Recently, there have been increasing indications that a new console generation is on the horizon. Many are asking: When is the PlayStation 5 coming out? According to the latest reports, with the release of the new PlayStation, Sony suggests we should expect it no earlier than May 2020. But why has Sony already discussed the PS5 so early?
Where does the announcement come from? The information comes from Sony during the latest “Earning Reports” on April 26 (via sony.net).
The tech reporter Takashi Mochizuki reported on this report and on Sony’s statements that were made alongside the presentation of the business report.
Sony said: “There will be no launch of a next-gen PlayStation in the next 12 months.”
When is the PlayStation 5 coming out? The earliest date we can expect a launch of the PS5 is therefore May 2020.
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The system architect Mark Cerny has revealed technical details, such as that the PS5 will have an SSD drive.
Therefore, the question arose as to why Sony disclosed this information so early when a release is still expected late.
The US journalist Jason Schreier (via Twitter) has an explanation for this: Sony would begin supplying dev kits to developers in April. Therefore, Sony expected that a leak about the PS5 would soon be circulating. To preempt such a leak, they would have disclosed this information.
PS5 release is expected in late 2020
What date is likely for PlayStation 5? Traditionally, a new console generation is expected to be released at the end of the year, in October or November.
A leak about Destiny 3 seems to confirm this. It stated that Destiny 3 is expected to be a “launch title” for the PlayStation 5 and that it will be released in November 2020.
The new “Endgame” mode in Fortnite has captivated our author Schuhmann. Yesterday, he was Thanos and managed to escape disgracefully while winning.
This is how I played Fortnite this season: After discovering my love for Fortnite Battle Royale so late last season at Christmas, I wanted to dive in properly this time in Season 8.
I bought the Battle Pass in the first week with the remaining V-Bucks from my “Save the World” days, started enthusiastically with the Week 1 challenges – and then completely lost interest and didn’t log in for two months while Anthem and The Division 2 were released.
Well.
But yesterday, it happened. With the new “Endgame” mode, they got me again. I like the Marvel movies and wanted to see how it works in Fortnite. It looked too ridiculous not to try.
These are the 4 Avengers – you randomly receive the super weapon when following a treasure map – you can also look for a second one if Option A isn’t to your liking.
I played as these characters: Some complain that they never get to play as the cool superheroes in Fortnite and always end up as alien minions. But I was relatively balanced:
In 3 matches, I was one of Thanos’ soldiers, a Chitauri – as such, I mostly ambushed from a distance and shot around with the charged blaster – the goal is “Aim somewhere near the enemies, something will fall over.”
In 2 matches, I was Hawkeye – with his bow, you can swing around and shoot wildly with explosive arrows.
In one match, I wandered around as Thor – but our side was so superior that no one noticed I was just uselessly jumping around and throwing the boomerang axe.
In one of the “minion” matches, I was actually Thanos for most of the time – and was eager not to die embarrassingly because I felt like everyone was looking my way.
What’s interesting about the mode: The exciting thing about the mode is that the playstyle changes with each role. Even the basic tactics of the sides are different:
As Chitauri, you have offensive goals because you have to capture the Infinity Stones – but it’s smarter to play defensively, as you shouldn’t die too often and the Avengers are usually more dangerous in close combat.
As “Avengers,” you actually play defensively, as you need to defend the Infinity Stones, which is where the enemies want to go – however, it almost doesn’t matter if you die, so you can be risky and shoot wildly.
Thor looked a bit more serious at one point.
This is how I felt as Thanos: I was quite surprised when I suddenly became Thanos. Because when Thanos dies, a Chitauri is randomly selected to be the new Thanos.
I had just shot some Captain America guy from ambush, and of course, I saw the random selection as a reward for my exceptional kill.
I immediately started playing with the abilities, slammed to the ground a few times, and jumped around. However, Thanos doesn’t jump very far if you don’t charge the jump for a long time.
The Titan is powerful, but as Thanos, you have a huge target on your back. Everyone in the game can see you on the radar.
As Thanos, you should ideally play together with your army.
Thanos is powerful, and Fortnite makes a big fuss about him: He can jump into the air and shoot around with a death ray, but my health points quickly dropped to 0 and I had to escape.
I then hid with one or two Avengers behind me in the mines of Shifty Shafts, while my brave soldiers charged towards the next Infinity Stone. There I was with 50 HP, hoping that no one would find me.
In that moment, I didn’t feel particularly “Thanos-like”.
Once the stone is captured, Thanos receives a buff and regains full health and shields. Aha!
As Thanos, I then played like the commander of my troops for the rest of the match, becoming more powerful with each additional Infinity Stone, and blew away a few Avengers along with my Chitauri minions from their ridiculous uniforms.
And I killed a few guys by slamming the ground while my minions took down anyone under concentrated fire who was between us and the next Infinity Stone.
When one of my subjects picked up the last stone, the remaining enemies on the map were marked in red, and it turned into a sort of clay pigeon shooting.
Somehow, it was a truly satisfying gaming night.
Probably the real reason for the event: Epic will earn millions just with this skin.
Despite all the criticism that often comes towards Epic and even though it’s obviously a super-commercial event to sell expensive Black Widow skins: I had a lot of fun with the mode and can recommend it. To release a mode for such a hugely popular pop culture franchise “for free” is quite impressive.
In August, Guild Wars 2 celebrates its seventh birthday and has thus been around for a number of years. Meanwhile, players are increasingly expressing wishes for a successor. But do we really need Guild Wars 3?
This is Guild Wars 2: Guild Wars 2 is an MMORPG from ArenaNet. It was released in August 2012 and focuses primarily on a shared game world.
No matter what you do and how you play, you can hardly hinder each other or steal mobs or resources. With this formula, the game has also been very successful.
In September 2017, the game counted 11 million created accounts. There are now two major expansions and more than 66 free game expansions.
Apparently, the projects at ArenaNet that were not related to Guild Wars 2 were affected. As it turned out later, work was being done on at least two other games. For this, employees were gradually pulled away from the MMORPG.
And it seems that at least some of these employees are supposed to work on Guild Wars 2 again. In an interview with Eurogamer, it was confirmed that the planned developments would continue and that the layoffs were not supposed to have a major impact on the MMORPG.
However, the already announced new episode will be delayed a bit because there were restructuring within the teams. What is particularly exciting is how the Guild Wars franchise will proceed. Calls for a successor are continually being made.
That’s why players are increasingly wishing for Guild Wars 3
Too many empty areas: The world of Guild Wars 2 is huge and has many areas. But some of them are not as well-visited as they used to be.
This is partly due to the layout and long-term motivation of some areas, but also to a somewhat difficult system for newcomers. New players need not only the two expansions to unlock all areas. Theoretically, they also have to purchase the episodes of the Living World.
Without purchasing the corresponding episodes, there is no access to the areas. Anyone who logs in while the episode is freshly released receives the content for free.
The engine is reaching its limits: The areas of the expansion Path of Fire are larger than the others and very graphically demanding. But the size and graphics come at a price.
Problems, stuttering, or even significant skill lags occur repeatedly. Whether on the new maps or in “World vs. World” PvP. The number of effects and players is often no longer displayable, no matter how good your system is.
Problems with the code: There are also recurring issues regarding the code. Sometimes a lot of time is needed for small changes because not everything has been documented or some content has been programmed very awkwardly.
This was repeatedly confirmed by the developers during discussions about features like the build templates. These have now been announced in a roadmap for the future, almost seven years after release.
Fresh ideas are needed: After almost seven years, many players have simply seen and experienced everything. New innovations cannot be programmed as quickly as players consume them.
A new game, a fresh start, and new tasks would help engage and excite players again. The new story episodes usually only manage to do this for a few hours.
Is a Guild Wars 3 realistic at all?
But how realistic is a successor for Guild Wars 2? Looking at the facts, things look rather bleak.
The story does not allow for a successor: The story of Guild Wars 2 is far from finished. Currently, we are in the midst of a battle with the Elder Dragons and have just lost a member of our hero group.
When transitioning from Guild Wars 1 to Guild Wars 2, the story arcs were concluded, and there was only a slight open end with the awakening of a dragon.
After that, there was a time jump of 250 years. A hard cut or a similar jump like between the two games would currently not be possible at all.
Guild Wars 2 gets a marketing boost: Currently, ArenaNet is feverishly working to promote Guild Wars 2 again. A return campaign has been launched, new trailers have been filmed, and posters have been hung in Europe and America. Recently, there have also been ads for Guild Wars 2 on MeinMMO.
Although the next plan is not to release a new expansion, but rather another season of the Living World. However, the goal is to attract many new players.
Guild Wars 2 advertisement in America (Source: Reddit)
Where will the development come from? Between the last release of Guild Wars 1 (August 31, 2007) and the release of Guild Wars 2 (August 28, 2012), about 5 years passed. During this time, the first part was only sporadically fed with small content updates.
Guild Wars 2, on the other hand, only received a major expansion in September 2017 and has since had five new story chapters. There have also been many technical extensions like the overhaul of the loot system or new mounts like the Warclaw and the Rollerbeetle.
Although ArenaNet was also working on two other projects in the meantime, one of which is presumably a mobile game, it did not sound like direct work was being done on Guild Wars 3.
That’s why I don’t believe in a Guild Wars 3
The latest developments show that ArenaNet is refocusing on Guild Wars 2. And the world offers many areas and stories that need to be shown and told.
Neither from the perspective of the story nor from the perspective of the developers does it currently make sense to develop the successor Guild Wars 3. Interest in MMORPGs is declining, and other genres are strong.
NCSoft is heavily focused on the mobile sector. Due to reductions and adjustments among employees, it is likely that only Guild Wars 2 and possibly the mobile game at ArenaNet are being worked on.
More interesting than the successor is likely the upcoming Season 5 of the Living World. If this succeeds and actually also contains content that corresponds to an expansion, then ArenaNet could keep both existing and new players engaged for the long term.
However, if the new season does not meet expectations, then it will not only become tighter for Guild Wars 2 but also for ArenaNet itself. They have been living off Guild Wars 1 and Guild Wars 2 since 2001. The latest cutbacks will certainly not help in building a broader offering.
Does Guild Wars 2 suit you? This MMORPG is suitable for these player types:
For Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 a new specialist has been teased. It looks like fan-favorite Spectre is returning as a specialist this month.
What does the teaser show? In the clip, which lasts less than a minute, Spectre is never shown in full. However, his well-known ability, the Ripper, is shown. Additionally, Spectre places C4 explosives and lights a smoke grenade.
When is Spectre coming? The teaser reveals that Spectre will enter the game later this month. On April 30, the specialist will be added to Black Ops 4.
What we know about Spectre in Black Ops 4
It has already been hinted: In mid-April, the developers accidentally gave the first hint of Spectre in Black Ops 4. They showed a smoke grenade. This grenade was described as allowing Spectre to see enemies inside of it. However, there was no mention of Spectre until that point.
What can we conclude from the teaser? Even though Spectre is never fully displayed, everything points to this specialist. Judging by the teaser, he will retain his Ripper ability.
This is how Black Ops 4 announces its new specialist
As Ripper, Spectre could quickly and silently eliminate his opponents using a sword. He will also be able to throw smoke grenades again. In this smoke, Spectre will be able to see his enemies while they only have thick smoke in front of them.
That’s why his abilities are so sought after: Especially his weapons, explosives, and smoke grenades make Spectre so desirable. Smoke has long been requested by players, especially professionals, as it was usually a staple in the competitive mode of Call of Duty.
This is how Spectre was shown in Black Ops 3
That’s why Spectre is known: This specialist is still known from Black Ops 3. There, Spectre was one of the most popular specialists. Now the fan-favorite is returning in the current installment of Call of Duty.
In GTA 5 Online, a substantial sum of money is being given away. This is a cashback if you have purchased a business. We will show you how to get the cash and what bonuses are available this week from April 25 to May 2.
What’s new? The bonuses and offers in GTA Online change weekly. This time, there are even more vehicle theft missions at Simeon, which are new to the game.
As a special bonus, there is a payout of a quarter of a million dollars if you are a real biker and own a clubhouse.
How to receive $250,000 for free in GTA Online
What do you have to do for the money? If you buy a biker clubhouse during this bonus week, you will receive $250,000 GTA in return.
Don’t worry: Anyone who purchased a clubhouse before this bonus week will also receive the $250,000 back. You just need to log into GTA Online by May 2.
When does the money come? Rockstar explains that this cash bonus will be credited to your account at the Maze Bank in GTA Online within 48 hours.
Get a total of 301,000 GTA dollars: If you want, you can add another $51,000 to these $250,000. And it doesn’t even take a minute. Just drive along this route and grab the cash:
These bonuses and discounts are available now in GTA Online
New vehicle theft missions for double rewards: At Simeon, you will now find new missions that reward you for stealing cars. You can accept the missions directly via your phone or at his dealership.
The new missions “Premium Deluxe Repossessions” will bring double rewards. The missions are:
Under The Hammer
Blow Up IV
Sasquashed
Earn double GTA $: As a CEO, you can earn double GTA dollars when selling special cargo during this bonus week.
These game modes provide bonus rewards: You will receive double GTA $ and RP in the game modes “Arena War Series” and “RC Bandito Races”
Where are the discounts: In line with the Arena War rewards, there are also discounted vehicles and discounts on garages.
Annis ZR380 with 30% discount
HVY Scarab with 30% discount
MTL Cerberus with 30% discount
Vapid Impergator with 30% discount
Declasse Brutus with 30% discount
Arenaworkshops with 40% discount
Arenaworkshop renovations and expansions with 40% discount
Regarding Fallout 76, the next update is on its way. The new patch will bring backpacks and a new faction to the game. Here’s what we know so far.
This update focuses on: The update is called “Ever Upwards” and is part of the upcoming Patch 9.
A new faction, the “Pioneer Scouts”, as well as backpacks that players can also equip with mods, are being introduced.
Larger Inventory with Backpacks
These are the new backpacks: With the new patch, various backpack models will be introduced to the game.
What purpose do they serve? On the one hand, they expand your inventory. On the other hand, you can equip them with mods. These can further increase your inventory size or provide other benefits.
According to the article from Bethesda, there will even be a refrigerator mod that increases the durability of your food. Armor and other stats can also be improved with mods.
However, such mods also take up some of your space in the backpack.
Concept Art for Backpacks in Fallout 76
Bethesda has also released 20 designs for the backpacks. Not all of them will make it into the final game.
Your backpacks are visible over your regular outfits. If you wear Power Armor, you still wear the backpack, but it is no longer visible.
The new faction “Pioneer Scouts”
What is known about the new faction: The Pioneer Scouts apparently used to be a scouting group for children in Appalachia before the war.
However, during and after the war, interested children dwindled, so at some point, applicants of all ages were accepted.
How can one join? If one is interested in the Pioneer Scouts, they should take a closer look at the posters at the individual stations in the game world.
Alternatively, you can get a free poster for the camp from the Atomic Shop. The poster is available for free until July 6.
When will the patch be released? Ever Upwards and Patch 9 are set to be released on May 7.
What else is new? For the Survival and Adventure modes, there is double EXP until April 29 at 12 PM.
What do you think of the new features? Let us know in the comments.
A new wave of bans has caught players of World of Warcraft. This time, it primarily affects fans of nude mods.
For many players of World of Warcraft, checking their email inbox today was not a pleasant experience. They received a message that their current WoW subscription has been canceled, and shortly after, another email stating that their account has been temporarily suspended. The official reason is “botting,” but the actual issue is a bit different: graphic mods such as nude patches.
What happened? This morning, a thread appeared on Reddit where a player complained that he was wrongfully banned. He claimed to have never used a bot and therefore does not understand the punishment. Many other players chimed in, stating they were also banned. Gradually, it became clear what the true reason for the punishment was: graphic modifications.
What kind of mods are involved? From most comments, it appears the mods being used are variations of nude mods – meaning characters appear completely naked. There are also mods that adjust and change various armor designs and models; for instance, a female character might have larger breasts or wear much more revealing outfits like lingerie.
However, some of these mods are completely “harmless” and are merely prettier variations of clothing created by fans.
Using any graphic modifications is, however, prohibited and has already resulted in account penalties in the past.
What is the penalty? Most players seem to have received an account penalty of 180 days – almost half a year. During this time, they will have no access to their WoW account.
Community reacts divided: As usual with ban waves, there are basically two camps. Some find the suspensions reasonable, pointing out that Blizzard has been dealing with all graphic mods this way for years. Those who violate the terms of service must live with the penalties.
Other players find the penalties disproportionately harsh. Not being able to play for half a year because one changed the design of some armors would be excessive. These players hope the penalty will be reduced.
Some take it with humor: As always, there is also a part that takes the penalties humorously. This has led to some memes already circulating in the WoW subreddit, such as this one titled “Why I got banned”:
What’s the problem with the mods? Fundamentally, Blizzard has a strict regulation that prohibits all of these mods. This is because a lot of nonsense can be done with the mods that could provide advantages in the game. One could make herbs in the game world huge to harvest them more easily or display certain opponents in PvP in bright colors to locate them more easily.
If you have a guildmate who today “somehow can’t make it to the raid” – why not just ask him what mods he has installed.
Were you also caught in the ban wave? Did it affect anyone from your guild? Or are you hearing about such mods for the first time?
For Earth Day, Pokémon GO is organizing a large garbage collection event. If enough players collect trash, there will be a cool in-game event. Niantic has now provided an overview of the participant numbers.
What is the current status? Niantic has posted on Twitter that so far 5000 players have participated in the Earth Day collection event. However, 7000 players are needed for all bonuses to be unlocked.
So far, the conditions for this reward have not been met.
There are less than 2 days remaining until April 28, when this action ends. If 7000 participants are not active by then, there will be no Groudon raids as a reward.
The event for Earth Day scales with the garbage collection of the players. The more players collect, the greater the rewards in the event.
What are the bonuses for Earth Day?
What bonuses are guaranteed? The positive news is that the 5000 players who have already collected trash have unlocked Shiny Diglett for all of us as soon as the event starts. Additionally, there will be more Ground-type Pokémon in the wild during the event.
The Shiny family of Diglett
What bonuses are still missing? In addition to Groudon raids, there are two more bonuses that will only be unlocked with 7000 participants: Double Stardust and double candy for all event Pokémon.
How can I participate? If you would like to support the action, you can register on the website of Niantic and either start a new action or join an already created action.
Until April 28, you can still participate
When does the Ground event start? The cleanup action ends on April 28. One day later, on April 29, the Ground event with the corresponding bonuses will start. A specific time has not yet been announced.
The event will then last only 4 days and ends on May 2. There is also no exact time for this yet.
In May and June, there will be new research breakthroughs with 4 possible Shinies:
In The Division 2, hunting for better loot involves searching for gear with the highest rolls. Fans have now listed what the best rolls are.
How good is my drop? To find out, you should always look at the stats of the gear you find.
How good the drop is mainly depends on the possible rolls of the stats. Two players have now released a list showing all the minimum and maximum rolls on the gear.
This gives players an overview of how much potential there is for certain values and which values can actually roll on which piece.
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How good is my drop? Find out with this list
Where does the list come from? The listing was published by the Reddit user Zenitect and was created together with the data miner spydr101, as stated in some reports.
This user should be familiar to some Division players as Spydr101 was already active as a data miner during the time of The Division 1 and is one of the creators of the doc files listing all possible data for The Division 2.
For example, he already knew weeks in advance what damage values the newly released Nemesis Exotic would have.
The list records the various values using abbreviations.
Here is the legend:
HP – Health
BA – Bonus Armor
HoK – Health on Kill
CHC – Critical Hit Chance
CHD – Critical Hit Damage
CDR – Cooldown Reduction
AWD – All Weapon Damage
WtD – Weapon Type Damage
HSD – Headshot Damage
DTE – Damage to Elites
HZP – Hazard Protection
SP – Skill Power
The minimum and maximum rolls for Masks
These are the highest and lowest rolls: Each possible stat can randomly lie between a minimum and a maximum value.
The higher the value, the rarer the roll.
Health/Health on Kill
Minimum value: 1025
Maximum value: 15250
Crit Chance
Minimum value: 0.5%
Maximum value: 11%
Crit Damage
Minimum value: 2%
Maximum value: 17%
Damage to Elites/Hazard Protection
Minimum value: 4%
Maximum value: 55%
Skill Power
Minimum value: 40
Maximum value: 550
The minimum and maximum rolls for Backpacks
These are the highest and lowest rolls:
Health/Bonus Armor
Minimum value: 2100
Maximum value: 26975
Weapon Damage
Minimum value: 1%
Maximum value: 14.5%
Crit Damage/Crit Chance
Minimum value: 1.5%
Maximum value: 19.5%
Cooldown Reduction
Minimum value: 3%
Maximum value: 30%
Skill Power
Minimum value: 80
Maximum value: 970
The minimum and maximum rolls for Vests
These are the highest and lowest rolls:
Health/Bonus Armor
Minimum value: 2800
Maximum value: 33750
Weapon Damage
Minimum value: 1.5%
Maximum value: 18%
Crit Chance/Damage
Minimum value: 2%
Maximum value: 25.5%
Headshot Damage
Minimum value: 2.5%
Maximum value: 28%
Skill Power
Minimum value: 100
Maximum value: 1210
The minimum and maximum rolls for Gloves
These are the highest and lowest rolls:
Health
Minimum value: 550
Maximum value: 10825
Crit Chance
Minimum value: 0.5%
Maximum value: 8%
Weapon Type Damage
Minimum value: 1%
Maximum value: 12%
Skill Power
Minimum value: 20
Maximum value: 390
The minimum and maximum rolls for Holsters
These are the highest and lowest rolls:
Health/Health on Kill
Minimum value: 1450
Maximum value: 22,775
Crit Chance/Crit Damage
Minimum value: 2%
Maximum value: 25%
Cooldown Reduction
Minimum value: 2%
Maximum value: 25%
Skill Power
Minimum value: 50
Maximum value: 820
The minimum and maximum rolls for Knee Pads
These are the highest and lowest rolls:
Health/Health on Kill
Minimum value: 500
Maximum value: 12575
Crit Chance
Minimum value: 0.5%
Maximum value: 14%
Cooldown Reduction
Minimum value: 1%
Maximum value: 14%
Skill Power:
Minimum value: 20
Maximum value: 450
Keep in mind that you can always reroll one stat per piece at the recalibration station. However, you will need another piece of gear from the same category.
With this list, you can easily compare which stats from your loot are usable and therefore know whether it is worth keeping.
These are additional notes from the player:
Finding a piece of gear where every value is at maximum/minimum is likely almost impossible.
Gear sets have a higher chance of better rolls since they do not have any talents.
Some purple gear pieces have a higher chance of high rolls. This applies to vests and backpacks from the Alps Summit brand.
If you are also looking for some cool builds, check out our special:
In Fortnite: Battle Royale seems to be nearing the end for the notorious location Tilted Towers. There are solid indications that the legendary place will soon be destroyed. This time for real!
What are the clues about the end of Tilted Towers? Dataminers have uncovered several hints in the game files that point to an imminent end for Tilted Towers as well as Retail Row.
An event indicating a volcanic eruption was found. Glowing rock fragments will be scattered across the map, landing in Tilted Towers and Retail Row, where they will destroy the buildings and turn them into ruins.
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These ash-covered ruins are also found as assets in the data and were spread via Twitter.
When will the end of Tilted Towers and Retail Row come? Should the predicted events – and there is little doubt about that – actually occur, this may well lead to the end of Season 8 and the beginning of Season 9.
Currently, players are steadily activating mysterious runes to open the bunker at Loot Lake. Each time a rune is activated, the volcano stirs more. An eruption seems like a logical consequence.
By mid-May, we should know more, as Season 9 will go online then.
Tilted Towers has always been in danger
This is the story of Tilted Towers: The end of Tilted Towers is a running gag in Fortnite. The place with the high-rises was a highly controversial location when it was introduced in Season 2.
There was a lot of loot there, but that resulted in an above-average number of players landing there at the start of the match, with only a few surviving the ensuing carnage.
The location has been threatened several times: When suddenly a meteor came closer in Season 3, many players thought, “Cool, Epic will wipe Tilted out!”.
But in the end, the comet only destroyed Dusty Depot and only one building in Tilted was smashed by a fragment. That building has since been rebuilt several times and seems to fall victim to some disaster again every season. Only in Season 8 has it so far miraculously escaped destruction.
The constantly recurring rumors about the end of Tilted Towers may soon come to an end if the data leak proves to be true.
Or is it perhaps just a gigantic trolling action by Epic, incorporating false assets into the code to prank the players? What do you think?
It has been almost half a year since the release of the open beta of Lost Ark in Korea. What is the status of the highly hyped MMORPG?
How has Lost Ark been doing so far? The isometric MMORPG developed by Smilegate had a strong start in the open beta phase in November 2018. That was the soft launch of the game, the version that “counts.”
However, it has been rather quiet around Lost Ark for a few months now. What is the current state of the MMORPG?
What is happening with Lost Ark in Korea? Even though things have quieted down for Lost Ark, the game receives regular updates. The developers post roadmaps on the official blog for the content that has either already been released or will be released:
Adjustments to prices and items in the cash shop are being made
As well as balance changes in PvP and PvE
In the PC charts, however, Lost Ark has dropped significantly despite the updates. According to the Korean analytics site Gametrics, the PC bang market share of the MMORPG fell from 14% down to 3.64% between November 2018 and April 2019.
It has lost its original third place to Overwatch but still remains in the top 5. That is a very strong position. It has been many years since a new MMORPG has managed to stay in the top 5 most played games for several months after release.
Additionally, developer Smilegate has currently posted many job openings targeting developers with experience in Unreal Engine 4 for PC and mobile.
Players suspect a switch to UE4 and a mobile version of the MMORPG.
What is the mood like in the western community? Even among fans in Europe and the USA, the hype around Lost Ark has noticeably declined. The official Lost Ark subreddit is empty and receives only a few new threads per day.
The reason for this is clearly the lack of a release in the West. Fans of the MMORPG continue to look over to Korea and follow the development of Lost Ark, but they have come to terms with the fact that a Western release is likely still far away.
On the other hand, the official Lost Ark Facebook page continues to be bombarded with comments asking for a global release with every new post.
Western gamers are therefore split into two camps:
Players who are still interested in Lost Ark
And players who have lost interest and are now indifferent to the MMORPG
It is hard to assess how large these two groups actually are.
What’s next? Currently, Lost Ark fans are looking skeptically towards Russia. In December, the publisher Mail.ru announced that they would be responsible for the release of Lost Ark in Russia.
Mail.ru, especially their subsidiary My.com, has a reputation among Western players for implementing strong monetization in their games. Therefore, the news was received with concern.
Since then, however, nothing has changed on that front either. Russian YouTubers like Evrial mock that players shouldn’t expect beta tests before the end of summer 2019. Mail.ru had not taken any measures at the time of the announcement to prepare for the beta tests of Lost Ark, let alone a release in Russia, according to Evrial.
In any case, Western fans will likely have to wait a long time for Lost Ark.
With Cyber Hunter, developer NetEase aims to shake up the battle royale market on mobile. The game features shooter action combined with elements of survival and role-playing. And it also has cool sci-fi elements.
What is Cyber Hunter? Cyber Hunter is primarily a battle royale game in which 100 players are dropped onto a map and fight for survival. The last one standing on the 6×6 kilometer map wins.
To increase success rates, the game fills rounds with bots when needed, which are usually easy prey.
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In Cyber Hunter, you experience this gameplay on mobile devices with Android or iOS operating systems. A PC version is planned for later, once the mobile version has established itself.
What is special about Cyber Hunter? Unlike PUBG or Fortnite, Cyber Hunter features a futuristic sci-fi setting. Therefore, you have lasers and other cool futuristic weapons.
Your characters, currently including the two cyber warriors Max and Zero, can collect up to 18 different skills in the game and erect barriers, become invisible, or set up towers.
You can customize your character in a detailed editor according to your wishes.
You can also modify your weapons significantly. For example, there’s a shotgun mod that turns your shotgun into a healing cannon. Aim at your teammates and give them a hefty dose of health.
Also cool: You are extremely mobile in Cyber Hunter. Similar to Apex Legends, you can climb surfaces and enjoy cool parkour elements in the game.
Additionally, there are futuristic vehicles. A sports car with a jet engine is still the most normal thing. Other vehicles transform into mechs or have huge wheels for crushing opponents. One vehicle even transforms into an airplane.
With these features and fast shooter gameplay, Cyber Hunter aims to make a mark in the highly competitive mobile battle royale market, dominated mainly by PUBG Mobile and Fortnite.
Cool detail: The soundtrack in the game is by Keichi Okabe, who also worked on Nier: Automata.
How much does Cyber Hunter cost? The game itself is available for free download and costs nothing to play. However, you can spend real money on cosmetic items through microtransactions in the game.
Is there crossplay? Unfortunately not, the iOS and Android versions are not compatible, and if you use both platforms, you will need to play and level separately.
Where can I get Cyber Hunter? If you want to try Cyber Hunter, you can download it at the following links in the Google Play Store or App Store.
What do players say? In the App Store and Google Play, players are mostly enthusiastic. The game has a rating of about 4.2 stars on both platforms. It is praised especially for its good graphics and fast gameplay. It is said to be “like Fortnite, but with more features.”
The quest line for the Tauren Heritage Armor is available on the PTR of World of Warcraft. We will tell you what you need to do there.
With the major Patch 8.2 Rise of Azshara, two more races in World of Warcraft gain access to their Heritage Armor: the Gnomes and the Tauren. In this article, we will show you what the Tauren need to do to wear their stylish armor along with a huge totem on their back. There will even be a reunion with some spirits…
The requirements for the quest: As with other races and their Heritage Armor, you need to meet certain conditions to start. These should be easily achievable for most Tauren players. You need to:
Own a level 120 Tauren
Be Revered with the “Thunder Bluff” faction
If these requirements are met, you can travel to the embassy in Orgrimmar and take on a new quest.
Baine needs help: The quest begins with the spirit walkers of Thunder Bluff needing assistance. They see in visions that the spirit world is disturbed and a great calamity is approaching. Baine tasks the players with investigating these visions. For this, we follow a ghostly Kodo from visions into the Stonecrag Mountains.
Apex Legends has now addressed its plans for the future. It also highlights the issues that the huge hype brought with it. There is now a look at Season 2.
What is new? Nearly 3 months after launch, Apex Legends is now openly discussing with fans what went wrong and how they plan to improve in the future. The statement (via ea.com) was also posted on Reddit, where they received a lot of support.
The problems Apex Legends is facing
These problems the team acknowledges: The great success of Apex Legends was a surprise for the small team. No one expects 50 million players in the first month for a new free-to-play title.
While they are pleased with the rapid growth, they admit that some things did not go smoothly.
Missteps in updates
Players received too little insight into future plans
No concrete expectations on how Apex Legends will be supported in the future
Not clearly informing players about what is currently being worked on is now being changed with this statement.
More insight into future updates of Apex Legends is planned
Currently working on these problems: No major content updates will be made during an ongoing season. Instead, the team is now working on:
Improving the slow server performance at the beginning of a match
Resolving audio issues
More effectively detecting and banning cheaters (new statistics will be available soon)
In the statement, Drew McCoy, Executive Producer of Apex Legends, writes that he and the team know exactly that fans are hungry for new content. They discuss in the team beforehand what can be delivered and what cannot. Apex Legends doesn’t want to rush things.
There is a rough insight into what will happen in Season 2 of Apex Legends and future seasons.
The new seasons will bring: At the start of each new season in Apex Legends, there will be a new battle pass. Additionally, every season start will introduce a new legend and something that will impact the meta.
A first glimpse into Season 2 will be at the EA Play event in June, which takes place from June 7 to 9.
During ongoing seasons, Apex Legends will continue to address issues, exploits, bugs, balancing, and minor features. Major content updates will only occur at the start of new seasons.
This is how Apex Legends wants to improve: In the future, they will more accurately communicate with fans about what the team is working on. The goal is more transparency and fewer surprise changes.
How fans are reacting to the news
On Reddit, the thread with the statement has received nearly 12,000 upvotes within 16 hours. Players are happy that the team is being so transparent.
Great joy among fans – They are particularly positive about the developers’ post
A player asks if the developers noticed the list of issues that the community posted and published on Reddit.
“Oh yes, I love the post,” writes community manager Jayfresh. “Great to see how you put together such a clear list and use the upvotes to show us where your priorities lie. Thank you to everyone who helped and shared it.”
Additionally, the author of the list writes: “You’re welcome. That you ‘love’ that you’ve seen it and are taking it seriously brings a manly tear to my very manly man eye.”
The thread is used by players to ask questions about new features and known issues. Developers and community managers respond to many of the questions. Players are happy that the Apex Legends team is responding to so many people.
To combat bugs in the online shooter Rainbow Six Siege, Ubisoft is now mobilizing the community. Those who go on the hunt for bugs will be rewarded.
How does the bug hunt work? Ubisoft has set up a special test server for Rainbow Six Siege. Those who play on it will get early versions of updates to see and test. This way, Ubisoft aims to continue improving the online shooter.
The bugs must be verified and confirmed by the developers.
The bug must be reproducible.
No other player may have reported the bug before you.
These raptor legs are waving to those who find bugs on the test server of Rainbow Six Siege.
What rewards can testers expect? As a reward, there are raptor legs in chibi style in the form of a frost talisman.
These go back to an earlier bug where players’ legs could twist in impossible ways, leading to the term “raptor legs” emerging. Many players have since wanted this as a cosmetic item in Rainbow Six Siege.
Ubisoft states that over time, more rewards will be added.
Who can test? The Bug Hunter program is currently only available for players of the PC version of Rainbow Six Siege.
Fans are excited
How hard is it to find three bugs? According to testers, it is not really hard to discover three bugs on the test server. After a short time, you will have the minimum number and quickly reach the reward.
How is the Bug Hunter program received in the community? Players are excited. Discussions are already taking place on Reddit. Fans especially look forward to the raptor legs.
DarkCodes97 says on Reddit: “Oh my God! I want the talisman. I’m not doing anything else but hunting bugs for you!”
Overall, the idea of involving the community in the bug hunt is well-received, as bugs can be found and fixed more quickly this way.
The exotic sniper rifle Nemesis is currently the most powerful weapon in The Division 2. A player has now shown how to deal over 4.7 million damage with one shot. The build focuses heavily on damage.
This is the build: Reddit user swift4010 posted a short video in the subreddit for The Division 2 that revolves around the damage of the exotic Nemesis.
His goal was to break the 4.7 million damage mark. Ultimately, this was achieved after optimizing his build.
swift4010 achieved a 4.7 million headshot on heroic difficulty in a mission and took down a named boss with a single shot. This build was used for that.
There it is – the player’s Nemesis
4.7 Million Headshot on Elite with this Build
swift4010 uses a combination of the two gear sets Airaldi Holdings and Providence Defense.
This build is all about damage and the Nemesis sniper rifle.
This is how the player tested the damage: Initially, swift4010 selected a named elite enemy. His choice of victim to take the damage was Puck, a Black Tusk fighter.
From her, you can also suitably obtain the blueprint for the weapon Nemesis if you have found all other parts of the weapon.
In this mission, you will find Puck: Select the mission Hotel Grad Washington, but as the operation location-Invasion. Puck is the first named boss you will find in the atrium. It won’t take long.
swift4010 replayed the mission repeatedly to achieve the optimal headshot.
What is the aim of the action? According to his own statements, swift4010 has been chasing the highest damage numbers since his days in The Division 1.
With further optimization, this build could even achieve up to 5 million damage, without buffs from possible talents. He sees these as aids he wants to do without.
This conversely means that with other talents even more damage should be possible.
See the results for yourself in the video:
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As the base damage of the Nemesis is so high, it surpasses all other sniper rifles currently available in The Division 2. Therefore, many players expect that the weapon will be nerfed in the future.
How do I get Nemesis? Obtaining the Exotic is relatively time-consuming. You will get the required parts in infiltrated strongholds, the blueprint as described above in a mission.
However, these operation location-invasions rotate once a week. It may take a while until you have all the parts.
What you need to do exactly can be read in our guide:
Lag, high ping, and disconnects can spoil the fun of an online game. A US company is now testing an “Elite Gamer Service” that always seeks the fastest connection to provide the best possible gaming experience.
What is Cox Elite Gamer? In a fast online shooter, the internet connection plays a significant role. A poor ping, lags, and disconnects can lead to a loss of enjoyment in the game.
The special service “Cox Elite Gamer” aims to change that. A test of this service is currently taking place in the USA.
For an extra $15 a month – a 100 Mbps line from Cox is additionally required – game data packets will be routed through a special, intelligent network that always seeks the fastest path for the connection. This should result in significantly fewer lags and connection interruptions.
The provider Cox states that lag can be reduced by up to 34 percent and jitter by 45 percent, while the ping can be improved by about 55 percent.
Fast online shooters like Apex Legends could benefit from “Cox Elite Gamer”.
A improvement in the connection – perhaps
What can’t Cox Elite Gamer do? The service only deals with game data packets. Regular internet browsing or video streaming do not benefit from it.
What can the service achieve at best? If the perfect connection is found, games benefit from less lag and better pings. This can create a noticeably better outcome, especially in fast-paced titles where quick reactions are important.
What are the issues? Aside from the fact that this system is currently only planned in the USA, there can be no guarantee of an improvement in the connection.
Players always want a fast and stable internet connection.
Gamers are skeptical
What do players think? Gamers show some skepticism towards the service. Generally, they are open to anything that improves the gaming experience, and the price is not a major issue. However, there is a concern.
Will the internet provider Cox throttle the regular connection for gamers to encourage them to use the new service? However, Cox states that this will not happen.
Furthermore, some players believe that the service only makes sense if all traffic occurs within Cox’s network.
packetthriller writes on Reddit: “As a network engineer, I say the service is bullshit. Once the traffic leaves Cox’s network, it is treated just like any other traffic on the internet.”
The test of Cox Elite Gamer will show whether the service really provides any benefits.
Those looking forward to the 7th Invitation of the Nine and new lore in Destiny 2 will be disappointed. The new bounty from Xur cannot be completed. What is going on?
This task is about: For some time now, Xur has been bringing the so-called Invitations of the Nine. These are a kind of bounties that are heavily story-focused and revolve around the mysterious group “The Nine”.
In total, there are 9 such bounties. If all have been played so far, then today, April 26, with the appearance of Xur, the 7th Invitation of the Nine would be due – called “The Tower”. But there is a problem.
What is the problem with the new invitation? Before many players start the 7th Invitation of the Nine tonight, the developers have issued a warning.
In the current “This Week at Bungie” blog, they point out that the 7th Invitation of the Nine cannot be successfully completed due to an impossible requirement.
Why is the completion impossible? The invitation “The Tower” requires players to collect metaphysical samples from defeated enemies in the Tangled Shore. Specifically, Guardians are to complete the strike “The Hollowed Lair” and defeat Vex, Hive, and Scorn enemies. They have the needed samples.
The problem: In the Tangled Shore, there are no Vex at all. However, samples from this enemy race are a prerequisite for successfully completing this bounty and block progress. It seems Bungie has overlooked this.
However, note: This issue does not affect the other Invitations of the Nine. If you haven’t reached the 7th Invitation yet, there should be no difficulties. Only “The Tower” is currently not functioning.
When will there be a solution? How this “design flaw” occurred is something Bungie apparently cannot explain. However, they are currently working on how to fix this as soon as possible. There is currently no specific date for a fix.
After politician and EVE Online player Brian Schoeneman was accused ofleaking confidential information and committing insider trading, it has now been revealed that he is innocent.
What happened? Allegedly, the politician and lobbyist of the North American “Seafarers International Union” Brian Schoeneman leaked confidential information about the MMORPG EVE Online.
Schoeneman is a big fan of the space online game and a member of the Council of Stellar Management (CSM). This player association works closely with the developers at CCP Games and is the first to learn about updates and changes to the game in order to provide feedback.
That’s why he was unbanned: CCP Games stated that they have thoroughly reviewed the situation. No evidence of misconduct by Schoeneman could be found.
The developers apologized to the politician. There was no indication that the NDA was violated and that he – along with two others – had profited from the insider information.
CCP Games wants to compensate the affected players now. Moreover, the developers also apologize to the EVE community, who have also expressed outrage over the situation. The ban was enacted too quickly, and a thorough investigation should have preceded it.
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Here is how EVE players are reacting: The EVE community is currently very upset about the situation. Despite the apology from CCP Games, criticism is abundant.
Agent_Orange7 remarked on Reddit: “If CCP has failed so badly with a CSM member, just think of all the “nobodies” who were wrongly banned…”
For the players, this is a severe breach of trust from the EVE Online developers.
How does Brian Schoeneman respond? The politician stated that he is now stepping back from the CSM and needs time for himself and his family, as the entire situation has taken a toll on him.
However, he wants to remain loyal to EVE Online and may run for a position in the CSM again someday.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale players have been dancing all night. A new rune from the end event of Season 8 has appeared and demanded dance moves. It probably got them faster than expected.
What are the runes about? Since the Easter weekend, strange runes have been appearing in Fortnite regularly. Each one activates a segment in the massive bunker hatch at Loot Lake when certain actions are performed.
The catch: It’s not enough for one player to do this; tens of thousands of players must work together globally in many matches to activate the runes.
For example, Rune 1 had to be beaten by masses of players until it floated from Lucky Landing to Loot Lake.
For Rune 2, however, three lasers had to be painstakingly aligned at Loot Lake.
For each of these actions, players needed many hours and days. But for Rune 3, everything went much faster.
The bunker at Loot Lake
3rd Rune Activated in Record Time
Where was the 3rd rune and what did you have to do? Rune number three appeared yesterday, on April 25, at the shabby nightclub near the former Flush Factory in the southwest. The rune was perched on the DJ booth and had a charge indicator. This had to be filled by dancing for as long as possible.
This led to the rune’s charge filling in record time, and by the morning of April 26, the rune was activated and took its place at the bunker hatch. So if you wanted to dance with the rune, you were unfortunately out of luck.
What happened after the rune activation? Curiously, nothing. Only the 3rd segment at the hatch at Loot Lake was activated. However, there was no further reaction in the game world.
This is strange because in the past two instances, each time, the volcano became more active and emitted more smoke.
Perhaps something else will still come, and the players were simply much quicker than Epic had planned. That’s why the effect may not have been triggered. Or maybe it’s intentional, and the reaction to the rune is subtler this time and just wasn’t noticed.
But no matter what happens next, fans are eager to see what happens next. The appearance of Rune 4 is expected on Saturday. It remains to be seen how quickly it will be discovered and activated.
