In week 4 of Season 8 in Fortnite this time there is no star, but a secret banner. We will show you the location of the banner on the map.
What does the banner bring? You can pick up this banner upon completing the weekly challenge. You can only collect the banner after you have completed all tasks.
The banner is always hidden in different locations. To save you time searching, we will show you the location here.
Here you can find the banner from week 4 (S8)
Here you can find the hint: If you have completed all tasks of week 4, a new loading screen will appear. This image always gives a hint about the location. In week 4, the loading screen looks like this:
This is the loading screen of week 4
What does the loading screen show? This time you see various banana skins that apparently carry their Banana King. The whole thing takes place on the volcano of the new map from Season 8.
Where is the hint? You will find the hint for the secret banner in the background. A torch is glowing there and underneath hangs the sought banner. You need to search in this spot to find the banner.
The hint is hidden in the back right
Where do you need to search? This location is right on the volcano, southwest of the city Sunny Steps. You will find the banner northeast of the volcanic crater.
The red arrow shows where the banner is hidden.
Finding it easier: To make it even easier for you to find it, we will show you a video that precisely shows you the location. This way you definitely won’t miss the banner. So watch the video and find the banner directly.
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The Elder Scrolls Online had two spectacular new dungeons in the last DLC update Wrathstone. However, the star of the update was something different for many players: a kind of Navi helps players find game content that suits them.
What was the highlight of the update? The big DLC Wrathstone was released at the end of February and brought paying customers the start of the new dragon season along with two hefty dungeons for The Elder Scrolls Online.
Additionally, there was Update 21, which is available to all players. And that brought a feature that delighted a multitude of ESO fans.
Finally, an End to ESO’s Main Problem
What was the problem with ESO so far? The Elder Scrolls Online is a game with a huge world full of content. You can find new tasks and quests at every corner of Tamriel.
Unfortunately (but also to the delight of many), the game is structured differently than many MMORPGs.
You always see only one active quest on your compass, there’s not even a mini-map, and the big map only shows the selected task.
This is already quite confusing. But it gets worse, as every time you take on a new quest, it automatically becomes active. You easily lose track of the old task.
Often, you only remember late that you had another quest and might already be somewhere else.
So where was that strange quest again? This becomes especially annoying when you’ve taken a longer break and wanted to finish something before the break.
What is different now? Since Update 21, there is a feature called “Zone Guide”. This is an inconspicuous comfort feature that can be easily overlooked.
However, it would be a mistake to overlook it. With it, you can specifically target quests, achievements, and activities in the respective area.
Whether it concerns the current main quest, open dungeons, world events, or set crafting stations – the zone guide shows you how many of them you have already visited and where you can find the next ones in your vicinity.
This makes the flood of content more manageable, and you can finally focus on exploration and completing content without having to keep external lists.
This is how the new feature is received by fans: Recently, there was a question on Reddit about how the new feature was received. The reactions were almost universally positive:
“I’m excited that there’s a different icon for the main story! This way, I can farm it optimally for skill points on my alts!”
“I’ve wanted this for years!”
“I didn’t know I needed it until I had it!”
“I love it! Especially for us console players, since we can’t use mods that would have done the same thing.”
“It helped me so much to find all the books in Stormhaven”
“Finally, I’ve reached level 10 in the Mage Guild because of it!”
The majority of players love the new feature and do not want to miss it anymore. Only occasionally do you hear voices criticizing it, saying it doesn’t allow for enough time to explore.
Today, on March 21st, the servers for Destiny 2 are down. Bungie is conducting maintenance – just as the after-work gaming begins here. Information on server status.
Bungie is carrying out quite spontaneous maintenance today. Without much prior announcement, they informed a few hours ago that the servers will be shut down today, March 21st.
These are the important times today:
At 6 PM, maintenance begins. The servers will be shut down. Both Destiny 2 and Destiny 1 will be offline worldwide on all platforms (PS4, Xbox One, PC).
If you are still in the game at 6 PM, you will be brought to the login screen. So make sure to finish your activity before 6 PM.
By 7 PM, the maintenance should be completed. From then on, you can log back into Destiny 2 or Destiny 1.
Keep in mind that Bungie is never too exact with these time indications. The servers may come online later – or even earlier.
Are changes known? No, for today, neither an update nor any other changes are scheduled. Bungie has not communicated through social channels whether or how today’s maintenance will affect the gaming experience.
According to the gameplay calendar, no new season 6 content will be unlocked today. The next event will be the Arc Week on April 9th, apart from the weekly Gambit Prime map rotation.
Today, Bungie is probably just tinkering a bit in the background on the servers. If something does change, we’ll update the article.
This is why the maintenance is disruptive: For guardians in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, this maintenance work still affects the gaming experience. It happens right in the after-work period when guardians want to play here. During this time, you will need to find another activity.
This new information is coming soon: Community Manager dmg04 announced a few hours ago that in the upcoming “This Week at Bungie” they will discuss the improvement cores and their future role in the ecosystem. There are no plans to decouple these from infusion. But they are set to be updated in an upcoming season.
It seems that the odyssey of the PS4 version of Path of Exile is about to come to a reconciliatory end. Even the last skeptics are apparently convinced of the release date now. Until recently, this was quite different.
However, after the now third announcement of a release date, not everyone believed that it would actually happen this time.
But a tweet from the developers seems to have taken away the last doubts of the skeptics.
About this tweet: Yesterday, Grinding Gear Games announced on Twitter that there will be an AMA (ask me anything) session with the developers regarding the upcoming PS4 release in the PS4 subreddit today at 21:00 our time.
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During this time, fans can ask all sorts of questions they have on this topic. The developers will try to answer as many as possible.
Why were so many fans still skeptical? At the announcement of the current release date, there were many fans who were happy about the date, but there were also a lot of skeptics who just shook their heads or laughed at the new date.
After so many delays, many players did not really believe that the developers would stick to the new date. Numerous fans assumed rather that there would be yet another last-minute delay.
Path of Exile was initially scheduled for release on PS4 on December 7, 2018, then a release in January 2019 was planned, until the game was postponed again to mid-March.
Now it should finally work out on March 26 at the end of the month.
This is the mood after the recent tweet: The reactions from fans are now significantly different compared to the official announcement of the current release date.
Now it seems that even the last skeptics are convinced that the release date on PS4 will be adhered to. In contrast to the actual release announcement, there are hardly any critical voices – neither on social media, nor on Reddit or in the official forums.
Fans are diligently collecting questions they want to direct to the developers during the Q&A session.
The mood is positive, players are looking forward to the PS4 launch of Path of Exile and are eager to finally dive into the virtual monster slaughter.
Now even the last skeptics no longer expect another delay. After a large-scale Q&A session just days before the release, this possibility seems almost excluded.
In EVE Online, there was a one-hour test for a new “Aether Engine” designed to enhance large battles. The goal was to make the material clashes typical of EVE flow more smoothly in space. It looks like a great success.
What was that test about? During the Game Developer Conference 2019, CCP, the developers of EVE Online, held a test on March 20. In this test, players and bots were supposed to fully utilize the “Aether Engine”.
The engine is based on HadeanOS. The operating system utilizes cloud technology and promises to transmit even massive amounts of data in real-time. Ideal for the scales at which battles in EVE take place.
https://youtu.be/5bMb68y2mv4
Here’s how the test went: To test the new Aether Engine, according to the official Dev Blog of EVE Online, 3,852 players logged in. They played a deathmatch, a space battle lasting an hour, where defeated players respawn and aim to defeat as many opponents as possible.
Alongside the nearly 4,000 pilots were AI players, bots that were to take the place of real players. This brought a total of over 14,000 players and bots together. Although EVE Online has even introduced its own servers for such immense battles, the number leaves many players amazed. The developers released some statistics about the battle:
10,412 ships/pilots participated simultaneously at peak
A total of 88,988 ships were destroyed
Over 14 million torpedoes were fired
The test is only said to be the first of many. The developers wrote:
There will be more tests in the future and more opportunities to help shape the future of vast virtual worlds.
Diverse ships are used in EVE
How did the test end? Despite some technical problems, connection drops, and delays, the results were positive. The developers are satisfied, and the players seemed to have had fun too.
The game stuttered in some places, but for the size of the battle, it ran quite smoothly. We have included an impressive video from a player below for you.
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Also in the community on reddit and in the official forum, there is currently predominantly positive feedback, though this was only available about an hour before writing this article. The scale of the test gives many hope that EVE Online will soon enable even more impressive battles.
What do you think of the images from the battle?
Things are intense in EVE Online. Another project by the developers hasn’t been as fortunate:
This week you can make a lot of money in GTA 5 Online! Numerous bonuses increase the earnings so you can make a ton of money.
Why is it worth it this week? This week there is no new vehicle to buy in GTA Online, but you have the opportunity to earn money first.
For selected missions and races, you can earn double the amount of GTA$.
These bonuses you get this week
On top of that: This week GTA increases the earnings for the following missions:
50% more GTA$ for Import/Export sale missions.
2x GTA$ and RP for all Rockstar stunt and transformation races.
Car races bring you extra cash this week
What this means for players: Normally, Rockstar gives players the chance each week to get new weapons or cool vehicles. However, these cost a lot of money. But this week you can effectively grind for money again.
Still want a new car? While there are no new vehicles this week, older models are available at a discount at the car dealership. These include:
Pegassi Tezeract – 40% discount
Överflöd Tyrant – 40% discount
Pegassi Zentorno – 40% discount
Grotti X80 Proto – 40% discount
Dewbauchee Vagner – 40% discount
Principe Deveste Eight – 40% discount
This is free: Besides the numerous bonuses, you can also snag a piece of clothing for free. If you log in this week, you will receive the “Toe Shoes” t-shirt for free in your wardrobe.
This T-shirt is free this week.
How long are the bonuses available? The bonuses are available for one week. You have 7 days to earn as much money as possible.
Still considering if it’s worth starting GTA 5 in 2019? We will tell you how rewarding it still is:
With the FUT Birthday starting on Friday, the next event in FIFA 19 is upon us. The many promos in 2019 have been critically discussed by the community – but especially the recently concluded Carniball gives hope, according to our author Max.
Anyone who has been playing FIFA 19 in the last few months has noticed: Team of the Year, Future Stars, Headliner and more – the event list since the end of last year is long. The biggest problem: Getting the strong event cards is not easy.
Getting event players was not easy
This is the problem with events: In the FIFA community, many players accuse EA of pure money-making. The events and top cards are only there to entice players into buying packs. The fact that even with high investments, event players are rarely drawn from the packs caps it all off.
The consensus: Only those who invest a lot of real money in packs have a chance of getting colorful cards. Players who do not want to invest even more money are at a disadvantage – just playing purely would require a truckload of luck to get event cards.
But here, Carniball improved things.
Many players were only available in packs – but not exclusively
That’s why Carniball was a particularly strong event
This is what made Carniball different: A journey through the carnival hotspots of the world, stylish card designs, and an unusual selection of event players – the starting situation of the Carniball event sounded interesting. However, it seemed that one could only rely on packs again. This also applied to the main Carniball team, but there were many good aspects.
The promo also brought interesting weekly objectives. Although you could already get event players or quite good loan players through weekly objectives during Ultimate Scream or Future Stars, Carniball offered four players that could certainly hold their own:
Weekly tasks allow for unusual matches: These players could be earned just by playing. For a Serie A player like me, Emre Can was of course interesting. The task: Nine online games with silver players from Germany – sounded doable.
The silver team was quickly assembled. In the online single player mode, one only encountered opponents who had the same goals and therefore played unusual teams.
And lo and behold: What initially sounded like a frustrating task to finally get an event player turned out to be quite fun.
Competing with an unusual team against equally matched opponents was surprisingly enjoyable
Swap Deals make SBCs possible: In the end, the Can card, which fit perfectly into the team, was the reward. But that’s not all: Shortly after, among many other challenges, there was an SBC with which one could get a Carniball Bonaventura. And to make the Serie A luck perfect, there was also a Flashback De Rossi SBC.
Normally, the requirements for the two SBCs would have been way too high. But: In March, one could earn TOTW players in the Swap Deals that fitted perfectly into the SBCs. The combination of Carniball and March Swap Deals enabled me to suddenly have three suitable, colorful cards in my team without needing to invest money. This was never possible in previous events.
What does the FUT Birthday bring?
What players hope for: In the FIFA subreddit, similar stories can be found. Finally, one could earn really exciting players – many were especially happy about Carniball Talisca from the weekly objectives.
And even if some would have preferred other event players: For many, EA Sports took a step in the right direction with this event. A path that many hope will continue in the next event.
The next event: The FUT Birthday
The event could become something special: On Friday, March 22, the FUT Birthday event begins, celebrating ten years of Ultimate Team. Consequently, players are excited. But many also hope to receive good rewards through gameplay again – just like with Carniball. It is now also known how the FUT Birthday will unfold.
How did you find the Carniball event? What would your perfect event look like? Tell us in our Facebook group!
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Anthem will receive new content with the upcoming update. Legendary missions are said to be a special challenge that can also provide good loot.
When will the new content arrive? In the last livestream on March 20th, BioWare discussed, among other things, upcoming content for Anthem. This will come along with some changes in the next patch.
Update 1.04 is scheduled for next week, but a specific date has not yet been announced.
Legendary missions allow you to repeat quests from the campaign. In the stream, the mission with Faye, Haluk, and Princess Zhim was shown.
What are Legendary missions? With the patch, Legendary missions will be added as new content to Anthem. These missions are more difficult variants of some quests that players have already experienced in the campaign. However, Legendary missions come with a twist.
In addition to the increased difficulty, you will also encounter an “Apex Creature” in the missions, one of the large monsters that Anthem has to offer. These can either be Ursix, Titans, Enlightened, or Fury, which according to the livestream can provide a “nice loot table.” The loot from the four creatures was buffed only with the last hotfix.
How do Legendary missions work? You won’t have to pick up Legendary missions from an NPC; they will always be visible on the map. You can select them just like missions or strongholds from the map before launching with the Javelin.
You can easily select Legendary missions on the map, just like the freelancer contract shown here.
You will have one Legendary mission available at a time, which will rotate daily. At the start of the feature, there are six missions that you can repeat as often as you like.
In addition to the large monsters that can provide good loot, there will be a chest to grab at the end of the Legendary missions.
What else is included with the patch? In addition to the Legendary missions, further changes have been announced for patch 1.04. The patch notes for the upcoming update are expected to take about 13 pages of a Word document, according to the developers in the livestream.
You can find our other articles about the last livestream here:
In Season 8 of Fortnite: Battle Royale, you need to drive a variety of rounds with the new Baller in Week 4. But where are the fun new vehicles? We will show you!
This is the task for the Baller: The Baller is a new vehicle in Fortnite, which came with the latest patch. It’s a kind of hamster ball with a claw on it.
With it, you can roll around and swing to unexpected heights. Even crazy stunts with cannons are possible.
In Week 4 of Season 8, the Baller has become even more important. You have to roll around in the vehicle in various rounds. Of course, that’s hard when you can’t find a Baller.
The locations of the Ballers on the map
Here you can find the Ballers: Ballers are usually found at Expedition Outposts. These container buildings are easy to spot because they are red and quite large. Alternatively, you can find various Ballers at Pirate Camps. They spawn there fairly often as well.
The map shown here indicates good Baller locations. It seems that the fun hamster balls are especially common in the ice biome in the southwest and in the new jungle in the northeast.
What do you need to do for the task? For the week challenge from Week 3, you only need to find and use a Baller. No further action with the vehicle is required. Of course, this shouldn’t stop you from having a lot of fun with the Baller anyway.
What you should note regarding the Ballers: The locations of the Ballers are coveted. Not only because the Baller is a fun vehicle, but also because you can find plenty of good loot at the Ballers.
Therefore, a trip to the Baller location is always worth it, as long as you are the first to arrive there. However, if you land there later, be prepared for a tough fight against well-equipped enemies.
A list of all tasks from Week 4 of Season 8 can be found here:
Despite strong free competition in the battle royale genre, the Firestorm mode of Battlefield 5 is not coming as a free-to-play – at least not at the moment. This was stated by a lead developer at a preview event. Players can download Firestorm for free, but only if they own Battlefield 5.
This is the current situation regarding Battle Royale: The genre is booming. Numerous hits have made battle royale a worldwide sensation.
Games like Fortnite or Apex Legends benefit from their free-to-play model with huge player counts and good revenue from the sale of virtual currency for cosmetic items or the battle pass:
What about free-to-play plans? Battlefield 5 has sold just under 7.5 million copies so far. By tying Firestorm to the main game, the potential number of players is also limited – especially compared to free-to-play competitors like Apex Legends or Fortnite.
At a Firestorm preview event, John Stanley, a lead designer from Criterion Games, was asked by representatives of VG24/7 about the linkage of Firestorm with a full-price model.
He responded: “At the moment, it is important for Firestorm to be released as part of Battlefield 5.”
He continued: “It is clear that there are numerous connections to Battlefield 5 when you play Firestorm. All experience points earned there also count towards Tides of War and the chapter ranks – and much more. The same applies to weapons and vehicles that you use in Firestorm.
For Firestorm, it is important to be a part of the whole at this time and a way for Battlefield players to experience something completely different in the Battlefield universe. That is where we currently stand.”
When Stanley was asked about further future plans for the Firestorm mode, he shut it down. There was currently nothing to discuss.
But a clear denial looks different – especially with the emphasis that it is “important at the moment” for Firestorm to be part of the overall package of Battlefield 5.
Initially, Firestorm will only be playable in connection with Battlefield 5. But a different model for the future is quite conceivable given his statement.
This is what the developers say about their in-house battle royale competition: With Firestorm, the second high-profile battle royale from EA comes after Apex Legends in a very short time.
Stanley was also asked by VG24/7 about the competition from their own ranks. But what some experts see with concern and confusion does not seem to be a really big issue internally. Accordingly, Stanley’s response was relaxed:
“Apex Legends is great and many people here play it. I play it myself. It is a fantastic game, really well made. There is absolutely enough space for us and Apex to coexist in the same ecosystem, while we also feel very different at the same time.”
He then explicitly emphasized what distinguishes both titles from each other: “Respawn does more hero shooter stuff, we focus more on real combat. We have the typical Battlefield style, we have vehicles.”
In Fortnite: Battle Royale has new challenges for week 4 in Season 8. This time it’s all about pirate treasures, cannons, and hamster balls.
Free and paid: If you purchase the Season 8 Battle Pass for 950 V-Bucks (9.50 Euros), you can complete all 7 challenges in week 8. Without the pass, only the first three challenges are available to you.
All Challenges for Week 4 in Season 8
The Free Challenges
Reward
Phase 1: Land at Tilted Towers Phase 2: Land at Junk Junction Phase 3: Land at Retail Row Phase 4: Land at Happy Hamlet Phase 5: Land at Pleasant Park
5 Stars/500 XP
Use the Balloon in 5 different matches
5 Stars/500 XP
Eliminate an opponent with a sniper rifle and a suppressed weapon
10 Stars/1,000 XP
The Paid Challenges
Reward
Shoot yourself through 25 buildings with the pirate cannon
5 Stars/500 XP
Search 2 buried treasures
5 Stars/500 XP
Eliminate 3 opponents in Happy Hamlet or Pleasant Park
10 Stars/1,000 XP
Phase 1: Survive 60 opponents during a match Phase 2: Survive 70 opponents during a match Phase 3: Survive 80 opponents during a match
How to complete the task: Again, you need to visit various locations. The task has 5 phases. The individual phases are:
Phase 1: Land at Tilted Towers
Phase 2: Land at Junk Junction
Phase 3: Land at Retail Row
Phase 4: Land at Happy Hamlet
Phase 5: Land at Pleasant Park
Eliminate an opponent with a sniper rifle and a suppressed weapon
How to complete the task: Here you need to get one kill with each of the mentioned weapons. Sniper rifles are usually sniper guns. There is also a suppressed version.
There is also a suppressed version of that.
Shoot yourself through 25 buildings with the pirate cannon (Battle Pass only)
How to complete the task: Here, you need to get into pirate cannons and launch yourself as a projectile. It’s fun and ideal for demolishing buildings.
This will then show you a hidden treasure that you can loot. Do this twice and the task is solved.
Eliminate 3 opponents in Happy Hamlet or Pleasant Park (Battle Pass only)
How to complete the task: This is the usual kill quest where you need to shoot or smash enemies in Happy Hamlet or Pleasant Park.
Survive 60 opponents in a single match (Battle Pass only)
How to complete the task: It may sound boring, but you best accomplish this task by hiding in remote locations until only about 40 players are left. Or win the game right away, then you have also survived 60 enemies.
For the next phases, you must then survive 70 and finally 80 opponents.
The World Tiers define the strength of your enemies, how powerful your loot can be (Gearscore), and which endgame content is available to you. There are a total of five World Tiers in The Division 2.
What makes World Tier 5 so special
How to reach World Tier 5: The endgame begins after you have completed the story, leveled your agent to 30, and conquered the strongholds of the three factions. Then you will ascend to the first World Tier.
In a kind of additional endgame campaign, you must fight a new faction, the Black Tusk, which has now invaded Washington after the “first liberation” by the agents.
To progress further in the World Tiers, you must reclaim the three strongholds again – one for each additional World Tier. However, these are now newly occupied and significantly reinforced.
For this, you will play special endgame content, known as invaded missions, with new and tougher enemies – two per stronghold. Additionally, you must raise your Gearscore, as each World Tier has a specific Gearscore requirement that must be met initially. However, at World Tier 4, with a Gearscore around 470, it currently ends.
Many hardcore fans or particularly ambitious players have already mastered World Tiers 1 to 4, possess a Gearscore beyond 450, have top gear, and are waiting for the next step. Many do not want to invest any more time on World Tier 4.
The Black Tusk appear in the endgame
Because numerous players see World Tiers 1 to 4 merely as the gateway to the endgame. The true endgame itself would only begin with World Tier 5.
And: This fifth and final tier is not just another World Tier. It is expected to bring additional features that are highly anticipated into the game.
What’s in World Tier 5 of The Division 2
What to expect with World Tier 5: First, a new stronghold is supposed to be added to the game. This is called Tidal Basin and belongs to the new faction Black Tusk.
Once you master it, you will enter the 5th and final World Tier. Then, according to current plans, the following innovations await you:
The Gear Sets: The Gear Sets will finally become available. These are particularly powerful equipment sets that come with unique bonuses. They allow additional optimizations for specific roles and open up countless more build possibilities. Many agents are especially looking forward to this feature.
Increased Gearscore: With World Tier 5, the maximum Gearscore will be raised again. The new cap will then be 500. Players will therefore have new reasons to grind the endgame content for better gear.
This is also one of the main reasons why players do not want to “waste” much time on the grind and gear optimization at World Tier 4. Because a large part of the equipment will then become obsolete with World Tier 5.
New difficulty and Weekly Invasions: At the same time, there will also be a new difficulty – Heroic. This will provide even the toughest and best agents with a new challenge and reward them with better loot.
Here, you will be able to put your builds and gear to the ultimate test. Additionally, there will be a new mission format called Weekly Invasions introduced.
When is World Tier 5 coming? A specific date is still pending. However, players should not have to wait much longer. As with the first raid, the developers mentioned for World Tier 5 “shortly after release.” This week, however, the start is excluded.
The new legend Octane from Apex Legends has an interesting background. He was based on a capable Titanfall player, and his injuries come from a dangerous record.
This is how Octane lost his legs:The new legend Octane was an enthusiastic participant in the past of “Gauntlets.” The Gauntlet is an activity from Titanfall 2 where pilots of the huge mechs can test their skills and speed.
The goal is to complete the Gauntlet in the shortest time possible. Among participants – at least from the Titanfall 2 players’ side – it was a popular method to boost oneself at the start with a grenade.
Octane did exactly that. Only as a character did he lose his legs while trying to set a new record. However, he awoke the next day with two robotic legs, with which he could be even faster.
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Who is Octane anyway? Octavio “Octane” Silva is, according to his official story, the heir of a huge pharmaceutical company. Since he already had everything due to his inheritance, he often got bored.
As a distraction, he kept seeking a new thrill through “death-defying stunts,” which he even shared with people through videos. Until he eventually wanted to finish a gauntlet run with a grenade.
Octane’s abilities reflect his greed for speed and the useful tricks in one of his beloved Gauntlets.
Octane’s Jump Pad
Where does the story come from? Octane’s story apparently has a background. The new legend is likely a tribute to the player who set a new record just before Octane’s release.
In the introduction video of Octane, the note “What is the Gauntlet?” the video of Cash Mayo’s record is shown. Fittingly, exactly at second 12 of the video.
Respawn has not yet confirmed that Octane is really a tribute to Cash Mayo, and Octane’s development certainly took longer than the record has been. Nevertheless, there is much to suggest that the stories were intertwined afterwards.
What do you think of the story?
Wherever Octane comes from, fans are already celebrating him:
Battlefield 5 has released a new gameplay trailer for the battle royale mode Firestorm. It provides further insights into the mode and cool features.
What is Firestorm? This is the battle royale mode of Battlefield 5. The mode will be released on March 25 and brings the popular game mode to the game for the first time.
A new trailer has now been released that showcases the gameplay of Firestorm. It gives insights into the loot system, vehicles, and the deadly fire ring.
Watch the Firestorm trailer here
This is what you see in the trailer: The trailer shows almost everything that previous battle royale shooters have to offer. A comprehensive overview of all items and vehicles is provided.
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This is what you can look forward to: There are details about Firestorm. The following things are included:
17 different vehicles
Loot drops that provide tanks
Safes and chests that contain rare loot
3 types of weapons with different rarities
Garages that include special vehicles
A massive game world that shrinks due to the fire ring
This is what is known about Firestorm so far: Some details about Firestorm had already become known in advance. Not only are players excited about the release next week, but the huge game world is impressive.
In a week, we expect the official announcement of Borderlands 3. However, some information has already leaked before that. We will compile these leaked details and speculations for you.
When will the official presentation be? So far, Borderlands 3 has not even been officially announced, even though there have been discussions about the game for years. The debate flares up again and again, partly because Gearbox head Randy Pitchford keeps making hints.
However, now there is strong anticipation for the official announcement on March 28.
Then Gearbox will hold a big event during Pax East and will likely showcase what the studio has planned for 2019 and beyond.
It is considered certain that Borderlands 3 will be shown here for the first time. We will show you the teaser from Gearbox in the title image of this article.
When is the reveal exactly? The reveal of Borderlands 3 will take place on March 28 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM German time.
One can assume that Borderlands 3 is relatively far along and should quickly appear after an announcement. Gearbox seems to focus on a short time between announcement and release, similar to Bethesda.
When could the release date of Borderlands 3 be? There is a lot of support for summer 2019. This would avoid “big shooter competition,” which will start a few months later.
This would be around June/July 2019.
Another option would be spring 2020 – in the time window when Anthem and The Division 2 were released in 2019: that would be February/March 2020.
What kind of game will Borderlands 3 be? So far, it sounds like Borderlands 3 will again be oriented towards Borderlands 1 and Borderlands 2: It will be a cooperative shooter for up to 4 players that can also be played solo.
Exactly 4 characters have been leaked in advance – also supporting the idea.
Whether Borderlands 3 will be “bigger” and go more in the direction of a shared-world shooter, we do not know.
There are no real indications for this, although the decision could be influenced by the industry’s shift towards Games-as-a-service.
The question is whether the core community of Borderlands would like such “shared-world” ideas. Generally, probably not.
These could be the 4 classes: A leak in December showcased the 4 classes of the game. It is noticeable that almost every class relies on a kind of “pet”, a minion that they can command. This would likely be important for solo play.
The Beastmaster is a kind of hunter who can summon up to three animals
The Soldier can summon a Titan that can also deploy a turret
The Siren is a melee fighter
The Assassin is said to be inspired by Zero and can throw a decoy
What we know so far: There are also said to be several Vaults in Borderlands 3. Players can showcase their weapons in a kind of showroom and show them to other players.
This information also comes from the December leak.
These have been the speculations and leaks so far that we consider credible on MeinMMO.
We will learn more in a week when the game is finally presented.
In FIFA 19, the Update 1.12 is now available for PS4 and Xbox One. Here are the patch notes in English. There are changes to career mode.
Update 1.12 is now live for everyone: After the latest title update for FIFA 19 was released a few days ago for PC, it can also be downloaded today, March 21, for PS4 and Xbox One. The update is version 1.12.
The size of the update: You need to download about 1.3 GB before you can play FIFA 19 online again.
If you want to start FIFA 19 on time for your evening break today, it is worth starting the console right away to download and install the necessary data in time.
The majority of adjustments in Update 1.12 focus on career mode.
Changes to career mode:
Clubs no longer make transfer or loan offers to a player if there is no chance that the player would accept a transfer to that club. This is meant to prevent you from receiving numerous offers from clubs to which the player would not accept a transfer.
The transfer and loan system is updated so that more player and club nationalities are considered in the decision-making process (i.e., accepting or declining offers).
Additionally, the update of the transfer and loan system ensures that the comparison of the current player role in the old club and the potential player role in the new club is taken into account.
Players offered for loan did not consider that it was a loan in their decision-making. In contrast, players offered for transfer considered that it was a transfer.
What do these career changes bring? Players are now supposed to be a bit smarter regarding transfers and loans. Moreover, clubs like Holstein Kiel will no longer send inquiries to a Cristiano Ronaldo, which should make the career mode a bit more realistic.
Changes in FUT 19:
If a training object was used before a match that increased a value above 99, a value above 99 was displayed on the object after a goal success. However, it was purely a graphical issue and had no impact on gameplay. It has now been fixed anyway.
Changes in presentation:
The 2D portraits of Alphonso Davies, Samir Nasri, and John Obi Mikel have been updated.
Alphonso Davies
General bug fixes:
On the “Edit Teams” screen, debug text was displayed in the league filter for detailed club transfer searches in some leagues.
Changes in kickoff:
After changing the difficulty of a match, the error message “Kickoff data not available” was sometimes displayed. This has also been fixed.
Both toys can be purchased for 10€ each and added to your toy box in WoW. This allows you access to the respective toys with all existing and future characters in the game.
What do the toys do? “Lion’s Pride” and “Might of the Horde” offer fireworks that do not get consumed. Each can take on three different forms with the themes of the Alliance and the Horde.
The Transmorpher beacon summons an Astral that you can interact with. (60-minute cooldown) With its dialogue option, it then transforms you into one of a total of 98 different dungeon or raid bosses from WoW for 20 minutes. You can find a complete list of possible transformations with the colleagues from wowhead.
As long as you are transformed, you will occasionally use the characteristic voice lines in battle. You will occasionally shout what the boss would shout in battle. The toys are particularly popular in groups with friends and the guild.
This is the bonus: Of the 10€ proceeds, 25% goes into the prize pool of the next Arena World Championships (PvP) and the next Mythic Dungeon Invitational (PvE), the two eSports events of World of Warcraft.
Blizzard promises a prize pool of at least $250,000 for both events, which can be increased by purchasing one of the toys by $2.50 each (the same price in euros). The promotion ends on October 15, 2019.
How the toys are received: Although the toys are well received by the community and especially the Transmorpher is popular, the reactions are rather negative. The community has several points of criticism:
the Transmorpher has a 60-minute cooldown and the costume lasts only 20 minutes. One expects more from a purchased toy
the Transmorpher does not work in battlegrounds or rated battlegrounds
the screams of the boss costumes often disturb in real boss fights in raids
Additionally, it is criticized that only 25% of the proceeds go into the prize pool. It is great that eSports is supported in this way, but it seems many fans find it greedy that Blizzard keeps three-quarters of the profit for themselves.
What do you think of the toys?
Other quirky items can now be found at the Darkmoon Faire:
Apex Legends has a big problem according to pro player Shroud. The game is boring in the mid-game. This has a fundamental reason hidden in the design.
Why is Apex boring according to Shroud? Shroud is one of the best and most influential players in Apex Legends. And he is precisely the one complaining about boredom. Because the “human aimbot” currently faces too few opponents.
The reason: Too many of the 60 players in each match die within the first minutes of the round.
At these locations, particularly abundant and high-quality loot can be found. This leads to an enormous bloodbath in a confined space.
The one who lands first and finds the big guns usually gets rid of the rest of the players in the area. Only a few survivors emerge victoriously from the mayhem in the hot zone.
This ensures that not much happens for the rest of the match until they inevitably meet again in the endgame when the death zone forces the last players together in close quarters.
Until then, the mid-game, which was already never particularly exciting due to the relatively large map and the small number of 60 players, slows down even more.
Should hot zones be removed?
This is what Shroud says about the problem: Shroud did not have anything good to say about hot zones during a stream. They are just dumb to him:
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“Hot zones are just as stupid as hell! Everyone drops into the hot zone, but no one realizes how dumb such a ‘hot dropping’ is!”
This is what can be done about the hot zones problem: When a professional and tester like Shroud sees a problem in the game, developers should take this seriously. But what to do? A solution to the dilemma would be to simply eliminate the hot zones and distribute the loot randomly across the map.
It might also be conceivable to increase the player count. More players inevitably means more opponents in the game, even in the mid-game.
Whether Respawn will change anything about the loot mechanics is not known. What would you do?
Skyforge is not doing particularly well in this country. The ratings on Steam are dropping sharply, just like the player numbers. Now the developers announced a major update that will allow you to shape an entire planet. Perhaps this will rekindle the interest of players?
What is happening with Skyforge? Looking at the data on Steamcharts, the player numbers continue to decline. On average, only around 130 players are online at the same time on Steam, and even though the own client should offer more, this shows a trend.
In addition, the game currently has a rating of 33% on Steam. The combat system and bugs are mainly criticized. With almost every update, new problems arise, which drives the fans up the wall.
Even the latest updates, which introduced a new bard class and even Battle Royale, have not yet led to any improvement.
Especially the battles in Skyforge are not well received by the players.
Shape an entire planet
What’s next for the MMORPG? The Allods team and My.com have now announced a very extensive update called “New Horizons”. This will introduce an entirely new planet with a new storyline.
You will explore the planet Terra.
You will discover destroyed cities, deep jungles, and lifeless wastelands.
Exploration drones have discovered a new enemy with advanced technology that you must confront.
It is your task to find out who this enemy is.
Additionally, you must uncover the secret of this world. Why is it so destroyed? What happened here?
What is special about “New Horizons”? Not only will you explore a new planet with large areas, it is also your task to shape and change this world.
To do this, you will first build a base upon your arrival on Terra.
You will gradually change this world with the help of detailed “programs”.
By upgrading the programs, you will gradually explore the areas and change their appearance
This will unlock new story chapters, special missions, further adventures, and rewards.
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Not only does your choice of heroes determine victory or defeat in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes. In fact, the villains that you can recruit as companions are an important addition. We will show you the best companions that you should definitely have in battle!
What role do companions play in Skylanders? In the battle, not only your three chosen heroes participate, but also a companion. Companions play a special role. While they are treated similarly to the heroes, they cannot be awakened or equipped with runes.
In order for a companion to be summoned in battle, a certain amount of time must elapse first. After that, you can use the companion’s skill up to four times (there is only one) before it disappears again (unless it has been defeated beforehand).
In the character menu, you will also find the villains that act as companions
The companions’ skills vary from support abilities to offensive and even area attacks. There are a total of ten companions, each representing an element in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes.
Note that companions do not gain experience points in battle, but can be strengthened using blue potions. This becomes a problem, especially at higher rarity levels starting from 5 stars, as you need large amounts of these potions and additionally need to spend a lot of gold.
Not every companion is useful in every situation. Before we clarify the question of which companions you should definitely level up, let’s look at the conditions that play the most important role in choosing companions.
What to consider when choosing a companion: Skylanders: Ring of Heroes is still in a very early phase. Accordingly, most players have not yet reached the endgame, which are the toughest challenges. This circumstance dictates not only the choice of heroes but also that of companions. The following aspects must be taken into account:
You want to farm efficiently, that is, quickly. Since it is still early in the game, it makes sense to play only with the three strongest attackers. However, this leads to a neglect of defense or healers.
Combat support should, if possible, be carried out with attacks that target all opponents to speed up the farming process.
In the arena against other players, additional abilities are required that your companion must bring.
You can see it already – it will not be enough to focus on just one companion. But who is the best of all? Fortunately, the game already gives you the best companion at the start. We present him and two notable colleagues that you should keep an eye on.
The Broccoli Guy – The vegetable for all occasions
Broccoli Guy – Your loyal companion for all occasions
Element – Water
Role – Support
HP – 4248
ATK – 2125
DEF – 1137
Stars – Min 1 / Max 6
That’s why the Broccoli Guy is so good: Given that you want to finish battles as quickly as possible and therefore only want to use attackers, Broccoli Guy can be the perfect healer for you. His skill is not only extremely powerful, he also has the highest defense of all companions and the most hit points.
The Broccoli Guy is also the best all-rounder, as he can utilize his strengths in every content, be it in the Wonder Tower or the arena. The only downside: you need to bring the Broccoli Guy to at least 4 stars before the healing effect becomes truly noticeable.
The healing skill of Broccoli Guy
What skill does the Broccoli Guy have? Like all companions, the green vegetable has only one skill, but it is impressive:
Fresh fruits and vegetables – Broccoli Guy’s only skill heals the hero with the fewest hit points and reduces the duration of existing debuffs by 2 rounds. In addition, defense is increased for two rounds and health regeneration is granted over two rounds.
Often a single unit is targeted by foes, and that’s when the healing from Broccoli Guy comes in handy. In addition to healing, you also gain health regeneration and increased defense. This makes the villain the healer that you don’t need on your team.
In the misty swamp, you will find soul stones for Broccoli Guy
Where can I find the soul stones for Broccoli Guy? Broccoli Guy is very easy to farm. You can find his soul stones in the second world in stages 2.1 – 2.6 (easy, normal, and hard). It does not matter which difficulty level you choose; the progress is the same everywhere.
This is how long it takes to collect all soul stones for Broccoli Guy: To fully develop Broccoli Guy, you need 875 soul stones. For every ten auto-battles, you earn on average three soul stones. Assuming that you need about 6 minutes for every ten auto-battles, you will gather the necessary soul stones in 29 hours of pure grinding.
While this isn’t little, developing him should be high on your priority list. The Broccoli Guy will be a valuable companion in battle.
Smoke Scream – The mechanical fire-breather
Smoke Scream – The mechanical fire-breather
Element – Fire
Role – Attack
HP – 3357
ATK – 2652
DEF – 597
Stars – Min 1 / Max 6
That’s why Smoke Scream is so good: The fire-breather targets all opponents with its attack, making it perfect for quickly farming soul stones. Due to its fire element, it is very effective against air and spirits.
While Smoke Scream has poor defense stats, it brings the highest attack value of all villains in exchange. You also need to level Smoke Scream up significantly before the damage becomes really noticeable.
Smoke Scream’s flame shot in action
This skill does Smoke Scream have: Like Broccoli Guy, Smoke Scream has exactly one skill that can be used:
Flame shot – Covers all opponents with fire and also applies a debuff that makes it harder for enemies to dodge.
Here you can find the soul stones for Smoke Scream: The biggest advantage of Smoke Scream is that you can easily obtain its soul stones (probably without intending to) while farming for Ka-Boom. Once you have brought Ka-Boom to the maximum level of 70, you are likely to have enough soul stones for Smoke Scream to level him up. You can find the soul stones in the hellish volcano in stages 3.1 – 3.6 (easy, normal, and hard).
Here you can farm soul stones for Ka-Boom and Smoke Scream
This is how long it takes to get all soul stones for Smoke Scream: You also need to collect 875 soul stones for Smoke Scream. Thus, like Broccoli Guy, you will need around 29 hours for all soul stones. But since you want Ka-Boom anyway, you will “pick up” Smoke Scream in passing.
Since Ka-Boom can be awakened, you will require more soul stones for the hero than for Smoke Scream. Therefore, you will be able to bring the companion to the maximum level faster.
Eye Scream – Horror in the arena
Eye Scream – The horror in the arena
Element – Shadow
Role – Expert
HP – 3357
ATK – 2652
DEF – 657
Stars – Min 1 / Max 6
Why is Eye Scream so good? The sympathetic fellow who carries his only eye in his mouth is especially a good choice in the arena. His skill targets all opponents and ensures that they can’t block damage or dodge any attack.
Eye Scream helps you to defeat your opponents in the arena faster. Furthermore, Eye Scream, like Smoke Scream, has the highest attack value of 2,652.
Eye Scream’s “Surprise”
What skill does Eye Scream have? Eye Scream only has one attack available, which is extremely useful:
Surprise – Attacks all enemies and triggers the status horror, preventing enemies from blocking damage or dodging. It also lowers defense against status effects for three rounds.
Where can I find the soul stones for Eye Scream? If you are already farming the hero Wham-Shell, you should quickly gather the needed soul stones for Eye Scream. Because like the hard-shelled crustacean, you can find the soul stones in the ninth world, the home of shadows, in stages 9.1 – 9.6 (easy, normal, and hard).
In the realm of shadows, you will find the soul stones for Wham-Shell and Eye Scream
However, keep in mind that you can only farm Wham-Shell and Eye Scream together on the easy difficulty level. At least you will gather the soul stones for Eye Scream faster than for Wham-Shell.
This is how long it takes to get all soul stones for Eye Scream: You also need to invest about 29 hours for Eye Scream, so the effort is similar to that of the other two villains on our list, Broccoli Guy and Smoke Scream.
