With a glitch, players can get behind the invisible walls in the snow mountains and show what is hidden there in Red Dead Redemption 2: a lake of ice.
What is new? The huge world of Red Dead Redemption 2 invites players to explore various locations and attractions. Players have now found out how to explore a snowy area at Tempest Rim more closely. There, one can find a frozen lake and animals.
Images from the hidden snow area at Tempest Rim in RDR 2
On Reddit, user Huntroploria shared his findings. He managed to glitch outside the map. Players were actually sure that this location could not be reached.
However, Huntroploria succeeded and found frozen lakes there.
What do you see? The screenshot he shared shows Arthur with his horse in front of a frozen lake. There are also trees that are partially stuck in the ice and covered with snow.
Are there animals there as well? Huntroploria writes that there are elk and bighorn sheep in and north of Tempest Rim. What is special about these animals is that they do not run away from the player. One can simply walk up to them.
No other animals have been seen there yet. The spots with the animals are said to be close to the borders of the map.
Are there any attractions to be found there? Besides the frozen lake, there are said to be no special places to find. There are no cabins or other interesting buildings.
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A lengthy YouTube video shows how to glitch near Tempest Rim and explore the area.
This is what players hope for now
This snowy area makes players hope that Rockstar Games will update this area in the future and that it might become playable as a DLC. Players emphasize that they have a lot of fun riding through snowy areas.
User TheAmazingAutismo writes: “There must be more snowy areas in the game. Here is hoping for a North DLC.”
Other users continue that they wish for a story with Charles, about his journey to Canada.
Would you also like a winter DLC for Red Dead Redemption 2?
Fallout 76 hides secret messages, curious scenes, or small treasures in various locations. The places are usually remote or hard to reach. MeinMMO has discovered a treasure for you in the climbing forest at the New River Gorge Resort. And our author Benedict has tips on how to find the treasure.
What kind of treasure is it? At the end of a tricky course, a hidden camp awaits you. In this camp, we found several items:
The rewards may vary, as the loot in crates is random. If someone has been there before you, the stash of caps and some of the Stimpaks are likely already gone.
The Climbing Forest Course of Fallout 76
Where is the climbing forest? If you want to undertake the dexterity challenge yourself, you just need to head to the park at the top of the mountain south of the Overseer’s camp. The fastest way is to fast travel to the New River Gorge Resort.
From the resort, you only need to walk a short distance north. There, you’ll see a wooden structure with a staircase. In front of it, some wooden dexterity exercises have already been set up on the ground.
The staircase leads to a floating bridge, which is secured with ropes and climbs up through some platforms into the treetops. This is where the actual challenge begins.
The challenges of the climbing forest: The climbing forest consists of 4 stages. The first stage is quite easy: a destroyed hanging bridge connects two platforms. You just have to jump over a small gap once, and you are done.
The second part is a bit more difficult. Here, smaller squares hang in the air and are connected by wooden posts with a holding rope. You need to jump from one square to the next until you get across.
The third stage is the hardest. Five thin logs float between the two platforms. You have to balance on these and jump to the next log. Since the logs are round, you could easily slip. Good judgment and air control are advantageous here.
The final part consists of logs driven into the ground that have been cut off at the top. You must jump from one log to the next and have only a very small area on which to land. At the end, there is a tower where the treasure lies.
Tips for the climbing forest: After jumping over the wood multiple times (and failing) I have prepared some tips for you. With these, it should be easier for you to reach the loot.
1. Wear Power Armor: With Power Armor, you take no fall damage. Since you will likely fall several times, this will save you Stimpaks and other healing items. Even a naked chassis completely negates fall damage.
2. Play in first person: Even if you might see your character better in third person, the controls in first person are more precise. You can better judge distances and land more accurately.
3. Get mutations: I played without mutations myself. However, at the end of the course, you can jump back on the logs with the mutation “Pack Rat” (or a jetpack on the Power Armor) if you fall onto the connecting beams. With the mutation “Bird Bones”, you could also navigate a bit easier in the air.
4. Take the “Pharma-Fan” perk: On each platform and at the end of the course, there is a medical box. With the “Pharma-Fan” perk, you can search these and take additional chems for free with a bit of luck.
The letter from Tumblin’ Joe.
The climbing forest presents a tricky challenge. Master it for a reward or hold a small competition with friends. Who will be the fastest to the goal?
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Here are predictions for the upcoming Team of the Week 15 (TOTW 15) in FIFA 19. We will show you forecasts on which players can receive a new Inform card in Ultimate Team this week.
The TOTW time in FUT 19: On December 26th, the 15th Team of the Week will be released in FIFA 19. From 7 PM, you can draw the special cards from packs for one week until TOTW 15 is replaced on January 2nd.
These are TOTW predictions: Based on their performances in the games that have actually taken place, predictions are made about which players could be in the next Team of the Week in FIFA 19.
Predictions are never really 100% accurate, but they give a good overview of likely Team of the Week players.
Prediction TDW 15: fifauteam
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How you benefit from TOTW predictions: You can use the Team of the Week to earn many coins. The value of TOTW players increases when they are in the Team of the Week. More details can be found in our guide to TOTW trading.
Shiny Sandshrew in Pokémon GO was previously only available in Japan. Now the Shiny is coming to Germany.
Here’s what it’s about: At the Tottori event in Japan, the shiny form of Sandshrew was first captured. This was only for players who participated in the event. The rest of the world had to watch. But now screenshots from players around the world show that Shiny Sandshrew is now available everywhere.
However, even though it is now available worldwide, Shiny Sandshrew remains a rarity. So far, there are only a few reports of the shiny form of the ground Pokémon.
You can now find Shiny Sandshrew worldwide
That’s why it was so hard to get: Only a few players around the world, let alone players from Germany, have managed to get Shiny Sandshrew. Sandshrew was the Pokémon around which the Tottori event in Japan revolved. There was a chance for shiny Pokémon there similar to Safari Zone probabilities.
What’s new now? Players can now catch Shiny Sandshrew all over the world. Some screenshots are circulating on Reddit showing Shiny Sandshrew outside of Japan as well. The event in Japan runs until January 14, but the Shiny is now available worldwide.
That’s why it remains rare: Anyone in Germany who catches a Shiny Sandshrew should be happy. Sandshrew is not one of the common Pokémon here and is mainly found in nests. In other regions of the world, it is more common. There, players have a better chance of encountering a Shiny Sandshrew.
Additionally, the Christmas event is currently ongoing. Ice Pokémon are primarily spawning, so the chance for Sandshrew is even lower.
Here’s what players are hoping for: Shinies like Wingull or Roselia were released through events, similar to Sandshrew. Their spawn rate was then increased for one weekend. Players are hoping for something similar with Sandshrew. If that doesn’t happen, Sandshrew will become one of the rarest Shinies in the game, at least from a German perspective.
Do you have any questions about the PvP mode and how to battle? In our guide, we show you everything you need to know:
The controversial online key seller G2A charges users a penalty fee of €1 per month if they have not logged in for 180 days. Users find this outrageous.
Where does the information come from? A user of the key seller service G2A posted an email from “G2A Pay” on reddit.
The message states that he has not logged into his G2A account for almost 180 days. After the 180 days have passed, he will be charged a €1 inactivity fee.
Furthermore, €1 will be added each month as long as he does not log in. The money will be deducted from his G2A wallet.
Is that true? Yes, that is true. A corresponding clause is also included in the “G2A User Terms”.
It states that G2A also charges less if there is not enough balance in the G2A user’s account. However, if there is not enough money in the account, the account will be closed. The “inactivity costs” are non-refundable.
This is how the internet reacts: The thread has garnered a lot of attention on reddit. It currently has 1,400 comments and over 39,200 upvotes.
Users are outraged about the “fine print” and wonder if this is even legal. Many comments describe the approach as outrageous.
This is what a user claiming to be “G2APayofficial” says: In the thread on reddit, there is also a post from a user who presents himself as a representative of G2A. However, his account is not verified.
He says:
The email comes 3 days before the penalty is due
If a user logs in, the 180 days are reset
Users are not forced to buy anything; they only need to log in
If there is no money available, nothing is charged and the account is only deactivated – it can be reactivated easily
The account states that G2A needs money to maintain accounts for server maintenance, technical infrastructure, and other expenses. It makes no sense to maintain accounts that are not used.
The post from the user “G2APayofficial” is heavily disputed on reddit.
If you’re looking for something to gift outside of G2A:
Winter is here, but it hasn’t snowed much yet. MeinMMO shows the best snowy areas for the Christmas season to get into the winter mood.
Guild Wars 2 – Wanderer Hills
What’s on site: The Wanderer Hills are located in the northern part of Tyria, the world of Guild Wars 2. The region is characterized by mountains and especially lots of snow.
If you start as a Norn, you begin your journey in this snowy area. For many players, this region is thus the first thing they see from Guild Wars 2.
The area is characterized by both green meadows and icy mountain peaks. The music for the area is composed by Jeremy Soule, who also created the music for Skyrim and Oblivion. No wonder that players often feel reminded of Skyrim.
The Wanderer Hills are characterized by rather sparse flora.
You will mainly find ice worms, Dolyaks, and rather sparse flora in the area.
A highlight from the area: Be sure to stop by Kevach’s Homestead. Kevach stores his beer in the nearby ice cave, which unfortunately is infested with ice worms. To continue serving beer to his guests, you must rescue his frozen brewing method.
At Kevach’s Homestead, travelers can warm their cold feet.
In the adjacent ice cave, you can also acquire a special beer from a brewer that grants you a hero point. What the brewer has lost in the depths amidst monstrous ice worms remains his secret.
The special beer is the Cold-Filtered Worm Tincture. It is filtered through a worm’s intestine using a secret method. Cheers.
This friendly gentleman gifts you with a very special beer.
The Elder Scrolls Online – Wrothgar
What’s on site: Wrothgar is located in the northwestern part of Tamriel in the game The Elder Scrolls Online. The land is characterized by high mountains full of snow and green steppes. The area is home to the Orcs, which is why many rival clans live there, whom the reigning king Kurog wants to unite.
A view from above on the city of Orsinium.
Moreover, he builds the city of Orsinium in The Elder Scrolls Online, which is to become the new capital of the Orcs. In the city, travelers will find not only a massive temple dedicated either to Malacath or Trinimac, but also a flourishing marketplace and the King’s palace, the Rock Fortress.
The Rock Fortress, the King’s palace.
A highlight from the area: In the northeastern part of Wrothgar lies the highest mountain in the region, the Grief. On the Grief, the chieftains of the Orcs are buried after their death. The more powerful an Orc chief was during his lifetime, the higher his grave lies on the mountain.
According to legends, the grave of the extremely powerful Orc king Turok is said to be located at the top of the mountain. This king was the founder of the original Orsinium, the former city of the Orcs.
The Grief.
Many travelers have tried to climb the mountain in search of his grave, but the ascent is laborious, as strong winds and avalanches make it difficult for climbers. Therefore, some Orcs are firmly convinced that the Grief is cursed and actively want to impede the ascent.
If you dare to make the ascent, you must not only beware of Ogres, but also watch out for red flags, as they mark an area frequently plagued by avalanches.
The peak of the Grief.
Tera – Westonia
What’s on site: Westonia is a large snowy area in the western part of the world of Tera. Although there are negative temperatures, many rulers have not been deterred from carrying out numerous bloody battles there. Even today, conflicts continue to arise in Westonia.
The Stormplain is the first thing you see of Westonia.
Westonia is divided into three sub-regions:
The Stormplain: New players begin their journey here. They must deal with pirates and the undead.
The Tyrannas Mountain: Bandits lurk in the mountain passes. There is also the Citadel of Torture.
The Frostwilds: The last area in Westonia that you travel through. Here, you encounter Wendigos and must help the inhabitants of the city of Wasteland.
The area isn’t exactly inviting for a vacation. But for those who want to sweeten the icy cold with hot battles, it’s a great place.
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A highlight from the area: If you have traveled a bit through the icy landscape of Westonia, at some point you will notice a massive building amidst the snow. The Citadel rises from the ice and is located in the area “Tyrannas Mountain”.
The Citadel of Torture from the outside.
Inside the Citadel, crude torture takes place, conducted by the resident vampires. If you want to progress into the dungeon Necromancer’s Crypt, you cannot bypass the Citadel.
Lord of the Rings Online – Misty Mountains
What’s on site: The Misty Mountains is a mountain range that serves as a natural border between Eriador and the valley of Anduin. It is found in the northwest of Middle-earth, the world where Lord of the Rings Online takes place. In the Misty Mountains lies the formerly significant Dwarven city of Khazad-dûm, also known as Moria, where the Dwarves mined the rare material Mithril for centuries until they were driven out by the Balrog.
Image source: Lotro Journal
Almost everywhere in the Misty Mountains, thick snow lies, occasionally punctuated by small rivers or a bit of flora. Travelers must beware of Orcs, Mammoths, and Goblins.
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A highlight from the area: If your journey takes you to the Misty Mountains, you should definitely explore the Goblin Town. This is an open-level dungeon, level 45. At the entrance of the dungeon, you will meet the Dwarf Glóin, who asks for your help.
A look into Goblin Town.
Once you have entered the town, you can take a look at the construction skills of the Goblins. They have filled the caves with their wooden structures. Additionally, there are still remnants of the Dwarves who built in these caves hundreds of years ago.
At the deepest point of the dungeon lies the throne room of the current Goblin king Ashûrz.
The throne room of the Goblin king.
World of Warcraft – Wintergrasp
What’s on site: Wintergrasp is located far in the north of Kalimdor in Azeroth, the game world of World of Warcraft. Although it is one of the oldest areas, it is still loved by players even after years—especially role-players who enjoy snowy excursions use this area.
Snow as far as the eye can see.
This is not surprising, because the variety and great scenery are vast. In the wide snowy forests, you can play hide and seek, and for those who prefer adventure, there are winding caves and ancient ruins—all covered in snow.
A highlight from the area: In Wintergrasp, you will find several camps of the night elves, which almost serve as holiday resorts. The hot springs stand out especially, providing relaxation.
In the hot springs, players can recover from their stressful adventurer life.
Final Fantasy 14 – Coerthas
What’s on site:The snowy region of Coerthas in Final Fantasy XIV has a sad history. Coerthas was once a picturesque green mountain region. However, after a massive disaster five years ago, the fall of the moon Dalamud, the temperatures in the area dropped dramatically, transforming it into a snowy landscape.
While exploring Coerthas, players can discover direct traces of the disaster. In the southwestern part of the area, there is a crater where one of the shards of the moon Dalamud struck.
Impact crater of one of the shards of Dalamud.
In the outer northwest is the dominion of the giant monster Behemoth. Sometimes it leaves its domicile and starts an open-world event of FFXIV called FATE.
You can watch the event in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKGfd5bkwcQ
Players can reach the central highlands of Coerthas at very low levels, provided they manage to sneak past strong monsters in the area.
For many FFXIV fans, Coerthas is a special place. From here, the path to the closed city of Ishgard began with the expansion “Heavensward“, which had been tormented by war and intrigue for centuries.
The grave.
A highlight from the area:In the far north of Coerthas lies the grave of a very special NPC, who holds a special place in the hearts of FFXIV players. He is buried at a location that offers a beautiful view of the city of Ishgard, as if he continues to watch over it even after his death.
In which snowy areas do you spend Christmas?
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In Fortnite: Battle Royale there are currently teenagers with hacking tools on the loose. They are targeting your accounts and selling them for a lot of money. But you can protect yourself.
What is happening in Fortnite right now? Fortnite accounts still remain a good source of income for hackers. They are getting younger by the day. In an interview with the British broadcaster BBC, 20 teenage hackers have reported about their dark trade.
One of the hackers claims that he was once hacked himself and needed a new account. That’s how he got into the hacker scene, and he was shown how to steal accounts using easily obtainable tools.
Hacker earns nearly £2000 in a few weeks
Here’s how hackers make a lot of money: In just one day, the newly minted hacker was able to take over around 1,000 Fortnite accounts. Those are worth good money online. You can get anywhere from a few cents to hundreds of euros for them.
The hacker reportedly earned £1,500 (1,665 euros) in just a few weeks.
Another hacker, a 17-year-old from Slovenia, allegedly earned around £16,000 (17,760 euros) in seven months.
Why are accounts worth so much money?The most valuable accounts have tons of cool and rare skins. Accounts with a good win rate are also in demand. The hackers then take over the accounts, immediately activate two-factor authentication, and lock out the original owners.
Here are the protective measures
How to protect yourself? Fortunately, there is good protection against such attacks. According to the hackers, it is extremely difficult to hack an account that already uses two-factor authentication.
Since hackers seem to target easy prey, they are likely to try their luck on other, less secure accounts if you have this protection active.
Hunters in World of Warcraft can tame a new category of pets. However, how to unlock this was quite absurd and caused frustration, as they had to leave their raid group.
Update: There has now been a hotfix in time for Christmas. The “Blood-Soaked Tome of Dark Whispers” is now a guaranteed drop from Zul on Heroic in the Uldir raid. Hunters no longer have to leave the fight using their hearthstone!
Original report: Last night (December 22, 2018), an incident in World of Warcraft first brought joy and then frustration. Players from the “WoW Secret Finding” Discord server finally discovered how hunters can obtain the “Blood-Soaked Tome of Dark Whispers”.
Shortly after, Blizzard explained: This is not intended.
What does the Tome bring? The Blood-Soaked Tome of Dark Whispers allows hunters to tame a new category of animals. This enables them to also include blood beasts in their stable.
These blood beasts can primarily be found in Nazmir, where the nasty creatures are used as servants and battle beasts by the Blood Trolls.
This is how you could get the Tome: To obtain the tome, hunters had to join a heroic raid group, go to Uldir, and start the fight against Zul. Now they had to use their hearthstone during the fight and leave the battle – unfortunately, this is no joke.
After the rest of the raid had killed Zul, they received the tome and could then learn how to tame blood beasts.
Blizzard reports: This is a bug! After the Discord community reported the find to Blizzard, Jeremy “Muffinus” Feasel, who is responsible for many puzzles, tweeted clarity: The discovered method is not the intended way to be able to tame blood beasts.
The tome is supposed to be obtained in another way. It is therefore likely that Blizzard sees this method as an exploit. It is not recommended to replicate.
Players are confused and angry: It is not surprising that players consider this a bad joke. After all, hunters are encouraged to leave their group in the middle of the fight. A risk that many raid leaders will not tolerate and will categorically exclude hunters. The fact that this is a bug does not make the situation any better.
Most players assume that a fix will be implemented soon. Those who want to tame blood beasts as hunters until then either have to leave their group or have a very considerate raid group.
As soon as the “official” way to obtain the tome is discovered, we will report on it.
Other puzzles have been successfully solved in recent months:
On the 5th day of the event “14 Days Fortnite“, you must fly through 5 golden rings with an airplane. We will show you a map with all 13 locations of the golden rings in Fortnite. This will ensure you complete the challenge.
On the 5th day of the Christmas event “14 Days Fortnite“, you have a more difficult task to complete. You need to fly through golden rings with an “X-4 Stormwing” airplane. This presents you with two challenges:
Flying skills are required: To fly through some rings, you must show your talent for flying. Not all rings are easy to fly through.
The rings can be found at the following locations:
Golden Ring 1: South of Frosty Flights
Golden Ring 2: Haunted Hills
Golden Ring 3: The abandoned villain’s villa near Snobby Shores
Golden Ring 4: South of Paradise Palms
Golden Ring 5: The tower in Lonely Lodge
Golden Ring 6: Under the bridge at Shifty Shafts
Golden Ring 7: North of Salty Springs
Golden Ring 8: Tomato Temple
Golden Ring 9: The west bank of Loot Lake
Golden Ring 10: The mountain north of Happy Hamlet
Golden Ring 11: Lazy Links
Golden Ring 12: Northwest of Polar Peak
Golden Ring 13: North of Retail Row
Here you can find the X-4 Stormwing airplane
This map shows you all the locations of the airplane. If it’s not at its location, then you should expect that other players have already taken the airplane.
Watch out for the surroundings: Other players are also looking for airplanes. So be careful as you move to a spawn point. Campers may be waiting for you there.
How to complete yesterday’s daily challenge in Fortnite, we will tell you here:
Developer Bungie has spontaneously announced where the new exotic bow “Le Monarque” can officially be found in Destiny 2. You must complete a powerful weapon form and then rely on your luck.
Where are the new Exotics? With the new expansion “Black Armory,” Destiny 2 has actually introduced 5 new exotic weapons into the game. However, for a long time, only the first of these 5 weapons was found. The exotic grenade launcher “Anarchy” was a raid drop.
Now a second exotic item has been discovered: the bow “Le Monarque.” Bungie promptly explains how to obtain the bow.
Here’s how to get “Le Monarque”: As Bungie announced via Twitter, there is a chance that the exotic bow will drop when you complete a powerful weapon form at Ada-1.
Earlier, there were reports that the bow could seemingly drop randomly in any forge. This caused confusion because no one expected the exotic weapon to drop so randomly. It was suspected that the bow was behind a time lock.
But the official source is different: it’s simply the completion of a powerful weapon form.
Exotic for bow enthusiasts with poison cloud
How good is Le Monarque? The YouTuber Nexxoss-Gaming has tested the exotic bow.
To use the weapon properly, it’s important to catch the time window in which the “perfect draw” is active. This is a short time window for bows after the weapon is fully drawn.
When you hit enemies, a poison cloud is created that deals damage over time. This is the special trick of the bow.
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Nexxoss finds that the weapon deals good damage in PvE against smaller enemies and also against boss enemies. For bow fans, Le Monarque is a good weapon in PvE.
In PvP, the bow is also not to be underestimated. Le Monarque needs two hits to take down an enemy.
Nexxoss recommends the bow for bow enthusiasts: If you get used to it, you can have fun with it. Sounds like a solid exotic.
We present more exotic weapons in Destiny 2 that add flavor to the game:
Since Saturday, Ashes of Creation Apocalypse is free to play for everyone. However, the community is not completely satisfied with the implementation. They see problems mainly in the animations and monetization.
The PvP game Apocalypse is intended to serve as a test environment for the developers. The servers and the combat system are to be thoroughly tested.
However, the real test is currently the bond between the community and developer Intrepid Studios.
Criticism of Movements and Microtransactions
What players criticize: The focus of the criticism is particularly on the shop that has been integrated into the free game. In this, you can purchase a Battle Pass and other cosmetic items.
Other players also criticize the movement system of Ashes of Creation Apocalypse. Some animations feel off, and there are occasional issues especially when jumping.
While you can gain significant height in the game by jumping, it is not possible to achieve that height directly in front of a mountain or a house. You also need to maintain a distance from the object to reach a certain height.
However, fans dismiss the movement issues as a rough start and the fact that the game is primarily a beta for the actual MMORPG.
What are players afraid of? Although no purchased items provide an advantage in the game itself, some items only minimally change the current character and can cost up to 20 Euros. On Reddit, players are already announcing they might turn their backs on the game due to these prices.
Many are disappointed, especially after the Kickstarter campaign and the rather expensive founder packages, that the “beta test” is so heavily monetized.
Since the content can also be transferred to the MMORPG, players fear: The shop could look similar in the later MMORPG.
What can you buy in the shop? For 10 Euros, you can purchase the “Legendary Path”. With this system, you can earn additional rewards on the normal Adventure Path every day. These mainly include extra XP, various cosmetic adjustments for equipment, or emotes.
Additionally, there are further skins in the shop that can only be purchased for real money:
Emotes cost between 4 and 6 Euros
Armor between 15 and 20 Euros
Weapon sets for 16 Euros each
Griffin skins for 10 or 20 Euros
How can I play Apocalypse?
If you want to get a picture of the game yourself, you can simply register on the official website. There you will also find the download for Ashes of Creation Apocalypse. The game requires about 18 gigabytes of free storage space.
A new banwave in PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) is hitting users of a hack that was thought to be undetectable. Even professionals seem to have been caught.
What happened? A new anti-cheat measure has gone live in PUBG, resulting in many players being banned. Unofficial sources indicate about 37,000 banned players. Among them seem to be 16 professional players.
Which hack was detected? The banwave seems to target users of a radar hack. According to player reports, this hack circulated for about a year and was previously thought to be undetectable.
What do the professionals say about it?
Players from the clan Sans Domicile Fixe have admitted to cheating. An official investigation is currently underway against a player from Pittsburgh Knights.
This is what the team Pittsburgh Knights says: “Honesty and integrity are core values within the Knights organization. Cheating in any form undermines not only our team but also esports as a whole. We take the VAC ban against our TEXQS very seriously. We respect and support PUBG Corp. in this investigation without reservation. We are currently working with them and await the announcement of their findings.” the team writes on Twitter.
Until the investigation is completed, the team has excluded player Can TEXQS Ozdemir from further games. The team’s statement has caused confusion, as they mention a VAC ban that excluded the player. VAC stands for Valve Anti-Cheat. PUBG coach and analyst Krimson Aer says on Twitter that the ban on TEXQS clearly comes from PUBG itself, not from Valve.
The players of SDF would have lost hard without cheats: On Twitter, PUBG analyst and caster Avnqr claims that players from the SDF clan cheated in online qualifiers. This allowed them to reach a point in the tournament that took place as a LAN offline event. After 14 games, they were in last place. This poor performance could be due to online cheats being ineffective at the LAN tournament.
Which players were banned? A list is circulating on Reddit with the names of professional players who have allegedly been affected by the ban. Among them are: PlayerJones, Hoffmann88, sezk0, TEXQS, Cuhris, Tefl0n, SIDJkee, Smitty, Papaya, Cageman, houlow, and Kraqen.
The baby Pokémon in Pokémon GO allows players to hatch eggs again. We tell you how rare the babies are in eggs.
Those who want the new baby Pokémon available since the Christmas event need to hatch 7 km eggs. Mampfaxo, Klingplim, and Mantirps exclusively hatch from 7 km eggs.
Now that some trainers have gathered their yield from the eggs, one can take a first stock to see how rare the new babies are.
Mampfaxo, Klingplim and Mantirps: How rare are the new babies
How are the numbers calculated? On Reddit, a survey was started where every player could enter their yield from the new eggs. Here, the community is to be relied upon. If every player voted correctly, then one has a fairly accurate result.
The probabilities are as follows: A total of 14,867 eggs were hatched. The results are as follows:
Mampfaxo: 308 (2.07%)
Klingplim: 34 (0.23%)
Mantirps: 78 (0.52%)
Other Pokémon: 14,447 (97.17%)
What does this mean? The new baby Pokémon are extremely rare to obtain. Mampfaxo was implemented by Niantic with an increased chance of hatching. This chance is about 2%, which is very low overall.
The other two babies are even rarer to obtain. According to the evaluation, one gets Klingplim from every 400 eggs. If this low probability remains, it will be difficult to hatch all the babies by the end of the Christmas event.
How meaningful is this evaluation? Over 14,000 eggs were included in the calculation. Even if some players did not provide correct information, the mass compensates for these inaccuracies. Even if the numbers are not entirely correct, this evaluation indicates one thing: these new baby Pokémon are very rare.
How do I get the babies? The baby Pokémon hatch, along with other babies and Alolan Pokémon, exclusively from 7 km eggs. These can only be obtained from gifts from friends. You cannot get them from PokéStops.
In our last Advent special, we tell the story of the friendship between Pikachu and Ash:
The controversial YouTuber Keemstar has a problem with Epic and their game Fortnite. The accusation: They have disrespectfully destroyed his community tournament, Friday Fortnite. Furthermore, he feels somehow copied by a new skin, a gnome.
Who is Keemstar? “Daniel M. Keem” (36) is known as Keemstar. He is a YouTuber who is prominent on social media.
Keemstar, Source Twitter
He has 2.47 million followers on Twitter. He refers to his YouTube channel “Drama Alert” (4.6 million subscribers) as “the number 1 source for social interaction in online entertainment.”
On his channel, he reports on what YouTube stars and celebrities are up to. Much of the focus here is on YouTubers like Jake Paul, their enemies, feuds, and romantic relationships.
What does Keemstar have to do with Fortnite? At the beginning of Fortnite, during the initial boom, he hosted a tournament: “Friday Fortnite.” It was a community tournament that enjoyed great popularity.
Until summer, there were fights on Friday nights. Some of the best players in the world competed for up to $20,000 in prize money.
At that time, there was no official tournament, and “Friday Fortnite” was a highlight of the week for many Fortnite players and viewers.
That’s why Friday Fortnite came to an end: In early summer 2018, Epic began its own eSports tournament. At first, Epic only claimed Saturday, but then also Friday for themselves.
Claiming Friday for themselves, even though his established tournament was already running
And imposing a prize money limit on him ($20,000), while Epic offered much more ($500,000).
At that time, Keemstar’s sponsor also withdrew. However, he announced that he would revive the tournament.
This has been bothering Keemstar since then: Epic now offers “in-game” tournaments for Fortnite. One of them is called “Friday Night Fortnite.” The tournament started, from Keemstar’s perspective, right when he was trying to revive his “Friday Fortnite.”
This has likely made Keemstar very upset.
On November 9, he tweeted: I have given up. How EpicGames has treated me disrespectfully has made me an enemy forever. I will never support anything they do again.
Keemstar wants to join class action lawsuit – because of gnome skin
This is now bothering Keemstar: Keemstar has now announced that he will join a class action lawsuit against Fortnite and Epic. This is no joke.
Apparently, Keemstar sees himself in the new skin of a garden gnome. He perceives the Fortnite skin “Grimble” as a reference to himself and cites YouTube videos as proof, which, however, have not yet received much attention.
The garden gnome skin was first available in the Fortnite shop today, December 23.
What’s behind this: Even though Keemstar insists, “the lawsuit is no joke,” the announcement of the lawsuit is likely not to be taken too seriously.
However, it is still interesting how things have developed with “Friday Fortnite” and that Epic has cemented the growing community scene in this area with their own tournaments. And at least one person with a lot of influence resents them for it.
Apparently, Keemstar is not happy about a skin that allegedly references him. But others would love to have such a skin for themselves:
In 2018, a lot was happening in the gaming world: new releases, expansions, DLCs, and ongoing games experienced their ups and downs. We want to know from you who your absolute favorite was.
The end of a year always means a look back at the events that have taken place over that time. While major gaming awards are handed out left and right, we at MeinMMO are interested in the opinions of our users, as the comments and sentiments on our site were very turbulent in 2018.
What happened in 2018 with the big multiplayer games?
A year after its release, Destiny 2 managed to score a hit with the Forsaken expansion, which was well received by a large part of the community
And these are just a few of the many exciting, frustrating, funny, and joyful events that took place in 2018. In the survey, you will find the multiplayer games that captured the most interest from our users at MeinMMO in 2018.
What do MeinMMO users say? How was your gaming year 2018? Which multiplayer game managed to captivate you the longest and provided you with the most play hours? Did you stick to your main game or did you find something new that you enjoyed more? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!
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The new special challenge in Fortnite requires you to knock a teammate out with a snowball. We will tell you how to do it.
In the Christmas event “14 Days of Fortnite”, you receive a new special challenge every day. On day 4, the task is “Hit a player with a snowball in different games.”
The task sounds easy, but how do you throw a snowball?
How to complete the special challenge
These are the requirements: Before you can complete the special challenge, you must complete the task from the previous day. There you need to finish three games with friends. Those playing with friends should have no issues with this.
As a reward for completing the challenge from day 3, you will receive the “snowball” needed for the quest on day 4.
This is how to successfully throw a snowball: If you have completed the task from the previous day, then go to your locker. There you will find the snowball that you have unlocked. Equip it and you can enter the battle.
There, you can find the snowball in the same slot where your emotes are located. The snowball is comparable to the tomato that you can throw.
Then it’s all about aiming and throwing. The snowball fight can begin.
Here’s how to make the completion easier: If you don’t want to complete the task on the large map, as the risk is too high, you can use the following tip: You can already knock out your teammates with snowballs in the pre-lobby, where you wait for your match to start.
This also counts towards the special challenge.
The “14 Days of Fortnite” have also captured our editor-in-chief. Here you can read his experiences with the Christmas event:
Overwatch has released an official list that exposes the misconduct of professionals in the Overwatch League. This list is accessible to everyone.
This is the situation: Since Friday, December 21, 2018, the official website of the Overwatch League has featured the “Player Discipline Tracker” as a new feature. This lists players in the league who have violated the rules of the Overwatch League.
Next to their names, the reason for their penalty and the type of punishment, such as the length of the suspension, are displayed. Already before the second season of the Overwatch League, seven players received penalties that will take effect at the start of the season on February 14.
The List of Bad Boys
Who will be denounced? What slightly resembles Santa Claus’s list, where Krampus reads his victims, is an enumeration of rule breakers. The Code of Conduct of the Overwatch League has been known and binding for the professionals for some time.
Blizzard writes in the opening post:
When a player joins the Overwatch League, the league reviews a complete report of their behavior and takes action if necessary. While the league considers each case individually, key factors in determining penalties include both the severity and the timeliness of the case. During the season, the league will continue to evaluate cases and, if necessary, penalize.
The currently viewable cases only relate to players in the league who are contracted to one of the teams.
This approach is not new in sports. The International Tennis Federation and the Unlimited Fighting Championship have been maintaining similar lists according to Kotaku for some time. Overwatch is merely the first eSports to adopt this method.
Why it is necessary: In the first season of the Overwatch League, many professionals exhibited misconduct frequently. Particularly, player Félix “xQc” Lengyel from Dallas Fuel was penalized several times.
Ultimately, Dallas Fuel parted ways with him. His case has led fans to demand more insight into the Code of Conduct and penalties, resulting in Blizzard publishing the code.
By exposing the misconduct of the professionals and their penalties, they are essentially put on public display. This could effectively deter future misbehavior.
What do you think of this approach? For more info and news about the game, also visit our Overwatch page on Facebook.
During a livestream, a streamer found a hidden button in the menu of the pirate MMO Atlas: It brings him back to another game by the developers, to ARK Survival Evolved. This adds fuel to the rumors. Atlas is said to be nothing but a “reskin”.
Even in the first hours, players saw the similarities between ARK, the dino MMO, and Atlas. Some even referred to it as a “reskin.”
A streamer has now found a hidden button in the menu that is causing quite a stir.
Atlas menu takes players to ARK settings
A clip from the streamer mukkayo is going viral in the gaming community. In the video, the streamer demonstrates that the Atlas menu has a hidden button.
He navigates through the Atlas menu and arrives at the supposedly last option “Exit”. Then he says: “Now press the button down one more time, there’s a hidden button there.” Clicking it, you find yourself in an ARK menu.
What can be found in the menu? There are settings for dino damage and many other server settings that originate from ARK.
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The comments on Reddit and YouTube show many angry players.
This is how players are reacting: User StrawS__ writes on Reddit: “The meme that Atlas is just a reskin of ARK is literally true. I mean, you could already see that from the graphics and gameplay. But now it’s just clear.”
The opinion that Atlas is “just a reskin of ARK” emerged shortly after the release on December 22nd. On Reddit, players explained that the similarities in visuals and gameplay are undeniable. They accuse the developers of simply copying a large part of ARK.
This discovery with the hidden menu is now causing many heated discussions around Atlas.
Here’s what people are discussing now: Some players on social media are taking it more lightly and writing: Are you surprised? These are the same developers. Of course, they take finished work from old projects so they don’t have to start from scratch.
But some players view it differently.
User decaboniized writes on Reddit: “It shocks me that people say ‘It uses the same engine as ARK – Did you not expect that?’ No, I did not expect the developers to use the same interface, the same textures, and basically the same everything, and just overlay an Atlas skin.”
This is a mod for ARK that the developers charge $30 for.”
This discovery with the hidden menu is now causing many heated discussions around Atlas.
In our section “State of Play”, we look at the status of the 5 major western MMORPGs. Where do the online role-playing games World of Warcraft (WoW), The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO), Guild Wars 2, Final Fantasy XIV, and Black Desert stand just before the transition into the year 2019?
This is the general situation: 2018 was certainly not the year of MMORPGs:
Here in the West, the gaming year 2018 belonged to online shooters such as Fortnite, Destiny, or Call of Duty. They rely on short, intense gaming sessions.
Also, large single-player games with long campaigns or epic atmospheric images like God of War or Red Dead Redemption 2 excelled.
This was the title image from State of Play 2015. Rip WildStar
The big question for all MMORPGs before 2019: How can they attract new players? How can they inspire the “Fortnite” generation for MMORPGs?
We look at the situation of the 5 major MMORPGs before the turn of the year to 2019 and where the games stand.
Black Desert – Side Paths and Future Promises
This is the situation of Black Desert: The MMORPG has always been a game with great future promises. Pearl Abyss is always tinkering with a feature that is supposed to make Black Desert an even better, more beautiful MMORPG in the future.
But no matter which feature they come up with, Black Desert ultimately remains the same game.
Black Desert is an MMORPG for a very limited target group. Because here in the West, most MMORPG fans miss dungeons, raids, and other traditional PvE content. The story is also often criticized.
The appeal of Black Desert lies mainly in the combat system, which is supposed to entice grinding because it is so much fun.
Additionally, it is immensely tempting to explore the world of Black Desert, trade, and immerse yourself in this fantasy world that promises so much freedom.
For the actual PC game, more zones and a graphical remaster, which has been promised for a long time, were introduced. However, not much else has happened around it.
Image source: ama8o8
Therefore, Black Desert also lost some air in the West in 2018. Always just new classes and new zones, while nice, do not provide significant impulse. Especially since we in the West had to wait a long time for new content – Korea is often half a year ahead.
The console ports for PlayStation 4 and Switch are still a long way off. The port to Xbox One is progressing, but at a slow pace. The first beta could not create big waves here.
Black Desert often clashes with its community. There is suspicion that too much is relying on Pay2Win. This regularly leads to negative headlines.
So Black Desert stands at the end of 2018: The company behind Black Desert is certainly doing well. But Pearl Abyss is slowly shifting the focus away from the MMORPG and wants to establish more games. With the mobile success, the Koreans are now eager.
However, there is also good news for PC players in the West: Pearl Abyss has announced big plans for Black Desert again and wants to push a global version, so players in the West do not have to wait so long for new content. Battle Royale is of course also coming.
Here in the West, Black Desert with its design will probably never be a hit for the masses, and much bad blood is circulating now. However, those who love the game will continue to love it and can look forward to an interesting future with attractive new features.
The prospects for Black Desert are good, albeit specific.
This will be important for Black Desert in 2019: It will be important for Black Desert to appear as an attractive and contemporary MMORPG that can retain new players and be successful on consoles.
With the revision of tutorials and the entry experience, they are on a good path.
Otherwise, it would be good to find a better connection to the community again. What gets out is rarely friendly. This can deter players looking for a new MMORPG.
The survival game SCUM on Steam is known for its focus on hardcore realism and the penises of its characters. The winter update brings all sorts of goodies, including cute costumes for the best piece of a man.
The update 0.1.22.11074 was released on December 20 and brings many new features: The new patch makes the map festive, brings barricades and locks for houses, and wraps the character’s penis nice and warm.
About the penises: SCUM has been quite fascinated by penises for a while, since they introduced a slider. Now they refer to a tradition from the Croatian mountains. Women there are said to have made their men “Willy Warmers” to provide warmth and safety in the cold winter.
The Croatian development team supports this with a Wikipedia entry. This is thus scientifically assured.
Those who have the supporter pack in SCUM receive an “elephant warmer” complete with eyes. It’s said that you can’t find it in the wild. This presumably means that the other two Johannes warmers are somewhere out there.
This is how SCUM celebrates Christmas: The update brings several more conventional typical Christmas improvements:
The SCUM map is covered in snow.
Players can shape snowballs, build a snowman, and give gifts to others.
A sleigh ride is also possible.
And there is a warm and cozy emote.
This is how to make your house safer:
The most gameplay-important feature is probably “Fortification.” This allows the prisoners to secure their home against intruders. Players can now lock the door; there are 3 different locks. Players can attach up to three locks to their door.
In addition, there is the possibility to break open a lock. After all, we are in SCUM – there are three different tools available for this, ranging from a screwdriver to an improvised burglary tool, up to a real one.
The windows can also be barricaded; otherwise, someone might come at night and steal your elephant warmer.
