Finally: Raid from The Division 2 has now been cracked for the first time on PS4

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In The Division 2, the raid Operation: Dark Hours was first mastered on PC just a few hours after release. Now a team has finally succeeded on console – in more than 7 times the time!

Since May 16, agents in The Division 2 can dive into a new top activity – the 8-man raid Operation: Dark Hours. However, the raid has taken a different course depending on the platform since launch.

Here’s how the raid started on PC: On PC, the raid was cracked by a team just over 5 hours after its release.

The World First title was secured by a group from the POG clan (Positive Gamers) led by the well-known YouTuber and Division expert MarcoStyle. Agents can now look forward to a cool commemoration in the Operations Base of The Division 2.

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Meanwhile, some agents are already running the raid on PC in under 30 minutes:

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Here’s how the raid started on consoles: On the PS4 and Xbox One platforms, it looked a bit different. Until recently, no team had managed to crack the raid. Many agents reportedly struggled with the first boss Boomer.

Many complained that the raid on consoles was harder to master with a gamepad and lower frame rate. Some even urged the developers to demonstrate in a stream how they play the raid on consoles.

This is how the raid looked for many on consoles – a pile of agent corpses – Source: Reddit

But finally, a team on PS4 has managed to complete the raid for the first time.

Here’s how the World First went on consoles: The first console team to crack the first raid of The Division 2 was a group from the PS4 clan TNT – nearly 57 hours after launch!

That it runs somewhat differently on consoles than on PC is underscored by their time. The group took a total of a whopping 36 hours and 42 minutes of gameplay (including breaks, not continuously) before finally defeating the raid.

Source: Reddit user xiDump

That is more than 7 times the time that the fastest team on PC needed for this achievement. Nearly 20 hours of that alone went to the final boss of the raid.

This is what the fans are saying: On Reddit, the guys from TNT are being celebrated heavily for the World First on consoles. Many fans say it’s far more impressive than the World First on PC.

Numerous users are calling for Massive to give this group their own picture in the White House. Some jokingly mention that the group should now equip themselves with the Xbox to finally get a World First clear there as well.

But due to the large difference in time, some users also point out that it is obvious that Massive still needs to make some adjustments for the raid on consoles. 5 and 36 hours speak a clear language.

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What do you think of this achievement? And how do you see the big time difference between PC and consoles?

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That’s why Fortnite achieved great success again with John Wick

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In Fortnite: Battle Royale features the John Wick mode online, and it is very well received by fans. Learn here why Epic’s latest crossover rocks.

What is the Wick mode about? From May 16 to 21, 2019, you can play a special event called “Wick’s Bounty” in Fortnite. The goal is to be the first team to collect 500 coins, which you earn by eliminating other players.

In addition, you will also receive the coins of your victim. Everyone starts with weapons and has two respawns. Particularly successful players are displayed on the map and are thus considered particularly good loot.

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How well is the new mode Wick’s Bounty received

This is what fans say: Many Fortnite players are enjoying the new mode. Wick’s Bounty promises fun and fast-paced action. Since you always get the coins from your victims, even beginners and casual players can quickly achieve success.

Thus, many fans are raving on Reddit (1, 2) about the Wick mode:

  • “I think the mechanics and gameplay of the new mode are great.”
  • “Wick’s Bounty should become a permanent game mode!”
  • “The two starting weapons, the three lives, and the hunt for numbers 1, 2, and 3, as well as the usual battle royale feeling, is just a crazy mix of game modes!”
  • “The feeling of security when I start with an SMG and a shotgun is simply unmatched.”
  • “I love it, it’s so intense and fun!”

This is how the new skins are received: The skins from the event in the shop also caused some excitement in the community. Many love the Wick skins from the shop. Especially the emote where you brush bullets off your clothes has garnered many fans.

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Additionally, players like the fact that in the Wick mode, every skin wears a suit, but the heads of the original skins are still visible. This way, even silly skins like Fishsticks achieve fame as killers.

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The notorious Fish-Wick. Source: Reddit

What bothers some players about Wick

However, there are some players who resent Epic for allowing a real Wick to be purchased now. After all, there was the pseudo-Wick “Grim Reaper” exclusively in Season 3, and some veterans now feel cheated.

On Twitter, a player complains:

“This John Wick in the shop is a big “no” to anyone who believed in the game during Season 3. Thank you, Epic Games, you won’t be getting any money from me anymore!”

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This is the criticism of the Wick mode: Skins are not the only issue; some players on Reddit have their problems with the new mode. You would most likely win if you did nothing for most of the time and then sneakily eliminated the last players at the end. One player summarizes it as follows:

“Players should not be punished for being good at the game!”

What do you think about the Wick event? Is it fun or just a silly shootout for noobs?

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Here is someone who has completed ESO 99% – This is how long it took him

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The MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) offers an extremely vast amount of content. It takes a significant amount of time to experience it all. One player, however, has completed nearly the entire game and invested a lot of time.

In ESO, you can explore a massive online world and spend countless hours there. Especially if you want to experience and complete all the content the game has to offer. Two players have recently done just that and posted screenshots as proof.

One of them, the player HipsterGandalf42 from Germany, described in detail what he did and how long it took – specifically, he described it and a friend of his posted it in the forum (via ESO Forum).

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Source: MMORPG-PL

Thousands of Hours of Effort

This is everything a player has done in ESO: Overall, HipsterGandalf42 has completed the following actions:

  • Bought all houses, but not those from the cash shop
  • Learned all crafting motifs, recipes, and plans
  • Learned all skills with morphs
  • Acquired all collectibles since April 2017
  • Found all crafting stations
  • Located all lore books, sky shards, mundus stones, dyes, etc.
  • Fully collected 4 complete seasons of loot boxes
  • Finished all achievements
  • Completed all quests in the game
  • Maxed out all guilds
  • Cleared all dungeons
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How long did it take him? HipsterGandalf42 presumably invested over 5,000 hours in all these tasks. That corresponds to about 200 full days spent in Tamriel.

Why did he do it? Because he can!

Is anything missing? Indeed, there are still a few small things left. He still needs a few points for the Honor Guard outfit, which, however, was not available in the game at the time of this article. He intends to catch up on that soon. In addition, he still lacks 5 outfits from the battlegrounds that he has not completely grinded through yet.

And then he wants to have all houses from the cash shop. Ideally, when they can be traded among players.

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Source: MMORPG-PL

Who else has achieved this? Besides HipsterGandalf42, we also know of a player from England named ScottOfLibertalia, who has also achieved all achievements in the game (though not all other collectibles).

There might be more players who have achieved such success in ESO, but it shouldn’t be many given the abundance of content in ESO.

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The Division 2: Sales figures below expectations on PS4, Xbox One

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The new online shooter The Division 2 appears in Ubisoft’s new business report. However, there are confusing signals. While the game ran 10 times better on Uplay, the PC platform, than The Division 1 – the results on PS4 and Xbox One fell short of expectations, according to Ubisoft.

This is what Ubisoft says: In the official financial report for the 2018/2019 fiscal year, The Division 2 only has positive mentions. It states that the title has reached “record heights” for player engagement and the Season Pass.

Furthermore, The Division 2 achieved 10 times more sales on Uplay than The Division 1.

So it sounds like everything is great. This also corresponds to some reports from market researchers from March 2019. At that time, the title was considered the most successful game on PS4 and Xbox One.

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Below expectations on consoles

What’s the catch? Alongside the business report, there are also analysts’ questions and the responses from those responsible.

As Venturebeat reports, Ubisoft’s CFO Frederick Dugeut stated that The Division 2 has fallen short of expectations on consoles, namely on PS4 and Xbox One.

This is partly due to the “fierce competition in the market.”

Dugeut believes that the first update with the raid promises improvement. Ubisoft likely expects a lot from it.

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This is what’s behind it: After the news, one is left with mixed feelings and questions:

  • There were already reports that The Division 2 sells well on PC due to pre-orders – evidently, this is a strong PC title or at least a significantly stronger PC title than The Division 1. But why?
  • Why has the title fallen short of expectations on PS4 and Xbox One? Was the advertising campaign too focused on “veterans” of The Division 1 and failed to convince many new players? Or were the expectations too high?
  • Could the “10 times better” trends on Uplay perhaps simply be due to the fact that The Division 2 did not launch on Steam and the PC numbers are not “strong” in absolute terms?
  • Who does Ubisoft mean by “fierce competition”? Is Anthem being referred to, or rather titles like Fortnite or Apex Legends?
  • And how well has the title actually sold overall? 10 times more sales on Uplay compared to The Division 1 sounds good at first, but we don’t know how it exactly performed for the first title and how well it ran on Uplay.

After the financial report, there are certainly more doubts than before.

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Ubisoft’s hope for the first raid could be disappointed

Here’s an additional problem: The CFO’s hope that the first update will perform very well can currently be doubted. There are strong reactions against the announcement that the first raid of The Division 2 will come without matchmaking.

A visible upswing, as planned by the CFO, is currently absent – the mood seems to be tipping rather negatively.

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Fan calculates level curve of Borderlands 3 – Even Gearbox is impressed

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Even before the release of Borderlands 3, a player calculated how quickly the characters improve. This also reveals how long weapons remain useful: Shorter than in Borderlands 1 and longer than Borderlands 2.

Borderlands 3 is not yet released, but fans are eager for new information and are working with what has been published regarding gameplay so far.

In the shooter’s subreddit, a user claims to have calculated the HP curve at which players’ health points increase. This allows for conclusions about how long weapons can be used before they become obsolete or unusable.

Because in previous parts, weapon damage also increased parallel to health points, as any math friend knows.

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Why this is important: This may sound like mathematical trivialities, but ultimately it determines how the game feels, whether you frequently swap weapons or keep them for a long time.

So it was in the past: This level curve has changed drastically in Borderlands.

  • In Borderlands 1, HP increased “linearly” by the absolute value of 15 per level. Therefore, players could stick with a “low-level” weapon for a long time. The higher weapons were hardly stronger.
  • In Borderlands 2, however, HP increased by 13%. Here, weapons became obsolete very quickly and needed to be replaced often. A “good item” found early had hardly any value.
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Reddit user analyzes massive gameplay: Reddit user SirArkhon has reviewed all available gameplay material and compared players’ levels with their HP values. From this, he was able to create a formula that Borderlands 3 apparently uses to calculate how much the health points increase per level-up.

This, in turn, could also be an indication of how quickly weapons become “weaker,” simply because they become unusable due to too high a player level and enemies become too powerful.

This is the formula: According to his calculations, user SirArkhon arrives at the formula “HP = 80 x 1.09^Level”, and all decimal places simply drop off.

For the health points of a character in Borderlands 3, this would mean, corresponding to the respective level:

  • Level 1: 87 HP
  • Level 2: 95 HP
  • Level 10: 189 HP
  • Level 25: 689 HP
  • Level 72: 39,609 HP
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These are the findings: SirArkhon concludes from these numbers that weapons in Borderlands 3 will be approximately 40% longer useful than in Borderlands 2 before they need to be replaced by new guns.

He infers this because it took an average of 5.7 levels in Borderlands 2 to double a character’s stats. In Borderlands 3, this takes nearly 8 levels – about 40% longer.

The development of enemies in Borderlands (i.e., how much damage they can take) has always been in accordance. Therefore, it can be said that weapons will likely remain useful longer before they need to be replaced, as the enemies have become too resilient.

This is how Gearbox reacts However, these values should be taken with caution. After all, the HP curve is not final yet, and much of what has been shown was likely specifically tuned for the gameplay sessions of the streamers. The final result in September may therefore differ.

This has also been confirmed by Gearbox, who told the colleagues at IGN:

“The dedication and passion of our fans always amazes us! However, it must be noted that the game is still in development and the level progression and scaling are not final yet. But we will reveal much more about this in the time between now and the launch.”

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It at least seems that Gearbox took the criticism of Borderlands 1 and 2 to heart and is accordingly adjusting the level curves.

So bleibt Ihr bei Borderlands 3 auf dem Laufenden: Wenn Ihr keine News über den neuen Shooter von Gearbox verpassen wollt, folgt doch unserer speziellen Facebook-Seite mit 100% News zu Borderlands 3.

Do you think it’s good if Borderlands 3 finds a middle ground between part 1 and part 2? Or did you particularly like the loot and level system in one of the parts and should it be adopted?

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Call of Duty 2020 is allegedly Black Ops 5 – After development crisis

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According to new reports from the US site Kotaku, the next Call of Duty, which is set to release in 2020, will now be Black Ops 5 and will be available for PS4, Xbox One, PS5, and the next Xbox. The plan has been changed due to development problems.

Where does the information come from? The information comes from the US site Kotaku, which was apparently working on an “insider report” about Activision Blizzard and has stumbled upon new information in the research that it wanted to publish immediately.

In the article, the author relies on sources who wish to remain anonymous but are familiar with the matter.

The author behind the story, Jason Schreier, is known for having insights into large US studios and has frequently reported on Activision studios. For example, there were already reports prior to the layoffs at Activision Blizzard or about the development history of Destiny.

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Sledgehammer Studio in Crisis

This was the original plan: Normally, Activision Blizzard has a rotation for Call of Duty. They have three studios that take turns developing a new Call of Duty each year.

It is said that Call of Duty 2020 was supposed to be developed by Sledgehammer. They were to work with the “Raven” studio from Wisconsin, who were also supposed to take a lead role in the game.

The two studios want to develop a Call of Duty set during the Cold War.

However, there were supposed to be difficulties between Sledgehammer and Raven. They reportedly often argued about the direction of the development last year.

Kotaku reports that two sources described Call of Duty 2020 as a “mess,” meaning a disaster.

Additionally, two founders left Sledgehammer. The studio has lost several developers in recent months, which has affected the morale of the remaining developers.

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This is the new plan: Activision has now reportedly given control of Call of Duty 2020 to the Treyarch studio (Black Ops 4). Sledgehammer and Raven are supposed to support them.

They are supposed to reshape their work on the single-player campaign of the previous game into the campaign for Black Ops 5. The campaign is also to take place during the Cold War.

Call of Duty Black Ops 4 was criticized for lacking a campaign.

It is said that Black Ops 5 will likely come for the new console generation and is expected in the fall of 2020.

This is also interesting: Allegedly, Black Ops 4 did not sell as well as initially thought. Despite a strong start, things did not go as well as the “bean counters at Activision” had expected.

Therefore, Activision is now considering switching to a free-to-play model. This is also being considered for a mode in Modern Warfare 4, which is set to release this year. However, they are still unsure about this.

Warframe fires moderator for spoilers, but it wasn’t about Game of Thrones

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The community of Warframe is currently celebrating the dismissal of a moderator. He spoiled the story of the best quest in the game for new players.

What’s happening in Warframe right now? One of the moderators of Warframe publicly admitted on his Twitter that he deliberately spoils the story of the game for newcomers.

This caused a significant uproar in the official Warframe subreddit. Some users demanded that the developer Digital Extremes take action against such poor behavior from a moderator.

Others, on the other hand, were resigned and said that this moderator issue would be ignored just like the previous ones.

Why did he spoil the story? The moderator’s justification for his behavior was given in a tweet:

“Whenever I see a new player being dragged to Hydron by their friends, I spoil [the story of] “Second Dream” in the chat. If you drag your friends to Hydron (which actually comes after Second Dream), you’re ruining the game for them”

Former Warframe moderator

Hydron is a mission on the dwarf planet Sedna in Warframe. It is an endless defense mission where players can farm materials.

This tweet and the allegedly self-righteous behavior of the moderator were not well received by the community, because story spoilers in Warframe are a very serious matter and are not tolerated.

This is why this quest is so important: While spoilers are generally not well received in Warframe, the story of the quest “Second Dream” is particularly bad when spoiled.

Second Dream is considered one of the best quests in the game by Warframe players and brings a lot of excitement and goosebumps. That’s why the reaction to these spoilers was even more drastic.

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This is how the developers reacted: In response to the community’s outrage, the developer Digital Extremes fired the moderator.

This is how the community reacted: The dismissal of the moderator is being celebrated strongly in the Warframe community. On Reddit, the thread has over 7,000 upvotes, which is quite a lot for a relatively small subreddit like Warframe.

The user YCarmello commented: “But I’m really glad about it. It seems Digital Extremes finally grew a backbone.”

This user refers to past incidents with moderators that went relatively unpunished. The reactions to the dismissal of the spoiler moderator were therefore exceptionally positive.

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Pokémon GO: Dust, Balls and Potions – How rare are the items from gifts

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In June 2018, gifts were introduced in Pokémon GO and since then, research has been conducted on how often certain items can be found. We have prepared the list for you.

This analysis is about: The analysts from TheSilphRoad opened over 150,000 gifts and noted what they received. From that, they created a chart.

From this, you can see what is most commonly found in gifts and which items you can only obtain by luck. Additionally, a few other things have been noted.

These items are in the gifts

What you need to know: In each gift, you receive 3 bundles of items. You can also receive the same bundle three times.

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What items are all included in the gifts? We will tell you!

In the following table, we show you which bundles exist and how likely you are to receive them:

Item BundleProbability
100 Stardust34.6%
2x Great Ball11.2 %
1x Ultra Ball10.9%
3x Poké Ball10.8%
2x Razz Berry8.4%
1x Max Potion7.1%
1x Max Revive6.9%
1x Hyper Potion4.2%
1x Revive2.8%
1x Super Potion1.4%
1x Potion1.4%
1x Metal Coat0.08%
1x King’s Rock0.07%

What about eggs? You can also receive a 7KM egg from the gifts. However, you will only receive it if you have an egg slot and a slot free in your Pokémon box.

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You can receive 7KM eggs from the gifts

The egg counts just like any other bundle. So if you receive an egg, you will only get 2 additional bundles from the gifts.

If you meet all the criteria for an egg, two-thirds of all gifts will give you an egg.

The most common item: By far, you receive Stardust most frequently from the gifts. According to probability, there are on average 104 Stardust contained in each gift.

Per day, you can open 20 gifts, which means you can receive 2000 Stardust daily according to probability. It is worth it.

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This is interesting about evolution items: From the gifts, you can only receive the Metal Coat or the King’s Rock. All other evolution items are not available.

Additionally, these items are by far the rarest to obtain from the gifts.

Does the friendship level influence the items? It does not matter what level you are with your friend, the items remain equally rare. You will not receive better items just because you have a higher friendship level.

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Everything we know about Minecraft Earth: gameplay, beta, release

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Minecraft Earth is set to take the real world by storm. We will reveal to you what is known so far about Minecraft with a connection to reality.

In time for the 10th anniversary of Minecraft , Microsoft announced a completely new game that is not just another version of classic Minecraft. The new title “Minecraft Earth” will be a smartphone game that accesses your camera similar to Pokémon GO and shows you game content based on location data.

But what is already known about Minecraft Earth? Can you play it yet? When is the release? What does the gameplay look like? We want to answer these and other questions in the article.

The first trailer for Minecraft Earth can be found here.

Gameplay – What content is available in Minecraft Earth?

Collecting resources: As in classic Minecraft, collecting resources is vitally important. If you don’t have enough wood and stone, you certainly can’t build fancy houses. That’s why it’s worth (and necessary) to venture out into the world and mine resources.

The resource spots in the world are supposed to be logically structured. If you visit the city park, for example, you will find wood there. If you take a walk to a lake, you can fish and catch fish.

However, the extent to which real “farming” of resources is necessary is not yet known.

Collecting and breeding creatures: In addition to collecting building resources, catching wild animals is also important. There are well-known animals like chickens, pigs, and sheep, but a few new animals are also supposed to exist.

Animals can be bred and later used to fill your building sites with life. A proper farm only becomes convincing with animals, right? And what would a dark dungeon be without creepers?

Building, together or alone: Everywhere in the world, it will be possible to place your buildings and build something. If other players are nearby, you can even team up and construct something together – or take a few blocks from another player to use for your own purposes.

If you see someone trying to shoot a defenseless sheep with a bow, you should be able to step in and prevent it.

Interaction with others seems to be a major aspect of the game.

Experience adventures together: This interaction will also be important in adventures. There are supposed to be small adventures throughout the world that function like dungeons and contain actual fights. An adventure, for example, lures with particularly rare resources but is also – like in real Minecraft – associated with dangers. Because if you die, you may lose the resources you collected in the adventure.

Permanent character level: Each player will also receive their own level. Unlike in normal Minecraft, this level does not get lost, but gradually unlocks new content (details on this are not yet available). This will also be an indicator of how much time a player has already invested in the game.

Beta registration and release of Minecraft Earth

Is there a beta? How do I participate? Before the game is made publicly available, there will be a closed beta phase. Registration for this is already possible and also ensures the receipt of an exclusive skin. If you want to register for the beta, you will need a smartphone that runs at least Android 7 or iOS 10.

You can register for the beta on the page of earth.minecraft.net.

Please note that registration does not guarantee that you will receive beta access.

When does the beta start? The Minecraft Earth beta is expected to be available in “selected cities” in summer 2019.

When is the release of Minecraft Earth? There is no exact release date yet, but plans talk about “later in 2019” – so it looks like we might be able to beautify our world with buildings by Christmas at the latest.

Micro-transactions and Free2Play

Minecraft Earth aims to appeal to a large player base and will therefore be released as a Free2Play product. Of course, the developers and publishers want to make money, so there will be opportunities to spend real money in the game.

No Pay2Win and no loot boxes: The executive producer Jesse Merriam said:

“We don’t hide any gameplay behind payment options. You can’t bypass or shorten gameplay. There is no Pay-to-Win and no loot boxes. (…) We try to approach monetization with a player-first mindset.”

What exactly can be bought for money is still unclear. The most obvious options would likely be skins for your character or other cosmetic adjustments, as is already the case in many other games.

Skins or graphic packs like in “real” Minecraft would be a possible monetization method.

Offensive content can be reported: In a game world created by players and filled with creative ideas, there are of course always a few trolls.

Because there are already concerns that a few particularly “funny” people might decorate their building sites with penises or swastikas, there will be a whole team that reviews reported structures and will delete them in case of a violation.

Are you looking forward to Minecraft Earth and the opportunity to cover the whole world with buildings? Or do you consider Minecraft to be a purely digital experience on PC or console?

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Pokémon GO has 3 new lure modules – This is how they work

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In Pokémon GO there are 3 new Lure Modules! These Glacier, Moss, and Magnet Lure Modules attract special Pokémon. We show you how they work.

Update: We have written a new article on the topic for you: All Lure Modules in Pokémon GO Explained – With Spawns and Evolutions.

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What are these modules? With a new wave of Pokémon, the 3 new Lure Modules came into play, which dataminer Chrales had found earlier.

These modules attract Pokémon of specific types and bring significantly more Pokémon to you.

Additionally, the Lure Modules assist in the evolution of some Pokémon. They also serve as a type of evolution item.

What the new Lure Modules can do

Which Pokémon are attracted? Each module attracts different Pokémon types. We have a list for you:

  • Glacier Lure Module: Ice and Water type Pokémon
  • Moss Lure Module: Bug, Poison, and Grass type Pokémon
  • Magnet Lure Module: Rock, Electric, and Steel type Pokémon
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These are the 3 new Lure Modules.

How do I get the modules? You can obtain these Lure Modules for 200 coins in the in-game shop. This is roughly about 2 euros.

What we know about the spawns: These special Lure Modules bring you significantly more Pokémon than regular Lure Modules. You get a Pokémon from the modules every 90 seconds. In comparison, the regular modules only attract a Pokémon every 3 minutes.

It’s worth using the new modules, as you will get significantly more Pokémon from them. Activate several modules next to each other, and you can catch almost uninterruptedly.

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This is what the 3 Lure Modules look like in action.

What about the modules on Community Day? During Community Days, Lure Modules actually last for 3 hours, and not just the usual 30 minutes.

It remains to be seen whether the new modules will also last for 3 hours. This would mean that you could attract significantly more Pokémon during Community Day.

However, a confirmation from Niantic is still missing. You will have to try it on Sunday during the Community Day with Flemmli.

Using Lure Modules for Evolution

This is how the evolution at the module works: The three Lure Modules also bring 4 new evolutions with them. You can develop the following Pokémon:

  • Glacier Lure Module: Evoli to Glaziola
  • Moss Lure Module: Evoli to Folipurba
  • Magnet Lure Module: Magneton to Magnezone, Nasgnet to Voluminas
Evoli Evolutions
Glaziola and Folipurba are now new in the game.

To evolve the 4 Pokémon, you need to stand directly next to the module. Then you can perform the evolution.

The two Evoli Evolutions can also be evolved using a name trick:

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Gearbox temporarily removes Borderlands 3 from Epic Games Store

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The online shooter Borderlands 3 is no longer available for pre-order in the Epic Game Store for PC. The developer says they temporarily suspended sales. It sounds like this is a reaction from Gearbox to the ongoing Mega Sale, where Borderlands 3 was available for €49.99.

Here’s what the sale is about: In the big “Mega Sale” in the Epic Game Store, every game in the store costing more than €14.99 is available for €10 less.

This means that smaller games like “John Wick Hex”, which normally cost $17.99, are available for $7.99.

But it also means that big blockbuster games like Borderlands 3, which are still to be released, are €10 cheaper.

Instead of €59.99, Borderlands 3 in the standard edition was available for €49.99. Other editions of Borderlands 3 were also available at a lower price.

This seems to have displeased Gearbox. They have temporarily withdrawn the game from the store.

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Gearbox does not provide reasons, says “it will be back very soon”

This is what Gearbox says now: In a statement to PC Gamer , Gearbox says: “We are working closely with Epic and have temporarily removed Borderlands 3 from the shop. We look forward to bringing the game back to the Epic Games Store very soon.

We will respect the price of games purchased during the Mega Sale.”

Gearbox does not give any reasons why they removed Borderlands 3 from the store.

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What’s behind this? Previously, Paradox Interactive had also pulled back its highly anticipated game Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 .

It was said that they weren’t quite sure what the sale would mean. Paradox apparently viewed it as a bad signal that the title could be discounted before release and withdrew the game from the Epic Games Store.

It’s quite possible that Gearbox has made a similar decision.

Vampire Masquerade Bloodlines 2 Screenshot

When will Borderlands 3 return? Gearbox does not provide an exact date.

  • Gearbox says “very soon”
  • the Mega Sale runs until June 13.

The question now is whether Gearbox might mean June 14 with “very soon”.

Prior to this, there was much excitement about Borderlands 3 coming to the Epic Games Store and not to Steam:

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What happens to your characters in the MMORPG Rift after the server merge

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 4 minutes

After the announcement about the merging of the servers in the MMORPG RIFT, many questions remained unanswered in the community. The product team has now responded.

What is currently happening with RIFT? Gamigo recently announced that the European servers of the MMORPG Rift will be merged.

In the end, there will be only one cluster with the following worlds:

  • Brutwacht (German) (PVE)
  • Brisesol (French) (PVE)
  • Typhiria (English) (PVE)
  • Cahail (Hidden)

This announcement left many unanswered questions in the community and also caused discontent. Here are the answers, coming directly from the Product Team.

Gamigo addresses the players’ questions

What happens if players have more characters after the transfer than character slots allow?

Answer: The existing limit of 12 character slots per shard (13 for buyers of “Wilds Pack”) will not be increased. If 12 / 13 characters already exist, players will have to delete some characters before the transferred characters become visible.

What happens if there are conflicts regarding character and guild names?

Answer: The current solution is that the transferred characters must change their name for free before they can log into the new shard. This option may change. If this happens to a guild, the guild will receive a mark with an exclamation mark in the name, and the leader will have the option to change the name for free.

What happens to characters whose level is too low for a transfer?

Answer: There are no level restrictions with the server merge.

What happens to the players’ dimensions after the transfer?

Answer: The dimensions will be transferred along with the respective character to the new server.

Since Typhiria will host a majority of players, are there currently plans for more cross-shard features? For example, mail and the auction house.

Answer: Additional shard-crossing functions may be revisited in the future, but we currently have no concrete plans for that.

Will the frequency of zone events change with the server merge?

Answer: The frequency of events is based on the number of players per server. It will automatically adjust to the population size of the shards after the merge.

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Will the frequency of artifact and material nodes change when there are fewer shards?

Answer: The super nodes should automatically adjust. There is a predefined minimum number of such nodes that can be active at the same time. If the number of active nodes falls below a certain percentage, new ones will appear immediately.

Will the transfer be fully automated, or will players need to transfer their characters themselves?

Answer: The transfer will take place automatically.

How can players prepare for the transfer?

Answer: No preparations are necessary. The RIFT team offers a free weekly transfer of characters to the new servers if players are concerned that their name may be taken.

Do players need to clear their shared bank slots before they are closed before the transfer?

Answer: No, every item in the bank slots will still be available on the new shard after the transfer. After the transfer to the new shard, players will only be able to store their items in the new bank slots.

The bank slots from the old shard will still be accessible as “overloaded” shared slots. Items can only be removed from these slots; new items cannot be added.

If a player has multiple “overloaded” bank slots, only one of them will be visible at first. The others will appear once the first one is emptied.

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For example: If you have a character on a shard that is being transferred, you will see a shared bank slot for the new shard and an “overloaded” one for the old shard with your items in it.

Will players need to clear their mail, guild banks, and auction listings before the transfer?

Answer: No, that is not the case.

Are there plans to instantiate resources for each player?

No, there are not.

Players want to keep more than 12 heroes

This is how players react to the news: Initial reactions are mainly to the point that the character limit remains at 12 and players are expected to delete excess chars.

Here, players are calling for a change in the forum (via Rift-Forum).

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The update of Warframe is so big that I don’t know where to start

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Warframe will soon bring a big new update. In “The Jovian Concord,” a whole bunch of new content will come, including a new game mode for the first time again. Our author Jürgen doesn’t even know where to start.

What’s included in the new update? The upcoming update The Jovian Concord offers you tons of new content. Among them are:

  • A graphical overhaul of the Jupiter “Gas City” maps
  • A new game mode called “Disruption” with a start event
  • The new Warframe Wisp
  • Series 2 of Nightwave
  • A buyback feature for quest items

With so much content, it’s hard to choose where to start.

When is The Jovian Concord coming? The developers have postponed the huge update multiple times. Recently it was said that it should be released in the week of May 13 to 19.

But in the end, Digital Extremes decided to play it safe and release the update only next week. However, it shouldn’t take long.

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Since Monday is a holiday in Canada, the update is likely to come later in the week.

What’s included in The Jovian Concord

The abundance of new content provides all fans of Warframe with plenty to do. The following features will keep you busy soon.

This is the new game mode: For the first time in a year, a new game mode is coming to Warframe. Disruption is a kind of horde mode where you fend off endless waves of attackers. To do this, you collect keys from defeated enemies and activate terminals.

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These, in turn, give you random buffs or debuffs. You can have multiple terminals active at the same time, which makes everything harder but also increases the rewards. Additionally, you can specifically choose what type of loot you want.

At the start of the new mode, there will also be a clan event. The disruption missions can be found on the Jupiter moon Ganymede.

This is the new Warframe: After the bulky Hildryn was added to the game, you now get the delicate Wisp, the complete opposite. Wisp is delicate and inconspicuous. But she uses solar energy to annihilate her foes. Especially impressive is a skill that transforms her into a kind of death star.

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Additionally, she can deploy resources that give her and her allies bonuses. There’s also a skill with which Wisp sends out a copy of herself to confuse enemies.

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Wisp will bring her own weapons, so there’s plenty to do to level everything up and expand.

What’s changing with the maps: As the name of the update suggests, it’s about Jupiter and its moons. Therefore, the maps labeled “Gas City” will be thoroughly revised. They are prettier, and you can now showcase your acrobatic skills to explore them. Additionally, the maps now offer more lore and new enemies.

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These innovations are also coming: Besides the big innovations, there’s even more cool stuff in the new update. Among other things, you can expect the following:

  • There will be a buyback feature for quest rewards. If you accidentally sold them, you can get them back now.
  • For Series 2 of Warframe’s “Battle Pass” Nightwave, you should have to grind less.
  • The UI of the menu for refining your Void Relics will be redesigned.
  • All Syndicates will now be displayed in the relevant screen.
  • New mods.
  • A flying Eidolon boss!

Jürgen says: Warframe is a game that I always enjoy playing again. So, I’m very happy that The Jovian Concord brings so many new features. My dilemma is just what to start with? Get Wisp? Play the new missions? Grind Nightwave?

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Me and my real-life Kavat are excited for Warframe.

It’s nice when you have so much content that you don’t even know where to start.

Fortunately, there was recently an update that reduced the heavy grind in Warframe.

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Players report many bugs in WoW Classic – Blizzard says: These are features

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Many players of the beta of WoW Classic are diligently reporting bugs. Now Blizzard had to explain: These are not bugs, these are intended features.

For the past few days, the beta of World of Warcraft Classic has been accessible to a select few players. Blizzard is receiving a lot of feedback and bug reports to bring the game back to its original state from many years ago.

However, apparently many players have no idea what exactly a bug is and what an intended feature is.

For this reason, the developers have now published a list of the most common bug reports from players that are actually intended mechanics of WoW Classic.

WoW Classic title

List of bugs that are features: Here is the complete list of “errors that are not errors” and therefore should not be reported:

  • Tauren have larger hitboxes and a greater melee range than other races.
  • If you are critically hit while sitting with the /sit emote, then effects like Berserker Rage, Bloodlust, and Reckoning will not trigger.
  • Using the “Auto Quest Tracking” option does not track newly accepted quests. (Instead, it starts tracking the quest once progress has been made on one of the new quests.)
  • The health regeneration of warriors is as expected.
  • Quest goals and interesting locations are not displayed on the map or minimap.
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  • Completed quests are shown on the minimap with a dot (and not with a question mark).
  • Players and NPCs affected by fear run very fast.
  • If you are standing on another player and look away from them, you can still cast spells and use abilities.
  • The respawn of creatures is much slower than in Battle for Azeroth.
  • NPCs that offer multiple quests inconsistently display them either as a dot or as an exclamation mark in the quest list. This was not consistent back in 1.12 and has been restored to exactly this state.
  • Quests that are too low to accept are not shown as exclamation marks in the game world.
  • Available quests are not displayed as exclamation marks on the minimap.
  • Upon leveling up, there are messages like “Your skill in Protection has increased to 15.” This was introduced in patch 1.12.1 and the plan is to keep it that way.

The community is mocking the complaints: Blizzard publishing such a list has caused entertainment among players. Thus, there are many comments pointing out that many players are realizing for the first time what conveniences did not exist in Classic. Other players hope that Blizzard will publish more such lists of “reported bugs”, as they have a high entertainment value.

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Would you have recognized all these “features” as such? Or were you surprised at some points that it was indeed so cumbersome back then? Do you think it is good that the exact previous state is maintained?

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The Division 2 Guide: Defeating Boomer – How to finally beat the 1st Raid Boss

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 4 minutes

In this guide for The Division 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One), we explain how you can defeat Boomer, the first boss from the new raid Operation: Dark Hours. Here’s what you need to do.

Since 6:00 PM on May 16, the first raid of The Division 2 has been live. More than 5 hours passed before Operation: Dark Hours was first completed. Agents spent a lot of time on the total of 4 boss encounters in the raid. Because these were not only tough; it also took a while to understand the mechanics of each final boss.

Especially on PS4 and Xbox One, agents have problems with the raid, for many, the first boss Boomer was already a dead end. In this guide, we explain how you can master this 1st boss of the new raid.

This is how to deal with Boomer – the 1st boss in the raid “Operation: Dark Hours”

Here’s what you need to know about Boomer: “Boomer,” whose real name is Max Bailey, is the first boss you encounter in the course of the new raid.

With the start of Operation: Dark Hours, many agents have already bitten their teeth on him. Many wondered how to kill him or at least deal damage to him.

Because in the first fights, many agents felt he was simply invincible.

Boomer is heavily armored, initially immune to damage, and heals quickly. In addition, he is supported by Black Tusk agents and a kind of defense system. This drove many players to the brink of frustration. But even though he can take a lot of damage – with the right strategy and a bit of practice, and a dose of endurance, he can still be defeated. Nevertheless, this is not an easy task.

The situation in the battle area

This is how the room is set up: You fight Boomer in a room inside the regional airport of Washington D.C. The room is set up as follows:

Source: Reddit user Hap_R6
  • There are two miniguns that are crucial for this fight. With them, you can blow out Boomer’s lights. If they are destroyed, you have lost this fight. They should always be manned. Boomer will inevitably destroy them after a certain time (the first minigun after about 5 minutes, the second after approximately 11 minutes). So you only have a limited time for this fight.
  • Moreover, there are 4 shield generators (large electronic cubes) that make your opponents immune to any damage in a blue-marked area. These generators can only be destroyed with the miniguns if they are already active. If they are being activated, you can turn them off with corresponding terminals. This defense must be disabled or destroyed for you to deal damage to Boomer.
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  • There are 4 terminals in the center of the room: A, B, C, and D. Monitors on the outer side of this island indicate which terminal/laptop you need to interact with to disable the activating defense. ISAC will notify you once the defense is activated.

These mechanics should be considered with Boomer:

  • Boomer has a kind of healing system on his chest that lights up green when it’s active. With this, he can regenerate himself repeatedly. You can stop his regeneration by shooting at this plate as soon as it lights up. Also, he can only take damage if his backpack has been destroyed.
  • Boomer has an aggro mechanic. He marks random players with a red eye, which the respective agent then sees under their health bar in the group display. This person should kite Boomer, meaning lure him around behind them.

The fight against Boomer

This is how to start: Here, teamwork is key. It is best to position yourselves as shown in the picture. Two people continuously man the miniguns. Make sure they don’t overheat and protect them from enemies. The miniguns initially take care of adds and the generators. The remaining players are responsible for the adds. These should be eliminated quickly, as they can overwhelm you otherwise.

This is how to make Boomer vulnerable: Boomer is initially immune and will mark a random player with the red eye. This marked person now draws the boss’s aggro and acts as a decoy from now on. This player is also responsible for shooting at the green-lit plate on Boomer’s chest to stop his regeneration. Additionally, this person should keep the boss and the spawning adds away from the towers.

Once the green plate on his chest lights up, the decoy shoots at it and tries to position Boomer’s back towards one of the miniguns. Then the player at the minigun shoots at the red box on Boomer’s backpack.

This is how to defeat Boomer: If the minigun shooter hits correctly, Boomer goes down on his knees. Once this happens, the entire raid team should focus all their firepower on the boss. Then Boomer becomes immune again, the shield generators will revive, and you must destroy or deactivate them. Now you repeat the entire process with the boss. Do this until you have taken Boomer down.

Fight against Boomer in the video: Here you can see this phase again for illustration and orientation in the video:

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Pokémon GO: Use this name trick to evolve Glaceon and Leafeon

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

The Evoli evolutions of Generation 4 in Pokémon GO are here! But how do you evolve the two Pokémon? Is there a name trick?

These are the Evoli evolutions: With a wave of new Pokémon, Folipurba and Glaziola have also entered the game. These two Pokémon can now be evolved.

However, you won’t get them by chance, like Vaporeon, Jolteon, or Flareon. To obtain these evolutions, you must use special tricks. We will tell you how it works.

Evolving Glaziola and Folipurba – Name Trick

This is how the name trick works: Just like for any other Evoli evolutions, you can give Evoli special names for Folipurba and Glaziola. This way, it will surely evolve into the desired Pokémon.

Evoli evolutions
Folipurba and Glaziola are now in the game!

But beware! The trick only works once. So think carefully about which Pokémon you want to evolve.

  • Use “Linnea” and Evoli evolves into Folipurba
  • Use “Rea” and Evoli evolves into Glaziola

Before you evolve your Evoli, you can simply give the Pokémon the suitable nickname. After that, you will see the small image of the corresponding Pokémon in the evolution field. Then you can evolve it normally.

Getting Folipurba and Glaziola without the Name Trick

Can it be done without nicknames? Yes, you can also obtain the Evoli evolutions without nicknames. However, you need to use the new lures.

With the new lures, you can evolve Pokémon. Source: Chrales

How does the evolution work with the modules? To evolve Evoli into Glaziola and Folipurba, you need to activate these new lures, or look for one of these modules.

Stand directly next to the appropriate lure and you can then evolve Evoli into the corresponding Pokémon right at that spot.

  • Use the Glacier Lure to get Glaziola
  • Use the Moss Lure to get Folipurba

My evolution isn’t working, what now? You can only evolve the Pokémon if you are directly near the correct module. If you have activated several different modules, you must be standing directly at the right one. Only the module you are closest to counts.

This is what the 3 modules in action look like. Source: Reddit

Can the Pokémon also be developed in another way? You can only get Folipurba and Glaziola through the name trick or through the suitable lures. There is no other way.

Other Pokémon can only be obtained with evolution items. Here you have a list:

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MMORPG Tree of Life says: “The game will not get better” – Development ceased

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

Nearly two years after its release, the sandbox MMORPG Tree of Life is being retired. They prefer to focus on other projects.

This is why the development of Tree of Life is being halted: In an announcement, the developer of Tree of Life, Young-chae Kim, announced the end of development. Thus, Tree of Life will not fully close 2 years after its release in August 2017.

The reason Kim states is that there is a lack of experience to properly continue developing the game. It is no longer possible to improve it:

I sincerely apologize that I could not make Tree of Life a better game due to inexperience. Tree of Life was a project I dreamed of my whole life and I feel overwhelming regret.

In recent months, I have repeatedly wondered how I can provide you with a better world. I concluded that it would be better to create a new service with the knowledge I have gained over the last 4 years than to maintain Tree of Life.

To this end, Kim posted a farewell video that feels like the credits of a sad movie:

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What does this end mean? Tree of Life will now be permanently switched to “maintenance mode”. This means the game will not receive any more updates. The servers will continue to run, allowing players to still play.

This step does have some impacts:

  • The user service will be discontinued after 3 months
  • Users who bought the game in the month prior to the announcement will receive a refund
  • Sales, including in-game purchases, will still be possible, but everything will be significantly cheaper, just to cover the server costs
  • Experience points and the drop chance of items is increased

This is what happens next: For the future, Kim plans to shift focus to new projects. The team wants to allocate its resources to that instead. What new content will come from the studio OddOne Games remains to be seen.

Such an end has also happened to games that had significantly larger budgets than this indie project:

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In Fortnite, players shoot at an octopus for a chance to win $3 million

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In Fortnite there is currently a strange challenge for $3 million in the Fortnite World Cup – Creative. This week, players must perform crazy stunts and trick shots and send in their clips. Players spend hours on their best shots. The judge is Twitch star Ninja.

What’s behind it? Epic is in a unique situation with Fortnite:

What is the Fortnite World Cup – Creative? Therefore, Fortnite not only offers prize money for the best players, the World Cup is about $30 million, but also other events. These side events are designed to be as accessible as possible so that people who wouldn’t have a chance in “competitive Fortnite” can participate.

One of these events is “Fortnite World Cup – Creative,” an initiative that started at the end of April, where players have to complete 5 tasks created by other players in the Creative mode of Fortnite.

The Creative mode was new with Season 7 and gives creative players the chance to create entirely different maps for Fortnite, such as a strange theme park for a rock band.

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Ninja will send 3 people to the Fortnite World Cup in New York to compete for $3 million.

Those who qualify for the grand finale have the chance to compete for $3 million.

This is the current challenge: Right now, the 3rd week is running, and in the “Fortnite Creative World Cup” a level is active where players must land trick shots.

Players are supposed to do particularly crazy things before then hitting the designated target.

Fortnite-Octopus
The octopus is one of the 4 elemental bosses on the special map.

The game is played on a course created by BluDrive and KKSlider, featuring 4 “elemental bosses” that players must then hit in unusual ways: a mix between a skatepark and a mini-golf course.

Players spend hours on crazy trick shots

Who decides who wins? Players are supposed to upload their best trick shots on Twitter and tag them with the hashtag #ninjacreativetrials. Because Twitch star Tyler “Ninja” Blevins will decide who was the most creative and then send 3 players to New York.

The site Polygon has created a selection of clips featuring particularly bizarre shots. Players invest crazy hours to get it just right, as seen in the video.

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How can you participate? The map code is here

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You can read the participation rules on this page from Epic. But prepare to invest more than just a few hours.

We present more creative ways to play Fortnite here:

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The Division 2: Vendor Reset on May 18th – The Best Offers

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

Today, on the night of May 18, the great vendor reset took place at The Division 2 here are the best deals for this week.

On the night from Friday to Saturday, the vendor reset takes place at The Division 2. Then the vendors get new items in their offer. Here we present to you high-end items that you can find this week at World Tier 5.

These are the best items from the vendors

This week is rather lackluster. There are only a few really worthwhile items.

Weapons:

  • White House – M44 Hunting Version (Sniper Rifle)
    • Active Talent: Ranger – Grants 2% weapon damage for every 5m distance from the target
    • Passive Talent: Optimized – 15% weapon handling
    • Holstered/Equipped Talent: In Rhythm – While this weapon is equipped, there is a 5% chance that all skill cooldowns reset. Can repeat every 60 seconds.
  • DZ East – T821 Black Market Version (SMG)
    • Active Talent: Outsider – The weapon’s fire rate decreases (-2%), but the optimal range increases (+20%) when the weapon is fired (per 10% of the magazine).
    • Passive Talent: Precise – 15% precision
    • Holstered/Equipped Talent: In Rhythm – While this weapon is equipped, there is a 5% chance that all skill cooldowns reset. Can repeat every 60 seconds.
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Equipment:

  • Campus – Holster from Richter & Kaiser GmbH
    • Talent: Reloading empty magazines reloads all weapons
    • Stats: +14.5% chance for critical hits
    • Mod-Slots: 1 
  • White House – Respirator from Richter & Kaiser GmbH
    • Talent: +10% skill power
    • Stats: +20% damage against elites, +6% cooldown reduction
    • Mod-Slots: –

You can find the bonuses of the brand sets in our guide.

Cassie Mandoza – Offer

Note: The secret merchant Cassie frequently changes her location. To track her down, you first need to find the informant. On this map, you can see some possible locations of the informant. However, it is not a complete list of all potential locations.

Cassie frequently changes her location.

This week Cassie has the following:

  • Tabula Rasa – L86 LSW Military Version (LMG)
    • Active Talent: Frenzy – Reloading empty magazines increases weapon damage by +2% (PvP: +1.5%) and fire rate by +2% (PvP: +1.5%) for 5 seconds per 10 rounds of magazine capacity.
    • Passive Talent: Jazz Hands – +10% reload speed
    • Holstered/Equipped Talent: Protected Reload – When equipped, this weapon increases your armor by 10% while reloading.
  • Black Friday – M249 B (LMG)
    • Active Talent: Off the Hook – Weapon damage is increased by 20%, but weapon handling worsens by -25%.
    • Passive Talent: Jazz Hands – +10% reload speed
    • Holstered/Equipped Talent: Zen – When this weapon is equipped, staying in cover for 3 seconds removes the status effects of blind and blurred vision.
  • M60 Classic (LMG)
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If you use these emotes in the new WoW raid, you will be instantly killed

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The developers of World of Warcraft have given Azshara a cool ability in the next raid. Those who use the wrong emotes will be executed.

Currently, the upcoming Patch 8.2 Azshara’s Rise is being tested on the PTR of World of Warcraft. In the meantime, the developers have progressed to testing the raid bosses, so many players can already try out bosses from Azshara’s Eternal Palace. Now, players have discovered a little “Easter egg” mechanic that makes quick work of anyone who behaves improperly.

Where does this happen? In the new raid, there is an area called “Queen’s Court” – the Queen’s court. Here Azshara states that she is not at all angry that the heroes are attacking all her servants and guards. Instead, she feels wonderfully entertained and wishes the players to keep going. However, the heroes are expected to adhere to etiquette. If they do not do so, they will be killed instantly.

This video from wowhead shows what happens next:

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Which emotes are forbidden? Basically, this only means that players are not allowed to use certain emotes. These are:

  • /spit
  • /rude

Those who do not adhere to these simple rules will literally be struck by lightning. The corresponding description of the spell even reveals Azshara’s arrogance. It states:

Queen’s outrage: Queen Azshara is outraged by your behavior in her royal court, which is why she spontaneously kills you, you insolent mortal.

Azshara had instant-kills before: That Azshara simply executes annoying players is not a completely new mechanic. In an instance in the Caverns of Time (Well of Eternity), players could fight against Azshara and her servants. Azshara herself just watched there and only occasionally cast a spell that needed to be interrupted. If players missed that, they would all be put under mind control simultaneously and commit suicide at the behest of Queen Azshara.

That Azshara “plays” with her victims is therefore only fitting for her character and is in line with what we have already experienced from her in the past.

What do you think of this little Easter egg? Is it cool or just annoying? And more importantly: Will you troll people in the LFR raid by telling them to use the emotes?

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  1. wowhead.com