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These are the most popular exotic weapons in Destiny 2 in 2019

Micha Deckert 4. July 2019 Reading time 5 minutes

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.

How do we arrive at the most popular weapons? Before the current Season 7 in Destiny 2, we wanted to know from you in a survey which exotic weapons you prefer to play.

Many of you saw the survey and many participated: Over 2,800 readers answered the individual questions about the most popular weapons.

Why the survey? With Season 7, not only new content came to Destiny 2, but also some significant nerfs. Particularly, some popular exotic weapons were affected by the nerfs. Players took to the barricades and dubbed the new patch as the “Go Slow” update.

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.

These are the most popular exotic hand cannons:

Pikass 19 %
Dienstvergehen 17 %
Dorn 13%
The Last Word 9 %
Scharlach 7 %
Sonnenschuss 4 %
Sturm 0 %
31 % of readers responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot

The beautiful hand cannon Dienstvergehen, which players can earn in Gambit, only ranks second among you

Do you enjoy playing the only exotic pistol, Rat King?

Yes, I enjoy playing the Rat King 7 %
93 % of readers responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot

These are the most popular exotic auto rifles:

SUROS Regime 18 %
Cerberus +1 12 %
Hard Light 8 %
Workhorse 3 %
59 % of readers responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot

destiny-2-cerberus-titel — Exotic auto rifles, like the Cerberus +1 shown here, do not seem to be very popular among our readers

These are the most popular exotic bows:

Le Monarque 24 %
Trinity Ghoul 12 %
Wishender 8 %
56 % of readers responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot

These are the most popular exotic fusion rifles:

Jötunn 30 %
One Thousand Voices 23 %
Telesto 16 %
Merciless 2 %
29 % of our readers responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot

These are the most popular exotic linear fusion rifles:

Sleeper Simulant 51 %
Arbalest 15 %
Queenbreaker 6 %
28 % of readers responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot

These are the most popular exotic grenade launchers:

The Colony 23 %
The Prospector 16 %
Lion’s Roar 6 %
Anarchy 6 %
49 % of readers responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot

Do you enjoy playing the only exotic machine gun, Thunderlord?

Yes, I enjoy playing the Thunderlord 71 %
29 % of participants reported that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot

These are the most popular exotic pulse rifles:

Perfected Outbreak 53 %
Graviton Lance 12 %
Wings of the Watcher 9 %
29 % of readers responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot

These are the most popular exotic rocket launchers:

Wardcliff Coil 54 %
Double Tail Fox 13 %
33 % of participants responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot

These are the most popular exotic scout rifles:

Polaris Lance 22 %
MIDA Multi-Tool 18 %
Jade Rabbit 10 %
Skyburners Oath 4 %
46 % of readers responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot

This is the most popular exotic shotgun:

Tractor Cannon 20 %
Lord of Wolves 18 %
The Chaperone 13 %
Legend of Acrius 8 %
41 % of readers responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot

These are the most popular exotic sniper rifles:

Whisper of the Worm 59 %
D.A.R.C.I 10 %
Izanagi’s Burden 6 %
Borealis 4%
21 % of readers responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot

These are the most popular exotic submachine guns:

Riskrunner 27 %
The Huckleberry 19 %
54 % of our readers responded that they prefer to use another weapon in the exotic slot

These are the most popular exotic swords:

Black Spindle 23 %
Worldline Zero 10 %
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?

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I can’t go to Nazjatar with my elf, because otherwise I have to cry

Cortyn 4. July 2019 Reading time 5 minutes

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.

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.

Unfortunately, Azshara has so far turned into a cliché villain, with no shades of gray. She is not someone one would want to serve with a clear mind.

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.

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.

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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How to easily get high-tier loot in Apex Legends – or get stomped

Benedict Grothaus 4. July 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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:

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The Division 2: This is how you get the flashlight that many have wished for

Sven Galitzki 4. July 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

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.

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.

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.

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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.

While they accommodated fans with a first solution in the form of a backpack attachment, a proper lamp that can be used deliberately is still pending in the live game.

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:

What do you think of this feature? Are you looking forward to it or is it just an unnecessary gimmick?

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Fortnite: Visit solar collectors in the snow, desert, and jungle – locations

Noah Struthoff 4. July 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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:

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.

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.

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.

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:

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Fortnite: Fortbyte #18 between Mega Mall and Dusty Divot – location

Noah Struthoff 4. July 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

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:

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.

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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What do Fortbytes bring? These electronic puzzle pieces are scattered all over the map. Every day, another Fortbyte is added.

If you find 90 out of a total of 100 Fortbytes, the Utopia skin is waiting for you.

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Why the 3rd season of Battlerite could be the last

Jürgen Horn 4. July 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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.

People play it quickly, but hardly anyone stays for long. From the great success to the free-to-play launch, not much seems to remain.

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.

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Fortnite: All challenges from week 9 (S9) and how to solve them

Jürgen Horn 4. July 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

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

Here’s how to complete the task: We have a guide to the solar panels for you here.

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.

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Twitch star Dr Disrespect and Kotaku go toxic against each other

Schuhmann 4. July 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

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.

Guy-Beahm-DrDisrespect — 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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Kotaku no longer relevant

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

— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) July 2, 2019

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.”

For the remark, Schreier received a lot of applause on Twitter. He is referencing the bathroom stream from Dr Disrespect for which he was banned.

How authentic is the other side?

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.

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Fortnite: Ignite fireworks along the riverbank – Locations on the map

Noah Struthoff 4. July 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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.

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:

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Player shows how evil cowboys get perfect pelts in Red Dead Redemption 2

Micha Deckert 4. July 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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

Another has found out, that you can push NPCs off the pier into the water. Both stories brought much joy and laughter to the community.

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.

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Arthur places the stolen carcass onto his own horse and rides happily into the sunset.

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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.

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These 60 rare Pokémon you can catch at the Pokémon GO Fest

Noah Struthoff 4. July 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

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.

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

Amonitas
Kabuto
Dratini
Aerodactyl
Natu
Tannza
Larvitar
Loturzel
Flunkifer
Stollunior
Meditie
Wailmer
Spoink
Liliep
Anorith
Barschwa
Perlu
Tanhel
Bronzel

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

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.

Which Pokémon are the highlights? Purely from the usefulness, Koknodon is likely the highlight. Its evolution Rameidon is the best rock attacker in the game and Koknodon is quite rare as well.

Otherwise, Venuflibis as a regional Pokémon is quite useful. You can later trade it with friends who weren’t at the GO Fest.

Particularly rare shinies are likely Flunkifer, Nebulak, Magnetilo, and especially the Pikachu and Evoli with flower decoration. So keep an eye out for them.

Don’t miss any news about the GO Fest and check out our live ticker for the event:

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The Japanese MMORPG you have been waiting for 4 years is already dead

Cortyn 4. July 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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.

Back then, there were whispers that the game might someday make its way to the West. That dream is now likely a thing of the past, as the operator closes the game in its home country.

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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PS4 is getting a colorful Battle Royale, looks like Takeshi’s Castle with Teletubbies

Jürgen Horn 4. July 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

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.

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.

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Teamfight Tactics: Absurd bug lets players fight against their own minion

Schuhmann 4. July 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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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So the bug began: After the match, Scarra suddenly had a “spiderling” sitting on his bench. The absurd clip has since gotten over 45,000 views.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t sell this spiderling. When he tried, Teamfight Tactics deducted 2 gold from him. Much to his total confusion.

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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.

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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.

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Destiny 2: Is the grind worth it for the new exotic weapon Lumina?

Sven Galitzki 4. July 2019 Reading time 6 minutes

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.

You can find out how to get the Lumina here in our guide: Destiny 2 Guide: How to get Rose and Lumina – The Exotic Quest

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 makes the Lumina special?

This is what the Lumina can do: The Lumina is the first weapon in Destiny history that can heal others. It’s a kinetic hand cannon with 150 RPM.

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.

This is how the Lumina plays in PvP

In PvP, the Lumina is a good and solid weapon on its own, which also opens up interesting possibilities, but much depends on whether you are playing alone or in a well-coordinated team. Guardians have already found some effective combinations for PvP with the Lumina.

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.

If you are playing solo, there are simply too many other alternatives, such as Luna or Not Forgotten (even after the nerf), God-Roll Falkner, The Last Word, Trust, or even the Thorn or the Rose, with which you will be better off regarding weapon effectiveness.

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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The Division 2 has good news about crafting and exotics

Schuhmann 4. July 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

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.

Yesterday, the new State of the Game took place, the weekly information round from Massive. There was some information about the Title Update 5, which is currently being tested on the PTS.

What about Exotics? With Title Update 5, bosses in heroic missions can drop an Exotic, but there are some restrictions:

The “Eagle Bearer” does not exist – it is only available in the raid and only in the “real raid”, not in the matchmaking version
The Exotic items “Liberty”, “Mighty Duck”; “Nemesis” and the holster need to be crafted beforehand, before heroic bosses can drop them
This also applies to the new Exotic weapon “Diamondback Rifle”

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.

Division-2-neue-Exotics — 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.

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Crafting goes up to 500

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?

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Pokémon GO: Jirachi Quest – How to solve the special research at the GO Fest

Noah Struthoff 4. July 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

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.

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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

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

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
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- Reward: 2019 XP

Reward for completing the stage: Encounter with a Jirachi, 5 Golden Razz Berries, 1 Charged TM

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.

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:

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Teamfight Tactics addresses its biggest problem – Changes to Items

Alexander Leitsch 4. July 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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.

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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.

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.

Which items are the strongest in LoL Auto Chess, we reveal in our tier list.

This week, there was already another major change to Teamfight Tactics:

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The new MMORPG was so bad that it closes after 3 months

Schuhmann 4. July 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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.

Apparently, they thought it was a good idea to bring back an 8-year-old MMORPG – after all, there is a severe MMORPG drought here in the West.

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.

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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:

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