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).
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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.
In Destiny 2 is Reckoning a new mode of Season 6. Here are tips so you don’t fail terribly in “The Reckoning”.
This is Reckoning: It is a PvE mode that became active in Season 6 for annual pass owners. According to Bungie, Reckoning is a fast-paced, intense, and challenging mode consisting of 3 stages. Each stage becomes more chaotic than the one before.
To make sure you don’t drown in all the chaos, here are a few tips to rock Reckoning.
Tip 1: Don’t go in underleveled to Reckoning
Here’s the tip: Don’t start the mode if you have a power level below the recommended power level. Reckoning is already tough enough. So make sure you meet the recommended level requirements, as the enemies will just take you down quicker otherwise. Underleveled Guardians usually aren’t much help and just end up dead somewhere.
These are the recommended power levels:
Reckoning Level 1: Recommended Power 650.
Reckoning Level 2: Recommended Power 670.
Reckoning Level 3 starts on March 15. You will face enemies with Power 690. This level is said by Bungie to be tough endgame content.
This is how Reckoning – Level 1 works: You need to kill PvE enemies quickly and find new ones quickly to kill them as well. Because there’s a timer running out. During this time, you need to keep raising a dominance counter with kills. If you are too slow, the counter drops. When the counter reaches 100%, there is a boss that you need to eliminate in a limited time.
This is how Reckoning – Level 2 works: Level 2 starts like Level 1. Defeat enemies to reach 100% dominance. However, a door opens to a bridge. Move to a total of 6 circles on the bridge that you need to stand in to reach 100% each. Then you get to a boss room through a portal, where you must eliminate two Ascendant Knights. First, defeat the enemy with a symbol above their head in one of the four corners to gain a buff against the Knights.
Here’s the tip: In Reckoning, there are always 3 modifiers active. A scorch modifier that changes weekly, and two other modifiers that change daily.
Pay attention especially to the scorch modifier and equip accordingly. In the first week, Void damage is amplified. For a Hunter, for example, the Exotic Orpheus Rig combined with the appropriate super is a good option. Also take along energy and power weapons that match the active scorch modifier.
Some modifiers, such as glass, are particularly unfavorable in Reckoning. Because with glass, you take significantly less damage than usual, so you will die more often. If you play with randoms who constantly die, it’s worth waiting for other modifiers.
The exotic leg armor “Orpheus Rig”
Tip 4: Revive your teammates quickly
Here’s the tip: This is probably the most important tip. You need a lot of firepower to raise the dominance counter. If a Guardian dies, you are missing that.
It takes painfully long for a player to respawn and return to the fight. So revive them as quickly as possible.
On Reddit, there’s already ironic reactions that many Guardians neglect this tip. One user wrote – for which they received thousands of upvotes: “I found a glitch that makes Reckoning really easy!”
The “glitch” looks like this: If a team member dies, go to them. “Revive” will appear. Press the button, and they can continue fighting!
The nasty thing about the dominance counter: It’s not enough if you quickly kill the enemies alone. Because the dominance counter is not a pure “kill counter”. Instead, you need to get quick kills while your teammates are doing the same, which is why the 20-second respawn time becomes deadly. When all 4 Guardians are alive and quickly killing enemies, the counter climbs rapidly.
Bonus Tip: Stay relatively close together as a team so you can eliminate the tougher bosses quickly and revive each other promptly.
Reckoning in Season 6
Tip 5: Kill the snipers
Here’s the tip: If you go down in Reckoning, it’s certainly most often due to a sniper. The enemy snipers spawn on all kinds of elevated platforms. If you see any, communicate that to your team and kill them as quickly as possible.
It’s best to have a weapon for distance, like a scout rifle with a tracking module (for explosive damage), because the snipers usually come in a group.
Tip 6: Service violation!
Here’s the tip: In Reckoning, it’s “time to shine” for the weapon you had to play long Gambit for: the Service Violation.
The Service Violation is an exotic hand cannon that deals bonus damage to the Taken and causes explosions when you land multiple rounds in an enemy. Since you will be overwhelmed by Taken from all sides in Reckoning, the mode is made for the Service Violation.
You deal significant damage to enemies with this weapon, and if you’re good with this hand cannon, you won’t want to put it down.
Bonus Tip: Wear gloves that increase reload speed for hand cannons.
The Service Violation
Tip 7: Use raid banners
Here’s the tip: Not many Guardians probably know this info: You can use raid banners in Reckoning.
In the spawn area, to the right of the bank, there is a small crater where you can set up a banner. You can buy the banners from Petra in the Dreaming City; they grant you full super and power ammo.
With this, you might get the crucial advantage to win the Reckoning round.
Tip 8: Get your particle back that you wagered
Here’s the tip: To get to the Gambit Prime gear in Reckoning, you must throw the particles created with the synthesizer into the bank located to the left in front of the pit in the spawn area.
You only receive a piece of armor with the particle if you win the Reckoning round. However, if you lose, you shouldn’t rage quit, but run back to the bank after the round and get your particle back. Then you can wager it again next time.
In Pokémon GO, entire towns are now complaining that no Pokémon spawn in their areas. The reason is the new map update.
These are the locations: On Reddit , a player reports from the island of Salamis in Greece that no Pokémon spawn anywhere on the entire island.
Other regions of the country are also speaking out. For instance, the city of Ioannina, also located in Greece, is reported to have fewer spawns. The island of Poros, located south of Athens, is experiencing the same problem.
This is why it is unplayable: Salamis seems to have been hit particularly hard. It is reportedly that not a single Pokémon spawns there anymore. Gyms and PokéStops are still present, but the spawns have completely disappeared. This means that it is no longer possible to play effectively there.
This is how the error occurred
This is why there are no spawns anymore: Along with the latest update in Pokémon GO, there was a revision of the OSM map. Niantic also uses the data from this map to create their map.
The island of Salamis west of Athens. Source: Google Maps
Since the change, the affected regions are marked with a specific designation. This designation is also adopted by Pokémon GO. Every region in the world that is marked this way receives no spawns.
Why are there these designations? There are indeed some areas in the world where there are no spawns at all. This is due to the designation. Schools or churches are also affected.
Some natural areas also have such a designation that prevents spawns. This now includes the areas in Greece. Apparently, a cartographer has marked these regions as a natural area.
Spawns like these can no longer be found in the Greek areas.
What will happen now with these regions? The players in these areas are trying to contact Niantic. They want their areas to be freed from this designation so they can play normally again.
The player who reported the problem on Reddit claims that numerous players from the 80-member community have already dropped out. They do not want to continue playing under these circumstances.
Could the area be saved again? Such errors related to the OSM map occur repeatedly. They are either fixed quickly – or it can take a very long time.
For months, there were two huge nests throughout Berlin that blocked almost all other spawns. They were only fixed now, with the new update.
The latest patch 8.1.5 drives many WoW players crazy. Numerous portals have been removed, and players now have to travel further.
That’s the problem with the portals: Blizzard announced in their latest patch that they want to remove some portals in World of Warcraft. As a result, many smaller regions have become significantly harder to access.
This is why players are complaining: Players are now complaining in various forums that they have to travel much longer to reach certain areas. This frustrates the fans.
This is new with the portals in WoW
These portals are now missing: Overall, 6 portals have been removed in the new patch. They are mainly the ones that took you to remote areas:
Some portals have disappeared in the latest patch.
Hellfire Peninsula
Time Lapse
Dalaran Crater
Vale of Eternal Blossoms
Temple of the Wyrmrest
Karazhan
This is how Blizzard explains the change: The developers are not only removing the aforementioned portals but also adding other portals. These primarily take you to the major cities of World of Warcraft.
This way, players are supposed to travel mainly through the cities and less through the remote areas.
This is the consequence of the removals: The portals took players to places that one could otherwise only reach by longer travel. Now, players have to find alternative routes to reach the areas.
Now you have to fly to certain places.
Often, you now have to fly to another area and from there fly to your destination. On Reddit , a user has created a list explaining how to reach areas without portals.
This is how players are reacting to the change
Players are angry: In numerous forums, votes against this change are being cast. Some players find it too cumbersome to get to certain areas now. Many threads have already received over 5000 upvotes.
Blizzard reacts: After Blizzard caught wind of the negative feedback, Community Manager Bornakk responded to the topic. He writes: “I understand that changes can initially be a bit daunting, but I also believe that they help keep the world of Azeroth alive. If there are fewer portals, does the world feel a bit larger for you?”
Many players are angry about this change.
This is how players reacted: However, this response did not positively resonate with many. A user replied: “No, it simply feels as if traveling takes too long. If you want the world to feel larger, create larger zones that are more vibrant.”
The discussions about the portals appear far from settled. So far, Blizzard remains steadfast and maintains their changes.
In the new patch, you can also become a dinosaur druid:
Over the years, many personalities have emerged in World of Warcraft that have played a significant role in the history of Azeroth. Find out in our quiz which of the WoW celebrities you resemble the most.
How does the quiz work? We will ask you a total of 8 questions and give you several possible answers. Choose the answer that best fits you. In the end, you’ll find out which well-known character from WoW matches your answers.
Please note that your choice is final for each attempt. If you click on an answer, it becomes locked in, and you’ll need to restart the quiz at the end if you want to select a different answer. Have fun!
Dieses Quiz ist geschlossen.
What is your result, who matches you? Do you agree or did you expect something different? Leave us a comment!
If you want to know more about some characters and the story of WoW:
The new mobile RPG Skylanders: Ring of Heroes is huge and complex. To help you keep track and have a successful start, we have compiled useful tips and tricks in this beginner guide in English.
What is Skylanders: Ring of Heroes (RoH) anyway? Anyone who has played mobile RPG titles like Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, or Idle Heroes will quickly find familiar mechanics in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes.
In Activision’s mobile version of the Skylanders series, you do not use physical collectible figures but summon your heroes as a Portal Master through a portal in the game.
Spyro, one of the heroes in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
These heroes can then be improved in various ways, allowing you to face tougher challenges. Skylanders: RoH includes both PvE and PvP elements. The large number of available heroes, countless resources, and the complex element system can quickly become overwhelming.
With our beginner guide, you won’t lose your nerves and get the most out of the early phase of the game.
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The Menu and Interface of Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
After successfully completing the tutorial and creating a character, you will land on the overview screen. This serves as a hub from where you can access all essential content from Skylanders: RoH:
The main menu in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
(1) – The airship takes you to the campaign of Skylanders: RoH. Here you can choose from ten different worlds with three difficulty levels and collect experience and resources
(2) – The large building is basically the barracks and takes you to the character overview
(3) – Once you have completed Level 5-1 on Easy in Adventure Mode, you can enter the arena and challenge other players and friends. In the Arena Shop, you can even buy Soul Stones!
(4) – Once you have the option to create a guild or join one, you can access it via the tower.
(5) – On the large area, you can place buildings that produce gold, potions, energy, and even jewels.
(6) – Always keep an eye on ongoing events and the corresponding rewards.
(7) – The summoning portal, where you can get Soul Stones for your heroes.
The Heroes and Elements of Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
That’s why the heroes in Skylanders: RoH are so important: The summonable characters are the focal point of the game. Improving and equipping the heroes will definitely occupy you the most, hence the system is very complex.
Hot Dog, one of the starter heroes in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
All heroes come with a star indicator that indicates how rare and strong a hero is. Skylanders with only one star are significantly more common and weaker than heroes with 5 stars. But not only the stars influence your decision about which heroes to include in your team, but also the element.
What does a hero’s element do? The element indicates which elements your hero has strengths and weaknesses against. A strength in an element means that you deal significantly more damage, while you take more damage if you are weak against the opposing element.
The individual worlds in Adventure Mode each represent an element
Here are the strengths and weaknesses of each element: There are a total of ten elements in Skylanders: RoH, each displaying the following strengths and weaknesses:
Life – Strong against Water and Technology / weak against Air and Ghosts
Water – Strong against Fire and Magic / weak against Life and Earth
Fire – Strong against Air and Ghosts / weak against Water and Technology
Air – Strong against Life and Earth / weak against Fire and Magic
Ghosts – Strong against Life and Earth / weak against Fire and Magic
Earth – Strong against Water and Technology / weak against Air and Ghosts
Technology – Strong against Fire and Magic / weak against Life and Earth
Magic – Strong against Air and Ghosts / weak against Water and Technology
Light – Strong against Darkness / no weakness
Darkness – Strong against Light / no weakness
You can also see the relationships in the following graphic:
The strengths and weaknesses of the elements in Skylanders: RoH
Since you can only have three heroes in your team, you will never be prepared against all elements at once. Accordingly, you need to form specialized teams to cover as many elements as possible.
The Character Screen
On the hero screen, you can make various upgrades and strengthen your Skylanders. You have different options available, which we will introduce below:
The character screen in Skylanders: RoH
(1) – The overall strength of your hero
(2) – The hero selection
(3) – Stats: The basic statistics such as attack, HP, defense, and resistances
(4) – Skills: The active and passive skills of your hero
(5) – Upgrade: Upgrade your hero using resources
(6) – Evolve: Raise your character to the next star level
(7) – Awaken: Bring your hero to a new development stage
(8) – Rune: Equip your hero with runes to improve certain statistics
Especially upgrading, evolving, and awakening are essential for strengthening your heroes. For this, you will need plenty of resources that you can find in various places in the game. However, the skills that you use in battle can also be enhanced.
The runes play a vital role in character development
What exactly do the runes do? Runes are equipment items that enhance specific parameters of your hero. Runes come in various forms, each influencing different character attributes once you have equipped a certain number of them (so-called set bonuses).
Depending on the character role, you can distribute the following types of runes across up to six slots:
Energy – Increases HP by 10% with 2 equipped runes
Protection – Increases defense by 10% with 2 equipped runes
Strike – Increases attack by 25% with 4 equipped runes
Resistance – Increases effect resistance by 10% with 2 equipped runes
Focus – The focus rune provides 10% more accuracy on effects with a 2-set
Fury – If you equip 4 fury runes simultaneously, your critical damage increases by 30%
Hope – With 4 equipped hope runes, block damage decreases by 20%
Hit – Increases hit accuracy by 5% with 2 runes
Dodge – With 2 equipped dodge runes, you dodge 5% more attacks
The different types of runes in Skylanders: RoH
Many runes already provide an effect once you have equipped just 2 of them. Thus, even with six available slots, you can combine multiple rune effects.
The Combat System of Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
In Skylanders: RoH, you send your heroes into battle to collect experience points and resources. The combat system is both familiar and refreshingly new due to the mana system. Mastering the combat system can give you a significant advantage in battles. However, the battle itself is only the second step. First, let’s take a look at how you prepare your heroes for battle.
Tips for Battle Preparation
This is how you prepare for battles: Every time you start a mission or enter a dungeon, you need to select the heroes you want to send into battle. The game remembers the selection, so if needed, you only have to swap out a few positions.
In battle preparation, you can assign roles to your heroes
Up to three heroes can actively participate in the combat. In the first position, you should always use the hero from whose leader skills you want to benefit. However, keep in mind that not every hero possesses a leader skill. Leader abilities can be very powerful and helpful. For example, the character Knight Mare has a leader ability that heals the entire team when an enemy is defeated. Practical!
Fill the remaining two slots with the heroes you also want to send into battle. Below, you usually have the option (in most cases) to choose two spectators who do not participate in the combat but still earn experience points. However, you must live with the fact that the spectators will receive less EXP than the active combatants (about 30%).
Once all roles are assigned, you can start the battle
What is the companion slot at the bottom right? Not only can you send in Skylanders to battle, but also one of the 10 available villains in the game, who will assist you in various ways during the battle. The Broccoli Guy heals you during battles and is particularly useful in the early game.
However, keep in mind that the villains do not level up through experience points but exclusively through blue potions that you can find everywhere. Once you have assigned all necessary roles, you can get started!
Tips for Battles
As the battle screen may seem quite chaotic at first, let’s take a closer look at the individual elements.
The battle screen in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
(1) – The element, level, health points (green bar), stun indicator (yellow/orange), and the number of hits before you become stunned (number on the right). The displays are identical for you and your opponents.
(2) – The combat duration. To achieve 3 stars in your adventures, you often need to complete battles within a specific time
(3) – The round counter indicates how many rounds you need to complete and your current position.
(4) – From left to right: Target options (attack weak element or hardest opponent), auto-battle, battle speed (normal or x2), pause, and chat
(6) – The skills of your characters. Each hero uses two skills in battle, which come with different effects
(7) – The mana points indicate which skills you can use. Each attack consumes mana points, which regenerate over time.
One of the tougher bosses in Skylanders: RoH – Pain-Yatta
How does the mana system work? The mana system is particularly impactful. Instead of using a speed bar as in comparable games, you allocate mana points that recharge over time. Each skill consumes a different amount of mana points, so keep an eye on your supply at all times.
Defeated opponents allow mana points to regenerate faster, so always focus on one opponent (just tap). This shows the significant difference between manual fighting and auto fighting. The computer uses all your mana points as soon as they’re available. This can be a disadvantage in some battles.
You can also inflict status effects on your opponents
Only use the auto-battle function if you are sure you can defeat the opponent this way.
How do I knock out opponents? In Skylanders: RoH, you can stun opponents to incapacitate them for a short time. This mechanic is essential, especially in boss battles, and should always be used when the opportunity arises.
Stunned, Pain-Yatta is significantly less dangerous, but unfortunately, the same goes for our heroes
You can tell how many hits it takes to stun an opponent by the number next to the health bar. Note that attacks that hit multiple times also reduce the number of hits required to stun an opponent significantly. Use this to your advantage!
In what order should skills be used? Start the fight, if possible, with a buff for your team (for example, raise attack) or a debuff for the opponent’s team (lower defense), provided your heroes are capable of this. You have to be highly situational and memorize your characters’ skill set. Additionally, consider the following tips:
Always focus on one opponent
Use cheap, light attacks on opponents who are close to defeat
Use strong and costly attacks to deal damage to opponents with a lot of health
Check if an opponent can be knocked out. You should always do this, as it interrupts the opponent’s attack and they cannot act for a short time
Those who have mastered the skill system can even win fights that seem hopeless. Deploy your heroes and skills purposefully, stun your opponents, and keep an eye on your mana points, and you will be victorious.
After the battle, your rewards and experience points will be displayed
What happens after a fight? Once all enemies or you yourself are defeated, the battle ends, and a battle summary is displayed. Here you get to know,
which items you have won,
how many experience points your heroes have collected,
how many EXP you have received as a Portal Master, and
a selection of options for how you want to proceed after the fight
The Resources and Currencies of Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
Skylanders: RoH does not skimp on materials, resources, and upgrade components. It is quite difficult to keep track of everything. We will show you what resources are available and where you can find them. Additionally, we provide tips on which materials you should focus on at the start.
You can quickly spend many jewels here: In the summoning shop
Currencies in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
Currencies are used to purchase items in the game, whether buildings, soul stones for heroes, or upgrading runes. There are two main currencies: jewels and gold. Jewels are the real-money currency, with which you can summon new heroes or refresh your energy. Jewels are by far the most important and valuable resource. Therefore, you should handle this currency with care.
What can I do with gold? Gold is the second most important currency, primarily earned in missions and dungeons. With gold
you buy and upgrade buildings,
you can create a guild,
you upgrade runes, and
you upgrade your heroes
The extra dungeons provide you with additional resources such as gold and soul stones
Prepare to spend large amounts of gold. To get as much gold as possible, complete the maximum number of runs in the Golden Cave daily. The tougher the opponents, the higher the gold yield. Adventure missions also yield a lot of gold.
What do guild points and arena medals bring? Once you join a guild, you can earn guild points by gifting soul stones to other members or participating in particularly difficult and lengthy battles (so-called raids).
The guild shop in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
In the guild shop, you can invest these points in new heroes (via scrolls) or in special elemental statues that increase the effectiveness of your heroes of a certain element.
If you are successful in the arena, you earn arena medals and can go on a shopping spree in the corresponding shop. Here, you’ll find soul stones for heroes (even very rare ones) and omnipotent stones that allow you to directly create soul stones for heroes.
The arena shop in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
Resources in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
In addition to the two main currencies, there are a variety of resources needed for various purposes. Most materials are characterized by being found only in specific locations in the game and serving a special purpose.
In the distorted dimension, you will find many resources to improve your heroes
The following resources are currently available in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes:
Soul Stones: These are needed to awaken and further develop heroes. Typically, you obtain soul stones using jewels in the summoning portal. However, you can also find them for specific heroes in adventure missions.
Wish Stones: With wish stones, you can perform summons (of lower quality). You receive wish stones from friends or upon completing missions.
Upgrade Elixirs: You can use awakening elixirs to upgrade your heroes (to a maximum of +5). You can obtain these elixirs in the distorted dimension.
Upgrade Stones: You can use awakening stones to enhance your heroes’ skills. You can find these in the wish tower.
Element Essences: These essences are important for awakening heroes and improving skills. You can also find this resource in the distorted dimension.
Omnipotent Stone: With the omnipotent stone, which comes in various rarities, you can directly create soul stones for your heroes. You can find omnipotent stones in the wonder tower.
Red Potions: With red potions, you can grant your heroes experience points, allowing them to level up. At least in theory. In practice, the potions are useless, providing very few experience points. Just keep them; they may become useful in the future.
Blue Potions: You can use blue potions to enhance your villains that accompany you in battles. You frequently receive these potions after a fight.
Materials in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
What are the most important resources at the start? At the beginning, you will need large amounts of upgrade elixirs and element essences to bring your heroes to the next star level. Additionally, check where you can find the soul stones for your heroes; these are also crucial for improving your units.
Advanced Tips and Tricks in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
You have now internalized the basic mechanics and taken your first steps in the world of Skylanders: Ring of Heroes. It is time for some advanced tactics to ensure that you operate as efficiently as possible and waste as few resources as possible.
Tips for a Good Starter Team
Skylanders: RoH features dozens of heroes with different abilities, strengths, and weaknesses. But which heroes are good, and what should you focus on at the start? If you were lucky enough to get a hero with five stars right from the start, it may seem great at first glance.
One of the best and cheapest heroes in the game: Ka-Bumm
What is the problem with strong 5-star units? A 5-star unit may seem strong and push you forward at first. However, you will realize that these characters do not necessarily help you in the medium term. Why is that? To further develop heroes, you need fitting soul stones. Especially for characters with 5 stars, these are hellishly rare.
If you do not want to invest large sums of real money (we’re not talking about a few euros, but four-digit amounts), you will not be able to further develop the rarest figures for a long time. Therefore, at the start, focus on heroes that have a lower base star rating and continuously develop them. Fortunately, the game nudges you in the right direction.
Boomer is also one of the top heroes in Skylanders: RoH
Which team is the easiest to upgrade? You will quickly notice that the game throws large amounts of soul stones for the heroes
Hot Dog
Blades
Stealth Elf
at your feet. Although these are relatively weak at the start, you can make quick progress with the soul stones. Particularly, Stealth Elf can be developed into a strong unit. Follow the training missions, which will yield more than 400 soul stones in total. Hot Dog is especially interesting for Part 2 of the training missions because he is a hero of the fire element.
Moreover, you will receive Part 2 of the training with the 4-star base unit Enigma, which will certainly strengthen your team.
Spyro, one of the heroes in Skylanders: RoH
Which good heroes can be farmed early? If you want to secure two fantastic heroes early on, you need to reach the normal mode of adventure missions. These will be gradually unlocked as you complete the respective worlds on easy difficulty.
Boomer – Boomer is a tech unit and deals high explosion damage, even to all enemies. The unit’s starting value is 3 stars. You can farm the soul stones for Boomer in World 6 in stages 6.1 – 6.6 on normal difficulty.
Ka-Boom – This fire unit starts with only 2 stars but can be developed into a very strong hero. You can farm the soul stones for Ka-Boom in the fire world 3 in stages 3.1 – 3.6. Ka-Boom becomes significantly stronger than Hot Dog and should replace him.
Always remember: Every hero in Skylanders: Ring of Heroes can be raised to 6 stars and awakened. This is particularly worthwhile for Boomer and Ka-Boom. The fact that you can farm the soul stones for these two units is a significant advantage.
Which companion should I take along? You can choose from a total of 10 villains, each with different elements. Early on, you quickly receive the Broccoli Guy, who happens to be the best of the available companions. The Broccoli Guy automatically heals the most heavily injured hero and increases their defense.
These abilities make him the best companion, not only at the beginning but also in the long term. You can obtain soul stones for the grumpy vegetable in World 2 on all difficulty levels in stages 2.1 – 2.6.
Definitely follow the training, not the missions
What is the training? You can access training missions directly from the main screen (on the left side), and they serve as both a narrative thread and a tutorial.
The training is divided into parts. In each part, you must overcome challenges to snag rewards. Part 1 is all about the easier adventure missions, upgrading runes, and using potions. As rewards, you will receive jewels and a large number of soul stones for Stealth Elf.
In Part 2, you must use a hero of the fire element. So make sure your Hot Dog or Ka-Boom has been developed accordingly.
The individual worlds in Adventure Mode each represent an element
Why not play the adventure missions first? Parts of the training require you to play story missions. If you start these first, you will have to repeat them in training. Since the training is chronologically structured, you should rather follow the training itself; you will have to tackle the adventure missions eventually anyway.
This is how you properly use your jewels
With jewels, you can summon new heroes or buy gold, energy, and gears that are needed for the arena. Most players tend to invest jewels in summons. However, upon closer inspection, this is the most senseless and expensive way to invest.
With jewels, you can buy energy
Why shouldn’t you use jewels for normal summons? Because of the randomness. The sheer number of heroes in Skylanders: RoH will make it highly likely that you will not get the soul stones you need. It is simply inefficient. Instead, focus on collecting heroes for whom you have other ways to potentially get soul stones.
Events are an exception. Events often provide discounts on summons or allow you to summon heroes of a specific element, significantly increasing the chances of obtaining a hero you truly want. Therefore, conserve as many jewels as possible and wait for an event that grants you the soul stones you want.
Gold can also be purchased with precious jewels
What else should you use your jewels for? Energy, energy, and more energy. You will constantly be wandering around in dungeons and missions to collect soul stones, resources, and experience. Sooner or later, you will run out of energy here. Therefore, if you invest jewels at all, do so in energy refills.
This approach requires discipline and patience but will pay off for you in the long term. Resist the urge to use the normal summoning portal; it will pay off.
Use the auto-battle feature
Once you have completed a mission with three stars, you can use the auto-battle feature. With this mechanic, you can automate a specific mission to run up to ten times in a row. The battle speed is not only doubled but even tripled.
This feature is priceless, especially when you need to farm specific materials or soul stones. Just start the function and check back in 15 minutes to collect your loot.
What must I do to complete a mission with 3 stars? To receive full points, the following three conditions must be met:
The mission must be successfully completed (1 star),
No team member may die. This does not apply to the companion (1 star), and
You must complete the mission within a certain time. The harder the mission, the faster you must be. The time limit ranges from 3 to 5 minutes
Join a guild as early as possible
What benefits do guilds offer? In guilds, you meet like-minded players with whom you can tackle tough boss battles that yield excellent rewards. But that’s not all. You can ask your guild members to gift you soul stones of a specific unit and can also gift soul stones you don’t need yourself.
The overview screen of a guild
In the guild shop, you can purchase elemental statues that you can place and improve on your island. These statues bolster the attacks of the units of the corresponding element.
Make sure to take advantage of these rewards and investment opportunities as soon as you are allowed to join a guild.
Keep an eye out for events
Events are designed to keep Skylanders: Ring of Heroes fresh and provide new challenges. These events are structured in such a way that every player can receive rewards from an event, regardless of their level.
By completing challenges, you can earn resources, soul stones, and even free summons.
Snag the rewards in the event shop
However, rewards don’t just go into your inventory; you must actively claim them. Tap on the thick fellow wandering around your island with the event speech bubble to see all active events at a glance and to collect your rewards.
Is it wise to invest all rewards immediately? Here, you must weigh your options carefully. Does the event provide units or resources you desperately need? If so, you can indeed reinvest your rewards right away. In most cases, however, you should hold onto tickets for free summons. Sooner or later, an event will come along where you can invest all your savings and (hopefully) be rewarded for your patience.
Complete daily and weekly missions
What role do these recurring missions play? Daily missions consist of various disciplines that only take a little time but reward you with 80 jewels. While it may not seem like much, it adds up to 2400 jewels over the course of the month.
The weekly missions bring 250 jewels
The same goes for the weekly missions. These bring 250 jewels every week, allowing you to earn 3400 jewels through a few tasks per month. Not bad, right?
Do you have any other useful tips and tricks? Let us know in the comments!
The lawsuit by Alfonso Ribeiro against Fortnite has been withdrawn. He had sued Epic Games, claiming they stole his Carlton dance from the series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” for their game.
This is the lawsuit in question: Alfonso Ribeiro, the TV star from “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, had sued Fortnite in December 2018. According to his allegations, they had “stolen” his “Carlton Dance” for a dance emote in the game.
This is how the lawsuit went: It has now been revealed that Alfonso Ribeiro has dropped his lawsuit. He no longer wants anything from Fortnite and is leaving the situation as it stands.
This is how the withdrawal is explained
This is what Ribeiro did: The actor had his lawyers submit a document to the judge in Los Angeles, stating that he is withdrawing from the lawsuit.
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This is why he is stepping back: As an attorney for Ribeiro explained to “Fox News”, they want to comply with existing law as best as possible and accept the decision of the Supreme Court.
This was already decided: In February, the case was examined to determine whether the actor was the creator of the Carlton dance and whether he could protect it.
A review found that the dance was too simple for the actor. The three dance steps that make up the dance do not give anyone the right to protect them in any way.
Ribeiro apparently accepts this assessment. This could be the reason why he has withdrawn his lawsuit.
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What does Epic say about it? From the developers of Fortnite, there has been no word on the topic so far. So it is unknown whether the actor and Epic have reached any out-of-court settlement.
However, the developers are likely relieved that the lawsuit has been dropped. How it stands with the other lawsuits against the dances, however, is still unknown.
But Fortnite itself has already issued numerous lawsuits:
The Division 2 will also appeal to single players. We provide an overview of what you can play solo.
Who is The Division 2 aimed at? Officially, The Division 2 is a shooter RPG with co-op and PvP content, primarily targeting multiplayer fans. With a completely new, complex clan system, it includes social features to emphasize the multiplayer aspect.
What the developers say about single player: Both publisher Ubisoft and developer Massive have emphasized repeatedly in recent weeks and months that The Division 2 also caters to solo players.
“Play solo or form a task force,” Ubisoft recently wrote about the open beta release. And regarding the latest information on the server start, it states: “The Division 2 is a seamless online experience that gives you the freedom to play alone or cooperatively with up to four players.”
Massive’s Associate Creative Director, Chadi El-Zibaoui, also assured, that The Division 2 can be played solo. As a solo player, you will already experience a lot in the campaign. And from day one, content will be delivered for everyone – not just for groups, but also for solo players.
According to the developers, The Division 2 is worth it for single players already. But what can you actually play solo?
Agents are rarely seen alone
The campaign is just the beginning for solo players
This content is available to solo players: All content that you can play solo can also be tackled in a task force with up to three other friends. However, you will probably have to take the first steps in the campaign alone until you unlock the co-op features.
Campaign: In several main missions, you fight as a Division agent against hostile factions to ensure law and order in Washington D.C. and to protect the civilian population. According to Ubisoft, the campaign is said to last over 40 hours. It also includes narrative depth, many secrets, and a lot to discover. You can find out more about the story in The Division 2 here.
Lonely agent in The Division 2
Side missions: In addition to the main missions, you can also take on side missions that tell additional stories and drop loot. Main missions and side missions can be repeated in the endgame.
Open-world activities: Not only within missions, but also in the open world, fights await you. You will encounter hostile factions patrolling the streets, occupying control points, or attempting to execute someone. Additionally, collectible objects can be found in the open world that reveal more about the lore.
Projects: NPCs in settlements and safehouses will periodically have tasks for you in the form of projects. In the endgame, there are weekly and daily projects where you might need to clear zones of enemies or complete missions on high difficulty levels. For this, you will receive rewards.
Hunts: Hunts are an evolution of the high-profile targets from The Division 1. The objective is to eliminate a sought-after enemy for whom a “bounty” has been placed. The bosses come with special abilities to surprise you. In addition to “handcrafted” hunts, there are also procedurally generated hunts, ensuring that they always offer a new player experience.
Priority Target Network: This is a progress tree consisting of weekly hunts that continue the story around D.C. Complete hunts to advance in the progress tree and unlock a heroic hunt where the best rewards await. Whether these hunts can be completed solo remains to be seen.
Dark Zone and PvP: Even as a solo player, you can venture into PvP. There is matchmaking. In the Dark Zone, the PvEvP area, you can also hunt loot and other players as a lone wolf. However, the chances of good loot and survival are higher in a well-coordinated task force.
Invaded missions and strongholds:Invaded missions are endgame missions. A new, particularly strong faction, the Black Tusk, occupies certain main missions from the campaign that you need to drive out. Strongholds, on the other hand, are fortresses of the factions that you can clear. They represent “particularly large and nasty” missions, most of which you will already encounter during the campaign. In the endgame, the strongholds will be taken over by the Black Tusk. How difficult these endgame missions will be for solo players remains to be seen.
Here’s how it was in The Division 1: In The Division 1, you could also tackle endgame activities solo. However, only a few agents managed to complete the tough incursions or the most challenging missions on their own. It is likely that the endgame in The Division 2 will also be a tough challenge for solo play.
Clan features: If you don’t want to team up with other players and instead roam Washington D.C. as lone wolves, you will miss out on several clan-exclusive features. This includes clan projects, clan hunts, and a clan social space.
Is an internet connection necessary for solo players? Even though The Division 2 offers a lot for single players, it is still an online shooter. You need a constant internet connection to connect to the game servers. If the servers are offline, you cannot play.
Is The Division 2 worth it as a single player? As a single player, you get an extensive campaign, many open-world activities, and plenty of things to discover in The Division 2. Whether the endgame will be frustrating or fun for solo players due to its difficulty remains to be seen. Nevertheless – solo players have plenty to do.
After release, there will also be free expansions in which single players will likely enjoy new main missions and additional content:
The developers of Apex Legends have spoken out about the cheaters and crashes in their game. There was clarification in a large Reddit thread.
What was said? Respawn spoke in the subreddit of Apex Legends and provided insights into the past weeks.
The developers reported how many cheaters have been banned in recent weeks and what they plan to do about crashes in the game moving forward.
This is what players say about it: The Reddit thread was received quite positively, and many players acknowledge Respawn’s efforts.
This is what Respawn reported on Reddit
This is what they say about cheaters: Thanks to their “Easy-Anti-Cheat” system, Respawn has already banned over 355,000 hackers. This is already a significant success, but they want to keep going.
Many streamers have already complained about the cheaters.
Even the streamer Dizzy was caught by a hacker
This is how it should continue: Respawn is issuing a challenge for the coming weeks. They write: “The service works, but the fight against cheaters is an ongoing war that we must continue to adapt to and remain very vigilant. We take cheating very seriously and care about the health of Apex Legends for all players.”
Additionally, more staff will be assigned to the fight against cheaters, and the developers plan to work with other companies and learn from their systems against hackers.
This is what is planned: They also plan to involve the players of Apex Legends. Soon there will be a reporting system that allows players to report cheaters directly to the “Easy-Anti-Cheat System”.
This is what they say about the crashes: They continue to work on the crashes. Respawn will be visited next week by AMD, a major supplier of computer chips. Thus, similar to what is being done with Nvidia, work is being done on stability.
Apex Legends is expected to cause fewer crashes soon. This is well received.
Moreover, several fixes will be coming soon that should prevent crashes. Nevertheless, Respawn also says that there is still much work ahead of them, but they will continue to work on it.
This is how players react to the news: There is almost universally positive sentiment in the Reddit thread. Players are happy that Respawn listens so much to their community and continues to strive for improvements.
This cheater was not caught by Respawn, but revealed himself:
Today, Update 1.03 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One is coming for Anthem . The update includes numerous changes and improvements – and it should alleviate PS4 players’ fears about logging in. We take a look at the patch notes and translate them into English.
What kind of update is this? This is essentially the first “bug fixes and quality of life improvements” update for Anthem. It has the version number 1.0.3.
BioWare addresses many issues with Anthem in the patch that arose in the first days after release and are concerning players.
Initially, this update was supposed to be released on March 12, but BioWare has released it earlier, likely so that people can play over the weekend. Some were worried about even starting Anthem on PS4.
When will the patch come? The patch is coming today, March 9.
With the patch, one should expect downtime between 2 PM and 4 PM German time (7 AM – 9 AM Central Time).
These are the 4 important changes:
They are loosening the respawn restrictions: In the “non-endgame” missions, the timer is now set to 10 seconds. In strongholds, legendary missions, and other endgame activities, the timer is 30 seconds, and it remains the same in freeplay. Before, players had to wait idly until another player
