We show you the 135 new cards that are added with the expansion Rastakhan’s Rumble in Hearthstone.
Only a few days left until the new expansion for Hearthstone starts. Rastakhan’s Rumble starts on December 4, 2018 – probably in the late evening hours for us. To get you well prepared for the latest expansion, we have listed all 135 new cards for you.
As usual, the cards are sorted by class, card type, and mana cost. If you only want to see the cards of a specific class, use the links below. Alternatively, you can also click through the pages if you want to see all the cards.
Valve released the card game Artifact on November 28, 2018. Just in time for the official release of Artifact, the developers released a trailer for the DOTA 2 card game.
What is Artifact? Artifact is a collectible card game (“Trading Card Game”, TCG for short) set in the universe of the MOBA hit Dota 2. Similar to Hearthstone heroes and spells from Warcraft, Artifact borrows the idea for the cards from Dota 2.
What makes Artifact special? Unlike most online card games, Artifact allows collected cards to be traded on the Steam Marketplace. Individual cards can be bought and sold, and some have already caused a stir before the release.
In Artifact, three game boards are played on, representing the “Lanes” of a MOBA. The goal is to destroy the towers on these paths. The first player to destroy two towers or an Ancient that appears after a tower on a path wins. Playable decks are built using the colors green, blue, red, and black.
By the way, our author Cortyn thinks that Artifact will fail.
In the latest patch for the sandbox MMORPG Black Desert Online, you can find a super-rare healing plant called Lakiro. However, unlike regular herbs, you cannot simply uproot it. Instead, there’s a new minigame for skilled gardeners.
What is the significance of the plant? The Lakiro is a rare healing plant that was actually extinct in the story of Black Desert Online. However, now it has miraculously reappeared and can be found in the new region of Drieghan and also outside of this mountainous area, in the Elven forest Kamasilvia.
Why should I search for a Lakiro? Lakiro is a rare herb and extremely valuable. The best Lakiro, when sold in pristine condition, can fetch 100 million silver!
Gardener Minigame for Maximum Success
How do I obtain a Lakiro? First, you should learn how to dig up the plant. The introductory quest for this can be found with Dostter in Duvencrune. The Lakiros in the game world are rare and hard to find, so you will need to scour large areas.
How does the minigame work? Once you have finally found a Lakiro, the fun really starts. You need to carefully remove the soil from the sensitive roots of the herb with the new tool “Hoe” in a cute minigame reminiscent of Minesweeper.
This is what the harvesting minigame looks like. Does it remind you of a popular office game?
If you are too rough, you might damage the Lakiro or ruin your hoe on nasty pebbles hidden in the soil. A damaged Lakiro will earn you much less reward for your efforts. Since it is very rare, you should really proceed with caution.
Gardeners are immortal: At least you don’t have to worry about gankers while gardening. Because while you are digging in the soil, you are not attackable.
Another curious incident from Black Desert Online can be found here:
On November 14, Fallout 76 was released. Our authors Benedict and Tarek had almost two weeks to play the first Fallout with multiplayer themselves and make their own impressions. They don’t agree.
Our authors Benedict and Tarek were also able to play Fallout 76 intensively themselves. What they think of the game and who might like it, you can find out here in this review.
Crafting: You can build and modify weapons and equipment. You will find blueprints and mods throughout the game world. By disassembling equipment, you can learn to craft some modifications yourself. However, to craft everything, you must first unlock corresponding ranks with perks.
Quests and story: There are quests and a main story in Fallout 76 that you can follow. But unlike in previous Fallout titles, human NPCs are not among the quest givers. The only living people in the game are the players themselves.
PvP: You can also fight against other players. However, this is subject to some restrictions. If you shoot at a person, they initially take only minor damage. The player must fire back before the fight can really begin. Through the radio, you can specifically search for other PvP players.
As the first Fallout with multiplayer, players can roam the wasteland together with friends. A group can consist of up to four players. A total of a maximum of 24 players are on a map. This makes it difficult to compare to classic single-player titles.
Fallout 76 takes a lot of familiar elements like the typical Fallout humor, the classic gameplay, and even the look of Fallout 4. This makes it feel familiar right away. Nevertheless, elements like multiplayer, survival, and PvP turn it into a different kind of game.
For us as Fallout fans, it was clear early on that we would take a look at the game one way or another.
What Tarek thinks of Fallout 76
What I like:Playing Fallout with friends is simply fun. Roaming the huge game world of Fallout 76 with buddies always creates new moments. You have more variety and can engage in all sorts of shenanigans, or simply complete quests and trade equipment. That’s what I envisioned.
Regardless of the graphics, I also like the game world very much. There is always something to discover. Bethesda has beautifully realized the virtual version of West Virginia and done a lot to give each location its own atmosphere. Whether you are wandering in the Toxic Valley or in the Cranberry Bog, each area has its own flair.
The selection of perk cards is huge, and you look forward to every level-up. You can really put a character together as you like, both visually and in terms of gameplay.
What bothers me: Fallout 76 doesn’t know what it wants to be. You can tell by the way it tells its story. In my impressions from the beta, I praised the environmental storytelling. It can be a great thing, and Bethesda has partly mastered it.
But in combination with multiplayer, it doesn’t seem to work properly to me. It feels like a solo experience has been stitched onto an online game, or vice versa.
Technically, Fallout 76 is in a questionable state. Frame rate drops are a constant companion. They often occur at the most annoying moments, such as when surrounded by hordes of enemies. Additionally, aiming on consoles is made more difficult.
All other bugs and glitches I encountered were rather insignificant and didn’t really annoy me. However, there are several major issues overall, and I expect significantly more effort from developers for a full-price title.
What I would wish for: Apart from fixing technical issues, Fallout 76 needs some improvements:
Loadouts to quickly switch between different builds. Especially since they plan to introduce the resetting of special points in the future.
Let us build camps together (properly)! You should be able to pool your resources. Ideally, camps would remain in the game world permanently, and you could play on a fixed server.
PvP needs a serious overhaul. Typically, a fight with players escalates into a duel of “who has more Stimpaks”.
Human NPCs could be reintroduced later through DLC expansions. Real factions and dialogues would significantly enhance Fallout 76.
I really hope that Bethesda will get it together and address the many problems. Because the potential for a good game is there. Currently, Fallout 76 is more like early access than a full-price title.
What Benedict thinks of Fallout 76
What I like: I find the quest design and the world of Fallout 76 really well done. A world where no one survived and I only learn what happened through partially incomplete records captures the feel of a world after the atomic war very well.
The quests are varied and the events on the map encourage team play by automatically grouping you with other players. For that, there’s also good loot from bosses that encourages replayability.
Especially, I find the community great. Although I like to play PvP myself, I know how annoying that can be in survival games. However, players in Fallout 76 are friendly and helpful in almost all cases. If you urgently need help, you can almost be sure that someone will support you quickly.
What I don’t like: Right now, the only thing that bothers me is that there are still many bugs in the game that make playing somewhat tedious and in some cases almost unplayable. While there are also funny errors, even those can lead to issues like frame rate drops.
On PC, I frequently experience crashes, although relatively few players report these kinds of problems. This is particularly annoying when I drop out in the middle of a long quest and have to do everything again.
Additionally, some enemies have obvious glitches. At least I don’t believe that flame beasts shouldn’t stop firing, making them neither visible nor targetable. Killing them is nearly impossible and consumes massive amounts of ammunition and Stimpaks.
What I would wish for: Aside from obvious bug fixes, there are a few gameplay elements that would make the game better for me:
Improved crafting with higher limits for building and storage
Better overview in the inventory
Improved UI for building and modifying equipment
At least some of these problems are being addressed by Bethesda with the upcoming patches for Fallout 76. Fundamentally, Fallout 76 is a lot of fun for me, and I see the potential for it to become one of my absolute favorite games.
Fortnite: Battle Royale has constantly fueled theories about the end of Tilted Towers. The controversial settlement still stands, but now it might really be facing an end.
What is the end of Tilted this time? Dataminers have found a curious hint in the code of Fortnite regarding the end of Tilted Towers. The leaked lines mention a scenario where the settlement is flattened. According to dataminers from FNLeak, it could be killer robots.
Plausible Theory or Trolling by Epic?
The Killer Robot Army: According to the files, the bot army is said to be immortal, have unlimited ammunition, and even attack walls and structures. They use rockets, grenade launchers, hand cannons, and a weapon called “LMG”, which is actually the light machine gun that was removed from the game .
Scenario or permanent change? The hints from the code could indicate an event where Tilted Towers is actually destroyed. The only question is whether it is supposed to be permanent or if it’s just a limited-time game mode focusing on the demise of Tilted Towers.
Is Epic just trolling? Another explanation for the code lines could simply be a cheeky joke from Epic. The developers have been teasing the community since Season 3 with the impending end of the place, which they themselves once described as not particularly well thought out.
Tilted Towers is no longer the problem: When Tilted Towers was introduced into the game, a large part of the players went there right at the start because the loot was very good. About half of the players regularly fell in the house battles there. Therefore, the mid-game was often quite dull. However, for some time now, places like Paradise Palms or Greasy Grove have provided good alternatives to Tilted Towers. So, destroying the location is actually no longer necessary.
Tilted Towers never really fell apart during all this time; the same building was just repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt. Especially the somewhat provocative keywords in the leaked code, such as “DestroyTitledTowers” and the extremely exaggerated bots could indicate that the developer is trolling.
If Epic really planned the end of Tilted Towers, they would surely hide it better in the code. This deception theory is also supported by the fact that Epic has tried to confuse dataminers before. Intentional false information has been hidden in the files.
Are robots really coming in the end? On the other hand, an event with battle robots would be a possible theme for Season 7. After all, the robot skin A.I.M. has been seen in all bonus screens of Season 6 since week 7 and seems to be planning something nasty …
The beta of Red Dead Online has started. We summarize 7 important things about the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2.
As announced, the beta of Red Dead Online started in November 2018. The online mode of Rockstar’s open-world western Red Dead Redemption 2 is a massive project that can be compared to the online mode of GTA 5.
At launch, MeinMMO summarizes seven important things that you should know.
Red Dead Online will not be available for all players right from the start. Servers will open in phases for players who meet certain conditions.
You can play the beta from these days:
Tuesday, November 27: Owners of the Ultimate Edition. Unfortunately, there were issues on Xbox One, the servers went online significantly later.
Wednesday, November 28: Those who played Red Dead Redemption 2 on release day, October 26, will gain access to the beta.
Thursday, November 29: Any player who played Red Dead Redemption between October 26 and 29 can then participate.
Friday, November 30: All players who own RDR2 will gain access to the beta.
2. What the beta of RDO includes
What is there in RDO? There is already a lot to do and many features of Red Dead Online are already implemented. At the start, you will experience a tutorial and story mission where you create your character and take the first steps.
In the process, you also get a glimpse into the story of RDO. There is a campaign that you can play alone or in co-op. Additionally, you can form groups with friends (posses) in RDO, set up camps in parts of the game world, build a bond with your horse, just like in single player, and complete many more activities.
This includes various game modes such as competitions and showdown series. The beta will receive further updates which may add new features.
3. Create your own gang in Red Dead Online
The clan or gang system in RDO is called “posse.” You can either join a posse or create one yourself.
How posses work in Red Dead Online: You can create a temporary posse, where you temporarily roam with other players. Or you can establish a permanent posse for up to 7 players. While it costs you a bit, it remains intact. Statistics are maintained and updated each time the posse leader is online.
How do I create a posse?
Go to the player menu (D-Pad left) and select the option “posse” and then “create posse”
There you can choose between temporary and permanent posses
Then select the location of the camp
You must give your posse a name and select a corresponding emblem. Even clothes can be customized. In the camp options, you can enable friendly fire, so you can duel with your buddies.
The leader of a posse can start a posse versus mode in free roam. In these short modes, you can either compete with your own posse or against another posse. You can fight, start races, or hunt opposing posse leaders.
With the new catalog, you no longer need to search for merchants to buy specific items.
This is how the catalog works: In the menu, you can simply order the items you need. They will either be sent to a post office of your choice or to your camp. There will be costs for delivery.
In the catalog, you can choose from these categories:
Weapons
Ammunition
Weapon accessories
Supplies
Medicines
Hunting and fishing gear
Horses and accessories
Clothing
Prices differ significantly for balance reasons compared to single player. Some items can only be unlocked by reaching a certain level.
5. How PvP works in Red Dead Online
This is how you fight against other players: In free roam, you can attack and kill other players. However, if you attack first, it will cost you your honor. Therefore, the PvP modes, in which you can face off against other players, are recommended.
These modes are currently available: Depending on the mode, up to 16 players can participate.
Shootout & Team Shootout
These are classic shootouts with unlimited lives. The one who collects the most kills wins
Make it Count
Use a bow, a handful of arrows, or throwing knives to be the last one standing. It is a kind of battle royale mode.
Most Wanted
Every kill improves your position. The higher you are on the scoreboard, the more points opponents get for taking you down
Hostile Territory
You need to capture an area and collect points. The team with the most points wins. Or those who control the entire map
Name your Weapon
Everyone fights against everyone. The more difficult the weapon you use is to handle, the more points you collect with a kill.
In Red Dead Online, you can earn experience points through various activities and level up.
This is how leveling and skilling works: You learn skills through cards that you can equip. These have active and passive abilities. You can equip a maximum of one active and three passive skills, totaling four cards.
The cards can be unlocked either with money or by reaching a certain level. You level up by collecting experience points. You earn XP through completing all kinds of activities.
7. Gold is very valuable in Red Dead Online
In addition to the regular in-game currency in the form of US dollars, there are also gold nuggets to find. These are not just worth a few measly dollars, but can be exchanged for cool items.
This is how you get gold: You earn gold nuggets through various activities in Red Dead Online. Once you have found 100 nuggets, they will convert to a gold bar. It is even said that it is possible to reset your progress on certain challenges using gold and thus earn rewards again.
Gold as microtransactions? Microtransactions are not yet integrated into RDO. However, that will happen eventually. Gold bars will then be available for purchase with real money.
Fallout 76 is a pure multiplayer game. This has led to concerns among many fans that players will just troll and behave badly. However, these concerns appear to be unfounded.
Community is praised: New posts appear on reddit praising the Fallout 76 community. Many players report that they are welcomed kindly, everyone is helpful, and trolls who are only looking for trouble are the absolute exception.
Fallout players take care of each other
The “Welcome Camp”: Shortly after the early launch of Fallout 76, the player and YouTuber “Many A True Nerd” set a goal to welcome new players. For this purpose, he set up a welcome camp.
Using the resources he had already gathered in the beta, he with the help of the C.A.M.P. established a station near the starting point in Fallout 76. New players can drop by and find free:
purified water
workbenches
a bed to rest
a cooking station
While Many A True Nerd was in his camp, he even welcomed new players in person. Those who wanted could have him craft weapons or armor for their start – also for free.
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Player MiyukiChai therefore quickly opened a restaurant with a terrace, red sofas, and a menu. Here, MiyukiChai sells homemade food for bottle caps or in exchange for other materials.
The Wasteland restaurant was also created with the C.A.M.P. It is located on the PS4. More pictures of the Wasteland restaurant have been uploaded by MiyukiChai on imgur.
The NukaCola Guy: Some players apparently also enjoy lightening up the wasteland a bit. Fallout 76 does not feature human NPCs. A few people have taken it upon themselves to become NPCs themselves.
The Reddit user Ravenna_Sanguine reports about a player in power armor that he encountered. The unknown player promoted the Fallout cult drink NukaCola and handed him a free NukaCola to try during his spiel, before disappearing into the night again.
Players help players: Aside from the unusual encounters and special places that players have created, there are also recurring reports of “everyday heroes” in Fallout 76.
Posts frequently appear where players thank other players they couldn’t find again. They were supplied with various items. The help ranged from Stimpaks and basic gear to fully equipped power armors.
To the guy who gave me the excavator armor: Thanks man, I really appreciate it. People like you are the reason this game is so great. Keep it up. I think I’ve truly found a friend in you, even though we’ve never spoken. Hope you see this.
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Since the end of August 2018, it has only been partially possible to earn all trophies or achievements in Destiny 2. The reason for this is a feature that was removed from the game. Now Bungie has announced an upcoming solution to this problem.
On August 24, 2018, the last Trials of the Nine in Destiny 2 began. After that, this PvP pinnacle activity was removed from the game and is currently being revamped.
This brought an insurmountable problem for many trophy and gamerscore hunters. But now, finally, movement is happening in the game.
No more Trials of the Nine for the Platinum Trophy
What was the problem with the Trials? When the Trials were removed from Destiny 2 for a revamp, the only opportunity to earn the trophy or achievement “You Are Not Targeted” was also eliminated.
To do this, one must make acquaintance with the Emissary from Afar, which was only possible through the Trials of the Nine until now.
Many players have since been unable to obtain Platinum (including the trophy “The Chosen of the Traveler”) on PS4 or raise their gamerscore on Xbox One by another 80 points. This achievement is a prerequisite for that but was not earned in time by all interested parties before the removal of the Trials.
Players who only joined in September 2018 or later have not even had the chance to secure this achievement.
How is Bungie reacting? Even though this topic has come up multiple times, the developers have not really addressed it. But now the studio has made a concrete statement for the first time.
A fan recently asked on Reddit if there could be some way to secure this achievement since the Trials of the Nine will not return in Season 5 and thus one would have to wait at least three more months.
Bungie’s Community Manager Cozmo unexpectedly explained that the studio will introduce such an opportunity in a patch next week. He did not provide further details.
However, the update is likely to come out with the launch of the Black Armory on December 4.
Starting next week, all interested Guardians should be able to secure this missing achievement. Thus, the path to the coveted Platinum Trophy on PS4 will soon be clear.
In FIFA 19, the TOTW 11 (Team of the Week 11) arrives today in Ultimate Team. You can find out which players receive new Team of the Week cards here in the overview.
The release time for TOTW 11: The eleventh Team of the Week will be available on November 28th at 7 PM in FUT. However, it will be officially revealed by EA Sports in the afternoon.
The players in Team of the Week 11: Here you can see all the new Inform cards:
Team of the Week 11 Overview – All Cards
Starting XI:
Substitutes:
The 3 best players in TOTW 11 by overall rating
A player with a rating over 90 is not included in TOTW 11.
Best player – Eriksen: With an overall rating of 89, the central midfielder from Tottenham surpasses all other players on this team. His base card has a rating of 88, so he improves by one point. His passing, dribbling, and shooting stats are strong.
Douglas Costa in 2nd place: The winger from Juventus Turin comes with a rating of 87 – his base card has 86. His pace is outstanding with 96, and his dribbling stat is extremely high. If you need a fast player for your Serie A team, Costa as an Inform is definitely an interesting option.
3rd place is shared by Sterling and Thauvin with ratings of 86 each.
Top pace in TOTW 11: With Douglas Costa (96), Sterling (94), Lozano (95) and Baldé (93), this time there are several players with impressive pace – well above 90.
Bundesliga players in TOTW 11: Pavlenka improves by two points in rating and is quite interesting as a TOTW goalkeeper. With Lang and Caligiuri, two new Bundesliga options come for the right-back position, and Lukebakio has also earned a place in the TOTW with his hat-trick against Bayern.
How and when to get TOTW players in packs?
How to get TOTW players: You can draw TOTW cards randomly from packs that may include Rare (Gold) players, such as the Gold Pack (5000 coins), the Premium Gold Pack (7500 coins), or from other special sets. However, the chance of doing so is low, you need a lot of luck.
Additionally, you can buy TOTW cards on the transfer market if they are offered by other players. However, the prices are usually extremely high, especially for the top players.
When can one access the new TOTW players? The TDW players are available in the sets for one week – from Wednesday at 7 PM to the next Wednesday at 7 PM. You can get TDW 11 in packs from November 28th at 7 PM to December 5th at 7 PM.
Are there TOTW predictions that can be used for investing?
Every Wednesday, EA Sports rewards some players with upgraded special cards who showed outstanding performances in real football during the previous week. Which players they are remains a secret until Wednesday, however, many football and FIFA experts make predictions in advance about which players could appear in the upcoming TOTW.
Trading and investments with TOTW cards: If you are willing to take a certain risk, you can earn a lot of coins with TOTW cards and predictions. However, you need to be aware that the predictions do not always match the “real” TOTW 100%. There is no guarantee that you will be successful with investments.
In Destiny 2, a cutscene from the upcoming DLC “The Black Armory” has been revealed, showing a major story twist.
Spoiler Warning: The cutscene, which likely comes from “Black Armory”, is driving Guardians crazy. You should not read the article if you want to be surprised by “Black Armory”.
This is what the cutscene shows: The scene reveals that Uldren Sov awakens after being resurrected by a Ghost.
Uldren should actually have been dead since Destiny 2: Forsaken. Either the Guardian themselves or Petra Venj shot him at the end of the Destiny 2 campaign. Who exactly pulled the trigger was intentionally left open by Bungie.
But apparently, Uldren Sov has been recognized as worthy of resurrection by a Ghost.
Uldren Sov seems to be just as surprised at the moment of awakening as the players are by the revelation.
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Hot discussions about major story spoilers in Destiny 2
How are the Guardians reacting to the clip? The video has already gained over 90,000 views. A corresponding thread on Destiny 2 Reddit has nearly 2000 comments and over 4,000 upvotes.
Guardians are debating whether Uldren Sov still has any memory of his past life or not.
The interesting thing here is that Guardians are usually resurrected decades or even centuries after their actual death. Uldren Sov rises at a time when many will still remember him and his misdeeds. After all, Uldren committed several misdeeds under the influence of a monster that posed as his sister.
On YouTube, a viewer philosophically states: “One becomes exactly the thing one swore to destroy.”
Other comments approach Sov’s resurrection somewhat humorously: “The good side is, we can kill him as often as we want.”
Fortnite: Battle Royale received a new shotgun version with the latest Update 6.31. It was well-received after initial skepticism, and players love the new gameplay.
What is the new shotgun all about? With Update 6.31, shotguns have been fundamentally buffed and now deal more minimum damage. Additionally, a new weapon has been added to the game, which is actually not new. The new shotgun is merely an epic or legendary version of the regular pump gun but looks different.
Why so many shotguns? Nevertheless, many players were skeptical before the weapon’s release. They did not really believe in a buff and thought the next weapon would again produce single-digit damage numbers with poor hits.
Moreover, there are already too many shotguns in the game, as there’s the pump gun, the heavy shotgun, the tactical shotgun, and the unpopular double-barreled shotgun. So why is Epic bringing another shotgun into the game? Shouldn’t they rather nerf the turret?
Players are excited!
This is how the new shotgun performs in action: Despite all concerns, the new shotgun version was able to convince. Many players love it. YouTuber Hollow shows here what’s so great about the weapon. In his video, he finally found it after a long search and was immediately thrilled. He regularly took out opponents with well-aimed headshots; after two hits, almost all enemies were down.
One-shot kills are back: The weapon can achieve one-hit kills again with a good headshot, even if the opponent has full shields and health. Therefore, Hollow praises the weapon and says, “This is again how shotguns should originally be in Fortnite.”
Strong but not OP: The epic and legendary pump gun is strong at close range but not too OP because the damage decreases quickly at longer distances. At medium and long ranges, assault rifles are again the weapon of choice.
However, other players are already voicing their displeasure in the comments. They find it not funny that they can now again be taken out with a single hit in close combat. It remains to be seen how the new weapon will find its place in the end or whether it will be nerfed.
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Destiny 2 has received new top weapons at the beginning of Season 5 that should keep the Guardians engaged in the long run. However, it seems that for some players, this happens faster than expected. For others, this might now become a problem.
In Destiny 2, the Season of the Forge officially began at 6 PM on November 27. Since then, Guardians have had the opportunity to hunt for three new top weapons. However, one player has already earned the top weapon from the Crucible on the very first day and is now making waves in PvP.
The grenade launcher “The Climb” is a killer machine in the Crucible
Players already out with the top weapon: As the exceptional player Gigz reported on Twitter, he has already earned the new grenade launcher “The Climb” – and that on the very first day of the newly started Season 5.
Therefore, this could become a problem for others: Gigz is a “full-time player” as a streamer, and his performance is not representative of other Guardians. However, the fact that he already has the grenade launcher reveals why the weapon could become a problem for other players over time.
Already, when the new top weapons were introduced ahead of Season 5, several fans expressed concern that the grenade launcher could turn the meta upside down and dominate the Crucible. This now seems to be coming true, as Gigz impressively demonstrates in an attached video that “The Climb” is an absolute monster in PvP.
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The reactions to the first detailed gameplay of the weapon are very clear. Many see this grenade launcher more as a real party pooper or even a death blow to the Crucible of Destiny 2 – and not as an enhancement.
Initially, as expected, the best PvP players will get their hands on this top weapon. All others will increasingly face a weapon or whole setups that normal players can hardly compete against.
The already deadly grenade launcher is also handled in the kinetic slot and can thus be combined with other top weapons like Luna’s Howl or Not Forgotten, which particularly strengthens the top players in PvP even further.
If one frequently plays against such opponents, the average player – meaning the vast majority – understandably quickly loses interest. This could drive many players out of the Crucible and ultimately ruin PvP, according to fans’ concerns.
In Red Dead Online, you can use emotes to communicate non-verbally with other players. We will show you how to use and change emotes. This works in the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2.
During your adventures in the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2, you will encounter other players frequently. You can meet them in free roam or in game series. It is not always enough to communicate with them via voice or text chat.
An emote can easily express your mood. Without words.
Using Emotes in Red Dead Online – Buttons
To use an emote in Red Dead Online, hold L2 on PS4 or LT on Xbox. Then press R1 or RB.
You will now see which emotes you have “equipped”. The buttons you need to press are listed next to it. So if you press the button now, you will use the emote.
How to Change Emotes in Red Dead Online?
If you want to change the assignment and your emotes, you need to go to the player menu. You open it with the left arrow on the D-pad. Now select “Online Options” and then “Emotes”.
Now you can select which emotes you want to equip.
Greetings: Thumbs up or waving
Provocations: Funny smell or cursing
Actions: Shooting or spitting
Reactions: Shaking head or nodding
In the following YouTube video, you can see all the standard emotes currently available in Red Dead Online.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aqv6HxCja8g
In the online mode menu, you can also set additional options such as your walking style. There you also set who you want to hear in voice chat.
The raid bosses in Pokémon GO have changed again. This time, familiar faces are returning while some raid favorites are disappearing. We explain how you can cleverly counter the new raid bosses.
There are new raid bosses! After the end of the Let’s GO Events, Niantic has changed the raid bosses again. We show you a list of the raid bosses and tell you what you can use to counter them best.
Rock Pokémon: The new raid bosses are mainly of Rock type. For example, Tyranitar returns to raids along with Rock Pokémon like Onix or Geodude.
Good for Meltan quests: The new raid bosses help players complete the Meltan quest more effectively. You can challenge Omanyte, Kabuto, and Aerodactyl in raids. You need these three Pokémon to complete tasks related to the Meltan quest.
Raid favorite disappears: A trainer favorite has been removed from the raids. Players can no longer complete Sheinux raids. This Pokémon can only be obtained from eggs and raids, which made the raids highly sought after. Additionally, it could be found in its shiny form there.
Level 1 Raids
The following Pokémon can be challenged in Level 1 raids:
Kabuto
Counter: Any Pokémon of type Electric, Grass, Fighting, or Ground
Omanyte
Counter: Any Pokémon of type Electric, Grass, Fighting, or Ground
Magikarp
Counter: Any Pokémon of type Electric or Grass
Wailmer
Counter: Any Pokémon of type Electric or Grass
Level 2 Raids
The following Pokémon can be challenged in Level 2 raids:
Manectric
Counter: Any Pokémon of type Ground
Flunkifer
Counter: Any Pokémon of type Ground, Fire, or Poison
Electabuzz
Counter: Any Pokémon of type Ground
Shroomish
Counter: Any Pokémon of type Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel, or Water
Level 3 Raids
The following Pokémon can be challenged in Level 3 raids:
Aerodactyl
Counter 1: Kyogre with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Counter 2: Electivire with Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt
Counter 3: Raikou with Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt
Jolteon
Counter 1: Groudon with Mud Shot and Earthquake
Counter 2: Rhyperior with Mud Shot and Earthquake
Counter 3: Rayquaza with Dragon Tail and Outrage
Onix
Counter 1: Kyogre with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Counter 2: Roserade with Razor Leaf and Solar Beam
Counter 3: Gyarados with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Machamp
Counter 1: Mewtwo with Confusion and Psychic
Counter 2: Alakazam with Confusion and Future Sight
Counter 3: Moltres with Fire Spin and Sky Attack
Level 4 Raids
The following Pokémon can be challenged in Level 4 raids:
Absol
Counter 1: Machamp with Counter and Dynamic Punch
Counter 2: Capoeira with Counter and Dynamic Punch
Counter 3: Hariyama with Counter and Dynamic Punch
Rhyhorn
Counter 1: Kyogre with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Counter 2: Roserade with Razor Leaf and Solar Beam
Counter 3: Gyarados with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Geodude
Counter 1: Kyogre with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Counter 2: Roserade with Razor Leaf and Solar Beam
Counter 3: Gyarados with Waterfall and Hydro Pump
Tyranitar
Counter 1: Machamp with Counter and Dynamic Punch
Counter 2: Capoeira with Counter and Dynamic Punch
Counter 3: Hariyama with Counter and Dynamic Punch
What do you think of the new raid bosses?
These Pokémon can become even stronger with other moves.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
With Patch 8.1 you can transmogrifiy even more items in World of Warcraft. Some restrictions on weapons are now lifted!
If you spend a lot of time in World of Warcraft, you want not only the best gear but also to walk through Azeroth with style. For this purpose, there is the possibility of transmogrifikation. This allows you to customize the appearance of items and thus change the look of your character.
However, there are a number of restrictions. For example, plate wearers cannot transmogrifiy cloth clothing, and a bow cannot be transformed into a sword.
What is changing? With Patch 8.1, the restrictions on fist weapons will be relaxed. They can now be transformed into maces, one-handed axes, and one-handed swords. At the same time, maces, one-handed axes, and one-handed swords can also be styled with the appearance of fist weapons. The adjustment will take place in both directions.
Who benefits from this? The biggest beneficiaries of this change will likely be shamans, demon hunters, and rogues, who now finally have more options in the looks of their weapons. But monks, for example, now have additional designs to choose from.
Fans want even more: With Battle for Azeroth, especially the spellcasting classes, who now often use staves, wish that they could also overwrite the appearance of those. However, according to Blizzard, this is not possible because staves also have a ranged attack animation. This would look out of place with a dagger or sword in hand.
Are you looking forward to this change? Have you also always had problems finding a matching transmog set for fist weapons? Or does the adjustment leave you completely cold?
The Sinnoh Stone in Pokémon GO was previously guaranteed from the research breakthrough. This guarantee is no longer there.
What is the Sinnoh Stone? The Sinnoh Stone helps in the evolution of Pokémon that received an evolution in Generation 4.
This stone is extremely rare and now even harder to obtain. We will tell you how to get the stone and what is different now.
No guaranteed Sinnoh Stone anymore
How did one previously get the Sinnoh Stone? The Sinnoh Stone could previously be obtained from any research breakthrough. So after collecting field research for seven days. In addition to the Sinnoh Stone, you also received the Pokémon Ninjatom.
What is different now? Since the end of the Let’s GO Events, the first trainers have not received a Sinnoh Stone from their research breakthrough anymore. It seemed that the item was being distributed randomly, as other players continued to receive a Sinnoh Stone.
Community believed it was a bug: Initially, the community on Reddit thought it was a bug. A similar issue occurred at the beginning of the month when players mistakenly received Zapdos instead of Ninjatom as a research breakthrough.
Bug has not been fixed: Trainers still do not receive a guaranteed Sinnoh Stone from their research breakthrough. It is now assumed that this step was intentional.
Community is upset: The community is reacting annoyed to this change. It was already difficult to obtain a Sinnoh Stone, namely a maximum of every seven days. Now it is even harder. Since there is currently no other way to obtain this stone, many players are now angry.
Many Pokémon to obtain through the Sinnoh Stone: The Sinnoh Stone currently allows the evolution of eleven Pokémon. When additional evolutions are released, you will need this stone for even more evolutions. If the item continues to be so rare, it will take ages to complete your Pokédex, according to the community.
The new patch 1.05 for FIFA 19 has now been released for Xbox One and PS4 after being available for PC last week. The new update primarily focuses on defensive duel behavior and some bug fixes. We summarize the patch notes.
After PC players got to enjoy patch 1.05 a week earlier, it was now the turn of PS4 and Xbox One on November 27.
Patch 1.05 revised the defensive duel behavior of players in certain situations and mainly offers bug fixes otherwise.
The update is sizable: The download size is 1.6 GB on both platforms.
Patch 1.05 revises AI behavior of your defense
This is changing for your defense: Patch 1.05 revises the effectiveness of blocking by your AI teammates. AI defenders no longer stretch out as long to block shots from your opponents. The tackling strength of your AI teammates has also been reduced, and their tackles have a shorter range.
What are AI teammates? These are any players on the field who are not actively controlled by a player or computer opponent. AI teammates are active in almost all modes, except in the Pro Clubs mode, where they are absent if the team consists of 11 human players.
This is how the patch revises two of the toughest difficulty levels: The behavior of CPU-controlled players has been adjusted for the Legend and Ultimate difficulty levels. The number of direct passes from the defense has been revised; the CPU player is now supposed to behave more “human.”
What are CPU players? They are subject to the same input restrictions as players. The CPU has an actively selected footballer during the games. CPU players are active in any team that does not have a human player controlling them.
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.
