The tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege is a huge success for Ubisoft. The game is so successful that the studio isn’t even thinking about a sequel – not even on PlayStation 5 and the next Xbox.
In an interview, the Rainbow Six Brand Director, Alexandre Remy, stated that Ubisoft has no plans for a sequel to the shooter, not even for the upcoming consoles – so no Rainbow Seven Siege or Rainbow Six Seven or anything like that.
Even though he couldn’t reveal any details about the next generation of consoles, Remy mentioned that the studio would love for players on all platforms to play together. Ubisoft is approaching the next generation of consoles with the same thought.
Community must stay together
Why no successor? The Brand Manager said in the interview that they do not want to split the Siege community between different platforms.
The strength of a multiplayer game is the size of its community, Alexandre Remy continued. So they want to try to allow players on all platforms to play together.
Ubisoft will make every effort to ensure that the next generation of consoles is treated like a high-end PC against another PC. Ubisoft is currently discussing this with Sony and Microsoft.
With this, Remy implies that players who have upgraded to the next generation and thus possess the more powerful hardware should not have an advantage over PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Microsoft is currently making many games backward compatible on Xbox One, including Xbox 360 games as well as games from the very first Xbox. Therefore, it is conceivable that the next console, which is reportedly being developed under the codename Scarlett, will bring this feature back.
The qualification for the Fortnite World Championship is entering its final phase. In week 8, duos were played again. It is noticeable that the same team consistently appears on the podium in Europe, while in the USA, it is getting tight for big Twitch stars like Ninja and Tfue.
This is what was played over the weekend: On Saturday and Sunday, week 8 of the qualification was played. This was the penultimate chance for duos to qualify for the Fortnite World Championship.
But the stars are eager to attend the World Championship.
This is how it went for Ninja: The biggest streamer in the world, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, also failed to qualify for the Fortnite World Championship in his 8th attempt. Although he reached Sunday with his partner Reverse2k, they could not succeed.
On Twitter, he says he played well, even secured a victory, but had bad luck with the match: “Crazy bad luck,” he says.
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This is how it went for Tfue: Despite the “0 Ping move” to New Jersey, the team of Tfue and Cloak did not qualify this week. They are also not in the top 100.
Instead, Cloak seems quite discontented and expresses his frustration about the format of the qualification on Twitter.
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He shares tweets from others who complain about the qualifiers and would rather play trios.
What about Myth? Even the number 3 of Fortnite streamers only posted a short “That was nothing” tweet. However, he wishes everyone good luck who continues to pursue their dream.
Life is about setting goals and striving for them, says the 20-year-old.
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This is the scandal of the week: A team of two players who were caught as “cheaters” qualified for the Fortnite World Championship after serving their short penalty.
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This is noticeable in Europe: While in North America the winners change week by week, there is a different picture among duos in Europe.
Here, the same names appear at the top every week. This week, the top 3 teams in Europe were all teams that had already qualified for the World Championship. They then also receive prize money for their placements.
The World Championship spots are then given to the “next placed” teams that have not yet qualified. Therefore, this week, places 4 to 7 were enough to qualify for the Fortnite World Championship.
Source: E11-Gaming
Especially one Austrian duo stands out.
E11 Stompy and Tschinken have been on the podium in every duo week so far:
Week 2 – 3rd place
Week 4 – 1st place
Week 6 – 1st place
Week 8 – 2nd place
E11 Stompy has also secured a ticket for the Fortnite solo World Championship with 1st place (week 1) and 4th place (week 7).
The duo could enter the Fortnite World Championship as favorites.
Two teenagers are also making a name for themselves in Europe: NRG Benjyfishy (15) and NRG MrSavageM (14) have both qualified solo and together in duos for the Fortnite World Championship and won a prestigious tournament on Friday.
Pokémon GO has discontinued support for the Apple Watch. Players are encouraged to utilize a feature of the game that functions similarly.
When will support be discontinued? Starting July 1st, you will not be able to use the Apple Watch to play Pokémon GO. Until then, everything will work as usual.
Which feature should players rely on? Niantic mentions that Adventure Sync would achieve nearly the same results, allowing players to play on just one device instead of two.
Pokémon GO not available on Apple Watch – Does Adventure Sync really help?
Does Adventure Sync replace the Apple Watch? The main advantage of the Apple Watch was that it tracked kilometers even when the app wasn’t open. Since the update with Adventure Sync, this is also possible without the Apple Watch. Eggs can be hatched even when Pokémon GO is not open.
What Adventure Sync cannot do is spin PokéStops. This only works with a GO Plus or similar gadget when your screen is off. Thus, one important feature from the Apple Watch is lost.
Adventure Sync rewards you for walking kilometers
Moreover, players with an Apple Watch repeatedly reported that their kilometers counted significantly faster. Even after numerous updates, the problem couldn’t be fully resolved. These players can no longer exploit this bug.
What do you think? Did you enjoy playing with the Apple Watch, or does it not affect you?
In Fortnite: Battle Royale has the Fortbyte #80 to collect. To achieve this, you need a Bunker Basher and must smash a stone at the edge of the volcano with it. You can find out where it is here.
Where is the Fortbyte?
Fortbyte number 80 can only be obtained, according to the text in the game, by smashing a small stone at the highest point of the volcano’s edge with the pickaxe “Bunker Basher”.
The required stone is located at the coordinates H3 on the Fortnite map in Season 9. So exactly at the northeastern edge of the crater of the now-extinct volcano. There is indeed a lonely little stone lying around that needs to be smashed.
Get Fortbyte number 80 at the highest edge of the volcano crater
This is how you can collect the Fortbyte: As already mentioned, you need a special item to retrieve Fortbyte #80. It is the pickaxe “Bunker Basher”. Unfortunately, it is only available in the Battle Pass of Season 9 at level 38. So as long as you haven’t reached this level, you won’t have the opportunity to collect Fortbyte #80.
If you have the Bunker Basher, you just need to smash the stone and the byte will be there and can be collected. But be careful! You are a good target for snipers at this elevated spot!
Is there a video? Again, YouTubers have already created videos in advance that show exactly the location of the new Fortbytes. We have embedded one here. Have fun trying it out!
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What are Fortbytes and how do you collect them all? Fortbytes are a special feature of Season 9 in Fortnite. You can find one additional virtual puzzle piece every day and gradually piece together a complete picture.
Additionally, you can unlock a special bonus skin for Season 9 by finding 90 Fortbytes. It’s worth it!
We have compiled an overview of all the Fortbytes so far for you:
Today, on June 3rd, maintenance is scheduled for The Division 2 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. There will be several hours of server downtime. We have summarized all important information about the server status, patch notes, and the maintenance for you.
Why is the maintenance taking place? Today, Title Update 3.1 for The Division 2 will be released. As part of this, there will be a several-hour maintenance. The servers will go offline, so you will need to interrupt your gaming experience for a while. Here’s what we know so far:
Updates:
9:30 AM – The servers are already down as planned.
10:03 AM – Massive has released the official patch notes for Title Update 3.1.
11:30 AM – The update is live and can be downloaded – at least on PS4. It is about 1.6 GB in size.
12:30 PM – The servers are back online.
How does today’s server maintenance for The Division 2 proceed?
The maintenance is scheduled to start at 9:30 AM our time.
A server downtime of approximately 3 hours is planned.
You should be able to start again around 12:30 PM.
During this time, you will not be able to log in.
What changes today? The patch notes: Currently, it is not yet clear what will change with today’s Title Update 3.1. However, the official patch notes are expected to provide insight during the maintenance period.
However, you shouldn’t expect major content changes. The focus will likely be primarily on bug fixes and corrections.
So far, the following is known:
Bug fixes and optimizations for the AI of computer opponents.
Incorrect sizes for masks will be fixed.
The accidentally disabled scrap option will be reactivated.
The rate-of-fire bug for semi-automatic weapons is expected to be fixed.
Bug fixes for sound issues.
Update 10:03 AM: Massive has just released the official patch notes for Title Update 3.1 – currently only in English. You can find the original English changelog here:
The last Call of Duty developed by Infinity Ward received brutally bad ratings on YouTube with its reveal trailer in 2016. How does it look now with their new title Call of Duty: Modern Warfare?
Which trailers are being compared here? We are talking about the first reveal trailers of the titles
That’s why the comparison: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is being developed by Infinity Ward. Infinite Warfare was the last CoD title from the studio in 2016.
In Call of Duty, there are three studios that alternate in developing the new titles: Sledgehammer, Treyarch, and Infinity Ward, who are now up again.
The new reveal trailer from Modern Warfare achieves exactly the opposite and performs quite well on YouTube.
Infinite Warfare came back then with an old engine and spaceships.
The comparison only refers to the official YouTube channel of Call of Duty and the reveal trailers of both games shown here.
What’s behind it: For days, players have been returning to the old reveal trailer of Infinite Warfare from 2016. They seem almost incredulous that this trailer back then caused one of the biggest shitstorms in the gaming community. The differences between the two trailers are like night and day.
Comments under the Infinite Warfare reveal trailer on June 1st, 2016 at 8:00 PM.
How it was back then with Infinite Warfare
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Call of Duty: Infinity Warfare Reveal Trailer (2016) – This performed poorly on YouTube.
How many thumbs down were there: Overall, there were over 2.9 million dislikes upon the trailer’s release.
In contrast, there were just about 465,000 likes. That’s a little over six times as many dislikes as likes.
This screenshot was taken on June 19, 2016 – About a month after the release of the trailer.
Now, in 2019, the video even has 3.8 million dislikes and only 600,000 likes (as of June 1st, 3:30 PM).
What the comments said:
“Same engine, same animations, just updated textures. I think this should have just been an add-on to Remastered Call of Duty 4, worth at most $4.99. We have seen all of this before. Thank you Infinity Ward/Activision, but here is your credit for firing the people responsible for decent CoDs.” – chester822117
“So stupid. I am tired of the jumpsuits and all the hi-tech stuff and now space? Really? I just want to go back to what made CoD great: awe-inspiring war games with good stories and fun online multiplayer. If I wanted all that, I would play Star Wars or other futuristic games” – BigTimeMikey6929
“This game (Infinite Warfare) looks like a broken Halo game” – Nolly2
Infinite Warfare did not look like a game from 2016 with the old engine.
What was the problem? Never has a Call of Duty trailer received so many negative reactions. To be precise, the trailer even belongs to the worst-rated videos on YouTube of all time.
Particularly criticized were:
The outdated engine, which made Infinite Warfare look more like it was from 2010 than from 2016
The futuristic setting. Players would have preferred a classic CoD
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reveal Trailer (2019) – This performed significantly better on YouTube.
How many thumbs up are there: Overall, there are 362,000 likes and 12,000 dislikes. That’s nearly 30 times as many likes as dislikes. This is the status as of June 1st, one day after the release of the trailer.
Screenshot from June 1st, 2019 at 4:00 PM – The trailer is still in the trends.
What the comments say:
“Not even women who have given birth know the pain of waiting to play Modern Warfare with the guys.” – DEXB0T
Me: “It’s just a new CoD”. – Infinity Ward: We have a new engine.” – Me: “Got it!”
“This is your last chance Infinity Ward… Don’t screw it up, please.” – IHyzer
Players are eagerly and impatiently looking forward to the release here. However, some skepticism remains since Infinite Warfare was such a huge disappointment for many.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is meant to be a reboot and not a sequel. That’s why it’s not called Modern Warfare 4. They want to reimagine the first Modern Warfare and go for a realistic setting. The campaign is supposed to take place in October 2019, which is also the release date.
A new engine makes Modern Warfare shine in a new light.
This is the outlook: Infinity Ward announced that with Modern Warfare they want to shock the world and polarize with the game. The campaign is supposed to resemble the “No Russian” mission from Modern Warfare 2 (2009). Here, you had to participate in a massacre at an airport to gain the trust of Russian terrorists. You could even shoot civilians, but you didn’t have to.
It apparently goes away from colorful Michael-Bay action and science fiction. And it comes with impressive graphics. This direction seems to be well received right now. It’s a strong contrast to the last title from Infinity Ward.
The colleagues at Battlefield suddenly show respect
What was going on at DICE back then? When Infinite Warfare released its reveal trailer in 2016, Infinity Ward received more than just mockery and ridicule from fans. PlayStationLifestyle collected tweets from developers at DICE (Battlefield) who laughed heartily at the trailer.
Translated: “Today I watched the new COD trailer. How bizarre! The sweet, little free-camera shots, noble graphics from 2010 and elementary school edits! Bizarre!”
This is just one of several tweets from DICE employees that had a similar tone.
How DICE reacts today:On Reddit, user ViperKira1 noticed a positive comment from a level designer at Battlefield. This designer said on the social platform about Modern Warfare:
“I can’t wait to play it! You might think we go crazy over other developers’ game trailers. But don’t forget, we are all gamers first and foremost. That’s why we got the urge to work in the industry. We love good games. The more there are, the better. And as much as we love giving others a reason to step up their game, we also love it when other developers give us a reason to step up our game.”
So there’s a change in tone not only among fans. Colleagues in the industry treat the new trailer for Call of Duty from Infinity Ward with anticipation and respect as well. The press, who have already been able to play two demo missions, praised the drama in the missions and the significant graphic upgrade.
What do you think, why is the Modern Warfare trailer being received so much better than the one from Infinite Warfare?
This time, by the way, there will also be no zombies:
Many players have already wished for an expansion of the rank system in Battlefield 5 shortly after its launch. In the upcoming fourth chapter “Against All Odds,” DICE will finally meet this demand.
Many fans have wished for this: Battlefield 5 currently offers only 50 career ranks. Furthermore, players cannot level up beyond this. Many players find this insufficient.
Shortly after the launch of Battlefield 5, voices rose calling for an expansion of the rank system. This would add another component that would motivate many in the long run.
This will change soon: DICE has also noticed this criticism. With the upcoming fourth “Tides of War” chapter, there will finally be more ranks. The rewards will also be adjusted accordingly.
This is how it will look in the game soon
Players will be able to earn so-called promotions when they achieve certain milestones on their way to the new level cap. And between these milestones, they will be able to earn a lot of Company Coins.
This is how the rank system of Battlefield 5 is changing
This is changing with the ranks: The most significant change is the massive jump in the level cap. The new highest rank will be 500 after the change.
So far, the max level is at 50. Players will likely take a while to reach the new cap. Players will earn a promotion every 50 levels – for the first time at rank 100. The next promotion will be at rank 150.
This is your path to rank 500
This is what the rewards system looks like: With the new rank system, the rewards will also be adjusted accordingly. The in-game currency “Company Coins” will no longer be awarded at the end of a match; instead, players will receive them for rank advancements.
For each rank advancement between promotions (at levels 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, and 500), players will receive a new dog tag plus a new rank badge for the scoreboard.
For each rank advancement between the promotions, players will earn Company Coins – and quite a lot of them. For example, between rank 50 and 70, players will earn 1,500 Company Coins per advancement, and from rank 70 onward, it will be 3,000. After that, it gets a bit more complicated, which is why DICE has provided a separate spreadsheet online.
The new rank badges for the scoreboard
DICE noted that players will have earned almost 2 million Company Coins when they reach rank 500. With that, some cosmetics from the arsenal will be doable. Even after reaching the level cap, this currency can still be earned through assignments as well as daily and “Tides of War” missions.
When exactly will this change come? DICE has not specified this yet. There is no fixed date. It has only been said that the rank increase will come into play sometime later in the course of the fourth “Tides of War” chapter “Against All Odds.” Chapter 4 is expected to start sometime in June.
BioWare presented the plans for the Cataclysm in Anthem last week. However, not all players reacted positively to the upcoming event. In their opinion, the developers had promised more than what is currently coming to the game.
What are the players concerned about? Last week, the Lead Producer of Anthem, Ben Irving, and Community Manager Jesse Anderson introduced the plans for the upcoming Cataclysm. The event was supposed to be one of the highlights of the game and was initially set to start in May.
However, the developers at BioWare revamped the planned roadmap to address the issues and bugs within Anthem. Many features were postponed.
In the last livestream, the team showed how they envision the Cataclysms. However, some players indicated that this is not what the developers had promised.
This is how ominous the Cataclysm, then still known as Shaper Storm, looked in the E3 2017 trailer.
What was originally announced? Before the release of Anthem, there were discussions about Shaper Storms, which were later renamed to Cataclysms. These were supposed to be significant natural events triggered by the Anthem of Creation.
Cataclysms were meant to be world-changing events that could alter the map of Anthem. New locations could emerge, or existing areas could be wiped out.
What do the Cataclysms look like now? In the livestream, the Cataclysms were presented as an eight-week event. They stayed true to the idea of smaller events at the beginning. The first two weeks serve as a pre-event and an introduction.
The event seems to take place on its own map and have no impact on the normal freeplay map.
During the event, players must complete various activities before a countdown expires. Different factors increase a points multiplier. Players can compare who scored the most points during the Cataclysm event on a leaderboard.
What do the players say? The Cataclysm is actively discussed in the Anthem subreddit. While some players state that they want to check out the new content before making a judgment, others are already disappointed. They feel that the upcoming content is far from what the developers originally promised.
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A player compared how the Shaper Storms were announced at E3 2017 and how the Cataclysms are now supposed to look in the game.
Especially, the fact that the events do not occur in actual freeplay, as seen in the E3 video, is disappointing to the players. Instead of a sudden phenomenon in the game, Freelancers seem to be confronting these world events only on their own map.
Also, the weather effects, which are still not fully finished as mentioned in the livestream, only elicit a tired smile from the players. The storm in Anthem has been compared to an ordinary tropical storm rather than a deadly world event.
What is your opinion on the upcoming Cataclysm? Or do you want to first check out the new content before making your judgment?
In Dead by Daylight, players will soon have story and new quests. Additionally, the game will feature cutscenes with even more lore.
One of the biggest wishes of the Dead by Daylight community over the years has been the introduction of more story content. Currently, the stories of the characters are told only in small summaries or notes on addons, offerings, and other items. But that will change soon.
This year, the developers want to bring story content into the game that will be expanded roughly every 3 months. This was announced in the roadmap for Year 4 of Dead by Daylight. We will reveal what this means.
The Archives are set to become a larger feature by the end of the year.
Here are the “Archives” of Dead by Daylight: Dead by Daylight is set to receive a new submenu called the Archives. Here, players take on the role of a new character who explores the fog of the game world. After all, the entire game takes place only in the created world of the Entity.
This new character, however, is capable of venturing into the fog and uncovering individual memories from specific characters. These can be both killers and survivors.
In the “Archives,” players can then refer back to these memories.
The “Observer” accesses memories in the fog.
This is how the Archives work: Each story in the Archives has its own progress network. This is similar to the blood web, but each point is a mission that the player must complete. These can be general tasks, such as “Escape as a Survivor from a match,” but also very specific tasks, such as: “Catch a Survivor in a bear trap immediately after they have climbed through a window.”
By completing the missions, players then unlock new missions.
What rewards are available? The basic reward consists of bloodpoints for the small intermediate steps, as well as excerpts from a character’s story. But there are also cosmetic rewards. Survivors and killers will soon be able to equip “charms,” meaning lucky charms that will be visibly attached to the character. Essentially a new “prestige” symbol, when a specific story has been completed.
For lore fans, the main reward is likely to be the unlocking of small cinematics. These will presumably be available for the successful completion of an entire story and provide insights into the past lives of the characters. So, anyone who has always wanted to know how the life of Dwight, Meg, or the Trapper has unfolded will find happiness in the Archives.
How did Claudette actually become Claudette? In the Archives, we can discover that.
A new “Tome” every 3 months: Similar to the chapters with new killers, the developers plan to release a new “Tome” every three months alongside the mid-chapter patches, which will include several backstories with quests and unlockable rewards. Each Tome is to contain three parts:
At least one story about a killer
At least one story about a survivor
A general story about the game world
When will the Archives be available? Starting with the next “Mid Chapter Patch.” This is expected to be the case at the beginning of November. However, the developers have said that the feature could be delayed if they are not satisfied with it yet.
Are you excited about more story in Dead by Daylight? Or do you think the game doesn’t need it, and the developers should focus on other things?
In Asian MMORPGs like Black Desert Online, a gender lock is completely normal. In the West, this gender lock is often criticized. Why is that?
What does gender lock mean? In games that have a gender lock, we have no free choice between genders. Male and female characters are assigned to specific roles. This limitation between genders is typical for MMOs that come from Asia. For instance, the Valkyrie in Black Desert Online is always female, or the Hrothgar in Final Fantasy XIV are always male.
What is the problem with gender lock? In the West, this strict division of genders is not well received. In Western MMOs like World of Warcraft, it would be unthinkable that we are restricted in whether we want to play our class as male or female. The gender lock from Asia has already caused significant frustration among us:
Wes has deeply engaged with this phenomenon and the differences between the West and East. When we asked him why there is a gender lock at all in Asia, we received the following statement from Wes Connor:
“Gender lock has been a hot topic in the gaming industry for years. Some don’t care about gender lock, while for others it is a dealbreaker. However, it is not often that we ask: Why does a gender lock even exist? Usually, when this question is asked, there are one or two persons who say that companies just want to save money or budget to create more unique classes. But the origin of the gender lock goes much deeper than that.
First of all, it is important to look at the history of MMORPGs, back to the multi-user dungeons (MUDs) and even the games that came before them. In the early years of the industry, RPGs were truly role-playing games, in which players took on the role of a predefined character and experienced the game through that character’s direct narrative. Just think of every Zelda game where you play as Link and follow the story of Link.
This type of storytelling was the norm for decades. But as we progressed in the diversity and complexity of our games, players no longer assumed the background of a predefined character. We now create our own characters and write their stories through our own decisions within the game.
Wes traces the gender lock back to old RPGs where we play as a character like Link.
In Asian games, it is still normal for us to follow this classic style of storytelling. In Astellia, for example, you play as a character that is a unique hero with a legendary background. But you can already see that this doesn’t fit well with a “massively multiplayer online game.” Astellia was released in Korea with a complete gender lock for the classes. We only started talking about lifting the gender lock when we wanted to bring Astellia to the West.
These things happen because players in the eastern market do not view their characters and stories the same way as western players. To eastern players, they are simply characters, not their characters. However, we cannot say whether one or the other is right in all cases. It is up to developers and publishers to consider the preferences of their communities and provide what is in the best interest of the game and player experience as a whole.”
Wes Connor, Product Lead at Astellia
Astellia is an Asian MMORPG that was released in 2019. You can already play it.
What does this statement mean? Wes essentially attributes the gender lock to two things:
the history of video games, where we always played a predefined character in earlier RPGs. We had no choice about who we were, and there was nothing else at that time.
the Asian culture, where the individual perspective is not as prominent as it is in the West. For a player in the East, it is normal and acceptable to play as “any character.” He/she does not wish to fulfill themselves through the character.
The gender lock is primarily attributed to the history of games and the culture in Asia. However, there may also be more advantages for the developers.
Another factor: In an interview with MMORPG.com, the developers of the Asia MMORPG TERA once revealed that it is a significant effort to create female and male for a class. Every movement and every skill would require its own elaborate animation.
In Asia, different genders receive completely different animations, and these are generally produced in a more elaborate manner than in the West. Therefore, developers also weigh whether to create a male or a female class next.
So yes, financial considerations certainly play a role in the decision on the gender lock. It is just not the only reason and not always the decisive one.
Gender lock also has its advantages
What disadvantages do we see in gender lock? For us, gender lock is seen as sexist and we feel restricted in our free choice.
For us, it does not align with the modern worldview that a woman cannot be a muscular warrior with a large sword. Likewise, a man can also be a delicate bard in a tight silk costume.
What advantages does gender lock offer? With the gender lock, a game has more different playable classes. Because each class with a gender lock has its own skills, its own backstory, and its own mechanics. Viewed this way, it brings more variety than having the same gameplay twice, just with a different gender.
Viera are always female in Final Fantasy lore, so they have a gender lock in Final Fantasy XIV.
A gender lock often also has a historical background. Players who care about lore and story appreciate the gender lock. For example, when Final Fantasy XIV introduced the rabbit-like Viera to the game, they were released as a pure female class. Viera are always female in the lore of Final Fantasy. In return, the leopard-like and purely male Hrothgar were introduced.
In that sense, there are also fans of the gender lock, as it means more variety in gameplay for them and does not disregard the story/lore.
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Before the reveal of Call of Duty Modern Warfare (PS4, Xbox One, PC), it was said that the shooter wanted to shock the world by addressing particularly controversial topics. After the presentation, we know what that is supposed to look like.
What did we know beforehand? There were only some hints before the reveal on May 30. that Modern Warfare would lean on the controversial mission “No Russia” from Modern Warfare II in the campaign. Players could shoot at civilians and take part in a massacre to maintain their cover.
Whispers circulated prior to the reveal after some YouTubers and journalists had already seen a presentation. It was said in YouTube circles that the new shooter would be controversial and people were curious to see how the world press would react.
This is how Modern Warfare wants to shock the world: We now know more details about the campaign, which is supposed to be so controversial. Journalists from around the world have described the presentation they saw.
The team behind Call of Duty Modern Warfare seems to pursue three strategies:
make players feel powerless so they experience the horror of modern war and terrorism from the perspective of the victims
put players in situations where they have to make decisions within seconds about who is the enemy and who is innocent
force players to do brutal things because the consequences would be even worse otherwise
This is how powerlessness works: Journalists report that in one scene of the campaign, players control a girl who survives the explosion of a building where her mother dies.
Russian soldiers attack the child’s village with chemical weapons. One soldier kills the child’s brother and father, and the child then has to hide to ultimately kill a soldier herself.
This scene tells the “Origin Story” of Farrah, one of the characters in the campaign.
Taylor Kurosaki, the Narrative Director of the game, explained to Variety: They show this scene to explain the perspective of the characters. They don’t tell it to be provocative, but to show that modern warfare is not pleasant. It is a serious matter and can get dirty.
This is how stress works: In another scene that journalists have already seen, British special forces storm a terrorist cell’s safehouse. Upon entering, they also encounter unarmed women. Every room is chaotic and demands quick action. Night vision devices are in use.
It should be difficult for players to recognize who is the enemy and who is a civilian. Shots are fired through the walls. In one scene, a woman calms a crying baby. In the next, another woman grabs a weapon.
Kurosaki states: “The battlefield was never less clear. Enemies rarely wear uniforms today. This means collateral damage; civilians are a bigger part of the equation than ever before.” These are the situations players must face.
The campaign aims to put players in uncomfortable emotional situations.
This is how decisions work: In one scene, the player encounters an unarmed woman, commanding her to stay still, but she moves and reaches for a trigger for a bomb. The player is forced to shoot her.
This is also part of the new reality of war.
Kurosaki states: It is a job that haunts you. Intelligence reports are not always perfect, leading to decisions that only take a fraction of a second.
Similar concepts have been explored by films such as Hurt Locker, Sicario, Lone Survivor, American Sniper, or Zero Dark Thirty.
However, Kurosaki also states that players should act morally, just like soldiers in the field. Those who act recklessly and too aggressively could be prosecuted in real life. In Call of Duty Modern Warfare, a player can reprimand an ally, and the game can even exclude them.
So, one cannot shoot the apparent terrorist moving towards her baby.
Many journalists find the approach refreshing. In the GameStar preview, it is stated that Call of Duty has not been as exciting as it was in 2019. Apparently, the approach gives the series new relevance.
There was indeed a controversy. Journalist Dean Takahashi from Venturebeat raised the question in a column about whether video games really need to do such things.
To him, this is very disturbing. He asks whether violence should be portrayed in a form of art where players have so much control over what happens.
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In response, Takahashi faced significant backlash on social media in the following days. Apparently, some Call of Duty fans objected to such statements, noting that it is “M for Mature.” They accused him of calling for censorship.
In Destiny 2, players are currently discussing strange voices. Are the Guardians going insane, or is someone really whispering in their ears?
What is it about? Guardian MPSlowy recently posted a video of strange voices he claims to have heard during gameplay in various situations in the Destiny subreddit. In the post, the player states that he is sure he is not crazy and that he has heard the voices for quite some time.
Back then, he was sure that the murmur was just background noise. Now, however, that he has been able to record the voice, he is certain that it could mean something.
Several players responded to the post and stated that they also heard the murmurs in Destiny 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMVzYXFgwps
Where are players hearing the voices? MPSlowy himself claims that he heard the voices while his character was wearing the Dreaming City Armor Set. This could imply a connection to the Dreaming City and the Curse of Ahamkara Riven.
In the video, the voice reportedly said “I saw what happened” – in German “Ich sah, was passiert ist”. MPSlowy connects this with the end of the Forsaken campaign.
Back then, our Guardian and Petra Venj aimed their weapons at Uldren Sov. The screen went black when shots were fired. Whether our Guardian, Petra, or both pulled the trigger is still a widely discussed topic among players.
Did someone else see who pulled the trigger and wants to unsettle our Guardian with this information?
Our Guardian and Petra Venj aim their weapons at Uldren. Did anyone see who pulled the trigger?
Other players, however, report that they also hear the voices and that it has nothing to do with Riven. Rather, they believe that the Cabal might be behind it.
According to some players, they hear the whispers particularly in areas with Cabal or at Cabal objects. The voices are said to be frequently heard throughout the Leviathan, the Cabal raid in orbit around Nessus.
However, players say they have never heard the murmurs as clearly as in MPSlowy’s video.
Does it relate to the new season? Some players believe that the voices represent a connection between the Leviathan and the Darkness. According to them, the voices sound similar to those that could be heard in Destiny 1 in the Crota raid.
They hope for clarity in the upcoming Season of Opulence, which starts on June 4. Then it’s back to the Leviathan. Calus, the Lord of the Leviathan, claimed to have encountered the Darkness on the outskirts of the universe.
Another theory connects the two thoughts. It could be about Calus and Ahamkara: Players want to have found hints that Calus might have a wish dragon or is being influenced by one.
In the Cabal booklet, included in the Collector’s Edition of Destiny 2, Calus invites our Guardians to his ship and uses the phrase “oh champion mine”. “Oh my” phrases are always associated with wish dragons Ahamkara in the Destiny universe.
With Patch 8.2 there are new features in the dungeons of World of Warcraft again. This is meant to keep the gameplay fresh and the experience varied.
With the upcoming Patch 8.2 Rise of Azshara, a new season will begin in World of Warcraft. This means not just new changes in PvP but also in the PvE of Blizzard’s MMORPG. Each season comes with a new affix that particularly influences dungeons in the “Mythic+” area, which is basically the “endgame” for small groups.
In Patch 8.2, the affix will be “Beguiling” – translated roughly as “charming” or “deceptive”.
This is Beguiling, the new affix: In an interview with Forbes, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas spoke about Beguiling and explained what the affix will generally do. He said:
Beguiling represents the servants of Azshara who invade the dungeons of Zandalar and Kul Tiras. There are three different types of servants that will be present in some groups in different configurations from week to week.
One has shadow powers, another one arcane, and one is more icy. They have fun, different effects that change the way you handle pulls. They will ensure that certain groups, which players have typically skipped in the last 5 months, will be tackled again.
Powerful auras for enemies: The colleagues from wowhead have sifted through the game data and already found some effects that could fit the three servants and seem to hit the mark when it comes to names.
Queen’s Decree: Recoil – The servant grants all allies (i.e., enemies of the players) a buff that reflects 200% of the damage taken.
Queen’s Decree: Hiding – The servant casts for 8 seconds and then deals 50% of their health points as damage to all enemies in line of sight.
Queen’s Decree: Unstoppable – The servant makes all allies unstoppable, preventing them from being controlled. This also includes interrupts and stuns.
The corresponding abilities would ensure that players will have to employ a new tactic with almost all mob groups with such a servant, focusing on either the servant or keeping them occupied in some way.
Buffs for players: However, further hints were found in the game data. It seems that defeating the servants of Azshara is particularly rewarding as they provide buffs to players upon their demise.
For instance, a stackable buff named “Gift of the Queen” was found. It decreases the player’s maximum health by 5% but also increases the damage dealt by 5%.
Affix creates new paths and tactics: Overall, the affix Beguiling seems to ensure that players relive old dungeons and think more about which path to take. The servants could prove particularly tenacious or enticing when they provide good buffs.
Please keep in mind that this information is still based on data mining and related theories. Whether the affix truly works exactly like that remains to be seen.
Do you find the seasonal affixes good and meaningful? Or would you prefer the dungeons to remain constant and not change every week due to affixes?
Week 4 of Season 9 in Fortnite has begun and instead of a secret star, there is a new Fortbyte. We will show you where to find Fortbyte #91, the star of Fortnite Week 4.
Update 2.6., 15:07: Fortbyte 9 has been activated today. It can now be found in the game, at the location described in the article.
What kind of task is this? Fortbyte 91 can be found in the same way as the secret star. First, you need to complete all Challenges from Week 4 and then the new loading screen will give a hint about the location.
We will show you on the map of Season 9 where you need to search for Fortbyte #91:
In the middle of Paradise Palms you will find Fortbyte #91
Fortbyte 91: Star of Fortnite Week 4
What does the new loading screen show? When you have completed all tasks of Week 4, you will get a new loading screen. It shows 2 new skins standing in the desert in front of Paradise Palms.
This is the loading screen from Week 4
What hint does the screen provide? You won’t find a direct hint. The only thing you see is Paradise Palms in the background. The Byte is hidden there.
Where do I need to search: Paradise Palms is not small, so there are many hiding places. You won’t find Byte #91 at first glance.
You must come in front of the store “Keyboard King”. It is located directly across from the large building that you also see on the loading screen.
The ATM in the lower left houses Fortbyte #91
In front of the store, there is an ATM that says ATM. If you break this machine, you will find the sought Fortbyte inside.
This video will help you: Here we embed a video for you, which shows the exact location again. This way you can’t miss it.
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What do the Fortbytes bring me? These bytes are electronic puzzle pieces. In total, there are 100 of them, and every day a new byte is hidden on the map.
If you collect 90 of the 100 Fortbytes, you will receive a special skin. This is still unknown.
The market for action RPGs and hack & slays is growing: games like Diablo 3 or Path of Exile have many fans. Warhammer: Chaosbane is now newly added. Many find it difficult to decide on a game in the genre. MeinMMO wants to provide you with some assistance.
What will the test help me with? The names Diablo and Path of Exile should be known to most players, even if they have nothing to do with ARPGs. Although the grind-heavy games often consume a lot of time, they have a large number of fans.
Consequently, there are many opinions about the games and it is difficult to read them all and form your own opinion about the game without playing it yourself. However, there are many differences between most ARPGs, even if their core mechanics are often almost identical.
In our personality quiz, you will answer some questions that should give you an assessment at the end of which action RPG might best suit your expectations.
This is how the quiz works: You must answer all questions and will receive a description of one (or more) hack & slays that should best match your results.
Please note that the selected answers in each round are final. The answer you click is then logged and cannot be changed. If you want to change your mind, you must reload the page and start the quiz again. Have fun!
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Do you want to know more about the game we suggested to you? Here are some articles that will give you a better insight:
In Fortnite, the Twitch star Tfue has moved from Florida to New Jersey. That’s nearly 1500 kilometers. Tfue expects the legendary “0 Ping” and even more performance.
only 100 solo players worldwide are allowed in the World Championship
and only 50 duos
People have to struggle through a brutal 10-week qualification.
With his partner Cloak, Tfue only has this weekend (Week 8) and on June 15/16 (Week 10) the chance to qualify and then compete against the top teams, including the Australians from E11, Stompy, and Tschinken. They have dominated the World Championship qualification in Europe.
Cloak and Tfue (right).
How far is he moving? From Florida to New Jersey is 1465.03 km in a straight line.
For comparison: From Hamburg to Rome is 1310.51 km in a straight line. From Berlin to Moscow is 1608.66 km.
Tfue is thus significantly relocating his center of life.
What is the deal with “0 Ping”? The term “Ping” refers to how long it takes for an input in the game to be processed by the servers. The larger the ping, the longer the delay. In the vernacular of Fortnite players, “0 Ping” is equated with “no delay whatsoever”.
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For days, Tfue has been raving about what it would be like with 0 Ping. Then he “takes” opponents through the wall.
Some players are almost obsessed with their ping and determine their success or failure by this mythical number. Some believe that they are only not reaching the world top in Fortnite because they have a ping of 50 or higher.
However, “0 Ping” is a kind of legendary state where everything happens and works instantly.
Here a player shows how quickly he can edit – he has ping “1”.
Apparently, Tfue also believes that problems in the game are due to him having a “too high ping”. He expects a “0 Ping” from moving to New Jersey with his partner Cloak, as Cloak already lives there and raves about his network.
New Jersey is near New York, an important internet hub. Some say that the games of Division NA East, where Tfue and Cloak also play, are held on a server from which you can have 0 ping from New Jersey/New York.
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This is what the new setup looks like: Tfue has already played a first stream with “0 Ping” and showcased his new streaming setup. Some viewers commented that Tfue is now even better.
Additionally, Tfue can also showcase his popular jump out the window in Cloak’s new apartment, much to the delight of his viewers.
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Correction: In an earlier version of the article, we wrote that Tfue had moved from California to New Jersey. That was not entirely correct – as there was a stopover.
While Tfue moved to LA for a few months in 2018, into the gaming house of the FaZe clan, he returned to Florida at the end of 2018. However, this move was not as public as his move into the FaZe villa, which was also part of his lawsuit.
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New monsters keep coming to Pokémon GO, making the PokéDex fuller. But what is currently a full PokéDex?
You can see this in the PokéDex: As soon as you catch a new Pokémon, it immediately gets an entry in the PokéDex. There you can read information about the Pokémon and see how many specimens you have already caught.
Some Pokémon are regional, which is why they are not so easy to obtain. Other monsters are simply very rare or only available for a limited time. Filling the PokéDex is definitely a challenge.
Getting a full PokéDex can become a real challenge
In every generation, there are also many Pokémon that are slightly harder to obtain. We will go through each generation for you.
1st Generation (Kanto Region)
How many Pokémon are there here? All 151 possible Pokémon from the 1st generation are already available in the game. This generation has been available since the release in July 2016.
The starter Pokémon from the Kanto region
These special Pokémon are available: In the 1st generation, there are already numerous Pokémon that you could only catch for a limited time or only in specific regions.
4 regional Pokémon (Pantimos, Kangama, Tauros, and Porenta)
4 legendary Pokémon (Arktos, Zapdos, Lavados, Mewtu)
1 mysterious Pokémon (Mew)
With Ditto, a Pokémon that disguises itself as other monsters
How many Pokémon are there here? In the 2nd generation, all Pokémon in the game can already be found. The first Pokémon from this region were catchable in February 2017. However, there are only 100 monsters for your PokéDex.
The 3 starters of Generation 2
These special Pokémon are available: In the 2nd generation, there aren’t as many regional Pokémon to catch. However, there are more legendary Pokémon in the Johto region.
2 regional Pokémon (Skaraborn and Corasonn)
5 legendary Pokémon (Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, and Ho-Oh)
1 mysterious Pokémon (Celebi)
With Farbeagle, a Pokémon that you can only get through a photobomb
Corasonn was already available for a few hours everywhere in Europe, making a PokéDex entry easy. However, Skaraborn has not been available at any events in Germany yet.
Entei is one of the legendary Pokémon from the 2nd generation
The special research with Celebi has been active since the last GO Fest in Chicago. It has been active since summer 2018. Farbeagel, on the other hand, has only been in the game for a short time. You can relatively easily obtain this Pokémon with a photobomb.
How many Pokémon are there here? Currently, you can catch 133 Pokémon from the Hoenn region. 2 monsters from this generation are still missing. The first Pokémon from the 3rd generation could be caught in December 2017.
The Hoenn region was introduced to the game at the end of 2017
These special Pokémon are available: The 3rd generation is bursting with legendary and regional Pokémon. There may still be some gaps in the PokéDex.
9 regional Pokémon (Lunastein, Sonnfel, Sengo, Vipitis, Tropius, Qurtel, Relicanth, Volbeat, and Ilumise)
8 legendary Pokémon (Rayquaza, Kyogre, Groudon, Latias, Latios, Regirock, Registeel, and Regice)
1 mysterious Pokémon (Deoxys)
With Formeo, a shape-shifting Pokémon that can take on 4 different forms
The regional Pokémon Lunastein and Sonnfel and Vipitis and Sengo have already swapped regions. You should be able to obtain these monsters without traveling or trading, provided you’ve been playing since the release of that generation. However, Ilumise, Tropius, Qurtel, Relicanth, and Ilumise have never been available to catch in Germany. You would need to travel or trade for those.
With Deoxys, we currently have the mysterious Pokémon in EX-Raids. So get an invitation to such raids to complete your PokéDex.
4th Generation (Sinnoh Region)
How many Pokémon are there here? In total, you can have 99 of the 107 Pokémon from the Sinnoh region in your PokéDex. The first monsters from this region were added to the game in October 2018.
Generation 4 is still not complete
These special Pokémon are available: The 4th generation is also full of regional Pokémon. Here, there are also regional Pokémon that are legendary for the first time.
6 regional Pokémon (Vesprit, Selfe, Tobutz, Plaudagei, Venuflibis, and Pachirisu)
8 legendary Pokémon (Vesprit, Selfe, Tobutz, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Heatran, and Cresselia)
With Schalellos, a Pokémon with 2 forms, which is also regional
These regional Pokémon, with the exception of Vesprit, are likely still missing for most players. Venuflibis is coming to the GO Fest in Dortmund this July, where you can secure the Dex entry. The others are not currently available here.
All legendary Pokémon have been available for several weeks in recent months. If you were active during this time, you should have these monsters. Selfe and Tobutz are the exceptions here. They are available in other regions.
A legendary Pokémon from Generation 4 – Heatran
No mysterious Pokémon from the 4th generation are currently able to be caught. So 4 of these Pokémon are still waiting for their release. However, Schalellos should be almost universal. It suffices for your PokéDex if you only possess one of the forms.
8th Generation – Galar Region
How many Pokémon are there here? Two Pokémon currently represent the 8th generation. With Meltan and its evolution Melmetal, there are only these two Pokémon to catch.
Meltan and its evolution are the only Pokémon from the 8th generation
The roadmap for the upcoming months in Dead by Daylight has been released. The developers are “stepping up” and promise many new contents.
Last Friday, a big stream about Dead by Daylight took place. After all, the 4vs1 horror game has just celebrated its 3rd birthday, and it was time for new information. Behaviour has published the “roadmap” for the next 12 months, explaining what is being worked on and what plans will be realized next year.
Four new chapters, but in a different format: Basically, the developers stick to releasing a new chapter every 3 months. So far, chapters have always included a killer, a survivor, and a new map. However, this will be somewhat different in year 4 of the game. The first chapter “Ghost Face” starts only with a new killer, without a map or survivors. The following chapter will also have a new map, but this is no longer guaranteed.
The plan for “Year 4” in Dead by Daylight is big – the developers are not taking a break.
Since killers have probably the biggest influence on gameplay for all players and are more or less the “figurehead” for Dead by Daylight, it is likely that there will be a new killer in every major chapter.
Between two chapters, there will be “Mid Chapter Patches” that will bring smaller innovations and improvements – here everything will remain as usual.
Reworks instead of new maps: The reason two chapters are released without new maps is primarily that major reworks of existing maps have been announced. Together with the big Freddy rework in the next “Mid Chapter Patch”, they want to overhaul the Badham Preschool. It currently has too many large loop spots where survivors can lead the killer in circles for minutes.
Pallets and their “loops” will be revised. They should be shorter to create more exciting gameplay.
New game contents: Besides “more of the same”, Dead by Daylight also wants to bring entirely new game contents. In autumn, there will be the “Archives”, in which players can unlock certain story sequences and cosmetic items. This works through a new quest system of sorts. Players must complete different tasks as killers and survivors to unlock rewards and the next quest steps.
Dedicated servers in summer: Another major step is the introduction of dedicated servers. Until now, killer players have always been the “hosts” of a match, which can lead to several problems, such as high latencies and disconnects. This will be circumvented with dedicated servers.
Disconnects will be punished harder here, as the cause is easier to identify. Poor latencies will be minimized, affecting only the respective player and no longer all others.
The plans for Year 4 are clearly defined.
Matchmaking and friends system: Improving matchmaking remains an important point for the developers. Especially in edge cases, namely in particularly high and particularly low ranks, waiting times are to be improved. There can be wait times of several minutes.
Lastly, Dead by Daylight wants to offer an internal friends system in the game. This will make it possible to stay in a group even after finishing a round and log in together again. Until now, players had to form a new group each time, which cost time and nerves.
In summary, Dead by Daylight has many big plans for 2019 and 2020. If most points of the roadmap are kept, the horror game should continue to develop splendidly.
Are you looking forward to new contents? Or would you prefer to see other priorities?
More than 100,000 people have already seen a clip showing what LoL superstar Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok can do in the League of Legends. With the heroine LeBlanc, he decimates an enemy team and leads them by the nose.
What kind of situation is this?As the site Dexerto reports, the scene comes from Faker’s stream on June 1. It is therefore not an eSport match, but a regular game.
Faker was playing as “LeBlanc” in the game, a heroine who relies on tricks and cunning. He was on the mid lane with her.
The star player of SKT1 is considered a natural disaster in LoL with LeBlanc, which his opponents soon felt.
The match was still completely balanced at that point: Faker’s team had 18 kills, while the opponents stood at 19. But that was about to change.
This is what the clip shows: The clip shows a rapid succession of tricks, jumps, retreats, and attacks, with which Faker engages the entire enemy team, lures them behind him, and tricks them.
Faker seems to let himself be hunted by the enemies and comes under heavy pressure. They use their cooldowns to catch the seemingly isolated opponent solo and gain an advantage.
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After Faker gets involved in a 1vs1 against Sejuani at the beginning, the opposing Irelia and Zoey appear.
Ultimately, Lucian and Morgana also join the chase against Faker, and the entire team is after him but cannot catch him.
When Faker plays as LeBlanc, kills rain down.
Faker repeatedly escapes their attacks, retreats, jumps back in, and buys enough time for his team to arrive and clean up the scattered enemies.
In the end, Faker’s team achieved 5 kills and only lost one player.
This led to the opponents immediately surrendering after this scene, as Dexerto reports.
Sejuani, she is his first victim.
This is how it’s being discussed: The clip has now garnered over 110,000 views. People on reddit about League of Legends seem to agree that it must be a nightmare to play against Faker as LeBlanc.
This champ should simply be banned from him, says one. It shouldn’t be allowed to play against Faker as LeBlanc. He embarrasses you and makes it look so easy.
Faker has won everything there is to win in his long LoL career, but in recent years he and his team have faced some criticism:
Since the heroic difficulty and especially the raid in The Division 2 have been playable, the exotic rifle “Gnadenlos” or “Merciless” is gaining popularity. How come?
That’s why the Exotic is sought after again: After Gnadenlos was more or less absent from most builds for a while, it has once again found its way into the focus of players with the implementation of the heroic difficulty and the raid.
The Exotic is suddenly “in”, on Reddit, the user Awake514 even speaks of a new “obsession” among players. And for good reason.
It belongs to the rifles and is possibly one of the most unusual weapons in the game in terms of its playstyle. Its talents are particularly effective against heavily armored enemies, as it is geared towards explosive damage. What exactly makes the Exotic so good, you will find out here.
Unusual, but explosive damage
This is what makes Gnadenlos so effective against tanks: The weapon’s talents are quite specific, but they make the Exotic very effective.
It particularly shines in action against heavily armored tanks, which are notably tough in the raid “Operation: Dark Hours” and heroic missions.
These are the talents of the Merciless:
Binary Trigger: The weapon fires a bullet each time you press the trigger and when you release it. The Merciless has a unique firing mechanic that allows you to fire bullets quite quickly.
Guerilla Warfare: When you press the trigger, a “primer bullet” is fired that sticks in the target. When you release the trigger, the second bullet is a “detonator bullet” that causes all primer bullets in the target to explode.
Brutality: Every shot has a 5% chance to deal +20% damage as explosive damage – but only when Merciless is holstered.
Why is the weapon so powerful? Every primer bullet in the target increases the damage per primer bullet by +75% when the primers explode. The more primers are in the target, the higher the damage upon detonation.
In total, up to five primer bullets can be sunk into the target. Thus, with the right gameplay, massive damage can be dealt.
How do you play the weapon best? Playing the Gnadenlos correctly means a change for you. Because where you would normally only fire one shot by pressing and releasing the trigger, you now have to account for two shots (primer and detonator).
The massive damage then results from the fact that you accumulate the primers to the maximum number of 5 and thus maximize the damage from a detonation.
Here’s how to effectively stack primers:
To avoid triggering a detonation immediately after the first primer, you need to press the trigger but must not release it immediately.
If you have a target with one primer, aim slightly off to the side and release the trigger.
Now you can fire another primer bullet at the target with the next shot. You do this until you’ve stacked all five primers.
Now you just need to hit the target with a detonator shot, and you will get the maximum damage out of it.
In the video, which comes from Reddit user AJ_Gadz, you can see how this works. He is playing the stronghold Tital Basin on the heroic difficulty.
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The enemies fall almost like flies due to the massive explosive damage. It may be harder to play on PS4 and Xbox One due to controller handling, but it is still very strong there.
Other players also write on Reddit about the advantages of the Exotic: “It is the best weapon against enemies that wear proper armor pieces instead of just a health bar. You can take down a heroic enemy with 5 primers in a matter of seconds.”
Many other comments agree and describe similar experiences. However, some have not had luck and have been waiting longer for a potential drop of the exotic weapon.
Was this weapon also used when Xbox players completed the first phase of the raid in a very short time?
