With your current graphics card, you might soon not be able to play Fortnite anymore. Epic Games has now clearly stated the requirements and will completely exclude these old cards from the game.
Which graphics cards are being dropped? In a statement on the Fortnite website, the team clarifies that they will no longer be able to guarantee support for older model graphics cards. This affects the PC version of Fortnite.
The focus is on older models that are not compatible with DirectX 11.
Is my graphics card sufficient for Fortnite? The models that will no longer be supported can be easily identified.
For Nvidia graphics cards, all desktop models from version GeForce GT 430 support a DirectX version 11.1, so they can play. Models with a lower number cannot.
For AMD graphics cards, all desktop models from version Radeon HD 5450 support a DirectX version of 11 and can continue to play Fortnite. All older models cannot.
Old graphics cards will soon no longer support Fortnite
When will Fortnite end support? From Season 10 on, Fortnite on PC will require a graphics card that is compatible with DirectX 11.
It is assumed that these changes will be activated with the first patch of Season 10 in Fortnite. There is currently no exact start date for this.
Why are these changes being made? The decision to stop support for older graphics card models is intended to help focus development and testing on optimizing the player experience in Fortnite.
Fortnite has always named graphics cards with DirectX 11 support as the minimum requirement for playing. Nevertheless, players with lower-quality graphics cards have previously been allowed to join the game.
All 4 Pokémon will be randomly distributed to you. If you complete a field research on 7 days, one of the 4 monsters will await you on the last day.
Research Breakthroughs in July and August – Are they even worth it?
What can the Pokémon in the breakthrough do? The 4 Pokémon are already well known among players, as they have appeared several times in raids.
For the first time, Kyogre will be available in research breakthroughs
All 4 Pokémon can be shiny. So you might be lucky and encounter a shiny version in the breakthrough.
In terms of usability, Kyogre and Groudon have the upper hand. They are the best Pokémon of Water and Ground types. So if you don’t have the opportunity to challenge them currently in raids, the breakthrough offers a good chance to get them.
Latias and Latios are good Dragon Pokémon, but they look rather weak compared to the Dragon elite. Here, the shiny will be mainly interesting.
Latios will be available for another 2 months
How long will these Pokémon be available? These breakthroughs are valid now for the whole summer. Until the end of August, you will find the 4 Pokémon there. On September 1 at 10 PM, there will be new Pokémon again.
If Niantic stays true to their line, they will only remove Latias and Latios; Kyogre and Groudon could remain a bit longer.
What do you think about the new breakthroughs? Do you wish for something completely new?
In Harry Potter: Wizards Unite there is an important change just one day after release. This makes it significantly easier for us German players at the launch here.
What has changed? The “Spell Energy,” that is the energy you need for spells, has been improved. The energy now drops more frequently from inns and other actions in the game, making it easier to have magical encounters.
This is important, because without this energy you cannot cast spells on the magical creatures.
What exactly has changed? After just one day, Niantic listened to the players’ wish and increased the drop rate of Spell Energy. Now there are 10 instead of 5 Spell Energy from daily tasks and an increased rate from inns and greenhouses.
Additionally, new players now start with 50 Spell Energy instead of just 25, as was previously the case.
You get Spell Energy from these small houses. Source: Gamesradar
The importance of Spell Energy: This feature is probably the most important feature in the game, because without Spell Energy, there are no magical encounters.
Players of Pokémon GO can compare it to Poké Balls. If you have no balls, you can’t catch Pokémon. If you have no Spell Energy in Wizards Unite, you can’t battle magical beings.
How are players reacting? The prompt change is well received. On the Facebook post from Niantic, there are over 100 mostly positive comments about the change:
Tim S.: Awesome! That was my only problem with the game and you guys fixed it quickly! Thank you for listening to the feedback.
Adam S.: This is great news! Thank you!
What does it mean for German players? That the change comes so early is only good for German fans. After all, we do not have to deal with these problems and we start with more Spell Energy, as especially there had an additional 25 Spell Energy added.
Are there any critical voices? Some players complain that there is still too little Spell Energy. Especially in rural areas, where there are few inns that provide this Spell Energy, it’s hard to get this important resource.
For example, there are calls for brewing potions that can give you energy, or for more ways to obtain Spell Energy.
So Niantic may change something about the feature, as it is essential for the game.
Magical encounters cannot be resolved without Spell Energy
Don’t miss any news: Things are heating up in Wizards Unite. To ensure you don’t miss any news, follow our Facebook page for the game. There you will get all the news.
A detailed overview of important components of the game can be found here:
In Dota Underlords, players use “combos” when buying heroes to become stronger. Soon, an initial meta will form. Our author Schuhmann experimented yesterday and secured his first victory. In the guide, he explains how you could win a round with the combo of demons and demon hunters.
I naturally got my butt kicked. Then I looked at what the player who dominated the round I was in was playing.
I immediately saw: He had an idea. I then replicated this build and was able to narrowly win the next round.
It is important to follow a basic strategy regarding how to spend your gold and on which heroes and synergies to focus. If you just buy aimlessly, you’ll quickly find yourself back in the lobby, as I noticed yesterday.
The item can be found in a loot round and is a part of the build.
6 Heroes as the Foundation of the Demon Combo
What is this combo? The build is currently simply called “Demons.”
You need: The item “Strange Bedfellows” as a foundation, which you can obtain in loot rounds at the start of each match.
The Queen of Pain is important in the early game. She quickly takes out “soft targets”.
These are the 6 base heroes: The combo in Dota Underlords uses an Anti-Mage and all 5 demons that are in the game.
The Anti-Mage is only a Tier 1 unit but burns the opponent’s mana.
The Queen of Pain, an assassin who wreaks havoc in the back rows of the opponents.
Chaos Knight, a knight, perfect for tanking.
Shadow Fiend, a warlock who stays in the back.
Terrorblade, another demon hunter.
The Doom, an imposing figure that provides a significant boost once you finally acquire it.
The Terrorblade activates 2 synergies.
What about the 4 other spots? Then you will have occupied 6 hero slots and still have 4 slots free at level 10 in the endgame. You can flexibly fill these, even changing them in the endgame when heroes like Medusa or Enigma become available for purchase.
I initially took whatever came: like a Tooth or a Venomancer.
Later I added a Lone Druid and Enigma (Tier 5).
If I play this build more often, I will certainly vary these 4 positions.
It doesn’t look like much, but at 3 stars it was my match-winner.
This is the idea behind the build: Actually, the build is “counter-intuitive” because demons are loners and should not be used in a team. Because as soon as two demons are on the team, the demon bonus dissolves.
If you have two demon hunters on the team, your demons deal 50% more “pure damage”.
With “Strange Bedfellows,” your demon hunters also receive significantly increased damage. This increases by 30% for each unique demon on the team.
You have the choice to either take only one demon or two demon hunters and all 5 demons.
What to watch out for: The catch with Dota Underlords is that you have to upgrade heroes by buying them three or nine times:
If you have the same level 1 hero 3 times, he becomes a level 2 hero.
If you have the same level 2 hero 3 times, he becomes a level 3 hero.
The power gain is enormous. Ideally, you should already have some 2-star heroes relatively early and then go for the 3-star heroes later. This is where luck comes into play.
These are the three strategies I pursued: In addition to buying heroes, players in Dota Underlords must also make some other decisions:
In my winning round, I tried to stay at 50 gold to benefit from the interest. Only when it got tight and only 2 opponents were left did I go wild with spending gold to rotate in the hope of having a chance to upgrade a hero to 3 stars.
In the loot rounds, I also invested “in the future” at the beginning by buying items that promise higher items or more options in further loot rounds.
I also positioned myself in the lower left corner of the field, allowing me to protect the softer units in the corner a bit.
If you can buy it late in the game, things look much better.
Is this already meta in Dota Underlords? No, this is certainly not yet meta. The game has only recently been released and will surely become significantly more refined.
But this build might already be a solid beginner build with a clear idea and serves with the two basic synergies “Demons” and “Demon Hunters” as a foundation to take the first steps in the game.
Surely this build will also be refined significantly in the coming weeks.
For me, this was certainly a solid combo in Dota Underlords that kept me afloat after the first crushing defeats.
The next Shiny has been announced for Pokémon GO. The shimmering version of Spinda is coming to the game, but fans fear it will be too rare.
This was announced by Niantic: In a major news update, Niantic explained that Shiny Spinda will be coming to the game next month. Correspondingly, there will also be a new form of it, which could not be caught until now.
Players now have serious concerns that Shiny Spinda will be extremely hard to obtain. We explain why.
Here players see a problem: With Spinda, trainers have 2 issues. Firstly, the field research is quite rare, and the quest is probably among the rarest in the game.
Is there any news about a new quest? It is quite possible that Niantic will change the field research for next month. There have been months when the Spinda task was extremely easy and could be found almost everywhere.
So it might be that players will have an easier time coinciding with the release. However, there is no official information about this yet.
What does the new Spinda look like? This is not known yet. Spinda could have spots all over. The Shiny, however, always differs in the color of the spots, as they are green there.
There will soon be more Spinda forms
When exactly will Shiny Spinda come? We have to wait until July 1st, until Shiny Spinda is available. It is quite possible that new field research will be introduced, as the current ones were announced for May and June.
From the past, we also know that Niantic likes to extend the field researches. At the beginning of the year, the same researches were available for 4 months.
We might also expect a water event soon. Here are the details:
Mordhau has fascinated thousands of players. The enormous success of the indie game on Steam and Twitch was not at all foreseeable at the beginning. The developers talk about where Mordhau actually comes from and why it is now so popular.
This is the story of Mordhau: Mordhau is an action game set in the medieval period developed by the indie studio Triternion. It has been in development since 2017, when it was announced as a Kickstarter project.
Grgurovič was an avid Chivalry player, but wanted a game that fixed the small issues he noticed in Chivalry.
For his project, he gathered developers from all over the world, including Germany, who worked on the game from home and communicated via Discord and Slack.
Mordhau started as “a single map with terrible mechanics and visuals.” Now it is a massive hit on Twitch and on Steam.
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, the inspiration for Mordhau
What influence did Chivalry have on the development of Mordhau? Many of the developers that Grgurovič gathered were also Chivalry players. Two of the environment artists, Andrew Geach and Mike Desrosiers, invested particularly a lot of time in the game.
According to PCGamer, Geach had already spent 800 hours in Chivalry at the time of the interview. Desrosiers even over 2500 according to his own statements.
Despite all the enthusiasm for Chivalry, their goal was to ensure that their new project, then under the name “Project Slasher”, should be better.
Model for Mordhau: Chivalry.
This is what should improve Mordhau: The developers were particularly disturbed by the combat system in Chivalry. Some bugs and exploits made the combat system uncomfortable, especially at a high level.
Players often executed attacks through rapid circles and attacked “behind” their character. The calculation of the swings caused them to hit their target sooner, which left little fun for the opponent.
Fights make Mordhau better than Chivalry.
What was the goal of Mordhau? As the ultimate goal, Mordhau was supposed to exactly address the community that enjoyed the challenging system of Chivalry, without delivering such a messy combat system.
The first goal was therefore to remove this issue. However, to ensure that the game did not become too easy, there are new mechanics in Mordhau, such as:
Ripostes
Attack Angles
Movements
How successful is Mordhau now?
This is how the release went for Mordhau: Mordhau was able to record a peak of over 60,000 players simultaneously on Steam shortly after release (via steamcharts). Since then, this number has fallen somewhat, but for the developers, Mordhau is still a hit:
I didn’t really expect much, to be honest. I wasn’t even sure we would finish the game.
For the small indie team, these are sufficient revenues to now also work on the game’s service.
What comes next in Mordhau?
New features coming: In the interview, the developers also talked a bit about the upcoming features. Not all of them are already in development, but ideas already exist, such as:
The new map “Castillo” with its own siege mode
Separate duel servers for ranked matches
Special maps for duels and ranked duels
The developers have not revealed when exactly new content can be expected.
If you want to get into Mordhau yourself, we have some tips for you here:
In The Division 2 we look at the vendor reset on June 22. There we find 3 items with high rolls recommended by agents, but special vendor Cassie Mandoza seems to be currently buggy and sells nothing. Her offer is empty and her timer leads to nothing.
That is what the vendor reset is for: Once a week, on Friday night to Saturday, the various vendors in The Division 2 change their offers. This is the vendor reset or vendor reset in the language of the agents.
In The Division 2, items have specific “rolls” that can be higher or lower, within certain parameters. Agents then buy items with “particularly high rolls” from the vendors and use the recalibration system to pull an outstanding value onto their own items.
These 3 items are recommended by agents:
Airaldi Holdings Backpack: This one is available in the White House and has a “Cooldown Reduction” of 20%. The maximum value is significantly higher (at 30%), but even 20% less cooldown for abilities on the backpack counts as a “very good roll”.
Douglas&Harding Mask: This one is found in the Dark Zone West. The mask has 33% Damage to Elites. An agent with the mask inflicts significantly increased damage on the golden guys. Again, the actual max roll is significantly higher, but the stat is so valuable that 33% DTE is already quite good, as the agents believe.
The chest piece is only visible for certain clans. Source: Reddit
Fenris Chest Piece: This one is available at the clan vendor, but apparently not for everyone. In the clan range of 25, the chest piece can be obtained. The piece has a 12.5% bonus on weapon damage. That’s a decent roll.
In a stream, Luke Smith announced that Bungie will look at the Guardians’ Supers in Destiny 2 this fall. Is a nerf for the overpowered “Roaming Supers” coming?
What’s it about? The franchise head for Destiny, Luke Smith, was recently a guest on a livestream at Guardiancon. There he talked about the “business,” as he put it: about what changes Bungie is currently considering.
Of course, the first topic was the terror reign of the Lord of Wolves, which currently dominates in PvP. The shotgun is especially effective on PC and has already received much criticism from the Guardians.
However, as Smith states, the developers have become aware of how strong the damage resistance of the “Roaming Supers” is due to the dominance of the Lord of Wolves, which can now finally be taken down with a few shots thanks to the exotic shotgun. The relevant Super abilities are something the developers want to review again in the fall.
You can see Luke Smith’s appearance here:
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What are “Roaming Supers”? Roaming Supers are those Supers that do not end immediately after one use. With them, Guardians can “roam” around.
Specifically, these include the Stormcaller, Nova Warp, Arcstrider, Golden Gun, Sentinel Shield, Chaos Reach, Shadebinder, Solar Hunter, and Spectral Blades.
The Spectral Blades Hunter has already been nerfed, but is still strong in PvP.
Bungie admits that Roaming Supers are often too dominant in the Crucible due to their damage resistance. How the abilities will be revised and which Supers will be affected is to be explained in a future post by the developers.
What do the players say? Players have been extensively discussing the currently omnipresent Lord of Wolves in the Destiny subreddit all week. The fact that Bungie has learned from this and is also looking into the overpowered Super abilities makes players happy, even though they do not yet know what changes are coming.
With the launch of the open beta of Dota Underlords, there is already a huge rush on Steam. The new autobattler from Valve has already reached three times as many concurrent users on Steam shortly after the start of the open beta as the struggling Artifact, Valve’s last game, ever had online. It was launched with so much hype and effort.
With this peak value of concurrent players, the title is in 4th place on Steam, only behind the perennial favorites PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Dota 2.
4 perennial favorites and Dota Underlords are currently the top games on Steam on Friday evening, June 21.
This was the player record for Artifact: Valve’s last game had about 60,000 players online at launch day in November 2018. But this number quickly dwindled.
That’s why the comparison is unfair: Artifact was a “Buy2Play” title for €17.95, so players had to purchase it on Steam. In contrast, anyone can play Dota Underlords.
Still, that’s a remarkable difference – especially in Valve’s expectations.
Artifact was planned as a hit – Dota Underlords is one
What’s behind it: The interesting thing here is that Artifact was planned right from the start as “the next esports title and record game” by Valve.
Artifact was released with relatively high hype and was considered a “Hearthstone killer.” Streamers were eagerly anticipating the release. Valve promised big esports tournaments for Artifact, as dotesports reported.
That’s why the hard and brutal crash of the card game was so remarkable – as Valve is regarded as a hit factory, where almost nothing goes wrong.
Dota Underlords, on the other hand, shot to the top from the start and has already secured a place in the top 5 on Steam.
The game follows the current trend of “Auto Chess” but is considered lighter and more accessible than competing games. Many fans can relate to the characters from Dota 2.
These two points, along with surely the free-to-play entry, are helping the game to reach heights on Steam that Artifact could never attain.
The TOTS event is coming to an end and brings us the Ultimate Team of the Season in FIFA 19. You can find out which players are included with us.
The Ultimate TOTS: The Ultimate Team of the Season features the best cards from the teams of the past weeks. A best-of TOTS, so to speak.
EA Sports was responsible for the compilation of the Ultimate TOTS, and here it is:
The Ultimate Team of the Season
These are the strongest cards: Weak cards will probably be hard to find in this TOTS. However, the strongest cards are those of Cristiano Ronaldo (99), Messi (99), Reus (98), and Suarez (98).
Also really strong are the cards of Mbappe (96), Sancho (96), Sterling (96), Benzema (96), Koulibaly (96), and Van Dijk (96).
Starting XI:
GK: Oblak (95)
CB: Van Dijk (96)
CB: Koulibaly (96)
RB: Kimmich (95)
CM: Bernardo Silva (94)
CAM: Reus (98)
RM: Pepe (96)
CAM: Havertz (95)
ST: Cristiano Ronaldo (99)
RF: Messi (99)
ST: Mbappe (96)
Substitutes:
GK: Alisson (95)
CB: Chiellini (95)
LB: Robertson (94)
RM: Sancho (96)
CM: Pablo Sarabia (94)
RF: Sterling (96)
ST: Benzema (96)
ST: Quagliarella (96)
ST: Suarez (98)
Players from the Rest of the World
Additional players: This week, further players will appear in addition to the current TOTS. This time, players from the Rest of the World are back. Particularly strong are: Vela (95), Dabbur (93), and Terrode (90) from 1. FC Köln.
How to Get the New TOTS Cards
From Packs: As always, TOTS cards can be found in these packs:
Preferably use the transfer market to obtain TOTS cards. Because, to actually pull a good card from packs, a lot of luck is required.
What to Consider on the Transfer Market: You should always keep an eye on the prices of TOTS players on the transfer market. They are especially high in the first days of a new TOTS.
Therefore, it’s best to wait before purchasing a TOTS player; prices typically drop quite quickly.
What is the Team of the Season exactly?
This is how the event works: The Team of the Season (TOTS) concludes the FUT season each year and is the biggest and most important event for many FUT players in FIFA Ultimate Team. With the event, a variety of blue, highly upgraded cards are introduced to the game.
The Strength of TOTS Cards: The TOTS event provides many FUT players the opportunity to play with true endgame cards. And the cards are really impressive.
Among the top stars of the major leagues, upgrades of 6-10 points in overall rating are not uncommon.
Comparison of Gold Card with TOTS Card
Otherwise, TOTS cards behave like Inform cards. While a TOTS team is active, the TOTS versions replace the normal Gold cards.
There is currently unrest in the MMORPG Black Desert Online. Due to a security vulnerability, account names and passwords have been made public. Now the accounts have been locked – players need to identify themselves with photos of their IDs in order to be unlocked, according to the Black Desert forum.
This is what Black Desert says: There is a forum post about the incident (via BlackDesert). GM Rhotaaz stated that they are aware that account information from a “number of players” has been posted publicly on various platforms and sites.
Now they want to explain to the players what they plan to do about it:
They have reset the passwords of all affected accounts
and they have locked all accounts until the original owner can identify themselves
This is what you need to do to be unlocked:
Players should get a new email address and contact support with it
they should provide the email address of the old account
locked players should take a photo of their ID with a current newspaper or in front of a picture of the open ticket. The ticket must then be attached to the email.
Players should redact the number of their identity card
This is how players are reacting: On reddit the news is causing a stir. They are surprised that the operators of Black Desert apparently stored “unencrypted passwords, emails, and cash history” somewhere.
That players now have to submit a photo with a newspaper is seen by some as “crazy” – no one buys real newspapers anymore.
Some are upset about it, while others take it easy and say that this is exactly how one must proceed to restore accounts on Facebook.
This is still unclear: It is not known how many users are affected by this incident and whether it also affects players who play Black Desert on Steam.
How the incident exactly happened is also not known.
Black Desert: Not our security vulnerability
Update 21.6. 18:44: There is another statement from Black Desert (via reddit). It is now stated that the vulnerability did not originate from Kakao itself, but that there were security vulnerabilities on other websites.
Due to these vulnerabilities, data from players who use the same account name and password for everything have become known. These players have been locked by Black Desert.
The data that Black Desert has stored is said to be securely encrypted in a manner that meets the latest technologies.
Players are advised to enable two-factor verification and frequently change their passwords.
Today, on June 21, the Exotic vendor Xur visits us in Destiny 2. Here you will find out what the Agent of the Nine has for you and where he is located. All about Xur’s location and inventory this weekend.
This week, the first Iron Banner of Season 7 is taking place. Guardians can earn fresh seasonal armor pieces and weapons. Learn more about it here: What changes with the Iron Banner in Season 7
Additionally, you can get one of the currently best weapons for PvE in Destiny 2 through the Iron Banner – the grenade launcher Wolfpack. It might be worth checking out the one-week Crucible event.
This week, there were also some fresh details about the immediate future of Destiny 2:
All info about Xur in Destiny 2 on June 21 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
Also, Xur is coming today. Is there perhaps still some missing Exotic? Does the noodle face possibly have armor pieces with useful perk combinations? Let’s find out together.
Xur arrives at this time
Xur’s time: Xur appears today at 7:00 PM on a planet of his choice and offers you selected Exotics for purchase until the next reset on June 25. He will disappear again next Tuesday right at 7:00 PM.
Where is Xur? You can find him at this location today
Xur’s location: Xur is selling his Exotics this time in the EDZ area Twisted Shore on Earth.
Xur’s inventory and his Exotics from June 21 to June 25
Weapon:The Jade Rabbit – Scout rifle for 29 Legendary Shards
In Fortnite , a major wish of eSport players was fulfilled with the last update, 9.30. The professionals had long seen the weapon “Boom Bow” as a thorn in their sides. It was a “noob weapon” and in their eyes, lowered the skill gap in Fortnite.
These weapons were removed: In the Patch 9.30 last week, 3 weapons were removed from Fortnite:
the Boom Bow
the Dual Pistols
and Dynamite
These weapons went into Fortnite’s “vault”, meaning they are no longer in the active item pool for the time being.
That’s why this is a big deal: The reactions to the patch in forums like Reddit are generally positive. Overall, it is said to be “the best patch” in a long time. Apparently, the patch benefits players who play Fortnite “seriously” and “with ambition”.
Especially the removal of the Boom Bow was welcomed in the eSports scene of Fortnite. Because the weapon was seen by some as massively “overpowered.”
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The Boom Bow was considered an ideal weapon to shoot from outside into fights. Because a blue dot on the ground could exactly show where the shot would land.
Furthermore, the weapon caused “splash damage”. This means you did not have to aim precisely, but it was enough for the shotgun arrow to hit near the opponents to inflict 100 damage on them.
This mainly bothered the players: From the perspective of “competitive players”, the eSports professionals and ambitious players, the Boom Bow was extremely lenient towards poor shooters.
Even with missed shots, shooters were hard to locate, the weapon loaded quickly and granted another shot.
The professional players criticized that this bow “lowered” the skill gap and made it easier for “weaker players” to get kills.
Kills with the Boom Bow should rather be achieved with the “heavy sniper rifle”, which would bring more disadvantages, in their opinion.
Many also like this change: The patch also removed the delay when aiming with shotguns if the player only carries a shotgun.
Many see this as a positive change that increases the skill gap again. Because strong players can quickly switch to the shotgun and finish off an opponent instead of reloading another weapon that has been fired empty.
Casual players see it clearly as a weakening for themselves
So others react: What brings joy to one, causes pain to another.
In the Reddit forum, a player complains that Epic removed the “Boom Bow”.
Epic would have succumbed to the will of the “Pro Community”, which would have forced Epic to remove one of the most fun items that they ever created in Fortnite.
That’s what it’s about: Just before the finals of the World Cup qualifiers, Epic once again changes the meta with the patch and complies with the will of the professionals.
Another example that the battle between “pros” and “casuals” in Fortnite is still raging.
A small change in World of Warcraft has big consequences for players who have accumulated a lot of artifact power in recent weeks. We reveal what is changing.
For a while now, many players have reached the current maximum of level 50 with the Heart of Azeroth. Some clever players used the Paragon chest systems to quickly utilize large amounts of artifact power with the release of Patch 8.2 Rise of Azshara. This opportunity has now been toned down.
What was the case before? Currently, the Paragon reward chests give a large amount of artifact power – namely 2,500 each – in addition to gold, war resources, and sometimes toys or recipes when opened. This is among the largest amounts one can get at once. Therefore, some players have accumulated 6 Paragon chests (one for each reputation faction) and raised their reputation to a maximum of 19,999, so they could practically get two more chests immediately.
Thus, they have a “surplus” of 45,000 artifact power that they wanted to redeem immediately with Patch 8.2.
This is now changing: In the future, there will be no more artifact power from the Paragon reward chests. Instead, the artifact power will be credited directly when redeeming the quest. It can no longer be “stored” in the chests and will be added directly to the Heart of Azeroth. As a result, the range of artifact power players can save is smaller.
What does this mean? For players who have accumulated many chests in anticipation of Patch 8.2, this means a loss of up to 15,000 artifact power. Since collecting artifact power will be important again in Patch 8.2 to unlock the new abilities of the Heart of Azeroth , many players are now upset.
Do you think this change is good and sensible? Or should Blizzard have announced such an adjustment in advance? Are you affected by this issue?
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A few days ago, the huge hype around Auto Chess broke out, and Valve and Riot are throwing their fighters into the ring. Both games, Dota Underlords and Teamfight Tactics, are being received with great interest on Steam and Twitch. What are the chances for the two?
Where does the interest in the games come from? Auto Chess is a phenomenon that has captivated many players. It has already attracted many viewers on Twitch and thousands of players when it was “just” a small, independent fan mod for Dota 2.
After the game principle of the “autobattler” has caused a similar hype as the first “Battle Royale” games in recent years, several major developers and publishers have set out to also take a piece of the pie:
The arms race among developers has drawn the attention of fans, who are now eagerly following what is happening in development.
How popular are Teamfight Tactics and Dota Underlords?
So popular is Teamfight Tactics: Teamfight Tactics has been playable on the League of Legends test server since June 18. Since its launch, it has skyrocketed on Twitch, landing at number 1.
Currently, both Teamfight Tactics (number 2) and the parent game League of Legends (number 1) are at the top, ahead of the previous Twitch king Fortnite (as of June 21 at 14:15).
While the trend is slightly declining, it is still consistently high (via sullygnome). Over 200,000 players watched Teamfight Tactics simultaneously shortly after the beta release. No statements can be made about player numbers.
So popular is Dota Underlords: Dota Underlords currently has not had such a good start on Twitch. It has been in Open Beta for PC, iOS, and Android since June 20, but was already playable beforehand through the Dota 2 Battle Pass.
At the moment, only just under 12,000 players are watching. But even at its peak on June 14, Dota Underlords only reached 62,860 viewers (via sullygnome). Less than half of Teamfight Tactics.
However, Dota Underlords can boast an explosive start on Steam. Shortly after the launch of the Open Beta, Dota Underlords alone had 146,752 players on Steam simultaneously, with an upward trend (via steamcharts).
What does the future hold for both games?
What Teamfight Tactics still offers: Teamfight Tactics will be integrated into League of Legends as a new game mode starting June 25, 2019. This will resolve the current biggest annoyance of the community: accessibility.
Currently, Teamfight Tactics can only be played through the PBE, the public test environment. To gain access there, players’ accounts must have invested some time in LoL and must not have been sanctioned.
What Dota Underlords offers: Dota Underlords has already integrated several features in the Open Beta, including crossplay between mobile devices and PC. There is also a small roadmap with features that are still planned, such as:
A selection of Underlords that are supposed to complement your playstyle
A Battle Pass
Seasonal rotations to bring some fluctuation to the selection of heroes and items
Who will win?
In principle, it is hard to say which of the two games will ultimately be more popular, or if both might even be overtaken by Epic’s Auto Chess. Both have chances and problems:
What are the chances for Teamfight Tactics: The greatest strength of Teamfight Tactics is its popularity on Twitch. As such, success can be greatly influenced, as seen recently with Apex Legends.
Advantages:
Integration into LoL to entice LoL players to the game
Strong presence on Twitch, media interest
Disadvantages:
No mobile version
No standalone client for people who want to play only Teamfight Tactics and not LoL
What are the chances for Dota Underlords: Dota Underlords has the Steam platform on its side with Valve as a developer. Since it started strongly here, the likelihood of it becoming a great success is high.
Taste of being a “copy” of Dota Auto Chess in part of the community
At the moment, the chances for Dota Underlords are a bit better. However, when Teamfight Tactics is released on June 25, this could change quickly. Because even now, Teamfight Tactics is experiencing a massive influx:
The new LoL Auto Chess, Teamfight Tactics, is currently the big new hit on Twitch in June 2019. It attracts some of the most well-known Hearthstone streamers like Disguised Toast or Kripparrian. But also well-known LoL streamers invest hours into the game. Who are the 5 biggest streamers in TFT in the first days?
This is the situation: The new game “Teamfight Tactics” has only been playable since June 18 and is currently only available on the LoL test server.
There are long queues forming. Players are waiting forever to try out the new LoL Auto Chess. The numbers in the line even go up to “over 9000” as seen on reddit.
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Disguised Toast is one of the big winners of the hype around LoL Auto Chess.
Hearthstone and Variety Streamers Benefit
Who are the top 5 streamers currently? In the first 3 days, the distribution of the most watched hours is as follows:
Reckful – a well-known MMORPG streamer. He is mainly known for his earlier performances in WoW. Recently, however, he has dedicated himself to Auto Chess – his “Teamfight Tactics” stream was viewed for 503,333 hours in the last 3 days
Disguised Toast – a tinkerer from the Hearthstone scene who loves to crash and explore game mechanics – 461,611 hours
Especially Reckful (29 hours) and Disguised Toast (30 hours) have invested a lot of time in Teamfight Tactics over the last 3 days.
Disguised Toast sees this as an opportunity for his channel to grow. He has already celebrated on Twitter what unusual high numbers these are.
The tactical fox has also created a video guide for Teamfight Tactics on YouTube which has already received quite a bit of clicks with over 400,000 views.
Opportunity for Niche Streamers to Make It Big on Twitch
What’s behind it: It’s interesting to see how a new game develops on Twitch:
The LoL streamers come primarily through their proximity to the characters and the “League of Legends” brand to the new LoL Auto Chess
The Hearthstone streamers more through the puzzling and the gameplay proximity. They enjoy such strategic games
For many streamers, the “Auto Chess” hype is now also an opportunity to try something different where shooter skills are not required
In any case, it provides Riot Games with the opportunity to reach new streamers and thus also new viewer groups. For streamers who are not so much into shooters or MOBAs, Auto Chess presents the opportunity to engage with a new trend game.
It will be interesting to see how the streaming scene around Teamfight Tactics develops in the coming days and weeks.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale Fortbyte #03 is now active. You can find it by using the Skull Trooper emoticon at the westernmost point of the map. We will show you where it is.
Where is the Fortbyte? The westernmost point of the map is all the way to the left at Snobby Shores. At the location, there is a sign with the letter “W”. That marks the spot you are looking for.
Are there any requirements? Yes, you must have unlocked the Skull Trooper emoticon. It is available at level 58 in the current Battle Pass from Season 9 in Fortnite. Once you have unlocked it, equip it in your locker.
Get Fortbyte Number 03 now at the westernmost point
How to collect the Fortbyte: It’s best to land directly at the sought point. If you get there right at the start of a match, you will see who else lands there besides you.
Alternatively, you can walk there during the match when the safe zone is further away. There should be fewer players around then.
You can find the point in grid square A5.
Video description: To ensure you can find the Fortbyte on the Fortnite map, we will include a video guide for you here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a04HkupDIV4
What are Fortbytes anyway? These are puzzle pieces that have been scattered throughout Fortnite since the start of Season 9. They combine to form a larger image. If you collect enough Fortbytes, you unlock a special skin.
The summer is here and even though it’s warm outside, you can spend your time playing exciting MMOs, online games, and MMORPGs. We show you why you should play these nine online role-playing games now.
However, there are enough existing MMOs and MMORPGs where you can experience a lot in the coming months, as big updates or interesting events are coming up. We show you what’s happening over the summer.
Furthermore, the MMORPG is doing very well. According to Steamcharts, there are an average of over 5,000 players online at the same time. So, you will find enough players for your adventures or PvP battles.
On May 21, the Monster Hunter-like action RPG Dauntless officially launched – and it was immediately overrun by players. While there were some server issues because of this, the large number of players also means that you should quickly find someone to hunt Behemoths with over the summer.
This summer, four Twitch Prime bundles are planned for the free-to-play game, bringing interesting items. These include cosmetic items as well as patrol boosts and more. If you want to test this still quite new game over the summer, we have some beginner tips for you:
Big changes in the form of the free-to-play transition and the new expansion Shadowkeep are expected on September 17, but it still falls under the summer calendar. In the expansion, you can expect a journey to the Moon, where you confront a threat in a dark fortress with the returned Eris Morn.
Moreover, the announcement of the expansion and the free-to-play version has led many to become interested in the online shooter again. This means you can currently find many players in Destiny 2.
The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 also invites you to play together with friends during the summer. From July 24 to August 14, the Festival of the Four Winds takes place.
During this event, you can relax on the beach, search for sky crystals, or trade with the merchants. Additionally, you get to fly around the cliffs with your griffin and greet the Zephyrites. In the Crown Pavilion, you will face foes from all over Tyria, including elite bosses. During all activities, you collect festival tokens that you can exchange for rewards.
Hello Games’ space online game is getting a big free update this summer. Beyond aims to expand the multiplayer aspect. However, the developers are still keeping details about the exact content and how the multiplayer will look under wraps, as always.
Furthermore, with the update, you’ll also be able to play No Man’s Sky with a VR headset via Steam VR and PlayStation VR, which will immerse you even more in the gameplay.
On June 4 (for early birds on May 20), the big Elsweyr expansion launched, taking you to the namesake region. In the homeland of the cat-like Khajiit, you must face a long-sleeping dragon.
In August, the Scalebreaker DLC follows, where you will explore two new dungeons that are thematically connected and continue the story of Elsweyr. Not much is known about the new adventure yet, but it likely revolves around the dragon hunters of Sai Sahan.
The MMORPG classic invites you to play this summer for two reasons:
The update Rise of Azshara comes on June 25 and introduces not only adjustments to the game itself but also the two new areas Nazjatar and Mechagon. A ton of new content awaits you.
WoW Classic officially launches on August 27. This lets you experience the MMORPG as it was during patch 1.12. As the beta already shows, it’s a very nostalgic gaming experience aimed primarily at long-time fans.
The summer will be quite interesting for MMO fans. Here we have a list that generally reports on the currently best MMOs.
Pokémon GO
If you don’t feel like sitting in front of the console or PC during the summer heat, there’s still Pokémon GO. With the mobile MMO, you’re outside catching Pokémon, collecting items, or battling in gyms. Pokémon GO can even help you explore the area if you’re on vacation somewhere.
In July, a mega-event traditionally takes place in Pokémon GO. From July 4 to 7, the GO Fest takes place in Dortmund. Special Pokémon will spawn more frequently and you’ll have the chance for many Shinys. At the same time, players worldwide will solve special challenges. If these are completed, numerous bonuses related to experience points will be awarded.
At the end of the summer, an Ultra Bonus is planned. Niantic will surely release another big surprise for Pokémon GO.
In Pokémon GO there will soon be a new loading screen. With a new update, the screen will be integrated into the game and some players see a hint of a new water event on the screen.
What kind of loading screen is this? This loading screen was already partially shown at the GO Fest in Chicago. Now the entire image is visible. The loading screen will come with the update 0.147.0, which is currently being rolled out.
For many fans, the image already contains hints of an upcoming water event. We show you what the players suspect.
The new loading screen and what it could mean
What does the image look like? Visible are water Pokémon that are moving in and around the water. You can also recognize all 3 Pokémon of the Lake Trio and surprisingly also Kaumalat, which is of the types Ground and Dragon.
This is what the upcoming loading screen looks like. Source: Reddit
What is behind the loading screen? From the last loading screens, it is known that Niantic always teases something with them. The shown Pokémon will thus play a role in the near future.
It was the same last time with Farbeagle and the current loading screen. It was introduced to the game when Farbeagle was also released.
What players suspect now: Since most of the Pokémon are of the Water type, a new water event could take place soon, say players on Reddit. After all, there was also a water festival in June 2018, which brought Shiny Kyogre and Shiny Muschas back then.
Could there be a Water Festival in 2019?
As Raid bosses, Vesprit, Tobutz, and Selfe could return this time. After all, they live in the console games at 3 different lakes. It would fit the water theme.
In the image, one can also recognize Corasonn, which is a regional Pokémon. Some trainers see a connection with the Ultra Bonus at the end of summer. It would make sense if one could get Corasonn from 7 km eggs there, just as it was last year with Tauros, Kangama, and Porenta.
What else does the update bring? Apart from the loading screen, dataminers have also already found new warning messages that can be shown in the game. Currently, data mining is still ongoing.
If there are any news from there, you will of course find out from us at MeinMMO.
When will we know more about the water event? The update is still being rolled out. This usually takes a few days. However, we are likely to hear a lot of new information after the weekend.
On Tuesday, the candy event ends, which the trainers have unlocked thanks to the global challenge. Afterwards, nothing is planned, so a water event could very well start.
What events can you expect this summer, read here:
World of Warcraft Classic will not have German servers. Is that a deal-breaker for you? We want to find out.
For many fans of World of Warcraft Classic, this was a big shock. Blizzard announced details regarding the server structure in Europe, revealing a lot that players are not happy about. The biggest issue is probably that WoW Classic will not have servers divided by specific languages (with the exception of Russian servers).
In plain terms: There will be no German servers. Therefore, there will be many languages on the realms, with English, German, and French being mixed together.
There is resistance: The announcement caused a lot of criticism in the German and French forums. A loud part of the players believes that with this decision “Classic is dead for them”. It is just part of the classic gaming experience for those language groups that you predominantly meet people who speak the same language on the server. With “mixed” servers, this would not be the case.
Why are players insisting on German servers? For German-speaking players, speaking German on the realm is an essential part of World of Warcraft. It has been a great attraction and a significant part of the community on a server that everyone can communicate with each other.
Moreover, depending on the source, only 58 – 63 % of Germans report that they can speak and understand English well. Some long-time WoW fans might not have much fun on a predominantly English server.
Critics are just a small group: On the other hand, it should not be forgotten that German and French players have always received a “special treatment”. Players from other language countries have always had to make do with English servers that were predominantly English-speaking. Whether the German and French community is big and loud enough to persuade Blizzard to reconsider will surely become clear in the coming weeks.
Are you playing WoW Classic even without German realms?
But now let’s turn to you! How did you interpret this news? Is it no problem for you that WoW Classic will only have mixed servers? Or will you not want to play without a German realm?
If you cannot see the survey (for example, on your smartphone), here is the direct link to the survey.
If you still have time and willingness, please write in the comments why a German server would be particularly important – or unimportant – for you!
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