The team behind the online shooter Apex Legends is now planning steps against players who can cost you the victory. Those who display selfish behavior and do not care about their teammates could soon face a ban.
Who will be banned? In a recent “Check In” on May 11, Respawn spoke about plans to punish some players. This concerns players who do not really participate in the game and about whom several complaints have been filed.
This time, the steps are not against cheaters, but against truly “bad teammates.” The developers refer to this behavior as “piggybacking,” where players let themselves be carried through the game by jumping on the backs of others and saying, “Run, my little piggy.”
Players do not care what they do as long as they survive longer.
What is “piggybacking”? In “piggybacking,” players actively separate from their teammates or do not really participate in the game at all.
They do not pick up weapons, do not shoot, and do not help anyone.
Their goal is simply to earn many experience points and level up the Battle Pass faster. They accept that teammates suffer from their behavior and have less fun.
Is the Battle Pass a problem?
This is how action will be taken against the players: Currently, temporary bans are being discussed to punish players for their behavior. However, those who continue to behave negatively and stand out as “Piggybackers” can also receive a permanent ban.
For now, this is all just meant to serve as a warning:
This change will not happen immediately. We just wanted to give players a little pre-warning so they can improve their behavior.
When the first penalties can be expected is still not exactly clear. However, possible solo and duo modes could help.
So far, it is just a warning.
This is how the community feels about it: Since there have already been complaints about this behavior in advance, many players agree with the plan. However, there are concerns about the implementation, as it is difficult to automate the detection of such behavior. The player Glasseater_ says on reddit:
Don’t waste time automating this. People will find ways to do the bare minimum to avoid being banned. Matches are still getting ruined and there’s a chance players will be wrongfully banned.
Niantic has exposed a group of cheaters in their game Ingress. Now trainers in Pokémon GO hope that action will be taken against cheaters there as well.
This was announced by Niantic: On Twitter, the Niantic Support account announced that they had succeeded in making a strike against cheaters in Ingress.
Several players who had cheated special items using bot accounts were punished there.
This gives hope: This news also caught the attention of Pokémon GO players. Could similar incidents with cheaters in Pokémon GO happen soon?
Cheaters in Pokémon GO – Could something happen soon?
This is the current status regarding cheaters: In Pokémon GO, cheating is almost hassle-free. Particularly, spoofing, i.e., manipulating GPS data, is hardly punished at all.
Many honest players are annoyed by cheating. They take gyms from home and often do not consider other players. Meanwhile, honest trainers have to run from gym to gym to be able to attack there.
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This is how the Niantic tweet was received: The fewest reactions to the tweet came from Ingress players. Mainly the trainers of Pokémon GO reacted to it.
In response, it was often said: “Good step and next then the spoofers in Pokémon GO?”
The user “PokemonMasterWill” even expresses it a bit more drastically: “A ton of other mobile games ban third-party apps, but Niantic and Pokémon GO love their spoofers so much that they do nothing against them.”.
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Could something happen now? With this tweet, Niantic definitely shows that they are indeed able to recognize whether an account uses bots or other third-party apps in connection with their game.
This confirmation has always been lacking. It now remains to be seen whether Niantic is also willing to take action against spoofers in Pokémon GO. The demands of the players seem to be significant.
Sony has recently shown a knack for reviving some slumbering online games by releasing them for free on PS4. After For Honor in February and Conan Exiles in April, it looks like Monster Hunter World might be next. However, the trial on PlayStation 4 is time-limited.
This effect has Sony’s favor: Online games that become temporarily free via PS Plus are experiencing a renaissance on PS4 lately.
Google Trends shows: The graph represents the relative search interest for Conan Exiles.
As seen: Conan Exiles was only searched as frequently as at the PS Plus launch during its early access launch in 2017 and the official release in 2018.
This effect on Google Trends is usually only seen with major expansions or huge upheavals in older games.
Normally, very few games achieve even close to the hype level and search interest that results from a release.
The appearance on PS Plus is therefore a powerful tool for publishers.
What about Monster Hunter World? For Monster Hunter World, Sony is taking a different approach this time:
The game is not available for free for a month if you have PS Plus, like Conan Exiles
but Monster Hunter World is only free to play for a few days – you still need PS Plus, though. The offer lasts until May 20.
Why so short? Unlike Conan Exiles, Monster Hunter World is much more geared towards single-player. If players were given 30 days, dedicated players could complete the monster hunting for free and would have little reason to buy the game afterward.
What’s behind this: Capcom surely hopes this offer will increase attention among PS4 players and grow the player base, especially with a major expansion, Iceborne, coming in September.
There’s hope that players will fall in love with Monster Hunter World during the 10 days, take advantage of the low price, and then pay full price for Iceborne in September.
Will it work? Now we have to wait and see if Monster Hunter World can benefit from a resurgence in the few days that the free offer is still available, just like Conan Exiles did before.
The game is already quite distinctive. And players had the opportunity to test MHW for free in a beta before its release:
Those who liked the game back then probably bought it long ago.
Those who were put off by the controls or the look of the huntress will hesitate again.
Huntress
But the trial offers a chance to peek in for free once again and play further than during the beta. Many think Monster Hunter World only reveals its charm after several hours, when the complexity becomes clearer.
If players decide to buy Monster Hunter World during the trial, they can do so at a lower price – as there’s also a sale happening at Sony.
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In Fortnite: Battle Royale, a hint has appeared for the new daily Fortbyte challenge. Fortbyte 92 can now be unlocked and it is quite simple: You need to go to the lava falls on the Fortnite map. However, you need to meet some prerequisites.
What is the task for the Fortbyte? The 92nd Fortbyte has appeared in Fortnite along with a new task. The byte is located in the northeast of the map, near Pressure Plant and the recently erupted volcano.
It’s best to land directly where it is marked on the map below.
The location of the Fortbytes is marked by the red dot at Pressure Plant. Image source: FortniteInsider
Spray the “Rock Love” spray at the lava falls
Here’s where you need to search: The Fortbyte is already well visible on a stone platform between two small lava falls. It is located at the highest lava fall. However, you cannot simply use or interact with the Fortbyte.
First, you need to use the “Rock Love” spray on the stones under the Fortbyte. You receive the spray as a reward for Level 2 of the Battle Pass of Season 9 in Fortnite. You need to equip the spray as an emote and spray it yourself.
With the spray, you can easily spray the stones directly under the byte. Afterwards, you can collect the byte as usual.
How to get Fortbyte 92 in Fortnite
Here’s everything in the video: To show you more specifically how to get Fortbyte 92, we have included a short video below for you. It shows you the best landing spots and how to get the Fortbyte.
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What do I need the Fortbytes for? The Fortbytes are new daily challenges that keep you busy in Fortnite while you wait for the weekly challenges on Thursdays.
In total, 100 Fortbytes are waiting for you and every day you can find a new Fortbyte. Some of them are obtained by reaching certain levels on the Battle Pass, while others, like Fortbyte 92, require solving a small challenge.
We accompany the challenges on MeinMMO for you. You can find a guide to the Fortbytes in our overview of the new feature:
Conan Exiles has received a fairly large update for its one-year anniversary. Among other things, the game received a new dungeon with an entire city underwater. Particularly here, there are several things to discover.
Here
you will encounter many cultists of the ancient god and stumble upon
several great things that are worth discovering. We will show you some
of the new features that would particularly be worth an expedition underwater.
Tip:
Bring some breath potions with you. You will need them.
1. A
completely new species: Fishmen
In the Sunken Temple, you will encounter not only human enemies in the form of cultists and priests. There are also entirely new beings and disgusting creeping creatures that oppose you.
The new Fishmen come in several varieties. Some resemble humans with slimy skin and fish eyes but are largely still human. Others look like giant, ugly anglerfish with legs.
A
particular large (and fat) anglerfish is one of the bosses
of the temple, feasting on the innards of a dead sea creature.
Around him, thick, maggot-like worms with sharp teeth appear repeatedly.
According to
some stories you learn in the temple, these creatures are a people from Conan Exiles, Lemurians, who supposedly “enhanced” Dagon with his blood.
2. New
weapons and recipes
While
you explore the temple complex, you will encounter various locations or items with which you can interact. These are often tablets that light up when
you approach them.
Most
times, you will have to defeat a boss beforehand. However, each time you learn new recipes. Among them are recipes for:
Lemurian axes and swords
A legendary trident of Dagon
Legendary daggers of Dagon
A legendary shield that looks like a steering wheel
Improved aloe potions and breath potions (Breath of Dagon, lasts 10 minutes)
Improved fish and shellfish traps
A warrior in Lemurian armor with corresponding axe and shield. Unlike styles like the new Turan, you do not need a DLC for this.
For
the recipes, you will need scales from Dagon. (currently written in German as “Schuppen von Davon”, likely a typo) You will also find these in the Sunken City, where you find the scales on the enemies.
Tip: The recipe for a unique and also somewhat strange item, a broken oar, can be found directly by the ship that takes you to the island. Just interact with the oar next to the ship.
3. A
new god
During
your visit to the temple, you basically have the god Dagon as your tour guide. Whenever you discover more of the complex, Dagon whispers directly to you in an ancient language, only understandable as subtitles.
Dagon
explains to you why he is imprisoned in the city, whom you are fighting against, and who he actually is. It also becomes clear that he
is connected to R’lyeh, the home city of the well-known (and feared) Cthulhu. Because Dagon is also one of the Great Old Ones.
When you reach the room with the final boss, the room of the ritual keeper, you can even see Dagon yourself. His head rises from the water’s surface, which presumably represents a wall of his prison.
After you have eliminated all opponents, Dagon thanks you. The fact that Dagon reveals himself and that Fishmen are present in the dungeon somewhat reminds one of Jhebbal Sag from the Midnight Grove with his werewolves. And Jhebbal Sag subsequently received his own religion in Conan Exiles …
4. A
wonderful environment with many details
Something
that is often overlooked during many dungeon visits is the environment in
which you fight. As an underwater dungeon, the Sunken City offers the unique setting of an
ocean floor and a sunken temple.
During your dives, you can discover a wonderful, colorful, and bizarre world where dangers lurk in the form of toxic plants and their toxic surroundings. However, the sea around the island looks significantly more fascinating and better elaborated than the lakes and rivers in the Exiled Lands.
Also, the architecture of the temples is unique. It is rather brutally designed, and many drawbridges serve as “room dividers.” But especially the slave cells could serve as a particular building idea for some builders for their camp.
Epic Games is collaborating with the Chinese developer Loong Entertainment on a new MMORPG for smartphones. We provide the first insights.
What kind of game is this? Dragon Raja is an MMORPG being developed for Android and iOS. Behind the game are the developers of the battle royale hit Fortnite, Epic Games.
They are using Unreal Engine 4 for development and are heavily promoting it in advance: Dragon Raja is touted as a pioneer in the mobile market, showcasing what is possible in terms of graphics on mobile devices.
Mobile MMORPG Dragon Raja Introduced
Here Dragon Raja was introduced: Epic and Loong Entertainment presented the MMORPG at the Unreal Open Day 2019. The game also won the award for the most anticipated game of 2019.
Right now there is this CGI trailer for Dragon Raja:
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These are the fundamentals for Dragon Raja: The game has the best prerequisites to become a good MMORPG. After all, renowned developers are working on the game, and one of the best engines on the market, Unreal Engine 4, is being used.
Additionally, the two studios have attracted well-known developers who are experts in the console and PC field. Their knowledge is intended to be fully integrated into the mobile game to create a complex title.
What is Dragon Raja about? The game is based on a novel of the same name from China. It revolves around an endless war among humans, dragons, and half-breeds.
You can choose from various hobbies in Dragon Raja, which affect the story and your characters differently. Additionally, you can make various decisions in the story that impact your gameplay.
This is what Dragon Raja offers you: In the MMORPG, you are supposed to participate in large PvP battles with up to 100 other players. Furthermore, the game is expected to be open-world.
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When is the game being released? Dragon Raja is set to be released in Europe and America in the 4th quarter of 2019. A release is thus possible from October 1.
Which other games can you play on mobile? We tell you here:
Starting tomorrow, on May 13th, tickets for the GO Fest in Dortmund will be available from Pokémon GO! Here’s a quick overview of what you need to know before the sales start.
This is the sales start: Tomorrow, on May 13th, it starts at 5 PM! The ticket allocation for the GO Fest in Dortmund begins. From then on, you can register for 2 days and hope to be randomly selected in the end.
To ensure you are definitely part of the registration, here’s a quick overview of the process.
How to Get Tickets for the GO Fest in Dortmund
This is how the registration works: We’ve already explained to you how the registration proceeds step by step in another article, so we will just go through it quickly here.
The GO Fest in Dortmund brings numerous rare Pokémon
At 5 PM, registration opens, and you can sign up directly for ticket allocation via the app. There, you will need to provide your email address, and you will be in the draw.
What happens after registration: After 2 days, on May 15th, the registration phase ends, and the sale starts. If you are selected, you will receive an email from Niantic. This email will be about purchasing the tickets. There are two types of tickets to buy:
Normal (You can enter the area from 10 AM to 6 PM) for €25
Early Access (You can enter the area from 8 AM to 6 PM) for €35
If you are selected, you must pay for the tickets within 48 hours; otherwise, the tickets will expire.
How many tickets can I buy? You can buy a total of 4 tickets per winner. To do this, you must be at least Great Friends with the respective player to give them the ticket.
This is what a ticket looks like
Is a trip to Dortmund worth it without a ticket? If you do not get a ticket for the GO Fest, you cannot enter the area, and the spawns will also be different. So a trip to Dortmund really isn’t worth it.
In Destiny 2, the Season of the Drifter is still running, the current DLC. Our author Schuhmann says: Behind the current season are brave and understandable decisions, but for me, it’s absolutely nothing.
This was the situation: Bungie decided to take a different direction after the “We’re bringing something for everyone” expansion Forsaken.
With the “Annual Pass”, Bungie wanted to entertain the hardcore players by giving them as much to do as possible with as little effort as possible. There are three premium DLCs planned to bridge the time between December 2018 and September 2019. They cost about €10 per DLC.
So far, in this “dead time” in Destiny, there were either paid DLCs (2015 and 2018), which often disappointed, or free updates that changed very little (2016/2017).
This time, in 2019, there’s an Annual Pass. We are currently in the mid-DLC “Joker’s Wild.”
This is the joke of the new DLCs: The two previous DLCs after Forsaken focus on clear ideas:
They offer players a “core activity” that they should repeat as often as possible to farm loot and level up. In the 1st DLC up to 650, this time up to 700.
Quests and milestones are meant to ensure that players spend some time with Destiny 2 every week
there are also some time gates and a lengthy gear progression to keep players engaged (some mega-players are still done with it after 2 weeks and scoff at anyone complaining about too much grind)
How difficult the situation was for the current DLC: The current DLC could only lose.
“The Season of the Drifter” landed on March 4. It was clear from the start that it would be a difficult DLC, squeezed between the release of competing games Anthem and The Division 2.
Additionally, after the first DLC with the forges, players were apparently slowly getting Destiny-fatigued and looking for variety and something new. Moreover, the “Annual Pass” had already split the community since many were reluctant to give Bungie another “blank check” for the future.
In a survey by MeinMMO in December 2018, only 2900 out of 5365 surveyed users said they had already purchased the Annual Pass. The rest were skeptical to dismissive.
Even if the DLC would have been excellent, the season would have had a really tough time. And I didn’t find the Season of the Drifter excellent.
Gambit Prime looked really cool back then.
This is what the Season of the Drifter offers: The current DLC focuses on two modes that are directly related:
Gambit Prime is a “sharpened” variant of the normal Gambit, a PvE/PvP mode that Bungie is incredibly proud of
As an incentive to play the two activities, Guardians can earn special set armor that provide unique benefits in Gambit Prime. In Prime, Guardians earn the particles needed to obtain the armor pieces in Reckoning.
This is how it sounded on paper: Basically, I found it brave that Bungie decided to implement such an idea with the interlocking game modes. I thought it would give players a lot to do.
I found the idea of the sets leading to more specialization exciting.
This is how I found it in practice: Unfortunately, this approach for Destiny did not work for me at all, and my playtime in Destiny 2 has dropped significantly since the Season of the Drifter.
This is due to 4 reasons:
I find Gambit Prime significantly less fun than the normal Gambit mode. I tried to warm up to this mode, but for me and my playstyle, it’s nothing. I feel much more that you need a well-coordinated team to shine here.
Also, I find “Reckoning” to be a difficult mode and it doesn’t bring me much joy. Already, the fact that there are 3 tiers and that the first one is actually irrelevant bothers me. After a run, I have had enough of Destiny 2. The idea of going back in and doing exactly the same thing again seems lame to me.
Not a good place for me: Reckoning
I find the grind for the armors cumbersome, as I apparently can only properly start it after I have invested several weeks in the DLC and made progress.
Also, I have to play the same milestones as I already have throughout the 1st DLC with the forges to increase my light level.
This problem is evident: For me, the DLC shows how incredibly important it is with Bungie’s new approach to get the few core activities that players are supposed to play over and over again right, so that they excite from the start.
It is also important to hold out a carrot in front of players that looks appetizing.
I’ve tried to find enjoyment in Gambit Prime and Reckoning, but I just couldn’t.
I would have preferred if Bungie had poured all the time into a mode that truly rocks instead of two.
I think how much fun one can have in the current Destiny largely depends on how one perceived these two modes the first time:
They did not bring me joy.
But I can imagine that others who enjoy Gambit Prime and Reckoning are totally thrilled by the DLC and cannot understand my criticism at all.
There are certainly big fans of Gambit Prime.
This is what it’s about: I can understand Bungie’s general approach of precisely expanding the world with the Annual Pass and find it brave. Sure, it would be even better if a “comprehensive” expansion like Forsaken came every 3 months, but that’s simply wishful thinking.
Under the current circumstances, Bungie is likely taking the significantly better and smarter approach and utilizing its resources as best as possible.
For without such things, I find Bungie’s approach to be highly polarizing: Either you enjoy the core activity and find the DLC and the grind good – or you don’t, and there are hardly any reasons to log in. And I would like to have more Destiny 2 back in my life.
Valve’s online platform Steam is also a hub for all MMORPG fans. We now present to you the five online role-playing games that had the most players in May 2019.
For the order of the games presented here, we relied on Steam’s popularity list. These MMORPGs had the most players as of May 10, 2019.
We have also ensured that we present only “classic” MMORPGs. So if you are currently looking for a new online role-playing game where you can find many fellow players, take a look at one of the games listed here.
What is Neverwinter? The MMORPG Neverwinter combines a classic theme park MMORPG experience with the D&D rules system and the D&D world of the Forgotten Realms. Your task is to save the city of Neverwinter from many dangers.
But the surrounding areas also need to be visited. You even travel to the far north of Icewind Dale and the jungles of Chult. A visit to the horror dimension of Ravenloft is even on the agenda.
The game offers you plenty of quests where you fight numerous monsters. Group play and teamwork are therefore important. It is necessary to enhance your hero to face the ever-increasing challenges.
If you are interested in PvP, you can compete with other players in special areas and arenas. The MMORPG regularly receives major expansions, some of which bring significant changes to the game system. This happened with the Undermountain module.
So many players does Neverwinter have on Steam: In the last 30 days, an average of 2,149 players played the MMORPG. The peak was 4,464 concurrently.
This is what players think: Since the release of the Undermountain expansion, Neverwinter’s popularity in the community has noticeably declined. Many of the sometimes drastic changes to the game system have not been well received. This includes that healers basically have nothing else to do but heal, and due to the scaling, there is no longer a feeling of achievement.
Zeon Erudon writes on Steam: “It was once a really good game, then the developers had the idea about scaling…”
Cyrus, however, thinks: “It’s still one of the best MMORPGs. There are problems with scaling, but it’s still fun.”
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The highlight of a tournament of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 in Malta was not a special round, but rather the accident of a player with a scooter in the hall. The internet can’t stop shaking its head or grinning, as the clip is circulating online.
This crash is about: The player “Robstar” from the UK traveled to the Malta Cyber Series to participate in a “Black Ops 4” tournament with his team “Future Gaming.”
During the tournament, the Brit found a scooter, which he quickly decided to try out.
He sped through the event hall at high speed and almost crashed into a table without braking. A spectator recorded the whole thing on video, and now the internet is laughing at this recklessness.
Watch the scooter crash in the video
This video is about: The Twitter account of the organizer posted the video showing the crash. With panic in his eyes, the player speeds almost uncontrollably through the hall and then crashes into a table.
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This is how the organizer reacts: While the internet laughs at this clip, the organizer of the event does not find this accident funny at all. After all, Robstar could have injured others or sustained serious injuries himself.
Regarding the video, the organizer stated that Robstar will be disqualified from the tournament.
How does the player react? Robstar humbly apologized on Twitter after his accident. He can continue playing and is not banned, but now he has to keep his head down and not attract negative attention anymore.
For Robstar, it was good that he was allowed to continue playing, as he and his team are still in the tournament. Future Gaming seems to be a favorite for the win.
This is what the internet says about the accident: The laughter and the shaking of heads are significant after this clip. CoD player “DREEALL” posted a video on Twitter, believing that Robstar brought the scooter to the event:
Other spectators are also wondering how the player managed to find and use the scooter at all. Other comments under the video are not very nice either. Only a few players have sympathy for Robstar. The majority is just laughing at this action.
However, some are urging the organizer to lift Robstar’s ban – since he made their small tournament in Malta known.
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How did the guy even get the scooter? The organizer then solved this riddle themselves. At the venue of the tournament, there was still an exhibition unrelated to the Call of Duty tournament. The red scooter was likely exhibited there.
A well-known streamer also recently had an accident with a scooter. He injured his arm:
The streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins was long considered one of the best Fortnite players in the world. But even this week, he will not qualify for the Fortnite World Championship. The run of the world’s largest Twitch streamer started catastrophically this weekend and then amounted to nothing.
Here’s the situation: The streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is not really a big esports player in Fortnite; he is known for his streams on Twitch and earns a lot of money. On Twitch, he has the largest channel by far with 14.1 million followers. In second place is Shroud with 6.3 million.
However, Ninja wants to be part of the Fortnite World Championship. After all, it’s about 30 million US dollars, and the eyes of the world are on the event.
This weekend, week 5 of the qualification took place, and Ninja wanted to secure the solo spot. The spots are highly contested, and each week only a handful of experts manage to qualify for the World Championship. There are simply too many top players at the highest level for the few spots in the Fortnite World Cup.
Such a catastrophic start: However, everything went against the streamer in the first minutes of the first match. Due to a bug, Ninja fell to his death before he had a chance to do anything.
Somehow, the game must have seen it as if he landed in a treetop – it was certainly a rare stupid death.
This is how Ninja finished his first qualification game in 99th place. He looked somewhat strangely into the camera, as if to say: “Okay, I guess it’s one of those days.”
How did it go from there? Also, the rest of the day was not successful. After Saturday, Ninja tweeted that he didn’t manage to be good enough to compete on the second day of qualifying, on Sunday.
Ninja says he played some of the worst Fortnite of his life. He feels completely out of line in late games now because the shotgun is missing.
Fallout 76 will soon have a new vendor where you can trade certain notes for legendary items. A player has now found a selection of possible weapons and armor from her offerings in the game files.
What does the vendor offer? Overall, the reddit user eckserah has found nearly 200 weapons and armor pieces that the legendary vendor will offer. Among them are also some special items such as:
What are the chances of getting what I want? Currently, it seems that each item has the same chance of being received upon purchase, as the legendary vendor only determines the type of item (melee, ranged, armor) and the number of stars (1-3).
Everything else is random and will be set by the vendor at the time of purchase.
However, there are some items like the wooden armor, which according to the list can only appear in a 1-star variant. Whether there is a chance to obtain it from a 3-star purchase or if the list becomes smaller at 3 stars, is still unknown.
What do fans say: The list delights players. Especially the Scout Armor brings joy, as this armor is seen as the best armor in the game, besides the special Power Armors.
Weapons like the Impro Revolver or the Ultracite Gatling Laser are also highly sought after, as currently there is no other way to obtain the revolver as a legendary item.
The number of notes you receive depends on how powerful the legendary item was that you exchanged. You can then trade these notes for corresponding new items at the vendor.
Which weapon would you be most excited about?
Equipment that you don’t need can also simply be sold again – but you’ll have to pay taxes for that:
In GTA Online the time trial Casino is active. If you take this route, you will easily finish the race and bag 101,000 dollars in less than a minute. We will show you how to do it.
How do you win the money? The time trial this week must be completed in less than 1 minute. You can start it in the open world and try as often as you want.
If you win, you receive a one-time bonus of 101,000 dollars. The route is not easy, but it should run smoothly with our tips.
Which time trial is active? The casino race runs until next Thursday. The set time is exactly 1 minute.
How to win the casino time trial in GTA Online
The route: This time trial is one of the more difficult ones. There are a total of 3 special points on the route that require your concentration.
You can see the route on the following map. Exclamation marks mark important sections of the route.
The route of the casino time trial
This is how the ride goes: After the start, you drive north from the casino grounds and then turn directly left onto the lawn heading west. Drive straight through between the two trees across the highway.
Drive between these trees directly onto the highway
Then accelerate up the slope you are heading towards. It will lead you directly onto the main road.
Drive straight up this slope and you will end up on the road
After that, continue following the main road and turn right at the second opportunity. You can cut the curve. But behind the bush is a guardrail, so don’t drive through the underbrush, but over the sand.
Warning! Don’t crash into the guardrail behind the bush here
Now continue up the road. You will pass 3 turning opportunities on the left side. Just before the fourth, drive cross-country to the left and cut the left curve.
You cut this left curve and speed off-road
After that, keep following the road and turn left at the 2nd opportunity. You will then drive straight towards the finish.
Video tutorial: In the following video from GTA Series, you can see the route with the three tricky points.
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Can you repeat the race? You can race as often as you like, but you only earn 101,000 GTA dollars once. After that, you can expect only smaller consolation prizes ranging from $2,000 to $4,000.
Which vehicles should you take? Since you will be off-roading a lot here, fast motorcycles are recommended. The fastest bikes include:
Bati 801
Deathbike
Hakuchou Drag
Shotaro
Hakuchou
Akuma
In the test, we drove the Shotaro and arrived at the finish on time.
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In Pokémon GO, there may soon be 4 completely new types of quests. A data miner discovered tasks related to PvP and specific locations.
What was found? The data miner Chrales found, in addition to various other discoveries, also new types of quests. These are tasks that have never been available to solve in Pokémon GO before.
Soon, you might fight in PvP or walk a certain number of kilometers to complete a field research task.
These 4 quests will be new
These are the field researches: No exact numbers have been found yet, just the basic task. It states:
Win a PvP battle
Win an NPC battle
Visit certain locations
Walk X kilometers
New types of field research could soon come to Pokémon GO
This is new: Many players have been waiting especially for the quests in PvP. So far, while there have been rewards from these battles, there have been no special field researches for them.
The quest “Visit certain locations” presents a riddle. Which locations are meant here? There is mainly speculation about PokéStops or gyms that you need to visit. It remains to be seen what Niantic will come up with.
PvP battles will soon be important for quests in Pokémon GO
When will the new quests arrive? A complete list of field researches already exists for May and June. The tasks might only come in July, or they could be part of special events.
There are regularly events that bring new field researches. This currently also includes the Detective Pikachu event.
What else did the data miner find? In update 0.143.0, there were numerous discoveries. For instance, special lures were found that can assist in the evolution of Pokémon.
The world of The Division 2 seems almost to be at a standstill, says our author Schuhmann. The long wait for the raid and the update has created a break that lasted 3 weeks longer than planned. The pause is surely sensible, but it has also taken a lot of momentum out of the game.
So this was actually the plan: The Division 2 actually wanted to offer a first release phase over 6 weeks, where the game launched and then gradually expanded with additional core content.
On April 5 (3 weeks later), the endgame was supposed to begin with the Tidal Basin update – that would bring World Tier 5 and the invasions. The game would then move to the next level – the agents would start building their first real builds.
After 6 weeks, the “release phase” would be over and The Division 2 could start to introduce the next steps.
The roadmap looked very solid – the raid was supposed to start still in April.
We are 9 weeks after launch still in the release phase
This is how it really went: Massive has canceled April 25 and will likely release the raid with a major patch on May 16. So 3 weeks behind schedule and 6 weeks after the last content “Tidal Basin.”
However, Massive does not need the time to finish the raid, but to change and improve many small and larger mechanics in the game.
This means we are 9 weeks after the launch of The Division 2 actually still in the release phase – a strange situation.
That’s why I think it’s good: I believe it is the right decision by Massive. They have extensively outlined the “major patch” in the last 5 weeks and presented many reasonable decisions there.
They are taking the time to tackle the many smaller and larger issues of the game and implementing fan feedback. Everything has sounded so far as if it made sense.
Probably, this longer pause will ultimately do The Division 2 good.
That’s why I find it strange: Nevertheless, this pause feels strange to me, as if I were torn out of the game. It felt as if there was an abrupt ending in the middle of the film and I had to wait for the sequel.
Even with Tidal Basin, I felt like I was playing an interim step – seeing the middle part of a trilogy.
I’m curious if The Division 2 can regain that momentum from the first weeks when the update actually arrives next week.
The expectations for this patch, which I had to wait so long for, are now very high.
It is clear that next week with the update is important for The Division 2: It will decide whether the game can gain power again and carry on the hype of the release phase.
The Western epic Red Dead Redemption 2 was the blockbuster for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2018. Players on PC have so far been left in the lurch: There is still no talk of a PC launch. Now there is new hope: A LinkedIn profile provides a hint that Rockstar has been working on the PC version.
This now gives fans hope: A former Rockstar employee, Nan Ma, described a position at Rockstar in Toronto in his LinkedIn resume. He was a Physics Programmer there from June 2010 to October 2016. In the meantime, Nan Ma is the head and founder of a virtual reality studio.
During his time at Rockstar, he worked on Red Dead Redemption 2 for PS4, XB1, and PC, according to his profile.
This “PC” is now causing waves – for example on reddit.
These were the earlier hints: A similar report emerged in June 2018. There, a programmer who had also been employed at Rockstar Leeds stated that he had worked on Red Dead Redemption 2 for PS4, Xbox1, and PC.
At that time, the mention of PC was quickly deleted.
The old LinkedIn profile from July 2018. Source: VG247
Interesting parallel: Both programmers stated on LinkedIn that they had worked at Rockstar until October 2016, albeit at different locations.
This is behind it: Players on PC hope and expect that Red Dead Redemption 2 will one day be released for PC, but there are doubts.
There are basically two scenarios:
Either it goes like with GTA 5 and Rockstar announces Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC after some waiting – with the idea of withholding the information for a while to possibly generate more sales on PS4 and Xbox One.
Or it goes like with Red Dead Redemption 1 and Rockstar completely leaves out the PC.
Cortyn is excited about the new End Game Collapse in Dead by Daylight. But other aspects of the patch have also improved.
The Mid-Chapter Patch 2.7.0 of Dead by Daylight has been live for a few days and can be extensively played. From my perspective, this patch is one of the best updates that the 4vs1 horror game has received in recent years.
I would like to explain why this is the case.
What is the End Game Collapse? The “End Game Collapse” is a new phase in Dead by Daylight that occurs in the last minutes of a match. Once the Survivors have repaired all generators and opened the gate, the phase begins.
A timer now runs, at the end of which the Survivors will be killed if they have not already left the match by then. The Killer can also trigger the End Game Collapse – he can indeed open the gate himself.
The new endgame leads to spontaneous sacrifices.
Why the End Game Collapse makes the game much more exciting
From the Survivors’ perspective, the End Game Collapse is not just a disadvantage and a nerf, as one reads in many places, but also provides additional information. Since the End Game Collapse is only triggered when one of the gates is opened, it is clear: one of the two gates is already open, I can now escape even if the Killer is chasing me.
The times when one ran away from the Killer in a panic, only to realize at the last moment that none of the teammates had managed to open one of the gates, are over. Now one always knows that a gate is already open and can act accordingly.
The advantages of the End Game Collapse from a Killer’s perspective are also not to be underestimated. You can put pressure on the Survivors and independently open a door if, as a Killer, you see no chance anymore or just spot a favorable opportunity. After all, it can be worthwhile to initiate the End Game Collapse when one or two Survivors are on the ground. The remaining Survivors are then placed under time pressure to save their friends.
In the few days since the patch, I’ve experienced many cool moments where Survivors left the map at the last second or were executed by the Entity at the last moment.
Even the typical “camping” that happens at the end of a round when a Survivor is hanging next to an opened gate becomes really intense.
The end of disconnect matches
But even apart from the pure game mechanics, there are a few seemingly small changes that, however, have a big impact and effectively combat many players’ frustrations.
No matches with less than 4 Survivors: Dead by Daylight has long been plagued by several “loading screen bugs”. It can happen that a loading screen “loads endlessly” and the game never starts for a player. Or the game completely hangs during loading and does not respond anymore.
Both errors are annoying and frustrating. The developers are aware of these errors but have explained that the problem is complex and not so easy to solve. The compromise they have currently reached is the right step: If a player does not get through the loading screen, the match is simply canceled.
No loss of offerings: This also goes hand in hand with the second frustration factor. Because anyone who left a match too early not only left their team in the lurch, but also lost their offerings, items, and addons they wanted to use. Especially with rare offerings like the “Bloody Party Streamers”, which increase all players’ bloodpoints by 100%, this was annoying. Offerings and addons are now also returned when the match is canceled.
A few bugs remain
Of course, there are also a few bugs or (in my opinion) poor decisions that have crept into the game. I do not agree with the nerfs on the Killer “The Legion”. I acknowledge that he was too strong, but now he is just a shadow of his former self and the game feel is even worse than Freddy Krueger.
Dead by Disconnect – just a bug of the past.
There is also a new sound bug that causes already used meat hooks to continue playing the creepy noises from the Entity even though no Survivor is hanging on them anymore, which sometimes makes me sigh in frustration.
Overall, patch 2.7.0 is a massive improvement for Dead by Daylight that enhances the fun of the game and eliminates many moments of frustration. Killing and being killed hasn’t been this much fun in a long time.
How do you like the latest patch of Dead by Daylight? Are you enjoying the new endgame and the bug fixes?
The monthly PS Plus subscription from Sony included Conan Exiles in April 2019. The fact that so many players could get it for almost free greatly benefited the survival game. We take a look at how Conan Exiles is doing now.
Conan Exiles remains free to play for owners as long as they subscribe to PS Plus. If the subscription ends, they can either purchase the games or subscribe again. Progress is retained, and they can continue where they left off.
For Conan Exiles itself, which had suffered from a lack of popularity for a while, this one month has already brought about significant positive changes.
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How was the offer received by the PS4 community? Generally well. It is hard to capture all the fans’ voices, but the cross-section shows that players approve of the decision.
Despite some negative voices, many fans are happy about the opportunity to play Conan Exiles for free. In our post on MeinMMO with 5 reasons why you should play Conan Exiles on PS4, some of our readers reported:
Really great game. Definitely worth trying. However, much better on PC due to mods. If you liked the console version, you should consider getting the PC version as well.
Crazy World on MeinMMO
I got it at the PS4 release. Unfortunately, I’ve lost track of it a bit, but now that it’s free, I’ve set up my own server and will start with four guys today. Two more will join later. It’s going to be awesome!
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This is how the offer affects Conan Exiles
Since the start of the offer in the PS Plus subscription, Conan Exiles has clearly seen a rise in popularity among players and fans. This was reflected in the following ways:
in the search queries on Google
in the reactions on reddit
on MeinMMO in the popularity of many articles
and even in the player numbers on Steam
Overall, Conan Exiles currently leaves a better impression in many areas than it did before April 2019, when it struggled with fewer players and less interest.
To illustrate how much better Conan Exiles is doing now, we have compiled some concrete numbers for you. First and foremost, the increased interest in Conan Exiles is evident from search queries on Google.
There, queries about all sorts of topics related to Conan Exiles rose about fivefold within a few days in early April. Shortly thereafter, they did fall back, but on average they remained still more than twice as high as before the offer.
Such an increase is normal for games that are newly released. The subsequent flattening is almost always observed. However, the rise in interest could have strengthened the core player base and interest in Conan Exiles in the long run.
The numbers do not reveal what the reason for the increase is. However, it seems likely that the collaboration with Sony could be responsible for it.
Besides Google, there are also other areas where it shows that Conan Exiles has become significantly more popular than before. Since PS4 players are likely primarily responsible for the increase in search volume, we will now examine this area.
How popular is Conan Exiles on PS4: Unfortunately, there aren’t any official player numbers for Conan Exiles on PS4. Community Director Kyena has already expressed gratitude in a post on reddit for the “HUGE” influx of new players through the PS4 offer.
Kyena also called on veterans to help all the newcomers. Therefore, we have looked into how Conan Exiles is being received on the subreddit of the game and in the official forum.
Particularly on PS4, questions about specific servers are becoming more frequent, since players can rent and set up their own servers for Conan Exiles. New players are therefore searching more often for privately run servers that fit their needs, and existing servers are attracting new players.
Some of the new players are also proudly showing off their first bases they have built themselves. Under a corresponding post on reddit, a discussion arose about the best ways to build bases, along with numerous helpful tips for newcomers.
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How popular is Conan Exiles on PC: Although the PS Plus offer only affects PS4, popularity has also grown on PC. Conan Exiles can boast both more players and better reviews.
Shortly thereafter, over the course of April, the numbers fell slightly again. But from about 5000 average players before March 2019, Conan Exiles has still grown to about 7500 players in April 2019, which is an increase of about 50%.
Moreover, the ratings on Steam have also further improved. The last time we checked in January, Conan Exiles was rated at 72% positive votes in the “recent reviews.” Now, in the “recent reviews,” it has 77% positive votes.
The development since May 2018.
This is how the community establishes itself
Across all players, regardless of platform, a stable community is increasingly forming in the social environments. This is particularly evident on reddit.
Players exchange their experiences or great stories.
Users share images of their self-built bases with special features.
There are assistance on various topics like tamed animals or possible cheaters.
The state of the game is discussed and whether it is worth playing.
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Benedict says: From my perspective, this development is also positive. I increasingly see in my articles that people are interested in the game. For me, that means that with a bit of luck, I can bring more cool content from the community itself.
One of the DLCs, Treasures of Turan with oriental-themed skins, is already available for purchase. The other three will follow, but at a yet undetermined date.
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The growth is certainly thanks to Sony’s action. It seems that the first month of Conan Exiles in the PS Plus subscription has been a blessing. MeinMMO will continue to follow Conan Exiles for you, so you can always read cool stories, important news, and useful guides:
In the State of the Game from May 8th, the developers talked about The Division 2 regarding Title Update 3 and when it will be released. Additionally, the PTS will go offline. Here are all the details from the stream.
When is Title Update 3 coming? In the community stream, the developers did not reveal an exact date, but the update is expected to be released next week.
While it is therefore not possible to say exactly on which day the patch will come – since maintenance is always scheduled for Thursdays, this could be a possible release day.
However, during the last major update on April 5th, maintenance was simply moved to a Friday. So we might have to wait and see.
This is what the update contains: Title Update 3 was not tested on the PTS (Public Test Server) without reason for about three weeks. It brings numerous
new features like a completion screen that shows your data after missions
optimizations such as more sources to obtain blueprints
there will also be some adjustments in PvP and the Dark Zone. Skills in PvP are supposed to be stronger. Bosses will now also guarantee contaminated loot
What about the Gear Score increase? One of the changes that has been rather unpopular since its announcement has also been scrapped – or rather postponed. The items with a Gear Score of 515 will not be released with Title Update 3 after all.
What about the raid? Additionally, the raid is part of the update, which, according to the developers, is expected to be released shortly after. Prepare yourself for the raid.
Will the PTS still be online? No. The test servers will go offline tomorrow, May 9th. There is no exact time for that yet.
There are still no patch notes, but as soon as they are released, we will summarize all the new information for you as always.
You can also watch the State of the Game on the Twitch channel yourself, once the video is uploaded after the live stream.
Are you looking forward to the new update? What are you doing to pass the time while you wait?
Fortnite: Battle Royale releases tons of new content and provides players with a steady stream of new content. According to Twitch streamer Shroud, this is a troubling development that will affect all other games and especially the players.
And then there are tons of new items, weapons, and gameplay features. That’s actually good, right? Shroud is skeptical.
What does Shroud say about Fortnite’s update pace: Professional gamer Shroud, who is legendary in CS:GO and played a significant role in Apex Legends, expresses concern in a stream about the update pace of Fortnite and the influence it has on other games.
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Because of the high density of content updates, millions of players are, according to Shroud, being spoiled. They then expect such a plethora of new content in every other game, which these games and development studios simply cannot deliver.
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“Fortnite has spoiled us. If it didn’t exist, we would appreciate every other game so much more. But because Fortnite exists and players see that it is possible to have such updates every week, everyone who is clear-headed thinks, ‘Yes, damn! I want every game to be like this!’ But that just isn’t possible.”
