Currently, some players are complaining about issues with their accounts in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Content disappears and cannot be restored. What is going on?
Many fans are eagerly waiting for Treyarch to finally reveal new details about the upcoming Operation Apocalypse Z (starting on July 9 on PS4). However, some players are waiting for a completely different statement from the developers.
What are players complaining about? Since July 4, some players have been complaining that content from their accounts in Black Ops 4 simply disappears.
They are logged into their profiles and can play, but previously earned content is missing and cannot be used in the game anymore. This includes various skins, weapons, calling cards, stickers, characters, Nebulium Plasma for Zombies, and more. Previously earned reserves are also now history. Especially frustrating: content purchased with real money is also gone.
Attempts to restore content such as logging in and out, restarting, or even reinstalling the game have not solved the problem currently. Activision’s support has since intervened. However, those affected are still waiting for a solution from the developers.
Where is the problem? This is still not clear at the moment. The full extent of this phenomenon is also not yet visible. While the number of affected players is currently manageable, some of them say that many more friends and acquaintances are experiencing the same issues and that not enough is being said about it.
How are those affected reacting? Some players are now uncertain about this, and some even want to refrain from playing for the time being. They do not want to lose their progress and thus further new content like supply crates or tier rewards.
Especially in the USA, this is ruining some players’ mood during the long holiday weekend. However, some fans are taking it humorously and jokingly noted that this is now the consequence of supporting microtransactions.
What do the developers say? Activision’s support is already working on this issue and collecting data from those affected. There is currently no solution. It is not known whether the accounts and all their content can be completely restored. If you are also suffering from this phenomenon, you should contact support, according to Activision.
There are also problems here: There are apparently similar problems in Black Ops 3 as well. While some are waiting for a corresponding solution from the developers, they wanted to pass the time with some rounds of Black Ops 3. However, they were also surprised to find that there are similar problems there. It seems that some content is also missing in the predecessor.
Are you also affected by this problem, or is everything working fine for you? Would you still play if you lost all your content?
Out of the blue, Capcom and GungHo have released a new card game called Teppen for iOS and Android. In this game, characters from well-known franchises like Street Fighter, Monster Hunter, or Devil May Cry compete against each other.
What is Teppen? It is one of the popular online card games, where two players compete against each other online. However, Teppen features characters that you might know from Capcom franchises. These include Ryu from Street Fighter, Dante from Devil May Cry, Resident Evil’s Albert Wesker, or Mega-Man.
Each character has its own strengths and weaknesses and must be played strategically in card matches.
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Real-time Reactions
What makes this game special? Teppen offers several unique features. In addition to the heroes from games that you can lead into battle, the events take place in real-time.
When an opponent plays a card, you must respond immediately and lay down the corresponding counter card. This makes Teppen feel more like a “real” card game.
The dynamics introduced by the real-time battles make the matches more action-packed and faster. However, you must always act strategically, as each hero has special moves that you should time well.
The events are also staged dramatically. You see animations of the individual characters alongside the playing field, as well as plenty of special effects and explosions. It feels like an action game where things get really intense. It’s a bit like “Hearthstone by Michael Bay.”
What else does the game offer? You experience a story through a solo mode where you face off against an AI. In this solo mode, you learn more about the backstories of the heroes.
In the story mode, you gradually unlock heroes that you can use in multiplayer battles.
Additionally, you compete in ranked battles against other players to climb the leaderboard, and you try to master a Grand Prix in which you complete match after match.
Teppen comes as Free2Play for iOS and Android
When can you play? Teppen is already available. You can simply download the free-to-play mobile game via Google Play or the Apple App Store.
How is the game received? The reviews have been quite good so far. One must consider that Teppen has only recently become available. Nevertheless, the card game is quite well-received.
Players find that it brings a bit of fresh air to the genre but still takes cues from Blizzard’s Hearthstone. It is not a “cheap knockoff” of earlier card games but is genuinely fun and has a lot of potential due to the wide range of heroes.
If you have always wanted to see Capcom heroes compete against each other in a card game, you can check out Teppen on your smartphone.
One of the tasks for the new exotic Lumina quest in Destiny 2 is to prevent an invasion in Gambit, meaning to eliminate an invader in time. We will show you what to pay attention to in order to complete this step quickly and effectively.
What is the deal with the invader kill? If you want to obtain the new exotic hand cannon Lumina, you will eventually have to thwart an invasion in Gambit.
However, while numerous Guardians have successfully completed this step, there are many players who are struggling with it. Some report that they cannot make progress, even when they eliminate the invader in time.
Even some Guardians who already possess the weapon believe that this is perhaps the most annoying step in the entire Lumina quest.
Therefore, we explain in this mini-guide specifically what you should pay attention to during this step, and how you can quickly and effectively achieve your invader kill.
You need to know about the invader kill
These requirements must be met: It is important to note that the invader kill will only count if certain requirements are met. However, these are not listed or explained in the quest description.
You can complete this step in the regular Gambit mode, but also in Gambit Prime. It is important that you meet the requirements for the “Not on my Watch” medal when getting the kill. This means you must eliminate the invader within 10 seconds after he enters. He cannot kill any of your team members before he is eliminated.
Also important: Many also report that the invader cannot deal damage to you or your team before you send him to the virtual afterlife. The kill was only registered for me when I was able to pulverize the invader with a super before he even fired a shot.
Previously, timely kills were not counted multiple times because the invader was able to deal damage to me or one of my team-mates before dying, although he did not eliminate us.
Whether this is a sporadic bug or truly the conditions for this step is still not entirely clear.
These weapons you should use
What you should consider when choosing your weapons: To eliminate the invader as quickly as possible, you should pay attention to your weapon selection and possibly your super.
Truth has three rockets in the magazine that you can fire without reloading in between. They also have a high velocity and very aggressive tracking. This way you can sometimes catch the invader at the other end of the map.
With the exotic sniper rifle Izanagi’s Burden, you are not dependent on power ammo and can kill the invader with just a single body shot if you compress 4 shots into a powerful projectile with the “Sharpened Edge” perk.
The Sleeper Simulant is still excellent for pulverizing invaders with a single shot. However, if you don’t have any of these weapons, you should rely on a tracking rocket launcher. Otherwise, it usually takes too long to get to the invader without him having already killed or injured someone from your team.
By the way, if you play a gunslinger hunter with the sub-class Way of a Thousand Cuts, your Blade Barrage super is still your best weapon when the invader is not too far away from you. With most other classes and their supers, it is comparatively harder, albeit not impossible, to eliminate the invader in time and reliably.
What you need to pay attention to on the map
This is how you use the spawn system to your advantage: You can influence to some extent where the invader will spawn on the map. Accordingly, you can limit the general direction from which he will come.
The invader cannot appear where you spawn, so he can come from one of the three other directions seen from the center of the map. However, if you and your team occupy one of the three remaining possibilities, meaning you are all fighting there, the invader will (usually) appear in one of the two other possible areas and come towards you from there. So you basically only have to focus on two potential danger zones.
It can also happen by chance: If you are lucky and encounter a friendly enemy squad, it might happen that they simply give you the kill by appearing and then just waving cheerfully or sitting down. Some fans have reported such experiences. But you shouldn’t count on that.
What are your experiences with this step? Did you master it quickly, did you struggle with it for a long time, or is it perhaps still a challenge? And how was it for you regarding the invader’s damage?
A certain character in Patch 8.2 of World of Warcraft was almost considered dead. But it seems he might survive the patch after all.
Patch 8.2 of World of Warcraft has been active for a while now and the villains are clear. Sylvanas, Azshara, and N’Zoth are clearly bothering the players and keeping both the Alliance and the Horde on their toes. However, even though Queen Azshara is the final boss of the upcoming raid “Eternal Palace”, she is likely not to die. The Model Viewer has revealed this now.
What is the Model Viewer? The “WoW Model Viewer” is software that allows creatives to extract the models from World of Warcraft. This gives access not only to all models in the game (such as player characters, enemies, environments) but also to their animations – all of them. For example: Our WoW title images use the Model Viewer to depict the characters in their respective poses during an animation.
What was discovered? Notably, Queen Azshara is the final boss in the raid “Eternal Palace” and can thus be defeated by players. However, she does not have a usual death animation. Normally, (almost) all creatures have a “Death” animation, where the respective character lies dead on the ground at the end. However, Azshara’s death animation is different. She goes to the ground and remains there, breathing heavily – but is in any case still alive. A complete death does not exist for her.
Azshara’s “death” animation – clearly still alive.
What does this mean for Azshara? It seems that Azshara does not die, but something happens to her or her body after the fight. This will surely be revealed in a cinematic that will play after the fight. After all, the patch is called “Azshara’s Rise” and it could be that this refers to Azshara’s metaphorical rise to a higher being. A fusion with N’Zoth or another form of transformation could be conceivable.
This information should, of course, be taken with caution. It is certainly possible that Azshara dies in the “after cinematic” and that something happens to her corpse, which is why no death animation is necessary.
When will there be concrete information? We will likely get certainty on the upcoming Wednesday (07/10/2019), as the new raid will open on normal and heroic, allowing the first players to complete it. The corresponding cinematic should be released shortly thereafter.
Would you like Azshara to play an important role in World of Warcraft? Or is it time for the Naga queen to finally pass away?
Wattson is the latest legend in Apex Legends and the first new legend of Season 2. As a new member of the roster, she is still not familiar to many players. We will tell you everything you need to know about Wattson.
Who is Wattson? Wattson is the tenth legend of Apex Legends. The lady with the French accent is fully committed to handling electricity and counts as a defensive tank in the team.
She was the first new legend to join Season 2: “Battle Charge” in the game. The legend Crypto, which is also expected later in Season 2, may follow her.
How do I unlock Wattson? Wattson costs 12,000 Legend Tokens or 750 Apex Coins in the shop, roughly equivalent to €7.50. This is also how much the legend Octane cost in Season 1. You can unlock her easily via the “Legends” tab in the shop.
With the active ability “Area Security”, she places electric fences that connect and allow electricity to flow between them. This slows down enemies and inflicts damage on them.
Her Ultimate “Interceptor Pylon” deploys a pylon that intercepts incoming explosives and recharges the team’s shields over time.
Through the passive ability “Spark of Genius”, Wattson instantly charges her Ultimate with a booster and recharges the electric fences faster when standing next to her Ultimate.
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How do I use the abilities correctly? Wattson is most useful when you want to secure an area or dig in. Place the electric fences at choke points to prevent enemies from getting through.
With the Ultimate, you have a particular advantage when you are in a fierce “standoff” with one or more enemy teams. It protects you from grenades and ensures that your teammates’ shields stay topped up. This saves shield cells.
Wattson’s skins
These skins are available for Wattson: Wattson mainly received the standard version of the skins that is available for most legends. Everything including the epic skins is just a recolor. However, there are also two legendary variants.
In the “Ace of Sparks” and “Fly-by-Wire” skin, Wattson presents herself as a flying ace with a military vest, aviator glasses, and headset. There are also matching details such as tubes and even a mask like those worn by jet pilots.
The “Ace of Sparks” skin for Wattson.
The “Fly-by-Wire” skin for Wattson.
In the “Cyber Security” and “Strange Attractor” skins, Wattson suddenly becomes a cyborg lady. She swaps her skin for a metallic surface and the rubber suit for a paint job. Additionally, she has a metallic puffy jacket that gives her a slightly naughty and dystopian look.
The “Cyber Security” skin for Wattson.
The “Strange Attractor” skin for Wattson.
The legendary skins cost 1,200 crafting materials each and can be contained in loot boxes.
Tips and Tricks for Gameplay – Get the Most out of Wattson
That Wattson is more useful than previously thought is something pro Shroud has also realized. Our author Benedict has already played Wattson for several hours and secured some victories with her. Here are some tips and tricks to win with Wattson:
Protect your fences: The posts can be destroyed by shooting at the base, similar to Caustic. Place them behind rocks so that enemies cannot take them under fire.
Bring a booster: It’s best to always keep one slot in your inventory free for an Ultimate Accelerator and carry one with you. Since you instantly get the Ultimate by using a booster, you can provide more effective protection later in the game.
Secure special positions: Wattson is particularly good at securing areas – similar to Bangalore. Use the fences to secure valuable drops or to guide enemies into traps, like the Leviathans.
The Ultimate eats your own grenades! When you set your Ultimate, keep in mind that the corresponding area intercepts all explosive projectiles – including your own grenades and those of the team.
Shove opponents into the fence: This is particularly useful right after landing. Set up a small fence where electricity flows. If you find yourself in a fistfight, use the knockback from your punches to push enemies into the fence for additional damage.
Are you ready to get started? With our tips, you’ll master Wattson in no time – and climb the new leaderboard:
When does Mewtwo return? On July 10 at 10 PM, when Groudon leaves the raids, Mewtwo returns. It will remain in the raids for the whole month and will disappear on July 31 at 10 PM.
This is what the new Mewtwo will look like in the game
How strong will this Mewtwo be? Not much is known yet about the powers of armored Mewtwo. It may very well have the same stats as regular Mewtwo, just looking different.
However, players suspect that this Mewtwo will be stronger in defense. After all, it is wearing armor and might be able to take more damage. This is not confirmed, though.
Here are better chances for raids: Every Wednesday, when Mewtwo will be available in raids, there will also be a legendary raid hour from 6 PM to 7 PM local time.
During this period, Mewtwo will appear more frequently in raids. At exactly 6 PM, a Mewtwo will show up in every gym where there is no other raid or an EX raid is scheduled.
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The new medieval MMO Conqueror’s Blade has been available on Steam since the end of May. But how does the game resonate with the target audience and what new developments have occurred since then?
This is how successful Conqueror’s Blade is: In a Steam report on the most successful newly released games, Conqueror’s Blade secured the first place in the category of most players in a free-to-play game 14 days after release.
In total, according to Steamcharts, over 11,000 people played Conqueror’s Blade simultaneously on Steam in June 2019. The average was 5,217 players.
How do players perceive Conqueror’s Blade? Currently
(as of July 4, 2019, 6 PM), there are over 3,500 reviews on Steam. Overall,
the sentiment is balanced with “only” 57% positive reviews.
This is well received: Players praise Conqueror’s Blade mainly for the interesting game concept of action and strategy. Additionally, many fans appreciate the medieval setting and the complex customization options.
This is not well received: However, it is often mentioned that although the game concept is good, it is still far from refined. Especially the matchmaking after level 31, which according to some reviews throws all players into the same pool, frustrates many players. They continuously get overwhelmed by superior opponents.
Some players also experience technical problems.
However, the developers continue to work on the game and have already released a major update.
The First Major Update “Knights and Squires”
What’s in the first update for Conqueror’s Blade: Recently, the new update Knights and Squires was released. It includes five new units inspired by European knights. You will receive:
Domain Spearmen
Page
Sergeants with Spear
Men-at-arms
Crusaders
A new progression system for military ranks is also being introduced. Ranks give other players an overview of your military capabilities and achievements in the game. They become available at level 60. The military ranks will then be displayed as a special frame around the class symbol.
Additionally, there are more tutorials and improvements to quests.
In Fortnite , the biggest streamer on Twitch, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, is often seen with other streamers. He is known for his long streams, which often involve trash talk with other Twitch streamers. However, one should probably not say: “Tfue is better than Ninja.”
This was the situation: Ninja had reached the end of a six-and-a-half-hour Fortnite stream. He was playing with his regular partner Reverse2k and had streamer Ben “DrLupo” Lupo along with Jordan Fisher, a U.S. actor, singer, and dancer.
When Ninja is seen on stream with his buddies like DrLupo or TimTheTatman on Twitch, there is usually a constant flood of banter. They tease each other, poke fun, and comment on what’s happening. The viewers want to be entertained.
In the scene in question, Ninja was drinking a huge tankard in Fortnite and commented at the end, “Oh, it says on the bottom: Ben smells like farts.”
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The remark caught Ninja off guard: DrLupo simultaneously said: “Hey, donate 5 subs on Twitch if you think Tfue is better than Ninja.”
From then on, the mood shifted. The other streamers laughed, but Ninja became quieter. He said, “That felt personal.”
To which DrLupo replied, “You know, it’s never personal or always.”
For the rest of the match, no one spoke. DrLupo merely whispered: “The toxicity.”
The two are rivals on Twitch: Tfue and Ninja.
This is what happened next: The match lasted about 8 more minutes. Ninja played the game out confidently and secured the victory. He only said, “Six and a half hours of streaming, I’m exhausted,” and then he was gone.
During the 8 minutes, people in the Twitch chat talked about it being a “weird situation,” a “strange silence,” that DrLupo probably doesn’t know how to joke and always takes it too far.
People who joined in said, “I’m confused, why is no one talking?”
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This is how the clip is being reacted to: The clip has now over 210,000 views. On Reddit, people discuss and say that Ninja just bottled up his anger and it’s still simmering.
Overall, DrLupo’s role here is viewed critically. He is considered a player of a different category and should not mock the well-known “high-skillers” Ninja and Tfue.
DrLupo, known as the Good Guy.
This is what lies behind it: Even though a lot of it is just banter – Ninja is an incredibly ambitious and driven player. Apparently, he can’t stand it when someone makes “Tfue” jokes at his expense, even if it’s an alleged friend.
Surely it was just a snapshot and he was simply exhausted after 6.5 hours, but this topic seems to occupy him nonetheless.
In 2018, Ninja still dominated Fortnite, but for a few months now, Tfue has been giving him serious competition on Twitch. He is currently the number 3 streamer on Twitch.
In contrast to Ninja, Tfue is qualified for the 2019 World Cup in Fortnite.
During the night, a major update was released for Auto Chess Teamfight Tactics on the LoL PBE. This update introduced a Ranked mode and the new champion Twisted Fate.
How does the Ranked mode work in TFT? Unlike in League of Legends, you only have to play five rounds instead of ten to receive a placement.
A matchmaking rating, or MMR, is used to determine this. Your rating increases if you finish among the top four players in a round.
If you finish in the bottom half, you lose rating. Apparently, the amount of rating also depends on how high or low your placement is. For example, finishing fourth gives you significantly less rating than the first place.
When will the Ranked mode go live? You can already test it on the PBE, but the new Ranked mode will be available on the live servers much later.
A release is planned with Patch 9.14. Typically, updates in League of Legends are released two weeks after the patch goes to the PBE. A release on Wednesday, July 17, is likely.
Teamfight Tactics gets its first new champion
Who is the new champion? As many players have already speculated after the teaser image, the new champion in TFT is Twisted Fate. He is a pirate and a spellcaster, costing two gold.
He comes into play with 450 health and 50 mana at the first level. His special ability is “Pick a Card”. He chooses one of three random cards, which have one of these effects:
Red Card deals additional damage (200/300/400)
Yellow Card stuns the target for 2/3/4 seconds
Blue Card restores 20/35/50 mana to himself and surrounding units
Twisted Fate can play an important role, especially for a spellcaster combo, as he can generate mana with “Pick a Card”. Also, as a pirate, he provides extra gold in the early game.
He is the 51st champion in TFT, with a total of 60 champions planned. These will rotate in the future to keep the meta from becoming stale.
What else has changed? We have already reported that the item system in TFT has been adjusted. Additionally, there were balance changes to demons, who now deal true damage when they burn mana.
Also, the Frozen Heart has been strengthened (now reduces enemy attack speed by 25% instead of 20%), and the Hextech Gunblade now heals for 33% instead of 25%.
The UI has also been tweaked. Winning streaks are now displayed more clearly in the UI, and there is finally the desired overview of the damage dealt by your units. This overview resets at the start of each round.
What does Riot Games plan for the future? Currently, there is no connection between Teamfight Tactics and the other game modes of League of Legends. Thus, no XP can be earned through playing.
While the beta pass fulfills its purpose of distributing rewards like new game boards or small legends, Riot Games is now considering a connection to the other game modes based on player feedback.
Additionally, further balance adjustments are already in the planning stage.
Warframe recently received excellent ratings on Steam. Currently, 96 percent of the reviews are positive. What is going on? Why is Warframe doing so well right now?
What is going on with Warframe on Steam? If you look at the Steam reviews of the loot shooter Warframe, it states that the reviews from the last 30 days are “extremely positive.” This is about the best rating you can get on Steam and comes from a proud 96% positive reviews over the last 30 days. That amounts to over 20,000 reviews, almost all of which were positive.
In total, at the time of this article (07/04/2019 at 4 PM), Warframe has over 269,000 reviews, of which 92 percent are still positive.
In recent days, Warframe has become even more popular.
But what is the reason that so many people have rated the game so highly in the last few days?
Why Warframe is so popular
If you take a closer look at the reviews, several positive aspects of the game stand out:
It has an incredible amount of content and ongoing updates
It has an incredibly fair free-to-play system, in which almost everything can be played for free
Even the grind is fun due to the dynamic action combat system
The large variety of weapons and Warframes is very well received
This is the most important feature of Warframe: Above all, the excellent free-to-play system, in the eyes of many fans, is very well liked. According to fans, you can get almost everything in Warframe for free, and some players regularly invest a few euros in special cosmetics out of gratitude to the developers for the game.
This is what fans say: Here are some of the most helpful opinions from fans:
“Get it, play it, and preferably throw your private life away. You never need anything else.”
“I started late and I must say I regret it, as it is a super game. Much to do, good graphics, fair gameplay, nice community. Absolutely recommended.”
“There is no free game that tramples the entire AAA publisher scene into the dust as much as Warframe. Except for a few skins, everything can really be obtained for free.”
“If you have the time and desire to grind a lot, Warframe is the right game for you.”
New Warframes and weapons are constantly being added.
This is the little criticism: Negative reviews are currently rare, but some players still have some complaints. Curiously, some find the free-to-play system not fair, as you at least have to buy slots for new weapons and Warframes. And even though you can also trade the necessary real money currency with other players, they still consider this unfair.
Another player criticizes the entire game system of the loot shooter. Grinding for items to get more items to grind with, he finds ultimately empty and unfulfilling. However, he needed 1,146 hours to realize this.
Why Warframe could become even more popular soon
The hype around Warframe could actually grow even larger. Because on the weekend (July 6, 2019), the major fan festival TennoCon, organized by the developer, takes place. There, a long-awaited feature is likely to be presented in more detail.
This is what the players’ spaceships could look like.
This is what to expect at TennoCon 2019: The highlight of this year’s TennoCon is likely to be the long-awaited update “Empyrean.” It was only briefly teased again at E3 2019 and is now expected to be presented in detail at TennoCon.
What is Empyrean? With this update, a long-held dream of many fans will finally come true. Here, you can design large spaceships and start battles in space with the enemy’s large ships, engaging in complex space battles.
Players can take on different roles on the ship and even board enemies, then slice through the opposing ship as space ninjas. Additionally, you can equip your Archwing and zoom around the ship as a kind of starfighter, fending off enemy hunters.
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Additionally, you can build your ship together as a clan, design it, and continue to upgrade it. Since players can already decorate their small Orbiter spaceship with all sorts of absurd items like stuffed animals and vacuum robots, the possibilities with a large spaceship are likely to be even more extreme.
If Empyrean is finally presented in detail at TennoCon and ideally a release date is announced, then Warframe could possibly become even more popular on Steam.
In the MMORPG EVE Online the invasion of the Drifters is in full swing and has escalated to a new level. After players were initially shocked, they became annoyed and wanted to sabotage the economy of EVE Online – then CCP struck back.
This is what is happening in EVE Online: Last Wednesday, an NPC race from EVE Online, the Drifters, suddenly launched an attack in Null Sec on the structures and ships of the players. Something like this had never happened before.
Players wanted to sabotage trade to harm EVE Online
This is how the mood shifted: As reported by PC Gamer, the mood of the top players changed quickly. At first, they coordinated to intercept the Drifter attacks and were excited. But by the weekend, it became frustrating for them.
The attacks were described as “tedious and boring”. The NPCs always attacked in the same way, triggering the same defensive strategies every time.
Quickly, the alliances had the “Drifter” problem under control, and it was no longer that exciting.
Top players had figured out that while the Drifters bark, they do not bite. They were apparently not really out for destruction. However, since the Drifters had not been announced or tested beforehand, the alliances had to take them seriously. This was annoying after all.
“The Mittani”, the head behind the powerful alliance The Imperium: He was particularly annoyed by the Drifters.
This is how top alliances wanted to take revenge on CCP: Apparently, some of the major alliances in EVE Online planned to express their displeasure with CCP by intentionally disrupting the game.
It is said that the Imperium and Fraternity initiated a trade war to weaken EVE Online by imposing an embargo against important trading hubs like Jita.
The message: If CCP spoils our PvP fun with PvE, then we will strike back. By disrupting the trade of EVE Online – essential for many players – they wanted to force CCP to relent.
Such protest actions happen more frequently in EVE Online.
This is what has happened now: Since the current maintenance a few hours ago, EVE Online is once again in chaos. As stated on reddit , the Drifters are now more aggressive and numerous than before.
Since the new update, they spawn not only in 3 systems per region but in all of them. In 6 hours, they attacked 200 structures from TEST. They are now “fully aggressive.”
Before the downtime, Drifters could achieve 1 kill per hour, now it’s 120.
In the reddit forum, many see this as a somewhat defiant response from CCP to the trade war. Apparently, the claims that the Drifters had been “decoded and were no longer a problem” were a bit premature.
Officially, there are no statements from CCP regarding the Drifter invasion in EVE Online.
Why are there new raid bosses? The GO Fest in Dortmund is currently in full swing, and at the same time a worldwide event with special spawns is also taking place. Some spawns from the GO Fest can now be found in raids as well. Among them are some rare shinies.
In return, Karpador and Wailmer were removed from the 1-star raids. The level 4 raids have not changed at all.
There was an error here: At the beginning of the new raid bosses, you could encounter Magnezone in the 1-star raids. However, this was just a bug, and the monster was quickly replaced with Magnemite. So you will no longer find it in raids.
Magnezone was briefly available in raids. The error has now been fixed
Which bosses are good counters? If you are still looking for a good team against Groudon, then focus mainly on Roselia, Capilz and Tangela. They themselves or their evolutions are top counters.
How long will these bosses be available? Presumably, the bosses will change again at the end of the GO Fest. This will end on Sunday, July 7. After that, the old raid bosses will return until July 10.
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In week 9 of Season 9, Fortnite hides a secret star again. We show you the location of the bonus star.
Here’s how to get the star: Once you have mastered all challenges from week 9, you can collect this star that is hidden somewhere on the map. If you haven’t completed all challenges, you won’t find the star.
Secret Battle Star from Week 9 (S9) – Here is the location
Here’s a hint: You can find the hint for the location of the star as always on the new loading screen. This appears only when you have completed all challenges.
In week 9, this loading screen looks like this:
This is the loading screen from week 9
Where is the hint hidden? To the right at the skate ramp, you see the star on a graffiti. You can tell that the star is supposed to be on a car. But where is this vehicle?
This time the hint is quite obvious
Here you can find the secret star: You can find the car in Mega Mall. It’s located in the large shopping center. Around the car, there is a barrier.
You will find the star on the roof of the vehicle. You won’t be able to miss it.
In the middle of the shopping center in Mega Mall lies the star
Is there a video about it? We have embedded a clip for you that shows the exact location again. This way, you will definitely find the star:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyKxGFWDIEg
What tasks do I need to solve beforehand? The challenges from week 9 are relatively easy to accomplish. For example, you need to visit 3 solar panels.
All other tasks are done quickly. You need to make special kills or drink shield potions.
You can find the summary of all tasks in our large hub for week 9:
Which exotic weapons do MeinMMO readers prefer to play in Destiny 2? We wanted to find out from you in a survey. Many of you participated and now we reveal which exotic weapons you prefer to travel through the universe.
With the survey, we wanted to know which exotic weapons you prefer to play and how much you are affected by the nerfs.
These are the most popular exotic weapons among MeinMMO readers
We will now reveal how MeinMMO readers voted on the most popular weapons. We will go through the respective weapon categories one by one – regardless of which slot they are equipped in.
67 % of readers responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot
These are the most popular exotic trace rifles:
Wave Splitter 27 %
Prometheus Lens 15 %
Coldheart 14 %
44 % of readers responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot
What does the survey show? Before Season 7, you actually carried many of the exotic weapons that were hit with the nerf hammer in the Season of Opulence.
For example, the Whisper of the Worm now draws its ammo from reserves instead of generating it from thin air, and the damage from Sleeper Simulant’s ricochet has been reduced against bosses. Even the Pikass, your favorite hand cannon, was considered too strong by Bungie and was nerfed.
The exotic hand cannon Sturm was significantly buffed at the beginning of Season 7 along with its partner Drang. And rightly so! Because the dynamic duo seems to be going completely unnoticed by you. Only 25 brave Guardians cast their vote for Sturm in our survey.
Interestingly, many of the weapons that experienced a nerf with Season 7 were still ranked with a large gap behind the most popular weapons. Will this still be the case after the changes?
Cortyn has waited many, many years on Azshara and Nazjatar in WoW . Were the expectations met?
Patch 8.2 has been live in World of Warcraft for quite a while and I have spent a lot of time wandering around Nazjatar, taking a close look at the area, the representation of the Naga and Queen Azshara. For me, both of these have a special significance. The reason lies in my passion for role-playing and love for one of my characters. And that’s what makes me unfortunately disappointed with Nazjatar.
The driving motivation of one of my characters was to be able to serve Queen Azshara again someday. After all, she was for many centuries the beloved Elf queen of the people and bore titles like “Light of Lights”, “Daughter of the Moon”, “the beloved heart of our people” or “Vision of Perfection”.
Even from the books about the War of the Ancients, Azshara’s perfection was depicted. Her appearance and power were so breathtaking that everyone wanted to kneel down and worship her immediately. My elf was no different.
Queen Azshara – the Vision of Perfection.
Azshara cannot meet expectations
But Azshara does not live up to this in the current WoW. In the books and her past, Azshara was not only a powerful queen but also a ruler who was loved by large parts of the population.
She did not actively oppress her people, but was wise and, above all, popular – at least until the incident with the Legion.
But this representation is exactly what I miss. In World of Warcraft, Azshara is portrayed only in two extremes. One side sees her as the great evil queen who has betrayed her people, as the spirits in Azsuna and some in the ruins of Zin-Azshari say.
The other side is fanatically loyal to their queen, to such an extent that one almost has to think of brainwashing.
I miss the middle ground. I miss characters who can justify why they remain loyal to Azshara, what they appreciate about the queen or what they might criticize but can still understand.
I can only hope that Blizzard presents a bit more character depth here and doesn’t just chop off the queen in the raid. After all, we still don’t know what happens exactly after the battle.
Nazjatar is just a spark of what it could have been
However, Nazjatar could not meet my expectations either. Ever since “Burning Crusade,” I have hoped that we would someday go to Nazjatar, to the ruins of Zin-Azshara, to the sunken elf kingdom.
I wanted to see the huge empire that sank beneath the waves. I wanted to see what Azshara has created with her Naga for a new realm, to experience the contrast.
Ruins of a former civilization.
But that doesn’t work. Nazjatar is – although it is a fundamentally beautiful area – fundamentally ugly by elven standards. There are ruins of the old civilization that Azshara and her people apparently have simply ignored.
It’s like if your garage burns down and you tell yourself, “Oh, that’s fine, I always wanted to have a ruin next to the house.”
Even the rest of the area of Nazjatar is not “pretty,” has no elven perfection or even tries to be particularly grandiose, as would be fitting for Azshara. The few Naga structures are ugly and scattered, fitting only to some extent into the surroundings.
Everything seems quite primitive and far from what a fallen high culture could have built under the sea in 10,000 years.
The only exception seems to be Azshara’s palace, which at least looks good from the outside and has a cool entrance.
A piece of music with a lot of emotion
This disappointment becomes particularly clear with a piece of music. The piece plays in Nazjatar when you are in the ruins of Zin-Azshari. When the song played for the first time, I stopped and listened to it completely because I found it so wonderful. I just love those elven chants, from which you can hear individual words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwPZCfA8nVA
No other piece of music in WoW has told me such a wonderful story with its soundtrack, and I could almost see the images the composer wanted to convey – or at least what my interpretation of it is.
For the first two minutes, the song is quite calm and fits wonderfully with the ruins. Remnants of a past civilization. Only the pitiful remains of something that was much more gigantic than any other realm in this world.
Then, at around 2:00, the music becomes friendlier, more positive, until it creates a feeling of “departure” at 2:30. In my mind’s eye, I could see Zin-Azshari in its prime, similar to Suramar, a city full of life.
But the moment is brief. At minute 3:00, the mood quickly declines again, and one returns to the dead silence of the ruins.
This little “journey” through this fantastic soundtrack just confirms me. Nazjatar could have been so much more.
Zin Azshari at its peak, as depicted in the Chronicles.
Nazjatar fails for me because I have an RP tick
I think it’s great that Nazjatar has made its way into the game, but I find it sad that it has only become a small area and not its own expansion.
Nazjatar is a really cool quest area, with an interesting story and many secrets. From a “neutral” point of view, I find the area great and enjoy spending time there, as the content is fun.
And yet, from a personal perspective, it is anything but satisfying. If this is the kingdom and the queen that my elf has secretly longed for in RP for over 12 years, then she will probably take the nearest rope and hang from a coral reef.
I am so preoccupied with this that I haven’t even taken my elf a step into Nazjatar yet, but instead play other characters.
Even if my elf is “not in Nazjatar” in “RP”, I can’t imagine her in this environment. I would be in tears if she were to experience that “in role”. It not only disappoints my character but also me.
Nazjatar could have been so much more, could have offered room for a whole expansion. Instead, it is a small area that does not do justice to an elven empire.
This is definitely quite an extreme “role-player tick” – but it had to come out. Maybe you can somewhat understand it.
12 years of personal, exaggerated expectations and anticipation and hope probably just cannot be fulfilled – not even by Blizzard.
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Apex Legends has now received some changes to the map in Season 2. Among them are the Leviathans, enormous creatures that now stand in the middle of the map. But they are not just decoration – they are actually quite useful.
What are the Leviathans? The Leviathans are a new gameplay element in Apex Legends. They stand right in the middle of the map and occasionally roar their presence across King’s Canyon. Originally, they were outside the map and were kept away by the Repulsor Tower.
When the tower collapsed as part of the many changes in Season 2, the Leviathans finally returned. Now they stand in King’s Canyon and supply you with loot and even kills, if you are lucky.
How to properly use the Leviathans
How do I get loot? Under the clawed feet of the Leviathans, there is often particularly high-quality loot. Players report finding level-3 shields and Phoenix Kits. However, you can only access these when the Leviathans lift their legs – and you are quick enough.
Occasionally, the large, sluggish Leviathans stomp down. They lift one leg. Exactly where the clawed foot stood before, loot will be available for you to collect.
But you have to hurry. The duration from lifting to placing the leg back down is only about six seconds. If the Leviathan puts its leg back down while you are standing there, you are dead. It looks something like this:
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How do I get kills? The kills from the Leviathans work similarly. In the surroundings, it is usually quite visible where a Leviathan will place its clawed foot due to craters and trampled buildings. If you want to achieve a kill without any effort, you can:
drop some high-quality loot there to attract players
simply wait until someone passes by and engage them in a fight
or intentionally lure someone into a fight there, while you stand a bit outside as the opponent gets crushed.
If you have shot at the opponent beforehand, the kill counts as yours. You can see what that looks like in action in the short clip from reddit user SupaSnipaX:
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Where can I find the Leviathans? The two Leviathans are located right in the center of the map. One stands south of Containment and Artillery, the other exactly between Market and The Cage.
You can see them from the air while flying. When you are on the ground, you will likely only be able to see their giant, stone column-like legs.
The Leviathans could be particularly useful if you want to improve your skills just a little more – for example, for the ranked play:
On the test servers (PTS) of The Division 2, agents can currently try out and test content from Title Update 5. Among them is a feature that many agents have long wished for, namely a flashlight – this time even a real one. We show how to get the flashlight mod there (and soon also on the live servers).
How does the flashlight work in The Division 2? The flashlight in The Division 2 comes in the form of an attachment for pistols. To get this attachment, you first need to find a corresponding blueprint for it and then craft the pistol flashlight mod.
If you’ve accomplished this, you can use the mod, i.e., the flashlight, on pistols with the appropriate mod slot. Simply aim the pistol at the spot or in the direction that needs to be lit up.
By the way, the flashlight mod offers no bonuses except for its lighting effect, unlike laser pointers, which use the same mod slot. It is simply for exploring dark areas of the game world.
Source: Reddit user RIPutiin
How do you get the flashlight mod for pistols? You need a little luck and possibly some patience.
In the open world, you’ll occasionally encounter enemy groups with an elite enemy equipped with a chainsaw. This is the one you need to kill. He will then drop the blueprint for this mod for you.
Source: Reddit user Hanakooh
You can encounter these enemy groups anywhere in the game world, but the chances are said to be highest in the sewers of Washington D.C.
So find the next access to the underground on the map and search the drainage channels for these enemies. According to user reports, you should be able to find them pretty quickly in the sewer, especially in the large main rooms. Outside of the sewer, it may take quite a while.
Update 5.8. 12:16 PM: How to get the pistol lamp in just 10 minutes on the live servers of The Division 2, we tell you here.
What’s the deal with the flashlight? The agents in The Division 2 are well-trained professionals with the latest equipment, but one thing Massive forgot to provide them with – a reliable light source for dark times.
Because post-apocalyptic Washington D.C. can be extremely dark in places, especially at night and in gloomy parts of buildings or underground passages with no light or electricity. A major wish of the player community was thus a flashlight so they can navigate better in the dark and not overlook important things.
With Title Update 5, however, it is supposed to find its way into the game soon. Thanks to the test servers on PC, we now also know how to get it. Once the game goes live, all agents on the live servers will be able to receive the flashlight this way.
When will the feature be available on the live servers? Until July 10, the contents of Title Update 5 and thus the flashlight will be extensively tested on the PTS. After that, it shouldn’t be long before the content also finds its way to the live servers of PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Title Update 5 is supposed to be released in July, probably shortly after the end of the testing phase on the PTS. There, the lamp should also be obtainable in the same way. If necessary, we will adjust the article accordingly.
Here are more interesting infos about Title Update 5:
For Week 9 of Season 9 in Fortnite , you need to visit 3 solar panels in the snow, desert, and jungle. We will show you the locations.
What is the task? The challenge is: “Visit several solar panels in the snow, desert, and jungle.” The challenge is achievable for any player, even without a Battle Pass.
On the Season 9 map, we show you exactly where to find the solar panels:
At these 3 locations you will find the panels
Finding solar panels in the snow, desert, and jungle
Where do I need to search in the snow? The solar panels in the snow can be found at Frosty Flights. Behind the hangars, where Fortbyte #75 is also hidden, are the panels.
These are the solar panels in the snow
Where do I need to search in the desert? In the desert, the panels are directly across from the John Wick house. This is located east of Paradise Palms. You will find the panels on a mountain in front of it.
Right in front of Paradise Palms are the panels in the desert
Where do I need to search in the jungle? You may remember these panels from Fortbyte #95. It was hidden right there. Northwest of Sunny Steps and east of the 4 hot springs, you will find the panels in the middle of the jungle.
This large panel wall is located in the middle of the jungle
How do I complete the task? It is enough to simply visit the locations. You do not have to perform any interactions there.
What you need to watch out for: As always, such locations are often visited by campers. They hope for easy kills here. So don’t get caught!
This video helps you: We will embed a video here that shows the exact locations of the panels. This way, you can’t miss them.
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What other tasks are there? Week 9 in Fortnite is otherwise rather uneventful. You should be able to complete the tasks well. If you still have problems, check out our big guide for Week 9:
The Fortbyte #18 has appeared in Fortnite! The Byte can be found between Mega Mall and Dusty Divot. We will show you the exact location.
What is the challenge? The riddle surrounding Fortbyte #18 is: “To be found somewhere between Mega Mall and Dusty Divot”
We will show you on the Season 9 map where you can find the sought Byte:
West of Mega Mall you will find it
Fortbyte #18 somewhere between Mega Mall and Dusty Divot
Here you need to search: The Fortbyte can be found west of Mega Mall. There is a large ascent to the wind tunnel. Right next to it, you will find a small wooden hut.
Exactly in this hut hides the Fortbyte. At the right corner, next to the wooden crate, you will find the Byte. You can collect it easily.
You will find the Fortbyte in this wooden hut
What you need to watch out for: At the locations of the Fortbytes, campers often lie in wait for you. So, don’t get caught while collecting!
Use this video: We will embed a video of the Fortbyte here. This way, you won’t miss the location:
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The action-packed arena brawler/battle royale hybrid Battlerite is in crisis. Players are dropping off, and the development is becoming less worthwhile for Studio Stunlock.
What is the problem with Battlerite? Battlerite and the battle royale standalone are currently facing a serious crisis. The game is losing players. On Steam, there was an average of only 486 players online in June 2019. The peak was 905 players. This is a far cry from numbers like in March 2018, where there were over 6,000 players on Steam on average.
Why are there so few players left? According to the developers at Stunlock, Battlerite in itself is well-received. However, the game lacks the appeal to keep players engaged for longer than a short period.
Consequently, revenues are also declining further, and development is becoming less worthwhile.
Battlerite is no longer the main project of the developers
What will happen to Battlerite? With heavy hearts, the developers announced that under these circumstances, they can no longer operate Battlerite as the main project of the studio. It’s simply not worthwhile anymore, as Battlerite brings in too little money.
Therefore, they will also not complete the long-in-development tournament system. This is something Stunlock deeply regrets.
What’s still coming to Battlerite: The upcoming Season 3 of Battlerite will still be released as planned on July 10, 2019. It will include a reduction in the costs of heroes and introduce a public custom lobby. However, whether there will still be a season after the third one is up in the air and seems rather unlikely at this point.
What are the developers doing? They want to do what they can for Battlerite but also turn to a new project. This will incorporate numerous experiences from Battlerite, both positive and negative. They will keep the players informed when there is more to say.
The decline of Battlerite is very unfortunate; the game was always a favorite among critics. Here at MeinMMO, it was received positively as well.
