Week 4 of Season 9 in Fortnite: Battle Royale has started. The task is: Dance in a holographic tomato head, a holographic Durrr Burger head, and on a giant dumpling head. We show you how and where to do it.
What kind of task is this? This challenge from week 4 is divided into three stages.
Dance in a holographic tomato head
Dance in a holographic Durrr Burger head
Dance on a giant dumpling head
It is one of the seven new tasks of the new week. You can find all challenges from week 4 of Season 9 in Fortnite here.
Where should you search? You can find the tomato head at Mega Mall. The head is located in grid field H6.
Since the head is floating in the air, you must first build up there with materials. With a platform inside the hologram, you can then dance there easily. Stage 1 of the task is thus completed.
Holographic Durrr Burger Head – Location – Week 4
Where should you search? You can find the Durrr Burger head in Neo Tilted. The location is on the border of grid fields D5/D6.
This head is not completely floating in the air, but is on a small tower. Build up there or land directly on the top to dance inside the head. After that, you can proceed with the last part of the task and travel south for that.
Giant Dumpling Head Location – Week 4
Where should you search? You can find the giant dumpling head in Fortnite at Lucky Landing. You will find it in grid field F10.
This giant dumpling rotates on the roof of a building around its own axis. This time, you do not need to “go into” the head, but dance on top of it. So build high enough up, jump onto the dumpling, and perform your dance moves.
Players are currently on the trail of a mystery in Fortnite. A giant eye lurks in Polar Peak:
Xbox game fans might soon experience this on PC. The Xbox Game Pass is set to come to PC, with some minor changes. The pass will allow users to play over 100 games for a fixed price.
In the run-up to E3 2019, some announcements regarding games and various services will be released, which gamers can look forward to soon.
The company Microsoft has suddenly discovered its love for PC gamers and wants to be more open in general.
A goodie that Microsoft is distributing is the “Xbox Game Pass,” which will soon also be available on PC.
Xbox Game Pass is “Flat-rate Gaming”
What is the Xbox Game Pass? With the Xbox Game Pass, you subscribe, which means you pay a monthly fee. In return, you have a large game library to choose from and can play the included games without restrictions as long as you maintain the subscription.
This is referred to as a “flat-rate” offering because the price remains the same regardless of how intensively you use the subscription.
What games are available? The exact games that will be available are not known yet. However, it is clear that publishers like Bethesda, Sega, Paradox, Devolver, and Deep Silver will participate in the program.
Overall, the Xbox Game Pass on PC is expected to launch with “more than 100 high-quality PC games from over 75 content partners.”
It is clear that Microsoft’s own games will definitely be included in the pass and will be available at the release of each game.
More information about the game offerings will be available at E3 next week.
On the Xbox One, the “Xbox Game Pass” includes games like Minecraft, The Banner Saga, Wolfenstein 2, Monster Hunter World, Fallout 4, Black Desert, Gears of War 4, Sea of Thieves, Halo 5: Guardians, PUBG, ARK Survival Evolved, and many more.
Name causes confusion: Although the offer is called “Xbox Game Pass,” the PC variant is primarily about PC games, which has already caused some confusion.
The Game Pass is specifically aimed at the needs of PC gamers and the associated developers.
Microsoft opens up to Steam: It has also been announced that Microsoft plans to offer more of its games on Steam in the future. Players should have the choice of where to buy their games, Microsoft states.
So far, many games were only available through their in-house shop, which has not been widely accepted by many gamers.
Are you already excited about the Xbox Game Pass? Or do such “subscription models” for gaming not work for you?
A big fan of Super Smash Bros. has now created an Overwatch mode that lets you play Nintendo’s brawler – just with the Overwatch heroes.
The Overwatch workshop has been available in the live version of Blizzard’s hero shooter for a few days now, and more and more cool modes are being created by fans.
After a “Sparta” mode, there’s now another highlight that is already extremely popular among players: Super Smashwatch. It’s essentially an adaptation of Nintendo’s hero brawler “Super Smash Bros.” and has surprisingly adopted many features from the original.
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Increasing percentages for strong knockbacks: As in real Smash Bros, each character is assigned a percentage that dictates how far the character is knocked back when hit. Once a character can no longer hold on to the platform (i.e., “flies off the screen”), they lose one of three lives.
The controls are adapted to a 2D environment. With the WASD keys, you can only change your orientation and either move forward or backward. Depending on the character, you have different weapons and abilities to attack your opponents, as you can see in the trailer above.
Double jump and block: Other elements from Smash have also been adopted. Characters can activate a shield that blocks damage for a few seconds, preventing the percentage from rising. They can also perform a double jump to reach higher positions or save themselves on a platform.
Here’s how you can play Super Smashwatch: To try out the mode yourself, you just need to enter the game code in the Overwatch workshop. The code is “VZ4YG”. Then you can start playing and toss each other off the platforms.
What do you think of this workshop mode? A cool thing that everyone should definitely check out?
Microsoft has announced the free games for Games with Gold for June 2019. This includes well-known and iconic games for Xbox One and Xbox 360, which many gamers will likely remember and are definitely worth checking out.
Owners of a Games with Gold subscription for Xbox will get four games to choose from in June 2019. We present them to you here.
The free games for Xbox One in June 2019 are:
NHL 19 – from June 1 to June 30: NHL is a game series from EA Sports that introduces you to the world of ice hockey. The sports game allows you to follow your player’s journey from a bloody beginner to exciting matches as an NHL pro.
Rivals of Aether – June 16 to July 15: The platformer Rivals of Aether is a classic retro beat ’em up. With quirky cartoon characters, you fight with your friends or online against other opponents. In story mode, you’ll discover the mysteries of the world surrounding the four elements.
Portal – from June 1 to June 15: Portal is arguably one of the most well-known action-adventures ever. The “shooter” from Valve takes you to a test facility of the fictional company Aperture Science, operated by the AI GLaDOS. GLaDOS presents you with increasingly harder puzzles that you must solve with your portal gun and physics, until the tests eventually have to come to a (dark) end…
Earth Defense Force 2017 – from June 16 to June 30: In Earth Defense Force 2017, as the name suggests, you must protect Earth from alien invaders. As a member of the EDF, you fight with an arsenal of weapons and even tanks against giant ants and other creatures threatening the planet. One of the predecessors, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, was already included in the Games with Gold in May.
Thanks to backward compatibility, the games for Xbox 360 are also playable on Xbox One.
We have included the trailer with a preview of all the games below for you:
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There was good news for Anthem yesterday, a patch was released. However, the update changed the matchmaking, and now players are complaining that the change is to their disadvantage. There is certainty in this: Anthem does not have a slot at EA Play, the “just before E3-2019” appearance of Electronic Arts.
This is how the change was intended to work: The latest update yesterday changed how matchmaking in Anthem operates, specifically how groups are formed for activities.
In the response section from EA, it states: Players may have to wait longer for certain activities to start.
However, the change was supposed to increase the chances that players can start a game together instead of being thrown into an empty match.
Therefore, BioWare increased the time in which players can fill missions and strongholds with the update. (via answers.com)
Solo GM3 no longer possible
This is how it comes to practice: A player on reddit says that certain, rarely visited activities are now unable to start at all. They want to play a stronghold at Grand Master 3 level and get stuck on an endless loading screen because apparently no one else wants to join.
Previously, they could play the stronghold alone after a while and hope that eventually, another freelancer would join. That person would then see the progress they had made alone and would stay. At the end of a round, they often would have a full group after a short solo game.
This is no longer possible.
They believe that people will now sign up and after 2 minutes of “waiting” simply quit because nothing is happening. Thus, no GM3 strongholds will form for them.
In the comments, several other players agree with the freelancer – they have noticed the problem with other activities as well, such as legendary contracts.
There had already been difficulties lately because the matchmaking of Anthem is based on a large player base, which apparently is no longer given.
What is it with EA Play? Until the last moment, players had hoped that BioWare would present how things would continue with Anthem at EA Play 2019 on Saturday, June 8. Perhaps outline the important event “Cataclysm,” but that won’t happen.
Anthem does not have a slot at EA Play – that slot belongs to games like Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, Apex Legends, and Battlefield V.
Thus, the expectations and focus of the players are on a live stream tonight, May 30, about Anthem, which was announced yesterday. Here, major announcements are now expected.
We will report about it on MeinMMO.
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WoW Classic is apparently very popular, and the beta has even triggered a new hype. However, only a limited number of players are allowed to play already. Some active WoW players and veterans are displeased with the seemingly targeted selection.
This is why veterans are angry: Those who watch the “World of Warcraft” category on Twitch will increasingly find streamers playing the WoW Classic beta in recent days. And for good reason: It garners a lot of viewers.
For them, it is a blow when streamers are invited to play, while they as loyal players can only watch, often with the argument that they have been paying diligently for many years.
User Shinkaruk even wrote a long post in the forum titled: “Ladies and Gentlemen, your beta testers are here.” However, the thread has since been edited to simply say: “Spread love, not hate.”
On the right, the original post. Image source: TheQuartering.
What is their criticism? In his original post, Shinkaruk specifically addressed the streamers. He even gave an assessment of whether the streamers were “qualified.” Among them were well-known names like xQc, who normally streams Overwatch, Asmongold, Sodapoppin, and Pokimane.
Criticism of the world’s largest WoW streamer Asmongold is that while he has been streaming WoW for years, he is toxic, very narrow-minded, and “brainwashed by his girlfriend.” Recently, Asmongold was able to gain a large following through streaming WoW Classic.
Shinkaruk also has some words for Pokimane. The well-known streamer has never played WoW and has only received preferential treatment from Blizzard for promotional reasons. In fact, she was trolled by WoW veterans during her stream.
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This is what streamers contribute: YouTuber TheQuartering addresses this very thread and takes a closer look at the “salt.” He provides some arguments regarding what beta access benefits streamers:
Investing in streamers is investing in the game. This allows advertising to be done without using larger resources.
Known figures like Asmongold already have a solid WoW community. Therefore, former classic players can be excited about Classic.
Pokimane targets a completely different audience and had nothing to do with WoW before. This can activate new players for Classic.
He himself has also received access and uses it to test. That is ultimately the purpose of the beta, even if times have changed and a beta phase is now also used for the marketing of the game. Nevertheless, there is no preferential treatment:
There seemed to be some kind of notion that there are roses and butlers in suits that come to you and hand you a sealed envelope with the beta invitation. I don’t know if these people [streamers] received something like that. But for me, it was just a generic email.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVgMBqj6CCI
This is why it makes sense: TheQuartering goes even further and describes why it is sensible for both Blizzard and players to mobilize the communities of large streamers.
On one hand, it helps in discovering bugs. A large streamer like Asmongold has many veterans in his chat who can spot bugs while watching and report them through him. This helps with quality assurance.
On the other hand, it helps to simply create a player base, which is essential for an MMORPG:
Don’t you want a thriving community? Don’t you want tons of players around you to form guilds? I want new players in the game, and I want old players back.
Finally, TheQuartering points out that he doubts no veteran was invited. Among the large number of beta testers, streamers are just a small but present part. WoW Classic is also set to launch in three months. He and users in the stream believe that it is an acceptable time to wait.
What do you think about it?
Other streamers are even reportedly turning down a lot of money just to play Classic:
Today, on May 31st, The Division 2 will undergo maintenance for about 3 hours. While the servers are offline, some bug fixes will be applied. Here are the patch notes for the update on Friday, May 31st.
When will the servers be online? The maintenance will take place at the usual times and will last about 3 hours. The servers will thus be unavailable from approximately 9:30 to 12:30.
The Patch Notes – Armor Bug, Loot Cave, AI Behavior
This will be fixed tomorrow:
Secret Missions: A bug will be fixed where players could end up on an empty map when joining a group through the player search for Secret Missions.
Loot Cave: The exploit through the loot cave is likely to be definitively fixed this time. With the last unscheduled maintenance, farming was already made more difficult. However, it was still possible to collect endless loot relatively easily. What changes this time remains to be seen.
NPC Behavior: Fixes the overly aggressive behavior of enemy AI.
Armor Bug: It is now no longer possible to exploit in normalized PvP areas (Dark Zone and Conflict).
What is the Armor Bug about? By exploiting a bug, players can currently become nearly indestructible in PvP. This bug is related to a miscalculation of the normalized (adjusted) values.
Normalization only exists in the normal Dark Zone and the PvP area Conflict, which is why this bug fortunately could not affect other areas and activities. Nevertheless, it has disrupted the PvP experience for many players.
Next week, Title Update 3.1 is also coming, which is supposed to fix more annoying issues:
In Fortnite Fortbyte 79 has appeared! You need to search in an arcade. We will tell you where exactly to find the byte.
What is the task? To claim Fortbyte #79, you must follow this hint: “Found in an arcade”.
We show you the exact location of the Fortbyte here on the Season 9 map:
In Mega Mall the new Fortbyte is hidden
Fortbyte 79: Found in an arcade
How to find Fortbyte #79: For the byte numbered 79 you need to travel to the new location Mega Mall. There, you will find an arcade on the middle floor.
Enter the arcade, and behind the counter in the back right corner, you will find the sought-after byte. You can then easily collect it.
Behind this counter lies the Fortbyte
Pay attention to your surroundings: The places where Fortbytes are hidden are also popular spots for campers. They are looking for quick kills there. So be careful where you land, so you are not taken out before you can collect it.
Use this video: To ensure you have no problems finding it, we have included a video here that shows you the exact location:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wROcD2VgX3U
What are Fortbytes? These bytes are electronic puzzle pieces that appear daily in Season 9. Each day, a new Fortbyte is hidden, which players must then search for.
In total, there are 100 Fortbytes. Once 90 bytes are found, a secret skin awaits the players.
We have compiled an overview of all Fortbytes for you here:
Who loves Pokémon GO might not want to miss it on their wedding day. That’s why there are now weddings in Japan that take place entirely in Pokémon style.
What kind of wedding is this? The Japanese company ESCRIT has teamed up with the Pokémon Company to hold real Pokémon weddings.
The ceremony is officially recognized and features numerous details from the Pokémon universe.
This is what the Pokémon wedding looks like
What does the wedding offer? Everything is oriented around things from Pokémon. Some details include:
Two giant Pikachu dressed as the bride and groom stand close to the couple throughout the wedding
There are table decorations and small cardboard cutouts of Pikachu and others everywhere.
The food is themed around Pokémon. For example, there are several foods shaped like Pikachu’s tail
A wedding cake with Pokéballs and various Pikachu
Various Pokémon gifts that guests can take home
There is also food in Pokémon style
This is the highlight: Not only are all the details in the decoration worth mentioning. The highlight is likely the marriage certificate, as it is written on colorful paper with two small Pikachu.
On this, the couple can officially sign their vows.
The couple can sign on this marriage certificate
What gifts are there? As a memento of the wedding, there are various small gifts that guests can keep. For example, there is tea in a small tin and a Baumkuchen with writing – of course, everything in Pokémon design.
At the end, there are even gifts for the guests
What does the wedding cost? There is no detailed information about the price. It likely depends on the size and details of the wedding.
How can you participate? Currently, such a wedding is only available in Japan. Whether and when the organizers will expand abroad is not known.
What do you think? Would you participate in such a wedding?
According to a report by the news agency Reuters, Tencent is said to be discontinuing its game “Arena of Valor” (iOS, Android, Switch) in Europe and North America. The game is so successful in China that it is one of the most successful and lucrative mobile games in the world.
Where is the information coming from? The news agency Reuters reports on this and refers to sources that it does not disclose.
It was the game that generated the highest digital revenue globally on mobile.
Honor of Kings is incredibly successful in China and has been for years.
Honor of Kings was number 1 in April 2019 – as it has often been in the past – for digital revenue on mobile devices.
This is what Tencent is said to have undertaken: It is said that Arena of Valor flopped in Europe and North America:
the mobile MOBA has only 100,000 players a day in Europe
and 150,000 daily active players in North America
According to information from GamesIndustry.biz, Arena of Valor reportedly generated only 3 million $ in its first year, which is what the Asia version “Honor of Kings” makes in a day.
Tencent has essentially written off “Arena of Valor”. Plans to see the game grow in the West have been abandoned, and the marketing team in Europe and North America has been disbanded. Now Tencent will simply let the game continue to run.
It is further said that Tencent now wants to focus more on building better relationships with local partners here, in what they perceive as “overseas”.
The flop of Arena of Valor is buying local developers like Blizzard some time to tap into the market for “mobile games” in the core gaming area with their own franchises. Blizzard is planning to do this with Diablo Immortal:
The game is incredibly popular as “Honor of Kings” in China, played by millions there and generating massive revenue. Honor of Kings was such a hit that the Chinese government even enacted censorship laws against it.
Tencent released the game on iOS and Android here in the West, but apparently, it failed to engage gamers here in the West.
Lineage 2 Revolution launched in the West with Conan O’Brien.
Allegedly Riot was upset about competition for LoL
What were the problems? According to the report, there were a variety of issues that Arena of Valor faced in North America and Europe:
Core gamers in the West are at home on PC – not on smartphones
there are no 4G networks in Europe and North America suitable for such a game
they incorporated “Western heroes” like Superman or Batman into Arena of Valor, which did not help much and made international tournaments impossible
furthermore, the infrastructure that supports Honor of Kings in China, like WeChat or QQ, was lacking here in the West
According to Reuters, Riot Games complained to Tencent that the game undermines its brand “League of Legends”.
Subsequently, Tencent reportedly froze marketing for Arena of Valor for two months. After that, Riot had the right to review the marketing for Arena of Valor beforehand and to object if famous gamers appeared there. Sources at Reuters also tell this.
Furthermore, Tencent reportedly held large tournaments with a Tesla car as a prize fund, costing $4.5 million for a game that did not perform well. A source is quoted saying a lot of money was burned there.
Riot was reportedly not pleased at all that Arena of Valor came to the West.
Is Arena of Valor making way for Mobile LoL?
What could come next? The news that Tencent is discontinuing “Arena of Valor” comes shortly after it became known that Riot Games and Tencent are likely working on a mobile offshoot of League of Legends.
League of Legends is a major brand in Europe and North America. It is quite possible that the end of “Arena of Valor” in the West also has to do with the fact that it is much easier for Tencent to sell players here a “Mobile LoL” than an “Arena of Valor.”
This is behind it: In China, the mobile business is booming. Companies that have been successful in South Korea and China have been trying to establish their incredibly successful games in the West in recent years:
But the games seem not to have the same success here as in Asia. There appears to be a lack of acceptance for mobile gaming in the “core gamer” sector.
Here in the West, smartphones are still regarded as a casual platform for games like Candy Crush or Clash Royale.
The flop of Arena of Valor is buying local developers like Blizzard some time to tap into the market for “mobile games” in the core gaming area with their own franchises. Blizzard is planning to do this with Diablo Immortal:
In Fortnite: Battle Royale we now know what the tasks for Week 4 of Season 9 mean. Find out here how to complete all the challenges.
The tasks for Week 4 of Season 9 were leaked in advance of their release, as usual. The challenges are now live and have not changed further since the leak.
Free and Paid: You need the Battle Pass for Season 9 for 950 V-Bucks (€9.50) to access all 7 challenges. Unfortunately, if you do not have a Battle Pass, you can only access the three free challenges in Week 4.
All Challenges of Week 4 in Season 9
The Free Challenges
Reward
Deal damage to opponents with sniper rifles
5 Stars/500 XP
Stage 1: Dance in a holographic Tomato Head
Stage 2: Dance in a holographic Durrr Burger Head
Stage 3: Dance on a giant Dumpling Head
5 Stars/500 XP
Eliminations with Legendary Weapons (3 Kills)
10 Stars/1,000 XP
The Paid Challenges
Reward
Destroy a Loot Drone in different Matches (3 total)
10 Stars/500 XP
Stage 1: Land at Polar Peak Stage 2: Land at Lazy Lagoon Stage 3: Land at Salty Springs Stage 4: Land at The Block Stage 5: Land at Lonely Lodge
5 Stars/500 XP
Eliminate opponents at Haunted Hills or Dusty Divot (3 total)
10 Stars/1,000 XP
Visit 5 named locations in a match
10 Stars/1,000 XP
Deal damage to opponents with sniper rifles
How to complete the task: For this challenge, it’s best to use the sniper mode when available. Alternatively, play a mode with respawn like Team Rumble and go hunting with the sniper rifle.
Dance in a holographic Tomato Head, Durrr Burger Head, and on a giant Dumpling
How to complete the task: We have a guide for this task. Find out here how to dance in the holographic Tomato Head.
How to complete the task: Legendary weapons are quite rare, but they become more common towards the end of a round. It’s best to play in Team Rumble where supply drops often contain legendary weapons.
Destroy a Loot Drone in different Matches (3 total)
How to complete the task: Loot Drones can be found in the new hotspots from Patch 9.10. They are displayed at the start of each round.
Land at different locations (Battle Pass Only)
How to complete the task: This task is quick to complete. Simply land at the required location from the list in each match.
Stage 1: Land at Polar Peak
Stage 2: Land at Lazy Lagoon
Stage 3: Land at Salty Springs
Stage 4: Land at The Block
Stage 5: Land at Lonely Lodge
Eliminate 3 opponents at Haunted Hills or Dusty Divot (Battle Pass Only)
How to complete the task: It’s best to play in Team Rumble mode and make sure you get some kills at both locations – task completed!
Visit 5 named locations in a match (Battle Pass Only)
How to complete the task: Choose a good route before you land and follow it. Make sure to end up in an area that is not in the storm.
Which crossovers should come to Final Fantasy XIV? The director of the MMORPG gave a very clear answer.
Which crossovers does the director of FFXIV want? It is no secret that game developers are often fans of certain video games, which can also be from other companies.
MeinMMO and the guys from Gamebyte asked director Yoshida during the Shadowbringers press tour which games he would like to see as crossovers in FFXIV.
His answer came like a shot from a gun: World of Warcraft and Diablo!
The head of Final Fantasy XIV is, according to his own statement, “a huge Blizzard fanboy.” He has also attended Blizzcon several times in the past.
In an interview with Gamebyte, he even jokingly said:
If Blizzard ever came to me and said, “Oh hey, we want you to take over as the lead developer for Diablo 4,” I would drop everything and go to Blizzard.
What crossovers would Yoshida like to do? When asked about a third game for a crossover with Final Fantasy XIV, the director had some difficulties. Our condition was that the game should not be from Square Enix.
I haven’t really thought about it yet. It would be cool if it were a game that is completely unexpected. Something players could never imagine. That’s really hard! Although I knew the first two immediately.
Assassin’s Creed would be an option according to him, but the franchise has already had several crossovers with other games and would therefore not be surprising enough.
Star Wars could perhaps be an option, but Yoshida believes that fans of the franchise would then say, “That doesn’t look anything like Star Wars!”.
The head of FFXIV also didn’t want to just choose a third Blizzard game, even though he is a fanboy. In the end, however, he did have an answer:
Oh, I got it! Smash Brothers! With Smash Brothers, we could bring Mario and Link to Final Fantasy XIV. Or Legend of Zelda! Such a “Legend of Zelda” MMO would be great.
Whether these crossovers are actually realistic and will happen one day is still up in the air. Such collaborations would definitely be interesting.
Bungie has announced maintenance for Destiny 1 and Destiny 2 on Father’s Day. However, the server downtime on May 30 will be significantly longer than usual: The servers are expected to be offline for 7 hours, find out here how long you need to wait, when you can play again, and what is included.
How long will the maintenance take? According to a tweet from the official “Bungie Help” account on Twitter, the maintenance today, May 30, 2019, will last a full seven hours.
The start time is 4:00 PM, the expected end time is 11:00 PM German time (7 AM-2 PM PDT).
What exactly is Bungie working on? So far, Bungie has only communicated that there are “backend maintenance works” for Destiny 1 and 2. A larger patch will probably not be deployed, and there is no information yet about a potential download and its size.
During the maintenance, all services will be unavailable. These include:
Companion app features
Web and mobile applications
Third-party apps
More information about the course of the maintenance in detail can be found on the official help page of Bungie.
What do the major maintenance works entail?
What fans suspect: Although there are no officially confirmed dates for a potential update yet, fans are already discussing on Twitter what Bungie could actually be working on. Among the possibilities are:
that the Stingray errors that are currently ruining the game for many players are being worked on
that Destiny 2 may receive features from Destiny 1. A loading screen from Destiny 1 has already found its way into part 2 through a glitch
Furthermore, some players are already anticipating that Bungie is looking to deploy data for the upcoming Season 7 “Season of Opulence” to the servers. The season will be launched on June 4.
Players hope that on the actual patch day of the new season, the servers will come back online faster.
What do you expect from the maintenance? What will you play in the meantime?
If you want to pass the waiting times, why not play something with a buddy:
In Fortnite there are allegations against the clan FaZe. The Fortnite player and Twitch streamer Tfue accuses them of hiring an 11-year-old player and lying about his age. Because the magic number is 13.
This is the allegation: In the filing of Twitch streamer Turner “Tfue” Tenney against his clan FaZe to the “Labor Commissioner” in California, there is a passage where Tfue accuses FaZe of having signed an 11-year-old and lying about the minor’s age.
Furthermore, they allegedly pressured the minor and the family to lie as well. This is widely known.
Source: Filing by Turner Tenney to “Labor Commissioner California” – via scribd
California labor law prohibits talent agencies from accepting applications for minors under 18 years of age. According to Tfue’s lawyers, the eSports organization FaZe would be such a talent agency.
Who is involved? It concerns the player FaZe H1ghSky1.
On March 22, 2019, FaZe announced that they signed the player with the statement “Meet the youngest member of the FaZe Clan.”
On his own Twitter page, the boy presents himself as “13 years old”.
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He wants to get out of his contract with FaZe and is causing quite a stir.
How old is the boy? Tfue’s accusation that the boy is 11 is now confirmed through research by the online site Upcomer .
The site “Upcomer” rummaged through old social media pictures of the player’s family, which are still available in the cache, and found birthday pictures from his 5th birthday. The pictures date back to April 2012 and were posted by his mother, who is Romanian.
Additionally, the player has appeared in other social media posts.
Then the boy would now be 12.
How is this being discussed? On reddit, there are several directions on how this is being discussed
That the boy is too young has been noted by several, he would have “magically become two years older overnight”
In general, some find it unfair that the boy has worked so hard and is now being targeted
One wonders what FaZe was thinking taking such a risk
And how good the boy might still become if he is really only 12 years old now
With WoW Classic, many memories come back. Some oddities of the past have apparently been forgotten by many players.
Due to the current beta and the stress test of World of Warcraft Classic, the game is currently on everyone’s lips. There is also a lot of discussion about it on Reddit, refreshing memories. One post deals with the things players have forgotten that worked the way they did in Classic. We have picked out a few highlights for you.
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Druids
cannot resurrect
Although druids are one of the potential healing classes in World of Warcraft, they were unable to resurrect fallen players after a fight – with one exception. They had a battle rez (which also worked in combat) with a very high cooldown. So anyone wanting to play a druid in Classic should be aware that resurrection will not be one of their strengths…
Dismounting
when you are in water
Nowadays, it is quite normal to jump into the water with your mount, swim a few meters, and then continue riding. However, this was not the case in Classic. As soon as a player touched water and sank deep enough to switch to “swimming” mode, they would be thrown off their mount and have to continue traveling by swimming. Only on the other shore could they mount up again.
Looting
each enemy individually
Even though “AoE farming” in Classic was only reserved for well-equipped players, there was one feature that is standard in today’s MMOs that did not exist. Enemies had to be looted individually and could not be “looted” all at once. Just killed 20 little dragons at once? Then you have to click 20 times and loot each one individually.
Especially annoying is this with quest enemies that die on an edge or unreachable heights. If you can’t loot them and need a quest item, you might have to wait a long time for the respawn.
In the current World of Warcraft, if you die in a dungeon, you can be resurrected at the entrance of the instance after the group’s death. It used to be different. If you died and released your spirit, you would be teleported to the next graveyard outside the dungeon and had to run back into the dungeon as a ghost.
The spirit healer – after every wipe in the raid, you saw the good lady.
This led to about 40 players wandering as ghosts through the Molten Core after a wipe. It took a good 10 to 15 minutes for the entire raid to be ready for action again.
A nice side effect – the ghosts of competing raids were visible, so you always knew when the arrogant guild leader of the other raid group had also failed. That was nice.
Herbalism
and mining could fail
Many players still remember that ore deposits had to be mined multiple times back then. They yielded a single ore each time and could be mined several times before despawning. However, what many players forgot was the fact that herbalism and mining could fail on difficult ores/herbs (which were still considered “orange”). Then the attempt would simply be aborted, and you had to mine the resource again. Again and again. Until it worked eventually.
Today, herbalism cannot fail anymore. Even with “too heavy” herbs, you still get small plant parts that you can use.
Druids
cannot talk to NPCs in animal form
Even though Malfurion seems to do this every 5 minutes in Legion: In WoW Classic, druids could not interact with NPCs while in druid form. They first had to transform back to their true form to hand in a quest, ask a guard for directions, or talk to another NPC.
Malfurion can speak in animal form – in Classic, druids could not.
Clearly, druids have developed further in the retail version of WoW.
The
breath bar was very short
Whoever goes diving in the current World of Warcraft can stay underwater for several minutes before running out of breath. This was not the case in Classic. There, breath was depleted extremely quickly, resulting in quite a few players meeting their demise if they got stuck in a shipwreck or were still held by an enemy.
Cooldowns determine the rhythm at which an MMORPG is played. Especially powerful abilities can only be used rarely. In the current World of Warcraft, such cooldowns are usually limited to a few minutes. You rarely have to wait more than 5 or 10 minutes for an ability. In Classic, however, it was different. There, paladins had the ability “Lay on Hands” which had a cooldown of over an hour; however, it healed the target completely and drained all mana from the paladin.
Paladins had spells that had an hour cooldown.
Headbutt
ended the stealth
A particularly funny detail concerns rogues in WoW Classic. Their “Headbutt” is now considered one of the best control abilities to take out enemies long-term before a fight. But did you know that Headbutt used to take the rogue out of stealth and thus initiate the fight? While the rogue could choose a talent that immediately reactivated stealth after using Headbutt, the chance was only 90%. Thus, Headbutt was a very unreliable control effect.
The headbutt of the rogue has lifted the stealth.
The
cost of respec
If you want to change talents in World of Warcraft today, you only need a resting area or a tome and a few clicks. In Classic, it was completely different. You not only had to visit your class trainer but also pay an increasing amount of gold. The costs started at 1 gold and rose to 50 gold. This was a considerable sum, even for experienced players and auction house speculators, for which they had to play several days. Therefore, the choice of talents had to be well thought out.
Do you remember all these details? Would you have remembered all of this? Or could you have sworn some things were different?
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A new update for FIFA 19 has been released for PS4, Xbox One, and PC, which you can download right now. It is a small patch, but it brings two interesting changes. Let’s take a look at the patch notes for FIFA 19 Update 1.15.
Update 1.15 Patch Notes
This is what the new update brings: The update 1.15 for FIFA 19 implements one change in Kick-Off and one in Ultimate Team mode:
In Kick-Off, you can now play the FIFA Women’s World Cup final of 2019 in France.
In Ultimate Team, an annoying bug has been fixed: In some cases, the dynamic images of your FUT cards disappeared. TOTW player cards sometimes looked strange or displayed just the standard image of the player. This should no longer happen.
Dynamic images were often not displayed on TOTW cards
How Players React
Bug finally fixed: The missing dynamic images of the players have been a recurring topic on reddit for months. Accordingly, the news that the bug is finally a thing of the past was received with joy.
Even with an ironic tone: “Nice, they only took 8 months to fix it,” comments reddit user MikkoJaj.
“That bothered me so much. I’m very happy. Such a small thing, but it just makes me happy,” says player DanteJSagan.
Dynamic images were often replaced by the standard image of the player – or just didn’t appear at all
However, some players still report that the bug persists for them. In some cases, images still disappear.
Furthermore, some are annoyed that EA took so long for such a small thing: “Just imagine how long it will take to solve the gameplay issues,” comments user “Thegodfather-PT“.
Women’s World Cup only with final: The update for the Women’s World Cup is also being discussed on reddit – although not as extensively.
Some players wish that the Women’s World Cup would be treated more extensively: The update only brings a playable final in the Kick-Off mode at the Stade de Lyon. A large mode, as was the case last year in FUT for the men’s World Cup, is missing.
On the other hand, others emphasize that there seems to be little interest in a larger mode. Just a few days ago, there was a discussion on reddit about such a mode, but even here, opinions were divided:
While some would have been very happy about a large World Cup mode, also for variety
other users clearly show that they have no interest in the Women’s World Cup: “No one wants that,” finds a player.
Would you have liked a proper World Cup mode for women – or not? Let us know on our Facebook page!
Currently, you can find Snorlax everywhere in Pokémon GO. However, this Pokémon takes a long time to stay in the ball. With a gadget for $25, Trainers can definitely catch Snorlax faster and easier.
This can take quite a long time, as with all the animations, you can be busy with catching Snorlax for part of a minute. However, there is also a gadget with which you can skip these annoying animations and catch Snorlax quickly and certainly.
Here’s how to catch every Snorlax quickly and definitely
What kind of gadget is that? The GO Plus is the solution to the puzzle. When you catch a Snorlax with the gadget, it does so on the first ball and with just one button press. The same works with the Pokéball Plus.
You can definitely catch sleeping Snorlax with the GO Plus.
This way, you save yourself the annoying animations, and within a few seconds, the Snorlax is caught.
Another advantage is that Snorlax will definitely stay in the GO Plus. Snorlax has a 100% catch rate there, and you don’t have to worry about losing this otherwise rare Pokémon.
There is one disadvantage: If you are on a candy hunt for Snorlax, you have a small disadvantage here. The GO Plus cannot throw a Razz Berry. You will only get 3 candies instead of possibly 6 with the berry.
However, this shouldn’t be a major problem, as you can currently find Snorlax everywhere. So candies should be available even without Razz Berries.
The GO Plus is also a useful helper outside of the event
Trainers who do not own such a gadget are at a disadvantage – they will take significantly longer to catch a Snorlax.
What you need to keep in mind: This applies only to the current event, which ends on Monday at 11 PM. After that, Snorlax will no longer have a 100% catch rate even with the GO Plus. So, it would be unfortunate if you lost such a Snorlax.
Do you have a GO Plus and will use the trick, or do you think the gadget is not worth the money?
Bungie has finally introduced the new mysterious activity “Menagerie”, which will be featured in the Season of Opulence in Destiny 2. This is aimed at groups of 6 Guardians, but it is not a raid. Here is what we know so far.
Many Guardians have been eagerly awaiting this: Some time ago, Bungie announced that there would be a new activity in Destiny 2 as part of the Season 7, which requires 6 players and offers matchmaking, but is not a raid.
No further information has been provided. While this has sparked the curiosity of many Guardians, they have been left in the dark since then. Until now. With the official presentation of Season 7, more concrete details about this new activity have finally been revealed.
The Menagerie – what’s behind the new group activity of Destiny 2
What is the Menagerie? It is a new pinnacle activity designed to excite fans of challenging group content. This fulfills a great wish for them.
Fans have long requested the ability to engage in activities outside of raids in larger groups. Now they will have another option to explore in a group of 6 players.
What is the activity about? The Menagerie revolves around the Cabal Emperor Calus. He challenges the Guardians to prove their worth. This all takes place within the context of this new activity in the interior of the Leviathan.
How does the Menagerie unfold? The exact process as well as specific mechanics are not yet fully known. Bungie has only provided superficial insights into this new activity so far. Additionally, a leak from AnonTheNine offers potential clues about the process of the Menagerie.
What we know so far:
The Sweeper Robot Benedict 90-44, who has previously served as a raid vendor, will be your main point of contact. He will introduce you to this new event and guide you through it.
You will go to the Leviathan. In previously hidden chambers of this World-Eater, you will fight through a labyrinth full of challenges and face various monsters and different bosses.
You will apparently face waves of enemies on constantly changing paths. The Menagerie thus emphasizes replayability.
There will be multiple new bosses that will go live at staggered intervals. They will likely rotate afterward.
In the new trailer, some scenes feature a ball mechanic where a Guardian must transport a kind of sphere. Whether this will actually be used in the Menagerie remains to be seen.
Additionally, there are new secrets to uncover on previously undiscovered decks of the Leviathan. A leak from AnonTheNine mentions that players must solve puzzles while being attacked by enemy waves to escape a room.
Through the Menagerie, you will be able to earn all sorts of exclusive gear. The so-called Chalice of Opulence plays an important role in this.
The Menagerie is designed for 6 players and offers matchmaking – at least on the normal difficulty level. At the end of June, this activity will receive a heroic mode, which will no longer have player search. Therefore, you will need to form groups independently in heroic mode.
What is the Chalice of Opulence? One of the first steps within the Menagerie will be to assemble the Chalice of Opulence. You will then use this chalice to offer special runes as tribute, which can likely be earned in this activity and then exchanged through the chalice for weapons and armor pieces.
With the chalice, you will also become stronger, as it grants you access to increasingly powerful treasures. The Chalice of Opulence can be upgraded, which allows you to receive more and more powerful rewards and better determine which gear you earn.
With it, you can then choose what kind of gear you will receive in the Menagerie. It will thus be possible to work specifically towards certain rewards from the Menagerie.
What do the rewards look like? Bungie has not disclosed this yet. However, it is mentioned in the relevant section of the blog that the Season of Opulence would offer a new way to earn some of the best gear in the entire game. It refers to the Chalice of Opulence. Additionally, the following image is shown.
Thus, there is a high likelihood that alongside some returning Destiny 1 exotics like Truth or Khepri’s Sting, there will also be some exclusive Menagerie rewards.
Players had a significant role in the sandbox experience. Many of the islands were created by gamers and uploaded into the game. The world was vast and players could discover things everywhere.
However, it is now coming to an end with Worlds Adrift. In July 2019, the servers will be shut down. Players have only about a month left to experience adventures in their airship.
This is how the developers explain the end of Worlds Adrift
These are the reasons the developer gives for the shutdown: In a video to the community, the developers of Bossa Studios explain their motivations. The game simply did not achieve the popularity needed for it to be financially viable.
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Additionally, too much focus was placed on functionality rather than creating an exciting gameplay experience.
A letter to the fans was also published. Here is an excerpt:
Worlds Adrift simply did not achieve the popularity it needed to continue. The challenges associated with our ambitious project meant that all our efforts were directed at making the game functional instead of making it the experience we envisioned.
As a result, we failed to develop a game that could capture the imaginations of millions of people. Developing an MMO like Worlds Adrift is a significant financial commitment and unfortunately, the game is simply no longer commercially viable.
To provide a special experience in the last months of the game, all cosmetic items in the in-game shop will be given to every player. Additionally, the founder captains of Worlds Adrift will receive a free copy of Surgeon Simulator and I Am Bread as a thank you for participating in this journey and to give insight into the kind of experiences we want to create for the future. The names of the founder captains will also be forever immortalized on the game’s website, which will remain live as a tribute to the world we built together.
Airships and flying islands were the major components of Worlds Adrift
What does this mean for the players? Fans of Worlds Adrift should take advantage of the last full month of gameplay. After all, all cosmetic items from the shop are also being given away.
Additionally, all players who made a purchase in the in-game shop since April 29 will receive a full refund.
How are the players reacting? Many fans are dismayed by this news. They do not understand it, as Worlds Adrift was a brilliant game for them.
On Reddit , a fan writes: “Shit. The first minute I saw this, I wondered if this was some kind of April Fool’s video. Can we get the option to host private servers or something? I would hate not to be able to explore and build anymore. The grappling hook system is one of the best things I’ve found in any video game.”
“Is there no way you can make it single-player playable? I would appreciate it if I could still play the game I spent money on,” writes oasis_zer0.
What do you think about this? Were you also a big fan of Worlds Adrift? This is not the first MMO to close in 2019:
Tonight, on May 30, the new Call of Duty Modern Warfare is set to be revealed, which we expect in fall 2019 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. However, a first image can already be seen – it’s suspected to be the key art. A release date might also be visible in the image, but it is blurred.
Update 19:00: Meanwhile, the full trailer has appeared on Twitter. The release date of Call of Duty Modern Warfare is October 25, 2019.
Here are the first screenshots from the new trailer of Call of Duty Modern Warfare:
Original message:
What kind of image is this? The image comes from the official YouTube channel of Call of Duty, where Activision uploaded a “premier trailer” yesterday, likely in preparation for the actual reveal tonight.
Some users have already been shown the preview.
Release date of Call of Duty Modern Warfare on October 18?
Due to this error, some players have already been able to see the thumbnail that will accompany the trailer.
Activision then acted and took it down, but by then the image was already on the internet.
An image shows a soldier with the phrase “Call of Duty Modern Warfare.”
