The Asia MMORPG Astellia has talked extensively about its own combat system. It is said to be traditional but also to contain some special elements. Players should particularly recognize the evasion roll.
Tab-targeting or action combat? The most important question regarding new MMORPGs usually revolves around the combat system. Will it be more dynamic and action-packed, or will we happily switch through the mobs?
Astellia claims to rely on old values and focuses on tab-targeting. However, a bit of movement and a few peculiarities are also incorporated into this combat system.
The dynamics in battles
Can you dodge attacks? A special feature of Astellia’s combat system will be the evasion roll. This can be activated by double-tapping a directional key.
Generally, you stand still when casting a skill. Nevertheless, elements have been integrated to make fighting more dynamic.
These evasion rolls are comparable to Guild Wars 2. They are primarily intended to help avoid large and powerful attacks and to reposition in a fight.
Better gameplay feel with skills: Currently, work is being done on the length of animations. The aim is not to bind players to a skill for too long.
Furthermore, the developers are currently working on allowing the casting of skills to be interrupted, for example by the active evasion roll. This was previously not possible, but was urgently requested in player feedback.
Special combinations with the Astels
What are Astels? The combat system of Astellia is complemented by the Astels. These are small summons that support you in battle.
Similar to a trading card game, before a battle you can select 3 out of 30 different Astels to fight alongside you.
Each Astel has special functions and can deal damage, tank, heal players, or perform combo attacks with them.
Combos with your Astels: As an example, the developers describe in their post that the class Assassin can apply a backstab and teleport behind the opponent.
If you now use Seika (also an Assassin) as an Astel, a joint teleport and backstab will be executed. Due to the synergy, this causes particularly high damage.
However, many other combinations are also said to be possible. With 5 classes and 30 Astels, there should be a variety of combinations for Astellia’s group content.
Own playstyle through skill points
In Astellia, you will be able to distribute skill points that will influence your abilities.
What do skill points change? As an example, the shield bash of the warrior was mentioned. You can skill it so that the duration of the stun is increased. Alternatively, you can invest points to reduce the cooldown.
Although the difference may not sound particularly large at first glance, this system is intended to be applied to each individual skill in the game.
Astellia is doing well in Korea, will it succeed here too?
Saturn.de is currently offering Samsung’s former phablet flagship, the Galaxy Note 8, at a particularly good price. In addition, numerous Steelbook Blu-rays are discounted.
Well-aged high-end smartphone: Although the Galaxy Note 8 was released in 2017, it still holds up very well in terms of specifications compared to current models.
The features:
6.3 inch AMOLED display with 2,960 x 1,440 pixels and HDR support
Samsung’s in-house Exynos chip with eight CPU cores and up to 2.3 GHz along with 6 GB of RAM
The rear dual-camera offers 12 megapixels along with optical image stabilization and can record videos up to 2160p at 30 fps.
The built-in storage is 64 GB and can be expanded via microSD slot (Android 9.0 available via update).
The 3,300 mAh battery is non-removable and supports wireless charging (Qi, PMA).
IP68 certification against water and dust
Includes stylus for pen operation
Ports and interfaces: USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 (OTG), 3.5mm jack, WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, ANT+, fingerprint sensor
User feedback: The Galaxy Note 8 is almost universally positively rated, especially in terms of its good specifications. However, the battery life is sometimes criticized as being needing improvement.
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In further testing:Chip.de gave a rating of 90.8 percent and found mainly good things about the model:
The Galaxy Note 8 performs well in our tests. The dimensions remain moderate compared to the Galaxy S8 Plus and iPhone 7 Plus. A real highlight is the beautiful, edge-to-edge display as well as the dual-lens camera with 2x zoom.
We also like the new S-Pen features. Given the price, Samsung could have been more generous with the internal storage. It’s also a shame that at launch, it ran Android 7 and not the new Android 8 Oreo.
Savings: Saturn.de currently offers the Galaxy Note 8 shipping free for 389 Euros instead of the MSRP of 999 Euros. In the price comparison at Geizhals.de, it is listed as available starting at 444 Euros.
With the “Saturn Card”, you can currently save another 10 percent, which we have already covered in a separate announcement.
The same applies to the discounted Blu-rays in Steelbook packaging, with various films available for just 7.99 Euros each. The promotion runs here until Monday at 9 am.
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When you fight in raids or arenas in Pokémon GO, a team will always be suggested to you. However, this is often not good and should not be taken.
That’s why you shouldn’t listen to Pokémon GO: The suggestions for teams are not the most effective Pokémon, but rather the monsters that can endure the longest.
This is not always good, as you primarily want to deal effective damage. We will tell you what lies behind the suggestions and what you should do instead.
That’s why you shouldn’t fight with the suggestions
This is the goal when fighting: Of course, you want to deal a lot of damage in a gym battle or raid. For this, you need effective counters.
In battles, you should not listen to the suggestions.
This is what Niantic suggests: The suggestions in the game are designed to endure a lot. So it doesn’t matter how effective your Pokémon is, the main thing is that it can endure a lot of damage.
They only have a high HP and defense value, which is why they can endure a lot of damage.
This is what you should do instead: It is worthwhile to assemble a good fighting team for each raid. You could also have a general fighting team for arenas ready.
A good fighting team is crucial.
This is what the suggestions are good for: In raids, the suggestions can sometimes be useful. This way, you can sometimes see which moves the raid Pokémon possess.
If in Palkia raids, for example, fairy Pokémon like Pantimos or Togekiss were suggested to you, then Palkia had Draco Meteor. If dragon Pokémon were suggested to you instead, then Palkia had Hydro Pump.
This is because the move Draco Meteor is very effective against dragon Pokémon and the Pokémon of this type cannot endure much damage. However, if Palkia has Hydro Pump, the dragons can endure more and will be suggested.
What about PvP? In PvP battles, a team is also suggested to you. However, the composition is different because you do not see the opponent’s team, unlike in raids or arenas.
Here, you should definitely pay much more attention to what the opponent might use. A lot of luck in team selection also plays a role.
A good Pokémon for your fighting team is Rameidon. We will tell you why:
In The Division 2 you can assist civilians in building their settlements and reap rewards through projects. Our guide explains how it works.
At the beginning of the story of The Division 2, Washington D.C. is in a chaotic state. The civilians, as well as the Division, are in distress. Hostile factions are fighting for control.
Throughout the story, the goal is to reclaim D.C. and restore order. Civilians and their settlements play an important role in this. We explain how they work and what you need to know about the settlement projects.
Settlements and Civilians – the Extended Arm of the Division
These are the settlements: Apart from your Operations Base, the White House, there are several settlements in The Division 2 where civilians are organized and live independently.
However, these are in rather bad shape at the beginning of the game. Part of the game is to support and build up the settlements.
In return, they function as refuges, trading hubs, and their inhabitants support you in the fight against the threats in the city. You could almost consider them additional Operations Bases.
This is how the settlements work: If you support the people of the settlements, you receive many benefits in return. These include
NPCs who unlock new functions for you in the White House and are important for progress
Merchants who supply you with gear
new side missions that grant you blueprints and SHD tech
and projects.
How can you expand settlements? If you complete main and side missions, areas of the settlements will be built up, expanded, and living conditions improved there.
This earns you loyalty levels. With each level, there are new functions or bonuses. For example, through the 4 levels of the Theater settlement, which is available right at the beginning, you can unlock these NPCs for the White House:
Level 1: Inaya al-Khaliq – Crafting Station
Level 2: Grace Larson – Clan Functions
Level 3: Senait Ezera – Dark Zone Officer
Level 4: Charles Douglas – Shooting Range
In addition to the NPCs, there are many more side missions that then become available. Additionally, there are new projects that you can complete.
Projects are worth it, so collect everything
What are projects? These are essentially settlement assignments that you can pick up from the respective NPCs. Projects consist of several requirements that you must fulfill to complete them.
Once you succeed, you receive rewards in the form of gear, blueprints, experience points, or bounties.
This is what you need to do to complete projects: In the game, you can view your accepted projects at any time either in the main menu, at your project manager in the Operations Base, or with the respective project officer of the settlements.
There you have an overview of your progress on all projects and can see at any time what you are missing for completion.
This is what a possible project looks like. Here a bounty mission and EXP as a reward.
Projects may present you with various tasks:
Material Donations: This usually involves various materials like ceramics, polycarbonate, or steel. So it’s worth collecting all kinds of stuff in the open world.
Gear Donations: Typically, this means 3 items of the same kind, such as 3 masks or holsters.
District Activities: Complete 3 activities of any kind in a specific district or, more specifically, prevent an execution.
Find SHD Containers: There are several SHD containers in each district that will be shown to you on the map.
Most tasks can be completed alongside other activities while you finish other tasks in the Operations Base. However, it can be worthwhile to complete them specifically if you want certain blueprints.
Accordingly, it’s important that you don’t immediately dismantle or sell all the gear, but check your projects first.
This tip is one of 15 others that we will present to you in our special:
In general, you should collect everything you find in the open world. Every exploration tour is worthwhile, as it can benefit you in many projects. Often, you can complete several projects at once this way.
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In Fortnite , an an extraordinary event could take place as early as tomorrow, Sunday, March 17th. Because then it’s St. Patrick’s Day – that could turn Fortnite quite green, bring some skins and a new mode.
Update March 17th: The event has now started. We have information about it on Sunday morning
This event is about: St. Patrick’s Day is the Irish national holiday – which is also celebrated in other countries like the USA, where many people have Irish roots.
St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated by turning as many things green as possible: clothing, rivers, beer – everything that can be made green.
St. Patrick’s Day is also observed in video games:
An event skin is relatively rare and therefore highly sought after.
Sgt. Grünklee (Unusual – Saint Patrick’s Day)
“Green” mode with pretty bad loot
How does Fortnite celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year? Nothing has been officially announced yet, but dataminers have found a new mode.
The new limited-time mode is called “Going Green”: This is a classic battle royale mode, but there’s almost only green loot – meaning relatively poor items.
On the occasion of St. Patrick’s Day, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is currently celebrating the “Shamrock & Awe” event. However, the festivities are not well received by all fans. Once again, the pricing policy of the game is the focus of criticism.
What is the event about? Since March 12, the seasonal spring event of Operation Grand Heist from Black Ops 4 has been live – at least on PS4. PC and Xbox One are expected to follow a week later.
The event brings, among other things, a spring update for the Blackout map and paints it in a juicy green color with a lovely spring sun. Additionally, the in-house Battle Royale now receives a Hardcore mode. The traditional multiplayer mode features a event-specific mode called Stockpile, and there are also new theme-inspired contents for Zombies.
What is the problem with the spring event? However, one thing that many fans expected is missing or at least not without further costs – the appropriate rewards in the form of new items.
Because while the event in Call of Duty: WW II still brought new playable items and weapons into the game, that is no longer the case for Black Ops 4. Shamrock & Awe does not receive its own stream in the Black Market through which new items could be earned.
Instead, players have the option to acquire a special order in the Black Market for the equivalent of €20. This reward package contains some pre-known event items as well as 10 reserve crates.
What do angry fans say? Numerous players are once again upset about the pricing policy of Black Ops 4. Because the appropriate event rewards for Shamrock & Awe – for many the primary motivation to participate in the event – are essentially hidden behind a €20 paywall.
No other rewards are available. Additionally, there is no opportunity to earn these event-specific rewards in-game. The actual content would therefore be limited to some new modes and a map update. Only a calling card and a gesture could be picked up when logging in.
So those who want to fully enjoy this event have to pay extra – even though it is supposed to be free for everyone. This practice is highly irritating for many players. On Reddit, numerous fans are now expressing their frustration. Because this development would take away the joy of playing from many.
Notably: Previously, users in similar discussions often called for restraint and emphasized that such rewards are purely optional cosmetic items. However, when one now looks at the comments, very few voices can be found that tolerate or accept such pricing policies.
Is there a reaction from Treyarch? No, there isn’t one at the moment. But it will be interesting to see how Black Ops 4 reacts to this criticism. Because when there was recently some trouble regarding the introduced loot boxes, the developers quickly made adjustments.
In The Division 2, the first review on Metacritic is online. It is surprisingly poor. Fans of The Division 2 attack the reviewer.
This is the review’s subject: Those who look at the Metacritic page to find the first reviews of The Division 2 get a rather negative impression of the game:
Currently (Saturday, March 16, PS4 version), there is only one review displayed with a rating from the press – and it’s quite bad.
The review comes from the page Cheat-Code-Central. The page gives The Division 2 an overall rating of 2.8 (out of 5). This means the game receives the tag “average”, which in this page’s rating system lies between “bad” and “fair”.
Metacritic converts this rating into 56 out of 100 points. Thus, The Division 2 is scraping the lower “Mixed” rating threshold. Below 50 points, a game is classified as “Negative” on Metacritic.
Why is the review from this site important? The review is important because it stands on Metacritic and thus garners a lot of attention.
Many potential buyers orient themselves by what they read on Metacritic.
Graphics: 4 out of 5 – The city looks great from the outside. However, the character models, interiors, and environmental design are rather bland.
Controls: 4 out of 5 – This is mostly simple and straightforward. However, it doesn’t feel particularly tactical when constantly rolling around.
Music: 3 out of 5
Gameplay Value: 3.5 out of 5 – Tons of endgame content and various quests, as well as many character build options await you as you trudge through a banal story, according to the author.
Reviewer considers The Division 2 “Survival Porn”
Why is the overall rating only 2.8? The author has a lot to criticize in his review. He writes that the story develops from cheesy and bad to “extremely dumb.”
The author also seems to have an ideological problem with The Division 2: The game feels like propaganda for the violent right-wing – like Survival Porn.
As a player, you are sent to sparsely developed NPCs at various locations to retrieve things to bring to the White House. You follow orange lines to complete missions and find loot, just to finally get to the endgame, the critical part of the game. But all of this is “so boring.”
Agent from The Division 2
This is the main criticism: The main problem with The Division 2 is its pace. White repeats this often. You play for many hours but hardly notice any significant progress. He played mission after mission and found hardly any exciting loot he wanted to equip. Most of the time, he spent dismantling trash loot.
Moreover, the environmental design isn’t particularly interesting, especially indoors. The city itself is quite impressive, but the aesthetic of The Division 2 consists mainly of junk everywhere. Trash bags and waste dominate the design. Every room looks the same; it’s hard to distinguish between them, and everything is cluttered with trash.
However, he enjoyed the gunplay, even though he criticizes the game’s “terrible” pace. Everything takes forever. You have skills and armor kits, but both take an eternity to activate – and for no apparent reason.
“Using a medikit feels like holding down the D-pad button for ten years, and the cooldowns for skills are enormous.”
Lucas White, CheatCC
You can improve the cooldowns with upgrades, but first, you have to play for hours until it gets better.
In terms of content, The Division 2 feels packed. There are several dark zones, many random Destiny-like events popping up on the map, and the campaign itself is also quite lengthy. But he emphasizes again: The pace is the biggest problem. It takes forever to make significant progress.
This is his conclusion: The Division 2 is a loot shooter with too much trash loot and a lovingly rendered Washington D.C., which mostly leaves you hiding behind piles of trash in dark buildings.
I didn’t even think I would experience something exciting, unique, or creative while playing this game […] and The Division 2 is already fighting a lost battle for my attention.
Lucas White, CheatCC
Many disagree with this review
This is how readers react: In the comments of this article, the review is met with a lot of criticism. The nicer commentators still write that The Division 2 is probably just not the right game for the tester. This is okay, but the tester must also consider the audience for whom this review was written.
Others are more aggressive in their criticism and say this is not a real review and now only serves to make the game look bad on Metacritic. The review is full of “bullshit” and “lies.” There are also personal, quite hostile remarks against the reviewer.
Several write that the rating is “unfair.” They understand that opinions can differ, but they cannot comprehend such a poor rating. They call it a “joke.”
What is the current mood around The Division 2? Because actually, there is currently a nearly uniformly positive first opinion about The Division 2. Some of the things that the author criticizes are even seen as good by numerous agents:
The slow pace is “fantastic,” wrote Youtuber Skill Up, and many agreed with him. This allows one to immerse themselves in a world full of details, collectibles, resources, and events. You can also rush through, but those who want to enjoy the game and like to explore the world will find plenty to discover.
And the fact that there is trash everywhere in the post-apocalyptic Washington D.C. actually contributes to the atmosphere. The details and the dense atmosphere are continuously praised on reddit.
The loot and progression system also receive positive responses from many agents.
If you look for aspects that multiple agents criticize, you mainly find bugs, technical issues, long cooldown times for skills, and strange weapon mods. The fact that the protagonist is mute and the character editor leaves much to be desired adds to this.
The reviewer’s criticisms cannot be shared by many.
So far, all other authors in the press have refrained from giving ratings as they want to thoroughly test the endgame first, as have my colleagues from GameStar. Presumably, further ratings will follow on Metacritic next week. We are curious to see how these will turn out.
But: The agents mostly agree that the currently only rating on Metacritic does not do the game justice.
However, he enjoyed the gunplay, even though he criticizes the game’s “terrible” pace. Everything takes forever. You have skills and armor kits, but both take an eternity to activate – and for no apparent reason.
“Using a medikit feels like holding down the D-pad button for ten years, and the cooldowns for skills are enormous.”
Lucas White, CheatCC
You can improve the cooldowns with upgrades, but first, you have to play for hours until it gets better.
In terms of content, The Division 2 feels packed. There are several dark zones, many random Destiny-like events popping up on the map, and the campaign itself is also quite lengthy. But he emphasizes again: The pace is the biggest problem. It takes forever to make significant progress.
This is his conclusion: The Division 2 is a loot shooter with too much trash loot and a lovingly rendered Washington D.C., which mostly leaves you hiding behind piles of trash in dark buildings.
I didn’t even think I would experience something exciting, unique, or creative while playing this game […] and The Division 2 is already fighting a lost battle for my attention.
Lucas White, CheatCC
Many disagree with this review
This is how readers react: In the comments of this article, the review is met with a lot of criticism. The nicer commentators still write that The Division 2 is probably just not the right game for the tester. This is okay, but the tester must also consider the audience for whom this review was written.
Others are more aggressive in their criticism and say this is not a real review and now only serves to make the game look bad on Metacritic. The review is full of “bullshit” and “lies.” There are also personal, quite hostile remarks against the reviewer.
Several write that the rating is “unfair.” They understand that opinions can differ, but they cannot comprehend such a poor rating. They call it a “joke.”
What is the current mood around The Division 2? Because actually, there is currently a nearly uniformly positive first opinion about The Division 2. Some of the things that the author criticizes are even seen as good by numerous agents:
The slow pace is “fantastic,” wrote Youtuber Skill Up, and many agreed with him. This allows one to immerse themselves in a world full of details, collectibles, resources, and events. You can also rush through, but those who want to enjoy the game and like to explore the world will find plenty to discover.
And the fact that there is trash everywhere in the post-apocalyptic Washington D.C. actually contributes to the atmosphere. The details and the dense atmosphere are continuously praised on reddit.
The loot and progression system also receive positive responses from many agents.
If you look for aspects that multiple agents criticize, you mainly find bugs, technical issues, long cooldown times for skills, and strange weapon mods. The fact that the protagonist is mute and the character editor leaves much to be desired adds to this.
The reviewer’s criticisms cannot be shared by many.
So far, all other authors in the press have refrained from giving ratings as they want to thoroughly test the endgame first, as have my colleagues from GameStar. Presumably, further ratings will follow on Metacritic next week. We are curious to see how these will turn out.
But: The agents mostly agree that the currently only rating on Metacritic does not do the game justice.
A small protest action in front of the headquarters of the Battlefield 5 developer DICE in Stockholm is celebrated greatly by the community and has turned a helpful fan into a hero.
Why the protest? Many players have already unlocked or purchased pretty much all the cosmetic items that the game has to offer in Battlefield 5. Fans have long been demanding more customization options, which DICE has also hinted at.
However, there is no specific date for the new cosmetics, and fans are becoming increasingly impatient. In response to this situation, a fan protested alone and practically earned a hero status in the Battlefield community overnight.
This is how the protest action came about: The trigger for the action was a post on Reddit. There, a user complained about the missing cosmetics and said he would protest in front of DICE’s headquarters if Battlefield 5 offered the same old stuff in the Arsenal for purchase again within the next 12 hours.
Source: Reddit user fireshout81
Shortly after, he presumably realized that DICE’s headquarters is in Stockholm and backtracked: “I might have made a mistake. I hope the plane tickets to Stockholm are reasonably priced.”
On the other hand, a roadmap is expected to be released next week, which should provide answers to the community’s most pressing questions about the future of Battlefield 5 – including the new cosmetics.
What do you think of this protest action? Let us know in the comments.
However, some time later, the Redditor STEVE_AT_CORPORATE offered to protest on his behalf. He himself would live near Stockholm and would not have to work the next day.
Encouraged by the community with remarks like “Please send us a video of how you are treated with pepper spray,” Steve quickly clarified what should be written on the poster. After agreeing on “DICE pls,” Steve fell silent on Reddit.
Hardly anyone seriously thought he would actually go through with the action. However, they would soon be proven wrong.
This is how the protest action went: Because shortly afterward, STEVE_AT_CORPORATE actually posted his protest action on Reddit with the words: “You all probably thought I wouldn’t do it. You were all wrong.”
A video shows DICE’s headquarters and then turns to Steve, who is holding a poster that reads “DICE pls.”
This is what the fans say: This action quickly earned STEVE_AT_CORPORATE a hero status on Reddit. His action is celebrated by the fans and showered with praise and recognition.
Steve’s post received over 5,000 upvotes within a few hours. He is referred to as a noble knight, a true hero, and the action would prove once again that Reddit always finds a way.
Source: Reddit user SolidPrysm
This is how the developers react: The cool thing about the story – Steve’s appearance did not go unnoticed by DICE. Not only did the developers express their sympathy for Steve and their recognition of his action on Reddit – they also apparently followed the protest live.
There are recordings showing Steve with his protest sign from inside the DICE HQ. This is well received by the community.
This is what will happen next with Battlefield 5: Further news about new cosmetics should not take long to arrive.
On one hand, one of the DICE employees noted on Reddit regarding the action: “You have been seen. And I was told the Arsenal could use an update.”
On the other hand, a roadmap is expected to be released next week, which should provide answers to the community’s most pressing questions about the future of Battlefield 5 – including the new cosmetics.
Anthem has received a new hotfix aimed at improving loot. However, this has now amplified another problem: Nobody wants to face the final boss of the strongholds anymore.
What is wrong with the bosses? Recently, a hotfix was applied to the Anthem servers that was supposed to change a lot about the loot. Among other things, the drop rates for Masterwork and Legendary items from harder enemies across all difficulty levels have been increased. You can read the complete patch notes here.
What reads like a sensible addition for Anthem, however, quickly led to a problem: Some players now leave strongholds before the final boss because nothing has changed about the loot pool of the bosses.
Where is this particularly problematic? Since the release of Anthem, there have been players who occasionally leave the strongholds before facing the bosses. They only want to farm the chests that appear after reaching certain stages in the strongholds. Until now, however, these were only isolated cases.
Especially at the release of Anthem, players repeatedly left the strongholds before the final boss, like here in the Tyrant’s Mine.
However, recently more and more players have been reporting that they only end up at the final boss in the Heart of Rage stronghold—because many freelancers are only interested in the chests and the enemies before the boss.
In the Heart of Rage stronghold, there are plenty of enemies that already had a higher chance of dropping powerful items even before the hotfix. After the fix, these were further buffed: Titans, Ursix, and Fury can all still be found before the final boss, along with chests that also have a chance at Masterwork and Legendary items.
What do the players say? Many players are annoyed and are expressing their frustration mainly in the Anthem subreddit. They believe it is currently impossible to queue solo for the Heart of Rage. Every time they would be thrown into a running stronghold—right before the final boss.
Players do not want to fight the final bosses, preferring to take on Titans and Furies.
While some players demand penalties for those who leave strongholds early, others would prefer a reward for freelancers who complete the strongholds normally.
What is BioWare planning? The developers have not yet commented on the current issues with the stronghold. However, they announced that they want to make changes to the final bosses in the strongholds.
What these changes could look like was already presented in a livestream before the release of Anthem: Vanity chests containing cosmetic items could enhance the loot from the final bosses.
Here we have three tips for you on how you could more easily obtain powerful items:
In FIFA 19 there is now a new Player of the Month from the Bundesliga. The POTM for February is Julian Brandt from Bayer Leverkusen. This is how the SBC works.
This is the Player of the Month in FUT 19: Every month, EA Sports conducts a public vote for the best Player of the Month. Since FIFA 19 is also available for the Bundesliga, previously this was only available for the Premier League.
These players were up for voting (Bundesliga POTM in February):
Candidates POTM February in FUT 19
The Player of the Month for February: Julian Brandt was chosen as the POTM (Player of the Month) for February. He receives this award for the first time.
This is not his first special card, as Julian Brandt already has 2 TOTW cards in FUT 19.
Here you can see the new POTM card:
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This is what the card can do: Julian Brandt’s Player of the Month card boasts a strong overall rating of 88. All relevant stats are solid. But particularly standout are the improved shooting and passing values.
POTM Julian Brandt
It is also interesting that the card, like the Inform cards, has received a position change from LM to CM. This makes Julian Brandt versatile.
The previous cards of Julian Brandt
In the current Team of the Week 26 Julian Brandt has an Inform card with an overall rating of 86. Compared to this card, the new POTM version has significantly better values in the areas of: shooting, passing, and physique.
Speed: 85 -> 87
Shooting: 82 ->85
Passing: 86 -> 89
Dribbling: 88 -> 90
Defense: 33 -> 35
Physique: 68 -> 72
How to get the Brandt POTM card
The following steps are necessary: To add the card to your club, you need to complete three SBC tasks. You have 14 days for this. Currently, the costs for all tasks are around 140,000 coins.
Here are suggested solutions, these can be done without loyalty and position changes:
Strange objects have suddenly appeared at one location on the map in Apex Legends. These could represent a skill of the new legend Octane, which has been leaked multiple times.
What kind of skill is it? The skill that has appeared involves objects on the ground. They are located right in front of the large building at the market. They propel players and grenades high into the air, while only Arc Stars get stuck.
Both in terms of appearance and behavior, these things are likely jump pads, the ultimate ability of the leaked legend Octane. This would finally confirm the first solid evidence of his appearance.
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So far, however, neither a start date nor the content has been officially confirmed, so no one was quite sure whether Octane would actually appear. Especially the response from Respawn has caused further uncertainty.
This is what Respawn says about the jump pads: The scenes of the jump pads have also gone viral on other platforms. On reddit, a thread was posted introducing the jump pads.
Apparently, this is not an isolated case, as colleagues from Gamespot have found and been able to use the pads. A representative from Respawn himself commented in the thread, but only left a cheeky smiling emoji there.
For many fans, this is evidence enough that Octane will appear and the release is imminent.
When can I play Octane? So far, there is still no specific date for the start of Season 1, the Battle Pass, and Octane. However, with the new teaser already in the game, it seems that it will really be “soon”.
What do you think of the teaser?
The last time fans expected information about the Battle Pass, it didn’t go so well:
In Destiny 2, the level 3 of the Reckoning is live. In it, the manifestation of an old king awaits you, but most of you probably can’t play this mode yet.
This is what the endgame content is about: On March 15, level 3 – and thus the highest level – was unlocked in the Reckoning. Bungie announced this level as tough endgame content through which you can obtain the best Gambit Prime armor.
Why can’t I play this? The Reckoning level 3 recommends a power level of 690 – and you must have at least 680 to even start the mode.
If you have been regularly playing Destiny 2 since the start of Season 6 and have collected the powerful rewards, most of you will now be between 660 and 670 power level.
You will therefore need to grind your power level for a while longer to master the Reckoning in its highest tier. Moreover, you should ideally start this mode with a coordinated team. That is, your friends should also have around 690 power.
This is how level 3 progresses: The first videos for level 3 are already available on YouTube – mostly from professional streamers and hardcore gamers, like Esoterickk or Gladd.
We embed a video from Esoterickk, who already has a Guardian at 699 power level and confidently marches through the Reckoning:
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First, as in level 1, you must drive the Dominance counter to 100%. Therefore, defeat the Taken as quickly as possible in a team.
Next, as in level 2, you can cross the bridge where you need to fill 6 circles to 100% while fending off Taken.
Right after that, you can float to a platform where a manifestation of Oryx awaits. You can see the final fight in the upper video from minute 6:20.
In total, you have 4 minutes to fight against the manifestation of Oryx. While Oryx teleports from one corner of the platform to the other and eats your bullets, more Taken appear, including heavy Ogres.
Oryx was the King of the Taken, which marked the beginning of Year 2 of Destiny 1. The launch period of “King of the Taken” is considered by many to be the best time for the Destiny series.
Esoterickk’s fireteam takes only about a minute to eliminate the manifestation of Oryx. Armed with the Sleeper Simulant and the Warlocks’ Well of Radiance, Oryx takes significant damage.
By the way, the video also shows that there is a special emblem for a flawless run:
What power level are you at? Have you already dared to enter Reckoning level 3?
Today’s maintenance work is taking place unexpectedly. Normally, the servers are maintained on Thursdays.
Now, in the hot release phase, Massive is diligently working to resolve all arising issues as quickly as possible, which is why we can expect several spontaneous server downtimes.
Yesterday there was unexpectedly a server restart. And late in the evening on Thursday, Massive wanted to deploy a patch that caused issues. This will be provided today, along with fixes for other problems.
What changes today? The developers have just released the changes:
Players could get stuck at the wrong World Tier if they completed Strongholds in a group without the required gear score.
The fix should reduce the occurrence of client crashes when using certain skills.
Players could not talk to Agent Kelso in the Castle settlement.
Players could receive multiple Ivory Keys from the same source.
Progress was not saved when playing open-world activities and side missions in another player’s instance.
There was an exploit where supply drops could be looted more frequently.
If players quickly logged in and out, they could repeatedly purchase blueprints.
If the “Dialed in” talent was combined with the Ernet mask, players received excessively high precision and stability.
Until the servers are back online, you can read this important news about loot:
After the launch of The Division 2, some agents are struggling with sound issues. Since there is currently no official solution, we will show you a few ways to possibly get rid of the annoying sound bug.
What is the sound issue about? Even during the beta, many players struggled with annoying sound bugs. But even with the launch of The Division 2, the problem does not seem to be completely resolved. Numerous agents are still plagued by annoying sound dropouts.
The error mainly occurs on PC. The developers are aware of the problem and are already working on a solution. Until an official fix is available, those affected will have to be patient. But currently, it is also possible to work around the problem with some workarounds and a bit of luck.
Fixing sound issues in The Division 2 – Here’s how
This is how the sound issues manifest: Many players have reported in recent days that they experience delayed sound or multi-second audio dropouts. Some also complain about having no audio in the game at all.
Causes of the issues: One of the most common causes of the sound bug on PC has been identified by players as Logitech audio hardware and software. Therefore, The Division 2 currently seems to have intermittent issues with this.
Especially if you are using a surround headset from this manufacturer, including the corresponding software, you may experience audio difficulties. But other factors, such as DirectX drivers, may also be responsible for the occurrence of the bug.
Possible solutions for the “No Sound” bug
We have gathered some approaches for you that have resolved the sound issues for some agents on PC. If you are a console player affected by this bug, there is currently no known way to fix the error.
You can try the following on PC:
Press ALT-TAB in the game to switch to the desktop. Then switch back to the game. This has already managed to restore sound for some players.
Reinstall the DirectX drivers. Some agents have reported that reinstalling fixed the audio bug.
Use alternative audio hardware. If you are playing with Logitech headphones or audio systems, try other speakers or a different headset if available. This could also solve the problem.
If this does not work for Logitech users, close all Logitech software applications such as the Gaming Software Tool and the Surround Sound Service from the taskbar. Open the Task Manager, find the Logitech Surround Service within processes, and end it if it is still active.
If your Logitech hardware is still not working after stopping the Logitech services, try using alternative headphones or speakers again.
As a Logitech headset user, you can additionally try selecting a different option than your Logitech hardware in the audio settings of The Division 2 under the Voice Chat option. Reportedly, this has also restored sound for some players.
On March 15, 2018, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins streamed some rounds of Fortnite on Twitch alongside rap star Drake and others. In retrospect, it was probably the peak of the Fortnite craze and a moment that changed a lot: gaming came into the mainstream.
This was the action: On March 15, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins played a few hours of Fortnite and broadcasted it on Steam, as he often did.
However, present that night were:
music star Drake
hip-hop artist Travis Scott
controversial businessman Kim Schmitz, known as Kimdotcom
and Juju Smith-Schuster, a football player for the Pittsburgh Steelers
The Korean site Inven calls it a moment that changed the gaming industry forever.
Why this was important: This moment brought gaming into the mainstream and legitimized it as “cool” in youth culture, if there were any doubts about that.
By having Drake, one of the biggest music stars in the world, play Fortnite with the biggest gaming star, new players were introduced to the world of gaming.
In the following months, analysts found that Fortnite made gaming as a whole bigger.
This attracted people to gaming who previously preferred listening to music, watching Netflix, or spending their leisure time differently.
This also led the entertainment industry to see great potential in Fortnite.
Does everyone think this is good? Not everyone is on board. In discussions, you often feel there are people who strongly identify as “gamers” and want to set themselves apart from “non-gamers.”
They view Fortnite and the hype it generated quite critically.
But no matter how one sees it: the moment a year ago has probably changed a lot.
We asked you if you would give Blizzard’s mobile MMOARPG “Diablo Immortal” a chance, or if the game would not be installed for you. These are the results of our survey, in which 2500 people participated.
This is Diablo Immortal: With Immortal, Blizzard brings the first new Diablo game that was developed for the mobile market. It is therefore intended to be played on smartphones or tablets.
Announcement brought a backlash: As Diablo fans eagerly awaited details about a new game, they hoped for a Diablo 4 announcement. But at BlizzCon 2018, Diablo Immortal was presented instead. Fans were sad, frustrated. A major backlash ensued, people asked Blizzard if they were really serious.
Even the announcement trailers were met with hundreds of thousands of “thumbs down”.
Number of positive and negative ratings – 28,575 to 735,884 – as of March 15, 2019
that about a third of you want to at least try it out
16% are even convinced,
while 9% prefer to play it on PC or console or don’t like it at all.
28% of you do not like mobile games at all.
And the last 5% have not yet decided whether they will play.
Survey on Diablo Immortal on MeinMMO – as of March 15, 12:55 PM ~2500 participants
This is what the MeinMMO community says about Diablo Immortal
You commented diligently on our article with the new survey. You presented your arguments for why you want to try Diablo Immortal or are not interested at all. We summarize some of the comments here.
Your votes for Diablo Immortal:
“Try it out, why not? As long as it’s free. I’m not a fan of blind hatred that you hear and read about the game.” – Matthias W (Ayato)
“I’ll check it out, even though I’m not a fan of mobile games. I want to press buttons and actually just use my phone for writing/surfing. But the idea that every acquaintance/friend is a potential co-player is not bad. Since I only have a few RL friends who game on Xbox/PC, Diablo Immortal could really fill a niche.” – Joker#22737
“Uh yeah. Definitely yes. Many mobile games are just pure rip-offs through in-game shops… but I doubt they would even try something like that with a Diablo title. So if I can play Diablo Immortal on my smartphone while watching TV and loot a little in the evening, that would be great.” – DerEinzigWahreGast
“I’m probably one of the few pro-mobile people in Germany. I’m looking forward to it if it’s well implemented and not pay-to-win. A while ago, I bought a smartphone gamepad where I can hang my phone and connect via Bluetooth. I’m currently playing some other games with it, it’s really convenient. So, of course, I hope for controller support in Diablo Immortal.” – Dominic Thielmann
“I enjoy playing Diablo from parts 1 to 3. But mobile games are not for me. Immortal won’t change that. Touchscreens are not suitable for gaming as far as I’m concerned, except for Candy Crush and the like, but those aren’t games for me, and I can’t relate to them either. Therefore, I’m really disappointed that only a mobile offshoot of Diablo has been announced.” – KronosX2
“I don’t like mobile games, but even if it were a fully-fledged Diablo, what should I do with it on such a tiny screen compared to my desktop? It makes no sense.” – fixmbr
“I wouldn’t know why I would play on a phone that has a tiny display and you have to cover part of it for the controls. […] I have a very good PC with decent peripherals, a good TV with several consoles. I wouldn’t know why I should sit in front of a phone when I have so many better options.” – Nyo
“No, I won’t play it. I’m not going to support the stupid mobile game trend.” – Kendrick Young
“If I want to play Diablo on the go, I’ll bring my Switch along.” – Theojin
“With new classes, I would’ve tried it, but I’m already kind of fed up because of D3.” – DevilRon1989
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In Pokémon GO, the Equinox is celebrated! This event brings numerous Grass-type Pokémon and the exchange of Lunatone and Sunkern.
When does the event run? The event starts on March 19 at 21:00 German time. It runs until March 26 at 21:00.
What is being celebrated? The equinox is being celebrated. A few days ago, special quests for this event were found, which hinted at the event beforehand. Now the confirmation is official.
What you need to know about the Plant Event
What bonuses are there? The event focuses on Grass-type Pokémon. The following bonuses are available:
Grass-type Pokémon appear more frequently in the wild, including Bellsprout, Oshawott, Sunkern, and Budew.
Lunatone and Sunkern change regions (Lunatone is catchable again).
Grass-type Pokémon appear more frequently in raids.
Special field researches for the event are available.
Some Pokémon can learn the moves Acid Spray or Grass Mixer.
Bulbasaur and Chikorita could also be part of the event.
Is there a Shiny? A new Shiny has not been announced yet. However, there will definitely be an old Shiny, Sunkern, appearing more frequently in the wild.
On the announcement image for the event, a Bellsprout can be seen, so many players suspect that this Pokémon will appear in its shiny form. However, this is not confirmed.
This is the official image for the event.
Which Pokémon can learn new moves? The two new moves will be learnable by several Pokémon:
This could also happen: It is quite interesting that there are no additional bonuses, like extra Stardust or XP. This suggests that Niantic has something else planned. However, this is just speculation for now.
If you look around for who can provide new impulses for online games in 2019, you will repeatedly encounter the company Improbable. At the helm is Herman Narula (30). He could be crucial for a future with new, different MMOs and MMORPGs, says our author Schuhmann.
Who is the man? That is Herman Narula, a 30-year-old Brit who was born in India. His father is a billionaire, also an entrepreneur, and runs a large construction company.
Herman Narula studied computer science at Cambridge. Together with partners, he founded his own company in April 2012: Improbable. At that time, he was 24.
In 2017, the company was valued at more than 1 billion US dollars after a investment round.
Scavengers, a loot shooter being developed with SpatialOS.
He wants to build the Matrix
What does Narula want? From the beginning, Narula spoke of building huge virtual worlds that could accommodate thousands of players.
As early as 2014, he told Wired: You could have a Call of Duty with its own army.
In a 2017 interview, he expressed excitement about Destiny and said his mouth watered when he thought about what a studio like Bungie could create if they partnered with his company.
Later, he simply referred to building “the Matrix.”
The goal is to create a massive simulation that runs in the cloud. Players should be able to make decisions that truly impact the game world because everything is simulated.
An image from Mavericks Proving Grounds.
How does he plan to achieve this? The underlying technology is called “SpatialOS” and is cloud-based.
The larger a simulation is, the more computing power it requires. The idea behind SpatialOS is to break down a massive complex world, where many things happen simultaneously, into individual tasks.
A “worker,” a microserver, takes care of its task in the world. When the worker reaches its limits, additional servers are supposed to be dynamically added to distribute the tasks further.
The SpatialOS approach: Many servers (workers) handle individual tasks to create the world. Image source: Improbable
Ultimately, many “workers” work on their respective tasks, and SpatialOS is the fabric that holds everything together in the world.
SpatialOS aims to simulate online worlds
What kind of MMOs are emerging? Currently, it looks like games focusing on PvP and sandbox elements are being developed.
The strength of SpatialOS is not in “quests” and classic story design, but in huge worlds filled with life by players.
Thus, the first games often have a “PvP” or “simulation approach.”
These indie games rely on SpatialOS: The first MMOs currently being developed with SpatialOS and presented are all being created in collaboration with indie teams and smaller start-ups.
The most well-known game with SpatialOS that has already been released is Worlds Adrift.
However, there have been no concrete news about these “high-budget” games yet.
The creators behind the MMORPG RuneScape, Jagex, are reportedly planning a collaboration with Improbable.
This is why it matters: Currently, Improbable is the major driving force in the world of online games.
There is little to expect from the major traditional publishers at the moment, as MMORPGs are too expensive to develop.
If innovation and movement come to the genre in the coming years, it will likely be from Improbable and their partners.
One can be curious about what games will emerge here and whether Narula can truly realize his grand plans. Some people with a hell of a lot of money certainly seem to believe in it.
The Carniball in FIFA 19 Ultimate Team is entering its final round. Today, on March 15th, the event moves to Germany. Now you can snag top cards of Rüdiger and Matthäus.
These are the last new Carniball cards: From March 8th to March 15th, the Carniball event is taking place in FUT 19. Every day, this event stopped in a different country known for its carnival, like Brazil or Italy.
Today, on the last event day, Germany is up. You can now obtain these cards through Squad-Building Challenges:
The German national player receives his first special card in FUT 19 during the Carniball.
This is his standard card:
His Carniball card has an overall rating of 87, which is 6 points higher than the standard card.
The Chelsea center-back receives significant stat boosts, especially in
Pace (73 –> 79)
Passing (67 –> 74)
Defending (81 –> 87)
and Physical (77 –> 83)
The new card of Rüdiger can definitely strengthen many Premier League teams or German teams.
This is how you get the new card: You need to complete a Squad-Building Challenge group. You have one week to do this. The Carniball card is untradeable.
Submit a team consisting of 11 players, including one from Germany, a TOTW card, with a team overall rating of at least 84 and a team chemistry of at least 81.
Submit a team consisting of 11 players, including a TOTW player, with a minimum team overall rating of 83 and a team chemistry of at least 80.
In Anthem there is a new hotfix that increases the drop rates of loot.
This is the background on loot: Especially in the endgame of Anthem, players complain that valuable loot is too rare. The drop rates of masterwork and legendary items were in a bad ratio to the grind required.
Reports from players indicate that some have already spent over 150 hours in the game and have never seen a legendary item. Legendary (yellow) items are the most valuable in the game.
The drop rates and distribution of item stats are causing headaches for the developers.
What Anthem changed about drop rates
What does the hotfix change?
The drop rates for masterwork and legendary items have been increased in Grandmaster 2 and Grandmaster 3. Grandmaster is one of the difficulty levels in Anthem.
The drop rates for masterwork and legendary items have been increased for tougher enemies at all difficulty levels. This includes: Legendary Titans, Epic Titans, Legendary Fury, Legendary Acid Ursix, and Legendary Illuminated Elders.
These adjustments apply to all activities in Anthem, including Strongholds.
Do I need to download a patch? No. The update is server-side.
When will the update come? The adjustments have already taken place. The drop rates should already be increased.
Are there exact numbers for the hotfix? No. BioWare has not stated how much the drop rates increase in percentage.
Difficult bosses like legendary Titans now have a higher drop rate of legendary and masterwork items.
This is how players are reacting: Shortly after the patch notes were released, players are thanking the team. They are happy that BioWare is addressing the complaints about the drop rates.
However, players wanted the exact numbers for the drop rates. That would have been more transparent and would demonstrate whether the changes are significant.
This is BioWare’s response: The Community Manager addresses the question about the exact numbers. According to Johnson, he could not share statistics with the community. The adjustment of the drop rates is said to be significant.
Johnson also points out that item drops are still random. It can therefore differ from player to player how much loot they ultimately get.
In the future, there will be even more adjustments to the loot of Anthem and feedback will be processed.
Will the hotfix improve the loot situation? For weeks, players have criticized that hunting for loot felt frustrating.
Valuable items simply appeared too rarely. This problem could actually be addressed by the hotfix. It also has the effect that it becomes more attractive to play at the highest difficulty levels, Grandmaster 2 and 3.
However, a new problem with loot in Anthem has emerged after the last patch. This will also not be fixed by the hotfix:
