After a disappointing test of Ghost Face in Dead by Daylight, the killer is now getting some serious powerful buffs and is expected to become a true threat.
The initial excitement about the announcement of Ghost Face in Dead by Daylight quickly faded when players noticed how bad the new killer was. There were problems everywhere, so many players already felt on the PTR that Ghost Face was a disaster. He was regarded as the weakest killer in the game.
This apparently forced the developers to take action. A new version of Ghost Face on the PTR brought many extremely powerful buffs.
Ghost Face is not only crazy but also playful – he enjoys killing!
What will be improved about Ghost Face?
Overall, there are several changes to many mechanics of Ghost Face. He will be harder for survivors to spot, his ability will become more powerful and last longer. Here are the details:
Changes to Ghost Face’s sounds: Some adjustments concern the range of audio signals that Ghost Face emits. It will be harder for survivors to hear him at long distances.
The map-wide sound when Ghost Face activates his ability Night Shroud will be removed. Survivors will no longer be warned when he enters his “Stalk” mode.
The audible range of the sounds Ghost Face makes has been reduced from 16 meters to 8 meters.
Changes to revealing: For survivors, it was too easy to reveal Ghost Face and thus throw him out of his ability. Most changes are here.
Reduced revealing range: Survivors now need to aim the camera relatively centrally at Ghost Face to reveal him.
A small buffer time has been established so that survivors cannot just wildly swing their camera around to reveal Ghost Face.
The time to reveal Ghost Face has been increased from 1.0 seconds to 1.5 seconds.
The necessary visible mass of the killer for revealing has been increased. You can no longer reveal Ghost Face just by seeing a small part of his cloak.
Ghost Face will receive a warning when a survivor is about to reveal him.
Ghost Face learns the position of the survivor through a short “Killer Instinct” effect (like with Legion) that completely reveals him.
Night Shroud now hides the killer’s red mist at all times, not just when he is crouched.
The crouching movement speed has been increased from 3.45 m/s to 3.6 m/s.
A bug has been fixed that allowed survivors to reveal Ghost Face before Night Shroud was active.
Improvements to Stalking: Lastly, there are some noticeable improvements to stalking, that is, secretly observing the survivors.
The stalking progress is no longer reduced over time. Instead, it resets when the survivor is marked, hit, or knocked down.
The duration of the “Exposed” effect on marked survivors has been increased from 20 to 45 seconds.
Buffs make for a solid killer: All these buffs together ensure that Ghost Face will be a solid if not quite strong killer at his release, representing a real threat to survivors. Whether further adjustments will be necessary can only be determined after his release.
When will Ghost Face be released? The release of Ghost Face is just a few days away. Starting June 18, 2019, you can play as Ghost Face. Since he is a licensed killer, you will have to purchase him with real money and cannot unlock him with in-game currency.
Are you looking forward to Ghost Face? What do you think of his buffs?
In the Fortnite leak for week 6 of season 9, the possible challenges are shown. Learn here what those challenges are.
What’s new: After update 9.21 for Fortnite, the game’s code was updated. Data miners extracted the modified data and shared it with the community. It has now been discovered which tasks are likely coming to Fortnite: Battle Royale this week in week 6 of season 9.
These challenges for week 6 (S9) have been leaked: The 7 leaked tasks appear rather unremarkable. Large puzzles, collection, or search actions with special items cannot be found.
Free:
Task 1: Phase 1: Land at Lucky Landing – Phase 2: Land at Loot Lake – Phase 3: Land at Shifty Shafts – Phase 4: Land at Froty Flights – Phase 5: Land at Haunted Hills
Task 2: Deal 500 damage to opponents with SMGs
Task 3: Phase 1: Search chests at a hot spot – Phase 2: Search ammo boxes at a hot spot – Phase 3: Eliminate an opponent at a hot spot
Paid:
Task 4: Deal 200 damage to a vehicle being driven by an opponent
Task 5: Use the Storm Flip in 3 different matches
Task 6: Use 2 different vehicles in one match
Task 7: Eliminate 3 opponents at The Block or Fatal Fields
There you will see flying drones carrying loot. You can easily get weapons and items there.
In this case, Lucky Landing is a hot spot in Fortnite
How credible is the leak? The leaked tasks for week 6 in season 9 come from data miner @Lucas7yoshi. Players trust the data miner because he regularly predicts the challenges and other leaked content correctly.
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If no new update is activated this afternoon around 3 PM in Fortnite: Battle Royale before the start of the new challenges, it can be assumed that the challenges will be activated in the form shown above.
In Pokémon GO we are getting a new Shiny tonight! The shiny version of Seep is going to be available worldwide thanks to the GO Fest.
When is the Shiny coming? Coinciding with the start of the GO Fests in Chicago, Shiny Seep will be introduced worldwide. It will arrive tonight, June 13th, at 6 PM our time and will appear more frequently. The spawns will likely end along with the GO Fest on Sunday, June 16th.
Shiny Seep is coming – All about the release
What does the Shiny look like? The shiny version is easily recognizable, as Seep will no longer be light blue but rather turquoise. Its evolutions will then be dark blue to purple.
This should also be the case with Seep, as it is being released due to the GO Fest. The chance could be around 1 in 50. However, this is not officially known.
Shiny Seep was to be expected: When the image for the GO Fest in Chicago was published, Seep could also be seen. There, it was already suspected that Seep would come as a Shiny for the event.
In the back right corner, the Seep are playing in the fountain
Furthermore, each of the last Safari Zones has brought a new Shiny. Most recently, it was during the Safari Zone in Singapore with Pottrott. The Pokémon was then available for capture worldwide for a whole weekend.
Will Shiny Seep remain after the event? When the GO Fest is over, the increased chance of Shiny Seep will also disappear. On one hand, the spawns will decrease, and on the other hand, the Shiny rate will be lower.
Shiny Seep will still be catchable afterward, though. The chances will just be significantly lower.
Around the GO Fest, you also need to solve these global challenges:
Blizzard seems to have concrete plans to drastically lower the maximum level in World of Warcraft. Will our heroes soon be back at level 60?
Several months ago, a developer Q&A discussed the state of World of Warcraft and its many character levels. Heroes can currently level up to 120. Game Director Ion Hazzikostas had considered reducing the maximum character level and effectively conducting a “level squish.” This idea now seems to be a concrete plan that Blizzard is considering.
Where does the information come from? Blizzard has sent surveys to some players to provide feedback on the current state of World of Warcraft. One of the questions reads quite specifically. It says:
Are you aware that the maximum level of 120 will be reduced in the future?
There is also a follow-up question:
The ‘level squish’ will reduce the maximum number of levels needed to play the latest content. The new level cap will be dramatically lower than the current level cap of 120. How much would you like or dislike a reduction of character levels?
At least the wording of the questions suggests that Blizzard already has concrete plans for a future date. The next reasonable date would likely be Patch 9.0, which is the pre-patch for the next expansion.
What is the problem? With the ever-increasing number of levels, it becomes increasingly difficult for Blizzard to make each level meaningful and rewarding. After all, you can’t reward characters 120 times with meaningful upgrades like talents or new abilities without the game feeling overloaded. At the same time, a hurdle of 120 levels is a strong deterrent for newcomers, who see it as a much larger barrier than, say, level 60 or 70, even if the time investment is the same.
What would be the benefits? By reducing the maximum level, not only does the perceived barrier for newcomers and twinks decrease, but Blizzard could also equip more levels with meaningful rewards. Thus, there would no longer be a talent every 15 levels, but perhaps every 8 to 9 levels. At the same time, you could redistribute a character’s abilities from level 1 to 60, so that with almost every level-up, you receive a new ability or upgrade. This would at least strengthen the feeling of getting an upgrade while leveling.
When exactly this will happen and whether the plans will really be implemented remains to be seen. Apparently, however, this seems to be more than just an idea, as Blizzard discusses it in surveys as something that “will be the case in the future.”
What do you think of this idea of level reduction? Is it a sensible step?
In the online shooter The Division 2 (PS4, Xbox One, PC), it has been revealed in the latest “State of the Game” that Title Update 4 will arrive on the live servers next week. It looks like a successful patch so far – we already provide you with some preliminary information, so to speak “Patch Notes” about what the update contains.
When will the patch be released? It is not entirely clear yet. However, in the weekly State of the Game on Wednesday evening, it was stated that the patch will come next week, between June 17 and June 21.
Hot candidates for the release of the update are Tuesday, June 18, or Thursday, June 20. Patches for The Division 2 usually come in the morning and are playable from noon onwards.
A new exotic holster, which has already enchanted players on the test server. It is called “Dodge City Gunslinger’s Exotic Holster” and is the first exotic armor piece you can strap around your waist. How to obtain 9 other Exotics in The Division 2, you can read here.
Revised specialization – so far the fan favorite. Players in The Division 2 are expected to have more freedom in skill distribution.
Revision of special ammunition – it will be completely overhauled, allowing agents to farm it accurately. However, on the PTS, the signature weapons did not deal enough damage, which is expected to change.
Better visuals for named items: “items with names” receive a visual upgrade – Massive did not want to promote them straight to “Exotic,” but they should stand out a bit.
The mod system will be fundamentally overhauled – there will only be 3 instead of 6 mod types and “generic mods” will no longer fit into high-end gear. The idea is to make mods generally easier to use. Agents should be able to quickly swap mods while leveling up and equip mods they want in the endgame.
A stupid action in Fortnite: Battle Royale may have ruined the career of a young footballer. As he showed his bare butt in a stream, he was kicked out of his national team.
What happened? Currently, the Africa Cup is taking place in professional football, where the African football national associations are determining their continental champion. Among them is the North African state of Algeria with its national team.
While waiting for his next game, the Algerian backup goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja played Fortnite and streamed everything from his hotel room.
Suddenly, his teammate Haris Belkebla appeared on screen, pulled down his pants, and presented his bare butt to the stream viewers.
Player has to go home
These were the consequences of showing skin: The action with the bare butt was certainly meant as a rough joke by Belkebla. However, the naked backside quickly spread through social media, and soon the team’s manager, Djamel Belmadi, caught wind of the issue.
He found the action anything but funny, and shortly thereafter, Haris Belkebla was informed that he would no longer be part of the team. Instead, he was sent home. The coach’s reason was that they wanted to “maintain discipline within the team.”
Whether the 25-year-old midfielder, who normally plays for the French club Stade Brest, can still hope for a career as a national player in the Algerian team is uncertain.
This is especially bitter as the player was only recently ceremoniously inducted into the team with a special initiation ritual last Sunday.
The streamer himself might also face trouble since Twitch clearly prohibits showing nudity in streams.
In any case, there seem to be ongoing issues with Fortnite in professional football:
The E3 2019 is over and the developers and publishers have fired their ammunition of announcements and novelties. What were your highlights at the fair?
What kind of survey is this? We at MeinMMO have summarized all the highlights of the press conferences for you. At the end, you will find a survey where you can vote for the publishers you liked best.
Here’s everything that happened at E3 2019: To help you out, here is a brief overview of the contents of the individual conferences:
Microsoft
These were the major announcements from Microsoft: Although Microsoft showed hardly any new information about the new console “Project Scarlett” at E3 this year, there were still many games to see, accompanied by a fireworks of trailers.
The biggest announcements in the single-player and multiplayer areas from Microsoft included:
There was also a lot of information about the Xbox Game Pass, which is now also available as a beta for PC. Microsoft announced a long list of new games that will be accessible with the Gaming Pass, including the new Gears 5.
These were the major announcements at Bethesda: Although Bethesda didn’t have as many new announcements, some of them were very surprising for the fans.
The gaming highlights at the Bethesda conference include announcements for these games:
Also, the announcement of angels as a new enemy faction and the multiplayer in Doom Eternal was well received. You can find more information about the conference in our article about it:
These were the major announcements from EA: EA brought many of its well-known IPs and franchises back to E3 this year. Fans of Sims and EA Sports games could look forward to new announcements.
Among the gaming highlights of the conference were:
Anthem received public test servers that players were invited to. However, there was no new content.
What was special? Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order showed for the first time actual gameplay. Alongside classic lightsaber duels, there was also a spotlight for the little droid that will support players with hacking and healing.
These were the major announcements from Square Enix: Even before E3, Square made it very clear that their conference would primarily focus on the remake of Final Fantasy VII and the new IP Marvel’s Avengers.
These were the major announcements from Ubisoft: The E3 conferences from Ubisoft are infamous for their extravagant dance performances from the Just Dance franchise, which were also present this year.
But Ubisoft had a lot to showcase in other areas as well. The gaming highlights included:
In collaboration with the “Always Sunny in Philadelphia” crew, Ubisoft also announced the TV series “Mythic Quest”, which pokes fun at both gamers and developers.
These were the major announcements from Nintendo: Nintendo has stood out among publishers by primarily showcasing a lot of gameplay in their trailers.
The gaming highlights include:
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
No More Heroes 3
Witcher 3 for Switch
Luigi’s Mansion 3
Pokémon Sword and Shield
The Nintendo Switch continues to receive great support from third-party developers, and a whole range of games are now getting a Switch version.
What was special about it? Especially the announcement of the “Breath of the Wild” sequel thrilled the audience. The first new Zelda game on the Switch has won countless awards and has also been very popular among fans.
Additionally, the new Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo, Doug Bowser, was introduced, who coincidentally shares the same name as the famous Mario villain. On this occasion, the real Bowser sneaked around in the background.
These were the major announcements at the PC Gaming Show: Before E3, there were whispers that the PC Gaming Show would primarily revolve around the new exclusive titles from the Epic Game Store, as Epic was one of the sponsors of the show.
Alongside the exclusive titles from Epic, other gaming highlights were also showcased:
Shenmue 3 caused a lot of trouble with the announcement that it would be released exclusively on PC via the Epic Store.
What was special about it? Many old-school gamers are especially excited about Baldur’s Gate 3, which aims to become THE video game of Dungeons and Dragons.
Zombie Army 4 surprised with gameplay videos and a trailer featuring Nazi zombies and a laughing undead Hitler.
Now it’s your turn: Tell us which conferences were the best for you and which were totally boring! Which publisher had the most interesting games? Or were there other things you found cool?
The Elder Scrolls Online is currently having issues with bugs. Due to a strange error, many players were unable to see their friends and guilds or couldn’t even log into the game at all. The developers’ actions are further aggravating the situation for players.
What were the issues in ESO? Many players who logged into ESO on Monday, June 10, were likely quite surprised. Suddenly, all their friends and guilds were gone. Others couldn’t log back into the game at all after logging out in the PvP area of Cyrodiil.
How ZeniMax reacted: The developers at ZeniMax apparently identified the issue related to increased traffic on the servers. To resolve it, access to the guild history on the servers was restricted.
Merchants are currently having little fun in ESO.
This, in turn, caused all addons, i.e., fan-created mods, which required this data to stop functioning. Among these are popular tools like Master-Merchant, which are essential for trading guilds in ESO.
Players are complaining about the developers’ actions
How fans are reacting: Many ESO fans, already angry about the bugs, are now frustrated by the developers’ approach. In the ESO forum, some players interpret the developers’ actions as blaming the community.
ZeniMax, according to the tone in the forum, is not able to program effectively, and instead of admitting this, they are blaming the fans’ addons:
These repeated problems and the attack on the guild history […] raise the question of blame towards the addon creators who utilize the functions, some of which have existed for years without causing issues, as well as towards the users who rely on the 10-day history.
What’s next: The developers seem to be having success with their approach, and at least the bugs appear to be resolved. However, the addons remain blocked, which is currently just a temporary solution. According to community manager Kai Schober, there is an intention to allow them back as soon as possible:
No one wants to place blame on the addons here. That is wrong, as they are simply utilizing what the interface allows them to. Currently, there are too many inquiries regarding guilds and guild traders, and deactivating them is a temporary solution.
When will the addons come back? Unfortunately, there is currently no timeline for this. ZeniMax also could not provide information on when the addons will be reactivated upon request. However, they are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
In Destiny 2 the transition to a free-to-play model is set for September 17. However, the new free model is not like that of Warframe, says our author Schuhmann. Destiny 2 New Light is more aligned with the model of Guild Wars 2.
When will Destiny 2 be free? On September 17, the base game of Destiny 2 and all content from Year 1 will be available for free. This free game will be called “Destiny 2 New Light.” It fully includes:
Vanilla Destiny 2 with the campaign against Ghaul and the Leviathan raid
The first DLC Curse of Osiris
The second DLC Warmind
It goes from the Cosmodrome out into the world.
How will this proceed? Every player can create a Guardian on PS4, Xbox One, or PC and then start a new “starting mission” set in the Cosmodrome. It is supposed to be a remastered version of the first mission from Destiny 1, where the Ghost finds the Guardian, and together they fight their way out of the Cosmodrome.
After that, they arrive at the Tower, and the world will gradually open up to them.
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This is the section in the ViDoc that deals with the Free2Play model.
Years 2 and 3 are explorable – with limitations
What about the other content? The special twist is that players can explore all locations in the game with “Destiny 2 New Light,” even the new region that comes with Shadowkeep.
It is said that players can “explore every location and do bounties there, play every cooperative strike, and participate in every PvP activity.” Also, Gambit is open to players, as Eric Osborne explained in the stream.
What are the limitations? It appears that players will not have access to special activities, so not to exotic quests, campaigns, or raids.
The exact restrictions on what Free2Play players can play from Year 2 and Year 3 in Destiny 2 are still a bit uncertain.
In the stream, Bungie employees mainly emphasized the advantages and did not go much into the disadvantages.
It seems clear: Players can move freely in Destiny 2, but if they want to “really” participate, they will need to purchase additional content.
They should be able to purchase it “à la carte” – so it is possible that they will buy “only” Shadowkeep or “only” Season 9.
They can also catch a glimpse of him.
What kind of model is this? This free-to-play model corresponds to the model of the MMORPG Guild Wars 2, but is even more lenient:
The base game is free-to-play – like a gigantic free trial version, which you can certainly play for 40 to 50 hours
Additionally, there is limited access to further content from Years 2 and 3
However, those who want more and want to dive fully will have to purchase the additional content individually
Destiny 2 will thus become a hybrid of free-to-play and buy-to-play – you can either see it as a free-to-play game with purchasable additional content or as a buy-to-play game with a very extended free trial phase.
A game like Warframe comes from a different direction. Everything is free-to-play there, and the game finances itself through the cash shop. Destiny 2 won’t take such a step.
Warframe is considered one of the best and fairest free-to-play games.
This is behind it: This is a major step for Destiny 2 to make the entire Year 1 available for free without restrictions. Many expected this step, especially after Destiny 2 has already been free with PS Plus and for a while on PC after BlizzCon 2018.
With this step, Bungie apparently wants to increase the player base for Shadowkeep and also direct more customers to the redesigned Eververse, the cash shop.
It is also quite possible that the new deal with Google Stadia plays a role here – because with Google Stadia, Destiny 2 is available with the subscription at no additional cost – here even the “complete version without restrictions.”
Destiny 2 is likely to experience an influx of new players. Bungie will be hoping that as many of those who check it out for free will stick around and purchase more Destiny 2 content.
You don’t have to hope for exciting slow-motion scenes in the campaign of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Instead, there are new methods to deal with doors and recoil.
Why is there no slow-motion? At a closed-door event, the press was shown first scenes from the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. For the campaign, Jacob Minkoff, the Singleplayer Design Director of Infinity Ward, stated that they are forgoing slow-motion.
Minkoff says (via Polygon): “There will be no slow-motion throughout the campaign. We looked at this mechanic early in development. We realize that it is iconic for the series, but for us, it feels worn out.
The series has done this for too long, and there is nothing new, nothing exciting for the player that we could achieve in such a sequence.”
What was it like before? From older parts of the Call of Duty series, players know the slow-mo events well. You open the door to a room and several enemies are there, whom you could mark in slow motion. This will no longer exist.
This is how buildings are changing: Typically, rooms in Call of Duty would be larger than necessary. Hallways are much wider than they need to be in real life, so the AI can navigate them more easily.
This is changing when shooting from cover: Because the rooms are suddenly much fuller, you don’t just swing your weapon around wildly and shoot. You have to approach the fights more methodically.
For this, Infinity Ward has implemented a “Mounting System”. This allows you to brace your weapon against objects such as walls and door frames. As soon as players are near such a surface, they can use the function.
This has a significant impact on recoil, making the weapon more stable. “There are many games where you can brace the weapon against a horizontal surface. But we developed bracing the weapon for vertical surfaces as well,” Minkoff explains.
Further innovations: You can now directly kick in doors or cautiously peek through them. Additionally, bullets can penetrate certain materials. There have been scenes where players shot through walls to catch enemies behind cover.
Infinity Ward explains that you should check the weapon caliber before each mission to be perfectly equipped for the job.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare will be released on October 25 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC (Battle.net).
Keanu Reeves’ appearance at the E3 2019 was a huge highlight for many visitors of the fair and viewers at home. In an interview, Xbox chief Phil Spencer spoke about how Reeves himself felt about the appearance and the reactions.
This is how the audience reacted: As soon as the camera panned to Reeves’ face in the gameplay trailer of Cyberpunk 2077, the fair visitors screamed out their excitement. When Reeves also stepped onto the stage accompanied by fog, fans even stood up and applauded loudly.
During his appearance, there were also heckles. When Reeves referred to the game’s atmosphere as “breathtaking,” a fan shouted, “You are breathtaking!” For that, he even received a small thank you.
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But even after Reeves’ appearance, the hype around him remained. On reddit, a talented artist created fan art of the “best E3 waifus.” Meanwhile, the post has over 40,000 upvotes.
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This is how Reeves felt about the appearance: According to an interview by Vanity with Xbox chief Phil Spencer, Keanu Reeves was overwhelmed by the fans’ reaction:
I think he was blown away by the reactions. And I loved how he just basked in it. When he came back, you could see his “Wow.” […] They were so nice to him, and he was really just overwhelmed, which I think is pretty cool.
During his appearance, Reeves had some difficulty completing his lines because the audience was just too excited. At times, he even had to laugh, apparently because the atmosphere just swept him away.
Shortly after he appeared on stage, Reeves struggled to speak due to the fans’ excitement. Throughout his appearance, he increasingly shared the enthusiasm himself.
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I didn’t know how it would go. It was actually the idea of CD Project Red, they wanted us to do it, and we have good relationships with the people. I’ve seen enough celebrity appearances on the E3 stage that didn’t necessarily go over so well. When we then saw how [Reeves] is portrayed in the game, we thought: “Okay, that’s pretty authentic.”
Spencer himself really liked the appearance, and for him, the most important thing was to provide people with a great show with good content.
Cyberpunk 2077 has apparently benefited well from the mood around Keanu Reeves:
Despite its disastrous launch, Fallout 76 had many players at release who saw potential in the game. However, many wanted to see Fallout 76 mature first. Bethesda has now been working on that maturity and has improved many things since the release. Is it enough to bring you back?
What was the problem with Fallout 76? At its release on November 14, 2018, Fallout 76 faced major issues. There were many bugs, the beta did not provide enough testing, and correspondingly, many players found the game unfinished.
Despite numerous negative reviews, many players just withdrew and wanted to give the game another chance “later”. Now is the “later,” and Bethesda has a lot to show that might interest some.
Do you want to take another look at Fallout 76?
These features have been added to Fallout 76 since release
In its many patches since release, Fallout 76 has received a lot of new content and many old bugs have been fixed. Even though there were difficulties along the way, Fallout 76 now has significantly more and better content.
Player Shops
What are player shops? With update 9, Fallout 76 received one of the features that were promised since early 2019. Player shops are vending machines in players’ C.A.M.P.s where they can fill items and offer them for sale for caps.
Other players can find the shops through a marker on the map and can visit them to buy items. The proceeds go to the seller, minus a small tax.
Pathfinder Quests and Backpacks
What are these quests? With the “Always Upwards!” update, the Pathfinder camp at Lake Grafton became livelier. A whole quest line leads you through the various ranks of the tadpole scouts through a Mr. Handy and rewards you with better items.
What are the backpacks for? Some of the rewards at the highest rank are backpacks. You can use backpacks as long as you are not wearing power armor. They greatly increase your carrying capacity, are customizable with mods and skins, and even serve as a fridge for perishable food.
Seasonal Events
What are these events? In March, Fallout 76 received its first seasonal fest with the Carnival event. In this event, players could escort several bots through the city of Helvetia founded by Swiss settlers and protect them during a parade.
As a reward, various masks were available. The event was well received by most players, and although there were only cosmetics to gain, many played the event repeatedly, including with others. Similar events, like the carnival event to drive away Father Frost, are also planned.
Legendary Merchant
What kind of merchant is this? In one of the later patches, Fallout 76 introduced legendary vending machines as well as a legendary female merchant. Both are there for players to exchange unwanted legendary items for more useful ones.
How does it work? Legendary items are exchanged at the vending machines for exchange tickets. These can be used as currency with the merchant in Berkley Springs to acquire certain legendary items with random attributes.
Dungeons
What dungeons are there? In the first seven months after release, Fallout 76 received two complete dungeons:
To do this, a short quest line must be completed, during which you learn how to make, ferment, or distill alcohol. As a result, you can create various drinks, such as:
What kind of camera is this? A seemingly minor update was the introduction of the new ProSnap Deluxe camera. The camera can be acquired after a short quest line and is equipped like a weapon.
The idea behind it is that you can quickly take snapshots in combat without having to switch to photo mode. The camera has its own mods and skins that you can attach.
Along with the camera, new challenges came that sometimes required taking special photos. This pastime has captivated many players, who, according to official figures, have taken almost 6 million photos.
PvP Mode
What kind of mode is this? As one of the first new features, the “Survival” mode was added to Fallout 76. The mode promotes competitive PvP between players and has special rules such as:
After some issues with griefers ruining the fun for other players, most fans have been more satisfied since the new mode was introduced. Bullies can brawl in PvP while explorers can have their peace in adventure mode.
These things have been improved
In addition to the new features, some of the existing bugs have also been fixed:
The Sheepsquatch is a new cryptid that can be fought in a different version as a boss.
How has this affected the game?
Most innovations and bug fixes have been very well received. Initially, there was still frequent criticism because patches introduced new bugs or reintegrated bugs that had been fixed.
Meanwhile, such things happen less frequently, and especially new features are increasingly well received. Complaints are now rare, and the response in the community is extremely positive.
What is the community like right now?
From the beginning, Fallout 76 had a helpful community that was eager to support new players or help each other. This is still true today, and even during the current free week, the main goal of the “veteran players” is to assist newcomers. One of the highest-rated posts on reddit is titled: “I enjoy helping people in FO76“
The positive atmosphere in the community continues to ripple, so we at MeinMMO can frequently report on great events and ideas:
Todd Howard, the head of Bethesda, acknowledged the community at Bethesda’s official press conference at E3 2019:
This game has one of the best online communities we have ever seen. We have created a post-apocalyptic survival game where you can do what you want – and everyone is nice to each other! […] That should give us all hope for humanity when the apocalypse comes.
Todd Howard at E3
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In addition to the features already added in the completed “Wild Appalachia” update, Bethesda announced in a roadmap two more major updates: Nuclear Winter and Wasterlanders. New information was presented for both at E3.
These features have been announced
Battle Royale – “Nuclear Winter”: One of the features yet to come is the Battle Royale mode “Nuclear Winter” in the update of the same name. 52 players in 13 teams fight here for first place and their title as Overseer of Vault 51.
There is a progress system that rewards you with experience and caps for the adventure mode as well as cosmetics and special perks for the Battle Royale.
An initial version of the Battle Royale is already playable during the free week from June 10 to June 17 and is being tested and further developed.
Living, human NPCs: One of Bethesda’s biggest announcements was the appearance of human NPCs. These are expected to arrive with the “Wasterlanders” update in Fall 2019.
The NPCs come to Appalachia after it has become known that the residents of Vault 76 have made the land somewhat livable again. Together with the inhabitants, there will be choices, consequences, and presumably factions with conflicts.
Daniel was one of the first characters introduced.
How will the features change Fallout 76? It is hard to foresee how the new features will truly affect Fallout 76. The first reactions to the Battle Royale have been extremely positive, and even those who are averse to BR are enjoying the mode.
On the other hand, the NPCs had long been one of the biggest points of criticism, especially for single-player fans of the Fallout series. Fallout 76 originally only had robots and dead people who only communicated with you through holotapes and terminals.
With the appearance of humans, Bethesda seems to have taken the criticism seriously and is apparently working to really make Fallout 76 a game that appeals to everyone.
The Raider Rose, a robot, was liked by many players, but is not a human.
What do you say, will you play?
Now it’s your turn. Did you see Fallout 76 at the beginning and then ignore it? Are you eager to take another look and maybe let yourself be captivated again? Does more need to happen, or has Fallout 76 lost all appeal for you?
Capcom unveiled a new trailer for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne at E3 2019. It provides a deeper insight into the new area of Frostfang Depths and more information about the new monsters.
What does the video show? In the video, we are taken through the snowy landscape of the Frostfang Depths. The narrator shares more background information about the new area that comes with the DLC Iceborne.
The new large monsters, arriving with the expansion for Monster Hunter World, can be seen in combat, and here there is new information as well. There are also smaller monsters that we have not encountered yet.
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What does the new Iceborne video from E3 2019 reveal?
2 pieces of information about the area itself:
Hunters freeze in the area, which lowers their stamina. However, pepper plants grow everywhere, allowing you to craft hot drinks.
If you don’t have a hot drink, you can warm yourself in hot springs that appear throughout the area. However, lemur-skunks may join you.
6 pieces of information about the new monsters:
The Beotodus resembles the Jyuratodus and has a similar attack pattern. It slithers through the deep snow and attacks hunters from hiding.
The Banbaro behaves like a bulldozer and charges forward with its massive horns. It uproots entire trees with the help of its strong hind legs. It can also push rocks and use them for attack.
Some monsters have adapted and changed to the cold. Among them is the “Screaming Legiana.” This ice monster now has even stronger ice attacks and new moves in store.
Tigrex is described as particularly brutal. Tigrex is a fan favorite from older games, as it is such a fun challenge. The powerful roar of Tigrex, which throws hunters off balance, is particularly highlighted.
The Nargacuga is also a fan favorite from older games, now making its way to Iceborne. This monster offers, just like Tigrex, a challenging fight.
The narrator in the video wonders which old, familiar monsters might still come to Iceborne. We can definitely expect more “old acquaintances.” In the story trailer for Iceborne, the Glavenus was already mentioned.
2 pieces of information about the new base Seliana:
There is a forge where you can craft weapons and equipment. This is, of course, no big surprise since it happens in every base in Monster Hunter. Capcom has already introduced new weapons, equipment, and moves from Iceborne.
Seliana has a new kitchen chief, an older Palico lady who seasons a juicy roast in the trailer.
When is Iceborne releasing? The DLC will be released on September 6, 2019, on PS4 and Xbox One. PC players will have to wait until winter.
In Destiny 2, the quest for the exotic rocket launcher Truth is now live. We explain what you need to do at each step of the quest, such as the Ascendant Challenge, “A Card Divided” or “Corsair Out of Action” to obtain the Truth.
This weapon is about: In Season 7, the Season of Opulence, Destiny 2 gets some new exotics. One of them is the exotic rocket launcher “The Truth”, in English Truth.
This weapon exotic is not really new. Many Destiny veterans will likely remember this weapon well. Because the Truth originally comes from Destiny 1.
What can the Truth do? Through the perk “Prototype Truth Seeker,” the rockets of the Truth gain a homing feature. Additionally, the rocket launcher targets enemies when the scope is used.
The Truth
This is how the Truth quest works
This is the Truth quest: This rocket launcher is tied to a multi-part exotic quest that has been live since the Weekly Reset on June 11. However, you need the Annual Pass for this, because you can only get the quest through the Menagerie – the new 6-man activity of Season 7. Below you will find all the necessary quest steps.
Play the Menagerie
This is how you get the quest: To receive the exotic quest at all, you must play the Menagerie. Complete the match until the end and kill the final boss. Then, the exotic item “A Piece of Paper” drops, which starts the quest and the hunt for the Truth.
The Menagerie
Visit Petra Venj
The piece of paper sends you to Petra Venj in the Dreaming City. She translates the fragment for you, and you receive your next task.
Complete Ascendant Challenge and loot the Ascendant Chest
The next quest step requires you to complete one of Petra’s weekly Ascendant Challenge bounties and loot an Ascendant Chest.
Grab a bounty and play the weekly Ascendant Challenge. This changes weekly. To find out which Ascendant Challenge is currently active, check our latest Weekly Reset article. In the first quest week, the 5th Ascendant Challenge is active.
This is absolutely necessary: For the Ascendant Challenge and for the further progress of the Truth quest, you need the so-called “Queen’s Leaf Tincture”. You can randomly find this item in various chests throughout the Dreaming City. You can also buy the Queen’s Leaf Tincture from a secret dealer.
If you complete the challenge and open the chest at the end, you’ll get the next quest step.
The Dreaming City
A Card Divided – Here’s how to find the card fragments
This is where the quest leads you: In this quest step, you need to decode 4 card fragments. These are all located at different places in the star system.
In the Tangled Shore (best in the loot area of Saturn)
In the area The Cistern on Nessus
In the Dreaming City
In a Nightfall Strike
This is how you can currently shortcut the quest: Due to a bug, it is currently possible to significantly shorten this quest step. If you have completed the Ascendant Challenge, you can simply pick up the remaining card fragments from Petra Venj. She has them in her inventory for you when you speak to her.
However, it is likely that it won’t be long before Bungie fixes this error. Currently, however, it is still possible.
Card Fragment from the Nightfall Strike: If you play the quest normally, you get a fragment by mastering a Nightfall. There’s not much more to it.
Card Fragment in the Tangled Shore: Go to the crashed Hive ship in the Loot area of Saturn. Go inside the ship, follow the corridors and kill the Ogre at the end. You will get another fragment from him.
Here you will find the Hive ship
Card Fragment on Nessus: Go to the marked area in the Cistern.
You need to go to this area on Nessus
Once again, you need the tincture to see the islands that you need to hop up to open the chest with the next card fragment.
The platforms will appear before you
Card Fragmentin the Dreaming City: Here again, you need the tincture to see the platforms that you must follow to a chest with the next fragment.
Keep in mind that the locations of the chests change weekly with the curse cycle. Therefore, we have linked video guides for all possible locations:
Open one of the chests and you get another card fragment. The current curse week is always updated in our latest Weekly Reset article.
Challenges of the card fragments and Corsair Out of Action
Each of the four fragments brings certain tasks that need to be completed.
A Corsair
These are the tasks you need to complete:
As an Ascendant (having taken the tincture), defeat 50 enemies on Nessus with a rocket launcher. Multi-kills contribute more to progress.
Complete 3 Nightfall Strikes with a power penalty of 100. You can set the power penalty via the challenge card “Five of Swords” from Xur. Additionally, you need 60 final blows with the rocket launcher in the Nightfall.
Corsair Out of Action: Find the badge of a fallen Corsair in the Dreaming City and bring it to any Corsair outpost to decode it. For the exact location, you need to read the item description and can use this map (with corresponding filter) as a guide
Defeat 100 Hive enemies in the Tangled Shore. Stronger defeated enemies contribute more to progress.
Once you have mastered all 4 challenges of the card fragments, you can redeem them and move on to the next quest step.
The Strike Guardian of Nothing
Like Candy from a Child
This is the strike you must play: Now you need to complete the strike “Guardian of Nothing” in the Tangled Shore while being Ascendant – having taken the tincture. This way, you will find the last Ascendant Chest. It doesn’t have to be a Nightfall or Vanguard strike; you can start Guardian of Nothing normally through the planet map of the Tangled Shore.
These artifacts are important: Since you are completing the strike as Ascendant, you will find artifacts during the strike that you need to collect.
Here are what the artifacts look like
There are a total of 7 hidden in the strike, 5 of which you only need to activate the platforms at the end. Because after defeating the boss, you can reach a chest over these platforms that contains the Truth.
The platforms appear behind the edge after the boss kill
The positions of the 5 required artifacts (from 8:04), the platforms (10:00), as well as a complete quest guide for the Truth quest can be found in this video by Nexxoss Gaming:
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For a few weeks now, Season 17 has been running in Diablo 3. Are you still playing with the class you started with? Or have you switched?
This is how a season works in Diablo: Usually, you start with a specific class in a new season. For Season 17, there are various methods to choose from:
This is the problem: Diablo 3 is very grind-heavy. Over and over again, you scour dungeons, collect bounties, and try to upgrade your gear just a little bit more to make further progress in the Greater Nephalem Portal.
This repetitive gameplay can quickly lead to boredom. Maybe it turns out that the new class you absolutely wanted to start with in Season 17 isn’t as cool as you thought. This causes you to lose interest in the game.
The solution: If this happens and you have less fun playing Diablo 3, many players switch their main class.
An other character is quickly leveled up to 70. Then the gearing starts all over again.
Reach level 70
Gather the first set
Into the first Nephalem portals
This brings back the fun, as you see a new character advancing quickly. Possibly, the gameplay style is completely different than before, and you approach the game in a different way. You have a chance to experience more fun in Diablo 3 again.
With the new patches, skins and other cosmetics are also leaked in Fortnite. We will now show you outfits that have been found but have never been available in the shop.
These skins are still missing: Out of the found skins, 8 are currently missing. The highlight is probably the Balloon Head skin and the two Plastic Soldiers.
Breakpoint
These gliders are still unreleased: 5 gliders have not yet been released. Some of these may also correspond to the missing skins.
Signal Jammer
This glider is still missing: In Patch 9.20, only one glider was found. This is still missing. It will surely belong to the Balloon Head skin.
These pickaxes are missing: All 4 picks found in the last patch are still missing now. Some of these also correspond to the missing skins.
The missing emotes and wraps: In Patch 9.20, various variations were also found. So far, only few have come into the game. We will show you what is still missing.
In addition to the 2 missing emotes, there are also these 4 wraps not yet available:
When will the cosmetics be released? This is still not known. A large part of the outfits will probably be released this week.
This is important about the outfits: These are purely cosmetic outfits. You do not get any advantages in combat through the skins, you just look different.
Have you heard about this nasty bug for Nintendo Switch players?
In FIFA 19 the cards of TOTW 39 are now known. Which players are represented in the Team of the Week, you can find out here.
This is the Team of the Week: EA Sports releases the Team of the Week every week. The players in this team are selected by EA because they have performed well in real football. This results in improved Inform cards.
This week, players in their national games have also been considered.
The best cards of TOTW 39: The card with the highest rating this week is Sergio Ramos (93). Next come Kimmich with 89 points and Perisic and Arnautovic with 87 each.
All cards in TOTW 39
TOTW 39 – Starting XI
TOTW 39 – Starting XI
TOTW 39 – Substitutes
TOTW 39 – Substitutes
The new Kimmich card: Joshua Kimmich receives his third Inform card in FUT 19 this week. The special thing this time, his new card receives a position change from RB to CDM.
Kimmich 3rd Inform (89)
These were the predictions for TOTW 39
This week, the predictions for TOTW 39 also include players who performed well for their national teams over the weekend. These players are considered because EA has often integrated performances from international matches into the Team of the Week in the past.
What are TOTW predictions? The predictions help to speculate which players might make it into EA’s Team of the Week. The community creates these predictions and often guesses many players correctly.
How long will the TOTW continue? So far, EA has not announced how long the TOTW will continue in FUT 19. It can only be speculated that the Team of the Week will be discontinued in the coming weeks.
That would be plausible since most leagues have already stopped their match operations.
In The Division 2 , developer Massive has now presented the next two operations. They will come with “Episode 1 – Washington Outskirts,” probably this summer. The release of the free DLC is expected in July or August 2019 on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
But there were also concrete announcements for the near future. Episode 1, the first of three planned DLCs, takes us to the “Outskirts” of Washington, to the outskirts of the city. In German, this has been somewhat misleadingly translated as “Vorstädte,” as the missions apparently take place outdoors, in the wilderness.
Where to next in The Division 2? With “Episode 1,” players will head into the vicinity of Washington:
one operation leads to the “Manning National” Zoo – here the agents hunt Emeline Shaw, the evil leader of the plague-spreading Outcasts
in Camp White Oak, the Black Tusk have entrenched themselves. The camp is supposed to be located in a picturesque forested area.
Episode 1 is coming soon.
How do you get there? Apparently, the helicopter pilot in front of the White House is key to undertaking the new operations.
What we know about the zoo: Shaw and the Outcasts have retreated to the zoo after their defeat on Roosevelt Island and made the zoo their new headquarters.
It is considered unlikely that they purchased the zoo beforehand.
Emeline Shaw is an asymptomatic carrier of the virus, displaying no signs of the disease herself. Therefore, she could play a crucial role in the story of The Division 2.
In the zoo, the Outcasts have erected barricades, behind which they await the arrival of the agents. Players will encounter several animal species on their way to Shaw, including:
pelicans
crocodiles
and monkeys
What’s special about the setting: The Division 2 is known for realistically recreating locations and fulfilling its educational mission. There will be information panels in the zoo that provide details about the different species.
What we know about the camp: Very little is known about this area. It is said to be particularly picturesque and peaceful, located in the forest, between lakes and hills. The landscape is described as splendid.
The climax of the confrontation with the highly technologically advanced Black Tusk will take place in a wooden hut. That is where the leader resides.
Borderlands 3 introduces a new, useful feature that will please all players with friends. Your mailbox could contain a lot of loot.
In
Borderlands 3, you can delight your fellow players with plenty of loot,
even when they are not currently present. There will be a way to simply send your teammates weapons,
grandees, and other loot by mail. This saves you time
and allows you to make your absent teammates happy when they
log in next time.
How does it work? This is fundamentally useful for all players who like to maintain a clean inventory and do not want to spend too long on loot they personally can’t use anyway. You just need to briefly visit the mailbox, select the name of the desired friend, and the weapon, grenade mod, or whatever dangerous stuff you found will go directly to your friend.
Sending weapons to friends is quick – they will appreciate it the next time they log into the game!
This is particularly useful, as Borderlands 3 is a loot shooter and it also means that you can’t really use a large portion of the loot yourself because the weapon doesn’t suit your own build or playstyle. But we all have that one friend who is excited about the seventeenth sniper rifle in their collection…
More freedom with loot: Essentially, Borderlands 3 seems to grant players more freedom in distributing and receiving their loot. Players can choose whether they want “personal loot”, which can then only be seen and picked up by them, or whether all players have to share the loot. That was the case in Borderlands 2. There it was common to duel over a weapon in case of a dispute (or alternatively, to be grumpy in a voice chat hours later).
Will you use this feature and send strong weapons to your friends? Or was such a function unnecessary?
In Fortnite Fortbyte #19 has appeared! You will find it in a spaceship-like building when you wear the Vega outfit. We will show you how to solve the challenge.
What kind of challenge is this? Around the byte, there is a riddle that goes as follows: “Accessible with the outfit ‘Vega’ within a spaceship-like building”
South of Shifty Shafts lies the building you are looking for
Fortbyte #19: Use Vega outfit in a spaceship-like building
Here you will find the Fortbyte: The spaceship-like building is located south of Shifty Shafts. There is a structure built with metal that resembles a spaceship. When you are in front of the building, go inside and walk to the left. The byte will be there.
This challenge is also tied to a skin. You will only find the Fortbyte if you wear the Vega outfit. You can obtain it at level 47 of the Battle Pass. Once you have selected it, you can collect the byte as usual.
This is what the building you are looking for looks like
Things to watch out for: At the locations you are looking for, campers are often lying in wait for you, hoping for easy kills. So pay attention to your surroundings to avoid being eliminated before you can get the byte.
This video will help: We will embed a video for you so that you can see the exact location again. This way you won’t miss the byte:
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What are Fortbytes anyway? These bytes are electronic puzzle pieces that are hidden all over the map of Fortnite. Every day one more byte is added that you need to search for.
There are a total of 100 bytes in Season 9. If you collect 90 Fortbytes, a special skin will be waiting for you.
Are you still looking for more Fortbytes? We have written a suitable guide for each byte:
