Update 2.2.2 for Destiny 2 brings Spectral Blades nerf and fixes Invitation of the Nine

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

Bungie has revealed what will change with update 2.2.2 in Destiny 2. The new patch mainly targets numerous bugs, but it also brings a controversial balance change.

When is the new update coming? On the upcoming Tuesday, May 7, the Spring Festival “The Revelry” will end in Destiny 2. Additionally, Bungie has planned the new update 2.2.2 for this day.

What’s in update 2.2.2 for Destiny 2

In the current “This Week at Bungie” blog, the studio has revealed what Guardians can expect with the upcoming update. The focus is clearly on fixing numerous annoying bugs. There will likely be no new features.

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However, be aware that these are just some extracts of the upcoming adjustments. A complete list of all changes in the new update will only be available with the official patch notes on May 7.

The highlights of the update are likely to include the following five changes:

Nerfing the Spectral Blades Hunter: Recently, Bungie announced that they will nerf the Spectral Blades – for many one of the most annoying Supers in PvP. These changes will be made as part of update 2.2.2.

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Fix for the Invitations of the Nine: The issue with the seventh Invitation of the Nine, which prevented the Xur bounty “The Tower” from being completed, will finally be fixed.

Retrofitting Revelry Triumphs: Green Light: With update 2.2.2, the requirement for the Revelry Triumph “Green Light: Competitive” will be reduced from 200 to 20 Orbs. Additionally, this triumph will then be retroactively recognized for all who have generated the 20 Orbs accordingly.

By unlocking “Green Light: Competitive” the “Harder Celebrated” triumph will also be unlocked for all who have met all other conditions during the Spring event. This also grants the event emblem “It’s Green So Green”.

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Bugged Warlock Super will be fixed: Some Warlock players complained a while ago that the Super Chaos Reach would deal no or very low damage to enemies in certain situations.

Bungie confirmed the bug, initially linking it only to the poison status effect caused by the Hand Cannon Dorn. However, it seems that the Super issue was also caused by other factors, such as the Void Anchor of the Shadowshot (Hunter Super). This will now be fixed with the new update.

No more overpowering Arc Hunters: During Arc week, there were increased reports of overpowering Arcstrider Hunters. After the sandbox changes with update 2.2.1, they could sometimes utterly obliterate even boss enemies – and sometimes do so alone.

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This was a combination of the increased Arc damage from Arcstrider and a bug that unintentionally increased the damage of Arc Staff Super attacks from the combo strike. This bug will now be fixed.

Other known changes in update 2.2.2 include:

  • A bug was fixed that prevented players from receiving the lore of the Dreaming City upon completing an Ascendant Challenge
  • A bug was eliminated that prevented Warlocks from executing a short teleport after stepping through a portal
  • A bug was fixed that caused the Iron Ruby shader not to appear. Players will receive the shader after the update when they dismantle Iron Banner gear.
  • Guardians who received duplicates from the Revelry event engrams will get an in-game notification in the week following update 2.2.2 explaining how the issue will be resolved for their account.
  • Guardians who received incorrect Arc week emotes after a purchase from Eververse will receive an in-game notification in the week following update 2.2.2 explaining how the issue will be resolved for their account.
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Keep in mind: With update 2.2.2, the Revelry event will also end. Until then, you still have the chance to get the second exotic weapon of Season 6 – the Arbalest – directly. After the Spring festivities end, this weapon will only be available randomly from exotic engrams.

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Fortnite: Secret Banner, No Star, in Week 10 (S8) – Location

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In week 10, Fortnite has hidden a secret banner again. To make it easier for you, we show you the location.

Here’s how to get the banner: This banner only appears after you have completed all challenges from week 10. Before that, you will not find anything at the specified location.

Here you need to look for the secret banner in week 10

Here is a hint: If you have completed the tasks of week 10, you will receive a new loading screen. There is always a hint that points to the location of the banner.

In week 10, the loading screen looks like this:

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This is the loading screen with the hint

Where is the hint? To discover the hint, you need to look closely. On the truck that stands directly below the runes, there is also the small banner. That is where you will find the sought object.

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On the truck is the banner

Here you need to search: The loading screen shows the runes that are causing quite a stir in Loot Lake. That is exactly where you need to search. The location is easy to find.

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Here you find the exact spot for the secret banner. Source: Pro Game Guides

This video will help you: To see the exact location in the game again, we are embedding a video here that shows the location.

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Keep an eye on this: The location for the secret banner is a popular meeting point for campers. They are waiting for you there, hoping for easy kills. So watch your surroundings when you look past the location.

Moreover, Loot Lake is a popular place in general, as there is much to discover. So you will probably encounter more players.

What tasks do I need to complete? To find the banner at all, you need to solve some tricky tasks. This also includes following a treasure map.

You can find more tasks from week 10 in our big hub:

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Pokémon GO: How to get Nincada now outside of an event

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In Pokémon GO, Nincada has returned after previously being available only in events. We will tell you how to get it now.

You can now get Nincada here: The Bug-type Pokémon can now be found outside of an event, in 10 km eggs. It is part of the Pokémon that can now be hatched due to the egg changes.

Nincada was last available in the Bug event, and there only from quests. Previously, it was also only part of special events or quests. For example, the Pokémon was part of the field research in November that focused on Bug-type Pokémon.

Why Nincada is so special and rare

This is what makes Nincada special: The Bug-type Pokémon has two evolutions. It evolves into Ninjask or Ninjatom. In Pokémon GO, you can only evolve it into Ninjask. Ninjatom has only been available once in the research breakthrough from November.

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Nincada, Ninjask, and Ninjatom

Nincada is that rare: You cannot find the Pokémon anywhere in the wild. You could only obtain it from eggs or quests so far. This makes it quite rare.

This is how you can currently get Nincada: The only way to currently get Nincada is through the 10 km eggs. It is one of the Pokémon that you can hatch from there.

Currently, there are no other ways. However, it is possible that Nincada will also return through new field research in May or an event in other ways.

Is it worth it to hatch 10 km eggs now? Besides Nincada, you can also find some other interesting Pokémon in the purple eggs. So there is a chance for Shiny Lapras, which is currently in high demand.

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It is currently worth hatching eggs

In addition, there are rare Pokémon from the 4th generation, such as Koknodon or Schilterus. So the 10 km eggs are worth it.

Nincada will probably not be part of the upcoming Ground event. However, players are hoping for something else:

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Fallout 76 brings a feature with patch 9 that should have been there long ago

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

Fallout 76 has released new information about the upcoming Patch 9. With the new update, content that has been promised for many months and that fans have been eagerly waiting for will finally arrive.

Patch 9 is the next major update for Fallout 76 and will likely be titled “Always Upwards”. The new patch is expected to be released on May 7, 2019, and will include some new features.

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These are the features from Patch 9 in Fallout 76

Player shops are coming: One feature that Bethesda announced back in January 2019 is the player shops. Through these, players will be able to sell their items to others without having to trade constantly.

To do this, they simply set up vending machines. They then fill these with the items from their storage that they want to sell and set an amount of caps they wish to receive for them. A 10% fee is applied.

The vending machines can easily be placed in C.A.M.P.s. However, whoever sets up a vending machine and offers goods will have their camp visible on the entire map as long as it is not being “searched”.

Fallout 76 player shops

Player shops were supposed to be implemented as early as April 9, 2019, but were postponed several times, so they will now arrive on May 7.

This feature has been eagerly awaited by players for a long time. Many fans wanted their own stores so badly that they simply created shops themselves because Bethesda was taking too long for their taste.

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A player’s shop. Image source: imgur

Legendary exchange machines: Another feature, previously announced in a roadmap, is the legendary merchant – more specifically, the legendary merchantess. A mole miner lady will appear at the end of the month.

At the beginning of Patch 9, exchange machines will come into play as preparation. They can be found at all train stations. Here you can exchange legendary items for exchange tickets.

Once the merchantess appears, you can buy new equipment from her for tickets.

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Buffs and adjustments for weapons: After heavy weapons have already received a buff, Bethesda now wants to adjust other weapons as well. The following changes will be made:

  • the base damage of plasma weapons will be increased by 30%
  • the base damage of enclave plasma weapons will be increased by 10-30%
  • the displayed damage of explosive shotguns will be adjusted (there was a visual bug in the Pip-Boy). Additionally, a bug will be fixed that caused them to deal too much damage
  • when crafting flamethrower ammunition, 20 units will now be produced (previously 5)
  • when crafting cryolator ammunition, 25 units will now be produced (previously 15)
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After the heavy weapons, other buffs are now coming.

Backpacks and new adventure: Additionally, the questline “Always Upwards” is planned, which is not mentioned in the preview but has already been known in advance.

Through the quest, you can become a scout and continuously rise in ranks, even earn backpacks that serve as refrigerators and increase carrying capacity.

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There will also be some revisions to the leaderboard of the survival mode, for which feedback has previously been collected from the community.

The planned showcases, with which you can display your weapons, bobbleheads, and other items, will come at a later time. They are still being tested.

What content are you particularly looking forward to?

The last patch brought some quirky new content:

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Star Citizen: Magazine casts a rather ugly light on Chris Roberts

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The boss behind Star Citizen is now caught in the crossfire of Forbes. A lengthy article casts a bad light on the man behind Star Citizen, his project, and Sandi Gardiner, the woman by his side.

What kind of article is this? This is an exclusive story from the magazine Forbes “The Saga of Star Citizen – a video game that raised $300 million and may never be released.”

The article focuses less on Star Citizen as a game itself, but more on Chris Roberts and his wife Sandi Gardiner. The article paints the picture of an eccentric man chasing his dreams and living off the fame of yesteryear.

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Chris Roberts.

What is being said about Chris Roberts? Forbes explains how Chris Roberts was programming as a talented teenager, then started at Origin Systems at 19 and became a star with Wing Commander in the 1990s.

However, he then left Origins to found his own studio, Digital Anvil. Here, he got sidetracked with further projects like Freelancer. He allegedly diverted money from Microsoft to finance his own film projects.

Eventually, he moved to Hollywood, where he failed. In Hollywood, he teamed up with a German lawyer and used money from a fund (VIP Medienfonds) that relied on tax loopholes to finance Hollywood films.

The German government, however, closed this loophole again in 2006, arrested the founder of the fund, and Roberts had to sell his film company.

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What is being said about Star Citizen? The article starts again with the founding story of Star Citizen in 2012, how much money is raised there and that it is still unknown when the game will be finished.

Chris Roberts is portrayed as the Keith Richards of video games: an aging rock star who still manages to get his fans to spend money.

With Forbes’ description of the space game, the impression arises that Star Citizen is an unbounded project, where the creatives around Chris Roberts have the say and do not have to follow any rules. The “Star Citizen” project and the ambitions behind it swell with the money coming in.

Mark Day, a producer whose company worked on Star Citizen in 2013 and 2014, says:

“As the money flowed, some of Roberts’ old habits resurfaced – he is not exactly super-focused. In my view, it got out of control. The promises that were made, the feature creep, or whatever you want to call it: now we can do this, now we can do that – I was shocked.”

It is stated that there were discussions with 20 former employees of Cloud Imperium Games, who predominantly portray Chris Roberts as a micromanager, who poorly manages resources.

By 2017, Chris Roberts allegedly only had $14 million left and therefore had to raise more money. None of the 100 star systems were finished – he only had two nearly finished planets, nine moons, and an asteroid.

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This is the accusation: At one point it is mentioned: This is not fraud, Roberts is really working on a game, but it is a matter of mismanagement and incompetence on a galactic scale.

Roberts would interfere in every little detail, taking every decision for himself and thereby hindering the progress of the project.

The lead character artist, David Jennison, reportedly complained that he could only finish 5 characters in 17 months of work because Roberts repeatedly withdrew his approval from characters Jennison had been working on.

However, the article does not delve deeper into the matter. It is already remarkable that in an article about Star Citizen, almost only Chris Roberts and his wife are discussed.

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This would be a pattern that was repeated throughout the company, Jennison had supposedly written in a letter to the HR department.

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The money goes out of Star Citizen as quickly as it comes in.

The impression is conveyed that much working time is spent trying to present Star Citizen as spectacular as possible to boost the sales of virtual ships.

Chris Roberts is portrayed as a failed filmmaker who had no success in Hollywood and has now returned to gaming.

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Mark “Luke Skywalker” Hamill appears in Squadron 42

What are the personal details? Particularly spicy is a story about Sandi Gardiner, Chris Roberts’ wife. Roberts supposedly annulled his first marriage with Gardiner in 2005.

In 2007, Roberts allegedly obtained a restraining order against Gardiner for stalking his then partner and her child. Gardiner was prohibited from coming closer than 91 meters to Roberts’ partner.

Gardiner is said to have also tried to strangle Roberts during that time.

However, Roberts supposedly wants nothing more to do with that restraining order now. Roberts is said to have remarried Gardiner in 2009. She is now responsible for marketing and is said to be “objectively successful,” according to Roberts.

Forbes states that Gardiner is a 43-year-old Australian actress still waiting for a breakthrough in Hollywood. She is also the marketing head of Cloud Imperium Games and primarily responsible for raising funds for the company.

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It is implied between the lines that CIG is staging the cinematic story around Squadron 42 with big actors partly because

  • Roberts enjoys directing
  • Gardiner wants to star in it
  • it is good for the PR of Star Citizen.

The article also raises questions about how much salary Roberts, Gardiner, and Roberts’ brother are receiving. All three hold positions in the company. These questions remain unanswered.

What’s behind it: The article paints a negative picture of Star Citizen and the dangers of crowdfunding.

The way the article identifies the problem with individuals and thus portrays the images of eccentric people with broken biographies provides fuel for the fire.

However, the article does not delve deeper into the matter. It is already remarkable that in an article about Star Citizen, almost only Chris Roberts and his wife are discussed.

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That’s why you’ve been waiting for weeks for the best weapon in The Division 2

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 3 minutes

In The Division 2, the Nemesis sniper rifle is currently the most powerful weapon. This makes it highly sought after, but many have been waiting for weeks to obtain it.

This weapon is about: The Nemesis sniper rifle is currently the strongest weapon in the game that can be obtained since the 1st major update. Even though it is so powerful, it is easier to obtain than other exotics like the Merciless rifle.

How to get Nemesis: You can obtain the parts and the blueprint by killing certain named enemies. These named enemies can only be found in operation invasions.

What you need to consider beforehand and what the exotic can do exactly can be found in our guide to Nemesis.

However, there is a problem that causes some players to wait for weeks.

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Mission change leads to a test of patience

What is the problem with the missions? The infiltrator status rotates weekly. The rotation, where a different stronghold and missions are infiltrated each week, occurs either randomly and not in a fixed order, or is deliberately set by Massive.

Since you get the parts from the strongholds, you can only unlock one part each week. There are a total of 4 parts, one for each of the strongholds:

  • Tidal Basin
  • District Union Arena
  • Roosevelt Island
  • The Capitol

While Tidal Basin can always be completed, the infiltrator status rotates around the other three strongholds. Some players have already been waiting for about 4 weeks for The Capitol to return as an operation invasion.

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This is how the rotation has gone so far: The rotation begins with the 1st major update and the introduction of World Tier 5 and Tidal Basin on April 5:

  • Week 1: The Capitol
  • Week 2: Roosevelt Island
  • Week 3: District Union Arena
  • Week 4: Roosevelt Island
  • Week 5 (Since 5.2.): District Union Arena

So anyone who missed The Capitol about 4 weeks ago has been waiting for almost 2 weeks now.

Not only does that put many players, who are eager for the weapon, to the test of patience. What if a different stronghold is infiltrated next week instead of The Capitol?

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The April update brought Tidal Basin, the 4th stronghold.

This is how the community is reacting: More and more players are annoyed by the waiting. They don’t understand why these missions are not simply alternately active.

  • For example, Pastor_ZatX writes frustrated on Reddit: “Not Nemesis again… The Capitol… not infiltrated again! […] Massive, fix this crap and let the operation invasions rotate steadily!”
  • Many other frustrated players agree, some of whom have been waiting for almost 4 weeks. Some think such time restrictions are simply a bad system for such weapons.
  • The user Magmaviper is reminded of Destiny and the situation surrounding the exotic Gjallarhorn. Back then, many players didn’t get their hands on the coveted weapon before it was nerfed. Many players fear a similar fate for the Nemesis exotic.

What will happen next with the rotation of the missions is unclear. Massive has not commented on this yet.

In a State of the Game a few weeks ago, the developer explained that they want to implement improvements to the reset timers in the future.

Possibly, the weekly reset of the missions will also be revised as part of this.

Have you also been waiting for your Nemesis exotic for a while? What do you think about the situation?

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Fire Rings in Fortnite – Here you will find burning rings and cannons

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In Season 8 of Fortnite: Battle Royale Week 10 requires you to shoot through fiery rings with cannons. Where you can find the fire rings and cannons is explained here.

This is the task for the fire rings: A task from Week 10 of Season 8 is “Shoot yourself through burning rings with a cannon.” The task is free to complete and is therefore highly sought after, as it gives 5 points for the Battle Pass of Season 8.

Locations of the fiery rings on the map

Here you can find the fire rings: You only need to shoot through three fiery rings with the cannon. The following locations on the map are particularly well-suited for this:

  • F-3: In the middle of Lazy Lagoon, you will find a cannon along with a nearby fire ring.
  • G-4: Here you will find a pirate camp by the lava. There is a cannon and a burning ring there.
  • F-7: Southwest of Salty Springs you will find another ring along with a cannon.
  • C7: At the frozen lake, there is a ring to be found.
  • C4: Southeast of Pleasant Park, there is a burning ring.
  • I7: North of Paradise Palms, there is a fire ring.
  • E5: South of Loot Lake, there is also a ring.
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What do I need to do on-site? Once you have found a ring, you just need to climb into the cannon and aim it at the ring. Then you simply fire yourself off and sail through the ring like a living cannonball.

You need to do this once per location, then you have completed the task. You do not need to complete the task in a single match. You can try your luck as many times as you want, and each successful attempt will be counted.

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Watch out for campers: As with all challenges of this kind, caution is advised. Many players are familiar with the locations of the cannons and fire rings. Therefore, various rogues often lurk at the cannons at the beginning of Week 10, just waiting for you to be distracted and aim the cannon.

So pay close attention and perhaps consider going to the locations with the fiery rings later in the match.

Here is everything in a video: If you would like to see three fire rings and cannons in a video, we have embedded one for you here. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/C6OKZQd2IJA

A list of all tasks from Week 10 of Season 8 is available here:

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Players are dying in droves in Apex Legends and no one knows why

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Apex Legends is currently plagued by a number of bugs that are quite “game breaking” for many players. They cause players to seemingly die randomly.

How do players die? On May 1st, the user thedarkmuse posted a short clip on reddit showing how two of his teammates simply die on a loot ship.

The two players, the legends Lifeline and Wraith, are trying to reach death boxes at the edge of a still flying ship. Just as they reach these boxes, both of them die instantly. They are not even knocked down, so that thedarkmuse could have revived them, but die outright.

The game has marked both deaths as “crushed” – a type of death that normally should not exist at all.

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What is causing this? There is currently no official confirmation for the cause of these deaths. However, some users in the thread explain that this has also happened to them.

They suspect that it has to do with the behavior of the ships or their thrusters. The game registers when players are in places they should not be and then kills them due to their location.

Something similar happened to other players shortly after the release of Apex Legends in February. The loot ship apparently continued moving while they simply slid into its texture and died.

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Hacks from cheaters that are still heavily affecting Apex Legends do not seem to be the reason for these sudden deaths.

These bugs still plague Apex Legends: In addition to the sudden deaths in places where nothing apparent happens, there are still other curious cases.

It was often observed at the beginning of the game that players died when they were standing on doors or loot boxes when they were opened. They were also killed immediately without the chance of revival (without a beacon).

Other players also had the problem shortly after the release that they died immediately after respawning from a ship again. After being called back at a beacon, they jumped out of the ship, fell, and died from fall damage – even though there is no fall damage in Apex Legends.

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In the latest patches of Apex Legends, many bugs have already been fixed, but apparently there are still issues.

Have you also discovered strange bugs of this kind?

Developer Respawn has, however, been able to gain points with the community again recently:

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How good is Mordhau? This is what the first voices say about the spring hit on Steam

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 4 minutes

Mordhau has only been out for a few days and has already become the new bestseller on Steam. We look at why so many fans are celebrating the new sword fighting game.

What is Mordhau? Mordhau is a new game from indie developer Triternion. Mordhau was released on April 29 on Steam. It is comparable to Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, Mount & Blade, and in the broadest sense, also to For Honor.

In Mordhau, you take up various weapons such as axes, swords, and bows to play with or against each other in different modes. The game features a progression system that allows you to level up and purchase new equipment.

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What Players Say About Mordhau

Although Mordhau has some issues to deal with, it is quite popular. (currently 76% positive reviews on Steam, as of May 1 at 6:45 PM) We looked at the comments about the game to find out what players like so much.

This is good about the gameplay: The gameplay of Mordhau is heavily skill-based. The weapon physics react to numerous circumstances in the game to make strikes realistic:

  • the direction determines the type of a strike
  • strikes and damage react to armor and shields
  • feints can confuse opponents
  • with the right timing and direction, strikes can be reposted
  • the type of weapon affects its damage for certain strikes and against certain armor
  • most weapons have an alternative mode (such as the “Mordhau”, where the sword is held by the blade to strike with the pommel)

Many fans praise this way of playing. Since “Friendly Fire” is always active, players must be particularly careful not to injure or even kill each other, especially in large battles.

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In large battles, friendly fire can also occur.

How is the long-term motivation? Mordhau offers a progression system for developing classes and accounts. Players earn gold and experience points for each match, more for victories.

Experience points increase the account level, and with gold, new and often better equipment or cosmetics can be purchased to create individual classes (mercenaries). Many fans particularly like this customization feature.

However, they also see it as long-term motivation because some items can only be purchased at significantly higher levels or are quite expensive. This is especially true for special cosmetics.

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The character customization of Mordhau.

How good are graphics and performance: Another point that players often find positive is the visuals of Mordhau. For a game that allows up to 64 players per server, everything runs smoothly and looks very good.

However, there are deductions mainly for the current stability issues. Some players complain that they have no or only a very poor connection to some servers, making fights difficult or even impossible.

Additionally, the “Battle Royale” mode currently does not work for some players. They either can’t find matches or the lobbies do not fill up.

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The game modes of the official servers. Especially popular: Frontline.

How are the features? Mordhau offers numerous features that set it apart from other games of its kind. However, these are sometimes received with mixed feelings:

  • The co-op horde mode is largely well-received. Those who prefer playing with friends and do not want to face human players like to meet here with colleagues to play together.
  • Horses are both a blessing and a curse. In most modes, horses can be ridden. However, according to many fans, the controls are a bit tricky and can be frustrating. Additionally, they can be too powerful on one hand and a danger to their own team on the other hand. Overall, most players are glad to have the feature, but it is also criticized.
  • The selection of weapons excites many fans. Various axes, polearms, bows, swords, and even siege weapons are complemented by useful items like shields, construction kits, and healing. Quirky weapons such as frying pans and musical instruments add extra fun to the game.
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In the horde mode, you earn gold in-game with each round and can buy weapons for the next wave.

Conclusion: The fact that over three-quarters of the reviews on Steam report positively about Mordhau speaks for itself. Despite this sentiment, there are also objective and subjective criticisms from players. Here is a brief overview:

Pro
  • Long-term motivation through progression
  • Realistic weapon usage
  • High customization of individual classes
  • Wide selection of weapons and skills
  • Various modes to play against and with each other
  • Charming visuals
  • Private servers with additional game modes like Deathmatch and Duel
Contra
  • Some bugs and errors hamper the gaming experience
  • Connection issues and poor ping make battles unpleasant
  • No “fair” matchmaking
  • Features like horses and catapults can be annoying

Two points that are frequently mentioned by both sides are “Friendly Fire” and the required skill. Some players find it great that this attention to detail enhances realism. Others find it annoying to die because of inexperienced players.

Regarding skill, many fans are glad to finally have a challenge and appreciate the opportunity to improve continuously. Others are frustrated that the entry is so difficult, especially against better players.

Have you played Mordhau? What is your impression?

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Fortnite: The Treasure Map Guide in Junk Junction – Here you can find the star

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Week 10 of Season 8, you need to search for a treasure map in Fortnite. This shows you an X on the map that you need to visit. We will show you the sought locations.

What is the task? This challenge from Week 10 is divided into 2 smaller tasks. You need to first look for a sign in Junk Junction to which a treasure map is attached.

After that, you must follow the big X on the treasure map and find the sought location. A similar task was already available in Week 8. There, the treasure map was in Paradise Palms

So that you don’t have to search alone, we will show you the treasure map and the exact spot where you need to look.

Stage 1: Here you can find the treasure map in Junk Junction

Here you can find the treasure map: The treasure map is attached to a sign that is hidden in Junk Junction.

In the small place, right between wrecked cars and other trash, stands the sign with the treasure map.

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So far, the map has not indicated a specific location. But if you check there, you will discover the big X.

Here you must follow the X of the treasure map

What does the treasure map show? If you closely examine the map, you will see the red X at the tip of a knife. You need to visit this location for Stage 2.

Treasure map
This shows the treasure map

This means the map: Some players may recognize the knife and fork in the image. These are two giant dig sites on the map of Fortnite.

This location has also become known because a death zone appeared there due to a bug. Anyone who jumped into the knife pit died immediately.

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Now the bug is fixed, and you need to search at exactly this spot.

Here you need to search: This specific location is north of Fatal Fields. You can’t miss the two pits there, as they are huge.

Map with find location
North of Fatal Fields lies the sought location

If you then jump into the knife pit, you will discover a large star that you can collect. This is how you complete the challenge.

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Fortnite: All Challenges of Week 10 (S8) and how to solve them

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

In Fortnite: Battle Royale is soon entering the 10th and final week of Challenges of Season 8. Here you will learn what to do.

Free and paid: As usual, you need the Battle Pass of Season 8 for 950 V-Bucks (€9.50) for all 7 Challenges. If you don’t have a pass, only the three free tasks will be available to you.

All Challenges of Week 10 in Season 8

The free challenges Reward
Shoot yourself through burning rings with a cannon 5 stars/500 XP
Phase 1: Harvest 500 wood in a single match
Phase 2: Harvest 400 stone in a single match
Phase 3: Harvest 300 metal in a single match 		5 stars/500 XP
Eliminate 3 opponents at Tilted Towers or the Block 10 stars/1,000 XP
The paid challenges Reward
Deal 500 damage with an Infantry Rifle or a Heavy Assault Rifle 10 stars/500 XP
Phase 1: Follow the treasure map guide at Junk Junction
Phase 2: Find the X on the treasure map guide from Junk Junction 		5 stars/500 XP
Deal 100 damage after landing from a geyser within 10 seconds 10 stars/1,000 XP
Eliminate 2 opponents who are less than 5 meters away 10 stars/1,000 XP

Shoot yourself through burning rings with a cannon

How to complete the task: You can find cannons with rings at the pirate camps. You can learn where to find them in our guide to the fire rings and cannons in Season 8.

Fortnite Season 8 Cannon Pirate

Harvest materials

How to complete the task: Here you need to gather lots of materials. The task starts with wood. Then you need to collect stone and finally metal:

  • Collect 500 wood: Wood can be found practically everywhere, but you will find the most in the forests in the northeast.
  • Collect 400 stone: There are particularly many stones southeast of the Block and west and east of Fatal Fields.
  • Collect 300 metal: It’s best to go to Junk Junction; there is tons of metal at the scrapyard. Alternatively, there’s another scrapyard south of Paradise Palms at the big curve of the road.

Eliminate 3 opponents at Tilted Towers or the Block

How to complete the task: This task is the usual kill challenge. Kill opponents preferably with the Infantry Rifle or the Heavy Assault Rifle, and you will complete the second challenge here at the same time.

Deal damage with the Infantry Rifle or the Heavy Assault Rifle (Battle Pass only)

How to complete the task: Both weapon types are now very good, and you should be able to achieve kills easily.

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Follow the treasure map guide at Junk Junction (Battle Pass only)

How to complete the task: We will soon link a guide for this task here.

Deal damage within 10 seconds after landing from a geyser (Battle Pass only)

How to complete the task: It’s best to go to the place with many geysers that we already identified for you in Week 9. There you just need to make sure that you jump a lot on the geysers and immediately start shooting after landing. It’s enough to deal a total of 100 damage.

Eliminate 2 opponents who are less than 5 meters away (Battle Pass only)

How to complete the task: Ideally, grab a shotgun or a submachine gun and get very close; you should be able to complete the task quickly.

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In “Sparta Mode” from Overwatch you have to kick your enemies into a well

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

A new Overwatch mode is a bit cruel, but also very funny. Like in the movie 300, you have to kick your enemies into a well.

With the introduction of the new workshop in Overwatch, there are numerous creative minds in the community coming up with new game modes for Blizzard’s hero shooter. While much of it is only “somewhat” interesting or slight variations of existing modes, there are also some very creative suggestions.

One of these suggestions is the “Sparta” mode.

Overwatch Zenyatta

What is the Sparta mode? The Sparta mode is a deathmatch where all players can only play as Zenyatta. There are no firearms, only melee attacks can be used – which in Zenyatta’s case is indeed a kick. However, some changes have been made to the kick:

  • A kick briefly stuns the target and pushes it a few meters away.
  • The next kick can be “charged” via emote, pushing the target further away.
  • In the middle of the map is a “death well” that sucks in players who are pushed into it.
  • There are power-ups for stronger kicks.
  • Jump pads allow for large jumps.
I’ve made SPARTA MODE! [Workshop by DarwinStreams] from r/Overwatch

The Sparta mode references the movie “300”: The Sparta mode obviously takes its name from the movie “300”. In the film, there is a scene where a Persian is kicked by the Spartan Leonidas with the words “THIS IS SPARTA!” and tumbles down a well. This scene has been parodied repeatedly over the years and continues to circulate as a regular meme on social media.

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It is somewhat unfortunate that the workshop does not allow for custom sounds to be implemented. So you have to imagine the iconic “THIS IS SPARTA!” yourself. But it works too.

What do you think about this Sparta mode? A cool and funny idea? Or does it get boring too quickly? What would you improve?

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Pokémon GO shows regional Pokémon and ticket details for GO Fest in Dortmund

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

Pokémon GO has revealed new details about the GO Fest in Dortmund. You can expect to see a regional Pokémon and many more event Pokémon. There are also first details about the tickets.

Here are the details: An image released for the Dortmund GO Fest shows various Pokémon that you can encounter there. This includes Venuflibis, a regional Pokémon from North America.

In addition, there are initial details about ticket distribution. Furthermore, Niantic mentions a global challenge that must be completed both on-site and worldwide. There will also be a special research task.

Here are the latest details about the GO Fest in Dortmund

Which Pokémon will be present? The announcement image gives a first impression of the Pokémon that will be available at the GO Fest.

GO Fest
This image announces the Dortmund GO Fest

The following Pokémon can be seen:

  • Venuflibis (regional Pokémon)
  • Schilterus
  • Milotic
  • Seeper
  • Icognito
  • Meditalis
  • Panflam
  • Nidoran (male)

What do the Pokémon tell us? Every GO Fest features a regional Pokémon. For Dortmund, it will likely revolve around Venuflibis.

Seeper was previously seen in the image for the GO Fest in Chicago. There is speculation about whether it might be introduced as Shiny. Icognito is also a staple of a GO Fest, and special letters will be available again here.

What do we know about the tickets? The ticket distribution will run just like for the GO Fest in Chicago. You will need to register in-game for this.

GO Fest Ticket
This is what a ticket for the GO Fest will look like.

It is now known that you can purchase a ticket for €25. Ticket distribution has not started yet. According to the announcement, it will begin soon.

There are more challenges: During the Safari Zone in Dortmund, as well as for the GO Fest 2018, there was a global task for all players. If this task was fulfilled, a new Shiny was released in the game worldwide.

In addition to the global challenge, there will also be a special research task. It is not yet known which Pokémon will be researched. Many players are hoping for Jirachi here.

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Fortnite: Tilted Towers has a new death zone that kills you instantly

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

In Fortnite: Battle Royale a new death zone has arisen. If you visit a certain location at Tilted Towers, you are doomed.

Where is the dangerous area? In Tilted Towers there is a shop in the southwest. There is a hidden basement entrance behind two shelves. If you knock one of them down, you can take the stairs behind it to go down into the basement and gather loot there.

But anyone who tries this now will get in trouble. Because a bug will kill you instantly as soon as you touch the ground. A new death zone has emerged there.

Heads up, there’s a death zone in the basement of the shop in Tilted Towers: from r/FortNiteBR

The Return of the Death Zone

What are death zones? The term “Death Zone” refers to areas in Fortnite that kill you instantly for no apparent reason when you enter them, according to Fortnite fans. This is a bug, not a feature.

Here used to be the death zone.

The first time this issue occurred was in early March. Back then, the area that looked like a knife and fork (a reference to the pun “Fork-Knife”) was the death zone. Whoever entered the knife died instantly.

What players are saying: Players on Reddit are not exactly thrilled about the bug:

  • “How can such a bug even occur?”
  • “eSports ready…”
  • “Epic added a new shadow bomb … and a ton of bugs!”
  • “Oh no, that was my favorite hiding spot back then!”
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The shadow grenade along with Update 8.51 is likely responsible for the death zone bug.

Others, on the other hand, are taking it with humor:

  • “Thanks for this new trolling opportunity that I can use to fool my friends!”
  • “Tilted is basically one big death zone anyway”
  • “He probably died from fall damage!”

This is what Epic is doing about it: An Epic employee quickly noticed the Reddit thread. They promised to address the issue quickly. Therefore, the bug with the Tilted death zone is now at the top of Epic Games’ bug fix list.

So it probably won’t be long until the death zone is gone. So quickly lure in a few opponents!

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Goat of Duty is a crazy multiplayer shooter where you play as a goat

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 2 minutes

Goat of Duty is the new multiplayer game from Raiser Games, where you can take down your opponents in various ways as goats.

What is Goat of Duty? The game is a fast-paced hardcore multiplayer first-person shooter, reminiscent of titles like Quake.

You don’t play as a human character, but as a goat. In a suit. With rocket launchers. And other things that goats usually don’t have.

goat of duty gameplay
You saw it right. In Goat of Duty, you control a goat.

The premise is simple: You are thrown into an arena with other goats and fight against them in various matches. You can only rely on yourself and your skills.

You can watch the teaser trailer here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AisrSMu1QNo&feature=youtu.be

What makes Goat of Duty special? The funny multiplayer game offers several features that set it apart from other games:

  • Exciting multiplayer deathmatches for 2 to 10 players
  • Old-school shooter gameplay in the style of Doom and Quake
  • High speed gameplay that avoids cover-based mechanics
  • Four multiplayer modes: Classic “free-for-all”, Team Deathmatch, and two exclusive modes that are still secret
  • Costumes and customization options for your goat to make it unique
  • Several maps designed for different playstyles
  • And of course, goats

Overall, Goat of Duty is a game that doesn’t take itself seriously. There are no skills, no big strategies, and no complex meta-game. Players are meant to just jump in and have fun. Truly old-school.

goat of duty Goastumes outfits
Goats can be dressed in different outfits.

When will Goat of Duty be released? There is no exact release date yet for Goat of Duty, but the multiplayer shooter is expected to be released in 2019.

It will be available on PC via Steam.

Disclaimer: Goat of Duty is published by Raiser Games in collaboration with Webedia. Mein-MMO belongs to the Webedia media group.

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How agents solve the ammunition problem with signature weapons in The Division 2

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 4 minutes

In The Division 2 the ammunition of the signature weapons has been a topic for a while, as it simply goes empty with every logout or group change. However, there is a workaround that Massive seems to be adopting.

What is the problem with the ammunition? Basically, players criticize how The Division 2 implemented the ammunition of the signature weapons.

Fans are annoyed that the ammunition disappears with every logout. Even when entering the Dark Zone, the ammunition is reset to zero. This bothers players, as there are no ways other than drops to replenish it in The Division 2.

However, there is a workaround, a kind of method to help. This solution is so liked by the developers at Massive that they are simply re-implementing it.

Replenishing Signature Weapons in the White House

This is how you can replenish your signature weapons immediately: Just go to the White House to the NPC where you can change specializations.

Now just briefly switch specializations. This process completely refills your signature ammunition. You can do this after every mission.

The workaround was discovered by players a while ago. Nevertheless, many players still do not know it, as there are always complaints about it on Reddit.

What are signature weapons anyway? These are the individual weapons of the specializations. They are unlocked at level 30 and come with a dedicated skill tree and additional bonuses.

Currently, there are three different specializations:

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Massive adopts the workaround for the Dark Zone

Some fans still demand more ways to refill ammunition, but Massive currently has other plans. However, the problem that you cannot enter the Dark Zone with full signature ammunition remains.

What if I want to go into the Dark Zone? The workaround in the White House seems to please the developers so much that they leave this method intact and incorporate it into the Dark Zone.

They have expanded “Thieves Den,” the refuge for non-lethal rogues, to include a method to change specializations.

As a result, you can now refill the ammunition of signature weapons in the Dark Zone. But first, you need to reach Thieves Den, or the Den of Thieves.

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How do I find the Den of Thieves? When you activate the non-lethal rogue status in the Dark Zone, a countdown is activated. You must continue to increase this countdown through non-lethal rogue activities.

These activities include

  • hacking terminals
  • cracking SHD caches
  • stealing supply drops

Once you have increased the countdown to the limit, the Den of Thieves will be unlocked and visible on your map. It is located somewhere different each time, there is no fixed location.

All info including locations for chests, terminals, and other tips can be found in our guide to the Dark Zone.

When will this change come? It is part of Title Update 3, which is currently being tested on the PTS (Player Test Server). Phase 2 of testing with some changes to talents and gear sets began on April 26.

So far, Title Update 3 is being received by players.

Why are there still no easier ways? There are no official statements on this. However, it may be that Massive avoids this for balance reasons.

After all, the Dark Zone is also a PvP area. If everyone could refill their signature ammunition all the time, that would probably be difficult from a balance perspective.

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Is this workaround sufficient?

This is how the community reacts: Many are not satisfied with the current “solution.”

  • For example, deathStar97 demands that the ammunition should be full with every login and group change. Although it is possible to travel back to the White House each time, it is quite annoying. His Reddit post receives a lot of support and has over 3500 upvotes (2.5.). Almost 500 comments have accumulated there.
  • In addition, the weapons themselves are also being discussed. Many players believe that only the grenade launcher of the Demolitionist is usable.
  • Some commentators sarcastically ask what signature ammunition even is, as one would never get it anyway.
  • Many would simply be satisfied if they logged in with the same amount of ammunition they had logged out with.

Whether Massive will heed the criticism remains to be seen in the future. However, with so many voices from the community, it is quite possible.

Whether this will happen before the next update is questionable. The next update is still in the testing phase.

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Borderlands 3 features bosses reminiscent of classic MMORPG raids

Leya Jankowski Leya Jankowski Reading time 5 minutes

At an official gameplay event for Borderlands 3 , our author Leya had the opportunity to talk to the lead boss designer of the game. Matt Cox revealed how the bosses in the game are structured.

This is the background: On May 1st, Gearbox hosted a gameplay event for Borderlands 3. Here, representatives of the media were able to test the loot shooter for the first time, and MeinMMO was on site.

At the event, some developers of the game were present. Among them was Matt Cox, the lead boss designer. Matt is primarily responsible for the “big fights” with the really tough bosses and shared some insights about the boss design in Borderlands 3.

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There will be particularly epic fights resembling MMORPG raids

Why are boss fights important in Borderlands 3? At its core, Borderlands 3 is a loot shooter. The game offers an incredible variety of weapons with special effects, and even the weapon manufacturers play an important role in the game.

The hunt for the best weapons is central in Borderlands, and these are mostly dropped by boss enemies. So if you want the best loot, you often have to defeat these bosses. Therefore, it is of immense importance that the boss fights are enjoyable.

Gigamind, a minor boss in Borderlands 3, who appeared in the demo at the gameplay event. He is a flying brain.

When will the raids come to Borderlands 3? Raids will be introduced later in the game. Since there were already raid-like bosses in earlier Borderlands titles, I asked Matt if they wanted to delve deeper into this path in Borderlands 3.

I would say we have boss fights that are more epic than others that also last longer. We will have proper raids throughout the game that will at least feel like a traditional MMORPG raid. These will be present later in the story campaign.

Matt Cox, Lead Boss Designer of Borderlands 3

Matt elaborated further that there would be many more bosses in Borderlands 3 than in the predecessors. This could suggest that we can also expect more proper raids than in older games.

However, the developer wasn’t allowed to reveal any details about the number of bosses at this point. There should be more information towards the end of the year, which would then be shortly before the release of Borderlands 3 in September 2019.

Borderlands-3-Psycho
Psycho are minor enemies in Borderlands that quickly became a hallmark of the franchise.

Why do the fights resemble an MMORPG raid? In Borderlands 2, there were already some raids. They are quite similar to boss fights from MMORPGs:

  • they are unique encounters in the game
  • they feature similar mechanics, where patterns must be recognized
  • they are often surrounded by trash mobs
  • they are easier to kill in a group
  • they are significantly more difficult than other fights

Typically, MMORPG raids have larger player groups. However, in Borderlands, there is a restriction of 4-player instances. Still, the developers and players refer to certain epic boss enemies as raids.

Matt explained that each boss must have enough different behavior patterns that remain fun to learn over time. It’s about the challenge of finding new ways and strategies to defeat a boss multiple times, even if you succeeded the first time.

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Each boss will introduce a new mechanic: When developers design a boss, he must possess at least one mechanic or attack that the player has not seen before.

We aim for bosses to always do something that distinguishes them from others. By that, I don’t just mean that they are quirky, but their behavior patterns. When you encounter a boss, something new will always happen. It could be that you see this new pattern later with a regular enemy as well. But with the boss, you saw it first. There will also be things that you haven’t seen in any Borderlands before.

Matt Cox, Lead Boss Designer of Borderlands 3
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In the video below, you can get a sense of the raid bosses in Borderlands 2. We can probably expect similar things in the third part as well. From what Matt says, it seems that Borderlands 3 will once again raise the bar in this regard.

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The bosses are always supposed to provide a unique surprise

Raid bosses are often criticized for being too monotonous. After all, you often fight them to get their best loot. Especially in Borderlands 1, players often referred to the bosses as mere bullet sponges.A

I was curious how Gearbox intends to ensure that it remains enjoyable to fight a boss repeatedly. According to Matt Cox, surprising and unique mechanics are the key.

If a boss has a lot of health, you want to ensure that a lot of different things happen during the fight so that it doesn’t feel repetitive. The fight should give you an adrenaline rush, so you feel like you’re truly dealing with a challenge and that there is a noticeably increased difficulty level, especially in a boss fight. Not every single boss in the game will be super hard. But we have ensured a lot of variety with the bosses.

Matt Cox, Lead Boss Designer of Borderlands 3

Matt explained that each boss must have enough different behavior patterns that remain fun to learn over time. It’s about the challenge of finding new ways and strategies to defeat a boss multiple times, even if you succeeded the first time.

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Each boss will introduce a new mechanic: When developers design a boss, he must possess at least one mechanic or attack that the player has not seen before.

We aim for bosses to always do something that distinguishes them from others. By that, I don’t just mean that they are quirky, but their behavior patterns. When you encounter a boss, something new will always happen. It could be that you see this new pattern later with a regular enemy as well. But with the boss, you saw it first. There will also be things that you haven’t seen in any Borderlands before.

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Borderlands 2 Calypso Twins

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Razer is building a toaster with cult potential – At the urging of fans

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

The gaming brand Razer is actually known for hardware such as keyboards and mice. Now the giant is also making toasters. And all of this is because fans were crazy enough to even get tattoos for it.

Why a Razer toaster? In September 2013, the Facebook page “Give us the Razer Toaster” was founded by Mark Withers.

He commented on a status of Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan with his idea of creating a toaster that burns WASD keys or the Razer logo onto the toast. The CEO responded that if his page received a million likes, he would build the toaster.

Razer itself apparently found the idea so good that the toaster became an April Fool’s joke in 2016 under the name “Breadwinner”. (Video embedded below)

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The Facebook page still only received just over 45,000 likes in nearly six years.

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This is how ambitiously the fans are committed: To make the dream of the toaster come true, some fans finally got tattoos of the toaster along with the Razer logo. This apparently astonished Min-Liang Tan so much that he equated each tattoo with 100,000 likes.

In the meantime, twelve people have gotten such a tattoo. The page has thus practically received 1.2 million likes and met the requirements.

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The Razer CEO kept his word and announced that the toaster would now be made. He shared the victory video of the page on Facebook and commented:

Okay. I didn’t think that people would manage to do that. But they did. They should get a million likes, and every Razer tattoo is worth 100,000. Now they have 12. I just liked their page and will now assemble a team of engineers.

Razer Toaster confirmed by Razer CEO
Image source: PCGamer

When is the toaster coming and what makes it special? There is still no information on the release date of the toaster. It is also not known how exactly it is supposed to toast bread. However, it is likely that the Razer logo will simply be burned onto the toast.

Min-Liang Tan said that the development will take “a few years”, but he wants to keep the fans updated on the development. A toaster will definitely join the Razer headsets and keyboards.

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WoW: This is why the shamans of Method urgently need to go somewhere after each raid try

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The shamans of the WoW guild Method are in a hurry after each attempt in the raid. With an interesting trick, they want to grab the First Kill.

Anyone following Method’s streams in World of Warcraft, who are still trying to defeat the final boss Uu’nat in the Crucible of Storms, might have noticed something strange. After each failed attempt, the shamans of the raid disappear for a few seconds. The reason is the exploitation of a small exploit that allows for cooldown resets.

What exactly does Method do? After shamans have used their Reincarnation in battle, they normally have to wait 30 minutes before they can cast the spell again. But then the entire raid would have to wait for this cooldown. Instead, Method has stationed three players in the “End Time” instance by the last boss who teleport all shamans to them. There is a necessary hourglass for the final boss. Using the hourglass resets all character cooldowns.

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Why is this important? Shamans can self-revive once every 30 minutes via Reincarnation. This resurrection does not count as a “Combat Rezz” and does not contribute to the overall limit of revivals per fight. The idea is now that the shamans catch a special debuff (Storm of Annihilation) that deals extremely high damage to the entire raid over a certain duration. The affected shamans are allowed to die, which also ends the damage to the raid.

Afterward, the shamans resurrect themselves and participate normally in the fight without wasting a raid resurrection.

Is this intentional by Blizzard? So far, the developers have not commented on the exploitation of this mechanic. Strictly speaking, this is a feature that was planned as such. After all, the hourglass is supposed to reset all cooldowns. However, using it to defeat a boss from a completely different expansion is probably not intended.

It is possible that Blizzard will adjust the hourglass in an upcoming patch. Whether the developers will consider this an exploit and later impose penalties remains to be seen.

Method is already at 2%: With this strategy, Method has already managed to bring Uu’nat down to 2% of his health. With more than 650 attempts, he is one of the hardest bosses the professionals have ever faced. It is to be expected that Uu’nat will finally be defeated within the next few hours.

Just recently, Uu’nat was slightly nerfed:

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What do you think of this approach? Is it a creative idea to have more attempts in a shorter time? Or should one distance oneself from such an approach since it is a clear exploit?

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Pokémon GO: The Ground Event ends today – That’s why you should use it again

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO the Ground Event ends today, on May 2nd. However, the bonuses in the event are so worthwhile that it’s worth playing another round today.

When does the event end exactly? Today, on May 2nd, at 10 PM it will be over. Then the Ground Event ends and the normal spawns return.

That’s why it’s worth it: In the event, there are incredibly rare shinies and a large amount of stardust. So it’s worth taking full advantage of the last day.

That’s why the Ground Event is so worthwhile

These are the bonuses: Currently, you receive double the amount of stardust and candies when you catch event Pokémon. The event Pokémon are everywhere, so the bonuses apply to almost all caught Pokémon.

Stardust
If you want to collect a lot of stardust, you should take advantage of the event

The bonuses are great: With double stardust, you can always find a reason to go out hunting! Stardust is the most important resource in the game. Therefore, the event is worth it just for that.

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That’s why the spawns are so good: Outside of events, there are hardly any Ground Pokémon to catch. Especially Sandshrew is normally a very rare find in the wild. It’s even better that this Pokémon is currently appearing so frequently.

With the event, Diglett in its shiny form has also been introduced. This Pokémon is quite rare even without an event. So if you want to catch rare shinies, you should take advantage of the event today.

The raids are also worth it: Currently, Groudon is in the raids. It is the best Ground Pokémon in the game. Moreover, it can be found as shiny. Therefore, it is worth completing some raids.

Raid Bosses
These are 3 of the current raid bosses

In addition to Groudon, there are also more Ground Pokémon in the raids. Many of them can be obtained as shiny.

There are new field research tasks in Pokémon GO! Here are the rewards:

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