Pokémon GO has introduced avatar poses. This feature allows your avatar to stand differently. We will tell you whether this feature is really needed.
What are avatar poses? This feature was introduced by Niantic together with lucky friends. You have to purchase the poses in the shop, and once you own them, your avatar will be displayed everywhere with that special pose.
Is this feature needed? The basic idea behind it is fun because the avatar has always stood in the same poses. It gets boring over time.
However, many players think that the price in the shop for this pose is a bit excessive, and there is certainly some truth to that.
These are the 4 avatar poses
What do the poses look like? In total, there are 4 avatar poses available for purchase in the shop. We will show them to you here:
This is what the avatar poses look like
What do I get from the poses? Apart from your avatar standing differently, the poses bring nothing. It is purely a cosmetic feature, and you gain no advantage from a pose.
What do the poses cost? You have to pay 500 coins for each avatar pose. That’s about 5 euros. If you only take the coins from the gyms, you’ll need to earn the full coins for a total of 10 days.
What do the players say about it? Many players like the idea of avatar poses but find the price simply excessive. Thus, the opinions are not very positive:
“They are not even properly animated… they just moved his shoulders a bit. They could have had the guy throw the Pokéball in the air and catch it every 5 seconds or so to make it more interesting. 500 coins for something that could have taken a maximum of 5 minutes is unbelievable,” says “alice_afx” on Reddit.
The outfits in the shop are usually cheaper than the avatar poses
Another player compares the price even with other outfits: “For comparison: You can buy the complete Team Magma or Aqua outfit for the same price as one pose.”
What do you think about avatar poses? Do you think this feature is good or rather pointless?
This month, Sea of Thieves will receive a major update that introduces quests, fishing, cooking, and the announced Arena mode. In the video, you will see the Arena mode.
What’s included in the update? On April 30, the Anniversary Update for Sea of Thieves is set to be released. So far, it is the most extensive update for the pirate adventure.
Reasons why Sea of Thieves will become interesting again
Reason 1: The new Arena mode offers a completely new gaming experience. In a time-limited competition, 5 teams compete against each other to score as many points as possible.
Ready for Arena fights?
Reason 2: New quests provide more PvE content and stories. In the expansions Hungering Deep and Cursed Sails, these story tasks were already tested, and now they are being expanded. However, the new story will not be time-limited but always available.
Reason 3: New factions. In the Arena mode and the Adventure mode, you will encounter a new faction each. The guys in Arena mode will reward you with cosmetic items. In Adventure mode, you are supposed to go hunting.
How the Arena works in Sea of Thieves
How to join the Arena: When you start the game after the update, you can choose whether to join the Arena mode or the previously known Adventure mode. This is a competition mode.
What’s new in the Arena? There you will find a new trading company where you can gather reputation. With that, you unlock cosmetic items and can also work towards becoming a pirate legend.
How to play: Players are placed in galleons in teams of 4. However, there is also the option to join the queue in smaller groups and fill them either with random players or close the group for more players.
Then, together with 4 other teams, you go onto the map. A round currently lasts 24 minutes.
There are various arenas. These are based on locations already known from Sea of Thieves. The arenas are circular and encompass five or eight islands, reports Polygon.
At various locations on the map, you can return treasures. Always with the risk that other players might sink your ship.
Is it all about PvP? No. Most points are collected by players through retrieving and returning treasures. They can also collect many points by sinking enemy ships. Killing opponents gives smaller rewards to make bigger objectives more interesting. This should be very strategic.
In the video from IGN, you can get a glimpse of the Arena mode:
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New quests for Sea of Thieves: The new campaign system is called Tall Tales and will be released in the big April update.
The stories of Tall Tales can be found in the future with the mysterious stranger who stands in the corner of the taverns. You activate the stories like the voyages on your ship.
A new faction: There is also a new faction for the adventure mode. These are hunters. They give you the opportunity to fish, prepare pigs and chickens, and hunt krakens and megalodons.
Targeted damage to ships: The update allows you to specifically damage a mast or the spill (the anchor chain holder). With a hit, the anchor of the opposing ship drops straight to the ground – players must repair it immediately to be able to continue sailing.
The mast can also fall over. You will then need 3 wooden planks to repair it and continue your journey.
Harpoons on ships: You can find harpoons at the bow of the ships. They can hit and pull almost anything. You can pull other pirates on board or steal treasure chests from their hands.
What changes of the April update are you particularly looking forward to?
In Destiny 2 Guardians can now hunt new Exotic Masterwork Catalysts, which can enhance 4 weapon exotics. We have summarized all the important information for you.
What are Masterwork Catalysts? In Destiny 2, players can upgrade numerous exotic weapons to a Masterwork. To do this, you need corresponding Masterwork Catalysts, which must first be found and leveled up.
A Masterwork version essentially represents an upgrade of the respective weapon. This will improve certain stats or unlock additional perks.
The 4 New Masterwork Catalysts – What You Need to Know
Below you will find the most important information about the locations and properties of the new catalysts.
According to early reports, the new additions are currently dropping with a fairly high probability. It shouldn’t take too long to obtain them. Whether the drop rate is generally high or only generous during the Arc week is currently unknown.
Rat King
Drops in: Nightfalls and Strikes
Upgrade Requirement: 1,000 enemy kills by a fireteam member with the Rat King
Upgrade Effect: Aim Assist +20, Recoil Direction +20, Bonus Perk “Infestation” – Activating the invisibility from the “Pest” perk restores health
The Prospector
Drops in: Nightfalls and Strikes
Upgrade Requirement: 500 enemy kills
Upgrade Effect: Blast Radius +40 (more than doubles), Bonus Perk “Deeper Pockets” – increased ammo reserves
Hard Light
Drops in: Nightfalls and Strikes
Upgrade Requirement: 1,000 enemy kills
Upgrade Effect: Stability +25. This makes the weapon achieve maximum stability
SUROS Regime
Drops in: Crucible
Upgrade Requirement: 300 kills in Crucible
Upgrade Effect: Recoil Direction +50 (resulting in almost purely vertical recoil), Bonus Perk “SUROS Ascendance” – increases the chance for health regeneration on kills
Today, the major update 8.30 is released for Fortnite . It requires 7 gigabytes on PC and about 4 gigabytes on PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. What’s included in the patch? Let’s take a look at the patch notes in English.
Why is the update so large? Even though the update is quite large today, the changes are relatively modest. There are technical improvements happening in the background, which is why the patch is so substantial today.
This is the major new feature of the patch.
Highlights of the Patch Notes 8.30 for Fortnite Battle Royale
The vans are not available in solo or modes with large teams. If Respawn is active anyway, the vans are also not available.
The Reboot Vans are primarily intended for Duos and Squads.
If team members in Duos or Squads die, they leave behind a “Reboot Card.” Team members can collect this card and run to a van. The card remains in the world for 90 seconds and takes 0.5 seconds to pick up.
New feature with 8.30 – the Reboot Van
If living players interact with the Reboot Card of their dead teammates for 10 seconds with the van, their teammates return. The van is then disabled for 120 seconds and needs to recharge.
Those who are revived start with 100 health, a gray pistol, 36 bullets for the pistol, and 100 wood. It is recommended that the living players drop items for their friends.
This weapon is back in action.
Weapon becomes weaker: The Infantry Rifle’s damage drops from 40/45 to 38/40.
Epic is really making adjustments to the weapon in nearly every Fortnite patch – in the last patch, the Infantry Rifle was completely overhauled and changed from a “Sniper Rifle” to a “Hitscan” rifle.
New Pirate Event with Special Challenges Starts
New Event: The Pirate Fever event runs from April 10 to April 15. There will be a new limited-time mode every day.
Additionally, extra new challenges will be active in Fortnite. There will also be more loot during the event in treasure chests or on the ground. The drop chances have been increased.
World Cup Begins: The first week of the World Cup qualification starts on April 13 and 14. The prize pool is 1 million US dollars.
The tournament will take place in solo mode – anyone who has reached the Champion League can participate.
This is the kickoff for the World Cup, which will then conclude with a grand finale in New York at the end of July. There’s a lot of money at stake for Fortnite players with professional ambitions.
Highlights of the Patch Notes for Fortnite Save the World 8.30
Beta Storm: A new experimental mission type is coming. In “Supply Surge,” players are to find 5 trucks and get them running again. Players have 15 minutes for this. It’s meant to be a dynamic mode where the safe zone moves. The trucks are, of course, surrounded by husks – otherwise, it would be boring.
New “Normal Mission Type”: The beta mission “Eliminate and Collect” is now in the normal rotation but has been changed so that more collecting is required.
In “Save the World,” Fortnite heroes must survive in a world overrun by husks.
New Hero: Demolition Team Kyle comes to the event shop. He likely focuses on armor. He is a legendary constructor.
New Weapon: The Steampunk Shotgun “Double Boiler” is a fresh weapon in the shop. It fires two solid projectiles.
Armor damage appears to be a valuable stat at first glance in The Division 2. However, it seems that the value is not functioning properly, as discovered by a player.
Here’s why armor damage is popular: The stat provides the player with a bonus damage against enemy armor. This allows players to destroy it faster and thus eliminate the enemy more quickly.
So it’s a direct damage buff that should have a positive effect in both PvE and PvP. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case in PvE, as one player has found out.
Armor damage seems to be bugged
This is what the player discovered: The user Fears_Revenge tested the utility of armor damage because he questioned its effect. He then posted his results in the subreddit of The Division 2.
According to these results, it appears that the value is currently not functioning in PvE.
This is how the test was conducted: At the shooting range in the operations base, Fears_Revenge tested the value directly on the target dummies.
This is shown in this screenshot of his test:
Each hit deals the same damage, the value currently seems to have no impact on enemy armor. He conducted the same test with NPC enemies in the Dark Zone and achieved the same result.
What about PvP? Strangely, the value seems to work in PvP.
In his test, he achieved 6407 damage per shot with armor damage, compared to just 5824 without it. That corresponds to the actual 10% bonus.
Thus, armor damage currently only has utility in the Dark Zone and Conflict modes. At least until Massive fixes the issue.
Not the only bugged value?
This is what the Reddit community says: Most responses are rather annoyed. Some players complain that there are several values and talents that do not function properly.
The armor stat is also not the first bug that has occurred after the last update:
This limits the choice of equipment. The user Zeus_Apollyon comments on this:
Honestly, I haven’t felt like farming so far because so much is broken at the moment. Why should I spend all my time farming for gear when I don’t even know if what I find works?
A new quest line in World of Warcraft is available. We reveal how to set in motion the dark fate of Xal’atath.
With today’s maintenance (04/10/2019), a new quest line was unlocked in World of Warcraft. Especially Shadow Priests will be pleased, as there is a reunion with the dark blade Xal’atath. However, all other classes can also take on the quest line.
This is how you start the quest: The quest is started by collecting a specific seal. However, this seal is a drop that only drops from selected world quests. These are the “Naga Attack!” quests, which were newly added with patch 8.1.5. They should respawn every few hours and can appear in all areas of Zandalar and Kul Tiras. Even though the quest line is marked as “Elite”, it can easily be completed solo. All Naga within this world quest can drop the starting item.
In the “Naga Attack!” world quests, you will find the quest starter.
This is what happens in the quest line: Throughout the quest, players speak with the blade Xal’atath and help her regain her former strength. For this, souls must be consumed and relics recovered. These relics are then brought to the Cauldron of Storms and sacrificed to a creature – the Old God N’Zoth. Only then does it become clear that it was not about the relics, but about the players. Xal’atath presented the players on a silver platter to N’Zoth and incidentally granted him new power.
Additionally, Xal’atath is freed from the blade at the end and receives a physical form. From now on, she can roam freely in the world and will surely appear again sooner or later.
A decision with consequences: At the end of the quest line, there is also a decision to be made. You can choose whether you want to get rid of N’Zoth’s “gift”. In that case, you decide against being manipulated by N’Zoth. In compensation, however, there is a toy to at least simulate the effect. With the toy or “gift”, you have an eye of N’Zoth stuck to your head and can see other players with the “gift” as well.
What decision will you make? Do you keep the gift of the Old God and remain corrupted by him? Or will you free yourself from the dark creature right away?
This is how you stay informed: If you do not want to miss any news about World of Warcraft, please give a like on our WoW Facebook page!
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Tencent announced the shutdown of the MMORPG Monster Hunter Online. For a long time, fans of the series hoped to be able to officially play the online RPG here in Germany, but that will not happen now.
What is Monster Hunter Online? Before Monster Hunter World officially enabled multiplayer hunts against the massive creatures, fans of the series worldwide were hoping to get involved in the MMORPG Monster Hunter World. There was much speculation about its release in the West and how to join the Chinese server.
The online role-playing game was released in 2013 by Tencent – but only in China. In the game, you team up with others to hunt the monsters, with Monster Hunter Online focusing more on MMORPG elements than Monster Hunter World does. Thanks to Cryengine 3, the online game looks quite stunning.
By some detours, the title is playable on the Chinese servers with an English fan patch – at least for now.
Capcom and Tencent part ways
Why is the MMORPG being discontinued? The official explanation is that the contract between developer Capcom and publisher Tencent is expiring and will not be renewed.
However, the online game faced technical issues. It was only minimally further developed and never had an official launch. Allegedly, Tencent was also not very enthusiastic about Capcom focusing more on Monster Hunter World, which was significantly more successful.
When do the gates close? Monster Hunter Online will be shut down on December 31, 2019. Even now, it is no longer possible to create a new account for the game or spend money in the in-game shop.
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How are players reacting? Even though Monster Hunter Online was not officially playable in the West, some were able to join through alternative means. And on Reddit, players are now expressing disappointment over the end of the MMORPG.
Because it was essentially a good online role-playing game. While it could have used some optimizations, it was quite enjoyable to play.
bluefoxrabbit says: “That’s really too bad because the game was definitely fun.”
TyoPepe states: “That was it for a good game and the first Monster Hunter on PC.”
Many find it unfortunate that this title is ending before having a chance for a proper worldwide release.
Destiny-2 players on PC and Xbox One were able to grab a weapon that is still exclusive to PS4 for a short time and with a bit of luck. However, this was not planned. What’s behind this and what will happen to the weapon on these platforms now?
How Xur surprised the Guardians on PC and Xbox One: Some players were quite astonished when they visited Xur again on Tuesday, April 9, after the release of the Update 2.2.1.
Because there was a chance for them to get a weapon that is actually not available on their platforms yet.
This is the weapon in question: Specifically, it was the Wave Splitter – an exotic trace rifle that has been exclusive to PS4 since the release of the Forsaken expansion.
Actually, the weapon was supposed to remain exclusive to PlayStation at least until the upcoming autumn. Accordingly, its new proud owners on Xbox and PC were astonished.
How exactly could one get the weapon? Fans on PC and Xbox One apparently owe this weapon to a bug as well as a tweet from community manager dmg04.
Because after the update 2.2.1 was released, the community manager followed up with a patch note via Twitter that was forgotten in the official change log.
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Since the update, there has been a chance at the mysterious exotic vendor to acquire Forsaken exotics when you buy a Destiny engram from him.
As Xur was available for nearly 40 minutes after the update and this notification until the following Weekly Reset, some players went and bought these engrams. Some Guardians on Xbox One and PC surprisingly received the Wave Splitter.
What happens to the weapon now on Xbox One and PC? Many fans were accordingly happy about the new firearm. At the same time, they wondered about its unexpected appearance and what will happen to this exotic weapon on PC and Xbox now.
Some speculated that the exclusivity was finally lifted. Others speculated it was a bug. Now, a statement from community manager Cozmo provided clarity.
As he explained in the official Bungie forum, it is a mistake and was not intended. The developers are already working on a fix. He did not mention a specific date for it.
However, players who now own the Wave Splitter on PC and Xbox will be able to use the weapon until the bug fix is released. Afterwards, the gun will remain in their inventory but cannot be used until it is added to the regular loot pool on these platforms in September 2019.
The exclusivity of the Wave Splitter will officially end in autumn 2019.
Did you have luck and were you able to secure the Wave Splitter from Xur on PC or Xbox? What do you think of the weapon?
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A crazy bug in Dead by Daylight leads to outrageous scenes. Suddenly, a survivor must face 4 killers!
Dead by Daylight is an asymmetrical horror game. Normally, four survivors face one killer. The majority is balanced out by the killer being unstoppable, giving the survivors a chance. However, a current bug causes the killers to be in the majority.
What happens with the bug? Due to an error, a group of players led by user ImCows manages to bring multiple killers into one game. Instead of one killer, survivors then face two, three, or even four killers. It is impossible to win, but it provides great fun for those affected, as this video shows:
How exactly does the bug work? ImCows does not reveal that. He also advises not to try to reproduce the bug as this could lead to penalties such as a ban. However, he has pushed the fun to the limit and admits that “the joy of the moment was greater than the concern for his account.” Meanwhile, he has sent a report to the developers and informed them of the conditions under which the bug occurs.
Multiple killers in a game also seem to lead to other interesting glitches. When “The Pig” (the SAW killer) sets a trap on a survivor’s head, it does not wait for a time limit to go off, but immediately eliminates the survivor. This also provided several laughs in the clip.
Similar bug has been around for a while: That players come together with multiple killers is a known bug that has only appeared in the “Kill Your Friends” mode so far. That it can now be reliably reproduced in the normal, ranked game mode is likely to cause the developers to work on a fix rapidly.
What do you think of this bug? A funny experience that causes a lot of confusion and amusing moments? Or should it be immediately penalized with an account penalty?
In Pokémon GO the Easter event has been announced! It’s all about eggs. A new shiny will be released.
When does the event run? The event starts on April 16 at 10 PM and runs until April 23 at 10 PM.
This is what the event includes: During the event week, there will likely be different Pokémon hatching from eggs, and Shiny Haspiror will be available for the first time.
This is the Egg Spectacle 2019
These are the bonuses: In this event, there are many bonuses, especially many extras related to eggs. So, there are:
Double candies for hatching eggs
Incubators hatch twice as fast
Lucky Eggs last an hour instead of 30 minutes
Shiny Haspiror is coming to the game
Other Pokémon may hatch from eggs
Pokémon like Pichu, Magby, and Kussilla can be found in 2 km eggs
Field research related to eggs will be active during the event
Shiny Haspiror and Shiny Schlapor
This is what we know about the shiny: With Shiny Haspiror, a sparkling rabbit, fitting for Easter, comes to the game. It remains to be seen whether this Pokémon can be frequently found in the wild, or if the best chance is from eggs.
That’s why you should go hatching: In this event, you have the best chances at shiny babies since some of them apparently come from 2 km eggs.
Thanks to the event, you only need to walk one kilometer and could possibly hatch shiny babies. These shinys are particularly rare, as you can only get baby Pokémon from eggs and cannot catch them in the wild.
You should go hatch eggs during the event!
How the egg pool is changing otherwise is not known. However, if rare Pokémon are introduced into the egg pool, it will be worth walking several kilometers.
This is what we know about the egg quests: Not much is known about that yet. There are already some field research related to eggs in the game, where you can obtain, for example, Chansey or Snubbull.
During the event, there could be more of these quests, and they could appear more frequently.
The egg pool has changed a bit already. At least some players say that:
Today, on April 10th, the Fortnite servers on all platforms (PC/Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS, Android) will be down for a patch. When will maintenance start? When can you log back in? MeinMMO has all the info!
What’s happening today in Fortnite? With the new version 8.30, which will bring new content, maintenance will also take place as it does every week. Fortnite will be unavailable for a certain period of time.
When the servers will be down, what the new update brings, and when you can log back in will be revealed here!
New feature with 8.30 – the Reboot Van
Fortnite servers are going down – when will they be back online?
When does the downtime begin? At 10:30 AM German time, you will no longer be able to join any matches. At 11:00 AM, the servers will no longer be reachable; Fortnite will then be unplayable.
When can I log back in? If no unforeseen issues arise, Fortnite should go live again around noon. If there are delays, you can find the info on MeinMMO – just like the patch notes, which we will provide shortly after the maintenance starts.
How big will the update be? Due to technical improvements, the update for Fortnite this week will be significantly larger:
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What the technical improvements will be will also be revealed in the patch notes. Those with less than 6GB of available storage on their smartphones will have to redownload Fortnite.
What does the update bring for the Battle Royale mode? This week a popular feature from Apex Legends is coming to Fortnite: Battle Royale – the Reboot Van. At these vehicles, you will be able to revive teammates even though they have actually been defeated.
This way, even games thought to be lost can still be turned around. What other content (aside from the technical improvements) will come is not yet known.
What we know: There will be no changes to the Ballers, which are considered too strong and need to be reworked urgently according to many players. When the changes to the Ballers will come is still unclear. However, it is likely to happen by next week at the latest.
The Baller is set to be fundamentally reworked – but not this week
What’s in the update 8.30 for Save the World players? The PvE part of Fortnite will also receive new content this week:
New legendary constructor
New steampunk-style shotgun
Eliminate and Collect – The Beta Storm is now a permanent mission, changes based on community feedback have been made
A completely new Beta Storm will be coming
What do you think of the content? Are you looking forward to the Reboot Van?
Update 11:16 AM: The patch notes for the latest Fortnite update are now available.
Fallout 76 gets another patch in the “Wild Appalachia” update. What is renewed with the patch, you can find out here.
Update: The servers went back online around 9:30 PM. Fallout 76 can now be played.
Original announcement – What kind of patch is this? Today, April 9th, a new patch for Fallout 76 will be deployed. Maintenance starts at 4 PM.
How big is the patch? 6GB for PS4 and Xbox One, 2GB for PC
How long will the maintenance take? An end has not yet been announced. We estimate a duration of about three to four hours, so the servers should be back online between 7 and 8 PM.
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Fallout 76 Patch from April 9, 2019, the patch notes in German
The new patch does not bring any major new features to Fallout 76. However, new content is being added and further features are being prepared for the future.
These contents are coming to Fallout 76: Two points from the new contents are particularly interesting.
New quest line: The quest line “The Lying Lowe” is now available. In a kind of scavenger hunt, you must track the trails of a new cryptid, the “Sheepsquatch”, which is related to the disappearance of Calvin Can Lowe. A lot of detective work awaits you. You can start the quest via posters that you find in Lewisburg or at train stations, and you can buy them for free in the Atomic Shop until May 7th.
Renaming items: You now have the option to give weapons, armor, and clothing individual names. This way, you can prevent accidentally selling or scrapping your favorite items. Simply select the item and choose the “Rename” option under “Details”.
Your favorite weapon can now have its own name.
What is changing: Some of the existing features have changed.
V.A.T.S. is improving: Neutral creatures and friendly players are no longer considered possible targets by V.A.T.S. This should make it less likely to accidentally get into PvP.
Turrets: The turrets of your C.A.M.P.s will receive damage scaling and an increase in base damage. Additionally, turrets have a longer range and shotgun turrets have less spread.
Survival mode: In the beta of the new PvP mode, some of the PvP rules have been revised. Among other things, players drop less resources and caps upon death.
These features are planned for the future: Bethesda announced an underground dungeon for April 16 that is supposed to be located beneath Harpers Ferry. The dungeon is designed for groups.
Along with the highlights, there are numerous bug fixes and further adjustments. You can find the complete patch notes on Bethesda’s official website.
Which change do you like best?
A coming update is currently causing much trouble for Fallout 76:
In FIFA 19, a football professional made it among the best FIFA players worldwide. Without a top team, he achieved a 29-1 success in the Weekend League.
This is the professional footballer: Manuel Kubli is a 24-year-old football player of the second division club FC Rapperswil-Jona in Switzerland, who, when he is not on the pitch, enjoys spending his time playing FIFA. Because even on the console, Kubli is talented.
This is what happened: As he was injured and missed his team’s match last weekend, only able to watch from the stands, he had enough time to participate in the Weekend League.
His fans were able to join him live on Twitch. And indeed, he managed an incredible 29 wins out of 30 games. A success that not every FIFA eSports player can boast. It was only in the last game that Kubli had to concede defeat.
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This is how the Weekend League works: The FUT Champions Weekend League is the most important and profitable game mode of FIFA 19 Ultimate Team. Here, 30 games can be completed over the weekend, aiming to collect as many wins as possible.
The rewards depend on the number of wins. Therefore, with many wins, really strong rewards can be obtained. However, these are not easy to achieve, as the best FIFA players face off in the Weekend League.
Rank 12 in the world without an absolute top team
Manuel Kubli made it to rank 12 in the world with his performance. This is an extreme success, considering that Kubli’s team does not consist solely of Icon and TOTY cards, as is common for many eSports players.
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In Kubli’s team, three Icon cards can be found, but there are also quite a number of untradeable Inform cards that he received for his successes in the Weekend League. Kubli also plays with regular gold cards, which at such a level is also unusual.
Manuel Kubli impressively demonstrates that it is not only possible to achieve great success as a professional football player in FIFA. But also that this can work with a balanced team. Provided the ability.
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The German Video Game Award will be presented on April 9, 2019 in Berlin by the game association and the Federal Republic of Germany.
If you want to watch prominent characters from the German gaming industry at one of the most important award ceremonies of the year, you can follow the DCP as a livestream with us starting at 7:30 PM.
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In the lead-up to the award ceremony, as usual, the nominees in the 15 categories were announced. Among them is also the audience award, for which you could vote in advance.
If you want to inform yourself again about the nominees before and during the award ceremony, we have also listed them here for you.
The winner will be announced at the gala of the German Video Game Award on April 9, 2019.
Webedia Gaming GmbH is the official media partner of the German Video Game Award. Part of the expert jury is Petra Schmitz from GameStar.de. MeinMMO is also part of Webedia Gaming.
When is the award ceremony? The awards will be presented on April 9, 2019 in Berlin. You can watch via livestream, it will start at 7:30 PM.
The new weekly update for Red Dead Online is now available. It introduces the Plunder game mode. Additionally, rank requirements for certain clothing items are temporarily removed.
What’s new? Regularly, the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2 receives updates. Today, on April 9th, the developers deployed a patch that brings another new game mode.
Additionally, there are bonuses for level requirements for certain items. These have now been reduced for a few days.
Plunder game mode in RDO
This is how it’s played: In this mode, up to 16 players team up. Supplies should be picked up at central locations and brought back to the base.
There’s more action when you steal supplies from the enemies. You can steal them from opponent teams’ bases. The downside is that you become visible to opponents as soon as you pick up the loot.
So make sure to create a solid plan beforehand if you want to rob the opponents.
Rockstar recommends that you use Dead Eye ability cards like “focused fire”. They help your team and ensure that your allies deal more damage when your Dead Eye is active.
Another new game mode: In recent weeks, Red Dead Online has been provided with many new game modes.
Item level requirements reduced: All coats, holsters, boots, and gloves that are usually available from level 40 are now accessible to all players.
For higher-ranked players, the Turkoman, Missouri Foxtrotter, and Arabian are reduced to rank 40.
In addition, brochures for high-explosive dynamite, shotgun slugs, explosive rifle ammo, express explosive ammo, and dynamite arrows are reduced to rank 60.
This lasts until April 15. How all showdown modes work:
In Destiny 2 today, on April 9th, Weekly Reset is happening. The Arc week has started. Additionally, weekly activities like the Nightfall Strikes or the Flashpoint are rotating. What new things are there to do?
After the Update 2.2.1 is now live, Destiny 2 begins the Arc week with the weekly reset. This is a kind of theme week focusing on the Arc element. Guardians can look forward to Arc burns, revamped Arc subclasses, or the return of the Thunderlord quest.
What else does the new week bring for the Guardians?
Nightfall Strikes starting April 9th on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
This time you have the following Nightfall Strikes to choose from:
A Garden World
The Arms Dealer
The Hollowed Lair
You should bring a power level of 540 for this. However, if you are playing as a coordinated team, you can face the Nightfall with a lower power level. You can adjust the modifiers on the challenge card.
The Flashpoint can be found on Io. For this and for the marked adventure there, you will be rewarded with powerful loot.
Visit Amanda Holiday in the Tower Hangar. There, the Thunderlord quest will start for you (in case you still need this exotic machine gun)
Ada-1 now has all 7 powerful weapon frames.
Ikora Rey will reward you powerfully once you have successfully completed 20 bounties of any kind. You can also get the Loyalty Reward from her, provided your loyalty is to the Vanguard. Otherwise, you will receive this reward from the Drifter.
From Hawthorne you will receive a powerful item once you have accumulated 5000 Clan XP. Through her bounties “Friends?”, “Summoning Ritual”, and “All for One, One for All”, you can also secure additional powerful loot.
Petra Venj is now located at the Pavilion in the area “The Shore”. For her mission, as well as for the Ascendant Challenge and the 8 daily bounties, she will drop a powerful reward each time. Currently, the 2nd Ascendant Challenge is active.
Spider has the weekly bounty “Arcadia Accord” available. For this, he rewards you with a powerful item.
The Raid Challenge takes place in the Royal Baths.
The new Hearthstone expansion “Rise of Shadows” is live. We will tell you what you need to know.
After long months of waiting, today (April 9, 2019) the day has finally come when Hearthstone received its first expansion of 2019. Rise of Shadows launches and brings back the arch-villains of Hearthstone. This also marks the start of a new year in Hearthstone, and many old cards will no longer be usable. We will tell you what is changing and what you need to pay attention to today.
When does it start? The launch of Rise of Shadows is simultaneous worldwide. Previously, the launch varied depending on the gaming region, but with this expansion, Blizzard aims to attempt a simultaneous global release.
For us in Europe, this means a launch at 7:00 PM.
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Please keep in mind that there may be slight delays, and in previous expansions, the Hearthstone servers may have been overloaded in the first minutes.
135 new cards: In total, there will be 135 new cards. 10 new cards for each class (including two legendary cards) and then another 45 neutral cards. If you want to see all the new cards, you can view them nicely sorted in this article.
New keywords: A fresh expansion also comes with new keywords and card mechanics. Here are three new additions.
Minions: These small servants are created by other cards and have powerful battle cries that usually enhance other cards.
Twins: Spells with this keyword give the player a copy of that spell in hand after casting. However, the copy no longer has “Twins”.
Plans: Some cards are dark plans. These become more powerful in each round they remain in the player’s hand.
Free card on launch: Whether you have pre-ordered new card packs or not, anyone logging in now will receive the card Archmage Vargoth for free. This card can already be played in decks before the expansion goes live.
These cards are being removed: With the start of the “Year of the Dragon”, three old expansions will no longer be playable in the Standard mode. These expansions will no longer be usable:
Journey to Un’Goro
Knights of the Frozen Throne
Witchwood
In addition, a few more cards that were not supposed to be retired until next year will also be sent to retirement. In total, 9 additional cards will land in the “Hall of Fame” and players will retain the full dust costs.
Among these are the following long-time contenders:
Baku, the Moonweaver
Genn Greymane
The archetype of even and odd decks may thus quickly become extinct.
The first successful decks for Rise of Shadows are expected tomorrow. Then it will be revealed whether all the Theory-Crafter decks can prove themselves in actual duels.
The new area Elsweyr in The Elder Scrolls Online stands out with its extraordinary landscape and culture. It also has a bloody past. Read in our special what is revealed about Elsweyr in the published lore.
Elsweyr consists mainly of desert and is located in the south of Tamriel. This makes it the perfect place to get rid of a body! It is also the home of the Khajiit – a humanoid cat race – and is divided into three major regions:
Pellitine
Anequina
and Quin’knurr.
Where does the name Elsweyr come from? The name of the province Elsweyr is derived from an old Khajiiti proverb:
“One only finds a perfect society elsewhere“
“Elsewhere” in English is Elsewhere. However, it seems to be just a coincidence that the Khajiiti word Elsweyr sounds similar to Elsewhere in the language of the Imperial people.
Nevertheless, many translate the province name simply as “Elsewhere”, even though Elsweyr is a name and actually has no distinct meaning.
Diverse Landscape
In the north of Elsweyr, you will find the deserts and steppes known from the trailers, while in the south, you will encounter vast jungles and forests. So don’t forget your mosquito spray!
Unfortunately, we have not yet seen a detailed map of the new area as it will be in the addon.
This division also shapes the settlement pattern. While the desert Khajiit in the north live like nomads, the Khajiit in the south are more sedentary and even founded some large cities.
But you will also find one or the other city in the north, don’t worry!
The cats are dancing
The Khajiit have been residing in Elsweyr long before all other inhabitants and were highly developed compared to the other races of their time.
Even before humans made their first written records about Elsweyr, the first Khajiiti cities had already developed into centers of a global trade network.
War, war is always the same
For many hundreds of years Elsweyr was divided into many small kingdoms. Then suddenly the plague came and hit the Khajiit particularly hard.
The balance between the kingdoms was shattered, and two great powers emerged: In the north, a warlike tribe from Anequina took control, while in the south, a wealthy merchant class from Pellitine seized power.
An ancient map of Elsweyr
As these two parties rarely agreed, there were frequent brawls. At the same time, the Empire in Cyrodiil was established by the rise of the Remans. It didn’t take long before the kingdoms of the Khajiit were also integrated, leading to even more unrest among the catfolk.
A marriage between the two socially high-standing Khajiit – Keirgo from Anequina and Eshita from Pellitine – ended the differences and the two kingdoms were merged into the “Confederation of Elsweyr”.
Image source: Elder Scrolls Wiki.
However, the power from then on was solely in the hands of the Khajiiti nobility. This bothered the Khajiit of the north after a while, and so in the following centuries there were still frequent territorial disputes.
Invasion of the Third Empire
One day, the well-known Elder Scrolls fans, Tiber Septim, finally appeared. He conquered the southern part of Elsweyr and violently expelled the Khajiit living there.
Not Caesar. Tiber!
But that wasn’t enough for him. In the Koloss halls, a monumental complex in Elsweyr, he secretly restored the Numidium.
The Koloss halls in Elsweyr
A gigantic machine with immense powers, originally built by the Dwemer master architect Kagrenac.
Plans of the Anumidium from a Dwemer ruin. A German engineering degree would have done the guys good.
With its help, he was finally able to successfully complete his Tamriel campaign. When the Third Era began, all of Elsweyr had finally become part of Tiber Septim’s Empire.
We have selected 3 decks for Hearthstone that will prepare you well for the launch of “Rise of Shadows”.
With the launch of a new expansion of Hearthstone, there are not only 135 new cards, but also some problems. Many of the old decks no longer work because some cards have been retired. Therefore, new decks are needed. Especially at the launch of an expansion, one often feels uninspired and doesn’t quite know what to play.
To ensure you have a successful start and can immediately put your new cards into play, we present you with 3 promising decks that should work well in the first few days after the launch.
To use the decks, simply copy the code that appears behind “Deck list”. The game will then automatically assemble the appropriate deck for you.
1.
Shaman Deck: [RoS] Control Fatigue Value Shaman
Code for the deck list: AAECAaoIEJAHp+4CnvAC7/cCmfsCl4ADoIADioUDwYkD7IkD84oDipQDuZkDvZkDxZkDhp0DB4oB9QT+Bf8F6voCrZEDlZQDAA==
Dust cost: 17,600
The player Ontes has taken the Control Shaman deck from the last expansion and enhanced it with many valuable cards from “Rise of Shadows”.
With a cost of 17,600 Arcane Dust, the deck is quite expensive as it contains many legendary minions.
This is how the deck is played: The deck is well equipped to prolong games. In the early turns, you focus on preventing the opponent from building a board through control effects. Spells like “Hagatha’s Plan” or “Stormstorm” help with this.
Later on, the deck can score points with strong combinations and simply draw more value from the remaining cards and their powerful Battlecries. For example, Krag’wa can return all the spells from the previous turn to hand, or Barista Mel can even create new copies of the Battlecry minions. Most decks are unlikely to have an answer to this in the late game.
2.
Hunter Deck: KRIPP Jepetto Spell Hunter
Code for the deck list: AAECAR8GtAPc7gKbhQPjiwP7lgPanQMMqAK1A+0GpvACoIUDoooDsIsD5pYD6JYDnp0D/6YDgacDAA==
Dust cost: 9,900
The Hunter deck from pro player Kripparian is significantly cheaper in cost and has a clear playstyle aimed at ruthlessly destroying the opponent. This deck relies on many spells and very few minions. With dust costs under 10,000, the deck is also relatively “cheap” to craft.
This is how the deck is played: Unlike many other Hunter decks, this variant does not focus on a clear “rush”, although that may also succeed. The real strength unfolds only from turn 8, when the hunter can play the minion “Jepetto Funbringer”. This card gives the player in this deck a Malygos for only 1 mana, but with stats of only 1/1. However, its “Spell Damage +5” is the key point.
This allows many spells, such as Rapid Fire (1 damage for 1 mana, Twinspell), to turn into devastating attacks that deal 6 damage for 1 mana – thanks to Twinspell, even another time. With this and other attack spells, the enemy’s health points should melt away quickly, enabling some “One Turn Kill” combos that can overwhelm an unsuspecting opponent.
3.
Priest Deck: [Rise of Shadows] Resurrect Priest
Code for the deck list: AAECAa0GBMv4AqCAA4uKA5ObAw3lBPIMgvcC5fcCof4Cl4cD5ogD0okD75IDgpQDmJsDmZsDz50DAA==
Dust cost: 9,440
From player NanaKwame comes a variation of the popular Resurrect Priest. This version uses only a few cards from the new set, but those may have a significant impact and frustrate many opponents. The deck is very strong but vulnerable to Silence effects.
This is how the deck is played: The deck is based on making the troll “The Gravekeeper” nearly immortal through clever combinations of the Deathrattle effects. The new card “Incomprehensible Scoundrel” is helpful here. It has a Deathrattle effect that allows it to be summoned back if it has at least 4 attack. The catch is that the Gravekeeper can copy this effect. Since the Gravekeeper already has attack by default, the activation of the Deathrattle is virtually guaranteed.
If the player manages to let multiple copies of the Incomprehensible Scoundrel die before playing the Gravekeeper, the troll copies this effect multiple times. This results in the board soon being flooded with trolls.
Other new cards, such as “Catrina Muerte”, summon even more deceased minions, and the “Cloaked Spy” ensures that enemy minions do not gain the upper hand beforehand.
What do you think of these three decks? Will you try them out right away? Or will you wait a few days and then decide what you want to play?
The pro Ninja explained in a stream where you definitely shouldn’t land in Fortnite . He mentions a total of 3 places.
What are those places? In his stream, Ninja names 3 places that are currently very bad to land at. These include:
Retail Row
Pleasant Park
Tilted Towers
In his stream, the pro also explains why these places are such bad landing points.
That’s why you shouldn’t land at these 3 places
How did Ninja come to this conclusion? The streamer landed with his team in Retail Row and came under fire there immediately. Therefore, the team had to build there right away, and it led to a discussion about which places are particularly bad for landing.
Finding the right place to land can be difficult.
This is what Ninja says: In this situation, Ninja is also sure that Retail Row is one of the worst landing spots in the game. For him, this place is not the only worst one.
He says: “Here are the worst places to land at the moment in the game: Pleasant Park, Retail Row, and Tilted Towers.”
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Why are these places so bad? The streamer also explains right away why these places are so bad. He says that these places are unbelievably popular, but on the other hand, simply provide too few materials and loot.
So it can happen that you land there and have to fight another squad for the little materials available.
“Damn, Pleasant Park, you can come out of there without a shield. This place is terrible,” Ninja said about one of the places.
This is what lies behind the landing spots: The best places to land vary with the changes in Fortnite. So, at some places, due to updates, there may suddenly be significantly more or less loot.
