In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the campfires are finally online, allowing you to unlock the mysterious Snowfall Skin from Season 7 at level three. Here you will find a map of the corresponding campfire in the game.
What is the deal with the campfires? Campfires are nothing new in Fortnite. However, since update 7.30, there are also fixed campfires that can be ignited when found. They burn out and can no longer be used after that. They are one-time items per match.
How do you use the campfires for level 3 of the Prisoner skin? As seen in the leaked title image for week 10, campfires play a role in the Prisoner’s development. After his long imprisonment in the ice, the Prisoner warms himself by a campfire and sheds his chains.
You need to do just that. Grab the Prisoner as your skin and seek out this specific campfire from the image. It is located at Paradise Palms, but always stay alert for anyone stalking you. The fire can only be used once per round, and there are plenty of nasty opponents around.
You can find a map of the campfire’s location here. The map comes from Dexerto.
The nerfs in Hearthstone had unforeseen consequences. One of the best cards in the game no longer serves its purpose.
Basically, I consider balance changes in Hearthstone to be important and correct. To keep the game exciting and to introduce variety into somewhat established decks, they are essential. That’s why I thought the nerfs to the old cards were good as well. But unfortunately, Blizzard did not consider all the consequences of these nerfs.
For the nerfs to the cards also had consequences for entire decks and thus also for the “deck formulas” that Hearthstone suggests when creating new decks.
Old deck formulas are now nonsensical: One of these decks is “Nekrium-Cocktail” from the rogue and is based on a lot of death rattles effects. Among other things, this deck also includes the card “Prince Keleseth”. This card buffs all minions in the deck by +1/+1 as a battle cry, but only if the deck contains no other cards that cost 2 mana.
Prince Keleseth is significantly less appropriate without a functioning battle cry.
Exactly here lies the problem: Since the patch, the rogue spell “Cold Blood” no longer costs only 1 mana, but now 2 mana. This means that Keleseth’s battle cry will no longer be triggered unless you have both “Cold Blood” cards in hand or played beforehand.
Of course, one might say, “If you know that, you just change the deck formula, no problem!” – and that’s true. But only to a certain extent.
Wurbelfitz suffers from the nerfs: The second consequence is that the card Wurbelfitz the Wonderful is also affected by the change. Those who play this card receive a random deck at the start of the match, selected from the existing deck formulas.
With a bit of bad luck, one now starts with a rogue deck that cannot access one of its core components, namely buffing all minions in the deck. This makes Wurbelfitz the Wonderful much less attractive, and I internally roll my eyes every time I now have to face the rogue deck.
Wurbelfitz is my current favorite card. I no longer have to think about deck construction when I just want to play a few matches “on the side”. Wurbelfitz makes a lot of things so easy and is perfect for a more “casual” play of Hearthstone.
This is what Blizzard should do in the future: The developers should ensure that all deck formulas of all classes are reviewed and adjusted with every balance patch when there are conflicts. If certain cards no longer fulfill their purpose due to an adjustment, then the deck formulas and thus Wurbelfitz the Wonderful must also be adjusted.
Because in this way, the actually brilliant card loses much of its charm. And especially for a few matches “in between” without having to think too much about a new deck, Wurbelfitz has been wonderful so far.
Clever fans have found a way to fix the annoying sound bug in the beta of The Division 2. This is how you get the dialog sounds working – at least on PC.
What happened? Since today, February 7th, numerous fans can enjoy the private beta of The Division 2 and get their own impression of the game. However, the start of this testing phase is accompanied by some difficulties.
One of the most annoying problems currently represents a bug that causes the dialog sound of various characters in the game to disappear. Numerous players are annoyed by this and are desperately looking for a solution. Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment have not yet been able to fix this bug themselves. But fortunately, the community has found a solution.
This is how you activate the dialog sound on PC: To fix the sound bug, you need to edit entries in some game files. However, this can be done without much effort and, according to numerous reports from affected players, reliably restores the sound.
However, note that this workaround only works on PC. Currently, nothing can be done to address this issue on the PS4 and Xbox One consoles.
Here’s what you need to do:
Navigate on your PC to the following folder of the logged-in profile: Documents -> My Games -> The Division 2
There you will find the files “persistent_settings.cfg” and “state.cfg”
You now need to edit these files (for example, with the Windows Editor)
In persistent_settings.cfg, search for the “BD” entry and set the value to 0. Save the file afterwards and set it to read-only before restarting the game
In state.cfg, scroll down to localization and also set the value at “spokenLanguage” to 0. Here too, you need to save and enable the write protection in the file properties
This should solve the problem and the characters should no longer remain silent.
Here you can find more info about the private beta of The Division 2: We have set up a live ticker just for the beta, where we report on all important events, announcements, and issues surrounding the beta. You can find the ticker here: The Division 2: Server Status – Live Ticker for the Start of the Private Beta
In Fortnite the challenges of week 10 in season 7 have started. This time the task is: Visit expedition outposts during a match.
What is it about? Challenges in Fortnite change weekly during a season. You are supposed to deal damage with certain weapons or solve small puzzles. In week 10 of season 7, you need to visit 4 expedition outposts in a single match.
It’s not hard at all. We will show you the map of the outposts. You just need to visit four of the stations within a match to complete the task.
These are the locations where you will find the outposts.
Locations of the outposts:
D3 – On the mountain northwest of Pleasant Park
F3 – In the southeast of Lazy Links
B5 – At the edge of the grid on the map
I5 – In the west of Lonely Lodge
F5/F6 – On the hill in the west of Dusty Divot
D8 – The outpost in the ice
H8 – In the west of Paradise Palms
What are outposts? They are buildings scattered across the Fortnite map. A kind of bunker above ground. As the buildings look quite similar, you should be able to spot them quickly and easily on the map if you follow our map.
An outpost in Fortnite – Also accessible via ziplines.
Your task: To complete the task, you need to visit 4 expedition outposts in just one match. If you die beforehand, the task will be canceled and your progress will be reset.
Also, keep in mind that you need to finish a match after completing the task. If you have visited all required outposts and leave the game before it ends normally, the task will not count as completed. You must then either be eliminated or win.
What other tasks are there this week? In week 10, you also need to search chests, hit opponents with grenades, or use specific weapon types for eliminations. In our overview, you can see all tasks for week 10 in season 7 of Fortnite: Battle Royale.
Loading times in World of Warcraft can be drastically reduced with a simple trick. You just need to disable one feature.
Although World of Warcraft is now a rather old game, it still demands quite a lot from many computers. Those who use various addons may experience long loading times. However, these can be drastically reduced by giving up just one feature – the voice chat.
Voice chat consumes additional resources: The voice chat in World of Warcraft is used by only a few players, but it consumes additional resources for almost all players. This is because the voice chat is an additional process on the computer that starts whenever World of Warcraft is launched.
Long loading times can be frustrating – but you can drastically reduce them.
Only after this process has completed its work and connected to the servers does the loading process of WoW continue. Depending on the computer and internet connection, this can take a few seconds.
How to permanently disable the voice chat: It is not possible to directly disable the voice chat and the associated process in WoW. Instead, you need to activate parental controls in the Battle.net account management, as user cheers_grills on Reddit pointed out. There you can disable the voice chat and the additional process. Here’s how:
Select “Account Settings” from the menu, then “Account Details” and click on “To Parental Controls”
Select “Start Settings” and fill in the details to set up parental controls
You will receive an email to confirm the setup
Now select “Voice Chat and Streaming” and choose “Disable Voice Chat”
Save the settings
After a few minutes, the settings will be applied, and the next time you start World of Warcraft, the voice chat process will no longer be initiated. Players report reduced loading times of between 70% and 80%.
But: Those who also play Overwatch or Heroes of the Storm and use voice chat should be careful. Because these functions will no longer be available then. However, if you only play World of Warcraft and don’t use voice chat anyway, this will be helpful.
Do you use voice chat in World of Warcraft at all? Or do you use other programs like Discord, Skype, or TeamSpeak?
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In Fortnite, you need to showcase your skills at shooting ranges in week 10 of season 7. We will show you a map where you can find the locations so you can complete the challenge.
This is the challenge: In week 10, you need to demonstrate your shooting skills. You must visit three different shooting ranges and deliver. The task is divided into three challenges. These are called:
Achieve a score of 5 or more at the shooting range east of Wailing Woods
Achieve a score of 5 or more at the shooting range north of Retail Row
Achieve a score of 5 or more at the shooting range east of Paradise Palm
We will show you a map where you can find the shooting ranges. This way you can easily complete the task.
The map shows the locations of the shooting ranges
Here you need to look: The shooting ranges are actually hard to miss. We will show you a map of the locations where the shooting ranges are set up.
This is how you complete the task: It is important that you hit 5 targets at the shooting range in one round. Otherwise, the task will not count as completed. If the targets are close to you, use a shotgun, as you do not need to aim too accurately. For targets that are further away, you should switch to an assault rifle or sniper rifle.
In each round, you can only visit one shooting range for it to count. Therefore, you need to play and finish at least three rounds to complete the challenge.
Be aware: You need to complete the tasks in the order they are given to you. First, you go to Wailing Woods, then to Retail Row, and finally to Paradise Palms. You cannot complete the task otherwise.
This is important: Campers will be lurking around the shooting ranges, or you may encounter players who also want to complete the task. So be aware of your surroundings and don’t get caught!
These are the other tasks: In week 10, there are many other tasks waiting for you. You will need to bombard opponents with special grenades or find outposts.
Are you still stuck on other tasks in week 10? Then check out our hub for challenges:
The streamer Shroud is currently busy playing the new battle royale shooter Apex Legends. However, he made a silly mistake during a stream.
What happened? The game Apex Legends was released on February 4 and is currently being heavily celebrated by fans. Many streamers are now playing the battle royale shooter. Among them is former Counter-Strike pro Michael “shroud” Grzesiek, who is known for his high skill in shooters. In front of many thousands of fans, he is now showcasing his talent in Apex Legends.
On February 5, he streamed Apex Legends, which contains many cosmetic customizations. Shroud wanted to change the appearance of his character and weapons, and thus decided to buy Apex Coins. He intended to invest them in Apex Packs to unlock weapon skins and other cosmetics.
That was Shroud’s mistake: Shroud then spent $400 to buy the Apex Coins. However, he forgot to check which account he was purchasing the Apex Coins for. Unfortunately, he did not use the account he wanted to level up and spent the money on the wrong account.
Shroud reacts calmly: While any normal player who invests such a large sum of money into a game would be completely upset, Shroud even finds it amusing. When he realizes the mistake, he says “Yep, that’s the wrong account” and laughs for a moment and then says: “Fuck, man. Fucking Hell”. Even though it annoyed him, he could laugh about having just wasted $400.
Why does he remain so unfazed by the loss? Shroud has a large fanbase and is extremely successful on Twitch. Thousands of subscribers secure his income, along with deals with sponsors. It seems that Shroud is just “rich enough” to laugh off the mistake.
In one of his streams (via Twitch.TV), he said, “Sure, I lost millions because I don’t play [PUBG] Mobile and Fortnite. But how many millions do you actually need?
I think it’s fine. I have an excellent income. I believe you have to be happy with what you do. It has never been about the money for me.”
So perhaps it doesn’t matter that much when you pump $400 into the wrong account.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the final tasks of Season 7 are now here. Find out what you need to do in Week 10.
Week 10 without major hits: In Week 10 of Season 7, there isn’t much stress. You need to find chests, shoot opponents, and score points at shooting ranges.
Free and paid: To complete all 7 challenges, you need the Season 7 Battle Pass. You can get this pass for 950 V-Bucks (9.50 Euro). Without the Battle Pass, you can only complete the three free tasks of Week 10.
All Challenges of Week 10 in Season 7
The free challenges
Reward
Place a turret or a damage trap in 3 different matches
5 stars/500 XP
Search 7 chests at Lazy Links or Dusty Divot
5 stars/500 XP
Eliminate 3 opponents with assault rifles
10 stars/1,000 XP
The paid challenges
Reward
Deal 200 damage to opponents with scoped weapons
5 stars/500 XP
Stage 1: Score 5 or more points at the shooting range east of Wailing Woods Stage 2: Score 5 or more points at the shooting range north of Retail Row Stage 3: Score 5 or more points at the shooting range east of Paradise Palms
5 stars/500 XP
Visit 4 different expedition outposts in a single match.
10 stars/1,000 XP
Hit an opponent with a Boogie Bomb or Ice Grenade in 3 different matches
10 stars/1,000 XP
Challenge 1 – Place a turret or a damage trap in 3 different matches
How to complete the task: Turrets are rare, but traps can be found more often. Just place them anywhere and you’ll complete the task soon. The traps don’t need to be used for the task to count.
Challenge 2 – Search 7 chests at Lazy Links or Dusty Divot (Battle Pass only)
How to complete the task: Searching chests is still no problem and is easy to do. Land at the desired locations and open chests until you are done. It doesn’t need to be in the same match.
Challenge 3 – Eliminate opponents with assault rifles (Hard)
How to complete the task: Assault rifles are good weapons. You should be able to get the necessary kills quickly.
Challenge 4 – Deal 200 damage to opponents with scoped weapons
How to complete the task: Here you have a large selection of weapons, including sniper rifles and various scoped assault rifles. You should quickly reach the required damage points.
Challenge 5 – Stage 1:Score 5 or more points at the shooting range east of Wailing Woods (Battle Pass only)
Challenge 7 – Hit an opponent with a Boogie Bomb or Ice Grenade in 3 different matches (hard, Battle Pass only)
How to complete the task: Since you only need to hit the opponents, this task should be easy to complete. Just make sure you have such a grenade in your inventory and throw it at the earliest opportunity.
The developers of The Division 2 provide 7 tips for the beta launch to help you navigate the Private Beta better and what you should pay attention to.
Here’s what it’s about: On Thursday, February 7th, the Private Beta for The Division 2 started. The testing phase runs until Monday, February 11th, at 11 AM. At the launch, Division developer Chadi El Zibaoui shares useful tips on Gamesradar to help you get through the beta smoothly.
We have selected the 7 most important ones and summarized them for you. Keep in mind that these tips are also aimed at players who are completely new to The Division. Not every experienced player will necessarily find these tips useful.
1. Play the introductory missions at the beginning
The advice may sound strange at first, but when starting in the beta, you can theoretically start running around in the open world immediately. However, it’s better to complete the introductory missions first. This will give you a decent boost in terms of equipment and XP.
Also, make sure to unlock your two skill slots as quickly as possible. You will receive the first one from the Quartermaster in the White House, your operations base. The second one will be unlocked during the first missions. After that, you can still focus on the open world and other activities.
2. Pay attention to the enemies’ weak points
Enemies now have proper armor pieces that make them tougher. You can specifically destroy these parts. So focus your shots on one of these spots.
Once you destroy the part, the enemy is significantly more vulnerable at that spot. This way, you can eliminate tougher foes much faster. This mainly concerns elite enemies, which can be identified by their yellow health bars.
3. Pay attention to your own armor
Players also have armor that can be destroyed by enemies. It is displayed above the health bar as a gray bar with several segments.
How to repair your armor: You have armor pieces with you that function like medkits. If you want to repair the armor, you must consume these pieces. The use takes a few seconds. During this time, you are vulnerable to your enemies. So be careful, as without armor you can go down quickly.
4. Collect suitable brand sets for additional bonuses
In The Division 2, there are called brand set pieces. A proper assembly of the respective brands can be advantageous.
This is how brand sets work: There are several brands. Each brand has its own armor pieces. If you wear several pieces from the same brand, you unlock additional bonuses. It can therefore be worthwhile to keep an eye out for the corresponding brands. This can even optimize certain playstyles.
5. Coordinate with your team
If you are in a group, you can improve your team play and effectiveness. The choice of your skills, weapons, and equipment can unfold even better in a team that is coordinated.
This way, everyone can choose their role; a healthy mix of offensive and defensive play can pay off. Having a sniper in the team is often quite practical, for example.
6. Take on control points to grab loot
If you are looking for a way to quickly get equipment, you should check out the control points scattered around the game world.
What are control points? At these hotspots, multiple enemies gather. They are stronger than the average NPC enemies you encounter in the world. If you attack them, they will call for reinforcements. This is a great opportunity to get loot, especially in the beginning.
You can also call other civilians for reinforcement. Veterans can rest assured that this reinforcement is by no means as useless as the JTF units from the predecessor.
7. Take a detour into the Dark Zone
What is the Dark Zone anyway? It is a separated area that mixes PvP and PvE. Anyone who has avoided the Dark Zone so far should take a look at it during the beta. When you enter it for the first time, you have a story mission that you must complete first. During this time, you can move around without disturbance.
Even with other players nearby, it’s not difficult to get loot. Because now you will also find equipment that goes directly into your inventory. Therefore, a detour into the Dark Zone can generally pay off, as you no longer have to worry about your loot.
You can read all the information about it on Mein-MMO:
In Destiny 2, the 5th Ascendant Challenge “Judgment Abyss” is active. We show you where to find the portal and how the mechanics work.
Currently, you can face the 5th Ascendant Challenge in Destiny 2: Forsaken for one week. If you succeed, powerful gear awaits as a reward.
Here’s how to access the Ascendant Challenge: Visit Petra Venj in the Dreaming City. Petra is back this week at the Pavilion in the “The Shore” area. The challenge is available in her inventory under Weekly Bounties.
Location of Petra Venj
How to complete the Ascendant Challenge 5 – Judgment Abyss
The requirement for the bounty: Pick up the bounty from Petra for 1500 Glimmer and first look for a consumable called “Queen’s Veil Tincture”. This item opens your mind to the secrets of the Dreaming City for 30 minutes. It can randomly be found in all kinds of chests throughout the city.
This is how you access the Ascendant Realm: In the 5th week, the portal opens in the Lost Sector directly behind the spawn point of the Dreaming City. Remember to take a tincture to make the portal visible.
Through this Lost Sector to the Ascendant Challenge
As soon as you appear at the spawn point, turn 180 degrees and walk through into the Lost Sector. Follow the corridor outside, keeping to the right along the rock wall. You can’t miss the portal – you’ll walk right toward it after a few meters.
In the Ascendant Realm: As soon as you step through the portal, you land in the Judgment Abyss in the Ascendant Realm. Here, you first need to demonstrate your jumping skills.
Follow the lights from platform to platform down into the abyss until you reach a pavilion at the bottom with a tree in its center. There, two witches and several other enemies and Taken Blight Orbs will spawn.
The Pavilion – Here you fight the Witches
Now kill the witches. Focus on the Blight Orbs first. It is advisable to eliminate these first as they slow you down and you take damage from them. This gives you enough space to take down the two witches afterwards.
There is really nothing to consider when fighting the witches – there is no complex mechanic with this week’s Ascendant Challenge. Just blast the witches into the virtual afterlife. Once the two are taken out, the chest spawns in the middle of the pavilion. Once you open it, the Ascendant Challenge is complete.
The 5th Ascendant Challenge in video: If you need visual support, you can find the way to the portal as well as all lore items and eggs in the following video from Venero TV:
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In the coming week, the first round of 16 matches of the UEFA Champions League will take place. In FIFA 19, the return will be celebrated accordingly.
Statistics for the Champions League mode in FIFA 19: The Champions League mode was one of the major innovations in this year’s FIFA edition. In FIFA 19, you can realistically recreate the tournament for the first time in the history of the series.
And the players are taking part in the tournament: According to EA, more than 55 million matches have already been played in over 186 countries.
The mode appears particularly popular in France: There, a total of 4.3 million Champions League matches have been played, with Italy ranking second with 4.2 million matches. In Germany, there are currently 3.4 million.
The record holders in the Champions League mode
This is the current record champion: Juventus Turin has achieved the most wins. The Italian record champion won around 5 million matches. On the podium are Paris St. Germain (4 million wins) and Real Madrid (2 million wins), followed by Manchester City (2 million) and Bayern Munich (1 million).
This is the Champions League all-time top scorer: The fact that Juventus Turin wins so often is no coincidence: With Cristiano Ronaldo, the club has the most successful scorer of the CL mode in its ranks. Players have scored with “CR7” a total of 5.4 million times – Ronaldo is thus just as goal-dangerous in the Champions League as in FUT. Following him are Neymar, Cavani, Mbappé, and Dybala.
New cover, new content
These are the new cover stars: Via Twitter EA Sports announced “great new content” in FIFA 19 for the return of the Champions League. Among other things, FIFA 19 now features a new cover. This cover no longer features Cristiano Ronaldo. Instead, Neymar, Kevin de Bruyne, and Paulo Dybala are in the foreground. In the background, a new design in the Champions League colors can be seen.
The Champions League in FUT
New content for FUT newcomers: Those who are buying the game now and are entering the Ultimate Team mode of FIFA 19 for the first time can look forward to special CL content for their club. New players receive:
A “potential Champions League winner”: Neymar, Kevin de Bruyne, or Paulo Dybala as loan players for ten matches
Special Champions League kits
Five Champions League player items
Whether these specials will also be made available to established FUT players is currently unknown. In Ultimate Team, the Champions League has played a major role for a while: In addition to the Champions League player items, there are also the dynamic RTTF cards. CL SBCs or weekly tasks have also been added repeatedly.
It will be exciting to see if EA Sports has thought of more Champions League specials for the start of the knockout round. Additionally, the Lunar New Year Event could also be coming soon.
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The Division 2 is facing some issues at the start of the Private Beta. The developers from Massive have now explained which errors are currently a top priority.
What happened? The Private Beta for The Division 2 started today, February 7, at 10:00 AM. After a relatively smooth launch, issues began to arise shortly after. Some players experienced black screens, others were banned for no reason or encountered performance drops.
The developers have already fixed some errors and are working on others. The development team has now addressed in a blog post which issues are currently at the top of their priority list.
These errors in the beta should be resolved as quickly as possible: The developers emphasize in their blog that they will thoroughly test The Division 2 during the beta. To ensure the best possible experience, they will regularly publish a list of known issues and bugs in the forums that they are currently working to fix.
Currently, there are two issues being worked on intensively. These apparently existed before the start of the beta, but are still present in this testing phase:
The game client can crash if you play The Division 2 Beta for an extended period of time.
If you haven’t started the game yet but receive an invitation from a friend who is already in the game, it can cause the game to crash as soon as you start the Beta of The Division 2 via the invitation.
Here are the temporary solutions: The developers have also presented temporary solutions for these known bugs:
As a temporary solution for the time-related crash, the developers recommend proactively shutting down the game every 2 – 3 hours at an appropriate moment.
To prevent the crash from the friend’s invitation, it is advised to start the Beta first and then accept the invitation in the game.
Stay updated: If you want to stay up to date around the Beta of The Division 2? Then take a look at our live ticker. We will accompany the start and progress of this testing phase. You can find the ticker here: Server Status – Live Ticker for the Start of the Private Beta
Shadowbringers, the new expansion of Final Fantasy XIV, went on pre-order yesterday. The MMORPG from Square Enix landed overnight in the top 5 of the Steam sales charts, and the official Square Enix store crashed due to the influx of fans.
What happened? The hype for the latest addon Shadowbringers of FFXIV is huge. Just yesterday, on February 6, it went on pre-order and seems to be doing really well so far.
Especially on Steam, the pre-orders for Shadowbringers are running smoothly. It quickly landed in the top 5 in the charts, and in the European Square Enix store, the physical Collector’s Edition for Steam was completely sold out within minutes after the start of the pre-order.
The Collector’s Edition for PC soon followed, and by now the PS4 version is also gone (as of February 7, 5:07 PM). Fans will have to wait on waitlists for now and hope they still have a chance to get the goodies.
High influx also in the official Square Enix Store: The American Square Enix Store couldn’t withstand the influx of fans at the start of the pre-orders and completely crashed. One player posted a screenshot of the error message on Reddit with the words: “We probably already killed it”.
Many fans in the Reddit thread took the crash with humor. Jokes were made about the “Pre-order Extreme” mode and that people should please form a line, referencing the rocky launch of the Stormblood addon. Meanwhile, the store is back online.
Long-awaited content and good timing for pre-orders
The content of the addon creates hype: With the expansion Shadowbringers, Final Fantasy XIV skillfully plays to its strengths. Square Enix has designed the story of the addon in the trailer very mysteriously, and players have been speculating for months about where and when exactly they should play.
Known NPCs appear in the trailer but are sometimes addressed by wrong names, and the signs are generally very ominous. There is tension in the community about what exactly will happen in the story in the near future.
Furthermore, the developer team addresses many wishes of the fans with the addon that have been expressed for a long time. For example, there will be a crossover with the popular Square Enix game NieR: Automata. This will not just be a small event, but a whole 24-man raid with three parts.
The new job Gunbreaker and the race of Viera have also been requested many times and are now finally coming with the addon to Final Fantasy XIV.
The timing of the pre-order was important: In choosing the timing for the start of the pre-orders, Square Enix was also smart. It has only been less than a week since the end of the fan festival in Europe, so the hype over the new announcements is still very fresh.
All information about the pre-orders, early access, and the different editions of Shadowbringers can be found here:
The sandbox MMORPG Legends of Aria recently faced a severe backlash. It concerns the planned introduction of items in the in-game shop that were supposed to provide a gameplay advantage. Players feared that this would be the beginning of a series of Pay2Win items.
What happened? Derek Brinkmann, founder of Citadel Studios, explained how the item shop in the spiritual successor to Ultima Online Legends of Aria should function. He stated: “In the past, we told players in discussions that the cash shop would only offer cosmetic items, because it was our original plan to avoid making our game “Pay2Win”. However, we thought about it and realized that avoiding Pay2Win is not the right path for our game.”
What items were planned? It was initially planned to include two items that would offer gameplay advantages for money:
The Power-Hour potion would allow for skill acceleration.
The Soulstones would store skills, allowing learned abilities to be swapped.
There was severe criticism
How did the community react? The open discussion about Pay2Win items led to severe criticism. Players believed that the introduction of these items and the developers’ statement would only represent the beginning and that more Pay2Win items would come.
What did the team say? The developers understand the excitement and have now backtracked. The items will not be incorporated into the game for now. They are considering how to possibly integrate the items into the game in another way, if at all. The team’s priority is the players’ opinions, and they want them to enjoy Legends of Aria. Nevertheless, the in-game shop is an important source of revenue for the game. Therefore, it is intended to decide together with the players what should be offered in the shop.
What about cosmetic items? Initially, there were supposed to be cosmetic items in the shop. However, the developers see the problem that most of these items disappear into the players’ houses or inventories, making them less attractive to buyers. Additionally, cosmetic items should always match the game world and not break immersion.
Thus, the risk of Pay2Win items in the MMORPG Legends of Aria has been temporarily averted. The Early Access version of the sandbox MMORPG was recently postponed to March 21.
Heirlooms from World of Warcraft are becoming much cheaper. This will soon make leveling Twinks a budget-friendly affair!
Several days ago, we reported on MeinMMO that there are many new heirlooms in the upcoming Patch 8.1.5 of World of Warcraft, which also scale up to level 120. This makes leveling Twinks easier since the character gains more experience points. However, the individual heirlooms and their upgrades were extremely expensive. More than 100,000 Gold was required for a single set.
Price reduction of up to 75%: In the latest version of Patch 8.1.5, the costs of the heirlooms have been drastically reduced. This applies not only to the “new” upgrades from Patch 8.1.5 but also to the old heirlooms and their improvements. Here you can see the new prices for the upgrades:
Level
Armor
Weapon
90
500 Gold
750 Gold
100
1000 Gold
1500 Gold
110
2000 Gold
3000 Gold
120
5000 Gold
7500 Gold
This reduces prices by 50% to 66% depending on the level, making it affordable for players who do not play World of Warcraft as an economic simulation and are usually short on cash.
Blizzard makes leveling more enjoyable: Along with the recent reduction in required experience points and the introduction of an XP potion that increases the experience gained, Blizzard is taking many measures to make leveling easier and cheaper. This should please many players who are already looking forward to leveling a Zandalari Troll or a Kul Tiraner in the coming months.
Do you think it’s good that heirlooms are cheaper and thus more accessible? Or should such a strong boost in leveling cost a lot of Gold so that not every player can have it? Let us know in the comments!
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In Pokémon GO, it is always special when you catch a Shiny. However, the shiny Pokémon vary in rarity. Which Shinies are truly special?
Most of you players probably own at least some Shinies. Those who play during Community Days often find several.
However, Shinies vary in rarity. Either they are only available for a limited time, or they appear particularly rarely in the wild. Other shiny Pokémon are commonly found and therefore not so rare.
An analysis on Reddit investigated which Shinies are the rarest. We explain the results and tell you why some shiny Pokémon are so rare.
These are the rarest Shinies in Pokémon GO
What is the analysis about? On Reddit, a user asked the community which Shinies they own and which ones they are still missing. From this, it was concluded which shiny Pokémon are found the least and thus are the rarest.
These are the most common Shinies: Unsurprisingly, the Shinies from Community Days are the most common. Up to 94% of players own a shiny Eevee, Chikorita, Beldum, and Totodile.
Additionally, Pokémon like Pinsir or Wingull were available to catch in larger numbers over a whole weekend. Likewise, Pokémon like Swablu and Magikarp are commonly owned because they appear most frequently in the wild and also appeared more often in Safari Zones and various events.
These Shinies are owned by many players: In the next category are the Shinies that about half of the surveyed players own. This includes the legendary Pokémon, which have a relatively high Shiny chance of 1 in 19. Numerous Raid Days featured these Pokémon.
These Pokémon also include the creatures that are relatively common in the wild and appeared in greater numbers during an event. This includes Pokémon like Makuhita or Elgyem.
These Shinies are rare: To the Shinies that only a small part of the player base owns, include mainly the baby Pokémon that are obtained from 7 km eggs. One needs to hatch numerous eggs and have a lot of luck to encounter such a Shiny.
Additionally, there are the two Raid bosses Absol and Flunkifer and especially the Pokémon that appear very rarely outside of events. These include Nidoran, Magneton, or Grimer.
These are the rarest Shinies: If you own one of these Shinies, you should consider yourself lucky, as they are the rarest. This includes the babies that have only recently been available in their shiny form, such as Budew or Azurill. Also, the two Alolan Pokémon Marowak and Raichu are very rare because there are times when these Raid bosses do not exist at all. Currently, for example, there is no Alolan Raichu in raids.
Also very rare are the Pichu with event hats. They were available for only a short period and had to be hatched as well. This list concludes with Pokémon that are almost never found in the wild, such as Sandshrew or Krabby.
Why is Party Hat Pichu the rarest Shiny? The shiny Pichu with the party hat may be owned by only a few of you. This special Pichu was available for exactly 2 days to hatch. No Shiny was available for a shorter time.
More and more games are increasingly relying on MMO features and adopting corresponding design ideas. This is also true for online shooters. We provide an overview of some of the most promising new shooters with MMO elements that are set to be released in 2019.
Whether it’s the “Game as a Service” model, social features, or characteristic group content such as raids or dungeons – more and more shooters are utilizing once typical MMO elements.
Some titles have been successfully implementing this concept for years, and it seems to be well-received by players. The mix of shooter and MMO, such as Warframe, the Destiny series, or The Division, enjoys great popularity. However, there are also new promising candidates that are set to release this year or could release soon.
Keep an eye on these games if you enjoy shooters with MMO elements.
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Anthem
What’s in Anthem: Anthem is a third-person shared-world shooter that makes use of numerous MMO and RPG elements.
Ancient gods, the “Shapers”, have left behind powerful technology and a world in chaos. Humanity is trying to survive in an outpost that also serves as an in-game hub. Players take on the role of freelancers, who attempt to protect humans from chaos and impending dangers in armored Javelin exosuits.
With up to three other players, you tackle various tasks in a hostile and threatening environment, depicted in a vibrant open world. There is a story, different events and missions that can be undertaken alone or in a team, as well as challenging dungeon or raid-like challenges for groups. PvP is not currently offered in Anthem.
As you progress through the game, you will continue to level up in RPG fashion, find or craft better gear and weapons for the various Javelins, allowing you to tackle increasingly harder content and acquire better loot.
How has the development of Anthem gone so far? The long development of Anthem is essentially complete; at the end of January 2019, the game reached gold status. Since then, BioWare has been working hard to polish Anthem for release on February 22.
In two recently held demo phases, it became clear that Anthem still struggles with various bugs and technical issues. However, as the developers have assured, many errors have already been fixed, and most other issues should be resolved by launch.
What Anthem could be at its best: An engaging online shooter with MMO elements and RPG aspects that can entertain players for years and keep them engaged with a steady flow of content.
Many fans hope that Anthem will finally provide an appealing alternative to the Destiny series or a more accessible Warframe. Even these players could be made happy by Anthem at its best.
What Anthem could be at its worst: Another hyped online shooter that falls short of expectations and fails to meet its own ambitions.
Anthem is clearly designed as a “Game as a Service”, aiming to keep players engaged for years. However, if Anthem fails to establish a captivating and varied endgame and regularly deliver fresh content, players might set the shooter aside after weeks or months.
For several months, it has been discussed that the LoL (League of Legends) developers are working on an MMORPG. So far, Riot has not commented specifically on this. But now there is a clear answer.
What is new? In a thread on Reddit , players speculated about what Riot Games is planning for October 27, 2019. On that day, League of Legends will turn 10 years old.
Fans suspected that Riot would finally reveal plans for an MMORPG in the LoL universe that players have believed in for a long time. But the developers have now extinguished this hope.
No, LoL is not planning an MMO: LoL employee The_Cactopus quoted a fan who said “A large open-world game set in Runeterra.” Cactopus responded, “We are definitely not doing that, sorry. There is no League MMO in development.”
He also gave a small teaser “… but we are doing things.”
Even Ryze is wondering what his creators are planning.
Players do not want to believe this: Reddit user 808s_and__Fastbreaks suspects a hidden message and replies, “Not in development… BECAUSE IT’S ALREADY FINISHED?”
GI-Jewish tells Cactopus that he just destroyed millions of dreams and hopes. But he replies, “Yes, I’m sorry, buddy. It would be worse if we let people hype themselves up with false expectations.”
This makes it clear that Riot Games is currently not working on an MMORPG. Although there were strong arguments in favor of it.
In the recent demos of Anthem, players were able to explore a small part of the map. A video on YouTube now shows what the Freelancers are likely to expect next.
What is it about? In the previous Open Demo of Anthem, players got a taste of the game world of BioWare’s shooter. However, the playable area in the demo was limited. If players wanted to explore beyond the “test boundaries”, they were teleported back after a few seconds.
YouTuber WiLLiSGaming now shows large parts of the map of Anthem. The map was still under development at that time, but it still gives an outlook on what players can expect.
What can be seen? WiLLiSGaming was able to record the video at an event and explore the map at his leisure. No creatures are visible; instead, the various locations in Anthem take center stage.
In one scene, WiLLiSGaming stands on a huge mountain, beneath him a gorge where thick fog, which could also be clouds, gathers. In the distance, a strange, forested platform can be seen, while bizarre, twisted buildings rise up on the right side.
Instead of diving directly off the mountain, the YouTuber unfortunately flies into a tube that takes him directly into the valley.
In another scene, WiLLiSGaming dives into a lake that initially houses alien-like fish before it becomes darker and darker in the depths. Suddenly, purple blinking algae-like plants appear. Spooky!
What do you think of the map of Anthem? Which scene from the video did you like best?
Jhonny Perez, who developed and sold the cheat program Elusive for GTA 5 Online, was sued by Take-Two and sentenced to pay $150,000 in damages plus legal fees. Players think: serves him right!
Cheat developer sued
What happened? Last year, Take-Two requested Jhonny Perez from Florida to stop distributing his self-developed cheat program Elusive, which allowed players to gain unfair advantages in GTA Online. For example, it was possible to acquire unlimited in-game money. Perez complied with the request, but that was not the last word.
Since he was selling his program for money, Take-Two wanted to be informed about his earnings. However, Perez no longer responded to inquiries.
How did the lawsuit come about? Since Take-Two received no more information from Jhonny Perez, the company filed a lawsuit. Take-Two is not known for being lenient in such matters, as other cheat developers have already experienced.
What was the outcome? Perez did not appear for the hearing, and the judge sentenced him to pay $150,000 in damages to Take-Two. According to the judge, he caused irreparable harm to the company, even leading some players to refrain from further purchases. Additionally, Perez must bear the legal costs amounting to $70,000.
After a major game release, the number of violent crimes decreases.
Players say: it’s his own fault!
How does the community react to this? The general sentiment on Reddit is that Perez is to blame. He developed a cheat program that caused damage and charged money for it. Thus, he violated the terms of use of GTA Online. While some players argue that Take-Two is making a big deal out of this, the general opinion is that cheating in an online game is unacceptable and therefore a punishment was justified. Whether it should have been this severe is a point of contention.
