to answer questions like who will win the upcoming match or how big the lead of each team will be. The questions are different for each match, and a correct answer will earn you points and progress in the respective challenges.
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The respective questions are available one hour before the match, and predictions can be made until about 2 minutes before the start of each match.
What’s the benefit? Completing challenges rewards players with Overwatch League tokens afterwards. These tokens can then be redeemed and used in Overwatch.
With these, special skins from the Overwatch League can be purchased. If you prefer not to buy the skins directly, you can earn them through the prediction game.
Does it cost anything? No, the Overwatch League prediction game is completely free. You just need a Battle.net account so that your predictions can be associated with the corresponding Overwatch account.
If you are playing on PlayStation or Xbox, you will also need to link your Battle.net account with your PlayStation or Xbox profile.
Is this a good incentive for you to check out the Overwatch League? Or can it not tempt you to watch?
Currently, the new hero Sigma is also making headlines in Overwatch:
The factions and the group fights of Destiny 2 have been on enforced leave for almost a year for revision. Since then, there has been almost no news about this feature. Now Bungie has finally officially spoken about the faction rallies, but unfortunately, there isn’t much to be happy about.
What is the enforced leave about? From the very beginning, the group fights of the factions were never really well received by players. They were always regarded as monotonous and irrelevant.
What has Bungie said about the factions now? Finally, there has been a small sign of life from the factions and the group fights themselves.
In a thread on the official Bungie forum, which demands the return of the faction rallies, community manager dmg04 addressed the fans.
First, he thanked them for their ongoing feedback regarding this issue. He then explained that Bungie has continuously gathered feedback regarding the absence of this feature – specifically since it was removed from the game.
While he could not provide details on whether or when the factions could return, he would like to ask the community some questions that should help the developers prioritize certain points from previous player feedback:
What aspects of the factions and the group fights did you enjoy the most?
What features did you not like at all?
Were there any other activities in Destiny or Destiny 2 that were positively affected by the factions?
As an example, he mentioned the grind in the lost sectors, which some players liked but others hated.
That’s not a good sign: This question particularly shows one thing: Bungie seems to have made no progress with the work on the factions since their disappearance and is, if anything, still relatively at the beginning of the idea generation process.
While some fans appreciate that they are even revisiting this event, the return seems quite far off in the opinion of many Guardians, given the current state of affairs. Anyone still waiting for the return of the factions probably won’t have much reason to be pleased in the foreseeable future.
What are factions and the group fights? Factions have represented certain groups since the days of Destiny 1, to which Guardians can join and pledge their loyalty.
Then you can increase your reputation with the respective faction and rank up. As a reward, faction-specific loot awaits.
In the group fights, or faction rallies of Destiny 2, it was about limited-time events where the various factions along with their followers fought for victory. The victorious faction then offered their followers special rewards that could only be received in the event of a victory.
Many in the community simply want the faction model from Destiny 1 back. But what do you think? Will the group fights ever return? Would you be happy about a return of the factions? And if so – in what form?
With the new Crypto Pokémon, you get the chance to easily obtain 100% IV Pokémon in Pokémon GO. We will show you how to do it.
Why is this possible right now? The reason is the new Crypto Pokémon that came with Team Rocket to Pokémon GO. They actually increase the IV of the Pokémon when you subsequently purify them.
Because they increase the IV, the chance of getting a 100% IV Pokémon is now higher, especially when you trade it.
Currently, it’s so easy to get Pokémon with 100% IV
What do you need to do? After defeating a Rocket Grunt, they leave behind a Crypto Pokémon. You can then catch this monster normally.
Crypto Pokémon are now available in the game. Source: Reddit
Then trade the Crypto Pokémon in its current state with another trainer and hope that it becomes a Lucky Pokémon. There are also Lucky Crypto Pokémon.
The special thing about Lucky Pokémon is that they have a minimum of 12 in every stat. So they have at least HP, attack, and defense values of 12.
When you purify this Pokémon, it additionally gets 2 points in each stat, as this is the special thing about purifying Pokémon.
Your Pokémon with 12/12/12 will then have 14/14/14. However, if your Pokémon has at least 13/13/13 in its stats, it will become a 100% IV Pokémon. A stat cannot exceed 15.
A purified Lucky Pokémon with 100% IV. Source: Reddit
What does this mean for the probability? If you own a Lucky Pokémon that is also a Crypto Pokémon, it has at least all stats at 14. This means it has at least 93% IV.
To approach this mathematically, it can be noted that the chance of each stat being 13 or more in a Lucky Pokémon is 75%.
When calculated for all stats, one can say that a Lucky Pokémon has over a 40% chance of having all stats at 13 or more. This is sufficient for it to have 100% IV after purification.
Lucky Pokémon are the key
What does this mean for me? You should definitely trade every Crypto Pokémon if it doesn’t already have good IV. The chance of getting a 100 is extremely high.
For example, there is also Crypto Snorlax or Crypto Charizard. Here you can also consider sacrificing a Lucky friend and trade such a Pokémon with this friend. It will have at least 93% IV and high chances of 100% IV.
This is important: You must trade the Crypto Pokémon and only then purify them. This only works if it has 13 or more in each stat after the trade. You can see this well in the new evaluation system.
Is this intended? The chance of a Pokémon with 100% IV is now extremely high. This raises the suspicion that it was not intended and will be changed again.
So definitely take this chance to get many 100s now.
Have you already caught the new Pikachu with a hat?
As Activision Blizzard’s stock prices continue to fall on the stock market, an investor suggests that Disney should snap up the company. But is that realistic?
What has happened to Activision Blizzard on the stock market? According to Bloomberg, the value of Activision Blizzard has dropped by 43 percent since October 2018.
As a result, Activision Blizzard stocks are now available at a low price. An investor from Gerber Kawasaki Inc. is now advising the media giant Disney to acquire Activision Blizzard.
Why the investor believes this would be a good idea: According to Nick Licouris from the investment firm Gerber Kawasaki Inc. – which holds a stock stake worth $4.3 million – an acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Disney would be a good idea, as Activision Blizzard is increasingly focusing on esports. This, in turn, could be well showcased by Disney on its new streaming channels.
Additionally, Disney has some hot brands like Star Wars, Marvel, and others, which could optimally utilize the many development studios of Activision Blizzard. Overall, $152 billion in revenue from the gaming industry is expected for 2019. 45 percent of this is expected to come from mobile games.
Disney also already has a deal for the Overwatch League and Activision owns the popular mobile game Candy Crush Saga.
This is the likelihood of the Disney deal
What does Disney say about this? Disney is one of the top shareholders in Activision Blizzard, with a total stake of nearly $22 million. The company itself still reportedly has a market value of a whopping $37 billion even after recent losses.
Therefore, Disney would still need to invest quite a bit of money to acquire Activision Blizzard. It is also quite unlikely that this will happen because Disney’s CEO Bob Iger stated at an investors’ conference in February 2019 that Disney prefers to see itself currently in the role of a licensor rather than as a publisher.
Given these facts, it is unlikely that Disney will buy the gigantic and prohibitively expensive publisher company just because it is currently a bit less expensive.
The investor Nick Licouris from Gerber Kawasaki Inc. is likely hoping for a boost at Activision Blizzard through a possible acquisition by Disney.
Currently, there is no statement from Activision regarding a potential acquisition by another company.
According to a report from JP Morgan (via Bloomberg), Activision Blizzard is currently on the acquisition list of the Apple corporation.
Fortnite: Battle Royale has patch 9.41 and a strange new sniper rifle. There are also more birthday gifts and a new beam weapon in PvE.
What’s in the new update 9.41: This small update to Fortnite brings only minor, but interesting changes to the game. One of them is the new Storm Scout sniper rifle, which deals devastating headshots and effectively predicts the storm.
Storm Scout Sniper Rifle and Birthday Cake – The Features and Content of Patch 9.41 in PvP
New Weapon – Storm Scout Sniper Rifle: This new sniper rifle has a kind of weather map in the scope. This allows you to see in advance where the storm is heading and where it is safe.
Availability:
epic, legendary
Damage:
81/85, headshots deal 202/212 points of damage!
Ammunition:
Heavy ammunition
Rate of Fire:
1.1 shots per second
This weapon is going away: Curiously, all other weapons remain in the game. Even the currently controversial Heavy Sniper, which is currently annoying the pros in tournaments.
The heavy sniper rifle stays in the game for now.
New Items: Now you can (except in arena and tournament modes) grab these two new items:
Birthday Gifts: Legendary boxes that drop valuable loot packages
Birthday Cake: Gives you 5 shields and health
Gameplay Changes and Bug Fixes: Among other things, a feature called PiP (Picture in Picture) is implemented. This allows you to watch major tournaments live during the game, such as the Pro-Am or the World Championship.
What’s changing in Creative Mode:
In Creative Mode, you can build film sets and try out the game mode Prop Hunt.
The Patch Highlights from the Update to Patch 9.41 in PvE
A new plasma weapon is waiting for you here.
New Weapon – Pulsar 9000: This is an energy shotgun that penetrates opponents. You can get it in the weekly shop from Thursday, July 25 to Thursday, August 1.
A new teaser for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare has many players cheering, because you can recreate your weapons from reality in the game in intricate detail.
What kind of teaser is this? This short clip was released by Call of Duty on their Twitter page. It shows the Gunsmith of Modern Warfare, meaning the possibilities to modify your weapon.
The clip shows that the possibilities here seem almost endless. Players are cheering because you can change detailed properties of the weapon. This makes it appear even more realistic.
This makes the rifle look even more like a real gun, because it is no longer a solid piece but rather many individual parts.
It’s not entirely clear: From the teaser, one cannot conclude to what extent the modification will actually affect the weapon.
This will only be noticeable when the first players get to play. It could be that the weapon looks different, but there might not be a noticeable difference in shooting behavior.
How are players reacting? The fans of Call of Duty are completely thrilled, because here too Activision is focusing on realism, just as they promised.
ultramagnusx: “I have never been so excited for a CoD as I am now. Come on October, come to us quickly. PLEASE!”
ViperKira: “Look at this, you can do whatever you want with this thing. Masterkey shotguns, grenade launchers, ….”
EdanGreenwell: “It will be interesting to see if and how strongly the customization is monetized. Even with that in mind, it will be hard not to be excited about MW. Everything we have seen so far has been great.”
What do you think of this teaser? Are you excited about the modifications? Recently this gameplay caused a stir:
The latest hero of Overwatch, Sigma, is quite eerie. Some details about Sigma have surely gone unnoticed by you.
When Blizzard released the first trailer for the new Overwatch hero Sigma last night, there was a lot of praise right away. They managed to create an interesting character while also producing one of the eeriest trailers of the game. The creepiness mainly comes from the audio of the video.
Sigma speaks backwards: The trailer for Sigma is permeated by strange noises that sound like a distorted voice. This is almost correct – because time and again Sigma speaks backwards! At the very end of the video (or at the very beginning if reversed), he says: “Release me!” which means “Let me go!”. Throughout the video, you can hear him whispering softly, and he says: “Hold it together …” which can be interpreted as “Pull yourself together!”
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Others
also claim to hear “It’s in me!” and “Get it out!”, which means “It’s in me!” and “Get it out!”.
Sigma’s pen is pure science: In one part of the trailer, you see Sigma and four pens floating next to him. On Reddit, someone who seems to be knowledgeable in astrophysics noted something interesting: The pens form a structure known as an “Einstein Cross”. This shows the luminous center of a galaxy, whose light is shifted by gravity. This formation is nearly identical to the pens shown in the trailer.
The “Einstein Cross” …
… and Sigma’s pen. Very similar!
This
would mean that there is actually only one floating pen,
which is displayed at different places due to gravity.
This leads some fans to speculate that Sigma may have the ability to guide spheres on different paths.
Sigma had a teaser in Overwatch: Lastly, another exciting detail that players have now noticed. On the map “Lijiang Control Tower”, there is a hologram of a satellite visible. If you look closely, you can spot a warning signal and strange rotating energies around a round room. This seems to be the room from the trailer where Sigma conducted his experiment.
In
any case, Sigma’s fate is quite eerie and also somewhat tragic. A scientist who intended to do good and wanted to revolutionize the world with new technology, ended up with Talon, who surely seeks to exploit his abilities.
What do you think of Sigma and these little hidden details?
With the release of Title Update 5 and the “Episode 1” DLC, owners of the Year 1 Pass for The Division 2 can play two new Classified Assignments starting July 23. However, just before the release of these new contents, Massive has revealed what players can expect.
Warning, story spoilers ahead – Continue at your own risk!
What are the Classified Assignments about? With the first DLC “Episode 1”, in addition to 2 new main missions and the new activity “Expeditions”, 2 more Classified Assignments are being added to the game:
Central Aquarium
and NSA Site B13
These are essentially somewhat shorter missions that elaborate on various events surrounding the fall of Washington D.C. through their own small stories. The focus is clearly on the story, providing players with more insight into the civilian population and some of the factions.
Initially, Massive intended to present these new assignments in the State of the Game last week, but the information was only released shortly before the release of Title Update 5 and Episode 1. Now we finally know what agents can expect in the 2 new Classified Assignments.
How and when can I play these assignments? These short missions can only be played by owners of the Year 1 Pass for The Division 2. They can be selected on the map of D.C. after the release of Title Update 5. These assignments are marked for you with a blue star symbol.
By the way: before these new Classified Assignments appear on your map, you must first complete the initial Classified Assignment that was released back in May.
This is what awaits you in the secret mission Central Aquarium: In this mission, agents will be tasked with rescuing civilians who have set up their new home in an aquarium complex after the disaster.
This idyllic spot is now being besieged by the Hyenas, who have invaded the aquarium in search of usable equipment, plundering it and terrorizing the residents, who then sent out an emergency call.
In this mission, agents will learn more about how the group of survivors from the aquarium was bonded together by the disaster. Additionally, they will work with a local ally to drive out the Hyenas and uncover a major mystery: What happened to all the fish?
This is what awaits you in the secret mission NSA Site B13: This mission is set in the namesake secret facility of the National Security Agency – one of the numerous intelligence agencies of the United States.
The facility was locked down at the time of the disaster and has since remained untouched, which is why it is completely intact. Until now. The agents are investigating a cryptic message that has reached them from the underground of the National Mall as part of this Classified Assignment.
Elite mercenaries from the Black Tusk have breached the wall of a subway tunnel to gain access to the secret data center of the NSA. It is now up to the agents to secure this facility and cleanse it of the Black Tusk. Players will discover what the NSA really knew and how they responded to the threat – even before Black Friday, when the virus broke out.
What do you think of these small story snippets so far? Are you excited about the new Classified Assignments or do you find them uninteresting?
In GTA Online, the release of the casino update for PS4, Xbox One, and PC has started. We show you everything you need to know.
Who can update? The update is currently available for the PS4 version of GTA Online.
The Social Club version and the Steam version can now download the update as well.
How large is the update? On PS4, the update size is 3.4 GB. It varies between 2.6 GB and 3.4 GB depending on the platform.
GTA Online Server Status – Game Progress and Cloud Servers
Login issues: Since the release of the casino update, there have been problems with online sessions. Players are being kicked out of their sessions or are unable to join at all. The following error occurs:
“Your game progress could not be loaded from the Rockstar cloud servers. Please try again later. You are now returning to Grand Theft Auto V.”
Probably, the demand for the update is so high that the servers are overloaded.
Event, Cars, Penthouse, and More in the Casino DLC
Special event ongoing: You have 2 weeks to participate in the special diamond benefits program. It offers you many rewards such as designs for cars, t-shirts, and more.
However, you only have a limited time to unlock the rewards. We have created a guide for you that shows step by step how to unlock the silver, gold, platinum, or diamond status and what content you will be rewarded with for it.
22 new cars: As with every update in GTA Online, the casino update brings many new content for you to look forward to, including some supercars and muscle cars. A few of the new vehicles have already been presented by Rockstar Games, while others have already been leaked.
We show you all vehicles here in overview – including the prices of the already released cars:
How the launch works: When logging into GTA Online, you will first be greeted by a trailer that introduces you to the events of the casino. Then walk to the casino on the map and enter the new building that the developers have erected there in recent weeks.
In the casino itself, you will meet the most important people and the building will be introduced to you. With a bar, casino, and other rooms.
The lucky wheel: Once a day, you can spin the lucky wheel in the casino for free. There you can expect special prizes such as RP, money, or even a supercar. Before spinning, the odds for each of the winning categories are even displayed to you.
Buy chips and play in the casino: For various activities in the casino, chips are required as currency. We show you where you can buy them and what you can do with them.
Today, on July 23, the next major update for The Division 2 – Title Update 5 is being released. As part of this, maintenance will take place on PS4, Xbox One, and PC, and the servers will be offline for several hours. Here you can find everything important about the maintenance process, the contents of the update, and the patch notes.
Update: The update is now available for download and is about 9.6 GB on PS4. The servers are back online, so you can start as soon as the patch has been downloaded and installed. The official patch notes have also been released.
Many have been waiting for this: Today, on July 23, the big Title Update 5 is finally being released, which fans have high hopes for. It addresses some of the biggest issues in The Division 2 and also brings new content like fresh Exotics or new weapons.
At the same time, owners of the Year-1-Pass will receive the “Episode 1” DLC, which includes new content such as the PvE activity “Expeditions” or two additional main missions. Players without the Year Pass will have to wait an extra week, until July 30, for this content.
But before you can dive into the new content today, there will first be maintenance and you will need to download a new patch for The Division 2.
This is how today’s maintenance will proceed:
The maintenance is scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM
During the maintenance, the servers will be offline for several hours. During this time, you will not be able to log in or play
3 hours are scheduled for the maintenance. If everything goes as planned, you should be able to start with the new content by 12:30 PM.
These changes await you today with Title Update 5 in The Division 2
Patch Notes for Title Update 5: The official patch notes are now available. You can find them here, but currently only in English:
However, the most important changes have already been communicated and tested on the test servers. So, there are really no big surprises. You can find them listed below.
These changes were already known: Here you will find a compact overview of the most important changes that await you with Title Update 5:
On the test servers, most changes and content have been well received by fans so far. Therefore, we also wanted to hear from our readers in a survey how they view Title Update 5 and the “Episode 1” DLC. Here’s how you voted (as of July 23, 08:20 AM):
And the mood is quite positive among the readers of MeinMMO. As you can see, the majority of survey participants are looking forward to the new update and are excited to try out the new content themselves.
Will you start right after maintenance or do you have to wait until the afternoon or evening?
In Destiny 2, the artifacts will return with the Shadowkeep expansion – but differently than they were known from the predecessor. Bungie has now revealed more details about this feature.
These were the artifacts in Destiny 1: Artifacts were part of the Guardian’s gear in Destiny 1 with their own slot and granted players additional perks. The “Iron Lord” artifacts from Rise of Iron provided some powerful effects that had a significant impact on the gameplay and were popular among many Guardians.
What we know so far about the artifacts in Destiny 2: For Destiny 2, the artifacts were initially not carried over and will only appear soon in a revised, more complex form with the Shadowkeep expansion.
This is an item where players can unlock various perks or bonuses and thus further customize their Guardian to their individual playstyle.
The perks are divided into several tiers. At each tier, multiple perks can be activated, which need to be found first. With increasing levels, the perks become more powerful and should even come close to the feeling of an Exotic at the last tier.
These new details have been revealed by Bungie about the artifacts in Destiny 2
Where do the new infos come from? The new details come from another exclusive interview by Bungie with the US site Polygon. Once again, Destiny Franchise Director Luke Smith and Destiny General Manager Mark Noseworthy discussed the Shadowkeep expansion.
This time, the artifacts were the focus of the conversation – specifically, how they have changed and what this means for Destiny 2.
What Bungie revealed in the interview about the artifacts:
Artifacts are part of the new philosophy of Destiny 2. They are meant to give players the feeling that with each new season, movement comes into the game.
Artifacts in Destiny 2 will be available seasonally and are thematically and progression-wise adapted to each season – like the “Eye of the Tormentor” artifact from the Shadowkeep ViDoc with its connection to the Vex, which we will fight in the Black Garden this fall. Thus, with each new season, you will set aside your old artifact and earn a new one.
Artifacts are intended to increase the RPG element in the game in conjunction with Armor 2.0. This modding of characters and their abilities promotes build crafting.
Players can input seasonal mods into an artifact each season, some of which will have an enormous impact on the power and abilities of the Guardians. At the end of the season, the artifact will then be completely replaced – with new mods and abilities accordingly. Popular mods, however, have the chance to return in another season.
In this way, Bungie wants to test new abilities each season, among other things. Players should also be encouraged by this system to try out new builds every season and develop their characters in all sorts of directions.
How exactly you level up or develop the artifacts and how they influence the already available abilities of the Guardians is something the studio does not want to reveal at this point in time.
What do you think of this feature – especially in connection with Armor 2.0? Is Destiny 2 finally heading in the direction you have always wished for with the increased RPG elements? Or is it already too much for you?
Currently, we are observing an interesting phenomenon: More and more players of the MMORPG Guild Wars 2 are switching to Final Fantasy 14. We have researched why this is happening.
What is going on in the Guild Wars 2 community? That occasionally individual players switch MMORPGs is not unusual. However, when entire guilds migrate, something is wrong. And that is exactly what is currently happening with Guild Wars 2.
More and more players and guilds are currently switching to Final Fantasy XIV. There are so many players that “refugee guilds” are even being formed to help the newcomers.
Guild Wars 2 is currently frustrating fans with too little content.
GW2 fans are disappointed
Why are players leaving? Many are upset about how ArenaNet is currently handling GW2. Hardly any new content or updates are released. The time between expansions and new story content is simply too long for many.
Especially in an online game, it is important that fans are regularly provided with new content, and that is simply not happening with Guild Wars 2 at the moment.
In addition, players are currently waiting for ArenaNet to talk about the future of the MMORPG in general. What does the roadmap look like for the coming months? What is planned for 2020? Players are left in the dark here, which is simply frustrating.
What do fans wish for? Having new additions to the Living Story from time to time is simply not enough. Although there are now some events, for many this is just a “stopgap”. Quality-of-Life features have also been improved. Fans are truly demanding substantial new content. Epic stories and also some fundamental innovations in the game.
At the moment, Guild Wars 2 feels to some in the community like it is stagnating. Only every now and then does a new episode of the Living Story arrive, and then it’s back to waiting for a while. Here, fans simply wish for “more”.
Too little is happening in the MMORPG
Why are players specifically migrating to Final Fantasy XIV? For many, FF14 is currently considered the best MMORPG. Not just in terms of the game itself but also because of the support with new content.
Recently, the major expansion Shadowbringers was released, which is considered one of the best contents of the online role-playing game. Additionally, smaller updates come at regular intervals, which also bring more content.
Communication is also important for many. While ArenaNet is rather silent, the developers of FF14 talk a lot about their game and what is planned.
This is what GW2 players currently think: On Reddit, a discussion about this migration is taking place. We have picked out some sentiments for you:
Tenbroseidon writes on Reddit: “A large number of players from my guild have switched to FFX14, but overall many people have stopped playing. Content is coming too rarely.”
Namondwe says: “This is not surprising. FF14 has just released a huge expansion right in the middle of a drought for GW2. People go where the action is.”
ChmSteki explains: “Honestly, Guild Wars 2 is running like this, you play it for two days and then wait three months for new content. That seems to be ArenaNet’s philosophy, which they just don’t want to change.”
Also in the FFXIV subreddit some Guild Wars 2 players have already reported in a thread and conducted a long discussion about why they switched.
Today (July 23) our Leya will take her first steps into Magic: The Gathering.Starting at 7:00 PM, she will gather with three other players around the table and then the Commander mode will be played.
So complex is Magic: Thanks to a diligent team of researchers, we now know that Magic: The Gathering is probably the most complex game in the world. The card game itself is not particularly complicated. The complexity lies in the sheer number of different cards and possible moves.
Magic has existed for 26 years and the game has more than 20,000 unique cards. There are creatures, artifacts, spells, lands (Mana), planeswalkers, and of course plenty of special cases.
The hurdle of starting with such an old and complex game is quite high. That’s why I, Leya, stayed away from it for a long time.
This is why I now play Magic: Every Tuesday, the Commander mode is played on our streaming channel MAX (Monsters and Explosions) during “Magic Nights”. However, it is not the classic 1vs1. The mode allows groups to play together. The deck consists of 100 cards and each card can appear only once in it.
The people responsible for the streaming program asked me months ago if I would like to participate as a beginner. So, I finally gathered my courage and took a closer look at Magic.
The basic rules were learned quite quickly and in the last weeks I assembled my own deck to be a guest in “Magic Nights” today.
My deck primarily consists of these little guys, the Remasuri.
Here the stream begins at 7 PM
This is what happens in the stream: Together with three players, I will gather at the Magic table. Joining me will be Marco from the YouTube channel Nerdkultur, Peter from BB-Spiele, a shop for trading cards and board games, and Jochen, who works behind the scenes at Monsters and Explosions.
We will fight each other with our cards until only one player is left.
This is the Commander I play: The special thing about the Commander mode is the titular Commander. This legendary creature sets the strategy of the deck. Today, I am playing “The First Remasuri”. Remasuri have the ability to enhance each other.
When does the stream start? Today (Tuesday), June 23.
What time is the stream? The stream runs from 7:00 PM until only one player is left.
Where can the stream be watched? On our streaming channel Monsters and Explosions (MAX). The stream is embedded below:
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In Fortnite: Battle Royale is getting Patch 9.41 today on the servers of the platforms PC/Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS, Android. What we know so far about the update, when it will come, and whether there will be downtime can be found here.
When will the patch arrive? Update 9.41 is scheduled to hit the Fortnite servers at 2:00 PM our time, according to Epic.
When does downtime start? Not at all. According to a Twitter announcement from Epic Games, there will be no downtime for Update 9.41. So it is probably just – and also visible from the version number – a small content patch for the overarching Update 9.40.
The contents of Update 9.41 – Weird new sniper rifle?
What could be in Update 9.41? 9.41 will certainly not offer groundbreaking innovations, but at least one new item will come. The already leaked “Storm Scout Rifle” is expected to be patched into the game.
The new weapon is supposed to appear in epic and legendary varieties and cause rather meager damage of 81 and 85 points respectively. However, the weapon is said to have the capability to somehow predict the storm movement.
How useful the weapon will actually be and whether it will truly bring more tactical depth to the game remains to be seen.
The heavy sniper rifle
Which weapon could be vaulted? Since a new sniper rifle is coming, it could potentially vault a sniper from the pool. Many hope that it will be the Heavy Sniper.
The weapon is considered no fun for viewers given the upcoming World Cup, as snipers can secure instant kills from long distances by camping.
What else could come? Additionally, there are likely to be various bug fixes – including for creative mode and Fortnite on iOS – along with adjustments and new heroes and weapons for PvE. And surely the files for new cosmetics and the upcoming big event with the orb at Loot Lake will be set up in the game’s code.
Here, diligent data miners are expected to provide new information throughout the day after the patch goes live.
The Asia MMORPG Astellia introduced its world PvP in a new post. Three factions fight over towers, sacred stones, and weekly rewards.
How is the world PvP structured? In the area of Avalon, three factions clash, waging war against each other. Points are collected over the course of a week by:
Defeating enemies
Capturing towers and sacred stones
and eliminating PvE monsters and enemy guards.
Avalon is thus both a PvP and a PvE zone. Each instance can accommodate 1,000 players. Activities in the area are supplemented by story quests, daily and weekly quests, as well as resources that can be harvested.
After one week, the points earned will be summed up and the map will reset. Much of it resembles the world versus world in Guild Wars 2, which also combines PvE and PvP elements.
How do I enter Avalon? Once your character reaches level 45, you can enter Avalon through the adventure interface on the right side of the screen. There are no further requirements.
How do I join a faction? When you enter Avalon for the first time, you will automatically be assigned to one of the three factions, Ceres, Physe, or Eos. Which one depends on the current number of participants.
However, an exception is if you belong to a guild that has joined a faction. In that case, you will also automatically join that faction.
You can switch factions at the end of the week when the reset occurs.
What rewards are there in Avalon? For completing quests, you earn Victory Tokens, which can be exchanged for better equipment or used to upgrade Astels.
At the end of each week, players receive Zender Rewards. These depend on how active you were and how successful your faction performed.
The most active player will receive 500 Zender Rewards. The second and third places receive 400 each, and the top 100 will receive at least 200 points. Those who only participated briefly in the battle will receive only 10 Zender Rewards.
In the winning faction, Zender Rewards are multiplied by a factor of 1.5; for the second place, the factor is 1.2. What exactly you receive in exchange for the rewards is currently still unknown.
When does the second beta start? On July 30 at 9:00 AM our time, the second closed beta of Astellia will start. In this beta, you will be able to test some changes that were made based on feedback from the first beta.
Our author Alexander Leitsch took a closer look at Astellia during the first beta and shared his experiences with you:
New supercars from the casino DLC for GTA Online have already been leaked. We show you all the new cars that the GTA update has to offer in July.
What has been leaked? The Twitter account FoxySnaps regularly releases leaks about new content in GTA Online. In the past, it has been shown that the leaks are reliable.
These include several supercars, sports cars, muscle cars, an SUV, and also a motorcycle. We will update the post as soon as there are official images of the vehicles.
These cars are coming: Below we will embed the images of the cars and the motorcycle that have been leaked.
There are a total of 22 new vehicles, divided into:
5 supercars
6 sports cars
3 sports classics
2 off-road cars
4 muscle cars
1 motorcycle
1 SUV
Update 12:55 PM: We have removed 6 of the leaked vehicle images. These are the 6 vehicles that are now available for purchase in the game. We will embed the official images below.
Prices of the unreleased vehicles: Data miners have already found the prices of the vehicles in the code that you cannot buy yet. The prices could still change until release. Until then, here is the overview:
When will the cars be released? That is still unclear. It is assumed that it will go as usual. At the release, 6 of the new vehicles are now available in GTA Online.
We will embed the prices here:
Car
Price
Dealer
Annis S80RR
2,575,000 GTA-Dollars
Legendary Motorsport
Truffade Thrax
2,325,000 GTA-Dollars
Legendary Motorsport
Enus Paragon R
905,000 GTA-Dollars
Legendary Motorsport
Weeny Issy Sport
897,000 GTA-Dollars
Southern San Andreas
Vapid Caracara 4×4
875,000 GTA-Dollars
Southern San Andreas
Obey 8F Drafter
718,000 GTA-Dollars
Legendary Motorsport
What else is known about the casino DLC? A few days ago, Rockstar already released a first look at what to expect in the casino update. This includes penthouses to enjoy luxury. But also various types of gambling like digital horse racing or a lucky wheel are part of the new content.
Unlocking designs for new cars: Rockstar presented a benefits program on Tuesday evening. There are various ranks from silver to diamond status. If you fulfill the requirements, you unlock exclusive bonuses. These include designs for 2 new cars, such as the S80.
Two days ago, a bot for Teamfight Tactics launched on Twitch, controlled by the chat. Surprisingly, it is doing quite well, as the bot has already reached the Gold league.
How successful is Twitch Plays TFT? As of the news on July 22nd, the bot is ranked Gold 4 after exactly 100 games.
Additionally, the Twitch channel for the project is currently still relatively small. On average, only 150 to 400 people watch the stream. This could also be a reason why the bot is so successful. With fewer people, there is less chaos – coordinated play is more achievable with fewer participants.
How does the Twitch chat control the bot? Viewers can control the bot through chat commands. The game board is divided into numbers and the bank into letters. There are also numbers for the items.
With the appropriate commands, players can make the bot purchase specific champions or place them in the correct position. It is also easy to roll new champions or level up.
Of course, the troll potential in such projects is quite large. However, Twitch Plays has many positive experiences to look back on.
Screenshot from the livestream
Twitch Plays – A successful social experiment?
What is Twitch Plays? Twitch Plays is about the community controlling a bot via chat, which in turn plays the game. It all started with Twitch Plays Pokémon in February 2014.
The project performed very well despite all negative expectations. Many anticipated chaos, as each input from viewers could influence the course of the game. Every command is executed in the order it was sent, none are skipped.
Even though there were recurring difficulties and coordination issues, the chat was able to collectively overcome all hurdles and defeat the top 4.
So far, several editions have been successfully completed. Other games are also played by the community, including Dark Souls, Plants vs. Zombies, and Hearthstone. There is even a specific category on Twitch for this.
What does the future hold for Twitch Plays TFT? It is hard to say whether the community can genuinely keep up in a competitive game mode. However, an auto battler like TFT is ideally suited for such a project.
However, the creator TheDavenger has already confirmed on Reddit that he has banned certain trolls who ruined the gaming experience for others. This contradicts the very idea of Twitch Plays.
The next patch for TFT is set to be released next week:
In Pokémon GO, you can finally find Team Rocket! The grunts are called Team GO Rocket and are now invading PokéStops. We will show you how to find and battle them.
What is Team GO Rocket? The villains you know from the anime and console games are now also in Pokémon GO. They lurk around PokéStops and will challenge you when you spin the photo disk.
All About Team Rocket – Here’s How the Battle Works
How do I find Team Rocket? At first glance, the affected PokéStops are not very recognizable. You need to look closely, as the blue stops are significantly darker and move a little.
This is what it looks like when Team Rocket appears at the stop. Source: Reddit
When you approach the stop and spin it, a Rocket grunt suddenly appears and will challenge you to battle. Additionally, the stop will turn completely black, and Team Rocket will stand next to it.
If you cannot find an affected stop, it might be due to the rarity of these PokéStops. According to initial reports, Team Rocket is not encountered very often.
This is how the battle goes: When you face Team GO Rocket, your enemy will battle with 3 Pokémon of the same type. For example, we had a battle against Squirtle, Wartortle, and Blastoise.
You will battle them in the regular PvP mode, and they are similarly easy to defeat as the Team Leaders.
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Here you can see again how a whole battle proceeds.
If you defeat the grunt, he will disappear, and you will receive 500 Stardust. Additionally, Team Rocket leaves a Shadow Pokémon that you can catch.
After the battle, you need to heal your Pokémon normally. It is not like in a regular Trainer battle, where you do not need to use potions and revives.
What do we know about Shadow Pokémon? These monsters can be purified after catching and added to your team normally. Detailed information about Shadow Pokémon will be available shortly on MeinMMO.
There are new medals: In line with Team Rocket, there are now also 2 new medals in the game. They are called:
Hero: Defeat 10/100/1000 Team GO Rocket grunts
Purifier: Purify 5/50/500 Shadow Pokémon
This is important when it comes to Team Rocket: If you see a PokéStop with the grunts, you should not dawdle. Team Rocket never stays long at a PokéStop.
Initial players suspect that they are on site for 30 minutes before disappearing. There is no timer indicating the time limit.
At the start of the feature, there were some issues with Team Rocket. Many players experienced crashes, and they were unable to battle the grunts. Even restarting the app did not help. The solution to the problem is still uncertain.
Have you made any initial experiences with the new feature? What do you think of Team Rocket?
