Monster Hunter World: This event quest fills you with loot

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 3 minutes

Currently, the big anniversary celebration is happening in Monster Hunter World. There is also a special event quest where you must hunt a special monster. It can be quite rewarding.

What is the event quest about? The quest is called “The Greatest Jagras.” It is available as part of the one-year anniversary festival, the Festival of Gratitude. It requires Hunter Rank 50 and is a 9-star quest.

The goal is to take down a gigantic Great Jagras. And “gigantic” really applies in this case. The Jagras is significantly larger than its counterparts. Fans have wished for this monster for a long time, as the Great Jagras is one of the community’s favorite monsters, but was simply too weak.

The huge Great Jagras is not only particularly cool, but it has also learned some new tricks and has more abilities than the smaller specimens. Consequently, the quest is not a walk in the park, and the rewards are particularly generous.

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The most effective method to get decorations

What are decorations? These stones can be attached to your equipment. They are crafted from the various jewels obtained as quest rewards. Each stone has a different designation and skill. With decorations, you can optimize equipment and create specific builds.

However, it is not easy to obtain the particularly rare specimens, and it can take hundreds of hours of gameplay. That’s why decorations are also part of the endgame of Monster Hunter World. The Jagras quest showers you with decorations.

Here are the rewards for the event: If you complete “The Greatest Jagras,” you will receive monster parts as usual. In addition, there are many worn and crooked jewels. Furthermore, you will receive some Armor Spheres V.

But that’s not all. During the fight, the huge Great Jagras drops a lot of materials. These aren’t scales or the usual parts, but rather more jewels. And there are quite a few.

So many that the quest is currently the best way to get the desired decorations in Monster Hunter World.

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Get the loot

How to efficiently farm decorations: Under the right circumstances, you can make the Jagras scatter many jewels around. The easiest way to do this is to start the quest and wait until he has eaten. This takes a maximum of one minute.

Once he is full, you can go for him. Hit his massively swollen belly, and the loot rain will begin.

There are now two options:

  • You can abandon the quest after collecting the jewels and start again. This saves you time, but you’ll miss out on the quest rewards.
  • You can kill or capture the Jagras and collect the full rewards. While this takes longer, it is more rewarding overall as you will get a lot of rare jewels as quest rewards at the end.

If you want to take down the Jagras, you need to keep a few things in mind. He has some new attacks in his repertoire. Once he is full, he starts spewing meat chunks. These can deal very high damage; without optimized armor, you can go down quickly. However, this vomiting attack also brings a boost in jewels, which will then be scattered.

The giant Jagras is not necessarily hard to defeat, but his strong attacks can knock players down quickly if they are not careful. It is best to bring a fire weapon, as he is particularly vulnerable to fire. Capture him as soon as you can, as it saves time.

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Which weapons are particularly effective? If you have trouble with the Jagras, ranged weapons and weapons with shields are particularly effective. Additionally, you should consider the skill Tremor Resistance, as the Jagras frequently causes the ground to shake with his belly.

Who should take this quest? This quest is particularly suitable for anyone missing many decorations. Some of you might get lucky and receive a particularly rare decoration like the coveted attack jewels.

However, you still have some time, as the Festival of Gratitude runs until February 7. By then, the Witcher event will also take place.

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So hat Epic Games jetzt Steam den Krieg erklärt

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

Metro: Exodus is no longer available on Steam, but on the Epic Games Store. This surprising news shocked those who had pre-ordered the shooter on Valve’s platform yesterday. With this move, Epic Games shows that it is fully confronting Valve and is serious.

What happened? Yesterday at around 6 PM, a press release stated that the shooter Metro: Exodus is exclusively available on the Epic Games Store. And this, despite the fact that the game had been available for pre-order for some time on Steam and other online retailers. However, pre-order customers will still receive their games through the retailer they purchased from, including Steam.

It is now just not possible to purchase the game further on Steam.

This exclusivity deal between publisher Deep Silver and Epic Games lasts for one year. From mid-February 2020, Metro: Exodus will again be available on Steam.

Valve is severely impacted

How is Valve responding? With previous games that have taken a similar path, Valve has remained calm. Even when Ubisoft announced that The Division 2 would no longer be available on Steam, but rather on the Epic Games Store, the company stayed silent.

Now, however, there has been a reaction that shows how hard Valve has been hit.

Metro Exodus Screenshot

On the Steam product page for Metro: Exodus, it is stated: “We consider the decision to remove the game for Steam customers to be unfair. Particularly after a long pre-sale phase. We would like to apologize to the Steam customers who expected Metro: Exodus to be available until February 15. However, we were only recently informed of the decision and had limited time to notify everyone of this.”

The loss of Metro: Exodus is not easy for Valve to digest, as the company has had a very good partnership with the publisher Deep Silver.

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What does this mean for Steam: That Electronic Arts offers its own games via Origin and Bethesda titles like Fallout 76 through the Bethesda Launcher is already bad for Valve. However, the company can manage this.

But the fact that now publishers and developers are withdrawing who do not offer their own launchers and have been loyal partners of Steam previously is a severe blow. It is as if Epic Games has declared war on Valve. The company now needs to react somehow.

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An uncertain future for Steam

Why are so many developers and publishers switching to the Epic Games Store? Valve maintained a monopoly on PC with Steam for a long time. For players, this was also acceptable and even pleasant, as they only had to install this launcher to play their favorite titles. However, as more and more companies are withdrawing, the number of launchers is increasing.

  • For studios and publishers, this is good, as they can sell their games directly without having to give a part of the revenue to Steam.
  • Steam takes 30 percent of the revenue, which companies find to be very high.
  • Epic Games only wants 12 percent.
  • Through the Epic Games Store, developers communicate more directly with customers, while on Steam, Valve is in between – meaning that the game pages and feeds are managed directly by the developers.
  • The Epic Games Store currently has no user reviews and will even allow studios to disable this feature upon its introduction.
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What implications does this have for us as customers? Everyone has to decide where they want to buy their games. Epic Games would, of course, like this to happen through its own store. And right now, the company is doing everything necessary for this.

Customers need to decide whether they want to install another launcher and give their money to Epic Games, or if they want to remain loyal to Valve and perhaps forgo some games – at least for a certain time until the exclusivity period is over.

How are the players reacting? The Epic Games Store is still viewed ambivalently. Some think it is good that Valve is now facing competition, while others criticize the aggressive approach of Epic Games.

Some hope that Valve will finally wake up and reconsider its strategy. Otherwise, more and more development studios and publishers could turn their backs on Steam.

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DOTA 2: Mod “Auto Chess” is the hit – What you need to know

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 6 minutes

For the MOBA Dota 2, mods are regularly developed. On January 4th, the Auto Chess mod designed for eight players was released. This is a modified version of chess featuring heroes from Dota who compete against each other. The mod enjoys great popularity and has two million subscribers.

What is Dota 2 Auto Chess? In Auto Chess, the player takes on the role of a courier and can buy heroes. These are placed on an 8×8 chessboard and then compete in different rounds against the heroes of other players.

In each round, you receive gold to buy new heroes, upgrade your old ones, or get more hero slots. If you lose a round, the courier loses health points. Once these drop to 0, the game is over.

In the first two rounds and also between rounds, you face neutral opponents. This is primarily to facilitate the entry and usually secures the first gold.

Dota 2 Auto Chess

How do I play Auto Chess? To play Auto Chess, you first need a Steam account. There you can download the free game Dota 2. The game is about 20 gigabytes in size.

Then you can install the mod either through the workshop or directly through Dota itself. On Steam, you can simply search for Dota 2 under “Community” and “Workshop”. After selecting the game, just search for “Auto Chess” and install the mod.

In Dota 2 itself, you will find the “Game Hall” option in the menu bar. There, you can also search for the Auto Chess mod and play it.

Auto Chess Dota 2 Game Hall

The First Steps in the Game

To survive the first round, you need to buy a hero. At the start, you will have 5 heroes to choose from. Which one you choose is initially irrelevant. You have 30 seconds to choose the hero and place it on the field before your first battle begins.

How do I place a hero? After purchasing a hero, it is best to use the “Q” key and then click on the corresponding hero. You can then place it at any point on your half of the chessboard.

Alternatively, you can select your courier, click on the placement symbol, choose the hero, and then place it on the field. However, since you only have 30 seconds between rounds to prepare, it is advisable to work quickly with hotkeys.

Dota 2 Auto Chess Preparation

How does a round of Auto Chess progress? After the 30 seconds for shopping and placing heroes, there is a short 5-second phase before the battle begins. The battle phase lasts up to 60 seconds, but ends the moment the battle is over on each of the 8 chessboards.

After that, you receive your gold, and you have another 30 seconds to buy heroes and place them freely on the field.

Dota 2 Auto Chess Shop

How do I earn gold?  After the first round, you receive 2 gold; after the second round, 3 gold, and this continues up to the fourth round. Afterwards, you will always receive 5 gold per round. Additionally, you can earn bonus gold each round:

  • For defeating an opponent, you earn 1 gold
  • For a winning or losing streak, you earn up to 3 gold
  • There is 10% interest on your gold. From 10 gold, you therefore earn 1 additional gold. However, you can earn a maximum of 5 gold in interest

You also get gold back when you sell heroes you no longer need. Additionally, you can hold a maximum of 100 gold.

Dota 2 Auto Chess Gold

The Hotkeys: To help you navigate the game as quickly as possible, we have compiled the most important hotkeys:

  • Q – Place or move a hero
  • W – Put a hero on the bench
  • E – Sell a hero
  • D – Get new heroes in the shop
  • F – Buy experience points
  • Spacebar – Open shop
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The Heroes

Heroes are your chess pieces in Auto Chess. They are creatures from the Dota universe. All heroes have specific traits (such as race and class) and abilities. They also have attributes like attack power, armor, or health points.

What heroes are available? Currently, there are a total of 52 heroes. These are categorized by rarity. Some of them you encounter regularly (white or blue heroes), while others are very rare (purple or orange heroes).

At the beginning, the chances of rare heroes are very low. However, the higher your courier’s level, the higher the chances of rare chess pieces.

You can view a list of all available heroes in the image here:

Class List

Combining Heroes: To be truly successful in Auto Chess, you need to proceed strategically. The races and classes have synergies with each other. For example, the more warriors you have on the board, the more armor they get.

Three assassins, in turn, deal more damage to each other. The races of the heroes also help each other. Several elves give each other a higher chance to dodge attacks.

The more of these synergy effects you use, the stronger your team will be on the chessboard. However, be careful to use different creatures to receive the bonuses.

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Leveling Up Heroes: Your heroes level up passively when they are on the board. But you can also actively enhance them. Having three of the exact same character upgrades them to a character with two stars.

So if you have three Axes on the board, they turn into an Axe with two stars. If you have three Axes with two stars, they upgrade to an Axe with three stars.

Those who want to delve deeper into the combinations can find all the important information in the English table by author Qihl.

Dota Auto Chess Hero Chance

How do I get more hero slots? At the start, you can only place one hero on the field. However, with each round, your courier earns experience points and levels up. With each new level, you get more hero slots.

You can also buy an additional 4 experience points for 5 gold. This allows your hero to level up faster, and you can have more creatures in the battle. You can see how much XP you need for the next level with the ALT key (Thanks to Fewa for the tip).

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More Useful Tips for Auto Chess

The strategic components of Auto Chess are diverse. In addition to the different heroes and synergies, there are also items that can enhance heroes. It is also worthwhile to observe your opponents.

Items and Combinations: During matches, opponents drop items that you can pick up with your courier. You can give these items to your heroes on the field.

Be careful when distributing these, as you cannot take the items away from the heroes once given. You will only get the item back if you sell a hero.

The items can also be combined like in Dota 2 and upgraded to stronger items. They only need to be in the same inventory (either your hero’s or your courier’s).

Dota 2 Auto Chess Item

DPS Statistics: At the end of each round, you will find a DPS table in the upper left corner of the game. Here you can quickly see how much damage your heroes have dealt.

If you want to optimize your team in this regard, you should always keep an eye on it.

Dota Chess DPS

The Hero Pool: When setting up your team, you should also pay attention to which heroes your opponents are purchasing. There is only one pool from which all heroes are drawn.

If all players focus on orcs and warriors, the chances of getting more orcs and warriors in the shop will significantly decrease. In that case, it might make sense to switch tactics and build a different team.

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Destiny 2 reveals how scout rifles benefit from the new update

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

Before Update 2.1.4 for Destiny 2, Bungie has now revealed how the scout rifles will change as part of the sandbox adjustments.

What happened? Destiny 2 is receiving the massive Update 2.1.4 today, January 29. Included are extensive sandbox changes – also for the weapons. Many fans are particularly excited about the changes to scout rifles.

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Apparently, Bungie has also noticed this. The studio has now detailed how the scout rifles will change ahead of the upcoming patch – much to the delight of many fans.

Here’s how scout rifles will change in detail: Community Manager dmg04 spoke on Reddit about this. He provided a closer look at the upcoming changes to scout rifles. Here’s what guardians can expect:

  • The damage of lightweight scout rifles will be increased by 5%
  • The damage of rapid-fire scout rifles will be increased by 6%
  • The damage of all scout rifles will also be increased by 10% in PvE
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How fans are reacting: The fans have reacted with joy and disbelief to this small preview. Many have been waiting for these specific changes to this weapon type. Additionally, Bungie provided some numbers, which is very rare. The Reddit thread received over 1,000 upvotes in a very short time.

Although scout rifles are generally popular among guardians, many perceive them as simply too weak and not competitive enough. Previous small buffs did not really change this. Guardians were eager to see how Bungie plans to strengthen this weapon type this time.

Now there is extensive discussion on how these increases will affect the time to kill in the Crucible and the performance of scouts in PvE. Guardians are very hopeful that scouts will finally take a worthy place and could be worth using again.

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What is sometimes criticized is that slowly firing scout rifles with high damage only receive a “mere” 10% damage buff compared to the other archetypes.

This is why Bungie rarely reveals numbers: In this context, dmg04 also explained why Bungie so seldom provides specific numbers. In the past, they have often kept the information very vague so that players could experiment with the effects of the changes themselves.

Changes are often much more profound than just a number in the patch notes. Very few guardians can draw the right conclusions from that. So when players see 5% in the patch notes, it may seem very little to most. However, this small change could already have significant effects and may lead to some dusty favorites being pulled out of the vault.

Thus, in the future not all patch notes will provide specific numerical details. Because some changes are simply much more complex than a number can express.

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What do you think of these changes? Do you believe that these buffs will finally make scouts a worthwhile weapon type again?

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Overkill’s The Walking Dead: Studio head blames team for the flop

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

The release of the online shooter Overkill’s The Walking Dead on PC was a disaster for publisher Starbreeze. The fired CEO of the studio subsequently blamed the developers, who, according to him, did not work carefully enough.

What happened? On November 6, 2018, the PC version of the online shooter Overkill’s The Walking Dead was released. However, both players and the press were unimpressed with the title.

Bugs and poor optimization ruined the gaming experience for many. The release version felt like an unfinished budget game, receiving harsh criticism and low ratings.

As can be seen from Steamcharts, the player numbers continue to decline. Sales figures were well below expectations, as publisher Starbreeze itself admitted.

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A release of Overkill’s The Walking Dead for PS4 and Xbox One has been postponed multiple times. Some doubt whether the game will even come out.

What consequences did the publisher draw from it? The launch of Overkill’s The Walking Dead was so disastrous that Bo Andersson, CEO of Starbreeze, had to leave the company.

The console version of the game was postponed indefinitely, and Starbreeze’s stock plummeted. Finally, there was even a raid at the company due to suspicions of insider trading.

This is all the more surprising because Starbreeze had been considered a huge success for years. The Swedish studio had a megaseller with Payday 2 and had been on a spending spree in recent years, spending millions – however, the money was apparently not wisely invested, as a major insider report from Eurogamer shows.

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An unprofessional reaction

How did the dismissed CEO react? According to Eurogamer, Bo Andersson wrote a farewell email to the staff.

In this email, he writes that he is going through a divorce and has lost all his money and custody of his children because he spent the last two to three years working 100-hour weeks to ensure that the developers could be paid. However, he believes that fewer and fewer employees place value on care, which affects the quality that can be achieved in a given time. He wrote that he should have reacted to this situation.

In other words, Bo Andersson believes that the developers of Overkill’s The Walking Dead did not work carefully enough, and that is why the game is a failure. This impression is confirmed by employees of Starbreeze who were interviewed anonymously by Eurogamer.

What the employees say: The employees who were harshly criticized feel mocked, as there was a months-long intense crunch time leading up to development with some 100-hour weeks.

Midway through development, the engine had to be changed. The developers were not familiar with the Unreal Engine. All of this led to delays and the crunch time described by employees. That it is now presented as if the team did not show enough commitment is a harsh blow.

Overkills The Walking Dead Grant

What does the new CEO say about it? In the meantime, Mikael Nermark runs the business. He reacted to the letter from his predecessor and stated that the entire team worked very hard on the game. The work ethic of the employees is very high, and when necessary, individuals were asked if they would work overtime. They consciously wanted to avoid regular crunch time.

“I personally appreciate and respect the hard work that all our employees have put into all our projects,” he says. “We will carefully ensure that everyone has the space to create great games that are based on their respective expertise – with clear goals set for individuals that align with our future overall strategy.”

How things will proceed with Starbreeze remains to be seen. Many players are concerned about the future of the company and the games that are to be published through the publisher, including the highly anticipated action RPG System Shock 3.

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WoW: That’s why the fight against Mekkadrill is the best in a long time

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

In the latest raid of World of Warcraft, one boss provides a lot of joy. Communication is especially important at a new level.

I want to be honest – I am also one of those people who no longer have the time to dedicate two to three evenings each week to a fixed raid group. That’s why I only sporadically participate in raids when a random group is formed or a friendly guild needs a priest.

But goodness – the newest raid is so much fun! It has been a long time since I laughed so much in World of Warcraft as I did in the Battle of Dazar’alor.

Especially the seventh boss fight against Gelbin Mekkadrill brings more joy than ever, as the fight features several funny mechanics.

  • Endless bots spawn. These bots create AoE effects around them that will eventually overwhelm the raid if enough of them aren’t removed.
  • Some players get shrunk. Shrunk players can be trampled by “normal” players, taking massive damage in the process.
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The catch is that the shrunk players can climb into the bots. There, they have to provide the correct color code to disable the bot. The problem: The player in the bot cannot see the color order; only the players outside can, as the color is displayed above each respective bot.

I admit without shame: The first attempt was pure chaos. Three people tried simultaneously in Discord to call out the colors for the bots. Since the bots were also marked with “Raid Marks”, funny calls like this resulted:

  • “Bot blue – green – yellow – purple!”

  • “The bot with the red mark, red! RED! RED! Man, press red! Yellow! Blue – uh, I meant purple! Damn!

  • “Green bot – yellow – red – uh, is that yellow? Yellow!”

Just imagine that all these calls happened at the same time. It was hard for me to hold back the laughter when none of the three bots was disabled.

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While players call out the colors of the bots, some raid members are also assigned bombs. These bombs must be carried far away from the raid. Some forget this when they are currently calling out the colors for a colleague.

Sure, for such an experience, you also have to have the right people. Many would probably have been frustrated or angry about the chaos, but in the relaxed atmosphere of the raid, it was wonderful. We needed more tries for the boss than necessary, but we had a hell of a lot of fun.

Other players apparently also enjoyed the fight. One raid group learned during the fight that one of their teammates is “a bit colorblind” and he “probably should have mentioned that” – after he bravely made the first calls. The reaction was amused and relaxed, as the video shows:

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Such experiences ran throughout the entire raid, even with Jaina, Rastakhan, or the treasure boss. And this is where I see the big difference to Uldir, the previous raid.

I found Uldir terribly boring. Not “boring” in the sense of “the bosses are too easy” but I didn’t like either the setting or the bosses. In my opinion, they lacked personality and significance, except for Zul. However, in the Siege of Dazar’alor, there are so many cool bosses with funny mechanics or great quotes that I look forward to each one of them.

No matter how much criticism one may have for World of Warcraft right now, the Battle of Dazar’alor is pretty cool and is already one of the best raids WoW has ever had.

What do you think of the raid “Battle of Dazar’alor”? Are you having fun in the raid, or are you bored? Or are you still waiting for the LFR version?

In the same raid, there is also an annoying bug right now – it involves a mount!

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Streamer spends $2500, turns Star Citizen into a bit of PUBG

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

The Twitch streamer Rex “Rexzilla” Lisle is currently making his own playground out of the space online game Star Citizen and hosting action-packed ground battles. After the streamer got bored with Battle Royale games like PUBG, he looked for something different and came up with an interesting idea.

Who is Rex “Rexzilla” Lisle? “Rexzilla” is actually a YouTuber and streamer who has earned a living so far by playing and streaming titles like PUBG and the blackout mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 .

Star Citizen Shooter

How did “Rexzilla” come up with the idea? As “Rexzilla” explains, he was simply fatigued by the battle royale genre: “All that stuff just bored me,” Lisle told the US site Polygon.

“Battle Royale is what got me attention on Twitch and allowed my community to grow. Eventually, PUBG started to die. Then we jumped on the Call of Duty train. Blackout just came out and then it started to die too. To me, it just seems like this stuff is always the same. It just keeps getting a new skin.”

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Massive Ground Battles in Star Citizen

What exactly does he do? Rex Lisle organizes large battles in Star Citizen.

  • For this, he invites 50 players from his Twitch stream into the game and thus gets a private server just for these players.
  • He then directs these players to a specific planet.
  • There, the players need to find each other in the vast landscapes. It helps that certain locations can always be found in the same place.
  • Now everyone discusses which scenario they want to play.
  • Lisle then uses the ships as objects on the battlefield, for cover and as boundaries, as well as targets that players need to capture.
  • A group of players, meanwhile, protects the battlefield from “stream snipers” who log in to ruin the fun for everyone.
  • Then the battle begins.
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Do the “Warlords of Star Citizen” have a future?

What’s special? The fact that it takes about an hour for destroyed spaceships to respawn creates a small in-game economy on the server. Players either wait for the respawn or pay in-game money to get the ship back faster. Therefore, many participants in the battles grind beforehand to gather enough money.

Additionally, there are arm dealers. If a player is defeated, they lose their weapon. So there must be players who supply the others with new weapons, which of course cost money.

Furthermore, Rex Lisle has spent around $2,500 on spaceships. However, he doesn’t want to collect or fly them, but rather uses them to build and make the battlefield interesting.

He has invested $725 for the Hammerhead ship. He says: “When I look at a ship, I think something like: Hey, should I buy the $400 Reclaimer? It’s the size of two Call of Duty maps in one!”

What is the danger? Star Citizen is still in alpha status. Besides the bugs and connection issues that may occur right now, it’s possible that the game will change significantly by the time it’s released. It might be conceivable that such actions will no longer be possible in the future.

Therefore, Rexzilla hopes that Cloud Imperium Games takes notice of the “Warlords of Star Citizen,” as the group is called, and that this type of gameplay can continue in the future.

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What we know about the Endgame and future plans for Anthem

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 4 minutes

What does Anthem offer in the endgame and what content could follow after the release? We summarize what is known so far.

What is the endgame about? In the endgame of Anthem, the main goal is to find better equipment for the four Javelin suits. Therefore, it mainly revolves around replaying missions on higher difficulties and continuously gathering better gear.

With the Strongholds and the Contracts, Anthem offers two main activities for this at launch. Additionally, at a certain level, three more difficulty levels are unlocked, very much in the style of the torment ranks from Diablo 3.

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The Strongholds – Like Small Raids

How the Strongholds work: Strongholds are special missions that send you into a larger dungeon. In this dungeon, specific tasks and some tough enemies await you.

So far, one Stronghold is known where you fight the Swarm Tyrant at the end. However, before facing the boss, you have to complete some tasks. In the first section, you must collect echoes and bring them to a certain point. In the second phase, it’s about relics that can open the door to the final section: the boss fight.

This fight is quite intense. The Swarm Tyrant is a gigantic, insect-like beast that constantly spawns smaller versions of its kind. However, its weak spots on the back are very easy to hit.

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What rewards are available: After each section, a loot box appears. In the demo version of Anthem, the contents of these boxes were quite generous. That could change significantly in the full version.

If you defeat the boss, there’s an additional loot bonus and a large amount of experience points. The loot can basically be anything – from weapons to skill mods. The higher the difficulty, the rarer the reward can be.

Strongholds are expected to be the best way to find rare loot at launch. However, there are also the Contracts, the other part of the well-known endgame.

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Contracts provide constant mission supply

How the Contracts work: Contracts are contracts that send you on missions. The legendary variant of these Contracts will be one of your main activities in the endgame of Anthem.

Contracts consist of repeatable missions whose details are generated anew each time. Ultimately, they are randomly generated missions. They can vary in location, objective, enemies, and mission type. This is meant to keep the Contracts diverse.

What rewards are available: The loot and rewards adjust to the difficulty level of the Contracts. Legendary Contracts therefore yield very high-quality equipment.

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Grandmaster Difficulty for better loot

How difficulty levels work in Anthem: There are six difficulty levels, of which only three are available at the start of the game:

  • Easy
  • Normal
  • Hard

Additionally, there are the Grandmaster levels 1 to 3, which are part of the endgame. Initially, you cannot select them. To unlock them, you need to reach level 30. After that, you can choose freely among them.

What rewards are available: The higher the difficulty, the better the chances for rare loot. However, the enemies are also significantly stronger. Ultimately, one of the goals of Anthem will be to master all Grandmaster ranks to get the best loot.

Anthem Grandmaster 3

And what does the future hold?

This is what BioWare says: In an interview with Gamespot the lead producer of Anthem, Ben Irving, discussed possible content that could be released after launch.

Raids are part of the plans; Irving refers to them as “aspirational content”. This refers to content from games whose progression is designed to master these special experiences: “We believe in “aspirational content”, I think in other games they can call it raids. We have plans for “aspirational content” and live service.”

In addition to raids, they are also looking for other ways to connect players to the world of Anthem. This includes opportunities to compete “friendly” within the community.

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The game world can be constantly changed

This could become important in the future: Anthem was designed so that the creators can constantly make changes to the world. This is even tied to the story of the game and is supposed to happen through special events aimed at preventing content drought.

According to Irving, the “Anthem of Creation” is constantly creating things and could therefore cause chaos in the world. He envisions the effect like this:

You might just log in, go out into free play, and something is different. And sometimes it’s just something mysterious, and you have to figure out what happened.

Thus, BioWare can easily launch new events that even have a visible impact on the open world. How this will look in practice will be revealed after the launch on February 22.

If you don’t want to miss any updates about Anthem, check out our Facebook page. There we will keep you updated on everything.

Our author Robert was able to play already: Here’s how difficult he found the Anthem demo.

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Source(s):
  1. Gamespot
  2. Gamerant.com

Fortnite: New Update 7.30 removes 4 weapons – Patch Notes in English

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In Fortnite, the new update 7.30 is here today. Four weapons are going to the vault. But there are also some new features for the online shooter.

Today’s update for Fortnite is an “cleanup” update. It mainly adjusts the balance and some weapons are going to the vault. Additionally, the patch today brings a lot of bug fixes.

Highlights of the Patch Notes 7.30 for Fortnite Battle Royale

The following weapons are being vaulted:

  • The bolt-action sniper rifle
  • The salvo rifle
  • The heavy shotgun
  • And 3 types of submachine guns: common, uncommon, and rare – gray, green, and blue

This weapon is back: Suppressed submachine guns are back in common (gray), uncommon (green), and rare (blue).

In principle, Fortnite is replacing the regular submachine gun with a suppressed version.

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New Weapon: The Chiller Grenade is new. It pushes players back and makes them slide on the ground. This applies to friends, enemies, and vehicles. The grenade freezes their feet or tires and causes players or vehicles to slide for 7 seconds.

The Chiller Grenade is common, comes in stacks of three, and can be found on the ground or purchased from Fortnite vending machines.

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Feature for Mobile Devices: Players playing Fortnite on iOS or Android can now connect a Bluetooth controller. Additionally, Fortnite now supports a frame rate of 60hz for selected Android devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Huawei Honor View 20 or Huawei Mate 20x.

These gameplay changes and bug fixes are in the patch

  • Chests and floor loot now contain 20 materials instead of 30 – in supply drops even 60 instead of 40
  • Client-side editing of structures has been re-enabled – it was previously removed
  • The kill feed now clearly indicates when a vehicle was involved in a kill
  • Boogie Bombs were fixed – players wearing the snowman disguise in Fortnite were somehow immune to them. Some bugs with the snowman disguise have been fixed
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  • The aim assist now works against enemies in vehicles, previously the aim assist only affected the underside of the vehicles
  • And an annoying bug with the Week 4 Challenge “Use 4 planes in different matches” has been fixed – many were frustrated by this
  • Furthermore, the interface now shows how many kills the team had in total when your team wins – surely interesting as proof for record hunters

Highlights of the Patch Notes 7.30 for Fortnite Save the World

Loot boxes now transparent: The biggest highlight is definitely the x-ray llamas. Players can now see what’s inside a llama before purchasing it. If they don’t like the content, they can just wait a day until the weekly shop resets.

You can now only buy one llama at a time.

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New challenge: The Week 5 Frostnite challenge starts on January 31 at 1:00 AM CET. Those who survive for 30 minutes will receive the Spectral Blade. Those who survive three times for three minutes will receive the Week 5 Challenge banner.

Mass crafting: Players can now craft multiple traps, ammunition, or materials at once and select beforehand how much material should be used.

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Collection expanded: In Save the World, heroes from previous events have been added to the collection. These are heroes that were previously only available in the shop or through quests.

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Ranking will become easier as Hearthstone changes its ranking system

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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.

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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)
Hearthstone Ranking Changes February 2019

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?

We have introduced the best card in Hearthstone for casual players here.

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Pokémon GO: Palkia is coming tomorrow – This is how strong the new raid boss will be

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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.

Palkia Pokemon GO

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.

Palkia Pokemon GO

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:

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Nerfs, Buffs, new content – This is changing today in Destiny 2

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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.

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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.

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One of the revamped Supers, the Golden Gun of the Hunter, has already been briefly shown in action by Bungie. And fans are already thrilled.

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.

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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.

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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.

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These contents go live with the new update

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”.

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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:

This is how you stay updated on Destiny 2: Want to know what’s happening around Destiny 2? Then visit our Facebook page for news, guides, and specials about Destiny 2.

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These issues from the Anthem demo are fixed by the launch

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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.
  • There will be a social hub at release where players can see each other outside of missions
  • 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%”.
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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.

Here you can learn everything you need to know about the open demo of Anthem.

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Demo is in build 6 weeks before the release

The demo is a special build: The demo differs in some ways from Anthem itself. For example, the demo lacks six weeks of bug fixes. The demo of Anthem is also “easier”, in the sense that XP and coins can be earned faster.

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
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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
  • Players completed 1 million strongholds that work like small raids
  • Almost 2 million rabbits (Grabbits) were slaughtered. These are cute, colorful bunnies that hop through the open world.
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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:

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Players of the VIP demo can also play with all Javelins in the open demo. Only two Javelins are actually intended in the demo.

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A new weapon is coming to Fortnite today, but fans want a snowboard

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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.

Fortnite Grenade

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.

Fortnite Snowboard

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?

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Destiny 2 shows “Last Word” but another weapon is the star in the trailer

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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.

This is “The Last Word”: In Destiny 1, “The Last Word” was a hand cannon that fired in the style of a gunslinger from the Wild West.

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.

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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.”

Bungie has already announced that the quest is to be completed in one go. There will be no time-gates.

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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:

Bungie also states: “Every hero needs a villain” and calls “The Last Word” the weapon of a hero.

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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.

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Why Anthem fascinates me like no game has in a long time

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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WoW: Alliance players acquire achievement mount, but are not allowed to use it

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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.”

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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!”

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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?

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von Cortyn
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Pokémon GO: You only have until today for these Shinys

Noah Struthoff Noah Struthoff Reading time 2 minutes

In Pokémon GO 2 Shinys will soon disappear.

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.

Pokémon GO Kyogre

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.

Pokémon GO Shiny Groudon

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.

Keep in mind: You can only evolve a Knilz into Kapilz until today, January 29th at 10 PM, so that it can learn the move Grass Whistle. We have already explained how good this move is.

Did you catch a shiny Psyduck? That’s why you possibly couldn’t find a shiny:

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von Noah Struthoff
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Secret language in Anthem means: Please pick up your trash

Micha Deckert Micha Deckert Reading time 2 minutes

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.

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This string means “Freelancer”. Source: Reddit

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.

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Source: Reddit

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.

If you want to try your hand at translation yourself, you can find here a gallery of further texts in the “Tarsis language”.

If you prefer to look for new messages yourself, you can look forward to the Open Demo of Anthem:

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The Fallout 76 community wants its own cities and already has plans

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

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.”

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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.

Fallout 76 Settlement

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.

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T.O.W.N.S. would be another PvE content for players who want to explore the world and an addition to the PvE content that Bethesda has already planned for March.

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.

Fallout 76 Mutants

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:

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von Benedict Grothaus
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