Is Mario Kart Tour going Pay2Win now? Beta is worrying the testers

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

The mobile game Mario Kart Tour has not been released yet, yet the game is already facing Pay2Win accusations. What is going on?

What is Mario Kart Tour? The game is Nintendo’s next foray into mobile gaming. With titles like Super Mario Run (2016), Fire Emblem Heroes (2017), and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (2017), Nintendo has shown that it wants to play a big role in this market.

Mario Kart Tour is based on the popular Mario Kart series. You take on the role of a familiar character from the Mario universe, such as Super Mario himself, Bowser, or Toad, and race against others on various tracks with your vehicles. You collect coins, which you can use to purchase bonuses.

These could be speed boosts or banana peels that you can use to temporarily take out opponents.

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A Mario Kart for mobile

When will the game be released? The release of the mobile game was initially planned for March but was then postponed to summer. A specific date will follow.

Can you play it already? Nintendo is currently holding a closed beta in Japan and the USA. This has revealed some information that raises concerns among fans.

Drive and push opponents off the track in Mario Kart 8.

Already criticized for being Pay2Win before release

What is the problem? In the game, you can unlock new drivers using the Gacha principle. “Gacha” refers to capsules that one pulls from machines in Japan. It is up to chance which capsule you get.

You can either earn new drivers by collecting coins and using them at the machine, or you can buy the characters for real money.

The characters have different abilities based on their rarity tier. Depending on the tier, drivers have one to three slots for items, which are then filled with items when they pick up one of the boxes on the tracks. The rarer a character is, the more items they can utilize and the better chances they have in races.

Is this Pay2Win? A debate has arisen among Nintendo fans about whether this is Pay2Win. After all, there is a chance to earn all the drivers. Nevertheless, many will spend money to acquire all the characters.

Nintendo further fuels this debate, as the company anticipates making a billion dollars in annual revenue with Mario Kart Tour. Now, many fear that investors will pressure Nintendo to expand this Gacha principle and also apply it to other games.

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Fixed price against Gacha principle

Why are players upset? The Gacha principle was also used in the mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes. This principle evidently was well received, leading to its implementation in Mario Kart Tour. Nintendo’s first mobile game, Super Mario Run, was sold at a fixed price and avoided microtransactions. Apparently, that did not work out financially.

WhirlwindBarbarian summarizes it well on Reddit: “You voted for this when you ignored Super Mario Run at a fixed price but instead spent millions on the heroes in Fire Emblem Heroes!”

What do you think about the Gacha principle? Is it Pay2Win or not?

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The Division 2: 7000 cracking Raid on PC, 200 on PS4/Xbox One – No Nerf planned

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 3 minutes

In The Division 2, discussions about the difficulty of the raid on PS4 and Xbox One continue. Massive has now confirmed once again that no changes are planned for the time being.

This is what players are discussing: Since the raid went online on May 16, the difficulty on PS4 and Xbox One has been a major topic.

While the raid was completed by PC players for the first time after 5 hours, it took PS4 and Xbox One players 3 days or longer. Therefore, many fans agree that something needs to change here.

Now console players are demanding that the raid on PS4 and Xbox One be nerfed. They use the current leaderboards of the raid as an argument. The score:

  • Over 7000 PC players have been successful so far
  • but only just under 200 on PS4 and Xbox One combined (as of May 23).

However, developer Massive does not see this as problematic at the moment, as they made clear in the State of the Game on May 22. This is how it currently looks for console players.

No nerfs planned – for now

This is what Massive says about possible changes: Massive stated that they are aware of the differences between consoles and PC. This has always been the case, even with the incursions in The Division 1.

They will take a close look at the situation and are generally open to feedback from the community. A similar statement had already been issued by Ubisoft.

Especially the situation on consoles is something the developers want to keep an eye on. Nevertheless, they are currently satisfied:

We have heard rumors that we would change the raid difficulty […], but there are currently no plans for that. We know the raid is harder on consoles, but we are satisfied with where we stand.

Chris Gansler, Massive
Source: State of the Game, Youtube

Massive also hopes that future fixes to the AI will reduce the difficulty a bit, so that console players can manage better.

What is the problem with the AI? Currently, there is a combination of bugs that negatively affects AI behavior and causes it to act chaotically.

The statement causes mixed reactions among players, some find it hard to understand this decision.

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A lot of effort, little reward

This is how the community reacts: There is widespread anger about this decision in the subreddit for The Division. User First Aid writes:

Massive, when over 7000 players on PC complete the raid and fewer than 150 on both consoles combined, then there is a problem.

First Aid
Source: The Division Subreddit

He understands that the raid should be difficult. But if two-thirds of the players can’t complete it, then something is wrong.

Criticism is not only directed at the raid being too hard. Completing it simply does not seem worth the effort. Because as a reward, you might get pieces of the new gear sets or the exotic assault rifle.

Division-2-Raid-Duo

However, many fans see the gear sets as rather useless. And the assault rifle as the only worthwhile reward is not enough for many agents to attempt the raid for hours.

The raid is also a means for many players to vent their frustration about other mechanics of the game. Because The Division 2 currently has a tough standing among fans.

You can read about the problems our author Tarek sees currently on Mein-MMO:

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MMORPG Black Desert brings new endgame weapons – But how good are they?

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 3 minutes

In June, the new Black Star weapons will make their way into the western version of the MMORPG Black Desert. In Korea, they are already available, and their advantages are manageable.

What are the Black Star weapons? In a new trailer, Kakao Games presents the new endgame weapons. The Black Star weapons have the rarity Orange and are said to be available through a challenging series of quests.

These quests will mainly be found in the new area Star’s End. The area is located west of Calpheon and is associated with the world boss Kzarka.

When are the new features coming to the game? The new area and the Black Star weapons are set to arrive with a patch on June 5. Thus, the developers are already working on the third part of their Roadmap for the first half of 2019.

On May 22, a patch was released that contained the new underwater zones. At the beginning of May, the Doom mount was already introduced into the game.

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Perfect for PvE, but not for PvP

These are the new weapons: In the English forum, user Jannanomana wrote a small guide upon the release of the weapons in Korea. In this, he also lists the stats as main hand in PEN, the highest evaluation level:

  • AK 131~137
  • Accuracy 212
  • Bonus damage against all species +18
  • Additional AP against monsters +48
  • Attack speed +3

To earn these weapons, you apparently need at least one character level 57 or higher, 320 DP, a fast mount, and the completion of all Media storylines.

How good are Black Star weapons in comparison? Already with the release in Korea, players began comparing them to previously available weapons.

An image from Reddit user spah14 shows the differences most clearly:

In comparison, it is particularly noticeable that the additional damage against monsters is extremely large with the Black Star weapons. They are thus well suited for PvE.

However, apart from this bonus damage, the differences are very manageable. The general damage and the specific damage against all species is greater with already existing weapons like Kzarka or Offin. Thus, these are better suited for PvP.

What do players think? On Reddit, many players say they prefer to stick with their already crafted weapons. Additionally, some are still trying to reach the higher tiers of Kzarka or Offin. This is said to be especially cheaper in the beginning than grinding for the new weapon.

While the Black Star weapons are the first to represent an upgrade to the original boss gear, they still do not seem to have sparked the interest of the players.

Some players prefer grinding for levels over new weapons, like this one from Russia:

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Battlefield 5 commits a sin in the cash shop – How can such a mistake happen?

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

Battlefield 5 commits a mortal sin in the cash shop and brings back removed content for real money. This drives many fans to arms and sends the wrong signal. Because the advertised closeness to fans looks different, says our author Sven. How can a company make such a mistake?

That’s why there’s currently trouble with Battlefield 5: DICE removed a cosmetic uniform set from the game some time ago. This was originally available in the Arsenal, Battlefield 5’s in-game shop, for Company Coins, the in-game currency of the game.

Now the developers have committed a mortal sin and brought back exactly this uniform – but only for real money in the form of the so-called Battlefield currency.

An absolute no-go, as players emphasize. On Reddit, fans are now massing to protest.

Does DICE not understand its own cash shop? The players’ reaction to such a move was foreseeable. You don’t need to be an expert for that. If DICE actually expected a different outcome, then they do not understand their own cash shop.

This is what the uniform is about. Now it is only available for real money

The cash shop may well offer further cosmetic options, but it is not meant to take things away from players – especially not when it was already a free part of the game.

Because that is precisely what most outraged fans care about: DICE has cut available content from the game and is now selling it again for real money.

Many fans are now thinking: this is a deliberate step.

That’s why DICE sends such a wrong signal: The developers emphasize time and again that they care deeply about fan feedback and that they do their best to align the game as closely as possible with the wishes and criticism of the fans.

Battlefield 5 desert

Such a move, however, shows exactly the opposite. Because that customers will not be pleased with such business practices should be clear even to an absolute layman.

DICE casts itself in a bad light with this action. It seems as if they do not care about the concerns and wishes of the fans when it comes to money. Players accusing DICE and EA of greed now have new fuel for their arguments.

Many players see this action as an attempt to test the pain threshold of fans regarding microtransactions. It is hardly topped in terms of audacity and greed. Player closeness, which is often preached, would look different.

That fans of Battlefield 5 are quite sensitive, especially regarding cosmetics, was shown not only by the protest action in front of DICE’s headquarters. All the more this action with the cosmetic uniform causes anger and indignation. DICE could have lost a lot of trust from the fans.

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What could DICE do? Regardless of whether

  • it was a conscious decision by EA and DICE
  • or someone at DICE simply overlooked that this item was already a free part of the game and made a dumb mistake

If the developers want to save face, they have no choice but to backtrack and offer the item as originally available for in-game currency. If DICE stands by its mistake, it would not remedy the trust damage, but at least reduce it.

If this decision remains or if other cosmetics follow this pattern, then DICE is essentially signaling clearly: Your players do not matter to us, we just want your money. Whether this will be particularly beneficial for the future of Battlefield 5 is more than questionable. An official statement from DICE on this matter is still outstanding.

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Fortnite: FaZe wants to publish Twitch streamer Tfue’s contract

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 4 minutes

The Twitch streamer and Fortnite star Turner “Tfue” Tenney has put so much pressure on his eSports organization FaZe with a lawsuit and a shitstorm that they are now at least publishing the contract. The clan leader of FaZe sees Tfue’s father as the puppet master behind the action.

This is Tfue’s problem: The Fortnite player and now Twitch star Tfue (21) was still a small light on Twitch in April 2018, hardly anyone had him on the radar.

His career began when he joined the eSports organization “FaZe”. For this, he signed a contract for 3 years.

Later in 2018, Tfue became one of the biggest stars in Fortnite and on Twitch because he simply played incredibly well.

Fans constructed a rivalry of Tfue with the former Fortnite star Ninja.

At the end of October 2018, Tfue won an important Fortnite tournament. By then, he had already made a name for himself as the Fortnite player who never buys skins.

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But since September 2018, Tfue wanted out of the contract with FaZe, as has now become known.

Because the contract had unfavorable conditions for him.

But FaZe did not want to release him from the 3-year contract, but, according to Tfue, offered him contracts with significantly better conditions.

But Tfue did not want to sign them.

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This is how Tfue wants to solve his problem: Tfue has filed a lawsuit against FaZe. In the lawsuit, he accused the eSports organization FaZe of, among other things,

  • claiming up to 80% of his earnings when a sponsor deal was brought to him by FaZe
  • having lured him into drinking, gambling, and dangerous stunts
  • not paying him the money he is owed

This is how the clan reacted: Especially the clan leader Ricky Banks was horrified by Tfue’s accusations. Although such clauses existed, they had never been enforced. They had only earned $60,000 with Tfue while he had made millions.

Banks said he had made Tfue possible. The clan leader expressed personal disappointment in the matter. He would never forgive Tfue, whom he had considered family.

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This is how streamers reacted to the lawsuit: The lawsuit and it becoming public led to outrage, as many other streamers expressed solidarity with Tfue and shared their opinions:

  • For example, Summit1g said: Tfue needs to get out of the contract. He cannot risk staying in and FaZe eventually demanding money from him. (via dexerto)
  • Ninja said that FaZe had indeed accelerated Tfue’s career and that he was invited to tournaments like Fortnite Friday because of clan membership – however, Ninja saw the reported 80% as a “joke”.
  • DrDisRespect offered to connect Tfue with “his guys” who would then help him find a better deal.
  • Many streamers could hardly believe the 80% and wondered how anyone could sign something like that or how a renowned organization like FaZe could even offer such a clause.
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Clan now wants to publish the contract

This is how it continued: On Tuesday and Wednesday, the matter continued to escalate. Half of Twitch commented on Tfue and his lawsuit.

Additionally, the clan leader Ricky Banks was very active and described his view of things. He portrayed the situation completely differently from Tfue and emphasized that FaZe and he themselves:

  • had played an important role in Tfue’s career
  • had done everything to avoid escalating the situation
  • had never enforced the clauses and had offered him better conditions early on to acknowledge Tfue’s star status

In a new video from Tfue (via YouTube), he retracted his accusations of drinking, gambling, and stunts against FaZe. He told his lawyers to remove that from the lawsuit.

Yet Tfue demanded from FaZe: “Publish the contract.” The public should see what the contract looks like and what clauses are contained.

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FaZe boss Banks then announced on Twitter that he would relent. He is currently speaking with the “higher-ups” to publish the contract.

This will take a while, but they are working on publishing the contract with all the contexts.

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Banks says everything about Tfue’s behavior is strategy. Banks sees Tfue’s father as the puppet master. He decided that it was in his best interest to leave FaZe, and nothing stopped him. Tfue is just reading from the script, it is said.

Banks says, however, that he appreciates Tfue’s apology for the alcohol and stunt issues. He could have seen in Tfue’s eyes that he himself did not want to bring these topics to the public.

Note: In an earlier version of the article, we reported that FaZe would release Tfue from the contract – this was a mistake and has since been corrected. We apologize for the misunderstanding.

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Pokémon GO: Slaking is supposed to learn Bodyslam – Is the attack worth it?

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO, the move for Slaking on Community Day is likely already known. The Chinese Twitter account revealed the possible move.

What kind of move is it supposed to be? According to the Twitter account, it is said to be the move “Bodyslam.” This attack is a charged move and is expected to surprise many players. There had been much expectation of a fast move instead.

Normally, the move is announced just a few days before the Community Day. This tweet may have been mistakenly posted.

Slaking with Bodyslam – Is it worth it?

How good will Slaking be with the move? Bodyslam has its pros and cons. In short: It doesn’t make a huge difference compared to the previous charged move Lick. The moves are situationally dependent.

Pokémon GO Bummelz Community Day
The evolution of Bummelz probably learns Bodyslam

Lick is a Fairy-type move, which is very effective against the top counters of Fighting type. If the opponent attacks Slaking with a Machamp, Lick is significantly better. It hits very effectively, which is a big advantage.

Bodyslam, on the other hand, is a Normal-type move, hence it has no weaknesses or strengths. Therefore, it is better if Bodyslam is not attacked by Fighting Pokémon.

How does Slaking learn the move? This move can only be learned on the Community Day with Bummelz. This will take place on June 8th. There, you can evolve Muntier between 3 PM and 7 PM so it can learn the special move.

What about Slaking as an attacker? As an attacker, you should definitely not use Slaking. It knows the fast move Yawn, which makes it totally useless as an attacker. Slaking is purely a defender.

Slaking learns a special move on Community Day.

What did the fans hope for? Many trainers rather hoped for a fast move for Slaking. At least it would then have a move that deals damage.

How certain can one be about the move? This confirmation is not entirely official yet. After all, it was only shared by the Chinese Twitter account. All other accounts and in-game notifications have not mentioned anything about it yet.

After all, it is an official account of Niantic. It is unlikely that this account spreads false information. Additionally, it is not the first time that the Chinese revealed something in advance. The special move of Mamoswine on the Quiekel Community Day was announced in a Chinese newsletter.

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Fortnite: Change the color of 1000 tiles – How to solve the City Chaos task

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

In City Chaos in Fortnite , you will be given various tasks to unlock skins. One of them is: Change the color of 1,000 tiles. We will show you how to get this done quickly.

What is it about? Yesterday, on May 22, with Patch 9.10 in Fortnite new content was unlocked. This includes a special collaboration with basketball star Michael Jordan.

You will now find the City Chaos challenges that present you with various tasks. One of them requires you to change the color of 1,000 tiles.

In this guide, we will show you how to quickly change the color and unlock the sport board “Rex”. This is an epic cosmetic item.

Here you change the color of the tiles

Changing the tile colors works in the creative mode of Fortnite. If you want, you can also use the Limited Time Mode Downtown for this.

Fn creative Map Jordan

For this, you choose a specific map that has tiles. Like this creative map by Reddit user notjoss. He created a map specifically for these challenges where you can fulfill the objectives in little time.

The island code is: 9377-7330-8940. You can learn how to use an island code in Fortnite here.

This is how you color the tiles: On the far right field, the creator placed 116 tiles. Just run over these plates on the ground to color them.

There are 4 rows of tiles side by side. If you run exactly in the middle between 2 rows, you will color both simultaneously. This makes it go even faster.

FN Tiles 2 Tracks
Run 2-track to quickly complete the challenge

In total, you will color 116 tiles per run. Once you have colored the field, simply restart the map and color again.

On the map, there are other stations for other tasks from City Chaos that you can complete there. For example, collecting Jordans or basketballs.

Another task requires you to dance between two special cars.

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This crazy treasure in Hearthstone first saved me and then killed me

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

Treasures are an essential part of the Hearthstone adventures. Yet, one treasure is particularly funny and particularly chaotic.

The current solo adventure of Hearthstone has become my new obsession. After I completed the normal mode quite quickly with all classes, I am currently struggling with the heroic mode. And I noticed a treasure that will have a special place in my memories: The marvelous Wisdom Ball.

Soon, there will be 18 buffs in Hearthstone – 2 for each of the 9 classes!

Its description surprised and confused me at first, as it only says, “Passive – Occasionally gives wise advice.” This is quite confusing compared to all the other treasures which have clear effects like “Your minions cost 1 mana less” or “You can use your hero power 2x per turn, it costs 1 mana less.” Both confusing and incredibly tempting. And because I quickly fall for such temptations, I packed the Wisdom Ball right away.

The best – or worst – treasure in the entire game.

I actually thought that the Wisdom Ball does exactly what the description says, namely comment on the game and occasionally say funny things. That’s exactly what the Wisdom Ball (with Khadgar’s head in it) did in World of Warcraft.

The crazy abilities of the Wisdom Ball

But in fact, the Wisdom Ball does many more things. I want to give you a few examples of what can happen and what I’ve experienced so far.

In the later fights, opponents start with more mana than you do. The ball comments, “What? Your opponent starts with more mana? Here, take some of mine!” and grants an additional mana crystal.

If you would normally die, it may happen that the Wisdom Ball intervenes and casts Ice Block. Then it comments, “I’m here. I remember when Ice Block was part of the standard format.”

A selection that isn’t one. Of course, I’m taking the ball.

If a friendly minion dies, it may comment, “Here, don’t worry… I’ll just shuffle another copy of that minion into your deck.”

If you have few cards in hand, it also likes to say, “Psst, here… just draw another card. No one will notice.” Bam, another card in hand.

Especially nasty is that the Wisdom Ball apparently has a fondness for spells. Now and then, it happens that it casts a random spell that has already been cast again. However, the player doesn’t necessarily have to be the “caster”, as I painfully learned.

The ball has simply cast the spell “The Last Seal” again for my enemy in a heated battle, causing the opponent to receive “Azari the Devourer” in hand. Ultimately, that wasn’t so bad because it left the enemy with “only” a second Azari in hand – one would have been enough to wipe me out.

Still, I just can’t resist the allure of this treasure.

Every time the “Marvelous Wisdom Ball” is offered to me, I hesitate. Most of the time, I still let myself be tempted and choose the Marvelous Wisdom Ball. I then feel like the wizard Schmendrick from “The Last Unicorn”, who is overwhelmed by the situation and quietly murmurs, “Spell, do what you want” and simply passes the responsibility to a higher power.

This is exactly how the matches feel when a merciless defeat turns into a narrow victory. Or a sure victory turns into a defeat thanks to the chatter ball because it copies my Pyroblast and hurls +10 spell damage back at me.

My most “beautiful” moment was definitely when the Wisdom Ball prevented my death with an Ice Block, only to then shoot a Fireball in my face during my own turn and kill me. Thanks, Khadgar. Just what I needed.

The Marvelous Wisdom Ball definitely has one positive effect: I no longer give up any game, no matter how hopeless it may seem.

Have you also experimented with this treasure in Hearthstone? What combination of treasures do you like to take with you?

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Players pay $500,000 for shares in a space station in an MMORPG

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

The MMORPG Entropia Universe is known for allowing players to invest a lot of real money. Now fans spent half a million dollars on shares of a space station. What do you get for $500,000?

What is Entropia Universe? The science fiction MMORPG has existed since 2003 and serves as a kind of virtual second home for many players.

In Entropia Universe, the main goal is to build a successful life and trade with real money. The money you earn in the MMORPG can even be withdrawn.

The exchange of in-game currency for real money works both ways.

Entropia Universe Space Station

An MMORPG focused on real money trading

What is special about the MMORPG? Entropia Universe has repeatedly made headlines for bizarre stories. In 2015, a player paid nearly 50,000 euros for a single weapon.

The misclick of a player during an auction in the game cost her $10,000.

The MMORPG is full of such stories.

What has happened now? A fan of the online game offered at the beginning of 2019 to sell 500,000 shares of the Crystal Palace space station. Each share is worth one dollar.

What is Crystal Palace? The space station is used among other things for hunting Aurli and Kreltin, which are only found here. Crystal Palace was sold in 2010 for 3,300,000 PED in-game currency to player Buzz Erik Lightyear. This corresponds to $330,000 since 10 PED equals one dollar real money.

Have the shares been sold yet? The developer studio MindArk announced that all 500,000 shares of Crystal Palace have now been sold. As a result, the owner of the station is now $500,000 richer. It took only two days for all the shares to disappear.

Entropia Universe Screenshot

Players see the space station as an investment

What do players gain from a purchase? Players are now shareholders of the station and thus participate in the profits generated by the company behind the space station.

The revenue of Crystal Palace in 2018 was 524,261.36 PED, which translates to about $52,426.

Are there more such actions? The developer studio MindArk recently integrated the “Share System” into the MMORPG. The first action was the sale of shares of the Crystal Palace space station. Other companies in the game are already planning to utilize the share system as well.

Entropia Universe turns players into shareholders

How is the action received in the community? Real money trading is a significant and important topic in the Entropia Universe community. Players understand the online game more as a form of investment than as a game.

They are constantly searching for new opportunities to earn money.

This topic is being hotly debated in the official forum. Players like the new way they can earn money.

Mac Farmer writes, for instance, in the official forum: “Good job introducing a new system that allows us to buy shares without entering into overpriced contracts or having to pay trading fees.”

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Fortnite: Dance between two food trucks – Here’s how to find them

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

Fortnite: Battle Royale has new challenges in the new Jordan game mode City Chaos. One of them requires you to dance or perform emotes between two food trucks. You can find out where the trucks are here.

Where are the food trucks? For the challenge from the City Chaos mode, you need to dance or perform another emote between two specific food trucks.

Since the City Chaos mode uses a different map that you can’t see, it’s a bit tricky to find the two trucks. However, they are there, at the foot of the second hill that you climb after starting a round of City Chaos.

Fortnite food truck
Here you can see the two trucks. Source: FortniteInsider

The trucks can then be found on the left. They are recognizable by the oversized mascots of Durrr-Burger and Pizza-Pit.

What do you have to do? It’s enough if you perform a short dance or execute any emote. Then the task is considered completed.

What do you get as a reward? As a reward for the task, you get a spray paint with the likeness of the Jordan skin Grind.

This is what it all looks like in a video: If you want to see the location of the food trucks and the emote action in a video, then check this out. We have embedded a video for you where you can see everything in detail. Have fun recreating!

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Red Dead Online is struggling to control money glitches – Will it be like GTA 5?

Micha Deckert Micha Deckert Reading time 2 minutes

In Red Dead Online, the multiplayer mode of Red Dead Redemption 2, players have once again found a new way to generate massive amounts of money using exploits. The new money glitch was discovered just hours after a fix was released that was supposed to address another exploit. Is RDO now facing the same fate as GTA Online?

What glitch are we talking about? Last weekend, there were some server stability issues in Red Dead Online. Players assumed it was related to a new glitch that generated money through the mass selling of fish. The problems were so severe that Rockstar recently released a fix to stop the glitch.

This apparently worked; however, players soon found a new exploit. After the fish glitch was stopped, cowboys are once again targeting the pumas with the latest exploit.

Fish are out of the glitching game; now pumas are being hunted again in Red Dead Online.

What are the exploits good for? With the exploits, players have found a way to generate a lot of money in a very short period of time. They earn more and faster cash, than they would through normal gameplay.

With the new puma glitch, players can sell infinite puma pelts and earn a large amount of money. This is not the first puma exploit: In March, a money glitch caused mountains of dead pumas in the towns.

What do the players say? Players are extensively discussing these glitches in the RDR2 subreddit. Some cowboys are upset about the exploits, while others don’t mind at all or openly admit to using money glitches.

Meanwhile, these glitches are hardly hidden anymore: Players openly provide guides on how the exploits work and can be triggered.

Will it be like in GTA Online? Red Dead Online is not the only Rockstar game struggling with glitches and exploits. Players also repeatedly exploit such errors in GTA Online.

In March, players earned huge amounts of money in GTA Online using an NPC. After that glitch was fixed, some players simply didn’t log out of the game anymore to continue racking up millions of in-game currency.

Last year, players made racing tracks springing from the ground for another money glitch.

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Developer removes uniform from Battlefield 5 and brings it back for real money

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 2 minutes

A uniform set that could originally be purchased with in-game currency has been removed from Battlefield 5 and is now back – but only for real money, that is €.

This uniform is about: The Pit Crew uniform, a cosmetic set consisting of several equipment pieces, was available in the Arsenal, a type of in-game shop in Battlefield 5, for a while since December 2018.

In the Arsenal, the uniform set could be acquired with in-game currency, Company Coins.

In January 2019, this uniform was removed from the Arsenal. Now it is back – and this is currently causing unrest among fans of Battlefield 5.

Here is the torso of the Pit Crew uniform – still for Company Coins

What is the problem with this uniform? DICE has now brought the set back, but differently than most players probably imagined. Because the Pit Crew uniform can be purchased after its return exclusively with Battlefield currency, that is, only for real money.

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This is how fans are reacting: Many fans are furious on Reddit and are making their voices heard on the discussion platform in numerous posts:

  • This step is considered by many to be hardly surpassed in audacity and greed.
  • Moreover, there are fears that other cosmetics, such as the Flim-Flam uniform, might meet the same fate.

Cutting already released content from the game and then offering it for real money is a big mistake that no one can understand. Because it should be clear to everyone that fans and customers will not be pleased with such practices.

Here is the returned Pit Crew set – now only available for Battlefield currency

Players who have not completed the set while it was still obtainable are now forced to reach for their wallets if they want to complete the uniform. Many players are fed up.

Some suspect that EA is trying to test how far they can go with microtransactions among players.

What do the developers say? An official statement is still pending. A moderator from DICE has already spoken up in one of the threads, promising to look into the matter and gather more information. Unfortunately, there has been no update from him yet. However, we will continue to monitor this issue for you on MeinMMO.

It is not the first time there has been anger over cosmetics: Fan protests in front of DICE headquarters, becoming a community hero

What do you think of this step? Is EA testing the players’ pain threshold here? Do you think DICE will backtrack on this?

In an opinion piece, MeinMMO author Sven discusses DICE’s actions:

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How absurd this new MMORPG will particularly appeal to women

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time < 1 minutes

The development studio Duoyi and publisher 101XP are currently working on a new MMORPG called Eternal Magic. This game features a unique aspect: female players can participate in a beauty contest to have a monument erected in their honor. Apparently, the online role-playing game aims to appeal primarily to women.

What is Eternal Magic? Essentially, Eternal Magic is a classic MMORPG.

  • You create a hero from five classes
  • You can customize each class with skills to match your playstyle. By combining skills, you also create a personal combat style
  • You explore a vast game world
  • There are challenging dungeons that can only be mastered in a group
  • In terms of PvP, you participate in guild wars and large battles for up to 80 players, as well as even a MOBA mode within the MMORPG
  • You fight your enemies in action-packed confrontations where combos play an important role
  • Through a housing system, you set up your own home in the game
  • Pets support you and can even be upgraded

So far, Eternal Magic sounds like a typical online role-playing game.

WoW shrinks the mounts of Tauren and Gnomes in the next patch

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

A new version of Patch 8.2 on the servers of World of Warcraft is causing discontent. The mounts of gnomes and taurens are getting smaller – intentionally.

Last night, a new version of the Patch 8.2 Rise of Azshara was deployed to the test servers of World of Warcraft. Right from the download, Blizzard warned the players of taurens and gnomes: many of their mounts are now smaller, and this is entirely intentional.

Why are the mounts getting smaller? Many mounts for taurens and gnomes have caused problems. Taurens could not ride through many doors and similar tight spots, while other races could. Gnomes, on the other hand, looked simply unfit in size on many mounts, so they couldn’t even reach the reins of the respective mount.

Using two example images, Blizzard demonstrates the difference for the gnomes:

  • Before the changes …
  • … and after the changes.

Particularly at the reins, the change in size can be clearly seen in the example.

More adjustments for other races to come: According to Blizzard, this is just the beginning. A new technology now allows developers to individually adjust the sizes of mounts for each race. There are some mounts that are too small for certain races. This is set to be addressed in the future.

Players divided over the reduction: Reactions to the changes are mixed. Some players are pleased with these “Quality of Life” improvements. The fact that gnomes finally fit properly on their mounts is well received. However, criticism comes from tauren players. Some players say that they would particularly enjoy playing taurens because their mounts are so enormous.

With Patch 8.2, more changes to the mounts are to follow.

What do you think about the adjustment of mount sizes for taurens and gnomes? Is this a sensible decision to tackle problems? Or did you enjoy your giant mounts?

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Fortnite: Leak for Challenges from Week 3 in Season 9 shows tricks with Driftboard

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

The challenges of Week 3 in Season 9 in Fortnite have been leaked. We will show you what tasks the dataminers found.

What is it about? Today, on May 23, 2019, Week 3 in Season 9 of Fortnite begins. As in every week of a season, 7 new tasks are available for you to complete. By doing so, you level up in the Battle Pass and unlock cosmetic items.

Dataminers took a close look at the code after the Fortnite update 9.10 on May 22 and found out what tasks will likely be unlocked today.

We will show you which challenges have been leaked. However, keep in mind that these tasks have not yet been officially confirmed. The task requirements may change before the release this afternoon.

Update: 3:10 PM – The official tasks for Week 3 in Season 9 in Fortnite are now known.

These challenges have been leaked

Available for free and without a Battle Pass:

  • Stage 1: Land a trick with a driftboard – Stage 2: Achieve 3 seconds of airtime with the quadcrasher – Stage 3: Destroy 3 enemy structures with a vehicle
  • Search 7 chests at Lonely Lodge or Polar Peak
  • Deal 200 damage to opponents within 10 seconds after using a wind tunnel
fortnite-driftboard
The driftboard will be in Fortnite for a while longer

These tasks are supposed to be available for Battle Pass owners:

  • Stage 1: Visit Happy Hamlet and Shifty Shafts in a single match – Stage 2: Visit Sunny Steps and Dusty Divot in a single match – Stage 3: Visit Haunted Hills and Salty Springs in a single match
  • Throw the frisbee toy and catch it before it lands
  • Get 3 eliminations with explosive weapons
  • Deal damage with 5 different weapons in a single match

How trustworthy is the leak? As FortniteInsider reports, the leaked challenges come from dataminer @firemonkeyFN. This individual has previously correctly predicted challenges. Unless Epic Games changes something in the code at the last minute, the leak should be accurate.

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If these challenges turn out to be correct this afternoon, you will find guides to various tasks on MeinMMO. Also, keep an eye on our Facebook page so you are informed as soon as the challenges are active.

So bleibt Ihr bei Fortnite auf dem Laufenden: Mehr Infos und News zum Spiel findet Ihr auch auf unserer Fortnite-Seite auf Facebook. Wenn Ihr noch Mitspieler für ein paar Runden sucht, schaut doch in unserer Fortnite-Gruppe vorbei.

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Sony confirms: PS5 can play with PS4 – What does that mean?

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 2 minutes

Sony has confirmed cross-generation gameplay between the PS4 and the upcoming next-gen PlayStation. We explain how it works and what it means for players.

Where does the information come from? More and more official details about the upcoming PlayStation generation from Sony are being revealed. At Sony’s recent Investors Relation Day 2019, where some top Sony officials answered questions about the future of PlayStation, another feature of the upcoming Sony console was confirmed.

This is the feature in question: The PS5 (no official name) will offer cross-generation gameplay. This means that players on the next-gen PlayStation and players on the current console generation, namely the PS4 and PS4 Pro, can play older games together or against each other.

How does it work? This possibility arises from the backwards compatibility of the PS5. This means that owners of the new console will not only be able to enjoy their favorite titles from the PS4 era on the new hardware. They can also continue to experience these games in multiplayer with or against players on the PS4.

Sony itself is confident about the success of this feature. They consider it an important key factor for the success of the upcoming PlayStation console. It is very important for the cohesion of the community.

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What does this mean for players? For players, this feature essentially brings only advantages – regardless of whether on the new or (then) old console generation.

If you switch from the PS4 to the new console, you will still be able to play your favorite online games with your buddies – even if they don’t upgrade and stay with their PS4.

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Games like Destiny 2 will also be playable across generations

For players who do not immediately purchase the next-gen PlayStation at release, there is also no pressure to quickly switch to the new console. Especially fans who want to wait for tests or certain titles before deciding to switch can benefit from this option and take their time.

Thus, tightly-knit gaming communities will remain intact, and the player base will not be torn apart by the new hardware.

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Amazon supposedly turns boring warehouse work into a grind MMO

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

To motivate its employees to perform better, the corporation Amazon uses a new trick. The employees are casually playing a video game, in which they work. The gamification of work resembles an MMO with a lot of grind. This is reported by the Washington Post.

The giant corporation Amazon has been repeatedly criticized in recent months and years for poor working conditions for employees. Now there was an article in the Washington Post about “gamification” at Amazon – how daily work can be enhanced by progressing in a kind of video game. But is this really good and helpful?

This is how the “games” work: Essentially, employees do their tasks as usual. They package parcels to be shipped. Depending on how effective they are at work (for example, the packages processed per hour), this is registered by the game and converted into points. Depending on performance, there are different medals or achievements.

Employees can compete against each other: The games are designed so that employees can “play” against each other or departments. By the way, there is no mandatory participation in these games. Those who do not want to participate do not have to.

Many points bring bonuses: Those who work particularly effectively and can thus score many points can actually receive some bonuses. For example, one can exchange the points earned for merchandise, providing a real incentive to increase performance.

Screenshots or other proof from the games are not available. Amazon publishes nothing on this, and employees are not allowed to film or photograph at the workplace.

In the end, the purpose of the game is clear: better performance.

There are concerns and worries: However, not everything about this solution is good, and there are numerous concerns. It has been noted that employees quickly become demotivated and frustrated when they repeatedly hear about being the losers of these games.

These games could also be a way for Amazon to secretly increase the required performance. If, for example, currently 200 packages per hour earn a gold medal, the company executives could slowly raise this to 250 or even 300.

Whether the “gamification” at Amazon is a curse, a blessing, or something in between will probably only become clear in the coming months. An improvement in working conditions would be desirable in any case.

What do you think about this? Is it a cool action to spice up monotonous work with special incentives? Or is it just a veiled method to exploit employees more effectively?

Amazon is currently also developing a real game:

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WoW: This is how the new companions work in Patch 8.2

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

With Patch 8.2 of World of Warcraft, there are new companions for all players that can even fight alongside you. However, you have to level them up and improve them in a cumbersome manner.

With the upcoming Patch 8.2 Azshara’s Rise, there are many new features in World of Warcraft. One of them you will encounter in Nazjatar, the “main zone” of the next update.

In the course of the story, players will encounter different factions (depending on the faction) and ally with them. This unlocks a new companion or “bodyguard” system.

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What are the Bodyguards? Bodyguards accompany the player in Nazjatar and actively help in battles. They come with their own abilities and have their own leveling system.

Only those who level up their bodyguards accordingly can harness the full potential of these characters. They should generally simplify and make questing in Nazjatar significantly more comfortable.

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How to level up the companions: The bodyguards primarily gain experience by accompanying you on adventures in Nazjatar. They receive experience points when you complete world quests or daily missions.

Of the three companions per faction, only the companion you have currently selected gains experience points.

However, there are also items (tomes) that, when used, grant a large amount of experience points to all of the player’s bodyguards.

Companions unlock abilities: As companions level up (also referred to as “ranks”), they gradually unlock new abilities that assist you in combat. Companions start with one ability that they use regularly and then acquire new abilities in subsequent tiers.

  • Level 3: Unlocks a second ability.
  • Level 6: Improves the first ability.
  • Level 10: Improves the second ability.
  • Level 15: Unlocks the third ability. This is usually a particularly strong “ultimate”, such as a long control effect or even a passive buff for the player (more damage on critical hits).
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Each companion has unique abilities. However, these are not fully available on the PTR yet.

Are you looking forward to the new companions in Patch 8.2? Or do you find such a system annoying and want nothing to do with the new bodyguards?

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Dauntless: How to play with friends and start a hunt

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

The Monster Hunter MMO Dauntless has officially been released. Now some players are wondering how they can actually go hunting with their friends against the huge Behemoths. We will show you how it works.

Who can I play with? Dauntless has been playable on PC, PS4, and Xbox One since May 21, 2019. On each of these platforms, you can play together with friends – even with crossplay. It is supposed to work that you can play with any friend, regardless of the platform.

Invite friends to a hunting party – here’s how

If you want to hunt together with friends, you just need to follow a few simple steps. First, you need to access the social menu. To do this, you have to press different buttons:

  • O on PC (with standard settings)
  • the touchpad on PS4
  • the “View” button on Xbox One

In the now appearing menu, you will see different things. On PC, your Epic friends list will appear, as Dauntless is available for PC through the Epic Store. On PS4 and Xbox One, you should be able to see both your Epic friends and friends on the corresponding console.

Once you have selected the player you want to play with, you just need to invite them to the group using the “Invite to Group” option.

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This is what the menu looks like on PC. The icons represent the platform.

What you should pay attention to: It may happen that your friends do not appear in Ramsgate right away. But that’s normal and doesn’t mean much. Once you start a hunt together, you should be together.

Once you have defeated the Behemoth, you should also all appear in the same city.

Dauntless Slayers
It’s easier together.

This is how you hunt together

Once you are in a hunting party with your friends, you can also go hunting together after the huge Behemoths that represent your opponents in Dauntless. For this, the group leader or “host” of the game needs to start a hunt.

Dauntless Hunt Board
Here you start a hunt.

It is quite simple:

  • as the group leader, go to the notice board (Hunt Board)
  • select a hunt that you want to undertake
  • start the hunt

Once the hunt has started, all group members should also land on the loading screen. You can then go hunting together.

Dauntless Hunt Map Selection
Just select a hunt and start it.

A hunt in a team is particularly useful as you can familiarize yourself better with tactics and thus tackle tougher bosses. It is best to coordinate who wants to take which roles or weapons to get the most out of it:

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Fortnite: This new skin is exclusively available with the new Honor 20 smartphone for 500€

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

Fortnite: Battle Royale is soon to have another exclusive skin for buyers of a 500-Euro smartphone.

Which smartphone is it? On May 21, the new Honor 20 smartphone was presented. Along with that, there was promptly information about a deal with Fortnite in the livestream. If you buy the new smartphone, you also get an exclusive Fortnite skin. Such deals are common in Fortnite, including various collaborations with Samsung.

What does the skin look like? The Honor skin “Honor Wonder” is a variation of the well-known Shadow Agent. This time, however, it is in green and purple chrome colors. This mimics the colors of the Honor 20, which comes in a similar metallic look.

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How do you get the skin? According to the Honor livestream, you should buy the new Honor 20 to get the skin. It’s available for 499 Euros. This deal might also apply to the Honor 20 series.

Then the cheaper model Honor 20 Lite would also be included, which costs only 279 Euros. More detailed information is expected from Honor.

This is how fans react to the new skin: The new skin is well received by fans on Reddit. They praise the colors and the look. But some players are concerned whether it will be as chaotic with the new Honor skin as with the last Honor skin.

The last one was called Honor Guard and was a green version of the racer skin. It was released at the launch of the Honor View 20 in March. There were plenty of glitches and exploits, allowing players to secure the skin without purchasing the phone.

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