A new trailer for The Division 2 has been released. This one focuses on the PC version and showcases which features will be supported.
Division developer Massive seems to place great value on the PC version. The new trailer for the features suggests this. The Division 2 was developed from the ground up for all platforms, and the PC version is supposed to be extensively optimized.
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What can you expect in the PC version? Players can look forward to it.
4K support
HDR support
Variable Refresh Rate
Widescreen and Multiscreen support
No limits on resolution and framerate
Optimized text chat
More options for configuring the HUB
Everyone should be able to play The Division 2: According to developer Massive, The Division 2 has been optimized for a variety of hardware. This allows even players who cannot afford expensive hardware to enjoy the game.
Owners of AMD graphics cards can look forward to special features, as Massive works directly with AMD.
The efforts put into the PC version also seem to be a response to the downgrade discussion surrounding The Division 1.
In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, spirits play a significant role. But which spirits are really the best? We present you a selection.
What are spirits? In the latest installment of Super Smash, you have the opportunity to unlock spirits. These spirits can enhance your character with special abilities in battle. The list of spirits is long, and each spirit has different abilities.
In general, spirits are divided into primary spirits and sub spirits. Here, we will only focus on the primary spirits and show you the five favorites of the YouTuber “101leafy”.
These are five of the best primary spirits in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
What are primary spirits? You can equip your character with one primary spirit at a time.
The three categories: There are three different categories of primary spirits. The three categories are, like in rock-paper-scissors, each effective against one another. They are divided into:
Attack
Grab
Defense
In addition to the three types, there are also neutral spirits.
That’s why determining the best spirits is difficult: Determining the best spirits requires a lot of gaming experience, and in the end, it is a matter of interpretation which spirits you do best with. Each spirit has different abilities that can be utilized depending on the player’s character. Some spirits can defend well, cause more damage, or make the fighter more agile.
If you are still looking for the right fighter, we recommend our tier lists for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate:
The YouTuber “101leafy” published his top 5 best spirits. We present his favorites to you and explain why these spirits are so good. It’s purely subjective which spirits are good. The following five spirits should give you a first selection.
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How do I get Bumm Bumm & Pom Pom? You can obtain this spirit relatively early in the “World of Light” mode. You just need to play through a few levels until you encounter Bumm Bumm & Pom Pom. In the Bowser Boss Fight dungeon, you will also find this spirit.
What makes Bumm Bumm & Pom Pom so special? This spirit may not be the strongest, but it is still among the best. Especially its early location makes it special, and it’s advisable to use the spirit right after finding it.
Although Bumm Bumm & Pom Pom is only a 3-star spirit, it is still incredibly strong. Its ability “Hyper Smash Attack” makes the spirit even stronger. With this ability, you can charge your smash attack significantly faster and increase its power. This ability is usually learned very late, but Bumm Bumm & Pom Pom provides you with this attack early in the game.
Rank 4: Link (The Legend of Zelda)
How do I get Link? You obtain Link relatively late from a dungeon. Since he is available so late, Link only ranks 4th.
What makes Link so special? This 4-star spirit has incredibly high values, and especially its defense value of 4707 makes Link important. Its ability boosts all sword attacks.
Additionally, Link has the advantage of being a neutral spirit, meaning it has no weaknesses against other spirits. You can use him whenever you are fighting with a swordsman.
Rank 3: Keldeo
How do I get Keldeo? You can also obtain this spirit early in the game as a 2-star spirit. To get Keldeo, you must challenge Lucario. You should upgrade Keldeo to a 4-star spirit as quickly as possible to unleash its true power.
What makes Keldeo so special? Keldeo is comparable to Bumm Bumm & Pom Pom, but as a shield spirit. Its stats are also significantly better. It has 600 more defense points than Bumm Bumm & Pom Pom.
Keldeo possesses the same ability as Bumm Bumm & Pom Pom, the Hyper Smash Attack. This attack is one of the best abilities in the game, and Keldeo’s stats make it even more remarkable.
Rank 2: Maria Renard (Symphony of the Night)
How do I get Maria Renard? You can upgrade this spirit from the normal Maria Renard spirit. To do this, you need to level the spirit to level 99 by fighting with Maria Renard or training the spirit.
What makes Maria Renard so special? Firstly, Maria Renard has incredible stats, but what is truly special is her ability. Her ability allows the player to perform an additional jump in the air. This gives you an extra jump and helps you escape from tricky situations.
This extra jump is incredibly crucial. This ability enhances almost every character, and Maria Renard’s good stats give this spirit a well-deserved second place.
Rank 1: Akuma
How do I get Akuma? You have the chance to get Akuma relatively early in the “World of Light” mode. However, it will be very challenging to defeat the Street Fighter Akuma, as his stats are incredibly high and the battle is not for beginners.
Another option is Dracula’s castle, after you have completed the “World of Light” mode. There, Akuma can be found in the dungeon segment. He is a mandatory fight that you cannot skip.
What makes Akuma so special? Akuma does not have a special ability, but he impresses with his incredible strength. He has nearly 8000 points and causes tremendous damage.
The attack spirit is especially suitable for 1v1 fights. There, you don’t necessarily need special abilities; it’s all about raw power. With Akuma, you gain that strength and can become a dangerous opponent.
What is your favorite spirit? Let us know in the comments who you prefer to fight with.
Do you need tips to get better? We give you 9 tips to defeat every opponent:
In week 6 of Season 7 in Fortnite, you need to shoot a puck at least 150 meters. The task is: Slide an ice puck 150 meters with a single throw. We will show you where to find the ice puck and the best places to easily reach 150 meters.
What is it about? Week 6 of Season 7 has now started in Fortnite. Among the tasks, you need to shoot a puck over a certain distance. With the right technique, this is quite easy, and you can complete the task effortlessly. In this overview, we will show you good places to fulfill the task.
Finding the Fortnite Ice Puck – Where to find the puck?
How to unlock the puck: The ice puck is available as a reward in Fortnite. You need to reach Tier 28 in the current Battle Pass for Season 7. Once you’ve reached Level 28, you can add the puck to your emote selection.
Shooting the ice puck 150 meters – Locations
There are many ways to slide the puck over a distance of at least 150 meters. One of the easiest is to throw the puck from a tall building on the Fortnite map and let it slide across an ice surface. Just position yourself at one of the mentioned locations and perform the ice puck emote.
Polar Peak: In grid square C7, you will find a frozen lake. Close by is a tower where you can land right after jumping out of the bus at the start of the game. Stand at the edge of this tower and throw the puck down from there. It should easily reach the 150 meters. YouTuber AciDic BliTzz demonstrates how to do this in his video.
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Viking Ship: In grid square B6, you will find the Viking ship. Position yourself at the end of the ship facing south. From there, you can see the frozen river onto which you can throw the puck.
The Viking Ship
Where else can this be done? You can basically choose any tall mountain as a starting point to throw the puck down. The shown locations at the Viking ship and at the tower in Polar Peak are easy to reach.
Problems reaching 150 meters: It may not be possible for every player to reach 150 meters on the first throw. Try throwing from different positions at the mentioned locations and observe how the puck slides. Then you can further adjust your throws.
Blizzard honors comic master Stan Lee with its own NPC in World of Warcraft. We will tell you where to find him.
Blizzard is especially known for World of Warcraft for continually incorporating little Easter eggs or tributes to people in Azeroth, which one might not recognize at first glance. After the death of comic guru Stan Lee a few months ago, he is now immortalized in World of Warcraft. With Patch 8.1.5, you can meet him.
Who was Stan Lee? For many, Stan Lee is the father of comics, as he was one of the first to give characters in comics more complex personalities. A large part of the Marvel universe is attributed to him, including Hulk, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and the X-Men. Without Stan Lee, most of these superheroes would not exist, and both the comic and film worlds would be lacking numerous classics and blockbusters.
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Where can you find Stan Lee in WoW? On the PTR of Patch 8.1.5, you can meet Stan Lee, who has been slightly renamed to “Stanley”, in the castle of Stormwind. There, he wears the armor of the guards of Stormwind and strolls through the halls. The special feature of his model is that he wears cool glasses (which very few NPCs have) and furthermore uses the model of the “thin people”, which can occasionally be seen in Kul Tiras. Players cannot use this model.
If you are in the royal castle of Stormwind in the future, pay Stanley a little visit and remember that you owe the person behind this tribute a lot of comics and movies.
What do you think of such tributes in World of Warcraft? Is it a nice gesture from the developers? Or should such things be kept out of a game?
In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the tasks and challenges for week 6 of season 7 are online. Here in the guide, we show you tips on how to complete the challenges of week 6.
Week 6 brings the dwarves back: In Fortnite, there are new challenges again, and most of them are nothing special. However, an old popular task returns: searching for dwarves!
Free and paid: If you want to complete all 7 challenges, you need the battle pass of season 7. It still costs 950 V-Bucks (€9.50). Without the pass, you can only complete the three free tasks of week 6.
All challenges of week 6 in season 7
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Challenge 1 – Search ammo boxes in different named locations
How to complete the task: Here you only need to open a certain number of ammo boxes. It only matters that the boxes are in different locations.
Challenge 3 – Eliminate opponents in Lucky Landing or Tilted Towers (Hard)
How to complete the task: The usual kill quest. Especially in Tilted, there are usually enough opponents to kill. Use different weapons to complete the other challenges at the same time.
Challenge 4 – Stage 1: Visit Polar Peak and Tilted Towers in one match (Only Battle Pass)
How to complete the task: Here you only need to enter both mentioned locations in one match. Phase 2 takes you to Lucky Landing and Retail Row, and stage 3 from Lazy Links to Shifty Shafts.
Challenge 5 – Slide an ice puck over 150 meters with a single throw (Only Battle Pass)
How to complete the task:You can find out how to get the puck and where to hit it far enough here in a guide to the puck.
Challenge 6 – Stage 1: Deal damage to opponents with submachine guns (hard, only Battle Pass)
How to complete the task: In this task, you only have to deal 200 points of damage with submachine guns. In stage 2, assault rifles are next. Lastly, you have to do the same with grenades. Since you don’t need any kills, everyone should be able to manage this at some point.
Challenge 7 – Deal damage to opponents with various weapons in a single match (hard, only Battle Pass)
How to complete the task: Here you only need to deal any amount of damage with the specified number of different weapons. So pack different guns and ideally ensure that those from the other damage challenge are included. Then you have this task almost done.
You can find the secret banner from week 6 in season 7 here:
Division Rivals replace the FUT Seasons in FIFA 19 Ultimate Team. You can find out what rewards there are, when you receive the rewards, and how the new mode works here.
Update: If you are looking for ALL rewards in Division Rivals in FIFA 20, you can find them here:
To make a start in Ultimate Team, you should not overlook Division Rivals. Therefore, you can find all the information about the rewards, the schedule, and how the new qualification mode for FUT Champions works with us.
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What are Division Rivals?
Instead of the online seasons, Division Rivals is the new multiplayer mode in FIFA 19, which can also be played during the week. The rewards are comparatively good, and the system is similar to that of Squad Battles.
Do you want a detailed explanation? Below, we briefly summarize Division Rivals. Further down, you will find detailed information and a precise explanation of how the new mode works.
Schedule and Process of Division Rivals
Start and Duration of a Competition: A competition lasts a week. The start and end of a phase is always on Thursday at 8 AM.
The Placement Matches: If you are playing Division Rivals for the first time, you need to complete 5 ranking matches. Depending on the results of these matches, you will be placed in one of the 10 divisions – or leagues.
Ranking and Promoting in Divisions: You now play matches against players from your division. After each game, you will receive more or fewer skill points, week points, and FUT Champions points, depending on the outcome.
Skill Points: Your skill rating determines your division. You only receive a few skill points per game and thus only slowly climb up or down the leagues.
Week Points: For each game, you receive week points. With these, you climb the 5 reward ranks and obtain better rewards.
FUT Champions Points: You also receive these after each match. You need them for qualification for the Weekend League and receive more as your division level increases.
When are the Division Rivals rewards available? 10 minutes after the end of a competition week, the rewards can be claimed. This means every Thursday starting around 8:10 AM.
Can I choose my rewards? Partially. In most ranks, you can choose from 3 rewards, which are partially untradeable. However, the number of FUT Champions points is always the same.
What prizes are there? All rewards at a glance
What rewards are there for which rank? A complete list of Division Rivals rewards does not exist yet. However, we will keep this article updated and add all rewards below.
What prizes will I receive? You will always receive the rewards from the division you started in. If you rank up during a competition phase, this will apply to the rewards only in the following week.
Even though the principle is similar to Squad Battles, there are many things that are not immediately clear in Division Rivals. Therefore, we explain everything regarding the weekly competitions, the divisions, and the FUT Champions qualification in more detail.
Skill Points and Divisions
You start in a mid-tier league: In the 5 qualification matches, it is only very difficult to be placed higher than Division 4. Below are the skill point limits of the individual leagues. Additionally, the factor for FUT Champions points is different in each league.
Division
Skill Points
FUT Champions Factor
1
2400
25
2
2200
12.5
3
1900
6.2
4
1600
4
5
1200
3.2
6
800
2.5
7
500
2
8
250
1.5
9
100
1.2
10
0
1
Every Match awards Skill Points: After every match that you do not lose, you earn skill points. If you rank up, you will start the next weekly competition in the higher division and can snag better prizes.
You can also be relegated: Relegations are also possible, however, the limits are shifted. If you lose too many skill points due to losses, you might drop from Division 5 to Division 6 with 1100 points.
Weekly Points, Ranks, and Rewards
Ranks 1-5 are dynamic: You have 5 ranks in each division. However, the number of points required for each rank changes within a week. Therefore, you can also drop ranks!
Rank 1: 15% of players in the competition
Rank 2: 40% of players in the competition
Rank 3: 80% of players in the competition
Rank 4: 97% of players in the competition
Rank 5: 100% of players in the competition
Victories yield more weekly points: The higher you win, the more points you earn. Draws or losses yield fewer points.
Qualifying for the Weekend League: Division Rivals is the only way to qualify for FUT Champions in FUT 19. You can find a detailed explanation in our guide on Weekend League qualification.
How many points do I need? 2000 FUT Champions points are required for access to the Weekend League.
How do I get points? Either through games in the Weekend League or through the weekly rewards from Division Rivals. Additionally, each Division Rivals match grants extra points.
How many points do I receive per match? A victory in Division Rivals gives you 20 FUT Champions points, multiplied by the factor mentioned in the table for your division.
Is eSports for Hearthstone the next victim of Blizzard’s cost-cutting policy? Initial hints are alarming the community.
Concerns are spreading among Hearthstone fans on social media and Reddit. There is a fear that Blizzard may stop eSports for Hearthstone and abandon large tournaments. The justification comes directly from Blizzard through a survey.
Surveys address eSports issues: Some Hearthstone players have been invited to participate in surveys over the past few days. While many questions are generally about Hearthstone and the latest expansion (“How did you like the Troll Arena? Do you think one has to spend money in Hearthstone to have fun?”), the last questions raised eyebrows.
Blizzard is directly asking whether one would still play Hearthstone if there were no leagues or sponsored tournaments by Blizzard.
Additionally, Blizzard is asking players how much time they spend each week watching tournaments.
The eSports head is already gone: The surveys come at a “timely” moment, as Chen Chou left Blizzard just a few days ago. He was the “Franchise Lead” for “Hearthstone eSports” and was primarily responsible for the organization of tournaments.
Other games fuel concern: The past of Heroes of the Storm makes players particularly skeptical. The MOBA from Blizzard also saw its eSports abruptly canceled. Even at BlizzCon, it was said that there would be large tournaments again in 2019, but this was then quickly discarded. Hearthstone fans now fear a similar fate.
It seems clear that Blizzard is currently questioning eSports for all franchises and considering which games it truly makes sense for. These considerations are being made for Hearthstone. However, whether the surveys will actually have an impact or if the corresponding decisions have already been made remains to be seen. It would fit with the plans to cut costs everywhere.
As soon as there is concrete information from Blizzard about the future of Hearthstone eSports, we will report on it.
Did you also receive this survey? What is your opinion on this matter? Does Hearthstone need its major tournaments to survive?
The Egg Event in Pokémon GO is in full swing and the chance of good eggs is increased. However, players complain that 10 km eggs are too rare. So what is the probability of getting these eggs?
What happened? The Adventure Sync Hatchathon in Pokémon GO has been active for several days now, and when reading the notification, it states that 5 and 10 km eggs come up more frequently from PokéStops. However, players are complaining that 10 km eggs are hardly found and they only receive 5 km eggs.
But is that true? What is the probability of getting the special eggs during the event? To find out how often these eggs actually occur, TheSilphRoad started a poll on Reddit.
Probability of 2 km, 5 km, and 10 km Eggs in Pokémon GO
How are the numbers calculated? The analysts from TheSilphRoad compiled data from 647 eggs, which led to a result.
These are samples and not official figures from Niantic. Nevertheless, this evaluation gives a rough overview on which one can orient oneself.
The probability of the eggs is: In the analysis, the experts examined the probability of 2 km, 5 km, and 10 km eggs from PokéStops during the egg event. The following result was achieved:
2 km eggs: 9-13 %
5 km eggs: 70-76 %
10 km eggs: 14-20 %
What do the numbers tell us? Not surprisingly, the 5 km eggs are the most common. Almost three-quarters of all eggs obtained from PokéStops are 5 km eggs. The 10 km eggs remain rare.
Why is this special? Niantic promised in their announcement that they wanted to increase the chance of 5 and 10 km eggs. However, trainers are currently mainly finding the 5 km eggs. Many feel that the increase in 10 km eggs is not noticeable.
TheSilphRoad compared these probabilities with those of the Christmas event and found that the chance of 10 km eggs was higher there. While there approximately 20% of all eggs were 10 km eggs, the probability is now lower.
What do the players say?
This is how Reddit reacts: On Reddit, the user “Soapdropper” asked: “So did Niantic lie with the 10 km eggs?” and received much support. Particularly disappointed were players who had relied on the eggs from PokéStops.
The user “Jakyvir1718” writes: “Largest and most diverse egg pool we’ve ever had? More like an overcrowded egg pool, with Pokémon that are also commonly found in the wild!”
However, there is also another theory regarding Niantic’s statement. “Deft4691” explains on Reddit: “They said, ‘More likely to get 5 km and 10 km eggs.’ The combined chance of getting a 5 km egg/10 km egg compared to a 2 km egg increased (~70% to ~90%). Misleading? Yes. Technically true? Also yes.”
This is the problem with 5 km eggs: Many players find the 5 km eggs useless. The pool of Pokémon is huge, and the quality leaves something to be desired. Hardly any strong Pokémon can hatch from the eggs, and very little stardust is obtained as well.
We recommend hatching the 7 km eggs and explain why they are better:
With the new patch 4.5 “A Requiem for Heroes” in Final Fantasy XIV, the final part of the 24-player raid series “Return to Ivalice” was released. And in this raid, a very special character appeared, well known to fans of the Final Fantasy games.
What is “Return to Ivalice”? The now traditional 24-player raid series of FFXIV is accompanied by the side story “Return to Ivalice” in the expansion “Stormblood”. In it, players explore the origins of an ancient legend about King Delita and the Zodiac Warriors, who brought peace during a time torn by wars.
The special thing about Ivalice is that it is the world from other Final Fantasy games, such as Tactics and FFXII. Many of the characters that appear in the story are also borrowed from these games.
This includes the main NPCs of the quest, Ramza and Alma, but also the newest NPC, Fran, from patch 4.5, who has generated a lot of hype in the community.
Fran in FFXIV
Who is Fran? In Final Fantasy XII, Fran is one of the six playable characters. She is the partner of the sky pirate Balthier, and together they travel the land in search of valuable treasures. The two join the dethroned princess of the kingdom of Dalmasca, Ashe, and together they stand against the Empire of Arcadia.
Fran and Balthier
The most important thing is: Fran is a Viera. Viera are one of the various races from the “Ivalice Alliance” games, first appearing in Final Fantasy: Tactics Advance. They are characterized mainly by their large rabbit ears and a rabbit tail.
This is the first time a representative of the Viera has appeared in Final Fantasy XIV. This fact and Fran’s popularity among fans has caused excitement in forums and on social media.
What does this mean for FFXIV? A large part of the FFXIV community firmly believes that the Viera will come as the new playable race in the next expansion “Shadowbringers” in early summer 2019.
Although the Viera have not yet been explicitly and officially announced, the development team of Final Fantasy XIV seems to be quite open about it. Director Yoshida has openly discussed “possible rabbit people” in past live streams and mentioned how there might “soon be a special character” belonging to this race.
Source: http://finalfantasy.wikia.com
Apart from Fran’s actual appearance in the game, there are other indications that support this:
A similar situation occurred before the announcement of the Au Ra race in the expansion “Heavensward”. A female Au Ra was implemented as an NPC in the game, just like Fran.
Director Naoki Yoshida made it a game to hint at future content at the FFXIV Fan Festivals through his T-shirts. At the Fan Fest in November 2018, he wore a shirt featuring Bugs Bunny and checkered flags used in car racing. The community interpreted this as “Bunny Race”.
Concept artworks of Viera in FFXIV have existed since before “Heavensward”. They were temporarily shelved due to the Au Ra , however.
The “BluFever” leak, which has proven to be almost completely accurate so far, also mentioned that the Viera will be available as a playable race in Shadowbringers.
Yoshida’s Bugs Bunny T-shirt
For more information regarding the Viera as a playable race, fans will have to wait for the upcoming European Fan Fest in early February 2019.
To shorten the waiting time until the Fan Fest, we have something for you:
Fortnite: Battle Royale is extremely successful, but customer support is currently lacking. Therefore, an agency has given the developer Epic a flat grade of 6 for support.
What is behind the bad grades for Epic? In the USA, the independent agency Better Business Bureau (BBB) assigns grades to companies to evaluate them. In terms of customer service, Fortnite developer Epic has now received an “F”, which means a flat grade of 6.
The customer service is faltering
How did the bad rating come about? According to the Better Business Bureau, Epic’s customer service is disastrous. Last year alone, 271 complaints about Epic were filed with the BBB. After a year, 247 of those complaints remain unanswered.
What bothers customers about Epic? Most complaints are directed at Epic’s customer support. Many customers are still victims of hackers and expect prompt assistance with account theft.
This does not seem to be the case, as one dissatisfied customer stated, “There is no phone number or reasonable response time to emails to recover an unauthorized purchase of 160 USD. No one responds and I feel cheated!”.
Long waiting times and little help
Is the support really that bad? Users on Reddit are also complaining about the support. According to one user, it takes two or more weeks to finally get a response.
By the time a solution is found, even more time would pass. One user reports three long months. “For the amount of money they have, this is really the worst customer service,” notes a frustrated player.
It is also criticized that there is no live chat with support and instead, customers have to deal with long wait times and endlessly back-and-forth emails.
This is the help Epic recommends: However, hackers have been a problem in Fortnite for a long time. Customer service has hardly been able to keep up for months and instead offers free emotes to encourage customers to take action and protect their accounts with 2-factor authentication.
This would make it harder for hackers to hijack the accounts, and support wouldn’t have to intervene at all.
What do you think about the situation? Have you ever had problems and needed help from customer service? And were you helped right away or did you have to wait forever?
Storm, Midfield, Defense: In this order, the TOTY event in FIFA 19 brought the best players of the year into the packs. However, the chances of pulling one of the fantastic players are minimal. In the community, the “Team of the Year” causes frustration.
This is the Team of the Year: The “Team of the Year” is one of the biggest events in the FIFA calendar and brings the best cards of the game to the transfer market. In three phases, the strikers were first made available, followed by the midfielders, and finally the defensive players in packs. All cards feature very high ratings.
It’s logical that an extremely high number of packs are opened during this period. And this sparks interest: On Twitch and YouTube, an incredible number of players followed their favorite streamers opening the packs or tried to pull one of the coveted footballers themselves. However, most came up empty-handed.
The dream of a TOTY player
This is why so many packs are opened: With the TOTY cards, other players can hardly compete. The card of midfielder Luka Modrić, for example, not only has an overall rating of 99, the highest possible rating in FIFA. Looking at the in-game stats broken down, it becomes clear: The TOTY Modrić card is even statistically the best card in the history of Ultimate Team.
This is how happy players are: Of course, FIFA players are mainly hunting for the TOTY version of attackers Messi (99), Ronaldo (99), and Mbappé (97). Some were able to celebrate at the end of a pack-opening marathon. You can see how that looks, for example, in this video by the user “ITANI” (from minute 8:30).
He opens a whole lot of sets, but the joy over the Cristiano Ronaldo he pulls at the end is clearly noticeable. Very similar videos can currently be found with some YouTubers – but the price for it is extremely high. Most have to open many packs before a TOTY player is in there – if at all.
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This is how likely TOTY players are in packs: To pull one of the Team-of-the-Year players from the packs, you need more than just a lucky break. While there are many promo packs and lightning rounds in the shop for the event, even with the best packs in the game, you hardly have a chance of getting a TOTY player.
For example, even the “Jumbo Rare Players Pack,” one of the best but also most expensive packs in the game, offers a TOTY probability of less than one percent. How far below one percent the probability actually lies is not disclosed by EA. It could be 0.99 percent, but also 0.000001 percent.
This is how packs lead to frustration: Most players are aware of this extremely low probability. Nevertheless, many try their luck with the expensive packs. After all, a good player who doesn’t belong to the TOTY might pop out – for example, Mbappé or Ronaldo in their base form. However, here too, the probability is still low.
Thus, a whole lot of players pulled candidates like Kagawa or Sommer for their hard-earned coins (or Euros spent on FIFA Points) instead of TOTY or top players. Not bad players – but with a market value of just under 1000 coins, an extremely frustrating result.
1000-Euro pack marathon without success
This is how the minimal chances affect players: While some FIFA players can hardly believe their luck and showcase their TOTY success on YouTube and in forums, others are not doing well at all. For example, the German streamer “GamerBrother” invested 1000 euros in FIFA Points and opened promo pack after promo pack. GamerBrother even skipped the walkouts to save time and quickly buy the limited packs. Some good players were among the end – but none from the Team of the Year.
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Even bad luck in luck: At least just as bad was the experience of the player “Spursito”. During the event, he did not pull any TOTY player, but did get Cristiano Ronaldo and Mbappé – in the same pack! But in all the excitement, Spursito accidentally clicked on “Quick Sell” and sold the whole pack in one go. Gewinn: 28,050 coins instead of possible millions.
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Overall, most players seem to be more annoyed than delighted by the TOTY event. On reddit, players criticize the pack system and compare it to the unloved loot boxes. FIFA is becoming increasingly “Pay2Win” – especially in light of the somewhat bumpy gameplay that allows undeserved victories. For instance, a FIFA pro recently caused outrage by coldly exploiting a strange gameplay error:
In Destiny 2, Guardians have discovered new puzzles in the Niobe Labs through a mysterious datapad and have already solved it. We will explain to you how to obtain the mysterious datapad, what you can do with it, how the Lost Souvenir mission works, and what the reward is at the end.
Now it is possible to complete the exotic quest surrounding the mysterious chest, for which the new exotic sniper Izanagi’s Burden is the reward.
In one of the quest steps for this weapon, the Guardians receive the legendary item “Mysterious Datapad,” which can be found in the inventory.
This datapad has numerous inscriptions and requires the Guardians to solve another puzzle. After numerous clever fans have racked their brains over it, the puzzle was only recently solved. We will show you how.
These are the prerequisites for the puzzle: To solve the puzzle and undertake the corresponding mission called Lost Souvenir, the Guardians must first possess the datapad itself. You can obtain this during the quest for Izanagi’s Burden.
You also need the new exotic sniper, Izanagi’s Burden, as well as the following forge weapons:
the heavy machine gun Hammerhead
the bow The Malicious Reaver
and the sniper rifle Tatara’s Edge
In a later step, you will also need a weapon from the forges in each weapon slot of the Black Armory. Once you have everything, you can start the puzzle.
Step 1: Lost Souvenir Mission – head to the Niobe Lab
How to start the mission Lost Souvenir: Make your way to the Niobe Lab located far south of theEDZ. Once you arrive there, you need to activate the switch in the lower level below the platform and the stairs (to the right of the Bergusia mission trigger). This will start the mission Lost Souvenir.
Activate symbols in Lost Souvenir: Now you need to search for the following symbols through the scope with the following weapons and activate them with a shot:
Letter/Message with the bow
Storm with the machine gun
Pagoda with the sniper
Morning/Sunrise with the bow
Star with the machine gun
Hand with the machine gun
Symbol of the Black Armory under the platform with the sniper
Where you stand while shooting doesn’t matter, by the way.
You can find the positions of the symbols in this video by cbgray:
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What you need to do in the “Lost Souvenir” mission: Now the actual mission begins, where your goal is to survive. You will be fighting against Taken. During this, you will encounter two bosses that seem to be immune to any weapon fire. This is where Izanagi’s Burden comes into play.
You can destroy the bosses’ overshield with a fully charged shot from the new sniper. To do this, hold the reload button. Then you can fight the bosses with other weapons. Once you have defeated the bosses and survived the Taken onslaught, the mission is complete and you will receive the next quest step.
Source: wG On Xbox on YouTube
Step 3 – Ignite the Forges
How to master the third step: Now you need to complete all four forges of the Black Armory successfully. It sounds simple at first. However, there’s a catch.
You have to do this with a complete armor set from the Black Armory as well as a forge weapon in each weapon slot. Once you’ve done that, there’s a new item, the Obsidian Accelerator, which seems to be very important for Ada. Thus, the third step is completed.
Step 4 – Return to Ada-1
How to receive your reward: Now you need to return to Ada-1 in the Tower. It is best to find her alone and not in a group, as this can avoid problems. Because once you arrive at Ada and interact with her, you will first be rewarded with a new cutscene that sometimes does not trigger in a group.
There you will see why the accelerator was so important for Ada. Afterwards, you will also receive the cool emblem Obsidian Dreams. In addition, there is another quest step that sends you to Spider in the Tangled Shore.
However, when you visit Spider, the quest does not currently progress. It remains to be seen how this storyline will develop further.
You can find a compact overview of the individual steps in this video by wG On Xbox:
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More professional players have now been banned from PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds). They are said to have cheated during professional matches and in public games. Interestingly, two of the banned pros didn’t even cheat themselves.
What’s going on? PUBG Corp discovered that some professional players were using unauthorized software. They used it in public games and even contested professional matches. Now, some players have been banned.
Two of them only knew that their teammates were cheating. However, they are now also banned from competitive play for years.
These PUBG players have now been banned
The Background: On December 19, 2018, PUBG Corp initiated an action to closely examine all professional PUBG players.
This is new: The ban wave is not yet completely over. Recently, PUBG Corp announced that 12 more players will be excluded from competitive play. Some cheated in public games, others in professional matches, while some only knew about it.
4 players are accused of using “unauthorized programs” in public games
Each of them will be banned for 2 years and may not participate in official PUBG tournaments during this time
The players are Avalon, Smitty, TEXQS, and S1D
6 players are punished for using “unauthorized programs” in professional matches
Each of them will be banned for 3 years and may not participate in official PUBG tournaments during this time
The players are Papaya, Cabecao, swalker, zuppaa, Houlow, and sezk0
These players did not use cheats but are being punished: No cheats could be proven for 2 players from Team Sans domicile. However, PUBG Corp states that they will also be punished.
The punishment is due to the fact that they were apparently fully aware that their teammates were using unauthorized programs during the PEL qualifiers. These players are THZ and Fr_Steph, who have also received a 3-year ban.
Team must bring a new roster: For Sans domicile, this means that they will lose their spot in the Contenders League because their players used cheats during the PEL qualifiers. However, the team will have the opportunity to participate in future tournaments if they bring a completely new lineup.
There is no suspicion on the part of PUBG Corp that the team’s organization was aware of the cheating players.
The Red Diamonds team may only keep their spot in the PEL if they replace the player S1D with another player. There is no evidence that S1D or other players from the team used cheats during the PEL qualifiers
The Pittsburgh Knights team may only keep their spot in the PEL if they replace the player TEXQS with another player. The team did not play in the PEL qualifier because they were directly invited. However, there is no evidence that any of their players used unauthorized programs in a professional match.
This is what PUBG will do differently in the future: In their statement about the events, PUBG Corp writes that they will conduct checks earlier in the future:
“In the future, all participating players will undergo a comprehensive background check before an official esports competition. On all their accounts. Any player with compelling evidence that he used unauthorized programs will be banned and will not be allowed to participate in the competition.”
Streamers have also had to learn that one does not have to cheat oneself to get banned:
After Mike Morhaime became an advisor for Blizzard, he is now completely disappearing. His new position has also been terminated.
For many players and fans of Blizzard, it was a small shock when Mike Morhaime announced his resignation at BlizzCon 2018. He stepped down as CEO of Blizzard and handed over the reins to J. Allen Brack, who has taken on the position since then.
But Mike Morhaime did not want to leave Blizzard completely and decided to continue working as an advisor for the game developer. This will also come to an end soon.
What has happened? As reported by mmoculture, a form has surfaced confirming that Mike Morhaime ended his job as an advisor for Blizzard on April 7, 2019. Such “SEC forms” are standard in America and must be issued by companies so that investors can make informed decisions. Most of these forms are publicly accessible, as is the case here.
Without Morhaime’s grandma, there would be no Blizzard: Mike Morhaime was not only popular but also had one of the most touching and entertaining founding stories in the video game industry. To found the development studio back then, he needed money – and he got it from his grandmother. Proudly, she loaned him $15,000 without asking for interest. A bit exaggerated, one could say that Blizzard in its current and past forms only exists because of this loan.
The loan from Morhaime’s grandma is now an exhibit in the “Blizzard Vault” – a piece of company history.
With Morhaime’s complete departure, Blizzard loses one of its founding fathers, who was not only liked by the community but also reportedly popular within Blizzard. He always advocated for the employees, ensured a good working environment, and in politically difficult times even sent letters to all employees to reassure them and offer support.
What is your opinion on the “final” farewell from Mike Morhaime? Is this just the next logical step and has it been clear for a long time and not a big deal? Or does Blizzard “die” a little more for you because of this?
A new gameplay video on Anthem focuses on the Javelin Interceptor. The agile suit represents a kind of assassin in the shooter, relying on speed and a touch of poison.
What is the Interceptor? The Interceptor is the class in Anthem that particularly emphasizes speed and agility. It is best compared to an assassin, as it dives into close combat repeatedly, but just as quickly disappears again. It attacks from ambush and evades its enemies’ attacks, which is also reflected in its abilities.
This is what the Interceptor can do: Players should not only enjoy the speed of the Interceptor, as the entire class is designed around it. Its shields regenerate faster the faster the Interceptor moves.
For this, the agile class has several skills that other Javelins do not have: to jump quickly from enemy to enemy, elegantly dodge, and regenerate its shields, the Interceptor can perform a triple jump, a triple dash, and a double roll.
Its attacks are entirely tailored to its job as an assassin: The Interceptor neutralizes individual enemies with the devastating melee attacks of its dual daggers. In addition, it can weaken larger targets with status effects, such as poison or ice.
These are the strengths: With high mobility and the fastest base melee speed of all Javelins, the Interceptor is simply made for a melee build. Keep your enemies at a distance, only to launch a devastating melee attack at the right moment!
The video showcases the Cryo-Glaive ability, where the Interceptor throws an ice knife that freezes enemies. It utilizes Tempest-Strike, triggering a combo that creates an ice aura.
Another ability is Venom-Spray, which poisons nearby enemies. This negative status effect causes enemies to take additional damage from all sources.
This is the ultimate ability of the Interceptor:The ultimate ability of the Interceptor is called Assassin’s Blades. With this skill, the class transforms into an unstoppable whirlwind, slicing through the enemy hordes with its two blades. The Interceptor deals high damage during its ultimate and is invulnerable for its entire duration.
In League of Legends (LoL), the new champion Sylas is already playable on the test server (PBE). LoL players have figured out how to inflate him to a massive size. Additionally, some believe: the guy is just ridiculously hot.
This is Sylas’s gimmick: League of Legends now has over 140 champions. Riot Games has to come up with something if they want to introduce a new one.
His special gimmick is that he can copy the ultimates of opponents. By striking at other champs in LoL with his golden chains, Sylas copies their ultimate abilities and gains advantages.
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This is what players have now discovered: When LoL players began experimenting with Sylas, they noticed that he also grows when he copies the ultimate of heroes who also grow when they activate their ultimate.
A YouTuber then copied the abilities of Cho’Gath, Nasus, and Renekton to inflate Sylas to a remarkable size.
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This concept was taken to the extreme by the League of Legends YouTuber Vandiril. He then added Shyvana’s ultimate to transform Sylas into an even bigger dragon. Shyvana’s dragon form is already large.
What else is up with Sylas? The other debate currently being held about Sylas is how hot the champion is.
In a widely discussed Reddit thread, it now states: the new champion “Sylas” is absolutely unrealistically hot. This doesn’t even match his character. After all, he has been imprisoned for 15 years.
Nevertheless, he has perfect muscles, great hair, and a stubbly beard.
There is belief that there is “double standard”, as Riot Games apologized for the “too hot” Kai’SA, but seems to have no issues with Sylas. The Reddit thread about this unfair sexism has since received 8300 upvotes and over 2300 comments.
The topic of sexism doesn’t seem to let Riot Games go:
In Fortnite: Battle Royale, Ninja and his teammate set a record in the Duo vs. Squad category. However, two French professional gamers have now surpassed this and toppled Ninja from his throne.
What was the previous record? In the “Duo vs. Squad” category, two players compete in a match where 4-player teams are the norm. Thus, they are clearly outnumbered, as the other teams are twice as large. Nevertheless, the two players in the duo attempt to maximize their kills and prove their extraordinary skill in this way.
Previously, the record here on PC was an impressive 43 kills. This was achieved in June 2018 by the two Frenchmen Teeqzy and NokS. In September, the famous streamer Ninja along with his teammate Sypher matched this. The two also ended up with 43 kills. By the way, this was the only record that Ninja could claim so far.
French Duo Breaks World Record
How was the old record broken?Records are always a goal for aspiring competitors. Therefore, it did not take long for someone to shake the record again.
However, instead of matching like Ninja and Co., the two French players Nayte and Spk have now spectacularly broken the PC record.
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The two professional players from the teams TrainHard and Team LDLC managed to net a whopping 46 kills. This means they practically took out half the player base of the round! You can see how it all looked in the game in this Twitch clip here. Enjoy!
An impressive achievement that spectacularly nullified Ninja’s only co-world record. It remains to be seen whether the popular and successful streamer or the original record holders can surpass that.
Already in patch 8.1.5 of World of Warcraft, we hear from the Old God N’Zoth. He presents players with some puzzles again.
The next patch of World of Warcraft, patch 8.1.5, is actually just a minor interim patch. Nevertheless, there are some contents that will keep players engaged for a while. Throughout various quest lines and boss encounters, players will come into contact with N’Zoth and can hear his voice.
Spoiler warning: The article logically contains spoilers from patch 8.1.5. You have been warned.
N’Zoth has many secrets: As is common for Old Gods and their minions, N’Zoth also speaks quite cryptically and presents some puzzles. Since many of his spoken words have already been extracted from the game data, speculations in the community are already running high. Particularly the following quotes are suspicious:
“The Light has struck a bargain with the enemy of all.”
“Six seats at the high table. Six mouths that hunger. One will consume all others.”
“The fall of night reveals her true face. She will bring only ruin.”
“When the arrow finds its mark, the last fetter will fall away.”
There are already some theories about the first sentences: Some players suspect that “the Light” could symbolically refer to Anduin or Turalyon, both of whom have a very strong connection to the Light. This would also fit with an earlier sentence where another boss said that “the child king sits at the master’s table”. They also suspected Anduin there.
What the “six seats” could be is still being debated. A few players suspect that it refers to the six primal forces: Void, Light, Life, Death, Order, and Chaos. However, that doesn’t satisfy most as a coherent theory.
On the other hand, the “fall of night” is strongly associated with Elune and Tyrande. It is suggested that a “dark” turn could be imminent for the night elves, as their beloved goddess may not be as loving anymore. This would also fit an earlier theory where Elune was corrupted.
The last sentence with the arrow is also difficult to assign. The most well-known archers are Sylvanas, Alleria, and Vereesa, the three Windrunner sisters. Who of them could “hit the target” is uncertain.
N’Zoth gives players “a gift”: Additionally, there are various sentences from a questline where players seem to be possessed by N’Zoth. They can hear his whispers and begin to see the enemy everywhere.
Throughout this quest, there is a possibility to purify this “gift from N’Zoth.” The game indicates that this decision cannot be undone. This might represent another important decision players can make. But this is still speculation.
What is your opinion on N’Zoth’s sayings and the ideas surrounding them? Do you have any thoughts on his words? Or is this all just a confusion tactic of the Old Gods?
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In Destiny 2, the Bergusia Forge is live and the exotic quest surrounding the mysterious box from the Black Armory can now be completed. At the end, you will receive the new exotic sniper rifle Izanagi’s Burden. We will show you how to obtain the sniper.
What happened? After the puzzle surrounding the Niobe Labs could not be solved by the Guardians for more than 24 hours, Bungie decoupled the fourth and final forge of the Black Armory, Bergusia, from the puzzle.
This now allows you to open the last lock of the mysterious box and thus obtain the new exotic sniper Izanagi’s Burden.
Talk to Ada-1
To advance the quest, you must first speak to Ada-1 in the Tower. There you will receive a key mold for the Black Armory, a key mold that needs to be completed.
Note: Apparently, you must have ignited all three previous forges and collected and used all 3 previous keys for this.
Enter the Leviathan Code and collect 24 Guardian Lenses
The next step takes you to the Leviathan raid from Year 1. There you need to collect a total of 24 Guardian Lenses from Guardian robots. To do this, you first have to enter a code with the help of levers and then make your way through the sewers of the Leviathan to the engine room. There you can collect the lenses the fastest.
You will reach the levers if you visit a room below the starting area. From left to right, the code is 1-5-3-2-4-6.
How to do this in detail and how exactly to find the room, you can see in this video from Houndish starting at 8:27.
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You do not need to kill all guardians in the sewers, but can farm the same section/room repeatedly. The lenses are not a guaranteed drop, so you will not necessarily get them from every guardian.
Find Glimmering Amethysts
The next step requires you to find Glimmering Amethysts. You can get these from chests in the open world, from public events, or at the end of strikes.
The easiest way to farm them is through the strike “The Shattered Sea” in the EDZ on Earth. Generally, each strike gives you 10% progress. Each heroic public event gives you 5% progress. Chests in the open world give you 1% progress each.
To do this, you need to go to the Bergusia Forge in the very south of the EDZ and ignite the forge with Maximum Hardness. To do this, you start the forge and must first fight your way through the first round. The mechanics remain unchanged compared to the other three forges.
In the first 10 seconds of the second round, two bluish shimmering drones will appear that you need to take out. You will find the positions here:
If you successfully take them out, you will receive the message “Maximum Hardness” on the left screen edge. Then you need to survive the second round and finish the forge.
In the end, there is a list of the Black Armory, from which you then get the fourth and final key for the mysterious box. Activate it and you will receive a Mysterious Decryption Device and a mysterious data pad.
At Ada, you will receive an unidentified mold, for which you now need an Obsidian Crystal. You receive this from a rare bounty from Ada.
You can also get this as a random drop from the daily and weekly bounties of the Black Armory, which you also receive from Ada. So you will have to complete some of them.
Once you have the crystal, you can insert it into the unidentified mold, which brings you to the next quest step.
Complete the Shattered Throne for the Ascendant Shard
Now you must complete the activity “The Shattered Throne”. You need an Ascendant Shard, which you can only get from the final boss of the Shattered Throne, Dul Incaru.
If you succeed, you’ll get the shard and the next quest step
Complete the hard version of the Pyramidion strike for Radiant Phaseglass
Now, you need the item Radiant Phaseglass. You get this at the end of a harder version of the Pyramidion strike, which you must start through your navigator. It is unmistakably marked with a mission symbol there.
The level requirement is 640, so you should either have a sufficiently high power level or go in with a fireteam. In addition, your gear will be locked. So coordinate beforehand.
Once you have defeated the strike boss, you will receive the Radiant Phaseglass and the final quest step.
Complete the “Lock and Key” mission
Now, you must complete the unidentified frame in the Bergusia Forge. For this, you need to complete the mission “Lock and Key”, which you can select through the ETZ planet map. It is unmistakably marked there.
The recommended power level is 650, so you should already be close to the level cap when completing this mission.
Then proceed to the Bergusia Forge. You do not need to start the activity; it happens automatically. This is essentially a boss fight with Siviks. The mechanics do not differ from the other forge bosses.
Once Siviks has met his end, you will receive the item “No Weapon”
Return to Ada-1 in the tower with “No Weapon”
With the item you received, you must now go to Ada-1 in the Tower. As a reward, you will now receive the exotic sniper rifle Izanagi’s Burden from the exotic arsenal of the Black Armory.
You can find a complete video guide from YouTuber Andy Edition here:
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Bethesda’s online game Fallout 76 will receive two updates this month. However, fans should not expect any major new content, as the developers want to first address the game’s issues.
What’s coming? Two updates are planned. There are currently no patch notes, but Bethesda has outlined what players can expect. Overall, over 150 “fixes” are to be included.
Challenges and quests will be optimized and improved
The update will make adjustments to skills and weapons
The focus is on improving stability and performance
Even less is known about the second update. It is expected to be released before the end of the month and will address the number of building plans that merchants have available as well as improve some legendary mods and skills.
When is the update coming? The PC version, including maintenance, is scheduled for today, January 10 at around 3 PM. The version for Playstation 4 and Xbox One will follow on January 14. Patch notes will follow once the servers are back online.
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What about new content? Bethesda is currently not discussing additional content. More content is planned, but it will likely be introduced at a later time. The team wants to first address the issues of Fallout 76 that players have reported. Only when the online game runs smoothly will new content be considered.
How are players reacting to this? In the forum, players express some disappointment that no patch notes have been published yet. While many fans understand that Bethesda is focusing on the game’s issues first, calls for new content are growing louder.
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