The Bergusia Forge in Destiny 2 has been opened, despite the Guardians having spent nearly 30 hours tackling the puzzles in the Niobe Labs so far. The right decision? Or should Bungie have kept the entire game locked for longer?
What is it about? The last forge of the Destiny 2 expansion “Black Armory” was tied to a puzzle. Whoever solves this puzzle unlocks the Bergusia Forge for all Guardians. It all started with the Weekly Reset on Tuesday at 6 PM. However, players were unable to solve the puzzle until Wednesday evening.
A failed experiment: Bungie stated that they wanted to try something new. An event that involves the entire community and allows everyone to guess. After nearly 30 hours with no one able to solve the Niobe Labs puzzle, Bungie ultimately gave in and opened the Bergusia Forge for all.
This is the criticism of Bungie’s approach: Some players express confusion that Bungie simply unlocked the forge.
This would devalue the hours of work done by Gladd and other streamers. Bungie could have introduced smaller hints before fully “devaluing” the puzzle.
Bungie has given in to part of the community which demanded the unlocking of the forge and thus is “buckling under pressure”.
This is what supporters of Bungie’s approach say: Other players are relieved that the guessing game is over and that the last forge can finally be played.
In their opinion, the puzzles were far too difficult. There were no hints for levels 6 and 7 that logically led to the solution.
Additionally, the fact that the mission to unlock had no checkpoints unnecessarily prolonged the process.
Some players felt locked out of content they had already paid for.
Although the event was intended for the entire community, the puzzle has mainly become a promotional action for Twitch and a few streamers.
In the meantime, Community Manager Cozmo also asked the Guardians for feedback on Reddit, and that’s exactly what we want to do at MeinMMO as well. We want to know from you: Did Bungie do the right thing? Or should the developer have waited longer before unlocking the forge? Vote in the following survey:
Do you have any further reasons for or against Bungie’s approach? Let us know in the comments!
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The Community Day in January 2019 is approaching for Pokémon GO. On this day, Totodile is in the spotlight. Its second evolution, Feraligatr, learns a special move.
What’s new? On Saturday, January 12, 2019, the first Community Day of the new year begins. The special Pokémon on this day is Totodile. The developers have now announced that Feraligatr can learn the move Hydro Cannon if you evolve it from Croconaw during this event.
This is how strong Feraligatr will be with the move: On Reddit, trainer drewlase writes that you shouldn’t write off Feraligatr now. As a pure water attacker, Feraligatr ranks third behind Kyogre and Gyarados when it masters the moves Waterfall and Hydro Cannon. So if you lack a strong water attacker in your team, Feraligatr with these moves is definitely a good choice.
Feraligatr could theoretically be even stronger: An even stronger combination would be Feraligatr with Water Gun and Hydro Cannon. However, it is not possible for Feraligatr to learn both moves at the same time. Because Water Gun is a Legacy Move, it can no longer be learned. And to get Hydro Cannon, you must evolve a new Croconaw into Feraligatr.
The latest patch of World of Warcraft is just on the PTR and is already causing excitement. The culprit is the racial bonuses of the Zandalari trolls.
The interim patch 8.1.5 of World of Warcraft is currently being actively tested. A long-awaited feature is the Zandalari trolls and the Kul Tirans, who are finally finding their way into the hands of players as playable allied races. However, after just one day on the PTR, there is an outcry among players, as the racial abilities of the Zandalari trolls are far too powerful.
These are the current racial abilities of the Zandalari:
City of Gold: The gold looted from enemies is increased by 2%.
Pterrordax Swoop: Reduces fall speed for 2 minutes. 15 minute cooldown.
Regeneratin’: Regenerates 25% of your max health per second. Channeled for 4 seconds. 90 second cooldown.
Embrace of the Loa: Choose one of the following passive effects (can be switched if needed, the values are for level 120):
Embrace of Akunda: Your heals have a chance to heal a target for an additional 28,204.
Embrace of Bwonsamdi: Your damage-dealing abilities have a chance to deal an additional 4653 shadow damage and heal you by that amount.
Embrace of Gonk: Increases movement speed by 5%.
Embrace of Kimbul: Your damage-dealing abilities have a chance to bleed the target for 13,961 damage over 6 seconds. This effect is stackable up to 3 times.
Embrace of Krag’wa: When you take damage, you have a chance to gain 21,153 additional health and 3,525 armor for a few seconds.
Embrace of Paku: Your abilities have a chance to grant you 5% additional crit chance for 12 seconds.
While “City of Gold” and “Pterrordax Swoop” are both not significant, both “Regeneratin'” and “Embrace of the Loa” are overwhelmingly powerful in all aspects. Imagine a raid composed solely of Zandalari trolls, who can fully heal themselves every 90 seconds – without healers. This could completely bypass many mechanics.
Blizzard needs to make adjustments: It is expected that the racial abilities of the new trolls will be significantly toned down. In their current state, they are virtually “mandatory” for pro raiders and overshadow all other racial bonuses of all races. Blizzard will likely not want such inequality, and adjustments are expected to be made soon.
What do you think of the racial abilities of the Zandalari? Is the theme appropriate but the effect too strong? Or is it time for racial abilities to become significant, and should the other races catch up?
It’s probably just too hard. After all, it has 7 stages, and the individual levels are quite absurd. The stream teams appeared more tired, frustrated, and somehow defeated with each passing hour.
The “normal players” have become restless in the meantime. More and more loudly, one hears: I want to play this now, I paid for it. Others, on the other hand, found the puzzle exciting and praised Bungie for trying something like this.
This is what Bungie is doing now: At 9:20 PM our time, Bungie apparently decided to give up waiting for super brains in Destiny 2.
They are simply opening the Bergusia Forge. Starting today at 11:00 PM, anyone with the Annual Pass can enter.
Bungie Admits Mistakes
This is what Bungie says: “The puzzle of the Niobe Labs can still be solved for rewards, but we have heard your feedback. We will decouple the solving of the puzzle from the opening of the forges,” tweeted Bungie tonight.
Bungie goes even further and admits a mistake. It says: “While it can be fun to solve a puzzle together as a community, placing this puzzle as a barrier between players and new content has not been a good experience.”
Bungie states: They love trying new things with Destiny, but they are also flexible enough to change course if players show that there is a need for improvement. They follow the discussions and learn from the feedback for future new content.
This is the reward for the puzzle solver: While Bungie opens the forge at 11:00 PM, they don’t want to completely throw puzzle enthusiasts off. The puzzle remains active.
As a reward for solving the puzzle, a ghost and a special emblem are still available. This is proof of having solved the puzzle.
If the puzzle is solved before 11:00 PM German time, the Bergusia Forge will open accordingly earlier.
In early March 2019, the next installment of the Devil May Cry series will be released. The developer has already revealed the approximate game duration.
When the fifth part of Devil May Cry was unexpectedly announced at the E3 press conference by Microsoft, fans of the action-adventure were thrilled. The trailer for Devil May Cry 5 is among the most popular game trailers of E3 2018.
Now players are getting the first details about the new game.
How long does Devil May Cry 5 take?
The new Devil May Cry installment is supposed to be the longest of all. This is at least suggested by the statements of game director Hideaki Itsuno. According to him, the game is expected to promise about 15 hours of gameplay. Itsuno answered this and many other questions during a Q&A session.
How does the playtime compare to other Devil May Cry installments? On Reddit, fans compiled the playtime of the past games. While the first part of Devil May Cry only took 6-7 hours, players had a playtime of 11 hours in the fourth installment of the series.
The latest installment tops this, promising 15 hours of gaming fun. This is at least suggested by internal tests of the developers.
When does the story take place? In the conversation, Itsuno mentioned that the fifth installment of the saga follows the story of Devil May Cry 2. There is also a reason for this, which players will learn only during the course of the story.
Here’s how you can get another taste: Players will receive another taste of the game as early as February. On February 7, PS4 and Xbox One users can download a demo of the action game.
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Devil May Cry 5 is already special: The fifth installment of the action saga promises to be a special one. In addition to the 15 hours of gameplay in campaign mode, there is also a multiplayer mode for up to three players.
Devil May Cry 5 will be released on March 8 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
In 2019, more cool games like Anthem or The Division are planned. These new releases in online games await you:
Some PC fans may need to rethink their decision on which platform to play The Division 2. As the developers announced, the game will be available in the Epic Games Store. This means there is a big loser: the Steam platform. The Division 2 even deleted its Steam page there.
This is what happened: Ubisoft announced that some of their games will be available in the Epic Games Store in the future. The collaboration starts with The Division 2 on March 15.
At the same time, The Division 2 has also disappeared from Steam.
This means for players: Fans of The Division 1, who played the MMO shooter via Steam, will have to switch platforms for the second part. Because unlike the predecessor, the game will not be sold on Steam. And that is not expected to change anytime soon.
That’s why The Division is in the Epic Store
Why is Ubisoft taking this step? The developers at Ubisoft are convinced of the work at Epic. Ubisoft’s Vice President for Partnerships, Chris Early, says: “Epic continuously brings fresh air to the video game industry. Their digital distribution model for third parties is the latest example. Ubisoft wants to support this mentality.”
In addition to The Division 2, other games are also expected to be released in the Epic Store. These will be announced later this year, according to a representative from Ubisoft.
Why is this so surprising? The predecessor, The Division, was marketed through Steam, and The Division 2 was previously promoted on Steam as well. Therefore, it is all the more surprising that Ubisoft is abandoning these plans and cooperating with Epic.
The product page for the game has now been removed from Steam and is only findable in the cache.
What does the Epic Store offer: The Epic Store offers three different versions of the game. Players can choose between the Standard, Gold, and Ultimate Editions. Pre-orders will also gain access to the Beta version of The Division 2. However, the start date for this has not yet been announced.
Those who do not want to buy in the Epic Store can also shop in the Ubisoft store. In the Uplay store, players even have two additional versions, the Dark Zone and the Phoenix Shield Edition, to choose from.
What’s next for The Division 1? The predecessor remains available for purchase on Steam. Ubisoft has not announced any changes in this regard, and it can be assumed that Steam will continue to support this game.
Are you contemplating whether The Division 2 is worth it at all? We show you the differences between the two parts:
Pokémon that should actually be available as Shiny in Pokémon GO are simply nowhere to be found by trainers. Where are the shiny monsters?
What is new? Once Pokémon GO sends a Shiny into the wild, it should remain catchable as Shiny in the future. But currently, two monsters can no longer be caught as Shiny, even though they were already available as Shiny in the wild. Players are desperately searching for the shiny form of Magnetilo, but they simply cannot find it. Shiny-Traunfugil also seems to have disappeared. Or are they just extremely rare?
Where is Shiny Magnetilo and Traunfugil? Did they fall victim to a bug?
The background: Recently, there was a similar case as the current one. Shiny Krabby could no longer be found, even though it should have been available in the wild. On Reddit, the question about its disappearance received a lot of attention. For weeks, no one around the world could find a Shiny Krabby. The problem was quickly fixed – Shiny Krabby is back.
What’s happening now: A user on Reddit named TheSorites started a thread. He asked the members of TheSilphRoad which Shiny catches they can confirm. The goal was to create a list of currently catchable shiny Pokémon. It turned out that players haven’t caught a Shiny Magnetilo for weeks.
Here you see Shiny Magnetilo and its evolutions (Magnezone is not yet in the game)
Since the first week of December 2018, no new wild catch of the shiny form of Magnetilo has been reported. There are nearly 390,000 members registered in the TheSilphRoad subreddit. Such surveys can be easily conducted there.
That’s why players believe in a bug: Some Shinys took longer to be confirmed. For example, Shiny Azurill or Knospi, which can only be obtained by hatching eggs. They were confirmed after a few hours. After almost 24 hours, there is still no report of a catch of the shiny form of Magnetilo. Shiny-Traunfugil has also been missing since the end of the Christmas event in Pokémon GO.
Shiny Traunfugil and Traunmagil
Players believe that Niantic accidentally disabled the Shiny forms, which is why they cannot be found in the game. Now they hope that report from players will reach the developers and that they can reactivate the Shiny forms.
Update: Shiny Magnetilo is back! Trainers are now reporting their first catches again on Reddit. The problem seems to be solved. Shiny Traunfugil has also now been caught again.
A player does not have to worry about the missing Shinys anymore as he has already caught them all. How he did that, you can find out here:
Bungie has replaced a Nightfall strike this week in Destiny 2. Title hunters are happy because they have the chance to complete a task for the Cursebreaker title.
During the last Weekly Reset, some Destiny 2 players were left empty-handed: once again, “The Corrupted” was not available. Bungie changed the selection shortly after the reset, making title hunters particularly happy.
What was the problem? Players have been waiting for weeks for the return of the Nightfall strike “The Corrupted”. However, the Nightfall had not been available for some time.
When the Nightfall was still unavailable after the last Weekly Reset on January 8, players took to the barricades. About an hour after the reset, Bungie changed the strikes and jokingly indicated on Twitter that their selection had presumably been “corrupted”.
Who is the selection important for? Particularly among the available Nightfalls, title hunters have been “suffering”. Some players have been waiting for weeks for the return of the Nightfall strike “The Corrupted”.
Only in this Nightfall do players have the chance to obtain the weapon “The Mind of Horror”. This legendary pulse rifle is not only very useful due to its high rate of fire but also an important part of the “Cursebreaker” title.
Cursebreaker is the title for the Dreaming City. Among other things, players must collect all armor and weapons from the city for this title – including the strike-specific “The Mind of Horror”. What you need to do for the title is compiled here for you.
What does the community say? The topic of strike selection has been hotly debated in the Destiny 2 subreddit. Guardians are particularly upset that Nightfalls seem to be randomly selected and do not have a rotation.
Players are wondering why the strikes do not also rotate like the Flashpoints. This way, Guardians could at least anticipate when their needed Nightfalls will be available again.
The Team of the Year in the FUT mode of FIFA 19 has recently been announced. Most recently, the three midfielders were available to pull from packs for 24 hours. Now, today it’s the turn of the four defenders and the goalkeeper of the year.
Which players are coming today? On January 9, the three defenders from the TOTY will be available in packs from 7 PM for 24 hours. These are the players:
Defenders:
Marcelo (Real Madrid)
Ramos (Real Madrid)
Van Dijk (FC Liverpool)
Varane (Real Madrid)
Goalkeeper:
De Gea (Manchester United)
These were the nominated players
These players were nominated for defender and goalkeeper:
TOTY cards via packs and transfer market: Once the TOTY players are available, you can pull them from packs for a limited time. There will be special pack offers during this period. Afterward, it will only be possible to purchase the TOTY players on the transfer market, where they will achieve very high prices.
Here’s what you need to know about the TOTY cards:
Once the TOTY cards are in packs, the standard cards of the respective players can no longer be pulled from the packs.
A set must contain rare gold players to have a chance at a TOTY player.
If you have a standard card of a TOTY player, nothing happens to that card. If you want a TOTY player, you must pull it out of packs with luck or buy it on the transfer market.
The chances of pulling a TOTY player are exactly the same as the chances of pulling the standard card of the corresponding player at another time.
The new challenges for Fortnite are now known in advance. In week 6, there are a lot of things to search for, according to a leak. Among them are the popular dwarfs.
Thanks to data miners, the presumed tasks from week 6 of Season 7 are now known. It involves a lot of shooting, icy dwarfs, and ice hockey.
Attention, all information is subject to change: Since the information is based on data mining, a lot could change. However, so far, the predictions for Season 7 have been quite accurate.
The free challenges without a Battle Pass in Season 7, Week 6
Step 1: Deal damage to opponents with SMGs (200): After this task, there will be a phase with assault rifles and explosive weapons like grenades, proximity mines, and stink bombs. The required damage will probably be 200 for each.
Deal damage to opponents with different weapons in a single match: This task can possibly be combined with the aforementioned challenge. Unfortunately, it is not known how many different weapons you need to use.
Eliminate opponents in Lucky Landing or Tilted Towers (3): A simple task that you can also combine with the two upper challenges.
For these 4 tasks in Week 6, you need the Battle Pass
Search ammo crates at various named locations: We don’t know how many crates you will have to search, but you probably don’t have to do it in a single match. Therefore, this task seems to be easy.
Search for icy garden gnomes: Once again, the popular “Search for gnomes” task is part of the game. This time you need to find icy gnomes. We have a guide with a map for you.
Shoot a puck 150 meters in a single throw: You get the puck at level 28 from the Battle Pass. You just need to ensure that it slides 150 meters on an icy surface. Ideally, this can be done on the lake where Greasy Grove used to be.
Step 1: Visit Polar Peak and Tilted Towers in a match: The usual travel tasks. Step 2 sends you from Lucky Landing to Retail Row. And in the final phase, it seems to go to Shifty Shafts and Lazy Links.
More information on Thursday
As soon as the tasks go live on Thursday, January 10, 2019, we will provide an article with the updated challenges. There you will also find guides and maps for all challenges, especially for the locations of the gnomes. Normally, the challenges go online at 3 PM.
In FIFA 19 today on 9.1.2019 the TOTW 17 (Team of the Week) in Ultimate Team is released. You can find out which players are getting new Inform cards in our overview.
The release time for TOTW 17: The Team of the Week will be available on January 9 at 7 PM in the Ultimate Team mode of FIFA 19. Then the special cards of the TDW players will be in packs from 7 PM.
The players in Team of the Week 17: Here you can see all the new Inform cards:
Team of the Week 17 overview – All cards
How and when can you get TOTW players in packs?
How to get TOTW players: You can pull TOTW cards from any packs that may contain gold players,
However, the chance of this is low, you will need a lot of luck.
Additionally, it is possible to buy TOTW cards on the transfer market. However, the prices are usually extremely high, especially for good players.
When can you get the new TOTW players? The TDW players are available in packs for one week – from Wednesday 7 PM to the next Wednesday 7 PM. You can get TDW 17 from January 09 at 7 PM until January 16 at 7 PM.
Trading and investments with TOTW cards: If you take a certain risk, you can earn a lot of coins with TOTW cards and the forecasts. You must be aware that these predictions never match the “real” TOTW 100%. So there is no guarantee that your investment will pay off.
For the latest Weekly Reset, Guardians wanted to dive into the new Bergusia Forge to craft the last weapons and uncover the final secrets. However, things turned out differently: the last forge in Destiny 2 is still closed almost 24 hours later. What happens now?
This is what the Guardians were looking forward to: Admittedly, the quest to unlock the Izanami Forge was, in the eyes of many Guardians, long and monotonous, but at least every Guardian could tackle this quest without issues.
A similar questline was expected by the Guardians for the new last Weekly Reset. A few missions here and there, shooting hundreds of aliens in the face. But everything turned out quite differently.
The Gofannon Forge
Because Bungie announced via Twitter that access to the last forge, Bergusia, is tied to a puzzle. Only when this puzzle is solved will all Guardians have the opportunity to complete the last forge.
Puzzle still unsolved: For over 24 hours now, some streamers and thousands of viewers have been trying to solve the really tricky puzzle sequence – so far without success.
This makes the activity unresolved longer than any previously released raid in Destiny 2 and is likely only comparable to the solution of the exotic quest for the pulse rifle Outbreak Prime from the Destiny 1 raid Wrath of the Machine.
Likely considered the hardest weapon to obtain in Destiny: The Outbreak Prime!
The Niobe Lab – the currently known steps
These are the known puzzles: In fact, a presumably large part of the puzzle has already been cracked.
Many suspect that the streamers are currently at the last and final step that will ultimately unlock the Bergusia Forge. The entrance to the Niobe Labs is located south of the EDZ, you need to pass a bridge.
To solve the puzzles, you first must complete two puzzles that you can do with three forge weapons. Specific symbols must be hit with the three guns
Hammerhead (machine gun)
Tatara’s Breath (sniper rifle) as well as
The Malicious Bite (bow)
must be hit.
After completing the two puzzles, a mission starts, consisting of currently 7 known levels. If you fail at a level, you have to start over from the beginning.
The algorithms for solving the various stages are extremely complicated. For those who want to know more, you can follow the individual steps in this detailed Reddit thread.
First streamers are desperately giving up
No progress – streamers are giving up: Just a few hours ago, level 7 was unlocked. Since then, no further progress has been made.
Streamers like Datto have now given up for the time being after almost 24 hours. Only Gladd and Ninjyy, who was also able to solve the sixth stage, are still active.
Have you ever wondered what your character in Fallout 76 could look like when you are “done”? One player has already invested over 500 hours into the game, without a group. This is how his build looks.
Player showcases his performance: Player Glorf12 has shared his experience after over 500 hours of Fallout 76 with other fans. During this time he has played solo and devised a build that he handles best in solo play.
In this time, GLorf12 has already reached over level 341. He showcases his perks and equipment in a post on reddit. He plays completely without the popular power armors and melee combat.
“500 Hours Fallout” Build: The “Jack of all Trades”
What does the build utilize? It’s about “minmaxing”, that is, getting the most out of his possibilities. He builds a build in which he is not reliant on the power armors that many players consider overpowered.
Glorf’s build shows how you could look if you invest 500 hours into Fallout 76.
A full list of his perks, equipment, mutations, and stats can be found in his imgur gallery.
These S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes does Glorf12 use: In Fallout 76, you have the ability to customize your character through S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes. Up to level 50, you receive one point per level which you can distribute, until a maximum of 15 points have been allocated to a perk.
Glorf has distributed his points as follows:
14 Strength
13 Perception
1 Endurance
4 Charisma
5 Intelligence
10 Agility
9 Luck
Power armors are popular, but it can be done without them.
This is how the build works: A special combination of perks that grant him certain abilities makes the build. His perks make his build particularly strong in three areas:
With shotguns, opponents can be easily crippled and quickly defeated
This makes the build so good: Glorf12 utilizes all mutations available in the game except for Heads Up, Empathy, and Herd Mentality. The latter three are particularly intended for group players.
Through his mutations, he receives many bonuses to S.P.E.C.I.A.L. attributes, damage, movement speed, and more. As a solo player, this is particularly useful, as he can do quite well without relying on anyone.
With the mutations and perks, he is almost as resilient as players in power armors. His goal was also to show that one can become strong without the power armors. The big advantage of his build is that melee weapons like the Power Fist can also be used.
How the community reacts: Glorf12 receives a lot of support for his build. In the thread, there is a lively discussion about the pros and cons of certain perks and how to further improve the build. One user notes that the perks “Lone Wanderer” and “Action Boy” partially exclude each other. Only one would be necessary.
After most players report massive damage from melee weapons, people here are pleased that someone also dishes out a lot of damage with other types of weapons. Especially double-shot weapons are the focus of the discussion.
What do you think of the “Jack of all Trades” build?
Another player seems to have similarly good equipment – but he takes a different path:
In Red Dead Redemption 2 there is a lot to discover. However, the community is still struggling with many things. There are several puzzles that seemingly no one can solve.
What is it about? Since October 2018, players have been able to play Rockstar’s Western adventure Red Dead Redemption 2. In the vast world, there are secrets and puzzles that no one seems to understand or solve. Where is the legendary Channel Catfish? What is the mysterious girl doing at Emerald Ranch? And who is Gavin, anyway?
Where and who is Gavin?
The puzzle: A man named Nigel can be found running around in various locations. He is desperately looking for his friend Gavin, who seems to have left him.
That is the problem: Players assume they are supposed to help Nigel find Gavin. But they simply can’t find him. It is known that Gavin is British. If you kill Nigel, you find a note with clues. However, a direct location has not yet been determined.
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The puzzle: At Emerald Ranch, you find a puzzle. In a house, visible behind a window, there is a girl or a young woman. What is particularly strange is that she comes to the window multiple times a day and stares outside. The house she is in is locked and guarded. Blood can also be found there.
That is the problem: There are already proposed solutions regarding who the girl might be. However, why she does not leave the house and what this mysterious ranch is about remains unclear.
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The puzzle: Players will first become aware of the princess through a newspaper article or a wanted poster. The young woman has been missing for 15 years. Her family supposedly sailed from Europe to America. She disappeared when she was five years old. That was 15 years ago. There is a $100 reward for delivering her safely to a sheriff.
That is the problem: No one has found the princess so far. There are strong clues leading players to Van Horn. There, you can find pieces of luggage bearing the initials IKZ (Isabeau Katharina Zinsmeister). But then the trail ends.
Players thought that the princess might be the girl from Emerald Ranch, but the community is confident that they are two different women. It seems there is no connection.
The puzzle: If you catch all 13 legendary fish and send them to Gill, you will go on a fishing trip with him to find the Channel Catfish. However, this mission fails. On the map of Red Dead Redemption 2, you can see the Channel Catfish afterwards. It is supposed to be normally found in Rio Bravo. But where is the legendary version?
That is the problem: Players have immersed many hours into exploring the world of RDR 2 since its release in October. However, no one has been able to catch the legendary Channel Catfish so far. One player writes on Reddit that he camped at the spot where the legendary fish was supposed to appear for months. But the catfish could not be found. Now there is a debate about whether the fish is even catchable or if Rockstar is just having fun with this.
Even professional birdwatchers are impressed by the animals in RDR 2:
The puzzle: After you protect a man in an alley near the Blackwater saloon from a robbery, you can see mysterious writings on the wall. The script resembles Aztec symbols. The symbols are arranged in a line next to each other.
That is the problem: Upon closer inspection, you find the writing spread throughout the town. But what it means has yet to be fully determined. Not fully yet means that clever minds have translated the symbols, but they cannot make sense of the resulting sentence.
On Reddit, user alexxerth writes that he was able to translate the symbol code into numbers and then encode those into letters. The result is the sentence “Blessed are the peace makers ayauhteotl”. Ayauhtéotl is a character from the Red Dead Redemption DLC Undead Nightmare. So the code has been deciphered. The message behind it, however, remains unclear.
The giant behind the rock – Bigfoot?
The puzzle: Players who have analyzed over 30 animals in Red Dead Redemption 2 unlock a special feature. Following a trail, you find a giant hiding behind rocks. The giant appears friendly but lonely. You can talk to him a bit, but he does not show himself. He says he prefers to live alone. If he were to show himself, people would kill him.
That is the problem: If you come back to the rock after a few days, the giant talks about different topics. However, the giant still does not show himself, and no one knows yet whether and how to meet him.
Regularly, the PvP event Midyear Mayhem takes place in The Elder Scrolls Online. During the event, all players are invited to bash each other’s heads in the PvP modes.
When does Midyear Mayhem take place? The event starts on January 10, 2019, at 4 PM and ends on January 21 at 4 PM. You have 11 days to participate in Midyear Mayhem.
How the PvP bonus works
How to earn more experience points: During the event, you can activate a scroll that grants you a 100% bonus in Cyrodiil, the Imperial City, and the battlegrounds for two hours. The bonus affects the alliance points and experience points you receive when killing other players.
How to obtain the scroll: Go to the Crown Store in the game and get the ticket “Details about Midyear Mayhem”. You need to activate this ticket and then travel to Cyrodiil via the Alliance War menu.
There, you will find the herald Marea, who will give you the quest “Midyear Mayhem”. Completing the quest will reward you with the “Scroll of Pelinal’s Torment and Pelinal’s Midyear Gift”.
Score special loot during the event
If you are out in PvP and diligently collecting alliance points, you will regularly receive a message containing “just reward”. This is a collection of items. During Midyear Mayhem, “just reward” is replaced by a box containing “Pelinal’s Midyear Gift”. You can also obtain this box through daily PvP quests.
Included in “Pelinal’s Midyear Gift” are, among other things, transmutation crystals, style pages for your alliance and the Akaviri, as well as prismatic runestones.
The laurel wreath in action.
Crown yourself with a laurel wreath: Especially diligent players can adorn themselves with an exclusive head item. The Midyear Laurel Wreath is reserved for those who complete seven Midyear Mayhem achievements.
Mayhem Expert: Receive the blessing of the White Snake at your alliance gate during the event.
Echo of Pelinal’s Wrath: Study one of the scrolls about Pelinal’s Torment during the event.
Hand of the White Strake: Play until you receive “Pelinal’s Midyear Gift” 25 times.
Grim of the White Strake: Defeat 50 enemies during the event duration.
Pelinal the Scourge: Win a battleground match during the event.
Pelinaline the Bloody: You must capture a castle in Cyrodiil during Midyear Mayhem.
Pelinerrig the Rebel: Go to the Imperial City and capture an Imperial district during the event.
The Duskwood Indrik.
Get Your First Indrik Berry
During the event, players can collect event tickets again and exchange them for feathers for the Indrik at Impresaria in Daggerfall, Davon’s Watch, and Vulkhel Guard. All feathers from previous events can be purchased retroactively.
How to obtain the Duskwood Berry: Newly added is the Duskwood Berry of Blooming. You can get this for 10 event tickets at Impresaria. Together with the three other Duskwood Berries, your Indrik can transform into the Duskwood Indrik. The other berries can be obtained during the upcoming events.
You can now participate in the first worldwide PvP tournament in Pokémon GO. The community-organized Boulder Cup is open for everyone. We will show you how to participate.
After the trainer battles were released, thousands of players have already battled each other. But only on a regional level. How about a worldwide tournament where you face your community and even have a chance at a grand final battle?
The Boulder Cup promises just that. It is a huge, community-organized PvP tournament that lets every player participate. We’ll share how this tournament works and how you can join.
How the Boulder Cup works
What is the Boulder Cup: This PvP tournament is hosted by TheSilphRoad. On the tournament website, you can register yourself and your community for whom you will compete.
The Boulder Cup is a tournament that runs for about a month, until January 31st. This tournament is just the beginning of a series that will take place monthly from now on. Each tournament will feature different rules and present new challenges. All tournaments will take place in the so-called “Silph League.”.
How to register for the tournament: There is a dedicated website for the tournament. There you can register your community or sign up for one of the existing communities.
Each trainer specifies the Pokémon they want to battle with during their registration. They can select from a pool of six Pokémon.
How the Boulder Cup works: Every community that wants to host a tournament registers it on the list on the website. The tournament then takes place at a set location and time. There, players meet in real life, and the tournament can begin. A battle against hyper-friends from a distance violates the rules.
The website will automatically assign you an opponent to compete against. You can then see their six Pokémon they selected and choose from your six Pokémon. After the match, you will then enter the result into the list, and TheSilphRoad will automatically create a leaderboard from that.
The winners of the matches will continue to compete against each other until only one winner remains. This person has won the tournament and qualifies for further tournaments taking place nearby.
What you can win: There isn’t a significant prize for the tournaments. However, the regional champions are invited to major events like the Go Fest or a Safari Zone. There, they will compete for the World Championships and fight for fame and glory.
These are the rules of the Boulder Cup: As mentioned earlier, each tournament has specific rules. The rules for the Boulder Cup are as follows:
Steel, Ground, Fighting, and Rock-type Pokémon are allowed
Fighting takes place in the Great League, so only with Pokémon up to 1500 CP
Whoever wins more matches in three rounds qualifies for the next round
For those looking for more detailed tournament rules, you can find them in the League rulebook.
The YouTuber “TrainerTips” has already participated in one of the tournaments and provides insights into this system:
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Not an official tournament: To clarify: This is not an official tournament by Niantic but was initiated by TheSilphRoad. It relies on the trust of players, and fun is at the forefront.
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Hunters can look forward to the next patch of World of Warcraft. They will finally be able to see Hati again.
Those who played a Beast Mastery Hunter in World of Warcraft: Legion surely remember Hati fondly. The companion was part of the artifact weapon and accompanied hunters across the Broken Isles. With the upcoming patch 8.1.5, there will be a reunion with the old companion.
Hati’s departure caused much sorrow: When patch 8.0 hit, Hati disappeared overnight. The artifact weapons had lost all their power, and Hati was gone, just like many features of the weapons.
But for many hunters, Hati was more than just a bunch of pixels; he was a reliable companion. There was so much fan art of Hati on social media that even the developers of WoW were touched and made a promise: You would see Hati again; it just takes a little while.
With patch 8.1.5, Hati will be reshaped: Data miners are busy dissecting patch 8.1.5. It has now been revealed that Hati will get his own little scenario where players can meet the companion again. Mimiron (a boss from Ulduar) is calling players to Ulduar and intends to “reshape” Hati. Players will need to assist him in this task.
How exactly the scenario will unfold and whether the recreation of Hati will go smoothly, we will likely find out in the coming weeks – but definitely with the release of patch 8.1.5 when hunters can take on this quest.
Are you looking forward to seeing Hati again? Or have you since banished the companion to pleasant (or eerie) memories?
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On the PTR of Overwatch, a new patch is active that adjusts the hero Reaper among other things. He is now able to heal himself more effectively. A streamer demonstrates how far this self-healing can go.
What happened? The latest PTR patch for Overwatch from January 7, 2019 has enhanced Reaper’s self-healing. Instead of healing 30%, he now heals for 50% of the damage he deals. Caster and streamer MoshuBeef experimented with this and posted the results on Twitter.
All About Reaper – How the Healing Works
This is what MoshuBeef did: In a private match, MoshuBeef teamed up with some players to maximize Reaper’s new healing. To do this, he increased the health points of all heroes so that the numbers are also readable.
His team consisted of the following heroes in addition to Reaper:
Zenyatta
Ana
Mercy
Orisa
He tested the damage on a Roadhog, who, due to lack of armor, but with a massive health bar, is the ideal dummy. Moshu let himself lose some health before the entire team buffed him.
He was enhanced with Ana’s Nano Boost, Prisa’s Super Boost, Mercy’s Valkyrie, and Ana’s biotic grenade. Roadhog received Zenyatta’s Orb of Discord. This allowed Reaper to heal for 628 with one shot, more than double his total health.
This is how the healing is made up: In another tweet, MoshuBeef demonstrated how the healing is composed. A normal shot, where all projectiles hit, deals 140 damage. With the PTR patch, this results in 70 healing. Furthermore:
50% from the Super Boost
50% from the Nano Boost
30% from Mercy
30% from Zenyatta’s Orb of Discord
50% from Ana’s biotic grenade
200% from a critical hit
The absolute factor by which it is multiplied is therefore 8.97 for critical hits and 4.49 for non-critical hits. MoshuBeef also provided a table with calculated values that are not only based on observations.
Is this realistic? No. While it is possible to reproduce these healings, it is very unlikely that it will occur in games. For one, the team would need three healers just to buff Reaper. Their healing would already be more useful than Reaper’s self-healing.
Additionally, two ultimates would need to be used just for Reaper, who then would have to go to close range. All this would be a waste of resources and not realistically feasible.
A leak from the Playstation magazine gives clues as to when we can expect new information about The Division 2. The upcoming shared-world shooter is likely to be the topic next week.
In the last few days, there have been several leaks about The Division 2. Much suggests that we can expect a big pile of information next week.
Specifically, the official Playstation Magazine UK is likely to feature The Division 2 as a major topic. Sony has also apparently revealed when the embargo on The Division 2 will lift. We summarize the leaks for you.
The Division 2 on the cover of Playstation Magazine UK
This was leaked: The cover of the upcoming issue of the British Playstation Magazine was leaked online. It features The Division 2, labeled as “the biggest co-op shooter of 2019.”
What does the cover reveal? Not much at first, but there are also interesting statements from the magazine’s Twitter account. As Division YouTuber Epic Slay3rs shows in his video, it was also revealed when the official embargo for The Division 2 will be lifted.
It was originally set for January 15, as seen on the magazine’s cover. However, Ubisoft apparently decided to move the embargo to January 17.
If this information is correct, we can likely expect a lot of new information about The Division 2 starting next Thursday. Perhaps there will even be a State of the Game.
Further leaks talk about campaign length and Dark Zone
In his video, Epic Slay3rs discusses further leaks. An English retail dealer has published a description of The Division 2.
This is what the retailer description says: The short text section estimates the campaign length at around 40 hours. Thus, it would be a little more extensive than the campaign of The Division 1.
However, this information should be taken with caution, as they are promotional texts. Division fans will have to wait until Ubisoft and the developer Massive end the information drought.
A player has found concrete clues about hero number 30 from Overwatch. A telltale head appears in the game.
Many players are currently active in Overwatch to complete the current Ana Challenge and unlock the new skin “Bastet”. This has already been revealed in the short story, which also disclosed the homosexuality of Soldier: 76.
However, it seems that an exciting detail is hidden in the update: a concrete hint about the next hero.
Mysterious head discovered on the Anubis map: The Reddit user DocterrificDoc discovered a special detail while viewing his skins in the background. On the market of the Anubis map, where many robot/Omnic skulls are advertised, a new head has appeared, namely this one.
Concept art of a new hero: The new head bears strong similarities to a character that was already seen in an early concept drawing of Overwatch. The shape of the head, its glasses, and the jaw armor are almost identical.
Changes only in the background, not on the map: The interesting thing is that these changes to the Anubis map are not really found “on the map”, but only when Anubis is used in the background in menus. For example, when viewing skins, highlight intros, or other cosmetic items.
What do you think, is a new hero hiding behind this head? Or is it just a teaser for something completely different?
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