/On the other hand, you can get baby Pokémon in 2-km eggs, which are among the rarest Shinies in the game. So it’s worth taking a few laps.
How good is the Egg Event for Shiny hunters
This is available in the wild: Admittedly, besides Haspiror, you will only encounter Voltilamm in the wild, which can also be Shiny, more frequently. This is somewhat less valuable as a Shiny due to the Community Day .
Shiny Haspiror is available for the first time in the game.
However, Haspiror spawns more frequently in the wild as a result. Rarely has there been a new possible Shiny that is so frequently found in the wild. Haspiror is actually almost at every corner and if you put some time into the event, you have the best chances for the shimmering rabbit.
Rare Shinies can also appear: The Shinies from the eggs could also appear very well during the event. So every baby Pokémon is available in 2-km eggs. Many babies can be Shiny, so you have the best chances there.
These 4 babies can be Shiny. Hatching is worth it.
Additionally, the distance for hatching is reduced. If you use a Super Incubator on a 2-km egg, you only need to walk 700 meters.
With Shiny Fluffeluff, even another baby has come into the game in its shimmering form. From the 2-km eggs, you can now hatch the following Shiny babies:
Fluffeluff
Pii
Pichu
Kussilla
Elekid
Magby
Knospi
Togepi
Azurill
Isso
Here they sit as non-Shiny in the arena, but they can all hatch as Shiny.
The list is long and the chance for a Shiny is quite large. The probability of encountering a Shiny in an egg is about 1 in 50. You need to hatch about 50 babies in a week to get at least one Shiny based on probability. This seems feasible.
Not only the 2-km eggs are worth hatching, but also the 10-km eggs:
Do you not own an Xbox One yet but would like to play online shooters and MMORPGs on a big TV with the console? Then you are surely interested in the new, cheaper Xbox One S All-Digital Edition without a drive.
What does the new Xbox One offer? The Xbox One S All-Digital Edition is a more affordable version of Microsoft’s console:
The console operates without a drive.
The games Minecraft, Sea of Thieves, and Forza Horizon 3 come pre-installed.
You buy new games digitally and download them.
You store your game library and save files in the cloud.
Upcoming games can be pre-installed to play faster.
Dolby Atmos and DTS:X sound, HDR and 4K for video streaming are supported.
The Xbox One S All-Digital Edition operates without a drive.
An Xbox One for the digital generation
When is the console coming? Microsoft will release the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition on May 7th.
How much does the Xbox One S cost? 229.99 Euros.
For comparison: The regular Xbox One starter pack costs 299.99 Euros, the high-end console Xbox One X is available for 499.99 Euros. And you can buy the Xbox One S with a drive for 279.99 Euros.
Who is the console suitable for? Anyone who wants to have an Xbox One but found the previous models too expensive can look into this offer. If you also don’t need physical games anymore, then the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition is a good fit for you.
Nowadays, games are increasingly purchased digitally, which makes a disc almost unnecessary. Fast internet connections allow even large games to be downloaded.
Some games are only available digitally: For example, if you want to play the MMORPG Neverwinter on Xbox One, you need to purchase the title digitally. There is no physical version for the console. The same goes for the battle royale shooters Apex Legends, Fortnite, or the hack ‘n slash Path of Exile.
For more and more games, it is no longer necessary to use a drive. Essentially, all games can be purchased digitally, and more and more are only released as downloads.
If you wanted to play Sea of Thieves, Forza Horizon 3, or Minecraft, then the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition with the pre-installed games is definitely worthwhile.
Sea of Thieves is pre-installed on the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition.
Interesting for everyone with a good internet connection
When should you not buy the console? If you have a slow internet connection, it’s advisable for you to buy an Xbox One with a drive instead. Otherwise, downloads can take a very long time.
What do players think about the offer? Players have mixed feelings. Some are pleased that they can get an Xbox One at a lower price now, while others view the lack of a drive with skepticism.
theory_of_game writes on Reddit: “As someone who belongs to the digital generation 99.7 percent of the time, I would buy the console immediately if I needed another Xbox in the future.”
Fueled-By-Tea, on the other hand, writes: “I don’t think the lower price compensates for the absence of the drive. If you ever want to play a disc, it’s not possible.”
What do you think about the Xbox One S All-Digital Edition? Is it a good offer for you?
Since it’s more challenging to paint eggs on a console with a controller than on a PC with a mouse, the categories had to be separated. And those who enjoy painting eggs “in real life” can also submit photos of their creations.
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What can be won and when is the submission deadline? You have until Monday, April 22, to submit your pictures for the contest. Each participant can only send in three pictures. It is not allowed to use templates or images from the internet. Afterwards, the community team will decide who wins.
The three winners will receive 100 dollars, which will be transferred via PayPal.
How do players react to the contest? Fans are already eagerly painting eggs and have submitted several creations that can be admired in the official forum.
However, there were some ambiguities regarding the instructions. For example, it was only clarified upon inquiry that the event does not run on dedicated servers.
Generally, ARK players are joyfully participating in this event.
With the Spring Event “The Indulgence” came a new exotic weapon to Destiny 2 – the Arbalest. Here is what you need to do to obtain the fusion rifle.
Even before the start of the Spring Event, initial details were leaked on how to get the Arbalest. However, the leak did not cover all the details on the way to the new weapon exotic. We now explain how to obtain the new exotic piece of firepower.
How to get the Arbalest in Destiny 2
What is the Arbalest? This new weapon exotic is the first kinetic linear fusion rifle of Destiny 2.
Thanks to its intrinsic perk, the weapon fires projectiles that deal massive damage to enemy elemental shields – even though the Arbalest itself is actually kinetic. Additionally, enemies become temporarily more vulnerable to kinetic damage when you destroy their elemental shield with the Arbalest.
Where can you get this weapon? The Arbalest was introduced during the three-week Spring Event “The Indulgence” and is currently only available through the event.
After the event, it will drop randomly from exotic engrams, just like the Thunderlord. So if you really want to get the weapon directly, there is likely no way around the Indulgence.
What do you need to do for the Arbalest? The Arbalest can be purchased from Eva Levante, the main contact person for the Spring Event, in the Tower. However, you must meet two prerequisites:
You need 300 units of Indulgent Essence
You must unlock the event triumph “Hard Celebrated”
Then activate the elixir. This grants a buff of your choice as well as access to the weekly bounty and the new event activity Green Forest. You can then start the Green Forest via the Tower map.
Now it’s basically all about collecting enough Indulgent Essence and earning the triumph.
How to get Indulgent Essence
What is Indulgent Essence? Indulgent Essence is an event-specific currency during the ongoing Spring Festival.
How to earn the new event currency: You can obtain Essence during the Indulgence from various activities. For example, you can acquire this currency by completing the new event activity Green Forest or daily event bounties from Eva Levante.
The Green Forest has a power level requirement of 200 and offers matchmaking. Therefore, it should be relatively easy for almost any Guardian to participate in this activity.
There, you should defeat as many of the 5 bosses as possible. For each boss you kill, a chest will spawn that contains 10x Indulgent Essence. From the 5th and final chest, you will receive 15x Indulgent Essence. Therefore, you can earn a total of 55 units of this currency per run.
Additionally, you can secure 25 currency units per daily bounty from Eva. But you can also earn Essence through usual activities. For example, you can get around 17 units from a single strike and 6 for completing a public event.
Collecting enough Essence within three weeks should not really be a problem. While hunting for the necessary event triumph, you will likely gather the 300 units quite easily.
How to unlock the triumph “Hard Celebrated”
The path to “Hard Celebrated”: To unlock this triumph, you need to achieve 7 of the total 12 event-specific successes. These include:
Spring Cleaning: 50 branches (levels) cleared in the Green Forest
Green Light – Competitive: Generate 200 Orbs in PvP or Gambit while immersed in Indulgent Light
Green Light – Cooperative: Generate 200 Orbs in Strikes or Raids while immersed in Indulgent Light
Green Light – Events: Generate 200 Orbs in the Green Forest or any Forge while immersed in Indulgent Light
Spring Hunt: Defeat 3 bosses in a single run of the Green Forest
Budding Mode: Defeat 20 bosses in the Green Forest while wearing at least 4 pieces of the “Kick-off of Indulgence” set
Super Festive: Defeat 150 enemies with Supers in any activities
Fireworks: Achieve 100 grenade kills in PvP, Gambit, or Strikes
Melee Chaos: Achieve 100 melee kills in Raids, the Green Forest, or any Forge
A Bountiful Spring: Complete 50 daily and weekly bounties for Eva Levante
How to get the weapon faster: If you want to get the Arbalest as quickly as possible, it’s recommended to initially neglect the triumphs “Green Light – Competitive”, “Budding Mode”, and “A Bountiful Spring” and focus on the remaining 7 triumphs listed here. You can efficiently tackle these in Strikes and the Green Forest.
To Fortnite: Battle Royale today sees the release of the new Patch 8.40. This update includes the airplane again, albeit only in a new mode. Find out here in the English patch notes what the update brings.
This is included in the new Update 8.40: As already known from the announcements in the game, the infantry rifle receives a special epic and legendary version. Additionally, the controversial airplane X-4-Stormwing is back!
The features of the patch for 8.40 in PvP
New weapon – epic and legendary infantry rifle: The previously somewhat unpopular infantry rifle has been around in Fortnite for a while, but now you can also get it as an epic and legendary version.
Availability:
epic, legendary
Damage:
42 and 44
Ammunition:
Medium
Item change – egg launcher: The grenade launcher is temporarily replaced by an egg launcher. This is a purely cosmetic change.
New game mode – Air Royale: In this limited-time duo mode, all players are in airplanes. They have three lives and if all three aircraft are destroyed, the game is over for you.
Players can respawn an unlimited number of times as long as there are still aircraft available. You can also steal other players’ aircraft to increase your lives.
Anyone who touches the ground dies. Landed aircraft also explode after a few seconds. Supply drops and repair kits fall from the sky and can be used there. The storm, by the way, comes from above and restricts the flight height!
New game mode – Food Fight – Deep Fried: This limited-time mode is basically the familiar food fight between burgers and pizza. You must destroy the opposing mascot. However, this time there is also lava that threateningly rises to add more dynamics.
New tournament on April 20 and 21 – World Cup Online Open: Week 2 of the qualification rounds is active on April 20 and 21. You can compete for the prize pool of a total of $1,000,000 and qualify for the finals in summer.
In the tournament, the aspect ratio of the screen cannot exceed 16:9.
Gameplay changes and bug fixes: Among other things, the following has been changed in the gameplay:
You can now pet your pets!
You now receive more bonus XP when playing with friends.
This is changing in Creative Mode: In addition to various new items and objects, there is an “Explosive Device” that you can blow up.
The patch highlights from Update 8.40 in PvE
New hero – Plush Rascalloon Luna: A female rabbit soldier. She throws explosive eggs.
New hero – Brave Bunny Ken: A male ninja rabbit skin. He throws eggs instead of throwing knives.
New hero – Long Ear Marauder Jonesy: The legendary Easter soldier returns.
All new heroes are available in the shop from April 18, 2019.
New missions and systems – Beta Storm – Test Your Limits: This feature is back. There are now 6 instead of 4 racing waypoints.
New weapon – Easter Egg Launcher: Fires explosive eggs that act like mines and explode on contact.
With Wizards Unite, a new augmented reality game from Niantic is coming out this year. We provide you with information about gameplay, the story, the release, and other useful details about the game.
Update April 17 at 11 AM: There is more information about Wizards Unite, which is why we have updated this post. The hub was originally released on March 8 and will now be updated continuously.
What is Wizards Unite? This game is the latest development from Niantic, the company behind Pokémon GO. In Wizards Unite, everything revolves around the magical world of Harry Potter, which is why Niantic is also collaborating with Warner Bros. Games.
The most important information at a glance:
Release: Not exactly known yet, sometime in summer 2019
Beta version: The beta version of the game launched in New Zealand in mid-April
Platforms: Android and iOS
Developers: Niantic, Warner Bros. Games, and Portkey Games
Monetization model: The game is free (Free2Play), but there are microtransactions
Release Date of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite – What is known?
In Germany, the game is not yet available for testing. Whether a beta version will be available here and when that will be the case is not known yet.
This is known: Initially, the developers announced the game for 2018. The game was then postponed to 2019. Now the CEO of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Kevin Tsujihara, revealed in an interview with the Los Angeles Times that the game is expected to be released in summer 2019.
An exact date is likely to be announced later.
A release on Harry Potter’s birthday is possible: Harry Potter is the protagonist of the classic book and film series. His birthday is on July 31, which would be in the height of summer. What date would be more suitable for a release? That is purely speculation.
That’s why it fits so well: For an augmented reality game and typical of Niantic, the game will take place outdoors. Warm summer days are ideal for a release.
Pokémon GO still excites thousands of players. Here, a smaller group of players is seen at a monthly event.
You can remember the summer of 2016, when almost every city was overrun by numerous Pokémon GO players. Whether Harry Potter: Wizards Unite will cause a similar hype remains to be seen.
This is the storyline: If you visit the game’s website, you immediately get the message “Welcome, Wizard. The Ministry requests your help.”
You receive this message when visiting the website
The wizarding world is in danger. Mysterious objects from the wizarding world keep appearing in our real world. The player must help keep the secret of magic hidden from “normal” people.
You are the character in the game: There are no characters to choose from; instead, you are the figure in the game.
To do this, you need to take a picture of yourself, which will then be inserted into the game. This works with a wizard identification card. Your card will display a moving image of you, which you can decorate with filters and place, for example, a witch hat on your head. Your house, title, and wand will also be displayed on it.
This is what the game world looks like in Wizards Unite.
This is the gameplay of Wizards Unite
The focus is on keeping the wizarding world secret from non-magicians, that is, Muggles. For this, you must track magical encounters on the map and resolve them.
What are magical encounters: As you walk through the real world, you will repeatedly encounter magical events. Creatures appear here that you must keep hidden from the Muggle world. However, you not only have to fight but can also free creatures or encounter curious objects.
This is a magical encounter. Harry is being attacked by a Dementor, and you must rescue him.
This is how a magical encounter works: When you have a magical encounter, there is a threat level. The higher it is, the greater the chance that the wizarding world will be discovered. The half-giant Hagrid has a low level, while a Hippogriff has a high level.
The level’s height also indicates how difficult it is to resolve the magical threat. You will need to use a spell to fight monsters or free creatures.
Magical encounters are collected: All collected magical encounters will be displayed in your suitcase. For this, you will earn experience points. Some encounters must be completed multiple times for you to have them permanently in your suitcase. For instance, you need only one encounter with Hagrid, but the Hippogriff Buckbeak requires 8 encounters.
Here you can see the collected encounters.
How many magical encounters are there? At launch, there will be nearly 100 magical encounters. This includes magical creatures and objects.
This is how a battle goes: To use your spells effectively, you must hit the circle on the opponent optimally. The better you hit, the stronger the spell. After that, you need to draw a specific line with your finger to enhance your spell.
This is how the battle with a werewolf proceeds.
Potions help you in battle: To perform even stronger spells or strengthen yourself, you have the option to brew potions. This can be done in greenhouses, which are scattered all over the world.
Brewing a potion can take hours. However, an in-game notification will alert you when your potion is ready.
Is there PvP? No. You will not fight against other players. Opponents only exist in the game. Wizards Unite is meant to be a purely cooperative experience and focuses on that. Whether battles against other players will be introduced in the future is still uncertain. PvP was eventually also added to Pokémon GO.
What does the game cost? Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is Free2Play. You can download it for free.
Are there microtransactions? Yes. There are coins that you can earn or purchase with real money. For example, you can earn free coins through daily tasks.
The coins can be used to speed up potion brewing. What other uses exist for coins is unknown.
Magical creatures are sometimes trapped and must be freed with a spell.
The RPG factor: Skill trees, professions, and dungeons
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has a strong RPG factor. There is a progression system in which you become an increasingly powerful wizard. This is linked to a skill tree and jobs. There are even dungeons where you fight in teams.
There are dungeons: You have the option to fight together against creatures in fortresses. Up to 5 players can participate in a battle simultaneously. Each player selects a creature to fight against, and then the next one. Between battles, potions or healing spells can be cast.
The fortresses have multiple rooms. Each room must be completed within a certain time to master the dungeon. In the battle, you can choose the difficulty. This way, weaker players can be better supported, and the battle can be completed more easily.
There are professions: There are 3 professions to choose from in total. You can switch between them at any time as often as you want.
Auror (specialized in spells, more aggressive)
Magizoologist (strong for beasts and support)
Professor (a jack-of-all-trades)
The developers explain that only by clever choice of professions can you defeat opponents in the fortress. Therefore, you need to consider well before starting a battle which professions will be advantageous. For example, the Magizoologist has an advantage over animal creatures in battle.
There is a skill tree: Each profession also has its own skill tree that you can expand permanently in the game. Each profession can learn certain abilities only after a certain period.
The skill tree of the Auror.
There is crafting: You can brew potions in Wizards Unite. To do this, you must collect ingredients, which you find scattered on the map. At launch, there will be 10 potions with their recipes, including a healing potion for battles. There are also potions that enhance your spells.
This is how you can level up: By completing battles or magical encounters, you can also earn XP. This allows you to level up as a wizard. This then enables you to improve your skill tree.
So much of Harry Potter is in the game
This is what Harry Potter has to do with it: A trailer shows the Nimbus 2000, the broom Harry learned to fly on.
Moreover, the Golden Snitch and thieving Nifflers are also shown. This was also thematized in the books and films. Ordinary people who cannot perform magic are also referred to as Muggles by Niantic. This term also originates from the Harry Potter series.
Many magical creatures and characters from the Harry Potter universe have made it into the game.
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Even Harry Potter has a place: The characters in the game are fully voiced. For Harry Potter, the developers even used a voice changer to make him sound like Daniel Radcliffe. Radcliffe is the actor who plays Harry Potter in the films.
You can encounter characters like Hagrid or Buckbeak during magical encounters and must help them.
What role do the four houses from Hogwarts play? The houses play a minor role. It is possible to choose one of the four houses: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, or Hufflepuff. These then appear on the wizard identification card. The little wizard avatar that appears on the map takes the color of the house you choose. If you choose Hufflepuff, for example, the wizard will be yellow.
However, the house has no real impact on gameplay.
This is how augmented reality is integrated
How to play Wizards Unite? The game is an AR game. In such games, you must walk through the real world. The game is played on a mobile phone, not on a PC, and requires you to move.
The developers expect quick reflexes from players with the wand. How this will unfold is not yet known.
That’s why augmented reality fits: Players live in the Muggle world, which is the world that cannot know about magic. It can be assumed that the game is played in real locations, similar to what is done in Pokémon GO. From there, pieces from the wizarding world must disappear.
This is how Pokémon GO could play a role: Niantic’s advantage is that they already have thousands of public locations in their system. This is thanks to their games Ingress and Pokémon GO.
Looking at the trailers, you can see how brooms fly as if possessed on a highway. If Niantic relies on data from their other games, such actions could also be expected at the Brandenburg Gate or Cologne Cathedral. However, this is still pure speculation.
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This reminds of Pokémon GO: In Wizards Unite, there are, similar to Pokémon GO, influences from the weather and the lunar phases. Certain ingredients for potions can only be found in specific weather.
Don’t miss the news: We’ve also created a Facebook page for you. There you’ll miss no news regarding Wizards Unite.
A new quest is available in World of Warcraft. It gives a small insight into what is happening with the Warchief of the Horde.
As of today (04/17/2019), the new raid “Tides of Vengeance” is available in World of Warcraft. The pre-quest with Xal’atath was playable last week, but now the continuation has arrived. We will reveal what happens in the quest line and what impact it might have for Sylvanas.
Spoiler Warning: If you do not want to know what happens after the raid “Tides of Vengeance”, do not continue reading. You have been warned.
This happens after the fight against Uu’nat: Once the last of the two bosses in the current raid Tides of Vengeance is defeated, the Old God N’Zoth speaks up and gives the players a few ominous words:
“Yes … you are indeed those I seek. Those who will turn the tide.”
“Receive now the greatest of all gifts. My dream has become yours. The circle of stars formed of flesh.”
“It will guide you. Come … Come. The hour is nigh when all eyes will be opened.”
N’Zoth
Afterward, players can find a dagger on the ground that gives them a quest – it is the blade Xal’atath. The very blade that we previously brought here in a quest.
The players are being manipulated: The unsettling aspect of the quest is that it represents a rather direct form of mind control. The characters of the players are apparently being manipulated by N’Zoth and forced to take the blade. For the quest text says:
<The blade known as Xal’atath rests on the ground before you. Although the consciousness that once resided in the blade is gone, you still feel a resonance of power …
It almost seems as though the blade speaks with another voice. With another purpose …
You feel the compulsion to bring this blade to your Warchief.>
Apparently, the players of the Horde are forced through mind manipulation to hand the blade over to Sylvanas.
Sylvanas is very pleased: Sylvanas is also very satisfied when she gets the blade in her hands. In the conclusion of the quest, it says:
<As you present the dagger to Sylvanas, a brief smile crosses her lips. For a heartbeat, it seems as though her eyes darken. Surely just an optical illusion, without a doubt.>
“Once again you have proven yourselves worthy champions, [player]. This blade is the compass that will lead us to victory.”
Whether this darkening of her eyes is a sign that Sylvanas is being controlled by another power, such as the Old Gods, remains to be seen. But her subsequent brief speech is also troubling.
“The Alliance believes they have broken us by decimating the Zandalari fleet and defeating Rastakhan. They think the Horde will soon shatter.
Fools. The child king has lied to himself and his people. He has not the slightest idea what he is truly fighting against.
War is a living thing. It writhes, it grows, it twists and bends until its final shape is revealed.
This war will change again soon. And it will be this blade that leads us on the path to victory.”
Sylvanas, Warchief of the Horde
We already know that Sylvanas is sending her troops to sea in Patch 8.2, and the Alliance follows her. Meanwhile, the ships of both factions are pulled into the depths and end up in the new zone Nazjatar. The blade Xal’atath seems to be responsible for this, though the exact reason remains to be seen…
It remains exciting in the story of Sylvanas and the Old Gods. Patch 8.2 Azshara’s Ascension will surely further advance this story.
What do you think of the story development in World of Warcraft? Is it cool how the story is progressing? Or do you not like the current plot at all?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
During a game of the NBA eSports league, a wild shoving match occurred after the game simply because a handshake failed. The viewers on Twitch witnessed live as two teams clashed after a match in NBA 2k19 – live on stage.
This was the situation: A live stream on Twitch showcased the Hawks Talon competing against the Celtics Crossover in the NBA eSports league.
The basketball match on the console had already concluded, and the players wanted to shake hands for a final gesture, but it went horribly wrong.
A player from the Celtics refused to shake hands with his opponent, resulting in them bumping shoulders. After this, the Celtic player completely lost his temper and pushed his opponent.
Watch the video of the confrontation here
Viewers were there live: For the viewers, the whole situation was quite entertaining as the stream continued live on Twitch, allowing thousands of fans to watch.
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How did the scuffle go down? After the Celtic player pushed his opponent, officials immediately intervened to calm the situation. After some niceties were exchanged, the scene was not shown further on the stream.
Instead, viewers on Twitch only saw an overview of all current teams in the eSports league. Loud music then drowned out the cries of the angry players.
What was the trigger? The reason for this situation escalating is not known. However, one can assume that the Celtic player was upset about his team’s loss and vented that frustration on his opponent.
On Twitter or other platforms, the affected players have not spoken about the incident. It seems they would rather let the situation go silent.
This is the eSports league: In the USA, this eSports league is one of the largest in the country. Every game is broadcasted on Twitch and excites thousands of fans. They play the current NBA 2k Game.
This is the NBA eSports league
Each team has a real NBA basketball team behind it. In this case, it was the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks teams.
The new action hit Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has made it clear to our author Irie why she loves raiding in online games like Final Fantasy XIV or Destiny.
Many of you will know it: When the major MMOs are currently in a drought, you look for possible alternatives. And that often leads you to single-player games.
I belong to the people who enjoy repeatedly getting kicked in the face by a game while still having fun. That’s why I have been following every news about Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice with eagle eyes.
In Sekiro you play as a shinobi who has a prosthetic arm with ninja tools instead of his left arm.
The developer FromSoftware is known in the gaming scene for the ruthless games of the “Dark Souls” and “Bloodborne” series. Sekiro lives up to this reputation and quickly proved to be a tough challenge.
Sekiro has shown me why I love to play raids in MMOs.
Sekiro is a game that shows no mercy
While Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was developed in the spirit of the SoulsBorne games, it still has its own strong identity. A significant part of this identity consists of the deflect and posture systems, which are closely intertwined.
This is the game’s unique feature.
The yellow bars at the top and bottom represent the posture of the player and the boss. Once one of them is filled, you are either stunned yourself or can execute a finisher on the boss.
When an opponent attacks you in combat, the attack can be deflected with a well-timed block. This, in turn, damages the opponent’s posture. Once the posture bar is filled, a normal opponent can be taken out with a stylish finisher immediately—regardless of how many HP they have left. A great moment.
In combination with other mechanics like parrying, dodging, and using the prosthetic tools, a dynamic of attack and defense emerges that feels like a real sword fight.
In boss fights, Sekiro transforms into a rhythm game:
You learn the attack patterns of the bosses
recognize the rhythm of the hits
find out how to react best in tricky situations
and look for openings and weaknesses to exploit.
Really tough bosses have always fascinated me. In FFXI, enemies like Absolute Virtue and Pandemonium Warden were considered unbeatable for a long time.
Progress in boss fights follows the same pattern
The further I progressed in Sekiro, the more I got traumatic flashbacks to my raid experiences in MMOs. The way I captured an inch of the bosses’ HP bar with each attempt reminds me immensely of raids.
Just like in raids, the learning experience is also the focus of the combat mechanics in Sekiro.
Fights consist of three stages:
Entry into the fight: The initial attempts to figure out what the heck is going on and how to survive the first attacks. These initial attempts end with many quick wipes.
Progression phase: Steady progress through the raid fight, where players slowly master the mechanics and continue to progress.
Refinement: Usually comes after the raid group has seen all the mechanics. Now the group just needs to execute all the previously rehearsed actions cleanly.
(For an authentic raid experience, please imagine a lot of cursing during and between the individual stages.)
All these stages can be easily transferred to the fights in Sekiro. You feel your way through the boss fights until the learning pays off in the end.
In FFXIV, individual players in the group have a lot of responsibility. If one makes a mistake, it often leads to a wipe.
The learning principle is often compared in the community to dancing or group skipping rope. You learn the steps and the rhythm until they become second nature. And such a fight looks really awesome in the end.
In Sekiro, every hit and every deflect counts, the combat animations look really cool, and you are rewarded for playing cleverly and using your tools well.
In raids, the group works like a clock, every mechanic is executed perfectly. I just love that.
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Developers avoid “artificial difficulty” in Sekiro and raids
Since my entry into multiplayer games with Ragnarok Online, I have played a lot of endgame content. The tough raids in MMOs are not just a way for me to get good gear.
Especially epic raid battles like in Final Fantasy XIV or King’s Fall and Wrath of the Machine from Destiny, which are loaded with mechanics, have been so much fun for me that I love to run them, even if I can no longer get a reward from them.
Puzzle-solving the mechanics of these raids represents another parallel to Sekiro for me. Good tricky mechanics create an additional layer of difficulty that does not feel artificial.
Taken King Oryx in the hard “King’s Fall” raid is one of my favorite bosses. The mechanics were fun and the difficulty level was challenging.
The same happens in the SoulsBorne games. The difficulty of these games is not artificially generated by tweaking damage numbers like in many other games. Rather, the difficulty arises from a combination of various factors.
A large part of the game world and every positioning of the enemies play an important role: Is the room in front of you apparently empty at first glance? Then it’s a trap. Is an enemy turned away from you? That’s also a trap. In such cases, you can assume with 99% certainty that you will be jumped from behind.
The goal is to convey the feeling that this world you have landed in is indeed dangerous. And while other games give players the cool feeling of power fantasy, the SoulsBorne games are deliberately designed to hit people with the strength of Mike Tyson.
Bloodborne was my first game from FromSoftware, and it taught me to keep my eyes and ears open while exploring the areas.
Players should learn the new rules of the game and find out how to overcome the challenges of the game in their own way. Banging your head against the wall repeatedly doesn’t help much.
Just as in raids, it won’t help to completely ignore the mechanics. You will only end up with frustration, but no victory.
Patience is important if you want to be successful
The fights in Sekiro and in MMO raids are characterized by a steep learning curve. You are forced to feel your way through the fights and learn from your mistakes.
That’s why Sekiro and raid fights require a high tolerance for frustration from players.
If I had received €1 for every wipe at Twintania, I would now be on a South Sea island drinking cocktails and living off interest.
Experienced raid groups enter the tough raids with the mentality to collectively bite the dust often. They know exactly what to expect and mentally prepare themselves for it. In FromSoftware games, one also expects to be initially expertly dismantled by the bosses.
It is not a sign that you are simply bad; rather, the quick defeats show that you do not yet have enough knowledge to master the fight.
Therefore, it is important not to let failure discourage you. And the feeling of success after progress is all the more satisfying.
Players remember not the loot, but the combat experience
For me, the reward after the victory has always been cool, but the real fun during the fight has always outweighed it.
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Listen to how the guys in the video escalate during the kill (beware, they are loud). They have been working on the fight for 4 weeks. What drops from the chests does not matter to them at that moment.
In the end, you remember more the feeling you had when the opponent finally went down. In my raid groups, it was also often said: “Hey, do you remember that one boss? What a jerk! But he was really fun!”
Different genres convey a similar feeling
Of course, Sekiro and the MMOs where I raid could not be more different. Just the fact that raids are fought in groups while you rely on yourself and your reflexes in Sekiro plays a crucial role.
Nevertheless, I think that the experience of combat is a major commonality between the two. Breathtaking and cool boss fights are one of the most important focal points of the latest FromSoftware games and every epic raid.
The fight against the primal Thordan in FFXIV may not be a raid, but visually it is one of the most impressive and coolest in the game.
In that moment of a fight, when the boss has only a few percent of HP left, you are mashing the keys so hard that your fingers hurt, and your adrenaline levels soar, Sekiro and raids are very similar.
And if your MMO is currently in a drought in PvE and you enjoy getting kicked in the face as much as I do, check out Sekiro. It was worth every cent for me.
At the release of The Division 2, there was criticism about character creation. Options like red hair color, a bald hairstyle, or a goatee were missing. Ubisoft aims to change that.
This was the problem: When creating a character in The Division 2, there are many options for hairstyles and hair colors. However, some quite normal variants are missing.
Those who want a bald character or simply a truly red hair color currently find no options. The creation does not provide these choices.
The Khajiit in The Elder Scrolls Online can look very different. In total, there are more than 17 types. Read here why that is the case.
Most Elder Scrolls fans recognize a Khajiit instantly when they see one: humanoid cats, of course.
However, very few could accurately say which sub-species this Khajiit belongs to. Just like with cats in our world, there are Khajiit in the Elder Scrolls world in various variations.
Seventeen sub-species are known, and it is rumored that there are many more.
Moon constellations determine the race
What determines what a Khajiit looks like? Anyone who has looked up at night in an “Elder Scrolls” game has surely noticed that there is more than one moon.
The sub-species of a Khajiit depends on the constellation of these two moons.
Masser,
the Red Moon is also known as Mara’s Tear. The Khajiit see in it a
God and call him Jode.
Secunda
is the smaller of the two moons and looks more like a “normal”
moon. It is also worshipped by the cat people. They call it Jone.
When a small Khajiit is born, the constellation of these two moons decides whether it will become a fluffy Alfiq or a large strong Senche-Raht, for example. Curiously, the race of the parents plays no role at all.
So, two humanoid Khajiit can have a son that takes the form of a house cat, while the older sister is a gigantic tiger.
The great moon determines the essential appearance
The many Khajiit races can be roughly divided into four groups:
Large quadrupeds
Large bipeds
Small bipeds
and small quadrupeds.
The classification into one of these groups depends on the phase of the great red moon Masser. The fuller it is, the larger the Khajiit will eventually become.
If more than three quarters of the moon or less than one quarter is visible, it becomes a quadruped.
Otherwise, it walks upright like a human.
The small moon determines the race
Within these four groups, there are four variations again. The phase of the small moon Secunda determines which race the baby Khajiit will have. In general, this moon decides how animalistic a Khajiit will be.
The fuller the moon is, the more similar the Khajiit looks to a cat, rather than a human or elf.
The Over-Khajiit
Anyone who has been counting knows that one kind is still missing: The Mane. Manes are spiritual and political leaders of the Khajiit. Their reign is virtually assigned to them at birth. They can only arise when a third moon appears.
This, however, only happens very rarely.
The third moon only appears during a very special constellation of the other two moons. Therefore, the birth of a Mane is always a significant event for the cat people.
Senche: Very large and similar to an oversized tiger. Also ridden by other Khajiit, and in ESO there are numerous Senche mounts.
Senche-raht: The largest Khajiit, resembling a saber-toothed tiger. Also known as “combat cat”
Pahmar: Similar in size and appearance to a regular tiger
Pahmar-raht: Like a Pahmar, but larger. The transition to Senche is fluid.
A huge beast like a Senche-Raht – You only clean its litter box reluctantly
Large bipeds
Cathay: The typical Khajiit cat-person you encounter in Tamriel
Cathay-Raht: Slightly larger than the Cathay, but just as agile
Tojay: Little is known about the Tojays, as they like to hide in the forest
Tojay-Rhat: Larger than the Tojay, but not better known.
The typical Khajiit. Full aggro because on Skooma.
Small bipeds
Ohmes: This Khajiit race actually has nothing to do with the typical Khajiit look. They resemble elves and humans closely but are much smaller. They are often confused with wood elves. Their first and last appearance was in The Elder Scrolls: Arena.
Ohmes-Rhat: They resemble elves even more, as they are the same size. However, they are still easier to recognize as Khajiit because they have a tail.
Suthay: They resemble the “normal” Khajiit, just much smaller.
Suthay-Rhat: These Khajiit are particularly often found in Morrowind. They are very cat-like and about the same size as humans. Hard to distinguish from Cathay.
An Ohmes male and an Ohmes female – This is how the first Khajiit in an Elder Scrolls game looked
The game Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is live! For now, the app can only be downloaded in New Zealand. It is not yet available in Germany.
Where can you play Wizards Unite? So far, the game is only available in the app stores in New Zealand for download. In Germany, you can only unofficially play the game via APK files for now.
When is the release of Wizards Unite in Germany? It is not known when the game will be released here in Germany. However, it seems that the game is being rolled out and may be available soon in other countries.
What we know about the release of Wizards Unite
This was known about the release date: The game was originally supposed to launch in the summer, the developers explained. Now, however, the game is likely being tested in beta in selected countries.
Magical encounters are not yet available in Germany.
The official release will likely take some more time. However, there is no exact date yet.
What is Wizards Unite? This game is designed by the developers of Pokémon GO. There, you dive into the life of a wizard and help keep the wizarding world secret from non-wizards.
This all takes place, much like in Pokémon GO, in the real world. You have to move in order to complete tasks.
Can we play in Germany yet? You can already download the APK file. However, it is not recommended, as such APK files always come with risks.
Also, while the app runs here in Germany, there is still not much you can do. Magical encounters or other interesting points are not yet available here. So it doesn’t bring anything if you already have the app.
What does the beta in New Zealand offer? In this test version of Wizards Unite, not all features are unlocked yet. Players in New Zealand cannot access everything in the game yet.
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The new update 1.07 for Apex Legends shows in the patch notes that “heavy” characters like Gibraltar and Caustic are changing. They can take more damage. Additionally, sniper rifles will become more useful.
There are also changes to weapons. The Wingman is getting slightly weaker, while sniper rifles are on the rise.
Highlights of the Patch Notes 1.07 in German for Apex Legends
Here we show you the main highlights of the new update for Apex Legends. You can find the full patch notes in English on Reddit.
Changes to Caustic and Gibraltar: In advance, the hitboxes of the large characters Pathfinder, Gibraltar, and Caustic were already changed. Then they observed how these changes affected gameplay. With Pathfinder, it seemed to be quite good, but the hitbox changes didn’t help Caustic and Gibraltar much.
Therefore, Gibraltar and Caustic will receive a new passive perk. This will cause them to take 10% less damage.
Caustic:
Passive ability “Fortified”: Reduces incoming damage by 10%
Gas damage per tick increased from 1 to 4
The throwing range of the Ultimate increased from 28 meters to 33 meters
Gibraltar:
Passive ability “Fortified”: Reduces incoming damage by 10%
The health points of the shield have been increased from 50 to 75
How sniper rifles change: With the changes to sniper rifles, Respawn aims to ensure that fighting at longer distances becomes worthwhile again.
With update 1.07, it’s no longer as crucial where on the body you hit the opponent. The reduction for leg hits will be decreased. Additionally, the rifles are supposed to sway less when aiming. The goal is to make it a bit easier for snipers.
The Triple Take from Apex Legends.
G7 Scout / Triple Take / Longbow DMR:
Reduction of damage on leg hits reduced to 10% instead of 25%
Reduction of weapon sway by about 33%
Reduction of sway speed by about 25%
Longbow DMR:
Fire rate increased from 1.2 to 1.6
Magazine size increased (base from 4 to 5, simple extension from 6 to 8, rare extension from 8 to 10, epic extension from 10 to 12)
Which weapons have changed?
The Spitfire now deals 18 instead of 20 base damage. Additionally, magazine extensions provide less space for bullets. The developers want to slightly weaken the weapon. After all, it is one of the rarer weapons in Apex Legends and should therefore be strong.
The Wingman also receives smaller magazines with update 1.07. They want to ensure that the weapon is not too powerful in its base form.
The Havoc in Apex Legends
The Havoc receives a larger base magazine. Additionally, a few buffs to the charge beam, which will increase its damage. This is to make the Havoc more useful and allow it to keep up with weapons like the R-301.
Event for Battle Pass started
What kind of event is this? Currently, there is an event in Apex Legends with bonus XP for the Battle Pass. This event is active until April 18 at 7 PM.
Once a day you will receive a full level in the Battle Pass if you land in the top 5 with your squad. This goes up to level 110.
Such events with bonus EP are expected to happen more often in the future. Will Apex Legends climb back up again?
NCSoft shut down the superhero MMORPG City of Heroes in late 2012. Since then, fans have been waiting for an (unofficial) successor. But that’s not necessary because City of Heroes can still be played on a private server for a long time. This was a closely guarded secret for a long time – now it has come to light.
What was City of Heroes? The MMORPG allowed you to create your own superhero or supervillain and then experience adventures in the city of Paragon City.
Fans particularly liked the character system with superpowers and the combat system, in which groups could act together.
The game was discontinued in December 2012. Fans have since wished for an MMO with a similar gaming experience. Therefore, many have pinned their hopes on the upcoming titles Ship of Heroes and City of Titans.
City of Heroes can still be played
The game is not actually dead? A Youtuber recently revealed that City of Heroes can still be played, but most fans knew nothing about it. The Youtuber Destroyer Stroyer explained in a video that he received a private invitation for SCORE (Secret Cabal Of Reverse Engineers) a few years ago.
SCORE is a fully functional private server for City of Heroes, on which it is even possible to revive the old heroes from the official version and simply continue playing. The server is said to have been in existence for six years.
https://youtu.be/uUuQDcL2FoY
The fans are angry
What is the problem? Actually, the fans of the MMORPG City of Heroes should be happy, but that is not the case. On the one hand, many are angry because the server was kept secret and it was believed that the City-of-Heroes community would stick together. However, only about 3,000 players received invitations.
Fan avoca says on Reddit: “I was lied to. It was said that City of Heroes was shut down. Today I found out that I was wrong about that.”
On the other hand, Destroyer Stroyer claims that a former developer of City of Heroes provided the people behind SCORE with the data of the former players. This also included private information such as payment details, addresses, and more. Among this data was also the player database, which is why it is possible to continue playing with your old heroes.
https://youtu.be/2n6zEhLQcro
What do the server operators say? Leandro Pardini, a City-of-Heroes fan who is part of the SCORE team, explained the situation. According to him, the server had to be kept secret to prevent NCSoft from shutting it down. Because that happened with a private server of the discontinued MMORPG Tabula Rasa, in which he was also involved.
Furthermore, it is not true that SCORE possesses private player data. As far as the character data is concerned, a tool was developed before the MMORPG was shut down that allowed fans to save their characters offline.
Finally, a person contacted Leandro and handed over the entire database to him. However, this is said not to contain any personal data.
How can you play now? You still have to be personally invited by SCORE in order to play City of Heroes on the private server. You apparently get the invitation if you show that you are a big fan of the online game in forums like Reddit.
In Pokémon GO the Egg Event 2019 has started. We tell you what Shinys, quests, and bonuses await you.
How long is the Egg Event running? The event started yesterday, on April 16. It runs now through Easter until April 23.
This is what the event brings: There are two new Shinys and lots of bonuses in the event. So there are changed 2km eggs and special egg quests to solve.
These bonuses are available: There are numerous bonuses around eggs that you can collect. This includes:
Double candy for hatching eggs
Incubators hatch at double speed
Lucky Eggs last for one hour instead of 30 minutes
Other Pokémon hatch from 2km eggs
3 special field research tasks related to eggs are active for the event
Is it worth hatching eggs? The egg pool of the 2km eggs has been changed. This makes these eggs even more interesting. In addition, you receive double candy from the eggs. There won’t be a better time to hatch eggs. So it’s worth hatching the 10km eggs again.
Hatch eggs! It’s worth it.
In the 2km eggs the following Pokémon have been confirmed:
Wonneira
Fluffeluff (can be shiny)
Mantirps
Azurill (can be shiny)
Magby (can be shiny)
Pichu (can be shiny)
Isso (can be shiny)
Knospi (can be shiny)
Mobai
Rabauz
Pii (can be shiny)
Togepi (can be shiny)
Elekid (can be shiny)
Mampfaxo
Riolu
Klingplim
Kussilla (can be shiny)
There are more baby Pokémon in the 2km eggs
These field researches are available: There are 3 new field researches for the event. They all revolve around hatching eggs.
Hatch an egg
Reward: Encounter with a Haspiror
Hatch 3 eggs
Reward: Encounter with an Azumarill
Hatch 5 eggs
Reward: Encounter with a Chaneira
What can be found in the wild? The wilderness is full of Haspiror! The rabbit Pokémon is currently spawning frequently. Additionally, Voltilamm and its evolutions are significantly more common in the wild.
In addition, Pokémon like Owei, Kokowei, Chaneira, or Marill appear more frequently in the wild.
The next patch of World of Warcraft is Patch 8.2 Rise of Azshara. And it brings a lot of new, crazy mounts with it.
Patch 8.2 Rise of Azshara has finally arrived on the PTR and is ready to be tested. This also means that data mining has begun again, and many models and rewards have been extracted from the data. We want to take a look at the coolest mounts that data miners have already found in the game files.
The used images are from wowhead (see sources).
The cool Monowheel was already presented in the developer livestream a few days ago and is likely to be one of the most interesting mounts. Based on its appearance, you will probably be able to get it in Mechagon, but the exact requirements for that are still unknown.
If you enjoy exploring the depths and ancient ruins in the ocean (or solving puzzles about the “Waist of Time”), you might be interested in a new type of seahorse. Many different colors were found in the game data, and judging by their appearance, they are likely to be found near Nazjatar.
After years of begging, it seems there are finally rideable spider tanks. These are very gnomish in design and will likely be associated with Mechagon.
If you don’t like the normal ground version of the spider tank, there is also a flying variant that hovers above the ground. How exactly these mounts can be obtained is still unknown.
If you haven’t had enough of dinosaurs yet, a terrorhorn is also waiting for you. This will likely involve a育成 quest where you must train your dino over several weeks.
Please keep in mind that this information is still from the PTR. A lot can change by the release, and not everything found in the data will necessarily be implemented in the same patch.
The Archive Event 2019 in Overwatch started under the name “Storm Rising”. You can now play the exclusive PvE mode and buy or earn the new skins.
What is the Archive Event? The Archive Event in Overwatch tells a bit of background to the story of the shooter each year by making a story from the past (from the archives) accessible.
In the Archive Event 2019, you will hunt the accountant of the Talon leader Doomfist in a new game mode. The operation is led by Overwatch heroine Tracer, who proved herself as a leader in the previously occurring “Uprising” event. The mission could lead you on the trail of a new hero.
What is the new mode? In the new mode “Storm Rising”, you must stop a convoy of armored vehicles escorting the accountant Maximilien through the streets of Havana with a team of Tracer, Winston, Genji, and Mercy.
Your goal is to uncover Maximilien’s dealings in order to provide evidence about the villain Doomfist through his money trail.
The mode is a PvE mission, so you will team up with three other players against NPC enemies that you must defeat in waves to achieve various objectives.
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As a reward for the mode and for playing during the event, special loot boxes will be available to you. These may contain the new Archive skins. These are available for:
In our gallery, you can already view the skins. (click to enlarge)
If you don’t want to leave it to chance and luck whether and which skin you receive, you can also buy them. The legendary event skins cost 3000 credits, epic ones 750.
The Patch Notes of the Event
Together with the event, Blizzard also released a new patch for Overwatch. This includes some changes that were previously tested on the PTR:
Several days ago, Pokémon GO changed the egg pool. We explain why the 10-km eggs are worth it again.
What was the problem before? Until now, many weak Pokémon were included in the 10-km eggs. It wasn’t really worth applying your expensive incubators to these eggs, only to end up with a Voltilamm.
Which Pokémon were removed? No new Pokémon have been added, at least not yet. But several less desirable Pokémon have been removed. These include:
Voltilamm
Knacklion
Miltank
Pionskora
Driftlon
These Pokémon are currently available in 10-km eggs. Source: TheSilphRoad
What is good in the egg pool now? You will now get significantly more good Pokémon. This starts with monsters like Larvitar or Tanhel, which you often caught thanks to the Community Days, but you can now obtain specimens with good IVs from the eggs.
Additionally, rare Pokémon such as Riolu or Koknodon can be found in the 10-km eggs. This way, you can complete your PokéDex and even have an extremely strong rock attacker with Rameidon.
That’s why you should start hatching again: Aside from Porygon, you only have good Pokémon in the 10-km eggs. They are either strong attackers or can hatch as Shiny. It’s worth it even more to hatch the 10-km eggs.
Put the 10-km eggs in the incubators. It’s worth it!
Here it’s doubly worth it: Regardless of the egg pool, an egg event will start on April 16 at 10 PM. The egg pool will change a bit again, but the 10-km eggs will be particularly worthwhile there.
So, there are double candies from eggs and you only have to walk half the distance for the eggs. This way, you can even receive up to 64 candies per 10-km egg for a Pokémon.
If you want a complete list of all eggs, then check here:
In Destiny 2 today, on April 16th, is Weekly Reset. The Spring Event “The Revelry” has begun. Additionally, there are fresh weekly activities. What are the 3 new Nightfall strikes? And where can you find the Flashpoint?
In Destiny 2 Spring has arrived: With today’s reset, the brand new event “The Revelry” has begun. The Tower has now donned a festive look for the next three weeks and the Guardians are celebrating the onset of spring.
In this, you can enjoy a new activity, snag new event loot, and even grab the second weapon exotic of the Season 6.
Nightfall Strikes starting April 16th on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
This week you can choose between the following three Nightfall strikes:
Lake of Shadows
The Pyramidion
Tree of Probabilities
The game recommends a power level of at least 540 for this. However, with a good team, you can also accomplish something even with a lower power level. Through the challenge card, you can customize the Nightfall strikes with various modifiers.
You can get powerful loot from the Nightfall strikes if you:
successfully complete a Nightfall
master a Nightfall with at least 100,000 points
Strikes and Story Missions
The Vanguard Strikes and the heroic story missions share the following modifiers this week:
Solar Singe
Grounded: Damage taken while in the air is significantly increased
Brawler: Melee abilities do more damage and recharge much faster
The singe element remains active continuously until the next reset. The other two modifiers rotate daily.
You can get powerful loot from strikes and heroic missions if you:
complete 3 heroic story missions
complete 3 heroic strikes with a focus of the same light element as a member of your fireteam
Crucible, Gambit, Reckoning
In PvP, these modes are available to you:
Quick Play
Competitive
Control
Rumble
Private Match
The following modifiers can be found in Reckoning mode:
Void Singe
Prism
Grenadier
You can get powerful loot from PvP, Gambit, and Reckoning if you:
play 5 Crucible matches
play 3 Gambit matches
play 4 Gambit Prime matches
successfully complete Reckoning runs (up to 100%)
With the Vagabond you can find weekly bounties for Gambit Prime as well as “The Traveler’s Gift” for the regular Gambit mode. This bounty rewards you with a Powerful Item.
Escalation Protocol
In the Escalation Protocol, you have the chance this week to obtain the following three weapons:
The Flashpoint is located on Mercury. With the marked adventure on the Flashpoint planet, you can also earn an additional Powerful Item.
Visit Eva Levante in the Tower. She is near Ikora and offers the new weapon exotic Arbalest as well as Revelry packages for sale. Additionally, she will greet you with the Revelry Elixir and 50x Revelry Essence. Activate the elixir and you’ll gain access to the weekly bounty. Then you can also enter the Greenforest via the Tower map.
At Ada-1 you can choose from all 7 Powerful weapon frames.
Ikora Rey offers a Powerful reward once you have successfully completed 20 random bounties. If you also decided for the Vanguard, you will also receive the corresponding Loyalty Reward from her. Otherwise, you will have to obtain this reward from the Vagabond.
Hawthorne will reward you with Powerful loot if you manage to collect 5000 Clan XP. With her bounties “Which Witch?”, “To Each Their Own” and “Friends?” you can earn further Powerful rewards.
Petra Venj is this week located in the spawn area (2nd curse week) of the Dreaming City. You can earn Powerful rewards for completing her mission, from 8 daily bounties, and by mastering the 3rd Ascendant Challenge.
Spider has the weekly bounty “Grave Tide Summoner” ready for the Guardians. This way you can secure another Powerful item.
The notorious streamer Dr Disrespect is not a big fan of Fortnite. His latest criticism: The game makes the upcoming generation soft and cowardly! The Doctor said this in a new Twitch stream.
He is not a fan of the “nerdy developers” from North Carolina anyway.
Epic Games ruins the shooter youth!
This is why the Doc thinks Fortnite spoils the kids: But this time, he has a bigger bone to pick with Epic’s battle royale game. According to the Doc, Fortnite makes the upcoming shooter gamer generation soft and cowardly.
The Doc often has harsh words for Fortnite.
According to the Doc, this is because in Fortnite you can build cover anytime. So instead of bravely taking the fire from an enemy and seeking cover yourself or first paying attention to cover, one would immediately get a second chance after every mistake in Fortnite.
This is what happens in Fortnite
in combat: As soon as a shot is heard, most Fortnite players explode into building activities and immediately raise a small fortress around themselves. This way, even major mistakes like running across an open field without cover can still be survived.
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This is, according to the Doc, the main reason why the game spoils the next generation. In his tirade, he further complains that kids today are already oversensitized by society.
To that, it also comes that they are not even challenged in shooter games, but they are also given numerous protection mechanisms there.
These “stupid developers from North Carolina,” i.e. Epic Games, are, according to the Doc, responsible for the next generation of gamers being worthless.
What do you think of this development? Is the Doc right, and is Fortnite gameplay really spoiling the youth?
According to Ninja, it can also be done without building!
