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What is the survey about? We want to determine together with you, the MeinMMO readers, which multiplayer games are the best of all time. For this, we have already asked for your opinion in a survey.
This survey will now decide. Will it be classics like Diablo 1 or Secret of Mana that lead the way? Or rather new and modern games like Destiny and Monster Hunter: World?
Vote and help decide which games will make it to the top!
How does the survey work? You can vote for the games you find the coolest in the survey tool below.
Since there is a really large number of games, each of you can cast up to 10 votes. However, it is not possible to vote multiple times for the same game; there must be up to 10 different ones.
After the survey ends, it will be evaluated, and we will publish the results in a separate article.
So it is your suggestions that have influenced the list, and now you can vote on them. For this, we have selected the games that were mentioned most frequently in the comments and added a few more to cover as many multiplayer games as possible.
For franchises with multiple games, we focused on the entire franchise. Each of you has your favorite game within larger franchises, and listing them all would exceed the scope of the survey.
You can therefore think of your favorite game from the respective series when it comes to the franchises and mention it additionally in the comments. Games that are mentioned more frequently and those that were missing in the survey will be included in the specific “Honorable Mentions” in the evaluation.
All multiplayer genres are represented here, from shooters and MMORPGs to racing and battle royale, to couch co-ops like Overcooked.
The survey ends on June 22, 2019. With that in mind: Have fun voting and may the best games win!
Update: The survey is over.
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Today, on June 20, there are maintenance works for The Division 2 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. The game servers will be offline for several hours. However, the maintenance is coming later than originally planned this time. Learn everything you need to know about the process and the patch notes here: When is The Division 2 offline and when will it be back online?
Originally, the maintenance for The Division 2 was supposed to start today at 9:30 AM our time, according to the initial plan by Massive. But this time has shifted. The developers did not comment on the reasons.
Servers offline for The Division 2 on PS4, Xbox One, PC
This is the official schedule for the maintenance on June 20:
The maintenance should now start at 2:00 PM
There will be a three-hour server downtime
If everything goes according to plan, the servers should come back online around 5:00 PM. Then you can continue to ensure law and order in Washington D.C.
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Patch brings fixes for major Update 4 for The Division 2
What changes today with the maintenance? In advance, some things have already become known that will likely change today during the maintenance works.
The focus seems to be on bug fixes for the most urgent problems that have crept into the game with the Title Update 4 .
This is what we know so far:
Some severe issues with unlocking the new Gunner specialization are supposed to be fixed, such as in the steps “Foam Party” or “This is Madness”. Many players are unable to make progress.
Many agents are currently unable to collect special ammunition. This should change today as well. Additionally, it will no longer be possible to obtain special ammunition while hunting the wildlife of The Division 2.
A server synchronization issue when using repair kits is also expected to be fixed.
Anyone who has completed the raid in its first week should now receive the corresponding arm patch.
Keep in mind that this is not an official change log or a complete listing of all changes. This will be provided in the form of patch notes during the downtime.
What do the patch notes say? The official patch notes are now available. However, these hardly differ from what has already leaked in advance.
An issue was fixed where some stages of the special field research (some steps for unlocking the new Gunner specialization) sometimes did not update correctly.
An issue was fixed which sometimes prevented special ammunition from being picked up.
An issue was fixed where some weapon textures were missing in the inventory.
An issue was fixed that occasionally made players temporarily invulnerable while using a repair kit in cover.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale has enchanted the deaf Twitch streamer EwokTV. For the Pro-Am tournament, some professionals learned sign language specifically to communicate with the young streamer.
Who is it about? Soleil “Ewok” Wheeler is a deaf, 13-year-old Fortnite streamer. She was relatively unknown on Twitch, but last March her stream was hosted by professional TimTheTatMan, and since then she has gained over 130,000 followers.
Therefore, she was invited to this year’s Pro-Am tournament during the Fortnite Summer Block Party 2019.
Duos consisting of a Fortnite streamer and a celebrity compete for money, which they donate to a good cause. The event was filled with Twitch stars, along with 50 athletes, musicians, or actors in the spotlight.
13-year-old streamer in the spotlight
This is what happened at the Pro-Am event: Ewok played in the tournament alongside Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kurt Benkert. Since Ewok is deaf and communication is crucial in the game to have a chance, the football player learned a bit of sign language specifically.
This allowed him to effectively communicate via FaceTime with his teammate, and together they earned $20,000 in the tournament, which they donated to the youth program of the “National Association of the Deaf,” an organization that advocates for the rights of deaf individuals in the United States.
This is how Ewok enchanted everyone at the Summer Block Party: At the block party before the tournament, there were numerous famous professionals, including Ninja, NICKMERCS, and Dr. Lupo. However, Ewok, with her wonderful success story, clearly was the star of the day.
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Because of her, other professionals, including Dr. Lupo, Nick Eh 30, and Aydan, as well as casters Zeke and Sundown, learned some sign language. Additionally, she finally met her big supporter TimTheTatMan in real life and was able to thank him personally for kickstarting her streaming career.
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This deeply touched Ewok, and the young streamer was full of gratitude towards Epic and the wonderful community that was present at the event:
„I am so grateful for everything Epic has done for me and the deaf community. People learned sign language just to communicate with me and took me seriously as a deaf person and a gamer. I have loved Fortnite for a long time, but this entire experience has made me love it even more.”
Newzoo says: At the end of a console generation, the installation base is very high, resulting in higher revenues. Additionally, the Nintendo Switch has been successful.
The shift to “games-as-a-service” helps consoles increase revenues by 13.4%. Because through this model, console owners spend money continuously via microtransactions and not just once when buying a new game.
Browser games on PC are the big losers
How does PC gaming look in 2019? The PC is described as the driving force of innovation, and PC gaming is growing by 4% in 2019 to $35.7 billion.
However, the area of “browser gaming on PC” is shrinking with the resurgence of mobile games, hampering the rise of PC gaming in the statistics.
Tablet gaming is also growing worldwide at a significantly slower rate than mobile games or consoles.
All markets are growing – except “browser gamers.” Source: NewZoo
What else is important? Newzoo states that the “nostalgia” factor plays a larger role than before.
There are nostalgia games like Warcraft 3 or the Final Fantasy VII Remake and even “mini consoles,” where Nintendo seemingly has the upper hand.
What does the future hold? Newzoo believes that Latin America will now be the fastest growing region in the coming years.
The revenues will develop globally as currently foreseen: tablet and mobile will soon make up 50% of the market, while browser games will decline.
Newzoo credits cloud gaming with the potential to change gaming culture similarly to how mobile games already have.
Cloud gaming like Stadia could be the next trend.
What’s behind this: Consoles primarily play a role only in the western part of the world, while in Asia, mobile games are predominantly played.
For many years, it seemed that the Asian market, especially China, would pull ahead and leave the West behind, but it appears that the measures of western companies are now bearing fruit, generating more revenue.
Whether all this is so great for gamers is another question:
Increased revenues could lead to larger games that employ more staff
However, the trend is clearly toward generating huge revenues with a game through microtransactions instead of constantly developing new titles with the developers.
Tablet gaming is also growing worldwide at a significantly slower rate than mobile games or consoles.
All markets are growing – except “browser gamers.” Source: NewZoo
What else is important? Newzoo states that the “nostalgia” factor plays a larger role than before.
There are nostalgia games like Warcraft 3 or the Final Fantasy VII Remake and even “mini consoles,” where Nintendo seemingly has the upper hand.
What does the future hold? Newzoo believes that Latin America will now be the fastest growing region in the coming years.
The revenues will develop globally as currently foreseen: tablet and mobile will soon make up 50% of the market, while browser games will decline.
Newzoo credits cloud gaming with the potential to change gaming culture similarly to how mobile games already have.
Cloud gaming like Stadia could be the next trend.
What’s behind this: Consoles primarily play a role only in the western part of the world, while in Asia, mobile games are predominantly played.
For many years, it seemed that the Asian market, especially China, would pull ahead and leave the West behind, but it appears that the measures of western companies are now bearing fruit, generating more revenue.
Whether all this is so great for gamers is another question:
Increased revenues could lead to larger games that employ more staff
However, the trend is clearly toward generating huge revenues with a game through microtransactions instead of constantly developing new titles with the developers.
Growth in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East is slightly weaker than in the USA, but not by much.
Newzoo says: At the end of a console generation, the installation base is very high, resulting in higher revenues. Additionally, the Nintendo Switch has been successful.
The shift to “games-as-a-service” helps consoles increase revenues by 13.4%. Because through this model, console owners spend money continuously via microtransactions and not just once when buying a new game.
Browser games on PC are the big losers
How does PC gaming look in 2019? The PC is described as the driving force of innovation, and PC gaming is growing by 4% in 2019 to $35.7 billion.
However, the area of “browser gaming on PC” is shrinking with the resurgence of mobile games, hampering the rise of PC gaming in the statistics.
Tablet gaming is also growing worldwide at a significantly slower rate than mobile games or consoles.
All markets are growing – except “browser gamers.” Source: NewZoo
What else is important? Newzoo states that the “nostalgia” factor plays a larger role than before.
There are nostalgia games like Warcraft 3 or the Final Fantasy VII Remake and even “mini consoles,” where Nintendo seemingly has the upper hand.
What does the future hold? Newzoo believes that Latin America will now be the fastest growing region in the coming years.
The revenues will develop globally as currently foreseen: tablet and mobile will soon make up 50% of the market, while browser games will decline.
Newzoo credits cloud gaming with the potential to change gaming culture similarly to how mobile games already have.
Cloud gaming like Stadia could be the next trend.
What’s behind this: Consoles primarily play a role only in the western part of the world, while in Asia, mobile games are predominantly played.
For many years, it seemed that the Asian market, especially China, would pull ahead and leave the West behind, but it appears that the measures of western companies are now bearing fruit, generating more revenue.
Whether all this is so great for gamers is another question:
Increased revenues could lead to larger games that employ more staff
However, the trend is clearly toward generating huge revenues with a game through microtransactions instead of constantly developing new titles with the developers.
The analysis company Newzoo releases new figures that document a trend change in gaming. 2019 will be the year when the USA becomes the largest gaming market in the world – for the first time since 2015 again. This is due to a resurgence of the PS4 and Xbox One consoles driven by the battle royale hype around Fortnite and PUBG.
The analysts say: The market researchers from NewZoo have published a report on the global gaming market (via Newzoo).
Since 2015, it will be the case for the first time again that the US market ranks #1 in 2019 ahead of China, if the market researchers are correct and their forecast holds true.
In individual countries, the USA is in the lead. Source: Newzoo
It is estimated that in 2019, the USA will generate $36.9 billion in revenue compared to China, where the revenue will be “only” $36.5 billion USD.
What is the reason for this? There are two main reasons:
On one hand, there was a “freeze” in China – the government has not allowed any new games, allegedly because they feared that the youth of China would damage their eyes if they play too much mobile. Here, the market will not grow as strongly in 2019 as in previous years, believe the market researchers.
On the other hand, the console market in the USA has become significantly stronger. In 2019, there will be many new console owners who will generate more revenue than before. This is partly due to Fortnite, for which many likely purchased a new console.
Mobile games like Arena of Valor are a hit in China – but struggle in the West.
The many new console owners and the “battle royale” hype are boosting revenue figures in the USA. There, 50% of revenue comes from consoles – they particularly benefit from this development.
There are nostalgia games like Warcraft 3 or the Final Fantasy VII Remake and even “mini consoles,” where Nintendo seemingly has the upper hand.
What does the future hold? Newzoo believes that Latin America will now be the fastest growing region in the coming years.
The revenues will develop globally as currently foreseen: tablet and mobile will soon make up 50% of the market, while browser games will decline.
Newzoo credits cloud gaming with the potential to change gaming culture similarly to how mobile games already have.
Cloud gaming like Stadia could be the next trend.
What’s behind this: Consoles primarily play a role only in the western part of the world, while in Asia, mobile games are predominantly played.
For many years, it seemed that the Asian market, especially China, would pull ahead and leave the West behind, but it appears that the measures of western companies are now bearing fruit, generating more revenue.
Whether all this is so great for gamers is another question:
Increased revenues could lead to larger games that employ more staff
However, the trend is clearly toward generating huge revenues with a game through microtransactions instead of constantly developing new titles with the developers.
Tablet gaming is also growing worldwide at a significantly slower rate than mobile games or consoles.
All markets are growing – except “browser gamers.” Source: NewZoo
What else is important? Newzoo states that the “nostalgia” factor plays a larger role than before.
There are nostalgia games like Warcraft 3 or the Final Fantasy VII Remake and even “mini consoles,” where Nintendo seemingly has the upper hand.
What does the future hold? Newzoo believes that Latin America will now be the fastest growing region in the coming years.
The revenues will develop globally as currently foreseen: tablet and mobile will soon make up 50% of the market, while browser games will decline.
Newzoo credits cloud gaming with the potential to change gaming culture similarly to how mobile games already have.
Cloud gaming like Stadia could be the next trend.
What’s behind this: Consoles primarily play a role only in the western part of the world, while in Asia, mobile games are predominantly played.
For many years, it seemed that the Asian market, especially China, would pull ahead and leave the West behind, but it appears that the measures of western companies are now bearing fruit, generating more revenue.
Whether all this is so great for gamers is another question:
Increased revenues could lead to larger games that employ more staff
However, the trend is clearly toward generating huge revenues with a game through microtransactions instead of constantly developing new titles with the developers.
Growth in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East is slightly weaker than in the USA, but not by much.
Newzoo says: At the end of a console generation, the installation base is very high, resulting in higher revenues. Additionally, the Nintendo Switch has been successful.
The shift to “games-as-a-service” helps consoles increase revenues by 13.4%. Because through this model, console owners spend money continuously via microtransactions and not just once when buying a new game.
Browser games on PC are the big losers
How does PC gaming look in 2019? The PC is described as the driving force of innovation, and PC gaming is growing by 4% in 2019 to $35.7 billion.
However, the area of “browser gaming on PC” is shrinking with the resurgence of mobile games, hampering the rise of PC gaming in the statistics.
Tablet gaming is also growing worldwide at a significantly slower rate than mobile games or consoles.
All markets are growing – except “browser gamers.” Source: NewZoo
What else is important? Newzoo states that the “nostalgia” factor plays a larger role than before.
There are nostalgia games like Warcraft 3 or the Final Fantasy VII Remake and even “mini consoles,” where Nintendo seemingly has the upper hand.
What does the future hold? Newzoo believes that Latin America will now be the fastest growing region in the coming years.
The revenues will develop globally as currently foreseen: tablet and mobile will soon make up 50% of the market, while browser games will decline.
Newzoo credits cloud gaming with the potential to change gaming culture similarly to how mobile games already have.
Cloud gaming like Stadia could be the next trend.
What’s behind this: Consoles primarily play a role only in the western part of the world, while in Asia, mobile games are predominantly played.
For many years, it seemed that the Asian market, especially China, would pull ahead and leave the West behind, but it appears that the measures of western companies are now bearing fruit, generating more revenue.
Whether all this is so great for gamers is another question:
Increased revenues could lead to larger games that employ more staff
However, the trend is clearly toward generating huge revenues with a game through microtransactions instead of constantly developing new titles with the developers.
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Since the latest patch, a bug has been plaguing Overwatch on the Xbox One, which can lead to an unplanned end of a match for many players. The cause of the crashes after the update seems to be a hamster.
What is the hamster up to? The hamster Hammond, known in Overwatch as Wrecking Ball, is currently crashing many Overwatch players’ games. It seems to be reproducible and not random.
When Hammond uses his ultimate ability, a minefield appears on the battlefield. If an ally of Wrecking Ball uses their ultimate ability while the minefield is active, the game will crash for one of his opponents.
Some players report that it doesn’t even matter who uses their ultimate after Hammond. Both friends and foes can cause one of Hammond’s opponents to be kicked from the game (via dotesports).
Overwatch crashes on Xbox One
Who is affected by the bug? According to the first reports, the problem only affects players on the Xbox One. PS4 and PC players do not seem to be affected by the issue.
The bug appears to be present on the Xbox One in every mode. Players are advising others on reddit to avoid playing ranked matches currently, as they could get kicked out and unnecessarily lose points or receive bans.
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The bug has apparently been in the game since the last patch on June 18, 2019. Wrecking Ball itself was not the target of the many changes that were made. However, this is not the first bug that has occurred due to Hammond:
What can I do against the bug? Currently, there is no fix for the bug yet. However, one should be coming soon, as it is “gamebreaking,” meaning it has a clear impact on winning and losing.
In the meantime, we advise against intentionally triggering the bug. Exploiting such glitches is usually met with severe penalties from Blizzard. Those who use the bug as an “exploit” risk a permanent ban and thus their account.
Moreover, the advantage is quite minimal. In quick play, new opponents quickly take the place of the ejected enemy, causing little more than frustration. In ranked matches, it’s unlikely many wins can be achieved before the bug is fixed.
The bug is currently particularly annoying for Xbox players, as an event is running that requires you to earn victories:
Star Trek Online has brought the classic Enterprise starship class back into the game. And again, the cult ship is available in extremely luck-dependent loot boxes. This frustrates players immensely.
What’s the deal with the new ships? Recently, there was an announcement in Star Trek Online stating that there will be two particularly cool ships in special form in the game:
The fans of the game especially want this Enterprise, but there is a catch.
Enterprise only with loot boxes and low probability
This is how you get the Discovery Enterprise: If you want the Enterprise (or the Klingon ship), you have to buy special Research & Development packages between June 20 and July 11, 2019. These are loot boxes that cost about 3 euros each.
With a bit of luck, another package might be included, which then contains a Constitution ship.
This troubles the community: However, the probability of getting the Enterprise with a few loot boxes is extremely low. The community speaks of several hundred dollars in loot boxes needed for such a lucky hit.
While loot boxes can also be exchanged for the in-game currency dilithium, huge amounts are also required there. Players talk about 1.5 billion dilithium crystals.
Hence, Reddit, Twitter, and the forums are currently full of angry players complaining about such loot box gambling:
“I don’t have the time to grind 1.5 billion because I have a real life, a job, and kids, and I’m not willing to spend 375 dollars. I want to have the ship for real, but not like this. The shitstorm that started after the announcement of the Discovery Constitution is absolutely justified. You’ve gone too far, Cryptic!”
“This is just disgusting! A legally mandated and consistently enforced regulation of gambling in games cannot come soon enough!”
“This is ridiculous! Hopefully no one buys this! It’s a slap in the face for all fans and long-term players.
Moreover, the ships from the loot boxes do not count for the entire account, and players with multiple twinks could only use the ship for one of their captains.
However, fans would gladly spend money if they could buy the ship directly in the in-game shop C-Store. They just don’t want loot box gambling:
“I am bitterly disappointed because this is an almost unreachable gambling price. Just put them in the C-Store. Treat your customers fairly and let us move on.
The shitstorm has already become so strong that moderators had to intervene multiple times.
Curiously, there was such a shitstorm once before on exactly the same topic:
The recently launched Season 7 brought some new content to Destiny 2. Many of these are well-received by players – except for the revamped Quests tab. On Reddit, players are heavily criticizing the change and sharing their own ideas on how to better organize quests and bounties in the game.
What new feature is involved? Apart from new content for the Season of Opulence, Season 7 also brought a change to the Quests tab. New players and returnees might be easily confused by this, as the tab is no longer accessible through the Guardian’s inventory, but rather via the map.
However, all tasks and quests can now be found there. The Vagabond’s synthesizer and the Chalice of Opulence are also included. Many of the current season’s changes have been well received by the community and recently led to a surge in player numbers for the shooter.
However, with the new Quests tab, the developers seem to have not pleased the Guardians. What was intended by Bungie as a convenience has not been well received by the players. Many posts can be found in the Destiny subreddit voicing strong disapproval of the new Quests tab.
Quests can now be accessed via the map
What’s so bad about the tab? Players would prefer to access quests with a single button press. In this regard, the problem remains unchanged with the new tab. Instead of opening the inventory, one now has to access the map.
Furthermore, having all bounties, quests, and the Vagabond synthesizer along with the Chalice of Opulence in this tab is a headache for players. With many quests, the tab is overcrowded, and players must painstakingly search for the desired quest. They would find it easier if the synthesizer and chalice were, for example, located with consumables.
Finding completed quests is also a hassle: While there is a function to sort tasks, there is no entry to find completed quests. Players have to pick these out themselves from the three possible task pages.
Bungie has already completed several more things on this topic that will be introduced into the game with a future update. Destiny 2 players on PC can look forward to a keybind for the Quests tab being planned.
Black Desert Online already has the new class Shai available. However, there is a catch, as you can only create the new class for now, but not play it.
Which class is it about? Recently at the E3 2019, the new class for the sandbox MMORPG Black Desert Online was introduced. The Shai is a cute little support class that throws a boomerang, masters alchemy right from the start, and sets out with three unique donkeys to explore the world.
Moreover, she plays dead when evil bears attack her and is generally a rather cute little thing.
Create Shai now, but don’t play yet
What can be done already? The Shai is in the game starting today, June 19, 2019. You can already create and customize a cute little Shai in the excellent character editor .
Here’s the catch: However, once you are done and have created the Shai, it’s time to stop. Because you can only play the little donkey friend next week, on June 26, 2019.
Why should I create a Shai now? For one, it takes quite a long time to build a character the way you want it in the highly complex editor of Black Desert Online. So it’s useful to be ready beforehand and be able to start right at release.
And all Shai characters created in advance will receive a special accessory and a set of useful items to ease the start of the game.
How is the new class being received by fans: As useful as the Shai may be with her long-awaited support abilities, her look is quite controversial among fans. Many players in the West are bothered by the extremely childlike appearance of the class.
Read here how the community has reacted to the new class in detail:
There are first hints of Team Rocket in Pokémon GO. Niantic left a small teaser in a post about the GO Fest in Chicago. The trainers are ready for it: they want to show the villains.
These hints are about: At the end of the GO Fest in Chicago, Niantic published a thank you and mentioned what there was to discover at the GO Fest.
At the very end of the text, there was a small hint. A picture of Team Rocket was shown, and Niantic asked if anyone saw who was lurking in the shadows.
Team Rocket in Pokémon GO – Here’s why it’s likely
What does the hint mean? At the GO Fest in Chicago, Team Rocket was frequently encountered when taking a snapshot with a Pokémon.
This is how Team Rocket was often found in snapshots
The villains were also present at the GO Fest. No one knows exactly what it means. However, it’s interesting that Team Rocket was mentioned again by Niantic.
There was another hint: With the mention of Team Rocket, a circle is now closing. Niantic hosted a massive raid test at the end of the GO Fest. Numerous gyms appeared, and one could participate in a Meowth raid.
Others speculate that soon players will encounter Team Rocket worldwide in snapshots. As a reward, a Meowth might spawn, which could be Shiny. This would fit the previous snapshots.
After all, it was Giovanni from Team Rocket who wanted to clone Mew and thus created Mewtwo. Team Rocket plays a significant role in the creation of Mewtwo.
What do you think? How could Team Rocket come into the game?
Fighting Team Rocket is a big wish of the trainers
Is Team Rocket coming now? The villains have long been wished for by the players. It’s quite possible that Team Rocket will come to Pokémon GO soon. Niantic must have had a good reason to show the teaser.
What do fans wish for? Most hope they can fight against Team Rocket. Correspondingly, a quest line could come that can be solved.
Others speculate that soon players will encounter Team Rocket worldwide in snapshots. As a reward, a Meowth might spawn, which could be Shiny. This would fit the previous snapshots.
After all, it was Giovanni from Team Rocket who wanted to clone Mew and thus created Mewtwo. Team Rocket plays a significant role in the creation of Mewtwo.
What do you think? How could Team Rocket come into the game?
In FIFA 19 the TOTW 40 is now known. See here which players are included in the current Team of the Weekand receive new Inform cards.
This is the Team of the Week: Weekly, the Team of the Week appears in FUT 19. This team is chosen by EA Sports and includes players who have performed well in real football.
The strongest cards of the TOTW 40: A relatively strong TOTW card is the one from Iniesta with an overall rating of 88. However, the new Inform cards from Paulinho (86) and Eder (82) also have decent ratings.
These were the Predictions for the TOTW 40
What are TOTW Predictions? In the TOTW Predictions, the community tries to assess which players could make it into the Team of the Week.
And indeed, frequently some of the predicted players can be found in the Team of the Week.
How much longer will the TOTW continue? It is still unknown when EA will stop publishing TOTWs. However, it is likely that it will not be continued for many more weeks.
Due to the suspension of the major leagues and the few international matches, the new TOTW cards are of little interest to many FUT players.
The lead weapon designer of Apex Legends, Sean Slayback, provided a brief insight into the changes for the upcoming Season 2. He showcased improvements for many weapons, minor nerfs on others and displayed initial images of the L-STAR.
Which weapons are being changed? Overall, eight weapons will receive improvements in the form of new attachments or increased firepower:
the submachine guns Alternator and RE-45
the P2020
the energy weapons Devotion, Triple Take, and Havoc
However, some weapons will also receive a nerf. Shotgun ammunition can now only be stacked up to 16 instead of 64, and Arc Stars take 0.2 seconds longer to detonate.
Arc Stars can no longer destroy shields at the edge of their explosion, but will eliminate players with full health if they stick.
When do the changes come? Once Season 2 launches on July 2, the changes will also be activated. More detailed information and additional news will be provided in patch notes at a later time.
This is how the new weapons will be stronger
These new attachments are being added: In Apex Legends, two new attachments will be added in the upcoming Season 2 that are supposed to cause more damage, and a type of attachment will be available for more weapons:
Alternator and RE-45 will receive “Disruptor Rounds,” which deal increased damage to shields
P2020 and Mozambique will receive “Hammerpoint Rounds,” which deal increased damage to health points
Devotion, Havoc and Triple Take will receive magazines that increase ammunition capacity and reduce reload time (from level 2)
Hardly anyone likes the Mozambique.
Additionally, the stack size for energy ammunition will be increased from 60 to 80, so that the stack sizes align with those of light and heavy ammunition.
These weapons are getting a buff: In addition to the new attachments, there is a “power-up” for the Flatline, P2020, and the Alternator. They will be “made stronger” to “better fulfill their intended roles.” What this specifically means has not been revealed yet.
Additionally, many new gold variants of the weapons will be added. Which weapons will be available as gold weapons will be revealed in the patch notes for Season 2.
What can the new L-STAR do? In addition to the changes to the existing weapons, the new L-STAR was presented. It has some special features:
its shots are larger than those of other weapons
it can overheat and requires a lens swap instead of being reloaded
the shots are more powerful, but slower
the ammunition supply is limited
The L-STAR is said to be able to eliminate players quickly, but requires some practice. According to developers, it is best to fire short bursts by tapping the trigger instead of holding it down on an enemy with sustained fire. Due to the size and power of the shots, enemies will quickly be left in the dust.
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How to get the L-STAR: The L-STAR, like the Kraber and Mastiff, is a legendary weapon. It will therefore only be included in airdrops. Since this has not been specified further, we assume that this does not apply to Lifeline drops, which also do not contain the Mastiff and Kraber.
However, airdrops will also be adjusted with Season 2. The L-STAR will be added to the list of possible loot, and the probabilities will shift throughout the game. In the beginning, Krabers are expected to be found more often, while Mastiffs will be more common towards the end of the game.
In Fortnite Fortbyte #48 has appeared! You can find it at a dwarf on a mountain peak using the pickaxe “Vox”. We will tell you where to search.
What is the challenge? For this Fortbyte, you need to solve the following riddle: “Accessible by smashing the dwarf near the throne on a mountain peak with the pickaxe “Vox””
We will show you on the Season 9 map where the Fortbyte is exactly located:
Northeast of Happy Hamlet is the place you are looking for
Fortbyte #48: Smash dwarf on a mountain peak with pickaxe “Vox”
Where do I need to search? First, you need to unlock the pickaxe “Vox” at level 55 on the Battle Pass. Select it and start the round.
Then fly into the icy area. There is an outpost northeast of Happy Hamlet, and there you will also find the dwarf. You need to smash the dwarf with the pickaxe, and then the Fortbyte will appear.
Here next to the toilet the dwarf will be standing
Be careful: Around the Fortbytes, campers are lurking, hoping for easy kills. So don’t get caught while collecting!
This video will help you: We will embed a video here that shows the exact location. This way, you can find the byte easily:
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There are reports from Amazon Game Studios that the “Lumberyard Engine” is causing difficulties. It was not designed for multiplayer. Interestingly, multiplayer games like Star Citizen and Amazon’s own survival MMO New World use this engine.
In light of this negative news, the Wall Street Journal spoke with current and former game developers at Amazon who wish to remain anonymous.
What the developers say: According to the developers, the problems stem from the engine used to develop the games. The Lumberyard Engine was not designed with “multiplayer in mind.”
When Amazon developed the already canceled multiplayer game Breakaway, it was as if “you were driving a train while the tracks were still being laid.”
Another developer says: “They are still figuring out what it means to own and maintain their own engine.”
Amazon intended to create powerful multiplayer games with the engine they bought in 2016, but then realized that the engine was not suitable for that purpose. Attempts to repurpose the engine have proven difficult. This was reported by the Wall Street Journal, referring to “current and former employees.”
It is said that the problems are so widespread that Amazon is considering allowing its own studios to use a different engine.
New World, an MMO hope from Amazon. It’s still in development.
What does Star Citizen have to do with this? Star Citizen switched from its own engine, which was also based on the Cry Engine, to the Lumberyard Engine. At the time, it was not a big deal, it was said, and it took two technicians a workday.
In the forum of reddit, the fans of Star Citizen take the news calmly. They say they know that the “Cry Engine” was not designed for multiplayer. Therefore, the developers of Star Citizen have been working for a long time to adapt the engine accordingly.
That Amazon is having problems does not alarm the fans.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale has once again changed the map since update 9.30. The big monster has struck again and decoration for a summer festival event is now here.
From time to time, Epic uses the weekly update to change things on the map. This was also the case recently with update 9.30. Changes have been made to the following locations, which likely relate to the monster that escaped from Polar Peaks some time ago and has since been flattening places on the map without being seen.
This is what the map looks like now
This is how Loot Lake has changed: The biggest change the monster has wreaked havoc on Loot Lake. The factories in the west have been completely devastated. You will also find a massive footprint of the beast there. Additionally, the cable lines to Neo Tilted have also been affected.
This is what has happened in Paradise Palms: Here is a small change to note. John Wick’s house is still there and has been modernized with a solar panel.
This is what Pleasant Park looks like now: The large, modern house is still a pile of rubble. But other buildings in the area have likely suffered from the monster’s attention.
The changes to the Stone Family: The Stone Family has moved again and their dog is busy with trees.
These are the changes for the upcoming summer festival event: Decorations for beach parties have now appeared in various locations on the map. Especially at Lazy Lagoon and Paradise Palms, they can be found. Additionally, huge beach balls can be scattered around there. You can push them around and roll them.
The beach party locations and especially the balls play a role in the upcoming event “14 Days of Summer”. Leaks have already appeared regarding this. The release is not yet certain, but since the locations are already in the game, it shouldn’t be long now.
In Pokémon GO there are new raid bosses! They are ideal counters against Kyogre, but many players are now missing an important boss.
What kind of bosses are they? After Kyogre has returned to the raids, there are now more new raid bosses. They are all good counters against Kyogre and many can be Shiny.
These highlights are included: There aren’t a lot of highlights this time. After a long time, Venusaur is returning to the raids.
The removal of Burmy is not well received. Many players enjoyed this 1-star raid, and now there is no chance to get it anymore.
These are the raid bosses for the Kyogre event
All these bosses are included this time
Raid Level
Pokémon
Level-1 Raid (red egg)
Electrike Shinx Lotad Magnemite
Level-2 Raid (red egg)
Flinx Electabuzz Capri Weepinbell Electrode
Level-3 Raid (yellow egg)
Tangela Jolteon Machamp Alolan Raichu
Level-4 Raid (yellow egg)
Absol Tyranitar Alolan Marowak Venusaur
Level-5 Raid (black egg)
Kyogre
This is what players are missing: With the raid bosses with Cresselia, there were all 3 forms of Burmy as a 1-star raid. This was well received, as especially the Burmy in Sand Cloak was popular because it was very rare outside of raids.
Now the raids are gone for now, and all players who have not secured enough Burmy have to hope for wild spawns.
Which bosses are worth it? Currently, there are many Electric and Grass-type Pokémon. They are at least effective against Kyogre, which is currently in the legendary raids.
Many good counters against Kyogre are included
In the raids, we have some pre-evolutions of good counters. So, Magnemite, Electabuzz, and Tangela are especially worth it, as their evolutions are good counters against Kyogre.
These bosses can be Shiny: The list of possible Shinies from raids is also long. Here you can encounter shiny forms:
Electrike
Magnemite
Lotad
Shinx
Flinx
Alolan Raichu
Alolan Marowak
Absol
Kyogre
How long will the bosses be available? The current raid bosses will most likely leave the raids with the disappearance of Kyogre. Kyogre will only be available until June 27 at 10 PM. After that, Groudon will come.
Raikou Day is also starting soon in Pokémon GO. The date is now known:
With the title Update 4, The Division 2 has received a new specialization – the Gunner. In this guide, we show you how to unlock the 4th specialization and provide tips to master all necessary steps quickly.
However, while owners of the Year 1 Pass can access this new specialization immediately, all other agents must first unlock it by mastering several sections with different challenges.
But even for players with a Year Pass, completing the optional challenges could be worthwhile. This way, they receive additional cosmetic rewards, such as emotes or skins.
Unlocking the Gunner in The Division 2 – Here’s how
This is what to expect: Overall, all players who want to unlock the Gunner or complete the corresponding challenges must finish 5 different sections.
Each of these sections includes 4 goals or challenges. These must be completed to successfully finish the respective section. If you complete all sections, the Gunner will be unlocked in the specializations at the White House.
Keep in mind: For all goals that are to be achieved during missions, the missions must be played on Normal or Hard difficulty.
Section 1
Roach Shock: Roach is the final boss in the Bank Headquarters mission. You must shock him 2x before sending him to the virtual afterlife.
Some players obtained the shock ammunition, for example, in the middle of the atrium of the Grand Washington Hotel. They then kept it as a reserve in the pistol until they reached the boss of the Bank Headquarters. Because shock ammunition does not actually appear in this mission.
However, that seems to have changed with the introduction of the new specialization. Resourceful agents have also discovered a crate of shock ammunition in the boss room of the Grand Washington Hotel that was not there before.
You can find it between a poster pillar and a larger box in the middle of the room.
Capture Control Points in Downtown West: Here, you must capture all control points in the Downtown West district – as a precision shooter.
So make sure you have selected the appropriate specialization for this. You must actively capture these control points – that means attacking and then defending again. A control point that was already green when you started this step does not count.
Stationary Shooting Practice: Here, you are to eliminate a certain number of enemies with the stationary turret in the Grand Washington Hotel mission.
You will find the turret in the hotel’s atrium right at the beginning of the mission. Sprint to it and take out the enemies. Leave one or two enemies alive at the end and let them kill you. This way, you respawn in the full atrium and can farm the kills comfortably.
Sniper Rescue: In this step, you need to prevent public executions using only sniper rifles. You can see the executions on the map.
Make sure to really use only sniper rifles. Using skills can often lead to this step failing. There are also reports that simply equipping the Chem Launcher (without using it) can lead to failure or prevents this challenge from progressing.
Section 2
Burn Kelly: Here you need to set Lt. Kelly, the final boss of the “Air & Space Museum” mission, on fire 3x before you can defeat him. You will find incendiary ammunition in the same mission. It is located on the upper balcony in the third hall (right after the Mars exhibition).
This is where you can find the incendiary ammunition (Source: Reddit user frinol)
Control Points in Southwest: This time, you need to capture all control points in the Southwest district – and as a survival expert. So pay attention to the right specialization. Here too, control points must be actively completed as in Section 1.
Foam Party: Here you must defeat a certain number of enemies stuck in foam. Use the foam mod of the Chem Launcher for this.
Shotgun Surprise: Here you need to complete enemy patrol activities using only shotguns. Make sure that you really only use shotguns. Using skills or simply equipping the Chem Launcher can lead to you not progressing here.
Section 3
Show me Wade: Here you need to destroy Sgt. Wade’s helmet (the final boss of this mission) in the ViewPoint Museum mission before you can defeat him. So focus your fire on this enemy’s head.
Control Points in Downtown: Now you need to capture all control points in the Downtown East and Federal Triangle districts – this time as a demolition expert. Pay attention to the right specialization again. The control points must be actively captured as before.
This is Madness: Here you need to defeat enemies while they are confused. This can be easily accomplished in several mini-runs of the Grand Washington Hotel mission.
One of the first 3 enemies that storm out of the hotel at the very beginning of the mission is a Hyena Rusher with a bag full of drugs at the hip. This is hard to miss.
The reticle points to the bag (Source: Reddit user frinol)
Shoot at this bag and you will have 3 confused enemies to eliminate. Then restart the mission immediately. This way you can quickly farm the necessary kills.
Convoy Chaos: Here you are to complete supply activities with a submachine gun (SMG). If you use skills or equip the Chem Launcher, this may cause you to not progress here.
Section 4
No Support: Here you must defeat General Ridgeway (the final boss) at the Capitol Outpost – without using repair kits. You should not only refrain from using kits during the boss fight but throughout the entire mission.
Roaming Shooters: Now you need to defeat heavy precision shooters in the open world. These are simply enemies armed with a light machine gun (LMG).
You will encounter them more frequently in activities involving True Sons and in convoys of this opposing faction.
We Got a Pulse: Now defeat enemies that have been marked by a pulse. Note: Only kills that you achieve during the active pulse time count – that is, within the first 10 seconds (standard).
Keep in mind that skill cooldowns will reset if you reset a mission. So you can restart a mission after you have eliminated some marked enemies – just like in “This is Madness” from Section 3.
This Land Is My Land: Here you need to complete area control activities with an assault rifle. Really use only this weapon type. Using skills or equipping the Chem Launcher can lead to you not progressing here.
Section 5
Turned to Stone: In this step, you need to completely destroy the armor of a Basilisk in the “Roosevelt Island” fortress before you eliminate it.
This is a heavily armored enemy type (often with a sledgehammer) that you encounter during the intermediary step “Take Out Emeline Shaw’s Personal Guard”.
This is how the Basilisk’s armor is structured (Source: Reddit user frinol)
Its armor consists of 6 different armor parts:
Head
2x Arms
Upper Body
2x Legs
To target the destruction of individual armor parts, best use a rifle (semi-automatic) or a pistol.
If the Basilisk has very little health left but its armor is still intact, you can reset this step simply by dying.
Keep in mind: There is currently a visual bug that can occasionally occur. If you destroy 2 parts from both leg plates and chest protection first, other pieces of armor can “disappear”, even though they are still intact and count as armor. So it’s best to target the head first, followed by the arms. Only then continue with the legs and upper body.
Roosevelt Clean-Up: Now you need to eliminate enemies in the Roosevelt Island fortress using stationary weapons. You will find the first weapon approximately halfway through the section “Rescue Angela Woods”. Kill all enemies here, leave one or two alive, and then die yourself. You will then respawn at the corresponding checkpoint and can continue to farm kills.
Light Artillery: Now complete control point activities with a light machine gun (LMG). It is sufficient to capture the control points Mast (West Potomac Park) and Efeutunnel (Constitution Hall). Using skills or equipping the Chem Launcher can lead to you not progressing here.
Gun Position: Now it’s time to eliminate enemies in the open world with stationary guns.
This can be done quite quickly by focusing on a control point with a minigun – such as the Fallen Cranes in Downtown East.
During the defense phase, kill all enemies except for the leader. Let him kill you, revive at the next checkpoint, and use fast travel to teleport to the attacking allied team.
This will completely reset the defense phase, and you can repeat this step as many times as needed until you have gathered the required kills.
Once you have successfully completed all 5 sections, you are not only richer in cosmetics but have also unlocked the Gunner.
The Game Director of World of Warcraft acknowledges mistakes in class design. Too many abilities were removed, and improvement has been promised.
Together with the announcement of Patch 8.2 Rise of Azshara , the Game Director of World of Warcraft also released a video. In a nearly 30-minute “Developer Insight,” he explains many aspects of the upcoming patch but also addresses general topics.
He faces criticism and even admits mistakes made in recent months.
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Too many abilities have been removed: A significant portion of the video deals with the design of classes and their gameplay in the current World of Warcraft. Hazzikostas is quite open and admits many mistakes that have been made. One of those was the “Ability Pruning.”
The focus on reducing the number of usable abilities for many classes to a fixed value led to the disappearance of some cool abilities that were part of a class’s identity.
Shadow Word: Death is a talent for Shadow Priests – for a long time it was simply standard.
At the same time, it was a mistake to only offer many abilities to specific specializations or to add them retrospectively to the talent trees. This has taken essential abilities away from some classes, which players now miss and has taken a piece of their familiar gameplay feeling.
The idea was good, the execution not so much: The basic idea was good to remove certain abilities from some classes, so that not every class has a strong control effect and there are differences. However, in other areas, they have clearly overdone it.
Meanwhile, in many aspects of World of Warcraft, the choice of a class is no longer in the foreground, but only the specialization. It feels as if all 3 specializations of a class are actually standalone classes with different abilities that hardly share anything.
Mages in different specializations hardly share spells anymore.
Classes need to become significant again: In the future, they want to take a different approach here. Blizzard has focused too much on “Spec Identity” in recent months and years and has neglected “Class Identity.” In the future, they want to create a common foundation for the respective classes that will then be refined through specializations.
Overall, Hazzikostas is quite insightful in the entire video, explaining the viewpoints from the developers’ perspective well. An important and correct step to communicate with the players.
What do you think of Hazzikostas’s admission? Was it about time that such things were finally acknowledged and a step in the right direction? Or is this just a drop in the bucket?
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Fallout 76 is now well known for its friendly community. However, what even veterans are surprised by now: Even new players are helpful and assist more experienced players when they can.
Which player is it about? In a thread on reddit the user wasnt_me_rly shared his experience as a veteran of Fallout 76. He writes there that he met a player around level 40 and talked to her.
wasnt_me_rly is already over level 150 and therefore hardly needs any items that he doesn’t already have. In conversation with the player, they came to the point that he would still like to have a Brahmin pen for his C.A.M.P. which he never found the recipe for.
This is how the player shows kindness
What did the player do? After the players went their separate ways, wasnt_me_rly set off to search for the corresponding recipe in the new player shops, also here without success. Shortly thereafter, the player reappeared and spoke to him via voice chat. She said:
I found a merchant who has the Brahmin plans you’re looking for. I searched the map for you and fortunately found you.
She handed him the plans and didn’t even ask for anything in return. wasnt_me_rly himself says that he is still speechless about the helpfulness.
That’s why it is so important to him: Some items, such as the Brahmin pen, are hardly to be found at higher levels because NPC merchants often offer different options and “better” items for endgame players.
That’s why it is difficult for players at higher levels to get such recipes: One recipe that has been long discussed is the handmade rifle, which many players still desperately want.
The offerings of many merchants adapt to the player level.
What the community says about it
This is how other players react: The thread on reddit now has over 1,500 upvotes and thus belongs to the currently most popular topics in the subreddit. Under the post, they shared their own experiences with helpful players or their own assistance that they provided.
It is also often read that players are simply satisfied and happy to be part of a community with such good manners. Even Bethesda’s head Todd Howard acknowledged the friendliness of the community at the E3 2019:
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Despite some negative reviews of the game, players still enjoy being part of the community. But Fallout 76 is also making an effort to win players back:
In summer, the next big update for the online game No Man’s Sky called Beyond will be released. This is expected to significantly expand the multiplayer mode, which sounds like “MMO” to many.
What does the Beyond update bring? As has become standard with the developers at Hello Games, they are keeping details about the updates under wraps. Usually, you only find out what exactly is in the package at release.
It’s similar with “Beyond”. However, Hello Games explained that “No Man’s Sky Online” will offer a radically new social and multiplayer experience. You can meet players throughout the universe and interact with them. The exact nature of this interaction is still unclear.
Presumably, you will be able to:
Build structures
Engage in space battles
Explore planets
Fight against aliens
A huge update for multiplayer and VR fans
Is No Man’s Sky Online a standalone game? Due to the name, some players thought that Hello Games would release an additional game with No Man’s Sky Online. However, that is not the case, it is a regular update for the main game that you will be able to download for free upon release in summer, just like the other updates.
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What else is known about Beyond? Based on a trailer, it is now known that you can also play No Man’s Sky in VR with the Beyond update, via Steam VR and PlayStation VR. This is expected to lead to a more immersive gaming experience, which many fans are excited about.
On Reddit, there is a nice story about this: A user who has since deleted their account mentioned that when his wife was pregnant, he named two planets in No Man’s Sky. One male and one female, as the couple did not want to know whether the child would be a boy or a girl.
The player is now extremely excited to soon roam in VR on the planet named after his now-born daughter.
What do players wish for Beyond? Since Hello Games tends to keep things under wraps with new updates, players are of course listing on Reddit what they would like to see in Beyond.
Better and more diverse characters for players
Players wish to be able to form guilds
Community missions and bosses for groups
Co-op and group content
Factions to belong to
New planets
Revised fauna
Improved combat
“Livelier” NPCs that give quests
Customizations for ships
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Are we expecting an MMO now?Enhanced multiplayer possibilities already sound very much like an MMO. Even though the developers explain that they do not consider No Man’s Sky to be an MMO even after the update because it has neither a subscription nor microtransactions.
There are a lot of players in the vast galaxy of No Man’s Sky. If they could meet and interact with each other, it would come very close to an MMO.
When will we learn more? As mentioned before, Hello Games tends to hold back information until the update is released. Therefore, we will probably have to wait until summer.
Final Fantasy XIV is racing at full speed towards the latest expansion Shadowbringers. And the MMORPG seems to be doing better than ever before. But what is the reason for this?
What is happening with FFXIV right now? Only a few days remain until the release of the new expansion Shadowbringers on July 2. The next major expansion of FFXIV will bring as much content as normally fits into a full-fledged J-RPG, according to director Yoshida.
On June 18, Square Enix prematurely activated two new servers for the European data centers: Twintania (Light Center) and Spriggan (Chaos Center). Originally, both servers were supposed to go online with the launch of Shadowbringers to accommodate the load of new and returning players.
However, Yoshida stated in the recent producer stream that the European servers are slowly reaching their limits in terms of character capacity. Therefore, the decision was made to activate Twintania and Spriggan ahead of schedule.
Peak subscription numbers since the reboot
What do the player numbers look like? Final Fantasy XIV seems to be bursting at the seams right now. But financially, Square Enix’s MMORPG seems to be doing well too. Recently, director Yoshida announced that it has reached the limit of 16 million registered accounts.
And although this number does not represent active paying players, the number of active subscriptions has also continued to rise, according to Yoshida. FFXIV is currently at its highest subscription level since the game’s relaunch in 2013.
Director and producer Naoki Yoshida during the press tour for Shadowbringers in London
The last peak noted in the investor report in 2018 was reached in 2017, a few months after the release of the Stormblood expansion.
A census site operated by player LuckyBancho, which is well-known in the community, estimates that FFXIV might currently have around one million active players.
This number should be taken with a grain of caution, as it is not official.
This is what Yoshida says about the sales numbers: In an interview with the Japanese site 4gamers, Yoshida also mentioned that Shadowbringers has now received more than double the amount of pre-orders compared to its predecessor Stormblood.
Many players consider Stormblood to be the weaker expansion. The hopes for Shadowbringers are therefore high
For an MMORPG with monthly subscription fees, which was declared dead at the launch in 2010, this is quite an achievement.
What strategies is the development team pursuing?
Yoshida repeatedly emphasizes that the success of Final Fantasy XIV rests on two pillars:
Regular content updates
and the community
Of course, there are many other reasons why Final Fantasy XIV works for many players (and not for others). But community and updates come up repeatedly in interviews with Yoshida.
In the Shadowbringers expansion, players no longer fight as Warriors of Light against the darkness. The game’s story takes a drastic turn.
This is the content strategy: The content updates in Final Fantasy XIV come at intervals of about 3.5 to 4 months. The developers ensure that the old content remains in use as well.
There are contents in FFXIV that new players must complete in order to progress in the game, discover new areas, and unlock expansions. The use of content at low levels through dailies and weeklies ensures that new players have no trouble finding groups for old mandatory content.
This and other “catch-up mechanics” help new players catch up with veterans, even though starting FFXIV can be very slow.
Very little is known about the new raid “Eden” from Shadowbringers. Yoshida did not release any information to avoid spoilers.
This is how the developers distribute the updates: At the same time, the developers try to distribute the content of the new updates as well as possible to keep players in the game. For example, with the release of the Shadowbringers expansion, a new hardcore raid called Eden will also be introduced to FFXIV. However, the raid will go online staggered with the expansion:
First, the expansion appears (July 2)
2 weeks later, the normal mode of the raid comes (July 16)
2 more weeks later, the hardcore version follows (July 30)
This prevents the developers from having the content rushed and skipped right at the beginning. This pattern of patch segmentation has been used for several years.
Even if the amount of content feels thin for some veterans, this strategy by the developers seems to keep many players in the game.
Community events
This is the community strategy: Communication between the development team and players takes place through regular “Producer Letters”. These are live streams that inform players about the latest updates, changes, and decisions made by the developers. Thus, players always know what they will get for their money.
Outside of the game, regular events are intended to create good spirits among the fans. Especially in Germany, Final Fantasy XIV is often represented at many conventions and gives away large amounts of promo gifts, such as the popular “I BEAT” shirts.
At E3 2019, fans were able to fight against the new Primals Titania from the Shadowbringers expansion for the very first time
These are the fan gatherings: Scattered throughout Europe, so-called “Fan Gatherings” are organized by Square Enix for FFXIV players and their friends. These are evenings where fans come together in a rented location and enjoy their time together.
The gatherings lead to a stronger bond of the community with the game because they often meet their guild members for the first time outside the game and make new friendships.
What’s next for FFXIV? The development team expects a significant increase in active players with the release of the Shadowbringers expansion. In the last producer stream, Yoshida mentioned that the team will closely monitor the status of the servers and ensure situations like queueing before an instance do not occur again.
In any case, Final Fantasy XIV can look forward to a strong financial year in 2019.
