In Pokémon GO, Rayquaza is finally returning for a special raid weekend. We provide all the information about the event and reveal whether there is a Shiny Rayquaza.
How Rayquaza returns: Many old raid bosses in Pokémon GO are getting their own event and returning once again. This was last seen with Latias.
Now Rayquaza is getting its own raid weekend later this March.
The event starts: The event begins on March 15 at 10 PM German time. For us, that means Rayquaza will be available only from March 16, as no raids occur at such late hours.
You will have until Monday, March 18, at 10 PM to battle the raid boss.
What we know about the Rayquaza event
This is why Rayquaza is celebrated: Players have been waiting for months for a return of Rayquaza, and now the wish of many players is finally coming true.
What Niantic says about Shiny Rayquaza: We find no information about the Shiny on the German and English pages of Niantic. However, the Japanese page provides clarification:
“In this event, Rayquaza will not be available in a different color,” it says on the Japanese Twitter account.
What is behind this raid weekend? Some Pokémon have already received such a weekend. These include Lugia and Ho-Oh, but also Latias, where a weekend turned into a whole week. Whether this will also be the case for Rayquaza remains to be seen.
Shiny Latias was last introduced with such an event.
Currently, the battle event is taking place in Pokémon GO. Machollo is the star of it:
The release ofThe Division 2 on March 15, 2019 is near. Therefore, we summarize the biggest differences to its predecessor The Division 1 for you.
What is new in The Division 2? The Division 2 will do some things differently than The Division 1. In every aspect of the game, there are innovations and adjustments.
This article was published on December 26, 2018, and was updated on March 7, 2019.
The Division 2 vs. The Division 1
What are the biggest differences between The Division 1 and 2? Here’s an overview:
A new setting with Washington D.C.
Armor bars and armor kits for players
Control points, civilians & Division vs. hostile factions
Brand sets and new gear sets for build diversity
Specializations with their own skill trees in the endgame
The Division 2 will have 8-player raids
DLC expansions will be free
3 Dark Zones instead of one
PvP will be available from the start
In the endgame, the game will be upended by a new faction
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The new setting of The Division 2
This is how it was in The Division 1: In The Division 1, the story began around the virus in New York. The green poison broke out on a Black Friday in November. Therefore, the story of the first part takes place in snowy Manhattan.
While New York’s Manhattan consists almost entirely of large building blocks, which are still quite close to each other, Washington is significantly more expansive and has more nature to offer, as Central Park in The Division 1 was not accessible.
This is new in The Division 2: In The Division 2, the story takes place in the fallen capital of the USA, Washington D.C. Thus, the eternal winter comes to an end. The story takes place 7 months after the first part, so it is now summer.
Washington D.C. has a milder climate and is relatively smaller compared to other major cities in the USA, with less than 700,000 inhabitants. D.C. is built on a former swamp and has a warmer climate. All these factors were taken into account by the developers; Washington’s open world is supposed to become a kind of main character of the game.
How does this affect gameplay? Due to the more expansive areas and the changed geography, there will be significant changes in gameplay. It is more horizontally oriented, as there are not tall buildings everywhere. Moreover, there are more obstacles in the environment such as trees, denser vegetation, and damage to roads and buildings.
This offers additional tactical options for you, but also for your enemies. Where narrow alleys previously influenced the course of action, flank attacks can now be launched. Enemies will try more often to encircle players.
Visually, a lot will change as well. In summer, agents no longer need winter clothing. This will allow for many different outfits.
This is how it was in The Division 1: Players only have a health bar. However, they can pull out a medkit at any time, which works immediately and restores a substantial amount of health points. There’s also the first aid skill, which can also restore health points immediately.
This is new in The Division 2: You have armor in addition to your health display. As long as it is not destroyed, it protects you from incoming damage. With an empty bar, your armor is destroyed. You have to restore it with parts, similar to a medkit.
Here you see the new armor bar
However, this takes a short time and has its own animation. During this time, you are vulnerable to attacks.
How does this affect gameplay? Due to the necessary repairs, players who have taken a lot of damage must first seek safe cover. Prior to this, it is hardly possible to repair the armor.
The days are over when one could simply rush at enemies and quickly pull out a medkit when needed to replenish health points within a second. Especially in PvP, this could change the dynamics. Until now, fights where players openly charged at each other without seeking cover were the norm.
Now you cannot just rely on fast healing but must seek cover to avoid dying.
Factions and civilians play a bigger role
This is how it was in The Division 1: Although there were several factions, including the Cleaners, Rikers, looters, and the Last Man Battalion, their role was mainly limited to the campaign; their influence on the game is rather gameplay-related. They are simply different enemy types that you fight in missions.
This is new in The Division 2: The enemy factions are constantly in conflict with civilians in Washington, D.C. The True Sons are one of these brutal factions that have already been introduced.
As agents, players are meant to actively intervene in these conflicts. There are several control points in the game world that are constantly contested. You can either capture them for the civilians or defend them against attacks.
How does this affect gameplay? Developer Massive describes this system as a kind of meta-game that runs continuously in the background. Sometimes civilians control these points, sometimes hostile factions.
As agents, players can actively influence this and assist civilians in the conquest of these control points. This should be possible at all times and function independently of other activities.
This feature could make the game world feel more alive than it was in the predecessor. The people truly live in the city and struggle for their survival.
Brand and Gear Sets – it’s all about loot
The many changes to equipment allow for even more possibilities in building in The Division 2. Specializations and brand sets give you better opportunities to optimize your playstyle. Thus, you have more freedom than in The Division 1.
This is how it was in The Division 1: Loot in the first part was rather classic. There was equipment with various rarity levels. The system remains intact in its fundamentals.
While there were gear sets that allowed some cool builds thanks to their bonuses, players mostly used the same sets and build options, and variety was rare.
This is new in The Division 2: The basic principle has not changed. You can still find equipment with different rarity levels and continuously improve yourself.
However, the new brand sets come into play now. Almost every piece of equipment has a brand or marker. This brand partially determines which bonuses the piece of equipment provides.
A specific brand can, for example, increase the damage for assault rifles, while another increases it for precision rifles.
So you can build targeted builds that match your playstyle, but also combine different brands. For each brand, a maximum of 3 bonuses can be activated. Since there are 6 equipment slots, you can utilize, for example, 2 brands fully.
The gear sets have also been revised. While in the predecessor you could combine 2-6 pieces to unlock 1-5 set bonuses, in The Division 2 you must equip 6 pieces to unlock the special ability of the new gear sets.
How does this affect gameplay? Combinations of multiple gear sets are no longer possible; you must choose one and find 6 pieces of it first. Gear sets can also have brands, which allows for even more optimization.
At first glance, this seems to limit the possibilities. However, with brand sets, you can already actively influence what bonuses you want to enhance, regardless of the gear set. A direct comparison of the systems can only be made once the game is released and all gear sets are known.
But not only equipment determines your playstyle. In The Division 2, there are the new specializations. They expand your repertoire of weapons and skills.
This is new in The Division 2: In the endgame of The Division 2, there are 3 specializations, each with a so-called unique weapon. They replace the super attacks that existed in the first part. Each of the weapons brings a different element and is suitable for different situations.
You unlock specializations when you reach level 30. Three have been introduced to us so far:
Survival Specialist (Crossbow)
Destruction Expert (Grenade Launcher)
Sharpshooter (Caliber .50 Precision Rifle)
Each of these specializations represents its own progression tree that can be further expanded. This allows you to unlock specific skill variants.
You can switch between the specializations at will and upgrade all to the maximum.
How does this affect gameplay? By combining specializations, brand and gear sets, one can only imagine how vast the selection of options for optimizing your character is.
While specializations determine your character’s basic playstyle, you can use gear and brand sets to additionally optimize your builds and adapt them to your preferred weapons and skills.
In the future, even more specializations are planned. However, there is no information about that yet. Fans speculate about a minigun as a unique weapon that could be part of a new specialization.
There will be real raid activities for 8 players
This is how it was in The Division 1: Raids were already a major wish of fans in The Division 1. With incursions, there was a slimmed-down raid version. However, these were merely larger missions with minimal different mechanics compared to regular campaign missions.
Thus, the desire for real raids among fans still exists. In The Division 2, this wish is fulfilled.
This is new in The Division 2:After the release of The Division 2, an 8-player raid named “Operation: Dark Hours” will come. Here’s what is known so far:
The setting of the raid will likely be the Washington Ronald Reagan International Airport, a huge airport.
How does this affect gameplay? Large-scale raids for 8 players could become interesting. Previously, only in The Division 1 were there such large groups of players in PvP mode Last Stand.
According to the developers, the raids will differ significantly from everything played previously in The Division. Exploration will likely be a central factor, and progression should be one of the main tasks.
Through raids, hardcore players can be motivated with cool rewards. Such a challenge was missed by many fans of the predecessor.
DLCs will be free
This is how it was in The Division 1: DLCs in the first part were paid. There were a total of three:
Underground
Survival
Last Stand
All DLCs introduced different PvE and PvP modes to the game. However, they could consequently only be played by DLC owners. Therefore, The Division 2 has different plans.
The DLCs of the predecessor had some fans, but are considered a flop by developer Massive. A total of three major expansions are supposed to come in the first year.
What’s coming in the first year of The Division 2? In a trailer, the contents of the first year were presented:
Tidal Basin – A fortress of the Black Tusk, the endgame faction of The Division 2
Operation Dark Hours – the first raid of The Division 2
The 3 DLC episodes of year 1
Episode 1 “Outskirts of D.C.” (Summer 2019)
Episode 2 “Pentagon – The Last Castle” (Fall 2019)
Episode 3 (Winter 2019)
Each episode brings a new specialization including a unique weapon.
You can also watch all Year 1 content in the official trailer:
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This does not mean that players cannot spend real money. Like in the predecessor, there will again be a premium shop where you can buy cosmetic items. Additionally, there will be a season pass.
What’s included: Anyone who buys this pass with the corresponding edition gets early access to upcoming DLCs. Besides, there are contents that are mainly cosmetic in nature. However, the season pass also has something for story fans.
How does this affect gameplay? It is certain that every player has access to these DLCs. Thus, you do not have to worry about not finding players for DLC activities.
This is an increasing problem in The Division 1, as the player count continues to decrease as the game ages. It is hardly possible to play a round of Survival since no session forms.
Story continuations as well as map expansions have already been announced for the DLCs. Thus, it is likely that there will be no content drought.
Washington D.C. has 3 new Dark Zones
This is how it was in The Division 1: In New York City, there is a single, large, contiguous Dark Zone. It stretches from the center of Manhattan to Central Park.
In a total of 9 zones, up to 24 players can loot in PvE or hunt other players. The principle remains the same in The Division 2, but there are some changes.
This is new in The Division 2: In Washington D.C., there are a total of 3 Dark Zones located in the west, south, and east. Each of these Dark Zones differs in size and design.
How does this affect gameplay? At the moment, it’s hard to say. During the private and open beta, a visit to the eastern Dark Zone was possible.
Compared to The Division 1, the areas are significantly more open, with fewer building canyons and narrow alleys. Just that has already strong impacts.
The changes of the new Dark Zones:
12 instead of 24 players per server: This is due to the size of the individual zones. Individually, they are smaller than the Dark Zone in The Division 1
New rogue status: There is now another rogue status where players do not have to act aggressively against others. This status has a countdown that can be increased by hacking terminals or cracking loot crates. If you reach the limit, a secret safe house for rogues becomes accessible.
Equipment is normalized: To enable a fair PvP experience, equipment in the Dark Zones is adjusted. Your gear is still important; only the individual values are raised to the maximum for everyone.
The biggest innovations are showcased in our special:
This is how it was in The Division 1: Pure PvP outside the Dark Zone was only introduced in The Division 1 much later with the Last Stand DLC, which was released almost a year after launch.
Later, Skirmish followed, a team deathmatch mode where 4 could compete against 4.
The maps vary in size and are locations that can be found in the open game world.
This is new in The Division 2: With Conflict, The Division 2 will have 2 PvP modes available at the start:
Skirmish: A classic team deathmatch, 4 vs. 4
Domination: In Domination, the goal is to capture and hold 3 points. Here too, 4 will compete against 4.
As in the Dark Zone, equipment is normalized so that players are on the same level, and their skills are more important than a strong build.
Unlike the first part, the maps of the PvP modes are specially designed for this purpose and are not just fragments of the actual open world.
This is how it was in The Division 1: Once you finished the story in The Division 1, that was it with story content. While you could still find audio logs and other collectibles that delivered a story snippet.
However, the actual story was not continued, not even with the DLCs.
This is new in The Division 2: In addition to the announced story episodes, which will only come after the release, The Division 2 also already has story elements in the endgame.
This faction awaits you after the story
Once you finish the story, the new faction Black Tusk appears. This group is highly trained and possesses advanced combat technology.
After the campaign, they appear in Washington D.C. and significantly disrupt the power struggle between factions and civilians.
They will take control points in the open world,
actively fight against you and other factions
and also appear in special invaded missions within the story missions.
The story does not conclude with the end of the main campaign because Black Tusk also ushers in a new chapter in the story. Thus, the story in the endgame is not over.
A player tested weapons in Anthem and stumbled upon something curious: The most damage is not done by a Masterwork weapon, but by a simple level-1 weapon.
Which weapon is the best?In the Anthem subreddit, user YeetLordSupreme presented his results from a weapon test. He played around with various weapons to find out their respective weapon damage.
All weapons were tested on the same opponents with the same components. To his surprise, a Masterwork weapon did more damage but couldn’t defeat the enemy faster than a regular level-1 weapon.
Ralners Firestorm, one of the best weapons for Ranger.
What were the test results? YeetLordSupreme shot with the Masterwork Ranger weapon Ralners Firestorm at level 45 on a simple Skar unit and recorded a damage of 1184 for this weapon. He then shot with the level-1 weapon Defender at a simple Skar unit and logged 286 damage for it.
One would expect that the weapon dealing more damage would also bring the enemy down faster. However, according to the test results of the Reddit user, this is curiously not the case.
While Ralners Storm needed six bullets to take down the Skar, the level-1 Defender only needed four bullets.
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What does BioWare say? In the post where the user expresses shock that damage numbers seem completely meaningless, some developers from BioWare quickly chimed in.
The Technical Design Director Brenon Holmes stated that this is likely a scaling issue. The system is supposed to allow players of different levels to play together.
The Lead Producer Ben Irving confirmed that this is a bug that will be fixed in the next update on March 12.
What BioWare has to say about the upcoming patch can be read here:
In the battle event of Pokémon GO, you can now find Machops more frequently. We explain why not only Shiny Machop is interesting.
That’s why Machop is the star: On one hand, thanks to the battle event, Shiny Machop can be caught, so it’s worth clicking on the battle Pokémon. On the other hand, its evolution Machoke is among the best Pokémon in the game.
It is definitely worthwhile to catch this Pokémon. We explain why Machoke is so good and what you can use this monster for.
That’s why not only Shiny Machop is interesting
This is how good Machoke is: This Pokémon is the best fighting Pokémon in the game. If you especially like to battle in gyms, you should definitely rely on Machoke.
A top attacker: Machoke
While it does not have the highest attack value among fighting Pokémon, it still has two strong moves and can endure quite a bit of damage.
This is what the stats say:
Attack value: 234
Defense value: 159
HP value: 207
Max CP: 3056
Here’s why you should use it: The fighting type is particularly effective against the normal type. This includes the top defenders Snorlax, Chansey, and Blissey. So, Machoke is a great choice in gym battles.
This is what the spawns say: In the current battle event, Machop spawns at nearly every corner. You should therefore have it relatively easy to gather enough candies for evolving and leveling up.
Not only the Machop family exists as Shiny, but also Menki.
Here’s another bonus: If you diligently catch Machops, you might also come across a shiny Machop. This shiny form has been in the game since the start of the event and sweetens the catching.
Which Machops are good? So you don’t have to evaluate them every time, we are including two CP lists for you below. You can directly copy these into your search bar in the game.
The Machops that are shown to you are those with potential 100% or 98%. This is not guaranteed, as Machops with higher levels can have the same CP. You will need to evaluate them again afterward.
Potentially 100% or 98% with attack of 15 066&WP18,WP56,WP95,WP133,WP172,WP211,WP249,WP288,WP326,WP365,WP401,WP438,WP474,WP511,WP548,WP584,WP621,WP657,WP694,WP730,WP767,WP803,WP840,WP876,WP913,WP949,WP986,WP1022,WP1059,WP1096,WP1114,WP1132,WP1150,WP1169,WP1187,WP17,WP56,WP94,WP133,WP171,WP209,WP248,WP286,WP325,WP363,WP399,WP436,WP472,WP508,WP545,WP581,WP617,WP654,WP690,WP726,WP763,WP799,WP835,WP872,WP908,WP944,WP981,WP1017,WP1053,WP1090,WP1108,WP1126,WP1144,WP1163,WP1184
How long does the event last? Until March 12 at 9 PM, you still have the chance to catch the increased Machops in the wild. But even after that, you will still find Machop in the wild.
That’s why the right setup is important: The formation of your team fundamentally determines the direction in which you play. For example, if you opt for a three-man defense in a 3-5-2 in favor of a strong offensive midfield, the direction is clear: You want to score goals.
Conversely, a defensive five-man defense indicates: You let the opponent come and rely on counterattacks through your full-backs and wingers. Which strategy best suits your style of play can only be known by you. But with all the options, it is difficult to find the best variant.
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Guide to the best setups in FIFA 19
The pro opinion: With the new season, there are also new tactical tricks. We asked Marcel “DonChap28” Deutscher which formations he prefers to play with in this early phase. Marcel from L4K eSports is among the top 30 players in the world.
Here are his tips:
4-3-3 Offensive – the all-rounder
What does this setup offer? The forward-oriented 4-3-3 system is currently Marcel Deutscher’s favorite: “It offers a wide offensive game, and the playmaker joins the attack well.”
At the same time, this formation provides good support defensively: “Both midfielders stay defensively with the right instructions.”
Who is this formation for? This setup benefits all players who rely on a solid defense to attack securely from the front.
4-2-2-2 – The double strike
What does this setup offer? Unlike the 4-3-3, you can field two real forwards here. In addition, you have “two playmakers who come more from the flanks.” Defensively, you are also well-protected since you have two midfielders directly in front of the defense.
Who is this formation for? However, you should consider that in this setup you miss out on real wingers or midfielders on the flanks: The playmakers often orient themselves towards the center. Therefore, fast wing runs can be a bit more complicated for players who prefer counterattacks.
4-2-3-1 – The Christmas tree for ball possession
What does this setup offer? Although it’s not Christmas yet, if you’re looking for a compact formation, the “Christmas tree” could be your means of choice: “This is a very compact setup. It allows for a calm build-up play and a lot of ball possession:”
Who is this for? This formation is especially for players who focus on a dominant play style and not too much on fast counterattacks. With a total of five central midfielders, you have a clear advantage in the center. You can perfectly exploit this with playmaking midfielders and defensively aware midfielders.
This setup was also extremely popular last year: 26% of the Weekend League top 50 players used it.
Edit and create individual tactics
No adjustments necessary: By the way, Marcel Deutscher only uses individual tactics very limited with all three formations: Most settings remain at “Standard.” Only direct player instructions are modified: “For strikers, I configure them to run past the defense.”
You can find this setting option in the tactic settings under the tab “Instructions”:
In contrast, former German champion Mirza Jahic recommended several tactic settings on MeinMMO that you can read here:
The three-man defense was weak: It made you too vulnerable on the flanks.
The five-man defense was good – but difficult: This setup required players on the right and left back who were strong both defensively and offensively. Especially for beginners, this formation was difficult.
Compactness is important: Wide 4-3-3 formations were rather unpopular, as the center had to always be well covered. Possession football was the motto.
The most used formation was probably the narrow diamond in the 4-1-2-1-2 (2). About 30% of the top 50 Weekend League players used it. There are already some considerations on YouTube regarding this topic:
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In Fortnite there is currently a dangerous zone for all players. Anyone who enters it will be killed immediately. Epic has already announced a fix.
Here lies the death zone: Near Fatal Fields, since the update of Season 8, you will find two large craters that represent a fork and a knife. Anyone who tries to jump into the knife will be killed immediately.
Why players die here is not known. Fortnite has already issued a warning to players via Twitter, calling it a bug.
See the error in the video
This is Epic’s post: On Twitter , Epic acknowledges the issue and states that they are aware of the bug and are already working on a fix.
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This is why there is the knife and the fork: In Fortnite, there have been several small gags on this topic. Many English-speaking players also refer to Fortnite as “Fork Knife”, which translates to “Gabel Messer”.
Epic has often reacted to this joke and has even added a “Fork Knife” truck into the game.
This truck has already been associated with this topic
Now there is also this huge cutlery near Fatal Fields. However, the bug causing instant death shouldn’t be the case.
This is what players say about it: Players do not see the bug as a big deal, but rather celebrate it. For instance, “Srcheeto” wrote in response to Epic’s tweet: “Don’t fix the bug. It’s a knife, it must be dangerous!” Over 1000 users have already agreed with him.
When will this be fixed? The fix for this bug may already be online while you read this. However, it might take Epic a bit longer. It depends on how serious the actual bug is.
This is what you should keep in mind: If you are in your round near Fatal Fields, you should avoid the cutlery. You can go near it, but as soon as you jump into the knife, you will be eliminated. This would indeed be frustrating in a good round.
Fortnite now also has a treasure map. Here’s how it works:
Black Desert Online offers you a new feature that allows you to jump straight into the endgame. Read here everything about how you can start faster.
How do I jump directly into the endgame? If you want to try a new class in Black Desert at the endgame, you first need to level it up to Level 60. That can take quite a while. Trial characters are supposed to change that.
What are Trial characters? Now, there is a function that allows you to create so-called Trial Heroes. They start at Level 60 and are thus ready for the endgame. Or at least for some of the endgame features.
Instant Hero for PvP
What can Trial characters do? You can create up to threeTrial characters. If you already have all three, you will need to delete one to create a new hero. The characters can be chosen from all 17 classes of the PC version and start immediately at Level 60.
Additionally, they have:
3 x Expansion Coupon: Inventory +16
Simple main and secondary weapon (awakening weapons are available separately)
Body enhancement (battlefield)
The talent book “Awakening Secret”
4,000 talent points to distribute freely
100,000 silver
You can then buy additional equipment from Haz in the arena. The equipment costs only 1 silver each. However, your Trial characters can only access the Combat Arena, the Red Battlefield, Arshas Arena, and the Cruel Rift. Additionally, you do not receive any rewards from the Cruel Rift. There are no bonuses when you duel with other heroes.
Trial characters are meant to find out how different hero types feel at Level 60. You also have the opportunity to improve your PvP talents with the Trial heroes. So you can experiment to your heart’s content and find out what suits you best.
What can Trial characters not do? Trial characters do not affect your family fame and, among other things, cannot receive attendance rewards, cannot use the mailbox, and cannot receive challenges, post investments, and guild bonuses.
Here you can find weapons and equipment.
As already mentioned, they are here to test and experiment, not as a replacement for your regular characters.
How are the Trial characters received by the fans? In the Black Desert forum, some players are favorably inclined towards the feature. After all, they have been asking for this feature for a long time, and the consensus is: “better late than never.”
In Korea, such test heroes have been possible for a longer time, and it is good that it is now happening here as well.
However, not everyone is thrilled about it. Some players criticize that the equipment in the shop is quite weak and that you have no chance against tough endgame heroes.
A team where each of the four roles is represented is recommended. If you play the roles correctly, the armor sets provide you with significant advantages.
The tip is: While in regular Gambit matches you usually save your super attack and heavy ammo for the Primeval, Bungie advises firing heavy weapons while collecting motes in Gambit Prime.
With each wave of enemies, the foes become more powerful, and regularly enemies with significant health appear. If you take too long to deal with these tough enemies, the opposing team will rush past you.
You should also focus on high-value targets that spawn each round. Bungie states they are an easy way to gain a handful of bonus motes.
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This is how you quickly defeat the Primeval in Gambit Prime
Pro streamer Gladd brings another strategy on how to melt down the Primeval in the boss fight.
This is how it works:
For weapons, he recommends the exotic Wardcliff Coil, which deals massive damage against the Primeval
You should not waste all your heavy ammo right in the first Light well phase. Each round, the buff in the Light well gets stronger when you defeat the Envoys. This means, save your heavy ammo.
Only deal a bit of damage to the boss in the first phase – so it’s not too tragic if invaders heal the boss again.
Hit the boss hard with the Wardcliff Coil in phase 2.
Comments are already discussing that this tactic will soon be used by all Guardians.
Do you have any further tips for Gambit Prime? Write them in the comments.
This is how you quickly defeat the Primeval in Gambit Prime
Pro streamer Gladd brings another strategy on how to melt down the Primeval in the boss fight.
This is how it works:
For weapons, he recommends the exotic Wardcliff Coil, which deals massive damage against the Primeval
You should not waste all your heavy ammo right in the first Light well phase. Each round, the buff in the Light well gets stronger when you defeat the Envoys. This means, save your heavy ammo.
Only deal a bit of damage to the boss in the first phase – so it’s not too tragic if invaders heal the boss again.
Hit the boss hard with the Wardcliff Coil in phase 2.
Comments are already discussing that this tactic will soon be used by all Guardians.
Do you have any further tips for Gambit Prime? Write them in the comments.
A team where each of the four roles is represented is recommended. If you play the roles correctly, the armor sets provide you with significant advantages.
Guardian in Gambit Prime
Don’t hold back with Supers and Heavy Ammo
The tip is: While in regular Gambit matches you usually save your super attack and heavy ammo for the Primeval, Bungie advises firing heavy weapons while collecting motes in Gambit Prime.
With each wave of enemies, the foes become more powerful, and regularly enemies with significant health appear. If you take too long to deal with these tough enemies, the opposing team will rush past you.
You should also focus on high-value targets that spawn each round. Bungie states they are an easy way to gain a handful of bonus motes.
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This is how you quickly defeat the Primeval in Gambit Prime
Pro streamer Gladd brings another strategy on how to melt down the Primeval in the boss fight.
This is how it works:
For weapons, he recommends the exotic Wardcliff Coil, which deals massive damage against the Primeval
You should not waste all your heavy ammo right in the first Light well phase. Each round, the buff in the Light well gets stronger when you defeat the Envoys. This means, save your heavy ammo.
Only deal a bit of damage to the boss in the first phase – so it’s not too tragic if invaders heal the boss again.
Hit the boss hard with the Wardcliff Coil in phase 2.
Comments are already discussing that this tactic will soon be used by all Guardians.
Do you have any further tips for Gambit Prime? Write them in the comments.
Gambit Prime is now playable in Destiny 2. We show you how this mode works and give tips to ensure you seize victory.
Where do the tips come from? In an interview with Polygon, Lars Bakken, the creative lead for Season 6, and Robbie Stevens, a senior designer at Bungie, provided tips for Gambit Prime. Additionally, you will find a tip from the streamer Gladd on how to quickly eliminate the Primeval at the end.
Two teams of four Guardians compete against each other. The first team to defeat the Primeval wins.
Bank in Gambit Prime
The biggest differences from regular Gambit:
In Prime, there is only one round, which is longer than a regular Gambit round.
You need to deposit 100 (instead of 75) motes to summon the Primeval. However, the Primeval is initially immune to your damage.
Defeat the Envoys (which are Witches) to create a Light well. Stand in the well to gain a buff so you can deal damage to the Primeval. The Witches are marked with red symbols.
Each time the portal opens, you can teleport as invaders to the enemies. If you kill opposing Guardians, it heals the Primeval. Since the Primeval phase lasts longer than in regular Gambit, many invasions are possible.
Grab Gambit Prime armor with Synths
The tip is: Choose a role in Gambit Prime and quickly put together the new armor for it. Because the armor pieces grant important bonuses in Gambit Prime.
Note: You can only unlock all perks with higher-tier Gambit Prime armor. At the very beginning, you will have to forgo some perks.
There are 4 roles, each unlocking 4 perks with the corresponding armor pieces:
Reaper (weakens high-ranking targets, multi-kills generate special ammo, motes have a longer lifespan before disappearing, grenades recharge faster when you kill powerful enemies)
Guardian (multi-kills generate damage buffs against Taken, the bank regenerates your health, you can mark invaders for allies, you empower allies in the Light well)
Collector (you drop motes when you die, motes grant a shield, you receive ammo when you deposit motes, you can send huge 20-mote blockers)
Invader (you generate ammo during the invasion, you have an improved invasion shield, you receive bonus damage on Guardian kills, you can drain motes from the enemy bank and close the bank)
Reaper in Gambit Prime
This is how you unlock the perks: The more armor pieces from a set you wear, the more Gambit Prime armor perks will be active.
Each of these armor pieces grants a certain number of points. Each perk has a “point threshold” that you must exceed to unlock it. Your focus should first be on completing a full set to gain enough points and thus all perks.
This is what Synths do for the perks: If you want to combine the armor sets into a hybrid build (with exotics or other sets) and still unlock all perks, special Synths are available to you.
If you have a Guardian build and replace one Gambit Prime armor piece with an exotic, you will miss the points to activate all perks. However, if you use a Guardian Synth, you will gain +3 Guardian points for 30 minutes, allowing all Guardian perks to be activated.
Guardian Synth in Destiny 2
This is how you get Synths: You get the Synths through daily bounties for Gambit Prime and through “daily citizen duty Prime bounties” from the Drifter. Through the latter bounties, you can also get Synths outside the new Gambit mode.
This is how you get the Gambit Prime armor with Synths: To obtain the new armor pieces, you also need Synths. So, the Synths have two different purposes in Destiny 2.
You use these in a synthesizer, which you receive from the Drifter after a short quest line, to create special motes. You deposit the Synth motes at the beginning of a reckoning round in the bank before the chasm. If you win the round, you receive a corresponding piece of equipment.
Deposit the Synth motes you create with the synthesizer here
Deposit your motes wisely in Gambit Prime
The tip is: A new feature in Gambit Prime is that you can drain motes from the enemy bank. To do this, two blockers must be standing on the enemy side. Use smart strategies so that the blockers can drain motes for as long as possible.
If you send only a small blocker, it’s not very effective. It is quickly defeated. Instead, summon multiple blockers at the same time to deal maximum damage to the enemy.
This blocker combo is recommended: Try to send two small blockers (each 5 motes) and two medium blockers (each 10 motes) more or less simultaneously. The small blockers can make the other blockers immune to damage, so the enemy must first defeat the small blockers.
According to Stevens, it is always worth sending a small blocker together with a larger blocker. Small blockers alone are almost worthless.
These are the new blocker types since Season 6:
The small blocker is a Taken Goblin. It has less health than the previous Phalanx, but can protect other blockers (5 motes)
The medium blocker is a Taken Captain, coming with a shield and a lot of health (10 motes)
The large blocker is a Taken Knight with more health than the Ogre before (15 motes)
Collectors can send huge 20-mote blockers.
Play your role correctly
The tip is: Adapt your weapons to your role.
If you play the Collector, you can choose an aggressive play style with a shotgun. The motes you collect grant a shield – and even if you die, you drop some of your motes so they can be picked up and not lost.
Guardians should bring a weapon for close range to finish off blockers, and a weapon for long range to take out invaders.
Invaders can take weapons that have limited ammo (like linear fusion rifles), as they generate ammo in the enemy arena.
Reapers should take a strong special weapon they are comfortable with because they gain extra ammo through multi-kills.
Hit the boss hard with the Wardcliff Coil in phase 2.
Comments are already discussing that this tactic will soon be used by all Guardians.
Do you have any further tips for Gambit Prime? Write them in the comments.
You should also focus on high-value targets that spawn each round. Bungie states they are an easy way to gain a handful of bonus motes.
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This is how you quickly defeat the Primeval in Gambit Prime
Pro streamer Gladd brings another strategy on how to melt down the Primeval in the boss fight.
This is how it works:
For weapons, he recommends the exotic Wardcliff Coil, which deals massive damage against the Primeval
You should not waste all your heavy ammo right in the first Light well phase. Each round, the buff in the Light well gets stronger when you defeat the Envoys. This means, save your heavy ammo.
Only deal a bit of damage to the boss in the first phase – so it’s not too tragic if invaders heal the boss again.
Hit the boss hard with the Wardcliff Coil in phase 2.
Comments are already discussing that this tactic will soon be used by all Guardians.
Do you have any further tips for Gambit Prime? Write them in the comments.
A team where each of the four roles is represented is recommended. If you play the roles correctly, the armor sets provide you with significant advantages.
Guardian in Gambit Prime
Don’t hold back with Supers and Heavy Ammo
The tip is: While in regular Gambit matches you usually save your super attack and heavy ammo for the Primeval, Bungie advises firing heavy weapons while collecting motes in Gambit Prime.
With each wave of enemies, the foes become more powerful, and regularly enemies with significant health appear. If you take too long to deal with these tough enemies, the opposing team will rush past you.
You should also focus on high-value targets that spawn each round. Bungie states they are an easy way to gain a handful of bonus motes.
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This is how you quickly defeat the Primeval in Gambit Prime
Pro streamer Gladd brings another strategy on how to melt down the Primeval in the boss fight.
This is how it works:
For weapons, he recommends the exotic Wardcliff Coil, which deals massive damage against the Primeval
You should not waste all your heavy ammo right in the first Light well phase. Each round, the buff in the Light well gets stronger when you defeat the Envoys. This means, save your heavy ammo.
Only deal a bit of damage to the boss in the first phase – so it’s not too tragic if invaders heal the boss again.
Hit the boss hard with the Wardcliff Coil in phase 2.
Comments are already discussing that this tactic will soon be used by all Guardians.
Do you have any further tips for Gambit Prime? Write them in the comments.
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Similar to Destiny 2 with Xur, The Division 2 has a vendor named Cassie for particularly valuable gear. She spawns randomly at specific times in the game world but only under certain conditions.
This is “the Xur” of The Division 2: Cassie is referred to as the “Gun Runner” and is a gear vendor in The Division 2. She apparently carries particularly valuable gear, as revealed by the developers in the State of the Game from March 6.
However, Cassie is not a normal vendor with a fixed location that you can always return to. There are a few conditions to unlock her.
This is Cassie, the “Xur” of The Division
Why the comparison in the first place?Xur is a vendor in Destiny 2. He regularly has exotic gear available, and his offerings rotate weekly. He appears on Fridays and disappears after a few days.
Similarly, Cassie behaves. She does not have a fixed point where you can find her. She appears at one location and then moves on to the next random spawn point. With Xur, you also never know at which of his locations he will spawn.
Where exactly these positions of Cassie are located is still unclear. But to unlock Cassie at all, you need to fulfill two conditions.
This is how to unlock Cassie: To activate her spawns, you need to
first find a certain person during the story
and reach Level 30.
Once you meet these conditions, Cassie will appear at regular intervals at different locations in the world.
How often does Cassie spawn? In the State of the Game, it was mentioned that there are about one and a half days between each spawn. The spawn times may be adjusted to the respective time zones so that nobody has to get up at night.
What does Cassie offer? Similar to Xur, Cassie offers an exotic weapon every week. Additionally, there seems to be other gear with above-average stats.
It is not known whether the offerings are limited to exotic weapons or if there can also be exotic gear.
Will you find this cool weapon available from Cassie?
How long does the offering last? In the stream, it was mentioned that the offerings rotate approximately every week. It is not known what currency you will have to use to pay.
What do you think of Cassie? Does the concept fit with The Division 2?
Xur is not the only one that The Division takes inspiration from Destiny:
We at Mein-MMO.de are looking for a new author to work from home, writing about MMORPGs in general and The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) in particular.
Who we are
Mein-MMO.de was founded in September 2013 and is now part of Webedia Gaming. We exclusively cover multiplayer online games that are continuously developed over a long period of time.
We have been reporting on MMORPGs since the launch of our site. MMORPGs are in our DNA, and we passionately report on games like World of Warcraft, The Elder Scrolls Online, and Final Fantasy XIV.
We reach between 250,000 and 300,000 unique readers every day, with about 4,000 comments written each week.
Every day, about 15 authors write their articles, news, stories, and guides about online games.
We take the approach of covering games more in depth, becoming experts in individual games, and being close to the community.
What we are looking for
We are looking exclusively for specialized authors for MMORPGs who engage globally with this genre. Deep knowledge of the game “The Elder Scrolls Online” is especially important.
The job involves covering games of the MMORPG genre and finding news or quirky stories from the respective communities. You should have a broad interest in MMORPGs and engage with several games in the genre:
the MMORPG you should primarily and intensively cover for MeinMMO is The Elder Scrolls Online. The focus in the first months will be on intensive reporting about the new expansion Elsweyr
other MMORPGs for which we have news needs include titles like Black Desert, Final Fantasy XIV, Lord of the Rings Online, or new MMORPGs in development (Lost Ark, A:IR, Ashes of Creation, Crowfall, Camelot Unchained, Pantheon) – knowledge of some of these games is desirable
You should be familiar with the most important information sources for the respective MMORPGs and be able to gather information broadly. These can be publisher channels or fan forums.
We expect authors whose phones ring and hearts race when the official account of the game tweets even the smallest detail. You write for the community. Therefore, you should not think that your opinion about the games is the only correct one and strongly advocate it.
Ideally, you have already gained experience in journalism and have written for other sites or maintained your own blog.
This is not a full-time job, but it requires a few hours each week. We expect about 4-7 news articles or articles (opinions, analyses, specials) weekly – we are flexible. However, it is essential that time and willingness are present. The author can schedule their working hours themselves – but they should be available in a timely manner for important news.
What we offer
We offer an entry into the world of online gaming journalism or the chance for an experienced author to be part of a successful project. The work is done online from home. If you live near Munich, it is also possible to visit the Webedia Gaming office and work on projects.
You will be part of a dynamic and highly engaged team of passionate gamers, digital professionals, and authors.
You will learn a lot about online gaming journalism, editorial processes, and working as a freelance author.
You will be closely accompanied by our team and trained in our processes.
It’s an exciting, challenging, and interesting job where no two days are the same.
There is also payment – details will be clarified in a personal conversation.
When is the job starting? Immediately.
We look forward to your meaningful, informal application to the email addresses:
Even before the release of Fallout 76, many fans were worried about the PvP in the game. Even today, it is still a topic, despite measures taken by Bethesda. In the future, however, there will be a change that many will likely appreciate.
What will change in PvP? Specifically, it concerns the pacifist mode in Fallout 76. This should prevent players in the corresponding mode from taking damage from other players at all.
An official Bethesda account responded to a thread on Reddit. It stated:
We are considering changes to the pacifist mode, which, when active, prevents you from taking damage from other players. The plan is to extend this to the C.A.M.P.s as well.
No specific timeframe for the update has been mentioned yet.
This is how PvP has worked so far: Currently, players in pacifist mode can only not deal damage to other players. However, they still receive what is called “slap damage,” significantly reduced damage intended to function like a “tap”.
If a player kills another through this “slap damage,” they will be hunted and a bounty will be placed on them. This is intended to deter griefers from killing defenseless victims. This has often not worked well in the past.
A bounty on the map of Fallout 76.
Community is pleased, benefits for both sides
How fans are reacting: The responses to the announcement have been largely positive. Players are happy that they can finally explore Appalachia peacefully. This feature has been requested since shortly after the launch of Fallout 76.
However, some fans are concerned and fear that players could exploit this. Unfair players might kill others or destroy a camp and then switch to pacifist mode to avoid retaliation. They are therefore proposing some kind of timer. How this will be regulated has not yet been discussed in detail.
These include a new “survival” mode. In this mode, the rules for PvP are adjusted, and every player is automatically at war with every other player not in their group. Anyone who enjoys fighting can do so here with special rules for PvP. This mode will enter beta in March.
What do you think of the change?
For those who prefer peaceful activities, there will soon also be a player tavern:
The Elder
Scrolls Online is about to be particularly rewarding for fans of all things rogue. Because an anniversary event for the DLCs Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood offers plenty of extra loot!
What is the event about? The event celebrates the two DLCs Thieves Guild and Dark Brotherhood.
In it, you could finally become a member of the Thieves Guild or the assassin group of the Dark Brotherhood.
The event offers all DLC owners more loot in their respective areas and related quests.
When does the event start?
From March 7th to March 18th, you can enjoy the benefits of the event.
How can I participate in the event? To participate in the event, you logically need the DLCs Thieves Guild and/or Dark Brotherhood, otherwise you won’t have access to all areas. If you only have one of the two DLCs, you can only participate in activities within that DLC.
If you don’t have the DLCs, you can activate them via an ESO-Plus subscription for 30 days. That’s enough to take advantage of the event. If you prefer to own the DLCs permanently, they will be available at a cheaper price during the event period. They can be bought for 1,000 crowns each (approximately 8 euros) in the ESO cash shop.
Extra Loot and Goodies
What’s included in the event: During the event period, you can earn additional rewards from certain criminal activities in Hews Fluch (Thieves Guild) and in Gold Coast (Dark Brotherhood):
Double rewards for open world bosses
Double rewards for dungeon bosses
Twice as many desecrated whiskers in the raid “Lorkhaj’s Maw”
Additional rewards for completed heists (Thieves Guild)
Additional rewards for completed sacraments (Dark Brotherhood)
Twice as many items from resource nodes (not from treasure maps)
Repeatable quests, however, do not provide additional loot.
Get the Indrik!
What else can be collected? During the event, there are event tickets for the following activities:
The first completed sacrament of the Brotherhood on each day
The first completed heist of the Thieves Guild on each day
This is an Indrik.
Heists and sacraments are unlocked over the course of the story of the respective DLCs. You can earn two event tickets per day and per account, so a total of 24 tickets are possible until the end of the event.
With patch 8.01, the treasure map was integrated into Fortnite . Players are now asking: “Where is the treasure map in Fortnite?” We will show you everything you need to know about it and how to dig up a treasure.
What is the treasure map in Fortnite? It is a map like the ones you know from pirates. A land map that is connected to a treasure. This treasure needs to be dug up with a pickaxe.
You can only have one map in your inventory at a time.
What loot can you find with the treasure map? The chest buried at the X is filled with legendary items.
A guaranteed location has not been discovered yet. You can find the map on the ground and in chests.
Players report that the chance of finding the map on the pirate ship in Lazy Lagoon is high. That would fit the theme.
How often do you find the map? The map belongs to the legendary rarity and should therefore be found rather rarely.
How do you use the treasure map and find the treasure chest?
If you loot the rare map from the ground or from a chest, you will then have it in your inventory and can activate it.
You just need to select the weapon slot, and the map will activate automatically, as if you were pulling out a weapon.
Here’s how the map leads you to the treasure: Every time you select the map, a red line will briefly appear, guiding you towards the treasure. So, select the map again whenever you need the help line. You can also keep the map selected and press the button you usually use to shoot or use an item.
Here you see the red line that appears when you select the map
Additionally, a bright golden beam will appear in the world at the location where the treasure is hidden. This is similar to the blue beam when you mark a spot on a map, just in gold.
You will see this golden beam in the game when you are near the treasure
Here’s how to dig up the treasure: Once you reach the requested location, a big X will await you on the ground.
At this spot, you should use the harvesting tool
Now take out the pickaxe (the harvesting tool) and dig on the X. It takes a few swings for the chest to slowly come to light. Once the chest is visible, you can open it and unpack your legendary treasure.
Is the treasure hunt in Fortnite worth it? In our test example, we had 2x SCAR, 2x submachine gun, and a slurp juice as loot. So, the treasure hunt pays off! We already assumed before the release that the treasure map could fundamentally change Fortnite.
In Fortnite, there are new rules that make the game more aggressive:
More and more players are reporting that the strongholds in Anthem are disappearing for them. Players have already found a way to work around this bug.
What kind of bug is this? On Reddit and also in our comments on MeinMMO, some players are reporting that they can no longer select any strongholds in Anthem. The Strongholds are simply disappearing from the world map.
The bug apparently first occurred last weekend. On the night from Friday to Saturday, players pointed out that the Freeplay was suddenly completely empty and there were problems with the strongholds. BioWare subsequently rolled out a fix to address this issue.
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What about the strongholds? The fix has apparently resolved the issues with Freeplay, but the strongholds still seem to be acting up. Players report that only one or two strongholds are missing, while other freelancers cannot select any of the three strongholds at all.
Other players state that their strongholds are completely empty or they are simply kicked out after entering the instances. Some players are also teleported as a four-player team right into an already started stronghold or find themselves standing in front of closed doors after completing phases, unable to finish the strongholds.
Players are puzzled by missing or empty strongholds.
What can be done? So far, BioWare has not specifically commented on the problem. Players have developed their own way to at least work around the bug.
If you also do not see any strongholds in Anthem, try joining a friend who does not have this issue. Together you can now load into the dungeon, after which you should be able to see the strongholds again.
On Reddit, some players state that the bug was resolved for them in this way. However, for some others, the problem reappeared after a while.
Are you also suffering from this problem? Did the players’ tip help you, or do you have other solutions?
Further bug fixes for Anthem are already on the way:
In Pokémon GO it is currently the best time to level up your gym badges. You can now get your gyms to gold in a short time. We will tell you how to do it.
Why is now the best time? In Pokémon GO, the battle event is currently taking place. In this event, gym badges are also golded twice as fast. So if you need golden gyms in your city, you should start now.
This is how fast it goes: To get a gym from zero to gold, you only need to spend about 10 days at the gym. What gives you the most points and how you can speed this up, you will find out here.
This is how you level up a gym badge
These badges are available: There are a total of three different badges. You achieve these with different amounts of gym XP:
Bronze – from 500 XP
Silver – from 4,000 XP
Gold – from 30,000 XP
This is what the different gym badges look like
How do I get the XP? There are many different ways to get gym XP. Currently, every way gives you twice as many XP. All types are listed in the table below:
Action
Experience points
Defend a gym with a Pokémon
2 XP per minute in the gym
Feed Pokémon in the gym with berries
20 XP per berry
Place Pokémon in the gym
200 XP per Pokémon
Win a gym battle
2 XP per 100 CP of the defeated Pokémon
Lose a gym battle
10 XP per lost battle
Win a raid at the gym
2000 XP per raid
This is the fastest way: The fastest way to get a gym to gold is if you do raids at it. Currently, you only need to do 15 raids per gym to get it to gold.
This also helps: Before you throw away excess berries, it’s better to put them in gyms. You won’t get a huge amount of XP, but it does speed things up a bit.
Especially the Nanab Berry is suitable for feeding, as it is not very useful in the game otherwise.
If you feed 10 berries, that corresponds to a time of 1 1/2 hours that you need to spend at the gym. It is worth it.
What do I get from gold gyms? You should primarily play the gyms in your immediate vicinity to gold. Depending on how high the gym badge is, you get more items when spinning the Photo Disc.
If you are currently lacking items, then gold gyms are definitely worth more than other gyms.
Many players also like to collect gym badges. Although they are not really useful, they look nice in the inventory.
This is a selection of gold gyms from our author Noah.
How long does the event last? You can still grab these bonuses until March 12. But to really benefit from it, you should already start turning the gyms gold now. Despite faster leveling, it still takes several days to get a gold gym.
In addition to this event, another event is also running. However, this only concerns players who are in Berlin:
That the publisher Activision Blizzard intends to focus more on mobile games is already known. But what does this mean and what are the expectations behind it? A new study has now discussed several solid reasons.
Is the idea of going mobile now a big failure or are there good reasons for the new mobile focus?
Newzoo’s major report shows the advantages of mobile gaming
What is the report about? To analyze the advantages and potentials of mobile gaming, Activision Blizzard commissioned a study from the agency Newzoo. According to their own statements, this company is a leading provider of analytics for games and eSports.
Who was surveyed? From December 10 to December 24, 2018, 12,327 people from the US, the United Kingdom, France, and Germany were surveyed. The age of the respondents ranged from 18 to 68 years.
Topics of the survey included the use of mobile apps, usage of mobile games, and other purchasing behaviors.
What was the study about? Before the study, 4 core facts were provided:
Gaming is the third most popular category of mobile apps, the second most popular among people aged 18 to 20.
In gaming, gender differences are particularly pronounced. Certain genders of a specific age group tend to lean more towards particular genres.
Gamers tend to have more influence on the purchasing behavior of their social environment. They are said to lead their environment to certain expenditures up to 23 percent more often.
Mobile gamers are much more willing to engage with advertisements and prefer certain brands that have positively stayed in their minds through advertising.
These points will be detailed in the following pages of the report. At the end, the study comes to some interesting conclusions.
What are the results of the study? A large portion of mobile gamers are millennials, that is, people aged between 21 and 35. Half of them are said to be male. Interestingly, about 41 percent of all mobile gamers have at least one child. Additionally, a full 67 percent of mobile gamers are said to occasionally succumb to shopping sprees.
According to Newzoo, this presents some exciting possibilities:
Mobile gaming is one of the most used applications on mobile devices, reaching an important target group of around 30-year-olds and is equally interesting for both women and men.
Due to the large variety of preferences among gamers, it is possible to attract a large number of customers with different, tailored games.
Since mobile gamers are more easily influenced by advertisements than non-gamers and are also influential within their social environment, mobile gaming would be a good marketing tool.
How do the players react? The advantages are thus clearly apparent and from an economic perspective, mobile gaming is a good thing. However, many Blizzard fans are skeptical and fear that their beloved franchises like Diablo, StarCraft, or Overwatch will now be reduced to soulless mobile games that are only out for a quick buck via Pay2Win cash shops.
Diablo Immortal
However, this doesn’t have to be the case. Sure, there are many online games that are shamelessly Pay2Win and scams, but there are also more and more good and high-quality mobile games that are fun and do not make more use of cash shops than regular desktop titles like Overwatch and others do.
It will likely depend on the success or failure of Diablo Immortal whether Blizzard fans will ultimately be reconciled or whether Activision Blizzard will continue to struggle to promote mobile gaming as a big future concept.
The TOTW 25 (Team of the Week 25) in FIFA 19 Ultimate Team is known. These players will now receive Inform cards that you can find in packs.
The best cards in TOTW 25: The card with the highest overall rating is Robert Lewandowski with a strong 93. His previous TOTW card had 91. Another player over 90 is Van Dijk (91). However, TOTW 25 offers many other top cards, such as Donnarumma (89), Pique (89), and Lukaku (89).
Bundesliga players in the current Team of the Week: Alongside Lewandowski are Aranguiz (84), Kostic (81), Zuber (81), and Ji from Augsburg (78).
The entire Team of the Week 25 at a glance:
All player cards in the new TOTW 25
TOTW 25 – Starting XI:
TOTW 25 – Substitutes
The release time of TOTW 25: The Team of the Week will be released on 06.03. at 19:00. You can pull it from sets in FUT 19 for a week until next Wednesday at 19:00.
How to get TOTW players in packs
How to get TOTW players: You can pull TOTW cards from all packs that can contain gold players,
However, the chance of getting them is rather low, so you will need a lot of luck.
Additionally, it is possible to buy the TOTW cards on the transfer market. However, the prices for them are often extremely high, especially for good players.
Investing and trading with Team of the Week cards
Trading and investments with TOTW cards: If you are willing to take a certain risk, you can earn a lot of coins with TOTW cards and the predictions about them. You must be aware that these predictions never match the “real” TOTW 100%. Therefore, there is no guarantee that your investment will pay off.
A topic is currently trending in the community of Apex Legends: hacks. The number of cheaters and fraudsters seems to be slowly getting out of hand. So much so that even well-known figures in the scene are now publicly intervening.
What exactly is the problem? On many channels and especially on Reddit, reports of sightings of hackers and cheaters are currently on the rise. More and more people are observing other players eliminating their opponents with superhuman precision.
The trade and distribution of hacks and cheats are also increasing. A Reddit user has apparently discovered that a larger group of players is exchanging information on various channels to distribute corresponding software or support each other.
In Apex Legends itself, players keep encountering non-human bots that merely spam their offers for cheating software in text and voice chat. The bots spread their messages and then disappear from the game before the actual round begins.
It’s getting worse and worse. I need to send out a public warning immediately. Alarm! Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts, creators of Madden: Your hackers are thriving in the brand new Apex Legends. This is a virus, we need to take them out. Alarm!
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Even the presumably best Apex player in the world, Dizzy, has already noticed the problem. During a match, he was killed by a player who hit him with pinpoint shots from a weapon that is otherwise considered rather inaccurate, the M600 Spitfire.
Dizzy then observed him and quickly realized that the player could accurately track his opponents even through walls and behind objects and fire immediately without significant recoil on the weapon. According to his profile, the player has more than 3000 kills.
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This is how hacks affect the game: Hackers can easily ruin the entire game in Apex Legends. Against many hacks like aimbots (automated targeting), wallhacks (visibility through walls), map hacks (positions of all players on the map), or invulnerability, little or nothing can be done.
The hackers win nearly every fight and round, which can quickly lead to frustration and helplessness among players. Although Apex Legends is already more successful than Fortnite, this problem could have serious consequences if it is not addressed.
A good way to recognize hackers are impossibly high kill counts (3000 or more), no missed shots, and no recoil or “pre-firing,” meaning firing before the opponent is visible.
Your currently only way to report a hacker is through EA itself. For this, there is an official website from EA where cheaters can be reported. However, you will need the name of the corresponding player, so you will need to remember it. Support is only available in English.
You can report cheaters with this form
Have you encountered many hackers, or is this problem rather foreign to you?
A completely different problem has now apparently been largely resolved:
To The Division 2, an augmented reality experience has been released. You can now view some ECHOS on your smartphones.
This feature is about: ECHOS in The Division 2 are holographic projections of past events. Your ISAC system uses data from surveillance cameras, calls, and discarded smartphones to visualize and audible reconstruct events that took place at a location.
ECHOS were already present in The Division 1, and they return in The Division 2. As Division agents, you use ECHOs to understand what has happened in Washington D.C. in the past months. Because other information sources are scarce in the post-apocalypse. And knowing what has happened is key to survival.
ECHO Projection
This is why ECHOs are now on your phones: You can now view some of these ECHOs on your smartphones as an augmented reality experience. Ubisoft launched shortly before the release of The Division 2 this application.
ECHOS on your smartphones
This is how it works: You need to have the Facebook Messenger app on your phone to see the ECHOs. It is not a standalone app, but a Facebook Messenger application. Link to this ECHO application.
Now the ISAC system greets you. It shows you a video introducing the augmented reality experience. We embed the video here:
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Afterward, the system locates ECHOs near you. You can march to these, view them, and unlock rewards.
Note: The Facebook Messenger requires access to your location, camera, and microphone. You must decide whether to grant these permissions.
What rewards are there? When you view the ECHOs on your smartphones, Ubisoft Club rewards are unlocked. You can get a City Runner T-shirt, pants, sneakers, an arm patch, and a weapon skin for The Division 2. All rewards are purely cosmetic.
Where can I find ECHOs? In the application, the ECHOs will be shown to you at various locations nearby, like near supermarkets, schools, or gas stations.
Similar to Pokémon GO, ECHOs – instead of Pokémon – will be visualized embedded in the real environment on your phone.
You can see how that looks from minute 1:00 in this video:
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The latest updates from Red Dead Online were not well received by the community. Players are now saying: “Look, Rockstar. These are our wishes.” They want to improve the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2.
What is the problem with Red Dead Online? While some players are having fun in the online mode, other voices are rising that are dissatisfied. They are not enjoying Red Dead Online.
There is a lack of free-roam content
Making money is difficult and they don’t know what to spend it on
Some quality-of-life features are missing
The online mode has been in beta status since release in November. So this is not the full release yet, but more of a test phase where the developers are trying things out.
Players show their wishes for Red Dead Online
After one of the recent updates caused some frustration, players are now showing the developers once again what they really want.
These features are being requested by players for Red Dead Online
Who expresses the wishes? On Reddit, the player Butt_Bandit summarizes the features that players are most frequently requesting for Red Dead Online. He considered posts in the two subreddits of RDR2, comments on the Rockstar Games news site, and the GTA forums (in the RDR section).
How are players reacting? The thread on Reddit quickly reached over 10,000 upvotes. Players say: “If all of this is included, it could really be a fun game” or “I have never agreed with something more in my life.” and “It would make the game perfect, to be honest.”
What should that look like? These lobbies should be optional. Players wish to be able to switch between normal sessions, as they currently are in the game, and hardcore sessions.
Other players also want private lobbies for themselves, friends or clan members. Sessions where friendly fire is disabled are also being requested. As an alternative, players would also be satisfied with a passive mode.
Aiming without auto-aim – players wish for sessions with higher skill requirements
Players say: User Detective–Phelps- writes: “Right now I don’t want to do PvP when that is the only way auto-aim is available.”
Biocider_ writes: “I would like private lobbies immediately. Or at least lobbies without PvP.”
More free-roam content
What should that look like? The desire for many activities in free-roam has been expressed by players even before the launch of Red Dead Online. Specifically, they want:
Stagecoach robberies
Bounty hunting
Sale of horses and carriages
Rare spawns of legendary animals
Duel
Poker
The option to play as lawmen
Canned shooting for a small amount of money against other players
A round of poker in Red Dead Redemption 2
Players say: A poker feature would be a highlight for many players, as they know this activity from the story of Red Dead Redemption 2. However, early concerns were expressed in the community that it could lead to problems as “gambling” could be an issue, and Rockstar might only be able to implement the feature with difficulties.
Regarding the legendary animals, kowbrand says: “I wouldn’t want any rare spawns of legendary animals. I hate RNG. It should be a mission where you advance into legendary territory and follow a tracking process that ultimately spawns the animal.”
Greater selection of purchase options
What should that look like? Players express the wish for more choices when spending in-game currency.
A hunting wagon: This should be convertible to a mobile camp and can store hunting items there.
Houses/Properties: Similar to GTA Online, players want their own houses to have a safe spot.
Boxes for storing unused weapons
Hot air balloon
A horse alone provides too little space for furs – hunting wagons are needed
Here’s what the players say about it: Biocider_ writes: “A hunting wagon would be fantastic for longer hunting trips. Just like an option to attach and detach a wagon to your own horse.”
Data miners found some hints regarding purchasable properties even before the release of the online mode.
What should they look like? Here, there is a particular wish for heists. The game has a good foundation for offering many different heists with its Western setting. Players want group activities to steal a lot of money and loot together.
Heists could bring a lot of money in Red Dead Online
In the GTA forums, user ThaBirdCoot writes that train robberies are urgently needed. Just like bank heists. “I wouldn’t mind if each player [in these heists] was assigned a specific role.” This principle is already known from GTA Online, where players take on specific roles like driver during heists.
Quality of life improvements
What should that be? Through these changes, players hope for a better gameplay experience. This affects several facets of the online mode.
More butchers near Colter and Annesburg
Lawmen should immediately attack griefers when they enter a town
Loot like furs and carcasses should not despawn
A self-defense system
Playlists of game modes should be sortable by team, coop, and solo
With a self-defense system, they want to make it harder for griefers. Because when you defend yourself against aggressive players, the game currently marks you as aggressive too. They are wishing for a system that recognizes when a player is just defending themselves.
What would your wishes for Red Dead Online be? Let us know in the comments how Red Dead Online could be improved.
Also, keep in mind that Rockstar Games collects player feedback. If you want, you can also send your wishes to Rockstar. The feedback form for Red Dead Online can be found here.
