It has been 17 months since Star Wars: Battlefront 2 was released. Updates are regularly published, but what is the current state of the online shooter?
Is the online shooter still a topic? Star Wars Battlefront 2 has had a very eventful development since its release in November 2017. Especially the controversy surrounding loot boxes still affects the game and has led to a worldwide discussion about loot boxes and gambling in video games.
This means that Dice’s online shooter is still very much on everyone’s lips.
A Continuous Development
What is currently happening in the game? Star Wars: Battlefront 2 receives updates from time to time, some larger and some smaller. A lot has happened in recent months:
The new game mode “Total Domination” has been introduced, which is the largest mode in the online shooter. You fight in several phases, first on the ground and then in a spacecraft.
Geonosis can be played in the modes “Heroes vs. Villains”, “Galactic Assault”, and “Custom Arcade”.
You play the new area “Geonosis – Western Pipeline Crossing” in the game mode “Total Domination”.
There are optimizations and improvements, such as to lightsaber combat and reinforcements.
New costumes have been introduced.
Yoda and Darth Maul can now finally block with their lightsabers.
Fans Just Want More
What is the current state of the game? Fans now consider Star Wars: Battlefront 2 to be a significantly better game than it was at release. However, the updates are not well received by everyone. Fans simply want more. More maps and larger changes and innovations.
Many are frustrated that Battlefield 5 is currently being supported so much more by Dice than Star Wars: Battlefront 2. There is simply not enough relevant content coming for many fans.
A good example of this is the change to Yoda. He can now block with the lightsaber. Fans have wanted this for a long time, and this change has finally come. For many, it is very late and just another “minor” change.
Sierra-Alpha-Mike comments on Reddit: “After the launch fiasco and the adjustment of the business model, the concept of seasons was abandoned and everything has been delayed.”
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What’s next? EA and Dice have now announced what players can look forward to until June. This includes the following content:
Three new locations from the Clone Wars era for the game mode “Total Domination”.
A revamp of the core mechanics of the “Heroes vs. Villains” game mode. Among other things, the objective system will be removed.
In general, there are still many fans who enjoy playing Star Wars: Battlefront 2 and Dice continues to work on new updates. So, those who still enjoy playing the online shooter have plenty to do in the future.
To Fortnite: Battle Royale the new Patch 8.50 has arrived. It brings a ton of content, including the Avengers Event and long-awaited bug fixes.
This is included in the new Update 8.50: The highlight of Update 8.50 is, of course, the big crossover event for the new Avengers movie “Endgame”. In the past few days, there have already been regular teasers from Epic, including Thor’s Axe and Captain America’s Shield.
The features of the Patch 8.50 in PvP
New Game Mode – Endgame: This new game mode is completely different from anything previously available in the game. There are 2 teams, Thanos and his Chitauri warriors, and the Avengers on the other side. Team Thanos must find all 6 Infinity Stones on the map. When they find one, the finder becomes Thanos and has special attacks. More stones make all Chitauri stronger and Thanos as well.
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The heroes, on the other hand, can find special Avengers items and respawn as long as they eliminate all Chitauri and Thanos or until the other team has found all the stones.
New Tournament on April 27th and 28th – World Cup Online Open: Week 3 of the qualifying rounds for the World Cup is active on April 27th and 28th, 2019. You can once again compete for the prize money totaling 1,000,000 US dollars. There is also a chance to qualify for the finals in the summer.
Gameplay changes and bug fixes: In addition to some minor issues, three major bugs have been fixed:
The ghost audio bug is finally gone. It made you hear sounds from players when no one was there.
The bug that occurred during weapon switching and prevented you from swapping or dropping weapons has been fixed.
A bug that incorrectly placed traps is also gone.
There are sound visualizations for hearing-impaired players.
Due to a bug, players recently did not receive the correct experience points for surviving. They can now be retroactively gained via the gifting feature.
This is changing in Creative Mode: The Creative Mode has gained a feature that allows for small competitions with round timers. According to the developers, this will also play a role in a planned 1vs1 duel mode later on.
The patch highlights of Update 8.50 in PvE
New Hero – Plush Cuddle Team Leader: A legendary explorer with egg bombs.
New Heroine – Miss Bunny Penny: A legendary constructor with enhanced plasma impulses.
All new heroes will be available in the shop from April 26, 2019.
New Weapon – Bowler: A small cannon. It fires cannonballs that deal damage to enemy groups and knock them back.
New Missions and Systems – Beta Storm – Resupply: The feature returns and has been revamped.
New Missions and Systems – Twine Peaks: There is a higher difficulty level with rewards.
The event activity Green Forest is exactly the mode that our author Sven wished for Destiny 2. But something crucial is missing – the incentive to play the forest as it was intended.
Currently, the Spring Festival “The Indulgence” is running in Destiny 2. Among other things, a new event activity is included – the Green Forest, a kind of endless dungeon.
But even though the Green Forest is a cool and refreshing idea in itself – the implementation unfortunately is not. The new activity holds enormous potential to keep Guardians engaged in the long term, says our author Sven.
Basically, it is a kind of endless dungeon. The activity consists of a variety of randomly generated areas that are lined up one after the other and filled with different enemies.
The goal is to fight through as many of these rooms (also called branches) against the clock. The more branches you master, the more time you have at the end for the final battle against the 5 bosses of the activity.
That’s why I think the Green Forest is a cool idea: When the Green Forest was announced, I was very pleased and also curious how Bungie would implement this event feature.
I have always wished for an activity in Destiny 2 that I could basically play endlessly and compete with others while mastering a constantly growing challenge – preferably if I’m also rewarded with good loot for it. What better way to do that than to dive into an endless dungeon?
Anyone who knows the great Nephalem Rifts from Diablo 3 knows what I mean. It is exactly such an Endless Dungeon with
increasing difficulty
a tough boss at the end of each level
a leaderboard
and the chance for top loot.
The portals are a good example of how such an activity can work.
With the Green Forest, this is now finally possible in limited form in Destiny 2.
The Green Forest in Destiny 2 – Good idea, poorly implemented
That’s why the Green Forest disappoints me: For a while, I had a lot of fun with the Green Forest. The activity provided me with exactly the system I wished for. The first battles against the enemies and the clock, progressing through the further stages of the forest, as well as the boss fight greatly entertained me and provided several amusing runs with my buddies.
But soon, the forest revealed its greatest weakness. In my opinion, while the approach seems to be a cool idea, it was not consistently thought through. Because one of the most important ingredients is missing in this endless dungeon: The incentive to (endlessly) play it.
As soon as you have drawn enough Indulgent Essence from the Green Forest to obtain your desired rewards like the exotic weapon Arbalest, there is basically no real reason left to play this activity. It’s simply not worth it.
No matter how far you progress: The loot does not really get better or more valuable, and the activity does not become more challenging. Whether at level 10 or 800 – for your progress, you will not be rewarded.
In the end, you end up facing the same 5 bosses and receiving the same loot – a certain amount of Indulgent Essence and some blue or, with luck, legendary items and a bit of essence in between.
The armor ornaments enhance the effect even further.
Otherwise, that’s it. There are no special emblems, triumphs, or other rewards that could sweeten your progress or honor it in any way. Even a leaderboard is sought in vain.
If you want to farm the Indulgent Essence, the most attractive prize in the forest, as efficiently as possible, it is hardly worthwhile to play beyond level 20 of the Green Forest. Any further level is basically a waste of time. In this inherently endless activity, unfortunately, you are best off if you fail timely and not if you progress as far as possible.
It doesn’t take much for the Green Forest to work
This is how the Green Forest could be improved: Even though this new event activity quickly disappoints – it also shows how much potential it has. To tap into that, Bungie wouldn’t even have to put in much effort.
Because the system is already well suited in its current form to provide fun and variety in the long run. One would only need to create the corresponding incentives:
Rewarding Loot: Just this point alone would make the activity immensely more attractive for many. There are basically countless ways to pique players’ interest – even with the existing resources:
The bosses could offer a higher chance of Exotics or Power-Upgrades in the form of Legendaries
Every 10 levels, for example, you could receive 10 – 20 planetary materials and/or an upgrade core
Every 100 levels, you could receive a higher chance of certain masterwork catalysts
With further progress (beyond branch 500), the amount and chance for rewards could increase
Emblems awarded for reaching certain levels
No daily or weekly restrictions on farming
The list could be extended with numerous additional possibilities. However, the fact is that Bungie wouldn’t even necessarily need to come up with new rewards, but could just as easily utilize the existing assortment.
Increasing Difficulty: Another element that could contribute to the attractiveness of the Green Forest would be a growing challenge.
The power level should play a role. At the beginning, the event should be accessible to all. However, as you progress, a higher power level should be required. At a certain level, the stages should only be conquerable at max power level. Accordingly, the rewards there should be fitting
Even at max power level, the enemies should become increasingly challenging
Modifiers could be introduced, like in strikes, that change every 10 levels. This would add an additional challenge
Leaderboards: To make progress comparable and recorded, Bungie could introduce leaderboards for this activity. This would provide another incentive for some Guardians to complete this activity as far as possible.
My Conclusion
This is how I view the forest: Even though the Green Forest ultimately disappointed me – it also showed me that it is an interesting approach. With minimal effort from Bungie, it could indeed become one of the coolest activities in the game that also entertains in the long run.
This is what I wish for the future: Therefore, I wish that the developers finally manage to design this activity in such a way that it is worth playing it in a fourth attempt.
Because the principle in itself is coherent. The lack of incentive is, in my opinion, the only real major weakness of the forest.
What do you think of the Green Forest? Would a type of activity like this be interesting for you if implemented properly? Or do you have no interest in such endless modes?Do you have any other suggestions for improvement?
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Many players demand that Apex Legends should provide more frequent updates with more content. The CEO of Respawn recently commented on this and explained why that isn’t happening.
What’s going on with Apex Legends? When the battle royale shooter was unexpectedly released in February, there was a huge hype. However, that has since subsided, 2 months after release. Players are complaining about too little content and updates, and also a weak battle pass.
In response to the fans’ concerns, Respawn’s CEO Vince Zampella personally addressed the issue. He stated that major updates will still be tied to seasons.
What the CEO of Respawn says: As reported by Gamasutra , Vince Zampella explained during the GamesBeat Summit that Respawn always planned to release new content for Apex Legends season by season. And they do this to take care of the developers.
“Our goal has always been to be seasonal, so we stick to that. The thought was: ‘Hey, we have something that is going off the rails here. Should we try to release more content?’
But I think you then pay attention to the quality of life of the team. We don’t want to overwork them and let the quality of the content we deliver suffer. We want to try to increase that.”
Vince Zampella via Gamasutra
Why not like Fortnite? It is clear that the CEO cares about the well-being of his employees. This news comes at the same time as Polygon published an article showing the crunch problems at Fortnite. Developers in Epic’s battle royale are reportedly subjected to 100-hour weeks and are under great stress.
What does this mean now for Apex Legends? Season 1 of Apex Legends brought a few new skins and the new legend Octane.
According to Gamasutra, Zampella stated that Season 1 offered less content than Respawn wished. They want to improve this in Season 2 instead of releasing updates on the side. They are therefore staying true to the seasonal content drops.
Regular updates such as The Coming Storm are being released, which brought a new faction, new Behemoths, and “real” ranged weapons. Just now, the game has been expanded with the update “Path of Fire”.
What does Path of Fire bring? The game is being restructured to facilitate the onboarding process.
You receive new starter quests so that you know from the beginning how to best improve your hero.
A new map shows you the danger levels of each island and what type of hunt it is. This determines what rewards you can expect.
The crafting system has been revamped. You can now upgrade weapons up to level 15 and use new materials for it.
The end screen after a hunt now offers more and more useful information.
As part of a new Hunt Pass, you gain access to a range of new rewards. This is a new season where you are rewarded for mastering challenges.
The game is approaching release
How is Dauntless doing at the moment? Fans are still excited to hunt the Behemoths and appreciate every update. Currently, many are waiting for the official release of the game – also on consoles.
However, the developers want to take a little more time to optimize Dauntless. Therefore, the release – including the console version – has been postponed to summer. The launch was actually planned for this April.
According to the developers, further stress tests are still necessary, features still need to be integrated and optimized. Fans are understanding. They recognize that Dauntless is still in beta and needs improvement.
The online shooter Anthem is under fire again. An unfortunate wording in a forum post has disappointed players taking the opportunity to go after BioWare. They believe the company wanted to declare their AAA game “Anthem” as an Early Access title in retrospect.
This is the reason for the anger: BioWare’s big post about the future of Anthem (via reddit) starts with the sentence: “It has now been 10 weeks since we launched in Early Access.”
This is what people are upset about: For some who are already angry with Anthem, the sentence is an attempt by BioWare to position Anthem retrospectively as an “Early Access” title.
As a game that is still in the trial period, on which people are still working, for which expectations should not be so high.
The reactions to the introduction with “Early Access” are partly hostile:
People say they paid a lot of money for the title, which was sold as a AAA product, not as an Early Access title.
the moderate criticism is still to accuse the writers of expressing themselves unluckily – they should pay more attention to their wording.
Apparently, the mention of the term “Early Access” catches many users off guard and drives them to fury.
Therefore, there doesn’t seem to be any malicious intent behind it – it was an unfortunate phrasing.
This is the problem: BioWare’s word choice 10 weeks later is at odds with the actual gamer conventions:
Titles are usually seen as Early Access that can be played well before the actual release and are developed together with the community – these titles are usually available at a discounted price.
However, BioWare used “Early Access” for Anthem in the sense of “You can play a week earlier than everyone else” – for this circumstance, the term “Headstart” had actually become established by then.
In the current situation of Anthem, this wording is backfiring, although the excitement surely lies in the current state of the game. If everything were going great with Anthem, hardly anyone would have been bothered by the phrasing.
Currently, many changes of the upcoming update for The Division 2 are being tested on the Public Test Servers (PTS). Now, the loot is set to be improved.
In the latest State of the Game, the developers primarily discussed the upcoming update and announced the next phase of the PTS.
What are PTS? These are the so-called Player Test Servers that are only active on PC. Division players can test new updates thoroughly. The raid itself is not available on the PTS.
This update is currently being tested: For The Division 2, the Title Update 3 was originally scheduled to be released today, April 25th. However, it has been postponed due to the current state of the game.
They want to have the update tested on the PTS first, to ensure the release goes as smoothly as possible. The next phase is expected to improve loot.
Massive reworks the drops
Phase 2 of the PTS brings several changes and new features to the test servers, as announced in the State of the Game.
PC players will be able to test some changes to recalibration and loot during this phase.
What changes with the drops: Any equipment you find now corresponds to your average Gear Score.
Once you reach GS 500, every high-end drop is set to 500 and every purple drop is at GS 490. The latter is still useful for recalibrating stats.
How was it before? Equipment could drop even with a lower Gear Score. Many players criticized that they could still find lower equipment despite having a Gear Score of 500+.
No more bad rolls in recalibration, but also no higher Gear Score
What changes at the recalibration station: Rolls can no longer be lower than the original stat used for recalibration.
For example, if you want to transfer 10% assault rifle damage from gloves to gloves, the value cannot be lower.
Through recalibration, the Gear Score can no longer be increased. Instead, there is now a recalibration score that starts at 100. What this score exactly entails is still unclear.
What about the items with a Gear Score of 515? This equipment is currently available on the PTS primarily in the Dark Zone.
With Phase 2, there will be additional sources for 515 items that are outside the Dark Zone. More information is not yet available.
When will the changes come? There is no exact date for this, but Phase 3 is expected to start before the beginning of next week.
Are these changes guaranteed to be in the new update? No. The PTS are meant to test all kinds of things.
If players provide negative feedback, Massive can respond and remove inappropriate changes. However, it can be assumed that many aspects will be implemented.
What do you think of the changes? Write in the comments.
Denmark can now submit PokéStops in Pokémon GO as the first European country! The beta version has been released in this country, and this could also be interesting for Germany.
Can we soon submit PokéStops? Niantic shows that they are now testing the beta version in Europe as well. Compared to other regions, more and more countries have been released gradually. Submitting PokéStops is now possible throughout South America.
It is quite possible that after Denmark, more European countries will follow, and Germany will be able to test soon. However, this is only a speculation from players.
This is what we think about the submission of PokéStops in Denmark
Why was Denmark chosen? Niantic has not provided any specifics on this, but it can be assumed that it is due to the size of Denmark. The country is significantly smaller than Germany, and logically, there are also fewer players who can submit PokéStops.
The submission of PokéStops is desired by many players
Germany, on the other hand, has many more players, and they could possibly overwhelm the submission system.
That’s why there is hope for German players: Niantic has previously demonstrated that even large countries with many players can test the system. For example, one can submit PokéStops in Brazil or Mexico.
How long could it take? Niantic adds new countries to the test phase approximately every 2 weeks. On April 11, Taiwan was the latest addition. Before that, they had already tested in various countries since September 2018. If the tests in Denmark go well, the next European country could be added.
The online shooter Planetside 2 is receiving the largest update since 2016, addressing a very important issue. A new faction is being introduced to “fill” the game’s population.
What does the new update bring? The New Soldier introduces a series of improvements to the game that players say have been needed for a long time.
Support for DirectX 11 to significantly improve performance. This is expected to make it easier for the team to create updates in the future.
A new event centered around vehicles, where two refineries must be filled and sent into orbit.
The Wasp Prototype as a new aircraft.
An optimized spawn system.
New mentor squads.
A revised UI.
Better tutorials to help newcomers find their way faster.
The new update for Planetside 2 brings the Wasp Prototype as a new aircraft.
More players, even if they are just robots
What is special about the update? The highlight introduces the NSO faction. These consist of robots that join the faction in the game with the least players.
This addresses a significant problem of the online shooter. The dwindling population of the title leads to imbalanced factions in battles, causing balancing issues.
With the new faction, the developers are circumventing a queue to fill the parties, ensuring a balanced ratio. The robots simply fill the spots of the faction that has the least players going into battle.
What abilities do the robots have? The NSO fights with nanite weapons and has the same hitboxes, health points, and movements as all other characters. They represent fully-fledged soldiers in combat but act according to their own directives.
The NSO is part of a new storyline for Planetside 2, which will be further developed in the future.
When will the update come? The New Soldier will be launched today, April 25.
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What do players think about the update? Many are excited, especially about the DirectX 11 support. Because the MMO shooter Planetside 2 has been struggling with performance issues, which hopefully will be a thing of the past with the new update.
However, some could already test the update on the test server and are surprised that it is released today. Because according to bug reports, there are still about 100 bugs open that should actually be fixed. Fans fear that this will not be possible in such a short time, and thus the update may appear buggy.
[KOTV] Errol sarcastically comments on Reddit: “Good to know that all bugs have been fixed and the patch works perfectly on the first day. There’s no reason to be concerned!”
How the update The New Soldier for Planetside 2 will be received and how well it will perform will be seen after the release.
In Fortnite, on April 25th, the servers on all platforms (PC/Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS, Android) will be taken down to roll out a new patch. When does the downtime begin? When can you jump back in? MeinMMO has all the information!
What is happening today in Fortnite? As in every week, Fortnite developer Epic will take the game offline to implement improvements and add new features. This means that you will need to take a break.
We will show you how long you need to take a break and what content we can expect today. Hold on tight, it might get explosive!
Fortnite servers will be taken down – when and for how long?
When will the servers be down? At 10:30 AM German time, you will no longer be able to join new lobbies. This buffer time before maintenance begins ensures that you cannot be thrown out of ongoing games.
At 11:00 AM German time, Fortnite will finally be unreachable. You will need to take a forced break.
When will Fortnite be back online today? If no unforeseen problems occur, you should be able to jump back in around midday.
If there are delays, you will be informed as usual on MeinMMO. You can also read the patch notes for the new game version 8.50 with us shortly after the maintenance begins, as soon as they are available.
This has happened before, the Marvel character Thanos provided one of the most exciting modes that Fortnite has seen since then. Since Epic has now shown both Captain America’s shield, Thor’s axe as a pickaxe, and Iron Man with three teasers, the new collaboration is expected to be even more massive and bigger than the last one.
That the still extremely dominant orb will be changed so shortly before the start of Season 9 is considered unlikely. After all, the bug fixes are supposed to eliminate some of the most pressing issues.
What’s included in the new update for Save the World players: The PvE faction of Fortnite will also receive new content with game version 8.50. In addition to the new Bunny Outlander, Miss Bunny Penny is making a return.
But the highlight is undoubtedly the new difficulty levels in Twine Peaks. These are intended to present experienced players with a new challenge, as Epic revealed in a post on Reddit. The new missions come with a base power level of 128 and are supposed to bring better loot as well.
What do you think of the changes? Are you excited about the Marvel event?
Blizzard has announced a new feature for Overwatch . In this mode, you are basically developers and can create your own heroes!
In the latest Developer Update, Jeff Kaplan, the Game Director of Overwatch, announced a new feature. Starting with the next version of the PTR, players will have access to a feature called “Workshop.” Here, they can choose many options that were previously only available to developers. To a certain extent, it should even be possible to create your own heroes.
What can the Workshop do? With the Workshop, ambitious players can create their own game modes, which are much more extensive than what was previously possible in “Custom Game.”
Players have free reign over many properties and can craft their desired modes. The most exciting part is that players can create their own “prototypes for heroes” here.
Kaplan did not go into exact details, but the statement sounds promising. Aside from that, players can influence pretty much all details of the “game logic,” meaning how the game is played and what rules apply.
As an example, Jeff Kaplan mentioned that it would be possible to create a “balanced random hero mode.” This would function like the normal random hero mode but would adhere to additional rules – for instance, each team could always be guaranteed to have one tank and one healer.
Another example is the mode “the floor is lava.” Here, all heroes are set on fire as soon as they touch the ground. This sounds like a mode where exciting battles between Pharahs and Lucios would be possible.
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A feature for “power users”: Kaplan emphasized in the announcement that this feature might not appeal to all players, but “power users” will find it easier to work with.
So anyone who has some experience in programming or understands the basic processes behind game mechanics will likely have an easier time with the Workshop. Nonetheless, they have tried to make the feature as understandable as possible. Those who wish can load and edit some of Blizzard’s modes to gradually understand the processes.
Will anyone be able to create a prototype of Jetpack Cat?
No custom maps possible: However, this new feature is not a map editor. It will not be possible to create new maps or change existing maps in their design. Nonetheless, the feature is supposed to be “very powerful” and allow for numerous modifications.
The feature will initially be available only on the PTR but will then transition to the live version.
Are you excited about the Workshop and the possibility of creating even cooler game modes or even your own heroes? Or do you have no interest in such a feature?
PixARK offers a world full of dinosaurs in a sandbox reminiscent of Minecraft. The game was in early access for nearly a year and is now in full release on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Switch. The release date of PixARK was in May 2019.
What is PixARK? If you break down the name of the game, you split the word into Pix and ARK. The pixel world that everyone has seen in Minecraft (Voxel) and the dinosaurs from ARK. Imagine a mix like this in this game.
You build your base, like in Minecraft, out of individual cubes. Block by block, cute little houses or gigantic fortresses are created.
To survive and gather materials, you need the magical tool. You craft these highly advanced technical helpers yourself.
You can play alone or with other players in a tribe. On the island, you will encounter dangerous dinosaurs. If you tame them, a T-Rex can also be used as a mount. From its back, you shoot at enemies with weapons like rocket launchers.
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When is the full release of PixARK? On May 31, 2019, PixARK leaves early access and starts its full release. The game will be available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
How is the game rated so far? On Steam, PixARK struggles with “Mixed” ratings. 62% of the total 3596 reviews are positive. In recent reviews, it is 60% of 41 reviews (as of April 24, 19:15).
A comprehensive leveling system that can be expanded with engram points is positively highlighted.
Players also praise the large map, which has biomes and tunnel systems to explore.
The various weapons and the combination with magic provide diverse battles that players enjoy.
Fans of Minecraft who want more variety will find fun in PixARK.
Why doesn’t PixARK convince more people? In the reviews on Steam, people say that the game runs out of steam after a few hours. The long-term motivation is lacking.
One user writes that the world in ARK feels alive and you always have to react to survive in the world. PixARK does not offer that. The world feels dead, with only a few creatures walking around.
“After a few hours, you scratch your head and wonder why you bought the game,” writes the player. “If you are a Minecraft fan, you might like it. But for the rest of us, who are used to ARK, a downgrade in graphics and fun makes no sense.”
Now, there is a frequent wish for more updates from the developers so that PixARK can reach its potential. You can find other cool survival games here:
The Crucible of Storms is a “small interim raid” in World of Warcraft that is meant to bridge the gap between Dazar’alor and the upcoming Naga content. However, there are new rewards to be gained and many players want to give their best. Here are the current damage numbers.
In Patch 8.1.5, World of Warcraft received its new raid “Crucible of Storms” on April 17, 2019. Since April 24, it has also been available in Mythic mode and the top guilds are already competing for the first kill. For all other players, we have the DPS numbers for the Heroic mode.
Especially priests should be pleased.
The current DPS ranking for BFA in the Crucible of Storms
At the time of writing, the Crucible of Storms has been open for a week. Many guilds that are already geared from Dazar’alor have managed to defeat the two bosses of the Crucible in Heroic and Normal modes.
The DPS numbers in the new interim raid are a bit peculiar. There hasn’t been such an extreme gap of roughly 10,000 DPS between the strongest and weakest class in a long time.
Oops, unfortunately this table is no longer available.
For our analysis, we looked at the DPS numbers for the Heroic mode of the Crucible of Storms with a Percentile value of 75 across all item levels. The data was checked on warcraftlogs on April 24, 2019, at 17:30.
The Restless Cabal – All full of Adds
Which classes deal the most damage? As with the entire raid, shadow priests are unchallenged at the top of the Restless Cabal. They are almost exclusively followed by mage classes, with the exception of rogues who have sneaked in between.
Shadow Priest (32,657 DPS)
Affliction Warlock (27,368 DPS)
Balance Druid (26,877 DPS)
Assassination Rogue (26,353 DPS)
Destruction Warlock (26,124 DPS)
What are the advantages of these classes? Similar to many bosses in Dazar’alor, these classes benefit from the ability to maintain debuffs on many targets. This allows them to regenerate more resources and significantly increase their damage output.
What are the special features of the boss? The Restless Cabal consists of two bosses and several adds. The adds must be interrupted, controlled, and killed while the bosses alternately reach 75%, 50%, and 25% health and must die simultaneously at the end.
At each of these points, a mechanic appears that must be played, and it is useful if all targets gradually lose some health while the overall damage of the raid brings the bosses to the respective thresholds.
Uu’nat, Harbinger of the Void – Again Adds
Which classes deal the most damage? The distribution at Uu’nat is hardly different from the Cabal. The difference between the specializations is only smaller, and melee classes have a slightly better chance. However, the strongest classes are almost identical:
Shadow Priest (26,471 DPS)
Affliction Warlock (23,175 DPS)
Elemental Shaman (23,034 DPS)
Balance Druid (22,869 DPS)
Subtlety Rogue (22,524 DPS)
What are the advantages of these classes? Just like with the Cabal, adds constantly appear during Uu’nat. Unlike the Cabal, however, these are rather tanked together simultaneously and then killed. This means that many DoT classes do not fully benefit from the adds, whereas strong AoE classes do.
What are the special features of the boss? During the fight against Uu’nat, relics are used that were previously used against the group in the boss fight. One of these relics, the Stormcaller, deals damage to players and adds every second, instantly kills any target below 25% health (necessary against some adds), and reduces the damage dealt by 50%. This is especially important for healers, but reduces the damage output of many classes.
The raid is intended to be just a small “interim raid”, but for many classes the loot to be obtained is worth it. Especially the trinkets could help in fights in Dazar’alor if used skillfully and the raid leader does not prohibit their use. The damage numbers for Dazar’alor can be found here:
In the MMORPG Star Trek Online, the story continues against the backdrop of the Discovery series. This time, two special characters are involved: the controversial Captain Lorca and his chief of security, Commander Landry.
What is the next update of Star Trek Online about? The next update in the story cycle “Age of Discovery” of Star Trek Online will be named “Rise of Discovery.” It will focus on the backstory of Captain Lorca and his chief of security, Commander Landry.
Captain Lorca was known as a controversial character in the series due to his unusually tough and uncompromising nature for a Federation officer. Commander Landry, on the other hand, was an interesting personality who, unfortunately, met an unexpectedly brutal end after just two episodes in the series.
This is how Lorca and Landry appear in the game.
Therefore, fans of the two Starfleet officers should particularly enjoy the next two episodes of Star Trek Online, as Commander Landry and Captain Lorca play a significant role there. You are supposed to help Landry rescue the stranded Lorca from Klingons.
Interestingly, the whole story is set before the start of the Discovery series and reveals some new details about Lorca and Landry.
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Dr Disrespect is known for his numerous streams in Apex Legends. But now he explains what bothers him about the game. It feels like a demo, according to the streamer.
Why does it feel like a demo? For Dr Disrespect, Apex Legends becomes boring over time. He says that while he currently enjoys the game, it feels like a demo because there aren’t many features yet.
He wishes for new content for the game so it doesn’t feel like a demo anymore. He calls the game an “unfinished product” because there are simply too many things missing for him.
What Dr Disrespect says about the current situation in Apex Legends
This is his statement: Currently, Dr Disrespect is streaming less Apex Legends and is therefore asked why he no longer likes the game. He responds: “It’s a lot of fun, but it feels like an incomplete product. It’s a bit like a demo, that’s how it feels.”
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The streamer even explains what would make the game better for him. He says: “I like the demo, but I can’t play the demo for very long. I want the complete package. I want the selection of multiple maps, I want more legends, I want more things to happen in the game.”
Is he turning his back on Apex Legends? The statement about the game is actually positive. He likes it, but he wishes for more content. If more content is offered, he will certainly stream more again.
Is there too little content in the game? It should be noted that Apex Legends was released quite suddenly in February. So there was no demo to play beforehand. Considering that the game has only been on the market for 2 months, the developers are providing players with a lot of content.
At the launch, there were 8 different legends to choose from, which is significantly more options compared to other games and their classes. Most battle royale games have no heroes at all.
These are the legends from Apex Legends
Furthermore, it is common in the battle royale genre to have few maps available. Fortnite, for example, has only one map that changes continuously but remains largely the same.
What do you think about Dr Disrespect’s statements? Can you understand him, or is the content of Apex Legends enough for you?
Recently, Dr Disrespect also made headlines with a statement about Fortnite:
In Pokémon GO there has been a Sinnoh Stone for 5 months. Meanwhile, you can develop 18 Pokémon with it, but two monsters are still missing.
Which Pokémon are still missing? From the evolutions in Generation 4, Magnezone and Voluminas are still missing. They are the evolutions of Magneton and Nasgnet.
Will they come with the Sinnoh Stone? It can be assumed that the evolutions can be carried out with the Sinnoh Stone. After all, every other evolution of Pokémon from previous generations has been introduced this way.
Why are they still missing? No one knows what exactly Niantic has planned for the release of Magnezone and Voluminas. It is strange, as the two Pokémon do not share any common characteristics and are not particularly strong or rare. Why exactly these two monsters are missing cannot be said.
These are the two missing Pokémon
What is known about Magnezone: The evolution of Magneton could become a solid Electric attacker. Here are its stats:
Max CP: 3205 CP
Attack: 238
Defense: 205
HP: 172
Interesting about Magnezone is its move Thunder Shock. It is the best Electric move in the game and makes Magnezone one of the best Electric attackers in the game.
Magnezone will also be available as Shiny at release
What is known about Voluminas: This Pokémon is, like its pre-evolution Nasgnet, quite useless. Here are its stats:
Max CP: 2080 CP
Attack: 135
Defense: 275
HP: 155
Although Voluminas has a high defense value, it has a weak HP value. Thus, it is useless as a defender. Its weak attack value also makes Voluminas unusable as an attacker.
How you can prepare: When the two Pokémon are released, you should have enough candies ready. Both evolutions will likely cost 100 candies each.
Save 2 Sinnoh Stones so you can evolve the two Pokémon
It is definitely worth leveling up a Magneton so it is ready for a fight when the evolution happens. You should rather not level up Nasgnet, as its evolution will not be particularly useful.
If you still have Sinnoh Stones left, we will show you here which evolutions are worth it:
Our author Tarek believes that the specializations in The Division 2 currently have a lot of room for improvement. Why this is the case and how they could be improved.
For me, specializations are actually one of the best features in The Division 2. They offer a good way to customize your playstyle and experiment with different setups, at least on paper.
Unfortunately, they turned out to be quite nice as the game progressed, but in my opinion, they have much more potential.
I want to explain why I see it this way and how they could be improved.
The 3 Specializations
What are the specializations anyway? They are additional progression trees.
Each progression tree has its own perks that can be unlocked. Additionally, there is an individual or “Signature” weapon that thematically fits the respective specialization.
I think the idea behind these specializations is great. In addition to weapons and gear, skills, talents, and various factors that determine a build, these progression trees come into play.
This actually gives agents even more room and customization options. I especially liked the idea of individual weapons. But after testing all the specializations, I must conclude: The impact on my builds is rather minimal.
I don’t even choose my specialization based on role or Signature weapon anymore, but simply based on which buffs are best for my weapons.
For me, there are 2 fundamental problems:
The individual weapons are significantly too weak or offer no added value compared to normal weapons.
The perks of the progression trees are hardly useful. All specializations have useless perks.
In total, there are many small things that, in my view, limit the potential of the system.
An Exotic surpasses all Signature Weapons
I most often play the Sharpshooter. He matches my playstyle, and I mainly play with the combination of Rifle + Sniper Rifle.
How weak the individual sniper rifle of this specialization is became clear to me only when I got my hands on the Nemesis Exotic.
This exotic, but still regular weapon surpasses the Sharpshooter’s rifle by far. It not only has a significantly higher base damage but also uses regular ammunition.
Standard-wise, you have over 100 rounds with a sniper rifle available. The individual precision rifle only has a maximum of 8 rounds!
Nemesis feels in combat exactly as the Signature rifle should feel. It is powerful, and a charged headshot usually means death for the opponent if no helmet protects their head.
What is the consequence? The Sharpshooter is almost redundant as a specialization because you can now combine the most powerful precision rifle with one of the other specializations. That’s why many already suspect an upcoming nerf for the Exotic.
But even if the Nemesis is weakened so that the individual weapons are stronger on paper again, I still believe that there is still a lot of room for improvement with these weapons.
The Signature Weapons need to be improved
The grenade launcher and the crossbow are also lagging behind compared to the Nemesis. With higher gear and appropriate optimization, strong sets can be created.
This allows for high damage numbers to be achieved even with regular weapons. Overall, you can destroy an enemy’s armor faster with the magazine from an assault rifle than with the grenade launcher.
And faster than the explosive bolts of the crossbow, which usually explode when the opponent is already down, anyway.
These changes I would wish for:
The base damage of the individual weapons should either be significantly increased,
or scale with the world tiers. This can prevent them from being too strong right at level 30.
The sniper rifle should be able to shoot through simple cover and mark targets. Also, its handling should be improved. Currently, this weapon has hardly any added value compared to other sniper rifles. However, it plays much clumsier.
The bolts of the crossbow should explode faster. Too often, one bolt is wasted on enemies that die too quickly.
The grenade launcher should deal more damage against enemy armor.
In my opinion, the Signature weapons should already be the strongest weapons in the game due to their limited ammunition. This alone would make the specializations play a much larger role.
There would be much more that could be improved with the specializations.
The medkit of the Sharpshooter is rather useless.
Each of the 3 progression trees has individual perks that can be skipped without noticing a difference in gameplay.
It will also be interesting to see how the new specialization will play. Its individual weapon will be a minigun, as a trailer has already revealed.
What do you think about the specializations? Do you see potential for improvement as well? Or are you fine with it as it is now?
The online shooter Fortnite is currently set for a big bang. There’s a lot happening in the game and tomorrow, on Thursday, the 25th of April, it should reach a first peak of 2019.
That’s why tomorrow is a special day in Fortnite: Due to Easter and the approaching end of the current Season 8, everything has shifted in Fortnite so much that it could explode tomorrow:
What new features will come is still unknown. Usually, at the end of a season, it tends to be quiet regarding new features – currently, the baller is still causing mayhem.
There are strong calls for Epic to remove the baller from the game and roll back the controversial rule changes, but this is likely to be expected no earlier than the start of Season 9.
That’s why the challenges are currently exciting: In the past weeks, the challenges in Fortnite were rather dull. There were only quite easy tasks that required nothing special to complete.
Fortnite once had a “Thanos” crossover. This mode was considered one of the most innovative in Fortnite. One can be curious about what Epic has in store for tomorrow.
One can expect skins, a new limited-time mode and/or special challenges.
This is also likely to intensify in the coming days. Fans are currently speculating about what will happen next.
These “end of season” events are sometimes epic when rockets or comets fly, and sometimes confusing when purple cubes sink in the lake – one can be curious about what Fortnite will come up with this time.
Over time, some features have been removed from Destiny 2 for revision purposes. Others have been promised for the future. However, some of these are still yet to be seen. Fans still have to do without them at the moment.
Currently, there is a lot of talk about the future of Destiny. In the upcoming Season 7, the Season of Opulence, Bungie apparently has big plans for Destiny 2.
There are also rumors about the potential successor Destiny 3 that won’t stop. In fact, there are still some things from the past of Destiny 2 that Guardians would love to hear about again.
These 3 Features are Currently Missing for Guardians
Some features that were supposed to be integral to the game are still nowhere to be found. For many Guardians, they are almost forgotten.
Other players who joined later might have never heard of these things. So what do fans currently have to do without? And what is the current status?
The Trials – Trials of the Nine
What are the Trials of the Nine? The Trials of the Nine are actually a successor to the popular and almost iconic Trials of Osiris from the first Destiny.
They represent a top-tier PvP activity for the competitive elite of the Crucible, where the best players face off against each other week after week in a special format, earning exclusive weapons and gear.
What happened to the Trials? The Trials of the Nine were supposed to be the weekly highlight for PvP fans.
However, the Trials of Destiny 2 could never match the popularity of the Trials of Osiris – partially due to the new format and the overall state of PvP. They simply didn’t stand out from the homogenized mix of other PvP modes.
What is known about the return of the Trials? Not really much. The last time Bungie commented on the state of the Trials was in February 2019. However, they could not really please the fans with the news.
For the studio stated: The Trials remain suspended indefinitely. They would not return in the next few seasons – so one should not expect this elite PvP mode before the fall of 2019. It’s also uncertain if it will return at all in 2019.
The Factions and the Faction Fights
What are the Faction Fights? The factions have represented specific groups since Destiny 1, to which Guardians can swear their allegiance and rise through a ranking system.
In return, players are rewarded with faction-specific loot and other unique rewards.
The Faction Fights of Destiny 2 were limited-time events where the different factions and their followers competed for victory. The winning faction then offered their followers special rewards that could only be acquired through victory.
What happened to it? The faction fights never really caught on with the fans. Many found them monotonous and insignificant. Even after a revamp for Season 3, this event failed to convince the majority of players and was taken out of the game by Bungie at the start of Season 4 for an overhaul.
They wanted to use player feedback to fundamentally improve the event and align it more closely with the wishes of the fans, many of whom wanted a permanent presence of factions as in Destiny 1.
When are they supposed to return? Since the faction rallies have been put into hibernation, nothing has been heard about their future plans.
In November 2018, the Community Manager Cozmo merely mentioned on Reddit that the faction fights would not return in the Season of the Forge. Since then, there has been silence again. When the factions can proudly display their banners in the Tower again remains unclear.
Exotic Masterwork Catalysts
What are Masterwork Catalysts? With the Warmind expansion, the ability to turn various exotic weapons into a masterwork was introduced.
This essentially serves as an upgrade for the respective weapon, improving certain stats or granting the weapon additional perks. Many exotic weapons have become significantly more powerful because of this.
However, you first need appropriate masterwork catalysts. These must first be found and leveled up to eventually unlock the desired masterwork variant of the weapon.
What happened to the Kats? After the first catalysts were released, not much has happened. Even though Bungie once promised that every exotic weapon would receive a corresponding catalyst over time, not much has changed since then.
Only the faction rallies brought 3 new catalysts into the game after their first revamp, which can currently no longer be earned. Since the Update 2.2.1 in April 2019, 4 more catalysts have been introduced.
Nevertheless, Destiny 2 currently has 20 exotic weapons that do not yet have a masterwork catalyst.
When are more Kats supposed to come? There is also no information about that. While four new catalysts were recently introduced, they apparently had been finished since summer 2018 and were just being utilized now. There is no trace of any further, truly new catalysts.
The developers of Dead by Daylight are nerfing “The Pig” significantly. However, the community defends the “cutest of all killers”.
In Dead by Daylight, major changes are coming with the upcoming “Mid-Chapter Patch”. In addition to the cool Endgame Collapse and the drastic nerfs to the Killer Legion, another killer is also affected. “The Pig” aka Amanda from the SAW universe will be weakened significantly. The community reacts angrily and hopes that the changes do not go live.
What will change for “The Pig”: The inverted bear traps that can be placed on the heads of survivors will be significantly weakened. Two changes are on the way:
The traps will only activate when a generator is activated. This means that inactive traps will no longer prevent a survivor from leaving the map.
The timer for the traps will no longer continue when the survivor with the trap is within the killer’s terror radius. Previously, this only applied when the survivor was in a chase.
Why are the changes unpopular? “The Pig” is currently considered a well-balanced killer, who is neither too weak nor too strong. In any case, many players see a nerf as unjustified. Furthermore, the inverted bear trap was essentially the killer’s “selling point”. Weakening it so drastically is perceived by many as a betrayal.
Why is The Pig so popular? The Pig has quickly become a favorite in the community. This is not only because the SAW movies are quite well known and popular among players, but also due to a particular sound.
When Amanda is stunned (for example, by a pallet), she makes a soft squeaking sound. The community finds this so “cute” that numerous artworks and comics have already been created.
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The DbD community is “special”: Generally, the Dead by Daylight community has a rather “strange” relationship with killers and survivors. There are repeatedly artworks where killers and survivors coexist peacefully or even develop the occasional romance. Fan-fictions do not stop even for crazy serial killers.
The changes will go live with the upcoming Mid-Chapter Patch 2.7 – probably within the next few weeks.
In this sense: A sad “Oink!” for Amanda.
What do you think of the nerf to “The Pig”? Are these reasonable changes in connection with the “Endgame Collapse”? Or are the developers missing the mark?
