In Fallout 76, there is supposed to be a feature that allows players to open their own shops and sell goods. However, it does not exist yet. Some fans, however, did not want to wait any longer and have simply opened their own shops.
Players will be able to set up their own vending machines. They will fill these with goods and assign prices to them. Other players can then come by and purchase desired items for caps directly.
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This is what players are doing: The idea is so popular that many active players are already preparing for the shops. Most fans are already collecting blueprints and other items that they can promote in their shops.
However, some do not appear to be patient enough. The user FredrowActual posted his work on reddit. He has transformed his C.A.M.P. into a store. As a trapper, he sells various goods like:
Armor
Chems
Clothing
Food
Weapons
He named his store on Xbox One “Trapper by the Crapper,” referring to a Dixi toilet that serves as his “throne.”
When will official shops be available? The date for the official player shops in Fallout 76 is set for April 9, 2019, according to a tweet from Bethesda and a roadmap.
On reddit, there are already several threads where players express their impatience and hope that nothing will interfere with the date.
What do you think of the player shops that already exist? Will you create vending machines?
The player shops will be a major change that will likely bring some players back. But Fallout 76 offers even more:
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Apex Legends is slowly and steadily losing influence on Twitch. Fans already have some ideas about why this might be the case and how to combat it.
How is Apex Legends doing at the moment? According to the statistics page SullyGnome, fans watched approximately 55 million hours of Apex Legends on Twitch last month. (As of April 2, 2019)
That is only about half of the current leader League of Legends and approximately 40 million hours less than competitor Fortnite.
The particularly controversial aspect is that Apex Legends was able to achieve about one and a half times the viewing time around the same time in March. In our report on the past and current state of Apex Legends in March, viewers watched Apex Legends for 123 million hours.
However, that does not seem to be enough. There are still numerous reports and complaints about cheaters. A cheat seller even boasted about their earnings. In a reddit post, a scene appeared where a brazen hacker named “Reports don’t work” simply shoots multiple players one after the other.
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Leveling has no incentive: The current maximum level of Apex Legends is 100. After that, players can still earn a bit of in-game currency by collecting experience points, but there isn’t much to do with it at the moment.
It is only used to purchase new legends and very rarely for special skins, which must already have a base version available.
Players complain that they have no incentive to play anymore. Especially crafting materials should, according to many fans, be included as rewards, since at level 100 they can only be obtained through purchasing loot boxes or by leveling the Battle Pass in Belgium.
With the material, they could choose for themselves which skins or other cosmetics they get. Thus, they simply miss something, as the currency just sits around.
Great skins? Only with luck.
The Battle Pass is dull: Another issue is the Battle Pass and its contents. Since Season 1, players can purchase a Battle Pass and level it up. They gradually receive special loot. However, the Battle Pass has two problems:
Some streamers send the wrong signals: One last problem was raised by a reddit user, who also addressed a general difficulty. The user ReadyToRee demands that toxic streamers should receive a ban.
He directly points to a streamer who regularly insults his teammates or wishes them cancer and death, or worse, while playing Apex Legends on camera.
Rockstar brings an update today on the multiplayer mode of Red Dead Redemption 2. In the new Showdown mode Up in Smoke for Red Dead Online, you must blow up enemy camps.
What does the new update bring? Red Dead Online will receive another small update today, on April 2nd. This brings the new Showdown mode “Up in Smoke”, an XP bonus on all equipped ability cards and new items.
The items are exclusively clothing. The new additions this week that you can find in the catalog of Wheeler, Rawson & Co. are:
Winter Shotgun Coat
Benbow Jacket
Stuffed Socks
Manteca Hat
Why so much is happening:At the beginning of 2019, Rockstar announced that in the coming months they would significantly improve the gaming experience of Red Dead Online with many new contents. After the beta launch, players complained about too little content. It also became quite quiet around the multiplayer spin-off of Red Dead Redemption 2, which worried fans.
This week there are new clothing items for RDO.
But that is now different. The developer has remained true to the promise of expanding the online game with regular updates.
What has recently come: New missions, items, events and modes, including the in-house battle royale version Gun Rush, the Target Race and the hide-and-seek game Spoils of War.
Game systems have also been tackled and measures against griefers have been introduced, daily challenges now provide more variety, the new notoriety system goes against overly aggressive players, and they addressed the weapon balancing.
What is yet to come:In the content offensive announced for spring, players can expect a new feature with dynamic events. Players should be able to repel attacks, initiate rescues, or defend people in need in the game world. Furthermore, more freedom will be given to players, more incentives for daily logins will be created, and adjustments to the character editor will be made.
This is the new mode
The update brings a new Showdown mode. In the new PvP mode “Up in Smoke”, all players start with an explosive charge. Each time a player manages to attach their explosives to the enemy camp, a piece of the hideout is destroyed.
The team wins that can first level the enemy hideout.
Ability cards like “Tomorrow is also a day”, “Strange Medicine” and “Slick Bastard” could turn out to be useful in the new Showdown mode “Up in Smoke”. This week, you have the opportunity to level up your skills.
It gets explosive in “Up in Smoke”.
Level up with XP bonus: This week you will receive a 30% XP bonus on your equipped abilities. Ability cards have active benefits, such as when Dead Eye is activated, while passive ability cards improve various attributes in the categories of combat, recovery, and defense.
The Boom Bow in Fortnite is here and players already love the new weapon. Especially for players who aren’t great at aiming, the bow is ideal.
This is what the bow can do: The Boom Bow has come with the latest content update 8.20. The weapon shoots explosive arrows that explode upon first contact.
It works like a small rocket launcher, but is significantly faster and deals less damage. Players already love the bow and it looks like the weapon will become a new favorite.
This is why the Boom Bow is so cool
This is how the bow works: Like a normal bow, you first need to draw back the string of the projectile. The more tension you build up, the further the arrow flies.
A blue animation shows the flight path of the arrow and helps you aim.
This is the major advantage: Since the arrow from the weapon explodes on any contact, you don’t have to hit your opponent directly. It is enough if the arrow lands slightly next to the opponent.
You don’t need to be particularly good at aiming to eliminate enemies. Even an arrow that lands just next to the opponent is enough.
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This is the comparison with the rocket launcher: Since the new weapon is also explosive, you can compare the bow well with the RPG, that is, the rocket launcher.
The bow reloads significantly faster, and the arrows are in the air faster than a rocket
The RPG deals significantly more damage. With an arrow, usually only some damage is dealt to the opponent with no direct hit, which is different with a rocket.
The explosive bow from Fortnite
There is a disadvantage: As good as the bow may be, the weapon is not recommended in close combat, because if you are within the explosion radius of the arrow, you lose 100 health. You should be careful where you shoot in close combat.
What do players say about it? A large part of the player base is enthusiastic about the new bow. Many players have already shared videos of their gameplay with the bow.
The Reddit user “Mr_Fortnut” even shared a video showing that you can shoot with the bow without being seen.
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In Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, all interested parties have the opportunity to test the in-house Battle Royale mode Blackout for a whole month for free – including the new map Alcatraz.
What is the deal with the free play? In the presentation trailer for the new Blackout map Alcatraz, Treyarch recently announced a free month in the Battle Royale of Black Ops 4.
Now all interested players have the opportunity to freely test the Blackout mode in April without having to purchase the paid base game – the new Blackout map Alcatraz can also be tried out.
When does it start? The free testing phase began on April 2nd at 7:00 PM. Treyarch tweeted that Blackout can now be played for free on all platforms.
This special offer runs until April 30th. This makes it the longest trial phase for Black Ops 4 so far. In January, Blackout could be tested for free for a week.
On which platforms can you try Blackout? Interested players can test the Battle Royale mode on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
Are there any restrictions? During the testing phase, players should be able to experience everything that the Blackout mode has to offer. The developers from Treyarch explained this in a tweet. So there will be no restrictions.
However, a valid Xbox Live membership on Xbox One or an active PS Plus subscription on PS4 is required to play.
PC and Xbox players will not gain access to the new Blackout map Alcatraz until April 9th. PS4 players can already explore the new map on April 2nd.
How can you download the free version? Treyarch tweeted that the testing phase has already started on all platforms. The download of the free trial version is already available on the PS4.
To do this, go to the PlayStation Store and search for Black Ops 4. There you will find, among other things, “Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 – Blackout Free”. You need to download this version. Alternatively, we have linked the PS Store link for you: Call of Duty®: Black Ops 4 – Free Trial
On PC and Xbox One, the download does not seem to be active yet, but should appear within the next hour (as of 7:45 PM). It seems to be a regional delay. So regularly check the Microsoft Store and the Blizzard App, the download should also go live there soon.
Who would benefit from the free trial phase of Black Ops 4 Blackout? Even though Blackout is essentially a standalone battle royale mode – it can only be played in conjunction with the paid base game Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.
So if you simply want to dip your toes into Blackout and get a personal impression before a potential purchase, you usually have to pay. However, with the free trial month of April, all interested parties now have the opportunity to thoroughly test the mode.
The free month is just right for you if
you have always wanted to check out the battle royale in Call of Duty without spending money
you want to try out the new Blackout map Alcatraz
you still have friends you want to convince of Blackout
you want to see how Blackout has changed since the last free trial. Because a lot has happened in this mode
What is the Blackout mode all about? Blackout is the in-house battle royale mode of Black Ops 4. In typical battle royale fashion, up to 100 players compete in solo or team modes on two different maps.
In an ever-shrinking play area, the goal is to survive. Whoever stands last or whose team remains wins. Players have access to numerous weapons and equipment from the “Call of Duty” series. Different vehicles are also used.
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In Destiny 2 today, on April 2nd, it’s Weekly Reset. The weekly activities are rotating. The Nightfall strikes are changing, there are fresh challenges, and the Flashpoint is new as well.What else is there to do for the Guardians?
This week brings: A new week begins in Destiny 2, though a bit later than usual. Due to the time change, the weekly reset will now be at 7:00 PM.
The new week also brings a change for the Guardians. Gambit Prime can now be played in private matches. Furthermore, all Prime maps are now available.
Additionally, the Curse of the Forsaken is rotating into its third week. If you want to play the Shattered Throne or obtain the exotic bow Wishender you have the opportunity to do so this week.
Nightfall Strikes from April 2nd on PS4, Xbox One and PC
In the Nightfall, you can choose between the following three Nightfall strikes:
Guardians of Nothing
Terminus of Insight
Exodus Crash
A power level of 540 is recommended, but you can manage it below that with a group. You can modify your experience with modifiers from the challenge card as needed. Keep in mind that your loadout will be locked for the duration of the Nightfall.
To earn Powerful rewards from Nightfall strikes, you must:
Successfully complete a Nightfall
Master a Nightfall with at least 100,000 points
Strikes and Story Missions
The modifiers for the Vanguard Strikes and heroic Story Missions are identical. The following modifiers are currently active:
Void Singe
Iron: Enemies have more health and do not flinch from damage
Heavyweight: Power weapons deal more damage and more ammunition is available
The Singe element will remain unchanged until the next Weekly Reset. The other modifiers, however, rotate daily.
To earn Powerful rewards from Strikes and heroic Missions, you must:
Complete 3 heroic Story Missions
Complete 3 heroic Strikes with a focus of the same Light element as a member of your fireteam
Crucible, Gambit, Reckoning
In PvP this week, you can choose between the following modes:
Quickplay
Competitive
Breakthrough
Rumble
Private Match
These are the modifiers in Reckoning:
Solar Singe
Momentum
Heavyweight
To earn Powerful rewards from PvP, Gambit, and Reckoning, you must:
Play 5 Crucible matches
Play 3 Gambit matches
Play 4 Gambit Prime matches
Successfully complete Reckoning runs (up to 100%)
The Drifter can be found in the Tower annex. There you’ll receive weekly bounties for Gambit Prime as well as “Get on With It” for the regular Gambit mode. In return, you will be rewarded with powerful loot.
Escalation Protocol
This week at the Escalation Protocol on Mars, you have the chance to obtain the following weapon:
The Flashpoint is this week in the Tangled Shore of the Reef. If you complete the marked heroic adventure there, you’ll receive additional Powerful loot.
Ada-1 offers Powerful weapon frames for the Pulse Rifle, the Sword, and the Machine Gun.
Ikora Rey will give you a Powerful reward when you complete 20 bounties of any kind. You will also receive the Loyalty Reward if you choose the Vanguard. Otherwise, you must collect this reward from the Drifter.
Hawthorne will drop Powerful loot when you have collected 5000 Clan XP. She also has the bounties “Strength of Memory“, “Stay in Touch”, and “Friends?” available, with which you can earn additional Powerful rewards.
PetraVenj can be found in the Rheasilvia area of the Dreaming City. From her, you receive a mission with a Powerful reward. If you also complete the Ascendant Challenge and the 8 daily bounties, you’ll receive two additional Powerful rewards. Currently, the 1st Ascendant Challenge is active.
Spider offers the weekly bounty “Bloodsplatter “. If you complete this bounty, you will receive Powerful loot.
An insider report has been published about the creation of the online shooter Anthem , citing 19 sources who worked on Anthem. The report paints a grim picture of the online RPG and its development history. Anthem was reportedly hastily cobbled together in a final sprint.
Where did the information come from? The lengthy report was published on the US site Kotaku . Journalist Jason Schreier claims to have spoken with current or former employees of BioWare or people otherwise involved in the project. He reportedly conducted interviews with 19 people. However, all of them remain anonymous because they were not authorized to talk about the creation of Anthem.
According to Schreier, EA and BioWare refused to comment on the story.
However, Schreier is known for having sources in gaming studios and for being able to tap into them.
18 months in development instead of 7 years
This is the core statement: In the insider report, Schreier cites sources claiming that the actual “production” work on Anthem only began in October 2017. That is about 18 months before the release in February 2019.
Therefore, the game feels so unpolished. There wasn’t enough time left to test the game.
What went wrong beforehand? Countless reasons are cited regarding BioWare’s problems in the months and years leading up to the release:
The studio was exhausted from hard productions – BioWare had always worked in a way that little happened for years, culminating in a panicked sprint at the end. Even with Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014), the crunch was brutal.
Since the title was such a success, this led to even more problems: BioWare continued to rely on hard overtime because they trusted the “BioWare” magic. But that only kicked in at the end: The game comes together in “crunch time” and is fantastic, even if it looked terrible before.
Many employees left the studio during development or became sick from the stress. They would then be out for months.
In August 2014, the head, Casey Hudson, left. The entire team was reliant on him to set the direction. He was like Captain Picard on the Enterprise: The rest of the team would follow his orders.
Casey Hudson left in 2014 and then returned in 2017
No one wanted to make decisions without Hudson
No one wanted to make decisions. This paralyzed the team. The new leadership team appeared divided. Many unproductive meetings were held.
Ultimately, there was no longer a vision for Anthem.
The team desperately wanted to create something new and different from Dragon Age. The team resisted suggestions for an epic story because it was “too Dragon Age”. The Dragon Age writer, David Gaider, then left. He wanted a typical BioWare story.
Mass Effect: Andromeda also diverted the BioWare leadership’s attention from Anthem for a while – as the release date approached, the project was in a crisis situation.
Stress with EA CEO and the Frostbite engine
EA CEO Patrick Söderlund played the Christmas demo of Anthem in 2016 and completely tore it apart. This was not the game he was promised. The graphics were especially disappointing. Söderlund summoned the BioWare leadership team to Stockholm to seek help from DICE.
New concepts were needed – there was apparently a lot of pressure, and the team worked for 6 weeks on a private demo to convince Söderlund. Only here did they reintroduce flying and focused primarily on making Anthem look great.
The Frostbite engine was overall terrible and consumed an enormous amount of time – there was even a “strike team” from the Battlefield developers DICE to help.
Additionally, at BioWare, they were not allowed to mention Destiny and therefore could not learn from Bungie’s mistakes. At BioWare, it was even taboo to mention the word Destiny.
Internally, there were also problems because technicians with Frostbite experience were pulled from EA to work on the cash cow FIFA instead of Anthem – the frosty Edmonton as a studio location made it difficult to hire good programmers.
BioWare purportedly could no longer postpone the launch of Anthem because the release had to occur within Electronic Arts’ fiscal year, which ended in March.
According to a developer, it felt like Anthem was essentially created in the last 6 to 9 months. There was nothing before that, it couldn’t be played.
The complete article from Kotaku with many details can be found here in English (via Kotaku).
What’s next: There is also a glimmer of hope in the insider report. The people who are now working on Anthem feel they can repair it.
BioWare finds the focus of the insider report on Anthem unfair
How BioWare responds: BioWare eventually wrote and published a blog post (via Blog.Bioware).
It states that they stand behind every current and former employee who worked on Anthem. They have chosen not to comment on the story because they see an unfair focus on certain team members and leaders who have done their best.
They do not believe that such articles contribute to improving the gaming industry and the craft of making games. BioWare sees no value in tearing each other or others’ work down.
Creating something new is always the hardest task. They hear the criticism. They have already improved the studio culture and invested a lot in planning to avoid crunch.
Currently, the full focus of the team is on the players and making Anthem all that it should be for the community.
In Fortnite there is now a new excavation site in Dusty Divot. This time the stones are much more stable, but digging is already in full swing.
This is new now: Players have found a new excavation site on the map of Fortnite: Battle Royale after today’s update 8.20 on April 2nd. The trucks and excavators are standing around a huge hole filled with stones. The point is located in the middle of Dusty Divot. About in the middle of F5/F6 and G5/G6.
Here you can find the new excavation site
The stones have one billion hit points and are attackable. But only with the harvesting tool. Fortnite players are currently busy hitting the stones with their pickaxes. Each hit inflicts 50 damage to a stone. That’s not much, but an estimated tens of thousands of players are hitting it at the same time. You can watch the hit points display sink.
In the “Creative” mode, you can also find the stones and contribute to the total damage.
Update: The second secret of the excavation has been revealed. You can see an anchor there.
Such an excavation site has already existed: Just last week, players found such an excavation site near the desert biome. Players also broke the heavy stones there and found a skeleton, a teddy bear, and a geyser underneath. Behind the new location, players now suspect a larger revelation.
What do the players say? The community continues to hope that there is a big story behind it. The geyser in the first excavation site was immediately linked to the new volcano. Players speculate that the entire Fortnite map might change significantly due to the excavations.
This image of the current excavation was leaked on Reddit before the update
A few days ago, players already found hints in the Fortnite code about such an excavation site in Dusty Divot. This caused excitement on Reddit .
How long will the excavation take? There are still more than a handful of stones at the site that need to be broken. It is assumed that most will be removed by the evening of April 2nd, and then it will become clear what lies beneath the stones.
Everything else that has changed in the new update can be seen here:
The official Brazilian Classification Board has published a rating for Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers. Among the possible platforms listed is also the Xbox One.
What does the leak say? The colleagues from the news site Generacion Xbox have made an interesting find. The Brazilian authority for video game age ratings has given the upcoming addon FFXIV: Shadowbringers a rating.
Among the listed platforms for the game, the Xbox One also appeared. This would mean that the MMORPG will also be available on Microsoft’s console starting summer 2019.
What supports this? Since this is not an official announcement from Square Enix, there is of course the possibility that it is simply an error on the part of the Brazilian Rating Board. One should take the news with caution.
However, there are still several reasons that support the accuracy of the leak. The ratings from Classification Boards have leaked new releases multiple times in the past:
Diablo 3: Eternal Collection was leaked, for example, by the ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) website before the official announcement.
Another reason is the current division of European and American servers into new data centers. The launch of FFXIV on a new platform would mean a significant influx of new players for the MMORPG. With the server division, space would be created for these new players.
Hearthstone is simply too expensive for many fans. Furthermore, this time so many cards are being removed as never before.
The year 2019 for Hearthstone will be exciting. Because the card game is inevitably facing some major changes that will not only bring joy to the players.
Hearthstone has never lost so many cards
With the release of the first expansion in 2019, Hearthstone will lose the expansions from 2017. This means that cards from “Knights of the Frozen Throne”, “Goblins & Gnomes” as well as “Journey to Un’goro” will no longer be playable in Standard mode. They will only be available in the “wild” game mode.
The Death Knights are leaving – very popular cards to this day.
Players of Hearthstone are losing so many cards at once like never before in the history of the game. So far, in addition to the “big” expansions, smaller adventures have always been removed, which included fewer cards and were comparatively cheaper to acquire.
2017 is the first year in which three pure “card expansions” are being retired – a pool of 405 cards. Not all of them have been frequently played, but anyone who has built up a proud collection in recent years is now losing nearly a third of all their playable cards.
This now annual feeling of loss is sobering and not a pleasant experience for players.
Change is important, but the price is too high
While the change in Standard format is indeed necessary to keep the game mode fresh, Blizzard does not present this annual new beginning convincingly. Because no matter how you turn it, at the beginning of each year there is not only the anticipation of new cards and deck possibilities, but also the ever-increasing price.
If you want to have a good portion of the cards from a new set to build decks and have some leeway for crafting cards, you have to spend at least 100€ – and that every 4 months, as expansions with over 130 new cards come out that frequently.
With the abolition of adventures, which were usually around 20€, the “recovery phase” in a year is missing. Basically, you are asked to pay every 3 months. Because if you don’t buy 80 or more packs, you will hardly be able to keep up in the first weeks and months. Playing with “old” cards and using outdated decks while being crushed by the new, cool cards is simply not fun.
Of course, there is a small percentage of players who manage to go completely “Free2Play” and simply collect 5000 to 7000 Gold between expansions to buy their packs “for free”.
But this does not apply to many players who only play Hearthstone occasionally. Sometimes on the train, sometimes after a lecture, or maybe two rounds in the evening at the PC. These players are finding it increasingly difficult to find joy that doesn’t need to be bought expensively. And if the base game does not provide a minimum level of fun, motivation to invest money is low.
Or to put it dramatically: In its current state, even a subscription model, where you simply get all current cards temporarily for 15€ per month would be a better offer than the current sales practices.
Hearthstone is not necessarily “Pay2Win”, but has certainly taken a significant step towards “Pay4Fun” in recent years – a path that many players will surely not follow.
What do you think of this problem? Do you also find Hearthstone too expensive and can understand why more and more players are losing interest? Or is it logical that one has to pay regularly for a Free2Play game? Or do you collect all cards only with Gold?
In Pokémon GO, many players hope for a Safari Zone in Dortmund. An entry in the event calendar of Westfalenpark suggests such an event.
Why is there this hope? Niantic announced that they will reveal the locations for this year’s Safari Zones on April 4.
Now there is also a mention in a flyer about Dortmund’s Westfalenpark. There is an event listed for the summer that sounds suspiciously like a Safari Zone.
Update 7:30 PM: In the meantime, an image has surfaced that supposedly shows a logo for a GO Fest in Dortmund. So, it might not be a Safari Zone in Dortmund, but rather a GO Fest. This has only been held in Chicago before.
This logo was found in Google Cache. Source: Reddit
The chances for a Safari Zone in Dortmund
What does the flyer show? It states that there is an event in Westfalenpark from July 4th to 7th. This event is expected to have limited access regulations.
This is stated in a flyer about events in Dortmund. Source: Reddit
For many players, this sounds like the Safari Zone, as in 2018 access to this park was also limited and the event lasted several days.
Moreover, Westfalenpark in Dortmund is already well-known to Niantic. In 2018, it went very well there and it could be repeated in 2019.
Could there be a Safari Zone in Dortmund?
Then we will know more: In just two days, on April 4, Niantic will announce their summer tour for 2019. We will then find out if Dortmund or another German city will be included.
There is also another theory regarding the Safari Zone
Some players also consider it possible that Hamburg will host a Safari Zone. This is supported by a tweet from Niantic that shows a dancing Kappalores in front of the Hamburg City Hall.
How likely is a Safari Zone in Hamburg? It is interesting that Niantic chose Hamburg as the background for such a picture. It is certainly possible that they had the idea of the Safari Zone in mind.
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This tweet gives many players hope. Kappalores in front of the Hamburg City Hall.
They write about the image “Kappalores! Where are you dancing again? Can you help us, Trainers?”. They may want to solve this “mystery” on April 4 and present Hamburg as a city for the Safari Zone.
Moreover, Hamburg is well-suited. It has large parks and offers enough space for thousands of players who would come to the city.
What is more likely? The clues regarding the Dortmund Safari Zone are definitely clearer. The developers may also plan an event in both cities. This remains to be seen.
Bungie has announced a tougher stance against cheaters in the last TWaB. Players using aimbots in Destiny 2 are currently under particular scrutiny from the developers.
Bungie intends to take action: In the last “This Week at Bungie” blog, there were updates regarding the Security Response Team of Destiny 2. The members of this team address potential cheating in the game and inform the Guardians about possible issues.
The TWaB highlighted two key points: aimbots vs macros and players with connection issues.
Recently, there was an issue with Titan Skating in Destiny 2 on PC.
Cheaters not welcome: The developers believe that it is important for people with disabilities to be able to use input assistance. An example given was simple automation via macro.
Therefore, Bungie also fixed the issue with Titan Skating on PC in the game, instead of punishing the Guardians who utilize such automation tools. Titan Skating became a problem on PC because players could achieve a speed with their Titans that was impossible for non-macro users. This has already caused trouble in PvP and Raid Speedruns.
Whether against human or AI opponents: Your skill should not be distorted by cheats, my Bungie.
However, for Bungie, there is a line between macros and aimbots. Therefore, the developers are currently in the process of banning PC players who would use aimbots in Destiny 2. Defeating opponents, whether AI enemies or other players, should always be based on one’s own skill.
Warnings proving effective: Additionally, Bungie has announced that 90% of players who received a warning in the past for a poor network connection have not exhibited poor connections since. In December, the developers launched an initiative to issue warnings and restrictions to players with poor connections.
Our author Tarek recently went hunting for the Hunter masks in The Division 2. It turned out to be his best experience so far.
By now, I have spent several hours in The Division 2 and Washington D.C. I’m just shy of the gear score cap and am optimizing my builds rather half-heartedly, as World Tier 5 is coming soon.
For a change, I recently teamed up with a friend to search for Hunter masks. During this, I had what was probably my coolest moment in the game.
The Hunters are really nasty enemy types in The Division 1 and 2
4 Hunters are not a problem!
We decided to get the Phantom, Diamond, Death, and Cross masks, as you can get 4 masks at once here, and the Phantom mask looks pretty cool.
But 4 masks also mean 4 Hunters. It will be fine. So we headed to the target location in the middle of the night and let the Hunters spawn.
They charged at us immediately and managed to ambush us. In the darkness, it was extremely difficult to pinpoint the location of those nasty bastards.
So we started again from the checkpoint nearby and wanted to get our revenge.
But in front of the checkpoint, we were initially stunned: A patrol of some enemy NPCs, I think they were Hyenas, also showed up and tangled the Hunters in a fight. And us as well.
But the Hunters immediately focused their attacks back on us when we were in sight. Those bastards still have a preference for Division agents.
The hunt for masks turned into a battle
Now we had to deal with both Hyenas and Hunters at once. We were pushed back to the checkpoint and that was the point where the fight really started.
Our allies from the checkpoint didn’t waste any time and also joined the fight. Now a battle erupted around the checkpoint, with us 2 Division agents, the Hunters, Hyenas, and the civilians.
In total, there were probably about 30 NPCs involved in the fight. That was a damn epic scene. Grenades were flying around, and intense skirmishes broke out at several locations.
One Hunter even charged directly into the checkpoint and killed civilians in close combat with his knife.
It was almost like a scene from a movie, and my buddy and I were right in the middle. For a few seconds, I just stood there in disbelief, watching the events unfold from cover.
Unfortunately, our allies suffered a few losses, but with combined forces, we took out the Hunters and Hyenas. All of this was not scripted and just emerged from the situation.
It was one of the best, if not the best moment I have ever experienced with my buddy in The Division 2, and it once again shows how dynamic the game world is.
We now wear the masks as trophies and reminders of this epic event.
Have you also had such moments? Let us know in the comments.
April Fools’ jokes can be frustrating. Sometimes, however, they are so good that something actually comes out of them. We present to you 5 April Fools’ jokes in video games that were actually implemented.
5. Google Maps Pokémon Challenge
What was this April Fools’ joke? On April 1, 2014, Google published a video showcasing a mobile game based on Pokémon. Players were to search for Pokémon all over the world and see them through the display of their phones.
Using augmented reality, it was not only supposed to be possible to see the little creatures but also to catch them.
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What eventually came of it? The developer studio Niantic released the mobile game Pokémon GO in July 2016, effectively realizing almost exactly what Google presented two years earlier in the April Fools’ joke.
Pokémon GO became an extremely successful game where you search for and catch Pokémon all over the world using augmented reality.
In Pokémon GO there are new offer boxes in the shop again. We will show you what is inside and tell you if it is worth buying this time.
These are the boxes: Since April 1st there are new offer boxes in the shop. It is still unknown how long these boxes will be available.
There are again numerous discounts. In addition to the three usual boxes, there is also the adventure box, which will seemingly be regularly available.
What is included in the current offer boxes
How the calculation works: To determine the savings, we took the individual price of the respective items from an 8-piece bundle. We then compared these with the prices of the box and came to a conclusion.
Since the hyperballs are not sold individually, we took them as a bonus and did not include them in the calculation.
10x Raid Passes, 10x Super Incubators, 4x Lures, 4x Star Pieces
1480/1972 (57%)
Adventure Box
11x Super Incubators, 4x Incubators, 4x Star Pieces, 4x Lures
1480/1772 (54.5%)
This can be concluded: The last boxes are all approximately on the same level. Raid Passes and Incubators are always available, while the other items vary somewhat. There is no longer an offer that is significantly better than previous offers.
Are the boxes worth it?
The Special Box
Special Box: The Special Box offers a solid deal again for players who do not want to invest much money in the game. Especially if you have few Hyperballs, the extra 20 balls could be interesting.
The Super Box
Super Box: The Super Box is likely the biggest surprise of the current boxes. Offering almost 50% savings, this box provides you with numerous useful items. If you have some time, you should buy this box instead of the Special Box.
The Hyper Box
Hyper Box: In the Hyper Box, you have a good balance between Raid Passes and Incubators. So, if you enjoy using both, you can buy this box without hesitation, as the offer is solid.
The Adventure Box
Adventure Box: This box is exclusively for people who enjoy hatching eggs. The offer is weaker than last time, so the Hyper Box is the better choice. However, if you only want to hatch eggs and have enough Raid Passes, then this box is still okay.
This is what each box is good for: In every box you will find Lures. This is important because at the Bug Event, which starts on April 2nd, there is a bonus for the Lures. So, it is worth having some copies of the item in your inventory.
What to hope for at the Bug Event, you can find out here:
The new content update 8.20 has been released today for the online shooter Fortnite . It is available for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, iOS, and Android. The highlight is clearly the new weapon “Boom Bow.” We take a look at the patch notes in German.
The kicker: The longer you hold down the shoot button, the stronger the shot becomes. Charging increases projectile speed and direct impact damage. The maximum draw strength is reached after 1.6 seconds.
The explosion damage remains constant at 100 – it is independent of how much you have drawn the Boom Bow.
The base damage of a direct hit is 15. With headshots, you deal double damage.
No weapon is removed for the Boom Bow.
Paprika (right) is now even better.
Paprikas make you faster: A Paprika that you can eat from the ground, now accelerates your movement speed by 40% (previously 20%). The speed boost lasts for 20 seconds with the new patch (previously 10 seconds).
Sniper Battle Mode: Here, there are only sniper rifles – and you find significantly less loot on the ground. The number of locations where loot can be found is halved.
In this mode, players cannot be revived – once you are down, you stay down.
Highlights of the patch notes for Fortnite Save the World
New item: The cannon launcher is an automatic rocket launcher that fires explosive rounds.
The quirky launcher arrives in the shop on April 4 at 2:00 AM German time and will stay there for a week.
Let’s see if the new Boom Bow messes up the meta of Fortnite like the new vehicle did in March 2019:
In Fortnite, a new update for version 8.20 is being released today, April 2, 2019, on all platforms (PC/Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS, Android). When will the update be released, and how large is it? Will there be maintenance? MeinMMO has all the information for you.
Update 14:12: No update has appeared yet. The new Fortnite patch was actually announced for 14:00 (1200 UTC). Players are already wondering where the update is.
There is no statement from Epic yet. That is unusual.
It might be that Epic somehow messed up the time change, and it won’t arrive until 15:00 our time.
Update 14:46: The patch has indeed arrived. Here are the patch notes.
What will happen today in Fortnite? Developer Epic will release a new update as usual this week, which will not elevate Fortnite to a new game version but will likely include some bug fixes and a new item for both the Battle Royale and Save the World modes. It is a so-called content update; the game version remains at 8.20.
Unlike in previous weeks, players do not have to take a forced break; there will be no maintenance!
When will the update come, and how large will it be?
The update will be released at 14:00 German time. That is considerably later than usual. Typically, Epic releases new updates in the morning. The catch: You do not need to download an update, as Epic will make all changes server-side. Therefore, ideally, you won’t notice the update at all.
Will Epic respond to the criticism today? So far, Epic has not participated in the discussion. Whether and in what form changes will be made in the patch is unknown. We will know more once the patch notes are available, which you can usually read promptly on MeinMMO.
What new features will there be in the Save the World mode? So far, it is only known that there will be a new rocket launcher that likely has a very high rate of fire. We will be able to find out the exact details from the patch notes.
What do you think of the update? Are you excited about the new weapon?
During a major tournament of World of Warcraft, a bug caused problems. The error must be quite embarrassing for Blizzard.
In an MMORPG like World of Warcraft, there are always small bugs that spoil the fun of playing. Many are gradually fixed, but some particularly annoying errors remain for a long time. In the Temple of Sethraliss, one of the current dungeons of WoW, there have been several “ball bugs” for a long time. These also occurred during the “Mythic Dungeon International,” the big dungeon tournament of WoW.
What are ball bugs? In the dungeon Temple of Sethraliss, players must smuggle two balls through a room full of enemies and insert them into a device. This is not easy at all, as the foes can pick up the balls and carry them back the other way. When the ball is passed between friend and foe, there are numerous errors, including:
Additional balls appear
The balls are no longer clickable for players
A ball disappears permanently
Especially the last two errors are annoying as they ruin the dungeon. All these errors have been known since the beta of Battle for Azeroth. So, at least since the summer of 2018.
What happened in the tournament? In the Mythic Dungeon International, the Method guild team was just passing through the mentioned section when the error occurred. The rogue Fragrr wanted to bring the ball to its socket solo when it suddenly dissolved and did not return.
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How did Blizzard react? Due to the error, the race between Method and Puolukka had to be repeated. Method won. Whether Blizzard will finally fix the error remains to be seen.
There was mockery beforehand: In recent months, there has been a lot of criticism regarding the ball errors. In the community, it was even a common saying to hope that the error would occur in the MDI. Because only then would an error be fixed in a timely manner. That it has now happened exactly like that pleases the fans but also invites mockery and ridicule.
What is your opinion on this matter? Is it good that a long-known bug finally received so much attention?
The popular LoL (League of Legends) streamer Imaqtpie received a nasty message from developer Riot Games on Twitch after losing a game. “I think Riot is trying to tell me something,” the streamer explains.
Who is it about? The streamer Michael “Imaqtpie” Santana is one of the biggest LoL streamers on Twitch. He was previously a pro player in teams like Dignitas, and today he makes a living solely from streaming.
He prefers to stream League of Legends, occasionally also Apex Legends. In LoL, his main role is that of ADC (AD-Carry) in the bot lane.
What happened in the stream? During a LoL stream on April 1st, Santana played a supporter instead of his usual ADC role. This is not unusual, as the streamer often tries different champions on other lanes. However, he chose Sona in the bot lane in an aggressive role, not as a supporter.
The LoL streamer Michael “Imaqtpie” Santana
With Sona, Imaqtpie tried to “carry” the game, meaning to take the win on his shoulders.
However, the plan failed and his team lost heavily with 7 to 23 kills. Santana had stats of 0/7/0 with Sona and his bot lane partner Taric had 0/5/1.
After the game, the streamer received a survey from Riot Games in the LoL client. They regularly ask for feedback there.
But this specific question was explicitly directed at Imaqtpie to annoy him in line with April 1st. Surprised, he sees the survey that states:
“Please rate what applies: Rinse ADC streamers shouldn’t play support during the stream”
I completely disagree
I disagree
I neither agree nor disagree
I agree
I completely agree”
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How did Qtpie react? Initially surprised by the survey, he quickly laughed and read the survey aloud to his viewers.
He then chose the “I completely disagree” rating and said “I think [Riot] is trying to tell me something …”
Then he looks at the statistics from the last game and sees that he dealt the most damage in his team. “… but my damage tells me something different,” he adds.
The damage overview from the last game
Riot also trolled Tyler1: The streamer Tyler1 was also surprised by Riot with a survey on April 1st. Riot asked him which of his cats he liked best and why.
Tyler1 thought for a moment, asked for advice. In the end, he wrote: “I love them all because they mean so much to me and make me happy in difficult times :)”
In the end, he even got revenge for the joke on Riot and wrote, clearly for his viewers, “Fuck you Riot mother fuckers” and submitted the response.
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Tyler1 was long considered the biggest troll in League of Legends, and was even banned from LoL indefinitely. His ban has since been lifted, and he is back to playing the MOBA regularly.
Conan Exiles is a harsh survival MMO set in the world of the most famous barbarian, Conan. Despite some difficulties, the game is still doing well. We give you five reasons to try out Conan Exiles, especially since it is now free for PS4 with PS Plus in April 2019.
What is Conan Exiles? Conan Exiles is a survival MMO that targets an adult audience and is among our Top 10 Survival Games 2019.
You wander as an exile through dry deserts with sandstorms and swampy marshes. You climb icy mountains and even active volcanoes in an attempt to escape exile.
Meanwhile, the entire world is trying to kill you – always.
In Conan Exiles, you are accused of various crimes and sentenced to death on the cross in a desert. Instead of dying miserably under the sun, Conan himself comes by and rescues you.
From that moment on, you are an exile in the “Exiled Lands” and must fight for your survival, diving deeper into the secrets of the detailed world.
Unique religions for more character depth
In Conan Exiles, you can join different religions that exist in the world of Conan the Barbarian. You can belong to Conan’s own religion Crom, the goddess of lust and death Derketo, the Lord of Beasts Jhebbal Sag, and other religions.
The religions offer you a way to develop your character and create your own story for them. They also provide you with unique abilities and plans for special items that match each god.
An altar of Jhebbal Sag
Special loot in dangerous dungeons
The Exiled Lands consist not only of desert, ice, swamp, and lava but also offer caves and real dungeons like the “Dregs” or the “Midnight Grove”. In the dungeons, you will find even deadlier enemies with special loot.
The dungeons are part of the story as well as special challenges. The respective bosses offer you unique mechanics that you must master to finally obtain special recipes or special loot.
A werewolf boss awaits you in the Midnight Grove
Reason 2: Exciting and unique features
Conan Exiles not only has a vast world for you to explore. You also get a variety of features to face the dangers and make the game exciting.
The journey leads you through the world
As a kind of guide through the Exiled Lands, the journey with various tasks is available to you. The journey provides you with new activities to pursue when you don’t know what to do next.
The journey shows you the first steps you can take and guides you through the various zones of the world, the many dungeons, and ultimately presents you with the ultimate task: to lay down your bracelet and be free. If you want, you can always work toward the goal and “complete” Conan Exiles.
You also meet Conan himself
A combat system with many fighting styles
Since the entire world and possibly other players are hostile, you will often need to reach for your weapon. Conan Exiles offers several weapon types that you can craft and find.
The different weapon types also represent their own fighting styles. Each weapon has different effects such as:
Bleeding
Cripple
Crushing (reducing armor)
You can chain the attacks of the weapons into cool combos that can take down your opponents until they are lying in the dust.
Special features with crude humor
In addition to survival game typical features like building and surviving, Conan Exiles offers special content that should always be taken with a wink. Upon release, the penis slider sparked discussions, as you can set how big (or small) your attachment should be.
The joke further extends with Funcom. If you put in a little effort, you can brew a potion that makes the penis even larger. Good for some laughs in the dusty desert.
On the left is the maximum size for character creation, on the right is the effect of the potion.
Reason 3: Special companions
In the Exiled Lands, you are mostly left to your own devices. But even when playing solo, you have the opportunity to acquire companions. They take tasks off your hands, offer protection, and companionship.
Slaves for building and protection
A very special feature of Conan Exiles is the slaves. Competitor ARK already offers a similar feature with its dinos. However, Conan Exiles makes it a bit more brutal.
In the world, there are many NPCs living in their own camps. You can knock them unconscious with a club instead of killing them. If you then bind them and drag them to a wheel of pain, you can break their will and enslave them.
As a slave, they serve you and can be used to defend your base or to provide special recipes and better production in workshops.
Slaves can be broken in a wheel of pain.
Animal companions for battle
A newer feature is the animal companions in Conan Exiles. If you find cubs or eggs, you can tame animals using certain abilities and make them submissive.
Tamed animals can accompany you to support you in battle or provide your base with dung and other resources, depending on which animal you keep.
If you further provide the animals with special food, you have the chance of getting particularly rare and better variants that come with special appearances or stronger stats.
Reason 4: Your own servers with your own rules
If you don’t like how others play Conan Exiles, you can start a local game, rent your own server, and operate it. Here you have all the freedom and can even invite friends to explore the Exiled Lands with them.
Conan Exiles offers three rules by which you can customize your server.
PvE servers are for players who want to explore the world and build. Here, other players cannot kill you or destroy your buildings. The focus is on facing dangers together and experiencing the story, perhaps even escaping the Exiled Lands together.
PvP servers thrive on combat between players. The world of Conan is harsh, and you must be, too. No one is just your friend, and in PvP, depending on the rules, you can lose everything: loot, house, and life.
PvE Conflict servers are a special variant. Here, the focus is also on PvE, but you can fight other players at specific times (standardly 5 PM to 11 PM server time). Only buildings are safe at all times.
There are always battles
Additionally, there are more and more servers that are based on roleplay. Roleplay can be done on any server type. It’s about living your character rather than simply pursuing the game’s objectives.
You experience stories and create your own narratives with other roleplayers to fully immerse yourself in the fantastic world.
Finally, you can express your creativity in Conan Exiles at any time. The game allows you to build almost anywhere, and by climbing, you can reach almost any spot on the huge map.
When building your base, there are no limits as long as you have enough resources.
A large camp from a smaller clan.
DLCs for even more architecture
If what you can build already is not enough for you, DLCs offer even more options to customize your buildings, as well as weapons and armor:
The DLCs all cost €9.99 in the PS Store and are even reduced to €6.99 until April 4.
A giant Japanese castle? Why not!
Conan Exiles is suitable for you if…
… you like it tough and want a challenge.
… you enjoy a realistic and brutal world.
… you like to explore, build, and dive deep into a vast world.
… you would prefer to have slaves than dinosaurs.
… you want to adjust the size of your favorite piece in a game.
Conan Exiles is not suitable for you if…
… you don’t like a tough start.
… you are not fond of adult themes and dark humor.
… you are afraid of spiders and scorpions.
Giant spiders are not uncommon … Image source: United Exiles.
How can I download Conan Exiles?
If you have PS Plus, you can download Conan Exiles for free from the PlayStation Store starting Tuesday, April 2, 2019. As long as your subscription is active, you can play for free. When the subscription expires, you can only play again if you reactivate the subscription or buy the game.
