In Hearthstone, the developers are once again making changes to the ranking system. We reveal what will change in February.
It has become a habit for the developers of Hearthstone to announce planned changes only immediately before their implementation. This time is no different, as the ranking system of the collectible card game will be adjusted once again.
Fewer stars for rank promotions: With the start of the February season, which begins on February 1, Hearthstone will change its ranking system. From then on, it will be easier to rise from the lower ranks, as fewer stars will be needed. Stars symbolize the number of wins necessary to reach the next rank.
The changes are as follows:
Ranks 50 to 16 require 3 stars per rank
Ranks 15 to 11 require 4 stars per rank
Ranks 10 to 1 require 5 stars per rank (unchanged)
The developers aim to shorten the time players spend in the lower ranks and give them the opportunity to level up faster. At the same time, everything remains unchanged at ranks 10 to 1 – nothing changes for the professionals.
Ranks 26 to 50 only for newcomers: If you can’t make sense of ranks 26 to 50, don’t be surprised. These ranks were only introduced a few months ago and are solely for complete novices, so they can compete against other new players. Once a player reaches rank 25, they can never drop below it again.
What do you think of these changes to the ranking system? Is it good that it’s easier to rise to the high ranks? Or does Hearthstone have other problems at the moment?
In Pokémon GO, the new raid boss has been confirmed. The legendary Pokémon Palkia will be catchable starting tomorrow.
What happened? Tonight, Kyogre and Groudon will leave the raids, and with Palkia, a brand new raid boss comes to the gyms. The legendary Water and Dragon-type Pokémon will be available to battle for an entire month before it disappears again.
We’ll tell you how strong the new Pokémon will be and whether it’s worth participating in raids this month.
What we know about the new raid boss Palkia
When does Palkia come? The legendary Pokémon will appear starting tomorrow, January 29 at 10 PM as the new raid boss. However, since no more raids are happening at 10 PM, we will find Palkia in raids the following day. It will be available to battle early in the morning.
How long will Palkia stay? The Palkia raids will last a whole month. You can challenge the new raid boss until February 28.
These are Palkia’s stats: Palkia’s stats are impressive. Its attack score is nearly as high as Rayquaza’s, and its other two stats provide the Pokémon with considerable stamina.
Max CP: 3991
Attack score: 280
Defense score: 215
HP: 189
This attack can Palkia learn:
Fast moves: Fire Breath and Dragon Tail
Charged moves: Fire Blast, Hydro Pump, and Draco Meteor
How strong will Palkia be as a result? Palkia is likely one of the best legendary Pokémon of the 4th generation. It’s comparable to Rayquaza and is definitely a worthy replacement. Nevertheless, it’s slightly weaker than the Pokémon from the 3rd generation. This is due to the moves Palkia possesses. Draco Meteor is a bit weaker in attack than Rayquaza’s Dragon Fury.
Even as a Water attacker, Palkia is a strong Pokémon. Although it doesn’t have a Fast move of Water type, Palkia is still a good choice thanks to its high attack score.
Is it worth raiding? You should definitely go raiding! Palkia is the second-best Dragon attacker in the game and thus a very good all-rounder. You can effectively use it in almost any battle situation.
If you still have some raid passes left from Kyogre and Groudon, you should invest them in Palkia. It’s worth it!
We have compiled a list for you of the best Pokémon that are still missing in the 4th generation. Palkia is also included:
Today, January 29, Destiny 2 receives a massive update that will shake things up in the sandbox and fix numerous bugs. Additionally, new content goes live for owners of the Annual Pass. We summarize the most important aspects for you.
What is it about? Today, January 29, things will be happening in Destiny 2. Because today the extensive update 2.1.4 will be released, which will address many of the current issues.
Many bug fixes and “Quality of Life” improvements will be implemented. Additionally, there will be extensive adjustments in the sandbox, and fresh content for owners with the Forsaken Annual Pass.
The update will be accompanied by several hours of maintenance work. The exact schedule can be found as usual in our update article. All major changes are summarized here at a glance.
These changes will come with update 2.1.4 for Destiny 2
There will be extensive changes, especially in the area of the sandbox. There, the weapon balance and the Super of the Guardians will be adjusted.
What changes with the abilities and Supers: Destiny 2 will adjust numerous ultimate attacks as well as some abilities of the Guardians and bring them into better harmony with each other. Two of the currently most powerful Supers, the Warlock’s Nova Warp and the Hunter’s Blade Barrage, will be weakened. However, many other Supers will receive a buff.
What changes with the weapons: There will also be numerous adjustments in the area of weapon balance. Some neglected weapon types and individual weapons will receive a buff. However, some exotic firearms will also receive nerfs.
Especially among fans of scout rifles, there is great hope that this weapon type will finally be strengthened and take a worthy place among the other weapon types.
Additionally, it was recently announced that grenade launchers will receive a nerf, for which no one really asked. This essentially makes a popular PvP perk of these weapons completely useless.
These are some of the most important fixes in the upcoming update: Bungie has particularly listened to player feedback regarding the forges. Numerous bugs will be fixed, and “Quality of Life” improvements will be introduced.
Furthermore, the coveted yet problematic raid achievement “Diamantengleich” will be fixed – however, not in the way that many players had hoped. It will finally be possible to earn the new Blacksmith title of the Black Armory.
The first premium DLC “The Black Armory” has nearly exhausted its content and brings its last known updates for Annual Pass owners. New content is expected to be available next season, except for the Scarlet Week, which is accessible to everyone.
What players get with the Forsaken Season Pass: With update 2.1.4, the exotic quest “The Draw” will start. This quest is expected to lead players to the 5th and final exotic weapon of the Black Armory DLC – the hand cannon “The Last Word”.
What fans are speculating about: Additionally, many Guardians suspect that with the new update 2.1.4, the story of Forsaken might finally be continued or take a decisive turn. Could the curse of the Dreaming City finally be broken soon?
As you can see, there will be many changes in Destiny 2. But keep in mind that this is not a comprehensive list of all upcoming changes. A complete list can be found today in the patch notes.
If you want to know how Destiny 2 will continue beyond update 2.1.4, check out this article:
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The VIP demo of Anthem was plagued by problems. The developers list which of these should be fixed by the release in the letter.
This is what happened: Players who tried the VIP demo of Anthem last weekend encountered nasty bugs and lags. One error caused players to get stuck on the loading screen. As a result, they could either not go on missions or could not even get into the game. The loading screen bug was the biggest evil. However, there were more problems.
This is how BioWare reacts: In an open letter to fans, the Head of Live Service, Chad Robertson, addresses these issues. He explains which demo problems will be gone by the release.
List of issues that will be fixed by the release
Players will no longer lose all XP after completing a mission
The performance has improved. Players had problems with lags or could not move from their spot.
The stability is expected to be further improved. This likely refers to servers.
Groups on missions were sometimes bugged, causing players to be pulled together. This should no longer happen.
The perks of weapons or skills sometimes only showed 0% as stats. The correct stats will be available at launch.
Weapons that can only be used by specific Javelins had bonuses that applied to another. Weapons that can only be used by the Colossus had a bonus like “Ranger grenade damage +5%”.
Are these problems fixed in the open demo? No. According to Robertson, this list refers to the launch of Anthem. These issues may still appear in the open demo, which will be made accessible to everyone next week.
According to Robertson, there would still be thousands of things that need to be improved or already fixed by the release of Anthem. They have been preparing for the launch for weeks.
These issues will be worked on until the open demo:
Incorrectly assigned account rights: Players who should have access to the VIP demo could not do so due to a bug.
The server performance is to be improved
The loading screen bug will be examined more closely this week and fixed if possible
The bug that prevented players from unlocking their second Javelin. This was already fixed during the VIP demo.
Bugs affecting logging in, clients, and platforms
Will these issues be fixed by the open demo? The developers are currently working on these issues. At this point, however, one cannot be sure that these issues will no longer be present in the open demo.
A special focus will be placed on the loading screen bug, as this has ruined the VIP demo for many players.
Your monster killed 2 million innocent rabbits
Robertson thanks the players who participated in the VIP demo in the letter. He is grateful for the support that BioWare has received from the players. Finally, Robertson reveals a few numbers regarding the VIP demo.
These statistics are shared by BioWare with the fans:
Approximately 9 million hours were played in 2.5 days
Almost 2 million rabbits (Grabbits) were slaughtered. These are cute, colorful bunnies that hop through the open world.
Rabbits live in the biotope of Anthem and do no harm.
BioWare apologized for VIP problems: The VIP demo was frustrating for many players because of all the problems. This is particularly bitter for those who had to pre-order Anthem to participate in the VIP demo. Others also accessed it for free with a friend’s code.
This feels for pre-orderers like paying for a beta test. BioWare apologized for these problems and gives players a gift:
In Fortnite, a new weapon is known. The so-called “Chiller Grenade” will come with the next patch, but fans are excited about the Driftboard, which has been promised for a long time. The weapon will be available on Tuesday with the new update 7.30.
What happened? Epic Games announced a new weapon for the next patch. The weapon is a grenade that apparently freezes the opponent.
But many fans still wonder where the snowboard is, which Epic has already announced. The Season 7 is slowly coming to an end, making the release of the snowboard less likely.
This is the new weapon in Fortnite
What can the grenade do? Not much is known about how the grenade works. However, looking at the grenade, it certainly has something to do with ice.
How could it work? Epic describes the grenade with “Give your opponent cold feet with this wintry grenade!” So it seems likely that it may work like the Ice Traps that were introduced in Season 7.
This trap freezes the feet of the opponents, making it difficult for them to walk properly, causing them to slide along the ground. This makes aiming significantly harder. It is not known if the grenade produces the same effect, but many players suspect a similar function already.
Update 7.30 is coming on Tuesday, brings new weapon
When could the grenade come to the game? Epic announces the grenade for the next patch. Patches usually come on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. So we can look forward to the new weapon soon.
The weapon will likely be included in update 7.30.
Update 21:06 hrs: It is now known. Update 7.30 will be available on Tuesday, January 29th, at 10:00 AM German time.
What players are saying: The grenade is well received by many players. They see the weapon as a keepsake for Season 7. Once the ice has melted, this icy weapon will still remind players of the cold winter days in Fortnite.
So “iceek51” writes on Reddit: “It’s just like the Rift-to-Go! This way you can carry a little bit of Season 7 in your pocket when the next season starts.”
Players demand the snowboard: Some time ago, Epic promised players a snowboard as a means of transport. However, the player community is still waiting impatiently for the feature.
Season 7 ends on February 28, and the ice is already melting. It’s hard to imagine that a snowboard can still travel over meadows and sand by that time. A release on the snow map would have made much more sense.
So player “Pedro-Rangel” asks on Reddit: “Where the hell is the snowboard?!”
What do you think of the new weapon? Do you think the snowboard will still come in this season?
Fortnite also has cool ideas for the campfire. We will let you know what is already known:
In Destiny 2, the return of the iconic hand cannon “The Last Word” is imminent. However, in the trailer for “Last Word”, another weapon steals the spotlight: the Thorn is also set to return to Destiny 2.
Guardians used the weapon with a special shooting technique: fanning. The animation showed that one hand was over the trigger of the weapon, constantly pressing it down to enable faster firing. The reload animation was also a spectacular spin.
“The Last Word” was a cult weapon in Destiny 1 and dominated PvP during its time, as it allowed for quick and precise kills in the Crucible.
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This is what can be seen in the new trailer: The new trailer for “The Last Word” showcases the current version of the weapon in Destiny 2 in action. Also, in the second part of Destiny, it will again feature its special animations.
Guardians with the Annual Pass will be able to get the weapon with the big update tomorrow, January 29: this will happen through the exotic quest “The Draw.”
This is the special thing in the trailer: At the end of the trailer, Bungie announces the return of the “Thorn”. This is an “evil weapon” from Destiny 1, a “Weapon of Sorrow.” These are weapons that have been corrupted by the Hive.
In the lore of Destiny, the Grimoire, the weapons “The Last Word” and “Thorn” are closely linked. They belong together. For the owners of both weapons were bitter enemies:
Shin Malphur, a legendary Hunter, wielded “The Last Word”
Bungie also states: “Every hero needs a villain” and calls “The Last Word” the weapon of a hero.
The Thorn inflicted a “damage over time” effect on players in Destiny 1, poisoning them as a result.
In Destiny 2, the weapons will return with the “Season of the Drifter”, the next DLC. It is scheduled for March 2019. Fans have been hoping for the return of “Thorn” and “The Last Word” since 2017.
Our author Sven ventured into the world of Anthem during the VIP demo. One aspect of the game particularly captivated him.
That’s why I was initially skeptical about Anthem: As a big Destiny fan, I was initially skeptical about Anthem. The gameplay and concept of the upcoming BioWare title sparked my interest. However, despite increasing information, I was unsure if a shared-world shooter with a third-person perspective could offer the same experience as my beloved Destiny 2.
In that game, I play a space hero who can blast alien hordes and even their deities into the virtual afterlife in first-person perspective with all sorts of cool abilities and weapons – all paired with excellent gunplay, a spectacular soundscape, and also together with friends.
Can Anthem actually hold its own? After all, comparable games like The Division or Warframe have personally failed to measure up to Destiny for me. To my surprise, however, I had to realize: Anthem can!
This is how the VIP demo went for me: After a bumpy start to the VIP demo, I was able to play for a total of about 7 to 8 hours and did pretty much everything the demo had to offer. I completed all the story missions, tested freeplay, and tackled the stronghold.
After I was done with that, I went on a loot hunt and experimented with my two Javelins – the Ranger and the Colossus. With these exosuits, I tested different weapons and gear, leading them through various missions and in the open world.
And I have to say: I was pleasantly surprised. Of course, Anthem has its rough edges – and many of them. There were numerous annoying bugs until the end, and the performance on the PS4 Pro was at times really lacking.
Moreover, the world sometimes felt very sterile, and the missions did not offer anything that would really blow me away. In short: There are still many issues that BioWare needs to address before launch. But the demo convinced me of the game’s potential.
I find the graphical presentation very successful; the world of Anthem looks largely breathtaking and invites exploration – despite some areas still appearing empty.
The missions follow the usual pattern but were especially fun when playing with friends. The loot spiral in particular had me hooked like back in the Diablo days and invited me to experiment.
Should I focus on melee combat with my Javelin? Do I prefer to take out enemies from a distance? Am I a fan of heavy artillery or precision weapons? Even with the limited loot of the demo, players could already try out various playstyles.
I also found the gunplay surprisingly appealing against all odds. You can clearly feel what kind of firearm you are holding. In combination with the skills of the respective Javelins and suitable equipment, it creates a flow of gameplay that, in my opinion, does not need to hide behind Destiny, Warframe, or The Division.
What I particularly liked: However, a specific aspect fascinated me about Anthem like no other game has before – not even my beloved Destiny. I am specifically referring to the gameplay feedback that the various exosuits, the Javelins, in Anthem provide.
The game created the illusion that I was truly sitting inside the Javelin that I was seeing on the screen. This feeling came from several factors working together perfectly, creating a gaming experience that I had never had before.
The powerful Colossus plays exactly as it looks. It is huge, heavily armored, and correspondingly armed. This Javelin feels noticeably sluggish and moves very awkwardly – whether in the air, on the ground, or in water.
The suit’s design, combined with the animations and the cumbersome controls, the sound of heavy steps, and the hydraulics working hard – all put me right in the middle of this massive Hulkbuster.
The individual Javelin skills and especially the third-person perspective contribute to this effect. This creates a comprehensive image of the suit that makes me feel every movement.
For example, the Ranger feels significantly lighter and more agile and plays accordingly. The appealing controls, suitable sounds, and animations create the feeling that you’re controlling an “athletic” fighting machine with this Javelin.
With each Javelin, you control a noticeably different exosuit with everything that comes with it – appearance, sound, feeling. I could clearly notice this in my last evening compared to the Storm.
And this feeling makes Anthem unique for me. I have never experienced such a lively representation of the “player character” in comparable titles. From now on, all other competing titles will have to be measured against this spectacular portrayal of the Javelins.
That’s why I’m looking forward to the Open Demo: For the first time in my gaming life, a third-person shooter has truly captured me.
Since I have only been able to intensively test two Javelins so far, I am really looking forward to the Open Demo of Anthem. After the first hours in this new world, I can hardly wait to put the other two exosuits to the test and experiment with different equipment.
Anthem still has a long way to go and must convince in numerous critical aspects such as endgame, content flow, loot, and long-term motivation. But the game definitely has potential.
Therefore, I can only recommend to anyone who is fond of games like Division, Destiny, or Warframe to check out Anthem during the upcoming Open Demo and make their own judgment. It might be worth your while.
After some effort, players of the Alliance have earned a mount in World of Warcraft. Then the game said: “Haha, just for the Horde.”
The latest raid “Battle of Dazar’alor” has been accessible in World of Warcraft for a few days. On normal and heroic difficulty, all bosses fell quite quickly, so some players have already moved on to “achievement runs” to earn the mount “Whirlwind of Dazar’alor.” This is offered as a reward for completing all achievements and thus the meta achievement “Glory of the Raider of Dazar’alor.”
No mount for the Alliance: However, the joy over the mount quickly faded, as the user Buuloki explained on Reddit. As a member of the Alliance, the mount is unusable. None of his raid members can use the mount as it is apparently marked as “Horde only.”
Buuloki also verified this immediately. He logged on to one of his Horde characters and was able to use the mount there without any problems. Back on the Alliance side, the Whirlwind remained marked in red – no chance.
Mockery and scorn against Blizzard: Naturally, this incident drew some mockery on Reddit again, with the frequent comment: “Welcome to the beta of Azeroth!”
Since the error is quite small and likely quick to fix, it should only be a matter of a few days before Blizzard rolls out a hotfix to make the mount accessible to players of the Alliance as well. Until then, it lives a unloved existence in the collection.
Have you also already gotten the mount and are suffering from the same problem? Or do you play World of Warcraft on the right side?
The Hoenn event in Pokémon GO has also brought back Kyogre and Groudon. The two legendary monsters also appeared in their Shiny form.
However, the event surrounding the two raid bosses is coming to an end. Today, on January 29th, Kyogre and Groudon will be unavailable. You should take your chance to catch both Shinys.
That’s why you should take your chance on Groudon and Kyogre
How long will the two Pokémon stay? Today, at 10:00 PM, it’s the end for Kyogre and Groudon. Then, the two Pokémon will disappear for an indefinite time and make way for the next raid boss.
That’s why you should raid one more time: Kyogre and Groudon are among the best Pokémon in the game. If you don’t have one with good IVs yet, you should improve your team.
Additionally, both Pokémon are available as Shiny. When the two legendaries disappear from raids, the Shinys will disappear as well. So you should take your chance again.
When will Kyogre and Groudon return? There is no information about a return. Last time, it took almost a year for the two monsters to reappear in raids. It could well be that it will take that long again.
Who comes after the two monsters? A new legendary raid boss has not yet been announced. However, it could be the Lake Trio or Dialga and Palkia. But nothing has been confirmed yet. The announcement will probably come tomorrow at 10:00 PM.
It is also rumored that Rayquaza will return. It is the missing part of the Weather Trio and would fit well with Kyogre and Groudon.
Update January 29: Last night, Palkia was already confirmed as a new raid boss!
Are Zigzagoon and Swablu disappearing too? With the end of the Hoenn event, the spawns of Generation 3 will decrease significantly. This lowers your chance of encountering shiny Swablu and Zigzagoon, as they were more common during the event. However, you will still be able to find both shiny forms in the game. The chance of finding such a shiny is typically 1 in 450.
Secret symbols or gibberish? A player deciphered the characters in Fort Tarsis during the VIP demo of Anthem.
What is it about? In the VIP demo of Anthem, players stumbled upon strange characters. Especially in the city of Fort Tarsis, letters, posters, or messages in an unknown language were often found.
The player dragoonjefy parked his Javelin in the demo and took it upon himself to decipher the strange “Tarsis language” – successfully! The player hoped to uncover hidden lore through the characters.
How was the language deciphered? The resourceful freelancer arrived at the solution to the riddle through logical conclusions. He looked at the sequences of letters on the various letters and chose the word with the most repetitions.
To his luck, he stumbled upon a word with eleven letters, with the same symbols in positions three and four, and repetitions in positions two and ten. In English, there is only one word that fits: Freelancers.
Since the player was able to decipher one word, he was already quite a bit further along and continued to focus on translating the language. However, he noticed that the usual English two-letter words, like “as”, “of” or “on” were completely missing.
Instead, dragoonjefy kept coming across “et”. The characters do not produce English words but rather Latin!
What was translated? dragoonjefy posted his find in the Anthem subreddit and also provided a full translation of a text from Fort Tarsis:
OMNIBUS FREELANCERS: TARSIS QUONIAM PROPTER TE PLACENT TOLLERE PURGAMENTUM!
Those hoping for secret information will sadly be disappointed: The message can be roughly translated to “All Freelancers: For the sake of Tarsis, please throw away your trash!”.
This message is not nonsense; it is based on the lore of Anthem. As some players mention on Reddit, a codex can be found outside of Tarsis that describes the trash in the city becoming a problem.
Some players are currently considering a way to play together even better in Fallout 76. They want to plan entire cities and already have some ideas on how that could be implemented.
On reddit, one of the biggest topics in the Fallout 76 subreddit is currently a post about a city system in Fallout 76. Players want to build settlements together with others. They have named the system “Teamwork Oriented Wasteland Neighborhood System,” abbreviated as “T.O.W.N.S.” (an acronym, spelled out for “cities”). In German, that would roughly translate to: “Team-oriented Wasteland Neighborhood System.”
Player Cities in Fallout 76 – Here’s How It Could Work
What are T.O.W.N.S.? The creator of the post already has a pretty clear idea of how these T.O.W.N.S. should function. There could be ruins from before the war that players could claim. In the description, it sounds similar to the workshops that already exist.
Various locations could thus become ruins that players can occupy and expand, with between 8 and 24 buildable plots. These plots could then be freely developed by the participating players. Building sites for community buildings could also be feasible.
However, it would be necessary for players to spawn back in their T.O.W.N. every time they re-enter the game. The current server sharding and also server hopping would no longer be possible.
What is the purpose of this? The goal of T.O.W.N.S. is for players to collaboratively build a settlement – which is essentially the goal of the inhabitants of Fallout 76 anyway. After all, they should rebuild America.
Through these settlements, some players could then play together permanently, explore the world, and create a place they have established themselves. The creator Fluxxen has even planned professions for role-playing such as mayor, trader, or judge.
This is how the community responds to the idea: Aside from some jabs at Bethesda for the lack of content, many players find this idea very appealing. Especially in connection with the upcoming player shops, the settlements seem like a great idea.
Various settlements would also encourage trade with other cities, build industries, and fill the world with life. Reddit users are continuously developing the idea further in the comments.
Whether something concrete develops from this idea remains to be seen. However, since Bethesda has been more active on reddit lately, it could happen that the developers notice this idea.
Would you live in such a settlement?
Further possible features for Fallout 76 have already been found in the data. 5 of them would be particularly cool for our author Benedict:
We show you the predictions for Team of the Week 20 (TOTW 20) in FIFA 19. The following players could receive a new Inform card in the new week.
The TOTW time in FUT 19: On January 30th, the 20th Team of the Week appears in FIFA 19. From 7 PM, you can pull special cards from packs for one week, until TOTW 21 takes over on February 6th.
What are the TOTW predictions? The predictions are based on the performances of players over the last week.
While the predictions are never 100% accurate, they still provide a good overview of the players who could make it into the Team of the Week.
How to take advantage of the predictions: If you need more coins for FUT, you should consider buying some of these predictions now. When they make it into the Team of the Week, their value will increase and you can sell them for profit. You can find more about this in our TOTW Trading Guide.
In World of Warcraft the annual Lunar Festival takes place. However, in 2019 there are some new features that especially collectors should not miss.
The Lunar Festival is one of the oldest events in World of Warcraft, held every year. The event is regularly updated with new rewards, ensuring that even after more than a decade, something new can still be earned.
New rewards in 2019: This year there are a total of seven new toys that you can buy from the vendors at the Moonlight Glade. These include two complete costumes, consisting of three parts each, and a new hearthstone with a special animation. Here are the costs of the individual items:
Green Dragon Tail Costume: 25 Coins of the Ancients
Green Dragon Body Costume: 10 Coins of the Ancients
Green Dragon Head Costume: 25 Coins of the Ancients
Blue Dragon Tail Costume: 25 Coins of the Ancients
Blue Dragon Body Costume: 10 Coins of the Ancients
Blue Dragon Head Costume: 25 Coins of the Ancients
Hearthstone of the Moon Elder: 30 Coins of the Ancients
So if you want all the rewards from this year, you will need 150 coins. Remember that you can collect coins with multiple characters and then buy the toys on different avatars. After all, they all end up in the same collection.
How to collect Coins of the Ancients: Coins of the Ancients can be obtained from special Ancestor NPCs found throughout the world. Each Ancestor has a quest that rewards a coin. It will be a journey around the globe, so you should plan a lot of time, or just watch a great series on the side. You can easily find all Ancestors with an addon, such as Candy Buckets (link to download on Curse). The addon conveniently shows you all Ancestors on the map so that you don’t miss any or have to google for them for too long.
Past necessary for some zones: Please keep in mind that some zones have changed significantly since the introduction of the Lunar Festival. In these areas, it is necessary to speak with Zidormi to travel to an “old version” of that zone and locate the corresponding Ancestors. This applies to Tirisfal, the Plaguelands, Teldrassil with Darkshore, and Silithus. Zidormi will be displayed on your map.
The Lunar Festival lasts for two weeks: The Lunar Festival is active from January 28 (today) to February 10 – exactly two weeks. That gives you time to earn all the rewards.
Have you already claimed the rewards from the Lunar Festival? Or are you taking it easy and then panicking as it comes to an end?
Niantic inadvertently banned numerous Pokémon GO accounts. Now they compensated the affected players.
What happened? We informed you a few days ago about players who lost their accounts for no reason. Niantic was at a loss, and players were unable to play for weeks.
Now, some players are reporting on Reddit that their accounts are back. They received some PokéCoins as compensation, and their accounts were rolled back a few days to prevent this issue from occurring again.
This is how Niantic responded to this error
The frustration among many players was high. Their accounts, for which they had spent hundreds of Euros, were gone. There was no explanation, as it was a mistake by Niantic.
This is what Niantic did: The game developer initially did not respond at all. Complaints were not answered, and the Twitter support was silent.
After a few days, there was finally a message from Niantic: The problem had been identified, and they were working on a solution. By that time, no one had received their accounts back.
This is the response now: After several days of silence, Niantic’s Twitter support reached out again. They thanked the players for their patience and had good news: The first players can now use their accounts again, and the error that led to the ban should be fixed.
This is what players report: Indeed, the first players have regained access to their accounts. On Reddit, the player “J_64” writes that a large wave of unbans came through and many players can finally access their accounts again.
This is how players are compensated: Affected players have received 5000 PokéCoins and a Hyper Box as compensation from Niantic.
This problem exists: In order for Niantic to restore the affected accounts, they had to roll back the accounts to previous days. As a result, any catches made during that time were lost. If a player caught a Shiny during that time, it was also deleted.
Are you still affected? If your account is still banned, you should contact Niantic support. They are continuing to work to restore all players’ accounts. If you have already contacted support, check your emails. You may have a response from Niantic now.
Niantic also had issues on the Barschwa day. At least that’s what an analysis says:
With the “Moonrise”, Dead by Daylight has the best event yet coming up. Finally, you have to make an effort to unlock something!
The developers of Dead by Daylight are always trying to spice up their game with various in-game events. Although the events are popular, they sometimes lead to unfortunate side effects, such as during the Halloween event. There, the developers had to adjust the event afterwards because players were forced to play as killers to unlock everything.
But everything should be better during the “Moonrise” event.
When does the Moonrise event take place? In Dead by Daylight, the Moonrise event starts the day after tomorrow, on January 30th. It will last until February 13th, meaning 2 weeks in total. During the event, various cosmetics can be earned. There are three new outfits to unlock: a complete set each for the Huntress, Ace Visconti, and Feng Min.
Here’s how you collect points and coins: At the Moonrise event, killers and survivors collect points in different ways, ultimately earning coins.
There will be three costumes in total, consisting of three parts each – so 9 items. Each item can be purchased for one coin, which must first be earned through points. The first coin can be quickly earned, but the costs keep rising.
The first coin is given for 100 points.
The second coin requires 200 points.
The third coin requires 300 points.
and so on.
Thus, the costs continue to rise. So if you want to unlock all items, you need 9 coins, which means a total of 4,500 points.
Here’s how the point collection works: Players collect points during the “Moonrise” event in various ways. A small number of points is simply awarded for “normal gameplay” – that is, as a killer for hooking players and as a survivor for repairing generators. More points can be earned for riskier bonus objectives.
Survivors earn 4 points each time a generator is repaired.
25 points are awarded if they pick up a “Lunar Vessel” during the match and manage to escape with it.
This is what the “Lunar Vessel” looks like in the game.
Killers, on the other hand, get 2 points each time they hook a survivor.
3 additional points are earned when they destroy a Lunar Vessel. This can happen when they catch a survivor and hook them. All Lunar Vessels will then light up for the killer, and they can be destroyed.
Survivors carrying a Lunar Vessel who are hooked will drop it, and it will return to its spawn. The killer can “take away” the Lunar Vessel from survivors and then destroy it.
How to find Lunar Vessels? By default, there are only 2 Lunar Vessels per map. This means that not all survivors can get one. However, the number of Lunar Vessels can be increased through special event offerings, which also grant additional bloodpoints. Survivors carrying a Lunar Vessel should be cautious, as they glow faintly through the vessel and are therefore easier to spot by the killer.
If you still have offerings from last year, you’re in luck: they will be converted into the new offerings.
Cosmetics will be available in the shop later: If you can’t unlock all items during the event, you can purchase them later in the shop – but then for real money. The event coins expire 2 weeks after the event ends, so make sure to spend them in time.
What were the previous problems? During the Halloween event, survivors did not have to survive to fulfill their event goals. They could fill a vial and then simply “die” to start the next round while still receiving the points. This led many survivors to fill their vials and then reveal themselves to the killer to quickly move on to the next match.
Cortyn says: To me, the planned features and changes seem perfect compared to previous events. Finally, killers and survivors must push themselves until the last second to fully benefit from the event. I’m really looking forward to the event and hope other players will be just as motivated.
Are you already excited for the “Moonrise” event? Or are you not interested at all?
Dead by Daylight is now cracking down hard on toxic players:
Some players have discovered that in Overwatch it is currently possible in some cases to see the opposing team earlier than intended. This provides an easily exploitable advantage.
On the map Busan, it is currently possible for the enemy hero lineup to be visible shortly after the start – significantly earlier than would normally be possible through the match overview or at the first encounter.
Bug on Busan, or intended?
What effect does the bug have? When players stand in their spawn area on Busan, they can see the map itself in the background through the hero selection. However, this is not an image or animation.
The map is visible, and it is live from the current match. More specifically, the enemy spawn area can be recognized. Because it is a “live broadcast”, the opposing team can be observed when leaving the spawn area.
Normally, it would be significantly later to see which heroes the opponents are playing. Only the first encounter or the overview a few seconds after the start would provide insight. Now it is possible earlier.
The clip shows streamer TannerOW demonstrating the effect of the bug. On the right side of the image, the spawn area is visible, which the enemy heroes leave towards the end of the clip.
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This is the unfair advantage: Since players can directly see what the opponents are playing right after the start, they could react immediately. Counters can be chosen without the opponents having a chance to respond, as they did not have this insight.
As a result, the initial fights can strongly favor the prepared players and grant them a significant advantage that may carry through the entire round or even the whole match.
Is it actually a bug? It is not entirely clear whether Blizzard intended for the enemy spawn point to be this clearly visible. Therefore, it is also unclear whether this situation will turn out to be a “game-breaking bug”.
Players who want to scout their opponents must wait until shortly after the match begins to even utilize the bug. It remains to be seen whether the background will be changed or whether it will stay like this.
MMORPGs need content to entertain players over the long term. This content often comes into play with addons.
We present to you the five best MMORPG expansions of all time according to Metacritic.
These are the rules: Per page, we introduce one of the top 5 addons. We have based our selection on the ratings from Metacritic: this reflects the range of reviews the addon received at release.
For each game, we present only one addon, specifically the one that received the highest rating— even if multiple expansions of the game landed among the top addons. Otherwise, WoW would totally dominate the list, as its expansions often scored around 90.
However, we will additionally list other well-rated expansions of the title.
What is Wrath of the Lich King about? In the strategy game Warcraft 3, hero Arthas Menethil became the servant of the Lich King Ner’Zhul through the sword Frostmourne, eventually uniting with his soul to become the Lich King himself.
He poses a great threat to Azeroth with his army of undead, which is why players in World of Warcraft eventually set off for Northrend to destroy Arthas.
What did the expansion bring? The expansion to WoW introduced the continent of Northrend with many innovations.
New regions, monsters, dungeons, and quests
Level cap raised to level 80
Introduction of new spells and talents
The Death Knight as a “hero class” with special abilities
The new profession “Inscription,” which allows the creation of items that can enhance spells and attacks
Expanded PvP options with epic battles, siege weapons, and destructible buildings
With the new feature “Phasing,” WoW was able to give players the feeling that a zone would genuinely change over the course of the story
Why was the addon so well received? For many players, Wrath of the Lich King is the pinnacle of WoW.
Players loved the epic story, which finally provided a continuation of Arthas’s story from Warcraft 3
Furthermore, Northrend offered a welcome change with its icy landscapes from the previous game world
The quests offered much variety and challenges – many are legendary even today
The new content basically matched exactly what players wanted
Bethesda has announced a new PvP mode for Fallout 76. It now also has a rough start date. However, as not the entire community is happy about it, a community manager promises additional PvE content.
The developers of Fallout 76 are currently in active communication with the community. Under a reddit post, community manager Valseek commented with some details about the upcoming PvP mode and promised more content. All this is set to launch in March 2019.
PvP and PvE Content for Fallout 76
What PvE content is coming? It is not yet known which content is planned for the PvE of Fallout 76. Valseek only wrote:
We see the considerations shared by those who want to see more PvE content. Although I cannot reveal more yet, I can say that the survival mode is not the only content coming in March. Stay tuned!
In the community, the statement sparked wild speculations. One of the most popular considerations is a co-op mode. This would be a version of the game that is separate from the adventure mode, akin to the PvP mode. However, PvP would be entirely disabled here.
What the community says: Many players are still critical of the PvP mode. They believe it is not a good idea that characters from the adventure mode (standard game) can be transferred. This would make many players too strong in PvP.
However, the news of new PvE content is well received. For both modes, the community advises Bethesda to take their time. User dapper32 writes: “Please, take your time. Don’t rush. You can’t afford another early launch. The community won’t take that well.”
A model complains that the Chinese gaming giant Tencent had taken her image, created a character for the battle royale shooter “Ring of Elysium,” and sold it as a skin. That’s something new: Fortnite is only accused of copying dances.
This is the model: The Chinese-American model Mei Yan has 400,000 subscribers on YouTube and nearly 200,000 followers on Instagram. She is a model, blogger, and “internet personality.”
Yan recounts in a post on Instagram that she took a photo 5 years ago. The photo shows her in a black sweater, wearing a mask, and with her arms hanging down.
The gigantic Chinese corporation Tencent, on the other hand, took this photo, edited it with Photoshop, and created the character “Photographer Lynn” from it. This is a character icon for Ring of Elysium in the Adventurer Pass.
Mei Yan did not give her consent for this. She claims she was not even asked. She was only made aware of it by chance – the model has nothing to do with games.
This is the character in the game: The character “Lynn” in Ring of Elysium is an icon character in the new Adventurer Pass. Tencent promotes these characters centrally in the game as special skins. The skins are obtained when you purchase the “Adventurer Pass” – which is equivalent to the Battle Pass from Fortnite.
The icon skins are supposed to be expanded during a season. Additional accessories for Lynn have already been announced, such as a sweatshirt or a backpack with a cat theme.
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This is how Tencent reacts: As reported by USGamer, Tencent has not commented on the allegations. However, the company has already taken offline promotional material featuring Lynn.
This is how the model reacts: Mei Yan seems somewhat astonished. Although it is normal for her content to be stolen, she says. But the extent of this has surprised her. It feels very strange.
The model says: “Players have paid for the Adventurer Pass and for access to this skin. I think, in a certain way, they were tricked, and that’s really, really not okay.”
This is behind it: Battle royale games are known for making pop culture references. In Fortnite, for example, actors, musicians, and the mothers of children complain that Epic has stolen their dances and profited a lot of money from it.
But to say that the entire character was stolen is quite new.
It will be interesting to see if and how Tencent reacts:
A kill record has been broken in Fortnite, which was once held by Ninja. A video of the run shows how fast and colorful Fortnite is at the moment. It must be so much fun when you can play it.
What record is that? It is about the world record for kills in “Duo vs. Squads” on PC. For the record, a team of two players competes in a squad match, playing against four-player teams.
Now the players “ImCLutchPlayz” and “iMrSharpShooter” have taken the record.
XBOX One player switches to PC to break record
This is the new record: The two players played on the PC with “Xbox One” controllers and achieved 47 kills, one more than the previous record. They almost wiped out half of the lobby of unsuspecting PC players.
This is the special thing about the video: There is a 17-minute video about the record. It impressively shows the current, quite crazy state of Fortnite from the perspective of “ImCluchPlayz” and the special appeal of such a record chase:
The ice zombies bring a new component into the current Fortnite that must be considered
Also, the run is by no means perfect; one of the players dies, and the other has to revive him – Fortnite is thus highly dynamic here
Moreover, it is clear that both players are on a record chase. This brings in additional adrenaline as they check their kills every free second, aiming for the record, and constantly motivate each other
For them, it seems less about winning the fights – they do that anyway. The thrill seems to lie in continuously looking for the next fight and then eliminating everyone. This race against time brings in the drive.
An entertaining video that shows Fortnite from a perspective that helps understand why professionals enjoy the game so much. The opponents seem more like mobs to be shot on the go, and they actually only serve as point suppliers.
With the way “normal players” play Fortnite, this high-speed game probably has little in common.
