Data miners have found two new weapons in the code of Apex Legends. The legends in the game also have something to say about it.
This is new: For the battle royale Apex Legends, there will soon be new weapons. At least that’s what fans believe, who have already found initial hints in the voice lines. Now, the discoveries of the data miners add to this. They looked deeper into the game’s code and see that the Havoc and the L-Star are now available.
They completely uncovered these with the intended stats and possible weapon adjustments.
What weapons are involved? The found weapons are L-Star EMG and HAVOC Rifle. The L-Star is a light machine gun, while the HAVOC is an assault rifle.
The data miners were able to reveal many values of the weapons before their release. Whether these values will carry over into the game or undergo balancing is unclear.
The stats of the L-Star: 252-504 DPS, 42 damage on headshots, 21 damage on body shots:
What else did the data miners find? According to the leaked data, the HAVOC Rifle should be compatible with the Selectfire Receiver and Turbocharger. Additionally, 6 optics are compatible.
The Selectfire Receivers allow you to switch between different fire modes.
The Turbocharger reduces the spin-up time of automatic fire for compatible weapons.
Bangalore gives the crucial hint
Characters talk about new weapons: Although players cannot yet hold them in their hands, hints about the weapons have already been noted. From the legends themselves.
On Reddit, user Goldstein_Goldberg explains: “When I play Bangalore and ping the Select-Fire Hop-Up, she says If you have a Havoc or Prowler.” This has been new in the game since the last update.
The L-Star weapon is also already in the hands of Bloodhound in a picture.
The findings from data mining and the leaks from the legends themselves in Apex Legends mean for fans that it is only a matter of time before these two new weapons are incorporated.
Until then, players celebrate Lifeline, and there are good reasons for it:
To conclude the Dreamhack Friday, join Dawid, Sven, and the MAX crew for a major live stream of the Early Access for Anthem. Tune in and chill with us.
This concludes Dreamhack Friday: We will end the evening on Friday, February 15th, at Dreamhack in Leipzig with a major stream for Anthem.
Dawid and Sven from MeinMMO will be there, along with the MAX crew who will join in.
When is the stream? On February 15th at 20:30, Dawid and Sven will begin the talk about the Anthem launch.
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Today marks the start of the big Winter Refresh event in Ultimate Team for FIFA 19. EA Sports has now unveiled all the Winter Upgrades, Winter OTW cards (SIB players), and Prime Icon Moments that you can grab.
This is Winter Refresh in FUT 19: Today, on February 15, a new event in Ultimate Team mode goes live. This is called Winter Refresh and comes with a lot of new content:
Prime Icon Moments cards – these will be new top icons
the Winter Ones-to-Watch
the Winter Upgrades, the “Ratings Refresh”.
The release time: Today, on February 15 at 7 PM, the first deliveries of the new cards will be available in packs. Additionally, special SBCs and thematic daily and weekly tasks are live. The event runs until February 24.
All cards of the Winter Upgrades in FUT 19 – Premier League
These are Winter Upgrades: Since the standard cards in FUT 19 have remained unchanged since the release, many players have shown better performances in recent months than before, the Winter Upgrades will enhance the standard cards of many players.
After this “Ratings Refresh,” only the new, updated cards of the respective players will be found in the sets.
The cards of the Winter Upgrades: Today, EA Sports has unveiled these Winter Upgrades – it is the Ratings Refresh of the Premier League:
Harry Kane – ST – Tottenham Hotspur +1
Virgil van Dijk – IV – Liverpool +3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – ST – Arsenal +1
Alisson – TW – Liverpool +2
Toby Alderweireld – IV – Tottenham Hotspur +2
Fernandinho – ZDM – Manchester City +1
Raheem Sterling – RF – Manchester City +2
Heung-Min Son – LM – Tottenham Hotspur +1
Alexandre Lacazette – ST – Arsenal +1
Felipe Anderson – LM – West Ham +2
Kepa – TW – Chelsea +1
Aymeric Laporte – IV – Manchester City +1
Anthony Martial – LF – Manchester United +1
Andrew Robertson – LV – Liverpool +2
Lucas Torreira – ZDM – Arsenal +4
Marcus Rashford – ST – Manchester United +1
Lucas Digne – LV – Everton +3
Ruben Neves – ZM – Wolverhampton Wanderers +1
Richarlison – ST – Everton +3
Matt Doherty – RAV – Wolverhampton Wanderers +3
Ryan Fraser – LM – Bournemouth +2
James Maddison – ZOM – Leicester City +2
Aaron Wan-Bissaka – RV – Crystal Palace +6
More Winter Upgrades will follow in the coming days.
These are Winter OTW: These are dynamic cards that feature “Stars in the Spotlight (SIB). Each time an OTW player receives a TOTW card or another special card during FUT 19, their OTW card is automatically adjusted to this card and remains at the higher rating. Now, in winter, more “Stars in the Spotlight” are coming.
This means: The better the player performs in real football (and receives a special card from EA Sports), the better your OTW card will be throughout the season. It will receive a form boost that matches the latest values.
These are Prime Icon Moments: Prime Icons have so far been the best versions of Icons. With the Prime Icon Moments, even better versions of selected legends come to FUT 19. With these, EA aims to celebrate heroic moments of the Icons.
The Prime Icon Moments cards: This is the first batch of Prime Icon Moments that are now available in packs:
Anthem has celebrated its first release in Early Access. Now the prices and microtransactions for the in-game shop are known. The costs of the premium currency “Shards” are also visible.
What is available to buy in Anthem? In the in-game shop, you can purchase cosmetic items for your Javelins with real money. This includes skins for customizing suits, alternative helmets or skins. The premium currency is called “Shards”.
Earn cosmetics with coins: Anthem has a second currency, coins, which you can earn in-game. This can be done through challenges. Also, the alliances system helps you earn coins. You can unlock all cosmetic items with coins, meaning you do not have to invest shards to look good.
Under “Offers” you can find the shop to redesign your Javelin.
Prices of the premium currency “Shards”
It is possible to buy the premium currency in bundles. With shards, you can unlock cosmetic items.
The prices of shards:
500 shards: 4.99 Euro
1050 shards: 9.99 Euro
2200 shards: 19.99 Euro
4600 shards: 39.99 Euro
Discount with Origin Access Premier
If you subscribe to Origin Access Premier, you will receive a 10 percent discount on all Origin purchases. This means you will also get shards cheaper.
Costs of skins and other cosmetics
The shop is currently limited and will be expanded. At the moment there are
2 complete sets for Ranger and Colossus,
2 materials,
1 animation,
1 skin
Armor: These are basically the skins of Anthem. You can customize the arms, chest, and legs of a Javelin.
Costs: 61,000 coins or 850 shards – about 8.50 Euro
Skins and materials: Skins and materials are like a covering that is applied over the Javelin. They can have certain patterns, similar to tattoos, or simply change the visual material of the Javelin.
Costs: 12,000 coins or 300 shards – about 3.00 Euro
Emotes: It is possible to unlock gestures like “Chewing Gum on Shoe” for the Javelins. The emotes are also a way to communicate with other players.
Costs: 18,000 coins or 400 shards – about 4.00 Euro
How long does it take to unlock skins for free with coins? It is difficult to assess this at this time. We at Mein-MMO will monitor this and provide an assessment as soon as possible.
Are there still items outside of cosmetics in the cash shop? It is also possible to find crafting materials in the shop. In Anthem you can build your own weapons. Normally, weapons are obtained directly as loot. The building process is meant to help players create their desired items.
However, the crafting material can only be earned with in-game currency. This is also shown in a screenshot from our MeinMMO reader Darius Wucher. On the Xbox:
Are these the final prices? Not necessarily. It is quite possible that BioWare will adjust the shop prices again before the official release of Anthem on February 22.
Comprehensive options for customizing the Javelin: Even without special skins, you can extensively beautify your Javelin. The comprehensive color palette and some materials can be obtained this way:
How to unlock Stage 4 of the Prisoner Skin in Fortnite ? The leaked loading screen now apparently gives the crucial hint.
What kind of skin is this? The Prisoner Skin belongs to the story of Season 7 in Fortnite. At the core of the story is the Prisoner, who was trapped alone in an ice block beneath Polar Peak.
Now he moves across the island of Fortnite and regains his power at various places. Players approach a campfire with this skin, for example, and light it to unlock another stage of the skin.
This is what players are waiting for: Gradually new stages are being unlocked. Now everyone is waiting for Stage 4. It doesn’t seem to be available yet, but a data miner found a loading screen that apparently shows Stage 4.
What can be seen in the leak? At some kind of stone ritual, the Prisoner siphons even more fire power. His body is now visibly coursing with hot magma, and the Prisoner barely looks like he did in Phase 1. This ritual also fits the story of the Prisoner.
Here the Prisoner warms himself by the campfire in the desert biome – Here you unlock Stage 3
Players activate Stage 3 by visiting a campfire in the desert biome. Of course, after such a long time in the ice, the Prisoner now needs warmth to regain strength.
Can Stage 4 be activated now? So far, players have not been able to activate the location for the ritual. Around the spot with the stones, there is grass. So, the sought location is not in the snow or desert biome. Once players find the spot and can light it, we will report here on MeinMMO.
Today Xur comes to Destiny 2. Where is the Agent of the Nine and what items does he have for sale? This is his location and inventory on February 15th.
Looking ahead: While some Guardians are still passing the time during the Crimson Week, many players are already setting their sights on the future of Destiny 2. Much is still unclear, but Bungie has shed some light on the situation:
Xur is not deterred by all the discussions about the Trials. He continues to come reliably and brings Guardians Exotics. Let’s welcome him together.
All information about Xur in Destiny 2 on February 15th on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
When does Xur come today? – The times
Xur’s Time: Xur traditionally visits every Friday. During the winter months, he shows up at 6 PM our time at a random location in the world of Destiny 2. He settles there for several days and is permanently available for all Guardians during this time.
How long does Xur stay? Next Tuesday it will be over. With the weekly reset on February 19th, Xur will disappear for a few days until the following Friday.
Where is Xur? You can find him at this location today
Xur’s Location: The Agent of the Nine is this time roaming in the EDZ, in the Winding Cove.
Xur’s Inventory
Weapon: Prometheus Lens – Hand cannon for 29 Legendary Shards
Hunter: Lucky Raspberry – Chest armor for 23 Legendary Shards
Titan: Actium War Rig – Chest armor for 23 Legendary Shards
In Anthem, you can get additional items for your game using various codes. Here is how you can redeem and equip these additional contents, such as those from the Legion of Dawn edition.
For Anthem, you will receive bonus items depending on which edition you purchase or whether you pre-order. But how do you redeem the respective bonuses in the game, and how do you equip the items on your characters?
Furthermore, you will receive additional items if you purchase Anthem in the Legion of Dawn edition. This includes an armor package for all Javelins, a legendary weapon, a Javelin gear upgrade, and the digital soundtrack.
Where do I find the items in the game? After you have entered the codes for the items on your respective platform, you need to progress far enough in the game to gain access to the vanity merchant Prospero.
In the cash shop for cosmetic items, you will find all the bonuses for which you have qualified. You just need to claim the items, and then you can equip them. Once you have claimed the bonuses, this will be indicated by a checkmark in the shop.
The shop is also accessible from the main platform in the Launch Bay and through the Legion-of-Dawn tab in the news view.
Next, we will show you which items you can receive and where you equip them.
What are the bonuses? Pre-order customers also receive an armor set from the Legion of Dawn collection, but only for the Ranger. However, they can also look forward to a founder player banner and a legendary weapon.
Legion of Dawn Ranger armor set and legendary weapon
The armor set includes a helmet, a torso, arms, and legs for your Ranger, which you can equip at the forge
The legendary ranger weapon Light of the Legion, which roughly translates to “Light of the Legion”, can be equipped under “Weapons” at the forge
Founder player banner
You can equip the banner through the squad screen: Go to your name in the squad menu and select “Change banner” to equip your various banners
This is the Legion of Dawn Edition
What are the bonuses? With the Legion of Dawn Edition, you receive armor sets for all four Javelins, a legendary weapon, a Javelin gear upgrade, and the digital soundtrack.
You can download the soundtrack on PC via the Origin launcher. To do this, go to the Anthem button in your game library, click on “Extra Content”, and download the digital soundtrack.
Players on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 can download the soundtrack starting February 22. No further information has been provided yet.
Legion of Dawn Ranger, Colossus, Storm, and Interceptor armor sets and legendary weapon
Each armor set includes a helmet, a torso, arms, and legs for your Javelin, which you can equip at the forge
The legendary ranger weapon Light of the Legion, which means roughly “Light of the Legion”, can be equipped under “Weapons” at the forge
You can customize the Legion of Dawn vinyl and metal under “Appearance” at the forge
Legendary ranger gear upgrade
The assault launcher Fist of the Mountain, which translates roughly to “Fist of the Mountain”, can also be found at the forge with your ranger
Legion of Dawn bonuses for Xbox
Can’t find your Legion of Dawn bonuses? This is because there is currently only a 10-hour trial version available on Xbox One. You will receive these bonus items upon release on February 22 when you can also play the full version.
We are participating in Dreamhack and will be streaming live on MAX’s Twitch channel. On Friday, Sven and Irie, along with other guests, will share more about their work in the gaming industry.
Coming on Friday, February 15: In one of our streams on Dreamhack Friday, you will be able to see our author Sven and our community manager Irie in the talk “How to Make Gaming Your Profession.”
Joining us will be developer Utz Stauder and YouTuber ThisEGuy, who will also share their journey and work experiences. The host is Daniel Feith, the head of MAX.
When is the talk? Tune in on Friday, February 15, from 5:00 PM for “Feith at Five” on MAX’s Twitch channel.
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Although Ythisens has been laid off, he finds many kind words for the employees of World of Warcraft. Many are kinder than players think.
A few days ago, there was great dismay when numerous employees of Blizzard were laid off. After all, many popular figures were affected, such as the community manager Ythisens. He was always particularly close to the players, understood their problems, and regularly responded to them. We reported here on his moving farewell tweet.
However, Ythisens had more to say and defends Blizzard. Because many people there are much more competent and friendly than it seems from the outside. In several additional tweets, he later took a stand on various issues.
Hazzikostas is a good game director: Especially for Ion Hazzikostas, the game director of World of Warcraft, Ythisens has warm words. It has been a pleasure to work with him, and he greatly appreciates the game and its community. He enjoyed every day he could work with him and his team. He is a good game director who cares.
No one wanted the layoffs: In another tweet, Ythisens explains that he does not believe anyone in the development studio or the management wanted the layoffs to happen. He “refuses to believe that anyone wanted to do this.” It was a cruel way to go about it, but that is the downside of being on the stock market. In this tweet, he also added that he would work again under J. Allen Brack, the current head of Blizzard, who is currently vilified by many.
J. Allen Brack – the new head at Blizzard, currently unpopular with players. Unjustly?
The WoW team is not to blame: Ythisens believes that the WoW team is not to blame for what has happened. They likely had no say in the decisions regarding the nearly 800 layoffs, and we should not hold that against them. The developers working on World of Warcraft are passionate about their work and love what they do. He hopes that the community treats them kindly.
Emotional tweets continue: It seems that Ythisens has not yet fully processed his layoff. After he spoke for a long time in a very lengthy live stream with WoW players and fans about his work, he gained nearly 700 subscribers on Twitch and received a lot of support. However, after the stream, he seemed to only then be aware of the impact of his layoff and tweeted:
“After I finished the stream, the reality hit me that I am no longer your community manager, and I have been broken by it. I’m fine, it’s just… Our community is just a bit too much, and I love you all.”
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There are currently numerous complaints about Overwatch . The culprit is a menu that literally burns the players’ eyes.
When it comes to complaining, gamer communities are always at the forefront – after all, they are passionate and want to see their game improved. This is also the case with Overwatch right now, as the current menu of the shooter is causing its players to suffer.
Far too bright for gaming: The issue lies with the background of the Overwatch menu. It is currently a bright white. This particularly causes problems during evening or nighttime gaming sessions in dark environments. When players return to the menu after a match, they are blinded and have to look away each time.
Criticism has existed for years: Criticism of the white background has been around for a long time, as it has been regularly used during the “Overwatch Anniversary” event. That Blizzard now uses the white background again at another time is incomprehensible to players. Their criticism seems to fall on deaf ears – or blind eyes. A corresponding post on Reddit has now received almost 17,000 upvotes, which is rare in the Overwatch subreddit.
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Players demand “Night Mode”: According to players, the solution for Overwatch would be simple. They want a “Night Mode” like many other applications have. This way, gamers would not be blinded in low light and could enjoy Overwatch again properly.
Do you also flinch like a vampire when exposed to sunlight when landing in the Overwatch menu? Or do players get upset about something trivial? Let us know in the comments!
Next week, Patch 6 for Fallout 76 will be released. This will increase the storage and bring further changes. Additionally, Bethesda has announced weekly updates with “Wild Appalachia”.
What’s included in the new update: As Bethesda announced in their “Inside the Vault” blog, the new Patch 6 will be released next week. A specific date has not yet been announced. Here are the biggest new features:
The storage capacity will be increased from 600 to 800. This has been a long-standing request from fans since release. The storage has been increased before, but fans felt it was not enough.
The M79 Grenade Launcher and the Automatic Grenade Launcher are now heavy weapons. Therefore, all perks for heavy weapons will also apply to these two. The “Big and Heavy” perk is excluded from this; instead, the “Demolition Expert” perk applies.
You will no longer be searched when accidentally damaging another player’s camp. Instead, you must destroy the camp. However, they want to closely monitor fan feedback.
In the game, you will now see more player symbols. Whether it’s through camps, turrets, or workshops.
During the events “Feeding the Hungry” and “The Path to Enlightenment”, quest containers will only accept quest items.
Additionally, there will be some bug fixes and performance improvements.
The official patch notes have not yet been released, but you can find the summary on the official Bethesda site.
“Wild Appalachia” brings weekly updates
What’s included: For the time after Patch 6, they have also announced weekly updates “Wild Appalachia”. These updates are supposed to include many PvE features.
There have not yet been any details about the content, but Bethesda does state that the following will be included:
new quests,
events,
challenges
camp items
and more crafting items
This could also mean new equipment. Fans will have to be patient for a bit longer, as they want to present a roadmap for “Wild Appalachia”.
How the community is reacting: After the mood has already improved thanks to a strike against item dupers, new PvE content is good news for many. In the Fallout 76 subreddit, many fans are excited.
Some are eagerly waiting for new PvE content and can hardly wait. Others have already given up on the game and are hardly impressed by the announcements.
Currently, Fallout 76 is often compared to Outer Worlds. Here’s what the developers think:
Together with RB Leipzig professional Cihan Yasarlar, Dawid will talk about FIFA 19 in eSports on Dreamhack Friday. Tune in live on the Twitch channel MAX.
This is coming on Friday, February 15: eSports is one of the central topics of Dreamhack in Leipzig. That is why the European champion and multiple German champion Cihan Yasarlar will be on-site as a guest at MAX. The stream will be hosted by our Dawid.
What is the focus? In the first part of the FIFA stream, the two finalists of the Breuninger Cup will compete against each other in our studio.
Both were previously trained by Cihan and have received valuable tips that will make the duel more exciting. The final will be commented by Dawid and Cihan.
After that, it will continue with a talk about the development of FIFA as eSports, about his life as an eSports athlete, as well as the current meta of FIFA 19.
For the head start of Anthem we will keep you updated here in our live ticker about the current events and the live status.
As with the demos for Anthem, we are setting up a live ticker here. We will keep you updated all weekend on how the first days after the early access start of Anthem are going.
19:31: The controls have reportedly improved significantly. In the demo, players found them clumsy. Especially when flying, the difference is said to be very noticeable. Players are reporting on Reddit.
MeinMMO readers are also reporting positively about the controls:
Venrai: “I must say, the tutorial is very well done and has a nice touch of humor. The controls on PC are worlds better than in the demo.”
Jag Arilon: “I logged in at 16:40, I’m currently in the tutorial and it’s going very well in the first few minutes. I’m definitely positively surprised by the PC controls. They’re better than in the beta.”
Loken: “In terms of flight controls, Bioware has kept its word; it feels very good on PC. Underwater it is now also significantly better.”
19:07: We now know what prices the cash shop of Anthem has. How much the premium currency “Shards” is worth and what you can buy with it, you can find out here:
17:26: Server problems are easing – More and more players can log in and get started with Anthem. Even allestoerungen.de indicates that the issues are slowly subsiding. Shortly after the spike in issues around 16 o’clock, they are decreasing again around 17 o’clock.
17:02: Some players are having problems finding their bonus items if they own the special edition “Legion of Dawn”. We have a guide on how to get your items:
16:54: Players on Xbox One who, despite EA Access, are unable to access Anthem can try this approach: Access the game via the Microsoft Store on your console. In the store overview, you should have the option to download a free trial.
16:46: An official Twitter account of EA confirmed the server problems. They know that some are currently having trouble accessing the servers. The staff is trying to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. No reasons for the cause of the server issues are given.
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16:24: According to allestoerungen.de, EA has recorded server issues since exactly 4 PM. At 4 PM the early access for Anthem started.
16:17: Error messages: Those trying to log in are receiving different error messages. In the editorial team, we notice a cycle among the following:
No server found
Connection problem
The server has been shut down
Anthem has connection problems
16:00: The servers are open and the first players are entering Anthem. However, there seem to be server problems. First reports from players are surfacing, saying they can’t connect to the game.
What is happening here? We will keep you updated about the release weekend, how the servers are doing, whether problems arise and will generally provide you with information.
Feel free to leave your impressions in the comments. How do you like Anthem? Are you experiencing issues?
Is it to be expected that there will be issues? Anthem is an online multiplayer game. There is hardly a game in this field that has had a completely smooth launch without issues.
Head start means fewer players: Today (February 15), during the early access start, only a limited number of players can dive into the world of Anthem.
During early access, players on PC can participate either with Origin Access Premier or Origin Access Basic. Xbox One users have the opportunity to use EA Access. This is a subscription model from EA’s own gaming platform, Origin.
Fewer players could also mean that the initial release will go smoother on the server side.
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This Thursday, our editor-in-chief Gerd Schuhmann will be live for the first time at a talk. He and Nexxoss Gaming will discuss Destiny 2 and Anthem.
Coming this Thursday, February 14: During the pre-show for Dreamhack on Thursday evening, our editor-in-chief Schuhmann and Nexxoss Gaming will discuss Destiny 2 on the MAX Twitch channel.
Schuhmann will be connected via VOIP live.
The focus is on Destiny 2 and its future: What will happen in 2019 and is Anthem actually a new, serious competitor that Bungie needs to respond to?
When is the talk? Tune in on February 14 – starting at 21:00 at MAX (Monsters & Explosions) – and discuss in the chat.
What else will be shown at Dreamhack? We will be on-site during Dreamhack and will stream on the MAX Twitch channel together with Gamestar. Details about the slots and where MeinMMO will be represented can be seen here:
In Fortnite: Battle Royale there is now a new skin bundle called “Fallen Love Ranger”. It is expensive, but offers an option to get the purchase price back in V-Bucks. For this, 14 daily challenges must be completed.
What is included in the bundle? Through a leak from New Zealand, we already knew yesterday that a new skin bundle is coming to Fortnite soon. The package is called “Fallen Love Ranger” and has the potential to become a new favorite skin.
The centerpiece of the package is the namesake fallen love ranger. This is a demonic version of the statuesque god of love, who caused a stir on Valentine’s Day last year. In addition, there are dark wings as back accessories.
This is how it looks in the Fortnite € shop for PC.
What is special about the new bundle? In addition to the skins, there are challenges that are only available for customers of the package. The challenge involves completing daily challenges.
These are the “normal” daily challenges that every player receives anyway, such as “Survive opponents in solo mode”, “Play 7 matches” or “Eliminate opponents with a specific weapon. 積”
As a reward, you will receive a total of 2,000 V-Bucks for your efforts. They are worth 20 Euros. This is also the purchase price of the bundle. So you can recover the entire cost of the bundle and buy even more skins and stuff in the shop.
Is there a catch? The offer is extremely good and provides an impressive skin for free. But keep in mind that you get the purchase price back in V-Bucks and not in Euros.
The deal is only worth it if you want to leave even more bucks in the shop. And you may need more than 2,000 if there are cooler skins in the shop in the future.
Many players do not remember the demo of Anthem very well. However, for the developers of Anthem, it was a “considerable success,” as it is now said.
This is how the demos of Anthem went: Especially the first demo of Anthem, the “VIP” demo from January 25 to 27, was a mixed experience for many players:
there were difficulties logging in.
some could not play for hours
some couldn’t play for the entire weekend.
others could log in but were regularly kicked out.
Players were especially annoyed that BioWare labeled the test a “demo” and thus raised high expectations for the quality, which were then disappointed.
“Many of the bugs have already been fixed”
This is how BioWare sees the demo: From the perspective of producer Mike Gamble, the demo was a success for BioWare. Gamble says this in an interview with BusinessInsider.
Gamble states that the demo was a valuable opportunity for Anthem to gather a lot of data and review feedback.
However, Gamble admits that many players had only mixed reactions to their experience in the demo of Anthem.
Most of the people who participated in the Anthem demo liked what they could play. However, bugs interfered with their enjoyment.
The main statement of most players was something like: “The game has potential. The core of the game, the moment-to-moment gameplay feels really good, but I worry about the bugs.”
This is what BioWare says about the bugs: They sent teams of employees to the forums to comb through player reactions. They extracted quality feedback such as “This could be better” or “I want more of this.”
And BioWare sent people to look at the bug reports to ensure that the errors would be fixed. BioWare is calm about the bugs:
Most bugs have already been fixed
others could not be reproduced and only became evident through the mass of players in the beta, which led them to notice the bugs and fix them
“We had enough servers”
This is why the demo was so challenging: Gamble says the problem was not that there were too few servers. They had enough servers up. However, network problems occurred in the client that caused many difficulties.
Such problems only become apparent when a really large test is conducted, and the demo was such a large test.
A lot of people played the demo of Anthem. Therefore, BioWare was able to see the bugs and then fix them so they wouldn’t appear at launch.
Overall, it was a pretty positive thing, says Gamble. The demo was quite a success in many respects.
On Saturday, February 16, the Community Day with Swinub starts in Pokémon GO. We will tell you everything about the start time, Shinies, and the bonuses so you can be as prepared as possible.
What are Community Days? Every month, the Community Day takes place in Pokémon GO. Each of these events revolves around a special Pokémon. This Pokémon is found more frequently as a Shiny. Additional bonuses round out the event.
In February 2019, everything revolves around the Pokémon Swinub. We will reveal what awaits you and how you can make the most of the event.
Community Day in February 2019 – GMT+0: Times and Bonuses
What: The Pokémon GO Community Day in February 2019 When: On Saturday, February 16, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM German time (GMT+1) Pokémon of the Day: Swinub Exclusive Move: Ancient Power (Only Mamoswine) Bonus: Triple amount of Stardust for catching Pokémon Bonus: 10 Sinnoh Stones from battles with friends and team leaders Bonus: 6-hour Lure Modules Additional Bonus: To learn the exclusive move Ancient Power, you can evolve your Piloswine until 3 PM
This means GMT+0: The Community Day starts, as always, at 11 AM German time. In the in-game notification, it mentions 10 AM, but this refers to the GMT+0 time zone. The German time zone is GMT+1.
Shiny Swinub, Piloswine, and Mamoswine
Is Swinub also available as a Shiny? It can be assumed that Swinub will also be found as a Shiny. So far, every Community Day Pokémon has also been catchable in its shiny version.
This is the chance for a Shiny: The Shiny rate during Community Days is always significantly increased. You will encounter a Shiny Swinub with a chance of 1 in 25. The other Shinies in the wild are found at the normal rate of 1 in 450.
That’s why the Community Day is doubly worthwhile
There are extra bonuses: The Valentine’s Day event, which is currently ongoing, also falls on Community Day. So, not only will you receive triple Stardust, but also double candies when catching Pokémon.
Keep this in mind: The Valentine’s Day event also gives you six-hour Lure Modules. However, activate these only after 11 AM at the PokéStops so that they count for the event.
Sinnoh Stones as a Bonus of Community Days
This is how many Sinnoh Stones you can get: On Saturday, you will have the chance to get 10 Sinnoh Stones. You receive 5 from battles with friends and from team leader battles.
This is how you get the stones: To obtain the Sinnoh Stones, it is sufficient to battle at any time on Saturday. You do not have to battle between 11 AM and 2 PM.
Also battle on Sunday: Even on Sunday after the Community Day, you can earn 5 rewards instead of 3 from battles. So it is worth it to challenge friends on Sunday as well.
This is what you need the Sinnoh Stone for: Especially for the Community Day, the Sinnoh Stone is important. You can only evolve Piloswine using this item. So if you don’t have enough stones yet, you should be ready to battle.
How strong is Mamoswine with Ancient Power?
How can I get the move? This special move can only be learned by Mamoswine between 11 AM and 3 PM on Saturday. The move cannot be learned through TMs. Only the evolution from Swinub to Mamoswine will give you this move in the game.
Without the move, Mamoswine is better: Mamoswine is among the top attackers of types Ground and Ice. The Rock move Ancient Power does not benefit the Pokémon much. Charge moves from Ice and Ground are better.
Interesting for PvP: For trainer battles, the move is quite interesting. It belongs to the moves that increase the stats of the Pokémon.
This CP must your Swinub have – 100% IV values
This is how Swinub gets a weather boost: Swinub is of types Ground and Ice. Therefore, it will be boosted in sunny weather and snow.
How strong is Swinub in the wild? Without a weather bonus, a Swinub can reach a maximum of 635 CP in the wild. This would be a 100% IV Swinub. With a weather bonus, the Pokémon can even reach 688 CP.
You can enter the following list in your search bar in the game. It shows you all potential 100% IV Swinub. A Swinub with a higher level but different IV can also reach the same CP. Therefore, evaluate the Swinub afterward again to be sure.
The most important item on Community Day will be the Star Piece. This will give you not only triple dust, but it will also multiply by 1.5. Ideally, you should have 6 Star Pieces since one lasts for 30 minutes.
Balls – 200 pieces or more
To collect as much Stardust as possible, you need to catch many Pokémon. This also requires some balls. So gather a large supply of balls so you can handle the influx of Pokémon.
GO Plus
The GO Plus helps you catch Pokémon. It catches wild Pokémon for you at the push of a button. This way, you can take a break from catching.
Lure Modules – 3 pieces or more
Depending on how many PokéStops are in your vicinity, you should have enough Lure Modules. These attract even more wild Pokémon. If you run out of modules, you can check the current offer boxes.
Incense – 6 pieces
To secure even more Pokémon, you can also use incense. This lasts for half an hour, so six pieces would be optimal.
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During Community Days, you may encounter these Raid bosses:
The age rating of Apex Legends concerns players. Why is it 18 and not 16? The USK cites an important reason for this age recommendation.The age recommendations from other organizations are significantly lower.
This question is posed by many players: Apex Legends is currently trending and many players are jumping on board and riding along into the new Battle Royale. However, not everyone is allowed to participate.
Because Apex Legends received a tough USK-18 rating. This makes players wonder what it could be due to. Visually, the game doesn’t seem that brutal. The comic-style graphics appear rather relieving.
One single feature causes the 18 rating: Gamestar inquired with the USK why Apex Legends is rated 18 years in Germany. It turned out that a single feature was responsible for this. Because it is simply too brutal.
The finishing moves are brutal: Finishing moves are special attacks that are executed on opponents who are already on the ground. They could theoretically still move. If you run over to them and press a hotkey for the finisher, you kill the opponent. Here’s how a finisher works in Apex Legends:
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This is what the USK says about the 18 rating of Apex Legends
The USK’s statement explains that the finishing moves in Apex Legends are brutal and mocking. Therefore, they could not give a rating of 16.
For a rating of 16 years, the many distanced fantasy elements, the partially unrealistic “finishing moves”, and the darkly humorous elements spoke.
Gibraltar in his element
However, other finishers are simply too brutal and realistic:
On the other hand, there are also “finishing moves” in the game that appear realistic and brutal. For example, human-shaped characters can be kicked in the face, stabbed in the side with a knife, or jumped on from behind.
In some animations, after [the finishers], it can be seen how the winning character strikes a victory pose that mocks the loser, and strikes or kicks at the camera.
Through these effective representations of brutal killings as particularly darkly humorous “finishing moves,” they are humorously “celebrated” and thus trivialized in their consequences, so that desensitizing effects and social-ethical disorientation could not be ruled out even for older adolescents.
The finishing moves of Apex Legends: Which moves are now considered too brutal is unclear. There seem to be a few that are less harsh, but others could not be deemed appropriate for players under 18.
This is the age recommendation for Apex Legends in other countries:
The PEGI (Pan European Gaming Information) has given Apex Legends an age recommendation of 16. It states that the finishers are an example of “realistic violence.” They look “powerful” but were not classified as “strong violence.”.
The ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) gives a recommendation of “T” for Teens. This corresponds to an age recommendation of 13. Here too, the finishers are addressed, which are often shown in close-ups and from the perspective of the victims.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot recently announced that The Division 2 has better pre-order numbers on PC than its predecessor. Why is that? We analyze the possible reasons.
More interest in The Division 2: Ubisoft founder Yves Guillemot commented on the pre-orders of The Division 2 in an interview with pcgamer.com.
Apparently, the PC version has been pre-ordered more often than the first part. Despite the trouble Ubisoft had with Steam, player interest seems to be higher than with the predecessor.
What the Steam conflict is about: Ubisoft has removed The Division 2 from Steam, opting instead for the Epic Game Launcher. Many Steam customers were not at all satisfied with the decision.
How can this be? Well, Ubisoft does not provide definitive reasons here, nor exact numbers. Nevertheless, we attempt to analyze how this came about. Keep in mind that this is only about the PC version.
The shared-world shooter was a hit despite various issues with content. And the success continued, with the game improving over the years. Therefore, it remained successful in the year of the announcement of The Division 2.
The possible reasons for the increased interest: The Division 1 is remembered by many as a game that initially struggled with serious issues. But the developers kept at it, implemented feedback and made it a good title that still has some quirks.
This seems to have built a reputation. Many simply want to see how the story continues.
Although the hype may not be as euphoric, it seems many old players from the predecessor are returning. Added to that are their friends, new interested players, and returnees.
Beta access played a role
More interest leads to more pre-orders: In the end, more people want to find out how it plays due to the increased interest. This is where the pre-order bonuses come into play.
With access to the Private Beta as a pre-order bonus, they capitalized on the interest. Many likely pre-ordered solely because of this.
Even if someone already has all the games, they will receive another, still unknown reward later in the game. This also makes pre-ordering interesting for those who were still unsure.
Ubisoft itself has not provided possible reasons for the higher numbers. However, they are likely feeling validated that the decision to switch platforms to the Epic Games Store was the right one.
Because for their own Uplay store, this has already paid off. The number of pre-orders here has already increased by 6 times compared to The Division 1. This was also confirmed by Guillemot to pcgamer.com.
The new offer boxes from Pokémon GO are here! Dismal has appropriate items for the Valentine’s Day event. We will tell you if the purchase is worth it.
The Valentine’s Day event has arrived in Pokémon GO. Numerous bonuses and pink Pokémon are waiting for you. A new Pokémon has also been added to the game.
As with almost every event, there are also special boxes this time that offer you discounted items. We will reveal how many coins you actually save and which box you can buy without hesitation.
What the offer boxes contain
We will now list the contents of the boxes and calculate the discount you receive.
How the calculation was made: To arrive at the savings, we did not use the individual price of the respective items. We took the unit price of the item from an 8-piece bundle and then compared it with the price of the box.
Who is the box worth for?: This is likely one of the best special boxes ever. The savings are quite high for this small box and the many items offer great variety. If you don’t spend money on the game, you can’t go wrong with this box.
Who is the box worth for?: The lucky eggs in this box make it a bit worse. After the last event, the eggs have become somewhat less useful. Nevertheless, you save a considerable amount of money here and get a wide range of products.
Hyper Box
Contents: 10x Super Incubator, 10x Raid Pass, 10x Lure Module, 10x Star Piece
Price: 1480 coins
Saving: 3020 coins (about 67%)
Who is the box worth for?: This box is ideal for the coming weeks! The incubators can help you hatch the new shiny babies, the lure modules last for 6 hours, and the star piece is perfect for the upcoming Community Day. The savings are fantastic, and you can buy this box without hesitation.
Conclusion of the Offer Boxes
Therefore they are worth it: The offer boxes for the Valentine’s Day event are very good. Each box offers great savings, and the items from the boxes are perfectly suited for the event.
Especially the incubators are worth their weight in gold, as they give you the chance to get the new shiny babies. Also, Wonneira is now hatching from the 7 km eggs. Extra incubators are also good for that.
From the field researches you can also get numerous shinys:
