In The Division 2, the update on Friday ruined some players’ playstyles. The tricky part: The nerfs weren’t really announced. What sounded like “fixes” turns out, on closer inspection, to be a weakening of skills and weapon mods.
These skills can be significantly enhanced or expanded through mods.
However, some skill mods had absurdly high requirements for skill strength. If you wanted to use certain high-level mods, you almost had to go completely for “yellow stat”. But then the skills became powerful.
Massive announced they were going to “solve the problem” by adjusting the required skill strength of the skill mods. They were also supposed to scale better.
This is what players expected: They thought they would now have more flexibility with their builds and would no longer need to invest everything into skill strength.
They could still use the strong mods and play like combat engineers.
But this has happened now: The changes to the skill mods have hit hard:
While the requirements have gone down
the effectiveness of the mods has also been considerably reduced.
Players are complaining about the mods for the Chem Launcher: It has already been changed in a way that players don’t like. Moreover, the mods have been significantly reduced – an agent writes that he now gets only +17.7% radius instead of +140%. (via reddit)
This completely changes the playstyle.
Chem Launcher in action
This was the thing with weapon mods: Before the patch, weapon mods in The Division 2 usually had a positive and a negative trait.
A weapon, for example, dealt more critical damage but became less accurate with the mod.
This was not really a big issue that was discussed. But it seems a few complained about the downsides in The Division 2.
The players thought: Great, only advantages, no more disadvantages. That sounded clearly like a buff.
But this has happened now: The benefits have also been significantly reduced. Instead of 30 additional shots in the magazine, the new magazine extensions now only provide 10 extra bullets (without restriction) or 20 (with 10% slower reload).
This again restricts the playstyle and makes some weapons useless or at least worse from the players’ perspective.
The exact details of the new weapon mods can be found here in a table from Ubisoft.
Major update also brings many nerfs to The Division 2
This is what it’s about: Apparently, a lot was too strong in “Vanilla The Division 2” and has now been nerfed retroactively. Because for example, upgrading an assault rifle from 30 rounds to 60 while only taking minimal downsides was very strong.
The “fixes” that Massive announced turn out in some cases to be clear nerfs that players did not expect.
Officially, Massive only announced to nerf two weapons.
Surely the “greatest outrage” about the nerfs will subside once players have adjusted their gear and gotten used to it. The problem seems to be rather the strange communication: Players simply did not expect the nerfs.
This is what players are now demanding: To protect themselves from such surprises in the future, players are calling for a test server for The Division 2 to be started. Because some fear that patches could lead the game in the wrong direction and want to provide feedback here.
They are also willing to wait longer for a patch.
Overall, there seem to be some difficulties with the first patch and it will be interesting to see how Massive reacts:
Pokémon GO has announced the summer events and also released an image showcasing many interesting Pokémon. We will show you what the image reveals.
What kind of image is this? This image was designed for the GO Fest in Chicago. It shows all the elements important for the event in the USA.
Many of these Pokémon could also be interesting for German players and hint at the GO Fest in Dortmund.
This is what the GO Fest image shows
This is the image: Generally, the image is a huge collage. Pokémon are hiding everywhere, and they could also be interesting for German players. We will go through Pokémon for you, Pokémon by Pokémon.
This is important: Much of this is based on player theories or experiences from last summer. So not everything has to happen as speculated here.
Quiekel, Keifel and Mamutel
The Quiekel Family
What do the Pokémon suggest? This Pokémon family is actually nothing special. There was already a Quiekel community day, and the Shiny is also in the game.
The snow surrounding the Pokémon is a bit suspicious. At the GO Fest 2018, there was a small snow world where Ice-type Pokémon appeared more frequently. This could repeat in 2019.
This means for Dortmund: If Niantic plans another snow world for Chicago, then Dortmund could look similar. Perhaps there will also be some biomes artificially created by Niantic.
Pachirisu is now announced for Chicago. One can therefore assume that Dortmund will also receive a regional Pokémon. Possibly also from the 4th generation. This could be Plaudagei or Venuflibis.
Icognito
The exclamation mark Icognito
What does the Pokémon suggest? The exclamation mark Icognito indicates that the rare Icognito can also be caught at this year’s GO Fest. This was already the case during the summer events 2018.
This means for Dortmund: At the GO Fest in Dortmund, there will probably be Icognito again. Whether it will be the exclamation mark remains to be seen. At the last event, the letters from the word “Dortmund” were used.
Hippopotas
The new Pokémon Hippopotas
What does the Pokémon suggest? This Pokémon from the 4th generation is likely to be the biggest surprise. The creature is not in the game yet.
Whether it can be found worldwide before the event, and will appear more frequently during the GO Fest, remains to be seen. Possibly the Pokémon will also be exclusive to the event in Chicago.
This means for Dortmund: If the Pokémon can only be caught at the GO Fest, then Dortmund could also receive this exclusive Pokémon. Otherwise, the spawn rate could also be increased here.
Perhaps Dortmund will get another new Pokémon as well. This will be revealed over time.
Seeper
Several Seeper are dancing in the fountain
What does the Pokémon suggest? Seeper is also somewhat surprising in the image. It and its evolutions are not particularly interesting in the meta.
One can therefore assume that this might be the Shiny for the GO Fest. Last year, Plusle and Minun were released as Shiny in Chicago. Afterwards, these Pokémon could be caught worldwide.
This means for Dortmund: If Seeper is released as Shiny, then Dortmund should also have a similar Shiny. What it will be is still uncertain.
What does the Pokémon suggest? Alpollo poses the most riddles. While its pre-evolution Nebulak can be caught as Shiny, it is not clear why Alpollo is visible there.
Perhaps the ghost Pokémon will simply be found more frequently in Chicago for no reason.
This means for Dortmund: If both Alpollo and its pre-evolution can be encountered more frequently, then there is also a good chance to get Shiny Nebulak.
Such a Pokémon could also appear more frequently in Dortmund. For example, in 2018, it was Aerodactyl that frequently appeared as Shiny.
Trasla
Trasla is also visible in the image
What does the Pokémon suggest? Trasla is indeed a rare Pokémon. It is quite possible that it will be encountered more frequently in Chicago.
It is also a hot candidate for a Community Day. It is possible that the Shiny will be introduced by then.
This means for Dortmund: At such events, there are always rare Pokémon to catch. Thus, Trasla might also appear more frequently. Other rare Pokémon, such as Kindwurm or Larvitar could also appear more often.
Chelast
Chelast stands in a flower meadow
What does the Pokémon suggest? Here it could be similar to Mamutel. All around Chelast are flowers. So it may indicate not only a snow area but also a plant area with particularly many plant-type Pokémon.
This means for Dortmund: This could also mean additional biomes for Dortmund. One can easily imagine walking through the Westfalenpark and wandering from biome to biome.
What do you think about the GO Fest in Dortmund? Are there any other clues that the image could reveal?
By August, the Community Days have also been announced:
On Steam, negative reviews have been pouring in for the Borderlands games. These reviews are now treated separately. Steam aims to avoid “Off Topic” reviews.
A few days ago, negative reviews flooded Steam for the Borderlands series. The trigger was the announcement that Borderlands 3 would initially only be available on the Epic Games Store for PC. The negative reviews affected the overall rating of the Borderlands series. This has now been successfully addressed, as Steam is filtering out such “false” reviews.
Why was this step so important? The visible rating on Steam is an important criterion for potential customers. On each shop page of a game, Steam users can see how many players have rated a game as “positive” or “negative.” To teach developers or publishers a lesson regarding controversial marketing decisions, fans manipulate the ratings negatively.
How does the system work? Steam now automatically recognizes “unusual” review activity. So if hundreds of negative reviews for a game that has previously been rated very well appear in a particularly short time frame, Valve is notified. The developers can then remove these “Off Topic” reviews from the overall rating.
The reviews are not deleted: However, the negative reviews that are unrelated to the game are not completely deleted. They can still be viewed but are now in the “Off Topic” category. Thus, they no longer influence the rating of a game. Anyone who wants to can still check these reviews to form an opinion.
Borderlands 3 was not the trigger: However, it must be noted that Steam announced some time ago that it would take action against “review-bombing.” The fact that the changes to the system coincide with the drama surrounding Borderlands 3 seems to be coincidental. Other games will also benefit from this system from now on, filtering out unjustified reviews that have nothing to do with the game itself.
What do you think of this approach on Steam? Is it good that such “Off Topic” reviews are filtered out? Or is this a manipulation that shouldn’t exist?
Stay informed: The latest information on psychos, crazy weapons, and magical sirens can be found on our “Borderlands 3” Facebook page.
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In Fortnite, a new excavation site has been discovered. Currently, diligent players are working to unveil the mystery behind this site.
What kind of excavation site is this? This is already the 3rd site discovered within just a few days. The excavation site is located east of Loot Lake.
Currently, numerous players are working to excavate the site and uncover the secrets beneath.
Why is digging happening again? Epic remains tight-lipped about the purpose of these excavation sites. However, players are hoping for something significant beneath the rocks. So far, nothing is known.
What is known about the new excavation site
Where exactly is the location? To assist with the excavations, you need to search east of Loot Lake. There, next to a wall, is a large pit where you can dig properly.
Our map shows you the exact location so you can join in:
Here you can find the new excavation site
What is under the excavation site? So far, nothing has been uncovered. Players still need to mine millions of materials for the excavation site to be revealed.
We will keep you updated on the status here and will update this post.
Update 7:20 PM: So far, half a container and an ice machine have been found. The rocks are diminishing, and more and more things are coming to light.
Update April 8 at 9:00 AM: The excavation site has been dug up! At the bottom of the site, a strange metal floor has been found, which may be hiding something beneath it. So far, nothing has happened with it.
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Here the old excavation site was flooded with lava
What exactly is intended with this is unknown. Epic has so far remained tight-lipped about these excavation sites. Some players suspect it has to do with the new season and possibly also with the legendary skin from Season 8, which was recently introduced. But this is only theory for now.
How can I follow all this? We have included a livestream below that shows the current progress at the excavation site. The EP of the large stones is decreasing rapidly.
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In Destiny 2, there are many weapons that players must work hard for. “Carry services” and individual players profit from this and want to sell Guardians guaranteed access to the items – for real money. However, these practices are highly frowned upon in the community.
What should one pay for? In Destiny 2, there are some popular weapons that players can earn either through enormous achievements in PvP or tedious quests.
So-called “carry” or “boosting services” take advantage of this situation: they promise players access to activities or take over the entire steps to the item – for the right price.
If players want to use one of these services, they sometimes have to dig deep into their pockets.
We advise against using services: This article is only for information to take a curious look at this practice.
We strongly advise you to refrain from using such services.
“Boosting,” that is, sharing your account information with third parties who play your characters in your place, violates the terms of use of Battle.net, Xbox Live, and PlayStation Network.
The use of paid “carries,” that is, one or more players who take you through PvP or other PvE activities, is not well received in the community.
You would only deprive yourself of the fun of paying other people to play a game for you.
What is the Luna’s Howl worth if it is not earned but purchased?
Some services and players take you through raids – for the right payment.
How much does it cost? There are some websites that offer players “boosting” or “recoveries.” Players pay certain amounts to the services so that so-called pro gamers then log in to their accounts and do the unwanted grind for the best weapons or activities for them.
Depending on whether players want to skip a certain quest step or the entire procedure, the price also increases:
One site offers Not Forgotten between $230 and $500.
In addition to services where strangers log into one’s own account, there are also “carries” where buyers are taken through PvP or raids by supposedly experienced players.
Players complain that such practices have increasingly spread to LFG sites, where they seek groups to play together.
Players find it increasingly difficult to find teammates for raids and other activities on LFG sites that do not want to be paid for it.
This is what players say: In the Destiny subreddit and in the Bungie forum, Guardians have long been speaking out against such services. Especially Crucible players complain: they may come together in matchmaking with accounts of players who normally demonstrate about the same skill levels, but these then get taken over by pro players.
As they would supposedly have a higher chance of winning, honest players would thus be at a disadvantage.
Even in PvE, the negative aspects of paid services would become apparent. For Guardians, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find teammates for activities on LFG sites that do not want to be paid for it.
Alleged boosting also proved fateful for this player:
The Overwatch streamer xQc was able to prove how wonderfully sweet revenge can be. After a teabagging action, there is a great comeback.
Felix Lengyel, better known in the Overwatch scene as xQc, is considered one of the best players in the world. On Twitch, he entertains his fans with high-quality Overwatch matches and also with his very “lively” behavior in front of the camera. He easily gets upset and often lets his frustration out with explosive reactions.
This happened again in a match and led to a wonderful “revenge” story.
How xQc was mocked: In a match, xQc was playing Winston and was quickly charged by a Reinhardt, caught, and crushed against the wall.
The opponent teabagged (repeated crouching) his corpse, which is generally regarded as provocation and insult.
Accordingly, xQc reacted angrily and promptly switched his character to Reinhardt, with whom he is known and feared.
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This is how xQc reacted: With an still outraged “No, No, No…” he stormed back into the row of opponents. What follows is a literal slaughter, in which xQc and his team completely wipe out the enemies and can decide the match in their favor. The victory shout roughly translated as “And that’s why you don’t do that!” refers to the teabagging.
The
short clip is a wonderful story. Defeat with
provocation, followed by completed revenge with victory. Those who have experienced something like this know how satisfying such a moment feels.
Have you ever had such situations where you were mocked in Overwatch and then turned the match around? Or do you belong to the type of player who mocks others to provoke them and lead them to mistakes?
This is how you stay informed: More information about Overwatch can be found daily on our Overwatch Facebook page.
Since the latest patch in The Division 2, agents have been complaining: there is hardly any ammunition left for their signature weapons. But this is not a hidden nerf, rather a bug. The team from The Division 2 says: We are looking into it.
What exactly is missing? Before the patch on Friday, there was regularly “signature ammunition.” This allows players to load and use the special weapons of their specialization:
Before the update on Friday, there was plenty of ammunition. It dropped from defeated enemies and was easily recognizable in a rich orange color. But now The Division 2 is clearly being stingy with the coveted destruction materials.
Some agents report that they are running team missions and can’t find any ammunition for their signature weapon at all. They say they’ve played for hours and found nothing.
Other agents do find ammunition, but significantly less than before the update.
Some are even saying: The ammunition for signature weapons in The Division 2 is now as rare as legendary drops in Anthem. – Harsh.
This is how players are reacting: On Reddit and elsewhere, people are wondering what happened here. After all, the signature weapons are an important part of The Division 2: In principle, one of the few gameplay elements that are truly new.
One does not understand what this is supposed to mean.
The lack of ammunition is practically a nerf, because the signature weapons can deal significant damage – particularly annoying because World Tier 5 is already tough, and one wishes for a bit more damage there.
This is how Massive responds: The team from The Division 2 tweeted that they are investigating it.
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Even Ubisoft support is interested in the details of the problem.
Is there a solution? The site PC Gamer recommends as a workaround to switch specializations in the White House and then switch back. This should at least temporarily refill the ammunition.
At the moment, things are not going well in The Division 2 – the projects are also disabled. We will probably see a “hotfix” or a repair patch in the coming weeks. The update on Friday seems to have broken a lot.
A card game comes with a quirky, new rule. Those who smell will now face sanctions at tournaments.
The stereotype that gamers and nerds tend to lack hygiene is an old cliché. However, this does not seem to be the case at the tournaments of the card game Yu-Gi-Oh!, as a rule has now been introduced stating that players must not smell. Those who do face penalties.
What is Yu-Gi-Oh!? Yu-Gi-Oh! is a popular card game that, even after many years on the market, still enjoys an active scene. In Germany, the card game became famous primarily through the anime of the same name, which also revolves around duels between card players.
Hygiene rule ensures a clean appearance: A new rule for the tournaments organized by Konami was introduced on April 3, which immediately caught the fans’ attention. The translated rule states:
“With this new rule, all participants in the tournament are required to be clean and wear clean clothes. (…)
If you or your clothing is very dirty or smells bad, you may be penalized.”
Fans find the rule entertaining: The rule update is actively discussed on Reddit, and it primarily provides entertainment. Although most clearly support hygiene rules, one wonders how they will be enforced.
It is already suspected that there will be many “cringe” moments when one player accuses another of smelling. A referee would then have to decide if that is indeed the case.
Others wonder how the need for this rule even came about – there must have been some extreme cases in the past.
What do you think of this rule? Shouldn’t this be a matter of course? How would you implement such rules?
In Hearthstone , one gets banned for entirely different reasons:
Funcom has released humorous patch notes for the MMO The Secret World Legends appropriate for April 1st. But as it turns out, some of the content is real and has been incorporated into the game.
What was in the patch notes? Patch 2.3.2 titled “Shenanigans” was supposed to include all sorts of crazy new features:
Grenades that have a 3% chance of misfiring and injuring the thrower
Characters suddenly finding love or dating again
Dungeons that were not changed at all but were still supposed to be mentioned in the patch notes
At least four new bugs
However, attentive members of The Secret World Database noticed that some of the announced changes were indeed incorporated into the game.
Which contents of the patch notes were real? After all, eight points from the April Fools’ joke actually made it into the game.
Among other things, a new mission was added, through which players can earn items for the Museum of the Occult.
In addition, a new item was introduced into the game that allows players to summon house cats. Access to this is obtained from the “Rose Brawl,” a new PvP mini-game that was also included in the patch notes.
Also, there were updates in the PvP mode “Shambala.” Now, players can only fight in 5v5, whereas previously 10 players were allowed on each side. Rewards have also been improved.
The PvP Arena Shambala
What has happened recently in The Secret World Legends: Currently, things are relatively quiet around the horror-action-mystery MMO from Funcom.
In November, the update Dark Agartha was released, which was received with mixed feelings by players. Many had hoped for a new story, but instead, only got boss grinding.
For the developer Funcom, the year 2018 was the most successful in their history. They also announced a new game that will not be an MMO but will take a lot from The Secret World:
In The Division 2, Massive has temporarily disabled the daily and weekly projects. Due to a bug, players received rewards repeatedly. Massive was unable to fix the projects immediately.
Update 4:16 PM: The Division 2 was supposed to have a short server downtime today on April 7th to fix the projects. The server downtime did happen but was canceled at short notice.
Instead, Massive has now temporarily disabled the daily and weekly projects and is working on a fix.
The problem was apparently that the projects could output multiple rewards.
The projects in The Division 2 are a kind of weekly or daily quest.
Original announcement from April 6th:
The developers of Massive Entertainment have announced a server downtime for today, Saturday. If you want to ensure law and order in Washington D.C. after breakfast, you will be interrupted for a brief period.
The important times today, April 6th:
At 10 AM our time, the servers will be shut down. You can no longer log in. If you are still in the game, you will be forcibly removed.
At 10:15 AM, the downtime should be over. Massive anticipates that the servers will be offline for approximately 15 minutes.
Please keep in mind that this scheduled end time for the downtime is not set in stone. In recent weeks, some maintenance for The Division 2 ended much earlier than expected – or, as yesterday, much later – than previously announced.
This is happening during the downtime: Today is merely a server restart. No gameplay changes or updates are expected.
With the restart, Massive is likely only ensuring that the performance of The Division 2 improves.
This happened yesterday: Yesterday, on April 5th, the “true endgame” of The Division 2 finally began, namely World Tier 5. Now you can climb to the maximum gear score of 500. Additionally, the following new content was released:
In Star Wars Battlefront 2 moved a brief moment of peace thousands of players on Reddit. One player helped his opponent who was trapped, delighting the Reddit community.
This is the moment: User “logan_kap” shared a video on Reddit that shows the special moment. An opponent playing Anakin was trapped in a tunnel and couldn’t free himself.
The opponent was therefore trapped. Instead of eliminating him, the player, as a droid, slowly approached his opponent and opened the door so he could escape.
That’s why this video is so popular
This happens in the video: Not only does the rescue action make the viewers smile. After the player freed his opponent, the brutal side of the game shows again.
The door was open for only a few seconds and the rescuer was eliminated by another opponent.
This is how the rescue action was explained: The US site Kotaku asked the Reddit user why he rescued his opponent. He explained that his opponent was playing Anakin. This is a hero and it takes some effort to switch to a hero in a match.
He wanted to give his opponent the chance to continue playing as Anakin because he knows how frustrating it is to lose that role due to a silly trap.
That’s why the video is so exciting: It’s not just this one video that is so well received. Just a few hours after this video, the opponent also uploaded a video from his perspective.
The overpowered sword “Infinity Blade”, which caused fear and terror in Fortnite, is back. The last time the sword was shouted out of the game in disgrace. Epic brings this weapon back into play, but only for a new mode.
How does the sword return? This overpowered weapon will only be available in a new limited-time game mode. There, only legendary or epic weapons can be found.
In this Fortnite mode, the sword will also be available again. But even in this mode, the weapon will receive a significant nerf.
The new mode “Sword Fighting” is currently active in Fortnite.
So the sword returns to Fortnite
What will be changed about the sword? The sword will be significantly weakened in the new mode. It starts with the fact that multiple players can carry a sword.
As a result, the owner of the Infinity Blade is not overpowered, but other players have the same weapon.
The Infinity Blade is back
Additionally, you can no longer gather materials with the sword. This was very easy back then with the sword.
Moreover, the jumping ability with the weapon has been reduced.
How did the players react: The players found the sword way too powerful and demanded Epic to remove it from the standard game.
Epic should build a separate mode for it. Because the sword changed Fortnite drastically.
How did Epic respond to the criticism: They initially did not react at all, but announced that they would bring more such “mythical items”. Epic apparently wanted to keep Fortnite fresh and exciting, frequently bringing such intentionally overpowered weapons into the game.
Then there was a relatively small nerf of the sword, after which the protests became louder.
After the hate towards the weapon reached its maximum from all sides, Epic removed the sword from the game again. The Fortnite players had virtually shouted the sword out of Fortnite.
Now, after about 4 months, the weapon is back.
However, it is available in a modified form and only in a game mode. In the normal game mode, the sword will not be available.
About a week ago, the Boom Bow also came to Fortnite. This weapon is received much better:
This is where the most money was earned: After already making $32,000, MrBeast raised the stakes, but also the difficulty.
Now there was $10,000 for each kill, but Shroud was only allowed to play with one arm:
Shroud controlled the mouse and thus took care of shooting.
MrBeast played on the keyboard and managed the controls.
It went even better there: A total of $70,000 was earned in this round. MrBeast even prevented more kills in the end, as the money from Apex Legends seemed to be used up.
The streamer Shroud is among the best Apex players
The background for this challenge was certainly also the arm surgery of Shroud. In the video, you can see that the streamer still wears a bandage on his left arm.
This is how it all ended: In a final round, Shroud played with a colleague of MrBeast. There, another $10,000 was earned for 2 kills. Shroud was also only using the mouse there. The keyboard was taken over by the colleague.
What happens to the money? The YouTuber showed in the video right away that he donated the collected money directly. A total of $32,000 went to veterans, $70,000 to a children’s hospital, and $10,000 to an animal shelter.
Shroud seems to be very popular on Twitch. A recent survey confirmed this statement:
It went even better there: A total of $70,000 was earned in this round. MrBeast even prevented more kills in the end, as the money from Apex Legends seemed to be used up.
The streamer Shroud is among the best Apex players
The background for this challenge was certainly also the arm surgery of Shroud. In the video, you can see that the streamer still wears a bandage on his left arm.
This is how it all ended: In a final round, Shroud played with a colleague of MrBeast. There, another $10,000 was earned for 2 kills. Shroud was also only using the mouse there. The keyboard was taken over by the colleague.
What happens to the money? The YouTuber showed in the video right away that he donated the collected money directly. A total of $32,000 went to veterans, $70,000 to a children’s hospital, and $10,000 to an animal shelter.
Shroud seems to be very popular on Twitch. A recent survey confirmed this statement:
Then, MrBeast raised the amount to $5000 per kill. It went better for Shroud there, and he quickly collected $30,000.
However, the run was abruptly interrupted by server issues from Apex Legends – Shroud was kicked out of the game.
This is where the most money was earned: After already making $32,000, MrBeast raised the stakes, but also the difficulty.
Now there was $10,000 for each kill, but Shroud was only allowed to play with one arm:
Shroud controlled the mouse and thus took care of shooting.
MrBeast played on the keyboard and managed the controls.
It went even better there: A total of $70,000 was earned in this round. MrBeast even prevented more kills in the end, as the money from Apex Legends seemed to be used up.
The streamer Shroud is among the best Apex players
The background for this challenge was certainly also the arm surgery of Shroud. In the video, you can see that the streamer still wears a bandage on his left arm.
This is how it all ended: In a final round, Shroud played with a colleague of MrBeast. There, another $10,000 was earned for 2 kills. Shroud was also only using the mouse there. The keyboard was taken over by the colleague.
What happens to the money? The YouTuber showed in the video right away that he donated the collected money directly. A total of $32,000 went to veterans, $70,000 to a children’s hospital, and $10,000 to an animal shelter.
Shroud seems to be very popular on Twitch. A recent survey confirmed this statement:
The well-known streamer Shroud has earned over 100,000 dollars live on Twitch in Apex Legends. The money was subsequently donated to charity. What’s particularly noteworthy is that he earned most of the money with just one hand.
How did Shroud earn the money? The YouTuber MrBeast visited Shroud at home and presented him with a challenge. MrBeast had been given money for Apex Legends, which Shroud was to earn through kills in the shooter.
There was a certain sum of money as a bounty for each kill in a round. In total, over 100,000 dollars were raised for charity in the end.
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This is the backstory: MrBeast is known for giving away money and surprising people with challenges that involve a lot of money.
MrBeast explains in his video that he was provided with 100,000 dollars by the developers of Apex Legends.
With the cash, the YouTuber went to Shroud, the most famous player of Apex Legends. Together with MrBeast, he played live on Twitch for the money.
This is how the challenge went: MrBeast started small. For every kill that Shroud achieved, he received $2000. However, after just one kill, Shroud was eliminated.
It went even better there: A total of $70,000 was earned in this round. MrBeast even prevented more kills in the end, as the money from Apex Legends seemed to be used up.
The streamer Shroud is among the best Apex players
The background for this challenge was certainly also the arm surgery of Shroud. In the video, you can see that the streamer still wears a bandage on his left arm.
This is how it all ended: In a final round, Shroud played with a colleague of MrBeast. There, another $10,000 was earned for 2 kills. Shroud was also only using the mouse there. The keyboard was taken over by the colleague.
What happens to the money? The YouTuber showed in the video right away that he donated the collected money directly. A total of $32,000 went to veterans, $70,000 to a children’s hospital, and $10,000 to an animal shelter.
Shroud seems to be very popular on Twitch. A recent survey confirmed this statement:
It went even better there: A total of $70,000 was earned in this round. MrBeast even prevented more kills in the end, as the money from Apex Legends seemed to be used up.
The streamer Shroud is among the best Apex players
The background for this challenge was certainly also the arm surgery of Shroud. In the video, you can see that the streamer still wears a bandage on his left arm.
This is how it all ended: In a final round, Shroud played with a colleague of MrBeast. There, another $10,000 was earned for 2 kills. Shroud was also only using the mouse there. The keyboard was taken over by the colleague.
What happens to the money? The YouTuber showed in the video right away that he donated the collected money directly. A total of $32,000 went to veterans, $70,000 to a children’s hospital, and $10,000 to an animal shelter.
Shroud seems to be very popular on Twitch. A recent survey confirmed this statement:
Then, MrBeast raised the amount to $5000 per kill. It went better for Shroud there, and he quickly collected $30,000.
However, the run was abruptly interrupted by server issues from Apex Legends – Shroud was kicked out of the game.
This is where the most money was earned: After already making $32,000, MrBeast raised the stakes, but also the difficulty.
Now there was $10,000 for each kill, but Shroud was only allowed to play with one arm:
Shroud controlled the mouse and thus took care of shooting.
MrBeast played on the keyboard and managed the controls.
It went even better there: A total of $70,000 was earned in this round. MrBeast even prevented more kills in the end, as the money from Apex Legends seemed to be used up.
The streamer Shroud is among the best Apex players
The background for this challenge was certainly also the arm surgery of Shroud. In the video, you can see that the streamer still wears a bandage on his left arm.
This is how it all ended: In a final round, Shroud played with a colleague of MrBeast. There, another $10,000 was earned for 2 kills. Shroud was also only using the mouse there. The keyboard was taken over by the colleague.
What happens to the money? The YouTuber showed in the video right away that he donated the collected money directly. A total of $32,000 went to veterans, $70,000 to a children’s hospital, and $10,000 to an animal shelter.
Shroud seems to be very popular on Twitch. A recent survey confirmed this statement:
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Borderlands 3 there are seemingly endless weapons. Some of the special features of the guns have already been revealed: 9 weapon brands are known. And each manufacturer emphasizes different properties.
Until Borderlands 3 finally appears, about half a year will still pass. Gearbox has already begun to release some information about the weapons.
As in the predecessor Borderlands 2, the different weapon manufacturers play a significant role and determine some of the bonus effects a weapon has.
Because in Borderlands, the brand name stands for certain characteristics.
What can the different weapons do? Depending on the manufacturer, the weapons have different active or passive effects. Fans of the predecessors will surely recognize some effects. The following bonuses from the weapon manufacturers are currently known:
Jakobs: Bullets that hit a target bounce off sideways and hit additional enemies.
Atlas: Enemies must be hit with a beacon. Then you can fire a whole salvo of smart bullets that seek and hit the target automatically.
Tediore: Instead of reloading, you simply throw the weapon away. It then aims at the target and follows it to deal further damage. Meanwhile, the same weapon regenerates fully charged in your hand.
Hyperion: When aiming, Hyperion weapons have a forward-facing shield. They also have increased precision.
Dahl: Dahl weapons have additional fire modes with different effects.
Vladof: These weapons have additional barrels with special properties, such as lasers or rockets.
Torgue: The weapons from this manufacturer can be fired in a “sticky” mode. The bullets then stick to an enemy and deal more damage when some of them explode simultaneously.
Maliwan: Maliwan weapons can switch between two elements and be charged to deal more damage with a powerful shot.
Children of the Vault: Weapons from the new manufacturer have unlimited ammunition. Occasionally (and without warning), these weapons will overheat.
Of course, there are also other unique effects that occur with special weapons. In Borderlands 2, for example, some weapons could talk to the player. You could also fire with a sword that would split into more swords upon impact. It’s going to be crazy again.
Why are the weapon manufacturers so important? In the story of Borderlands, the planet Pandora is largely divided among the weapon manufacturers. Particularly Dahl, Hyperion, and Atlas were seen as important organizations in the predecessors. They will surely play a significant role in Borderlands 3 and reshape the planet according to their wishes.
Are you excited about the crazy weapons of Borderlands 3? Or do you think the weapons in the Borderlands games are too outrageous?
Have you seen how the Gearbox boss reacted to the whole Steam debate?
The Elder Scrolls Online is getting a new chapter, Elsweyr, which is quite remarkable. But the true highlight of the expansion lies in the details, says our author Jürgen. One must search for them beneath the surface.
When I was invited by ZeniMax in early March in London to try Elsweyr for the first time, I was already very excited about what would happen. After all, the namesake region is an entirely new area that has never existed in an Elder Scrolls game, apart from a rather rudimentary representation in the ancestor game Arena.
This is what I played:In a good hour, I was allowed to explore the region of Elsweyr on-site and gather a brief impression. I got to know the new Necromancer class and fought my first dragon. But I was much more impressed by the design and the richness of detail of the new region.
The true highlights from Elsweyr
Why Elsweyr is special: The region of Elsweyr is not just a land inhabited by fluffy cat people. Rather, the region is ancient and scattered with the remnants of the venerable Khajiit civilization.
The region of Elsweyr – Something new!
This is the special thing about the region: The architecture pleasantly deviates from the usual fantasy uniformity that often comes across as European medieval in ESO. In Elsweyr, however, the building and clothing style is more inspired by African and Southeast Asian regions.
What a beautiful, foreign land!
This alone provides enough motivation to explore this foreign land. After all, the exploration of unknown regions has always been a highlight of every Elder Scrolls game.
I want to know what lies behind the next dune, wish to explore the secrets of a mysterious pagoda on the horizon, and find out how the Khajiit really tick.
Khajiit are not just cat boys and girls
Why Khajiit are so cool: Beastfolk exist in many MMOs, and catfolk are especially popular. But most of the time, they are just cute creatures with cat ears and tails. In ESO, however, the Khajiit are an ancient race that lived on Tamriel even before the old High Elves.
They have a complex religion centered around the moons of Tamriel and have some very bizarre peculiarities. For instance, they often refer to themselves in the third person, do not really consider claims of ownership relevant, and have a curious fondness for intoxicating sweets.
Why Khajiit are not all the same: The craziest part is their reproduction methods. The humanoid catfolk, whom most players know as Khajiit, are just one of the many subspecies of this race. There are also four-legged Khajiit variants that are likewise intelligent, culture-producing beings.
Family Cat at dinner time.
The effects of this can be seen in Elsweyr at every corner. For instance, a massive saber-toothed tiger lounges in the monastery, but it has a distinct name and is presumably a monk of the monastery. It even wears clothes!
Later, I meet a Khajiit who is missing his daughter. His house is filled with the whole family, including various house-cat-like Khajiit casually sitting at the table and slurping soup from their bowls.
These characters will encounter you in the cat land: In addition to the eccentric Khajiit and their strange customs and habits, you will also encounter the “elite” of the quirky NPCs in ESO.
You will meet, among others, the wonderfully cynical battle mage and chief intriguer Abnur Tharn, who already impressed in the base game with wonderfully nasty remarks towards the other NPCs of the main story. His quick wit remains unchanged.
Sir Cadwell, the coolest NPC of ESO, is finally back!
Later, things get even better when you meet Sir Cadwell again after a long search. The crazy soulless one from the main game has this time come dressed entirely in a suit made of various kitchen utensils. As the story unfolds, he plays another significant role, and his delightfully convoluted speaking style is once again voiced by the great John Cleese, at least in the original.
Fan favorite Razum-dar, the master spy of the elven queen, will also make an appearance again, and according to the developers, his plot will be one of the highlights of the addon.
The cat with the red mohawk is also back in Elsweyr.
Fans of whimsical stories and characters will thus once again get their money’s worth.
Conclusion – Elsweyr is a vibrant world
Such details make Elsweyr extremely lovable and vibrant. One does not feel that the world is merely a backdrop for grinding and quests. Rather, everything feels coherent. One wants to dive deeper into this foreign world and discover and explore it.
One wants to learn more about the Khajiit, find out what is up with the dragons, and explore every corner of Elsweyr.
That Zenimax has embedded this major expansion into an entire season spanning the full year enhances the experience, as Elsweyr will continue to gain more regions and instances later, maintaining its unique, new flair.
I, Jürgen, am very much looking forward to the release of Elsweyr and the upcoming DLCs.
The rumors surrounding the successor to Destiny 2 are not stopping. According to a leak, the new Destiny installment is set to release for the new console generation – as one of the first titles for PlayStation 5 and the new Xbox.
The leak on Reddit reveals not only alleged details about the story, enemies, locations, and the general direction of the game, but also potential information about the release date and possible platforms.
Release date of Destiny 3 in 2020?
This is what the leak says about the release date: When a fan asked for a concrete release date for Destiny 3, it was said: “I didn’t mention it in this post because it’s not 100% set in stone yet. But I can basically guarantee that it will be released in 2020 as a multi-platform launch title for the PS5 and Xbox Scarlett (the codename for the next Xbox).”
What could be a possible timeframe? Keep in mind that these are rumors that have not been officially commented on or confirmed. Although Anon has been right with all his leaks so far, that does not guarantee that this will be the case with these statements.
However, if these rumors as well as the previous predictions for the release of the next console generation from Microsoft and Sony prove true, a release of Destiny 3 in November 2020 on the new platforms would be conceivable.
How plausible is this timeframe? Bungie traditionally prefers September as the release month for DLCs or new installments. Whether they would deviate from the previous release pattern for Destiny 3 is unclear – assuming the rumors actually turn out to be true.
However, it is conceivable that Destiny 3 already releases in September 2020 – specifically for the current hardware generation, namely the PS4 and Xbox One. Versions for the PS5 and the new Xbox might be released in November 2020 as soon as the new platforms become available. After all, the PC version of Destiny 2 was also released with a delay of more than a month.
What other platforms are there? However, it remains unclear whether there will be a version for the current console generation and the PC – even though that is very likely.
After all, Destiny 1 was released for the then-new PS4 and Xbox One, as well as for the older consoles Xbox 360 and PS3. However, apart from the mention of the PS5 and Xbox Scarlett, no platforms are explicitly mentioned in the latest rumors.
Furthermore, it will be interesting to see whether in such a case, the version for the new platforms has to make technical and gameplay compromises to ensure that Destiny 3 works on the older consoles, namely the PS4 and Xbox One.
Is there an official response from Bungie? Typically, the studio does not comment on such rumors. This time, the developers remain true to their line – at least almost.
In a stream, Community Manager Deej addressed part of the rumors. Many fans were worried that Destiny 3 might be released without a traditional multiplayer mode in the Crucible. However, the Crucible, according to Bungie’s words, will remain. There is currently no further information from official sources.
Fractured is a new sandbox MMO that wants to do things differently than its predecessors. The actual start for the first alpha was set for December 2018. Now it is finally supposed to kick off.
When does the first alpha phase start? On April 10th at 5:00 PM our time, the first supporters are allowed to enter the world of the MMO. To be among the chosen ones, you had to purchase at least the Knight Packet, which costs 150 euros.
The first alpha phase is only scheduled for a short time. The test is supposed to last about a week. After that, feedback will be collected and a second test is supposed to be scheduled within this quarter.
That’s why MMORPG fans should keep an eye on Fractured: Even though the MMORPG does not look great in terms of graphics,
the team has great ambitions.
Fractured introduces some interesting and clever gameplay ideas.
it relies on SpatialOS, the technology that MMORPG fans can expect innovations from.
It is interesting to see how SpatialOS actually affects the development of an MMORPG in practice.
Artwork of the Humans from Fractured
What is included in the alpha? Throughout the week, players will have access to the game world. The focus of the test is the Knowledge System, which is supposed to replace the normal leveling process.
However, some things will be missing, including the guild system, monster abilities, trading between players, and the “Governors & Politics” system.
The first alpha is not under confidentiality, and we will likely be treated to many new images and videos from the MMO starting April 10th.
In-game screenshot from the pre-alpha of Fractured
Massive worlds and PvP on demand
This is what makes Fractured different: Fractured focuses on three major changes compared to classic sandbox MMORPGs:
By choosing a race, you determine the affinity for PvP.
Additionally, the developers want to keep the game as open as possible. Players should end up controlling the economy, and wars against each other should be possible while creating empires.
This is what distinguishes the races: Fractured will provide three races for character creation. The Beastmen are very harmonious and peaceful, and there is no PvP in their areas.
Demons, on the other hand, are wild, and there is open PvP in their areas, even within their own people. Humans can engage in PvP, but they are subject to a justice system.
Artwork of the Demons from Fractured
This is how the Knowledge System works: Fractured does not have a leveling system. Even at character creation, you choose your most important attributes. These will remain set for the rest of your playtime.
At the same time, you can start into complex PvE and PvP scenarios right from day one. While you may still lack some talents and skills that you can learn later, your character will not become significantly stronger through prolonged play.
This is how you learn talents: To fill your talent tree, you need Knowledge Points. You receive these for completing specific tasks, not for continuously finishing the same quests or killing enemies.
Special points are available for exploring, for filling the bestiary with entries, identifying items, or collecting relics.
Talent tree from Fractured
This is how you learn skills: Learning skills is also different from classic MMORPGs. There is no trainer. Instead, your spellbook starts out filled with question marks.
By playing, you discover (randomly) the skill, and from then on, you must complete specific tasks to master that skill.
This includes defeating certain creatures, gathering resources, or crafting specific items. For some tasks, you even have to die in a certain way.
This is what the skill book from Fractured looks like
The development of Fractured
Successful funding: In June, the developers Dynamight Studios launched a Kickstarter campaign and aimed to raise 100,000 euros.
In the end, it became 111,662 euros, and several other goals were achieved, particularly in the number of different supporters.
Pre-alpha in December: In December 2018, instead of the first planned alpha, a pre-alpha began. About 150 players were able to test the combat system of Fractured, but completely under NDA (non-disclosure agreement).
Screenshot of the pre-alpha of a building in Fractured
When does the game release? According to their statements, the game is supposed to be released at the end of 2021. The focus is now on the first alpha tests. It is expected to be released as a buy-to-play game with a cosmetic shop.
However, there will be a VIP membership that will cost 10 euros and will provide additional cosmetic content and discounts for the shop. Additionally, VIP members should gain Knowledge Points faster.
In Pokémon GO, new forms for Mewtwo have been discovered. This finding suggests an imminent return of the legendary Pokémon. Currently, the data miner’s discovery primarily sparks a lot of speculation among the trainers. We will show you what has been found and what the players make of this discovery.
What kind of forms are these? The exact forms that were introduced in the new patch in the code are unknown. This was not clear during the finding of data miner Chrales. Thus, players are making several speculations:
Some trainers suspect that the new form is the Armored Mewtwo, which is known from the anime.
Other players see it as the Mega forms of Mewtwo, which were only introduced in the latest generations.
We will show you the findings and all the players’ speculations. Additionally, we will reveal what this finding means now.
What we know about the finding in the code
What exactly was found? The data miner Chrales has searched the code of Pokémon GO. In doing so, he came across new forms of Mewtwo, which he shared with the community.
Here you can see the pieces of code that were found:
These forms were found by Chrales in update 0.139.3. Source: Twitter
What kind of findings are these? Much more than what has been found cannot be said for sure. The abbreviation is too unclear for that.
It seems that there will be a new form of Mewtwo. Whether it will be released soon or only in the distant future is not known.
These are the theories: Numerous trainers on Reddit and Twitter are now speculating about what this finding might mean. In the history of Pokémon, several forms of Mewtwo have been shown. These include:
The Armored form
The two Mega forms
How likely is the Armored form: Most players speculate about the Armored form. The fact that Nintendo secured the rights to market this form just last month suggests so. Other companies cannot simply sell merchandise of this form.
This is what Armored Mewtwo looks like. Source: Gamerant
It seems that Nintendo and thus Niantic have something planned with Mewtwo in this form.
Additionally, a re-release of the first Pokémon movie has been announced for the Japanese market. In it, Mewtwo appears with its armor. It’s quite possible that Niantic is planning something for the release of this movie.
How likely is the Mega form: Some Pokémon have Mega forms. These forms were introduced only in the 6th generation and are a kind of advanced evolution of the normal Pokémon, but only lasts for a certain period of time.
This is what the two Mega forms of Mewtwo look like. Source: Animehunter
Mewtwo has two forms. So far, there is still no Mega form in Pokémon GO.
Of course, Niantic could set a precedent with Mewtwo and introduce the Mega forms; however, this theory remains less likely for now.
What does it mean for the players? For now, it is just a finding. Niantic can take months to release these forms. Nevertheless, it seems that the developers are planning something new.
But we will have to wait and see. Maybe Niantic is also planning a completely new form that has not been seen yet. Time will tell.
What we now know is when the Ground event in Pokémon GO will take place:
Apex Legends provides a foundation for crazy situations and epic plays. Our author Benedict has experienced some quirky moments during his many hours of gameplay that have particularly stuck in his memory.
In my case, three moments have particularly stuck in my head, which I experienced with a full squad. Apex Legends works fine alone, but it’s just more fun together, as I want to show you here.
Right in the face!
This is shown by the moment: Fists are quite decent weapons, even if the opponents possess shotguns and light machine guns. However, schadenfreude should not distract from the game.
So was the situation: My first, really cool situation happened quite early on in Apex Legends. It has remained in my memory the whole time because it is simply so absurd and only gets more absurd.
One of my colleagues ran into an entire squad. In the heat of battle, neither the opponents nor my buddy managed to hit anything, despite good weapons like Spitfire and Peacekeeper being involved. But even the right weapons do not help in the greatest panic.
This was the special moment: As he called for help in a panic, I came unarmed, only with my fists, to the shooting. However, the opponents ignored me, and while they grappled with my colleague, I could knock out all three with just my bare fists.
Unfortunately, we laughed so hard afterward that we didn’t notice how another squad first took out both of us, then our third colleague.
A real smack in Apex Legends hits hard.
That was noobish of me: I got distracted by a really well-rescued situation.
Here’s how to do it: Even when a play was really good, relax only when you are sure.
Death Zone: Bunker
This is shown by the moment: Those landing in popular drop zones should really pay attention.
So was the situation: In a game several days or even weeks later, with significantly more experience, we finally wanted to try a more difficult starting point, the bunker, but before its nerf.
We landed there without paying attention to who else landed there, as we did not expect more than one or two squads.
Our team consisted of the legends Pathfinder, Bangalore, and Gibraltar. To my left, Bangalore was running, and to my right, another Bangalore was running. I first noticed something was wrong when a Pathfinder was also trotting in front of me, who should actually have been me.
This was the special moment: In the end, we did not encounter two but seven squads in the bunker. What began as a skirmish with a few players turned into a massacre with almost half of all teams. Two of them we took out through doors, just like pro Shroud, while others simply fell in the hail of bullets.
Due to lack of ammunition, however, a final squad eventually came and cleaned up the bunker.
Illustrative image, it looked similar for us. Image source: reddit.
That was noobish of me: I did not pay attention to my surroundings and blindly jumped into a mass battle.
Here’s how to do it: Pay attention to other teams that are also landing and keep yourself out of massive gunfights at the beginning. Even if you win, a victory is usually short-lived.
No way “Mozambique is trash”
This is shown by the moment: Even a Mozambique can be strong if used at the right moment.
So was the situation: Another experienced buddy and I played with a friend who has not logged many hours in Apex Legends. We landed again in the slums, and there was only one other squad aside from us. We took out two players. The third was a Bangalore.
She kept us busy for a good two minutes with her smoke bombs and her passive speed boost and even knocked me down. We couldn’t catch her with automatic weapons or fists, even though she was unarmed.
Bangalore can be quite annoying.
This was the special moment: As we desperately whined in Discord, our third colleague finally arrived and took her out with a shot from the supposedly bad Mozambique in the fog.
That was noobish of me: I blindly panicked while fighting a Bangalore and did not pay attention to my team.
Here’s how to do it: Retreat from a fight you cannot win at the moment or ensure immediate support.
What about you? What are your highlights?
This grandpa shows how to rock Apex Legends even at an old age:
The Division 2 has many secrets and puzzles to offer. Apparently, these were kept secret even from the creators of the game and were designed in secret.
This is what these secrets are about: In the world of The Division 2, several messages with cryptic symbols are scattered. You can find them in various locations. These puzzles reveal, for example, where to find the 12 Hunters and their masks.
In an email interview with Kotaku.com, the Creative Director of The Division 2, Julian Gerighty, explained how the secrets were developed during the game’s creation.
Even the developers didn’t know the solution
This is how these secrets came to be: According to Gerighty, the puzzles were designed by a small group.
The alphabet and the characters of the Hunter puzzles were developed by only 4 people. These puzzles were meant to be challenging.
They were integrated to be strange and required several people to solve. It is possible to solve them alone, but very hard.
No one outside of this small group knew exactly what these puzzles were about.
These puzzles introduce some puzzle elements into the game, which is otherwise mainly a loot shooter.
A detail led to cracking the puzzles
How are the puzzles structured? The strange symbols on the wall were decrypted and translated into a corresponding text.
These texts were then clues to locations and the tasks that must be found and fulfilled to spawn one of the Hunters.
In fact, the puzzles are challenging and were not easy to crack. A specific code is required for this. However, this code was cracked weeks before the release, during the beta of The Division 2.
These puzzles are scattered all over Washington D.C.
This is how the code was cracked: In the beta, there were spaces between the characters. This allowed the user Zinfinion to decode one of the locations early on.
Due to the spaces, certain words like “The” or “to” could be determined, as he confirmed to Kotaku.
I suspected that a word with three letters had to be “THE” and one with two letters “TO”. This led to 2 different cases of ?O?TH and ?O?TH, which quickly became SOUTH and NORTH. Then the remaining letters became obvious.
“We wanted to create something that intrigues the player.”
This is why the puzzles were developed: According to Gerighty, it was important for the creators to bring something into The Division 2 that feels different from the rest of the game. Something that players can investigate and figure out.
The reward was important as it comes in multiple forms.
A puzzle, a riddle to solve, a cool street-art look to admire, gameplay challenges, and ultimately an in-game item [The Masks].
Julian Gerighty
As The Division 2 usually makes it quite clear to the player what to do and where to go, the secrets provide a good balance.
They wanted to give players a reason to “pause, breathe, and look at the places themselves, rather than just following ISAC’s instructions… . By using these large, obvious hints […], we hoped to open their eyes to the hidden treasures and stories in the game world.”
As our user test of The Division 2 shows, it seems to have worked. Because the game world is one of the parts of the game that received the highest ratings.
