The planting event in Pokémon GO has started! It brings Shiny Lunatone and Solgaleo and 4 new quests. We will tell you what it’s all about.
This is the planting event: Pokémon GO celebrates the equinox. For this occasion, plant Pokémon are spawning more frequently for one week. Additionally, there are two new Shinies to catch and many other things related to plant Pokémon.
This is the planting event 2019
What are the bonuses? There aren’t any real bonuses. However, much has changed regarding the spawns:
Plant Pokémon appear more frequently in the wild
Plant Pokémon in raids
4 new quests related to plant Pokémon
Lunatone and Solgaleo are swapping regions and can be caught as Shiny
Two new moves are available in the game
With this image, Niantic announced the planting event.
These are the Shinies: Lunatone and Solgaleo can be caught as Shiny for the first time. However, in Germany, only Lunatone can be caught, as both belong to the regional Pokémon.
There are also other Pokémon that appear more frequently and are available as Shiny in the game. These include:
Bulbasaur
Chikorita
Sunkern
Roselia
Chikorita and Bulbasaur are also part of the event.
These Pokémon also appear more frequently: Basically every plant Pokémon can be found more often in the event. This includes, among others, Treecko, Spheal, Swablu, or Turtwig.
Especially Swablu may be interesting for many players since it is needed for the Meltan quest and is still sought after by numerous players.
How long does the event last? You have until March 26 to take advantage of the event. The bonuses will remain active until then. The event ends at 9 PM.
These 4 quests are new
There are also 4 event field researches to complete. These are only available for a limited time.
Venusaur is one of the rewards for the quests
Catch 3 Bulbasaur or Chikorita
Reward: Encounter with a Turtwig
Evolve 2 plant Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with a Tangela
Evolve 5 plant Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with a Venusaur
Catch 10 plant Pokémon
Reward: 1000 Stardust
Riolu could be a quite expensive Pokémon in Pokémon GO:
Today, on March 20, the Fortnite servers will be taken down for maintenance on all platforms (PC/Mac, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, iOS, Android). You will need to download a patch. How long will the servers be down and when can you get back in?
What is happening today in Fortnite? Fortnite will also be taken down for maintenance this week. A new patch will bring bug fixes and new content as usual. The Battle Royale mode will likely fulfill its pirate theme, but there should also be new content for Save the World players.
Before you can dive into the action, however, you must wait for the maintenance to finish. When does it start? When will the servers be back online? MeinMMO has all the information!
Fortnite Servers Going Down – When Will They Be Online Again?
When do the maintenance work begin? As in every week, matchmaking for new rounds will be disabled at 9:30 AM German time. This gives you enough time to finish your last game before maintenance starts at 10 AM. Because then, the servers will be completely down and Fortnite will no longer be accessible.
When can I get back into the game? Since a smaller maintenance is scheduled this week, the servers should only be down for a short time. Around noon, you should be able to log back in.
If unexpected problems occur during maintenance, we will report on it at MeinMMO. Also, shortly after the maintenance starts, you can find all important information about the patch notes!
What does update 8.11 bring for Battle Royale fans? A new pirate-themed handgun will be introduced, so much is known. However, the community is quite skeptical, as the pirate pistol will likely deal less damage than expected.
Additionally, there will likely be further bug fixes and stabilizing measures. More details will be revealed in the patch notes.
This is in update 8.11 for the Save the World mode: Aside from an ominous phrasing in the maintenance announcement, little is known. In the subreddit for Fortnite’s PvE mode the developers hint that there will be a new spear.
What do you think of the new update and the new pirate pistol?
Many Guardians are currently having fun with a new animation from the Drifter in Destiny 2. They are creating cool clips about it – which Bungie also finds funny.
This is why the Drifter is being mocked: Since Season 6 and the introduction of Gambit Prime, the Drifter has some new animations when announcing the opponents for the upcoming Gambit match.
For example, he pulls a coin from behind his ear or jingles his green coin and says “Ding” before revealing which enemy race you have to face.
The latter animation with the “Ding” has now inspired many Guardians to create funny clips that are currently being viewed by thousands of players and receiving upvotes.
“What does the Vex say?”
This video is currently popular: On Reddit, a clip of the Guardian “I am Claw!” has already gathered more than 3700 upvotes and around 30,000 views in the last few hours. It is the Guardian’s first YouTube video.
He mentions that he worked on this 15-second clip for four hours. But it seems to have been worth it, as many are celebrating the video:
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He lets the Drifter jingle his coin to the well-known song “What does the fox say”, while the Drifter appears pretty silly and frequently says “Ding”.
Since the Drifter announces at the end that the Vex will be on the field, several users immediately suggested that the video should be titled “What does the Vex say”.
This is how Bungie reacts: The community managers Cozmo and dmg04 both responded to this video.
dmg04 wrote: “I don’t like that.”
Cozmo wrote: “I like that.”
However, dmg04 wrote this with a smirk, as a quick glance at his Twitter account shows. He is also amused by the community’s “Ding” clips:
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“Soon” WoW Classic will launch. Back then, not only was everything “better”, but above all, it was different. We have put together a list of things that only true fans will remember.
Those who have stayed active will have gotten used to many new features, and those who haven’t played since then may have forgotten a lot. We’ll help refresh your memory.
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1. Classic Dungeons were different
Every dungeon that existed in Classic has now received at least one adjustment. The enemies, layout, tactics, and level restrictions have changed.
Did you know that in Classic, you fought against Worgen instead of undead in Shadowfang Keep and that the boss of the Deadmines was Vanessa’s father, Edwin von Cleef?
Many only remember Edwin von Cleef from Hearthstone.
2. No resurrection in Dungeon
If you died in a dungeon or raid, you had to run back. There were no mass resurrections, and after a wipe, you reappeared as a ghost at the nearest graveyard.
To resurrect, you had to run to the entrance of the dungeon. At least in the upcoming version, there will be the ability to trade loot.
3. Areas were level-ordered
In Classic, no areas in Azeroth scaled with the character’s level. World scaling came much later. Back then, it could happen that enemies suddenly became too weak and quests provided hardly any experience points.
New players had to be careful not to accidentally travel through areas for which their level was insufficient. Even normal enemies could be deadly. Stronger foes guaranteed death.
4. There was no “fast mail”
If you were expecting a letter, you had to wait. Always. There was no express delivery between your own characters or even guild members. A letter only arrived an hour after it was sent.
Mail in Classic took time.
5. New skills were expensive and cumbersome
If you leveled up, you didn’t automatically learn the next rank of a spell or new spells right away. You had to go to your class trainer and purchase new abilities with gold and silver.
It became particularly tedious later on. Many abilities required tomes that dropped in the open world or in dungeons. If you could afford it, you might even find them in the auction house.
6. There were more weapon slots
Each class had an additional weapon slot:
Hunters, Warriors, and Rogues could carry ranged weapons
Priests, Mages, and Warlocks got wands
Shamans, Paladins, and Druids had relics, totems, and idols
There was also a distinction between ranged and thrown weapons. If you wanted to use ranged weapons, you had to be able to “shoot.” Thrown knives and similar weapons required the “throwing” skill.
A hunter.
7. Ranged weapons required distance and ammunition
If you wanted to shoot with bows, guns, or similar items, you had to carry ammunition. Without ammunition, the attacks did not work.
Additionally, there was a minimum range. If you stood too close to the enemy, you couldn’t attack them with ranged weapons. This also led to a dead zone, as there were about 2 meters between maximum melee range and minimum ranged range.
8. Weapon skills had to be learned and improved
When you got a new weapon, you couldn’t necessarily use it immediately. There were weapon skills that you might have to learn from the class trainer.
Furthermore, it was necessary to train with each weapon and improve the corresponding skill through attacks. If you didn’t do that, you wouldn’t hit or dealt less damage.
If you wanted to show off your mounts and pets, you needed a lot of inventory space. Each mount and pet took up its own slot in your backpack.
By the way, mounting also took longer. Today, when you mount your mount, it takes 1.5 seconds. In Classic, it took 3 seconds.
A collection like this didn’t exist in Classic.
10. Some buffs and abilities required reagents
Many spells could not be used by spellcasters just like that. The abilities in Classic often required specific reagents:
Mages needed runes for teleportation and portals
Rogues had to mix their poisons themselves
Druids needed Dreamfoil for resurrection
The reagents were available from reagent vendors in cities.
11. There were “debuff slots”
In Classic, enemies could not simply be afflicted with an unlimited number of damage-over-time spells. The number of DoTs and debuffs per target was limited to 8, later to 16. This limitation will also be present on the Classic servers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lo9kmcEw0w
12. Elite mobs were truly “elite”
An enemy with a golden frame around their portrait is called an “elite mob.” These are stronger enemies that have lost much of their shine today and can often be taken down alone by players.
In Classic, that was almost impossible. Such an enemy typically needed a full group of players and could easily wipe unprepared players.
What can now be done for free with a mouse click in any resting area once cost a hefty sum. If you wanted to respec, you had to fork over, and the cost increased over time.
Respeccing once cost up to 50 gold and was possibly one of the worst things returning with Classic. The price decreased by 5 gold if you did not reset your talents for a month.
The talent tree of a Warlock in Classic.
14. PvP realms had restrictions
The PvP realms today have largely been replaced by the new war mode. But in Classic, there were realms where you could whack the opposing faction without any hesitation.
There was one condition: Every player had to choose a faction. If you played a Horde character on a PvP realm, you could not create Alliance characters there.
In Classic, to gather certain herbs, ores, and leathers, you first had to achieve a certain skill level in the corresponding profession. Before that, the items could not be gathered. Additionally, pickaxes and skinning knives were necessary.
Today, anything can be gathered with any skill level, just more or less effectively.
Therefore, we have 10 tips that should be helpful to you right now – or at the latest by the official release.
This article was published on March 13 and updated on March 15.
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Annoyed by reinforcement requests? You can disable them
What are reinforcement requests? When these requests are active, you can receive a message in-game at any time that a player needs help for a specific activity. If you confirm this, you can directly join groups of players.
Although the reinforcement request is a cool feature, it annoyed many during the private and open beta, as the messages can pop up continuously. However, they can be easily disabled.
Here’s how to disable the reinforcement requests: Open the map and switch to “SHD”. You should now see the option “Incoming reinforcement requests: on/off”. Set it to “off” and you should finally have peace.
Alternatively, this feature can also be disabled in the settings under “Gameplay” at the bottom in “Reinforcement request status”.
In the bottom left, you can see the option to disable the requests.
Check out the HUD options
The Division 2 offers several options to optimize your HUD. Do you want a permanent user interface? Or should it be hidden when not needed?
Where should the minimap be located? And how big should the group display be? You can set all of this separately and position it as you like.
Here’s how to edit your HUD layouts: Simply go into your menu, under “Settings” you will find the HUD category. Here you can freely experiment and reset everything if you don’t like it.
Much nonsense can also be produced here, as this screenshot shows:
The HUD can be customized as desired.
Don’t break everything you find
Many will quickly begin to break down useless loot. While this is an option to obtain materials.
However, in the settlements of civilians, there are projects where you can donate materials, resources, and also equipment. If you complete these projects, you will receive rewards such as blueprints, credits, and bounty contracts.
So you should first check if you would rather donate your loot for projects. Just visit the project officers at the respective base and check in advance what they need. It doesn’t hurt to carry 2 or 3 additional items of each piece of armor.
Save your credits
Veterans should already know the principle. Before level 30, it is hardly worth investing credits in equipment. You level up too quickly, and enemies usually drop enough usable equipment.
So rather save the credits you collect throughout the game and keep them for the endgame. If you occasionally see a specific item in the store that you absolutely want, you can of course buy it.
Your Operations Base is an important place that you should return to repeatedly. Especially at the beginning, it is worth it, as you constantly find SHD-Tech and can unlock new perks, skills, and their skill mods.
How do I unlock perks and skills? Perks cost SHD-Tech, which you can find by playing missions and in containers in the game world.
For skills, you need skill points, which can be unlocked by completing story missions. All of this can be done at the quartermaster in the White House.
Especially at the beginning, you can speed up leveling up by unlocking the right perks from the quartermaster in the White House.
There are several tiers:
Headshot Award
Multi-Kill Award
Weak Point Award
Award Tactical Kill
Survivor
Each of these tiers gives you a new way to earn bonus XP through certain kill methods. This helps you level up faster.
At the quartermaster, you can select your perks.
Save side missions for later
That’s why you should wait with side missions: They give you experience points corresponding to your level and are therefore more valuable the higher you are in level.
So try to save as many as possible until you’re done with the story. This tip is only interesting for players who want to level up as quickly as possible.
In our matching level guide, you will learn how to reach max level 30 the fastest:
Safe houses in The Division 2 are not just additional refuge points for civilians and fast travel points for you; they also provide useful data during your first visit.
This is the benefit of the safe houses: As soon as you enter a safe house and go to the computer, you can access the data. Then, all missions and SHD containers of the respective district will be revealed on your map.
This way, you can leisurely find SHD-Tech over your map when you want to unlock new perks or skills.
In the game world of The Division 2, there are several control points that are either under the control of enemy factions or can be taken and held by you and the civilians.
If you are looking for loot, these control points are a good way to bring your equipment up to your level.
Here’s how to capture control points: Enemy control points can be attacked either alone, with your friends, or with additional reinforcements. Once you enter the area, you can summon allied NPCs with a flare gun.
A green control point is under civilian control, red means hostile
In the first phase, you need to take the area and eliminate an elite enemy.
Once you’ve captured the position, you’ll be attacked by enemy reinforcements.
If you fend them off, the control point belongs to you and you can open a room with several loot crates containing equipment and material for you.
But wait as long as possible until you have just leveled up. Then you can directly equip yourself for the new level.
If you are a hobby photographer and want to take cool snapshots in Washington D.C., there is the photo mode.
This allows you to pause at any time and take photos that you can edit later. Before you start, however, you should know that you also have to disable the menu in photo mode to take proper pictures.
If you don’t do this manually, the HUD will be visible in your picture. In the worst case, this can ruin many cool screenshots.
How do I turn off the HUD? This will be displayed in the photo mode menu. On the PS4, it’s the “Options” button.
This is what a snapshot looks like if the HUD isn’t deactivated.
Connection problems? Switch servers
If you have problems with lags and connection while playing, you should try switching servers.
How do I switch servers? Go to the menu and click on “Social” on the left. Then click on your name, where you will have the option to search for a better server on the right. This option should only be available if the game indicates that you have a bad connection to the server.
Alternatively: Just find a group through the player search. If you don’t want to continue playing with that group, leave it. You should still be in a new instance. Logging out and back in should also help.
It can happen that the progress in your instance is not saved. This can especially occur if you play with random players through the search function.
What should you keep in mind? Once you have completed a joint operation and are not the group leader, you should leave the group.
If you still capture control points, for example, this will not be saved because you are in a foreign instance.
Always make sure that you are the group leader when capturing control points with other players. Otherwise, you have to live with the fact that you need to do it again in your game world.
Faction keys should be kept
What are faction keys? In the game, you can occasionally find special containers that bear the name and logo of the factions. There are Hyena containers, Outcast containers, and so on.
These can only be opened with the appropriate keys and contain above-average valuable loot. It’s better to save these keys until the endgame, as you quickly level up in the lower level areas and the loot becomes useless again quickly.
Get the extended magazine if you like assault rifles
Here’s how to get the magazine mod: You need to complete a side mission in the Federal Triangle district. It’s called “Department of Justice”. The goal is to destroy an ammunition stockpile of the True Sons.
Once you have completed this, you will receive the blueprint for the 7.62 magazine, which fits assault rifles. The mission should come up fairly early in the normal game flow after you have unlocked the level 2 side missions in the theater settlement.
Avoid fast travel as much as possible
That’s why walking is worth it: Washington D.C. is huge and filled with many interesting places. That’s why it’s worth it to refrain from fast travel as much as possible.
On the way from point A to point B, you often find useful materials and some equipment with which you can either improve your character or complete the projects in the settlements.
Additionally, you often find collectibles and echoes that reveal stories from the game world.
Do you have your own tips? Did ours help you? Write in the comments!
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The General Manager of BioWare, the company behind Anthem, addresses the community with an emotional letter. Casey Hudson talks about the rough launch and says that the many issues surprised and disappointed the team. But there is also hope for the future.
Who is speaking? Casey Hudson (seen in the title image) is the General Manager of BioWare. In a letter to the community, the developer discusses the issues of the past weeks. Hudson describes the time since launch as a “wild ride.”
This is Hudson’s assessment: He says that they published a game that many players tell them is really fun at its core, but also has many issues.
This is what BioWare did not expect: BioWare prepared for the launch of Anthem with tests and also anticipated launch difficulties. However, some issues only surfaced when millions of players were actually playing Anthem, according to Hudson.
The developers were aware that new online games often struggle with issues when they go live.
However, the problems that arose shortly after the launch were unexpected for the developers.
This is what Hudson says about the launch:
We were of course very [disappointed about the launch], just like many of you. I have been playing with you from the beginning (I am a Ranger in Edmonton-Oilers colors!) and it makes me sad to hear about problems that prevent someone from fully enjoying the game. I take this very personally and it is our top priority to bring you improvements as quickly and as well as possible.
Casey Hudson, General Manager Anthem
In the meantime, BioWare has already made over 200 improvements to Anthem through updates and patches.
They want to continue to respond to player feedback. New updates for endgame, loot, progression, game flow, stability, and performance are to come soon.
For BioWare, this is currently a learning experience.
Anthem is on fire shortly after launch
Anthem is set to take off
BioWare wants to show what Anthem can really do: Hudson points to the planned content for Anthem. There will still be a series of world events, new stories, and new features to come.
Later in the spring, the Cataclysm will come, which is supposed to turn the world of Anthem upside down:
Riolu can get quite expensive in Pokémon GO. Because if you go by the probability of hatching a Riolu, you have to cough up 50€.
Why does Riolu cost 50€? The baby Pokémon only hatches from eggs, and then only very rarely. If you take this probability and convert it to the incubators used, you come to about 9200 coins, or about 50€.
This is, of course, just a rough theory. You might also get lucky and encounter a Riolu faster. However, it can also take longer.
The probability of Riolu in eggs
This is the probability: On TheSilphRoad, every trainer can log their hatched eggs. There you can also see how likely the Pokémon are to hatch from the eggs.
You need to hatch several eggs to get a Riolu.
This is how you can find Riolu in 7-km eggs and in 10-km eggs. The chance of getting one is about the same in both eggs:
This many eggs you need to hatch: If you calculate these numbers down, you get about 143 eggs that you need to hatch for one Riolu. This naturally costs a lot of incubators.
This many incubators you need: Overall, you can hatch 3 eggs per incubator. So you need 48 different incubators to get a Riolu.
This much you must invest in coins: Of course, the 48 incubators also cost quite a lot of coins. So you have to:
spend 9600 coins on Super Incubators
spend 7200 coins on regular incubators
These incubators then cost quite a bit of real money. If you buy the incubators in large offer boxes at cheaper prices, then you will at least end up at 50 euros. If you buy the incubators without offer boxes, then you can even spend around 80 euros for 9600 coins.
Riolu can only be found in 7- and 10-km eggs
It’s also possible without real money: If you don’t spend any money on the game, but only take the daily 50 coins, then you have to save coins for at least 144 days. If you rely on Super Incubators, then you even have to wait 192 days.
This much you need to walk with an incubator: If you generally don’t buy incubators, you can still use the infinite incubator. However, you would have to walk at least 1000 kilometers to hatch the 143 eggs.
This is what the calculation is based on: This is just theory and probability. So you could also get lucky and get a Riolu after just 5 eggs. But you can also hatch way more than 143 eggs until you get your Riolu. The fact is, getting a Riolu is incredibly rare. There’s always a bit of luck involved.
The famous Pokémon GO grandpa has now found a sponsor:
In Fallout 76 there are always quirky scenes and players with crazy ideas. However, this could easily land among the top 3 strangest things. A player has built a catapult… for Brahmin.
What kind of catapult is this? The reddit user Vault101manguy has constructed a kind of launching device for Brahmin. Brahmin are mutated cows with two heads. The user describes his creation as follows:
Suitable for siege battles, the Brahmin launcher costs only one unit of blade corn per attack. It has an effective range of pretty much far, if the wind is right. Devilish in approach, the Brahmin launcher lets psychological warfare rain down from above.
In a short video, he shows how his catapult works. A Brahmin stands on some traps that he has placed high up in his C.A.M.P. He kills it with a rolling pin and then activates a switch that triggers the traps.
He is wearing a dress and a tin foil hat. Why exactly, we do not know, but it adds an absurd flair to the whole scene that completes it.
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How does the catapult work? Vault101manguy has built the appropriate spike traps right in front of a Brahmin pen for his catapult.
The pen is a recipe that can be bought from the vendor in Harper’s Ferry. Once you set up the pen, a Brahmin eats from a pile of blade corn and produces… well, dung. Or you can milk it. Or just kill it.
The corpse behaves like an object with physics in the world. Since it lies directly on the traps placed beneath, they only need to be activated and the corpse will fly. The repair costs only one unit of blade corn and some scrap afterwards.
How does one come up with such an idea? The inspiration for his Brahmin catapult likely comes from the corpse catapult of the raiders. The user is, however, already known for his creativity.
Vault 101manguy recently presented his trap labyrinth with deathclaw. Previously, he built other traps for players like a player oven and a cultist church, which he uses to lure players to their doom.
Other players from our community also show that a lot can be achieved with a bit of interest. Our user Philipp Bungenberg has built his own pub in Fallout 76.
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Today, Google unveiled what Project Stream is all about at GDC 2019: Stadia, a streaming platform for everyone.We are accompanying the presentation with a live ticker for you.
19:03: The keynote is over. Here we have summarized everything about Google Stadia for you:
19:00: Stadia will have its release in 2019. The official website is Stadia.com
18:57: Stadia is closely linked with YouTube. With the press of a button, viewers can join a YouTuber’s ongoing game.
18:55: Google opens its own gaming studio “Stadia Games and Entertainment.”
18:50: Stadia has artificial intelligence and is also supposed to be able to learn. This technology should make it easier for developers to create new game worlds.
18:49: Players should be able to share their game saves with others via a simple link.
18:46: There is still no announcement on when Stadia will have its launch.
18:38: Google shows a gameplay demonstration of Stadia:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Oc4NqapZNk
18:36: Google Stadia will enable cross-play. It won’t matter on which device someone is playing. It should also be possible to play split-screen multiplayer games without performance drops.
18:33: Technically, Stadia will support 4K resolution and 60 frames per second. In the future, 8K and 120 fps should even be possible. To implement this, Google will work with Unity, Epic Games, Havoc, and Crytek.
18:31 – Google Stadia gets a controller: With Stadia comes a wireless controller that connects via Wi-Fi to the game. The game is streamed directly to YouTube.
18:19 – This is how Google Stadia will work: When someone watches a trailer for a game on YouTube, a button “Play Now” appears. Now, the viewer of the trailer can play the game instantly. No download is needed.
Within five seconds, even large games like “Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey” should start in the browser. This should work across desktop, laptop, tablet, console, or smartphone/tablet.
A Google Chromecast stick should be sufficient to utilize the features.
18:14: Google has the vision to bring all gaming communities together. People who enjoy watching content about games, like on YouTube, players, and also the developers. The Google platform “Stadia” should make this possible.
18:12: The streaming platform will be named “Stadia”.
18:09: Google’s CEO, Sundar Pichai, explains the vision for “Project Stream”. Google aims to reach everyone with its platform – not just gamers. The streaming platform should work on every platform.
What’s it about? The Game Developers Conference (GDC, March 18-22, 2019) is currently in full swing. This time Google is represented with its own keynote for the first time. Experts expect that Google will have a significant impact on the future of gaming.
Google’s keynote is today (March 19) from 18:00 to 19:00.
What is Google doing at GDC 2019? In its keynote, Google will reveal what exactly “Project Stream” is. It has been known for a while that Google is establishing a streaming service for video games. It’s referred to as the Netflix of gaming.
In this abstract teaser, Google presents the light at the end of the tunnel:
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What is expected from Project Stream? So far, there are only speculations about the Google gaming project:
Rumors suggest that Google is developing a cloud console. It is said to be named “Yeti”. The cloud console could be linked to mobile Google devices.
It is also expected that Google will show a controller suited to the streaming service. These rumors are supported by a patent application from Google.
There are speculations that the cloud console could consist solely of the controller.
Below is the (alleged) logo for what Google will unveil today. The logo looks abstract and is in red colors:
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In this article, a live ticker will start at 18:00. We will follow the keynote and summarize important details from the presentation here.
You will then find the time updates at the top of the article. Feel free to discuss the events together with the MeinMMO community in the comments. The details will follow in a news article afterwards.
What are your expectations for Google’s “Project Stream”?
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In Skylanders: Ring of Heroes are rare characters often significantly better than characters with fewer stars. MeinMMO author Robert presents to you a tier list of some heroes that you can farm without spending real money and that can compete with the top units.
What is the problem with the very rare heroes? Units in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes possess a certain base number of stars. Usually, it holds true: Characters with a high base star count are significantly rarer than heroes that can be summoned with 2 stars. You will find soul stones for the 5-star base unit Astroblast much less frequently than for Wham-Shell, who has only 2 stars as a starting value.
This leads to the fact that it is almost impossible to level up rare units to the maximum level, as you have no way to collect the needed soul stones. Instead, you must use the summoning portal, which, however, is not a viable path for free-to-play players (F2P), as you do not find enough jewels (the real-money currency in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes) and should use them elsewhere anyway.
Strong heroes like Astroblast are difficult to upgrade
However, there are enough Skylanders that you can really farm without having to push your luck. But which heroes are good? We show you a selection of heroes from various roles and elements that you can easily bring to the highest level with a bit of patience, where they won’t have to hide behind the other top heroes.
Note: This is not a representation of the absolute best units in the game. Top heroes like Astroblast, Buckshot, or Knight Mare hide behind a gigantic paywall, which F2P players may not even be able to break through for months. The heroes listed here are also presented in random order.
Why is Ka-Boom so good: Ka-Boom can not only achieve high attack values but also make his opponents explode, causing massive bonus damage after a few rounds. This makes the unit an excellent choice in longer boss fights. However, all of his other attacks are also specially efficient at high levels and hit more than one opponent.
The cannon jump of Ka-Boom
This skills does Ka-Boom bring: Ka-Boom has only three active skills from which you can choose. Due to his low base star count of 2, however, Ka-Boom does not have any passive or leader skills.
Traptanium Cannons (Active) – Fires cannonballs at an opponent and reduces their attack power for 1 round. Hits a random second opponent twice.
Cannon Jump (Active) – The cannon jump triggers the explode effect on the opponent, which takes effect after 6 rounds and causes strong bonus damage. In its awakened form, the cannon jump hits all opponents.
Rocket Rain (Active) – The rocket rain is especially effective against boss opponents. Ka-Boom focuses for 9 seconds and then attacks. This attack removes 3 buffs from the opponent, and there is a 30% chance the opponent will be critically hit.
To use the Rocket Rain attack, Ka-Boom needs to focus
Which skills should I use when? In the arena and normal missions, you should use the Traptanium Cannons and the Cannon Jump. For boss fights, you swap the cannonballs for Rocket Rain. Although it takes Ka-Boom longer to execute the skill, he inflicts significantly more damage.
Which runes should I equip for Ka-Boom? Ka-Boom is an attack unit, so you should definitely equip 4 attack runes to receive the set bonus of +25% attack. The remaining two slots should be invested in focus runes to increase the accuracy of the explosion attacks.
Using the Rocket Rain attack
Where can I find the soul stones for Ka-Boom? The best thing about Ka-Boom is undoubtedly the fact that you can farm his soul stones relatively easily and early in the game. To bring Ka-Boom to the awakened form with the maximum of 6 stars, you need a whopping 1175 soul stones, but these can also be farmed swiftly with a mediocre team.
To do this, go to world 3 (Hellish Volcano) in stages 3.1 to 3.6 on normal difficulty. You unlock this once you defeat the boss on the easy difficulty. Use a strong water or tech unit, as these are particularly effective against the fire monsters there. Use auto-battle to speed up the process.
Here you can farm soul stones for Ka-Boom
By the way, it is sufficient to farm mission 3.1. The obtained soul stones are completely random and do not differ between 3.1 and 3.6. However, the enemies in 3.1 are easier to defeat and therefore speed up the farming process.
How long does it take to farm all the soul stones: To obtain 1175 soul stones, you need to farm approximately 52 hours and invest 15,600 energy at an average of 3 soul stones per ten battles. After all, you also receive soul stones for the villain Smoke Scream, whom you can definitely fully upgrade as soon as you have gathered all the soul stones for Ka-Boom.
Boomer – Ka-Boom’s Wingman
Element – Tech
Stars – Min 3 / Max 6
Weaknesses – Life / Earth
Role – Expert
Strengths – Fire / Magic
Why is Boomer so good: Like Ka-Boom, Boomer is a unit specializing in explosions. Accordingly, both units harmonize well together. As a bonus, Boomer can even increase the attack value of all allied units.
These skills does Boomer bring: Like Ka-Boom, Boomer has only three active skills, but they harmonize perfectly with each other.
Dynamite Throw (Active) – This skill throws a stick of dynamite at the opponent and triggers the exploding status. When the timer runs out, the explosion causes massive bonus damage. In its awakened form, this skill even targets all opponents.
Troll Bomb Boots (Active) – The Troll Bomb Boots deal damage to an opponent but also provide a buff to the attack value for all allies.
Troll Demolition (Active) – With this attack, Boomer hits all opponents and reduces the explosion timer for each opponent affected by this debuff by 2 rounds.
Boomer’s Dynamite Throw
Which skills should I use when? This depends on whether you are playing Boomer in conjunction with Ka-Boom. If you use Ka-Boom attacks that trigger explosions on opponents, you should use the Troll Bomb Boots and Troll Demolition. Also in boss fights, the Troll Demolition is helpful to make the boss explode faster.
Which runes should I equip for Boomer? Like with Ka-Boom, you should focus on the rune sets Attack (4) and Focus (2) to increase both damage output and the accuracy of the explosion attack.
The Troll Bomb Boots of Boomer
Where can I find the soul stones for Boomer? To fully develop and awaken Boomer, you need 1201 soul stones. Fortunately, you can also farm soul stones for Boomer relatively easily. To do this, you must have unlocked the normal version of the abandoned factory (World 6). You can find the soul stones in stages 6.1 to 6.6 in both the normal and hard versions.
Here, it is again sufficient to farm the first mission via auto-battle. Use strong units of the Life and Earth types, as these are particularly effective against Tech units.
In the abandoned factory, you can farm Boomer’s soul stones
How long does it take to farm all the soul stones: To get all 1201 soul stones, you need to farm around 53 hours and invest 16,000 energy. This is based on an yield of 3 soul stones per 10 completed battles, assuming you can complete the 10 auto-battles in about 8 minutes.
Why is Blast Zone so good? Blast Zone is the perfect sidekick to Boomer and Ka-Boom, as he can also make opponents explode and benefits from a strong leader skill that increases all explosion damage.
Blast Zone in battle
These skills does Blast Zone come with: Although Blast Zone only has two active skills, the highlight is the leader skill that increases the accuracy of explosion attacks.
Bomb Throw (Active) – The bomb throw triggers an explosion delayed by five rounds on an opponent. In the awakened form, this skill targets all opponents.
Flame Breath (Active) – This dragon-like attack hits all opponents and lowers their defense value for one round.
Power Bombs (Leader) – The leader skill increases all explosion damage by up to 30%. Strong!
Which skills should I use when? Since Blast Zone only has two active skills, this question answers itself. However, you should always make sure to set Blast Zone up as a leader whenever you are with other explosion units.
Which runes should I equip for Blast Zone? Same game as with Boomer and Ka-Boom. Equip four attack runes and 2 focus runes for maximum explosive power.
In stage 3.7, you can farm soul stones for Blast Zone
Where can I find the soul stones for Blast Zone? For this unit, you also need 1201 soul stones for maximum development, which are somewhat more challenging to obtain. Specifically, you need to farm stage 3.7 (Hellish Volcano) on the easiest difficulty level.
How long does it take to farm all the soul stones: Since you only have 3 attempts per day before you can spend jewels for more attempts, the process here takes significantly longer. After all, you get 2 soul stones guaranteed after each battle with Chef Pepper Jack. To obtain all 1201 soul stones, you need to farm for 200 days (if you do not want to spend jewels).
In your guild, you can ask for soul stones
Should I use a team consisting of Blast Zone, Boomer, and Ka-Boom? On paper, this constellation is very strong. You inflict devastating explosion damage and can also influence your own attack and the defense of your opponents. However, in practice, you will quickly realize that your team has significant weaknesses in defense.
Therefore, I would recommend using Blast Zone with Boomer in normal missions and swapping in Ka-Boom for boss fights. As a third slot, you can use a support or defense unit. How about Wham-Shell, for example?
Wham-Shell – Tough Shell, Damn Tough Core
Element – Water
Stars – Min 2 / Max 6
Weaknesses – Life / Earth
Role – Defense
Strengths – Fire / Magic
Why is Wham-Shell so good? This grumpy little guy not only has great parameter values but is also equipped with quite decent skills that can give you a significant advantage in battle. Additionally, Wham-Shell is relatively easy to farm since you can obtain his soul stones in a specific world.
Wham-Shell’s crustacean combo
However, Wham-Shell has the downside that as a defender he is unable to use certain abilities to draw the attention of enemies to himself. Therefore, his high defense value is only beneficial when he is also attacked. Unfortunately, you can’t influence this.
Which skills does Wham-Shell bring? As a defense unit, Wham-Shell can increase his own defense and lower the opponent’s attack power. In addition, he has a useful passive skill that affects all allies:
Crustacean Combos (active) – With this ability, Wham-Shell deals damage and increases his own defense with an 80% chance.
King’s Hammer (Active) – This attack deals damage based on Wham-Shell’s defense value and lowers the target’s defense. The awakened version of the skill deals even more damage.
Water Blessing (Passive) – The Water Blessing generates a shield for all allies with a certain probability in each round, which reduces the damage taken.
The King’s Hammer of Wham-Shell
Which skills should be used when? Since Wham-Shell only has access to two active skills, this question also answers itself. Which of the two abilities you use when depends mainly on your opponent. Enemies with strong attack values should be debuffed appropriately. However, you should never neglect your defense.
Which runes should be equipped for Wham-Shell? As a defense unit that also benefits from a high defense value, you should equip Wham-Shell with a total of six protection runes that increase his defense by 30%.
In the realm of shadows, you will find the soul stones for Wham-Shell
Where can I find the soul stones for Wham-Shell? You can farm the soul stones for Wham-Shell in the ninth world, the Shadow Realm. Since you get the soul stones on the easiest difficulty level, you should be able to access the soul stones quite quickly. Just repeat stage 9.1 over and over again.
How long will it take you to collect all the soul stones: To fully develop and awaken Wham-Shell, you need 1175 soul stones. At an average yield of 3 soul stones per 10 auto-battles, the process takes about 52 hours and 15,600 energy.
However, you can also obtain Wham-Shell through wish stone summons, which should accelerate the process. Additionally, you can earn 6 extra soul stones every day in your guild.
Dive-Clops – The Mana Generator
Element – Water
Stars – Min 4 / Max 6
Weaknesses – Life / Earth
Role – Support
Strengths – Fire / Magic
Why is Dive-Clops so good? This support unit is a fantastic mana generator when you use his skills wisely. This leads to units with high mana costs getting to act more frequently, thus effectively increasing your breakthrough potential. Especially in the arena and in auto-battles, you can make fights victorious for you much faster.
The waterpedo attack of Dive-Clops
Which skills does Dive-Clops have? Dive-Clops brings 3 active and one passive skill into play. To get the maximum out of them, you should weigh carefully which skills you use.
Waterpedo (Active) – With this ability, you can regenerate mana if enemies are attacked while in a frozen state.
Sonar (Active) – This attack targets all opponents and has a chance to give you a shield. The awakened form additionally provides a buff to effect accuracy.
Sprinkle Geyser (Active) – The geyser also targets all opponents and freezes them for one round.
Reset (Passive) – Dive-Clops can help you reduce the cooldowns of skills with his passive ability if you are under the shield effect while being attacked.
The sonar of Dive-Clops
Which skills should be used when? Use the Sprinkle Geyser and follow up with a waterpedo to regenerate mana. However, to benefit from his passive skill, you need another unit that can either shield your allies or freeze opponents.
Which runes are best for Dive-Clops? For Dive-Clops, use four attack runes to increase the attack power by 25%, as well as 2 focus runes to make his freezing attack even more effective.
In the Shrine of Light, you can farm soul stones for Dive-Clops
Where can you farm the soul stones for Dive-Clops? To effectively farm Dive-Clops, you need to be a bit further in the story. You need to be able to defeat the boss of the tenth world, the Sky Realm, on normal difficulty without any problems. Unfortunately, the soul stones are only available in stage 10.7.
How long does it take to collect all the soul stones for Dive-Clops? Since the fights are also limited to a maximum of 3, the process will take significantly longer unless you want to invest jewels. For 1210 soul stones, you will need 202 days.
Speed up your process by keeping an eye on the magic shop and asking your guild members (for two soul stones daily) for help.
Enigma – The Low-Budget Wizard
Element – Magic
Stars – Min 4 / Max 6
Weaknesses – Water / Tech
Role – Support
Strengths – Air / Ghost
Why is Enigma so valuable? Enigma is a wizard. His attacks are highly designed to protect and enhance your attackers. Your unit with the highest attack value will significantly survive longer thanks to Enigma’s skills.
Moreover, Skylanders: Ring of Heroes gifts you Enigma and gives you over 200 soul stones on top. We’ll gladly accept that!
Enigma in battle
These skills does Enigma bring: All skills serve to strengthen your best attacker so that he can deal more damage and take more damage.
Mystical Staff (active) – This attack enhances the attack of your hero with the highest attack value.
Invisibility Mode (Active) – Attacks an opponent and grants your best attacker a blessing that makes him immune to damage (except status effects).
Paradox Pound (Active) – This attack targets all opponents and grants your allies a buff on accuracy and effect accuracy.
Eye for Eye (Passive) – This passive ability ensures that after every third attack, your best attacker becomes invisible.
Which skills should be used when? You should always have the Invisibility Mode with you as it makes your attacker immune to damage. Choose whether you want to enhance the attack power of a unit or the accuracy of the entire troop.
In Rainbow Valley, you can farm soul stones for Enigma
How do I obtain the soul stones for Enigma? Once you have mastered part 1 of the training missions, Skylanders: Ring of Heroes gifts you the hero Enigma. Part 2 of the training then gives you an additional 260 soul stones.
However, the remaining soul stones are not so easy to obtain. You need to farm the boss of the seventh world, Rainbow Valley, on the hard difficulty level.
You can also frequently buy soul stones in the magic shop
How long will it take to gather all the needed soul stones? Since you can only face the boss three times a day, it will take quite a long time to gather all the needed soul stones. Subtracting the 260 from the training missions, you need to farm 950 soul stones.
Therefore, it will take 159 days until you have all the soul stones. Also, regularly check the magic shop and ask your guild for help to speed up the process.
What do you think of the list? Do you have any other tips?
This is happening today in Destiny 2: Nevertheless, there is still plenty going on in the third week of Season 6:
Update 2.2.0.2 has been deployed. This happened just before today’s Weekly Reset. Among other things, it resolves issues with Powerful rewards.
In Gambit Prime, the map “Legion-Prunkbau” is making its debut.
Also, many activities will be reset with the Weekly Reset. Let’s take a look at these now.
Nightfall Strikes on March 19th on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
You can choose between these three Nightfall Strikes:
Strange Terrain
The Arms Dealer
Will of the Thousands
The recommended Power Level is 540. Don’t forget that the loadout will be locked. With Xur’s challenge card, you can apply various modifiers to the Nightfall.
This is how you get Powerful rewards from the Nightfall Strikes:
Complete a Nightfall
Complete the Nightfall with at least 100,000 points
Story Missions and Strikes
The heroic story missions and the Vanguard strikes feature the following modifiers:
Arc Burn
Grounded
Grenadier
The Burn modifier remains active all week until March 26th. The other two modifiers rotate daily.
This is how you get Powerful loot:
Complete 3 heroic story missions
Complete 3 heroic strikes with a focus on the same light element as a member of your fireteam
Crucible Activities and Gambit
In PvP, these tasks await you:
Quickplay
Competitive
Lockdown
Rumble
Private Match
This is how you get Powerful loot in PvP and Gambit:
Complete 5 Crucible matches
Complete 3 Gambit matches
Complete 4 Gambit Prime matches
The Drifter is located in the Tower addition. He has weekly bounties for Gambit Prime and this one for standard Gambit: “In the Mill” (Earn points by defeating enemies and Guardians and depositing motes). This will drop a powerful reward.
You can also earn Powerful gear through Reckoning matches.
Escalation Protocol this week
In the Escalation Protocol on Mars, you can earn this lovely weapon:
The Flashpoint is in the European Dead Zone. There, you can also play a heroic adventure to earn additional Powerful loot.
Ikora Rey asks you to complete 20 random bounties for a Powerful reward. Additionally, you receive the Loyalty reward from her when you pledge your loyalty to the Vanguard. Otherwise, the reward is available from the Drifter.
Ada-1 has weapon patterns for the sniper rifle, sword, and auto rifle.
Petra is located at the Shore (Curse Cycle Week 1). The mission is “Broken Courier”. Additionally, you will receive powerful rewards through 8 daily bounties and the Ascendant challenge. This is the Ascendant challenge.
Hawthorne offers Powerful gear when you collect 5000 Clan XP. She has only weekly bounties available now, no more daily ones. The weekly bounties offer Powerful rewards.
In the Captain’s Log, the developers discuss Atlas and the new features. This time, everything revolves around the PvP and test servers. However, the announced changes have met with skepticism in the community.
What changes are coming to PvP? Grapeshot Games has announced that they want to focus on three different game modes:
A PvE mode
A PvP mode with small companies (2-50 players)
A PvP mode with large companies (200+ players)
With this, the developers want to support both players working together in large companies and alliances, as well as those who prefer to play in smaller groups.
Where is the March patch? Furthermore, the developers announced the delay of the announced March patch. This is set to arrive on the test servers only at the end of March/beginning of April. There is no exact date for the patch release.
Do the different game modes ruin the MMO?
In the Atlas Reddit, there is much discussion about the new announcement. Although the large companies are a problem, many players are dissatisfied with the announcement.
What is wrong with the companies? Companies are the guilds in Atlas and ensure that players play together. However, these companies are currently much too large, allowing individual companies to dominate large parts of the game.
The upcoming March patch is set to reduce the number of members to 250 players and limit an alliance to a maximum of four companies. Many players felt this was still too little.
Therefore, the developers have reacted and initiated a separation of the PvP servers for large and small companies. However, players are now also rejecting this separation.
This is what the community says: Different users highlight that Atlas will hardly have the player numbers to support both PvP modes.
The user realanything writes:
I am not sure how I should feel about not only the division of the player base, but also splitting into three different game modes.
Nuclear12346 even takes a harsher stance in his words:
It’s funny that the developers think they have a player base for this.
Oh man, everyone I’ve talked to since the last Captain’s Log has lost interest in the game. And now they want to split the rest as well [..].
Wildshot, your game is dead in the water, and there is no lifeline for it.
This reset is perceived as a mistake by most players because earned progress will be lost. Additionally, everyone now knows that they have been playing for weeks, and especially for the coming weeks, without their progress being saved.
Additionally, the Captain’s Log was delayed by several days and only contained negative information for the players. This further amplified their disappointment.
What’s next for Atlas? Much now depends on the next major patch for Atlas. This will show whether, after the server reset and player separation, everything continues as usual.
Because although the MMO was heavily criticized at first and also came with many bugs, it has had good player statistics over time.
Even our author Sascha only understood late why many enjoy Atlas:
The first season of Apex Legends has finally begun. You can now purchase the Battle Pass and unlock great new content.
What’s included in the Battle Pass? Season 1 is themed “Wild Frontier” and has now started. If you own the Battle Pass, you can unlock the following things in Apex Legends over multiple tiers:
A free “basic version of the Battle Pass” is available. This already includes some items:
The Battle Pass itself contains 100 tiers, where you can unlock more and more loot. We have already picked out the highlights of the Battle Pass for you. You can find more information on the official website.
The free content.
How much does the Battle Pass cost? The Battle Pass is available in 2 versions:
the “normal” Battle Pass for 950 Apex Coins (about €9.50)
the “Battle Pass Bundle” for 2800 Apex Coins (about €28)
These three skins are available immediately upon purchasing the Battle Pass.
How do I get the Battle Pass? If you want to buy the Battle Pass, just check the in-game menu in Apex Legends. You will find it under the tab “Battle Pass”.
If you need to top up your account first, you can do this via the “Apex Coins” tab or directly through Origin on PC.
In addition to your normal experience, you gather a “season XP” with the Battle Pass. This helps you level up and earn skins, loot boxes, and Apex Coins.
Challenges that might allow you to level up faster could be introduced at a later date or in a future season.
Additionally, Apex Legends offers the so-called “Legend Bonus”. This grants you bonus XP when you play with the respective Legend.
Can I unlock the next Battle Pass? Yes. Essentially, a Battle Pass is a one-time investment, even in Apex Legends.
RockStar has announced new content for the multiplayer part of Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Online. Additionally, an update is expected to be released “later in spring” that will bring some new features.
This content is coming in the next 4 weeks: RockStar has announced that it will add new content to Red Dead Online every week. In the next four weeks, there will be about:
Furthermore, the beta phase has allowed the developers to lay the groundwork for more advanced aspects of Red Dead Online. Therefore, the developers announced the next major update for the online mode, which is expected to be released “later in spring”.
RockStar announces further content and events for RDO, as seen here the event “Jester Gold”.
What’s included in the big spring update With the next update, players in Red Dead Online will gain more freedom in their play style. RockStar intends to introduce offensive and defensive play styles.
The offensive style is more like the current free roam
while the defensive play style is intended to be an evolved version of the passive mode concept.
This will allow players to defend themselves against attacks without having to fear bounties.
Soon players will be able to fish in peace in RDO without fear of other players. Source: Reddit
Additionally, Rockstar plans for Red Dead Online:
new missions for “A Land of Opportunities” with Jessica LeClerk,
new free roam missions
and the introduction of dynamic events. Players will need to fend off attacks, initiate rescues, or defend people in need.
There will also be adjustments to the character editor.
Changes to the daily challenges are intended to eliminate hostile play and lead to winning streaks for greater rewards. What this will look like has not yet been announced.
Additionally, the LeMat revolver, a weapon from Red Dead Redemption, will make its comeback with the update.
When is all this coming? Rockstar currently plans to release the update with the major features for “Spring 2019.”
Spring 2019 begins on March 19 and ends on June 21. We can expect the big update sometime in the next 3 months – if the next 4 weeks are filled with smaller updates, we can expect it at the earliest in May 2019.
A big question in the community is whether the last update has made RDR2 uglier:
In Destiny 2 a new update is being deployed today, March 19. Anyone in the game at this time will be logged out.
Bungie is releasing a new update today, just before the weekly reset. Maintenance work will take place. There is no planned server downtime, but you will be required to download the update soon.
These are the important times today, March 19:
Maintenance will begin at 4 PM. Some features of the companion app will no longer be available.
The update 2.2.0.2 will be released worldwide on PS4, Xbox One, and PC at 5 PM. Update: The hotfix will be installed immediately after logging in. It is approximately 30 MB in size.
You must download the update by 5:45 PM at the latest. Anyone still in the game at that time will be returned to the title screen.
The maintenance work should be completed by around 7 PM, and all functions will be reactivated.
During the maintenance, the servers will remain online. Once you have installed the update, you can continue playing.
What changes today with update 2.2.0.2? Patch notes
What changes are known? The full patch notes are now live. Here are the highlights:
The daily and weekly challenges displayed in the navigator caused powerful rewards to jump from lower power than planned. Progress should normally slow down from 690 power level, but before the patch, slow progress was active from 650. With today’s hotfix, you will receive rewards at higher power level up to 690 power level.
According to Bungie, the goal is for endgame progress from season to season to take approximately the same amount of time and effort. This means that moving from 650 to 700 power level should feel similar to moving from 600 to 650 in the previous season. The experience should be comparable.
Additional changes:
A problem has been fixed where you could not accept the loyalty quest when your bounties inventory was full at the time of acceptance.
The requirements for the weekly Gambit Prime bounty for the collector have been adjusted. Previously, you had to gather far too many particles.
The glass modifier has been removed from the pool of reckoning modifiers. It has been replaced by prism. Prism was removed last week due to a bug. It is now returning.
You can now trade in 5 Gambit synths for 100 glimmer with the wanderer.
A problem has been fixed where the “Dark Age Arsenal” triumph was not correctly unlocked when winning Gambit matches with a full Gambit loadout
A bug has been fixed where glory streak triumphs from previous seasons were updated with wins in the season of the wanderer
A bug has been fixed where players could cancel the Blade Barrage super, causing them to be thrown into unplayable areas
Apex Legends now offers the new Battle Pass for Season 1. It costs real money, but it is worth it in the end. Those who complete the pass will receive more Apex Coins than they invested.
How much does the Battle Pass cost? Apex Legends has finally launched its first season, and on March 19, 2019, at 6 PM, the first Battle Pass will finally arrive. It contains a lot of rewards and costs 950 Apex Coins. This is equivalent to 9.50 Euros in real money.
Why do you get your money back? The pass includes over 100 rewards. These include skins for heroes and weapons, banners, and Apex Coins.
In total, there are 1,000 of these coins, the real money exchange currency of Apex Legends, to be earned. Thus, you will receive 10 Euros back for your 9.50 Euros at the end.
What the Apex Coins bring
Can I earn real money with the Battle Pass? However, there is a catch. The 1,000 Apex Coins are firmly tied to the game. So you will only get the exchange currency Apex Coins back and not real money.
When do the coins appear in the Battle Pass? The coins can be found at levels 7, 11, 17, 21, 31, 37, 41, 47, 57, 63, 67, 87, and 97. The exact values of the different unlocks are not yet known. However, you will likely have to play far towards the end of the pass.
Since there are no additional challenges in Season 1 for faster leveling in Apex Legends, it may take a while.
What can I do with the Apex Coins? You can buy all sorts of things in the game with the coins. Among other things, loot boxes with cosmetics, one of the paywall heroes, or you can save the coins.
It would be especially worthwhile to buy the new hero Octane with them, as he only costs 750 Apex Coins. Alternatively, you can also farm 12,000 Legend Tokens in the game and unlock him that way.
How to get the 2nd Battle Pass for free: Those who save the coins can use them to get the second Battle Pass in a few weeks. This is expected to be released according to the Apex Legends roadmap in June.
According to Respawn Entertainment, you can use the coins to unlock the next Battle Pass as soon as it comes out.
If Apex Legends operates similarly to Fortnite, the pass should come with the unchanged price of 950 Coins and will be financed time and again by the previous pass.
So, if you never spend more coins, you can essentially get all upcoming Battle Passes for free as long as you play through the respective previous pass and claim the coin rewards.
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Here’s how to find and farm the Hyena, Outcast, and True Sons keys in The Division 2 . In our guide, we show you a farming route.
What are these faction keys? In the streets of Washington D.C., you can find all sorts of loot. Open chests, loot backpacks, or grab the items dropped by fallen enemies.
Many of you may already have stumbled upon small chests that can only be opened with certain faction keys. Especially early in the game, you’ll need “Hyena keys,” but the other factions also have such mysterious chests lying around.
Hyena keys are needed for opening
What’s inside the faction chests? You will find the chests scattered throughout the world as you progress through the campaign, such as in main missions or side missions. They are particularly valuable as they not only drop “normal” loot but also some exotic gear components. When you complete these, you can craft Exotics.
But how do you get the needed Hyena keys and those from the other factions?
Locations of faction keys are in the underground
Here’s how to find Hyena keys: You can quickly get the keys you are looking for when you venture into the underground of Washington D.C.
Look for these symbols (yellow circle with downward arrow), they mark the underground entrances:
Underground entrance
Some of these entrances only lead to safehouses or mission areas, but others lead into the sewer system. When you’re in the sewer, you will often find the keys.
Keep an eye out for gray key boxes hanging on the walls. They look like this:
A key box that can be looted
A good underground entrance for Hyena keys should be this one, located south of the White House:
If you want to find the keys on your own, you should search the walls in the underground and keep an eye out for these boxes. Otherwise, you will find a farming route below.
Farming route for the keys of the Hyenas, Outcast, True Sons
This is how you can farm the keys: In the video by Arekkz Gaming, a farming route is shown, showing how you can get as many faction keys as possible in a short time.
Start here, near Roosevelt Island:
Then follow the path shown in the video starting at minute 2:04. This way, you will encounter several key boxes that contain faction keys:
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According to user reports, the boxes reset every 24 hours. Then you can loot them again. However, other users report that this is not the case for them. It’s best to write in the comments what experiences you’ve had with the boxes so far.
The keys (Hyenas, True Sons, or Outcast) that you receive from the key boxes are said to be random. If you are in an area occupied by a specific faction, the chance is said to be higher that there are keys from that faction there.
Former players of World of Warcraft are invited this weekend to take another look at the MMORPG. Blizzard is offering free access to old accounts and new content.
Here’s what the offer is about: If you used to play WoW but haven’t logged in for a while, you can check out the new features for one weekend.
For a few days, all former accounts will have access to World of Warcraft up to and including Legion. Additionally, there is a short trial phase for the latest expansion, Battle for Azeroth, if you haven’t purchased the expansion yet.
The trial phase includes three hours of gameplay in Battle for Azeroth content per character or until the quest “We Need Each Other” (Horde) or “A Divided Nation” (Alliance) is completed. The trial can be repeated with up to 12 characters.
If you haven’t purchased Battle for Azeroth, you will only receive three hours of gameplay (per character) for the new content.
When does the offer apply? The start for the returning player special is on Thursday, March 21, 2019. The event ends on Monday, March 25, 2019. Specific times are yet to be announced. A similar offer was already available for Legion.
How can I participate? If you haven’t played WoW for a while and perhaps don’t even have it installed anymore, you will first need to download the Battle.net client.
What you can do at the event depends on whether you already own Battle for Azeroth or not.
If you have already purchased Battle for Azeroth, you will have access to all characters on your server for the duration of the event without having to pay the fee for WoW.
You can simply play as if you had paid and do everything you can do with a regular account.
If you do not own Battle for Azeroth, you have three hours per character available in Battle for Azeroth and all content up to and including Legion. The Legion content is also included in the “Starter Version” of WoW.
The main change here is the trial hours you receive for BfA, during which you can explore some of the new quest areas and content such as
Anthem will not be accessible today due to maintenance work in the early afternoon. Everything you need to know about the server downtime is here for you.
Update 16:05: The Anthem servers should be available again on all platforms.
Update 15:15: The Anthem servers still seem to be down. We will keep you updated!
When is maintenance? As BioWare announced, scheduled maintenance for Anthem will take place today, Tuesday. The servers will be taken down and you will not be able to log into the game.
This is the maintenance on March 19:
The work will begin around 1 PM
The maintenance should be over by 3 PM
Keep in mind that these are approximate times. If there are issues, the work may take longer. In that case, we will inform you here.
Bring is visibly looking forward to the maintenance work.
What is being worked on?As BioWare announced in the Anthem subreddit, maintenance work will be carried out on the servers today. According to Technical Design Director Brenon Holmes, it involves “things on BioWare’s end.”
Holmes further explained that the developers use various technologies to control how the different game services function. Occasionally, software or hardware needs to be updated that supports some of these technologies. This is intended to happen today among other things.
Since this is server-side maintenance, there should not be a patch to download.
With a new Exotic of Season 6, Hunters can finally kill in PvP with one hit in Destiny 2. However, the armor Exotic has more to offer and is certainly worth a closer look.
This is the Exotic in question: With Season 6, five new Exotics have made their way into the game, including three armor pieces – one for each Guardian class.
The Hunter received the gauntlets “Liars Handshake” which allow him to transform into a powerful melee killer in certain situations. Thus, Hunters can finally hold their own in close combat against Titans or Warlocks.
Gauntlets “Liars Handshake” – What the new Exotic can do
What sets the gauntlets apart? This new armor Exotic is specifically tailored for the Arcstrider Hunter. The special feature of these gauntlets is their intrinsic perk Counterpunch.
When you use your Arc melee attack or are hit by a melee attack, you can initiate a powerful melee counter through Counterpunch, which heals you.
Counterpunch raises your melee damage during the counter or the second melee attack from 100 to 300 for 4 seconds. This allows you to take out any Guardian in the Crucible with just one melee hit.
What are the purposes of these gauntlets? The massive damage increase for melee and the healing make this Exotic especially interesting in PvP. In PvE, however, the gauntlets do not really make a significant impact.
This Sub-Focus works best with the gauntlets: While the gauntlets can be used with all Sub-Trees of the Arcstrider, the top Sub-Focus “Way of the Warrior” creates the best synergies with Liars Handshake. The following perks are active:
Combo Punch: A kill with this melee ability starts health regeneration and temporarily increases melee damage
Combat Flow: Melee kills recharge your dodge
Deadly Reach: Dodging increases melee range
Additionally, choose Reckless Dodge, which recharges your melee ability when using the dodge roll.
All perks of the Way of the Warrior are actually very situational, as Hunters previously didn’t have a good punch and the advantages were therefore hardly utilized. But with Liars Handshake, the intrinsic and focus perks can now be combined into a very effective overall package.
This is how you play the gauntlets: Basically, you play the Hunter like a Titan: as soon as you’re in melee range, it’s “Brain off and hit hard”. This principle is then refined with some small Hunter quirks.
As soon as you’ve landed a first hit or have been hit yourself, you use your melee. Within four seconds, this should take out any opponent you hit – even a Hunter with active “Golden Guns” super. Most other supers can be taken out with a second hit.
If several opponents are nearby, use your dodge roll and hit them again. Now you also have an enormous melee range.
Furthermore, Counterpunch and the subsequent hits heal you. A kill with Counterpunch restores half your health immediately, while the subsequent hits regenerate it gradually through Combo Punch, until you can land another Counterpunch kill. Kills also recharge your dodge, so you can dive back into the fray immediately.
If you use the combination of abilities and Exotic correctly, you can prevail against several opponents. Especially in situations where you are outnumbered, this Hunter Exotic can shine.
Who benefits from these gauntlets? They are not an absolute must-have Exotic, but depending on the situation, these new exotic gauntlets can prove to be quite useful and powerful in PvP.
While they can only shine situationally, anyone who enjoys engaging in close combat as a Hunter and prefers a corresponding playstyle should take a closer look at them. This way, you can often secure a decisive advantage in close combat.
In this video from Atzecross Gaming, you can see Liars Handshake in action:
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