Currently, everything is once again revolving around loot in Anthem. BioWare states that they are also dissatisfied with the loot behavior, but a quick fix is difficult.
What is happening with the loot? Some players believe that the drop rates of loot in Anthem have been adjusted again. They report that Masterwork and Legendary items have dropped with an increased probability on the morning of March 9.
What does BioWare say? After players complained about the reduced chances of Masterwork and Legendary items, the Head of Live Service, Chad Robertson, spoke out on Twitter. He thanked the players for their feedback and stated that the developers themselves are still not satisfied with the loot behavior in Anthem:
The downside of such a quick attempt to improve is that we are making changes to complex loot systems in various areas. This makes it harder to predict how it will work.
In the coming months, we expect significant changes. We will start with some incremental changes so that we can better manage this development. Our goal is to provide the best possible player experience.
Since the loot behavior is so complex, it would therefore be difficult to provide a quick fix for it. Therefore, changes are planned to be made gradually in the coming months.
What do the players say? Some players are disappointed that BioWare has once again given a glimpse of how the loot in Anthem could be. They do not believe that the developers can take months for changes in loot behavior.
While there are currently some posts with feedback and suggestions for changes in the Anthem subreddit, other players are venting their anger. They are calling for a boycott of the game by not logging in anymore. Others report that they have already uninstalled Anthem and turned to other games.
How you can farm Masterwork and Legendary gear, we have here for you:
The new GO Snapshot from Pokémon GO allows cool photos of Pokémon. This also happens in a Mexican veterinary practice.
This is the Pokémon Center: This place for sick Pokémon is actually a veterinary practice. But apparently, the doctors there are big Pokémon GO fans.
They photographed numerous Pokémon there, which were “cared for” by the staff. The photos were then published on Reddit and received a lot of positive feedback.
See the pictures from the veterinary practice here
Here’s how to get these pictures: To take these awesome photos, you need to use the new photo feature of Pokémon GO. Just click on any Pokémon in your inventory, then click on the camera in the upper right corner.
This way, you can take pictures with Pokémon anywhere. Even in a veterinary practice.
Overall, the practice “Médica Veterinaria Coovet” published 5 pictures on their Facebook page. For example, a shiny Eevee is being listened to with a stethoscope:
The Vulpix is also being listened to with the stethoscope. The real animal next to it, the cat, is watching closely:
The Togepi in the next picture seems to enjoy the treatment:
The next shiny has wandered into the Pokémon Center. Shiny Chikorita apparently also needs treatment:
That’s why you should also create AR pictures: The pictures you take with the AR mode not only look cool, but they also have a purpose. For example, a color-changing Pokémon might appear in some pictures that you can then catch.
In Anthem, you will be guided during activities and reminded of your tasks by NPCs and text pop-ups. Micha wonders why players still cannot stay together in a circle for a few minutes.
The Anthem community has recently been talking mainly about bugs and errors in the game. While I cannot escape this either, I don’t have too many problems and enjoy jumping into my Javelin every now and then to take a few spins.
However, I keep noticing one thing that annoys me even more than the technical issues: instead of staying in a designated circle until a task is completed, players prefer to run around the map.
Here we experience a rare natural spectacle: all players are in the circle and the activity progresses, as indicated by the green display.
This is what it’s about: In Anthem, there are several tasks that require players to cooperate and stay together in a designated area. For example, a region needs to be scanned or an artifact contained. You come across these activities at world events in freeplay and also in strongholds, such as in the Mine of the Tyrant.
These goals are indicated by a relatively large green circle on the ground around an artifact or another object. Players receive an audio message from an NPC indicating that they should stay close by. Additionally, there is also a pop-up on the screen.
If at least three players are in the circle, everything is fine and the activity progresses as planned.
If the display is white, there are not enough players at the target. If the display is green, everything is good.
Players hardly react: During the entire time I have spent in Bastion, I have not once experienced all players standing in the circle until the activity was completed. This would actually have only advantages: the more players participate in the task, the faster it is over.
Progress is even displayed with a bar. If this bar is green, the task is progressing quickly. However, if there are too few players in the designated area, the bar turns white, which should actually be a warning sign.
Why this is annoying: The bad thing is not only that the whole activity is unnecessarily prolonged due to the lack of teammates. Especially at higher difficulty levels, it can happen that a freelancer overestimates themselves and gets taken out by an enemy. If that player is far outside the circle, someone else has to leave the area to pick up the teammate.
And even if nobody dies outside the circle, the team is still affected when players are fighting all over the map: if large mobs of enemies are defeated away from the circle, the freelancers at the target may be missing life-saving orbs or even ammunition.
Too good to be true: The Alpha-Colossus is preparing to jump into the enemy horde, while its little Ranger friend is closely following behind.
One player suggested that the offenders should receive a debuff during the circle phase that gradually drains their health. This can only be prevented by standing in the green circle.
Others joked that BioWare should introduce a penalty for players who do not want to participate in tasks. They should lose -1 chance for legendary items each time. Players who accumulated too high a negative score would then lose their already acquired powerful items.
Does it annoy you that players in Anthem never stay in the green circle? Or are you more relaxed about it?
In a livestream, the developers of Ashes of Creation provided some insights behind the scenes. It was also announced that the game will be released in 2020.
However, the development process, which had seemed so promising, is now taking a turn.
When is Ashes of Creation expected to be released? Since the Director’s Letter on Friday, many have suspected that the MMORPG Ashes of Creation would not make a release this year.
Now, 2020 has been confirmed as the new goal by Game Director Steven Sharif in the livestream. He cites the high standards that the developers have for the game and the move of the development studio to larger premises as reasons for the delays.
Additionally, all other announced dates and deadlines were declared invalid by Sharif.
Mass battles delay the development of the game
One of the main problems with the PvP standalone Apocalypse was performance. Since large battles are planned for the MMORPG, a significant amount of developer time went into this.
The technical details must be correct: In the Directors Letter it was mentioned that the developers have learned a lot. This was specified in the livestream.
Particularly in the technical area and backend improvements are said to have occurred. These are intended to enable fast communication between the data, servers, and players’ clients.
How many players are expected to participate in the battles? Since in Ashes of Creation it will also be about defending your fortresses against other attacks, the performance of the game needs to be solid.
Currently, according to Sharif, around 250 players can fight together at one location without performance issues. However, battles with 500 people are planned for the MMORPG.
Aside from the technical problems, there were also things the studio had to work out within itself. This includes hiring new employees and finding a new workplace.
How many new employees were hired? The company Intrepid Studios actually wanted to grow to 80 to 100 employees last year. This apparently also failed due to the high demands of Steven Sharif.
At least 15 new faces were introduced in the Director’s Letter. According to LinkedIn, 43 people currently work for the studio.
New home for Intrepid Studios: In order for the new employees to have space in the offices, the studio has moved to a new home. Here, too, there were delays because various contracts, which were already ready for signing, fell through.
For example, one provider sold his building to a new owner shortly before signing, who then let the contract fall through.
However, a new home has now been found, to which the studio is expected to move soon.
Content creators are satisfied with the current statements
This has now changed. In a new video from Paradox Gaming Network, they explain that the latest livestream was the best so far from the studio.
Other fans on Reddit also found the livestream significantly better than the Director’s Letter. The letter was too superficial, while the stream went into much more detail.
The fact that the release has been pushed to 2020 surprised hardly anyone. Instead, it was positively received that the studio officially communicated this now.
Depending on whether you choose the Vanguard or the Drifter, you will experience the quest from a different perspective. Bungie urges players to decide wisely.
Zavala seems to be losing the Guardians
Many Guardians find the decision easy
This is how many have decided: On reddit, there have already been numerous posts about this loyalty quest, with users overwhelmingly voting “for the Drifter”.
“We’re all siding with the Drifter, right?” asks a Guardian and receives over 1500 upvotes. After all, he is the cool uncle who constantly praises and acknowledges accomplishments.
In contrast, Zavala is like an authoritarian father who reprimands for any disobedience. Moreover, he was quite uncool at the Forsaken launch and didn’t even want to let us avenge Cayde’s death.
One Guardian points out: “If Zavala really wanted me, he would update his loot pool.” The fact that vendors in Destiny 2 have no new weapons available was recently criticized again. The Drifter, however, has new weapons to throw around in Gambit Prime and Reckoning.
The Drifter
Only a few are waving the Vanguard flag. One writes that we would stand against Lord Shaxx if we chose the Drifter. And he won’t stand against his dude Shaxx.
Many agree with this. One says: “I really don’t like Zavala and Ikora could not matter less to me. But Shaxx, man, yeah, I can’t stand against him.”
And others write with great pathos that they will support the Vanguard, which they have supported for years.
Nevertheless, the Drifter seems to have the masses behind him. He is the fresh, cool character who lures with new power, while Zavala acts too conservatively. Such images are already circulating:
In a poll in the Bungie Forum, the Drifter is clearly in the lead. This shows that many Guardians are ready to make the brutal cut from the Vanguard.
What is known about the loyalty quest?
This is what to expect from next week: We will learn what the loyalty quest will look like starting March 12.
From Bungie, we know that the loyalty quest was previously announced as the “Joker’s Wildcard” quest, which was supposed to be a weekly quest.
How “important” will the decision be? You must choose a side to experience the quest from that perspective. However, if you have multiple characters, you can play both perspectives.
Because the decision is made per character – you can choose a different path for each one.
Poll about the quest: Let us know in this poll whether you will pledge allegiance to the Vanguard or the Drifter with your (main) character:
The Pokémon Wadribie is difficult to evolve in Pokémon GO. Only the female form can evolve into Honweisel. Many players have problems with this.
That’s why the evolution is so difficult: Wadribie is rather rare to find in the wild. Even when you have the 50 candies needed for evolution, it’s not yet done.
Only a female Wadribie evolves into Honweisel and this gender is very rare. Mainly male Wadribie can be found.
Players have problems with evolution
Here’s how to find Wadribie: The Pokémon appears rather rarely in the wild. It has a weather bonus during rain and wind, which is why it appears a bit more frequently during those conditions.
Additionally, Wadribie is found in 5km eggs. So it’s worth hatching these eggs as well.
The female Wadribie has a red spot on the lower hive. This can be seen on the right.
That’s why it is often male: Male Wadribie are not common without reason. In the console games, players primarily caught male Wadribie. Only about 12% of all caught Wadribie were female back then.
Pokémon GO continues this tradition. Therefore, mainly male specimens can be found in the wild.
This could help: If you no longer have a female specimen yourself, ask friends. Maybe they have a female and will trade it with you. This way, you can also carry out the evolution.
Check your inventory to see if you caught a female Wadribie at the release of the Pokémon. At that time, this gender could be caught for a short period only. The male Wadribie hasn’t even been in the game for a month.
The evolution of Wadribie: Honweisel
Is evolution worth it? Honweisel is not particularly strong. You only need one for the PokéDex. There are significantly stronger bug attackers in the game such as Pinsir or Yanmega.
Rayquaza is returning soon! But players are concerned about two things:
The popular streamer Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek is actually less known for outbursts. But Apex Legends has now caused him to rage-quit.
What is Shroud upset about? During a match in Apex Legends, Shroud and his team engaged in a battle with an opposing group. Meanwhile, there were apparently significant lags, which allowed the opposing team to escape death and dismantle Shroud’s team.
The streamer did not handle this well, as his reaction shows: “We literally lost to these guys because of the damn lag. I’m going to break something! Holy sh…, I hate it when things are out of my control!”
Then he abruptly quit the game. You can watch the scene in the video:
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Why is this so bad? Every player who has dealt with online games knows about lags. For streamers who play such games professionally, the problem is likely more than familiar.
Shroud draws a parallel to another battle royale shooter, PUBG. After he left the match, he continued to curse: “I can’t play this until it’s fixed. It’s like PUBG all over again!”.
The BR shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is also known for its constant connection and performance issues. Shroud seems to have no nerve left for such errors and has found lags to be his kryptonite.
He is not the only one who seems to have problems with lags. Other streamers like KingRichard are also complaining about the issues.
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The launch of The Division 2 is imminent. Here are tips for beginners starting their agent journey for the first time. Returnees and veterans will also benefit from these tips.
When is the release of The Division 2? If you purchased the Standard Edition of The Division 2, it starts on March 15, 2019. This is the official worldwide release date for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Alongside numerous experienced agents returning in The Division 2, there will be many beginners taking their first steps as agents at release. These tips are meant to help you avoid stumbling.
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10 Quick Tips for the Launch from the Community
What kind of tips are these? On reddit – straight from the community – 10 tips for new agents have been compiled. These tips are intended to help you acclimate to The Division 2 and get used to the agent life:
Take your time. Don’t rush through the content, don’t skip cutscenes. The Division 2 offers an intense experience in the post-apocalypse. The atmosphere was already praised in The Division 1. Soak it up in part 2 too!
Familiarize yourself thoroughly with the character menu and discover what you can customize. You should get acquainted with it early in the game. In the endgame, everything revolves around knowing and optimizing the mechanics.
Try different weapons, don’t stick stubbornly to one weapon type. That’s the only way to discover which firearms suit you and which feel good. The same goes for the skills.
Spend some time just wandering through the open world. It is a recreation of Washington D.C. that you can explore. Graphically, The Division 2 has a lot to offer, allowing you to admire your surroundings in all kinds of lighting conditions.
Don’t be afraid to tackle hard content – even as a solo player. Even if you die, it’s just another experience that makes you stronger as an agent and sets new goals.
Explore, explore, explore! In the open world, you will find not only collectibles but also loot, crafting materials, and a ton of hidden details. There’s a variety of impressive graffiti, for instance.
Don’t be afraid of the Dark Zone – or the 3 Dark Zones in The Division 2. Be the hunters of rogues or let the rogue in you out. The Dark Zones are a hallmark of The Division, offering something for both PvE and PvP fans.
Set your own goals for each gaming session. Whether it’s progressing in the campaign, completing missions on challenging difficulty levels, or optimizing your build.
Help other agents – then they will help you!
Further “pro tips” are mentioned in the reddit forum that you shouldn’t forget at launch, such as:
Don’t forget to eat
Don’t forget to drink
Don’t forget to wash
Don’t forget to have fun
Agents in The Division 2
10 Tips for Beginners – Beginner’s Guide
Here are more important tips that not only new agents should heed.
Take cover and stay in cover
Here’s the tip: The Division 2 is a third-person shooter with a cover system. This means you can – and must – use your environment as protection.
If you run openly towards enemies, you will die faster than you would like. Your agent is not designed to soak up many bullets.
So: Always stay in cover during combat. Move from cover to cover when you want to reposition.
In most situations, you should carry a weapon for close range and another for medium to long range. If you only equip two shotguns, you’ll be disadvantaged against enemy snipers. Seek out weapons that suit you and are useful in many situations.
You can choose your weapons from these categories:
Assault rifles
Sniper rifles
Rifles
Light machine guns
Submachine guns
Pistols
Shotguns
One of the first things you should do in The Division 2 is unlock the secondary weapon. This can be done with a “benefit” from the quartermaster in the White House, which you activate with SHD Tech.
White House in The Division 2
Regularly return to the White House
Here’s the tip: Even if you can rush from one mission to the next, you should make a point of stopping by the White House regularly. Because there are NPCs who support you and provide important assistance.
Especially important is the quartermaster. You can activate skills and benefits with skill points and SHD tech that you earn throughout the game.
Here you can get not only passive perks that continuously benefit you but also new skills and improvements for skills. These help you in combat in various ways.
These are the skills in The Division 2: All skills allow for different tactical approaches:
Pulse – impulse generator
Turret – turret
Hive – drone stock
Chem Launcher – Chem launcher
Firefly – firefly
Seeker Mine – seeker mine
Drone – drone
Shield – shield
Enemy is attacked by the drone stock skill
Don’t forget your grenades
Here’s the tip: You have not only weapons and skills to cause your enemies trouble. A well-placed grenade can also be useful. Especially in groups of enemies, it creates chaos, takes out multiple at once, or drives them apart.
Optimize your armor, but not too early in the game
Here’s the tip: Particularly in the endgame, armor pieces are crucial for getting the most out of your build. They possess various benefits and stat bonuses, plus there are exotics, gear sets, and brands with additional, unique advantages.
Even at the start, you should pay attention to armor pieces that carry bonuses suitable to your playstyle. However, new armor pieces primarily serve to improve the quality of your armor as you level up.
Here are the quality levels (by the way, also for weapons):
Gray – the lame stuff that drops at the beginning
Green (Standard)
Blue (Specialized)
Purple (Superior)
Yellow (High-End)
Exotics and gear sets complement these quality tiers of your gear.
At the beginning, you should frequently swap your weapons and armor pieces for better gear that you find to be prepared for tougher activities.
A level 30 agent with specialization
Repair your armor in combat
Here’s the tip: Above your health bar, there is a white armor bar divided into segments. If the enemy shoots away your armor bar, you should quickly refill the armor with an armor kit.
Without armor, your health is directly attacked – and this goes down very quickly.
So go into cover,
make sure no enemy is about to come around the corner,
and use an armor kit.
The repair animation takes a few seconds. You can find armor kits in crates or as random drops from enemies.
Use the map for orientation
Here’s the tip: You have a map available to help you orient yourself in the vast open world.
The map shows you main missions, side missions, and all other activities with symbols, which you can filter. Set a waypoint with the map so you can navigate there in the game.
By the way, you can also fast travel via the map.
Unlock all safehouses
Here’s the tip: In every region of Washington D.C. there are safehouses – secure buildings where NPCs wait. Search for these safehouses and unlock them, as they then serve as fast travel points for you.
While you can walk to every location, it can become tedious over time to run from one corner of the map to another every time. Fast travel points save you a lot of time.
In safehouses, you can also find data to locate SHD crates on the map.
Solo agent in The Division 2
Play solo or in a team, also as a clan
Here’s the tip: If some of your friends also own The Division 2, you can play the game entirely in coop with them. This is not only more fun but also allows for different build combinations and tactics.
Here’s the tip: Read many MeinMMO articles about The Division 2 before starting to be well-prepared. We will accompany the launch with numerous guides, news, and informative articles.
Fortnite streamer Ninja has shot at Pleasant Park in one of his latest streams. For him, this place is the worst spot to land.
This explains Ninja: The streamer lands in Pleasant Park for the first time in one of his streams since Season 6. But it quickly becomes clear to him that this place is the worst landing spot imaginable.
In the stream, he gets shot there immediately and curses afterward. It seems clear to him that he won’t be landing there again anytime soon.
What bothers Ninja about Pleasant Park
The video shows: In the stream clip, Ninja is shot at from all sides during his landing and dies. Even quick building doesn’t help anymore there. Bullets fly from all directions.
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Ninja says about Pleasant Park: “I hate Pleasant Park more than anything else!” says Ninja right after his elimination. For him, this landing spot is so bad because there are plenty of houses.
In every house, opponents can hide and are perfectly covered. Shots can come from almost all directions, and there is nowhere to be safe.
This is what Pleasant Park looks like. Source: Elecspo
This problem also exists there: Ninja also complains about the slanted roofs in Pleasant Park. “All the houses where you can’t build walls because of the damned roofs!” curses the streamer.D
Fortnite streamer Ninja
That’s why landing spots are so important: Every pro practices for hours at different landing spots. Just the landing can decide whether you win or lose. Places that are heavily contested or provide little loot are therefore rather unpopular.
What are your favorite landing spots? Can you understand Ninja?
Other Fortnite pros have already had a dispute over a landing spot in a tournament:
The head of the streaming platform Twitch, Emmet Shear, hinted at what could change for streamers if the controversial Article 13 of the EU copyright reform comes into effect. This sounds like a horror scenario.
What Emmet Shear says: In a live stream on the Twitch main channel on Friday night, Emmet Shear addressed the community to speak about the controversial change in copyright law.
During the stream, he said:
“The system could correctly determine that there is a poster in the background that falls under copyright. But it is unclear: Is that “Fair Use?”
Or if you walk past a restaurant during an outdoor stream and hear music that is copyrighted: Is that “Fair Use?”
These are questions that courts need to clarify.
But unfortunately, under Article 13, we would be obliged to react immediately to this stream. That feels totally wrong to us.
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What is behind Article 13? In recent weeks and months, a dispute has erupted over Article 13 of the copyright reform:
Supporters believe that this reform is necessary to hold internet giants accountable and financially involve content creators in the content.
Opponents of the reform believe, however, that Article 13 will lead to large platforms creating “upload filters” that block everything that is copyrighted. They believe that if the article comes into effect as it is, it would mean the “end of the internet.”
Famous YouTubers are encouraging their followers to protest. They seem determined to prevent the article.
The main advocate of Article 13, CDU politician Axel Voss, feels misunderstood and even contradicts party friends, like the Deputy Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, Bernd Althusmann.
They are not in favor of upload filters, but rather for strengthening copyright on the internet.
From his perspective, many protesters are poorly informed.
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Players report that there was an unintentional increase in the drop rates for Masterwork and Legendary items in Anthem. This has already been fixed, to the dismay of fans. Now players are getting too little loot in Anthem.
This is the drop problem: At the moment, many players are dissatisfied with Anthem. One of the main grievances is the drop rate for Legendary and Masterwork items.:
There are many reports that the drop rate for Masterwork and Legendary items was increased on the morning of March 9th, before Patch 1.0.3.
However, this was reverted with the patch.
This did not go over well with the fans.
Many players are frustrated and feel that farming gear in the endgame is not worth it. In the Anthem subreddit, they are voicing their disappointment and discussing the topic.
Players believe: There has been another bug that increased the drop rates
What exactly has changed? Many players consistently report that something happened with the drop rates for Legendary and Masterwork items on March 9.
Initially, the drop chance seemed significantly higher. Players reported numerous drops of Masterwork and Legendary items. Throughout the day, this was seemingly reverted with the patch.
There is no official confirmation from Bioware, but the large number of reports strongly suggests this.
This is how the community reacts: The frustration didn’t take long to surface. Many fans were pleased with the increased drop chances; farming finally felt worthwhile.
Even if the equipment properties are mostly poor, many players felt a significantly greater motivation since it seemed that on average at least 4 Masterwork items could drop per mission.
This is also supported by u/W1ntur, who claims to have found maybe 5-10 Masterwork items during missions in 50-60 hours prior.
In his opinion, the increased drop rate had a positive effect: “Last night was the first time since reaching level 30 that I had fun. In 3 hours of playtime, I got 3 Masterwork items […]. Sure, none of the inscriptions were really good, but it was an improvement.”
Other players, however, fear that if you could get Legendary and Masterwork items too quickly, you would run out of things to do too soon.
RealSelthius argues that an increased drop chance is primarily a psychological measure. Because with the vast pool of inscriptions available in Anthem, the chance for God rolls is inherently low.
How this translates into numbers is demonstrated by RealSelthius on Reddit. He himself sees the increase in the drop rate as a necessity. Not to acquire ultimate gear faster, but to make the grind process more motivating.
What does Bioware say about this? Chad Robertson, the person responsible for the live service of Anthem, at least mentioned on Twitter that they are not yet satisfied with the loot and will work on it based on feedback.
When or how exactly this will happen remains unclear.
What do you think about it? Have you had similar experiences?
In WoW a YouTuber shows how powerful the NPC Orhan Ogerklinge actually is. In fact, 40 tanks are defeated within seconds.
You can see it: The YouTuber Rextroy hosts a challenge on his channel. He and 39 other tanks want to find out how long they can survive against Orhan Ogerklinge.
This is Orhan Ogerklinge: She is probably the most dangerous foe from Azeroth. This NPC is the leader of the Stonebreaker Clan in Feralas. The damage she deals is immense and possibly higher than that of any other NPC.
This is how the fight against Orhan Ogerklinge went
The video shows: In Rextroy’s video, you can see how quickly the NPC takes out the 40 tanks. Afterwards, the clan leader retreats and leaves the defeated tanks behind.
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It happened this quickly: The YouTuber turned the whole thing into a challenge: Who can survive the longest? But after just 5 seconds, the spectacle was over. Each of the 40 tanks was easily defeated.
This is how much damage the NPC deals: With just one hit, Orhan Ogerklinge deals 5 million damage. No one survives that.
Even tanks with 300,000 HP are defeated with just one hit. It’s almost a miracle that some tanks managed to survive for 5 seconds.
Here, the 40 tanks were just fighting Orhan Ogerklinge
This is what makes it special: In World of Warcraft, it is uncommon for an NPC to deal so much damage. It is all the more special that 40 tanks are trying to face the clan leader. Such a fight has probably never been seen before.
This is behind the challenge: The YouTuber Rextroy regularly hosts such battles. He has also defeated Jaina along with 15 other tanks.
In Destiny 2 you can obtain the pinnacle weapon Oxygen SG3 in Season 6. How you can get this in a relatively short time is explained here.
What kind of pinnacle weapon is this? In Destiny 2, pinnacle weapons are weapons that can be earned through the Vanguard, PvP, and Gambit, and are tied to elaborate quests. Each season there are three new pinnacle weapons that belong to the legendary quality and have unique perks.
In Season 6, the Oxygen SG3 is the pinnacle weapon of the Vanguard. It is also tied to a lengthy quest that takes you into various strike activities. However, you can speed up the path to the Oxygen SG3 with a trick.
The bounty quest for the Oxygen SG3
Here’s what you need to do for the pinnacle weapon: First, go to Commander Zavala in the Tower, who offers you the quest “Deployment”. Accept this. Now you need to master the Triumph “The Best Attack”, and once this is completed, Zavala will drop the Oxygen SG3.
This is “The Best Attack”: However, this Triumph is not easy to complete; instead, you must overcome several time-intensive tasks:
Play enough Strikes / Nightfall Strikes until the bar is 100% full
Achieve 1000 precision kills in Strikes / Nightfall Strikes
Create 500 Orbs in Strikes / Nightfall Strikes
The journey to the Oxygen SG3 begins and ends with Zavala
Trick to quickly get the Oxygen SG3
The quests for pinnacle weapons are designed to be mastered over the course of a season if you work on them continuously. The tasks for the Oxygen SG3 also sound very time-consuming; however, the user FairlyOddParent734 shows on reddit how you can obtain the weapon in less than 5 hours.
Step 1 – Complete enough Strikes: According to the user, you need to complete 75 normal Strikes to fill the bar to 100%. Nightfall Strikes contribute 5.5%, so about 18 Nightfall Strikes are necessary.
With the Wardcliff Coil, which is quite strong in Season 6, this Nightfall can be completed in 5-6 minutes. Add about 2 minutes for loading time and the final discussion on top. Thus, it takes just over 2 hours to get the bar to 100% (7 minutes x 18 runs = 126 minutes for 18 runs).
Nokris
Step 2 – Completing the remaining precision kills and collecting Orbs:
Start the Strike “The Corrupted” directly.
Equip a Masterwork kinetic weapon and a Masterwork energy weapon to create additional Orbs.
Bring a Hunter with the Nightstalker subclass if possible.
Instead of playing through the Strike, drive to the shore and then into the Blind Well.
In there, you will continuously face enemies. Use the Harmony buff to quickly charge your Super. The Nightstalker is particularly useful now because it apparently doesn’t count for the Triumph how many Orbs you create, but how many times you trigger the text “Player generates x Orbs of Light”. The Nightstalker triggers the text directly 7 times per Super.
Repeat this until you have 500 Orbs and 1000 precision kills. For the precision kills, you must be the one to fire the “deadly crit shot”.
Oxygen SG3
Your strike team members will not be particularly happy about this action. Especially since they can only teleport you back into the strike once they reach the boss.
Therefore, you should change the time and date in the system settings (e.g., to tomorrow) so that you can enter the strike alone. Or you play in a fireteam of three and reach this goal together – which we recommend.
Note: Pick up the bounty from Zavala with all three characters. Since the weapon is tied to a Triumph, your progress counts for all three characters.
What can the Oxygen SG3 do?
This is the Oxygen SG3: It is a legendary scout rifle for the energy slot. The weapon deals solar damage and comes with the precision frame (180 rate of fire).
These are the perks:
Meganeura: The Dragonfly perk deals additional damage based on the number of precision hits landed previously
Dragonfly: Precision kills create an elemental damage explosion
Improved Rounds: Increased range
Polygonal Barrel: Increased stability
In this short clip, you can see the Oxygen SG3 in action:
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The Meganeura perk can stack up to 3 times (through 3 precision hits before a precision kill). According to the YouTuber Ehroar, Meganeura increases Dragonfly’s damage by 45% (1x), 134% (2x), and up to 180% (3x).
The Oxygen SG3 is a weapon that particularly appeals to fans of scout rifles. It is not outstanding, but it is quite useful in many situations. The explosions from Dragonfly can wipe out many things in close proximity, but scout rifles are currently not top-tier.
Nexxoss Gaming shows you the gun in the video:
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The action RPG Path of Exile is for many now the better “Diablo 3”, but the release on PS4 is still pending. The release date was already announced for December 2018. What is the current situation?
When is Path of Exile coming to PS4? This is still not clear. The latest announcement stated a release in “March 2019.”
This is the story so far: By the end of 2018, there were clear indications that Path of Exile would come to PS4. A Taiwanese rating site had leaked the information.
But then nothing came of it. It was said that they had underestimated the workload required for the elaborate certification process. On top of that, there was the annoying Christmas season.
Actually, they had set January 2019 as an alternative date, but even the release date for PS4 was then postponed – originally, it was thought to be in February 2019.
The chaos around the release date was perfect when nothing happened in February.
On the English page of Playstation.com, it even still states that Path of Exile is already out.
According to the PS4 page, it is already out.
Is it still coming in March on PS4? The fact that there is still no fixed release date is not a very good sign:
Maybe it will be postponed again.
As soon as there is a fixed release date, it could go quickly. Apparently, the game has actually been finished for months and something is still blocking it.
In our special, we want to clarify the story of the predecessor for everyone who is starting new or returning to The Division 2. We will reveal to you what has happened so far and what Part 1 and 2 have to do with each other.
The Division 1 was not particularly known for its outstanding story, yet the game had a solid 20-hour campaign, which can be considered extensive for an online game focused on loot.
In our special, we want to educate all those who are just starting with The Division 2 about the ongoing main story. Veterans may appreciate a refresher on their background knowledge.
The Backstory: Directive 51 and the Formation of the Division
After an operation called Dark Winter, the US government determined in 2001 that the country was not prepared for a dire emergency such as a terrorist attack with biological weapons. Therefore, Directive 51 was developed and enacted into law in 2007.
What is Directive 51? Once Directive 51 is activated, the head of the US government receives absolute control over all government areas. This only applies in the event of a disaster.
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Alongside Directive 51, the Strategic Homeland Division, or “SHD,” was established. The Division is only supposed to activate when all other tactical options are exhausted, and Directive 51 is activated.
This is “The Division”: This secret unit of sleeper agents was created immediately after the establishment of Directive 51.
The agents were specifically trained, educated, and live as ordinary people in society.
In the event of a catastrophe, the Division is to be activated and work from within. This scenario actually occurred.
The Story of The Division 1
How it all started: In November 2015, a deadly virus was released during Black Friday in a shopping mall in New York. This virus was soon also called the Dollar Flu, as the pathogen spread via banknotes, infected locals and tourists, and spread rapidly around the world.
This is the “green poison” or “Dollar Flu”: The virus is particularly resilient and caused the familiar order to collapse within a short time. It triggered symptoms similar to swine flu, but is significantly more deadly.
However, not everyone was infected by this virus. Some individuals turned out to be immune. Still, the chaos and death toll were immense.
As a result, Directive 51 was activated, as was the Division. The first wave of agents was activated and sent to New York to help control the situation alongside the local units. But things went terribly wrong.
The Division is meant to protect civilians and maintain order
This is what happened to the first wave: Agent Aaron Keener was sent as the unit leader with many first-wave agents right to the center. There, a huge quarantine zone was established. The goal was to ensure the safety of the aid workers and civilians. But the situation spiraled out of control, and the center was sealed off. This former quarantine zone ultimately became the Dark Zone.
Keener and the other agents were left behind in the Dark Zone. After witnessing many of his comrades die, Keener developed a hatred for the government and went rogue. He vanished for a while and went underground somewhere in New York. He built a crew of rogue first-wave agents.
Every agent who opposed him was killed. Thus, he transitioned from a Division agent to one of their greatest enemies.
The Second Wave is Activated
This is the second wave: As part of the second wave of the Division, the players, meaning you, were sent to Manhattan to find surviving agents, recover equipment, and ensure stability.
Additionally, the goal was to gather as much data as possible about the virus, find the perpetrator, and develop an antidote.
However, New York has changed significantly. Organizations that previously worked to protect the city have become independent and, in some cases, hostile. The Cleaners were responsible for “eradicating” the contaminated corpses, but eventually turned against the remaining healthy population.
Throughout the main campaign, players faced these factions, fought at various locations in Manhattan, and ultimately succeeded in taking down all the leaders of these factions and, at least a little, restored peace.
The Origin of the Virus
Who was behind the virus? Furthermore, important data was collected about the virus and its creator was found: Gordon Amherst. He was discovered dead in his hideout by the Division agents, likely a victim of his own virus.
In his notes, he explained his actions by stating that humanity was too dangerous for the planet. He wanted to “heal” humanity and catalyze natural selection.
If the creator is dead, everything should be fine, right? Not quite. The virus continues to infect large parts of the population, killing many and causing a global crisis. Very little is known about the rest of the world and the state of other countries.
Moreover, Aaron Keener was able to recover most of the data about the virus before the Division agents could. Additionally, the rogue captured a Russian biologist named Tschernenko from the Russian consulate before the Division could evacuate him.
Together with Amherst’s technology for producing and spreading the virus and the esteemed biologist, Keener is now well out of reach. Thus, a highly intelligent, trained Division agent is in possession of a deadly biological weapon – and he has the means to deploy it.
But what are his motives? It is only certain that he pursues his own goals without regard for consequences. You can find everything about Aaron Keener in our special on the first rogue agent:
The first part ends relatively abruptly with Keener’s disappearance. What happens next with New York remains open for now, as The Division 2 introduces a time jump and a change of location.
This is what The Division 2 is about: 7 months after the events of New York City, the action continues in the US capital, Washington D.C. Emergency calls are coming from the city where the actual seat of government is located.
A kind of civil war has broken out in D.C. after the outbreak of the virus has been able to take effect for over half a year. There are Division agents there too, but they are heavily decimated and spread across the city.
As a result, assistance is requested from the operations base in the White House, and all agents are summoned to Washington. This also includes agents from New York City. As one of these agents, it is once again your task to save an important city and ensure stability.
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In doing so, you will once again face several brutal factions, this time better organized and more dangerous than before. The return of Aaron Keener is also confirmed, so one can be curious about how things will unfold with him and the virus.
There are still many questions to be answered. For example, what has become of the mysterious Hunters, who appeared out of nowhere in The Division 1 and posed the greatest threat to agents?
Whether they will play a role in The Division 2 remains open. However, there are already some theories about them:
In The Division 2 there will be some stray dogs. The agents have already taken them to their hearts.
That’s why dogs are currently a topic: During the test phases of The Division 2 players encountered not only hostile factions but also some animals on the streets of Washington D.C. Among them: street dogs.
The stray dogs do not just wander aimlessly but react to you and your actions.
Scared dogs whine and seek shelter
This is how dogs behave during shootouts: Recently, several posts appeared on reddit with pictures showing agents with frightened dogs in The Division 2. One such post even received over 60,000 upvotes on the general gaming subreddit:
During shootouts, the dogs crouch down and begin to whine anxiously.
This user also reports that during a shootout a street dog came behind cover to him, tucked its tail between its legs, and whimpered for help:
The reddit user writes that he stayed with the dog for the next few minutes to make sure nothing happened to the four-legged friend. He felt responsible for protecting the dog. His post has received more than 2,200 upvotes so far.
The agents criticize this: In the comments and in other posts, the agents are calling for these pitiable creatures to be petted, given food, or taken to the White House, the operations base.
Because apparently in The Division 2 it is only possible to coldly stare back when the dogs gaze at you with sad eyes. Players are asking Ubisoft not to include such poor animals in the game if they cannot be rescued.
Agents want to help dogs
One user suggests that this could become a mission. First, find a street dog, tame it, take care of it, and then make it the “dog of the operations base” where it can live a good life. Or even as a loyal companion running alongside you in Washington.
One user jokes: “[You can’t pet dogs], you can only Watch Dogs.” (“You can’t pet dogs, you can only watch them.”) Here he humorously refers to another Ubisoft game with “Watch Dogs.”.
In The Division 1, there were also dogs that you could neither pet nor keep as a pet. In the video, you can see dogs from The Division 1:
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MMORPGs were particularly the entry point into the hobby for many of the now older gamers. Many of the veterans of the genre have long been forgotten or have died off. However, some old MMORPGs still have fans and are actively played.
The MMORPG genre has changed significantly in recent years. Not only is the graphics newer, but the content often appeals to a new audience. Many love their old favorites so much, that they can only let go with heavy, emotional farewells.
Some MMORPG veterans long for the origins that are supposed to be fulfilled by retro MMOs like Project Gorgon. But there are also alternatives: old games that still exist.
What is Runescape? Runescape is one of the presumably most well-known and popular MMORPGs in the world. It is also one of the oldest MMORPGs that are still being played. It is considered one of the founding fathers of the modern MMORPG genre.
Runescape is a fantasy MMORPG set in a pseudo-medieval world. Players traverse the world in an isometric perspective with sword and magic, exploring, defeating enemies, and crafting.
Runescape has received many updates over the years that have also adjusted the graphics. However, this has ultimately reduced the number of players. In response, Runescape Old School was released, which represents an exact copy of the state of 2007 and is playable in the browser. There is now even a mobile version of Runescape.
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This is how active the community is: Runescape is likely one of the most played “old” MMORPGs. According to the website misplaceditems, approximately 25,000 people actively play Runescape. For Runescape Old School, it’s even 100,000. (Estimated numbers from the graph)
The players of Runescape not only provide entertaining posts, but also memes. The community around Runescape actively creates content.
Are there still updates? Yes, both Runescape and Runescape Old School are continuously supplied with new content by the developers. Old School had a “Quality of Life” update just on February 28, 2019. Runescape itself received a new dungeon on February 25.
Runescape is worth it for you if
You like isometric graphics
You prefer medieval “low fantasy” with sword and magic
You are looking for a screen crowded with many players at the same time
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale there was a scandal involving pro player Cowboy. He allegedly flirted with a minor streamer. This has now cost him his job in Team TSM.
Who is it about? Noah “Cowboy” Cmiel is a professional player who was part of the eSports team Team Solo Mid (TSM) for Fortnite.
TSM had won the first prize in the last ESL tournament in Katowice through player Vinny1x. They are considered one of the top e-sport organizations, even in games like League of Legends.
What happened? According to popular streamer Faith, Cowboy, who she claims is married, made inappropriate comments towards a minor streamer.
He allegedly wrote to the 16-year-old, who wishes to remain anonymous, that she looked good and included a winking smiley in the message.
He also allegedly invited the minor streamer to his private Discord server.
In the video, streamer Faith is seen. She did not message the player. The Fortnite player allegedly messaged a 16-year-old.
What happened there made the young streamer feel uncomfortable, as she later told eSports journalist Rod Breslau.
Cowboy’s Twitter account and Discord server have since been deleted.
Team fires player
What happened after the allegations? It wasn’t long before TSM announced via Twitter that Cowboy had been released and was no longer affiliated with TSM.
However, they did not comment on the incident initially and whether it contributed to the dismissal.
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Later, however, Leena Xu, the president of TSM, stated that it was indeed related to the issue with the 16-year-old.
She had presented corresponding evidence to Cowboy’s lawyer and agents. What he does now is no longer her concern, the relationship with TSM is over.
Player wants to clear his name
This is how the accused reacts:
Cowboy himself responded via offline Twitch chat and addressed the allegations:
“Hey guys, please don’t believe everything you read online. I’m not married, and I’ve hired a lawyer to clear my name. I’m not allowed to talk about it, but I’m not a pedophile.”
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The complex Action RPG Path of Exile has released the new major update Synthesis. This has led to a significant increase in player numbers on Steam and is well received by fans.
What is Synthesis? The next addon for the popular Action RPG Path of Exile allows you to penetrate the mind of the NPC Canvas. There, you collect fragments of his memory.
When will Synthesis be released? The update is already available on PC and Steam. The PlayStation version will come later this month, which players there are not happy about and express their displeasure loudly on Twitter and other platforms.
Player numbers on Steam almost at record high
This is how Synthesis is being received by players: Players of Path of Exile are celebrating the update. Recently, over 111,000 players were recorded on Steam. This is close to the record of 123,462 players who logged in during December. This latest success was due to the outstanding addon Betrayal, which was very well received by the fans.
Is a new record in sight? Synthesis seems to be following up that success. Only about 12,000 more players are needed for Path of Exile to set a new record on Steam. Since the addon has not been on the market for long, a lot can still change.
This is how Path of Exile is rated: The ratings on Steam are also very good. There are over 70,000 positive votes, with around 5,000 negative votes opposing them. For many fans, Path of Exile remains the better Diablo 3.
This is because the developers at Grinding Gear focus on complexity and depth rather than adapting the game for a broad audience of casual players. Those who want to engage with Path of Exile must spend many hours delving in and optimizing their character along with skills and equipment.
Additionally, there is an extremely fair Free2Play model, where nobody is forced to spend money.
You have reached the endgame of Anthem and want to improve your equipment? Equipment items are inscribed with special bonuses that are meant to help you in combat. We show you all the abilities (perks) and what they mean.
The endgame of Anthem largely consists of collecting new equipment that makes you stronger and thus increases your chances of survival in harder difficulty levels.
However, Anthem explains relatively little in the game itself. Which equipment items are good, which can be safely dismantled? To make such decisions, you must weigh which abilities you want on your equipment items.
This is why these equipment perks are so important in Anthem: Your equipment always contains abilities or perks (the so-called inscriptions) that influence various aspects of gameplay. Understanding these inscriptions is essential to distinguish the junk from the best stuff. Unfortunately, the labeling of the mods in the game is lacking and hard to understand.
What types of properties are there? Anthem distinguishes between two types:
Inscriptions that affect the entire equipment (general damage increase) and are represented with a Javelin image.
Inscriptions that only affect the item on which this inscription is rolled. These are represented with gear.
Equipment in Anthem with inscriptions
This can result in some adventurous effects:
Elemental abilities that only cause increased physical damage for this ability. Since it is an elemental ability, this perk is useless.
Sniper rifles with improved recoil when firing from the hip. I apologize here to all Destiny veterans for the flashback.
A prime example of a pointless perk combination. The physical damage here is useless. Found on Reddit.
The best global inscriptions and what they do
General or global inscriptions always affect the entire equipment. Look out for the following properties:
+% Damage – Increases damage output from ALL sources. One of the best inscriptions, as it amplifies your total damage.
[Skill] +% Damage – Increases the damage of a specific skill. Which skill is meant can be identified by the assigned button.
[Skill] +% Cooldown – Reduces the cooldown of a specific skill, effectively increasing your damage output
[Weapon] +% Damage – Increases damage of a specific weapon type. Combined with the normal damage bonus for all equipment, you will become a DPS monster.
Armor +% Maximum – Increases the green health bar and thus your chances of survival.
Combo +% Damage – Increases the combo damage dealt. Especially in higher difficulty levels, this is an important value.
Element +% Damage – Increases damage of all elemental attacks. Not to be confused with properties that only affect a specific element.
Mêlée +% Damage – Increases damage from melee attacks and abilities. Particularly interesting for Interceptors that slice through enemy hordes in close combat.
Repair +% Drop Rate – Increases the drop chance of repair items on a kill. Especially important for Colossi that are constantly in the thick of battle.
Shield +% Delay – Reduces the time your shield takes to recharge. You can thus return to battle faster.
Shield +% Capacity – Increases shield capacity, which is always a good thing.
Strength +% Luck –Luck increases the chance to obtain high-quality loot (qualitative, not quantitative). If you find weapons with this perk, do not discard them. They can still be very useful later, as you find rarer loot thanks to this ability.
Weapon +% Damage – Increases damage of all weapons
Weapon +% Magazine – Increases magazine size of all weapons
Weapon +% Ammo – Increases ammo reserves of all weapons
The Interceptor, the most agile Javelin
The best special inscriptions and what they do
Special inscriptions only affect the equipment item on which this inscription is rolled. You can safely take the following properties:
+% Critical Damage – Increases damage from critical hits. Very valuable on slowly firing weapons like sniper rifles
Weapon +% Rate of Fire – Increases the rate of fire of the equipped weapon and thus the damage dealt
Weapon -% Reload Time – Reduces the reload time of the equipped weapon
The Storm – the elementalist
Which Javelin should look for which abilities? The inscriptions you should focus on largely depend on how you want to play Anthem:
The Interceptor has little durability but often finds itself in the thick of battle. Focus on melee inscriptions and try to enhance your armor and shield
The Colossus requires just like the Interceptor a lot of armor but can also deal significant damage with its heavy weapons. All perks that strengthen these weapons make the tank even more powerful.
The Ranger is a balanced class and offers a lot of room for customization options. Decide for yourself whether you want to strengthen the weapons or your skills like the grenade or the damn cool laser arm.
