For the Christmas season, Overwatch is again giving away loot boxes for all active players in 2018. All you have to do is log in. But hurry, the event won’t last forever.
What is there to win? In Overwatch, there are currently five winter wonderland loot boxes available for free. You just need to log in and you will receive the event loot boxes credited to your account. There was also a gift promotion with loot boxes in 2017.
The promotion started with the Christmas stream 2018, featuring various personalities from Overwatch sitting by a crackling campfire. An end date has not yet been revealed, but the event will likely last until the end of the winter wonderland on January 2, 2019. So you should hurry.
Winter Wonderland 2018 Free Loot Boxes
What’s in the loot boxes? In the event loot boxes of the winter wonderland 2018, various new cosmetics await you. Alone in 2018 there are seven new legendary and epic skins for Junkrat, Lúcio, Symmetra, Mercy, Widowmaker, Bastion, and Zarya.
In addition, Overwatch brought many new emotes, victory poses, highlight intros, and other cosmetic items, including a hint at the jetpack cat. You also have a chance to receive items from past years’ events:
Each loot box is guaranteed to contain at least one item from the winter wonderland. Other items, like those found in normal loot boxes, may also appear.
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What is the winter wonderland 2018? The winter wonderland is Overwatch’s annual Christmas event. During the event, there are special event cosmetics that can only be obtained for a limited time through the event loot boxes or purchased with credits.
You can earn loot boxes by leveling up in all match types or in the event modes of the winter wonderland, Meis Yetijagd and the snowball fight.
Will you pick up your loot boxes immediately? Which skin or cosmetic item do you like the most, and what are you hoping for?
The MMO Atlas is in troubled waters at launch. Allegedly, Steam is refunding money even if players have played for much more than two hours. This intensifies the criticism of the launch.
This is usually the case: When purchasing a game via Steam, you can easily return it and get your money back, provided that you have played for less than 2 hours. The game must not have been in your possession for more than two weeks.
This is the case here: On reddit, a player reports that he was able to return Atlas after 8 hours of gameplay. However, this did not happen automatically, but only after 5 or 6 of his requests were denied.
Then he received an email 12 hours after his last attempt, stating that the money was now in his account.
The user says: The player who allegedly received his money back now advises other disappointed Atlas players to request their money back and to wait for an employee to manually transfer the money.
Critics feel confirmed
This is how the internet reacts: The astonishing thing is how much attention the thread on reddit has attracted. It has over 1300 comments and more than 13,700 upvotes.
People believe that Steam is making an exception for Atlas because the launch was so buggy that it falls under special circumstances and Steam is being lenient.
The harshest critics connect the sales success of Atlas on Steam to the fact that streamers on Twitch have been “bought” and their fans buy every game they are presented with.
Steam shows leniency in technical difficulties
What’s behind it: People would like to see this exception rule as evidence that Atlas was released in such a catastrophic state that tailored emergency plans are being enacted.
It seems that Steam is willing to negotiate if they believe that players have not actually played, but were stuck in menus or suffered from other technical difficulties.
On Steam (via steamcommunity), someone posted the email from a support employee. It states that players always receive an automatic rejection if they have more than two hours of playtime or if they have owned the game for more than two weeks.
Then they should persist and explain that they did not spend the time playing, but rather renewing server pages or dealing with failed login attempts, and that support would generally respond.
Has there been anything like this before? Even with previous difficult launches like Bless, there were refunds, even if players had spent more than two hours in the game. In No Man’s Sky, an exception rule was in effect.
These three single-player games from 2018 are definitely worth playing if you get the chance.
The year 2018 is coming to an end, and with all the “Battle Royale” titles and innovations in major MMORPGs like World of Warcraft, one might have lost sight of one or two titles. For this reason, I present to you my top 3 single-player games from 2018. These are the perfect candidates to sit alone in front of your console or PC and simply unwind, letting yourself be engulfed by another world.
Detroit: Become Human
Platform: PlayStation 4
Genre: Story-based adventure
I have been looking forward to Detroit: Become Human for years – even before the game was in development. The reason for this is a tech demo that Quantic Dream released back in 2012, showcasing the android Kara. This tech demo was so popular and full of emotion that it finally became the complete game “Detroit: Become Human” in 2018 – nothing less than a masterpiece.
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What is Detroit: Become Human about? In the near future, humanity has developed artificial intelligence to the point where androids have become an integral part of daily life. They serve as housekeepers, service personnel, construction workers, or even relationship partners. There is an android for every situation. However, with increasingly advanced artificial intelligence, some androids begin to malfunction. They believe they can feel emotions and want to be regarded as equals.
How is Detroit: Become Human played? Players switch between the three main characters and can influence their story paths through a variety of decisions. The gameplay consists of exploring the environment, selecting dialogue options, and engaging in some quick-time events during action sequences. The gameplay itself is simple and serves only to support the extensive and complex narrative, which clearly takes center stage. Like all games from Quantic Dream, Detroit: Become Human is more of a “playable film” with a lot of decision-making freedom.
What makes Detroit: Become Human special? Unlike many futuristic visions, Detroit: Become Human is still very close to our reality. Thus, it is easy to draw parallels and imagine that the game’s scenario is only a few years away from our real world.
Additionally, Detroit: Become Human is one of the few games that truly emphasizes consequences and decision-making. Those who make a choice will face the consequences and rarely have a “Get out of jail free” card. Since Detroit does not end when a character dies, but rather the story must then continue without that character, a lot of tension is created. Because every action scene could be the last for one of the three protagonists…
Some decisions are not selectable – for example, because certain clues were not found.
Detroit: Become Human is suitable for: Anyone who enjoys a game with a high replay value and also wants to experience something together with others. Because Detroit is also suitable as a substitute for TV evenings. Or you can arrange that everyone plays a certain character and makes decisions for them. Detroit is one of the few story-driven games that can be fun in a group with just one gamepad.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Fortnite’s battle royale mode is gaining popularity alongside PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and set a new record for simultaneous active players in February. But how many are playing right now? A trace!
Fortnite: Battle Royale is growing. The game has long arrived in pop culture and has become a mass phenomenon. But how many players does Fortnite actually have currently? This question is not so easy to answer. The site PCGamer still tried – and we don’t want to withhold the result from you.
How can the player counts of Fortnite be determined? Unfortunately, not in a straightforward way. The authority over the player counts lies solely with the developer Epic. Since Fortnite has its own launcher on PC, player counts cannot simply be read off (as is the case on Steam).
Epic also does not publish player counts broken down by mode. Therefore, how the player base is divided between the battle royale mode and the PvE part “Save the World” is unknown.
However, conclusions can be drawn based on the revenue generated. And these are consistently impressive. In February alone, Epic earned approximately 105 million euros with Fortnite, according to SuperDataResearch – and left PUBG significantly behind (approximately 88 million euros).
These are also the last numbers that Epic has published. Since then, Epic has not released any new figures.
According to analyses, one in three plays a battle royale game on PC
The analysts around Newzoo have determined that in March 2018, 30.1% of players were playing a battle royale game on PC. According to these figures, 16.3% were for Fortnite – PUBG engaged around 14.6%. The figures are based on a tracking tool called Overwolf, which has at least 12 million players installed.
Unfortunately, the analysts did not provide absolute numbers, which can at least be found for PUBG via SteamCharts. According to SteamCharts, an average of 1.1 million people played PUBG (data from April 2018), with a peak of 2.5 million concurrent players.
These figures only apply to PC. However, since Fortnite is also available on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the shooter, which is also free-to-play, is likely to have a significant lead over its competitors.
Furthermore, Fortnite is a massive success on iOS and generates significant revenue there.
What direction is Fortnite heading? Undoubtedly upwards. Following the impressive revenues of around 105 million euros in February, 186 million euros followed in March.
Through collaborations like the current Marvel mashup and always new game modes, Fortnite will remain attractive in the future and attract new players – after all, the battle royale mode is free-to-play compared to PUBG. And the China launch is already planned.
Update 13.6. 2018: There are now concrete player numbers for Fortnite via the China partner Tencent:
Kaya Yanar has been playing The Elder Scrolls Online since 2014. In an interview with Zenimax, he talks about his love for the Elder Scrolls series and what he does in ESO.
This is how he got into the game: The comedian Kaya Yanar started with ESO in 2014. With one of his first online acquaintances, he founded a guild. What he didn’t know at the time was that the co-founder of the guild was from France. Soon, the guild was largely made up of French members.
However, this was not a problem for Kaya Yanar. Together with the guild, he experienced many adventures in Tamriel during that time.
This character is currently his favorite to play: He currently enjoys playing as a Nightblade the most. The class has a stealth ability that allows him to sneak past enemies easily. This suits him well since he loves to explore the landscapes of ESO and is surprised by what awaits him next.
The Elder Scrolls world has captivated him
This is why Kaya Yanar is fascinated by ESO: Kaya Yanar is very interested in other worlds. Even as a child, he read many fantasy books. He is particularly captivated by the world, characters, and lore of The Elder Scrolls.
The Elder Scrolls Online offers a strong immersion through its beautiful music and wonderful artwork. That is why he sometimes just logs in to enjoy the atmospheric music of The Elder Scrolls Online.
In the interview, he also talks about other Elder Scrolls topics:
Kaya Yanar has been playing games from the Elder Scrolls series since 1994. That was when he played the first Elder Scrolls game.
In ESO, he would be most afraid of 40 crabs. After all, 3 crabs once defeated him in ESO when he was still level 1.
He hasn’t played many areas yet because there is just so much to do in ESO.
His favorite areas in ESO are Glenumbra, Summerset and Vvardenfell. In particular, the latter seems as if the designers were on a trip.
This is what a gaming session looks like for Kaya Yanar
When Kaya Yanar has time to experience adventures in The Elder Scrolls Online, his sessions usually follow a similar pattern.
This is what he does when he logs in:
First, he plays as a female mage. She is only responsible for crafting. She is stationed in Vivec and takes care of crafting. He also makes sure to get an upgrade for the mage from the stable master each time he logs in. This can only be done once per day.
Then, he logs in gradually with his three other characters and runs to the stable masters with them as well.
Once that is done, he goes questing. Currently, he focuses on dungeons, as he is a member of a guild that focuses on that. As soon as he logs in, a member of the guild runs his characters through the dungeons for 2-3 hours. Only then does he have the opportunity to pursue other activities.
These are the highlights from the interview: In the video, you can watch a compilation of the highlights from the interview. The uncut version can be found in the sources.
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We have selected three exciting RPGs that you should not miss out on during the cold days at home in the Steam Winter Sale.
With Christmas time comes a lot of vacation days for many of our readers. This invites cozy gaming sessions. And what could be better than a cool RPG that allows you to play away the cold season and get lost in an exciting story or a cool combat system? (That’s a leading question; the answer is always “Nothing.”)
For this reason, we have selected three RPG games that you should definitely not miss in the Steam Winter Sale 2018.
Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition
If you like RPGs, you can’t avoid the “Final Fantasy” series in your life. Especially the latest single-player installment is a unique one, even for the colorful FF series, which can be exciting because of that fresh wind.
What is Final Fantasy XV about? As the prince of his kingdom, Noctis doesn’t take his life too seriously. He enjoys it to the fullest and travels across the world – until his father’s kingdom is suddenly attacked and conquered. With his long-time friends by his side, he travels the world in a best “Road Trip” manner, trying to unearth the machinations of the invading empire, rescue his promised girlfriend, and meanwhile keep titanic powers in check.
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Who is Final Fantasy XV suitable for? If you love a lot of freedom in an open world, getting lost in side quests, exploration trips, or just relaxing drives in the car (as the characters travel by car), then Final Fantasy XV is just right for you. Although the main story of the game is somewhat shorter than in other FF titles, the impressive staging and the enormous scope provided by side quests make up for it.
What does Final Fantasy XV cost? The price of Final Fantasy XV – Windows Edition is currently reduced by 50%. Instead of €50, you can get the RPG hit for just €24.99. The PC version already includes all released DLCs, for which console players had to pay extra.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
The Legend of Heroes. Trails of Cold Steel is a console port that has been praised to the heavens by fans and critics alike. A “typical” JRPG that has also managed to captivate non-Japanese fans.
What is The Legend of Heroes about? The “Legend of Heroes” series repeatedly deals with the “Erebonian Empire”, a dark superpower that is at the center of many conflicts. In “Trails of Cold Steel”, as a member of the empire, one gets a first glimpse behind the political machinations of the empire and finds oneself in the midst of political intrigues – even though the hero Rean Schwarzer is still attending military academy. Friendships and loyalties are formed, rewarded with exciting stories and new abilities.
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Who is The Legend of Heroes suitable for? If you like JRPGs, you can’t miss The Legend of Heroes, but even genre newcomers should give it a shot. The turn-based combat system is tactical, and the story draws everyone in after a short time. “Trails of Cold Steel” is currently one of the highest-rated games on Steam. 96% positive votes in total and 99% positive in the last 30 days – an absolute hit.
What does The Legend of Heroes cost? The price of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is currently reduced from €40 to €23.99. Thus, you save a hefty 40%. This is also a good tip as a Christmas gift if a fanatic RPG friend is not yet aware of the title…
The third installment of the Witcher series is considered a masterpiece and a list of RPGs without this game would indeed be a sin. So it’s not surprising that it appears again this time.
What is The Witcher III about? As a witcher, Geralt is viewed suspiciously by most people, as his kind is only good for killing monsters and always brings chaos. But in times of war, witchers like him are increasingly needed, as more and more dark creatures appear. Oh, and on top of that, he also needs to find Ciri, a young lady announced by ancient prophecies who could change the fate of the world. But you can sometimes forget this in the numerous side missions, which can easily keep you occupied for 100 hours or more…
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Who is The Witcher III suitable for? If you enjoy an adult, dark story, love a brutal world and simply like sending dark creatures back to hell, you should take a closer look at this title. The numerous details of the open game world, countless side quests, and many choices make The Witcher III a brutal but very convincing RPG. Our review of it can be read here.
What does The Witcher III cost? The “Game of the Year” version of Witcher III is currently available for the low price of €19.99 instead of the usual €50 and also includes the two major DLCs “Hearts of Stone” and “Blood and Wine”, which add dozens of hours of content.
Do you also have some cool RPG recommendations that you would warmly recommend to others in the Steam Winter Sale? Which RPGs should definitely not be missed?
Looking for newer games? We have compiled the most important titles from 2018 that are now available in the Steam Winter Sale.
The developers at Amazon answered some questions about New World, regarding the development of the MMO. Read here about the lessons learned from the Alpha, plans for the future, and Amazon’s influence. The questions were answered by Studio Head Patrick Gilmore.
With Amazon behind the upcoming sandbox MMO “New World”, a giant stands behind it. We at MeinMMO wondered what impact that could have on the development. Studio Head Patrick Gilmore provided us with an answer. Additionally, there is also insight into the evaluation of the first Alpha test.
New World can plan 10 years ahead thanks to Amazon
MeinMMO: Players expect that New World has significant advantages over other MMOs in development because Amazon invests a lot of money in it. Many also expect a larger game. But is it really true that we are talking about a AAA budget just because Amazon is involved?
Patrick Gilmore: This is a great question, but it is difficult to answer. Amazon is strongly committed to New World. We want it to be great, and we tend to engage deeply with the expectations of our fans.
On the other hand, we have seen many blockbusters fail under the weight of too many effects and an inflated budget. This often happens when a creative company tries to please all players.
The truth is that we are a relatively small team within Amazon. As an independent team, we must stay focused and make difficult decisions independently to gather the best experience.
I think the advantage where Amazon’s resources play a significant role is that we can think long-term, not just in terms of team size or the scale of the game. Many of our decisions are based on where we see our game or entertainment in general – in 10 years.
Internally, people were inspired by the high ambitions we have with New World. The prevailing question was: “How do we start?” At that moment, we all felt constrained and had to make some cuts, but we are all grateful for the opportunity to plan so long-term.
MeinMMO: How many people are currently working on New World?
Patrick Gilmore: We usually don’t talk about exact numbers, but many would be surprised how small our team is compared to many other MMOs.
What Alpha testers like about New World and what they miss
MeinMMO: What were the most important things you learned from the first Alpha tests? What did players like the most, and what do you need to revise?
Patrick Gilmore: Oh man. How much time do you have?
I think the most important [feedback] comes from the area of actually keeping a game live. Builds, quality assurance, and staffing for releasing new content, listening to player feedback, explaining content, and generally developing […]. Even though we have many experienced developers on the team, one quickly forgets that we are doing all of this for the first time within Amazon.
The first positive thing we learned was that players like our concept and the focus of the game. PvP, direct combat system, equipment-based play styles, and a huge world with a special mystery received a lot of positive feedback.
Our biggest risk was our commitment to the sandbox aspect of the game, knowing that we can only engage a high number of players if we provide many interconnected systems. While we have already made changes to drop tables, experience points, item costs, damage numbers, and many other contents, and will continue to do so, it is still nice to see that our sandbox system works well.
With what we learned, we have also made changes to New World. As with many Alphas, there were also players this time who broke the game in ways we did not expect.
There will be no twinks in New World
This includes accelerated experience gathering or breaking systems that were supposed to make wars and fights fair. We saw players using twinks to infiltrate enemy fortresses or exploit other loopholes. So we removed the creation of additional characters.
We also learned that New World attracts players outside the traditional sandbox genre. They therefore did not have the experience we had anticipated. They asked for systems that support a learning curve, and we are currently working on solutions for that.
In the first part of our interview, we discussed gameplay. This included quests, survival aspects, guilds, and special events:
To really get their teammates into Christmas spirit in Fortnite, 24 players play “All I want for Christmas is you” on a giant piano during a match.
Why is there a giant piano? The piano was originally implemented as one of the features for the challenges in Fortnite. It appears in various locations on the map and players have to play melodies on it.
On his Youtube channel, UMadBroYolo uploaded a video where the players play “All I want for Christmas is you” by Mariah Carey on the piano.
The piano is accompanied by beats consisting of sound effects from Fortnite, such as gunfire or the clapping of an emote.
Epic is celebrating Christmas with gifts for players:
The latest update for GTA Online is now available. It introduces a new mode from the “Arena War Series” called Bomb Ball, which functions similarly to Rocket League.
How does Bomb Ball work? The rules of Bomb Ball are not complicated. Players get a selection of the usual 14 vehicles from Arena War, all of which have their strengths and weaknesses, and are unleashed onto a large playing field. Team sizes are 4vs4 and 8vs8.
The goal of Bomb Ball is to blow up the explosive balls either in the opposing team’s goals or on their half of the field. It works similarly to Rocket League, just without rockets. And with more explosions.
Until January 14, players in this mode will receive double GTA-$ and RP.
Is there anything else? The new mode is not the only update that GTA Online received today. Over the next few days, the following content will also be added:
Only on December 25 (USA time) the Vapid Clique vehicle will be available for free for everyone.
Until January 7, there will be double income for nightclubs.
Grotti & Weeny T-shirts will be available for free until January 7.
From December 25 to January 1, new Christmas-themed sweaters will be rewards for daily logins.
On December 26, the new vehicle Grotti Itali GTO will also be released and will be exclusively available at Legendary Motorsport.
Shop discounts on selected properties and vehicles.
Today, on December 25th, the activities for Destiny 2 are rotating for the Weekly Reset. Highlights this week include the new Iron Banner. Additionally, there are bonuses on Valor points in the Crucible.
The Iron Banner starts today: Lord Saladin is back in the Tower and kicks off the first Iron Banner of Season 5. It is also the last Iron Banner of 2018.
The PvP event ends on January 1, 2019, at 6 PM. Matches will be played in a 6v6 format. Power levels are enabled.
As rewards, there is the Hand Cannon Crimil’s Dagger (with Outlaw and Zen Moment) and the Rocket Launcher Bear Roared (Homing Module and Fixer Pull).
You can take a look at the armor here. They also await as rewards in the Iron Banner.
From December 25th to 28th, you will earn double experience points
From December 28th to January 1, 2019, you will earn triple Valor points in the Crucible
Last week, the Anbruch continues
Anbruch continues: This week, the Anbruch event continues. There’s still some time to grab the rewards. The event ends on January 1, 2019. This is the third and final week to celebrate Christmas in Destiny 2.
The Flashpoint is in the Tangled Shore. There you will also find a heroic adventure where you can earn a Powerful reward.
Eva Levante is at the Tower Bazaar area with Ikora. There, all those who participate in the Winter event “The Dawn” can claim a powerful weekly Engram.
At Ikora Rey you have to complete 20 Bounties. In return, a Powerful reward awaits you.
Hawthorne requires you to complete 5,000 Clan XP. However, you will receive a Powerful reward at the end. Additionally, she also offers the weekly Clan challenge “Summoning Ritual“. For each of these, there’s Powerful Loot.
The Nomad offers the weekly Bounty “In the Mill”. For a successful completion, there’s a Powerful reward.
Lord Saladin has 7 Bounties available, each rewarding you with a Powerful item.
Petra Venj can be found at the Pavilion in the “The Shore” area. There is a mission where you can earn a Powerful reward. You will also be rewarded with Powerful Loot for the Ascendant Challenge and the completion of 8 daily Bounties. This week, the 5th Ascendant Challenge is active.
At Spider you will receive the bounty “Arcadia Accord”. Master this, and a Powerful Loot awaits.
The Loadout for the Prestige Raid Tracks this week includes a kinetic Submachine Gun, any Energy weapon, and a Grenade Launcher in the Power slot. The modifier is Prism.
After the developers at Bioware have not ruled out PvP for the future of Anthem, we wanted to know from you in a survey what you think about it. Here are the results.
But we wanted to know from you: Do you want PvP in Anthem? We started a survey about it, and this is how it turned out.
Over 1400 readers participated. The result is quite clear:
72% of the participants voted “No”
15% would be happy about PvP
13% don’t care if Anthem adds PvP or not
How did the result come about?
Why are many put off by PvP? Many players have already played games like Destiny 2 and The Division. Both games are similar to Anthem. Both games have issues balancing gear in PvP and PvE.
There are constant changes that require further adjustments. The balancing is changed regularly through updates. Interested players likely want to avoid something like that for Anthem.
The desire for pure PvE gameplay is high: Some draw comparisons with Borderlands. Apparently, there is a larger group of players who wish for a PvE cooperative experience without any competitive elements.
What do our readers say about PvP in Anthem?
After this survey, although a majority of readers are against PvP in Anthem, there was a lively discussion in which arguments for and against PvP features were mentioned. We show you some comments.
Freez951 thinks it’s good without PvP. However, “varied loot, an interesting skill system, and a really good story” are important so he can spend a lot of time there. Thus, Anthem must offer enough alternatives to get by without PvP.
SVBgunslinger believes that the absence of PvP in Anthem is one of the reasons why the game is “completely uninteresting” for him. PvE becomes boring over time to motivate, while in PvP you never know what to expect.
Manchmal_aber thinks there are already enough PvP games on the market. Therefore, Anthem should “shine with PvE”. Balancing gear for PvP activities could become a problem.
Bert writes that a separate loot pool would be a solution to integrate PvP. “Anthem is set in a futuristic world, so it’s certainly lore-wise possible that the gear only works in specific areas.” Thus, such a system could also be logically packaged.
Fly doesn’t need PvP. He likes the comparison with Borderlands, where the main focus is on finding good gear. He fears that PvP might negatively affect the PvE area. A lack of PvP mode is not a problem with the game, “but a ‘problem’ of the respective player and their expectations/preferences.” Those who get bored without PvP might have chosen the wrong game.
DevilRon1989 believes that there aren’t enough infos yet to assess how Anthem will manage without PvP. However, he points out that games like The Division or Destiny would have been empty in tough times without their PvP modes, if there hadn’t been the Dark Zone and the Crucible.
ZappBrannigen doesn’t need it; he is already annoyed by Destiny 2 because he “has to go into the Crucible for certain weapon quests”. However, he wouldn’t mind if PvE and PvP content were separated. But he also fears balancing issues.
DerFrek thinks it’s too early to say anything in this direction. In principle, he believes a pure PvE game is possible, as there are indeed games “that don’t need PvP to be good and still engage you, whether because they’re fun or have a lot to offer”.
NÖ, Scofield, Tebo and other readers fear that PvP could lead to a toxic community. In their opinion, competitive modes attract trolls and players that are rude or spread negativity through stupid actions.
Thank you for participating in the survey and the discussion. Don’t be upset if your comment didn’t make it here in the list. Maybe it will work out in the next discussion.
In the online shooter Fortnite, today marks day 7 of the “14 Days of Fortnite”. You are to use a Boogie Bomb or a gift. We highlight where to get the items, how to use them, and what rewards are in store.
What are the 14 Days of Fortnite? It is the Christmas event of Fortnite. Every day at 3 PM, a new special challenge goes live that players must complete.
This is what you should do on day 7: Today’s task is “Use Boogie Bombs or gifts!” You need to do this 7 times.
Map shows all locations for chests in Fortnite
This is how you get the items and use them: The Boogie Bomb is a consumable item that you can throw. The Boogie Bomb is a rare item in Fortnite. This dance bomb is a grenade that forces everyone caught within a detonation radius to dance.
However, you do not need to hit anyone with the Boogie Bomb to progress in the current challenges.
The Boogie Bomb drops from chests, supply drops, supply llamas, and it can also be picked up from the ground with low chances.
The best way to get the Boogie Bomb is by looting chests. Here is a map showing all the chests in Fortnite.
These are other tasks from the event “14 Days of Fortnite”: We have already highlighted other challenges that you can complete in any order in Fortnite on MeinMMO last week.
Square Enix gives the fans of their MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV soon the opportunity to marry in the style of FFXIV even outside the game. For this, the developer has made a deal with a Japanese wedding agency.
How did this come about? It is now not uncommon for people to meet in online games and become good friends or even fall in love. In Final Fantasy XIV, it often happens that couples from the game decide to exchange rings in real life.
Inspired by the many emails he received from married players, producer Yoshida decided to also allow such couples to have a wedding in the style of his MMORPG outside of Final Fantasy 14. Therefore, the developer contacted “Wedding Hall Deuxzero”.
What is Deuxzero? It is a large Japanese agency that organizes wedding ceremonies tailored to the wishes of their clients. Deuxzero is also known for offering themed weddings. One of their popular services is weddings in the style of Disney princesses.
What will a Final Fantasy XIV wedding look like? The wedding ceremony will likely be performed in detail just like it is in Final Fantasy XIV. The clothing of the bride and groom will look just like the wedding outfits in the game. Additionally, various FFXIV decorations, as well as dishes recreated from the game, will be present.
On February 14, there will be a demonstration wedding for representatives of the press. Alongside director and producer Naoki Yoshida, Moga Mogami, a Japanese idol, will also be present.
How much the fun will cost, Square Enix has not yet communicated.
In January, Final Fantasy XIV is first expecting a major content update:
What do Google trends say about the online shooter Destiny 2 in Germany and worldwide? What topics have Germans searched for? Especially one quest stands out, which is about the Sleeper Simulant.
This is Google Trends: “Google” measures global search queries within its own ecosystem on specific topics and visualizes them in trends. Since Google is huge and collects an enormous amount of data, Google Trends is a valuable tool for analysis.
Based on these numbers, one can see how “hot” a topic is overall, how interest has developed over the years, and how search interest behaves in detail.
Here’s how worldwide interest in Destiny has developed:
Interest in Destiny was never as high as at launch in 2014, where the maximum search interest was reached (100%). Already with The Taken King in 2015, interest had dropped to only 51%.
With the launch of Destiny 2 in September 2017, Bungie managed to reach two-thirds of the original launch interest (69%).
With Forsaken, the Destiny 2 expansion (38%), interest was about the same level as with Rise of Iron in September 2016 (35%), the last expansion for Destiny 1.
Activision likely hoped that interest with Destiny 2 Forsaken would be more on the level of Destiny 1 The Taken King rather than on the level of Destiny 1 Rise of Iron.
In which countries has Destiny been loved for 5 years?
Destiny is especially popular in English-speaking countries: In the USA (100%), Canada (85%), Australia (73%), and the United Kingdom (68%).
Looking over the past 5 years, Germany (53%) only reached 8th place with Destiny 1, even behind Norway.
Interest in Austria (46%) is slightly lower than in Germany, but on a similar level.
In Switzerland (34%), interest in Destiny is significantly lower than in Germany and Austria.
Fun Fact: When including “small countries”, Destiny is immensely popular in Guam, Guernsey, and Gibraltar. Or more likely: Google’s methods are not or barely adjusted for smaller countries.
Destiny 2 seems to be received better in Germany than elsewhere
Interest in Germany remains more stable for Destiny 2: Looking only at Destiny 2 and only 2018, Germany (73%) is in a strong 4th place. Apparently, interest in Destiny in Germany has remained more stable than in other countries.
Here, interest in Destiny 2 Forsaken (38% of launch interest) has clearly increased compared to the time of Rise of Iron (28% of interest).
In Germany, it can also be seen that interest in the DLC “Black Armory” was almost as high as at the time of Forsaken.
Globally, interest in Destiny 2 has further decreased between Forsaken and Black Armory.
Germans are feverishly searching for the Sleeper Simulant
The most important topics in Germany related to Destiny 2 in 2018:
Google also provides specific information on which topics were Googled the most in Germany in 2018 in relation to Destiny 2.
It is no coincidence that Pokémon GO is doing quite well right now. The developers at Niantic are really stepping up and polishing the game to a shine.
Our author Patrick believes that Pokémon GO has evolved significantly. Initially just a game plagued with many problems, the developers have now made important adjustments. You can see what changes have improved Pokémon GO here.
Pokémon GO had to initiate rescue measures
Before Pokémon GO was released in early July 2016, no one could have predicted the incredible hype it would generate. Masses of players were practically catapulted onto the streets. Everywhere you looked, you saw people of all ages walking through the streets staring at their smartphones – like zombies. Just nicer.
Problems caused frustration: Just a few days after launch, it became clear that the developers at Niantic were overwhelmed with managing the masses of Pokémon trainers. Crashes, login problems, lags, and error messages were the norm, not the exception. This led to players quickly stopping playing Pokémon GO.
The frustration regarding the game not running smoothly and not meeting player expectations was simply too great.
Google interest in the release month: Shortly after release, interest waned rapidly by the end of July 2016. This is clearly visible in Google’s interest:
Google interest after new features: Since March 2018, interest in Pokémon GO has remarkably increased again. This is due to several new features in Pokémon GO and actions initiated by the Pokémon GO team. Interest on Google is rising sharply once more, but it is still far from the highs of 2016. Specifically, in March 2018, the research (quests) began in Pokémon GO. In the graph, you can see how interest suddenly spiked after the announcement of the quests.
We will shed light on what the increased interest among gamers is attributed to in this article.
New features that Pokémon GO so badly needed
Why new features took so long: In the first weeks and months after the release of Pokémon GO, the developers had to focus on existing issues. They needed larger servers capable of handling the number of players. Bugs had to be fixed. The small team at Niantic had little time to look for new features.
Raids were the first important sign: In the summer of 2017, a fresh wind blew through the arenas of Pokémon GO. Revamped gym battles and raids have now become a permanent part of Pokémon GO. In raids, players come together as groups and fight even legendary bosses. As a reward, they receive experience points, items, stardust, and the chance to catch these powerful gym bosses and add them to their collection.
Rare Mewtwo in special raids: In EX-Raids, players could face Mewtwo. But only if they were invited. You qualify for this by participating in raids. Another incentive for trainers to regularly utilize the new raid feature. Now the Pokémon Deoxys in EX-Raids. It replaced Mewtwo after a year.
In 2018, Niantic increased the pace and volume of new features – Now Pokémon GO was taken to the next level. Compared to the launch in 2016, Pokémon GO currently offers much more entertainment for players. If you return to 2016 now, you will experience a completely new, much better Pokémon GO. Nevertheless, it is not perfect.
Community Days – Super Incentive once a month
In January 2018, Niantic unexpectedly announced the Community Days.
What is it? A Community Day in Pokémon GO is an event where a special Pokémon appears more frequently worldwide for a few hours. If you catch the special Pokémon of the event during this Community Day, it can learn a special attack, or its evolution can learn one. Additionally, XP, candy, or stardust bonuses are activated. There is also a chance to catch the shiny variant of this Pokémon during the event.
An example of a Community Day and its bonuses
How has it helped Pokémon GO? These Community Days are, as the name suggests, an important aid in supporting the communities. This greatly helps Pokémon GO because when players meet other trainers at such an event and form friendships, they are instantly more motivated to play together more often.
These trainers were together at a Community Day in Pokémon GO
Additionally, Niantic lures players with sometimes rare Pokémon that can even appear in their shiny form. Although such an event usually lasts only 3 hours, it is an incentive for players every month to go outside and hunt with other trainers.
What is that? Shinies are the glittering forms of Pokémon. They differ visually from the normal forms and are therefore attractive to collectors.
Eevee and its evolutions as well as shiny forms
How has Pokémon GO helped? The regular release of these shinies is important for Pokémon GO. These rare monsters enhance events and are a strong incentive for some trainers to play for several hours and go shin hunting. With this probability, you can get shinies in Pokémon GO.
Update for EX-Raids that finally welcome more players
The EX-Raids were particularly criticized in the early days. In these special raids, trainers are invited to battle against special monsters that can only be found in these fights. They are exclusive there. However, it didn’t go smoothly at first; only extremely few trainers were selected, which is why Niantic released an EX-Raid update.
What is that? The EX-Raid update improved the selection of trainers and gyms approved for EX-Raids. This led to more trainers being invited to EX-Raids.
How has it helped Pokémon GO? Through the changes, the quality of these battles improved because trainers with a high arena rank were preferentially invited. The chances of a win against Mewtwo increased, meaning more trainers got a chance to add this rare monster to their collection. The atmosphere in the community improved. Even if EX-Raids are canceled, players can be pleased.
Research – Quests – Something everyone has been waiting for
Since March 2018, Pokémon GO has featured special research projects that reward trainers with items or Pokémon encounters.
What is that? The research projects can also be described as “quests”. These are tasks you can collect at PokéStops. They assign short missions like “Hatch 1 Egg” or “Battle in a Raid”. If you complete the task, you receive Poké Balls, revives, potions, or encounters with Pokémon. You can solve as many tasks per day as you like.
You get a stamp for this once a day. After you have collected 7 stamps, you get a research breakthrough that rewards you with a rare Pokémon. And these can even be legendary.
Special quests for Mew and Celebi: The special researches are another part of the new quests and are the same for all trainers. They are divided into several chapters. Some tasks are harder than the field researches, but they also reward you with very special Pokémon. For example, you can catch Mew, Celebi or catch Meltan.
How has it helped Pokémon GO? These quests were extremely important for Pokémon GO. The incentive to play daily was hardly present before. The 7-day bonuses for spinning PokéStops or catching Pokémon had become irrelevant over time. Trainers had long had enough of the evolution items. The new research breakthroughs reward trainers with legendary Pokémon like Entei and give trainers reasons to regularly complete the quests.
This quest system has given players new incentives to log in daily and earn at least one research stamp. The tasks are often linked to other activities like raids or gym battles. This keeps players motivated and may lead them to start a longer session instead of just quickly completing the task and ending Pokémon GO. This variety was sorely needed by Pokémon GO – players gratefully accept it.
Summer Tour 2018 – Many Events and Team Tasks
Summer is the most important season for Pokémon GO, as high temperatures easily lure people outside. If interesting Pokémon events are also taking place in the real world, it is a good combination.
What is it? The Summer Tour is a combination of 3 real-life events linked to a global catch challenge. Events took place in Dortmund, Chicago, and Yokosuka. The events occurred on different days with several weeks in between. They attracted visitors with a huge community and special Pokémon on site.
The goals and rewards of the Summer Tour 2018
Trainers who could not travel to the events also had the chance to participate in the global catch challenge. This would unlock EXP, candy, and stardust bonuses. Together, they worked towards the Ultra Bonus.
How has it helped Pokémon GO? The events attracted players with rare Pokémon and special bonuses. For many, it was not just “any event” in the summer, but finally an incentive to travel to a large meeting with many trainers.
Impression of the Summer Tour 2018 – Yes, these are Pokémon GO players
Numbers show that the Summer Tour 2018 was truly successful. The Safari Zone in Dortmund, the GO Fest in Chicago, and the Safari Zone in Yokosuka attracted a total of about 400,000 players. From May 2018 to September 2018, the player base increased by 35%, Niantic reported.
The Summer Tour was an event for many trainers that strengthened the bond of the community. Together, they completed many field tasks and fought with the entire community to unlock all bonuses. In the end, there was a happy ending – A huge Ultra Bonus was unlocked.
Gifts, Friends for the social component
What is it? With the friends feature, there is now finally an improved “togetherness” for Pokémon trainers. Before this feature was unlocked, they could team up outside of Pokémon GO, but had nothing in the game. Now players have friend codes in Pokémon GO that they can exchange with others. After this, players are on a friends list.
You can send gifts to players on this friends list that you receive by spinning PokéStops. This allows you to send a friend a gift daily, containing items ranging from Poké Balls to stardust to 7 km eggs.
How has it helped Pokémon GO?
A friends feature was important for Pokémon GO so that the sense of community with friends arises in the game. And not only during raids. The different levels of friends gradually unlock bonuses that help players in battles.
Players in rural areas particularly appreciate the gifts feature. If they had few PokéStops and gyms there, they struggled to obtain items like Poké Balls or Potions. Now, with gifts from friends, they have easier access to the coveted items in Pokémon GO.
What is it? In the early days of Pokémon GO, events were still a rarity. Early trainers may remember when the first event in Pokémon GO started during Halloween 2016. Double experience points and stardust made such ingame events appealing to trainers. Since then, Niantic has ramped up and started such events more regularly.
How has it helped Pokémon GO? The frequent events are healthy for Pokémon GO, as players repeatedly receive new incentives to log in and play. Niantic also tailors some events to a specific target group. For example, in the summer of 2018, this event attracted many new players to Pokémon GO.
Finally PvP – Battles between players
What is it? The most significant recent change in Pokémon GO is the PvP system. These are trainer battles where players can battle against other players or the team leaders in Pokémon battles. Players have desired such a PvP (Player vs. Player) system since the start of Pokémon GO. Finally, in December 2018, the feature was unlocked in Pokémon GO.
How has it helped Pokémon GO? Many players missed battling against other trainers. Now they have an additional reason to play daily and earn these rewards in PvP. It has helped the game that Niantic showed they listen to the community. Even if it took a long time, players can finally battle against other “real” opponents instead of just attacking raid bosses or gym defenders.
In summary, 2018 was a record year for Niantic and Pokémon GO and its community. Many innovations were introduced that greatly benefited Pokémon GO. The game became more popular among many trainers in the community.
The quest feature and the friends function elevated Pokémon GO to the next level. Trainers see even more potential in these features and hope they will receive even more love from the developers in the future.
If Niantic continues in 2019 with this momentum and comes up with more exciting things, an exciting year awaits us.
What was your highlight from Pokémon GO in 2018?
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A Overwatch tradition continues. Once again this year, Jeff Kaplan sits in front of the fireplace – but this time he is quite active!
When Jeff Kaplan, the Game Director of Overwatch, hosted a livestream in front of a fireplace last Christmas, where he simply sat quietly for hours, it was a huge hit. For this reason, the tradition has been repeated, allowing us to watch Jeff Kaplan again in 2018 – but this time he has guests.
More activity in front of the fireplace: Unlike the previous year, the “Overwatch Yule Log” this time is significantly more active than it was in 2017. This time, Kaplan is not only enjoying the evening motionless, but he also receives visitors and switches places with other people. Among those present is Matt Mercer, who provides the voice for McCree in the English version. Charlett Chung, who lends her voice to D.Va, also makes an appearance in front of the fire.
Kaplan addresses community memes: Although most of the stream proceeds “quietly” again, there are small highlights. For example, midway through the stream, Kaplan receives a call from Blizzard’s Lead Software Engineer, Bill Warnecke. He proudly explains that he received the “Play of the Game” and 4 gold medals, and Kaplan confirms that this is “very important and significant” – although that is not really true.
When Bill then reports that he lost his skill rating and rank, Kaplan admits, “Yes, that’s obviously my fault” as a nod to the fact that community members often write “Thank you, Jeff” when something goes wrong in the game.
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At another point, he says, “What? No milk? There’s no milk?”, before he sighs and remarks, “Well, it’s just a small indie studio…” and goes to get the milk.
Free loot boxes: Those who log into Overwatch also receive a bit of Christmas flair. The developers are giving away 5 loot boxes to everyone who logs in over the coming days.
You can watch the full 8-hour stream here:
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The new MMO “Atlas” is heavily criticized. Nevertheless, the sales figures on Steam and the viewer numbers on Twitch are excellent. The new MMO seems to have real hit potential.
Here’s how harshly Atlas is criticized: Since the launch of Atlas, the MMO has faced some criticism – even many of the positive reviews on Steam were meant to be sarcastic. The main point of criticism is that many see the game as just a “reskin of ARK Survival Evolved”, the developers’ previous game.
Currently, Atlas has 10181 reviews on Steam, which are “mostly negative”. Only 24% are positive.
So successful is Atlas though: One could think, with all the negative voices, that the game is doing poorly, but the numbers on Twitch and Steam tell a different story.
On Steam, Atlas is currently the top seller.
Additionally, according to Steam-charts, it has been among the 15 most played games on Steam in the first days. Currently at 13.
At the moment, Atlas is number #2 on Twitch, just behind Fortnite and ahead of League of Legends and Dota 2.
What do people who really like Atlas say? If you follow the Discord and comments on MeinMMO, you can see that Atlas has some core fans who see a lot of good in the game. They have no problem with Atlas being so close to ARK. For $20, buying an Ark 2.0 with pirate flair is okay for these fans.
As MeinMMO reader Sunface says: “I’m glad I got it for 20 euros […] I find it rather good than bad that it’s a reskin of ARK.”
Denis Hock says: “I’m thrilled with Atlas, but they completely messed up the launch. However, the game offers so much cool content. It is really complex. Especially sailing over water with your crew is something epic. It is an ARK 2.0 but with many innovations and improvements.”
Dave says: “All the bad reviews are mainly from false expectations. Atlas includes assets from ARK. Oh wow, you wouldn’t have expected that from a small developer like Wildcard.”
Why is Atlas so successful? Surely the timing of the release is cleverly chosen. At Christmas, no new games are released, and Atlas has almost completely captured the public eye during the Christmas period.
The idea of allowing streamers to play the open-world game exclusively for a few hours prior to launch attracted top streamers like Summit1g or Lirik. Although they didn’t like it, the game managed to get into the spotlight of thousands.
The core concept of Atlas, exploring and conquering a world, is a niche that offers its appeal to fans, which others often find difficult to grasp. ARK was also a game that people either loved or couldn’t get into at all.
Obviously, Atlas is also an ARK 2.0 in this respect
In Fortnite, a small update was released on Sunday. This brought the gifts. Here’s how you can find them and use the gifts to your advantage in Fortnite.
This was included in the mini-patch: On Sunday, Content Update #1 for Patch 7.10 was released. Two more content updates are expected to follow over the holidays.
The main content of the patch on Sunday was the new “gifts” for Fortnite: Battle Royale.
Where to find the gifts? The gifts are consumables that can drop from treasure chests or supply drops. The patch notes also state that they can simply appear on the ground.
How to use gifts: Once you have a gift, you can throw it like a portable fortress. A gift package will then appear. This creates a unique square instant room with four walls, a roof, and a floor. The walls have 450 hit points, and it takes 4 hits to break them.
If you break a wall and enter the gift, you can collect loot from the ground.
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What’s in such a gift? Each gift always contains a legendary weapon or another legendary item. These are the strongest items in Fortnite: Battle Royale. There are also additional items included.
We have embedded a video above where a YouTuber opens 3 gift boxes in a row, and he finds:
a heavy sniper rifle
a portable fortress
a legendary sniper rifle with infrared scope
and a legendary assault rifle with infrared scope
He would be really well-equipped for a fight.
This is how players use gifts for kills: A streamer has developed a particularly creative method of using the gifts to their advantage.
He recommends using a gift as a trap room in close combat to capture players and quickly rig the walls with traps. The walls already have 450 hit points, and enemies can hardly escape the room.
Pretty elaborate for a kill, but it’s a creative use of a gift.
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Our chief editor Schuhmann looks back at the year in the “Greetings from the Editorial Team” for Christmas 2018, presents what we have planned for Christmas at MeinMMO, and gives an insight into our plans for 2019.
Here we stand right now: When I talk to people at the end of the year, I constantly hear: “The year went by so quickly.”
I don’t have that impression at all.
I feel like since we in the editorial team discussed in January 2018 how to approach Monster Hunter World, at least 7 years have passed or even more.
Authors who joined MeinMMO in February, like Tarek, Micha or Sven, are now an integral part of the site and hardly imaginable without them.
We have fought many battles this year, faced stressful releases, tried out new ideas, and achieved a lot.
Not everything went smoothly. When you step on the gas, you also have to be able to improvise and sometimes risk flying off the curve. But you also reach the finish line and have a lot of fun doing it.
And even though everything went so quickly, looking back, the year feels somehow relaxed and organized.
In a world that is becoming faster due to Google, YouTube, Facebook, Reddit, and various shitstorms, we want to be a constant for you, our readers, at MeinMMO.
We want to keep you updated on your games and offer you a cozy place to discuss what’s happening in the gaming world at eye level and with respect.
Our community manager: Irina Moritz
This is new now: The last time we heard from you was in September. There we introduced you to Irina Moritz as our new community manager. Irina has since spearheaded the “Discord” project.
There you can now find our authors and over 1000 registered users to talk with them in real time about anything and everything. This was one of the big requests from you, the community. We are glad we were able to fulfill it in 2018.
In September, we were already excited that the release of Destiny 2 Forsaken could make September a record month for MeinMMO. That was indeed the case for September, but then October and November were even better.
In November, we were even the largest gaming site in Germany in terms of reached users (via meedia.de).
Thanks to all the readers who made this possible. Many of you support our site by leaving the ad blocker off and helping us ensure that we can pay our authors. We all really appreciate that here at MeinMMO.
The newest author we were able to hire thanks to your support is Noah Struthoff. This is what Noah says about himself:
I have been part of the MeinMMO team since September and initially only wrote about Pokémon GO. Now I also take care of the gaming news in the evening. When I’m not writing, I like to play Pokémon GO myself or scream my soul out in German football stadiums.
Noah
Christmas at MeinMMO will be “Special”
This is the plan for Christmas: We spent the last few days preparing special articles for Christmas. The site will surely look a little different next week than usual: a little more personal, a little cozier, a little more special. We hope you like it.
In addition, however, we will have several authors available every day to continue supplying you with the latest news from the community and the games. That will stay like always.
But don’t worry, we have set it up so that the authors can also take a breather and spend time with their families.
A Look at the “New” MeinMMO
This is how we will continue in 2019: We have already made some plans for 2019. We envision a new homepage that is more user-friendly and clearer. It should adapt to the fact that many more articles are being published per day today than in the early years of MeinMMO.
With the new homepage, we want to ensure that no one misses a news item that interests them.
This is what the new “MeinMMO” might look like for you in 2019.
Later, we plan to introduce a new comment system.
We also want to offer you even more opportunities to participate here beyond comments, user reviews, and Discord, to discuss and be part of a really cool community.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. And feel free to stop by MeinMMO during the holidays. It will be worth it.
In Fortnite, you can thank the bus driver on PC, PS4, mobile, and Xbox One. We explain how you can thank him.
What’s new? Fortnite players petitioned to express their gratitude to the bus driver. At the beginning of a Fortnite match, players travel across the map in the bus. Now you can thank the bus driver, and it’s quite simple.
How to thank the bus driver in Fortnite?
As long as you are on the bus, you can thank the Fortnite bus driver for his services on PC by pressing the “B” key.
Console players on PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One simply press down on the D-pad.
Mobile players can press the emote button at the top right of their screen to thank the driver.
That’s why players can thank the bus driver: Players started a petition at Fortnite that should give them the opportunity to express their appreciation to the battle bus driver. Typical Epic: Their wish was granted! Now you can thank the bus driver.
Fortnite players have made some of the wildest requests to the developer Epic. In fact, some of the most outrageous skins are adaptations of ideas from the community (including the Durr Burger skin). One of the most absurd actions was a petition to appreciate the battle bus driver. And Epic answered the petition.
The petition was successful: Specifically, players wanted a way to show respect to the bus driver (or pilot?). After all, this unknown person ensures that millions of players can land safely on the map of Fortnite: Battle Royale (most of the time).
Even though the petition that started in July has since disappeared from Change.org, Epic took the request to heart and integrated a way to express thanks to the bus driver in patch 5.30.
This action is even displayed in the game’s kill feed at the bottom left: [Player] thanks the bus driver! So the next time you play a round of Fortnite: Battle Royale, be sure to show some respect to the bus driver.
After all, this good man (or woman – no one knows) has to deal with deafening noise all day long, not to mention the 100 sweaty players cramped in that little bus.
What do you think of the action?
Have you seen? Epic has also immortalized one of the most dramatic rescue missions in the game!
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