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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Ubisoft recently released new information about The Division 2 in a press release. In this announcement, there is mention of several Dark Zones. What does this mean?
What is the Dark Zone? The Dark Zone is a kind of flagship of The Division 1. This area is almost cut off from the outside world. It mixes PvE and PvP elements and is primarily part of the endgame. In the Dark Zone, contaminated loot can be collected, which must first be extracted. Other players can go rogue and contest your loot.
This is how the Dark Zone was structured in The Division 1: In the first part, the Dark Zone was located in the center of Manhattan. Altogether, there are 9 sections or “brackets” within this one large Dark Zone.
Ubisoft hints at multiple Dark Zones.
Fans have long been eagerly awaiting information about the Dark Zone in The Division 2. Their wish has now been granted, albeit perhaps unintentionally. Ubisoft’s press release suggests that there could be multiple Dark Zones in The Division 2.
Where does this information come from? The press release is part of the announcement that The Division 2 will be released on PC not on Steam, but in the Epic Games Store.
It speaks of Dark Zones in the plural that are supposed to exist in Washington D.C.
Players can experience the main campaign, organized PVP modes, or the brutal and untamed Dark Zones either solo or in cooperation with up to 4 players.
This section has now been removed from the English announcement. However, the German version remains unchanged.
Is that the only hint? Not quite. Reports from the Alpha of The Division 2, which took place in December, support this assumption.
Report from the Alpha – 3 Dark Zones in Washington D.C.
An Alpha tester writes about the Dark Zones: According to the Reddit user keenerwashere, there are a total of three Dark Zones in D.C.:
Dark Zone East
Dark Zone South
Dark Zone West
The Dark Zone East was even available in the Alpha. Unfortunately, he can’t reveal more due to the confidentiality agreement.
What could be the reason for having multiple Dark Zones? One reason could be the geography of Washington D.C. While Manhattan is significantly longer from north to south, Washington D.C. spreads more from west to east.
What could multiple Dark Zones mean? This is currently hard to say, as there is little information available. It could simply mean that they are distributing the different brackets across the entire map of The Division 2 because it is structured differently.
However, perhaps they have bigger plans for the individual zones. Could there perhaps be multiple variations of the Dark Zone? Some fans have long desired a PvE Dark Zone, while others defend the existing mix of PvE and PvP.
Maybe we will get more information as soon as next week. The embargo on The Division 2 is supposed to lift.
Indications suggest that the developers at Riot Games are working on an MMORPG. It could be called Legends of Runeterra. We will show you what supports this claim.
What is it about? Since the founder of League of Legends asked in a tweet what players think of a LoL MMO, speculation in the gaming community has been rampant. Although Riot quickly backtracked, stating that it wasn’t an announcement, much speaks in favor of a LoL MMORPG.
Riot Games hires people with MMO background
Between 2014 and 2016, Riot Games hired employees with extensive knowledge of MMORPGs (via Reddit).
Ghostcrawler: Greg Street
Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street: Worked for five years at Blizzard Entertainment and was the Lead Systems Designer on World of Warcraft
Nicholas Konkle: Now works as Design Lead at Riot Games after previously working for ZeniMax for seven years
Anana Gupta: Now Principal Game Designer at Riot Games, previously worked for three years at ZeniMax, including on The Elder Scrolls Online
During this time, Riot Games hired more employees with backgrounds in MMORPG development.
More focus on Lore – Building a solid background?
When new employees were hired in 2014, League of Legends also saw an increased focus on lore. This focus is still present today.
The backstories of the champions were revised and refreshed on the LoL websites. Events on Bilgewater and Mount Targon were launched, introduced with stories. Slowly, the world of League of Legends became more defined for the players.
In addition, comics were announced in 2018. They are now being released in 2019 and shed light on the backstories of the champions. The first LoL comic is about Ashe.
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That’s why lore is important: Through events, maps, and even comics, players are now brought closer to the lore of the characters and the world of Runeterra. Riot invests a lot of employee time here. If an MMORPG really emerges, a solid foundation with character and world stories is extremely important.
Employees comment in 2018 on a LoL MMORPG
The most direct shot towards an MMO came from Riot founder Marc Merrill himself. On Twitter, he asked whether Riot Games should build an MMO. Yes or No. Attached to the tweet was the aforementioned interactive map of Runeterra.
Quickly the US PR chief of Riot Games backtracked and said that Marc Merrill was just being playful with his tweet because he was excited about the release of the new map.
However, people wanted to talk to Marc Merrill again and asked him about his tweet and a LoL MMO. It became clear that the topic is not off the table yet. Merrill said that the reactions and interest in a LoL MMO were surprising for the studio. Then he dodged the question of whether they are currently working on it. They don’t want to compete with WoW, said Merrill. So that’s neither a yes nor a no.
World of Warcraft seems to be the big competitor for many, but why is that?
When it became known that Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street was stepping down as Design Director for LoL and is now Head of Creative Development, fans looked closer. What did it mean that the guy with the WoW knowledge was no longer working on LoL but on a new, unknown project?
Ghostcrawler himself then wrote on Reddit: “If I were working on an MMO (which I’m not), I would make the fights more enjoyable. More tactical and responsive. WoW felt at times like you were just watching the cooldowns in the UI and not the action.”
Securing the brand Legends of Runeterra
In November 2018, it was revealed that Riot Games secured the trademark rights for “Legends of Runeterra.” Speculation rose about a mobile game. LoL was supposed to be released as a mobile version, but Riot refused. Now a LoL clone on mobile is a hit.
Others say: Legends of Runeterra – that already sounds like an MMORPG. And all the preparation with the new employees and the lore development could suggest that a LoL MMO has been in the works for some years. In 2017, Riot’s heads explained that they want to give meaning to the “S” in Riot Games and LoL should not be the only flagship.
Are you looking for a new MMORPG but can’t wait for the LoL MMO? Then there are these MMORPGs in 2019:
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.
