In Fortnite: Battle Royale the challenges of week 9 from Season 9 are online. It involves many kills and solar panels.
Free and paid: For all 7 challenges, you still need the Battle Pass from Season 9 for 950 V-Bucks (9.50 euros). Without the pass, there are, as always, only the three free tasks to complete.
All Challenges of Week 9 in Season 9
The free challenges
Reward
Use a drink cup or drink pack in 3 different matches
5 stars/500 XP
Visit a series of solar panels in the snow, the desert, and the jungle
5 stars/500 XP
Phase 1: Eliminate an opponent with a common weapon
Phase 2: Eliminate an opponent with an uncommon weapon
Phase 3: Eliminate an opponent with a rare weapon
Phase 4: Eliminate an opponent with an epic weapon
Phase 5: Eliminate an opponent with a legendary weapon
10 stars/1,000 XP
The paid challenges
Reward
Deal 500 points of headshot damage
10 stars/500 XP
Search chests at Lazy Lagoon or Happy Hamlet
5 stars/500 XP
Eliminate opponents at 5 different named locations
10 stars/1,000 XP
Deal damage to opponents 10 seconds after landing from a geyser
10 stars/1,000 XP
Use a drink cup or drink pack in 3 different matches
Here’s how to complete the task: Both items are hard to find, so it might take a bit before you complete this task. Also, be careful with the drink cup so that you don’t get shot while drinking. It takes quite a long time to finish it completely.
Visit a series of solar panels in the snow, the desert, and the jungle
Eliminate opponents with weapons of different rarities
Here’s how to complete the task: Here you need to get one kill with a weapon of each rarity, in the order from common (gray) to legendary (gold). You can ideally find the higher-quality items in modes with respawn.
Phase 1: Eliminate an opponent with a common weapon
Phase 2: Eliminate an opponent with an uncommon weapon
Phase 3: Eliminate an opponent with a rare weapon
Phase 4: Eliminate an opponent with an epic weapon
Phase 5: Eliminate an opponent with a legendary weapon
Deal 500 points of headshot damage (Battle Pass only)
Here’s how to complete the task: Either use sniper rifles for precise headshots or shoot wildly in close combat with shotguns and SMGs in the general head direction of the opponent.
Search chests at Lazy Lagoon or Happy Hamlet (Battle Pass only)
Here’s how to complete the task: Opening chests is no great feat, it’s best to do it when both locations are a bit secluded and not many players have been looting there yet.
Eliminate opponents at 5 different named locations (Battle Pass only)
Here’s how to complete the task: You can best complete this task in a respawn game mode, as you usually get more kills and can also more easily visit various locations.
Deal damage to opponents 10 seconds after landing from a geyser (Battle Pass only)
Here’s how to complete the task: It’s best to go to the northeast of the map. Right northeast of Lazy Lagoon, there are particularly many geysers. Just make sure there are also opponents there that you can shoot at.
You need to deal a total of 200 damage, but not to the same opponent or in the same round. So take your time.
In the USA, a conflict has been brewing for some time between influencers on YouTube and Twitch and the more “traditional” gaming press. The conflict recently surfaced in a clash between authors from the US site Kotaku and Twitch streamer Dr Disrespect on Twitter.
Who shot first? This time, Kotaku fired the first shots. In an article about the apology from Guy Beahm, the man behind Dr Disrespect, Kotaku author Nathan Grayson said Beahm uses the character of the Twitch streamer “Dr Disrespect” as a shield against criticism.
The man behind the character: Guy Beahm.
Dr Disrespect and Twitch “not authentic”
This is the attack: Beahm said he did this to be authentic. But Grayson questions that authenticity. On Twitch, everything is a performance. No one here is authentic, least of all when they play a role.
People make calculated decisions on how they want to present themselves on Twitch.
It would have been truly authentic if Beahm had taken responsibility for the mistake himself instead of blaming the “brand Dr Disrespect”. (via kotaku)
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This is how the Doctor reacts: Dr Disrespect reportedly reacted a bit sensitively. He said, “The curve of Kotaku’s growth is going down faster than Jason Schreier’s hairline.”
There is no need to worry, no one in the “community” knows these guys.
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Furthermore, the Twitch streamer pokes fun at both authors a bit by tweeting from their perspective:
Grayson would be a “hot shot” reporter at the mighty site Kotaku. He has written so many cool things in his life, but nothing was as great as the coverage of the 2009 mobile tournament at Angry Birds for $100. He even won that.
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Regarding Schreier, it is said that Kotaku’s tweets are on the rise. Instead of getting 1-3 likes like a year ago, they now get 3-5. Furthermore, Schreier has written a book about video games, and that is popular in the office. Then Dr Disrespect posted another picture of Schreier’s rather long forehead.
This alludes to the book “Blood, Sweat and Pixels” that Schreier wrote and frequently promotes.
Hey man like I said, I’d be happy to chat any time – if it makes you feel more comfortable I can Skype from the bathroom
This is how Schreier responded: Schreier is a well-known gaming reporter who works investigatively and is responsible for some “exposés” in recent months.
He replied, “Hey, we can talk anytime – If you feel more comfortable, I can Skype from my bathroom.”
This is what it is about: Apart from the jokes about hair: What seems like a playful exchange here actually has a serious background. It concerns the dominance in gaming interpretation.
In the USA, it is noticeable that tensions between influencers on Twitch and YouTube and the established gaming press are escalating. This also has economic reasons.
Certain YouTubers attack gaming outlets by emphasizing their own authenticity and questioning that of the US sites. Opinion leaders on US sites like Kotaku or Polygon increasingly target influencers: They also question authenticity.
Dr Disrespect emphasizes his own relevance, especially on social media. He cites his reach and suggests that gaming sites are on the decline. In doing so, he also challenges sites like Kotaku over the interpretation of what is happening in the world of gaming.
On the 10th day of the “14 Days of Summer” challenge from Fortnite, you need to light fireworks along the riverbank. We will show you how to complete the task.
What is the challenge this time? In the USA, the 4th of July is celebrated with lots of fireworks, and you are supposed to replicate that in Fortnite. You need to light a total of 3 fireworks by the riverbank. This is a task from “14 Days of Summer”
On the Map of Season 9, we show you 6 locations of the fireworks. You can then decide for yourself which 3 fireworks you light.
These are 6 locations where you can find fireworks
Here you can find and light the fireworks at the riverbank
Here you need to search: We show you 6 locations. It is enough if you visit 3 of them, so you can choose the best-located ones:
North of Lazy Lagoon at the 3 rowboats
South of Lazy Lagoon, to the right of the waterfall
East of Loot Lake next to the camper trailer
East of Neo Tilted near the beach party
Southeast of Neo Tilted right at the riverbank
West of Fatal Fields in the snowy area
The fireworks north of Lazy Lagoon. Source: Dot eSports
This is how you find all the fireworks: If you don’t find the fireworks right away, simply follow the river that flows east of Neo Tilted and Shifty Shafts. If you walk down this river, you will find enough fireworks to light.
How do I light the fireworks? Just stand in front of the fireworks, and you can interact with them. This way, you light the fireworks, and the task is completed after 3 such actions.
The fireworks east of Loot Lake. Source: Dot eSports
Is there a video about this? As always, we will also include a video of the locations so you can better find all the fireworks.
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What is the reward? If you complete this task, you will receive a new harvesting tool that resembles grill utensils.
If you have completed all 14 tasks of the summer event, there is still a special back bling waiting for you. This is the back bling “Smoothie,” which you may already know from the trailer for Season 9.
All other tasks for “14 Days of Summer” have already been leaked. You can find them here:
Red Dead Redemption 2 offers many opportunities for players to enjoy themselves in the Wild West. A player recently showed on Reddit how to easily obtain pelts in the game, even when one’s hunting luck runs out. This funny method may, however, fall into a moral gray area for honorable cowboys.
What is being shown? The cowboy spectacle Red Dead Redemption 2 is full of possibilities and hidden features that players still enjoy months after the release. For instance, a player found a very simple way to open safes
The player Amberstryke recently showed in the RDR subreddit how he easily acquired high-quality corpses and pelts without getting his hands dirty hunting. He simply took them from a passing NPC.
What can be seen in the video? The player’s Arthur is riding on his horse during sunset when he encounters a stranger NPC. This one seems to be a hunter, as he is carrying his hunting rifle, while his horse trots behind him carrying his prey, a large animal carcass.
Arthur greets the other man kindly and dismounts. When the other hunter’s horse tries to pass him, Arthur stops it and silently takes the animal carcass from its back. The hunter is oblivious and continues on his way.
Other players advise that one should not only steal the loot from these NPCs’ horses but should try to rob them completely if possible. The hunters often still have pelts in their pockets, with which one can make a fortune or craft rare items.
What do other players say? The video is generating general amusement, especially because the poor NPC is completely unaware of the quick exchange of his prey and simply walks on.
Other players report that they frequently encounter such NPCs, and that they usually have valuable and often even perfect pelts. One cowboy writes that he was only able to craft the “Legend of the East” satchel through such strangers, who often cross paths on the roads.
Other players advise that one should not only steal the loot from these NPCs’ horses but should try to rob them completely if possible. The hunters often still have pelts in their pockets, with which one can make a fortune or craft rare items.
At the Pokémon GO Festival in Dortmund, there are around 60 different Pokémon to catch. Many of them can be shiny or are particularly rare. We show you a list.
What kind of Pokémon are these? These are only the monsters that you find at the GO Fest. Some can also be caught globally in the current event, but the majority is exclusively for the GO Fest.
You can catch around 60 different Pokémon. There are also highlights like Flunkifer or Koknodon. However, there is also Venuflibis, which can only be caught in North America otherwise.
List of all Pokémon at the GO Fest
Where does the list come from? Various players from the GO Fest have compiled all their catches and sightings. So it is possible that the list will be expanded.
Diverse rare Pokémon spawn in Dortmund
First, we show you all the Pokémon that can also be caught as shiny on site:
Raupy
Pikachu with flower decoration
Sandan
Nidoran male and female
Digda
Machollo
Kleinstein
Alola-Kleinstein
Magnetilo
Sleima
Nebulak
Onix
Traumato
Krabby
Seeper
Sichlor
Pinsir
Karpador
Evoli with flower decoration
Evoli with flower decoration is also available on the premises
Amonitas
Kabuto
Dratini
Aerodactyl
Natu
Tannza
Larvitar
Loturzel
Flunkifer
Stollunior
Meditie
Wailmer
Spoink
Liliep
Anorith
Barschwa
Perlu
Tanhel
Bronzel
Perlu can be found especially more at Boat Lake
Besides all the possible shinies, there are also Pokémon that are quite rare in the wild. In addition, there are some Pokémon that, while fairly common, still appear at the GO Fest. The following Pokémon can be found:
Owei
Smogon
Rihorn
Weberak
Yanma
Felino
Icognito
Girafarig
Schneckmag
Panzaeron
Trasla
Knilz
Nasgnet
Meditalis
Koknodon
Schilterus
Burmy
Pionskora
Venuflibis
Finneon
The regional Pokémon Venuflibis can be found all over the premises
These Pokémon you get from Snapshot: If you take a photo of Pokémon during the GO Fest, you can encounter 4 different Pokémon. You will see them all again at the end of the Jirachi Quest:
Pummeluff
Krakelo
Palimpalim
Zirpeise
What letters are there from Icognito? The letters at the GO Fest are identical to those in Chicago. So there are all the letters from the words “WAKE UP!”. The rare exclamation mark is also included. There are 7 different Icognito to catch.
Particularly rare shinies are likely Flunkifer, Nebulak, Magnetilo, and especially the Pikachu and Evoli with flower decoration. So keep an eye out for them.
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Another MMORPG is dying, and its death is already a done deal. It’s a shame, as many European fans had hoped to play Dragon’s Dogma Online.
The death of MMORPGs continues into 2019. The latest victim is Dragon’s Dogma Online. The title was especially popular in Japan, where the RPG Dragon’s Dogma also performed well. A European release of the game is likely now off the table, and the hopes of fans may be buried.
What was Dragons Dogma Online? In the past, we had reported several times about Dragon’s Dogma Online and its major updates, which introduced new classes and new raids. Dragon’s Dogma Online was not a typical MMORPG but rather an action online RPG. While you could meet other players in hubs and form groups, the majority of the game was experienced in small groups rather than with hundreds of others.
When does the game close? For Dragon’s Dogma Online, it will be over on December 5, 2019. Then the servers will be shut down, and the game will no longer be accessible. Another game joins the ranks of dying MMORPGs.
Fans hope for a better second part of the RPG: Meanwhile, the death of Dragon’s Dogma is a hot topic on Reddit. Some fans hope that Capcom will now focus its efforts on a “Dragon’s Dogma 2.” After all, the first part was quite popular and even made it to Europe – albeit as a single-player RPG. Here, a sequel is eagerly wished for.
Are you mourning the death of Dragons Dogma Online? Were you looking forward to the game? Or had you already written it off?
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The British studio Mediatonic wants to develop a new Battle Royale Game called “Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout” for the PlayStation 4. However, it is intended to be completely without violence and weapons and instead come across as a kind of crazy gameshow à la Takeshi’s Castle full of fun mini-games.
What is the new Battle Royale game? The game from Mediatonic is called Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. In it, 100 cute little characters reminiscent of Teletubbies compete to win a golden crown. Only one of the little guys, called Fall Guys, can have it at the end.
They look like Teletubbies, but they are Fall Guys.
Funny gameshow instead of bloody slaughter
How does Battle Royale work without violence? Instead of killing each other with all kinds of weapons, as is customary for a proper BR game like Fortnite or Apex Legends, the Fall Guys must survive a series of crazy mini-games. Those who fail at one of the many fun disciplines are eliminated and out of the race for the crown.
Among other things, the developers plan the following tasks on the way to victory:
Crossing a field where a giant cleaning brush, like from a car wash, drives around and sweeps Fall Guys off the field.
Passing through a wall with various openings, but only one is actually passable.
Stealing eggs from a huge sumo chicken and avoiding the revenge of the feathered creature.
Overcoming dangerous obstacle courses.
Skateboarding and ramming opponents’ boards full of Fall Guys.
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How do you win a round in Fall Guys? The developers plan about 30 different disciplines, of which 4 or 5 are randomly selected per round. In the end, the goal is to climb a mountain where the crown awaits the winner who reaches it first.
What does the progression look like? As is common in a BR game, the developers want to continuously develop the game and provide more crazy challenges. Additionally, players will be able to buy cosmetic items for their Fall Guy, allowing them to customize the cute little character individually.
Why are the developers doing this? According to the developers, they wanted to make a Battle Royale game but also appeal to people who either don’t like violence or who are so good at shooters that they want to try something new.
In addition, the developers are huge fans of crazy Japanese game shows like the infamous Takeshi’s Castle. This was one of the great inspirations for Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout.
When is the game coming out? Fall Guys is set to release in 2020. The first platforms planned are PS4 and PC. However, there may be more platforms added later.
In Teamfight Tactics, the LoL Auto Chess, a crazy bug has occurred. The Twitch streamer Scarra struggled with a spider of the champ “Elise”, which suddenly turned hostile and cost him money when he wanted to sell it. He fought against his own spiderling but was able to gain some advantage from the situation.
What kind of bug is this? A completely crazy bug has occurred in Teamfight Tactics. It is a sequence of very strange events that has been captured in Twitch clips. A summoned servant was not just simply buggy, but at least three times.
Where does the spider come from? The champ “Elise” has the abilities to transform herself into a spider and summon two spiderlings when her mana is full. As a shapeshifter, that’s her thing.
But this time, everything was somehow different.
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This betrayal continued: Then the spiderling was suddenly marked as hostile and had doubled – but Scarra was able to use it. At the start of the battle, the spiderling actually switched to the opponent’s side and fought against Scarra’s team.
Ultimately, Scarra was then able to replace the spiderling with his own hero, so that he had 6 heroes on the field instead of just 5. He was, therefore, over the limit. Even though he had 2 useless, hostile spiderlings sitting on his own bench.
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What’s behind this: Teamfight Tactics is currently being patched pretty chaotically and is still in beta.
The game seems to be developed “on open heart”. Although there is already a new “better version” running on the PBE, there are spontaneous live patches for LoL that affect Teamfight Tactics and make balance adjustments on the fly or bring new features, such as challenges.
This is probably how such completely bizarre bugs happen.
In Destiny 2, you can currently earn a new exotic weapon – the hand cannon Lumina. But how does the new firearm perform in practice? Is the weapon worth the effort?
What is the Lumina? With the weekly reset on July 2nd, the Lumina quest is live in Destiny 2. Since then, all Annual Pass owners have been able to seize a new exotic gun – the hand cannon Lumina.
But what can this new weapon do in detail? Is the grind worth it? We take a closer look at this new weapon exotic and tell you how it performs in PvE and PvP.
What the perks do: Kills with the Lumina leave remnants, a kind of sphere. When you absorb this sphere (just walk near it, and it will be drawn to you), your next hip-fire shot turns into a “Noble Round” and partially refills the magazine. Up to 5 Noble Rounds can be stacked this way.
These Noble Rounds are meant to be fired at allied Guardians. They have aggressive tracking and follow allied targets. It’s enough to shoot near (within a radius of three to four meters) another Guardian for the spherical projectile to hit them safely. You don’t need to aim precisely.
By the way, you fire the Noble Rounds from the hip. If you use the scope, the Lumina will still fire regular projectiles, so you can continue to fight normally, even if you have one or more Noble Rounds stacked.
If you use a Noble Round on an ally (meaning you hit them with it), it heals the ally and increases weapon damage for you and the affected Guardian for 10 seconds. The shooter does not get healed.
This is what the buffs can do: Healing restores about 3/4 of health instantly, after which health regeneration begins immediately.
The damage buff extends not only to the Lumina itself but to all equipped weapons and is approximately +19 – 20 % in PvP and +35 % in PvE.
This is how the Lumina plays in PvE
In PvE, the Lumina is really fun. It’s not like it’s an absolute must for every member of a fireteam, but if one of the team has it equipped, it opens up some additional possibilities.
You can build up a 5-stack of Noble Rounds with the weapon and save them for the right moment. So when it matters, you can even give a whole raid team and yourself a quick 35% damage boost, which (hopefully) can stack with other damage buffs (currently, that doesn’t seem to be the case, but it’s suspected to be a bug. We will keep you updated on this).
For this, you don’t even need a Warlock with Well of Radiance (currently, the buff of the Lumina doesn’t seem to stack with Well of Radiance). This could be a welcome additional boost, which can be provided by any class when fighting bosses.
Moreover, the loss of the exotic slot for the bearer is not too tragic since many currently use legendary grenade launchers in the power slot. The rest of the team can still use their weapons as desired.
Especially, Dawnblade Warlocks with the Blessing of the Dawn benefit greatly. Because the Noble Rounds of the Lumina trigger the Warlock class perk Benevolent Dawn, allowing the Warlock to almost continuously regenerate their class, grenade, and melee abilities when healing others. This way, Warlocks can fully dedicate themselves to the support role.
Solo: If you are on your own, the Lumina won’t provide you with significant advantages over established competitors. It is very situational and can struggle to showcase its strengths in a chaotic random team.
This means you may not always get to the spheres after a kill or might even die in the process of trying to grab them. Other teammates often cannot benefit from the damage buff if they are not aggressively pushing at that moment.
In a group: In a group, the Lumina is much more interesting to play but is still very situational and not an absolute must-have, just something that is fun to use.
In the competitive playlist, it will likely struggle to compete against common top weapons in PvP – although skilled teams can certainly use it to their advantage. You can heal or buff an ally at a critical moment, making weapons like shotguns or snipers much more effective.
However, to unlock the potential of the weapon, you essentially need to focus entirely on a support role and your teammates, while also getting kills yourself. Whether such a strategy will find wide usage in competitive mode is questionable, but it should become clearer in the coming weeks.
In quickplay, however, you can certainly have fun with it. You can push your larger group while rushing and easily snag kills. In that mode, a supporter doesn’t impact a group as much as in a 4-man team.
Is the effort for Lumina worth it?
In short: It depends. The weapon is not an absolute must-have in the end.
For whom is the Lumina worth it? In PvE, the Lumina makes a more solid impression. While it’s not a weapon that everyone should have equipped during a boss encounter, with one or two support builds in the team that lean on the Lumina, you can make a more significant impact and secure an additional, crucial advantage.
In PvE, the weapon is fun and offers real utility, especially if you enjoy the support role. If you like providing your team with buffs, this weapon could pay off for you.
In PvP, the Lumina is a good weapon in itself, where you can also have fun – especially on PC. However, it may struggle to stand out against established competition. Only coordinated and well-synced teams might extract a truly decisive advantage from Lumina – but even that is very situational.
In the Crucible, it looks more like the Lumina will remain a fun weapon and only benefit the best teams in certain situations. For many PvP players, it will likely just be a completion of their collection and end up gathering dust in the vault after a few weeks of fun.
However, if you’re into hand cannons or have a particular affinity for Thorn, then the Lumina could be worth a look for you in PvP.
You can find an initial video review of the weapon by YouTuber Aztecross Gaming here:
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In The Division 2, there is new information on important topics such as Exotics and crafting. In short: Both will become significantly more important and stronger with Title Update 5.
Here, players complained that they invested a lot of time in the Exotic while others are now “simply getting it” – that is not the case.
On the left is the “Diamondback Rifle”
This is the most important change: The values of the Exotics no longer have a random factor. The items will be buffed to the currently possible maximum values.
It will no longer be the case that the values of the weapon change when the gear score changes.
What about crafting in The Division 2? With Title Update 5, players will be able to craft items with a gear score of 500, which is the maximum value. For this, the crafting bench will need to be upgraded again:
Those who are already playing at World Tier 5 will receive this upgrade for free.
Those who are not yet playing at the maximum tier must find an item with a gear score of 490 and use it when upgrading the crafting bench.
Additionally, crafted items can now be used for recalibration.
When dismantling a brand item, you are guaranteed to receive brand materials.
This is what it’s about: Crafting in The Division 2 aims to be a real alternative to looting. There has been a lot of criticism of the system in recent months, as it was all very random.
Apparently, Massive struggled with “strong crafting” – after all, they developed a loot shooter, not a craft shooter. They will surely continue to observe how “crafting vs. looting” develops.
The Exotics had some strange quirks in the last updates, and gear score upgrades could lead to a weapon like the Nemesis suddenly dealing less damage.
Here, they apparently want to make a clean break and prevent such issues because it was only frustrating.
The question remains: When players are effectively made more powerful, shouldn’t the content become harder?
At the Dortmund Pokémon GO Festival, there is a special research for Jirachi. We will show you the individual stages and tell you how to best complete the quest.
What kind of special research is this? This tasks are exclusively available at the GO Fest in Dortmund. You will need a ticket for the event to be able to complete these quests.
The quest line will ultimately reward you with the mysterious Pokémon Jirachi. Before that, you will encounter many other Pokémon and can collect many important items.
Special research at the GO Fest in Dortmund – The Quests
In total, you need to complete 5 stages to finish the special research. The tasks are not too difficult, so you will be able to complete the quest line effortlessly on your event day.
Stage 1 of 5
Spin 7 PokéStops
Reward: 25 Poké Balls
Add 3 new friends
Reward: 10 Razz Berries
Send 3 gifts
Reward: 1 Super Incubator
Reward for completing the stage: 25 Poké Balls, 15 Lure Modules, 15 Silver Razz Berries
Stage 2 of 5
You will also encounter Magnezone
Catch 5 different Ground-type Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with a Nidoking
Catch 5 different Water-type Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with a Milotic
Catch 5 different Psychic-type Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with a Medicham
Catch 5 different Steel-type Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with a Magnezone
Catch 5 different Bug-type Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with a Scizor
Reward for completing the stage: 3 Super Incubators, 5 Golden Razz Berries, 5 Incense
Stage 3 of 5
You need to catch 3 Unown on the grounds
Catch 3 Unown
Reward: 1 Star Piece
Take a snapshot of Nidoran in its GO Fest habitat (Mysterious Woods)
Reward: 5000 Stardust
Take a snapshot of Barboach in its GO Fest habitat (Boat Lake)
Reward: 5000 Stardust
Take a snapshot of Scyther in its GO Fest habitat (Mysterious Woods)
Reward: 5000 Stardust
Take a snapshot of Meditite in its GO Fest habitat (Mysterious Woods)
Reward: 5000 Stardust
Take a snapshot of Magnemite in its GO Fest habitat (Steel Factory)
Reward: 5000 Stardust
Reward for completing the stage: 5,000 Stardust, 5 Golden Razz Berries, 1 Sinnoh Stone
Stage 4 of 5
Task already completed
Reward: 2019 XP
Task already completed
Reward: 2019 XP
Task already completed
Reward: 2019 XP
Reward for completing the stage: Encounter with a Jirachi, 5 Golden Razz Berries, 1 Charged TM
You will encounter Jirachi at stage 4
Stage 5 of 5
Trade 3 Pokémon that have a distance of at least 100 km
Reward: 3 Raid Passes
Hatch 5 Eggs
Reward: 3 Star Pieces
Take 3 snapshots of Jirachi
Reward: 1 Super Incubator
Reward for completing the stage: 20 Jirachi Candy, 5 Golden Razz Berries, 5000 Stardust
Things to consider for the quest: On almost all stages, you will receive a large amount of Stardust. When you are at the GO Fest, using a Star Piece is generally worth it. But especially activate it when you collect quest rewards. This way, you will benefit doubly.
Use Star Pieces for the special research
Jirachi is already available at stage 4. The 5th stage only gives you more candies. Generally, it is important that you complete the first 3 stages during the GO Fest, as you can only do these at the GO Fest.
All further information about the big GO Fest can be found in our guide:
Teamfight Tactics is very popular, but the item system frustrates many players. Now, Riot Games is addressing this issue and testing changes on the PBE.
What has changed about the items? Until now, chance played a big role in which items, and whether any items at all, players received in a round against neutral opponents. This has now changed at least partially with a new patch on the PBE.
Now, the strongest opponent of a neutral round is guaranteed to drop a mysterious item when defeated. Defeated dragons are even said to drop a fully upgraded item.
What else has changed? In addition to the items, the neutral rounds have also seen changes to the opponents themselves. After the first two minion rounds, Gromp, the giant frog from League of Legends, now appears.
Just like in the MOBA, Gromp gradually slows down the attack speed of the units that attack him.
Furthermore, the large neutral opponents, who are now guaranteed to drop an item, receive an additional buff. This appears in the form of either the Red Buff, the Guardian Angel, or the Dragon Claw.
Screenshot from a neutral round
Why was this change made? Items play an important role in Teamfight Tactics to ultimately emerge as the victor. Some item combinations were so strong that they had to be nerfed.
However, there were often frustrating experiences. In one round, you defeated the easy group of neutral opponents and received many items. In another, you fought against the tough dragon, barely won, and received nothing in return.
Riot Games seems to want to address these extreme outliers now. However, TFT is still not as fair as the item system of Dota Underlords, where every player always receives exactly one item in neutral rounds, even after the changes.
The MMORPG Blood Rites was released in April 2019 to disastrous reviews. Just three months after the launch, the publisher announced that they would be closing it. What was going on?
What kind of game is this? Blood Rites is a fantasy MMORPG with Asian influences. The game was originally released in 2011. It then suddenly appeared in April 2019 as a new MMORPG in the “Game Network Limited” network.
The game describes itself as “challenging but beautiful” and the world is meant for “fearless and romantic” souls.
There were several starter classes, which could then split into further classes starting from level 20.
This is how the reception was: Hardly anyone even noticed the MMORPG. A YouTuber specializing in MMOs commented, “This old MMORPG just came back. And it was so bad.”
According to the YouTuber, any other MMORPG, no matter how terrible, that he has ever played would eat Blood Rites for breakfast.
It is only great at not being great. He hardly has anything good to say about the game.
This is what the publisher says: Even the homepage (via brmmo.com) is a bit absurd, because between “Welcome to Blood Rites” and “We are shutting down the servers” lie only 4 other messages and 3 months.
Apparently, they reacted somewhat panicked in May and increased the experience gain by 10 times.
Ultimately, it couldn’t save the game. In the last post, it says: “Blood Rites will be closed on August 2, 2019. No payments will be possible from July 15 onwards.”
There aren’t even words of regret in the message, just the brief response.
In the forum post regarding the announcement, there is a single angry comment in Russian, filled with some curse words and accusations against the publisher.
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What’s behind it: The MMO market in the West is very strange, as there is a large mass of players looking for new MMORPGs. The demand is therefore high.
However, hardly any new MMORPGs are being developed. The supply is low.
Apparently, publishers are trying their luck here with “releases” and “re-releases” of older MMORPGs from Asia that hardly anyone knows.
The “biggest” example of this is probably Bless, which caused a lot of commotion – but there are also games like “ELOA”, which tried several times:
In Pokémon GO, coinciding with the GO Fest in Dortmund, a large event has started. Various Pokémon are spawning more frequently in the wild.
What exactly is this event?We already know of such an event from the last GO Fest in Chicago. There, 19 Pokémon were found more frequently in the wild, all of which were also found at the GO Fest.
Now the GO Fest is taking place in Dortmund, and a similar event is happening worldwide as well. This will likely continue until the end of the GO Fest, which is this Sunday, July 7th.
All information about the event during the GO Fest in Dortmund
What do we know about the spawns? The spawns are worldwide, meaning every player can find the creatures in the wild. For the first time, there is also a chance to catch Shiny male Nidoran.
This is what the Shiny family of Nidoran looks like.
Additionally, there are several other Pokémon in the wild. We are showing you a list of all Pokémon that can be Shiny. We will continuously update it:
Raupy
Sandan
Male Nidoran
Sleima
Traumato
Amonitas
Kabuto
Bummelz
Stollunior
Spoink
Bummelz spawns more frequently due to problems during the Community Day.
These Pokémon also appear more frequently but cannot be Shiny:
Owei
Girafarig
Chelast
Panflam
Plinfa
Pionskora
These are the new field researches available: During the event, there are also 5 new quests you need to complete. They are as follows:
Evolve 3 Pokémon
Hatch an egg
Land 2 great curveball throws in a row
Win 3 gym battles
Win a raid
As a reward from the quests, you will always receive the same 5 Pokémon, which will randomly come from the quest: male Nidoran, Magnemite, Scyther, Meditite, and Barschwa.
A lot of hotfixes went live in the last hours in World of Warcraft. Questing in Nazjatar and Mechagon is now significantly more pleasant.
Throughout yesterday and the night (07/04/2019), a lot of hotfixes went live in World of Warcraft. Most of them improve the gaming experience in Mechagon and Nazjatar, the two new zones from Patch 8.2 Rise of Azshara. We reveal the biggest changes and best improvements.
Fewer requests for quest mobs: Numerous daily quests in Nazjatar now have lower requirements. For example, it is now only necessary to kill 5 elite Naga instead of 15. Additionally, the collection of certain resources, such as flotsam, has been reduced. Instead of collecting 10 units, often only 5 or 3 units are now required.
If you need to kill rare opponents, you can also breathe a sigh of relief, a fix was already released yesterday. Instead of 3, only one is needed now. This should drastically reduce the required time for the respective quests.
More space in bags: At the same time, Blizzard has now made it possible for many “Mechagon resources” to be used directly from the resource bank. If you want to craft something from junk at Pascal, but have the junk stored in the resource bank, you can access it directly. It is no longer necessary to have the resources in your inventory. At the same time, many of the resources from Mechagon can now be placed in engineering bags.
Achievements have been fixed: There are also some improvements for achievement hunters. The achievement Sightseeing with the Dead works correctly now, so uncovered treasure chests finally count toward the achievement. Previously, only about every tenth chest counted, and the conditions were not visible. Now every uncovered chest counts.
Players also report that some achievements now correctly register the defeated rare spawns, which was not always the case in Mechagon previously.
Pascal can now also be used when the resources are in the bank.
PvP event starts more frequently: Lastly, Blizzard has made a few improvements to the PvP event in Nazjatar. The Battle of Nazjatar should now start more frequently again, and players should find themselves in balanced shards more often in war mode. In some shards, the event was no longer present and was basically discontinued. At the same time, controlling multiple control points simultaneously allows for significantly faster gain of victory points, as is the case in Arathi Basin.
What do you think of these changes? Are they good and sensible? Or is everything too easy again?
In Apex Legends the new legend Wattson was criticized by pro Shroud even before the release. Now he wanted to demonstrate live how bad the new heroine really is. This backfired significantly.
What is the problem with Shroud and Wattson? Shroud is one of the most prominent players of Apex Legends. The professional gamer has significantly contributed to the development of the game and his feedback is one of the reasons for the excellent gunplay.
However, with the second new legend, Wattson, he did not perform well. He found her too defensive and situational. Therefore, he also always said that one should not expect too much from her.
To show everyone that Shroud wasn’t just talking nonsense, he wanted to live-stream proof how bad Wattson is and why the lovable engineer is not useful.
“Oops, someone killed my fence”
This is how Shroud wanted to show how bad Wattson is: Shroud’s major issue with Wattson are probably the electric fences she can deploy. They are far too fragile. A few hits on the “posts” would take them down. He said that and shot at the posts, but nothing happened.
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One apparently cannot shoot down one’s own posts, Shroud dejectedly concluded. How bad the posts are, he couldn’t show us.
But it got worse. Because Shroud still claimed that the fences, which slow down and damage opponents when crossed, are useless. Just at that moment, Shroud suddenly received a credited kill.
This is how the fence saved Shroud’s backside: Apparently, a sneaky opponent, who had just fled from the death zone, intended to attack Shroud from behind. However, he had to go through the fence. And the fence killed him immediately!
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“My fence killed someone!” Shroud admitted surprised. This – and the fact that the death zone seems to inflict serious damage again and had wiped out his team, seemed to catch the pro off guard.
It appears that the developers have significantly improved both the damage of the zone and the utility of the fences. Wattson is therefore much more useful and versatile than even one of the best players suspected, especially when the zone is so strong and players have to go through the fences instead of avoiding or destroying them.
What has been your experience with Wattson so far? Do you find her skill useful or do you still think she is not worth it?
World of Warcraft Classic will soon be ending its beta. The testing phase has come to an end, and it is moving towards release.
In the meantime, the closed beta of World of Warcraft Classic has been accessible to testers for a few weeks, and Blizzard has concluded that enough testing has been done.
When does the beta close? The final day of the closed beta for WoW Classic is July 12, 2019. After that, the servers will be shut down and will no longer be accessible to testers.
What has been achieved during the beta? Overall, Blizzard has received more than 17,000 bug reports from players during the closed beta, allowing developers to reproduce, identify, and ultimately fix hundreds of bugs.
Small farewell event: On July 12, the developers plan to host a small in-game event to appropriately celebrate the end of the beta. Exact details have not yet been revealed. However, based on previous beta closures, there will likely be plenty of demons and bosses raining down on the cities.
A big stress test is still to come: However, even after the official end of the beta, there will be another stress test. On July 25 and 26, Blizzard wants to test the hardware that will be used in the individual regions. This means that the European server structures are likely to be tested there as well. German servers are not expected for the stress test – but they are confirmed for launch.
When does WoW Classic release? The official release of WoW Classic will take place in less than two months, on August 27. The game does not need to be purchased separately. Anyone who already has a subscription for the “normal” World of Warcraft can simply join in.
Are you using the last days of the beta to play Classic a lot? Or are you already counting the days until the official release?
Today, on June 27th, there are maintenance works on The Division 2 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. During this time, the Division servers will be offline for several hours. Find out here everything about the maintenance process and the patch notes.
Update: The servers are back online, so you can play again.
Is there another postponement? In recent weeks, the Thursday maintenance for The Division 2 has frequently been moved from the morning to the afternoon.
Some agents did not like this at all, as it is the best time for them to play. Some even feared that the lengthy maintenance works might now regularly be moved to the late afternoon.
That is obviously not the case. Today, the maintenance will take place at the usual time in the morning.
When is The Division 2 offline today and when can you play again? If everything goes as planned, you can expect the following maintenance process:
The maintenance is scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM our time. The servers are expected to go offline then.
The duration of the maintenance works is indicated as 3 hours. During this time, you won’t be able to play.
If there are no issues, the servers are expected to be back online by 12:30 PM our time, according to Massive.
What changes today during the maintenance? The State of The Game from July 3rd has already revealed a detail that will change today. A problem will be fixed that sometimes prevents players from picking up special ammunition for their specialization weapons. More is not currently known.
What do the patch notes say? The official patch notes are now available. However, they do not reveal more than was already known beforehand:
A problem was fixed that sometimes prevented players from picking up special ammunition for their specialization weapons.
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In Fortnite: Battle Royale finally got the already leaked Super Shotgun “Drum Shotgun” as a new weapon. The community is unsure if the weapon is OP or useless.
What can the new weapon do? The new Drum Shotgun fires absurdly fast and deals 46, 48, or 50 damage per hit, depending on its quality. Together with the 12-shot magazine, players can pump opponents full of shot in no time, leaving them seemingly no chance to fight back.
You simply run towards the opponent and hold down the fire button. Kills happen, it seems, on their own.
Among others, Pro streamer Ninja got his hands on such a shotgun, and you really feel sorry for his poor opponent.
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The muzzle flash is so intense that you get blinded when someone is shooting the new shotgun in front of you. The chance for successful retaliation seems to decrease even further.
Is the weapon completely over the top?
More of a noob gun than an OP killer weapon of death
This is what players are saying: The Fortnite community on Reddit is currently in an uproar discussing whether the weapon is overpowered. However, there are also dissenting voices, as the Drum Shotgun seems to only unleash its strength at very close range, for example, when you want to drive opponents out of cover:
“In a fight at very close range, it is really good, but for anything outside of effective range, the combat shotgun is better.”
“Only useful if you are in someone else’s box, otherwise you’d prefer an SMG.”
“It is so bad. No headshot multiplier, eats up ammo, and deals terrible damage. I didn’t think Epic could come up with a worse shotgun than the Tac, but they succeeded.”
Overall, it seems that there is a consensus that the new weapon is more something for noobs who can’t aim and can’t build. Because then you can simply blast through walls and hunt opponents in their constructions at close range, while good players seek and win the “build battle”.
For players who see Fortnite drifting more towards casual play, the new shotgun is further evidence of this development. And the fact that the tactical shotgun is still in the game suggests something entirely different:
In FIFA 19 the FUTTIES promo has started today. Here we show you all the content of the event and how you can obtain the new cards.
Hardly is the Team-of-the-Season promo over, the next big event in FUT 19 is already here. The FUTTIES are here and will continuously bring us new as well as popular old content for Ultimate Team over the next weeks.
This is the FUTTIES event: The FUTTIES event usually marks the end of FIFA events after the TOTS promo. FUTTIES brings back many special cards from past promotions and allows FUT players to vote on new FUTTIES cards.
How long does the event last? EA has announced the end of the FUTTIES event for August 14, 2019. Thus, the promo lasts a total of 6 weeks.
How to vote for the new cards
This is how the voting works: In the first five weeks of the event, three players will appear as loan versions in your club on certain days. In this player selection, you can choose a card. Once that’s done, you’ve already voted for that player and your vote has been cast.
Once the vote is finished, the winner will appear in a new SBC. If you complete this, you will receive the upgraded FUTTIES winner card.
EA brings a “Best Of Packs”
Here’s what it’s about: EA Sports is bringing several special cards back into packs during the FUTTIES promo. These will be released in 3 different batches during the duration of the event.
Here are the highlights: In the first 2 weeks, there are real stars in the packs, including:
OTW – Cristiano Ronaldo
MOTM – Messi
TOTGS – Neymar
FUT Birthday – Griezmann
FUT Birthday – Bale
TOTW – Reus
This content also comes with the event
There are gifts: EA Sports is once again distributing gifts in the form of packs. Which pack you receive depends on the number of your logins in Ultimate Team.
Old SBCs are coming back: Popular Squad Building Challenges are also returning with a “Best of SBCs” for the FUTTIES event. This should please many players who may have missed one or another SBC.
How to obtain the special cards
From packs: The sought-after special cards that the FUTTIES event brings back can be found in the following packs:
On the transfer market: However, the transfer market may be the better idea. Because many prices of popular special cards are likely to drop, as they are now available in packs again.
Attention: The new FUTTIES cards can only be unlocked via SBC and are therefore not available on the transfer market or in packs.
