Destiny 2: Foolish Alien Xur forgets weapon at home – Bungie gets him a new one

This is also a rarity in the long history of Destiny and Destiny 2. The exotic items vendor, Xur, simply forgot the weapon on May 31st. Now Bungie has fixed the error. Xur is now selling the exotic auto rifle Suros Regime.

What’s going on? Although Xur is no longer as popular as in the glory days of Destiny 1, when everyone hoped he would bring the Gjallarhorn, some fans still remember the old tentacled face.

The disappointment was even greater when they discovered Xur in the tower hangar on Earth yesterday, ran to him, and in horror realized that the Agent of the Nine simply had no exotic weapon in his offerings.

When asked spontaneously, he didn’t want to explain himself, just mumbled that his will didn’t belong to him and smiled in a calm manner as is his way.

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There were some disappointed faces in Destiny 2 yesterday. The Guardians took the opportunity to insult Xur extensively like in the old days. On reddit, someone called him a “tentacled bastard.”

On MeinMMO, Guardians wondered if this had ever happened in all these years.

Has this happened before? In fact, this happened in the early days of Destiny 1 as well. In July 2015, Xur also didn’t have an exotic weapon.

Back then it was even said: Bungie couldn’t change this and there really was no weapon that weekend.

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What does he have now? Bungie fixed this last night. At 2:00 AM our time, Bungie Help tweeted that the problem of Xur not selling a weapon had been resolved. Players can now buy the SUROS Regime from him for legendary shards.

What can the Suros Regime do? The SUROS Regime returned to Destiny 2 with the DLC Warmind. It was also an excellent PvP weapon at times – but has actually been overshadowed by other exotic weapons in the last few weeks.

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The special feature of Suros Regime:

  • The lower half of the magazine deals bonus damage and has a chance to restore health.
  • Furthermore, sustained fire increases the rate of fire
  • when aiming, the fire rate decreases, but the damage increases.

Now the world is back in order. What else he has in store, you can read here:

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The Division 2: Vendor Reset on 31.5. – The best offers

Today, on the night of May 31, the Vendor Reset occurred in The Division 2. You should check out these offers to possibly get a good weapon, a piece of armor, or a talent that you are missing for your build. We are mainly looking at Cassie Mandoza.

This is the Vendor Reset: Every week, on the night from Friday to Saturday, the items offered by the vendors are replaced with new items.

What do we consider good offers? With the huge selection and the current loot system, there are many factors that determine the value of an item.

We particularly pay attention to the talents and attributes of a piece of gear or a weapon. Because you don’t have to use them; you can use them for recalibration. Here are the best offers at World Tier 5.

These are the best items from the vendors

Weapons:

  • Cassie Mandoza – Margaret’s Swap Chain (MP7 submachine gun)
    • Active Talent: Unyielding (Switching to this weapon grants maximum weapon handling for 5 seconds. Kills refresh this buff)
    • Passive Talent: Stable (+15% Stability)
    • Holstered/Equipped Talent: Oiled (When the weapon is holstered, the weapon swap speed increases by 10%)
  • Cassie Mandoza – The Virginian (1886 rifle)
    • Active Talent: Boomerang (On critical hits, there is a 50% chance that the round returns to the magazine. When a round returns to the magazine, the next shot deals +20% increased damage)
    • Passive Talent: Extra (+20% magazine capacity)
    • Holstered/Equipped Talent: Transfer (As long as it is holstered, the equipped weapon receives a handling bonus based on the weapon type)
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Gear:

  • Cassie Mandoza – 5.11 Tactical Backpack
    • Active Talents:
    • General Talents: Self-Regulating (+20% Armor Regeneration) and Ruthless (+10% Damage to Elite Enemies)
    • Stats: Crit Damage (+4%), Weapon Damage (+4.5%), Armor (+6595)
    • Mod Slots: 1 Additional Protocol
  • Cassie Mandoza – Murakami Industries Backpack
    • Active Talents: Efficient (When using a repair kit, there is a 50% chance that the repair kit is not consumed)
    • General Talents: Strengthening (+10% Health on Kill)
    • Stats: Health Points (+8%), Weapon Damage (+2%), Crit Damage (+7.5%)
    • Mod Slots: Defense Protocol
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Where can I find Cassie? The secret vendor Cassie changes her location every two days. To find her, you have to find the spy. On this map, you can see some possible locations of the spy. However, it is not a complete list.

You can also find an overview of the entire vendor offers on the page rubenalamina.

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With this chalice, there will soon be some of the best gear from Destiny 2

With Season 7, Destiny 2 is getting a new activity for 6 Guardians – the Menagerie. There, Guardians will receive a Chalice that plays an important role in the Season of Opulence. With this Chalice, you will get stronger and receive increasingly powerful loot.

What’s the deal with the Chalice? Recently, Destiny 2 also introduced the new, mysterious 6-player activity – The Menagerie, alongside Season 7. There, Guardians must prove their worth against Cabal Emperor Calus and can acquire various exclusive Menagerie loot.

The so-called Chalice of Opulence plays a crucial role here. Bungie has now explained how it works.

What lies behind the new activity “The Menagerie” can be found here: The Menagerie: With this new 6-player activity, Destiny 2 aims to engage group players

What you need to know about the Chalice of Opulence in Destiny 2

What is the Chalice of Opulence anyway? It is a new item from Season 7 that Guardians will receive in the Menagerie from Calus and subsequently need to assemble and upgrade it further.

The Chalice will serve as a source of gear pieces that you can earn through the Menagerie.

Why is the Chalice so important? The rewards will initially be limited. However, by upgrading this Chalice, it becomes stronger and helps you to acquire increasingly powerful loot within the Menagerie.

Bungie emphasizes that the Season of Opulence would offer a new way to earn some of the best gear pieces in all of Destiny 2 and points to this Chalice. It will certainly play an important role during the Season of Opulence – at least for Guardians with the Forsaken Annual Pass.

How do you get the Chalice? The Chalice of Opulence will be available to all owners of the Annual Pass as part of the introduction quest for the Menagerie. You will receive it from the current raid vendor Benedict 99-44 in the Tower.

How does the Chalice actually work? In short: First, you need to assemble this Chalice. After that, you can insert special runes into it to earn loot through playing the new activity.

You will earn runes by

  • Completing weekly bounties
  • Opening weekly chests on the new Nessus barge
  • Using a new consumable that rewards you with a rune after a strike, a Gambit match, or a Crucible match. This item will also give other players in your fireteam a chance at an additional rune

Once you have earned runes, you can insert them into the Chalice. Then, you need to complete the Menagerie to earn loot. If you master the Menagerie, you will receive gear determined by your rune choices.

Each rune influences what loot you receive and also part of its attributes – depending on how you socket the runes in the Chalice.

This is how you can improve the Chalice and the loot: There will be a range of new triumphs and bounties that will reward you with the new currency “Imperial Coins”. A special consumable will also give you a chance at these coins.

You can then use the currency to upgrade the Chalice with a variety of perks that offer a wide range of effects for the Chalice.

For example, you can earn more powerful rewards per week. Or you may gain the ability to specify certain weapons and even their masterwork stats, which you earn through the Menagerie.

With the Chalice, you will still need to grind for the perfect roll, but then you will have the option to target an item, optimize it, and upgrade it to a masterpiece. RNG will therefore play a significantly smaller role on the path to desired loot.

You can also choose how you want to upgrade your Chalice first:

  • For example, you can initially unlock additional rune slots for more control over item specialization
  • Or unlock upgrades that grant you more runes or greater rune variety
  • Some upgrades also allow you to earn more Imperial Coins through various activities

The choice is yours.

What do you think of this Chalice mechanic? A true enhancement for Destiny 2? Or completely unnecessary?

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Fortnite: Drama about Twitch star Tfue takes a Hollywood turn

The drama surrounding the Fortnite player and Twitch star Turner “Tfue” Tenney takes a turn like a sports movie. The stress with his clan FaZe is driving him closer to his duo partner Dennis “Cloak” Lepore, who is also in the FaZe clan.

This is the duo: Tfue and Cloak are considered a well-coordinated duo in Fortnite. Together, they won the “Fall Skirmish” in October 2018, a major tournament with a prize pool of $510,000.

Now this weekend, the two will try again to qualify for the Fortnite World Championship: a hot tournament with only 50 duos allowed worldwide.

Because Tfue is such a popular streamer on Twitch, he and Cloak have played together for so long and have won a lot, the two are considered one of the best-known Fortnite duos in the world.

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He wants to get out of his contract with FaZe and is causing quite a stir.

Here’s why the partnership was in danger: Both are in the clan “FaZe”, but Tfue has announced that he will leave the clan. He even filed a lawsuit against FaZe, citing serious complaints:

It would have been conceivable that the partnership with Cloak could fall apart due to these accusations.

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Banks says: Cloak didn’t think much of Tfue at first

This could have caused personal stress: Additionally, one of the clan leaders, FaZe Banks, added fuel to the fire.

In a video, FaZe Banks explained that he had to persuade Cloak to consider Tfue. At that time, 72hrs had left FaZe and Banks was looking for a replacement, as he said.

But Cloak, the captain of the Fortnite team at that time, was not at all convinced by Tfue.

Cloak reportedly said: “I know who he is. We’re not interested. He knows how to get kills, but he has no idea how to build. We don’t want to play with Tfue.”

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Cloak’s first reaction to Tfue was probably “Meh.”

However, he then gave him a chance after Banks pushed him, and it clicked right away. The two became a dream team.

His relationship with Tfue, however, is rock solid and is even getting stronger. Tfue will now move in with him after leaving the clan.

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Cloak says he feels a bit sorry for Tfue and his girlfriend, Corinna Kopf, that they have to move from sunny Los Angeles to rainy New Jersey. But hey, at least he’ll have 0 ping. Because nearby, in New York, there’s an internet hub.

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Somehow like in a Hollywood sports film, where friends stand closer together when things get tough. Even though Tfue now has to leave Hollywood, where he previously lived and streamed in the FaZe clan’s gaming house.

Now it will be exciting to see if the advantage with the “0 ping” is enough for them to qualify for the Fortnite World Cup in duos, a tournament for millions of US dollars.

Tfue has already qualified for the Solo World Cup:

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This story could have caused suspicion in the partnership between Cloak and Tfue. But the opposite seems to be the case.

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Tfue and Cloak remain a duo, moving in together

Will they stay together? On May 20, Cloak sent signals that he would continue the partnership with Tfue. Cloak says he had known Tfue from H1Z1 and PUBG. He considered Tfue to be an incredibly good solo player who can’t play with others.

He was mistaken.

On May 20, Cloak still claimed he wanted to keep playing with Tfue and that FaZe was a super clan with super people.

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About a week later, Cloak gave another statement on the stream. He was more skeptical about his own future with FaZe, saying he wanted to talk to the clan and find out what’s next for him.

His relationship with Tfue, however, is rock solid and is even getting stronger. Tfue will now move in with him after leaving the clan.

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Cloak says he feels a bit sorry for Tfue and his girlfriend, Corinna Kopf, that they have to move from sunny Los Angeles to rainy New Jersey. But hey, at least he’ll have 0 ping. Because nearby, in New York, there’s an internet hub.

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Somehow like in a Hollywood sports film, where friends stand closer together when things get tough. Even though Tfue now has to leave Hollywood, where he previously lived and streamed in the FaZe clan’s gaming house.

Now it will be exciting to see if the advantage with the “0 ping” is enough for them to qualify for the Fortnite World Cup in duos, a tournament for millions of US dollars.

Tfue has already qualified for the Solo World Cup:

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Pokémon GO: All Field Researches and Rewards in June 2019

The field research in Pokémon GO remains the same in June! There is a new shiny and another Pandir form from the quests. We provide you with all the information about the rewards.

After 4 months, new field research finally arrived in Pokémon GO in May. Niantic had already announced the update and implemented the new quests last month. The quests will continue in June.

There are numerous opportunities to find shinies in the quests, and another shiny has been implemented into the game.

List of Field Research in June 2019

This is what the quests are about: Many quests from the months before the update have remained. They often reward you with different Pokémon than before.

In addition to the new field research, there are also 4 possible shinies in the research breakthroughs. It’s worth completing a research every 7 days.

We have categorized the quests for you into different areas and list all field research here:

Hatch Eggs

Pokémon GO Chaneira
Chaneira is usually obtained from an egg quest
  • Hatch an egg
    • Reward: Encounter with an Owei or Spoink (can be shiny)
  • Hatch 3 eggs
    • Reward: Encounter with a Magmar
  • Hatch 5 eggs
    • Reward: Encounter with a Chaneira

Catching Pokémon

Pokémon GO Fukano Shiny
You can receive shiny Fukano from one of the quests.
  • Catch 1 dragon-type Pokémon
    • Encounter with Dratini (can be shiny)
  • Catch 5 Pokémon with weather bonus
    • Reward: Encounter with a Quapsel or Vulpix
  • Catch 10 Pokémon
    • Encounter with a Teddiursa or Karpador (can be shiny)
  • Catch 5 fighting-type Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Kapilz
  • Catch 5 water-type Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Jurob (can be shiny)
  • Catch 10 ground-type Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Digda (can be shiny)
  • Catch 5 flying, psychic, or dark-type Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Fiffyen (can be shiny)
  • Catch 3 electric, normal, or poison-type Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Plusle or Minun (both can be shiny)
  • Catch 7 plant, water, or fire-type Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Fukano (can be shiny)

Special Throws

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The new Pandir form number 4
  • Land 5 excellent curveball throws in a row
    • Reward: Encounter with a Pandir (form 4)
  • Land 3 excellent throws
    • Reward: Encounter with an Anorith, Liliep or Nebulak (can be shiny)
  • Land 3 excellent throws in a row
    • Reward: Encounter with an Onix
  • Land 5 good throws
    • Reward: Encounter with a Voltoball or Kleinstein (can be shiny)
  • Land 3 fabulous throws in a row
    • Reward: Encounter with a Larvitar (can be shiny)

Gym Battles & Raids

Pokémon GO Zobiris Shiny
You can obtain shiny Zobiris from quests
  • Fight in a raid
    • Reward: Encounter with a Meditie (can be shiny)
  • Win a level 2 raid or higher
    • Reward: Encounter with a Zobiris (can be shiny)
  • Win a level 3 raid or higher
    • Reward: Encounter with an Amonitas or Kabuto (both can be shiny)
  • Win 5 raids
    • Reward: Encounter with an Aerodactyl (can be shiny)
  • Win a gym battle
    • Reward: Encounter with a Glumanda, Bisasam, or Schiggy (all can be shiny)
  • Win 3 gym battles
    • Reward: Encounter with a Rossana
  • Win 5 gym battles
    • Reward: Encounter with a Sleima (can be shiny)
  • Fight in a gym
    • Reward: Encounter with a Menki or Makuhita (both can be shiny)
  • Fight 5 times in a gym
    • Reward: Encounter with Machollo (can be shiny)
  • Use a super effective charge attack in 7 battles
    • Reward: Encounter with an Elektek

Use Berries

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One of the rewards from the current quests: Schlukwech
  • Use 10 Sananabeeren to catch Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Krakeelo
  • Use 5 berries to catch Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with an Ultrigaria
  • Use 5 Nanab berries to catch Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Schlukwech

Other Quests

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Taubsi is one of the rewards. Of course, it can also be shiny
  • Trade a Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Driftlon (can be shiny)
  • Use a power-up 5 times
    • Reward: Encounter with a Glumanda, Bisasam, or Schiggy (all can be shiny)
  • Evolve a Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with an Evoli or Taubsi (both can be shiny)
  • Send 10 gifts to friends
    • Reward: Encounter with an Alola-Kokowei
  • Earn 5 candies by walking with your buddy
    • Reward: Encounter with a Bummelz
  • Send 3 Pokémon
    • Reward: Encounter with a Shuppet (can be shiny)
  • Evolve a Pokémon using an item
    • Reward: Encounter with a Panzaeron

New Pandir Form Number 4

In June, there will be the same Pandir form as in May. So you will get the Pandir form number 4 from the quest “Land 5 excellent curveball throws in a row”

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At the top right is the current Pandir form

This is what the Pandir looks like: The number 4 has a large red spot on its left cheek. On the right side, it also has two small spots. In the picture, it is the Pandir at the top right.

Numerous Shinies in the Quests in June

In June, there will again be numerous shinies that you can obtain from the quests. Many Pokémon were already available last month, but some monsters are also new.

This shiny is new: Players have been reporting shiny Jurob since early May. You can obtain it from the quest “Catch 5 water-type Pokémon”.

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First reports about shiny Jurob. Source: Reddit

In addition to shiny Jurob, you also have numerous other opportunities for shinies, such as with Shuppet, Driftlon, or Digda, which has been appearing as shiny since the Ground Event.

Stay up to date: To make sure you don’t miss any news, follow our theme page on Pokémon GO on Facebook and join our relevant group.

A bothersome bug in Pokémon GO has also been fixed:

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Dead by Daylight shows new killer Ghost Face – ability, perks and release

Dead by Daylight has revealed all details about Ghost Face. We’ll tell you what the new killer from the Scream movies can do, what perks he has, and when he will appear.

As part of the big stream for the 3rd anniversary of Dead by Daylight, the developers have released a lot of details about the upcoming changes and innovations in the 4vs1 horror game. The most eagerly awaited announcement was the full reveal of Ghost Face, the next killer in Dead by Daylight. We’ll tell you what the killer with the iconic mask can do.

This is how Ghost Face’s abilities work: As already known through the leaks, Ghost Face will be able to switch to a crouching position and move stealthily. According to current plans, he will be able to do this without losing movement speed.

Ghost Face is like a “bad Peter Parker” – at night he kills people and reports about his own murders as a reporter during the day.

While he approaches, he can peek around corners and “stalk” the survivors. This happens individually, so he has a unique stalk progress for each survivor. Once he stalks a survivor for 4 seconds straight, they will be marked as “Exposed” for 20 seconds, meaning they will go down in one hit.

The interesting thing is: Survivors can break the “stalking” if they look directly towards Ghost Face for at least one second and spot him.

This time it is the killer who must sneak and not be detected until he strikes!

Ghost Face is not only crazy but also playful – he enjoys killing!

Here are Ghost Face’s perks: Like all other killers, Ghost Face comes with three unique perks that are only available to him at the start. As usual, the perks can also be unlocked in their “teachables” variant and then made accessible to other killers.

  • I’m all Ears: If survivors perform a hasty action outside your terror radius (such as rushing over pallets, jumping out of lockers, or climbing through windows), their aura will be shown to the killer for a few seconds.
  • Thrilling Tremors: If the killer interrupts a survivor (for example, pulls them away from a generator, grabs them while vaulting over a pallet or window, or pulls them away from a totem), all generators that are not being worked on will be blocked by The Entity for 16 seconds and shown to the killer. This lets the killer know which generators are currently being worked on.
  • Furtive Chause: When the killer hangs his obsession on the hook, he gains a token, up to a maximum of 2/3/4. Each token decreases the terror radius during the chase by 4 meters. If a survivor rescues the obsession from the hook, they become the new obsession. If the obsession dies, the killer loses all tokens.
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When does Ghost Face appear? The official release date for Ghost Face is June 18, 2019, which is in almost 3 weeks. However, the test server will start next week on June 4, where Ghost Face will be tested extensively.

The cost of the chapter with Ghost Face has not yet been revealed.

Please note that the information provided is still preliminary and may change before the release of Ghost Face.

Are you excited for Ghost Face, his perks, and abilities? Or do you think this killer is too silly for Dead by Daylight?

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Destiny 2: Xur today – location and offer on 31.05.

Today, on May 31, we are visited by Xur – for the last time in Season 6. Here you will find all about Xur’s location and inventory this weekend.

This week was all about the upcoming Season 7, which starts next Tuesday (June 4). To keep you well-informed about what awaits you in the Season of Opulence, we have summarized the most important information for you here:

All information about Xur in Destiny 2 on 31.05. on PS4, Xbox One and PC

Additionally, today the mysterious Agent of the Nine, Xur, is making one last visit in the waning season of the Vagabond. Will we find one or more missing Forsaken exotics from the noodle face at the end of Season 6? Let’s find out together.

When Xur arrives

The Xur Time: Xur appears today, Friday, at 7:00 PM in a random location somewhere in the world of Destiny 2. He will sell four selected exotics and some other items until next Tuesday, when he leaves with the start of Season 7 on June 4.

Where is Xur? You can find him at this location today

Position of Xur: Xur is currently located in the Tower Hangar on Earth.

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Xur’s current position

Xur’s inventory and his exotics from 31.05. to 04.06.

Weapon: This time, Xur seems to have forgotten to pack the Gjallarhorn and has no weapons with him at all.

Update 01.06.: Bungie has corrected this. Xur is now selling the SUROS Regime.

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Hunter: Fr0st-EE5 – Leg Armor for 23 Legendary Shards

  • 1. Perk Row: Increased Mobility, Increased Resilience
  • 2. Perk Row: Fusion Rifle Loader, Hand Cannon Loader, Range
  • 3. Perk Row: Scout Rifle Scavenger, Special Ammo Finder

Titan: Aeon Safe – Gauntlets for 23 Legendary Shards 

  • 1. Perk Row: Increased Mobility, Increased Resilience
  • 2. Perk Row: Fusion Rifle Loader, Hand Cannon Loader, Impact Induction
  • 3. Perk Row: Sniper Rifle Scavenger, Machine Gun Scavenger

Warlock: Wings of Sacred Dawn – Chest Armor for 23 Legendary Shards

  • 1. Perk Row: Increased Mobility, Increased Health Regeneration
  • 2. Perk Row: Calm Bow Aiming, Calm Fusion Rifle Aiming, Calm Kinetic Aiming
  • 3. Perk Row: Scout Rifle Reserves, Special Ammo Finder

Fate Engram for 97 Legendary Shards

Five of Swords, the free challenge card for customizing the Nightfall strike

Invitation of the Nine for 9 Legendary Shards (Year Pass exclusive)

A compact summary of Xur’s inventory can be found in this video by Nexxoss Gaming:

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Next week not only starts Season 7. We will finally find out how Destiny 2 will continue in its third year:

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Most popular Hearthstone fan site Hearthpwn is closing – What now?

For many Hearthstone fans, it was a small shock. The most popular fan site and database with thousands of deck ideas, Hearthpwn, is closing. Where should one go now, which site takes on the same function as Hearthpwn?

If you want to analyze the latest trend in the Hearthstone meta or simply play a fun, trendy deck, you visit the site Hearthpwn.

For years, it was a go-to place for both pros and amateurs who wanted to succeed in Blizzard’s card game or discuss deck ideas. With just a few clicks, decks could be imported into the game. But that will soon be over. The Hearthstone fan site is closing on June 28.

Why is Hearthpwn closing? Hearthpwn was part of the larger “Curse” network, which commented on the matter at the request of Inven Global and explained:

“We are proud of what we have created with Hearthpwn and grateful to the community that has supported us along the way. (…) The decision to archive the site was difficult, but unfortunately, we were not able to justify the necessary resources to keep the site alive.”

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at least “hints at” the fact that traffic has collapsed and interest in Hearthstone has declined.

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What is an alternative for Hearthpwn? The smart minds behind Hearthpwn are not completely disappearing but want to create a new site called “Out of Cards.”

Hearthstone will still be a focus here, but they also want to broaden their scope and cover other card games, such as Magic: The Gathering Arena. This should help mitigate any problems if interest in Hearthstone declines.

Is interest in Hearthstone declining too much? The thesis that Hearthstone is waning aligns with Blizzard’s recent financial figures. Because a few weeks ago, they revealed that the general player interest in Hearthstone had declined and new expansions were not received as positively as they had been in the past.

This became particularly clear when a market research firm revealed in February 2019 that Hearthstone lost nearly 52% of its revenue in the direct comparison between February 2018 and 2019. A threatening downward trend that will likely affect niche fan sites.

Whether “Conspiracy of Shadows” could counteract this trend, we will probably find out in a few months when new financial figures are released.

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FIFA 19 TOTS: The Team of the Season of La Liga with Messi

The next TOTS in FIFA 19 is ready! This time, the cards are from the Spanish La Liga. We show you who made it into the team.

The La Liga Team of the Season: The league has also ended in Spain, and EA has determined which players made it into the La Liga TOTS.

In total, there were 20 spots available, which could now be claimed by the best players of the season.

The Team of the Season of La Liga

TOTS

These are the strongest players: Two players from the Spanish champions FC Barcelona, Messi (99) and Suarez (98), were really strong. Griezmann (97) and Benzema (96) were also really strong.

Starting XI:

Team
  • GK: Oblak (95)
  • CB: Pique (96)
  • LB: Jordi Alba (94)
  • RB: Jesus Navas (89)
  • CB: Djene (93)
  • CM: Pablo Sarabia (94)
  • CM: Parejo (93)
  • CM: Canales (90)
  • ST: Suarez (98)
  • RF: Messi (99)
  • ST: Benzema (96)

Substitutes:

Substitution
  • GK: Ter Stegen (93)
  • CB: Hermoso (87)
  • CM: Santi Cazorla (93)
  • CAM: Benega (89)
  • LW: Griezmann (97)
  • ST: Iago Aspas (94)
  • ST: Borja Iglesias (90)
  • ST: Ben Yedder (93)
  • LF: Dembele (94)

The new TOTS card of Messi: Messi’s card with a 99 rating certainly overshadows all other cards.

This is not surprising, as the Argentine had an outstanding season and led his team to victory.

Turkish Süper Lig

Another league: In addition to La Liga, there are now also TOTS players from the Turkish Süper Lig. The following players made it into the team:

Süper Lig

How to get the new TOTS cards

From packs: You can obtain TOTS players, just as you have done in the past, from packs:

The chance of getting a TOTS card is still relatively low. So don’t expect to pull one in your first pack. The transfer market is therefore a better alternative.

Here’s what you need to consider on the transfer market: On the transfer market, you can specifically buy individual TOTS players. However, be aware that the prices of players are extremely high, especially when a new team is released.

It can also be worth waiting a bit before buying. Experience shows that TOTS players become slightly cheaper over time.

What is the Team of the Season exactly?

This is how the event works: The Team of the Season (TOTS) is always seen as the conclusion of a FUT season. For many players, this event is considered the most important event of the whole season because many blue cards enter the game, which are extremely strong.

What players look forward to: During the entire TOTS event, over 200 special cards are expected. Each week, there is a new TOTS, consisting of at least 23 players.

Players are looking forward to this time as a flood of very strong cards hits the market.

In comparison to the TOTY event (Team of the Year), there were only 11 strong cards there.

How strong are the cards? The cards are among the best cards in the game throughout the entire season. You have the chance to play with real endgame cards.

Often, these cards offer an upgrade of up to 10 points. This is enormous, as seen in the case of Ibrahimovic.

Comparison of Gold card with TOTS card
Comparison of Gold card with TOTS card

Regardless, TOTS cards behave like normal Inform cards. While they are active, they replace the normal Gold cards of the players.

What is your highlight in this TOTS? Will you buy some players?

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Pokémon GO finally adds an attack that everyone has been waiting for

In Pokémon GO two new moves were found by dataminers. This includes a Fairy-type move that has been eagerly awaited.

What moves were found? In the new update 0.145.0, numerous new features were discovered. Among them were also two moves that might soon come to the game:

  • Charm: A Fast Move of Fairy type
  • Hyper Beam: A Charged Move of Normal type

Especially the Fairy move is generating excitement, as it is the first Fairy-type Fast Move that could make its way into the game.

What’s behind the new moves

What can Charm do? There is still not much to say about the power of the move. In the console games, Charm was a move that lowered the opponent’s attack and did not deal damage.

Fairy
Fairy-type Pokémon could finally become more useful

However, the fact is that Charm will be introduced as a Fast Move in the game. This is extremely important, as so far Fairy attackers have a major problem: Their stats and Charged Moves are strong, but they simply had no Fast Move of that type. Therefore, this type has been quite useless so far.

This could change with Charm. Which Pokémon can learn the move is still unknown. In the console games, at least none of the best Fairy attackers could learn it.

Where Charm might be used: Players are hoping for an upcoming Community Day with Trasla. There, Charm could be available as an exclusive move for Gardevoir.

Gardevoir
Gardevoir is a candidate for Charm

What can Hyper Beam do? The move has a major issue: It is of Normal type. This type has no strengths or weaknesses, which means it can’t be effectively used anywhere.

Where Hyper Beam might be used: Hyper Beam could also be an exclusive move for Community Day. It would indeed be conceivable if the Normal Pokémon Slaking could learn this move.

C Day Bummelz
Hyper Beam could be introduced on Community Day with Bummelz

So far, it was said that Slaking is supposed to learn Body Slam, but since the Community Day with Chikorita, we know that having 2 moves for such a day is also possible.

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When will the two moves come? So far, they have only been found in the update. Niantic has not officially announced them yet. If they actually appear at the mentioned Community Days, it would be the case for Hyper Beam in 2 weeks.

Charm could then come at the earliest in August. Before that, with high probability, Treecko is expected to be the Community Day in July.

What do you think of the new moves? Would you welcome a Fairy-type Fast Move?

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Fans have long speculated about a secret in The Division 2 – now they are disappointed

The fact that the solution to a long-standing mystery can also turn out to be disappointing is shown by a recent case in The Division 2. This concerns a secret mission, the purpose of which fans have speculated about for a long time.

This is what the mystery is about: If you belong to the seekers of secrets and treasures, you should have already encountered one or another hidden mission in The Division 2. The Navy Hill mission even rewards you with a secret outfit.

Those who complete it will automatically come across another secret mission called “G. Phillips Protocol.” Many players have puzzled over this mission since the release, as the completion simply consists of entering a room.

Now, Massive has retroactively made a change to the mission in the Title Update 3, which likely resolves the mystery. The result is disappointing for some.

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Players Turn Over Every Stone in the Storage Room

This happens during the secret mission: Once you have completed Navy Hill and received the outfit, the mission “G. Phillips Protocol” is activated.

  • It leads you to a storage room in the west of Washington, D.C.
  • Before Title Update 3, there were just a few loot boxes in this room, nothing noteworthy
  • For months, agents have been searching this room for clues

This was suspected: Many players were not satisfied with the simple completion of the mission. The Division 2 is, as mentioned, a game with a huge world full of sometimes well-crafted puzzles.

Here is the starting and finishing point of the mission Source: kotaku.com

Thus, it is not surprising that many suspected more behind this mission. The most adventurous things were tried out.

  • For example, the flickering of a lamp was seen as a possible hint. One player speculated on Reddit whether Morse code could be behind the rhythm in which the lamp flickered.
  • Others tried to glitch through walls.
  • The pictures hanging there were examined very closely, with information about the artists researched
  • and connections were even made to historical events during World War II.

Every tiny detail was analyzed on Reddit and further speculated about what great thing could be behind it.

The Division 2 Dark Zone Title

It does not quite fit in the eyes of the persistent seekers of secrets with the attention to detail that the developers have otherwise shown. After all, they kept their secrets and puzzles even internally from most of the team.

Many simply could not give up, as they did not believe that Massive would simply end this mission unremarkably. Then, a few weeks ago, Massive made a small change to the mission with Title Update 3.

Is a Backpack Trophy the Solution?

This is what changed in the storage room: After the last major patch, there is now another chest in the storage room. This contains a backpack trophy in the shape of a film reel.

Stephen Totilo from kotaku.com also recently reported on this.

He and other players suspect that this trophy must be the real reward of the mission.

Some find the solution to the puzzle so disappointing that they have continued to search, as they still suspected more behind it. Most, however, have come to terms with the fact that this mission probably just has no spectacular secret.

Some even suspect that Massive only added the trophy due to the persistent players. However, many likely envisioned something different.

If you also enjoy Easter Eggs, check this one out that plays on conspiracy theories and a well-known book series:

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Fortnite: Fortbyte #88 – Location in grid square J3

In Fortnite: Battle Royale, Fortbyte Number 88 is now in the game. To find it, you should search somewhere within the map grid square J3. We will show you the location.

Where is the Fortbyte? To find Fortbyte #88, travel far to the east of the map, in grid field J3. Almost at the cliff to the great sea. There, the Fortbyte is located near a tree.

FN Fortbyte J3 Map

There are a few trees standing around in an open field. Right there you will find the Byte. You do not need to fulfill any special requirements for this. Just land there or move there to collect the puzzle piece.

Get Fortbyte Number 88

This is how you collect the Fortbyte: In the following screenshot, you can see exactly in front of which tree the Byte can be found.

Fortbyte 88 Sammeln

Video guide: Although this location is easy to find, we are including a video guide just to make sure you don’t walk past Byte #88.

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What are Fortbytes anyway? Since Season 9 in Fortnite, these puzzle pieces have been released gradually on the map. In the end, they form a complete artwork.

We regularly show you how and where you can collect the new Bytes, so you don’t miss any.

We have compiled an overview of all other Fortbytes for you here:

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Destiny 2: Here are the new pinnacle weapons of Season 7 – What can you do?

Along with Season 7, Bungie has also introduced the new pinnacle weapons that you can hunt in the Season of Opulence of Destiny 2. These are the new guns.

In less than a week, on June 4th, the new Season 7, the Season of Opulence, will begin. Part of the new content that Bungie has finally officially introduced includes new pinnacle weapons. What kind of weapons are they? And what can they do?

Update 31.05.: Bungie has released more information about the new pinnacle weapons of Season 7. We have updated the article accordingly.

These pinnacle weapons can be hunted in the Season of Opulence

As in the previous two seasons, there will be a total of three new pinnacle weapons:

  • one for the Crucible
  • one for Gambit
  • and one for the Vanguard

These new guns can be earned through their respective activities. However, Bungie has not yet revealed how this will work in detail.

What are pinnacle weapons anyway? These are legendary guns with special perks that are essentially the best of what the arsenal of Destiny 2 has to offer.

Their perks are sometimes almost as strong as those of exotic guns. Pinnacle weapons are also tied to lengthy, meticulous task lists that need to be mastered in various areas of Destiny 2.

The new pinnacle weapon of the Crucible – Reversal

What kind of weapon is this? The new top weapon from PvP in the Season of Opulence is a kinetic sniper rifle.

What can the weapon do? The special perk “Reversal of Fortune” causes the bullet to return to the magazine after a short time if you miss your shot.

Keep in mind that the weapon only returns one bullet. So if you fire a second shot before the first returns, only one round will come back to the magazine. However, the current duration until the bullet returns is still unknown.

In addition, the sniper features the “HINTERHALT SLH25” scope and Snapshot for closer combat.

For this rifle, you will need to earn 3,500 Glory points in the competitive playlist. Losses do not deduct points.

The new pinnacle weapon of the Vanguard – Wendigo GL3

What kind of weapon is this? You can obtain an adaptive grenade launcher with Arc damage from the Vanguard in Season 7.

What can the weapon do? Through its special perk “Explosive Light,” collected orbs of light increase the explosion radius and damage of the Wendigo GL3.

Additionally, this grenade launcher will feature flashbangs, which can prevent Fallen Captains from teleporting. You can carry up to 6 grenades that are enhanced by “Explosive Light,” so don’t leave any light orbs behind.

The new pinnacle weapon of Gambit – Silence

What kind of weapon is this? In Gambit, you can earn a Solar precision bow as a pinnacle weapon this time.

What can the weapon do? The special perk of Silence, “Archer’s Gambit,” grants a huge draw speed bonus for a short time when you land precision shots from the hip.

Archer’s Gambit should pay off significantly more than Shooter’s Tempo, but it also requires more skill to maximize its effectiveness. 

How are the new pinnacle weapons being received so far?

This is what the fans think: The Guardians have received these new weapons with mixed feelings so far.

Some are looking forward to trying them out themselves. However, many Guardians believe that the perks are not particularly exciting and that the new guns are rather disappointing compared to their predecessors. Others, however, emphasize that the weapons should be played live first before making a final judgment.

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What do you think of the new pinnacle weapons of Season 7? Do they live up to their name? Or are you disappointed?

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Is the new Warhammer: Chaosbane worth 55€? Here’s what the first testers say

The new action RPG Warhammer: Chaosbane is playable for pre-order customers starting now. Some players have already shared their first impressions. We were also able to play a bit beforehand. Read here for the experiences.

Who can play Chaosbane already? Today, on May 31, 2019, early access started for Warhammer: Chaosbane. Those who pre-ordered can play starting today, including:

  • the Digital Deluxe Edition for €54.99 or
  • the Magnus Edition for €69.99

Anyone who pre-ordered. This applies to all available platforms on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

Players with the Standard Edition for €49.99 will have to wait a little longer. The actual release of Chaosbane is on Tuesday, June 4. Chaosbane is available for purchase on the official website.

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How good is Chaosbane

These are the first reviews: Although the game has only been playable since 10 AM our time, some users on Steam have already submitted reviews. Currently, the game has 72% positive reviews on Steam (as of May 31 at 2:00 PM).

This is praised: What most players and testers have praised so far are the combat system and the gameplay. Chaosbane offers a multitude of different enemies, some of which die easily and some attack with abilities that require a bit of skill so that players do not end up dying.

According to the review by RockPaperShotgun, the focus of fights lies more on the abilities than on the loot. The tactical abilities of the four available characters change the dynamics of each fight. For example, the wizard can steer the direction of his spells. Thus, the constant slaughter is always exciting.

Warhammer Chaosbane 4

The mentioned loot is also well received. The items you can find often provide improvements, but they will not immediately make you an overpowered Chaos Slayer. You will gradually get better, and the selection and upgrade options are easily understandable.

Another major plus is the multiplayer, which runs well and smoothly. Chaosbane also offers couch co-op for players who want to play with their friends on a console.

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Frequently praised features also include the graphics, the UI, and the sound. The environment fits the typically dark Warhammer, while still keeping the details – especially the UI – clearly visible and readable. Sound effects are varied, and the death of different chaos followers sounds quite satisfying.

A video from IGN highlights some of the advantages in moving images:

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This is criticized: Although Chaosbane is currently receiving a lot of praise, some things are also criticized. Especially some mechanics disturb the players.

In a thread on reddit, user ualac reports his first experiences with the finished game. What bothers him the most is the lack of variety, which likely also stems from the rather flat story criticized elsewhere.

One of his biggest criticisms, however, is that changing passive abilities comes at the cost of certain fragments. It doesn’t feel easy to just try something new, as it feels like a punishment if one has skilled something “wrong”.

Additionally, Chaosbane still has some smaller bugs. IGN criticizes that the wood elf Elyssa sometimes has spoken lines that were delivered by a male voice. Her entire voice acting sounds rather poor compared to other heroes, as if she was adjusted last minute.

Warhammer Chaosbane Screenshot Scout
The elf Elyssa might have been meant to be a guy.

This is our impression from the beta

MeinMMO author Benedict had the opportunity to test Chaosbane in the beta a little. Although only a few hours were logged, these at least provide a solid first impression.

Benedict says: I generally agree with the reviews that have been published so far. The battles in Chaosbane are varied and exciting; it is simply fun to slay through hordes of enemies and bring on the red tide.

Warhammer Chaosbane Gameplay Wizard with Flames

I largely agree on the criticism points as well. Some minor issues like display errors in the inventory or incorrectly selected equipment are annoying but not major obstacles. Only on the story do I disagree. As a Warhammer fan, I find the story sufficient to even quite good.

Pros
  • great details and good graphics
  • dark environment and oppressive atmosphere
  • varied enemies
  • good gameplay and interesting skills
  • unique classes
Cons
  • no individual conversations between characters in multiplayer
  • partly ridiculously weak enemies and ridiculously strong bosses
  • somewhat flat missions with little variety

If you have already played Chaosbane: What is your impression? If not: Will you get it?

For those who prefer to look further in the ARPG market, there is plenty of choice in 2019:

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Is it time for Blizzard to finally develop an Overwatch MMORPG?

Blizzard says they have a lot of games in the works, and they also want to expand the Overwatch universe. Our author Schuhmann asks: What would an Overwatch-MMORPG look like today and would it be successful?

These have been the statements lately: Blizzard is currently on a press tour again. There are many different statements from J. Allen Brack, the head of the studio:

  • It is said that Blizzard will not become a pure mobile studio, but will continue to develop for PC and consoles
  • they want to further expand the Overwatch universe, seeing Overwatch not as a sole game but as a franchise
  • and they have more exciting projects in development than ever before. Blizzard is eager to finally show them to the players.

Let’s assume for a moment that one of the new projects would be an Overwatch MMORPG.

Overwatch Reinhardt Solo
Cool tank, right?

What could an Overwatch MMORPG look like? When talking about an Overwatch MMORPG, it’s hard to imagine a classic old-school MMORPG like WoW.

It won’t be about “Press Tab to select a mob, and then 1, 3, and 5 while moving with W out of the fire.”

An Overwatch MMORPG would likely be more of an action MMORPG in the vein of WildStar or Black Desert – with a modern look, an action combat system with telegraphs, and a sci-fi aesthetic, like that from the shooter Overwatch.

Firearms and ranged combat would likely be more in focus than in traditional MMORPGs.

Overwatch Mei Schnee Titel

Instead of traditional classes, they would rely on characters that resemble the heroes from Overwatch:

  • a tank would have the abilities of Reinhardt
  • Mercy’s skills would be those of a healer
  • Mei could serve as a model for a CC class
  • and Junkrat as an example of a rather effective but crazy ranged DD class

Perhaps an action online RPG would be an option with heavily simplified RPG elements and only a rudimentary inventory and skill tree.

Another option would be an action MMORPG in the style of Lost Ark, from an isometric perspective, and with fast click action, but Blizzard would probably be interrupted by Diablo 4.

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Would such a game have a chance? Such an MMORPG could appear on PS5, Xbox Two, and PC – here Blizzard would have a gap for themselves. The then older platforms PS4 and Xbox One could also be served by Blizzard.

This kind of action MMORPG would likely hardly compete with WoW and would overall have little competition to fear.

Competitor titles like The Elder Scrolls Online differ significantly from the Overwatch MMORPG – perhaps the “Fortnite” generation would enjoy such a title if the gameplay resembled that of the Overwatch shooter.

Of course, Blizzard would take a long time to develop such a game and to build a solid content pipeline. But then, a successful action MMORPG in today’s time with a strong brand would be a goldmine.

After all, the core target group is used to spending money on cosmetics (Overwatch) or even just to play the game.

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That’s why Overwatch is suitable for an MMORPG: As Blizzard fans know, Overwatch was originally part of “Titan,” Blizzard’s failed MMORPG project, into which they wasted years and a lot of money.

But the failure has a silver lining: Because during the development of Titan, a lot of time was already invested in creating the world of Overwatch.

Blizzard has spent the last 3 years expanding the universe: fans love the characters and the world that emerged. The Overwatch cosmos works and has created an enthusiastic fandom, as we know.

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An Overwatch MMORPG would now start with a significant awareness bonus and there could be an interesting synergy between the Overwatch shooter and the MMORPG.

There was even talk of Blizzard looking for new employees to develop vehicles – that could fit with the idea of an Overwatch MMORPG.

Why aren’t they doing it? The fantasy also has a dampener. Because Titan was probably a torment for everyone involved in the project back then. Blizzard failed to find a game concept that was really fun.

And not much has happened since the days of Titan: Today, new platforms like the PS5 or the next Xbox would surely be attractive targets for an action MMORPG, but it seems unlikely that Blizzard would take the risk to invest so many resources in a project that takes years.

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Against this is also the austerity course of Activision, as Activision has a gap in its portfolio since losing Destiny that it wants to fill.

What could the next Overwatch be? I think Blizzard will make a new Overwatch game, and it will focus on action and further expand the world. However, it probably won’t be an action MMORPG – as great as the idea would be.

Perhaps Blizzard will be more inspired by games like Anthem or Destiny for the next Overwatch and develop an action shooter with a PvE focus and some RPG elements, perhaps actually in the first-person perspective.

It will probably be a title for PC and the next generation of consoles, for PS5 and Xbox Two. We can expect it by the end of 2020 – that would explain why Blizzard has remained so reserved at the last BlizzCons.

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EA promises gameplay improvements – but only in FIFA 20

EA reveals some details about FIFA 20 and explains how the gameplay is set to be revised. What improvements are planned, you will find out here.

EA addresses the fans’ criticism of the gameplay in FIFA 19 in the current Pitch Notes and promises significant improvements. However, these will only come for FIFA 20.

This is what EA promises: Major gameplay improvements are mentioned. EA Sports promises to have heard the fans and intends to implement what many have demanded. A total of 9 gameplay issues are listed and explained how they will be improved in FIFA 20.

No longer in FIFA 19: EA also confirms that no major gameplay improvements will be delivered for FIFA 19. This is likely to upset many fans. According to EA, this is because some gameplay improvements are simply too complex to implement in a game that has already been released.

EA changed timed finish shots more often in FIFA 19
EA changed timed finish shots more often in FIFA 19

These changes are expected in FIFA 20

EA listens to fans’ criticism: Throughout the FIFA year, EA Sports has collected a lot of feedback from fans and game changers and is now using this to tweak the gameplay of FIFA 20. The following features are set to be improved:

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AI Defensive Behavior

This is the problem: Manual defending in FIFA 19 is rarely rewarded and is not as effective as the AI’s automatic defending. For this reason, many players completely cede defense to the AI and try to manually close passing lanes.

This is set to change: Manual defending is to be rewarded more so that not every player lets the AI defend automatically. Additionally, the effectiveness of closing down should be reduced.

Consistency in 1-on-1 Shots

This is the problem: In 1-on-1 situations, it is sometimes difficult to get the ball into the net. Even with a clear path to goal, players often hit the crossbar or post.

This is set to change: The 1-on-1 situations against the goalkeeper should lead to more and easier goals. Especially in front of an open goal, the ball should go in more easily. Improved goalkeeper reactions are also promised to reduce unrealistic situations.

Finishing Timing

This is the problem: The timed finish shots were particularly too strong at the beginning of FIFA 19. Over the year, they were weakened, but they are still not well-balanced.

This is set to change: The timed finish shots should become even more difficult and less precise. Thus, the timing window for the green finish will be further shortened. Timing shots will continue to be more precise than regular shots.

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Volley Crosses and Volley Shots

This is the problem: The lob or volley cross is too strong in FIFA 19 and is exploited by many players. This is mainly due to the flight path of the lob cross, which is different from that of a normal cross and almost impossible to defend.

This is set to change: The lob and volley cross should lose a lot of effectiveness. It should also be significantly harder for forwards to make headers. Volley shots will also be weakened.

Chained Skill Moves

This is the problem: Hardly defendable in FIFA 19 are players who execute one La Croqueta move after another in the penalty area. Unlimited consecutive skill moves are currently possible.

This is set to change: In FIFA 20, this should change. The likelihood of making a mistake after the second skill move should increase, making it more common to lose the ball when spamming skill moves.

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Positioning in Set Pieces

This is the problem: Often during a corner, you find your own heading monsters in vain. This is as annoying as small defenders covering large strikers, both happen frequently in FIFA 19.

This is set to change: EA promises smarter players in the penalty area during set pieces for FIFA 20. Dangerous forwards should now appear more often in the box, and smaller defenders should cover fewer big strikers.

Manual Goalkeeper Movements

This is the problem: Manually controlling the goalkeeper in FIFA 19 is a really good innovation. The problem is that, if mastered correctly, it can quickly become a bit unfair.

This is set to change: It should still be possible to control the goalkeeper manually, but the goalkeeper should be able to move more realistically, i.e. slower. Additionally, you will have to decide on a direction and will no longer be able to move freely.

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Passing

This is the problem: Difficult passes like 180-degree passes or passes under pressure were too easy and succeed almost every time in FIFA 19.

This is set to change: Difficult passes should now be more challenging in the game and no longer succeed in every situation. Additionally, easy passes with a completely free lane should become more precise.

Player Switching

This is the problem: Players are often locked onto free balls. A manual player switch is then no longer possible.

This is set to change: EA wants to completely overhaul the player-switching mechanic and prevent exactly such situations. The manual player switching using the right stick should also become significantly more precise.

The Reactions of the Fans

The changes are hotly debated: Many FIFA fans are annoyed that EA is saving the improvements for FIFA 20, so reddit user Devine_Dog skeptically asks: “Wait, they’re addressing all the problems but fixing them only in the next FIFA?”

Also, reddit user WithoutChance is not pleased: “So we paid full price to beta test the game, and then we have to pay full price again to receive potential improvements?”

Other players, however, appreciate the heard criticism and the detailed blog post from EA. So, Javi_Air writes on reddit: “Now let’s not exaggerate. They promise to try it, and I honestly believe them.”

The majority of FIFA fans, however, remain somewhat skeptical and prefer to wait and see how FIFA 20 will actually play.

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Lost Ark: Oh no, Russians are pulling down the iron curtain over the MMORPG, locking us out

In the upcoming MMORPG Lost Ark, there is bad news for us in Germany. Although the closed beta is starting soon in the not-so-distant Russia, the publisher there, Mail.ru, has decided to exclude us. A regional lock will be active according to discussions with the developers.

Why is this frustrating? Lost Ark is the MMORPG that actually exists somewhere in the world, and it is the MMORPG that fans here in Europe are waiting for the most.

The action MMORPG is reminiscent of Diablo 3 in its perspective, but it is a full-fledged MMORPG and has already made significant waves in South Korea at its release.

It has been announced that Lost Ark will expand to China and Russia. A Western release in Europe and North America is also planned, but eager fans are still waiting for details.

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Those players who found the South Korean MMORPG too complicated to access hope now for a chance to easily play Lost Ark in Russia. However, that won’t happen.

This is Lost Ark – many are looking forward to it.

This is what Mail.Ru says: It is said that they consulted with the developer again and now the game is region-locked. The Russian version of Lost Ark is thus restricted to Russia and a few other states with many consonants, namely:

  • Kazakhstan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Tajikistan
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Belarus
  • Ukraine
  • Azerbaijan
  • Georgia
  • South Ossetia
  • Abkhazia
  • Moldova
  • Armenia

Anyone in Europe who absolutely wants to play the Russian version will thus have to try as hard to overcome obstacles as with the South Korean version. We have described how to do this here.

Lost Ark is supposed to launch in Russia in 2019, but there is still no specific date.

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This can also be seen positively: If you prefer the perspective of the half-full glass, you can read the news as Smilegate apparently really plans to release an international version for Europe and North America. Therefore, Smilegate finds it important to forbid Russians from offering their game west of the Iron Curtain.

A little salt in the wound is that Mail.ru has already released a demo version of Lost Ark that is 27 GB large and allows players to use four classes and play a small map.

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Pre-order Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare – Everything about the Editions and Contents

With the announcement of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the editions that can be purchased have also been revealed. We show you all the variants, what content they offer, and what they cost.

These are the editions of Modern Warfare: There are a total of 3 digital and currently 2 announced physical editions for the recently presented Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

So far, only the exact contents of the digital editions are known. These contain various items, from in-game items like a tactical knife to Call of Duty Points. There is no Season Pass in Modern Warfare, by the way. That’s why you won’t find it in any of the different versions.

Source: Activision

Digital Editions – Standard, Operator, and Operator Enhanced

Where can you order these editions? Depending on the platform, you can order them through the Playstation Store, the Xbox Store, or through Blizzard’s Battle.net. However, it is not yet listed on the Xbox Store.

This is included in the digital editions of Modern Warfare:

  • Standard Edition (€59.99 PC, €69.99 PS4 and Xbox One):
  • Operator Edition (€79.99 PC, €84.99 PS4, and Xbox One):
  • Operator Enhanced Edition (€99.99 PC, PS4, Xbox One):
Source: Activision

Disc Versions – Standard and Precision Editions

This is included in the physical editions:

  • Standard Edition (€69.99):
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Disc Version)
  • Precision Edition (€99.99, price in Germany not yet known):
    • It is currently unknown in which regions this version will be available
    • Limited quantity
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Disc Version)
    • All Ghillied Up Operator Pack
    • Crew Expendable Operator Pack
    • War Pig Operator Pack
    • Tactical Knife (Ingame)
    • Steelbook
    • KontrolFreek Performance Thumbsticks
    • KontrolFreek Controller Skin
    • Exclusive at Gamestop: Call of Duty Endowment (C.O.D.E.) Animated Calling Card

Here you can pre-order the Standard Version of Modern Warfare on Amazon.de:

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The New Operator Packs

What are Operator Packs? They are cosmetic pre-order bonuses. The operators have their own backstory, dialogues, nationality, character skins, and cosmetics.

This is included in the Operator Packs of Modern Warfare:

  • “All Ghillied Up” Operator Pack
    • Operator Name: Grinch
    • Operator Skin: A complete Ghillie (sniper) outfit
    • Weapon: A repeater precision rifle with camouflage skin, additionally carries a silencer and a kind of net cover for camouflage.
Source: Activision
  • “Crew Expendable” Operator Pack
    • Operator Name: Otter
    • Operator Skin: Spec-Ops with gas mask
    • Weapon: A pump-action shotgun with matching Spec-Ops design and engraving: “For close encounters”
  • “War Pig” Operator Pack
    • Operator Name: Wyatt
    • Operator Skin: Infantry with brown desert camouflage
    • Weapon: Pistol with attachments for laser and flashlights and its own design
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In ESO there is a new ghost mount and it strongly resembles Harry Potter

The crown shop of The Elder Scrolls Online has received two new animals. One of them closely resembles the Harry Potter movies.

What’s new in the shop? Zenimax Online offers you two new animals:

  • The Ghostly House Cat as an undead pet for 1,000 crowns
  • The Dreaded Moose as a mount for 3,000 crowns
ESO Ghost Cat Screenshot
This ghost cat can be your pet in ESO.

creepy animals in ESO

What kind of animals are these? Each of the animals has its own peculiarities:

  • The Ghostly House Cat is a being that, according to Nibenese legends, haunts its owner’s house after the owner has been murdered. The cat is sent by Lord Pumpkinface to torment the murderer.
  • The Dreaded Moose apparently originates from the spirit world or from Lord Hircine’s realm. It does not disappear in daylight and can therefore be effectively used as a mount. The moose makes ghostly sounds and leaves a mysterious glow while galloping.

What is special about it? When looking at the Dreaded Moose, one gets the impression of having seen it before. Not only does it somewhat resemble the Indrik mount from ESO, but fans of the Harry Potter movies might find the design familiar.

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Harry Potter sends greetings

What does the moose remind you of? The ghostly moose looks very similar to the stag that appears when Harry Potter casts the spell “Expecto Patronum” in the films.

The spell is used in the films (and the books) when one wants to protect themselves from threats. The so-called “physical Patronus” helps the wizard to drive away the attackers. This Patronus always takes a form that remains the same for the wizard. For Harry Potter, it is a ghostly stag.

What do players think of the Dreaded Moose? Players are showing a great interest in both animals, but the mount particularly appeals to many. Riding through Tamriel on a ghostly moose has its charm.

However, some find the price a bit too high. At 3,000 crowns, it is one of the most expensive mounts in the game. This is also the case with the cat. Kiyakotari writes in the official forum: “I was so looking forward to the moose and the cat, but now they are both offered at a crazy price.”

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The most famous German caster for LoL reads patch notes naked - treating himself to generous censorship bars

The caster Maxim Markow bet on the outcome of a LoL game. Because he lost this bet, he had to read the patch notes of League of Legends naked. You can see the result here.

What was the bet about? On May 17, the caster made a tweet that included a bet. It states:

“I will cast TL vs IG in an hour! I’m really excited about it. Because if TL should win, the upcoming patch rundowns will be moderated exclusively naked.”

Ultimately, the TL (Team Liquid) team was able to decide the encounter 3:1 against IG. Maxim then commented on the result with this gif.

https://twitter.com/maximmarkow/status/1129381904342507521

Maxim is very well-known in the German LoL community and is considered by many to be the most famous German LoL caster. He made a name for himself as “Lets Read Small Books” on YouTube. His channel has over 570,000 subscribers there, and on TwitchTV, he has over 140,000 on his channel.

This is how Maxim fulfilled the bet: On Thursday, May 30, a new video about the patch notes rundown was released on Maxim’s YouTube channel. With an interesting helicopter animation, the caster flew in front of the greenscreen and picked up the microphone.

With the words “Bet debts are honor debts, ladies and gentlemen,” he opened the report about the new LoL update.

“In contrast to my device, this patch is comparatively short,” explains Maxim, while a generously large censorship bar covers a crucial part of his lower body.

In the YouTube video, you can get an impression yourself and, if your concentration is not disturbed, learn more about the new LoL patch.

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This is how the viewers reacted to the action

The funny action is well received in the LoL community.

  • The video even made it into the YouTube trends
  • One day later, the video already reached 446,000 views (as of May 31 – 11:00 AM)
  • A post on Reddit with this video received 11,000 upvotes after 22 hours

In the comments on Reddit and YouTube, viewers enjoy the creativity of the video. They also praise that he stood by his bet.

  • “That’s a generous black box he’s given himself.”
  • “The helicopter intro made me cry”
  • “In Germany, we call that an honorary man”
  • “He really did it. Legend!”
  • “Maxim: Gets undressed. YouTube: Off to the trends with him”

Viewers also remind that the original tweet states “the upcoming patch rundowns”. Since this is spoken in the plural form, there are now expectations for further videos of this kind from Maxim.

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