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.
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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:
The Dreamhack has begun and we are live in Leipzig. Our Dawid will be streaming with Mary from Gamestar about the multiplayer hits of 2019.
This is the first MeinMMO stream on Friday, February 15: The year 2019 has just begun, but there is already a lot going on in the multiplayer games.
The focus is on the community surveys: In our surveys on MeinMMO and GameStar, we asked you which multiplayer games you are most looking forward to in 2019.
Dawid and Mary will discuss the biggest and most anticipated titles of the year in the talk with host Michi. And this from the perspective of GameStar and MeinMMO.
What does the full schedule look like? The talk about multiplayer hits is just the first of many that MeinMMO will stream together with Gamestar at Dreamhack. Here is the full overview:
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In an MMORPG like The Elder Scrolls Online, one actually wants to experience adventures and spend an exciting time. However, the player of the Argonian “Sleeps-On-Bridges” spends his time sleeping – and this has inspired an entire cult in the online game.
MMORPGs repeatedly show how creative players can be and how much freedom they grant to their players.
The Sleeper in the Game
He is now known as the laziest ESO player: While others hunt monsters or complete quests to advance the story, “Sleeps-On-Bridges” logs in to do exactly what his name reveals: The Argonian sleeps on bridges. Or rather, on a specific bridge in the city of Alinor.
An article from the major gaming site “PC Gamer” made “Sleeps on Bridges” known as the “laziest player of The Elder Scrolls Online”.
Does he really sleep on bridges? Exactly. The player logs in and lays his character down on the bridge in Alinor so that it can sleep there. Sometimes for hours.
Why does the player do this? For the player, it was initially just an experiment. He wanted to see how others would react. “If I can make someone laugh, then it was worth it,” he said.
He chose the bridge in Alinor because it is very well visited due to the Summerset Addon.
How did other players react? Of course, the sleeping Argonian caught people’s attention. Some stood next to him, others lay down with him. Music was even played near him. All of this led to the formation of a guild called “Bridge Sleeper Tribe” which now has around 150 members.
And in this guild, things are similarly “lazy”. There are no instructions, no meetings where everyone must be present. What can happen is that “Sleeps-On-Bridges” wakes up due to music playing near him, which then becomes a big event. Sometimes, even a party forms around the sleeper, where they celebrate quite a bit.
That’s Why the Sleeper Enthralls His Fellow Players
What does the sleeper do otherwise? When “Sleeps-On-Bridges” is not sleeping on his bridge, you can actually find him doing regular activities in the game, such as crafting or following the story.
What is special about the situation: Not that it’s already quirky enough for a player to spend a large part of his time in The Elder Scrolls Online sleeping on a bridge, the entire situation shows how versatile MMORPGs are.
You can just lie down and sleep anywhere and become an icon. These freedoms that one enjoys in an MMORPG are often forgotten among much content. But it is precisely such situations that excite players and then become something special.
Today marks the early start for Anthem . However, the spotlight has been on Apex Legends for the last 10 days. Is BioWare disturbed by this?
This is the situation: Today is the planned early start for Anthem. Starting at 4:00 PM, the first Freelancers will begin on PC and Xbox One. Actually, the full focus of the gaming world should be on Anthem today and in the last few days, after all, it is a blockbuster that players have been waiting for 2 years, and the first major gaming highlight of 2019.
The spicy part: Both titles, Anthem and Apex Legends, are from Electronic Arts. Some accuse EA of making a mistake by releasing both online games so closely together. They would steal attention from each other.
What do the people behind Anthem say about the competition from their own house?
This is what BioWare says: In an interview with Business Insider, Producer Mike Gamble says that they see themselves as part of EA and want to sincerely congratulate Respawn.
The game is truly solid, and I play Apex Legends when I am not playing Anthem. That’s pretty fantastic.
No one could have known how huge this would take off. And Apex Legends has really skyrocketed. We are part of the studio culture of Electronic Arts, and if one of our teams has great success, we all cheer for them.
Is Apex Legends a competitor for Anthem? Gamble says that although the target audiences will definitely overlap, both games are different enough.
Apex is a PVP game, F2P and battle royale – so it’s in a very specific niche.
Additionally, Apex Legends is free. Players do not have to decide: “Do I buy the $60 Anthem or the $60 Apex?” Players can simply get Anthem and download Apex as well, says Gamble.
There are already overlaps in the target audience, but that is not a problem. People do not always want to play only PvP, but they also do not always want to play only PvE. Therefore, there is enough space for Anthem and Apex to coexist side by side.
Did BioWare know about Apex? Gamble further states that Apex itself did not surprise BioWare. They were aware of the game. It is now a super time to be at EA with two such titles coming out.
Bethesda has finally taken drastic measures to curb item duping in the online game Fallout 76. Around 400 weapons and armor have been removed from the game, and the community shows satisfaction.
A Blow Against Item Dupers
Bethesda is taking action against duplicated items: Fallout 76 has a problem with item dupers. They exploit glitches in the game to duplicate particularly powerful items, which they then sell on platforms like eBay.
What was the result? According to Bethesda, more than 400 weapons and armor were identified as “duplicated” and deleted from the game during maintenance. Any player who owned more than one of those weapons now has only one copy. It didn’t matter whether players duplicated the items themselves or bought them from others.
The developer states that analyses indicate that less than 1 percent of all Fallout 76 accounts had duplicated items. According to Bethesda, this means that a very small portion of players exploited this duping.
The Community is Thrilled
How are the players reacting? After the announcement of this cleansing, initial unease set in. Players feared that items obtained through legitimate means could also be deleted.
Many were unsure whether they owned a duplicated item, especially if they received an item from a friend. There was significant uncertainty.
The uncertainty has since given way to relief. The feared chaos did not occur. Many players even praise the way Bethesda handled this. There were concerns that many of the so-called TSE weapons (Two Shot Explosive) would be removed, but that was not the case.
“I was very cynical about this update, but honestly: well done, and thank you, Bethesda!” says iAxc13 on Reddit.
This is why players are now filled with new hope: It is unusual that after a patch for Fallout 76 there is such a positive atmosphere – especially on Reddit. Players are excited that Bethesda hit exactly the right buttons here.
This has sparked new hope that the developers will indeed implement the changes requested by players. And “save” Fallout 76 in this way.
In the next patch of World of Warcraft, players will travel back to Uldir. A former raid boss is supposed to help save Azeroth from death.
Patch 8.1.5 of World of Warcraft is regularly updated on the test servers, and more and more new content is being added. Even though this update is just a “small” patch, the story is advanced, and at least a few cutscenes can be seen.
Especially Magni Bronzebeard and the story about the condition of Azeroth is slowly gaining momentum. We will tell you what happens and show you the cutscene.
Magni encounters the MOTHER: The healing of Azeroth is not going particularly well, despite the efforts of the champions of Azeroth. However, the planet is still suffering, which is why Magni is trying to find any possible help.
In doing so, he also thinks of the MOTHER, a boss from the Uldir raid. She is not actually evil but a titanic construct that constantly researches. Magni is trying to utilize this research drive and therefore travels to Uldir.
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The MOTHER considers that she cannot conduct research on the healing of Azeroth in Uldir and therefore suggests traveling directly to the Heart Chamber. To do this, she creates a portal and then heads directly to Silithus to assist Magni in his efforts.
Many theories, little concrete: Fans have spun many theories about the course of the story. Some believe that Magni is now gradually seeking out the titanic constructs from all major research sites of the Titans (including Ulduar) and that only together they can help save Azeroth from bleeding out.
The popular theory that Magni himself is corrupted is made less likely by this cutscene. Because MOTHER is able to sense the corruption of the Old Gods and would probably have noticed that immediately when he spoke to her.
What do you think, how will the story surrounding Azeroth and the Azerite continue? Will we be able to save the planet or will a huge catastrophe occur?
Anthem is said to be most enjoyable when played in co-op with friends. What does that mean for solo players? Are there even proper single-player activities?
The background: BioWare, the developers of Anthem, are known for their demanding single-player titles like Mass Effect and Dragon Age. However, with Anthem, the studio fully focuses on online multiplayer and cooperation with other players.
What does that mean? In Anthem, most activities can only be completed as a group. However, each player can experience the story of the game on their own. The endgame looks a bit meager for solo players.
The four Javelins from left to right: Storm, Ranger, Colossus, Interceptor
To play Anthem, you need a constant internet connection. There is no offline mode.
This is how the story works: In Anthem, you take on the role of a Freelancer. This means you are an independent Javelin pilot who conducts various expeditions and missions.
BioWare emphasizes that the story is a pure single-player experience and will take place separately from the cooperative aspect of the shared-world shooter. They call this principle: “Our world, my story“
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Between story missions, you spend your time in Fort Tarsis – your personal hub. Here, you experience the world of Anthem in first-person perspective and can interact with various NPCs and receive new missions.
A large part of the story will take place in Fort Tarsis, where you talk to various characters and make decisions. You will have two response options available in dialogue.
This is the Arcanist “Matthias”.
How long does the campaign of Anthem last?The campaign of Anthem lasts about 20 hours, depending on how much you do on the side. After you finish the story, you will be around levels 20 to 25.
From this point on, it becomes increasingly difficult for solo players. Especially the endgame is predominantly composed of content that is designed for groups.
What kind of relationships do I have with other characters? According to BioWare, these are more platonic than romantic. It is possible to form deep friendships or make someone your enemy. Romances like in previous BioWare titles such as Mass Effect are not possible. There will also be no sexual intercourse.
Solo missions
Not all missions can be played solo: Some missions in Anthem can only be completed in a group. The selection of missions that you can actually complete alone is limited.
In Fort Tarsis, you start any expedition. Expeditions are the missions in Anthem. You select the corresponding difficulty level and mission type.
Can you explore the game world alone? There is no Freeplay offline mode. Freeplay means in Anthem that you explore the game world without a specific goal. You do not take on a mission beforehand. Random world events appear here, in which you can participate. It is possible to start a Freeplay expedition alone, but you will be thrown into matchmaking with other freelancers.
Do you have to play with other players? While you will encounter other players in the open world, whether you join them or simply ignore them is entirely up to you. You can separate from the group and do your own thing.
After starting the Freeplay expedition, you will be assigned to a squad of four players. This is intended to encourage cooperation. If a player leaves the squad, the system will immediately ensure a replacement.
Cute and mysterious, these are Anthem’s “Klauninchen“
Similar to the patrol in Destiny, you are not tied to a strike team here either. Along the way, you will only encounter a few friendly freelancers.
This seamless system allows you to explore the entire game world in Freeplay without having to adhere to other players or constraints.
The endgame as a single player
What does the endgame look like for solo players? Since endgame activities in Anthem are primarily designed for four players, the selection for loners is relatively slim.
Strongholds only in groups: So far, it is not possible to start the strongholds classified as endgame alone. Strongholds are essentially the raids in Anthem, for which there are particularly good items. Whether you will be able to initiate a raid alone in the future is currently uncertain. For now, the lone wolves among you should not have high hopes.
How do I acquire rare equipment as a solo player? As a single player, you gain access to high-quality items through Legendary Contracts.
Contracts are one of the main activities in Anthem, which is why they are a good source to constantly upgrade your arsenal.
Additionally, you can repeat Legendary Contracts at higher difficulty levels and really test your skills as a solo freelancer.
However, rare items can also drop in Freeplay at higher levels. While a solo experience is not guaranteed, you might be lucky to encounter a world event without other participants. World events are randomly occurring event missions that appear in the game world.
More single-player opportunities
What else is there? Challenges provide an additional way for solo players to achieve long-term progress without having to rely on the help of other players.
What are challenges? The “Challenges” are specific tasks you complete while playing. You can view these in your codex menu at any time.
Of particular interest are the weapon-specific challenges, which are categorized by weapon type.
What do these challenges provide? Weapon-specific challenges allow you to upgrade a specific weapon after you have used it for a certain amount of time.
If you defeat a certain number of enemies with the weapon of your choice, you complete its corresponding challenges. As a reward, you receive the blueprint for your favorite tool and can craft and upgrade it again.
What the developers say about the single-player mode
BioWare understands that many players want to experience the world of Anthem for themselves. That’s why the story can also be played in single-player mode.
However, the core of the game is designed for four players, as the developers firmly believe that Anthem is most enjoyable with friends.
BioWare places great importance on team dynamics and often emphasizes that the game is a better experience as a group. Only then does the game truly shine.
Not without reason is Anthem’s motto: “Strong Alone, Stronger Together.”
Is it possible to play Anthem alone? Yes. In theory, there is a campaign that will also be expanded in the future. Due to large, world-changing events, new characters may come or go in the game.
It is possible to complete most activities, with the exception of the raid-like strongholds. Therefore, if you play Anthem alone, you will likely progress more slowly than someone playing in a group.
Does Anthem work as a pure single-player game? No. If you truly want peace from other players, Anthem is the wrong place for you. It will be impossible for a pure solo player to fully utilize Anthem. You would pay full price for a game but many activities would simply not be available to you.
However, if you are willing to engage in a bit of multiplayer, you can also enjoy Anthem as a single-player fan.
FIFA 19 Ultimate Team is not a particularly complicated game mode, yet there are things that many players, especially beginners, can get wrong.
These mistakes are not just made by complete beginners: If you are a newcomer to FUT 19, it is normal that not everything goes perfectly right away. After all, the mode needs to be understood and mastered.
However, there are also mistakes that even FUT veterans stumble upon time and again. We will show you 10 typical mistakes – and how to avoid them.
Mistake 1: Not knowing player stats well enough
The mistake is: Your focus is solely on the stats displayed on the player card. But the overall rating and the directly visible attributes on the card are just the surface of all the player’s stats.
How to avoid the mistake: Look at the player stats in detail. You can do this in-game or on database sites like Futbin. Values like “Calmness” and “Stamina” are often neglected. It would be a shame if the new forward fails to get a shot on goal under the pressure of opposing defenders and is completely exhausted after 70 minutes.
These are not all of Reus’ stats
Mistake 2: Ignoring the strong foot
The mistake is: Many FUT players do not know which foot is the player’s strong foot during a shot on goal.
How to avoid the mistake: Find out which foot your attacker uses as their strong foot; this information can be found in the player stats details. You should definitely check this out, as the strong foot is an important factor in successfully completing a shot. Once you know, you can position your shooter so that the shot is taken with the better foot.
Mistake 3: Disposing of cards directly
The mistake is: Unnecessary players are quickly and easily disposed of. This is convenient, but not recommended.
How to avoid the mistake: Resist the quick coins and do not dispose of players. Usually, you get more coins if you offer players on the transfer market. It may well be that an unobtrusive silver player is in demand due to a squad building challenge, and you can ask for an unusually high number of coins.
Mistake 4: Ignoring player chemistry
The mistake is: Most are aware that team chemistry is important, but many FUT beginners pay too little attention to player chemistry or may not even know of its existence.
How to avoid the mistake: A card with full chemistry can perform significantly better and has higher attributes than a card with low player chemistry. Individual player chemistry is more decisive for a player’s performance than team chemistry. You can read here about the influence chemistry has on your game. Essential reading for anyone who wants to become a FUT pro!
The blue numbers left under the cards indicate player chemistry. 10 is the maximum.
Mistake 5: Neglecting new techniques
The mistake is: Each new FIFA installment introduces new gameplay techniques. In FIFA 19, the innovations include Timed Finishing and the ability to manually position your goalkeeper. Yet many players ignore these gameplay changes.
How to avoid the mistake: You should definitely learn these innovations because it’s highly likely that your opponents (especially in higher leagues or the Weekend League) master them and gain a significant advantage. The training mode in FIFA 19 is great for practicing these new techniques.
Mistake 6: Searching for the ultimate formation
The mistake is: Many players are looking for the perfect formation. Ideally, one would want a formation suitable for every opponent and every situation.
How to avoid the mistake: One must be aware: the ultimate formation does not exist! Try it out, play many formations, and find one or more that suit you and your playstyle. This will take significantly more time, but it will be worth it.
Mistake 7: Ignoring the opponent’s playstyle
The mistake is: The opponent plays you off the park – and always with the same attacking pattern. In response, you only blame the game.
How to avoid the mistake: Pay attention to how your opponent plays, and adapt your own playstyle, change formations if necessary. Many opponents can be surprised if you change your own playstyle accordingly.
Mistake 8: Buying packs with coins
The mistake is: Many hope to hit the jackpot with packs. Therefore, they buy sets with their hard-earned coins.
How to avoid the mistake: Do not buy packs in the hope of strengthening your team this way. The chances of pulling top players from packs are very slim. While it may be tempting, in most cases, you will regret the contents. Generally, the value of the contained players is often well below the price of the pack. Instead, buy players directly on the transfer market with your coins.
Mistake 9: Only betting on big names
The mistake is: For many, their team is only good if it consists of stars.
How to avoid the mistake: It doesn’t always have to be the big names. There are often affordable alternatives that fit excellently into the team. Many players who may not seem impressive at first often play much better than one would expect. So do not be upset that your team is not just filled with superstars.
The mistake is: Player cards are often bought overpriced and at the wrong time.
How to avoid the mistake: Educate yourself about the transfer market. Database sites like futhead provide an interesting overview of prices and price trends. You should be aware that special cards are generally cheaper as long as they can still be obtained and that various squad building challenges can significantly increase the prices of certain cards. If you understand the transfer market, you can easily snag some bargains.
In Fortnite small tremors are causing rifts to form on the map. You can watch live as the map cracks open in certain places.
What happened? In recent days, there has been a loud rumbling in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Apparently, there are activities underground. This suspicion has now been further confirmed by recent events.
Since February 14, rifts have been appearing on the map of Fortnite. They are several meters long and hard to miss. Some players have even recorded how the rifts formed.
Rifts in Fortnite – What do they mean?
Where are the rifts? Several players are sharing their findings of the rifts on Reddit. In the southwest of the town Tomato Temple, you can find such a chasm in the ground. It extends for many meters and splits in two directions at one end.
How many rifts are there? There are now three rifts.
In the southwest of Tomato Temple
North of Tomato Temple
East of Lazy Links
Did the rifts appear suddenly? Players noted that the map changes are not present at the start of a match. Instead, they emerge during ongoing matches. You can watch it live when you are nearby and new chasms form.
The YouTube channel of Ant Antixx recorded one of these phenomena:
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What could the rifts mean? The Fortnite community is already actively considering what might be behind these splits in the map. Many are quite sure that an event is hidden behind this, which will be announced in this way.
There are two speculations that keep coming up in the community:
It could be the event that changes the map for Season 8 in Fortnite
Could a volcano emerge? Due to recent leaks and datamining, many players believe that a series of earthquakes or a major earthquake will shake the Fortnite map. This should then trigger the eruption of a volcano.
However, these are all still speculations. So far, the map is cracking open in various places. It remains to be seen what Epic wants to offer the players next.
Currently, these extension challenges are running in Fortnite:
The developers of the single-player role-playing game The Outer Worlds ask their community not to mock Fallout 76. Critics claim that The Outer Worlds is the “better” next Fallout.
Fans of The Outer Worlds mock Fallout 76
What happened? Fallout 76 has not had a good reputation since its announcement. Especially the fans of single-player Fallouts are expressing their dissatisfaction with Bethesda for developing an online game in the post-apocalyptic series. Additionally, design decisions such as the absence of human NPCs in the game, technical issues, and a lack of content provide critics with further opportunities to take shots at Fallout 76.
Finally, Obsidian Entertainment announced the single-player RPG The Outer Worlds last December, which strongly resembles Fallout and is developed by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, who were significantly involved in Fallout 1 and 2. Since then, some players have used this RPG to mock Fallout 76 even more.
Why The Outer Worlds? Not only did Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky co-develop Fallout 1 and 2, but they also stated that they were inspired by Fallout: New Vegas in the design of their new game. This game is considered the best part of the series by some fans.
Moreover, The Outer Worlds looks like a Fallout game in space using Unreal Engine 4. The gameplay shown is reminiscent of Bethesda’s post-apocalyptic game series, from the dialogues to the mechanics and humorous elements like advertisements styled after the 1940s and 1950s.
The Outer Worlds resonates with Fallout fans. It seems to be the game many had wished for from a new Fallout.
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The Outer Worlds should not be used to disparage other games
What do the Fallout 76 critics say? In the subreddit for Fallout 76, threads praising the single-player game have frequently appeared after the announcement of The Outer Worlds. The moderators of the subreddit even had to intervene and point out that this is a subreddit for Fallout 76 and discussions should focus on that.
However, the posts are also used to diss Fallout 76. For example, sbonev in the subreddit writes: “I can hardly wait for the release of the game. At least it can’t be worse than Fallout 76!”
Memes have also been posted that continually mock Bethesda and Fallout 76.
This of course heats up the atmosphere. Fallout 76 players feel mocked.
What do the developers of The Outer Worlds think? Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky have since expressed their views on the situation to Game Informer, stating that they do not appreciate a game being used to disparage another. It was never the team’s intention to show that they can develop a “better Fallout.” The game is aimed at anyone who finds the premise of The Outer Worlds interesting. No one should be led from another game to the single-player RPG.
Furthermore, they both indicate that The Outer Worlds had been in development long before Fallout 76 was announced. Therefore, the title is not a reaction to Bethesda’s online game.
However, disappointed Fallout fans still reference The Outer Worlds to show what they want from the series. The comparison will not stop anytime soon.
In Apex Legends
is one of the heroes (Legends) particularly popular. Especially the healer Lifeline is currently played a lot and is always welcome. There are also already plenty of fan arts and memes about her.
Who is Lifeline? Aja “Lifeline” Che is one of the eight playable Legends in Apex Legends. She is a petite, lively young woman with dark skin and red hair. All her traits are focused on support and healing.
She can set up healing drones, revive friends quickly, and request supply drops directly.
In the game, Lifeline is currently the absolute number 1 in the tier lists. In the eyes of many players, she is clearly in the overpowering S-tier and there is hardly a team that complains if someone wants to play Lifeline in the squad.
But what is the reason for that?
Why is Lifeline so popular?
Lifeline fits perfectly with the gameplay of Apex Legends. It is primarily about teamwork and collaboration. The practical ping system allows for complex team actions without voice chat, and with a attentive team, even death is not the end, thanks to respawn beacons.
This gameplay naturally favors heroes who fully dedicate themselves to the team. Therefore, almost every hero has skills that are team-based. But with Lifeline, it is not just one skill, but all!
That is why Lifeline is a perfect team player: Lifeline’s passive ability is useful and team-oriented all around. She can revive friends faster and creates a shield in the process. Since you always play Apex in a team and in a battle royale game everything depends on surviving as long as possible, a quick revive is worth its weight in gold.
And the shield even allows Lifeline to reliably perform a revive in a hail of bullets. Therefore, Lifeline players often throw themselves bravely into battle to heal their friends. This is very well appreciated.
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Lifeline’s active ability is extremely useful: Lifeline is already a huge asset passively. It gets even better when she pulls out her cute healing drone. It heals all friends nearby and works even in the heaviest hail of bullets. This can make the difference between life and death.
Additionally, the drone heals damage from the death zone quite well, and a squad with Lifeline hardly needs any healing items anymore. This frees up space in the inventory for more ammunition and other goodies.
Lifeline’s ultimate is already a meme: Lifeline’s ultimate ability is particularly popular. She can drop one of the coveted care packages directly to a location of her choice. Although it only contains defensive items and no legendary weapons, nobody says no to a golden shield or an optimal scope.
Everyone just wants one thing from Lifeline. Source: Reddit
Since Lifeline should request as many of these packages as possible, it is an unwritten rule that teammates immediately give her every single ultimate accelerator they find. This charges Lifeline’s ultimate 20 percent further, which means she can request packages faster and more often.
Ultimate accelerators are ONLY for Lifeline. Period! Source: Reddit
Those who do not give Lifeline accelerators are often seen as a big fool. Likewise, Lifelines who refuse to use masses of accelerators and thereby spam their care packages.
The obsession of Apex players with Lifeline’s ultimate has already made it into numerous memes.
Lifeline is just cool:
Apex Legends has a selection of cool and original heroes. Lifeline stands out here with her appearance. She is small, colorful, packed with healing stuff, and speaks with a funny accent that players categorize somewhere between Jamaica and South Africa. But nobody seems to really know. Most players just think she sounds cool.
On top of that, she has some cool, colorful skins and some really brutal finishers. In one, she stabs the poor victim in the head with a thick syringe, and in another, the healing drone becomes an instrument of murder.
Players who value diversity are pleased that Lifeline has dark skin. Female characters of this skin color are still underrepresented in games.
By the way, new heroes are expected to be available in Apex Legends soon:
In the PvP of Pokémon GO there will be significant changes soon. Some moves can increase the stats of your Pokémon and make them stronger.
Niantic has announced: The developers are continuing to work on the PvP mode of Pokémon GO. Soon, some moves can enhance the attack and defense of your Pokémon when you use that move.
So far, this change only applies to 3 moves and solely to the PvP mode in Pokémon GO. We explain which Pokémon are affected and what can change now.
Changes to the PvP Mode
When will the change take effect? The entire update will be introduced on Saturday with the Community Day of Quiekel. From then on, three moves can improve the stats of the Pokémon.
Which moves are affected? The three affected moves have not played a significant role so far and could become much more interesting now:
Antik-Kraft (Rock type)
Unheilböen (Ghost type)
Silberhauch (Bug type)
What can the moves do? All three moves have the chance to increase the stats of the Pokémon. They can then enhance the attack and defense values of the Pokémon.
How will this be noticeable? There is no detailed information available yet. However, if the values are directly enhanced, then the Pokémon may either deal more damage or survive longer.
Which Pokémon are affected? The three moves are not very common so far. Nevertheless, quite a few Pokémon can learn them. This graphic shows which Pokémon can learn one of the three moves:
You should consider: Among the affected moves is also Antik-Kraft. This move will be learnable by Mamutel on Community Day. So far, it seemed quite useless. With this change, Mamutel could become more useful in the PvP mode with Antik-Kraft. So, it still makes sense to develop a Mamutel with this move.
What’s next? “These are not all the updates we have planned for trainer battles, so stay tuned!” writes Niantic in their announcement. They are waiting for announcements on which moves will also get an enhancement soon.
What’s behind the change? The PvP mode in Pokémon GO is considered monotonous by many players. There is not much surprise or excitement in the mode, which has been playable since December.
With this change, Niantic apparently wants to make the mode more interesting and make the duels somewhat more open again. It remains to be seen how well this works.
Currently, the Valentine’s Day event is underway in Pokémon GO:
Bungie has finally commented on the Trials, the Trials of the Nine, in Destiny 2. The community is not thrilled with the statements.
This is the current status of the Trials: The Trials of the Nine were supposed to satisfy the PvP appetite of the most skilled Guardians who enjoy hunting other Guardians. They were intended to be a PvP mode where the best of the best could compete.
In the current “This Week at Bungie,” the developer team addresses the community to discuss the Trials. However, there is little information – and it is bitter.
The return of the Trials will take time: The most important info first – the Trials remain indefinitely suspended and will certainly not return in the next few seasons.
Bungie mentions “Seasons” in the plural, which means that we should not expect the Trials back before Fall 2019. It is possible that there won’t be anything with the Trials within this year either.
No more Trials of Osiris: Bungie also clarifies that the 2015 version of the Trials of Osiris – those were the Trials in Destiny 1 – will not be revived.
Both Destiny and the online PvP scene have evolved since 2015, which is why Bungie does not expect the 2015 Trials to meet today’s goals.
What Bungie says about the Trials: The mode will remain in hibernation until a solid prototype for a PvP endgame activity has been developed.
In 2015, the weekly PvP event had a great impact on the game and the community. Players could prove their best skills, their best strategies, and their best gear – and earn the coveted trip to the Lighthouse.
With the Trials of the Nine in Destiny 2, several changes were made that did not meet expectations. There was dissatisfaction with the role of the Trials within the Destiny 2 ecosystem. The new Trials did not manage to bring the community together every weekend.
Community is disappointed
This is how the community reacts: These scanty updates about the Trials currently dominate the Destiny Reddit, even though Bungie has finally revealed the start date for Season 6.
A user dryly summarizes Bungie’s statements: “The Trials are dead… at least for this year. RIP”.
A widely noted post comes from Redditor jaymdubbs. He writes that he can no longer defend Bungie. Bungie is doing this to themselves and he points out that Bungie has cut content from Vanilla Destiny 2 and simply cannot replace it in a timely manner.
Moreover, he emphasizes that Bungie continues to demonstrate poor communication, even though they repeatedly promised improvement. There is still no information about the Faction Rallies, and although Season 6 starts in two and a half weeks, there is hardly any concrete information about it. The Redditor lists numerous other longstanding issues that Bungie has yet to resolve.
Currently, more than 2300 users have upvoted the post, even though it was only published a few hours ago.
Bungie’s response to the criticism: Another user wrote that Bungie will ignore the post, no matter how many upvotes it receives. In response, community manager dmg04 stated that they are not ignoring the post, even though they have not responded to it yet. They are actively gathering all the feedback on the Trials and other points of criticism, and they thank the community for the constructive feedback.
An extensive article about the issues with the Trials can be found here:
With Patch 8.1.5, there is a new achievement in World of Warcraft. For this, you need at least two characters.
Patch 8.1.5 of World of Warcraft is the next update and brings a lot of small improvements to Azeroth. Among them are also some new achievements and associated mounts. For two of these mounts, you must complete an achievement that is only available if you actively play both Horde and Alliance.
What needs to be done for the achievement? The achievement is called “Two Sides of Every Tale” in English and probably “Jede Geschichte hat zwei Seiten” in German. The achievement is account-wide, and that is necessary because it can only be completed if you have one character on the Alliance and one on the Horde at level 120.
You must complete both war campaigns, including the chapters from Patch 8.1 “Tides of Vengeance”. Only when the campaign is completed for both sides will you receive the achievement.
What mount is waiting? For the achievement, there is not just one mount but two. The Alliance can look forward to the “Ironclad Frostclaw”, a wolf mount in Alliance colors. The Horde, on the other hand, gets a horse that has been adorned with the colors of the Horde and – of course – some spikes. Because with the Horde, everything must have spikes.
When will the mounts be available? The achievement will be available with Patch 8.1.5, so presumably sometime in March, at least that is the community’s assumption. There is no fixed release date yet.
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Keep in mind that you can already largely fulfill the requirements for the achievement. Nothing is stopping you from completing the story chapters on both sides as much as possible now.
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