EnMasse has announced one of the largest updates for the MMORPG TERA. TERA: Reloaded will be released on April 2nd for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 and brings revamped systems as well as new content.
Then the update will be released: EnMasse announced one of the largest updates for TERA on April 2nd. This is set to be released for the console versions on Xbox One and PlayStation 4, bringing the consoles closer to the PC version.
The update will introduce new content and revamped systems to TERA. New dungeons and events are also being added.
The little Elin can also take hold of huge cannons with the upcoming update.
What the update brings: The update coincides with TERA’s anniversary in April, which is why some events are in planning. The following content will be added:
The little Elins can become gunners with the update. An event for leveling up will be held in each region.
At level 65, there will be a new quest to obtain a Guardian armor set, which introduces a new system for upgrading armor.
With Guardian Legion missions, players can earn performance-based rewards.
A series of events will be announced soon.
Additionally, players can dive into new dungeons in April. A total of nine new dungeons have been announced for April, including four fortresses that will also come in a difficult variant.
The console versions of TERA will receive new dungeons in April.
Moreover, a collaboration with Twitch has been announced, through which Twitch Prime members will receive exclusive in-game items from March 22nd until July 28th.
Blizzard introduced the endorsement feature in Overwatch . This is a way for players to be rewarded for their good behavior by other players. As Blizzard says, the system has a significant impact on the community’s mood.
This feature is about: In summer 2018, Blizzard enriched its hero shooter Overwatch with the endorsement feature. This is a function that allows you to recognize the performance of other players.
The idea behind the feature is to encourage the community to behave nicely. The feature rewards players with experience points and loot boxes. You can acknowledge others for their positive attitude, shot calling, or teamwork. Conversely, you can also report others for negative behavior.
Here are the new numbers: Since the implementation of the endorsement feature, negative behavior in the community has significantly decreased. Natasha Miller is a research scientist at Blizzard and studies player behavior.
During the Game Developers Conference, she explained in a talk that toxic behavior now occurs in 40% fewer Overwatch matches since it was activated last year. Between 50% and 70% of players are said to use the endorsement system to evaluate other players at the end of a match. (via Variety)
Players in Overwatch are happy again and even receive gifts
What counts as toxic behavior? These are all negative actions that disturb the match. “Things like players intentionally losing matches, writing or saying terrible things in chat or through the microphone, or going AFK during a game,” explains Miller.
Why does the system work so well? Miller explained that toxic behavior often arises because there are no social consequences in online games.
In online communities, there are usually no consequences for bad behavior and no rewards for star players,” she adds. “We wanted to give the community its own reward system.”
“There is a difference between physical and online communities,” she said. “If you are constantly late and only do the bare minimum at work, you will not get promoted. You will have to watch as someone else who does that work gets the pay raise.
The endorsement system gives players the opportunity to rank up when they are nice. The ranks are dynamic and change based on ratings. Players are rewarded with loot boxes in Overwatch for this. Additionally, you can find players who behave well in Overwatch with the group search feature.
Recently, a coin toss caused bad vibes in Overwatch:
The second new job of the Shadowbringers expansion of Final Fantasy XIV is now known. The Dancer will be introduced on July 2nd in the game, but it is different than many expected.
What is the new job? The Dancer is the second new job that will be playable in the upcoming expansion Shadowbringers in Final Fantasy XIV.
This is a ranged DPS that wields throwing weapons. In the artworks and the trailer, only chakrams were shown for now, however, Director Yoshida emphasized that the job will be able to use other throwing weapons as well.
For example, he mentioned throwing knives or darts as possible options.
Starting level of the job is 60 (expected).
The starting quest for the Dancer is located in the city of Limsa Lominsa.
To unlock the job, players must own the Shadowbringers expansion and have at least one other job at level 60.
Like the other two ranged DPS, Bard and Machinist, the Dancer will have strong support abilities to assist the group in battle.
You can watch how the job looks in action here:
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What did players expect? Rumors that the Dancer would be the second new job of Shadowbringers have been circulating in the community for a long time.
An info leak has correctly predicted many upcoming contents of the patches and the fan festivals. This includes, for example, the tank job Gunbreaker or the new race of the Viera.
However, according to the leak, the Dancer was expected to take the healer role in the party. Accordingly, many were counting on another healer instead of a DPS and are now disappointed.
The job-specific clothing of the male dancer differs from that of the female.
Currently, the distribution of jobs in combat roles in FFXIV looks like this:
3 tanks
3 healers
4 melee DPS
3 casters
2 ranged DPS
Together with the Gunbreaker job, players will therefore receive a new ranged DPS and a tank in the Shadowbringers expansion.
More information about the Shadowbringers expansion can be found here:
Next week the announcement of Borderlands 3 is expected. This is considered quite certain. In advance, fans are discussing two things that they apparently reject: whether their game might land exclusively in the Epic Games Store and whether Gearbox is changing too much at its core.
Epic Games has secured several exclusive games for PC that did not come to Steam: including Metro Exodus and The Division 2.
Fans are especially worried that the publisher behind Borderlands 3, Take-Two, has given the title “The Outer Worlds” to Epic Games, allegedly without the developers knowing.
Here, there are concerns that Borderlands 3 could face the same fate. And they could be the next ones affected.
What do fans have against Epic? Generally, fans would prefer to choose which platform they want to play Borderlands 3 on.
The thought of being “forced” into the Epic Store if they want to play it on PC does not please many.
IGN: Borderlands 3 needs a Battle Royale mode
What’s the issue with too much change? The US site IGN published an article about how fans wish for Borderlands 3, which was filled with elements of pseudo-MMOs and general change proposals:
There should be weapon smithing to create your own super weapons
Players should be able to create their own characters instead of just playing pre-made ones
Borderlands 3 needs a Battle Royale mode
In addition, several planets for more variety
Moreover, more golden keys and crossplay
What irritates the fans: These suggestions are relatively unanimously rejected on reddit. Some are quite outraged: A character creator or crafting does not fit with Borderlands.
However, one could warm up to “Borderlands variants” – fine-tuning the weapon, for example, with special scopes or character customization within the framework of pre-made figures.
Many apparently want as little change as possible to the core of the franchise, especially not to the elements they love from previous games. Very few are excited about Battle Royale. This is seen as a trend and hype rejection – Gearbox would at most mock this by announcing a 100-player Battle Royale and then saying before the start: “96 have died before.”
With the FUT Birthday, FIFA 19 celebrates the tenth anniversary of Ultimate Team. Among other things, “FUT Favourites” have been added to the game – who do the fans wish for?
These are FUT Favourites: In the announcement for the FUT Birthday, EA mentioned, among other things, seven anniversary players who will be unlockable as “FUT Favourites” through SBCs or milestones during the event. Something similar has already happened during the Carniball event.
These cards consist of players who have earned a special status in the FIFA community over the past ten years. Three of the Favourites can be earned since the event began: special cards of Gervinho, Ibrahimovic, and Naldo have been available in milestones since Friday evening. However, more will follow.
Who will join Ibra, Gervinho, and Naldo?
In the FIFA subreddit, fans discussed their favorite players of recent years before the event. We took a closer look at the wish list – who could still come?
FUT Birthday: These players the fans would love to see
Real “FIFA Legends”: Over the years, different players have stood out in Ultimate Team, who you wouldn’t necessarily have on your radar before (and partly even after). But even today, fans rave about the following players:
Alexander Esswein (FIFA 13)
Speed without end: Alexander Esswein is almost considered a FIFA legend: Although Esswein was not necessarily world-class in real football, his card dominated the Ultimate Team mode in FIFA 13. His incredible speed made him one of the most dangerous strikers in the game.
Especially the combination with Marco Reus still gives some FIFA players nightmares today. Since Esswein is currently playable in FIFA 19, he could very well receive a special card for the FUT Birthday. However, the attacker had already been re-released for the FUT Birthday in FIFA 17 – will history repeat itself?
Di Natale / Fabrizio Miccoli (FIFA 13)
Goals made in Italy: This striker combination was, like the duo Reus/Esswein, both feared and admired. The two Italian attackers were extremely popular in FIFA 13 but are hardly candidates for a new Favourites card. Neither of them is currently represented in FIFA 19. For players with Italian teams, this combination could have been a dream.
Ramires (FIFA 16)
The original Kanté: Ramires was one of the classic players in FIFA 16 as well as in previous editions of the game, who you saw in every second Premier League team. The Brazilian from Chelsea brought great values and was especially important for chemistry when connecting Brazilians with a PL team. A Reddit comment: “He was Kanté before we had Kanté.”
Ramires would have been a good candidate for the “Favourites”. But since his move to the Chinese Super League, where he is currently only playing in reserve, the Brazilian is no longer in the game – a new card is therefore almost impossible.
Doumbia – Ibarbo – Gervinho (FIFA 15)
Top trio: Gervinho has already received one of the Favourites cards. Will his two strike partners from FIFA 15 join him? The AS Roma combination of Doumbia, Ibarbo, and Gervinho is still legendary today: “These three were responsible for many broken controllers,” one reads in the forum. The reason: Against this speed storm, hardly anything could be done in FIFA.
The best news: All three are also in FIFA 19 in the game. It’s possible that you may hunt for goals next week alongside Gervinho with another player from the Roma trio.
Jack Butland (FIFA 17)
The unassailable: Speaking of broken controllers: Jack Butland also had a time when he was known for being able to test the patience of FIFA players to the limit. Because the goalkeeper of Stoke City saved every ball in FIFA 17! Some players even considered Butland to be the best goalkeeper in the game – at least when he played in the opposing team.
Even today, Butland is still in FIFA, but he is no longer regarded as overpowered as he was in earlier times. Nevertheless, it is within the realm of possibility that the Stoke keeper could be one of the “Favourites” – and cause broken controllers again.
Which FIFA players do you fondly remember? Do you have a favorite you would like to play in FIFA 19 again?
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In the European PlayStation Store, Destiny 2 was recently unavailable for some time. Sony states that the publisher requested the game to be removed.
Destiny 2 urgently sought: Some players recently reported on social media that Destiny 2 was not found in the PlayStation Store for a certain time. It appears to have affected only the European store, as players in the USA were still able to access the shooter.
Guardians report that for over 24 hours neither the base game nor the add-ons of Destiny 2 were displayed in the store. Only the premium currency Silver could still be purchased.
The predecessor Destiny 1, however, remained available with all add-ons.
No Forsaken for potential players: Destiny 2 was unavailable in the European PS Store for hours.
Why did this happen? Players reported the incident through Twitter, on Reddit, and in Bungie’s own forum. Bungie stated via social media that it was investigating a problem causing Destiny 2: Forsaken and the Annual Pass not to appear in the European PS Store.
The PlayStation Support, however, provided a different answer to the angry players: The UK support stated that the publisher had requested Destiny 2 to be removed from the store. Players should contact the publisher directly for further questions.
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The end of the partnership between Bungie and Activision came as quite a surprise, even for investors, who are threatening Activision with class action lawsuits:
Two new races have now been confirmed for the Shadowbringers expansion of Final Fantasy XIV: the Viera and the Hrothgar. And they are both gender-locked, which has really angered part of the community.
This led to speculation that the race would have no playable males. However, many wanted to wait for the last Fan Festival in Japan to see if perhaps the male representatives of the race would be shown there.
Instead, a completely new race of Hrothgar was announced, which had previously been leaked through a glitch. And they will be exclusively male.
You can watch the announcement video for the Hrothgar here:
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This is what happened in the community: The announcement led to a wave of outrage on Reddit and social media. Players accuse the development team of repeating the mistakes of 1.0, where the two races Miqo’te and Roegadyn were gender-locked.
This was changed with patch 2.0 and the return to gender-lock in Shadowbringers has been received extremely negatively. One user wrote on Reddit: “This is just dumb. You are just like every other crappy Asian MMORPG with gender-lock.”
Many players are currently venting in the official forums. The player Hashalt wrote in the thread “Gender-locked Race?”: “Extremely disappointed and angry. This is the worst Fan Fest of all time.”
This part of the community demands that the missing genders be patched in during Shadowbringers.
Is this the only opinion? However, there is also some pushback. In another thread, the user satoppa wrote: “Just because you don’t like it doesn’t mean it’s a disaster.” And there were also several other players who supported his opinion.
On social media, many players have come forward who liked the Hrothgar and are looking forward to playing the new race.
What will happen next? At this point, it is inconceivable that the development team will lift the gender-lock before the release of the expansion, regardless of how negative the community’s reactions are.
Whether it will ever happen in the future is also hard to say. However, there is a precedent for it.
What is gender-lock and what is behind it? With “gender-lock”, it means that a class or race is only allowed to have one gender:
In Asia, gender-lock is common because they want to see differences between male and female characters in gameplay
In the West, gender-lock is frowned upon because players want control over their character and its customization
The next limited research in Pokémon GO is known. In March, you will have special tasks related to Shiny Loturzel and you will find Shiny Formeo in the wild.
Why are there Shinys? Niantic announced another limited research for the end of March. It’s all about Loturzel, which you can find as Shiny.
Additionally, Pokémon related to weather will spawn more frequently. There is even a chance for shiny Formeo.
What is known about the limited research in March
When is the event? On March 30, the event will run for a full 9 hours. From 11 AM to 8 PM, there will be the special quests.
The 9 hours of event time should please some players. Because there were complaints about the event duration in past limited research events. Players found it too short.
This time it’s all about Loturzel
These are the bonuses: The limited research brings special field research and a small event as well. So there are:
Special field research focusing on Loturzel
Pokémon that spawn influenced by the weather appear more frequently. This includes Formeo
Shiny Loturzel and Formeo (in normal form) can be found
How rare are the Shinys? In the last limited research with Perlu, the shiny rate from the quests was very high. Almost every player got a shiny Perlu. This could also be the case for Loturzel.
How the shiny rate for Formeo will be remains to be seen.
This is what the Shinys of the Loturzel family and Formeo look like
What is known about Shiny Formeo: Only the normal form of Formeo will be available as Shiny. The other forms do not yet have a shiny form in Pokémon GO. So you will mainly have to hunt for the normal form.
There is a new attack: Formeo will also have a new attack. It will be able to permanently learn the move Meteorologist.
One can only hope that this research will be as good as the Perlu Day:
The action RPG MMO Torchlight Frontiers has already gone through several alphas and has been significantly improved thanks to player feedback. In an interview with MeinMMO, the Community Manager of Torchlight explains what has changed and what makes Torchlight special.
Who was interviewed? Paul Hobbs is the Community Manager for Torchlight Frontiers at Echtra Games. Previously, he supported the release of World of Tanks, World of Warships, World of Warplanes, and Master of Orion as a CRM, Content, and Community Manager at Wargaming America.
For Torchlight Frontiers, he made himself available for an interview about the game and its development.
How Torchlight Frontiers Has Changed After the Alphas
MeinMMO: The first two alpha tests brought in a lot of feedback from the testers. What has changed based on that?
Paul Hobbs: The perhaps biggest difference between the first two playtests and our latest alpha is the lifting of the NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement). Sharing testers’ experiences on livestreams and on social media has triggered a true flood of feedback from testers and the community. This is exactly what we hoped to achieve with this step.
Of the two biggest changes that have come from the feedback from Alpha 1 and 2, you have probably already read about in our blog: the front levels, which replace the equipment abilities, and armories, which allow you to manage and switch your equipment sets better.
MeinMMO: What can you tell us about the fronts and their changes?
Paul Hobbs: We have reduced the number of required main quests to progress in the fronts. The list now only includes the “best” quests of the respective region. We made this change based on feedback from Discord.
MeinMMO: How will you change the experience system?
Paul Hobbs: As already mentioned, we made the biggest change to our progression system and introduced the front levels. In the first two playtests, you had to acquire the required equipment ability to wear items.
But based on your feedback, we replaced the front-specific equipment abilities with an experience bar that also increases your character’s health.
There will always be some adjustments required after we receive the statistical data and reports from our players. We don’t want players to be forever busy leveling up before they can afford new abilities, but we also don’t want it to be too easy.
MeinMMO: Are there any other significant changes you made based on alpha feedback? How did the testers react to these changes?
Paul Hobbs: The front levels and the armories were a great success. We are receiving many ideas and suggestions for how we can further improve the armories, add more variations, or implement other features.
As a result, we have worked on redesigning the minimap. It is now a bit clearer and provides useful information.
How Torchlight Frontiers Plans to Compete with Other Action RPGs
MeinMMO: How will Torchlight Frontiers stand up against other major action RPG MMOs? For example, against Lost Ark.
Paul Hobbs: The growing popularity of ARPGs means that many paths to success are possible. And as it becomes such a enduring genre, we can learn from many examples. Torchlight Frontiers is Echtra’s approach to making ARPGs exciting and rewarding while staying true to its origins.
MeinMMO: What makes Torchlight so unique? What is the target audience for Torchlight? Why should we play it?
Paul Hobbs: The communities of Torchlight I & II have long wished for another opportunity to dive back into the universe. Therefore, they are also part of our target audience.
This is the first Torchlight game since Torchlight II from 2012, so we are also counting on a whole new generation of players to dive into the adventure.
The game has a lot to offer both veterans and newcomers: A unique horizontal progression system that will keep the gaming experience challenging and rewarding; customizable forts where you can showcase your epic equipment and creativity, and of course regularly new content, year after year!
MeinMMO: How many more alphas are planned? Will there be a beta? When?
Paul Hobbs: We will never stop implementing player feedback, even after an official release, so testing will never end!
At the moment, we are learning everything we need to know about the art of live service, and we still have a lot of content to implement. We are planning further testing phases, but we cannot disclose any details for now.
MeinMMO: How many classes are in the works, and how many will be playable at launch?
Paul Hobbs: This is probably the most frequently asked question next to “when will you be finished?” Currently, we can only say that we need more than our two current character classes.
A few keen players have already found some hints about another playable character in our footage. Follow our channels to not miss the next big announcement!
The head of the Unity engine speaks about the future of gaming. In his view, it has already become the dominant medium on the planet, and more and more gamers are emerging. The simple reason: the older people who do not play are dying off – and those who come after them are gamers.
Who is speaking? That is John Riccitiello, the head of Unity Technologies. Many games around the world are programmed using his engine Unity, such as Escape from Tarkov, Hearthstone, or Cuphead.
In an interview with Venturebeat , he talks about his view on gaming.
When asked whether “interactive movies like Bandersnatch” could become an interesting alternative to gaming, he explains in detail how big gaming already is and how much bigger it will become.
The interactive film “Bandersnatch” allowed viewers to decide how the story unfolds.
Unity players alone are bigger than television
So big is gaming already: Riccitiello says that the games that rely on Unity reach quarterly more people worldwide than those who watch television. And that is just his company and its ecosystem: They reach several billion people every month.
He does not know of any medium as big as gaming.
A game like Apex Legends reaches more players in its first week than anything on Netflix in the entire history of Netflix.
Apex Legends reaches more people than any series on Netflix, says the Unity chief.
Old generation 3% gamers – New generation 80% gamers
This is how big gaming will get: The number of gamers worldwide has increased, mainly due to mobile.
Currently, there are three billion gamers.
In the next five to seven years, it is believed that there will be 4 billion, according to the Unity chief.
For a very simple reason: In the next 10 years, some people over 80 will die.
Approximately a quarter of the world’s population is over 65. That is 1.5 billion people, of whom maybe 3% are gamers.
When this group dies and during that time new people are born, then 80% of the new ones will be gamers.
If 1.5 billion people are replaced, then another 1 billion gamers will join.
Titles like Fortnite are now playable on mobile.
Mobile has done more for the number of gamers than anything else, as it has brought a device into everyone’s hands.
These are his predictions for the future: Riccitiello says:
Streaming could accelerate the process – it will make it easier for people to access a gaming platform because there will be no purchase price
Augmented reality and virtual reality will start to attract more people, but he does not know exactly how many
This is still important: Riccitiello means by “gamer” anyone who plays. Regardless of how long, how intensely, or on which platform. This is how the term is used in the gaming industry.
Many core gamers believe that the term should be defined much more narrowly and should apply only to those who consider themselves gamers in the sense of a hobbyist.
In Anthem there have been some issues, even on the technical side of the game. Now, PS4 players are reporting a solution that has visually improved the gaming experience of Anthem on their Playstation. Here’s what you need to do.
This is what the player says: Reddit user “knightfallzx2” recently published a post on Reddit, in which he describes how he managed to make Anthem run better on his PS4.
He experienced a much better visual experience due to the change. Whether this trick also works for PC and Xbox players is still unknown.
Some PS4 users on Reddit confirmed this and also report a smoother gaming experience. So the chance that it will also work for you is relatively high.
This is the trick: You need to set the camera shake display to 0% in Anthem under the game settings.
You can find it under Settings / Video / Graphics Settings / Camera Shake.
According to Reddit, this trick should fix various graphical issues in Anthem.
What improvements should one notice as a result? According to knightfallzx2, the game world should feel smoother while flying. The world would “seamlessly move along with him.”
So, if any of you are having trouble with lag or rubberbanding in Anthem, you should definitely try this trick.
It could positively impact your gaming experience.
The latest trailer for the new expansion Shadowbringers is an ominous sign. Something terrible will happen in the main story of FFXIV. However, players will first learn what the terrible thing is next week on March 26 with update 4.56.
At every Fan Fest, something more of the full trailer has always been revealed. Currently, the “Final Fantasy 14” Fan Fest is ongoing in Japan, the third fest after North America and Europe.
Thus, this trailer is complete and for now the last one that will be released.
More information about Shadowbringers can be found here:
If you are a casual player in Fortnite , you will often take hits quickly and get eliminated. Professional streamer Ninja explains in a stream why this is the case.
Why is it so hard for regular players in Fortnite? Ninja explains in his stream that Fortnite players just get better over time.
If you, as a newbie or casual player, try to make a move, you usually get built on directly, attacked from multiple sides, and bombarded with shots. You don’t really have a chance.
The streamer also talked about the topic of matchmaking and why it is important for situations like these.
This is what Ninja says about the difficulty in Fortnite
In this situation, the streamer was: Ninja had just survived a fight outside the zone and managed to get inside. There he realized that it would be difficult for casual players to survive something like that.
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This is what Ninja says: “I don’t see a casual winning a game in this meta, maybe on PC, but it’s just so crazy.”
Especially building is a problem for Ninja. He lists a long list of items needed to take out an opponent who builds so much.
In this case, one needs gas grenades, dynamite, sticky bombs, and other explosives.
If you are not deeply involved in this, you will simply feel overwhelmed and constantly come out on the losing end.
Fortnite streamer Ninja
This could be the solution: Ninja then says that he finds matchmaking important in such situations. This way, players with the same skill level could compete against each other.
This way, beginners could practice and get into the game before facing better players.
This is what Fortnite looks like at the moment: There is no proper matchmaking in Fortnite. For Valentine’s Day 2019, Epic started attempts with matchmaking and leaderboards, but nothing more has been implemented so far.
More and more players are complaining about the high difficulty, and above all, Ninja’s statement hits the nerve of the players.
But Ninja doesn’t look happy in every fight either. He was easily defeated by Tfue:
Today, FUT Birthday starts in Ultimate Team for FIFA 19. There are gifts, many new player cards, SBCs, and the FUT Birthday squad.
This is FUT Birthday in FUT 19: On March 19, 2019, the Ultimate Team mode in FIFA 19 turned ten years old. EA Sports is celebrating this event in FUT 19 – for ten days.
Start and end of FUT Birthday:
FUT Birthday begins in FUT 19 on March 22 (Friday) at 7 PM
FUT Birthday ends ten days later – that should be on April 1
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The highlight of the event: EA Sports releases a “FUT Birthday Squad”. This means that 30 new FUT Birthday player cards are introduced in FUT 19. 21 FUT Birthday players will be available through packs, the remaining 9 can be obtained through SBCs and tasks (probably weekly tasks).
The special thing about the FUT Birthday team: The players in this team not only receive substantial boosts to their stats. They also get new positions assigned. Either they have played this position in the past or on the national team – or they get a completely different position that fits well with their stats.
Update, March 22, 7 PM: The FUT Birthday Squad is live! The following players are now available in packs:
ST: Gareth Bale, 93, Real Madrid
ST: Virgil van Dijk, 89, FC Liverpool
ST: Anthony Martial, 87, Manchester United
RF: Antoine Griezmann, 93, Atletico Madrid
RF: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 91, FC Arsenal
RF: Heung-min Son, 88, Tottenham Hotspur
LF: Kylian Mbappe, 91, Paris Saint-Germain
ZOM: Phillipe Coutinho, 91, FC Barcelona
ZOM: Leroy Sane, 90, Manchester City
ZOM: Douglas Costa, 90, Juventus Turin
RM: Marcelo, 90, Real Madrid
RM: David Alaba, 89, FC Bayern
RM: Quincy Promes, 87, FC Sevilla
ZDM: Kalidou Koulibaly, 92, SSC Napoli
ZDM: Thomas Meunier, 87, Paris Saint-Germain
LV: Mohamed Salah, 90, FC Liverpool
IV: Kyle Walker, 88, Manchester City
IV: Axel Witsel, 88, Borussia Dortmund
IV: Theo Hernandez, 86, Real Sociedad
IV: Jordan Lukaku, 86, Lazio Roma
RV: Benjamin Pavard, 86, VfB Stuttgart
Position changes are noticeable: The player positions have been significantly rearranged. Particularly striking: One of the best center-backs in the game, Virgil van Dijk, gets a striker card.
You can let Mo Salah defend on the left or deploy Koulibaly in midfield. Real defender Marcelo, celebrated for his offensive qualities, could meanwhile play in the right midfield.
All content related to the FUT Birthday event in Ultimate Team
These are the gifts: You will receive rewards in FUT 19 depending on the days you have logged into FUT 19 so far.
Anniversary players: Players will be released who have earned a good reputation in the community over the last 10 years. 7 of these “FUT favorites” will be released during the event both through SBCs and tasks – as Flashback, Premium SBC or FUT Birthday item type. The first SBC players are Flashback David Villa, Timo Werner, and Prime Icon Moments Gerrard.
A total of 21 players will be available through SBCs during the FUT Birthday – including 10 Prime Icon Moments, 6 FUT Birthday players, and 5 anniversary players
Through tasks, you will receive a total of 6 players – including 4 Birthday players and 2 anniversary players. The first three players are Gervinho, Ibrahimovic, and Naldo – the second half will come in a week.
There will also be daily puzzle SBCs
Twitch Drops will also take place. To receive these rewards, you need to link your Twitch account to your EA account and watch the Twitch channel of proownez between 7 PM and 11 PM on Friday. Among them are 50K and 100K packs, Birthday cards, and Prime Icon Moments, like Ronaldinho’s:
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This means for you: You will receive gifts and can earn some players. Therefore, you do not have to invest real money and buy loads of packs in the hope of earning one of the new player cards. Many fans wished for this from FUT Birthday:
In Star Wars Battlefront 2 a new game mode is coming soon. Total Domination will be the largest mode in the game so far. We will tell you what to expect soon in the online shooter for PC, Xbox One, and PS4.
This is the new game mode: The mode is called “Total Domination” and is a massive battle that takes place on the ground and in the air. There are two phases per round.
On the occasion of the new mode, there are also new battle locations. Western Pipeline Crossing, on Geonosis, and the interiors of the capital ships “Dreadnought of the Separatists” and “Republic Cruiser” will be part of the game mode.
This is how Total Domination works
These troop sizes are available: A total of 20 players can be in one team. The players are then supported by 12 AI units each. Your squad can therefore have a maximum strength of 32 fighters.
New battles in the world of Star Wars are guaranteed!
This is how the ground phase works: The round starts on the ground. There you must capture five command posts and prevent the opponents from taking the posts themselves.
Depending on how many posts you currently control, you will earn tickets that are important for the second round.
Eventually, a timer will appear, and you will need to get to your capital ship. If you succeed, you will receive an extra ticket. The ground phase ends with a cinematic.
This is how the invasion phase works: In this phase, you are either attackers or defenders. The attackers storm the airship and try to break through several defensive barriers. If they succeed, they win.
Fighting takes place both on the ground and in the air
Depending on how many tickets you have collected, you will have that many reinforcements in the spaceship battle.
If the defenders manage to withstand the attack, then again a fight for the tickets takes place on the ground. When it goes back into the air, however, defense consoles that were destroyed in the first round will already be gone.
When does the mode start? From March 26th, this battle mode will be playable in Battlefront.
Have you heard about these embarrassing words from Anakin Skywalker?
In Pokémon GO you will soon have the chance to encounter both forms of Giratina. We will reveal whether the Altered Form or the Origin Form is the better variant.
These are the two forms: Giratina can take on two different forms. You could already battle the Altered Form in October 2018. The Origin Form is new now. Thus, the question arises which of the two forms is better.
This form is better: In short, the Origin Form of Giratina is the better form. We will show you the differences between the two Pokémon and how valuable Giratina is in battles.
How good is the Origin Form and the Altered Form of Giratina
This is the Altered Form of Giratina
Origin Form
Altered Form
Attack Value
225
187
Defense Value
187
225
HP Value
284
284
Maximum CP
3683 CP
3379 CP
What do the values say? The values of the two forms are almost equal. The difference is that the Origin Form has the better attack value and the Altered Form has the better defense value.
Legendary Pokémon cannot be placed in gyms, which is why the defense value does not play a major role. Here, the attack value is more important as you want to use Giratina to attack.
This form is therefore better: Since you want to attack, the Origin Form with the higher attack value is better. The Altered Form has no greater benefit.
The Origin Form is the better Pokémon
This is the major disadvantage of both forms: The attacks of Giratina make the legendary Pokémon rather weak. It has poor dragon-type attacks and even worse ghost-type attacks. If it could master better moves, Giratina could become really interesting.
What is Giratina good for? Due to the poor attacks, both forms of Giratina are more in the middle of the attackers. They simply have too much competition among their types.
However, those who enjoy variety in battles can certainly opt for the Origin Form of Giratina, as it is still solid.
The conclusion of the comparison: The better form is definitely the Origin Form. A few raids are worth it. However, those looking for the best attackers will be disappointed. This is due to the poor attacks.
We had a similar comparison for Palkia and Dialga:
Madness is once again raging in ESO. Because currently, there is a particularly funny event happening: The Festival of Fools. How to participate and what prizes you can win, you can find out here.
What’s there to do and what do I get for it? During the event, you can complete three fun quests each day, which you receive from the fools in front of the festival tents in the respective regions.
As a reward for each quest, you get a bit of gold along with a gift containing useful consumables and some items for your collection.
Fun and Indrik
What else is there? For completing the first fool quest of the day, there are mainly two event tickets, which all of you who already own an Indrik or want one should be especially eager for. With these, you can buy feathers and berries for your beloved unicorn mount from the merchant Impresaria.
This is an Indrik.
You can usually find Impresaria near every festival tent, and she will also be marked on your map. By completing a quest daily, you can collect a total of 24 event tickets.
This year, you can also purchase a cute little Indrik as a pet from Impresaria for just 10 event tickets.
Location and Quests
Do I have to pay an entrance fee and where do I need to go? The Festival of Fools is free. Travel to one of the festival tents in Ebonheart, Vulkhel Guard, or Daggerfall and start the introductory quest. As a reward, you will receive something very special at the end: a cake.
Of course, it’s a really cool cake: The Fool’s Pie. If you snack on it, you will receive 100% more experience for two hours. If you have completed the quest last year, you do not have to repeat it. In this case, you can start with your daily quests right away.
When does it take place? The Festival of Fools started on March 21 and ends on April 2 at 4 PM Central European Time. Thus, it lasts a whole week longer than last year.
Are there new achievements? Of course! If you are particularly diligent in fooling around, you can unlock the following achievements:
War of the Three Fillings: For this, you must throw 10 cakes at players from other alliances.
The Upper Crust: Visit each alliance leader and throw a cake at them.
Bit Off More Than You Can Chew: Show it to the authorities! Throw cakes at 10 guards.
Sovereignly Served: Complete the three achievements “War of the Three Fillings”, “The Upper Crust” and “Sovereignly Served”.
Dirty Business: Travel to Cyrodiil and defeat 10 players while covered in cake.
If you achieve this, there are of course also special rewards. For completing “Dirty Business” and “The Upper Crust”, you will receive the titles “Meringue” and “Tin Soldier”. If you complete “Sovereignly Served”, you’ll get a “Disturbingly Silent Face Paint” for your collection.
What’s in the Crown Shop? Aside from the Fool’s Cap Monkey, just useless knickknacks: The Fool’s Personality, a selection of funny mounts, and Cadwell’s Culinary Outfit. Among them is also the stone we already reported on.
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A new patch for the PC version of Apex Legends has been deployed. The hotfix is intended to reduce crashes.
What was patched? According to an official post from Respawn on reddit, several bugs that caused Apex Legends to crash on PC have been fixed. Some issues that could cause disruptions in memory have been resolved.
The patch is not the “end” of development, as there may still be issues with:
memory
rarely occurring problems
As a result of the patch, Apex Legends should now run more smoothly and no longer appear to randomly crash. During internal testing, there were no crashes anymore. The patch was deployed on March 22, and is now available.
I am still having problems: If the patch did not fix your crash issues, Respawn asks you to send the corresponding “apex_crash.txt” file to their support forum.
Why is the patch only coming now? Until now, it has been difficult for Respawn to pinpoint exactly why the PC version of Apex Legends crashed repeatedly. Many players have frequently complained. Even an update from Nvidia did not help much.
The problem had eventually grown almost as big as the hacker problem that Respawn is also addressing.
With the patch from March 19, which also deployed Season 1 and the Battle Pass, it was possible to work on the crashes.
The new hero Octane also made his way into the game with the update.
With the new patch, Apex Legends writes a text file that records the causes of a crash. If this is sent to Respawn, developers can read exactly what happened. This allowed the crashes to be fixed with the new hotfix.
What else will be fixed in the future? Since both the hacker problem and the crashes have now been addressed for the time being, there are no major official changes planned. Only these two will likely be dealt with more intensively.
According to a leak, fans can at least look forward to “missions” that may improve the Battle Pass. However, there is still nothing concrete regarding new features or problem resolutions.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
It is Xur time. Today, the Guardians are visited by a mysterious Exotic vendor. Find out all about his current location and inventory in Destiny 2.
Today, it will be exciting again with Xur. Because not only are his Exotics in focus now. For all owners of the Annual Pass, there will be the next Invitation of the Nine today from the Noodle Face. Numerous fans are eagerly waiting for what the new lore will bring and whether there will be a new cutscene.
All info on Xur in Destiny 2 on March 22nd for PS4, Xbox One, and PC
What does the Agent of the Nine have in store today? Will he have good rolls or possibly surprise us with more Forsaken Exotics? Let’s welcome Xur together and find out.
When does Xur come today? – The Times
The Xur time: Today, Xur will arrive by 6:00 PM and then start selling exotic items on a planet of his choice. Please note that Xur’s times will soon change due to daylight saving time.
How long will Xur stay? You can visit the exotic vendor until the next reset on March 26. Then he will pack his things and retreat until the following Friday.
Where is Xur? You can find him at this location today
Xur’s position: This time you can find the Noodle Face in the area “Twisted Cove” in the EDZ on Earth.
Xur’s inventory and Exotics from March 22nd to March 26th.
Weapon:Huckleberry – Submachine gun for 29 Legendary Shards
Hunter:Twin Tails – Leg armor for 23 Legendary Shards.
World of Warcraft invites former players to take a look once again. The veterans are gifted a subscription for a few days. How to participate and make the most of the time is explained here.
However, there are some limitations. Those who did not purchase Battle for Azeroth will only have access to all content up to and including Legion. For the BfA content, there are only a few trial hours:
3 hours per character or
until the completion of “A Divided Nation” (Alliance) / “We Need Each Other” (Horde)
repeatable on up to 12 characters
However, those who already own Battle for Azeroth can enjoy all features. Only the subscription fee is waived for this period. A specific time for the end is still unknown.
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For former Legion players, this shouldn’t be too big of an adjustment. Players who stopped earlier might be quite confused. Much of the content that you discover before BfA will suddenly feel useless upon reaching Kul Tiras and Zandalar.
The capital of the Alliance in Kul Tiras: Boralus.
What should I experience? If you’re checking into WoW this weekend, you should make the most of the limited time and see as much as possible. We have some tips for you on how to get the most out of the free weekend.
familiarize yourself with the new abilities of your favorite class
These addons are helpful: If you want to experience Azeroth not just passively but also dive into the content, some addons make it much easier for you. A short list we recommend for the weekend:
Bagnon and Scrap – better inventory management and automatic selling of junk
Dominos – better control over action bars
OmniBar – overview of cooldowns of opponents in PvP
WoWQuote 2 – for funny quotes while leveling and exploring
