Because he accidentally got off his horse, this player created probably the funniest cutscene in Red Dead Redemption 2.
The funniest stories often happen by a silly coincidence. This recently also happened to a player who was playing the single-player story of Red Dead Redemption 2.
While traveling with Dutch and other gang members, cutscenes frequently occur during missions. They shed light on the upcoming mission in a bit more detail or are simply important for the story.
A player just rode into such a cutscene, but it became unintentionally funny.
Arthur rides to the meeting without a horse
On Reddit, user springfart posted a video. He explains that he accidentally got off his horse just before a cutscene started. The result is a main character who appears visibly overwhelmed because he now has to keep up with his members on foot.
The cutscene actually requires Arthur to ride. Without a horse, Arthur has to laboriously trudge through the deep snow to avoid losing Dutch and company. They even stop at times because Arthur is so slow.
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Another video comes from the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2. User hyppgrowls shared it with the community (via reddit). Here, two players try to jump on each other’s horse at the same time, and it hilariously goes wrong.
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Many fans are wondering what will happen with Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and the map from its own Battle Royale mode Blackout. Now, the developers have finally addressed the issue.
In Blackout, a dedicated Battle Royale mode of Black Ops 4, the game world currently consists of a map that has not changed since the game’s release. But what’s next? Is another map coming? Will the existing game world change? Treyarch has now provided clarity.
Black Ops 4 will not receive new maps for Blackout
The long guessing game has come to an end. The Studio Design Director at Treyarch, David Vonderhaar, has responded to some fan questions on this topic on Twitter.
This is how the game world of Blackout will continue: He shared in a tweet that there are currently no plans to provide the Blackout mode in Black Ops 4 with new maps – at least for the moment. This could change in the future.
Instead, the focus is currently on expanding the existing game world by adding new elements or adjusting existing ones, thereby changing the map.
This should please many fans. After all, new areas in the form of excerpts from other popular maps, such as Hijacked (a yacht off the coast) or Carrier (a sinking aircraft carrier), have been loudly demanded since the release.
When will the first changes arrive? When asked when to expect the first changes, Vonderhaar replied that while he cannot say, “it’s already happening,” he has already played it.
The first adjustments to the map shouldn’t take too long to appear. However, it was not revealed what specific changes are in store.
Black Ops 4 is following a similar path as Fortnite: With this decision, CoD: Black Ops 4 is thus taking a similar approach to its biggest direct competitor, Fortnite.
Already with the black market, a kind of in-game shop where content can be purchased through increased gameplay in multiplayer and Blackout as well as with Call of Duty points (CoD points), a similar path was taken. This model is most comparable to Fortnite’s battle pass.
A music video for League of Legends (LoL) is primarily intended to sell new skins. The song has since garnered nearly 100 million views on YouTube. The catchy tune even became a number-one hit in digital songs.
What is K/DA? Riot Games created the K-Pop group K/DA. They are 4 virtual heroines from League of Legends, voiced by real singers and rappers. Two of the singers are from South Korea, and two are from the USA. All four singers are in their twenties.
With them, a music video was filmed and uploaded online. The video then went viral.
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Kai’Sa is a relatively new champion in League of Legends, focusing on a risky playstyle. She is sung by Jaira Burns, also an American singer.
These are certainly 4 of the most attractive heroines in LoL.
Evelynn, Akali, Ahri, Kai’Sa (from left)
LoL creates the parallel universe K/DA
Reason for forming the group: Originally, this was primarily a promotional campaign to advertise a series of special skins in League of Legends. However, it was “big thinking” from the start and involved a lot of effort.
K/DA was a holistic initiative. The characters were given a backstory: the LoL champions became musicians in an alternate reality. A parallel world was even narratively created, in which K/DA is the biggest pop sensation in history.
The initiative was linked to a major live performance at the LoL Worlds, the world championships of League of Legends. Here, a spectacular stage show blurred the lines between virtual reality and reality.
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This is how it really went: To the surprise of Riot Games, the video became a viral hit online and currently has 97,827,409 views with over 2.2 million likes.
On November 14, the song “POP/STARS” even reached number 1 on Billboard’s World Digital Song Sales Charts.
“Such success is unpredictable”
This is how Riot reacts to the success: In an interview with dotesports, the minds behind the video say they never expected this level of success. Throughout the entire production, they had a very good feeling, but such success ultimately cannot be planned.
They are particularly proud that not only LoL fans enjoy the song, but also music lovers from outside League of Legends.
This is how Riot achieved this: The song employs specific elements of K-Pop but mixes it with traditional pop music, reveals Riot Creative Lead Viranda Tantula.
Ultimately, all hits followed a similar structure: a strong melody and a catchy hook. With a unique spin, they were able to find a mix as an English-speaking developer who has a great love for the fandom in South Korea.
If an EX-Raid is canceled in Pokémon GO, it is always a bummer. However, players are well rewarded for this cancellation.
What are EX-Raids? You can only participate in EX-Raids in Pokémon GO if you are invited. The special raids take place at a predetermined time. The current EX-Raid boss is Deoxys.
If an EX-Raid is canceled, trainers receive some items as compensation. These compensations have now been increased.
Stardust and Raid Passes as Compensation
What compensations were there before? So far, the item gifts for a cancellation were small. You received about 1000 Stardust and 2 Premium Raid Passes.
What is new now? The rewards have now been significantly increased. A player shows on Reddit the cancellation of his EX-Raid and the increased rewards. Especially the Stardust has been significantly raised to 50,000. The 5 Premium Raid Passes are also a nice bonus.
How do players react? Many users on Reddit commented on the post and wanted their EX-Raid to be canceled as well. “l339” wrote: “Damn, I wish my EX-Raid would be canceled too.”
That’s why players now wish for cancellations: Many players find the current EX-Raid boss Deoxys unpopular. The Pokémon is not really useful in battles and most players have already caught one. The 50,000 Stardust is more useful for many players.
Stardust is the most important resource in the game for some trainers. We show you how to best obtain Stardust.
Why are EX-Raids canceled? Cancellations of EX-Raids have various reasons. Sometimes Niantic incorrectly distributes invitations to too few players. Additionally, arenas that could host an EX-Raid have already been deleted.
In Destiny 2 there is a powerful exotic weapon that many may not be aware of. For numerous players, it is currently not possible to obtain this gun.
The Wavesplitter, the third linear fusion rifle in Destiny 2, is one of the best exotic weapons currently available in Destiny 2. It performs excellently against AI opponents in PvE content as well as against other Guardians in the Crucible. Nevertheless, the weapon is hardly in the spotlight and relatively little is reported about its qualities. But there is a reason for that.
That’s why many Guardians are unaware of the Wavesplitter
The biggest problem with the Wavesplitter: The weapon is only available randomly from exotic engrams, and on the other hand, the Wavesplitter is currently still PS4-exclusive. Therefore, fewer players currently have access to this Exotic, with two platforms missing entirely.
Since almost all well-known Destiny YouTubers and streaming personalities now play on PC and produce their content there, the weapon receives relatively little attention despite its performance. Thus, it remains under the radar of many players – even those who play on PS4.
For example, the well-known Destiny YouTuber Mtashed admits that he only became aware of this weapon through a friend on PS4 and then tested it on his account. Until then, he was not even properly aware of the existence of the Wavesplitter, as hardly anything was heard about this linear fusion rifle aside from the announcement of the PS4 exclusives.
When will the Wavesplitter be available on PC and Xbox One? This has not yet been officially announced. However, it is suspected to be around September 2019. The PS4-exclusive content from the first year of Destiny 2 only became available on other platforms with the launch of Forsaken, one year after their release.
However, if the weapon is not nerfed by then, the arsenal on PC and Xbox One will be enriched with a really good Exotic that the Guardians can look forward to.
That’s why the Wavesplitter is one of the best weapon Exotics
What makes the Wavesplitter special? This linear fusion rifle fires a concentrated laser beam with Void damage. This beam has three different intensities, which vary while holding down the trigger. Thus, the damage of the weapon also varies.
However, if you collect a Sphere of Light, the Wavesplitter maintains its maximum power continuously for a short time. This allows the weapon to deal massive damage.
The weapon impresses across the board: The weapon performs impressively across all areas of the game. In PvE, the weapon looks just as good as in the Crucible or in Gambit. Not for nothing do many Guardians consider this linear fusion rifle to be one of the best exotic all-round weapons in the game, which also does not take up a Power slot.
While the damage output of the weapon varies between the three levels, even at the lowest level the Wavesplitter deals considerable damage. At the highest level, it melts away almost everything that stands in front of it. Only against raid bosses are there better exotic alternatives – but then in the Power slot.
The Wavesplitter reaches its full potential when you collect Spheres of Light. Then the intensity of the damage no longer oscillates between the three levels, but immediately jumps to the maximum for a duration of 9 seconds, increasing the damage output by about 50%.
This effect has no cooldown. So you can collect the next light sphere as needed and renew or maintain the buff. When playing in a team where you are sufficiently supplied with spheres of light, the weapon becomes an absolute DPS monster.
The Wavesplitter in detail: In this video by nKuch, you can watch a detailed analysis of the weapon.
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Wargaming, the developers of World of Tanks, have acquired Edge Case. This is the studio behind a dead SF-MMO, behind Fractured Space. Development there was halted in October. Now the team is working on a new MMO for Wargaming.
This has happened: Wargaming has pampered itself with the studio “Edge Case”. The 32 employees of the MMO studio in Guildford, England, are moving to the Wargaming UK studio. This is – what a coincidence – also in Guildford, a town with 80,000 inhabitants.
The new studio in the same city was opened by Wargaming just a few months earlier, in September 2018.
At that time, Wargaming had already said: The UK has a fantastic talent pool of employees, especially in Guildford. Apparently, Wargaming had already considered the “Edge Case” studio back in September.
A new MMO is being created in the UK
What are they working on in Guildford? The now 55 employees of Wargaming UK will be working on a new, yet-to-be-announced MMO. It is supposed to be a Free2Play MMO and run on the Unreal Engine. However, more is not yet known.
What Edge Case has done so far: Edge Case developed the SF-MMO “Fractured Space”. However, it essentially ended in October 2018.
At that time, Edge Case announced that no new updates for Fractured Space would be released. However, the game will remain online.
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On Steamcharts, it can be seen that Fractured Space never really managed to find a player base. Fractured Space peaked in the fall of 2016 with an average of 1000 players. However, in 2017, the game mostly had between 200 and 300 people online. Since 2018, the player numbers have further declined.
Meanwhile, Fractured Space has excellent ratings on Steam and holds 77% positive reviews.
This is what Wargaming says: Wargaming states that the acquisition of Edge Case significantly accelerates its plans for the new MMO. Originally, the plan was to expand its own studio to only 25 people. They were supposed to develop the concept for the new game.
Now, with 55 employees, it will go significantly faster.
What’s behind it: Apparently, Wargaming had planned to acquire the Guildford studio months ago. It is said that “they have been looking for ways to collaborate with Edge Case for years. After all, both companies develop free vehicle-based MMOs.”
Sounds like the next MMO from Wargaming will again be a “vehicle-based MMO”, but maybe in space.
To make the grind as efficient as possible, you can use a method that allows near-continuous farming.
New DLC Weapons from Forge Saboteurs – This is how it’s done
Kill these enemies for new weapons: The upcoming release of the Black Armory is already noticeable in-game. New enemies – the Forge Saboteurs – are already spawning during patrols.
If you force these enemies to their knees, you have a chance to get weapons from the new arsenal of the Black Armory.
This is what the new mini-bosses look like
Who are the Forge Saboteurs? The Forge Saboteurs are new mini-bosses in the open world of Destiny 2. They can be encountered at various locations in the game world, have a large health pool, and have a power level recommendation starting from 600.
However, do not confuse them with the bosses of public events, as they can sometimes also spawn during a Public Event. You can recognize the new bosses by the name “Forge Saboteur” above the yellow health bar.
How to get the new weapons? If you defeat one of these mini-bosses, they may drop one of the new weapons with a bit of luck. The drop and the corresponding weapon are random. It is possible that you might not see any of the new weapons even after 10 boss encounters. You need to be persistent.
Note that the weapons can only be obtained directly from the boss. The event-specific chests that spawn nearby do not give (yet) any loot. You can ignore them. Additionally, the weapons, according to previous user reports, drop exclusively for owners of the Annual Pass.
You can ignore these chests for now
The Strategy
Don’t play alone: Alone, you’ll have a hard time bringing down these big foes – even if you’re already at 600. It’s best to hunt them in a fire team or ensure that other players are present in the current instance.
You can also use the fast travel function until you spawn in the area where multiple players are already active or waiting for the boss. This shouldn’t be a problem, as apparently many players are using this farming method, and you will almost always encounter several Guardians.
The farming method on Nessus: The bosses spawn in numerous locations in the world of Destiny 2. However, a specific spot on Nessus has proven to be particularly effective for farming. Travel to the area “Artifact’s Cauldron”.
The boss – a Vex Minotaur – spawns at the unmistakable crash site of a spaceship.
The Vex boss spawns at this crashed ship
Once you have defeated this boss, jump on your Sparrow and immediately continue into the adjacent area “The Drain”. There you will find a large hole in the ground that leads into an underground cave complex. Jump down there. The next mini-boss – a Cabal Commander – should be waiting for you right there.
You will find the Cabal Leader in this hole
After defeating this boss, use the fast travel and return to the “Artifact’s Cauldron” area. There, you will either encounter the boss again directly or have to wait a while at the crash site. You can now repeat this cycle as many times as you like and farm continuously.
You need to alternate between these two locations when farming
This is how the mini-boss mechanic works: The bosses have a new mechanic. They are protected by a shield, which is maintained by small blue drones. You need to destroy these drones. Once you do, the overshield disappears, and you can deal damage to the boss. There’s nothing more to pay attention to.
The Rewards
How many of these weapons are precisely in the loot pool is not yet known. The following 10 specimens have been discovered so far:
Kinetic weapons:
Baligant XU7743
(Source: Reddit user TeganGibby)
Show of Force XF4865
(Source: Reddit user TeganGibby)
Atalanta-D XG1992
(Source: Reddit user TeganGibby)
Bad News XF4354
(Source: Reddit user TeganGibby)
Energy weapons:
Galliard-42 XN7568
(Source: Reddit user TeganGibby)
Swift Ride XE8375
(Source: Reddit user TeganGibby)
Tango-45 XK5094
(Source: Reddit user TeganGibby)
Dead Man Walking XX7463
(Source: Reddit user TeganGibby)
Power weapons:
Hoosegow XE5837
(Source: Reddit user TeganGibby)
Acantha-D XK8434
(Source: Reddit user TeganGibby)
The interesting part: All weapons come with random rolls. It is possible for some perks to appear multiple times on one weapon, enhancing the effect. For instance, the shotgun can have the perk “Rampage” roll twice. Although the effect is capped at 3 stacks, you can now stack them faster. Because a kill now gives you two stacks of Rampage instead of just one.
However, keep this in mind: These are likely weapons that are intended to be rewards for the open world and certain activities after the launch of the first premium DLC. These are not the firearms you will receive from the 4 forges or from other DLC-specific activities like the new raid.
Some players are unhappy with the economy in Red Dead Online. The prices in the multiplayer of RDR 2 are under criticism. A particularly striking example can be found with beans and wedding rings.
Red Dead Online is still in the early stages of its beta. It just started last week and is already receiving a lot of criticism.
Many players criticize the dollar currency in Red Dead Online. It makes it difficult for players to survive without grinding all day.
The Disproportion of Prices in Red Dead Online
Players in the multiplayer of Red Dead Redemption 2 have trouble buying food at all. Selling a gold ring doesn’t even help. It sounds valuable, but it isn’t.
Reddit user ConvictedWaffles made this discovery. And indeed: The golden wedding rings can be sold for a measly $1.10 at merchants. A can of baked beans costs $1.20. The kidney beans even $1.50.
What other unusual prices are there? After this discovery, players searched for other disproportionate prices. User Ford117 shows: A Mauser pistol cost $35 in 1899. In the single player mode of Red Dead Redemption 2, the price was set at $250. In Red Dead Online, the weapon goes for $1000.
Players are struggling with the fact that looting only brings about one-tenth of the money compared to what you would earn in single player. When combined with the increased costs of items, the problems of the economy become clearly visible.
Many complain on Reddit or other social platforms about the prices in the online mode. They wish for a “reliable method to earn money,” otherwise they would stop playing.
“It really costs $65 or more to change a part of your weapon. How the hell is that supposed to happen when mission rewards bring in $2 and looting corpses brings in 9 cents?” writes Reddit user BlackManta20.
Another user writes: We earn money as if it were the year 1899, but everything costs so much as if it were the year 2018. Man, if I want to deal with a shitty wage/living cost ratio, I can just go outside.
Others joke: We were too busy robbing stagecoaches and banks. We didn’t even realize that the real money is in the canning of beans.
Will Rockstar Change the Prices? One should consider that Red Dead Online is still in a beta phase, and the developers will likely tweak the in-game prices in the coming weeks and months. You can give feedback about this on the Rockstar Games website.
The field research for December in Pokémon GO is out. The research brings a new Shiny and a Pandir form.
The new field research focuses on no specific type. It summarizes all field research from the last months and includes a few Pokémon from each month. Additionally, you can catch a new Pandir form and another Shiny takes the spotlight.
We will show you which field research is coming your way and which Shiny is waiting for you.
These quests await you in December
Summary of all previous quests: December is all about a review of the entire year. For some time now, each month has focused on a specific type, and the quests have revolved around this type. In November, everything was in the sign of Bug type.
Reward: Encounter with a Glumanda, Bisasam or Schiggy (can all be shiny)
Win 3 gym battles
Reward: Encounter with a Rossana
Battle 5 times in a gym
Reward: Encounter with a Machollo
Use a super effective charged attack in 7 battles
Reward: Encounter with an Elektek
Other Quests
Send 10 Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with a Traunfugil (can be shiny)
Trade a Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with a Barschwa
Use a power-up 5 times
Reward: Encounter with a Glumanda, Bisasam or Schiggy (can all be shiny)
Evolve a Pokémon
Reward: Encounter with an Evoli (can be shiny)
Send 5 gifts to friends
Reward: Encounter with a Golbat
New Shiny in Pokémon GO
Shiny Traunfugil: This month also features a new Shiny to catch. The Ghost Pokémon Traunfugil has been discovered in its shiny form. Traunfugil can then be evolved with the Sinnoh Stone.
Traunfugil from quest: You can also find Traunfugil in a quest. “Send 10 Pokémon” gives you the chance to encounter the ghost Pokémon. This quest should be easy to complete.
Other Shinies from the quest: You can also get additional Shinies from field research. You can obtain all starters or even Karpador and Larvitar as Shiny from the quest this month.
New Pandir Form Number 6
Additionally, a new Pandir form awaits you in December. You can now obtain Pandir Number 6 from the quest “Land 3 nice curveball throws in a row”.
Red eyes: The Pandir can be recognized by its red eyes and two red spots on its ear. Each Pandir differs by various red spots on its body.
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How do you get into the Alpha? Those who participated in the first Alpha in mid-November will have access again and won’t even have to worry about a character wipe.
Anyone wanting to join now has a better chance. The second Alpha will prioritize selecting players from Europe. You can sign up for the Alpha through the Torchlight Frontiers homepage.
What are the contents of the Alpha? Like the first closed alpha, Phase 2 will primarily be a technical test. It will specifically focus on testing systems and game mechanics as well as the server.
Players want to play more Torchlight: The announcement of the new Alpha has received positive feedback from fans. Many players had a lot of fun in the first Alpha, which only lasted a weekend. Far too short! Therefore, they are already looking forward to continuing the fun, including with the class Robosmith.
Hohhohh… This guy makes me angry. “Is this playing in front of the TV really sports?” You can see that Peter Beuth has a different understanding of education than I do. Education is also being engaged with topics before expressing such radical opinions about them.
Fans of e-sports seem to be little enthusiastic about Beuth’s plans to eradicate the term “e-sports.”
There is always controversy surrounding e-sports, especially in Germany. After the plans to establish e-sports, the Interior Minister of Hesse now vehemently opposes the term “e-sports.” The CDU minister wants to “eradicate” e-sports.
Hesse’s Interior Minister against e-sports: The Interior Minister of Hesse, Peter Beuth (CDU), has explicitly spoken out against e-sports during a speech at the Darmstadt Turn and Sports Congress. According to Beuth, the term should be more distinctly separated from traditional sports.
“We need to eradicate this term”
Strong reaction: There have been ongoing discussions about e-sports in Germany for some time. Recently, the Olympics spoke against e-sports. Only sports games should be labeled as such, anything else is considered “e-gaming.”
Peter Beuth has even sharper words against e-sports. Beuth: “E-sports has nothing to do with sports. We need to eradicate this term.”
Beuth also acts against e-sports itself aside from the terminology. He describes the promotion of e-sports decided by the Grand Coalition as “catastrophic.”
Separation of e and sports: Beuth further elaborates on the reasons he believes argue against the recognition of e-sports in his speech.
For him, e-sports is simply not a sport:
E-sports players are not athletes, I remain conservative on this. And this community in e-sports is not what millions of children do. Rather, they sit alone in front of the console and perhaps have a gaming partner who is sitting somewhere on the planet. […] I do not want to allow my son to say to me: “I am doing sports,” when he is sitting in front of FIFA 19 playing Barcelona against Madrid.
“A wedge in the dialogue” The president of the eSports Federation Germany, Hans Jagnow, responded on Twitter:
This inappropriate wording from Peter Beuth has nothing to do with a factual debate. This rhetoric drives a wedge into the dialogue with sports. Unbelievable!
Criticism of Beuth: Beuth is currently receiving a lot of ridicule on Twitter for his critique. One user was even “astonished” about “how many politicians hope that older conservatives will vote for them and that younger people do not go to vote or read something like this.”
Another Twitter user writes:
Hohhohh… This guy makes me angry. “Is this playing in front of the TV really sports?” You can see that Peter Beuth has a different understanding of education than I do. Education is also being engaged with topics before expressing such radical opinions about them.
Fans of e-sports seem to be little enthusiastic about Beuth’s plans to eradicate the term “e-sports.”
The next expansion for Destiny 2 starts on December 4: the Black Armory. We want to know from you: Will you be there? Or have you not even bought the annual pass needed for it?
It starts next week: Players will be able to explore the Black Armory and grab new loot already at the weekly reset on December 4.
The new content starts almost exactly three months after the major expansion Forsaken, which tells the story of Uldren Sov and the escaped Barons. But how does it continue?
New top weapons will come with the new season
What can players look forward to with the Black Armory? In addition to a presumed sandbox update, which will fix bugs and rebalance weapons, buyers of the annual pass will receive the following content:
Access to the Black Armory
New activity Forge of the Chain
New raid sector
New exotic gear
New legendary weapons
Quests, triumphs, and collections
How to access the Black Armory: If you want to play the new content, you will have to get the annual pass. It costs 30 euros and includes the playable content “Black Armory”, “The Joker’s Wildcard” and “Penumbra”, which will be released over the next 9 months.
It will probably not be possible to purchase the DLCs separately.
This is how our author Robert sees the annual pass
Robert Albrecht
For me, the expansion is coming almost too early: I don’t know how you feel, but I still haven’t completed everything that Destiny 2: Forsaken has to offer. The Wanderer title is the goal, but it’s still far away.
I have also only brought one class to the level cap of 600. So a new expansion comes almost “too early”. Others, however, have already completed all three classes and may have already achieved one or the other title.
Bungie is taking new paths with the annual pass: The annual pass content will differ from expansions like “Curse of Osiris” and “Warmind”.
Not all content will be released at once; rather, Bungie will serve the new content in doses to give even dedicated players a reason to regularly check back in Destiny 2.
Guardians already received an initial taste of this practice with the questline that culminated in the Thunderlord. Even though the quest was, in my opinion, not convincingly executed, I find the approach refreshing.
The curse cycle of the dreaming city also shows that Bungie wants to keep players returning.
I am looking forward to the Black Armory! New exotic gear brings life to the game (if you can find it), and the armory itself promises excitement and fun. I am particularly curious about which weapon is behind the weapon with the sword drawing.
We want to know: Are you getting the annual pass? Or have you already bought it? Or are you skeptical due to your experiences especially with the expansions “Curse of Osiris” and “Warmind”?
Share your opinion with us using the following survey. You have only one choice:
What do you think? Will the new expansion bring fresh wind to Destiny 2?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
For Project Nova, the shooter set in EVE Online, the alpha was actually supposed to start now. However, that is not the case. Developer CCP recently announced a temporary halt for the shooter: it simply could not convince. It’s back to the drawing board.
But now developer CCP has pulled the emergency brake and announced: That’s it, there will be no alpha and the game is put on ice for now!
The game does not convince
Why was Nova put on ice? According to CCP, Nova would not meet the expectations that had been set after the previous feedback. Indeed, early players complain that it is merely a generic shooter like Call of Duty, just with EVE themes and the appropriate skins.
There have been no real unique features in Project Nova.
There, it was possible for EVE players to request orbital strikes in-game. Many fans were hoping for a reboot of this game, also for PC.
Developers want to take their time, are in no rush
What will happen to Nova now? CCP states in a newsletter that they are not giving up on the game yet and continue to work on it to make it what they and the fans hope for.
They want to calmly explore the possibilities of linking EVE and Nova. Fortunately, they are in no rush to complete the game. It seems that we will not hear anything about Nova for a while, and CCP is sending it back to the drawing board for an extended period.
Is Nova facing the same fate as Project Legion? The fact that CCP wants to take their time to make Nova a unique game sounds commendable at first. However, one should remember that there was already an attempt to develop a new EVE shooter after Dust 514.
This was presented at the EVE Fanfest in 2014 and was called Project Legion. However, the project was quietly canceled and disappeared into obscurity. Let’s hope that Nova does not meet a similar fate.
What’s behind this: Recently, there have been some developments at CCP that suggest the company is heading in a direction that may not necessarily fit a shooter for PC:
In Battlefield 5, players often die too quickly. The developers now want to address this and have several plans in place. However, this won’t be in the next patch.
This is the problem: In the online shooter Battlefield 5, you often die too quickly. This frustrates many players and is especially annoying because, on the one hand, the weapons seem poorly balanced, and then the game’s netcode sometimes delivers unfair results.
It can happen that the same weapon in your hands kills the opponent slower than the opponent kills you with the same weapon.
Developers are working on the problem and developing solutions
This is what DICE wants to do about the problem: The developers are currently considering how to tackle the issue with the TTK (Time to Kill) and TTD (Time to Death). There are the following concepts:
Adjust the perceived TTK and TTD experience: It often feels like you die too quickly and take too long to kill an opponent. DICE wants to try to adjust this. This includes changes to the netcode and damage feedback. You would still die just as often, but it would be less frustrating.
Weapon rebalancing: This change will come with the upcoming “Tides of War” patch and adjust weapon damage values. This will also affect TTK and TTD.
Medics get a buff: Medics now have no delay after reviving. This will allow for better revives and reduce frustration when dying.
Solution to the problem not in the upcoming update: To test the changes to TTK and TTD, DICE might soon offer a separate playlist where players can test the new mechanics. They want to ensure this process takes place with full consideration of community desires.
However, all of this will take time, so aside from the medic changes and weapon rebalancing, there will not be any changes to the TTK and TTD mechanics in the upcoming patch.
Our author Jürgen found the high TTD in Battlefield 5 alarming:
After a long silence, the developers of Fallout 76 have made a comeback. Bethesda has released new patch notes on multiple platforms and promised improvements.
Bethesda addresses issues: In a post on the official site, Bethesda announced changes for the first weeks of December and spoke about communication with the community. The changes include many player requests and responses to the criticism from the early days.
This article was first published on November 27 and updated on December 1 with new information.
Patch notes: Larger storage, much “Quality-of-Life”
What will be patched? One of the most important points Bethesda addresses is a larger storage capacity in Fallout 76. With the next patch on December 4, the size of storage is set to increase from 400 to 600 units.
What else does the first update bring? According to the announcement, the next patch will be released on December 4, 2018, and will introduce a series of changes that have been anticipated by fans.
Bosses will now drop two to three items depending on difficulty.
The Cryolator can now “cool,” “freeze,” and “ice” enemies. The duration of the effects has been shortened.
Players who died in an overloaded state should now be able to respawn at the next map marker.
A bug is being looked into that can cause players to get stuck in power armor.
Update from December 1: After the release of the patch notes for December 4, there are also numerous bug fixes and balance changes. The complete patch notes can be found on the official Bethesda website. The patch will be approximately 36 MB on PC and about 3 GB on PS4 and Xbox One.
However, Bethesda notes that implementation may also be delayed for various reasons.
The second update is coming shortly after: Bethesda has announced another update for December 11, 2018. This update mainly brings higher user comfort for Fallout 76:
If your C.A.M.P. spot is occupied upon logging in, you can choose to either relocate it or switch to a server where the spot is not occupied.
The C.A.M.P. will receive a bulldozer function to remove obstacles and create flat spots.
How large will the patches be? According to Bethesda, the upcoming patches are expected to be smaller than the Day-One patch. After the first patch of Fallout 76 was huge, the developers prefer to change fewer things at once and release more patches instead.
Player criticism has an effect: According to Bethesda, the changes are reactions to feedback from players on Twitter and other social channels. Recently, Bethesda faced criticism for ignoring feedback from fans.
The battle system is now the big thing for the winter of Pokémon GO. First insights into the league system are already available.
Soon Pokémon GO will introduce the battle system that allows you to fight against other trainers. PvP is a feature that fans have been requesting since the release of Pokémon GO in the summer of 2016. On Friday, the Niantic team presented the first insights of the PvP system and showed what trainers can expect there.
Three different leagues were presented in which players can participate. These are based on the CP values of the participating Pokémon.
PvP with league system in Pokémon GO
On Twitter, various Pokémon GO accounts gradually released hints about the PvP feature on Friday evening (November 30).
Trainers still don’t know exactly what is coming for them. The announcement is supposed to happen “soon”. However, Niantic did not want to withhold smaller insights into the new battles from its players.
What are the names of the leagues in Pokémon GO? In English, the leagues are called Great, Ultra, and Master. So the translations should be Super, Hyper, and Master League.
These leagues have different symbols that can be recognized. The stripes on the emblems apparently represent the difficulty.
The Super, Master, and Hyper League
How do the leagues differ? In a tweet from Pokémon GO it says: “Do you think that CP strength is the only decisive factor in trainer battles in Pokémon GO? Think again, trainer. Trainers have to choose a league before a trainer battle. Each of these leagues has different maximum CP limits.”
What are the maximum CP values per league?
In the Super League, Pokémon with up to 1500 CP can compete
In the Hyper League, the maximum CP limit is 2500 points
The Master League has no CP limit at all. Here, you can use your strongest Pokémon
In the Super and Hyper League, you will have to think strategically. High CP values alone won’t help you there.
What else is known about trainer battles?
In a battle team, there is room for three Pokémon. You can assemble multiple teams through a pre-selection per league and also name them.
Why were the leagues chosen this way: When designing the Pokémon battles, the developers wanted to ensure that they created something that everyone enjoys. Without limits, high-level players with strong Pokémon would always have the advantage. With the Super League, which only allows Pokémon up to a maximum of 1500 CP, even lower-level trainers have a chance to compete at the top in this league.
We were able to try out the trainer battles in advance and will soon share our impressions with you. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for Pokémon GO so you don’t miss any news.
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A bug is currently affecting Overwatch. It concerns Mei and her ability to freeze opponents, leading to bizarre situations that are less than delightful for Mei and her team.
This is the bug: When Mei freezes opponents in Overwatch and they subsequently take damage from her or team members, they contort their bodies unnaturally. They remain frozen in this new position until the effect ends.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSdBSdRcKRI
The bug prevents kills
What are the effects of the bug? Since the bodies of the opponents twist, their hitboxes also change. Especially the critical hitbox, which is the head for most heroes, becomes much harder to hit.
According to reports from some players, it’s partially impossible to hit the head twice with Brigitte and Zarya. The head simply completely disappears into the body’s textures and cannot be targeted anymore.
This prevents seemingly guaranteed kills on opponents affected by frost. Streamer and former pro-gamer Brandon “Seagull” Larned even experienced this in a ranked match.
When does the bug occur? There are several videos of the Mei bug. The distortion occurs, according to some reports, even when the target is hit by hitscan weapons like McCree’s revolver, rather than projectile weapons like Mei’s alternate fire.
However, it is still unclear whether the bug occurs consistently. It seems to have only existed for a few days. A user on Reddit commented:
This explains why my Blizzard kills have been below average this week. I hit 4 people yesterday, shot at them all, but nobody died.
It is possible that the bug appeared along with the issue with the new hero Ashe, where aiming is bugged.
How is the community reacting? Aside from the frustration over impossible headshots, most users are amused by the bug. The unnatural distortions of the hit heroes provide entertainment.
In the multiplayer world of Red Dead Redemption 2, you often encounter other players who shoot you down. The anti-griefer system isn’t working as it should, players say.
The vast online world of Red Dead Online is home to many new cowboys. Since Friday, anyone who owns Red Dead Redemption 2 is allowed to participate in the beta phase of the online mode. Already at the beginning, PvP battles are the order of the day, and players are shooting each other in the open world.
For online PvP, Rockstar developed the two mechanics Parley and Feud. However, they are not functioning as a large part of the players would like.
Everyone must be open to PvP – What options are available?
Currently, there is no option in the Red Dead Online beta to protect yourself from PvP fights. In free roam mode, you can be killed by any player at any time. Unless you are sitting in the camp and have raised the white flag.
If a player kills another four times, they can choose between two options: Parley or Feud. So a negotiation or a private war.
How does Parley work? The player who has been killed four times can initiate Parley. This can be done without the other player’s consent. After starting, a 10-minute cooldown begins. During this time, the two players cannot inflict damage on each other. Apparently, this time window is meant to be used to end the conflict with your opponent via chat or voice.
What is Feud? Instead of Parley, both parties can agree to start a small war. This is then a kind of deathmatch only between these two players in the open world. This lasts for 3 minutes. During this time, the goal is to take down the opponent as many times as possible. Red Dead Online shows in a kill count who is leading. Currently, participants do not seem to receive any rewards.
What happens when Parley or Feud ends? After the time for Parley or Feud expires, the fun starts all over again. However, now only one kill is necessary before Parley or Feud can be triggered again.
Players demand a revision of the anti-griefer system
The choice between Parley and Feud is a good idea in theory. The idea behind it is that Parley is supposed to protect players from griefers. That is, players who continuously kill you.
On the other hand, Feud is the option to show the other who really wears the pants and is the better cowboy.
However, in practice, it turns out that so many players have taken a liking to the PvP system that Parley and Feud currently cannot ensure that players are satisfied. Constantly being taken down by others frustrates the community.
On Reddit, many players are sharing stories about how they were annoyed by griefers. During the 10-minute Parley, griefers would simply follow you, and as soon as the countdown was up, they would start shooting again. And this would happen over and over.
In the Red Dead Online community, many ideas are currently being generated by players who want to improve the PvP system. They wish that high honor players would not be displayed as points on the map. This would not make them an easy target.
Bounties for griefers: Additionally, there is a desire for huge bounties on players who continuously take you down. This would provide an incentive for other players to help the outmatched cowboy. Furthermore, depending on the bounty amount, it could finally bring in some money. Cowboys in Red Dead Online are complaining because everything is so expensive.
Putting griefers in jail: Another idea against griefers would be to put them in jail. Reddit user flyersdude37 writes: “Idea. Put griefers (if caught) in jail, where they must serve real-time minutes based on the severity of their actions. There, they should perform community service tasks like hauling sacks or chopping wood (as in single-player) to pass the time. This could serve as a lesson for the griefers.
What are your PvP experiences in the world of Red Dead Online? Hopefully, you have a cool cowboy name when you shoot down others!
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A team of students in Norway has qualified for a giant tournament for Rainbow Six Siege, despite having little experience in the game.
This is what happened: A team of five students has qualified for one of the largest eSports events in Scandinavia. The five will compete at the Dreamhack Winter 2018 in Sweden in a tournament with a prize pool of $50,000.
However, the guys are playing Rainbow Six Siege in the tournament, and that is a game in which they have little experience.
One of the players said before the group draw: “We are five guys who have barely played R6S, and we are just waiting to see if we have to face G2, Liquid, or other professional teams.”
School Trip to DreamHack
This is how it came about: The students attend a community college in Norway. As a class trip, they are going to DreamHack in Sweden this weekend, to one of the largest LAN parties in the world.
The guys actually play CS:GO together. However, to play in the tournament at DreamHack, you need an invitation. The tournament for Rainbow Six Siege, on the other hand, had an open qualification.
So the guys casually signed up for Rainbow Six Siege. They thought they would be eliminated quickly in the preliminary rounds and have fun while doing so. However, since too few teams had registered for the open qualification, the qualification was canceled at short notice.
The students automatically qualified for the top eSports tournament and were assigned to group “C”.
Will this be an eSports fairy tale? As Kotaku reports, the student team has already lost the first match without scoring a point.
It does not look like we will have a Cinderella story here, where an inexperienced team suddenly defeats the professionals, and in 20 years we see a movie like “Cool Runnings” on free TV.
But it will probably be a school trip that the team will remember.
Even in the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2, there is the ability Dead Eye. However, it works differently in Red Dead Online than players are already familiar with.
Players of Red Dead Redemption 2 know Dead Eye already as a handy ability that simplifies combat. While the ability evolves throughout the story in the single-player mode and players can “level up” Dead Eye through various tasks, in Red Dead Online the system is tied to ability cards.
This is Dead Eye in Red Dead Online
This is how Dead Eye differs in RDO: While Dead Eye slows down time in single-player mode, the ability has been adjusted for Red Dead Online. Since the mode is played online with other human outlaws, time slowing has been removed.
This is how you use the skill in multiplayer: You use Dead Eye in Red Dead Online the same way as in the campaign. While you aim with your weapon using the left trigger of your controller, you can activate Dead Eye by pressing the right analog stick.
If you want to access your skills loadout, which includes Dead Eye, in online mode, select the weapon wheel with LB/L1 and then press Y/Triangle.
There you will see your card slots and can customize Dead Eye with various ability cards. Additional slots will be unlocked at levels 10, 20, and 40.
With these cards, you customize Dead Eye: At the beginning of your online adventure, three cards for Dead Eye are already unlocked:
Concentrated Fire: While Dead Eye is active, you and your teammates deal a bit more damage. If teammates have the same card equipped, the effect does not stack.
Crossfire: While Dead Eye is active, you can mark opponents while aiming. Pull the trigger to shoot at all marked targets. Each shot consumes Dead Eye.
Short Breather: While Dead Eye is active, you gradually restore health. If you take damage, Dead Eye ends.
The respective cards can be leveled up and improved. Three levels are available for each ability.
The cards are improved with XP. The first three cards, which are already unlocked at the beginning of the game, require 10,000 experience points for the next level.
Three more cards will be unlocked as you progress through levels. You unlock the abilities at ranks 24, 44, and 50:
Rank 24 – Steady Drop: While Dead Eye is active, you take slightly less damage and headshots do not kill you instantly. However, you cannot run or sprint.
Rank 44 – A True Inspiration: While Dead Eye is active, you and your allies gradually restore health. If teammates have the same card equipped, the effect does not stack.
Rank 50 – Slippery Bastard: While Dead Eye is active, enemy players cannot target you, but you cannot target them either. You become slightly harder to hit for other enemies. Dead Eye is consumed drastically.
As players level up, they are frequently rewarded with new ability cards. Also, cards that enhance other aspects of the character. In return, some cards, including those for Dead Eye, can also be purchased with in-game currency.
