Final Fantasy XIV: Expansion Shadowbringers fulfills fans’ wishes

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 4 minutes

There is a state of emergency among the fans of Final Fantasy XIV. At the Fan Festival in Las Vegas, the new expansion of the MMORPG named Shadowbringers was announced. This addon fulfills many long-held wishes of the players. 

This is the situation before the addon: After Patch 4.4, the story of FFXIV took a dark turn, and the future did not look bright. The release of the trailer for the new expansion Shadowbringers further confirmed this.

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The Warrior of Light, the player character, fights alongside the NPCs from the story in the final battle against the Garlean Empire, but things do not look good.

Is a time travel plot coming? In the trailer, scenes from earlier expansions and story parts of FF14 are repeatedly shown. Moreover, the voice in the trailer mentions that “the story must be rewritten.”

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There are clear signs that players will likely travel through time in the new expansion.

The new features of expansion 5.0 will be:

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  • Level cap in Final Fantasy XIV will be raised from 70 to 80 for all jobs, and the jobs will receive new abilities.
  • The combat system and old abilities will be adjusted and revised.
  • The combat resources TP for physical and MP for magical abilities will all be reduced to MP in 5.0.
  • New areas.
  • Up to 9 additional dungeons.
  • Another hardcore raid for eight players. It is said to convey a strong “Final Fantasy” feeling.
  • An additional 24-man raid.
  • New Primal bosses as well as beast tribes that worship them. Such as Pixies, Dwarves, and the Nu Mou from FFXII.
  • Endgame content for gathering and crafting classes. Players will help rebuild the city of Ishgard.
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An NPC character from Shadowbringers, carrying a Gunblade on their back.

NPCs as Companions for Dungeons

“Trust-System” for NPCs: The “Trust” system is a special new system in FFXIV: Shadowbringers. Players will be able to build a relationship and gain the trust of well-known and important NPCs from the story of Final Fantasy 14.

These NPCs will then replace group members in dungeons who are normally randomly added to the group.

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One of the new areas in Shadowbringers “Rak’Tika Greatwood”

This feature was originally presented as an April Fool’s joke in FFXIV. However, players found great favor in the idea and long requested it to be actually implemented into the game.

New Game+ is coming

“New Game+” for an MMORPG? FF14 will be the first MMORPG ever to receive a “New Game+” mode. Players will be able to play through the old stories from previous expansions, but at their full strength at maximum level.

However, players will have to start from the beginning. It will not be possible to start in the middle of a story. The system spans the main scenario, job quests, and additional side quests.

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One of the new areas in Shadowbringers: Amh Araeng

This is also a feature that players have long requested. Especially the content of the Heavensward expansion was exceptionally popular, and players wanted to relive the solo battles within it.

Wandering Between Servers

Another new system allows players to teleport between servers. For this, they must go to the teleporter in their hometown that they first touched. From there, they can hop directly to other “worlds,” meaning servers.

This feature, however, is limited to servers within a data center. This means, for example, that players on Ragnarok can only teleport to other servers from the Chaos data center.

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The new job Blue Mage, which appears with Patch 4.5.

This feature will be released before the launch of the Shadowbringers expansion to timely resolve any potential issues and bugs ahead of the launch.

Here, too, players had long requested that the developers implement this option into the game. With the “Crossworld” system, where players from different servers can play together, many new friendships have formed.

However, there was initially no way for these players to meet outside of instances and go exploring. This will change with the World Visit System.

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The Trust system and the possible NPCs

Returning to Ishgard 

As a special endgame content for the gathering and crafting classes of FF14, the rebuilding of the nation Ishgard has also been introduced. The capital was severely damaged during the war against dragons and must now be rebuilt by the players.

For this special feature, players will have to cooperate to restore certain areas of Ishgard.

Director Yoshida promised fans a reunion with popular NPCs such as Aymeric and even hinted that a new housing area in Ishgard could be coming.

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The new outfits of the gatherers and crafters.

The Heavensward expansion and the city of Ishgard are extremely popular in the community. Especially after a snowy housing area in Ishgard has been requested countless times.

Here you will find all known information about the new job Blue Mage:

Final Fantasy XIV brings the highly sought-after job Blue Mage

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Destiny 2: What does the teaser tell about the DLC Black Armory?

Robert Albrecht Robert Albrecht Reading time 3 minutes

The Season Pass content for Destiny 2 will go live on December 4 in Destiny 2. But what can we expect in the Black Armory? We analyze the teaser image.

New fodder for the Guardians: The Black Armory will open its doors in time for the weekly reset on December 4, as can now be read on the Blizzard Shop website. But what awaits the Guardians behind the doors of the ominous Armory?

Little is known about the specific contents so far. However, a teaser released simultaneously with the announcement encourages speculation.

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What does the teaser reveal about the upcoming expansion? The image obviously shows an Exo holding an unusual weapon. The Exo does not appear to be in the best condition. It looks battered.

Furthermore, the following points stand out:

  • The symbols in the background and on the Exo’s chest likely symbolize the Black Armory
  • The Exo is holding a weapon in its hand, whose striking paint job strongly resembles a sword and also looks quite worn
  • The symbols on the weapon are interesting. They resemble the fish symbols from the Last Wish raid
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What does this all mean?

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Is the Exo a “Gunsmith”?

Apparently there is not just Banshee-44: The omnipresent gunsmith Banshee-44 has been working on the same auto rifle in the Tower for over a year. However, he is not the only gunsmith in the Destiny world.

There is another gunsmith named Gaunt. According to the lore, he is an Exo, a gunsmith himself, and one of the creators of the legendary fusion rifle 77 Wizard from Destiny 1.

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Banshee-44 at his favorite activity

The Guardians will have to enter an Armory in the new expansion. What could be more fitting than a new vendor appearing in his original role as a gunsmith?

However, it is unclear why the colleague looks so battered. Perhaps his injuries are related to the weapon he holds in his hands.

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Is the weapon a new weapon class?

Here is where the “sword weapon” was first seen: The monstrous rifle from the teaser appeared in a Bungie ViDoc before the Forsaken launch. We have marked the exact spot in the following video:

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What kind of weapon are we seeing? There is intense speculation about it in the forums. While some see the weapon as the first Railgun in Destiny 2, as suggested by the labels on some images in the video footage, others are convinced it is a sniper rifle.

Ominous are also the symbols on the weapon. Since the fish symbol appears in the Last Wish raid, the weapon could be a reward from the new raid wing, about which nothing is known yet.

The likelihood is high that the sword weapon will be of exotic rarity and likely obtainable in a similar way to the exotic fusion rifle 1000 Voices.

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Each of these circles represents a forge weapon

If this theory proves to be true, the Black Armory should be closely related to the raid wing. Other theories, however, see the fish as a symbol of a zodiac sign and thus a reincarnation of the forges from the Destiny 2 expansion “Curse of Osiris”.

This means that a weapon can be forged for each zodiac sign.

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What is your theory regarding the released teaser? How could the story around the Black Armory look like?

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The dynamite in Fortnite is back and blows up entire skyscrapers

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In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the newly introduced dynamite is back in the game after a short absence. Fans of building are not happy about it.

What was wrong with the dynamite? Dynamite was introduced as a new type of grenade along with the new Western mode in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Shortly after, it was removed again due to client crashes.

However, it has been patched back into the game via hotfix, along with a nerf for the turret.

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However, the dynamite has the potential to become another item that the community might dislike.

Another Anti-Build Item?

What can the dynamite do? Dynamite flies slightly shorter than a grenade and causes 70 damage to opponents, but 800 to buildings. Additionally, the fuse automatically burns down when activated. You can’t hold dynamite indefinitely.

How does the dynamite work in action? Just before its temporary removal, Ryan “Chap” Chaplo from Team Liquid tested the dynamite and achieved remarkable success with it. He whimsically placed three sticks in a skyscraper in Tilted Towers across three different floors.

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Skyscraper gets blown away: The result was more than convincing, as only a few walls were left after the explosion. Chap himself was so surprised by the blast power that he was promptly blown away by a surviving opponent.

Rest in Peace, Building

Towers and dynamite make Fortnite a super noob game: Chap’s tweet with the video of the action is titled “R.I.P. Building, 2017 – 2018”. According to the pro gamer, building in Fortnite is thus permanently dead with this item and already existing anti-build items like the Quad Launcher and Quad Ram.

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What is so special about building? Building is considered the holy grail among Fortnite players. Only professionals master this tactic flawlessly and can erect powerful fortresses in seconds. Beginners, on the other hand, have the disadvantage.

With items like dynamite and the turret, however, any noob can easily blow away a pro and shoot them to pieces.

Players already hate the dynamite: As a result, there are sharp words about the dynamite under Chap’s tweet, along with agreement with his assessment. Many players demand that Epic should not nerf dynamite again but rather remove it from the game altogether.

The dynamite hasn’t been in the game for long, so we’ll see whether Chap is overly outraged or if dynamite has truly killed building for good.

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How a new image of the Monster Hunter movie suddenly brings hope

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 3 minutes

A new set photo from the upcoming Monster Hunter film showcases series-typical equipment for the first time. For some fans, this is already a reason for hope.

After several set photos of the Monster Hunter film surfaced, the mood among fans was rather bleak. Some fans were even quite upset.

This is what was shown: These photos revealed almost exclusively soldiers with military equipment known from our world. The plot revolves around the leader of a UN troop being transported through a portal into the world of Monster Hunter.

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Fans were very concerned about the photos and the setting, as it did not indicate that this could have anything to do with a Monster Hunter film. However, the first official image has now been released.

The first photo actually points towards Monster Hunter

For a change, the first official image for the film actually resembles the series it is supposed to be about.

This is what can be seen in the new image: For the first time, Artemis (Jovovich) is seen in armor instead of normal soldier attire. Next to her runs a hunter (Tony Jaa), also in full armor. The hunter carries a great sword in his right hand and a bow in his left hand.

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The quality is debatable. It is clearly recognizable: the equipment is directly inspired by Monster Hunter: World. The chest guard that Milla wears is a modified design of the Odogaron armor.

A touch of Monster Hunter and fans are already relieved

This is how people react to the photo: On the Facebook page of Constantin Film the photo was published. The comments are primarily positive. Especially Tony Jaa generates enthusiasm.

However, skepticism remains regarding the story, as one comment makes clear: “Tony Jaa is top-notch and a great casting choice in terms of body control. But it doesn’t change the absolutely unnecessary part about parallel worlds and soldiers jumping around in Astera.”

Many expect nothing more than popcorn cinema – and can live with that. One commentator writes: “To be honest: Even if the film might not be good in terms of story, it will probably still be worth seeing, just because of the scenes with Tony Jaa.”

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Who is Tony Jaa? Jaa is an actor from Thailand who has perfected nearly all traditional martial arts.

But Tony Jaa alone is not enough to convince all fans. The most important point is, of course, the monsters, and most are still eagerly waiting for these. So far, there has been no material about the creatures. The only certainty is that they will focus on familiar creatures from the game series.

The Monster Hunter film shows a feature that never existed before: However, some are bothered by one detail. Jaa is depicted in the image with both a great sword and a bow. The bow is one of the main weapons in Monster Hunter and typically cannot be combined with other weapons.

We can likely expect more images and information about the Monster Hunter film with a $60 million budget in the near future.

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No Man’s Sky gets new planets and rainbows in the Visions update

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For No Man’s Sky, the Visions update is coming for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. The content was announced by the developers. Players can look forward to new worlds, creatures, and community missions.

Prepare for significant changes within No Man’s Sky. This week the Visions update is coming with some new content like colorful planets and carnivorous plants. What to expect is shown here.

Visions Content – What’s in the No Man’s Sky Update 1.75

When is the Visions update coming? The update will be released tomorrow, on November 22.

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New Planets: New, colorful planets await you. Millions of previously lifeless planets are set to come to life. On alien planets, you should be able to find “mysterious artifacts”. These can then be displayed as trophies in the planetary base.

Look for Bones: With the Visions update, you can use your archaeology skills to search for bones of alien life forms on the planets of the galaxy.

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New Life Forms: You will encounter new creatures of the stars that have not been discovered yet. A “predatory fauna and deadly flora” await players. This includes carnivorous trap plants. So watch out.

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New Global Community Task: The new community research mission allows players to work together towards a common goal. Together, you discover the universe of “Visions” and unlock the Eye-of-the-Korvax helmet along with other elements and components.

Further Improvements: With the Visions update, the developers want to make the universe of No Man’s Sky even more alien and exciting. They enhanced the atmosphere and skies, and there are even rainbows.

Players can salvage remnants of crashed satellites. But they can be detected by the new misguided sentinel drones.

No Man’s Sky

Special Rewards: If you withstand even the worst weather extremes, you will be rewarded with crystal treasures. But these only glow during severe weather.

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Black Ops 4 will charge money for a skin that was previously free

Lucas Kaczynski Lucas Kaczynski Reading time 2 minutes

In Black Ops 4, there is always the option to purchase skins for real money. However, a current offer is causing heated debates among many Black Ops 4 players.

The weapon skin Divine Justice was available to players as a free pre-order bonus if they ordered through the Gamestop retail chain. Now, this skin is available for all players.

Free skin becomes paid

2 skins for €20: For 2,000 Call of Duty points (CP), which is €20, you can purchase the “Fall Firearms” package. The package includes two weapon skins:

  • The weapon variant of the Maddox, the Carbon Cobra weapon
  • and the pistol Divine Justice
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Especially macabre: The weapon skin Divine Justice was previously available to players as a free pre-order bonus. Individual codes for the weapon skin are being sold on eBay for €5 each. Players are therefore undercutting the publisher Activision’s offer.

“Activision is getting greedier”

Fans are angry: On Reddit, Black Ops players are loudly expressing their opinions about the black market offer. In their opinion, the price of €20 is set too high. It particularly bothers them that they do not receive the skin Divine Justice immediately after purchase but must unlock it through grinding.

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A player writes: “You think you hate loot boxes, but as soon as they are gone, you miss them. I would rather unlock content randomly that I can receive for free instead of paying for CP.

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Too expensive microtransactions: In the Reddit post, a fundamental discussion is held about whether a AAA game like Black Ops 4 should even have microtransactions. According to players, the prices are similar to those in free-to-play titles, yet publishers still demand the full retail price. The demanded €20 is, after all, 1/3 of the original price of Call of Duty Black Ops 4.

A player has spent $1,000 in the Black Ops 4 black market until he unlocked all cosmetic items.

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The new class in AION looks like it just came out of Splatoon 2

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

The MMORPG AION is gaining a brand new class. In a trailer, developer NCSoft has already introduced the “Artist”.

The “Artist” from Splatoon? After the announcement of AION 2, AION is now getting a new class. According to Reddit, this will be an “Artist”, which translates roughly to “Künstler” in German. The weapon of the class is art, and the ammunition is color. Accordingly, the gameplay looks very colorful.

Splatoon meets AION

Here’s how the Artist plays: As already seen in the official trailer from NCSoft and now also in the gameplay trailer, the Artist attacks enemies with various colors. It seems to focus primarily on crowd control and mobility. The video reveals some abilities:

  • Slow down and hold enemies
  • Trip enemies
  • Pull enemies together
  • Quickly change position by disappearing and reappearing
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With Patch 6.0, AION has made a fresh start. With “A New Dawn”, the game aims to return to its roots. How this will harmonize with the new class remains to be seen.

What is Splatoon 2? Splatoon 2 is a “kid-friendly shooter” from Nintendo for the Switch. Splatoon 2 is also among our best online multiplayer games for the Nintendo Switch in 2018. In Splatoon 2, you play as color-obsessed “Inklings” and compete in 4v4 battles.

With your weapons, you splash color on the map in Splatoon and paint it in your respective team color. The goal is to cover as much of the map as possible with color. The one who covers more area with paint wins.

The colorful attacks of the Artist from AION, which resemble large splashes of ink, are strongly reminiscent of the gameplay of Splatoon.

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What do you think of the new class? Is the color thrower too colorful for AION, or are you looking forward to the gameplay?

The developers are hard at work: NCSoft is working on 4 new MMOs and MMORPGs for PC and PS4.

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How Destiny 1 became my great love – User Review

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The user Mausermaus describes in this experience report how he came to Destiny and what fascinates him about the game. 

For many players, the journey through the Destiny universe began in 2014 with Destiny 1 – also for the user Mausermaus. Since then, he has been a proud Guardian, and Destiny has become an inseparable part of his life. And although the title is now several years old and has a successor in the form of Destiny 2, Destiny 1 still fascinates numerous fans. This has prompted Mausermaus to write a love letter to Destiny.

How I came to Destiny

Destiny. I didn’t know what Destiny is or what it was. Sure, it was a shooter according to the information I had. I read several reviews on a major online retailer. I understood nothing of what people were talking about there. No matter. 

It was my brother-in-law who told me: “Get Destiny and you won’t want to play anything else”.

I started this game, hoping it would truly be what it claimed to be. A milestone in video game history. I started the demo version because, at the end of 2014, you could play for free up to light level 7. 

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My first steps

The birth of the Guardian, in my case the Guardianess, was more than just a bit of PlayStation gaming. It was an incredible feeling. From that moment on, I felt completely at home, even though I didn’t have a single kill under my belt. 

I ran into this Cosmodrome and took out the first Fallen. Unbelievable! This gameplay! I could have cried because it impressed me so much. I was so blown away that I couldn’t wipe the grin off my face.

The soundtrack took me to the 7th heaven. These fights, packed with epic sound, were a force to be reckoned with. Bam – reached levels 3, 4, 5. You wanted more of this gaming experience. 

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Shooting down enemy health bars was something entirely new to me, but at the same time, it was something in which I found my balance. No matter how stressful a day was, no matter what troubled me – as soon as I played Destiny, I forgot all my worries and was completely able to relax. Wow, I had never felt like that before.

This first Saturday night with Destiny was a night that has remained in my memory to this day. A Saturday night when I reached light level 7 in the demo version. Great. What now?! Big red market: 45 euros (not available until Monday). PSN Store: 70 euros. Whatever. I had to continue, and I purchased the first Destiny for 70 euros on PSN. 

I kept playing and couldn’t stop until I finally crashed into my bed like a young god. Damn, I was a family man. I couldn’t play Destiny all day Sunday. Man, that was tough.

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So the journey of my Guardian continued

Monday evening it continued. My first encounter with a Guardian during a patrol. Oh my God, what was that? I couldn’t believe it. I had been used to playing Super Mario on NES, and now I was running into another person (Guardian) in an online world?! That was a moment when I had to call my wife to show her.

I knew she didn’t care at all. But I just wanted to share this moment with someone. It was fascinating and breathtaking for me to embark on a mission with this Guardian. My brother-in-law turned out to be right from that moment on. I simply didn’t want to play anything else. I knew I was a Guardian. 

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After many hours and many strikes, I finally reached light level 20. So, I was told that the game really begins. And so it was. The wonderful purple gear suddenly came into play. Booaahh. I felt even more powerful and better. My satisfaction was boundless. I was a powerful Guardian ready to face the first raid, the Vault of Glass.

What I am particularly proud of

Raid was a foreign word for me. Blasting everything away with 6 Guardians? Sure, it would be really cool. I had found 5 Guardians with light level 26 to knock on the Vault of Glass. What awaited me there was intergalactically gigantic and absolutely unbeatable.

I felt at home in this world. It pulled me into a vortex. Those jumps deep into the abyss were a feeling that was coupled with endless tension and above all endless freedom. The Templar, the cleansing – what was all that? Oracles? No idea! I thought I just had to clear a bunch of enemies.

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I have to say, I was completely overwhelmed and absolutely stressed. I couldn’t control the controller anymore and felt the pressure from the other 5 Guardians that was weighing on me. I was simply totally overwhelmed and at the same time astounded because I realized how bad I actually was. But since I am an ambitious person by nature, I wanted to get a grip on it.

I wanted to reach light level 32 through the raid. Those Ascendant Shards. I needed them for every single step in light level. Atheon, I also defeated you. I didn’t understand anything, but I defeated you. My group of 5 told me about the mechanics through the headset. Didn’t get it at all and yet defeated it. I finished the Vault of Glass with a lot of sweat. 

In that moment I was actually a Destiny sweat. I was proud of this first raid experience. To this day, I enjoy Destiny to the fullest and pray that this game lasts for many years to come. I am so grateful for the people who can give me this gaming experience. And even in tough times, I will always stand by Destiny.

My great love – Destiny.

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FIFA 19 Team of the Week 10 known: This is the TOTW 10 in FUT

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The TOTW 10 (Team of the Week 10) for FUT in FIFA 19 is known. All players in the Team of the Week with Inform cards in overview.

The TOTW release time in FUT 19: As usual, the TDW 10 will be released on Wednesday. Starting from 21.11.2018, the special cards of the TDW players will be available in packs from 19:00.

This is the Team of the Week: Players who excelled in real football with great performances, scored crucial goals, or attracted attention with special actions make it into FIFA 19  “Team of the Week”. These players are rewarded with special cards, including an improved rating.

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This is the best TOTW so far? TOTW 10 impresses with many top players: Kane, Salah, Sané, Pjanic, Van Dijk, and Mahrez are just the best players of an extremely strong “Team of the Week”. Therefore, it could be worth taking advantage of the “Black Friday” offers on Friday. The Premier League is especially well represented with many players.

With the special cards, you can earn a lot of money. With smart TOTW trading you can also earn many coins with the standard card.

TOTW 10 – The Team of the Week in overview

Starting XI:

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  • GK: Alisson – FC Liverpool (ENG1) – Brazil
  • CB: Van Dijk – FC Liverpool (ENG1) – Netherlands
  • CB: Willi Orban – RB Leipzig (GER1) – Austria
  • LB: Kolarov – AS Roma (ITA1) – Serbia
  • RM: Valencia – Manchester United (ENG1) – Colombia
  • CAM: Wijnaldum – FC Liverpool (ENG1) – Netherlands
  • CM: Pjanic – Juventus Turin (ITA1) – Bosnia/Herzegovina
  • RM: Salah – FC Liverpool (ENG1) – Egypt
  • LW: Sané – Manchester City (ENG1) – Germany
  • ST: Kane – Tottenham Hotspur (ENG1) – England
  • RW: Mahrez – Manchester City (ENG 1) – Algeria

Substitutes:

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  • GK: Olsen – AS Roma (ITA1) – Sweden
  • LB: Jedvaj – Bayer Leverkusen (GER1) – Croatia
  • RM: Forrest – Celtic (SCO1) – Scotland
  • LM: Ziyech – Ajax Amsterdam (NED1) – Morocco
  • ST: Kamara – LA Galaxy (MLS) – Norway
  • RM: Rashica – Werder Bremen (GER1) – Kosovo
  • ST: Batshuayi – FC Valencia (ESP1) – Belgium
  • CB: Waston – Vancouver Whitecaps (MSL) – Costa Rica
  • RM: Mateus – Boavista (POR1) – Angola
  • ST: Seferovic – Benfica (POR1) – Switzerland
  • ST: Collins – Luton Town (ENG2) – Ireland
  • RM: Rusnák – Real Salt Lake (MLS) – Slovakia

These are the 3 best Ultimate Team Players of Week 10

Top Player 1: Harry Kane. Harry Kane is a real powerhouse in attack and very difficult to defend. The striker breaks the magical 90 with his Inform card.

How the Kane card will be interesting for you: If you play with a Premier League team, you should try to get this card. Especially with fast wingers, the prominent attacker works well: Few players process crosses from the outside as reliably as Kane.

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Top Player 2: Mohamed Salah. One of the most popular players of last season now has his first Inform card of the FIFA 19 season. The winger is fast, excels as a playmaker, and is also very cool in front of goal.

How the Salah card will be interesting for you: Even Salah’s standard card is extremely expensive – the Inform card is certainly not going to be cheap either. But there are hardly any comparably strong players on the right wing in the Premier League. The Egyptian is less suitable for hybrid teams.

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Top Player 3: Leroy Sané. Here the wing again, again the Premier League: Sané also excels extremely with his speed, but he is also extremely skillful and quite strong in finishing.

How the Sané card will be interesting for you: Sané is a top choice for the Premier League, but also shines in hybrids with German or Bundesliga players. Especially in the Bundesliga, there are hardly any left wingers who can compete with the Sané card, except for Marco Reus.

FIFA 19 TOTW 10 Sane

Consider buying some of the best packs in the game to pull a TOTW player. Especially the upcoming Black Friday event offers special deals.

TDW Highlights from the Bundesliga Perspective

These Bundesliga players are included:

  • Willi Orban: The center-back from RB Leipzig made it into the current Team of the Week. His card offers an 82 rating and quite average stats. He is therefore not an alternative to the top defenders.
  • Tin Jedvaj: The Leverkusen left-back received a rating of 81. Since this position is difficult to fill in the Bundesliga, Jedvaj could be a good alternative.
  • Rashica: The right winger from Werder Bremen also earned his first TOTW card and brings a pace of 91 to the field.
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A fan embodies one of the most annoying NPCs in Fallout 76

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

Fallout 76 actually offers no NPCs that players can interact with. This inspired a fan to become an NPC himself. However, he chose one of the most unpopular characters in the series.

Which NPC is he playing in Fallout 76? The YouTuber RpTheHotrod thought about how he could play Fallout 76 differently. His idea: he now embodies the Minutemen officer Preston Garvey from Fallout 4 in Fallout 76.

Fallout 4 Dialogue NPC Quest

Fallout 76: Player Becomes NPC

Who is Preston Garvey? Preston Garvey is one of the more well-known characters from Fallout 4. He is an officer of the Commonwealth Minutemen and one of the player’s possible companions.

Garvey is also one of the most unpopular or annoying characters in the series. He is known for coming to the player at the most inconvenient times to assign him a quest where he has to defend a settlement.

Settlements in Fallout 4 are comparable to the workshops or the C.A.M.P.s from Fallout 76, only larger. They are camps populated with NPCs that the player can build and also defend.

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This is how RpTheHotrod becomes Garvey: Fallout 76 offers an extensive character creation system with many options for customizing one’s characters. With the help of this tool, RpTheHotrod created a character that looks like Garvey.

It seems that RpTheHotrod got the clothing from the Atom Shop of Fallout 76, where players can buy cosmetic items with real money. At least his duster looks like one of the purchased items.

RpTheHotrod also uses voice files from Fallout 4, which he records with his microphone in Fallout 76. This allows him to interact with other players using Preston Garvey’s voice.

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Players seem to find it funny: As Preston Garvey, RpTheHotrod now roams Appalachia, distributing “quests” to players by sending them to (non-existent) settlements.

A player in power armor even engages with the roleplay. Although he recognizes Garvey and greets him with an “Oh God…”, he asks somewhat resignedly where the settlement that needs help is.

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The idea with Preston Garvey actually came months before the release of Fallout 76. A fan suggested on Reddit to create multiple Garveys and mark other players on the map who “need help”.

Does this inspire you to step into a role? You can also plan events with other fans from our Fallout group. You can find more about Fallout 76 on Facebook.

In Fallout 76, there are also factions that you can play: This is how you find the Steel Brotherhood and other factions.

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Diablo 3: New patch brings balance changes, but players mock

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In Diablo 3 there will soon be an update that finally adjusts the balance. Players have been waiting for this for a long time. However, it doesn’t come across as well as hoped.

The Diablo team has now announced the new patch 2.6.4 for the PTR. It includes many changes to items and sets for the various classes. This could bring fresh air into the meta and encourage players to try new sets.

However, for some players, these changes are not enough.

Diablo 3 – A Review

What is happening in Diablo 3 right now? For a long time, there has been relatively little happening for existing players. Every few months a new season starts, which brings a wave of players back to the game. There is some criticism that the seasons are becoming less special and simply repeating themselves.

For this purpose, Blizzard provides variety with season themes. For example, more goblins spawn or double the amount of Horadric cubes drop.

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Balance patches are rare. In the last seasons, Blizzard completely forwent them, and players eagerly awaited changes.

With buffs and nerfs to individual items, such patches ensure that the meta changes. Players then have a new set for their favorite class that is now stronger. With the higher damage numbers, they are motivated to try different playstyles.

What is new now? Players had to wait a long time for a balance patch. Update 2.6.4 finally brings buffs.

The new patch 2.6.4 – What does it bring?

What simplifies things for players? Blizzard wants to implement changes in patch 2.6.4 that players have long wished for.

  • All characters will receive 5 additional tabs for the stash – A total of 10
  • Greater Rift Keystone items will now be stored in the materials tab
  • Ancient items will be marked by a red beam when they drop
  • On the minimap, you will now recognize ancient items by a red pentagram
  • The symbols of ancient items now have a red frame and new background
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Changes with portals: Paragon points can no longer be traded while a Greater Nephalem Portal is open.

However, it is now possible to join public games where a Greater Nephalem Portal is already open. If you join later, you will not be able to enter the portal. The difficulty level of the opened portal does not change as a result.

Class Buffs

The numbers for the buffs are all huge but not final yet. For example, the damage of the Barbarian set Raekor (6 pieces) was increased from 2800% to 7000%. The Witch Doctor’s 6-piece bonus from Arachyr was increased from 4500% to 9000%.

Such drastic buffs are seen across many sets.

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Excerpt from the PTR patch notes of patch 2.6.4

Additionally, the damage of Litany of the Undaunted is increased from 100% to 500%

Diablo 3 Season 12 Sets

However, these numbers will still be adjusted before the patch goes live. You can find the PTR patch notes here on the Diablo 3 website.

Theme for Season 16

In Season 16, players will experience the Season of Grandeur. All Season characters automatically receive the legendary property of the Ring of Royal Grandeur. However, this cannot be stacked with other Grandeur Rings.

Additionally, after completing a Greater Nephalem Portal of level 70 for the first time, you will be guaranteed an ancient legendary item.

This is how the fans react

Players are reacting to the announcement of the new patch with mixed feelings. The frustration from the last BlizzCon is still palpable, where Diablo content was clearly in short supply. There were many comments in the Reddit thread.

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  • Player ImJayJunior writes: “Honestly. Buffing Litany of the Undaunted would have been a better announcement at BlizzCon.”
  • Eshin242 writes: “Patch 2.6.4 – Still a better announcement for BlizzCon than Immortal.”
  • Player smuttyjeff writes: “This is just odd”
  • “Blizzard is practically showing that no one is working on Diablo 3 anymore. There haven’t been any mechanical changes to any sets. Someone just adjusted the strength of the sets,” writes frupic.
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A few voices note that this patch is at least better than nothing. This could make more sets fun and bring more variety to the rankings of Season 16.

What do you think of the new patch and the outlook for Season 16?

Will you play Diablo Immortal?

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In World of Warcraft, you will soon level up faster than ever before

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Leveling in World of Warcraft is being accelerated, and even more so than initially thought. In comparison, even the early days of Legion seem like a joke.

The upcoming Patch 8.1 Tides of Vengeance for World of Warcraft brings many improvements to the leveling system. At the center is a significant reduction of the required experience points needed for leveling up. In most areas, the XP requirements are reduced.

WoW Level Difference Elves title

On Reddit, the user Valrysha took the effort to compare the changes in experience points not only with Patch 8.0 and 7.3.5 but also with Patch 7.0, which many considered the “golden age of twinking.”

A quarter less XP needed: The comparison between the necessary XP between Patch 7.0 and Patch 8.1 is particularly interesting. Here too, the difference is enormous. Overall, the necessary XP across all “old” levels (i.e. between 1 and 110) decreases by a whopping 28.62% – in the direct comparison between Patch 7.0 and Patch 8.1. This means the necessary experience points to reach the maximum level are lower than ever before.

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These new values are further favored by the scaling of all areas. This ensures that quests are always “at the appropriate level,” thus granting full XP, giving leveling an extra boost.

Why are there these changes? Since Patch 7.3.5, leveling in World of Warcraft feels more sluggish than before. Back then, all areas were adapted to scale with player levels, while simultaneously the required XP per level was drastically increased. This caused significant displeasure among players who have since been reluctant to start new alt characters.

When these changes go live, leveling Twinks through questing in Patch 8.1 should be faster than ever in World of Warcraft. It looks like a good time for everyone who likes to have many characters. You can find Valrysha’s complete table with all the changes in our sources.

Patch 8.1 is coming next month, by the way.

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We have introduced the best leveling areas here:

Are you looking forward to the changes and will you level new Twinks with Patch 8.1? Or are you not interested in this at all in WoW?

How to stay informed: Don’t want to miss any more news about World of Warcraft? Then leave a like on our WoW Facebook page!

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In EVE Online, a player dominates the PvP arena and draws envy

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The new PvP system introduced with the update “Into the Abyss” in the space MMO EVE Online has found an undisputed champion.

Want to have a round of PvP in the Abyssal Deadspace of EVE Online – the new mode introduced with “Into the Abyss“? Then you should pray not to fly into the path of the “Lord of the Abyss”.

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The new PvP mode is controversial

How does the Abyssal Deadspace work? The new PvP mode consists of several parts and differs significantly from the space battles that otherwise take place in the game.

  • First, you need to navigate through the dangerous Abyssal Deadspace area
  • If you succeed, you reach an Abyssal Arena
  • This is an instance
  • There you will find containers with valuable loot
  • Other players also want this loot, which leads to PvP battles

This is why the mode is controversial: EVE Online is a sandbox. Most players want everything in the game to take place in the open world, including the PvP fights. However, the new mode plays in an instance, which goes against the idea of an open sandbox. Therefore, there has already been some criticism of the Abyssal Deadspace.

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Fame and its downsides

One player is the champion: The EVE player BoRn2ReIgN sees things a bit differently than the majority of the community. Because the new PvP mode allows for fair duels in his opinion. While a duel in the open world of the MMO often ends with the loser calling for friends for reinforcement, there is no reinforcement in the Abyssal Deadspace. However, this requires a different approach.

BoRn2ReIgN had to train for a long time to become good enough and have a “perfect” setup to be the best player in the Abyssal Deadspace. Furthermore, he focuses entirely on mods that help him in this mode. So his ship can quickly cost over 30 billion ISK – more than some supercarriers.

In the meantime, he is the undisputed champion in PvP. Even the developers warn against this “monster”. Because he wins fight after fight. In 44 encounters, he has managed to achieve 43 kills. This has earned him the nickname “Lord of the Abyss”. So if you encounter him in PvP, it almost automatically means your death.

This is why being the best is not always good: In EVE Online, the fame of BoRn2ReIgN has also attracted many envious players. Meanwhile, BoRn2ReIgN is also a target for attacks from other players outside the Abyssal Deadspace. Players often lie in wait for him when he just comes out weakened from the PvP arena.

Now BoRn2ReIgN even travels through the high-security areas of space. However, his opponents use ships that cause a lot of damage before the security forces can come to his aid. Fame always has its downsides – even in EVE Online.

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MMO shooter Planetside 2 gets 4th faction, at least a little bit

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For the 6th birthday, the MMO shooter Planetside 2 is getting a new faction of Robo-soldiers. However, they are actually a sort of filler mercenary faction.

What is the new faction about? In a developer live stream, an apparently new faction was revealed. They were cool Robo-soldiers from Nanite Systems. So far, there have been three factions in Planetside 2 fighting over the planet Auraxis. A 4th faction would completely disrupt this balance, wouldn’t it?

4th Faction in Planetside 2 are Mercenaries

What exactly can the 4th faction do? In the stream, the developers quickly explain what the robots are all about. The mechanical warriors are not really an autonomous 4th faction. Rather, they join the faction that is currently the weakest. Whenever you enter a zone, you will be assigned as a Robo-player to the currently disadvantaged group.

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What’s so great about helping the underdogs? The big advantage of this needs-based assignment is that you can jump right in. Since you always join the losing faction, you can start playing immediately without any queues.

As a positive side effect, you also reduce the waiting time for other players, as you are not blocking the queues of the other two factions.

Additionally, you will get to experience the war for Auraxis from the other side and can try out equipment from the other faction. And let’s face it, the robots look really cool.

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One downside: You must be a premium member in Planetside 2 to play the robots.

When are the robots coming? The new faction still needs some love on the test server. Only after extensive testing will they be available on the live servers.

What do you think of the idea of the “4th faction” and will you play it? Or would you rather stick with your favorites?

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Fallout 76: How to find the Steel Brotherhood and other factions

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 6 minutes

Although there are no humans in Fallout 76 except for the players, you can join various factions. Our guide summarizes where to find them and what you need to do.

That factions will also play a role in Fallout 76 was hinted at by Bethesda even before the release. They introduced several NPCs who are already dead in the game.

These NPCs belong to factions that you can also join in Fallout 76. We explain in this guide how to find them.

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The Responders

The Responders are one of the new factions and can be found early in the game.

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Who are the Responders? The faction is a coalition of volunteers. The founding members mainly come from the fire department, police, and medical support staff. During the war, they founded the Responders to help civilians in an organized manner and train them in survival skills.

The Responders ensure that there is a Robotron merchant and resources for those in need at all train stations. However, not much remains of them.

How to find the Responders: This faction is almost unavoidable. If you follow the introductory quests, you will automatically end up in the small town of Flatwoods. In a church, you will find the Responders’ terminal.

fallout 76 responders

To join the Responders, you need to volunteer. For this, you must complete a series of smaller tasks. They are part of the main story of Fallout 76. The associated quests will lead you to other locations in Appalachia.

The Firebugs

Essentially, the Firebugs are a special unit of the Responders.

Who are the Firebugs? This subgroup of the Responders mainly deals with the Scorched. These mutated humans roam all over Appalachia. Firebugs underwent special training during their education.

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How to find the Firebugs: Their headquarters is located in the Charleston Fire Department building. There you can begin the training for recruitment.

The Raiders

The Raiders are present in all Fallout installments and are one of the factions that cause chaos throughout the wasteland.

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Who are the Raiders? They are usually disorganized groups of bandits. They settle in all sorts of hideouts and raid other survivors. In Appalachia, there were five different gangs. However, like the Responders, the Raiders in West Virginia did not survive.

How to find the Raiders: Head to “Top of the World” southeast of Vault 76. There, even a quest awaits you.

The leader of the Raiders, Rose, is a Miss Nanny bot and sends you out, among other things, to build a signal booster for the Raiders. You also need to hunt a Yao Guai in a specific way.

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The Brotherhood of Steel

The Brotherhood of Steel is one of the most popular factions in the Fallout universe. Somehow, they made their way to West Virginia as well.

Who is the Brotherhood of Steel? This faction is a kind of advanced knight order in the Fallout universe. In Appalachia, it was led by a former US Army member, Elizabeth Taggerdy. She was chosen by Roger Maxson himself. Maxson is considered the founder of the Brotherhood of Steel.

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The branches of the Brotherhood have spread throughout the USA as they could communicate through a satellite. Most members of the Brotherhood come from the military, thus they possess the appropriate technology.

How to find the Brotherhood of Steel: In Appalachia, there are outposts like Camp Venture and the Grafton Dam, where you can complete tasks for the Brotherhood.

However, their headquarters is located at Fort Defiance in Cranberry Bog. That is the southeastern part of Appalachia. There, a former institution awaits to be explored by you.

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But be careful, the monsters in the area are a bit too strong for newcomers. You will encounter a Wendigo.

The Enclave

The Enclave has been a staple of the games since Fallout 2 and is one of the most influential factions.

Who is the Enclave? The Enclave is an organization that mainly originated from remnants of the US government and important organizations. It is an extremely brutal faction and hostile to anyone who does not belong to the Enclave.

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In this cave, you will find the information you need.

How to find the Enclave: Your headquarters is located in the Whitespring Bunker. However, it is not immediately accessible. First, you need to find a cave in the east of Appalachia. There, you will face a fight with Deathclaws, so be prepared.

If you manage to get past the Deathclaws, you will find a corpse inside the cave. Now follow the tasks and you will eventually gain access to the Whitespring Bunker.

There, you will meet MODUS, an AI of the Enclave. It will give you instructions on how to join the faction.

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The Whitespring Bunker also exists in reality. It is the Greenbrier Resort, which used to belong to the US military. In fact, beneath the hotel complex is a huge nuclear fallout shelter built secretly by former President Eisenhower.

The Free States

This faction is also one of the new groups that only exist in West Virginia.

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Who are the Free States? The Free States were founded by US Senator Sam Blackwell and Raleigh Grey. In the years of the war, it was a movement of survivors who increasingly clashed with the law until they eventually broke away from the government.

Some survived the war in self-built bunkers. A few years after the end of the war, they opened their bunkers and took it upon themselves to fight the Scorched. They were not hostile towards other factions but mostly kept to themselves.

How to find the Free States: In the swamp, there are four bunkers that belonged to the Free States. First, head to Abbie’s Bunker in the northeastern corner of the map. There you can start the questline.

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The quests are among the harder ones and will have you fighting Deathclaws among other things. So make sure your level is sufficient.

The Order of Mysteries

The Order is a new group that now makes its first appearance in Fallout 76.

Fallout 76 Mistress of Mysteries Title

What is the Order of Mysteries? It is a group that only women could join. The Order was founded after the war by Shannon and Frederick Rivers. They took in girls who had become orphans. These girls were to become the heroines of Appalachia, based on the Mistress of Mystery.

This character is a kind of superheroine and comes from the same comics as the Silver Shroud, which some players may know from Fallout 4.

How to find the Order of Mysteries: The headquarters is located east of Charleston, near the Summersville Dam. However, you must first go to the Charleston Medical Center. You can read the complete questline in our guide on MeinMMO.

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Currently, the factions are nothing but remnants, their members have disappeared or died. However, in the future, they could play a bigger role, as Bethesda plans faction-based PvP for upcoming updates.

If you want to join the factions with friends, look for players in our Fallout group on Facebook ! On our Facebook page , you can always get the latest guides and information about Fallout 76.

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Pokémon GO: Popular player meeting CentrO loses many PokéStops

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The CentrO in Oberhausen, the Mecca of Pokémon GO fans, has lost dozens of PokéStops. Apparently, the Pokémon trainers disturbed customers while shopping.

The CentrO in Oberhausen is well-known to many Pokémon GO fans. For example, the Safari Zone 2017 took place there. Additionally, there were dozens of PokéStops on the mall’s grounds. Nowhere else in Germany could you play as well as in the CentrO.

However, a large number of the stops are now history. Overnight, the CentrO lost at least 20 PokéStops.

CentrO is now uninteresting for Pokémon GO players

Only a few PokéStops remain on the CentrO grounds. Effectively playing Pokémon here is no longer possible.

CentrO is a partner of Niantic: The CentrO is a shopping mall owned by Unibail Rodamco. This company is a partner of Niantic and has shopping centers all over Germany that host numerous PokéStops. However, the CentrO was considered by many Pokémon players to be the best mall.

Even in the summer of 2017, thousands of Pokémon players gathered in Oberhausen as a Safari Zone was held there. Larvitar, Chansey, and other rare Pokémon spawned around the CentrO.

The CentrO wanted the removal of the PokéStops

Statement from Pokémon GO: The Pokémon GO page on Facebook commented on the changes. They stated that the changes were intended to be made only by the weekend and that a large portion of the PokéStops and gyms would remain. However, it did not mention that the changes had already been made and that only two gyms and three stops remained.

CentrO speaks up: In a post on Facebook, the CentrO also explained the step towards removal. They said that especially during the winter months, the number of Pokémon players on Community Days had been enormous.

Subsequently, complaints were received as many customers could not shop in peace. For the CentrO, it was now time to remove the stops, as it could not handle the influx of customers and Pokémon GO players simultaneously, especially during the Christmas season.

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Other malls still have PokéStops: For Pokémon GO players, it now means finding a new place to catch Pokémon. Other shopping malls owned by Unibail Rodamco still have their numerous PokéStops.

What do you think about this? Have you ever been to the CentrO to play Pokémon?

Have you challenged the new boss Cresselia yet? 

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Destiny 2: How the Clan Challenge “Summoning Ritual” works

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This week you have the opportunity to take on the clan challenge “Summoning Ritual” in Destiny 2. What you need to do to successfully master this challenge is explained to you in this guide.

With the launch of Forsaken, clan members received an additional way to earn Powerful loot. Every week in the Tower, you can pick up a special bounty from Suraya Hawthorne that can only be completed by clans. As part of these clan bounties, you need to master certain challenges in the Forsaken raid Last Wish.

How to complete the clan challenge “Summoning Ritual”

This week’s clan bounty from Hawthorne includes: This week, the clan challenge “Summoning Ritual” is up. To successfully master this challenge, you need to fulfill the weekly bounty of the same name from Hawthorne.

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If you want to earn the title “Riven’s Bane”, then you cannot miss this challenge. Mastering this challenge is one of the many requirements for this title.

The requirements for clan bounties:

  • You must be a member of a clan
  • The clan must be at least level 4
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Here’s how the “Summoning Ritual” challenge works: First, obtain the corresponding bounty. You can get this from Hawthorne in the Tower. Once you and your raid team have this special bounty in your inventory, it’s time to go into the Last Wish raid.

As soon as you arrive at the first boss Kalli, the additional challenge is to play this encounter “incorrectly.” During the fight against Kalli, the Guardians have to activate platforms. However, if the wrong platforms are activated, ogres will spawn in the middle of the room, making life harder for the players.

And this week’s clan challenge revolves exactly around those ogres. If you activate three of the total nine plates incorrectly, three ogres will appear in the middle of the room. You must then destroy these three creatures in addition. In plain English, this means: You must activate all nine plates – including the wrong ones, kill the three ogres in the middle, and then defeat the witch Kalli.

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This is how the floor plates look

Here are some points to keep in mind:

  • It can happen that the ogres do not spawn correctly if the three wrong plates are activated simultaneously or in too short intervals. Therefore, it is advisable to assign each of the three players a fixed wrong plate. These guardians should then activate these areas in a delayed manner (about 5 seconds apart)
  • You must activate the three wrong plates and kill the ogres before Kalli readies her weapons
  • The other three players activate the remaining six platforms so that you still have the doors to safety during the damage phase. Position these guardians optimally so that they can effectively activate two areas
  • If you then defeat Kalli in one phase, the clan challenge is fulfilled. If you need another phase, you have to repeat these steps again

You can watch the exact procedure for this clan challenge in this video from Nexxoss Gaming:

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Leveling in Crowfall should be much faster than in WoW

Alexander Leitsch Alexander Leitsch Reading time 2 minutes

The developers of Crowfall talked about the talent system of their game in an interview. They revealed, among other things, that players will reach the maximum level significantly faster than in traditional MMORPGs.

How does leveling work in Crowfall? In Crowfall, there will be two different ways to advance a character: passive and active training. The latter is intended to resemble the traditional leveling system.

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Passively, you will always progress in Crowfall, even when you are offline. This progress is designed to take a long time, and it is expected to take decades to achieve everything in it. The passive training affects not just one, but all characters of the account.

The active system is supposed to be comparable to other MMORPGs. However, the time required should be significantly less. With their new system of Divine Sacrifices, leveling to the maximum level takes only a weekend. Additionally, the differences in stats between the lowest and highest level are less than 10%.

What is the Sacrifice System? To level a new character, you must sacrifice items and resources in a fire bowl. You can sacrifice anything, whether you gathered it through harvesting, crafting, or defeating opponents.

The favor curve from sacrifices declines, so the higher you get, the rarer the items you need for progress. Items that are sacrificed disappear from the game forever.

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How is the Talent System structured? Each class has several class-specific talent trees, can choose three minor disciplines, one weapon specialization, and two major disciplines (comparable to subclasses).

A ranger, for example, has the three class trees:

  • Archer – Ranged specialization
  • Warden – Melee specialization
  • Brigand – Shadow specialization with invisibility and ambushes

With each level-up, you will receive talent points that you can invest either into the class-specific talent trees or into one of the six other specializations. So you need to think carefully in advance about which paths and talents you want to reach.

Crowfall Talent System

In addition to the ranger, there will be ten other classes. Here you can find an overview of the possible races and class combinations. Generally, the system with talents has been compared by the developers with the MMORPG Shadowbane from 2003.

When will Crowfall be released? So far, there is still no release date for the MMORPG. In June, however, it was announced that a release is planned for 2019 at the earliest. Originally, the year 2017 was even intended for the release.

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The great plague of WoW will be a Hearthstone card

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

The “Corrupted Blood” incident from World of Warcraft remained in the players’ memories for years. Now it is becoming its own Hearthstone card.

In World of Warcraft, there have always been bugs or incidents that remained in the minds of players even after years. One of them was “the Great Plague” during Classic, which wiped out entire capitals. This incident is now honored in Hearthstone with a special card that triggers a similar effect.

What happened in World of Warcraft? At the time of the raid Zul’Gurub, players could fight Hakkar the Soulflayer. This inflicted the debuff “Corrupted Blood” on players and their pets. This debuff deals high damage and spreads to other nearby characters.

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A few corpses were present at the incident …

Hunters accidentally managed to keep the debuff on their pets and carry it into the capitals. There, the Corrupted Blood continued to spread and quickly killed entire cities. The bug was fixed only after nearly a week in which the cities of Ironforge and Orgrimmar were literally “extinct”.

By the way, Hakkar was also one of our 5 exciting NPCs who deserved more story.

Hakkar in Hearthstone: In Hearthstone, Hakkar the Soulflayer will be a neutral, legendary minion for 10 mana. Although he has weak stats of 9/6, he has a dangerous deathrattle effect: A copy of “Corrupted Blood” is shuffled into both players’ decks.

  • Hakkar the Soulflayer

What does Corrupted Blood do? Corrupted Blood is a spell that is automatically played as soon as it is drawn. It deals 3 damage to the hero who draws the card. Additionally, the spell shuffles two more copies of Corrupted Blood into the deck. The plague continues to spread and eventually leads to the death of one of the two players.

WoW Hakkar the Soulflayer Artwork

Is Hakkar playable? Whether Hakkar the Soulflayer is truly “viable” remains to be seen. After all, not only the opponent receives the Corrupted Blood, but a copy is also shuffled into your own deck. Those who have not taken safety measures, such as a well-filled deck, could ultimately die from their own plague.

In any case, it’s cool that the developers of Hearthstone are honoring this ancient WoW incident in the game. Whether the card will actually be used, we will see next month – when Rastakhan’s Rumble is released.

We revealed why mages could become really strong in this article.

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Fallout 76: Bethesda finally fixes 10-year-old FPS issue

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

The current patch for the online game Fallout 76, which was released on November 19, has lifted the frame rate limitation, thus addressing a problem that has plagued the engine since Fallout 3.

Where was the problem? During the beta of the controversial online game Fallout 76, it became apparent that the game’s frame rate was tied to the physics system. Consequently, players could run faster when looking down at the ground. However, Bethesda curtailed this “speedhack” by limiting the game’s frame rate to 63.

Why were players disappointed? The solution faced considerable backlash, as many players prefer to play with higher FPS. There was also confusion as to how the physics system of a game in 2018 could still be tied to the frame rate. However, since this problem has existed since Fallout 3 from 2008, many did not believe that Bethesda would find a better solution.

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Finally no more FPS limit

What has happened now? Since the first major update on November 19, it is now possible to play without the 63 FPS limitation. And that without speedhacks. There are reports that even 200+ FPS are possible without issues. There are no longer any effects on the physics or similar.

Therefore, it stands to reason that Bethesda has found another solution to this problem. However, nothing has been officially communicated yet. Perhaps this point falls under “performance improvements” in the patch notes.

What are the implications of this change: On one hand, players are naturally pleased that they can now play with more than 63 FPS. However, since the Creation Engine is also used for future Bethesda games like Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6, Bethesda has removed a larger problem that allows for significantly better performance in future games.

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