In Pokémon GO this weekend Shiny Pottrott is appearing more frequently. The small event is already running and you can find Pottrott everywhere in the wild and in raids.
How long does the event last? The increased spawns of Pottrott are limited to this weekend only. Tomorrow, April 21 at 10 PM, the small event ends.
In addition to Pottrott, you can now also find Lapras as Shiny. However, this Pokémon does not appear more frequently in the wild.
Shiny Pottrott and Lapras in Pokémon GO
Why are these Shinies available now? This is connected to the Safari Zone in Singapore. This event is currently taking place in the Asian city and provided players with both Shinies already on Thursday.
Shiny Lapras in the Safari Zone in Singapore
Now Shiny Pottrott and Lapras have been released worldwide. Just like in the Safari Zone, a Shiny spawns more frequently all weekend long worldwide.
How do I find Shiny Pottrott? You can really find this Pokémon everywhere in the wild. The shiny rate of Pottrott is still widely discussed, but it seems that it is increased again. So you have better chances of getting this Shiny than other shiny Pokémon in the wild.
This is what Shiny Pottrott looks like.
Pottrott also appears in raids. It is a Level 3 raid, but you cannot defeat Pottrott alone.
How do I find Shiny Lapras? The shiny rate of Lapras in the wild is not increased. So far, only a few players have reported finding a shiny Lapras, which is why the shiny rate cannot really be determined.
This is Shiny Lapras
You can increase your chances of finding Shiny Lapras by completing the quest “Win 5 Gym Battles.” This will reward you with a Lapras, which can also be Shiny.
That’s why you should take advantage of the weekend: If you really want a Shiny Pottrott, you should take advantage of this weekend, as Pottrott is rather rare outside of events.
You won’t have such a good chance for Shiny Pottrott anytime soon again.
Shiny Meltan is returning to Pokémon GO. We have all the info for you:
Although the world of Conan Exiles is dark, rough, and barbaric, some of the items there are simply strange. We present to you our 3 most peculiar finds.
What are these items? All the items we introduce to you have a use that may or may not be practical. However, they are more to be understood as a gimmick that can bring a smile to players’ faces, as obtaining them can be quite an effort.
What kind of potion is this? The potion does, as the name suggests, make your “equipment” bigger. Specifically, it means: your character’s penis will be larger. Even before release, the penis slider caused a stir in Conan Exiles, but with this potion, really absurd sizes are possible.
What is it good for? It has no practical use. According to the description, it is supposed to increase your “charisma,” a value that does not even exist in Conan Exiles. The potion has no other known effects besides the visual one. It does not work on female characters at all.
Where can I get this potion? To craft the potion, you first need to find the recipe and then mix the potion with water, Graulotus, and alchemical base in the cauldron. We have provided a detailed guide on how to obtain the equipment potion.
On the left is the maximum size for character creation, on the right is the effect of the potion.
2. The Battle Spatula
What kind of item is this? The Battle Spatula was added with one of the latest patches in March 2019. It is a giant spatula that you can use as a weapon. Its description reads:
A mad chef from Zingara once transformed a spatula into a razor-sharp instrument of destruction to ensure absolute customer satisfaction.
What is the spatula good for? The spatula counts as a high-quality axe that can smash shields and cause enemies to bleed. It inflicts 51 health damage, making it one of the strongest craftable one-handed axes.
How do I obtain the Battle Spatula? To craft the Battle Spatula, you need the power fragments that were added in March. You get these from bosses in the unnamed city and from small chests scattered throughout the city.
With the fragments, you need to interact with the Archivist in his black library, a shelf full of scrolls directly behind him. Here’s how to find the Archivist in Conan Exiles. You will then receive random recipes for redeeming the fragments.
If you receive the recipe for the Battle Spatula, you can craft it at the blacksmith’s workstation using the following resources:
What kind of item is this? The Dead Leg is a particularly grotesque item. The Dead Leg is a severed human leg that has been repurposed into a mighty war hammer.
What is the Dead Leg good for? The Dead Leg is a high-quality two-handed mace and serves to crush the armor of opponents. Severed legs have existed before, but the Dead Leg is significantly stronger. It inflicts 54 health damage and is among the strongest hammers, surpassed only by legendary items.
How do I obtain the Dead Leg? Similar to the Battle Spatula, you first need to learn the recipe through the new power fragments. Once you have learned it, you can craft the Dead Leg at the blacksmith’s workstation. You will need:
In FIFA 19 the “Team of the Tournament Knockout Stage” has been announced. The promo starts today on Friday evening, April 19th, and brings new special cards. We will tell you what time it starts and what you can expect.
This is the “TOTKS”: The “Team of the Tournament Knockout Stage”, or shorter “Team of the Knockout Stage”, consists of the best players from the past Champions League rounds.
It is comparable to the “Team of the Group Stage” – players receive special cards that relate to their performances since the Round of 16. These cards not only come with improved stats, but position changes are also possible.
New Champions League Cards
This is the time the TOTKS will arrive: The loading screen for Ultimate Team shows a countdown that expires on Friday evening at 7 PM. At this time, the new event will start – so everything as usual.
These are the TOTKS cards:
These are the TOTKS cards for the Champions League
These are the TOTKS cards for the Europa League
Unusual Timing: That the TOTKS appears now feels somewhat unusual. The knockout phase of the Champions League has not yet been completed: the semifinals and the final are still to come.
It is quite possible that we can expect another promo related to the Champions League at the end of the tournament.
How to Get the New TOTKS Cards
From Packs: As usual, you can pull the cards from the new event from packs with a bit of luck.
On the Transfer Market: FUT players who got lucky are selling these cards on the transfer market. Since this event mostly has top cards, the prices are likely relatively high.
Through Squad Building Challenges: EA has announced that during the event, 4 more players will be unlockable through SBCs. De Ligt is being started here, whose SBC has already begun.
TOTKS-De Ligt (89)
With Weekly Tasks: As we had already suspected, you can also earn additional cards through weekly tasks. Here are the cards and the tasks:
Henderson – No icons allowed. Win 8 Online single matches with 11 rare gold-English players and receive 1 TOTT-Jordan Henderson (Untradeable)
Wass – Achieve 10 separate Rivals wins with LaLiga players and receive 1 TOTT-Daniel Wass (Untradeable)
Joao Felix – Achieve 5 separate Squad Battles wins (Min. Difficulty: Pro) with Portuguese players and receive 1 TOTT-Joao Felix (Untradeable)
You can unlock these players with the weekly tasks
These Were the TOTKS Predictions
The Predictions for the TOTKS: There are also predictions for the “Team of the Knockout Stage”, which indicate how the new squad might look. Logically, players whose teams are still in the competition are in the foreground. These are at this time: Ajax Amsterdam, Liverpool FC, Tottenham Hotspur, and FC Barcelona.
Among others, the user “Tillian” has made the following predictions on FUTWIZ, considering both Champions League and Euro League players:
The world of Albion Online is set to grow. Albion Online aims to ensure that new players have a better entry point after its free-to-play launch, as they are currently experiencing some difficulties.
Here’s how the entry will be made easier: In a notice on the official website, the developers of Albion Online explained that they will soon expand the world. In total, three new areas will be added to enlarge the game world.
As seen on the official map, the game world is expected to be about half larger than it is now.
What’s the benefit? The update is a response to the success after the free-to-play launch of Albion Online. With the larger map, more territories will be available for players and guilds to settle. Territories offer useful areas where owners can gain various benefits depending on the territory type:
So far, many areas are already occupied by guilds, especially since thousands of new players have joined even before the F2P launch. New players currently have few chances to obtain territories at all. That is set to change.
Many areas are already controlled
These areas are being added: Albion Online has specifically planned three new areas:
Siluria, about the size of Cumbria
East and West Glouvia, approximately the size of East and West Anglia
The territories will not grant season points during Season 6, but they will provide energy and loot chests. Therefore, they primarily serve as preparation for the upcoming seasons for new guilds.
The new territories can be reached through city portals in many towns.
Portals will be marked
When will the new areas be released? The new areas are planned for early May 2019. The territories in these areas that can be claimed by guilds will be made available in two waves.
This will occur on the second invasion day of Season 6, on May 18.
Territories are particularly interesting for guilds that want to participate in the faction wars:
Today, Xur is visiting Destiny 2. What does the mysterious Agent of the Nine have for the Guardians today? And where can you find him? All about Xur’s location and inventory this weekend.
This Destiny week is all about the indulgence. This brand-new Spring event is currently in full swing. There, Guardians can enjoy a new activity, secure various new event cosmetics, or earn the second new weapon exotic of Season 6 – the Arbalest.
Here you will find all the important information about the event:
Additionally, Xur is visiting the Guardians today and bringing exotic goods.
All information about Xur in Destiny 2 on April 19th on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
Since Xur occasionally has Forsaken Exotics with him and his Fate Engrams can also contain exotic items from the Forsaken expansion, this mysterious merchant has become more interesting for many Guardians again. Is there something missing or a useful roll for you today? You can find out here.
When Xur arrives
The Xur time: Xur now appears regularly on Fridays at 7:00 PM. He makes himself comfortable on a planet of his choice and begins selling his exotic goods. The Agent of the Nine stays until the reset on April 23rd at 6:00 PM.
Where is Xur? You can find him at this location today
Xur’s position: This week Xur is located in the EDZ on Earth.
Xur’s inventory and his exotics from April 19th to April 23rd
Weapon:Wardcliff Coil – Rocket launcher for 29 Legendary Shards
Hunter:Raiden Flux – Chest armor for 23 Legendary Shards
1. Perk row: Increased health regeneration, Increased resilience
In Pokémon GO you can promote your cities for upcoming live events. If you are lucky, Niantic might choose your location and host a GO Fest or a Safari Zone there in 2020.
How to promote your city: Niantic is calling all players, as well as tourism boards or city administrations, to apply for a live event in 2020.
If your city is deemed suitable, a live event by Niantic could be held there in the upcoming year.
How to promote your city for live events
How do I participate? If you believe your city is ideal for a live event, you can share this on Twitter, or register on the website of Niantic. There, you will fill out a questionnaire and send your application directly to Niantic.
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Niantic created a video about applying for your cities.
Your city must meet these criteria: You not only have to feel that your city is suitable, but also Niantic. There is a long list of criteria that you must meet. We have included a selection of the list below:
Is there a park that is at least 20 hectares large?
Is the park located in the center of your city?
Are there good network and Wi-Fi connections?
Are there enough hotels around the park?
Is the city administration favorable towards such an event?
Is the density of PokéStops and gyms high?
Are there enough parking spaces?
Is the park of historical interest?
You can find the complete list of criteria from Niantic on their website.
Next year, a Safari Zone might take place in your city
Tonight, on April 19th, we could expect a legendary raid hour in Pokémon GO. Numerous players from New Zealand and Australia are reporting that legendary eggs are appearing on gyms everywhere. It is now clear that the raid hour is also taking place in Germany.
What have the players reported? In New Zealand and Australia, legendary eggs appeared everywhere at exactly 6 PM local time. Every gym that hadn’t had an egg yet spawned a legendary raid.
This strongly resembles the legendary lunch breaks, which always took place at noon. Now it seems there is a legendary evening hour.
Update: The legendary hour is also running in Germany. From 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, legendary raids featuring Latios and Giratina are spawning more frequently on the gyms.
How likely is this event for Germany
This is strange: Niantic always announced the legendary lunch breaks in advance. Now players from distant countries are reporting the same concept for this event, but nothing was announced beforehand.
This image was shared by a player from New Zealand. Source: Reddit
Additionally, both Latios and Giratina are hatching from the eggs. A legendary lunch break was always limited to one Pokémon.
This is definitely certain: The later it gets, the more time zones are reporting about this event. There is indeed this legendary evening hour.
Players from Japan and East Asia have now also reported these occurrences.
Will this event also be held in Germany? This is not confirmed. However, if more and more time zones report it, then it will likely be the case in Germany at 6 PM as well.
Make sure to pack enough raid passes if this event starts here as well.
It definitely doesn’t hurt to head outside at 6 PM. If a raid hour doesn’t start, then you can at least do some legendary raids, as the spawn rate of those is increased anyway.
What do I get from this raid hour? If this event truly starts today, on April 19th at 6 PM, it is definitely worth taking advantage of this hour.
After all, there is Shiny Latios, and Giratina is also among the most useful Pokémon in the game. A few raids that you can complete during this hour should pay off.
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Today, on Good Friday, an update has been released for Fortnite . Patch 8.40.1 (2.16 by another count) fixes some quirky bugs. We take a look at the patch notes in English.
What kind of update is this? Today’s patch is an out-of-schedule update. Normally, Fortnite only patches once a week on Tuesday or Wednesday.
The update today became necessary because too many bugs and issues were present in the large update on Wednesday, which apparently disturbed players.
The latest update arrived around 12:00 PM today, despite it being Good Friday.
False message caused panic: Players had mistakenly been shown that they had dropped to a lower arena division. This was just a display error, and now the display is correct again.
The bizarre beard growth is probably the quirkiest bug in Fortnite. Source: YouTube
Crazy beard bug: In the new limited-time mode “Deep Fried”, the beard of the skin Blackheart grew uncontrollably until it blocked the entire field of view. The update has brought this under control.
In “Deep Fried”, nameplates and indicators for allies were also disabled.
Issues in Air Royale: In the new airplane mode “Air Royale”, there was a bug that caused all bushes to disappear after playing a round there.
The bushes were then gone in all game modes.
Mobile issues in Fortnite: Those playing on a mobile device who pressed the weapon or building keys too quickly could cause functional disruptions. This bug should also have been fixed by the new update.
The camouflage mode is still missing in Fortnite.
So far the reaction to the patch: There are already the first reactions on Twitter regarding the patch. However, criticism of Epic with “Revert” continues to dominate here.
Even World of Warcraft is full of small and large references to Game of Thrones. We show you a few that you might have overlooked.
At the start of the final season of Game of Thrones, there is hardly another topic in gaming. Suddenly, the Night King, Winterfell, and various gnomes are on everyone’s lips. It’s time to take a look at World of Warcraft and examine how much “Game of Thrones” is actually in WoW – or conversely, how much WoW is in Game of Thrones. At least in one scene, the creators apparently borrowed quite obviously from Blizzard.
Warcraft had a Night King before it was cool
The largest parallels between Game of Thrones and World of Warcraft can be found in the role of a major antagonist. The Night King, who leads the White Walkers and their undead in Game of Thrones, has strong similarities to Arthas Menethil, the former Lich King.
Both come “from the icy north” and try to overrun the kingdoms in the south and make them their subjects. They are also both powerful necromancers capable of reanimating fallen foes in large numbers and integrating them into their own army.
But the similarities do not stop there. Especially one scene from the last season caused amused smiles among World of Warcraft fans. The resurrection of a dragon as an undead servant is something that Arthas Menethil did in his cinematic of “Wrath of the Lich King.” There he awoke Sindragosa from the ice.
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One scene is almost a 1:1 copy. As the undead dragon flies over the armies of undead soldiers in Game of Thrones, surrounded by a grim atmosphere with the cold, inhospitable landscape in the background, WoW fans immediately recognized where it came from.
The exact same scene was also seen in the cinematic. When comparing the two scenes side by side, it is hard to deny that one work has borrowed from the other.
Of course, the books “A Song of Ice and Fire” existed before Warcraft 3 – but the exact portrayal of this undead army with the dragon probably had its origin in Warcraft.
Both sides likely borrowed heavily from one another.
Many small references in World of Warcraft
But World of Warcraft does not hide the fact that the developers are apparently great fans of A Song of Ice and Fire and have incorporated numerous Easter eggs into Azeroth.
For example, there is the “Axe of the Iron Price” to be found in the expansion Mists of Pandaria. The “Iron Price” is a concept from Game of Thrones. Instead of paying for things (the “gold price”), one pays the Iron Price – which usually means killing the person who owns what one wants. This is especially practiced by the Ironborn, to which the Greyjoys belong.
In the expansion “Legion”, rogues could obtain a legendary item called “The Empty Crown.” The item has a small flavor text that says: “It is hard to put a leash on a dog once you have placed a crown on its head.” These words are taken verbatim from Tyrion Lannister.
In Stormshield (the capital of the Alliance in Warlords of Draenor), you can find an NPC named Amelia Clarke – a clear reference to actress Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys. Hunters can even notice something quirky about her: Amelia Clarke is not a humanoid, but a dragonkin!
Amelia Clarke – once an important merchant, now just a reference to Game of Thrones.
The Shado-Pan in Mists of Pandaria should also be looked at briefly, as they have many parallels to the Night’s Watch. After all, they have been protecting a wall for years and ensure that nothing gets over that wall. While they are not undead, but Klaxxi, the task is identical. They even have the same sayings as the Night’s Watch, namely “We are the watchers on the walls” and “I am the sword in the darkness.” Both are taken from the Night’s Watch oath.
The Shado-Pan – strongly inspired by the Night’s Watch. Even with the same sayings!
Another prominent figure can be found in the Mage class hall. There is Melis, the Mistress of Flames. With her burning sword and red robe, she is a clear reference to Melisandre, the “red woman” behind many a curse. Her famous words “The night is dark and full of terrors” appear similarly. Melis says when you talk to her: “The night is dark and full of demons.”
These are just a few of the Easter eggs you can find related to Game of Thrones in WoW – there are several dozen, and some of them have probably not been recognized yet.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
The All-Stars of the Overwatch League are coming in May. During the event, there will once again be two exclusive skins for heroes. These have now been leaked, and it seems that the healers Mercy and Lúcio will be the lucky ones.
What skins are these? The two skins will represent, as previously at the last All-Stars event in 2018, the Atlantic Division and the Pacific Division of the Overwatch League.
Mercy will receive the Atlantic skin, a rather airy costume in blue and purple with a crown reminiscent of heavenly gods and heroes. Her outfit features symbols of moons and stars.
The Pacific skin goes to the healer Lúcio, enveloping him in impressive armor of white and gold. In addition, Lúcio receives character-appropriate green ornaments and a flowing green mane on his helmet.
Where did the leak come from? The leak appeared on two different sites. The reddit user bata12 showed the above image, but he could not confirm its authenticity.
Around the same time, however, the operator of the YouTube channel “Unit Lost” and consultant for the OWL team London Spitfire, Tom “Stylosa” Stewart, tweeted the same skins with the comment: “I just became a Mercy main.”
The leak comes from a very reliable source.
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How can I get the skins? Last year, the skins were available for 200 League Tokens through the Overwatch League menu in Overwatch itself. 200 tokens cost €9.99 or can be obtained for free by watching the Overwatch League on Twitch.
The All-Stars Skins from 2018
What are the All-Stars? The All-Stars event of the Overwatch League takes place over two days during the league’s season. The first event concluded in August after the finals, while Season 2 will start on May 15 during the regular matches.
During the All-Stars, fan-chosen teams compete against each other. Fans vote for their favorites from the divisions, creating an Atlantic team and a Pacific team. You can vote on the official website of the Overwatch League until April 28.
Who will you vote for? Which skin will you get?
The pros for the next season of the OWL could be featured in a show:
The developers of Dead by Daylight want to significantly improve their “Endgame”. For this, there are now quite radical changes in store that will bring tension.
The last minutes of a match in Dead by Daylight could be frustrating for killers. After the gates were opened, survivors could still troll, tease, and mock the killer. After all, there was no real danger anymore and no pressure to leave the map. But that is going to change now. The endgame of Dead by Daylight is being massively revamped!
What was the problem with the endgame? In Dead by Daylight, the end of a match can stretch on for a long time. If the last survivor decides not to leave the map and instead just continues to sneak around, they can keep the killer trapped in the match for hours. Trolls often do this to force the killer to leave the game with a disconnect – then they earn no points.
The new endgame leads to spontaneous sacrifices.
There were also often unpleasant moments when the killer and the survivor found the hatch (Falltür), the last escape route for the last survivor, at the same time. This led to the so-called “Hatch Standoff”. The killer and the survivor look at each other and wait – often for many minutes. Since the killer can “grab” a survivor jumping into the hatch, the player who acts first loses. This was boring and frustrating for both parties.
This is how the new endgame will be: With a trailer, the developer Behaviour has now revealed how the “Endgame Collapse” will play out. This is a completely new phase of the game that occurs at the end of a match. The “Endgame Collapse” begins as soon as a gate is opened or the hatch is closed – the killer can do this with this update.
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Then a 3-minute timer begins, which is represented for all players by a counting down bar. The bar runs at normal speed when all survivors are on their feet and runs slower when survivors are down or hooked. If the timer reaches the end, all survivors still in the game are instantly sacrificed. The Entity appears and simply impales the corresponding survivor on the spot. In that case, the player is considered sacrificed and gives the killer the corresponding victory and blood points for it.
The red ground indicates that the “Endgame Collapse” is nearing its end.
Especially cool: Both survivors and killers can open the gate to force the “Endgame Collapse”. So if the killer is tired of the annoying survivors who simply won’t approach the gates and prefer to troll him instead, he can start the timer himself.
A hatch is guaranteed: Also new will be that the hatch now always appears for the last survivor, regardless of how many generators have been repaired. Previously, (number of living survivors +1) generators had to be repaired for the hatch to appear at all. The killer can now close the hatch, which in turn activates all generators and initiates the “Endgame Collapse”. The remaining survivor must then open one of the two gates to escape.
In the endgame collapse, there is little time left.
New endgame fits the story: Story-wise, the “Endgame Collapse” is the collapse of the game world. The Entity wants the trial to end and begins to destroy the world – because all maps in the game stem from the mind of the Entity. In addition to the countdown bar, players see reddish, threatening cracks all over the map that indicate the coming doom.
The update will likely go live with the next “Mid-Chapter” patch – so in a few weeks.
Cortyn says: I believe I have never been this excited about an announced update as I am now. The “Endgame Collapse” solves many of the problems that matches in Dead by Daylight had. The trolling of survivors will become nearly impossible or at least difficult. That every match now has a fixed endpoint that both sides can enforce is really good and helpful. This should alleviate a lot of frustration from Dead by Daylight that trolls can currently cause.
A successful tech startup in the USA is now using the online shooter Fortnite as a workplace activity. The CEO believes this is a good way to engage its young millennial employees.
What kind of company is that? The company is called Podium and is based in Utah, USA. They have grown from 50 employees to 480 in just a few years, as reported by Quartz .
The company is a typical rapidly growing tech startup. They help other companies analyze customer feedback better with their software and have attracted investors.
What is the company’s problem? The company has young employees, known as millennials, who were born between 1981 and 1996. According to the CEO, they make up about 80% of the workforce.
The leadership team, consisting of 8 people, is, however, older.
The problem with such a structure is that the leadership is far removed from the employees. This is undesirable as it hinders communication and collaboration.
This is how the CEO came up with the idea: As the company’s CEO, Eric Rea, recounts, he heard about Fortnite at the end of 2018 when one of the Podium executives played Fortnite with his two teenage sons over the weekend.
Rea then installed Fortnite on his smartphone and was immediately drawn to the game. He then opened a Fortnite channel in the company’s Slack and noticed that about 25% of the employees also played Fortnite.
Since then, Fortnite has regularly been played in the company. People play during their lunch breaks, when a meeting ends early, or for relaxation.
The good thing about Fortnite is that it is not tied to a console – people can play it anywhere and anytime on their mobile devices.
Fortnite runs on tablets and modern smartphones.
Here are the benefits of Fortnite for the company:
Rea explains that the main advantage is that it makes him and the leadership much more approachable. In the game, everyone is equal.
Fortnite is a natural way to build a team. It alleviates stress and helps the team communicate and collaborate better.
MeinMMO says: Many companies struggle with the millennial generation. If Fortnite helps to overcome barriers and increase productivity and collaboration, that is a good thing.
This surely won’t turn into a gaming orgy that paralyzes the office for hours, but collective gaming can be a valuable team-building measure and fits more into everyday life than “forced togetherness” in some amusement park.
What impact does this have on Guild Wars 2? ArenaNet’s Linsey Murdock explained that the layoffs and the associated restructuring mainly affected new projects. When these were halted, some of the employees returned to the Guild Wars 2 team.
This means that Guild Wars 2 is not as heavily affected by the layoff wave. Linsey Murdoch said: “Many people who were pulled away from Guild Wars 2 for other projects are now returning. There have been hardly any changes in the core team of the MMORPG.”
According to Murdock, work on Guild Wars 2 continues as usual. The finale of the current season is approaching. Plans for the fifth season of the MMORPG are also progressing, and this season will definitely come.
However, the team is reconsidering some aspects of the development of Guild Wars 2. A kind of routine had set in, and now they are thinking about how to “refresh” everything a bit.
How is Guild Wars 2 doing? According to Linsey Murdock, the game is doing well. “Guild Wars 2 is still very successful,” she said. “We believe in the brand and the game. Every game loses players over time. That is also the case with Guild Wars 2. It’s just happening slower than expected for us. Guild Wars 2 still generates enough revenue. It is not going away.”
What about future projects? Some new projects have been canceled, but according to Linsey Murdock, a developer studio like ArenaNet is always working on new ideas. This is the only way a company can remain viable. She does not see the projects that have now been canceled as lost; they are just on hold.
This is how ArenaNet wants to take care of its employees: With significantly fewer employees, one might think that the remaining employees have to work harder. But that is not supposed to happen.
It is always asked whether something can be achieved without crunch time, and no one should be forced to work overtime. No one should burn out because they are working too much.
Murdock herself explains that she has not once been asked in 13 years if she is working overtime. According to her, ArenaNet has a healthy corporate culture where employees are cared for, and that should remain so.
So Guild Wars 2 will remain with us and will be expanded with a new season of the Living Story. This should at least reassure the fans for the time being.
In Pokémon GO Shiny Meltan returns soon. This mysterious Pokémon has been gone for about a month, but it will be back for a short time.
When does Shiny Meltan return? The shiny form of the mysterious Pokémon returns on April 24 at 10 PM. It will be available for less than two weeks, until May 5 at 10 PM.
What is special about Meltan: You can only get this Pokémon once from a special research or from the Mystery Box. You receive this box by trading a Pokémon with one of the Let’s GO games.
Everything you need to know about the return of Shiny Meltan
Where does the info come from? Serebii, a player who is in close contact with Niantic, revealed this info. He confirmed Shiny Meltan for this period. There will certainly be an official announcement about the event.
Now the shiny is returning, and everyone who does not own a shiny Meltan has another chance to catch this special Pokémon.
How many boxes can I collect during the event? The time frame for collecting boxes has been reduced back to 3 days. You will get the chance for a Mystery Box again after exactly 3 days. Normally, this period is 7 days.
During the event period, you can open a total of 4 boxes. Each box contains about 20 Meltan. So you will be able to click on a maximum of around 80 Meltan.
This is what the shinies of Meltan and Melmetal look like
How do I get Shiny Meltan? If you have already completed the special research, you can only obtain Meltan through the Mystery Box. However, you need a Let’s GO game for the Nintendo Switch, or a friend with this game.
In Patch 8.2, players will encounter an old friend in World of Warcraft. The Orc Thrall makes an appearance – and he has a brand new model!
In World of Warcraft, it has been quiet around the Orc Thrall. After he handed over his legendary Doomhammer to the Shaman player in Legion, there was nothing more to hear from him.
With the upcoming Patch 8.2 Rise of Azshara, Thrall will make an appearance again. This even comes with a new model! He has shed his shamanic robes.
The model of a Frostwolf: If you take a closer look at Thrall’s new model, you can see many similarities to Durotan, as portrayed in the movie “Warcraft – The Beginning”. Visually, it corresponds to the more traditional appearance of a Frostwolf warrior. It seems as if Thrall is reminiscing about his origins in his old days.
Why a new model? That Thrall has received a new model indicates that he will soon play a larger role in the story. Normally, Blizzard only updates such characters when they are soon to appear in an important position.
Announcement already at BlizzCon: It was already hinted at BlizzCon 2018 that Thrall would be needed again. There, Chris Metzen (former story chief of Blizzard and the English voice of Thrall) stood in line with the fans and asked the developers a question. He wanted to know when “the real” Warchief would get his job back. At that time, the developers said with an amused tone: “Maybe a position will be free soon. When that happens, we will call you.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KvWFFcGtnY
Obviously, the call came, and Metzen was able to voice Thrall again. Whether he will take on a larger role remains to be seen.
How do you like the return of Thrall and his new model? Is it good that he plays a role again? Or were you glad that the “Green Jesus” was gone?
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The developers of Destiny 2 have now revealed their plans on how they intend to nerf the Spectral Blades Hunter regarding PvP soon.
Why is there a nerf? In its current form, the Spectral Blades Hunter (Way of the Wraith), or rather its super, is too dominant in Bungie’s eyes in the Crucible. Many guardians are also annoyed by this super in PvP – many have been frustrated as opponents by this Hunter super.
Because the super lasts a long time (if used correctly), can be significantly extended with a specific exotic, and guarantees users a high survivability. It is really difficult to dodge this super or counter it with weapons. It’s no wonder that the Crucible has been dominated by Spectral Blades Hunters for quite some time now.
What changes for the Spectral Blades Hunter
However, according to Bungie, the dominance should soon come to an end or at least be weakened – without devaluing the super. The changes are set to arrive in Destiny 2 with the next update. However, Bungie did not specify an exact date for the patch.
For the upcoming nerf, the developers primarily have two aspects in mind: damage reduction and super duration.
This is how Bungie changes the damage reduction of the Spectral Blades
This is how the damage reduction was previously: So far, this Hunter super has had the highest damage reduction of all long-lasting supers in the game – regardless of whether the Hunter is cloaked or not.
This is planned: With the change, the Spectral Blades super will have the lowest damage reduction of all long-lasting supers in its regular super state and one of the lowest damage reductions in cloaked mode.
This is how the damage reduction changes specifically:
Damage reduction in normal super state reduced from 60% to 52%
Damage reduction in cloaked state reduced from 62% to 54.4%
This was the intention behind the adjustment: With the cloaked mode, X-ray vision, and their high mobility, this super already provides a high survivability by default. The lower damage reduction now is intended to require users to plan better and position themselves more skillfully if they want to survive long enough to get multiple kills.
This is how the super duration of the Spectral Blade changes
The following changes exist for super duration:
Super duration in normal super state (without attacks) reduced from 17.5 to 14.5 seconds
Super duration in cloaked super state (without attacks) reduced from 26.6 to 23.5 seconds
The super energy cost for light attacks during the super increased by 50%
This was the intent behind the nerf: With these changes, there should still be some time to plan attacks during the super – but now with the feeling that one really has to hurry.
Furthermore, the increased costs for light attacks are meant to prevent the wild spam of attacks. Because before, they consumed hardly any energy. Now the Hunter is forced to think more and use attacks more strategically to effectively utilize the super.
Also, an exotic armor piece is in sight
This is the exotic in question: As part of the adjustments to the Spectral Blades Hunter, an eye has also been cast on an exotic chest piece specifically designed for this subclass – the Gwisin Vest.
Why is this chest piece being looked at more closely? The Gwisin Vest is essentially the most important exotic of the Spectral Blades Hunter.
Because every Spectral Blade kill of its bearer restores more super energy before they cloak. With this piece of armor, the Spectral Blades super could be significantly extended.
What exactly is supposed to change? Bungie has not revealed any concrete details about this yet. For now, it is said that they are currently looking at the vest and experimenting with some changes for this exotic.
Now they want to first see how the changes play out in testing. After that, they will decide whether the changes will go live. If it comes to that, they will, however, only find their way into the game in the context of Season 7.
In week 8 of season 8, Fortnite has hidden a secret banner and no star. To help you find this banner quickly, we provide you with its location.
How do I get the banner? You can only get this secret banner if you have completed all the challenges of the week first. If you haven’t done so, the banner will not appear.
Here you can find the secret star from week 8
Where is a clue? Once you have completed all the week’s tasks, you receive a new loading screen. There is always a clue about the banner hidden on it.
This week, the loading screen looks like this:
The loading screen from week 8
Here you see the clue: If you look closely, you can see some coordinates on the left and right of the skin. These indicate where you need to search.
We have included an enlarged image of the coordinates here. They are C6, C7, B6, B7.
On the left and right, you see the coordinates
Here you need to search: To find the banner, you must aim exactly at the intersection of the 4 grid fields on the map. This is where the banner is located.
The banner is hidden in the icy area of the map
Video guide helps with finding: To ensure you don’t miss the banner, we are embedding a video here. It shows the exact location of the banner.
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Watch out for this: The location of the secret banner or star is always a popular spot for campers. They are lying in wait for you and want to score easy kills. So be aware of your surroundings.
The ARPG Pagan Online is now available in Early Access on Steam. The Diablo MMO from World of Tanks developers Wargaming offers a colorful and bloody world with unique classes and an interesting story.
What is Pagan Online? Pagan Online is a classic top-down action RPG. It was announced only in November 2018 and has been available in Early Access on Steam since April 18, 2019.
Among the many genre colleagues coming in 2019, it stands out mainly due to its story. Pagan Online is inspired by Slavic pre-Christian mythology and features mythical figures from the world of legends, such as vampires and ancient gods.
Pagan Online is currently only available for PC. Versions for PS4 and Xbox One are reportedly not planned. This information has been confirmed by the developers upon request from MeinMMO.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzLL5rtr_9E
How does the Early Access of Pagan Online play? Pagan Online is played with mouse and keyboard, but unlike what is common in ARPGs and hack-and-slash games like Diablo. Your hero is controlled using WASD, attacks and abilities are mapped to Shift, Space, mouse buttons, and other keys.
You begin your journey as one of three initially available heroes and can unlock more heroes, loot, equipment, and companions during the game.
The visuals of Pagan Online are not up-to-date in Early Access, but the game runs very smoothly.
Currently, only a solo mode is available in Early Access. A coop option is expected to come soon. However, there is already a social hub called “Pantheon”, where you can meet other players outside of missions.
These are the features of Pagan Online: Some features have been known since an earlier trailer. Now, the portfolio has expanded. To stand out from the competition, Pagan Online offers some special features in its mythical world:
Different modes and weekly and daily events such as monster hunts and assassinations
A crafting system and loot that, according to the developers, should be “endless”
A solo campaign with five acts and three difficulty levels
A “Legacy” system for even more challenge once you own all the heroes
A social hub, the Pantheon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaR9nyIo8rc
Additionally, Pagan Online offers a total of eight different classes, all of which are largely based on Slavic mythology. Each class has unique skills and playstyles.
Kingewitch, an axe-wielding berserker
Anya, a vampire lady with a whip
Istok, a heavy tank with hammer and shield
Morokh, a mobile skeleton assassin with a scythe
Lucian, a spiritual arcanist
Valeria, a hunter with hand-crossbows
Dameer, a blind, druid-like hero with a bear companion
Masha, a melee mage with tarot cards and sound magic
At the beginning, you can choose between Kingewitch, Anya, and Istok. The other heroes can be unlocked through “shards” for the hero forge.
Vampire lady Anya in the hero forge. Below are the other unlockable heroes.
The Community Day of Pokémon GO in May has been announced, and this month it could become a real highlight. We will tell you why this event will be worth it.
Why the Community Day is worth it: On the one hand, there will be triple Stardust, probably the best resource in the game. Additionally, Blaziken with the right move will become a really good fire attacker.
In May, you should definitely go play, because the Community Day will be very useful.
How worthwhile the Community Day in May will be
This is how good Blaziken could become: The final evolution of Torchic will probably learn Blaze Kick. All fire starters have learned this move so far. It is hard to imagine that this will be different for Blaziken.
If Blaziken can learn this move, then it would rise to the best fire attacker, at least in terms of damage per second.
In terms of damage per second (DPS), Blaziken is at the top.
The downside of Blaziken is its fragility. It will be defeated much faster than its competitors, like Moltres or Entei. However, it deals more damage during this time.
Of course, Blaziken’s type is a bit tricky. Fire Pokémon can rarely be used effectively. Against raid bosses, you can rarely use fire Pokémon. If you want a diverse team, you should rely on Blaziken.
This is how good the bonus is on Community Day: If you don’t want the best fire attacker, you should at least take advantage of the triple Stardust, as this rarely occurs.
The shinies are always a reason to play on Community Day
Stardust is probably the most useful resource in the game. You can never have enough. If you play very effectively during the 3 hours, you can easily earn over 250,000 Stardust. It’s definitely worth it.
The beta version of Harry Potter: Wizards Unite has launched in New Zealand. Gameplay of the game is already being uploaded. We show you a selection of it.
In Germany, you can download the APK file, but you cannot initiate any interactions here yet.
However, to give you a taste of the game, we show you some gameplay from players in New Zealand.
This is what the gameplay of Wizards Unite looks like
This is shown in a video: There are already several videos about Wizards Unite on YouTube. Below we have embedded a video for you in which many features are briefly shown:
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You can see how the player visits the so-called “Inns” to strengthen themselves. These places will definitely have different names in German, but there is currently no translation as the game is only in English.
Additionally, you can see several magical encounters that the player must master. They must trace a spell with their finger for it to be cast effectively.
Throughout the gameplay, you hear the music that you already know from the Harry Potter films.
It reminds of Pokémon GO: Everywhere on the map, you can see special places that you can visit. This is very reminiscent of Pokémon GO where PokéStops and gyms are everywhere.
This is what the map of Wizards Unite currently looks like in a location in New Zealand. Source: Reddit
When can we test in Germany? A beta for Germany has not been announced yet. However, it is quite possible that you will soon be able to test the game here as well.
The developers see this beta as a testing phase so that they can identify and fix any errors before the release. They are also hoping for feedback from the player community.
If you want to learn more about the game’s content, you can find it here:
