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Anthem finally reveals what the Cataclysm is and how to fix loot

Cortyn 31. May 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

The developers of Anthem have finally revealed the details about the Cataclysm. The 8-week event should be playable soon.

Fans of Anthem have been eagerly waiting for new information about the game’s future for several weeks. The developers remained silent for a long time. The website even announced the update “Cataclysm” for May, although it is clear that this cannot be kept anymore.

Now BioWare has finally broken the long silence and revealed in a live stream on May 30th what the Cataclysm update will be.

Cataclysm is set to expand the world

What is the Cataclysm? The Cataclysm is an event that spans a total of 8 weeks and will then be over for now. The first two weeks serve mainly for preparation and should be understood more as a “pre-event” that gradually introduces the change.

During the main part of the event (i.e., the remaining 6 weeks), players can engage in some activities that are reminiscent of an arcade game:

It was revealed that the Freelancers have a certain amount of time to defeat enemies.
The remaining time can be extended by defeating enough enemies in time, so there is still enough time left to kill a big boss at the end.

The whole thing takes place in a completely new zone, thus expanding the game world of Anthem.

New weapon types and story missions coming to Anthem

New story and cutscenes: In addition to the pure gameplay, the story of Anthem will be further developed in three new story missions. These will also feature new cutscenes and dialogues, so that story fans can also enjoy Cataclysm.

New loot for the Freelancers: The new content primarily attracts players with new loot and Anthem really shines here. There are not only new weapon types but also a completely new equipment slot. This allows Freelancers to select equipment for the “melee” slot

However, it should be noted that this slot only affects the abilities or armament of the Freelancers and players are not actually provided with new “melee skills”.

A new vendor in Fort Tarsis sells additional loot for new currency, with a changing offer.

Basically, the new equipment is supposed to be a bit better than what can be found in the game so far, even if the developers are still searching for the “right way” to implement this.

Maximum luck for all is supposed to bring more loot

This is how Anthem wants to improve loot: The loot in Anthem has always been a difficult topic. Players feel under-rewarded and receive too few good items. This is supposed to change with a simple trick. The “luck” value will be completely eliminated.

Instead, the game will simply assume that players have the maximum value of luck that is currently achievable. This should ensure that significantly more and noticeably better items are dropped for most characters.

The test server with the Cataclysm event is supposed to start next week – at least for players on PC.

What do you think of the Cataclysm and the elimination of luck? Are these good and correct steps? Or is it all coming too late for Anthem?

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Win PC codes from Star Trek Online worth up to 50€ with MeinMMO

Irina Moritz 31. May 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

We have a giveaway for you for “Rise of Discovery” from Star Trek Online. Get your PC codes for Dreadnought ships and starter packs.

What’s happening right now in Star Trek Online? On May 14, Star Trek released its latest update “Rise of Discovery,” which is a reference to the TV series “Star Trek: Discovery” and contains several allusions to the series.

Each faction in the game has received two new episodes
Players can now raise their reputation to level 6
There are new Discovery Task Force Operations
The restrictions for the strongest ships in the game are lifted

What can you win? In this giveaway, you have the chance

to win one of 10 Dreadnought Cruiser bundle packs worth €50 each
or one of 50 Discovery starter packs worth €15 each.

The Dreadnought package includes:

Two [K6] Cruisers, Buran and Qoj
Fleet Ship Module
5 Major Keys

The starter pack contains the following items:

A light science vessel prototype of the Walker class
Another twelve inventory slots
A large experience bonus (150,000)
One Phaser sniper rifle and one Phaser stun pistol from the Discovery era
Tardigrade companion

Note: The codes are only valid for the PC version of Star Trek Online.

How can I participate? To enter the giveaway, you must perform at least one action in the Gleam tool below. After the end of the raffle on June 2, the winners will receive their codes via email.

Where can I redeem my code? To redeem your won code, you first need the Arc Client: Here’s the download

Start the client
Select the gear icon in the upper right corner of the client
Go to “Activate Product” and enter your code there

Once you log in to the game, your items will be waiting for you in the Zen Store under “Promotions”.

Remember that the codes must be redeemed by December 31, 2020, at the latest; otherwise, they will expire.

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With Modern Warfare, Call of Duty receives a new engine after 14 years

Sven Galitzki 31. May 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

For the first time in a long time, the “Call of Duty” series is getting a brand new engine with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. This will likely serve as the basis for future series installments.

On May 30, Activision and Infinity Ward officially announced and presented the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The 2019 installment taps into one of Call of Duty’s most popular series with a contemporary setting, much to the delight of many fans.

This should please many fans: There is also another piece of news that is likely to bring joy, which accompanied the reveal of Modern Warfare 2019.

Many players have been complaining for years about the outdated graphics and technology of the Call of Duty series, which has only been modified for 14 years. However, that is likely to change now. With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, the series is getting a brand new engine for the first time since Call of Duty 2 from 2005.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare Trailer Screenshot 2

What we know about the new engine of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

What kind of impression does the new engine make? Press representatives who have already had a chance to take a look at the new Modern Warfare and thus the new engine all talk about a noticeable upgrade in graphics. The game looks incredible, even on a PS4.

According to initial statements, it includes among others

better animations,
more beautiful light and particle effects like floating smoke and dust
rich detail
as well as realistic graphics

that catch the eye.

What can the new engine do in detail? The exact name of the engine is not known. However, according to Infinity Ward, it is supposed to offer an immersive and photorealistic experience.

Among other things, a new rendering system for objects and materials called photogrammetry is being used. This is a technique that transfers images from real environments into 3D models, thus ensuring photorealistic appearance.

Furthermore, the new engine includes among others:

a new PBR decal rendering system
a global, volumetric lighting system that correctly shines light through windows or even through smoke
4K and HDR for better visuals
DirectX Raytracing (for PC) – the new hype technique in the graphics area. This impressively renders floating smoke or dust particles
a new GPU geometry pipeline for more detailed environments
spectral rendering for realistic night vision and thermal effects
new animation system for realistic character movements
new audio tools – gunshots in tunnels sound significantly different than in open terrain. Dolby ATMOS is also supported on compatible systems
and more

By the way: The PC version is supposed to be fully optimized for this platform and is being developed by Beenox. Therefore, fans should get much more than just a console port.

That’s why the new engine will be important for the Call of Duty series: The engine will likely play an important role for the entire “Call of Duty” franchise.

As Eurogamer reports, Infinity Ward will share this engine with other Call of Duty studios such as Sledgehammer Games or Raven Software. The new engine of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will then serve as the foundation for future Call of Duty installments.

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What do you think about Call of Duty finally getting a new engine? Is this a reason for you to check out Modern Warfare 2019?

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Destiny 2 presents a new chapter even before E3 – Reveal next week

Sven Galitzki 31. May 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

The big announcement about the future of Destiny 2 is coming faster than some might have thought. Next week, Bungie plans to break the silence about Year 3.

What happens next with Destiny 2 after Season 7? This is a question that is likely on the minds of many Destiny fans. For the first time, Bungie will need to deliver its own content without the help of the publisher and additional studios after the split from Activision.

Since the end of 2018, Bungie has communicated plans only up to August 2019 – that is, until the end of Season 7, which will begin in a few days on June 4. What will happen thereafter remains unknown to the fans. So far, there have only been speculations, presumed leaks, and estimates.

Finally, last week there was some movement in the matter: A few days ago, the studio announced that it will soon announce a new era of Destiny 2. Community Manager DeeJ stated: “Once Season 7 has started and the raid belts have been distributed, we will look deeper into the future and share more about Bungie’s new era and Destiny 2.”

Fans speculated that Bungie might discuss new content for Destiny 2 at the E3 fair in 2019 (starting June 11) or at Guardian-Con (starting July 5). But it seems that will happen even sooner.

On this day, we will learn more about Year 3 of Destiny 2: As Bungie announced in a tweet and in the latest “This Week at Bungie” blog, a major announcement regarding the future of Destiny 2 will be made next week.

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On Thursday, June 6, at 7:00 PM our time, the next chapter of Destiny 2 will be officially revealed. They will discuss how Destiny 2 will proceed in Year 3 – likely in a stream or a ViDoc.

No further concrete details have been disclosed yet. However, there are expected to be some exciting announcements. Overall, next week will revolve around new beginnings, according to the studio.

What we currently think about the future of Destiny 2 from Fall 2019 you can find out here:

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What do you think? How will it go on with Destiny 2? Another year after the Annual Pass model? Or perhaps a larger expansion?

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare finally announced – trailer and release date

Sven Galitzki 30. May 2019 Reading time 4 minutes

Now it is official. The enigmatic Call of Duty 2019 has now been presented as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Check out the reveal trailer here and read the first information. The release date is also known.

Many have been waiting for this: Today, on May 30, publisher Activision along with developer Infinity Ward officially unveiled and announced the new Call of Duty 2019.

This year’s installment is called Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and thus picks up one of the most popular series of Call of Duty. In a reveal trailer, we got a first look at the game / initial information.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – The Reveal Trailer

You can watch the trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare here:

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What does the trailer show?

The trailer features several soldiers sneaking through a dark forest, seemingly searching for something – or someone. It follows an action sequence with night vision and several scenes of war in the desert, in cities, and among civilians.

When does Call of Duty: Modern Warfare release? The release date of the new Modern Warfare 2019 is now known. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will be released on October 25, 2019 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. However, the trailer does not reveal much more information.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – What we know so far

Although the first trailer is still quite sparse with details, there are already some additional information about the upcoming first-person shooter.

Where do these details come from? Some details were already known in advance. We could gather more information from our GameStar colleague Dimitry Halley.

He was already present at an exclusive event in Los Angeles ahead of today’s reveal and had a chance to take a look at the game.

We therefore recommend this article from GameStar, which gives you even more details and first impressions: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – A shooter that wants to hurt

The Singleplayer in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

After the current “Call of Duty” installment Black Ops 4 did not include a campaign, the new Modern Warfare will feature a classic single-player campaign.

The campaign is said to shock the world public and be very controversial. It is likely to rely heavily on “disturbing, emotionally realistic moments,” as reported by Kotaku. The campaign is said to be strongly inspired by the well-known and controversial mission “No Russian” from Modern Warfare 2, where terrorists commit a massacre at an airport.

It’s about: As a member of various military special forces, it is against global threats – including a renegade Russian general and his minions as well as a terrorist militia from the Middle East. During the operations, you will have access to a rich arsenal of currently standard weapons.

GameStar was already able to play a few missions. Among them was a bombing attack on London’s Piccadilly Circus.

The scenes are said to be unsettling, with terrorists firing wildly into larger crowds. You are said to build an emotional connection to the characters.

You can see an analysis of the first missions here:

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The Setting in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

This time it’s different: The 2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is a reboot of the popular Modern Warfare series. Specifically, this means: The storyline from Modern Warfare 1 to 3 has not taken place in the new Modern Warfare!

And this remains the same: Only the modern military setting in the present remains. However, throughout the game, players are supposed to encounter well-known characters from the previous Modern Warfare series and fight alongside them – for example, the iconic Captain Price from the British S.A.S. A series favorite.

How does the new Call of Duty look? GameStar describes during their visit a noticeable upgrade in graphics. Better animations, lighting, and particle effects are said to make for a more beautiful Call of Duty. And through photogrammetry, it appears more realistic. This is a technique that transfers images from real environments into 3D models.

The PC version also benefits from ray tracing, the new hype technology in graphics. This would make floating smoke and dust look particularly impressive.

And the Multiplayer in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare?

Aside from the statement from Activision CEO Rob Kostich that the new Modern Warfare will have a massive and expandable multiplayer world as well as fun Co-op gameplay, there is currently nothing further known about the multiplayer part. More details are expected to follow here.

One piece of news that is also interesting for multiplayer: The new Modern Warfare will have a character editor where you can customize your soldier.

The cool part: Everything you unlock in Modern Warfare – whether weapons or outfits – can be used across all areas of the game.

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What is your impression after the first brief look at the new Modern Warfare?

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Fortnite: Dance on Tomato Head, Burger and Dumpling Head – Week 4 (S9)

Patrick Freese 30. May 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

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.

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Holographic Tomato Head – Location – Week 4

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.

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Microsoft brings Xbox Game Pass to PC – more than 100 games as a flat rate

Cortyn 30. May 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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?

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Now you can play “Super Smash Bros.” in Overwatch

Cortyn 30. May 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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?

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Xbox Games with Gold: Free Games for June 2019 are announced – featuring Portal

Benedict Grothaus 30. May 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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.

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The free games for Xbox 360 in June 2019 are:

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…

Spoiler: The cake is a lie!

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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Anthem: Update causes longer loading times in matchmaking – Here’s why it happens

Schuhmann 30. May 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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.

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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.

This likely means that Anthem will not play a role at E3 2019.

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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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Veterans are upset: Only Twitch streamers are allowed in the beta of WoW Classic

Benedict Grothaus 30. May 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

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.

With the launch of the beta, WoW has slipped to number 1 in the most popular games on Twitch, at least for a brief period. Many active players are now frustrated that streamers seemingly have privileges and are chosen preferentially for beta tests.

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.”

WoW Classic Thread in the forum player is annoyed with streamer — 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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Streamer as Testers in WoW Classic – Why?

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.

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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.
TheQuartering on YouTube

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:

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The Division 2: Servers will go offline today for a small patch that resolves a major issue

Tarek Zehrer 30. May 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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.

During this time, a server-side patch will be applied to fix some issues. This includes an annoying bug that could make players nearly indestructible in normalized PvP.

Update, May 31, 12:50: The servers are back online as scheduled, as reported by Massive on Twitter.

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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).

You can also find the official patch notes in the Subreddit for The Division 2.

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.

One of the many cool graffiti in The Division 2.

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:

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Fortnite: Fortbyte #79 to be found in an arcade – Here you must search

Noah Struthoff 30. May 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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:

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.

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:

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Pokémon GO: There is now a dream wedding for trainers in Japan

Noah Struthoff 30. May 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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

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.

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.

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?

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The most lucrative mobile game in the world is allegedly failing in Europe and is now being abandoned

Schuhmann 30. May 2019 Reading time 4 minutes

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.

This is the special thing: As recently as April 2019, “Honor of Kings”, the China version of the game, was listed as the “most lucrative mobile game” in the world by Superdata.

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.

Superdata-April-2019 — 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:

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Additionally, Tencent wants to focus more on PC and consoles.

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This is Arena of Valor: “Arena of Valor” is a MOBA that is essentially a mobile version of League of Legends.

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-Conan-O-Brien-advertisement — 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.

League of Legends victorious Graves — 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.”

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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:

Netmarble with Lineage 2 Revolution
or Tencent with Arena of Valor

Arena of Valor was also considered a really good game for handheld devices.

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:

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Fortnite: All Challenges of Week 4 (S9) and how to solve them

Jürgen Horn 30. May 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

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.

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Eliminations with Legendary Weapons (3 Kills)

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.

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The head of Final Fantasy XIV wants a Blizzard crossover

Irina Moritz 30. May 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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.

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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.

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Destiny 1 and 2 with a really long server down on the holiday today – Here is what you need to know

Benedict Grothaus 30. May 2019 Reading time 2 minutes

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).

This is unusually long, considering that the maintenance for update 2.2.2/1.35 on May 7 only lasted three hours.

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Update: At around 6:55 PM, Bungie reported that the maintenance is over.

So it went significantly faster than originally anticipated.

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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:

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Fortnite: Tfue accuses clan of hiring an 11-year-old and lying about it

Schuhmann 30. May 2019 Reading time 3 minutes

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.

Fortnite-Labor-Tfue — 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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Why is age important? The age of “13 years” is important for two reasons:

On the one hand, you must be 13 to become active on Twitch – the young man already has 400,000 followers there, and the channel would then be at risk
On the other hand, Fortnite players must be 13 years old to participate in the Fortnite World Cup

However, it is currently unknown whether H1ghSky1 actually participates in the Fortnite World Championship and whether Epic verified his age.

Even the current Fortnite star Mongraal was active at 13 years old.

Fortnite-Tfue — 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

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These 10 things from WoW: Classic many players apparently forgot

Cortyn 30. May 2019 Reading time 5 minutes

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.

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Ghost walks after a wipe

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.

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.

WoW Draenei Anchor Weed title — 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.

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.

Let’s not even start with priests who simply drowned their enemies with mind control in PvP …

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Cooldowns. Very, very long cooldowns

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 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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