Currently, it has become quieter around the MMORPG Ashes of Creation . Although an Alpha has been running in the background for a while, not much of the game has been shown so far. However, a major change is planned for December 2018.
The launch of Ashes of Creation: Apocalypse: In December, all players who are interested in Ashes of Creation will have the opportunity to test the game. A special stripped-down Free-to-Play version of the game has been announced.
This version of the game focuses on PvP. If you want to get a bit familiar with it, you can find first livestreams from the Alpha here.
The release of Ashes of Creation: Apocalypse is planned for December. A major announcement from the developers is expected this week, which could also include the exact release date for Apocalypse.
Weekly Quests for Apocalypse: In connection with the upcoming standalone game, the developers at Intrepid Studios are working on a small quest system for PvP players.
Weekly tasks include participation and victories in PvP matches, but also things like 5 headshots or collecting legendary items.
What’s next for the Alpha? In addition to the publicly accessible PvP mode, work continues in the background on the actual MMORPG. After all, PvE players should also be offered something.
The current Alpha plan provides for various PvP mode tests for the rest of the year and the beginning of 2019. However, several things are planned for the second quarter of the new year:
Improvements to the combat system
Leveling up to 20
4 races
8 classes
Crafting
Guilds
and reserving names
New Launcher and a New Mount
CEO Steven Sharif regularly posts small pictures or videos in the official Discord of Ashes of Creation. We have gathered these little snippets for you.
The Alpha Launcher: The current launcher for the Alpha seems to be outdated. The new version looks more appealing and contains links to the website, current news, and patch notes.
New Flying Mount: In Discord, there’s also an MP4 file of a new flying mount. You can admire the new Moonlight Bird with its animation.
How do I get into the Alpha of Ashes of Creation?
While Ashes of Creation: Apocalypse will be free to play for everyone, entry into the Alpha is tied to founder packages. On the official website, you can also register for the newsletter and be drawn for the upcoming beta.
Those who do not want to rely on luck will have to dig deep into their pockets. A guaranteed participation in Beta 1 already costs $150. Those who want to access Alpha 2, which is coming in 2019, must spend $250.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale, you can finally gift items such as skins, outfits, gliders, and harvesting tools. Here you will learn how to do it.
Gifting is now possible: For months, Epic has promised a feature that allows you to gift virtual items in Fortnite to other players. Now this feature is finally in the game. Whenever you purchase an item, you can choose whether to keep it for yourself or gift it.
Step by Step to the Gift
Attention, only for a limited time: The gift feature in Fortnite is only available for a limited time and can be used for only one week.
By December 4, it should already be over. So if you want to bring your friends, children, or grandchildren joy with Fortnite skins (which are virtual clothes for the game characters), you only have the opportunity to do so during this period.
Here’s how gifting works in Fortnite: If you want to give a gift, you first need a Fortnite account to access the game. Such a user account is free and can be created on the game’s homepage. Then download the game and install it.
Enable two-factor authentication: To keep your account information secure, the developers require you to use two-factor authentication to protect your data. Otherwise, you cannot give gifts. Here you can find out how two-factor authentication works.
Then proceed as follows:
Once you are in the game, make sure that the gift recipient has been on your friends list for at least 48 hours. Otherwise, you need to add them by entering the corresponding name used in the game into the friends list search function.
Once you have had the future recipient as a friend long enough on the list, go to purchase the corresponding gift. Choose an item from the item shop that you want to gift. You can only gift things that are currently available in the shop. The selection is renewed every day, and there will be new items to buy.
Pay for the purchase with V-Bucks. This is a virtual currency that you can purchase through a linked bank account. The V-Buck amounts can be easily converted to euros. Just subtract 2 zeros from the amount, and you have the euro value. A skin for 2,000 V-Bucks is therefore worth 20 euros.
Attention: When you purchase the item, you must click the button: “Buy as a gift” at that moment. Otherwise, you purchase the item for yourself. But don’t worry, if that happens, you can reverse the purchase as described here.
Then select the recipient of the gift from the list next. If they do not appear, you may not have been friends in the game for the full 48 hours yet. Additionally, it may be that the recipient has activated a setting that blocks gifts. In this case, ask them to turn off this option.
You can only give three gifts within 24 hours. Once you have gifted an item, you can no longer use the exchange feature. That only works for purchases for personal use.
Have fun gifting! You can find a list of skins and outfits from Fortnite here. But only a small selection is available in the shop every day.
On November 29, it’s happening: The Alpha 1 event of the sci-fi MMORPG Dual Universe will begin. Gradually, more and more players will be able to participate and see what the MMORPG has to offer.
Who is Dual Universe for? Dual Universe is marketed as an indie alternative to Star Citizen. In addition, many fans of EVE Online are looking at the MMO from Novaquark.
During the Alpha 1, founders and supporters can experience for themselves how Dual Universe plays.
The Next Big Step
What does Alpha 1 bring? With Alpha 1, even more players are allowed to test Dual Universe in its latest version. Primarily, it is a test for server capacities, and a lot of feedback from testers is to be collected.
When does Alpha 1 start? The start is on November 29. Currently, there is no information on how long the Alpha will last.
However, it has been the case that the Pre-Alpha could always be played during specific weekends. The servers were not online constantly. Similar is expected for Alpha 1. The developers explain that each test session will be announced 24 to 48 hours in advance.
Who can participate? Depending on your backer status in the Kickstarter campaign, you will receive an invitation to Alpha 1 sooner or later. Additionally, all those who participated in the Pre-Alpha are allowed to join.
The developer studio Novaquark explains that new players will be admitted throughout Alpha 1. This includes those who joined after the Kickstarter campaign.
Every week, more players will be admitted, but the developers cannot promise that everyone will have access by the end of the year.
A Highly Anticipated Online Game
Players are excited for Dual Universe: Fans who haven’t been able to participate yet can hardly wait to finally join in. Although Dual Universe is still in an early stage of development and there is still much to optimize, many recognize a great potential.
Dual Universe appeals to those who want to soar through space like in Elite Dangerous or the upcoming Star Citizen, engage in trade, and have skirmishes with enemies. Fans of EVE Online have also set their sights on this MMO.
Honor plays an important role in Red Dead Online, the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2, as it determines how NPCs react to you.
In Red Dead Online, you determine through your actions whether you want to be a hero or an outlaw. This decision has far-reaching consequences.
Honor is important in Red Dead Online
How does honor work in Red Dead Online? Honor is an important and crucial game element, and you should always consider how your actions will affect it.
What role do you want to play? Through your actions and their impact on the honor value, you determine which side of the law you want to stand on. You can shape the character as you envision it. However, actions always have consequences, and you must be aware of that.
The story of Red Dead Online can turn out differently for you than for other players, depending on your actions.
Players are still getting used to it: The launch of the beta for Red Dead Online occurred yesterday, November 27, for owners of the Ultimate Edition of Red Dead Redemption 2. Currently, players are still getting accustomed to the mechanics and learning the game. So we can expect some opinions in the coming days, including how the honor system will affect the game in the long run.
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Bungie has detailed four exotic weapons from Destiny 2 that Guardians can look forward to with the first premium DLC Black Armory. However, a total of five new weapon exotics are expected to come with the Black Armory.
On December 4, 2018, the first of three premium DLCs – The Black Armory – will be available for all holders of the Annual Pass.
In addition to fresh endgame content such as a new raid or the “Forging the Chains” activity, there are also new weapon exotics for Guardians to hunt. What can the new exotic weapons do?
These 5 weapon exotics are coming with the Black Armory
As part of a ViDocs about the future of Destiny 2, the developers presented four new exotics in detail that can be earned by holders of the Annual Pass during Season 5, the Season of the Forge. A fifth exotic weapon is said to be a popular returner from Destiny 1.
Izanagi’s Burden
Izanagi’s Burden is an exotic sniper rifle that many fans are likely familiar with from the first images of the Black Armory.
The intrinsic perk of the weapon is called Honed Edge. By holding the reload button, the ammunition in the magazine is compressed into a single bullet. However, this projectile has increased range and damage.
This mega-bullet can kill with a body shot and can reportedly compete without issue with the Sleeper Simulant or the Whisper of the Worm in terms of damage per shot.
By the way: The weapon doesn’t display an element, so it is likely to be in the Kinetic slot.
Le Monarque
Le Monarque is a bow with Void damage for the energy slot, which Bungie compares to the Thorn from Destiny 1.
Because of its intrinsic perk “Pestilence Arrows”, the bow deals damage over time when you hit a target with a perfect draw. If you also achieve a precision hit with a perfect draw, all enemies within the Void cloud created around the critically hit target take damage over time.
What is a perfect draw? A perfect draw is referred to as a small time window that activates shortly after fully drawing the bow and provides a small additional damage bonus when the arrow is fired during this time. After holding it for too long in a fully drawn state, this buff expires.
The intrinsic perk of the weapon is called “Arc Traps” and causes the fired grenades to stick to surfaces. Additionally, the sticking grenades are linked together by Arc lightning.
Jötunn
Jötunn is an exotic fusion rifle with Solar damage. Since the Guardian literally mounts this weapon like a hand cannon, Bungie has dubbed it the “Arm-Blaster”.
The name and exact function of the intrinsic perk are not yet known, as Bungie has not introduced the weapon as thoroughly as the previous three specimens. However, it is known that the weapon fires a massive fireball projectile that ignites the ground. This fireball apparently tracks your enemy.
The “Returner” – It’s The Last Word
Bungie hasn’t revealed much about the 5th Exotic so far. Officially, it was only known that it is a popular returner from Destiny 1.
However, in the official trailer for the weapons of the Black Armory, Bungie has revealed the cat out of the bag and presented fans The Last Word.
AnonTheNine, a reliable leaker who has accurately predicted many details about Forsaken and subsequent content like the Thunderlord, was also correct with this info. Some time ago, they shared the fact that the popular exotic hand cannon “The Last Word” from Destiny 1 is actually returning as part of the Black Armory.
A new patch for World of Warcraft hotfixes several bosses in World of Warcraft. One of them has been in the game for over 10 years.
On the night of November 27 to 28, a new hotfix for World of Warcraft was applied. This primarily changes some details in the Mythic raid Uldir, but a few changes also affect much older dungeons and raids. For example, Algalon the Observer, a boss from Ulduar, will also receive a nerf. Wrath of the Lich King was released in November 2008.
Why the nerf to Algalon? Since “Legion,” players can dive into a scaling version of the Ulduar raid during the “Timewalking: Wrath of the Lich King.” This has given this old raid new relevance. Due to the “stat squish” at the start of Battle for Azeroth, Ulduar was hardly doable in timewalking. Now, even the last boss, Algalon, should be at an acceptable difficulty level again.
The hotfix patch notes from November 27, 2018
Dungeons and Raids
The keystone affix Horrific Wound is now stackable to a maximum of 4 (previously 5).
Auchindoun
A bug was fixed where Nexus beasts with their spell Curse of Powerlessness were reducing the damage dealt by players too much.
Uldir
Mythrax
Visions of Madness no longer focus their mind rending only on ranged players.
Destroyer of N’raqi now has 10% less health.
Putrid Devourer
Shockwave Crasher causes 20% less damage on Mythic difficulty.
Rotting Eruption causes 20% less damage on Mythic difficulty.
Mutated Mass and Corrupting Corpuscle have 10% less health on Mythic difficulty.
G’huun
Chattering Horror has 10% less health on Mythic difficulty.
The number ofBursting Boils per cast has been reduced by 1 on Mythic difficulty.
Ulduar
Algalon
Normal melee damage dealt has been reduced by 10%.
The damage of the Black Hole explosion has been reduced by 35%.
Video Games Live is one of the pioneers of classic video game concerts. For over 13 years, founder Tommy Tallarico has been traveling the world with his show, playing for enthusiastic audiences.
We at Mein-MMO.de had the opportunity to talk to Tommy about his work in the gaming industry.
For almost 30 years, he has worked as a composer, showmaster, and more recently also as CEO of a development company. The list of video games for which he has written music includes titles such as Earthworm Jim, Spiderman, and Metroid Prime.
Mein-MMO.de: How did you come up with the idea to start Video Games Live?
Tommy Tallarico: I have been composing music for video games for almost 30 years, and the reason I started this show is because I wanted to show the world how artistically valuable and important video games have become. But it’s also a great way to introduce a new generation of young people to art and orchestral music.
To be completely honest, when I was about 10 years old, back in the late 70s, I took my dad’s huge cassette player and went to the arcades nearby. I recorded the music from my favorite games on cassettes.
At home, I invited my friends over and let the games run in the background on the TV. Then I played the recorded music and pretended to play it on a guitar. For that, I charged them 50 cents each.
That was the very first “Video Games Live” concerts. It’s basically the realization of a 10-year-old boy’s big dream.
MeinMMO.de: Was it hard to start?
Tommy Tallarico: Yes, it was really crazy. When you go to sponsors, orchestras, venues, agencies, even game developers and say: “Hey, I want to do Video Games Live! It will be a symphony concert featuring music from video games! There will be a show and videos, and the audience will love it!”.
Then everyone replies “…What? What are you talking about? People who play don’t go to concerts. And people who go to concerts don’t play video games. You are completely out of your mind. No one will show up to your stupid show.”
But I never accepted no as an answer. That’s why I wanted to do the very first show at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
So it wasn’t just fundamentally hard to start Video Games Live. Getting the biggest and most famous venue in the USA for the first show was ten times harder. But I wanted to prove it to everyone.
Everyone told me never to do my first show in Los Angeles. The entire entertainment industry is there. You start small, improve, fix the little mistakes, and then you bring it to Los Angeles. But I just said “No, screw that! I want the first show at the Hollywood Bowl!”
All the media were there, CNN, Fox, all the newspapers. That’s why I wanted the concert to take place there. It was important. They told me: “You’ll be lucky if 500 people show up.” At the first concert, there were 11,000, and suddenly I wasn’t so crazy anymore.
Mein-MMO.de: What was that one moment or situation during a concert that stands out to you or that you cherish the most?
Tommy Tallarico: There were several. The first show was, of course, incredible. I struggled with tears the whole night. I had worked for years to experience it. To truly grasp it for the first time was immense.
But another moment that stood out was during the Olympic Games in 2008 in China. The country of Taiwan is politically under strong Chinese influence, and we performed there during the Olympic Games. The Chinese government had banned Taiwan from showing its flag at the games.
The whole country was upset about it. That’s why at the end of the show, during the encore, I brought a huge flag from Taiwan onto the stage. I had never experienced such applause before. About 6,000 or 7,000 people started shouting and whistling, and they cried.
They were so grateful for it, I have photos of it, it was incredible. The “Meet and Greet” line after the show, I tell you, every single person from the concert was there. It was the longest “Meet and Greet” we ever had. It lasted almost six hours. That was really important.
There were a few others. We played in China, even in the same stadium where the Olympic Games were held. That was a few years ago. That was incredible too. We set the Guinness World Record then. There were 752,000 people watching a symphony concert live. You can’t imagine how many people that is.
What was the most interesting or funniest reaction from musicians or visitors? You work with many different orchestras, and I imagine most of them are rather conservative in their musical views.
It’s quite funny. When we play with really snobby musicians, you can see how they come on stage and look at the sheet music like: “Sonic the Hedgehog? World of Warcraft? That’s not Stravinsky, what is that?”
The last time they saw video games was in the 70s. They think it will be chiptunes. They don’t understand how much power is behind it because they aren’t gamers.
And they are a bit worried accordingly. And why shouldn’t they be? These are people who have spent their entire lives playing the music of the greatest composers in the world. Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, that’s what they’re used to. Then they play it during rehearsals and you can see them thawing: “Hey, this is pretty good!”.
And then the show comes. And thousands of young people start clapping and shouting and cheering. As if the Beatles or Michael Jackson were on stage. Right then the musicians look around and wonder “What the hell is going on here?”. Because even though they always play Mozart and Beethoven, they are only used to very conservative applause. And that’s it.
But now the kids are jumping up and screaming and having fun. And while it often starts cautiously with the musicians, after the show, they often come to me and say: “Oh my God, when are you coming back to us?! I have played oboe for 30 years, and that was the best night of my life!”.
Especially since they are young people. Because let’s be honest: People who go to classical concerts are old. It’s a slowly dying art. Young people aren’t interested in this kind of music. It’s only old people who attend these kinds of shows. It’s very sad, but unfortunately, it’s the reality of the 21st century.
And we are getting young people to attend symphony concerts. And the musicians love it.
Even people who don’t think video games are an art form. When they see our show, they change their opinions. I have never experienced anyone leaving the show and saying: “That was crap, the performance was bad, the videos were ugly, etc.”
Gamers are picky. Sometimes we get comments after a show like “Why didn’t you play the music from this and that level of Zelda?!” It’s impossible to make everyone happy. But I think, overall, Video Games Live offers a way for people to understand how important video games are.
We receive the biggest letters and emails after the shows from non-gamers. From parents who say: “You know, I was at your show yesterday and brought my kids. I didn’t really know what to expect, but oh my God! The music and the characters, and the stories, and the graphics! I get it now! I didn’t know the music in games could be so beautiful. I understand now why my kids play video games, thank you.”
Or another example from a letter: “Hey, I was at your show with my kids. And we were having breakfast the next day, and my 8-year-old daughter told me she wants to learn how to play the violin. So she can play the music from Kingdom Hearts or Zelda.”
That’s really cool. Here’s a short story about how it influences non-gamers as well. There was someone from the orchestra. We played with the Pittsburgh orchestra, which is one of the best orchestras in the USA. It has been around since 1800-something and has been conducted by Richard Strauss. The musicians there are among the best in the nation.
Shortly before the show, a woman came to me with tears in her eyes. And she said: “Hey Tommy, I just wanted to thank you. Thank you for doing this and organizing this show.” And I said: “No, no, thank you. You are from the Pittsburgh Symphony.”
And she said: “No, you don’t understand. I have been playing in this orchestra for over 20 years. I am a single mother, and I have a 17-year-old son. And all I ever wanted was for him to come to one of my concerts. But he has never done it. Until today.
Today is the first time he will watch me play. And not only that, he also invited all his friends. And in the last few weeks, he has been bragging about how his mom will play the music from Halo.”
When you put on a show like this, you don’t expect it to have such an effect on people. That was the most important night of their lives.
Mein-MMO.de: Your cooperation with Blizzard has grown significantly in recent years. You can see it at the concerts of the last Gamescoms. Can fans look forward to something really big in the future? Something akin to the tour in China in 2016?
Tommy Tallarico: Yes, we have been doing these tours in China for Blizzard for four years. We are there for sometimes a whole month, playing in 14 to 17 different cities in China. We have a separate Blizzard show and a Warcraft show.
For example, when we play in Beijing, a very large city, we perform for two nights. The first concert is a Blizzard show and the second one is only a Warcraft show.
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We have also performed in other countries, in the USA, Korea, and France. And the special show at Gamescom is for the German fans. What’s special about this Blizzard show at Gamescom is that they often reveal something brand new for the first time.
It is the largest gaming convention in the world. And when they make their announcements there, they show the trailers, and we play the music along with it. This year, we already celebrated six premieres. For example, the trailer for Warbringer with Jaina. It was the first time people saw it live. Also Overwatch and StarCraft, pretty much everything.
When StarCraft 2 was presented for the first time, we were there in Korea playing live. That was in 2007, about 10 years ago.
I am good friends with Mike Morhaime, and Blizzard were the very first people to join us at Video Games Live. What I love most about Blizzard is that I have never experienced a company that cares so much for their fans. Have you ever been to Blizzcon? It’s incredible.
They lose a lot of money through the BlizzCon, and they don’t care. It’s for the fans. Companies like Square Enix, to be honest, they have gone after people who do cosplay and made them take down videos. Blizzard wants that, they want community content, they want people to develop as much passion as possible.
And they have their dance and cosplay competitions, art contests, and even Machinima at BlizzCon. They encourage that creativity. They are simply on another level, even in terms of quality. When I started my career, Blizzard didn’t even exist yet. They were called Silicon and Synapse. I had already worked with them back then.
It’s just great to see such a company grow. Even when Activision acquired them, they said: “We control our marketing, you are just the publisher. That’s it. You won’t tell us how to run our company.”
It was part of the agreement. They have their own marketing, their own PR, their own development teams, their own producers, everything. And Activision even had to change its name to Activision Blizzard. And they let it be. Other companies would try to change something, like EA or Microsoft.
But Activision is smart, they say: “Do what you have been doing until now, guys. You are the best at it.” And I think Blizzard is the best developer in the world. Really my favorite company.
Mein-MMO.de: If you had the chance to do a show with Blizzard, regardless of money and technology, could you imagine anything cool?
Tommy Tallarico: Yes! It would be a video game concert with holograms. And all the characters would come on stage and interact with the audience.
Maybe it would also be a 3D thing with glasses or VR headsets, something in that direction. That’s the next level. And I’m actually looking into that more. That’s where we want to go next.
It won’t just be a big screen anymore, but the characters on stage. Imagine: A battle between Jaina and Sylvanas on stage with music. You will see it in 3D in front of you, and it will be interactive. I think that will be the next level.
But in order to do that, Blizzard has to create all these assets first, and that’s where it gets tricky. They are a developer and have so many things they are working on and developing. But you said, regardless of everything, so that’s it!
However, there are rumors that Blizzard is not as completely independent from Activision:
In The Elder Scrolls Online, the Undaunted Celebration starts this week. During the event, you will be rewarded for playing dungeons. There is a chance to win 130 mounts.
Whether you are hunting for the event’s Onyx Indrik Feather or looking to expand your collection with new mounts, costumes, or even homes, the Undaunted Celebration awaits with many different rewards.
During the event, you can win 130 mounts
The Undaunted Celebration is an event that focuses on group content. During the event duration, you will receive mysterious reward boxes for completing Veteran or Normal dungeons once per day.
The large Topal Hideout may be contained in one of the mysterious boxes.
These boxes can contain all kinds of useful items, including style pages, costumes, mounts, and homes.
Hit the Jackpot: Those who are particularly lucky may win the grand prize when opening the mysterious reward box. The grand prize includes 130 mounts. The jackpot even contains mounts from future Crown Crate seasons.
Here’s how to participate: Open the Group & Activity Finder window and select the dungeon finder. Now you will have the option between normal or veteran random dungeons. Once you have decided on a role, you will sign up. The system will automatically look for a group for you. Don’t forget to accept the request once a group is ready.
Duration of the event: The event starts on November 29 at 4 PM and ends on December 5 at 4 PM.
Snag the Event Feather
In addition to the great rewards from the mysterious reward boxes, there are event tickets that you can earn. You can exchange the event tickets, just like in previous events, for Indrik feathers. Once you have four different feathers, you will be able to summon your own Indrik.
What do you need to do? To earn event tickets, you must defeat the final boss of any dungeon. You will receive three event tickets once per day, in addition to the regular rewards that you can loot from the dungeon boss.
Where can you obtain the Indrik feather? To obtain the Onyx Indrik feather, you must exchange 10 event tickets with the merchant Impresaria. Impresaria is located in Shadowfen, Davon’s Watch, and Vulkhel Guard. You can also purchase the two feathers from previous events for 10 event tickets each.
Players urge to treat newcomers kindly
“Be nice to new players”: In ESO, there are often issues in dungeons between experienced and new players. New players are not yet familiar with the mechanics of the dungeons, which is why they are slower.
According to players on Reddit, however, this is not a problem. After all, every player started off small at some point. They call on experienced players not to kick newcomers from the group when they take a bit longer or when the group keeps failing against a boss.
As Bungie announced, the Trials of the Nine will not return as expected with the new Season 5. Destiny 2 players will have to wait at least another 3 months. Not good news for the longevity of the game, believes our author Robert.
No Trials of the Nine in the Season of the Forge: As Bungie recently announced in the Destiny subreddit, there will be no comeback of the Trials of the Nine in the new Season 5. As Cozmo23 wrote, the team is currently working on creating an experience that meets player expectations.
This has not been achieved yet. Guardians will be informed of details as soon as they are available or when the plans take more concrete form. This means that there will be no Trials held in PvP for the next three months either. Specific details can be expected at the earliest in February 2019.
The “Elixir of Life” of Destiny 1 – The Trials of Osiris
The Trials of Osiris were the lifeline of Destiny 1: What were you doing in July 2017? Most likely, you were looking forward to the last Trials of Osiris before Destiny 2 or playing private matches with your friends.
At least for me, these two activities were the only things that kept me engaged in Destiny 1. Many other players must have felt similarly. Especially hardcore crucible players are longing for a long-term engagement.
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Granted, the top weapons such as Luna’s Howl, Not Forgotten or the new weapon the Summit provide motivation. But is that enough? I fear not. Because the population in the crucible will decrease across all modes, and that’s a problem.
The smaller the player base, the more frustrating the gaming experience for everyone
Players need reasons to log in regularly: Players who play the Trials log in regularly to stay sharp. They also shake up the other playlists. Those who have earned their top weapons will have little reason to continue visiting the crucible regularly.
Can the Iron Banner provide the long-term motivation needed?
Sure, the Iron Banner can help here. However, the event only appears once a month. Every multiplayer game must create incentives to make players return permanently. Otherwise, the player base decreases, leading to frustration for all players:
Matchmaking takes longer
Games with poor connection quality increase
Players of significantly different skill levels are mixed together
Out of frustration, more players leave ongoing matches
The new top weapon in Season 5 – the Summit
Players can already observe some incidents, although it is still far from being the norm. However, in two months this could look different. I am curious what arrows Bungie still has in its quiver to keep PvP players entertained until the Trials of the Nine finally return.
The online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2, Red Dead Online, features microtransactions. Now there are first insights into what you can buy for it.
Since Tuesday afternoon, many players have jumped into the beta of Red Dead Online. Initially, only selected players can participate because Rockstar is conducting a staggered release of the beta.
There is already a first look at the microtransactions that players can use in Red Dead Online. The payment options are available in conjunction with gold bars.
Real money purchases in Red Dead Online
Are the purchases already active? In the announcement for the Red Dead Online beta, Rockstar states that not all features are available in the game yet. This includes the in-game store, which will open later.
What can you buy in-game? The in-game store allows players to buy gold bars. Other items that can be purchased directly there are not known. It is possible that the in-game store only has these bars, with which you can obtain additional content.
What can you buy with the bars? Rockstar mentioned two examples for the use of gold bars:
What do players say about the gold bars? So far, the mood regarding microtransactions in the subreddit is good. Players assumed that these would be included in the game. As long as they are cosmetic, most users have no issues with it.
How do you earn nuggets? On Reddit, player UnavailableIDs explains that you can earn nuggets through series like deathmatches or races. 100 nuggets are converted into one gold bar. Players currently receive about 0.02 to 0.04 gold bars (so 2 to 4 nuggets) through a match that lasts about 10 minutes.
When will the in-game shop come to Red Dead Online?
In the announcement for the beta, Rockstar explained that due to technical errors, it might happen that statistics or ranks are reset. Presumably, the real money shop will be delayed until this risk is eliminated.
Why should you wait for it? Players would likely be upset if they spend money and then their character is reset. Avoiding this risk and launching the in-game store later would therefore make sense.
The new killer from Dead by Daylight has been revealed. As the name “The Legion” suggests, it actually consists of several attackers!
For several days now, the developers have been releasing small teasers about the new chapter of Dead by Daylight. Now Chapter 10 “Darkness Among Us” has arrived on the test server (PTR) and apparently brings both the new killer and the new survivor.
The Legion is several characters at once
The killer is named “The Legion” and is technically made up of several characters, even though only one can be played at a time. The player can choose whether they want to take on the role of a male or female killer. In any case, The Legion is quite small and visually resembles a survivor more than a killer. Those who do not look closely might be briefly confused.
As a special ability, Legion has “Feral Frenzy” which provides several effects: Upon activation, Legion enters a sprint. While sprinting, he can quickly climb through windows and vault pallets just like survivors. Scratch marks from survivors are not visible during “Feral Frenzy”.
If Legion hits a survivor during this time, they are inflicted with “Deep Wounds” and all other survivors within the terror radius are revealed if they are not already inflicted with “Deep Wounds”.
Feral Frenzy lasts for a few seconds until the energy bar is depleted. If Legion hits a survivor with an attack (that inflicts Deep Wounds) during this time, the duration of Feral Frenzy is refreshed.
After the ability expires, there is a cooldown before Feral Frenzy can be used again.
This is what it looks like in action, as shown in a video by YouTuber TydeTyme:
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What are Deep Wounds? Deep Wounds causes a survivor to bleed out and go down over a few seconds. The timer is paused as long as the survivor is in a chase. Players can heal themselves or others from Deep Wounds, but they must remain still for a while. This mechanic replaces the “Borrowed Time” mechanic.
Like all killers, The Legion also comes with three perks that are only available to him (or her) at the start. At levels 30, 35, and 40, however, “teachable” versions of these can be unlocked, which other killers can then learn.
Discordance: If two or more survivors are working on the same generator, the aura of that generator is clearly marked for a few seconds.
Mad Grit: While carrying a survivor, the killer has no cooldown on missed attacks. If they hit a survivor, the carried survivor cannot defend themselves for a few seconds and cannot progress the progress bar.
Iron Maiden: The killer searches lockers faster. Additionally, the position of a survivor is revealed each time they leave a locker. For a few seconds, that survivor suffers from the “Exposed” effect (going down with one hit).
The 3 Perks of Survivor Jeff Johansen
The new survivor is Jeff Johansen and also comes with three unique perks that he can teach to other survivors at levels 30, 35, and 40.
Breakdown: Each time the survivor is rescued from a hook or escapes by themselves, the hook is destroyed and the killer’s aura is shown for a few seconds.
Aftercare: Cooperation creates a connection between survivors. When the survivor heals someone or rescues them from the hook, a connection is created, allowing both survivors to see each other’s aura across the entire map. The effect is disabled (and must be earned again through healing/help) if the survivor with the perk is hooked.
Distortion: The survivor starts the match with 3 tokens. Each time their aura would be shown to a killer, a token is consumed and the aura display is suppressed for a few seconds.
And here, because we know you all want to see it – the Mori animation of Legion:
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Red Dead Online is the multiplayer mode of Red Dead Redemption 2. Players can now dive into the online mode and try out the initial features and content. We show you what’s included.
Higher rank for more bonuses: While you are active in the online world, you can earn experience points and increase your rank. This grants you additional bonuses.
What unlocks progress? With progression, you improve your attributes and unlock items.
Where is it played? You play in all five states in Red Dead Online. Even during the beta phase, there are expected to be updates.
Are there awards? Yes. You can earn them in 12 categories such as combat, hunting, sharpshooter, or survivalist.
Character Creation
You can customize your character’s appearance and attributes in detail.
Source: RockstarIntel
Where do you start? The start is at the Siska Jail. From there, your journey begins and you get a horse, set up camp, find treasures, and unlock your first ability card.
Competitions and Showdown Series
In the beta of Red Dead Online, there are five new modes that belong to a larger showdown series.
What modes are there?
Shootout & Team Shootout
Classic shootouts with unlimited lives. The player with the most kills wins
Make it Count
Use a bow, a handful of arrows, or throwing knives to survive as the last player
Most Wanted
Each kill improves your position. The higher you are on the leaderboard, the more points opponents receive for killing you
Hostile Territory
Capture an area and score points. The team with the most points wins. Or those that control the entire map
Name your Weapon
Here everyone fights everyone. The more difficult the weapon you use is to handle, the more points you earn with a kill.
Increase Honor in Red Dead Online
The honor system can also be found in the beta of Red Dead Online. Based on your choices, you either earn or lose honor. Your honor affects missions.
Honor in Free-Roam Missions: Alone or with your posse, you can participate in free-roam missions. These are the stranger symbols on your map. Depending on your honor level, these missions differ. For example, a cowboy with a lot of honor may be asked to escort a convoy. If your honor is low, you may be asked to rescue a criminal from the law’s captivity.
Cooperative story influenced by honor: The cooperative storyline for two to four players is also based on your honor. In “A Land of Opportunities,” there is a multipart series of missions. Depending on your honor level, individual parts may change.
Why can’t I play yet?
Initially, only players with an Ultimate version can play Red Dead Online. Red Dead Online is launching in the beta phase as a staggered release. When you can play is explained here.
Can I keep my game progress?
Rockstar hopes that your game progress will be maintained during this early beta phase and also long term.
Warning: In case of technical difficulties, it may happen that ranks or other statistics may need to be reset.
Report if something is wrong
The beta phase of Red Dead Online is not yet the finished product of the online mode. There are still many issues in various areas. Rockstar therefore asks for feedback.
Reporting feature is available: If you notice cheaters or hackers or encounter other inappropriate behavior, simply use the reporting feature in the game.
Suggestions for improvement: Together with the community, Rockstar wants to improve the experience of Red Dead Online. For this purpose, they have created a special feedback website on Rockstargames.com, where you can report bugs or suggest improvements.
Players can now play Red Dead Redemption 2 Online and are excited about what Rockstar has in store for them. We show you which points are particularly praised.
Finally, the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2 has launched. Players rushed to the servers of Red Dead Online right at the start and eagerly tried out what was possible. Xbox players had issues with the launch of the online beta and were unable to start immediately.
The players who are already playing and watching streams have highlighted some features. The following features are particularly praised on social media.
It quickly became clear that the lasso is a part of the online mode in Red Dead Redemption 2. You can use it to catch other players and then bind them.
What happens when someone is bound? Players can try to free themselves from the rope by repeatedly pressing a button. It is said that this is also possible when being carried on the back of a horse while bound, to break free from there. Those who do not want to resist being bound can also choose the option to die.
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The players’ joy over this feature is great. They are already thinking of cunning methods to use the lasso.
Initial testers say that you can only catch players with a lasso if their honor level is low. Players with a medium or high honor level apparently cannot be caught and bound with a lasso. This is probably to prevent the lasso from being used too frequently.
The customization options are quite extensive. First, there are the categories name, appearance, whistle, and skills. These are then divided into more specific categories.
Appearance: As visual changes, you can set the following things:
Base appearance with 14 different heads (women have 15)
Gender
Skin color
Age
Body type
Eyes and eyebrows
Nose
Mouth and lips
Jaw and chin
Ears
Cheeks
Teeth
Hair (with hairstyle and color)
Facial hair
Lifestyle
This seems to be a more detailed customization of the skin. Choose settings for freckles or moles as well as scars.
Whistles: Here you can determine the style, pitch, and clarity of the whistle.
Skills: Here you assign skill points in health, stamina, and Dead Eye. Initially, you have 2 skill points available to distribute among the attributes. A maximum of 10 points per attribute.
Makeup: If you create a female character, you can also choose the makeup.
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Players say they are happy with the many options in character creation. Some had existing characters in mind that they want to play in Red Dead Online. For example, Django from Django Unchained. Generally, the character editor is said to be better than in GTA Online.
Your horses are safe when you are in the house
If you leave your horse outside and enter a building, you don’t have to worry about your steed. Players report that horses cannot be killed when the owner is currently in a building.
Players are happy that they do not have to worry about where their horse is. Or whether other players are in the area when they are themselves in a building. They also note that there is a horse insurance that currently costs $0.
Reddit user Moii-Celst further explains: You do not need horse insurance. Horses do not permanently die. If a horse is critically injured and you cannot heal it in time, it goes to your stable. Then you can pay the veterinarian through the menu or visit the stable to heal the horse there. The latter is the cheaper option.
What does horse insurance provide? It is meant to cover the costs of medications that the horse may take to recover health faster.
After you have played a match, your team and the opposing team are presented on the screen. To make it clear who won and who lost, Rockstar Games chose a cool way. This screenshot was shared by Reddit user fifthdayofmay:
This creative way of presenting defeated opponents in coffins receives a lot of praise. “That’s really great” or “This is awesome, I’m so excited!” are comments made. As minor criticism, it’s noted that the bright colors as neckerchiefs and hats are considered too much.
The races in Red Dead Online were already announced early through a leak. Now players have been able to try them out and draw initial positive conclusions.
The team at RockstarIntel writes on Twitter that races are “so much fun”. You can pick up stamina for the horse from the ground or shoot other players with weapons during the race. However, aim assist is disabled.
Players praise that the first races were already a lot of fun and it is especially exciting to be able to punch your opponents off their horses.
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Keep in mind that some features may change in and after the beta before Red Dead Online is then “officially” launched. Have you been able to play already? What do you like the most?
In Destiny 2, today, on November 27th, is the Weekly Reset. Season 5 has now begun. Furthermore, there are new activities and challenges for the Guardians. What are this time’s Nightfall strikes and where can you find the Flashpoint?
Season 5 has started: With a small maintenance-related delay, Season 5 is now live in Destiny 2. However, to jump into the fights or hunt for one of the new pinnacle weapons, the Update 2.1.0 must first be downloaded and installed. Only then can you start the new season.
Please note: Until the release of the first Premium DLC Black Armory on December 4, 2018, Destiny 2 is in a transition phase. This may lead to unexpected issues or limitations while playing.
What else is in store for the Guardians? The Curse of the Dreaming City Cycle reaches its third cycle week today. So you have the opportunity to snag the Wishender, an exotic bow. To do this, you need to enter the Broken Throne and this activity is only active in the third curse week.
Additionally, those who still need the quest for the exotic hand cannon Last Hope can look forward to increased chances of encountering the special Ancient One in Gambit. These are also highest at the zenith of the curse.
Nightfall Strikes from November 27 on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
You have the choice between three Nightfall strikes. This week there’s:
Guardian of Nothing
The Hollow Hideout
Savathûn’s Song
A power level of 540 is recommended for the Nightfall. Modifiers can be customized through the challenge card. Please note that your gear is locked for the duration of the Nightfall strike.
finish the Nightfall strike with at least 100,000 points
Strikes and Story Missions
In the heroic story missions, the following modifiers are active:
Void Singe
Grounded: Damage taken while in the air is significantly increased
Heavyweight: Power weapons deal more damage and more ammunition is available
The modifiers in the Vanguard Strikes are identical to those in the heroic story missions. The Singe modifier remains active until the next reset. The other two modifiers change daily.
Powerful loot can be earned if you:
complete 3 heroic story missions
complete 3 heroic strikes with a focus of the same Light element as a fireteam member
Crucible Activities and Gambit
In the Crucible, you have the choice this week between:
Quickplay
Competitive
Rumble
Lockdown
Private Match
Powerful loot can be earned if you:
complete 5 Crucible matches
finish 3 Gambit matches
Escalation Protocol
At the boss of the Escalation Protocol, you can earn the following weapons this week:
The Flashpoint can be found this week on Titan. There is also a heroic adventure there for which you will receive Powerful gear.
With Ikora Rey you must complete 20 bounties. Then you will receive Powerful gear.
With Hawthorne, you need to gather 5,000 XP for your clan. In return, there’s Powerful gear. Additionally, clans can pick up the weekly raid challenge “Which Witch”, for which you will also receive Powerful gear.
The Drifter has the weekly bounty “Get on with it” ready for you. A successful completion rewards him with Powerful gear.
Petra Venj can be found in the area of Rheasilvia. She offers a mission that rewards Powerful gear. If you complete the Ascendant challenge as well as 8 daily bounties, you can secure two additional Powerful rewards. This week, the 1st Ascendant challenge is active.
Spider has the bounty “Grabflut Summoner” for you and rewards you with Powerful gear upon successful completion.
The loadout for the Prestige raid sectors is limited to a kinetic shotgun, an auto rifle in the energy slot, and a rocket launcher in the power slot. Gladiator is active as a modifier.
The raid challenge takes place this week in the Grove Gardens.
In Destiny 2, the Black Armory for all owners of the Annual Pass will launch on December 4. But what exactly is included in the first of a total of three premium content packs?
Recently, Bungie announced the official release of the Black Armory. However, little is known about the contents so far. Now there are finally some concrete details. Owners of the Forsaken Annual Pass can look forward to these soon.
What the Black Armory from the Annual Pass offers
What is the Black Armory? The Black Armory is initially the name of the first premium DLC in Year 2. These premium contents will only be available as part of the Forsaken season pass. They will not be available separately.
Furthermore, the Black Armory represents a new in-game location created by three families during the Golden Age of humanity.
New vendor of the Black Armory: The Black Armory comes with its own vendor – the Exo Ada-1. She will invite the Guardians into the Black Armory and then send them on a quest to find the four “forges of the chain”.
However, the Black Armory will not offer its own campaign. Instead, it is a place where Guardians can pick up quests for things they want to earn.
What are the forges of the chain? All of these forges of the chain, the Lost Forges, have been dormant since the Golden Age. There are a total of four, and they will go live gradually throughout Season 5.
As part of the eponymous cooperative activity “For the Forges”, designed for teams of three Guardians with matchmaking, the Guardians will then be able to activate these forges accordingly.
There, the aim is to withstand waves of invading enemies and protect the forge while your rewards are being crafted – similar to the Escalation Protocol or the Blind Well, but with new additional mechanics.
By the way – there will be no new enemy races or types.
New weapons and armor: This will enable players to forge powerful and unique weapons and armor once designed by the three families.
The families belonged to different cultures – Japanese, French, and Nordic – which is reflected in the appearance of some items.
New exotic weapons: The Black Armory is a source of legendary gear. However, the DLC also brings new exotic weapons. Bungie has now introduced three of them:
Anarchy – Grenade Launcher:
Le Monarque – Bow:
Izanagi’s Burden – Sniper Rifle:
Additionally, there will be an exotic fusion rifle and a popular exotic returner from Destiny 1 – presumably the hand cannon The Last Word.
The Black Armory brings a new raid: The first premium DLC will offer a new raid. This will not be a raid wing for the Forsaken raid Last Wish, but rather a completely new raid.
This will take place in the ruins of the Lost City and is named “Scourge of the Past”. Here, it will even be possible to use vehicles. The battles are expected to resemble the “Wrath of the Machine” raid from Destiny 1.
What the Black Armory also brings: In addition to these features, owners of the Annual Pass will receive more triumphs and lore, allowing them to further expand their collections and background knowledge about the three lost cultures and the world of Destiny. At least one new title will also be available in this context – the Blacksmith.
What’s available in Season 5 without Annual Pass and the Black Armory: Players who forgo the season pass will also receive some new content in the new season:
No new Hearthstone expansion without some random elements. The new hero for Hunters even makes Mages pale.
In a few days it will be here, the new Hearthstone expansion “Rastakhan’s Rambazamba” will flood Blizzard’s card game with 135 new cards. Piece by piece, the developers published new cards for Hearthstone through streamers and community sites. Here are a few highlights from the latest reveals.
The Tot’ngräbah is a neutral legendary minion costing 8 mana with stats of 8/5. His Battlecry makes him particularly powerful, as he gains the Deathrattle effects from three friendly minions that have died in this game. This could lead to many different, devastating combinations.
For Rogues, the new minion Gurubashi Whipmaster awaits, boasting 5/7 stats for 7 mana. His Battlecry allows you to discover a copy of a minion with a Battlecry, which only has stats of 1/1 but costs just 1 mana to play. If you’re lucky and draw particularly powerful Battlecries, you can play them cheaply.
Druids have a new spell, the Mark of the Loa. For 4 mana, they are faced with a choice: either grant a minion +2/+4 and Taunt, or summon 2 Raptors with stats of 3/2. Depending on the situation, the spell can be used to either create a board or better protect existing minions.
A neutral minion is the Mosh’Ogg Chieftain for 5 mana, with solid stats of 6/5. Like almost all Ogres in the game, he has a random mechanic: Enemies attacking this minion have a 50% chance to attack another character. This will surely drive some enemies crazy.
Rulers could be quite dangerous: the Linebreaker. This neutral minion has powerful stats of 5/10 for 7 mana and has a devastating Overkill mechanic. Each time it kills another minion, the Linebreaker’s attack doubles. From 5 it becomes 10, from 10 to 20, from 20 to 40, and anything left must have tanked a lot of armor.
Shamans get the new minion Swamp Shuffler. This Elemental, costing 3 mana with stats of 3/3 and offering a powerful Battlecry, is likely to appear in many decks soon. It returns a friendly minion to your hand and gives it +2/+2. This allows powerful Battlecry minions to be replayed or a nearly dead Taunt minion to be brought back with renewed strength.
Also, Mages await a new spell, specifically a secret, as usual for 3 mana. The secret Life-Size Replica ensures that the Mage summons a copy of a minion that is attacked by the opponent.
For those who find Hearthstone simply too fast, they can soon slow down the pace. The legendary minion Master Zihi costs 6 mana and has stats of 5/5. As a Battlecry, he sets both sides’ mana crystals to 5 (or raises them if played particularly early).
Hunters receive nothing less than the legendary troll Zul’jin as a new hero card. It costs 10 mana to play and grants the hero 5 armor points. As a Battlecry, all spells that the Hunter has played in this match are reactivated – the target selection is random. The Hunter’s hero ability changes as well. He can now deal 2 damage for 2 mana to a target of his choice.
Today, on November 27, 2018, Destiny 2 received update 2.1.0. The patch prepares the game for Season 5, which starts with today’s Weekly Reset. You can find everything you need to know about maintenance, downtime, and the patch notes here.
On this Tuesday, Season 4 in Destiny 2 ends, the Season of the Outlaw, which was initiated with the launch of the Forsaken expansion. At the same time, Season 5, the Season of the Forge, begins. Update 2.1.0 paves the way for the new season and for the first premium DLC “Black Armory”, which will follow on December 4, 2018.
New features arriving on November 27 to Destiny 2
Update 2.1.0 is expected to be a major patch with numerous changes, improvements, and bug fixes for Destiny 2: Forsaken. The update, with the PlayStation version number 1.29, is a substantial 9.56 GB on PS4.
Some important patch content is already known:
The update kicks off the new season of the Forge
Seasonal ranks, clan ranks, and triumphs will be reset
Loading times on consoles are expected to be significantly improved
A definitive list of all changes will be provided in the patch notes once Bungie makes them available. Please note that update 2.1.0 is required to start Season 5 of Destiny 2.
With Season 5, Destiny 2 will deliver its post-launch content differently than before. There will still be free content for all players – regardless of which Destiny 2 content they own. In addition, owners of the Annual Pass will receive extra content for the first time, intended to expand the Destiny experience.
By the way: For today (November 27), Bungie has announced a new ViDoc with further information on the Season of the Forge. Additionally, a gameplay calendar is also expected to be revealed today, illustrating what Guardians can expect over the next few months – whether they are Season Pass owners or not. We will keep you updated at MeinMMO.
Destiny 2: Maintenance, Downtime, Server Downtimes on November 27.
The preparations for Season 5 and the release of update 2.1.0 today, November 27, 2018, are associated with a server downtime and maintenance. You will need to interrupt your gaming experience for a short time to download and install the new update before you can start the Season of the Forge.
Schedule for maintenance on November 27:
5:30 PM:
Expected start of maintenance for Destiny 2
Features of the Destiny Companion App will no longer be available on the web, mobile devices, and third-party services
5:45 PM:
All players will be removed from their activities in Destiny 2. Destiny 2 will not be playable until maintenance ends
6:00 PM:
Expected end of maintenance for Destiny 2
Update 2.1.0 will be available on all platforms and in all regions
The Destiny 2 servers will come back online, and update 2.1.0 can be downloaded and installed
6:15 PM:
The functions of the Companion App will be fully available again
Important: The Season of the Forge starts today, November 27. The first premium DLC will be released one week later on December 4. Bungie has repeatedly emphasized that Destiny 2 will be in a transition phase during this period (November 27 – December 4). So please keep in mind that there may be unforeseen issues and limitations.
The patch notes for the Destiny 2 update 1.29 / 2.1.0.
You can find the official German patch notes for the current Destiny 2 update here:
In a video, the developers of Bungie have now talked in detail about what Destiny 2 will offer players in the foreseeable future. This is how the second year will look.
Bungie is forging new paths: The 5th Season – the season of the Forge – has started today, November 27, for Destiny 2. With the beginning of this season, Bungie is taking new approaches when it comes to providing Guardians with fresh content – regardless of what content one owns for Destiny 2.
What does the video show? The content for year 2 has only been roughly outlined so far based on a roadmap. Three premium DLCs for owners of the Annual Pass, as well as three seasons that will bring new content for all players, are known.
In a new ViDoc, the developers of Bungie have discussed in detail what Guardians can expect in the coming months around Destiny 2.
They also went into more detail about the role the Annual Pass will play and what content awaits Guardians who forego the Season Pass or even Forsaken.
For example, in Season 5, all Forsaken owners will have a new power level cap, which will be raised by 50 each season. The new max power level in Season 5 is now 650. In addition, there are new mods that can also be utilized in the Forsaken arsenal.
The return of heavy machine guns will affect all players. However, the three premium DLCs and the associated content will only be available in a bundle and only for Annual Pass owners. These contents will not be available for individual purchase.
For December 2018, the free games for Xbox Games with Gold are now known. This time, there is a role-playing hit, a shooter, and a cute and fascinating Jump’n Run.
As a subscriber to the Xbox Games with Gold service, you will receive four games each month, including December 2018, that you can play for free for a while.
The free games for Xbox One in December 2018:
Q.U.B.E. 2 – Available from December 1 to 31
This is a tricky puzzle game. You wake up alone in an extraterrestrial environment and must solve puzzles to progress. You use gloves to manipulate the game world.
Never Alone – Available from December 16 to January 15, 2019
This heartwarming Jump’n’Run allows you to alternate between the role of an Iñupiat girl (the indigenous people of the Northwest Canada) and a Arctic fox. Together, you explore the rich mythology of the indigenous people.
In the sequel to the critically acclaimed role-playing game by BioWare, you work your way up as the stranded refugee Hawke in a foreign city to the Champion. Along the way, you become increasingly involved in the conflicts of your city and experience an epic and very personal story.
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction – Available from December 16 to 31
In this shooter, you act as a mercenary against a ruthless military dictatorship. You can use various vehicles and aircrafts.
Not only for the Xbox 360: Remember that due to backward compatibility, the games for the Xbox 360 also run on the Xbox One. So as an Xbox One owner, you can play everything.
Free games for Xbox One and Xbox 360 with Games with Gold
What is Games with Gold? As a subscriber of Xbox Games with Gold, you receive a selection of free games every month. There are 2 games each for Xbox 360 and Xbox One that you can get for free.
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The 4th generation in Pokémon GO brings many strong Pokémon with it. Some Pokémon could become even stronger with better moves.
Gradually, Pokémon GO is releasing the Pokémon of the 4th generation. There are many strong Pokémon in this generation. Unfortunately, many of these Pokémon are far from being as strong as they could be, as they do not have the right moves.
The strength of a Pokémon is always determined by its stats and its moves. A Pokémon can have great stats, but if the moves are not right, then it won’t be that strong.
We will show you some Pokémon from the 4th generation that could become stronger with different moves. All mentioned moves have already been found in the game code. However, there are some moves that no Pokémon can learn yet. Pokémon from the 4th generation could be the first to master these moves.
The Starter Pokémon
The starter Pokémon of the 1st generation and two from the 2nd generation have already had a Community Day and received exclusive moves. So, it is only a matter of time until Chelast, Plinfa, and Panflam will also have a Community Day.
The same moves: So far, the Fire starters and the Grass starters have learned the same moves with Lohekanonade and Flora-Statue. Turtok has learned Hydro Cannon, a move that probably Impergator can learn when its Community Day takes place. One could also assume that the Generation 4 starters will learn these moves when their Community Day takes place.
Chelterrar
Flora-Statue: If Chelterrar can learn Flora-Statue as well, it will be significantly stronger than it is now. So, if you already have a good Chelast, it might be worth keeping it until the Community Day and evolving it then.
Panferno
Lohekanonade: Panferno will also become stronger with Lohekanonade. An evolution for the Community Day would be worthwhile.
Counter: If one wants to deviate from the usual Community Day move, one could utilize Panferno’s secondary Fighting type. A Panferno with the fast move Counter could be a good fighting attacker.
Boosting Hit: Not much is known about this Fighting-type move yet. It was found in the last update. It is quite possible that this move could make Panferno stronger.
Impoleon
Hydro Cannon: The Community Day move of Schiggy could also be learned by Impoleon. It would make it a better water attacker.
Steel Wing: The fast Steel-type move could make Impoleon a solid Steel attacker. Its current fast move Metal Claw is not very good.
Many Pokémon can become really strong from this. With better moves, these Pokémon can actually become even better.
Roserade
Razor Leaf or Leaf Tornado: Roserade is already one of the best Grass attackers and could become even stronger with one of these moves. It can already learn Solar Beam, which is a very good move. The other two moves are just a bit faster and somewhat stronger.
Rihornior
Drill Run: This powerful Ground-type move could make Rihornior even stronger. Still, Earthquake is a very good move.
Rock Slide: The Rock-type move is a better move than Stone Edge. This could raise Rihornior among the best Rock attackers.
Earth Power: This Ground-type move has been in the game code for some time, but no Pokémon can learn this move. If this move becomes strong, it could also boost Rihornior.
Togekiss
Fairy Wind: Not much is known about this move. If it is a fast move, it could make Togekiss an extremely strong Fairy Pokémon since there is currently no Fairy fast move.
Aerial Ace: With this move, Togekiss could be an even better gym defender.
Kramshef
Leech Seed: With the Charged move of Dark type, Kramshef would become stronger. Its current Charged move Shadow Ball is by far not as strong.
Wing Attack and Aerial Ace: These two moves would make Kramshef a very good Flying attacker. So far, Kramshef can only learn two poor Flying moves.
Magbrant
Overheat: Magbrant’s stats are ideal for a Fire Pokémon. However, its current moves are extremely poor. With Overheat, Magbrant could rise among the top Fire Pokémon.
Legendary Pokémon
Legendary Pokémon have often been able to learn different moves after some time. For example, Lavados was able to learn Aerial Ace on its Lavados Day. So, other legendary Pokémon could also learn new moves.
Dialga
Dragon Breath and Draco Meteor: Dialga has extremely good stats and can shine because of that. However, it is currently overshadowed by Rayquaza, as it has better moves. With the best Dragon moves Dragon Breath and Draco Meteor, Dialga could surpass Rayquaza.
Chrono Noise: This move is a special move that only Dialga can learn. It is not yet known how strong this Dragon move can become, but it could overshadow everything seen so far.
Palkia
Draco Meteor: Palkia can learn Dragon Breath, but not Draco Meteor. With Draco Meteor, it could also become significantly stronger.
Spatial Rend: Spatial Rend is the counterpart to Chrono Noise. This move could also become stronger than any other Dragon move.
Heatran
Overheat: Heatran has the potential to become the best Fire Pokémon in the game. Its current moves are not beneficial for Heatran. With Overheat, Heatran would become significantly stronger.
Flamethrower or Lava Plume: These two moves have only been found in the code so far. It is not yet known how strong they will be, but they could significantly strengthen Heatran.
Other Pokémon
There are also Pokémon that do not belong to any of these categories but still have potential. For example, through a Community Day, these Pokémon could learn a special move.
Knakrack
Earth Power: Knakrack is the best non-legendary Pokémon of the 4th generation. It has the best Dragon and Ground moveset. The move Earth Power could make Knakrack stronger as a Ground attacker. However, this move is not yet available in the game, so its strength is still unknown.
Lucario
Boosting Hit: Since Lucario can only learn Close Combat, the Fighting move Boosting Hit could make Lucario more interesting as a Fighting Pokémon. However, not much is known about this move yet.
Meteor Mash: The Steel move that Metagross learned on the Community Day could also be learned by Lucario. This could make it a solid Steel attacker and all-rounder.
Some Pokémon not yet in the game: The evaluation of some Pokémon was only based on their stats. Many mentioned Pokémon are not yet available in the game and will be released at a later date.
Moves are just suggestions: To clarify: The Pokémon cannot learn the mentioned moves yet. These moves could make the Pokémon stronger, but so far, none of the Pokémon can learn any of the moves.
