The 16th season of Diablo 3 starts in January 2019. We will show you Haedrig’s Gift, season rewards, the special theme, and everything you need to know.
For Diablo 3 players, a new season is just around the corner. In just a few days, season 16 will start and entice many players into the Greater Nephalem Rifts. In leaderboards, you can compete with other players again. This time there is a special season theme that replaces an important item.
Diablo 3 Season 16 Start for PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch
On Friday, January 18, 2019, season 16 in Diablo 3 will start. As usual, the new season is scheduled to begin at 5:00 PM German time.
When does Season 16 start on PS4 and Xbox One and Nintendo Switch? Console players will have to wait a few hours longer. For them, season 16 starts on January 19 at 2:00 AM CET.
When does Season 16 end? Expected on March 17, 2019, at 5:00 PM.
What is the season theme?
The new season is again under a special theme. This time, it is the Ring of Royal Grandeur, which is passively activated for all season characters. You no longer need to equip the ring to benefit from its bonuses.
What does the Ring of Royal Grandeur provide? It reduces the required items for set bonuses by 1. Instead of six pieces, you only need to equip five parts for the 6-piece set bonus.
Can I stack the Ring of Royal Grandeur? Unfortunately no. You cannot equip a second ring to further reduce the number of required items.
Haedrig’s Gift – Which sets are given away?
In each season, you can unlock certain sets by completing milestone goals. These sets arrive as Haedrig’s Gift by mail to your characters.
What is in Haedrig’s Gifts? Each of Haedrig’s Gifts contains a few pieces of a class set. Which set is included depends on the class you open it with.
By progressing through the season journey, you unlock rewards that are visually noticeable. There are skins for the head and shoulders of the exclusive Conqueror set, a new series of portrait frames, and a special pair of wings, the Wings of Lempo.
In the following image, you can see the rewards:
Special Achievements in Season 16
Those looking for more challenges in Season 16 can find them in the following achievements.
Speed Demon (Hardcore: Streamlined)
Complete a Nephalem Rift at level 70 in under 2 minutes on Torment X.
Mineral Collection (Hardcore: Gotta Catch ‘Em All)
Upgrade three legendary gems to level 65
Boss Mode (Hardcore: A Class of Its Own)
These bosses must be defeated in under 20 minutes on Torment X: Skeleton King, Butcher, Zoltun Kulle, Ghom, Cydea, Rakanoth, Diablo, Adria, Queen Araneae, Maghda, Belial, Siege Breaker Beast, Azmodan, Izual, Urzael, Malthael
Cursed and Sewn (Hardcore: Who Would Have Thought?)
Kill at least 350 monsters at an event of a cursed chest at level 70 and Torment X.
Portal Mania (Hardcore: Dynasty Their Skill)
Complete a Greater Nephalem Rift (level 55) in solo play with the full bonuses from six different class sets.
Patch Notes for Patch 2.6.4 – What’s New in Season 16?
The new patch brings some balance changes. Blizzard’s plan is to elevate as many sets to the same power level as possible. This is intended to bring more variety to the leaderboards. Players should have greater choices in builds and still be able to compete with the best.
When ancient items are dropped by enemies, you should now see this more clearly. There is now a red beam that shines from the item into the sky.
New Symbol on Minimap: If you miss the red beam in the chaos of many monsters, the ancient item will be displayed with this symbol on the minimap.
Guaranteed Ancient Item: If you manage to complete a Greater Nephalem Rift of level 70 in solo play, you will receive an ancient item for sure the first time.
Observant players have discovered that there are no vending machines in the new snow area of Fortnite: Battle Royale. How could this happen? The reason is as simple as it is curious! The vending machines were simply forgotten.
What are vending machines? Vending machines can hold various items that players can acquire in exchange for resources.
Even very rare weapons and items can be found in these vending machines. Those equipped with the necessary resources can gain a significant advantage this way.
Where are the vending machines in the snow biome?With the major update 7.0 and the accompanying start of Season 7, a new snow landscape has been added that stretches across the western part of the map.
Basically, all known objects can be found in this new part of the map – except for vending machines. The Redditor Krazyflips noticed the absence of the vending machines and opened a corresponding post on Reddit.
How does Epic respond to the absence of vending machines? The post quickly gained quite a bit of attention, even Epic responded! The reason for the absence of vending machines is as simple as it is funny: Epic simply forgot them and isn’t shy about admitting it:
In other words: Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Yeah, we simply forgot the vending machines.
Will the vending machines be added later? Yes, as Epic employee Spazinski further explains, the vending machines are expected to be added to the snow biome with update 7.20.
Community celebrates Epic: The reason for the absence of the machines is so absurd that Epic is celebrated for its openness. Not many developers would admit to simply “forgetting” a relevant feature in their game. The mistake is also being fixed in one of the upcoming updates.
What do you think of the story? Have you noticed the missing machines?
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In Destiny 2, another new Exotic from the Black Armory has been discovered – the bow Le Monarque. However, this drops randomly. Players are therefore surprised and confused.
Since the Izanami Forge went live with the Weekly Reset on December 18, more and more Guardians have been reporting that the new exotic bow from the Black Armory can be earned in the forges. But is this really intended?
What happened? No one expected this: The new exotic bow Le Monarque drops in the new activity “Forges of the Chain”. Numerous Guardians proudly present the bow on Reddit and give tips on how to obtain it.
However, the guides and player experiences on how to actually obtain the new bow differ in certain aspects.
How to get the bow: Some players reported that they obtained the exotic bow in the Gofannon, the second forge. They had incomplete weapon forms, but instead received the bow at the end of the activity. Some saw the weapon forms as the key to the bow.
However, there are now a whole series of reports showing that the bow can also drop in the new Izanami Forge and without any accompanying weapon forms.
It seems that Le Monarque is currently a random drop in the Gofannon or Izanami Forge. Other than luck, there currently seem to be no other prerequisites to obtain the new bow. Whether this will actually remain the case is still unclear.
This is why players are confused: Many Guardians cannot fathom that one of the five new weapon Exotics could just randomly drop in an event like “Forges of the Chains” and consider this phenomenon a possible bug.
Furthermore, the description of the bow in the collections suggests that things are not currently proceeding as originally intended. It states there under source: Exotic Quest or Challenge.
However, there has not yet been an exotic quest or special challenge for the bow. And the idea that Bungie sees a fundamentally normal group activity as a challenge seems rather far-fetched to many.
(Source: Reddit user mindgame18)
If you want to earn the bow, you should head to one of the two corresponding forges. Because whether Le Monarque will continue to be so easy to obtain remains, at least, questionable.
This is what Le Monarque can do: This is an exotic bow that is held in the energy slot and deals Void damage. Numerous fans compare it to the exotic hand cannon Dorn from Destiny 1.
Le Monarque deals damage over time when you hit a target with a perfect pull. Its arrows then become poison arrows. If you also achieve a precision hit with a perfect pull, a Void poison cloud will be generated around the critically hit target, in which all enemies take damage over time.
What do fans think of the bow? The first reactions have been almost universally positive. The bow plays really well and is effective against smaller enemies as well as powerful opponents in PvE with its poison effect.
In PvP, it can also secure good kills. Although the bow cannot one-hit a completely healthy target, one arrow is usually enough for a Guardian whose shield is already half down. The poison effect also allows you to take out enemies who hide out of sight after being hit, just like with Dorn back in the day.
Numerous Guardians already consider Le Monarque to be the best exotic bow in the game.
Who inFortnite: Battle Royale has certain Christmas skins now gets additional goodies and variations for them. So far, this seems to apply only to loyal regular customers.
Which skins are we talking about? Last year there was a series of cool Christmas skins for Christmas 2017. Among them, the two gingerbread outfits Merry Marauder and Adventsagitator, as well as the legendary nutcracker Crackshot, were the most popular. At that time, there were no back bling or skin variants.
New variations only for loyal customers
What is the bonus? Therefore, Epic is now gifting all players who already have the gingerbread skins with additional versions of the outfit. There is now a burned version of the gingerbread skin. Additionally, you can now choose the facial expression to be either happy or sad.
There are also additional items for the skins: Additionally, there are suitable back bling, as is customary for epic and legendary skins. The nutcracker gets a wooden bird, and the gingerbread guys each get a matching mini-gingerbread man as decoration.
How do I get the new skin variants? As with the Skull Trooper at Halloween, you will automatically receive the new features if you already have the skin. So you don’t have to do anything additional.
However, if Epic behaves similarly to the Skull Trooper, then there should be another version for the early customers who were already there back then. The so-called “OGs” would then, like with the Skull Trooper at Halloween, get a special version just for them.
Or Epic limits the new versions only to the original versions of the skin, which would be quite unfair to new customers.
We will only know more when the skins return to the shop, which should certainly happen around the holidays.
What do you think of the new variants of the gingerbread and nutcracker skins?
In Hearthstone, there are a lot of nerfs. This mainly affects the Gralshaman, but Shamans and Paladins also have to suffer.
In the meantime, a new meta has slowly established itself in Hearthstone. After almost two weeks of the “Rastakhans Rumble” expansion, players have gotten used to the new decks. However, this time, the creativity is a bit disappointing, as instead of many new archetypes, mainly existing decks have become even more dominant.
For this reason, the developers want to make some adjustments today, December 19, 2018, and release a small patch.
Druids are getting slower: Two standard cards from the Druid are being nerfed, as their mana costs are being increased. The spell “Wild Growth,” which previously granted an empty mana crystal for 2 mana, will now cost 3 mana.
“Nourish” is also becoming more expensive, a spell that allows either the gaining of 2 mana crystals or drawing 3 cards. The cost also goes up by 1, from 5 mana to 6 mana.
“Odd Paladin” specifically nerfed: Another change involves the Paladin, whose spell “Level Up” will have higher mana costs. The cost increases from 5 mana to 6 mana. This is mainly intended to prevent the card from being played in the “Odd Paladin” deck, which currently dominates many matches.
Gralshaman on its way out: Another weakening affects the neutral card “Saronite Chain Gang.” This summons “a copy of this minion” according to its description. This text will be altered, so that the card “summons another Saronite Chain Gang.” This primarily affects the Gralshaman, as this means they can no longer create endless copies of the Gralshaman.
No lifesteal for rogues: Blizzard also has a change for Rogues. The spell “Leeching Poison,” which previously granted lifesteal to the weapon, will be changed. The weapon will now have lifesteal for only the current turn. As compensation, however, the mana cost will be reduced from 2 to 1.
Dust gain increased: Those who own the corresponding cards and have no further use for them can disenchant the corresponding cards for their full crafting cost for two weeks after the patch.
What do you think of these changes? Are they good and meaningful adjustments? Or is Blizzard ruining some of the strongest decks with this?
The Year 3 of the online game For Honor is approaching. Ubisoft has now announced what content fans can expect in the “Year of the Harbinger.”
The developers of For Honor are planning new updates, seasons, and events. You can expect more content to keep the action game interesting.
What’s coming? On January 31, 2019, the “Year of the Harbinger” starts in For Honor. A roadmap shows you what to expect. You can use the “Year 3 Season Pass” to access new content seven days before everyone else.
The pass also allows you to receive five relic collector chests, 30 days of champion status, and a special Thunderbolt and Fear effect for all heroes.
Season 1 “Vortiger” – The season runs from January 31 to April and brings a new hero for the Knight faction
Season 2 – From May to July, the next, yet unnamed season starts, giving you access to a new Samurai hero
Season 3 – The third season begins in August and ends in October. You will gain access to another Viking character
Season 4 – This yet unnamed season introduces another hero for the Wu Lin. The season takes place from November to probably January 2020
Additionally, events are planned. A special event will take place for each season. Furthermore, a Halloween event is scheduled for the end of October 2019.
For Honor looks to the future
There’s also: In addition to the seasons, Ubisoft is planning further improvements to the game, including balance optimizations, new maps, and more. Further information on this will be available soon.
What does this mean for fans of For Honor? After a successful year 2018, For Honor will have another whole year with new content and improvements. Ubisoft currently has no plans to neglect the action game. The slaughter epic has a large player base that naturally wants to be provided with new content.
As the roadmap shows, For Honor is not dead, and though the game has not always had it easy. But Ubisoft managed to rekindle and maintain player interest through constant updates. And this is set to continue in 2019.
As a fan, you can look forward to a lot of new content and if you have been waiting to start, now is a good time to dive in. Because at least for the coming year, the action game will still be well supported by Ubisoft.
US television star Jimmy Kimmel is known for his somewhat sadistic experiments on children. He has now encouraged parents to turn off the TV while their kids are in the middle of a game of Fortnite.
Here was the challenge: Jimmy Kimmel asked parents on his late-night TV show to sneak up on their children while they are playing Fortnite and turn off the TV.
Parents were supposed to film the reactions of the little ones with a phone or a camera.
The action was planned specifically one week after the start of Season 7 in Fortnite because the show’s team assumed that many children would be playing Fortnite then.
It is known that kids are crazy about Fortnite, even though the age rating for Fortnite does not actually recommend the game for very young children.
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Here are the children’s reactions: The show’s team then selected the best submissions and edited them into a approximately 3-minute video.
The reactions of the kids range from bewilderment to crying fits to sheer horror. Some curses also escape the delicate mouths of children.
However, there is also an older kid who handles the situation calmly and talks relatively soberly with his father about it, while others wildly hit the camera.
These are the highlights:
The funniest part of the video is perhaps the image of a mother fiddling with the TV, unable to find the off-switch. This gets the most laughs from the audience – apparently, many can relate to this.
The boy who looks at his father with amusement and finally tells him: “Why don’t you go cook!” is also very well received.
These are the reactions to the video: The video is being discussed on Twitter. Many users are shocked at how poorly behaved the children are.
A woman says: “If I had said the F-word to my mother as a child, I would have received 60 years of house arrest.”
Another says: “The only funny reaction was the boy who told his father to cook. All the others were just sad. Such young children shouldn’t be playing Fortnite, especially not when they behave like spoiled brats.”
Does Kimmel do this often? In fact, the idea for the “Fortnite” challenge is a variation of another bit that Kimmel has established. In that one, parents pretend to have eaten all their children’s candy on Halloween.
You can also see what kind of curses the little people have.
Isn’t that sadistic? Kimmel’s challenges are controversial. While many laugh their heads off and are gleeful, there are others who do not think it’s good at all and fear that the children could be traumatized.
The new online shooter Anthem has introduced its loot system. What stood out: Anthem does not take the “as little information as possible” route like Destiny, but relies on hard numbers and percentages like Diablo.
But the loot system was a black box for a long time – we simply did not know what loot in Anthem was all about.
As the site Forbes reveals, even the Alpha players were not clear about how exactly the loot system works. Items and their values apparently played no role in the strictly secret Alpha of Anthem.
“Hidden stats” like in Destiny, where players receive little information on how powerful a weapon is, but only bars and approximate hints: “This bar is four-fifths full, and this perk significantly increases the ability.”
Or exact percentages like in Diablo, where it is clear: “This ability has a value of 24, and this perk increases attack speed by 50%. You now hit every 0.432 seconds.”
As Forbes notes, the stream shows that Anthem takes the “Diablo” route and provides concrete numerical values for everything. Some values sound exceptionally strong, it is said.
There were parts
that reduce all cooldowns by 50% when Javelins are hovering.
that increase grenade damage by 50% with rocket kills.
that fully restore shields when players achieve multi-kills.
This is the hope: It is hoped that this system with clear numbers will allow for real item builds in Anthem, where equipment parts are harmonized and offer synergy effects.
Exactly this “min/maxing” with the equipment is a lot of fun for many MMORPG fans.
However, so far, there has not been anything in Anthem that looks like “sets.” That is known from Diablo. However, Anthem will have random item rolls called “Inscriptions.”
How the loot system is perceived in Anthem: So far, the Reddit community of Anthem is quite satisfied with what they have seen regarding the loot system, even though the discussion about rerolls and random elements is increasing.
Why this is important: The loot system is something that is rarely discussed concretely. Often, players prefer to talk about gameplay, great bosses, quests, or story.
However, the loot system determines whether we will set a game aside after a week or log in day after day for months to immerse ourselves in the world in search of the next item.
MMOs with weak loot systems often fail because players say: “I missed that certain something. After a week, I simply didn’t log in anymore, and I didn’t miss it either.” Often, players cannot pin it down, but upon closer inspection, a dull loot system is responsible for player churn.
Conversely, some games like Diablo 3 or Destiny have a fascination that is hard to grasp. This is an indication that a loot system is particularly well executed here.
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MeinMMO author Robert didn’t want to farm the same content over and over again in Destiny 2 just to be able to join the new forge someday. He dared to return to the predecessor and fell in love with Destiny 1 all over again!
This is why I’m not playing Destiny 2 right now: With the launch of the Black Armory, I was eagerly looking forward to new content. After all, Forsaken had been live for three months.
I wanted to break free from the hamster wheel of milestones that keep giving Guardians the same tasks to level up.
Unfortunately, the new Völundr forge forced me to complete milestones before I could dive into the new content at the start of the Black Armory. For me, it felt like someone slammed the brakes hard, abruptly stopping my motivation for Destiny 2.
Do the same old stuff again? No, thanks!
A few days of despair passed, during which I just couldn’t bring myself to start Destiny 2.
One evening, I finally discovered Destiny 1 on my PS4, which I had (perhaps wisely) never deleted. “Why not?” I thought to myself and started Destiny 1 again after a long time.
This is what 16 months of Destiny abstinence feels like
Does Destiny 1 still feel good after a long time? Right after starting the game, I felt like visiting my best buddy who I hadn’t seen in years.
It feels both strange and familiar, an emotional ambivalence that accompanied me throughout the entire play session.
Character choice automatically falls on the Titan. He is my favorite class in both Destiny 1 and Destiny 2, and he is the only character I took to the then maximum light level of 400 in Destiny 1.
Old acquaintances with the weapons: The call of the character screen immediately fills me with nostalgia. Like many other Guardians, I stayed in Destiny 1 mainly because of the private Crucible matches.
Since I haven’t changed my setup for many months, many old acquaintances greeted me.
Among them is “No Land Beyond”, a sniper rifle for the kinetic slot that was my absolute favorite weapon in the Crucible. My skills with it were modest, but no other weapon could provide me with greater satisfaction.
In the special slot, I was using the Wretched, a rapidly firing pistol. Pistols are (unfortunately still) the best choice for the special slot, as Bungie has more or less eliminated special ammo from the Crucible.
For me, this change still represents the last nail in the coffin of the multiplayer mode in Destiny 1.
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However, I did not return to Destiny 1 to stir things up in the Crucible, but to kick aliens in the butt. My first stop is therefore the Tower and the Vault to check my weapon arsenal for any useful equipment.
Is anyone still playing Destiny 1? Oh yes!
Big crowds at the Tower: To my great surprise, I found that the Tower was packed when I landed. Clearly, there are still players who occasionally return to Destiny 1.
I even spotted a few low-level beginners.
Thankfully, this is what the Tower looked like only at the start of Destiny 2
Full of nostalgia, I visited every vendor in the Tower (including Cayde-6), rummaged through my exotic collections, and even took on new weapon quests at the gunsmith.
Finally, I cleared out my Vault of various firearms I wanted to try again:
The exotic rocket launcher Gjallarhorn (mandatory!)
The exotic sword Taker, which is among the weapons with the highest damage output
What now? To start, I’m jumping into the heroic strike playlist, where I immediately find fellow players. It’s against a SIVA-infested variant of the Hive monstrosity in the summoning pits on the Moon.
The object of desire in Destiny 1: The Imago Loop
This is why Destiny 1 feels different than Destiny 2: Equipped with the Imago Loop and the super shotgun Matador 64, I head underground on the Moon to take out a huge ogre.
The weapon handling is fantastic, just like in Destiny 2, but after some time, differences also emerge. I was able to complete nearly the entire strike with my primary weapon. In Destiny 2, I frequently resort to energy or power weapons.
That was Atheon, the first raid boss of Destiny.
This is because, in Destiny 1, enemies with yellow health bars are only slightly stronger than normal enemies with red health bars. Also, the effects of enemy shields are marginal and can be taken down with just a few shots.
For me, Destiny 1 represents a smoother gaming experience here. I rarely took my Imago Loop out of my hands.
Also, the abilities recharge significantly faster in Destiny 1, and dropped light spheres have a greater effect on the super meter.
The final battle proved to be a challenge, with hordes of enemies and the fat ogre giving us a hard time. After the death of the final boss, the treasure chest appeared, which would also do Destiny 2 some good.
The quest system of Destiny 1
With the help of skeleton keys, loot specific to the strike can be obtained from these chests—a functionality that is sorely lacking in Destiny 2 and leads to a nearly extinct strike playlist.
Additionally, the quest system with the special menu tab appeals to me much more than the flood of meaningless tasks in the sequel. I actually have an open quest line where I can play more strikes.
Leaves every screamer green with envy: Omnigul
It’s against Omnigul, the witch, who is certainly responsible for dozens of tinnitus cases and nightmares. Omnigul is legendary, not just because of her assertive voice. A nightfall strike with her and Arc Burn was one of the toughest activities you could face in Destiny 1.
Later, the poor witch was reduced to a simple farm object to obtain one of the best pulse rifles of the time—the Malok grip.
Unfortunately, the player search did not match me with any allies, so I had to start alone. And wow, I had a lot of fun. After fifteen minutes of intense slaughter, I finally landed on the flying lady.
After I had dealt with the witch a bit, finally, two allies showed up and joined me in the final battle.
During the strike, I also noticed significant differences compared to the sequel Destiny 2. Strikes in Destiny 1 are intense, engaging, and action-packed. In Destiny 2, Guardians traverse significantly more distance while facing seemingly fewer enemies.
This artificial elongation causes strikes in Destiny 2 to take considerably longer. A fact that negatively impacts the strike playlist as well.
Yes, this is what the maps used to look like
Are there any more moments that are missing in Destiny 2? I wasn’t even five minutes in the Tower when I was invited into a fireteam by a level 12 player. It shocked me so much that I didn’t know what to do for a moment.
In a hurry, I joined the newbie out of curiosity. The Guardian obviously needed help in the mission Containment Zone, another classic. The first encounter with the space turtles was not a design revelation, but many veterans surely remember the mission.
Concept art of the Dust Palace on Mars
The heroic version was for a long time considered the go-to spot for Glimmer farming. Kill-based quests could also be completed excellently in this mission. After successfully completing the mission, the Guardian thanked me politely and went his way. An experience I haven’t had in Destiny 2 so far.
I can’t wait to revisit Destiny 1. Because whether intended or not – we are at war with the Cabal on Mars. So let’s eliminate their commander, one by one. Valus Ta’aurc.
As far as I know, he commands the Siege Dancers from an imperial land tank in Rubicon. He is well-protected, but with the right team, we can crack the defense. Then we take down the beast and reclaim the Free City.
Is it worth returning to Destiny 1? That depends on whether you have teammates in tow or not. The player base has admittedly thinned significantly, which affects matchmaking for PvE and PvP activities. However, the thought of reuniting with Atheon, Crota, or Oryx makes my Guardian heart race.
If someone wants to indulge in nostalgia again, they should definitely visit Destiny 1, it’s worth it! Maybe you will run into each other at the entrance of the Glass Chamber.
Have you also considered a trip to Destiny 1?
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In Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, a player has discovered how to avoid certain death from Nomad’s annoying attack dog.
In the traditional multiplayer of Black Ops 4, specialist Nomad can unleash a attack dog on his opponents using his special ability. Alongside the already nerfed specialist Zero, this special ability is one of the most annoying in the entire game. Because if the dog gets to you, it essentially means certain death.
What happened? A Reddit user Mathishian29 seems to have found a way to trick this attack dog. He discovered the trick by accident. However, it apparently involves a flaw in the game mechanics.
How does the trick work? The trick is simple. You just need to perform an emote with your character before the dog reaches you. Mathishian29 simply sat on a box in the lab area of the Arsenal map using the sit gesture.
As Nomad’s attack dog came running around the corner. But instead of tearing the player apart, the dog jumped on him a few times, then turned away, howled, and went off in search of another victim. Mathishian29 was not harmed in the process.
This is likely a bug or glitch that prevents the player from taking damage from the dog as long as they are performing an emote. This was certainly not intended by the developers. So, it can be assumed that the error will be fixed soon.
What do the fans say? Most players take this bug humorously and make jokes about it. It is often said to be the coolest and most positive glitch in Black Ops 4, which would only work with premium emotes – but only until Zero can also hack emotes.
Many are also grateful for this information. The post is currently nearing almost 10,000 upvotes. Now at least for a short time, players have an effective countermeasure against the annoying dog, as numerous players say.
Some are also annoyed by the many bugs that Black Ops 4 is struggling with. Although this glitch is still one of the least harmful flaws, it currently almost completely undermines a special ability.
Even though Treyarch is working very hard to provide the game with updates and bug fixes, some players wish for stronger engagement in this area.
The next patch for FIFA 19 is available on PC. Title Update 6 aims to improve online mode gameplay and reduce connection issues.
The new update for FIFA 19 addresses one of the most annoying issues in Ultimate Team and other online modes of the game.
The constant connection problems reported by players should now be reduced or even eliminated. Here’s what’s included in the patch.
Title Update 6 addresses online connections
What’s included in the patch? The patch is primarily designed to improve the connectivity and consistency of connections to the servers. Therefore, there is a change that affects these modes:
FUT Champions
FUT Division Rivals
FUT Online Draft
FIFA Pro Clubs
FIFA Co-Op Seasons
This problem has been fixed: According to the patch notes, EA has addressed an issue where the poor internet connection of some players affected the entire match. This was apparently not intended.
The gameplay should now only be affected by your own internet connection with this patch. So if you have a good connection, you should have fewer problems now. This depends on your network setup.
When and where does the patch come out? The update has already been released on PC. Consoles will follow at a later date.
EA also intends to continue working on these issues in the future and improve online play. You can read the original pitch notes here.
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For a few days now, the killer “The Legion” has been on the loose in Dead by Daylight. His playstyle is nothing short of completely absurd.
With the now tenth chapter of Dead by Daylight “Darkness Among Us”, the new killer “The Legion” has been introduced into the game. He consists of four different characters that players can choose from. However, what sounds like a cool idea on paper leads to a rather strange mechanic that harms Dead by Daylight:
In order for Legion to be successful, he must not look at survivors.
The cause of this fact is his ability “Feral Frenzy”. When he hits a survivor in this state, they become afflicted with the “Deep Wounds” effect. This means that the survivor will slowly bleed out and a timer begins to count down. Once the timer reaches zero, the survivor goes down.
What’s the catch? The timer does not continue to run as long as the survivor is in a chase. So if Legion hits someone, he must end the chase afterwards in order for the timer to start running.
But how do you end a chase without losing sight of the player? Correct. You simply do not look at the survivor anymore, but follow their scratch and blood trails and rely on your hearing without looking in the direction of the survivor.
You have to almost desperately try not to accidentally get the survivor in your line of sight. YouTuber TydeTyme demonstrates this in this video:
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Legion was actually intended to work like this: The mechanics of Feral Frenzy and the Deep Wounds are actually supposed to allow hitting a survivor and then targeting another victim to create a chain reaction of wounds. However, clever survivors do not roam around in groups, making it barely possible to injure multiple players.
The most effective method seems to be to focus on a survivor and fatigue them by “not looking at them”.
Legion has many issues: Within discussions on Reddit, there is much talk about Legion’s problems. His slow “default” speed of 110% (“normal” killers have 115%) makes him very ineffective during a regular chase. Many players feel that he can only be played solidly with rare add-ons and is also reliant on the mistakes of survivors.
In summary, playing Legion is definitely fun, even if you do not play him effectively. However, if you only find enjoyment in “I kill all the survivors,” then you should wait for some adjustments to Legion.
Developers hint at possible buffs: Already in the developer livestream, Behavior hinted that Legion is not achieving the performance one would expect from him. This sounds like we can expect a buff or adjustment to his gameplay in the coming weeks.
What do you think of Legion and his playstyle? Are you satisfied with the new killer, or does Behavior need to go back and make some changes?
What effects do the substances have? The MMORPG is not very advanced yet, which is why the effects are still limited at the moment.
If you drink too much alcohol, you won’t be able to walk safely
Marijuana affects your pupils, and you get bloodshot eyes
Later, drugs and alcohol are supposed to affect your stats, both positively and negatively.
A Small Update
What else does the update bring? Some additional features have been added with the patch. These include:
You can choose from more karaoke songs in the bar
The volume of the songs has been reduced so that you can better perceive your surroundings
A bug has been fixed that would make you suddenly stuck in the “squat” animation
The preview of items in shops and in your inventory has been revised
Why are there drugs in the game? The MMORPG Identity is making small but steady steps. At some point, it is supposed to become a sort of Second Life with a focus on cops and robbers gameplay. Drugs are therefore “important” for the game, as it will later be possible for you to become a drug lord if you wish. Or you can hunt drug dealers as a cop.
Many players of the online game Fallout 76 find the endgame somewhat lackluster. However, with enough creativity, one can create their own endgame.
The Fallout 76 player SatelliteJedi has thus declared himself the final boss and calls upon all fellow players to challenge him.
Why does the player do this? Finding the codes for the nukes, launching them, and then searching for valuable resources in the crater while special bosses appear has become too boring for some players. SatelliteJedi felt the same way.
As he was no longer interested in grinding or attacking the Scorchbeast Queen, he thought about how to incorporate PvP into the endgame. He actually finds the PvP system quite okay. Having collected more than 1,000 caps, the currency in the world of Fallout, he wanted to make the game more interesting for himself and others.
SatelliteJedi quickly appointed himself a raid boss and is challenging other players to find and fight him to earn money in PvP.
This is his backstory: As a big fan of Fallout, SatelliteJedi even came up with a backstory for his character. He describes himself as a corrupted boss of a company who repurposed the firm into a Raider headquarters after the economic collapse. His henchmen attack everyone in the game to bring profit to the company.
As the final boss, SatelliteJedi barricades himself in a building that others must storm. He is protected by bodyguards. It is important for him that players have fun and can win in the end to achieve a sense of accomplishment.
Despite Problems, Players Have Fun
How players perceive this: SatelliteJedi has already fought several challengers, and his offer is widely accepted. To bring some variety to the game, he and his team frequently change their hiding spot and outfits.
There are still problems: The current PvP system ensures that not everything runs smoothly. Players can exploit the system to sneak past the bodyguards. Additionally, there are some bugs with weapons that allow for one-hit kills, which obviously takes away the excitement.
However, those who embrace the situation and follow a few rules are offered an interesting new endgame content in Fallout 76 that is completely player-made.
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In Destiny 2, you can now watch a cutscene that could fundamentally change the course of the story. For a supposed enemy is coming back to life. However, the cutscene is well hidden.
What happened? The Destiny series is not necessarily known for its strong storytelling or emotional twists. However, that may be changing now. Following the recent Update 2.1.3, a cutscene has been introduced to Destiny 2 that is quite significant and could massively disrupt the further course of the story.
WARNING – Spoiler alert: The following text contains major spoilers. Proceed at your own risk!
What does the cutscene show? This scene was leaked some time ago. Now there is certainty that this is actual in-game material, as the video is indeed now in the game. The leak was accurate.
In this short cinematic, it shows Uldren Sov, the Awakened Prince and murderer of Cayde-6, who had to pay for his actions with his life just recently, being resurrected by a Ghost. After awakening, Uldren appears shocked and surprised.
How can you watch the scene? The cutscene is well hidden. To watch it in the game, you need to pay a visit to Queen Mara Sov in her court.
However, once you arrive, you’ll notice that the Queen is not there this time. To your left, you will find a table with a projection. You will be prompted to interact with it. Then you can view the scene.
Here you can watch the scene: If you yourself have no time or possibility to access this scene in-game, you can watch it here at your leisure.
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What has changed after this scene? Numerous intrigued Guardians have set off after this cutscene, searching the entire world of Destiny for changes – so far without success.
There is still no trace of Uldren himself. Neither on the planets nor in the Tower has anyone or anything new been discovered yet. Even the NPCs and vendors apparently have not received any new dialogues. It remains exciting to see how and when this story twist will continue.
How might the story continue? This is one of many questions that many Guardians are currently asking. Normally, Guardians are resurrected decades or even centuries after their death. In Uldren’s case, it’s only been a few months. He himself will probably have no memory of his actions, while everyone else around him will.
How will the characters react to him? And what place will he take in the future? Apparently, he is now becoming a Guardian. Many even believe it is possible that he could become the new leader of the Hunter Vanguard. Others think it is possible that with his help we could break the Curse of the Dreaming City.
However, these are just theories. There is currently no concrete information. It remains exciting to see how the story of Destiny 2 will develop in the near future.
The story of World of Warcraft continues. With the maintenance work, a new quest has been unlocked that further unfolds the fate of Saurfang.
With today’s maintenance (December 19, 2018), there was at least a nice surprise for all Horde players, as a new quest line was unlocked. On the mission ship at the port of Zuldazar, a dark ranger named Alina has a new quest for players at max level. It is about the fate of Saurfang.
What is the quest about? Highlord Saurfang has been in captivity of the Alliance since the intro of Battle for Azeroth. After some conversations with Anduin, he is released during the “Lost Honor” cinematics, hoping that he can lead the Horde on a better path than Sylvanas has.
Sylvanas, on the other hand, now sees Saurfang as a traitor and sends the hero along with one of her dark rangers to locate and “bring him back”.
Players can choose: Throughout the quest line, players are faced with a difficult choice. Do they want to ally with Saurfang and resist Sylvanas? Or will they remain loyal to the Banshee Queen and the current Warchief?
Depending on the decision, the quest line will take a different course and there will be different rewards. To experience both sides, players will need to guide at least two characters on the Horde side through the quest line.
Even though Saurfang’s fate does not come to a conclusion, the quest line initiates important steps that will surely culminate in the course of Patch 8.3 or perhaps 8.4. The story within the Horde remains exciting.Have you played the quest line yet? How did or will you decide? Are you for Sylvanas or more for Saurfang?
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Warframe will receive a major update in 2018 called “The Profit Taker,” which finally offers the big battle against a boss. Additionally, you will get new, powerful weapons and another Warframe, who is actually a pacifist.
What’s included in the update? In “The Profit Taker,” it is about the battle against the eponymous Profit Taker. This is a massive monster-robot spider and thus the Fortuna version of the Eidolon world bosses from the other open-world map.
The Profit Taker offers the following features:
Archguns: These are the heavy guns that usually hang from the Archwing aircraft. Now you can also carry them as portable versions to unleash massive firepower against the Profit Taker. That’s the only way to take down the giant beast.
New Warframe Baruuk: This new Warframe is a pacifist. Baruuk doesn’t really want to fight, but if you force him to, he leaves no stone unturned. Baruuk can dodge projectiles as long as he doesn’t attack anyone, put enemies to sleep peacefully, disable enemy weapons, and cause unimaginable destruction with his bare fists and kicks.
New animals: You can now lure and rescue three new animals in the wild. For this, there are three new Floof plushies. With these, you can make your spaceship even fluffier. Our author Leya enjoys doing this and even collects animal droppings for it!
New Operator equipment: You can visit the NPC Little Duck to unlock new cosmetic items for your Operator. This includes new hairstyles, accessories, and outfits of the cool skater Ventkids.
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When is The Profit Taker coming out? The new update for Warframe is already available for PC. It will come a bit later for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Switch players will have to wait until early 2019.
The Profit Taker is just the beginning. In 2019, the long-awaited space battles are finally coming.
A member of the development team at The Division 2 has attacked the well-known YouTuber PewDiePie. They publicly criticized him on Twitter and faced the wrath of fans for it. Some even called for a boycott of The Division 2. But Ubisoft is standing protectively behind the developer.
Who is it about? Dianna Lora is an employee at Ubisoft Massive, the studio responsible for The Division 1 and 2. However, she is not making headlines because of her work as a developer on The Division 2, but rather because of Twitter.
There, she criticized the well-known YouTuber PewDiePie for promoting a channel that is considered anti-Semitic.
The anger of PewDiePie’s fans did not take long to manifest, and in the meantime, she was allegedly even fired.
Developer demands: Industry should drop PewDiePie
Why does she have a problem with PewDiePie? The catalyst was a shoutout from PewDiePie. He promoted a smaller YouTube channel that allegedly published anti-Semitic content.
The Verge magazine reported on this as well. The channel is E;R, or EsemicolonR. According to The Verge, this channel often publishes “anti-Semitic, sexist, and homophobic content.”
According to The Verge, E;R gained over 15,000 new subscribers in no time due to the shoutout.
What did the developer write in her Twitter post? Her Twitter account has since been set to private, and the post can no longer be found. According to Gamerant.com the developer called on game developers to put an end to PewDiePie’s antics. One should no longer collaborate with him.
In English, she used phrases like “end this dude” and “cut ties with him”.
This is how PewDiePie’s fans reacted: Some fans actually interpreted the wording as a call for murder against their favorite, or at least wanted to understand it that way. Some are now calling for a boycott of The Division 2 and all titles from Ubisoft in general.
Why is the fans’ reaction problematic for Ubisoft? Since PewDiePie is one of the largest YouTubers in the world, his reach is enormous. Thus, the extent of the reactions also plays a role for the publisher Ubisoft.
If YouTubers like PewDiePie can send 15,000 users to a channel with a simple shoutout, how many potential customers are likely to be lost due to the boycott if it is truly declared against a title like The Division 2?
Currently, PewDiePie has 77 million subscribers, by the way. Such a large reach could become a problem for any game developer.
Rumor proves to be untrue, Ubisoft stands by the developer
Dianna Lora was not fired for the Twitter post. The rumor persisted for several days, but Ubisoft has since given a statement to segmentnext.com regarding this matter.
This is what Ubisoft says about the matter:
We respect and support our employees’ right to express their opinions on issues within our industry. This is an internal matter and we will not comment further.
It is noticeable that all information related to Ubisoft has disappeared from the developer’s Twitter account.
PewDiePie reacts – takes video with shoutout offline
What does PewDiePie himself say about the topic? Initially, he took the video with the shoutout offline and released a new version. In this, he apologized for the shoutout. He was not aware that E;R published so many controversial contents.
He simply liked the video about Death Note. He will continue to do shoutouts for smaller channels, but will be more conscious of his responsibilities in the future.
In general, it shows that large YouTubers and streamers often have issues with similar situations. Previously, Fortnite streamer Ninja was one of them. He is now more politically correct than before.
Regardless, PewDiePie definitely has very dedicated fans.
Pokémon GO brings a new raid boss. The legendary Pokémon Heatran takes over as a Level 5 raid.
It will be hot in December! The lava Pokémon Heatran heats up the cold fingers of the trainers in Pokémon GO. As Niantic announced on Twitter, Heatran will be the new legendary raid boss, after Cresselia disappears.
We will give you an insight into Heatran’s stats and tell you whether it is useful in battle.
Heatran as the new raid boss in Pokémon GO
When does Heatran arrive? Heatran appears starting at 10 PM German time from today, December 18, in the raid battles. It directly replaces Cresselia, which has been guarding the gyms until then.
German players will be able to challenge Heatran from tomorrow morning, as no raids will take place after 10 PM.
Until January 15, you will be able to challenge the Pokémon. After that, it will disappear from the raids and make room for the next legendary Pokémon.
How good is Heatran? Heatran is a legendary Pokémon of type Fire and Steel. Its stats are quite good, and it will be one of the best fire attackers in the game. Its stats are as follows:
Attack Value: 251
Defense Value: 213
HP Value: 209
Max CP: 3754
Its stats are the best of all fire Pokémon. Its attack value is as high as that of Moltres, but it can take significantly more damage than the legendary bird. In terms of CP, only Ho-Oh is higher than Heatran. However, Ho-Oh does not have a fire-type quick attack and is therefore useless as a fire attacker.
Heatran’s disadvantage: The Pokémon has catastrophic moves. With Overheat and Fire Blast, its moves are significantly worse than those of Moltres. Moltres knows Fire Spin. This attack is much better than Fire Blast, which is why Moltres is the better fire Pokémon.
What are the best counters? Since it is of type Fire and Steel, types Ground, Water, and Fighting are very effective. It has a double weakness against Ground attacks, which is why these Pokémon are the best suited.
How many people do you need? You don’t need many people to defeat Heatran. Three good players should be enough to take down the legendary Pokémon.
The update “Distant Frequency” brings Skyforge a new class. This is probably cooler than any other class of an MMORPG.
The update “Distant Frequency” has been announced for a while. Now, fans of the MMORPG can finally access the changes. The highlight of this update is a rockin’ bard class. Besides the new class, players can now also access new content and solve a new puzzle.
We show you what is included in the update “Distant Frequency” and how cool the new class is.
This is the new class: The new bard class named Soundsmith is a true rockstar. Equipped with an electric guitar, this bard fights against his opponents using sound waves. To amplify this effect, the bard can even set up a speaker and blast his foes away with his rock music as an area effect.
That’s why the class is so cool: Bards play a role in many MMORPGs. They usually take on the role of a healer and supporter, giving buffs to their allies. However, the Soundsmith does not fit the mold of a classic bard. This bard plays loud rock music and acts like a cool show-off at a punk concert. The Soundsmith in Skyforge literally rocks his opponents away.
How do I get this class? Currently, only owners of the Collector’s Edition get the chance to access this rockin’ class. But starting next week, all players will be able to unlock and play the Soundsmith.
What else is new in the update? Fans of Skyforge can look forward to new content they can try out. Players can follow the trail of a strange gravitational anomaly that is supposed to threaten everyone in Aelion. Under the leadership of Metarchus, players can then experience a new adventure that aims to save the entire game world from its doom.
In this adventure, you can also use the Soundsmith, as shown in a recent trailer that introduces the new class in more detail:
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