The battle royale game Apex Legends will soon have a new legend. The speed junkie Octane is ideal for those who like to play risky. But those who want him must buy or unlock him.
Who is Octane? Octavio “Octane” Silva is the new hero in Apex Legends. The skinny guy is a real speed junkie as he can zip around particularly quickly. His skills are:
Adrenaline Junkie: Octane’s active ability makes him faster. According to a leak, he receives a 30 percent boost. However, he loses health for this.
Stimpack: Octane heals himself as soon as he is no longer being shot at.
This is how Octane plays: Based on his skills, Octane is a hero for players who like to play at the limit. He is fast but loses health because of it. If he wants to heal, he has to pause briefly. So, timing speed and pauses optimally is essential.
Hero is not in the Battle Pass
How to get Octane? The new legend is not part of the Battle Pass. Octane must be purchased separately, like the two paywall heroes Caustic and Mirage.
What does Octane cost?
Octane will soon be available in the shop for 750 Apex Coins.
That corresponds to 7.50 euros.
Can you unlock Octane for free? That is also possible. You can unlock Octane for an as yet unknown number of Legend Tokens.
What about the other new heroes? According to leaks, more new heroes are planned. However, there is no concrete information about their release. It is quite possible that at least one more hero will come during Season 1.
What do you think of Octane? Will you buy the speed junkie?
In The Division 2, the current best build for PvP is known. This allows you to kill all enemies with just one shot. Here’s how the 1-Shot-Sniper-Build works.
Just a few days after the launch of The Division 2, many agents have reached the endgame. Now they are looking for optimal builds to dominate in PvE or PvP.
That’s why this is the best PvP build: Division expert and YouTuber MarcoStyle has introduced a PvP build that he believes is currently the strongest build for “agent versus agent” combat.
Because: You kill with just one shot. One hit is enough to take down any opposing agent, no matter how they are built. Since this 1-Shot-Sniper-Build works at both long and short distances, this is the best PvP build – no other is needed.
Here you see the build in the video:
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These items you need: The build is quite easy to recreate. You don’t have to search forever for the perfect rolls, just wear this equipment:
Weapon: Model 700 – Highend (Sniper Rifle, World Tier 4)
Armor: 3 pieces of the “Airaldi Holdings” brand set (they don’t even have to be highend)
And that’s all. It doesn’t hurt if you have talents and stats on the gear that further increase the damage. But they aren’t necessarily required.
If you want to be 100% sure that you can eliminate every agent with one shot, you can make fine adjustments and pay attention to these stats and talents:
Backpack with weapon damage bonus
Gloves with sniper rifle damage bonus
Holster with health points bonus and talent for +5% more weapon damage
Body armor with weapon damage, headshot damage, and critical hit damage. The talent grants 10% more damage
Knee pads and mask do not contribute anything to this build from MarcoStyle
With the mods, you can further increase weapon damage and sniper rifle damage.
What the three pieces “Airaldi Holdings” do:
+10% precision
+10% headshot damage with sniper rifles
+10% damage
Take these skills with you: With the skills, you can take the Booster Chem Launcher (repairs armor) and the Defender Drone (blocks some incoming bullets in PvP).
The Defender Drone is, by the way, a way to counter the other 1-Shot-Sniper-Builds that are already running around.
With this drone, you are partially immune to damage – but not guaranteed
A specialization is not necessary. But the sniper specialization is definitely recommended. With this, you can compensate for stat weaknesses if your build is not optimized, as you get 25% more headshot damage on all weapons. Additionally, you get 30% faster reload and 30% increased stability.
Info about the weapon: The sniper Model 700 has some rather useless talents according to MarcoStyle, some of which aren’t even active. However, a talent for 10% faster reload is okay.
The secondary weapon is basically irrelevant since you have the sniper as the best weapon in every situation. It kills in one shot at both close and long ranges. If you hit, there is no better alternative.
That’s why the build also works at close range: If you increase damage in as many places as possible in your build, you can choose a different scope than the standard scope.
For example, take the ACOG scope (4x), which reduces the headshot damage bonus compared to scopes for long range, but allows you to play the sniper as agile as a rifle (without having to awkwardly look through the scope first):
This makes it much easier and faster to kill enemies at close range. You don’t have to go through the animation before you can look through the scope and aim. The ACOG scope is available at the Quartermaster as a benefit against SHD tech.
How to play this build? Your goal is to always aim for the heads of the enemies. If you have good aiming, you will dominate PvP with it.
It’s advisable to play in a group. Because if you don’t hit the enemy’s head, maybe one of your group members will.
Is Massive adjusting the balance because of this?
This is what many are currently upset about: Recently, a discussion ignited on the Division subreddit. Because MarcoStyle expressed his opinion via Twitter that the PvP area in The Division 2 has some problems, as such simple builds are far too strong.
It doesn’t matter if you skill as a tank, damage dealer, or supporter, normalization adjusts all stats too much. So you can’t even do anything against this 1-Shot-Sniper-Build.
On Reddit, thousands of agents complained that MarcoStyle and other streamers would ruin the game if they are already “crying” that Massive should make adjustments. Some really nasty insults against the content creators were read. The topic escalated quite a bit. We reported here about this witch hunt on Reddit.
This sniper build shows, however, that Massive will likely have to make adjustments to the balance in PvP sooner or later. Because over time, this 1-Shot-Sniper-Build will certainly become too dominant, as it is already spreading like wildfire.
After all, most want to be out there with the “best build” in PvP.
Gamigo announced a Battle Pass for the MMORPG RIFT. Fans are confused as there is no explanation of what this pass is supposed to offer.
What has Gamigo announced? Through Twitter, the company stated that it wants to introduce a Battle Pass for the MMORPG RIFT. However, without any explanations.
The company is asking what players think so far and what they would like to see in this Battle Pass.
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This is how the community reacts: Fans are expressing complete confusion. The question arises how to inform Gamigo of what they think when there is no idea of what is planned.
Fredelas comments under the announcement on Twitter: “How about you first explain what you’re talking about?”
Buster Cornhull sarcastically comments: “What are we supposed to think? About your logo?”
Nevertheless, the community is trying to provide suggestions.
What could the Battle Pass bring? Dataminers have already found clues of a Battle Pass in RIFT. According to the discovered information, a new quest system will probably be introduced, where you complete missions daily to earn rewards.
Daily quests would indeed make sense. However, it seems a bit strange that these would only be available through a Battle Pass. Nevertheless, new content is planned, which should alleviate the fears of fans that the MMORPG is dead.
When will the Battle Pass come? Currently, it is not clear when Gamigo wants to introduce the Battle Pass for RIFT or what it will cost. Apparently, Gamigo itself is still not quite clear about what they want to introduce with the pass.
At the Game Developers Conference, Nvidia showcased the online game Dragon Hound, demonstrating how ray tracing lighting technology can be applied in an online game. And it looks quite nice.
Modern online games need to be visually appealing. And that is exactly what Dragon Hound focuses on, which not only uses Unreal Engine 4 but also Nvidia’s ray tracing technology.
Monster Hunter meets World of Tanks
What is Dragon Hound? Currently, not much is known about this online RPG. However, it is a sort of Monster Hunter with some World of Tanks elements included.
It is being developed by DevCat in collaboration with Nexon.
You hunt mighty monsters in the game world that you must defeat together with others.
You need to figure out which weapons and tactics you can effectively use against which monsters.
The title takes place in a fantasy world whose technology is roughly equivalent to that of World War I.
The hunting areas in Dragon Hound are significantly larger than in Monster Hunter World.
It is not a traditional MMO but an online game for player groups, similar to Monster Hunter World. However, MMO elements play a role.
You start as a kind of centaur and can breed and use mounts over time.
There is no PvP, but a type of tower defense mode where players cooperatively face wave after wave of enemies. In this mode, MMO elements come into play as you interact with many other players.
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What was shown at GDC? During the Game Developers Conference, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang used Dragon Hound as an example of how the ray tracing technology of current GeForce RTX graphics cards can visually enhance a game.
Dragon Hound uses ray tracing to improve reflections and shadows.
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What makes it special? So far, games have only utilized one aspect of ray tracing technology.
Battlefield 5 enhances reflections.
Metro: Exodus improves global illumination.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider is expected to enhance shadows with a patch.
Dragon Hound will use ray tracing for several aspects, which apparently represents a novelty.
What are the drawbacks? Ray tracing consumes a lot of performance. The more the technology is utilized in a game, the slower it runs. That is why many developers only use it for one aspect.
Since Dragon Hound enhances shadows and reflections, it could impact the game’s performance. However, this is still unclear. This is precisely what players are concerned about, as they respond to Nvidia’s video of the game.
Cloaked Clover commented on the video on YouTube: “Looks good. But I wish you could play it with more than 10 fps.”
When will Dragon Hound be released? The online game currently does not have a release date. It is not even clear whether the game will be released here in Europe.
What does the new feature bring? Through the feature, you could specifically make a Pokémon into a lucky Pokémon. If you get the message that the next trade will be lucky, you could specifically choose a Pokémon that you want to have as a lucky Pokémon.
The IV of lucky Pokémon are generally good.
There are already guaranteed lucky Pokémon: You can already get guaranteed lucky Pokémon right now. However, you must have less than 10 lucky Pokémon in total. If you trade a Pokémon from July or August 2016, it will be guaranteed lucky.
With the new feature, however, you could also get more than 10 guaranteed lucky Pokémon.
Who found the feature? The data miner Chrales regularly searches the code of Pokémon GO for updates. For example, he previously found the Pikachu and Eevee with floral decorations, which were later released.
Recently, the data miner found new Pokémon in the code. However, these have not yet been released.
Don’t miss the news: To stay updated, follow our Facebook page for Pokémon GO and join the appropriate group!
PvP tournaments are also big in Germany! We give you insights:
The Fortnite streamer Ninja has recently revealed in a stream what his subscriber record on Twitch was. At the same time, he stated that he will not be able to reach such high subscriber numbers again.
What was his sub-record? During a stream with the Frenchman Gotaga, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins talks about his sub-record. In one month, 269,000 people subscribed to him, financially supporting him with their subscriptions.
At the same time, the streamer says that he will never reach this high subscriber number again and explains his statement right away.
269,000 paying subscribers on Twitch
This is what Ninja said about his success: Ninja reached this high number of subs during his peak and also during the peak of Fortnite in spring 2018.
The 1st Twitch Prime pack for Fortnite launched on February 28, 2018
The 2nd Twitch Prime pack on May 9, 2018
Streamers have been waiting in vain for a 3rd pack with Fortnite.
With a Twitch Prime pack, players can gift a subscription to a streamer. Players receive this by having a membership with Twitch Prime or Amazon Prime.
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This is how Ninja justifies his statement: After revealing his high sub numbers, he immediately says: “But never again – I will never reach that high again.
If a gamer earns money, it’s like: “Oh, they earn too much. They are rich – let’s support everyone else, but not them.”
Ninja then reports that he played over 5000 hours in 2018. He can count on two hands how many date nights he had with his wife last year. For him, the hard work behind gaming is often downplayed.
How much did he earn with Twitch? A subscription on Twitch costs €4.99 per month – of which the streamer receives about half. Therefore, if he had 269,000 subs in a month, he likely earned quite well. And the hype around Fortnite Prime lasted for several months.
He himself refers to a “cold Mill”, a cool million: Whether he means his share or the total value of the subs in a month is unclear.
Even during a Super Bowl advertisement, Ninja was involved
Just before the launch of Firestorm, there were finally first details about the map at Battlefield 5 . The game world of the upcoming battle royale mode will feature the largest map in the history of Battlefield.
This is how massive the Firestorm map is:On Twitter, the developers at DICE have now presented the new map for the Firestorm mode. The map will be called Halvøy and will be the largest map in the Battlefield series.
This is what Halvøy looks like from the air
To illustrate the massive scale of the battle royale game world, a comparison was made with the previously largest Battlefield 5 map, Hamada.
The Halvøy map from Firestorm
This desert map is already huge and offers plenty of space for infantry battles, tank battles, and air combat. Halvøy is supposed to be 10 times larger than Hamada. Here is the comparison:
Halvøy and Hamada in direct size comparison
When is the Firestorm mode coming? As recently announced in a first trailer, Firestorm will launch on March 25 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
What’s planned until the release of Firestorm? Until then, there should still be a further trailer and numerous blogs this week, providing additional information about the new battle royale mode.
A roadmap for the immediate future of Battlefield 5 is also expected to be published sometime this week. DICE will reportedly address most of the burning questions from fans.
What is currently known about Firestorm? Due to the leak of apparently an official tutorial for Firestorm, numerous details have already become known in advance. Now, some new information has come in. Here’s the summary of the most important points:
There will be 17 different vehicles, including tanks, helicopters, tractors
There will be solo, duo, and quad modes for up to 64 players
No classes
You will play on the largest Battlefield map
The map can be altered through destruction
Three different equipment tiers
Inventory space and ammunition capacity are limited
Two primary weapons and one handgun can be equipped
Various objectives through which you can unlock the best equipment
Firestorm is an independent mode, but progress is linked to your company and your Battlefield 5 progress
The grandpa who plays Pokémon GO with 21 phones is a true internet star. Millions of people watched his video. Now the retiree also has a phone sponsor.
How viral his video is: A video is circulating on Twitter showing the retiree playing with his 21 smartphones. This video has already received over 3.6 million views. The whole world is watching the grandpa from Taiwan.
Meanwhile, the retiree is already being sponsored. The company Asus is providing the player with 21 brand new phones with which he can go hunting.
This is how the retiree advertises for Asus
This is how grandpa becomes a brand ambassador: During the presentation of the latest phone from Asus, the 70-year-old player from Taiwan was also present. He rolled onto the stage on his bicycle and showcased the smartphone in a 21-fold display on the handlebar of his bike.
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This is behind the sponsorship: Asus is aware of the player’s fame. After all, grandpa receives millions of views on Twitter, making him an internet star. It’s only logical that a company wants to profit from this fame.
This is behind the Pokémon grandpa: We have reported several times about Chen San Yuan. The 70-year-old has repeatedly excited numerous Pokémon GO players with his setups for his phones.
Once he walked around with 15 phones attached to a device on his hip. Recently, he delighted the masses with a bike mount and the mentioned 21 phones and other smartphones in the bike basket.
Here you can see the retiree presenting the new phone from Asus
We are curious to see what the retiree will come up with next and how much his sponsor Asus will assist with additional phones.
This Pokémon GO player is not exactly loved, as he hit a police officer while playing:
In The Division 2, one thing is painfully missing from the agents’ gear: a flashlight.
It’s about this one thing: Although the agents in The Division 2 are well-equipped professionals, they have forgotten an important tool for survival in Washington D.C.: a flashlight. Or another light source that can illuminate dark rooms.
As an agent, you use high-tech drones that autonomously fly alongside you, deploy seeker mines that automatically attack enemies, and hack into almost anything with a highly intelligent ISAC system. But there seems to be no room left in the backpack for a cheap flashlight.
That’s why the missing flashlight is a problem: This issue has been pointed out several times in the Reddit forum. “The game could really use a flashlight,” writes a user, receiving over 3500 upvotes.
The reason for this complaint is that The Division 2 has some really dark rooms. Especially at night, you can hardly see what’s in front of you. Like in this screenshot:
In this room, there are several crates that can be opened. But – where are they?
Currently, many agents stumble through the darkness when entering such rooms. It doesn’t help much, as some users say, to turn the screen brightness all the way up.
Even outdoor areas are extremely dark at night, and spotting enemies among trees and bushes can be difficult.
One thing that would help is a flashlight.
A player finds a flashlight, but it is useless
This is what’s up with the flashlight: After numerous players expressed their desire for a flashlight, a Reddit user finally found such a light source in the game. He proudly presented his find to the community:
The special thing: The flashlight even lights up. Unfortunately, you cannot pick it up and take it into dark rooms.
Have you also missed a flashlight in The Division 2?
The Dark Zones are places that are dark, but you will have other problems than a missing flashlight there. All info about these areas here:
The first season of Apex Legends has been officially announced – including a Battle Pass. It starts today, March 19, at 6 PM. Developer Respawn announced this via Twitter.The Battle Pass will also be available for in-game currency Coins.
When does Season 1 start? The official Twitter account of Apex Legends has just posted a tweet.
According to this tweet, the official start of the first season of Apex Legends is today, March 19, at 6:00 PM German time. (10 AM Pacific Time)
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Those who purchase the Battle Pass will also immediately unlock some skins:
the Revolutionary skin for Lifeline
the Survivor skin for Wraith
the Outlaw skin for Mirage
Battle Pass for Apex Legends is also available for Coins
What does the Battle Pass cost? Together with Season 1, the first Battle Pass for Apex Legends will be released. It will be available for purchase directly in the in-game shop using Apex Coins:
the normal Battle Pass will cost 950 Coins (roughly €9.50)
the “Battle Pass Bundle” will cost 2800 Coins (roughly €28)
The bundle already unlocks the first 25 tiers of the Battle Pass.
Players had speculated beforehand whether the pass would be available for in-game currency Coins or only via euros. Now the answer is known.
This is how the Battle Pass works: According to the website, you will be able to earn up to 100 tiers in the Battle Pass. Thus, the Battle Pass works similarly to that of the competitor Fortnite.
As you level up, you will gradually unlock more content. This includes:
A new item came to Apex Legends through a patch: Jump Pads. These strange trampolines have been on the map since then, and many are wondering what they’re good for. We will tell you what you can do with them.
What are the Jump Pads? The new Jump Pads are medium-sized constructs on the ground. They appeared after an update in Apex Legends and can be used since then.
When you jump onto a Jump Pad or walk over it, you will be launched into the air.
The Jump Pads are already known as the ultimate ability of the leaked legend Octane. Many players suspect that they are a hint at his appearance and serve to prepare for the new legend and the upcoming Battle Pass.
Where can I find the Jump Pads? At the moment, the Jump Pads are on the map directly in front of the main entrance of “Market.” They are thus located relatively centrally on the map.
Market is a popular landing option for many players, as there is often a lot of good loot to be found here. Therefore, it is advisable not to land there right at the start if you want to try out the Jump Pads.
This is what you can do with the Jump Pads: The Jump Pads currently don’t have a greater use due to their position. They probably serve to try out what you can do with them.
The community has already come across several uses:
The decoys of Mirage can use the Jump Pads
Grenades bounce off the surface and are launched into the air (Arc Stars do not)
In Pokémon GO a new Shiny could soon be waiting for you. The Plant Event is starting and might bring a new shiny version.
That’s why a new Shiny could come: The Plant Event starts today, on March 19, in Pokémon GO. So far, no new Shiny has been officially confirmed. However, the chances are pretty good when looking at past events.
In past events of this type, new Shinys were released repeatedly. Most recently, this was the case with the Battle Event and Shiny Machop and Mankey.
These Shinys could be released
Which Pokémon are announced? The official announcement from Niantic mentions the following Pokémon:
Oddish
Rufflet
Sunkern
Wurmple
These Pokémon will be available in the Plant Event
On Reddit , Oddish is being considered the hottest Shiny candidate. After all, it is seen in the image for the announcement (see title image) and otherwise doesn’t play a significant role in the meta.
This is what the Shinys of the Oddish family look like. However, they are not yet confirmed for Pokémon GO.
Rufflet and Wurmple could also be released as Shiny. However, many players think of another event for Easter with Rufflet. After all, Rufflet consists of 6 eggs, fitting for an Easter event. Nevertheless, it cannot be excluded that Rufflet will also be released as Shiny.
Why is a Shiny so likely? Niantic likes to release new Shinys during such events. There has hardly been an event recently where no new Shiny was introduced. It would be very surprising if there isn’t a new Shiny this time. But this too should not be ruled out.
When does the event start? The Plant Event starts at 9 PM on March 19. By then, we will see if a new Shiny will find its way into the game.
Regardless of events, you should catch every Trubbish. Here’s why:
Today, on March 18th, the servers of The Division 2 will go down. The skill issues are expected to be reduced.
This evening, on March 18th, the developers of The Division 2 will conduct unscheduled maintenance. The servers will go down for a short time.
These are the important times on March 18th:
At 10:15 PM, the servers will be shut down. From that point, you will no longer be able to play. A countdown will run in the game to remind you to finish the activity you are currently in.
The servers will be down for 15 minutes. Therefore, you can play again starting at 10:30 PM.
Update 10:35 PM: Players are still being bombarded with various error codes when logging in. Everything is included from Mike to Echo and Delta. Servers are not yet running.
Update 10:40 PM: Massive states that the servers should be back up soon.
This issue is being addressed: Massive is reducing the cooldown issue with the skills.
The issue causes many skills, which should normally be active for a long time, like the drone, the shield, or the drone stock, to disappear shortly after activation. This is particularly frustrating with the shield when you want to hide behind it and suddenly find yourself exposed to gunfire.
This is what Massive says now: “Good news, agents,” the developers state. Because they apparently were able to identify several issues causing the skill bugs. The team worked hard over the weekend and today to find a fix for these annoyances.
Most of these can be fixed today during maintenance. A future patch will eliminate the remaining skill bugs. But from today, the skills should work significantly more reliably.
This patch will be released sometime this week.
Until then, you should avoid the talents “EXTRA” and “OVERLAP,” which Massive identified as the culprits.
Massive thanks all players who provided feedback so that these skill issues could be resolved as quickly as possible. The “health of the game” remains the highest priority. Only when the current player experience is very good for everyone will new content be delivered. This was emphasized by Massive last week.
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Wargaming, the developers of World of Tanks and Co, are planning a new MMO shooter. They are working with the shooter experts from Frag Lab and online giant Amazon.
What is Wargaming planning? According to a press release, the developer Wargaming, known for World of Tanks, aims to develop a “NextGen Free2Play shooter”.
The game will be based on Amazon’s modern Lumberyard Engine and utilize additional Amazon Web Services: These are particularly well-suited for simulating vast worlds.
Moreover, dedicated servers from Amazon GameLift will be utilized.
New World also relies on Lumberyard.
What is the Lumberyard Engine? The Lumberyard engine is a version of the CryEngine that is specifically designed for Twitch. The large streaming platform also belongs to Amazon.
The Lumberyard engine is also used by the promising MMORPG New World as well as by the space saga Star Citizen.
Who else is involved in the project? Wargaming is also developing their new game in collaboration with the studio Frag Labs. They consist of 125 employees and are located in Kiev, Ukraine.
Frag Labs was behind the shooter Warface, but the Ukrainians were also involved in Crysis and Battlefield 2. They thus have experience with military shooters.
Warface was the last major project by Frag Lab.
Wargaming aims to combine their own experience in developing Free2Play models with the shooter expertise of Frag Labs in the new project.
What will Wargaming’s shooter MMO be? What exactly Wargaming, Amazon, and Frag Labs are planning is not known. However, they intend to release more detailed information later this year.
Given Wargaming and Frag Labs’ previous development history, it could likely be a military shooter similar to Warface. The focus on the Lumberyard engine and Amazon also suggests a strong Twitch affinity and a large world with many players in it.
What do you think is behind Wargaming’s new project?
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In Fortnite: Battle Royale was very popular. Now it is gone and its fans are sad. Epic promises improvements soon.
What happened to the Kugler? The Kugler in Fortnite is a type of hamster ball vehicle. It is very popular and provided great fun for many players. However, in a tweet, the developers announced that the fun hamster ball would be disabled until further notice.
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Epic did not specify concrete reasons for this measure. It seems to be related to stability issues.
This could be behind it: Recently, there were repeated reports of players shooting themselves with a Kugler to absurd heights. They then rolled across the sky and could cover long distances at a safe height. A glitch that was certainly not intended by the developer and was to be fixed.
When will the Kugler return? Epic did not provide a date, but plans to bring back the Kugler as soon as the issue is resolved. It really is just a temporary removal from the game.
Community is concerned about the Kugler
What the community says: Many players love the Kugler and all the fun stunts and memes that could be made with it. Kugler fans find it quite dumb that this vehicle is now out of the game. They are afraid it might never come back or be missing for a long time. Similar issues occurred with the Driftboard in Season 7.
However, some players hate the Kugler and are celebrating that the fun hamster ball is no longer in the game. It is particularly unpopular among professionals, and some players complain that people roll around with Kuglers and thus do not participate in the game until the endgame.
What do you think about the Kugler and its removal from the game? Are you glad it is finally gone or do you miss it already?
Update 21:30: Fortnite has reactivated the Kugler, they report.
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In the endgame of The Division 2, you can access 3 different specializations. Each of these comes with its own skill tree and a unique weapon. Our guide shows how you can unlock them.
Here’s how you can unlock the specializations: To play the 3 endgame specializations, you need to meet a few conditions. First, you must reach Max Level 30. But that’s not enough yet.
Additionally, you must complete the 3 strongholds:
District Union Arena (Level 26)
Roosevelt Island (Level 28)
Capitol (Level 30)
Once you have done that and reached World Rank 1, you can return to your Operations Base and select the 3 specializations from your Quartermaster.
You can then continuously expand these by playing the specializations until you ultimately complete all 3.
Are more specializations planned for the future? 3 DLC episodes are planned for the first year. Each of these episodes will introduce a new specialization.
Which ones exactly is not known at the moment. However, there are already speculations about a minigun as a possible unique weapon for a new specialization.
In the video by Arekkz, you can check out the specializations:
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In January 2017, Square Enix announced that they would develop an Avengers game in collaboration with Marvel. There were even thoughts of an action MMO. However, things have become very quiet regarding the Avengers Project. What happened?
What is “Avengers Project”? Avengers Project will be the first in a series of games developed in collaboration between Disney and Square Enix.
Other than a short teaser trailer and some press releases, there has been very little information about the game so far. However, we know that it is a “3rd Person Cover Based Action Adventure” and that the project will be “enormously large.”
It is being developed by the subsidiary studio Crystal Dynamics, which many will know from the “Tomb Raider” and “Legacy of Kain” titles.
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The company also published various job postings, offering leadership positions in level and single-player campaign design.
The job postings repeatedly emphasized that the game would have strong multiplayer elements and that the designers would be responsible for creating new online experiences.
Since then, however, there has been silence regarding Project Avengers.
Is there still going to be something? There are increasing signs that we will soon see new information about the Avengers Project.
Google announced in a tweet that there will be a special panel at the Game Developers Conference 2019 on March 19. The guests planned for the panel are:
Crystal Dynamics
Writer Amy Hennig
Game Designer Raph Koster
Why is this interesting? The two guests Hennig and Koster fit well with the job postings that Crystal Dynamics published for the Avengers Project a year ago.
Amy Hennig is well-suited for the position of Game Writer / Narrative Designer and has worked for a long time at Crystal Dynamics on the “Legacy of Kain” series.
Kain and Raziel: The two protagonists of the “Legacy of Kain” series
Raph Koster, on the other hand, has tons of experience in developing MMORPGs, as he worked for a long time on Ultima Online and Star Wars Galaxies. He also fits the roles described in the job postings.
It is still unclear what role Google will play in this panel. Rumors that the internet giant is supposedly working on their own console have been circulating in the gaming community for years. However, this remains unconfirmed thus far.
We may learn more at GDC 2019.
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A player actually earned a Play of the Game in Overwatch through the skillful use of an Ultimate. However, that was spoiled by a crash. Still, the highlight has now been seen by half a million fans.
This is the highlight: The player and reddit user GabiDraco defended as D.Va in a round on Numbani. There he cleverly used his Ultimate Self-Destruct.
As a defender, he attacked the opposing team while they were advancing on the point. For protection, the opponents gathered behind Orisa’s shield.
GabiDraco broke through this shield using his boosters and triggered the self-destruct behind it. Due to the short recoil, hardly any enemy could escape. But just as the bomb was about to explode, GabiDraco was thrown back to the main menu by a server error.
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Despite this, 500,000 fans saw the highlight: He eventually posted the clip of this scene, which would probably have been the Play of the Game, on reddit. Here the clip has been viewed over 500,000 times according to data from gfycat. (As of March 18 at 5:00 PM)
A Play of the Game usually shows the best scene from the previous round. However, since the round was ended by a server error, the scene does not count.
Other fans’ reactions: GabiDraco titled the thread “Blizzard servers ruining dreams.” He receives both praise and sympathy from the community for the scene.
Dozens of reddit users simply commented with “F,” a meme that comes from Call of Duty. There players could press the F key to “pay respects” at a funeral. (“Press F to Pay Respects”)
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Others note that they would have probably freaked out if that had happened to them. Another user reports that the same thing happened to him. The servers crashed just as his team was coming back into the game from a looming defeat.
What do you think of the Play of the Game that never made it into the game?
With another spectacular scene, the meta was recently immortalized:
In Fortnite there is a new starter pack available for purchase for Season 8. You get a skin and other cosmetics for €5. We will tell you if the purchase is worth it.
What is the Starter Pack? This package is available in the in-game shop of Fortnite on PC – and on the respective platforms for PS4 and Xbox One.
It offers you a €5 skin and other cosmetics. Now there is a new package. In the “Lagoon Pack” there are again discounts.
We will tell you what is included in the package and why the purchase of the starter pack is worth it.
This is included in the new Starter Pack
Here’s what’s inside: In total, there are 4 items in the pack. This also includes a new skin:
Skin “Laguna”
Pineapple Paint
Back Bling “Pineapple Clutch”
600 V-Bucks
What does the skin look like? The skin is a cool blonde agent. To match it, there is the pineapple ukulele that she can carry on her back.
This is what you get in the Lagoon Pack of Fortnite
You can find the offer here: For €4.99 you can buy the starter pack in the in-game shop. It is directly next to the previous starter pack, the Cobalt Pack:
On Xbox One, the offer is currently not live yet, but it will surely come soon.
Is the purchase worth it? The package offers significant discounts. Usually, a skin costs around €10, this skin only costs €5 and you also get additional items.
Just the 600 V-Bucks have a value of €6, so you actually save money. Additionally, you get the skin and two more cosmetics. So if you don’t want to invest too much money in the game, you can get a real bargain with the starter pack.
This is behind the starter packs: Epic frequently includes such enticing offers in their shop. This is meant to encourage players to spend money on the game.
The 600 V-Bucks included in the package won’t be very useful, since most skins cost a few V-Bucks more.
You would need to spend a bit more money to invest the 600 V-Bucks meaningfully.
The package mainly serves Epic to encourage players to make microtransactions, thereby lowering the threshold for them to do the same for another skin.
In Fortnite, there is also a new weapon, but it could lead to a catastrophe:
That’s why a Battle Pass is important: A Battle Pass for free-to-play shooters like Apex Legends and also Fortnite is an important source of revenue. Due to the presumably incurred costs for the Battle Pass, the game can be financed.
Currently, the only sources of income are founder packages and loot boxes that offer skins and particularly rare heirlooms. A Battle Pass would provide a more stable foundation.
And it gives players a goal to work towards.
Loot boxes are currently the only consistent source of income.
Through funding, Respawn can also continue to work on the game and continue the fight against cheaters, which is currently heavily burdening the game.
That’s why a Battle Pass is important: A Battle Pass for free-to-play shooters like Apex Legends and also Fortnite is an important source of revenue. Due to the presumably incurred costs for the Battle Pass, the game can be financed.
Currently, the only sources of income are founder packages and loot boxes that offer skins and particularly rare heirlooms. A Battle Pass would provide a more stable foundation.
And it gives players a goal to work towards.
Loot boxes are currently the only consistent source of income.
Through funding, Respawn can also continue to work on the game and continue the fight against cheaters, which is currently heavily burdening the game.
That’s why a Battle Pass is important: A Battle Pass for free-to-play shooters like Apex Legends and also Fortnite is an important source of revenue. Due to the presumably incurred costs for the Battle Pass, the game can be financed.
Currently, the only sources of income are founder packages and loot boxes that offer skins and particularly rare heirlooms. A Battle Pass would provide a more stable foundation.
And it gives players a goal to work towards.
Loot boxes are currently the only consistent source of income.
Through funding, Respawn can also continue to work on the game and continue the fight against cheaters, which is currently heavily burdening the game.
Update 18:21: The Battle Pass has just been officially announced.
The first Battle Pass and Season 1 of Apex Legends are still awaited. Fans are wondering why nothing is happening yet. The reason could be quite simple, as Twitch star Shroud explains.
Why is there no Battle Pass? Streamer Shroud believes there is a simple reason for the delay: Apex Legends was simply too well received. The developers at Respawn did not expect this success.
I think Season 1 should have been out by now. But they [the developers] probably want to do it better.
That’s why popularity is a “problem”: The game’s popularity has surprised the developers. Shroud said:
I think the plan for Season 1 was simple, it was just a Battle Pass and new Legends, that was it. But the game took off and they [the developers] did not expect that. So players are now expecting much more.
Although there were already plans for new content before the sudden release of the game, the overwhelming success of Apex Legends may have caused the developers to fear that the planned content would not suffice.
I think they want to delay it a bit and put in proper work. Not just a simple Battle Pass and a few characters. I think they want to do it right. That’s why it’s taking so long. But I think the wait will be worth it.
Shroud
And it gives players a goal to work towards.
Loot boxes are currently the only consistent source of income.
Through funding, Respawn can also continue to work on the game and continue the fight against cheaters, which is currently heavily burdening the game.
That’s why a Battle Pass is important: A Battle Pass for free-to-play shooters like Apex Legends and also Fortnite is an important source of revenue. Due to the presumably incurred costs for the Battle Pass, the game can be financed.
Currently, the only sources of income are founder packages and loot boxes that offer skins and particularly rare heirlooms. A Battle Pass would provide a more stable foundation.
And it gives players a goal to work towards.
Loot boxes are currently the only consistent source of income.
Through funding, Respawn can also continue to work on the game and continue the fight against cheaters, which is currently heavily burdening the game.
That’s why a Battle Pass is important: A Battle Pass for free-to-play shooters like Apex Legends and also Fortnite is an important source of revenue. Due to the presumably incurred costs for the Battle Pass, the game can be financed.
Currently, the only sources of income are founder packages and loot boxes that offer skins and particularly rare heirlooms. A Battle Pass would provide a more stable foundation.
And it gives players a goal to work towards.
Loot boxes are currently the only consistent source of income.
Through funding, Respawn can also continue to work on the game and continue the fight against cheaters, which is currently heavily burdening the game.
