The secret star from week 8 in Season 6 of Fortnite this time is a secret banner. We show you the location so you can quickly pick it up.
A new week with challenges in Fortnite: Battle Royale has begun. You need to dance with fish, earn stunt points, and shoot at clay pigeons. As always, there is also a secret star, or rather a secret banner.
Finding the hidden banner: This week a robot provides the hint about the location of the banner. We will show you where to look.
Where should you search for the week 8 (S6) banner? Location
In the image that is supposed to provide the hint to the secret banner, players recognize the robot “A.I.M”. It landed just a few days ago in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Specifically, on the roof of the factory at Flush Factory.
In the search image, the secret banner is hidden:
The hint is clearly visible this time: In previous weeks, the hints for the bonus stars and banners were more cleverly concealed. At first glance, the eyes are drawn to the hologram in front of A.I.M, but the hint is located behind it. Anyone looking at the factory’s chimney will immediately recognize the logo of the banner.
Where is the star? The building that you see in the search image can be found at Flush Factory. There on the roof, you will find the bonus banner from week 8 in Season 6.
Video guide: Are you not quite sure where to land and find the banner? We will embed a YouTube video here that shows the location of the banner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW98ze-Cofk
Be careful when looting: Many players are waiting to ambush those who want to grab the banner. So watch out for campers on the roadside who might be targeting you.
A picture is circulating on Reddit that shows the symbol and the release date of the next Destiny 2 “expansion” Black Armory. More information is supposedly expected on Thursday evening. Is the release rumor plausible?
According to leaks, the Black Armory is set to launch in early December: A Reddit user named AntumTheNine has published a picture that clearly reveals the launch of the first year pass content “Black Armory”.
It is said that Guardians will be able to dive into the new adventure on December 4.
This is the supposed leak: Black Armory arrives on December 4
Is this launch date plausible? The current season ends on November 27, so it is likely that the new season and thus the expansion will start a week later. The keywords “early December” have also been mentioned quite often, which supports this theory.
Also, December 4 is a Tuesday and therefore the day of the weekly reset. The presentation of the published image is also very professional, so it can be assumed that the image is “real”.
What else does the leak reveal? According to AntumTheNine, the announcement of the new DLC is expected today, November 15, in the weekly TWAB. This is still expected later today.
Furthermore, Bungie is planning a reveal stream next week.
What can we expect in the Black Armory? With the new contents, which are only available to year pass buyers, players can expect the following new activities and gear:
Access to the Black Armory
New “Forge of the Chain” activity
New raid sector
New exotic and legendary gear
New triumphs and collections
Bonus rewards
Is it coming back? – Icebreaker
It has been speculated for some time that other exotic weapons like the Icebreaker from Destiny 1 will make a comeback in the new installment. In addition, with the Black Armory, new machine guns will be introduced. A first taste of this weapon category is provided by the recently available Thunderlord.
What about the Trials of the Nine? Bungie has removed the Trials in the current season for a thorough overhaul of the game mode. Whether the Trials will return with the new season is still unclear. The same applies to the Faction Rally, which was grind-heavy and unpopular in its original form.
Since Warframe released its big update Fortuna, there is the possibility to save endangered species there. Players must find the animals’ feces and track their trails. Our Leya loves it and tells you why.
I never thought I would tell you here on MeinMMO how much I’m currently into animal droppings. But Warframe is one of those games that tells exactly these quirky stories.
The background: With its latest big expansion Fortuna Warframe received a new open-world map on Venus. Here, the story of the oppressed Solaris United is told. A working class that suffers under the tyranny of the greedy Corpus.
The Corpus are merchants who exploit the planet and all its inhabitants. This also applies to the animals of Venus. They are abducted to laboratories and mistreated for experiments.
Feces lead to endangered species
In order to save the animals of Venus, you first need to find and then catch them. They are then taken to a safe place. To pick up the animals’ scent, you look for a fresh feces pile and follow the footprints from there.
The obvious reason to love hunting for droppings: Plush toys! The Solaris United are grateful that you combat the extinction of their fauna. Every time you catch an animal, you earn points that you can exchange with the workers.
This is my first Floof, for which I found a nice spot in my spaceship. It is a Pobber, a shy rodent that lives in the mushroom forests of Venus.
If you have collected enough points, you will receive a so-called Floof for it – a plush toy that resembles the species you saved.
Of course, I urgently wanted to start a collection of plush toys, like many other Tenno. The internet is currently full of players who, shortly after the update, are already showcasing their huge collections.
On the left, you can see a circle of Floofs by Dnexus on Twitter, guarding a kitten’s bed. On the right, there are pyramids of Floofs from ajingom on Reddit.
Von Twitter-Nutzer DNexus
Von Reddit-Nutzer ajingom
I came for the plush toys, I stayed for something else
You should know that the open-world map on Venus is a breathtaking winter landscape. The area is crisscrossed by glaciers that reach into the sky. Who walks through the glittering snow is enveloped by a icy wind that coats the character with snow.
I thought that the way to the plush toys would not bring me any joy. Because what really happens, except following a few tracks in the snow?
Whoever has found an animal shoots it with a tranquilizer dart. After that, the little guy is safely teleported.
The search for the animals is incredibly relaxing: The very fact that actually not much happens and that catching the animals is kept simple makes it meditative for me. I spend hours walking through the snowy landscape and leisurely catching one animal after another.
In the meantime, I play around a bit on the map. Either I grab my hoverboard and glide from manure pile to manure pile. Or I take my jetpack – the Archwing – and fly through the snowstorm. Similarly, there are strange tree-sized mushrooms on which I bounce like on a trampoline. Meanwhile, I have my headphones on and listen to my favorite music.
So far, I have hardly done anything else but leisurely walk through the map and save the endangered animals. However, there is still so much to experience and so much action. However, I’m not in a hurry to “complete” the new open world as quickly as possible. The new missions have, just like me, their time.
The plush toys have now become a sweet sideline that I don’t want to miss. But it is the search itself that keeps driving me back into the winter wonderland of Venus.
In the action RPG MMO Torchlight Frontiers, a new class has been revealed. See here how the Robotic Blacksmith slaughters and shoots through hordes of enemies!
What is Torchlight Frontiers? This is an action RPG in the style of Diablo, but set up as an MMO. You explore the overworld together and venture into dungeons with your friends. There, you cut through seemingly endless hordes of enemies and collect increasingly better loot.
Torchlight Frontiers is still in development and is set to be released in 2019. Here you can find an initial preview from GamesCom 2018.
What is the video about? The trailer here shows the latest class introduced in the game, the Robotic Blacksmith. It is a type of combat machine made of wood and brass. This robot can shoot with various cannons and swirl around with several blades. With that, it deftly cuts through massive hordes of enemies.
The Field of View (FOV) is set in Fallout 76. There is no way to change the field of view in the graphics options. However, there is a way that you should think carefully about.
Many players prefer as wide a field of view as possible in games, as this also provides gameplay advantages. But in Fallout 76, the FOV is fixed. For good reason.
A Fixed FOV
Why can’t the FOV be changed? In Fallout 76, it’s not just about playing cooperatively, to build camps, it’s also about competitive play. PvP is an important factor and fairness must be ensured in PvP. If one player can perceive more around them than another, it leads to unfair situations.
Is there a way to change the FOV? You can, however, increase the field of view in the game with so-called INI tweaks. To do this, you need to make the following changes to the entries in the file Fallout76prefs.ini located in the “MyGames/Fallout 76” folder:
fDefault1stPersonFOV=90.00
fDefaultWorldFOV=90.00
In addition, this change gives you the ability to change the “Depth of Field”, also known as depth blur:
fDOFBlendRatio=0
fDOFMinFocalCoefDist=999999
fDOFMaxFocalCoefDist=99999999
fDOFDynamicFarRange=99999999
fDOFCenterWeightInt=0
fDOFFarDistance=99999999
And with these adjustments, you switch the anti-aliasing from TAA to FXAA:
sAntiAliasing=FXAA
Be Careful!
Here’s why you should think carefully about these changes: It is quite possible that these changes to the game files are not looked upon favorably by Bethesda. After all, uniform conditions in the game must be ensured. Therefore, it is conceivable that you could receive a warning or even a ban for such changes.
Anyone who has already purchased the golden weapons for Ashe in Overwatch can rejoice. Her Ultimate B.O.B. will also be gilded soon.
The new hero Ashe is quite popular among players of Overwatch. However, there was one point of criticism right at release when she was launched: Her golden weaponry.
Many players had assumed that B.O.B., a character who only appears during Ashe’s Ultimate, would also be gilded. However, that was not the case.
What are golden weapons? Golden weapons represent a reward in Overwatch for the competitive game mode. They can be purchased with “Competitive Points”. They are merely a cosmetic change and do not affect the character or their strength in any way.
Fans demanded a golden mustache: When it became known that B.O.B. did not receive any gilding, fans quickly demanded a change from Blizzard. They wished for either B.O.B.’s hat or his mustache to be gilded, which would add a small, funny accent.
Blizzard goes all out:In the latest patch on the PTR of Overwatch, Blizzard has heeded the wishes of the fans – at least a bit. B.O.B. is now gilded with Ashe’s golden weaponry almost completely. Only his hat and clothing remain unaffected by the gilding.
Fans are happy: The community has responded enthusiastically on Reddit so far, joking that no other character gets so much gold for only 3000 competitive points like Ashe. But after all, it’s to be expected for an evil villainess that she fully gold-plates her weapons.
Other “turret heroes” want more: There is some discontent from Torbjörn and Symmetra players. They wish for similar treatment and hope that their turrets will also be gilded someday, even if that means they can be spotted faster.
What do you think of the golden B.O.B.? Does he look cool in gold, or did Blizzard go too far?
In week 8 of Season 6 of Fortnite: Battle Royale you need to do clay pigeon shooting. But where are the shooting ranges? We have listed all the locations of the clay pigeons and explain how to hit them.
The clay pigeon launchers are still located where they were in Season 5. There you can fire at the clay pigeons and then you just need to hit them three times in a row.
Score 3 points at 3 different clay pigeon shooting ranges
Here’s how to hit the clay pigeons: Once you’ve found a shooting range, you need to activate it with the action button. A flying disk will then take off. You need to hit it while it’s in the air. Ideally, you do this with a precision weapon or a shotgun. Pistols work wonderfully as well.
Watch out: You need to shoot a clay pigeon three times in a row for the task to count. After each hit, another clay pigeon will come, so stay alert!
Tip for success: If you hit once, you ideally stay still and do not move the crosshair. The following clay pigeons will fly in the same spot. With good timing, you can hit the second and third time!
Be careful not to become the clay pigeon! The clay pigeon machines are popular spots for killjoys. Also, when shooting, you make a good target as you focus on the pigeons. So be careful that no one follows you or sneaks up on you.
Here you can do clay pigeon shooting in Fortnite
Where are the shooting ranges? The following map shows the locations of the shooting ranges:
For a week now, the third title update has been live on PC, with the new version of FIFA 19 delayed on PS4 and Xbox One. However, Patch 1.04 is not well received: players are clearly complaining about the changes.
This is what the update was supposed to bring: With the third title update, EA Sports planned to make several changes to gameplay as well as the visual presentation of the game. The biggest changes concerned the following points:
Revised finesse shots: Finesse shots from “impossible/difficult positions” should be significantly less successful.
Modified defensive influence: Defenders should have more influence on the shot accuracy of forwards when applying pressure from the front. On the other hand, defending behind the forward should have less impact on shot precision.
Fewer hits on the post: Simple shots from close range should occur less frequently off the post or missing the goal altogether.
New starheads: A total of 48 players and 2 managers were supposed to receive updated faces.
Other changes: The goalkeeper AI, screens in Ultimate Team, and other detail changes have also been made.
This is how the patch is received
FIFA community not thrilled: The latest update of FIFA 19 was eagerly anticipated. However, the result brings disillusionment: few players like the new update.
While the revised finesse shots and defensive AI reportedly show little change according to player feedback, many new changes have crept into the game. And players do not like them at all.
Manual defending is hardly rewarded: Many players hoped for an improvement in manual defending, as the proven AI defensive is still very popular.
Even after the patch, the opinion on reddit is clear: It seldom has a positive effect when players take over defending from the AI and control their defenders themselves.
Passing slow and inaccurate: Another criticism concerns passing. In the base version, players had to be more precise in their passing than in FIFA 18. But with the new patch, passes became significantly faster – and slower. On Twitter, for example, a user complains that star player Kevin de Bruyne now passes like Lee Catermole, a player from Sunderland FC.
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Shooting still inaccurate: The improved shots from close range also seem to not perform as desired. Although the shot no longer hits the post or misses the goal – the player should not celebrate a goal in the following video either. Although the shot direction clearly shows a curve, the ball goes to the keeper:
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Original criticism not heard: In addition, it is criticized that other problems still persist. This includes:
Server issues
Inaccurate player substitutions
Hardly noticeable speed differences
The biggest criticism: When the first patch came out, players feared that EA would change the game too much. In response, the developer stated that they had learned from the mistakes of FIFA 18 and did not want to significantly overturn the gameplay.
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The new patch has not been well received so far. Will EA Sports come out with another patch soon? After all, the second update was not released that long ago:
There is good news for the community regarding Destiny 2. The Austrian YouTuber Andy Edition has eased concerns, as his channel on YouTube is apparently no longer at immediate risk of being deleted. The YouTuber plans to start uploading videos on YouTube again soon.
This is what Andy Edition says: As the YouTuber Andy Edition told MeinMMO, his precarious situation on YouTube seems to have calmed down. Just a few days ago, it looked like his channel was on the verge of being deleted because he allegedly violated “community guidelines” on YouTube.
Now, one of the two strikes has already been removed. He will soon start uploading YouTube videos again.
Apparently, there was an “algorithm problem” that occurred on YouTube. However, Andy did not want to elaborate further on the incident and how the situation has now improved.
In any case, Andy Edition thanks the community for the support over the last few weeks. He says: “Just thank you for the incredible support and all the wonderful motivating messages I’ve received.”
This is how strong the support was for the YouTuber: When it became known what had happened, a petition collected over 4000 signatures to show support for Andy Edition.
There were also numerous comments on social networks and on MeinMMO.
This is the backstory: The Austrian YouTuber Andy Edition has built a community with lore videos about Destiny 2. He started doing this at the end of 2016. The breakthrough came in September 2018 with Forsaken.
Andy’s channel grew, and he received recognition from Bungie: He was featured in the Community Focus. This article appears on the official website for Destiny 2 and is then shared around the world.
But with success came problems. The channel received two strikes in rapid succession on YouTube because videos allegedly violated community guidelines.
However, it was not possible to ascertain exactly against which ones. Protests against the strikes were unsuccessful. With the second strike, a suspension was activated, blocking the channel from uploading further videos for some time.
The dangerous part was that more videos were reported. A third strike would have threatened the deletion of the channel.
Although the German community suspected that envious competitors from their own country had reported Andy’s channel. However, he had a different theory:
The developers of WildStar reveal how the story of their game would have proceeded if the servers were not closing now.
WildStar stands on the brink of death. In about two weeks, the servers will be shut down and the MMORPG will officially be buried. The developers are using the remaining time to share a bit of a “what could have been” scenario. In a lengthy blog post, they reveal how the plot of the SciFi MMORPG would have looked in the coming months and years.
The basic story of WildStar revolved around the planet Nexus, which attracted all kinds of races. Here lie many technologies of the mysterious Eldan and two “super beings” – the friendly Drusera and the entity that threatens the planet. In the base game, players tried to make contact with Drusera and contain the influence of the entity that corrupts Drusera.
An old trailer gives a good impression of the story’s setting:
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In the asteroids of the Halon Ring lies the focus of logic, one of the important elements of WildStar. Drusera would have dispatched the champions to locate Omechron. This supercomputer, which feeds off the essence of logic, could have told the heroes how to free Drusera from the entity’s influence. However, to ensure Omechron’s cooperation, he would have presented the heroes with many difficult puzzles (in the form of a raid). At the end of this, Omechron would have revealed that Drusera can only be saved through a connection of all six “pure forms” of the elements.
The 6 elements of Nexus
Subsequently, a long “scavenger hunt” would have ensued, in which the heroes would have to collect the six different elements of Nexus (fire, water, earth, air, logic, life). Each battle for one of the elements would likely have become a standalone raid, featuring a particularly powerful elemental as the final boss. The fight for the element of life would have been against the immortal Tresayne Toria, of whom players have already found plenty of hints.
Omechron’s Trials
As a prerequisite to unleashing the “Primal Disruptor”, Omechron would have set another task for the heroes. To ensure that the weapon does not fizzle out and get misused by the entity, Omechron wanted to ensure that the heroes are strong enough to resist the entity. This would have culminated in a new raid, the “Trials of the Beholder.” Here, there would have been bosses that were artificially created and modeled after the strongest creatures that existed on Nexus.
Attack on the Lightspire
The final battle would have taken place at the Lightspire, a location that has also been visited multiple times by players. Here, Drusera is frozen along with the entity. With the Primal Disruptor, the heroes would have freed Drusera and the entity, which instantly took control over Drusera.
A final showdown would have ensued, where all of Nexus’s forces fight against the entity to ultimately overwhelm it, free Drusera, and liberate her. The universe would have been saved from the danger of the entity, and Drusera would have disappeared with a snap of her fingers …
Epilogue: The Arrival of the Eldan
After Drusera was saved and the entity defeated, a computer deep within one of the labs would have been activated. The Caretaker (who is now merely “green” and hence fully operational), would have received a message: The Eldan fleet is on its way to Nexus to collect the heroes’ weapon. This would have marked the first encounter with the Eldan.
Cortyn says: Reading this blog post and writing this news has made me a bit sad again. I’ve liked Drusera and the story in WildStar since I first saw Drusera’s spirit standing in a field during the beta. For me, the story of WildStar, the game world, and the lore were one of the great strengths. It is a pity that this story will never find a worthy ending.
Would you have liked to experience the story of WildStar until the end? Did the story have potential for many cool adventures? Or did the setting and story rather deter you?
In week 8 of Season 6 in Fortnite: Battle Royale, you should dance with fish. The challenge is: Dance with a fish trophy in different named locations. We will show you where these locations are so you can easily complete the challenge.
From now on, new challenges are available in Fortnite: Battle Royale. In addition to the usual location visits and elimination missions, there are also some special tasks. For example, dancing with fish trophies.
What sounds quirky at first glance can be easily solved in Fortnite. Just head to the prepared fish and get your dance on. You can see here at which locations you should do this.
Locations of the Fish Trophies – Here you should dance
On the Fortnite map, you will find many trophies with the swimming creatures at the start of the new tasks. These stuffed fish are displayed as trophies on the walls in some places.
What is your task? Find 7 of these fish trophies and dance in front of each one. Once you have danced in front of seven different fish, the task is complete.
Where can you find the fish?
Fish can be found at the following locations on the map:
Fatal Fields – Above the fireplace on the first floor of the house
Snobby Shores – Above the sofa in the bunker of the southernmost house
Greasy Grove – Near the counter of the nature trade
Tilted Towers – On the floor of the demolished building
Dusty Divot – Inside a small office on the second floor
Retail Row – A huge fish trophy awaits right in front of the store. Next to it is also a smaller fish
Lonely Lodge – Inside the largest cabin on the first floor
Wailing Woods – Three of the fish hang on the second floor of the bunker beneath the labyrinth
Risky Reels – On the second floor of the office with the green screen
Lazy Links – Behind the counter of the gift shop
Junk Junction – Above the mattress on the first floor of the main building
In the following overview map, you can see the individual locations more clearly.
In Red Dead Redemption 2 there is the bounty notice “Dead or Alive”. What this means for you, we will show here.
As a dangerous cowboy, you will experience many exciting shootouts with your gang in Red Dead Redemption 2. In some parts of the map, you will be wanted afterwards. If you act particularly wild, areas with “Wanted: Dead or Alive” will appear on the map. And those are particularly hot.
Why you are: Wanted – Dead or Alive
The game does not tell you what the Dead-or-Alive bounty notice in Red Dead Redemption 2 means. Suddenly it pops up, for example, during the second mission with Javier Escuella.
In some areas, this bounty is active by default. You go there and are already wanted. In other places, you “earn” the notice by actions in main and side missions.
This means the notice: In areas marked “Wanted: Dead or Alive”, NPCs generally do not want your presence. They are aware of your history and respond to you hostilely. Lawmen are looking for you in these places and open fire as soon as they see you.
You should therefore be careful not to be seen by the people there. They are actively searching for you in the area.
Known in Blackwater: Right at the start of the game, this dangerous wanted level around Blackwater is active. Of course, a robbery went wrong.
In other places, you will notice this status as you progress with the story.
Many murders will bring you this status: If you frequently break the law and kill lawmen who want to punish you in a short time, you will eventually receive the status Wanted: Dead or Alive. If you only have a bounty, you can easily get rid of it.
In some areas that you have not yet unlocked, you also have this special wanted status. The game wants to indicate to you that you have not yet unlocked this location or that you are not far enough progressed to visit the place.
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In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the new challenges have finally been revealed. In Week 8, you’ll be hunting for clay pigeons and dancing with fish!
It’s time for some action: In Week 8 of Season 6, there are exciting tasks to complete. Besides the usual challenges related to kills and locations, there are many tasks that require a bit more effort.
Free and paid: Without the Battle Pass, you can only complete three of the tasks. For the other four challenges, the Battle Pass for Season 6 is required at a cost of 9.50 Euros.
All Challenges of Week 8 in Season 6
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Challenge 1 – Visit Lonely Lodge and Retail Row during a match
A dangerous hiking path: This task is easy to solve since the two locations are quite close to each other. Just be careful not to get ambushed along the way.
Challenge 2 – Dance with a fish trophy at various named locations
The one who dances with the fish: We’ll describe where you can find the fish and how the dancing works here on MeinMMO in a guide to the fish trophies.
Challenge 3 – Eliminate opponents with a pistol or a heavy assault rifle (Hard)
Kills with good weapons: Especially the heavy assault rifle is a good weapon for long distances when you fire in short bursts. You should be able to get 2 kills easily. The new revolver is also decent for taking out opponents.
Challenge 4 – Score three points at different clay pigeon shooting ranges (Battle Pass only)
If you have a vehicle, ideally drive it over ramps or jump platforms and perform wild stunts in the air. But remember to land on your wheels, otherwise your points won’t count.
Challenge 6 – Visit various named locations in a single match (hard, Battle Pass only)
Anyone can do it: It’s not too difficult to visit four different named locations. Ideally, combine them with the journey from Lonely Lodge to Retail Row and then continue to two nearby locations. Done!
Challenge 7 – Use the grappler (hard, Battle Pass only)
No problem either: Just grab a grappler and swing yourself somewhere. Task completed! Later phases will likely require more complicated item usage.
In Fallout 76, you can skill, level up and equip your character with perks, just like in previous installments. In this guide, you’ll learn how this works.
Like previous Fallout titles, Fallout 76 is an RPG. You can create a character and level up, distribute skill points, find equipment, and use perks.
You are S.P.E.C.I.A.L. – the attributes of your character
Fallout fans will be familiar with the Special system. Special values are different categories that can enhance various attributes.
This is how S.P.E.C.I.A.L. works in Fallout 76: Special is essentially a summary of several abbreviations. Each letter stands for a value that you can level up.
S stands for Strength
P stands for Perception
E stands for Endurance
C stands for Charisma
I stands for Intelligence
A stands for Agility
L stands for Luck
You start with one point in each of these values when entering the game. You can increase these with skill points.
How do you get skill points? With each level up to level 50, you will receive one point. However, this does not mean that you cannot level up past level 50. Level 100 is the maximum level, as can be inferred from the 51 trophies of Fallout 76.
Level ups are achieved through experience points. You gain these for completing quests and defeating monsters.
How do these values affect me? With each skill point, you improve your character in areas that correspond to the respective attribute.
Strength increases your melee damage and allows you to carry more
Perception improves your accuracy with the VATS targeting system and allows you to notice enemies sooner
Endurance increases your hit points and improves your resistance to diseases; additionally, you can sprint longer
Charisma allows you to share perks starting from 3 points and influences rewards from group events
Intelligence affects the condition of the weapons you find and makes them break down more slowly. You also receive more materials when scrapping junk
Agility increases your action points (stamina), allowing you to land more hits with your VATS, and also enhances your sneaking
Luck influences the condition and quality of items you find. Additionally, you charge your crit hit rate for VATS faster.
Special case of Charisma – do you even need it? Fallout 76 must do without human NPCs that you could charm and persuade with Charisma. Thus, the purpose of this value has changed. Charisma is now a kind of supporter attribute, with which you can effect many useful benefits for your group.
In addition to these values, there are perks that you can equip. Fallout 76 introduces a new system based on cards.
This is how perks work in Fallout 76: Unlike Fallout 4, where you get a complete list of all perks at the beginning, in Fallout 76, you first need to unlock the appropriate cards. For each Special attribute, there is a category of perk cards.
These cards require a certain value. So it may be that you find a perk that requires 3 points in Strength. If you meet the corresponding requirements, you can equip the card. You can swap your cards at any time and are not limited to a fixed build.
Many perks have multiple levels, at which the values of the perk increase. To upgrade a perk, you need a duplicate of the perk you wish to upgrade. So if you have two “Sniper” cards at rank 1, you can combine them and upgrade to “Sniper” at rank 2.
Some cards have multiple grades. For example, there is also the perk “Professional Sniper,” which can be equipped and upgraded in addition to “Sniper.”
Special case of Lockpicking and Hacking: Lockpicking and Hacking have three levels in Fallout 76. These can also be learned through cards. However, each level has its own perk card. You must acquire each separately.
This is how you get perk cards: At the beginning of the game, you will receive a small selection of basic cards. As you level up and allocate a skill point to a Special value, you can choose a new perk from three cards corresponding to that.
There are also card packs from which you can draw multiple cards. You receive packs at certain level intervals:
From levels 4-10, you receive a pack every two levels (4, 6, 8, 10)
After that, it continues in 5-level intervals (15, 20, 25…)
Will I eventually stop getting perk cards? You can also receive perk cards beyond level 50. The maximum level is 100, so you will be able to continue unlocking perks until then.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale, there is a new mode called Food Fight since the last update. According to some fans, it is what has always been wished for PvP in Fortnite.
You have 5 minutes before the game starts to secure your restaurant with the mascot. After that, it continues until either the Burger or the Pizza remains.
How many players are involved? The Food Fight is only played between two teams of 12. There are respawns. If you die, you start again with full equipment in seven seconds from the sky. Upon death, 30% of the collected ammunition and resources are left behind.
What other special features are there? You should quickly go to the restaurant, as the storm begins shortly after the game starts. However, you can still use the glider again.
The final battle zone is quite small and the two restaurants are positioned closely opposite each other. Additionally, there are no explosive weapons.
“Fortnite PvP, as it should always be”
This is how the new mode plays out: According to the website Polygon, the Food Fight is basically what many players thought back when it was first announced that there would be a PvP mode for Fortnite: 2 teams build a fortress and then kill each other for the rest of the match and blast everything to bits.
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Is this still Battle Royale? This is about how a round of Food Fight goes. It’s chaotic, but some players find their roles in between and can try out completely new tactics:
Some stay in the base and rebuild destroyed walls.
Others crouch with sniper rifles on high ramps and towers. From there, they snipe opposing builders and the immensely strong turrets.
Still others go as sneaky ninjas on the prowl and sneak into the generic base with shotguns and other melee weapons. There, they disrupt the opposing game flow with nasty sabotage actions.
With Food Fight, Fortnite thus becomes less of a Battle Royale game and more of a traditional PvP shooter, in which each player plays a role and participates until everything is over. This leads to a completely different pace and gameplay.
This is how the mode is currently received
The press is thrilled: The new mode is highly praised by the specialized press. On the site Kotaku, the author has a lot of fun filling different gameplay roles and sneaking into enemy restaurants to cause chaos.
He also praises the new gameplay focus: You don’t just build for yourself, but collectively construct a protective wall.
Fans like it but see potential for improvement: The new mode is generally well received among players as well. They praise the colorful chaos where they can just shoot around for fun and not land back in the lobby after one mistake.
However, some weaknesses of the new mode are known that spoil the overall experience:
Many players still build and fight for themselves and do not care about teamwork.
Every player wears a burger or tomato head. However, they look quite similar in the heat of battle, and often friends and foes are confused.
Some rounds quickly degenerate into a wild rush on the opposing base, and in front of each respective mascot, guns are blazing. Whoever deals more damage wins.
The turrets, which are very common in this mode, are extremely powerful. Often, a team wins by capturing opposing turrets and blasting the mascot. Some players find that quite annoying.
Despite all the flaws, the mode is still well received and players seem to enjoy the wild chaos. However, to really rock it, Epic should make a few changes to encourage more team play.
A new patch has arrived on the test server of Overwatch. There are buffs for many heroes – including the Omnic Bastion! Let’s take a look at the patch notes from the PTR.
Today in the very early hours of the morning (11/15/2018), a new patch for the PTR version of Overwatch was released. While this update does not include any new gameplay content, it does feature some bug fixes and balance changes.
In addition to several buffs for Bastion, McCree, and Torbjörn, there are also nerfs. These affect Brigitte and Doomfist, both of whom will lose some of their power.
The damage of the alternate fire (right click) has been increased from 45 to 55.
Torbjörn
Molten Core
The damage per second has been increased from 130 to 160.
Why the changes? The developers have identified some weaknesses in the affected characters that should actually be part of their strengths.
For example, Bastion is an easy target due to his large exterior and being immobile in sentry form. Therefore, he should pose a greater threat in both modes.
McCree, on the other hand, cannot reliably deal as much damage at close range as he should – especially to tanks. This will be improved with the changes.
Finally, Torbjörn’s lava areas are not a major threat and rarely prevent players from crossing those areas. With nearly 20% more damage, this could now lead to fatal outcomes more often.
There are also justifications for the nerfs.
Brigitte is simply too strong with her stun, which almost penetrates everything. Other tanks with shields should have ways to counter her.
The fact that Uppercut only limits the player’s movement for 20% of its original time stems from the frustration of playing against Doomfist. The Doomfist player now has to execute their combos faster and has less time to aim.
Anyone who wants to try the changes for themselves can download the PTR version of Overwatch – but this is only available on PC. Everyone else will have to wait until the patch goes live in a few weeks.
What do you think of the buffs? Was it necessary for Bastion, Torbjörn, and McCree to receive a little love?
With Red Dead Redemption 2, a new entry in the Western series finally appeared after 2010. We have summarized all information about features or the planned online mode for you.
Red Dead Redemption 2 takes players back to the Wild West. This is not a sequel but rather a prequel to Red Dead Redemption from 2010.
First the consoles: Red Dead Redemption 2 was officially announced for the two consoles Xbox One and PlayStation 4. However, fans are hopeful given that GTA 5 was also announced only for consoles at launch and a PC version was released later.
Additionally, a former Rockstar employee recently cheered up the PC fans, having registered on the social platform LinkedIn. On his profile, he stated that he had worked on a PC version of RDR2 alongside the console versions.
What does the gameplay of Red Dead Redemption 2 offer?
Red Dead Redemption 2 is set in an open world and places a strong focus on exploration and story. There are a lot of side activities.
What is the story about? The story is set in 1899, at the end of the Wild West. The protagonist Arthur Morgan is an outlaw who travels with the Dutch van der Linde gang across the land. While lawmen hunt the gangs, Arthur must decide between his own ideals and loyalty to his gang, which he grew up with.
In which locations does RDR2 take place? Red Dead Redemption 2 takes players to various, diverse locations. In Valentine in the Heartlands, there are cattle auctions, while in Annesburg in Roanoke Ridge, miners have to toil.
By the way, there is a mini-map in RDR2, but it can also be turned off. So that you are not stuck, you can ask the NPCs for help. They will show you the way, indicate routes, or point out landmarks in the area.
What side activities are there? While traveling through the Wild West, various camps are set up. In these, the gang eats, sleeps, and plays games like poker.
Additionally, Arthur can go dancing or watch a theatrical performance. In the audience, you can cheer or create a bad atmosphere. Additionally, it’s possible to participate in the performance as a guest.
Multiple perspectives: You choose whether you want to play the game in first or third person. The function to switch the camera to first person is supposed to be available right at the start of RDR 2.
In which locations does RDR2 take place? Red Dead Redemption 2 takes players to various, diverse locations. In Valentine in the Heartlands, there are cattle auctions, while in Annesburg in Roanoke Ridge, miners have to toil.
By the way, there is a mini-map in RDR2, but it can also be turned off. So that you are not stuck, you can ask the NPCs for help. They will show you the way, indicate routes, or point out landmarks in the area.
What side activities are there? While traveling through the Wild West, various camps are set up. In these, the gang eats, sleeps, and plays games like poker.
Additionally, Arthur can go dancing or watch a theatrical performance. In the audience, you can cheer or create a bad atmosphere. Additionally, it’s possible to participate in the performance as a guest.
Multiple perspectives: You choose whether you want to play the game in first or third person. The function to switch the camera to first person is supposed to be available right at the start of RDR 2.
What can one expect from the fights? A gameplay trailer showed before release that the fights in Red Dead Redemption 2 can get pretty bloody. In one duel, for example, it was shown how a bullet clearly hit the opponent’s face. In another scene, Arthur stabs another man in the chest with a knife.
Also the death scenes in slow motion, already known from Red Dead Redemption, return in RDR 2. The sequences have been improved and are supposed to be dynamic and intelligent, adapting to the players’ actions to create spectacular fight scenes.
The weapons have special interactions. For example, you can spin the revolver’s chamber or twirl the guns.
Moreover, players must pay attention to their weapons: external influences like water or mud directly affect the guns and can influence their effectiveness in combat.
Also, only the weapons that players carry can be used. Larger firearms are stored on the horse.
Focus on the relationship with your horse and vibrant wildlife
What is it about horses? Horses are in RDR2 more than just simple means of transportation. Players can choose from a variety of different breeds, and the horses are portrayed as lifelike as possible.
The different breeds also have different temperaments and react differently to their surroundings or events. They also differ in values like endurance, performance, and agility. One of the best horses in the game is even super easy to catch.
What other animals can be found in the world? Red Dead Redemption 2 offers almost 200 different species of animals, all having their place in the game’s ecosystem. Rockstar uses the climate differences of the various locations to fill the map with various kinds of wildlife.
You should read tracks and be aware that the wind might carry Arthur’s scent away, warning prey.
The resources from hunted animals, like meat or bones, can be sold to NPCs or kept to create new equipment or clothing. This way, you earn quick money and sometimes get unique outfits.
The players’ behavior affects how the NPCs behave. It makes a difference whether a town is entered with the revolver in the holster or with a weapon drawn.
The NPCs also have their own character, which decides how they react in certain situations. If they lack backbone, they might beg for their lives when threatened with a weapon. Brave NPCs, on the other hand, might draw their own revolver and make life difficult for the player.
Additionally, the appearance of the player character also influences interactions. Arthur Morgan’s beard and hair grow, and clothing gets dirty and torn. If you don’t take care of your appearance, you will quickly be perceived as scruffy. However, you can get a shave and haircut at the barber and acquire new clothes.
With app in the Wild West: Rockstar has released a useful companion app for Red Dead Redemption 2 for iOS and Android. With the companion app, which you can connect with your own game, you can view the map, access Arthur’s diary, and browse the digital game manual.
What editions are available? Red Dead Redemption 2 will be offered in various editions that offer different physical and digital content. There are also pre-order bonuses that vary by provider.
Additionally, there is a collector’s box for €99.99, which only contains physical collectibles related to RDR2. The game must be purchased separately.
This charger is received by pre-order customers
What does a pre-order bring? Pre-order customers receive exclusive bonuses, such as a charger that has more courage and perseverance than average horses, as well as in-game currency and a survival kit with supplies for single-player.
Players who pre-order in the stores of Microsoft or PlayStation will also receive a money bonus for the story. Those who pre-ordered by August 15 will even receive a treasure map.
One year after the release for Xbox One, Bluehole now announces their hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) for PlayStation 4 as well. When asked why it took so long, Bluehole has been vague. Our author Schuhmann says: Obviously, Microsoft had a deal with Bluehole behind the scenes.
It is said a small team has been developing the PS4 version since the beginning of 2018.
Now that the company is growing and established on Xbox One – now that they are satisfied with the state on Xbox, they decided to focus on a PS4 release. (Via Polygon)
3 Reasons Why the PUBG Release is Quite Strange
This is so weird:
Ports for PS4 and Xbox One are usually announced and executed at the same time
PUBG was a huge hit in 2017 and should have come to PS4 as soon as possible to take off
The release was only announced a month in advance
Something is not going as it normally would. The official reasoning seems absurd. PUBG isn’t doing that great on Xbox One. And the explanation does not clarify why PUBG avoided any comments about the PS4 version for a year and a half.
Let’s first look at the unusual announcement cycle.
The Announcement Cycle of PUBG is Quite Odd
This is how it normally is: When Blizzard wanted to bring Diablo 3 to the Nintendo Switch in 2018, they
in August announced that it would be coming in 2018 and Diablo 3 actually released for Switch
in September announced the release date
in November actually released the game
This is a “normal process” for a port.
This is how strangely the PUBG for PS4 went:
In March 2017, the producer of PUBG gave an interview to a Korean gaming site (via Inven) and said they were planning to bring PUBG to PS4 and Xbox One.
What is wrong? Just from the process, it is clear that something is amiss and something has been going on behind the scenes.
There must be some deal in the background that cannot be spoken of.
It stands out: At E3 2017, PUBG was presented as a “console launch exclusive title for Xbox One.” Microsoft did not want to elaborate on what that actually means. PUBG then released on December 12, 2017, for their console.
In addition, there were even rumors in October 2017 (via Bloomberg) that Microsoft was planning an extended exclusivity deal with PUBG that would keep the game permanently away from PS4.
This must have really happened: There is no official confirmation of this and everything is shrouded in mystery.
But apparently, Microsoft bought the “console exclusivity” for a year and simultaneously negotiated with Bluehole that they could not speak of a port until shortly before the deadline.
This is the only way to explain the strange process of the PS4 port of PUBG.
Could there be other explanations? One possibility could be that Sony actually refused to release PUBG as an “Early Access” title in the summer of 2017. Unlike Microsoft, Sony does not have such a “Preview” program.
However, PUBG was indeed a massive hit in 2017, and it is known that Sony has turned a blind eye for such hits before. For example, ARK Survival Evolved, which came to PS4 in December 2016, even though it was still in Early Access status on other platforms.
Moreover, this theory does not explain why Bluehole stubbornly remained silent about a PS4 port for a year and a half.
The Deal in Retrospect
The deal did not benefit anyone: Let’s assume for the moment that there was an exclusivity deal between Microsoft and Bluehole and look at it.
When the deal for console exclusivity was made in the summer or spring of 2017, it looked like a good deal for both sides:
The small studio Bluehole received support from Microsoft and a strong partnership to distribute and market their game worldwide
And Microsoft got the biggest hit on the planet at that time, ahead of the competition from Sony
Today, the deal looks strange because Fortnite has since come onto the scene.
PUBG has been delayed a year on PS4 and is no longer as hot as it once was
And for Microsoft, the success of Fortnite has made the exclusivity rights to PUBG significantly less attractive – Many players on PlayStation have found an alternative to PUBG. Now there is a feeling that PUBG is an “old game.”
Ultimately, the matter shows that such “console exclusive” deals carry some risks behind the scenes. Especially when they seem so opaque and strange that everyone involved looks like a loser.
That Fallout 76 would become a controversial game was already evident at the announcement at the E3 gaming fair. Now angry fans of the game series are bombarding Metacritic with bad reviews and really nasty ratings.
How do players vent their anger on the Internet? They punish the game with poor ratings and reviews. And that’s exactly what’s happening right now to Fallout 76.
A heavily criticized game
Why is Fallout 76 being criticized? Some Fallout fans had hoped for a single-player game, that is, a Fallout 5. Paradoxically, however, fans have long wished for the opportunity to experience adventures in the post-apocalyptic world together with friends.
The open PvP and the absence of NPCs also bothers some fans. Moreover, there has also been a certain saturation in the area of survival games, and Fallout 76 hits somewhat in that direction.
Review bombing on Metacritic
What happened? Many angry Fallout fans are currently venting their frustration about the online game and are inundating Metacritic with bad reviews and 0-point ratings. However, things are not always fair.
Here are some excerpts showing that many fans are just venting their disappointment about the game simply because it is an online game:
idikov states on Metacritic: “Rest in peace, Fallout, and shame on you, Bethesda! Fallout 76 shows how fanaticism and a company’s greed destroy a brand.”
KayZen writes: “Are you kidding me? What is this crap? This is the most pointless and disgusting game you have ever developed!”
Gregnator states: “As a hardcore Fallout fan, I can only say that this game is horrible. From a Fallout perspective, this is not a Fallout game at all.”
Currently, the ratings of the game on Metacritic are as follows:
Why is Metacritic the target of review bombs? This phenomenon of “review bombing” is actually known from Steam. When something happens with a game there that fans do not like, bad reviews pour in, dragging the rating down.
Fallout 76 is not available on Steam, but is only playable on PC via the Bethesda Launcher. Accordingly, frustrated players are looking for another way to vent their anger. And that outlet is now Metacritic.
An upward trend is visible
It’s slowly improving: When sifting through the comments and reviews of disappointed Fallout fans, it becomes apparent that there are also players who engage fairly with Fallout 76. Yes, there are valid criticisms, and Bethesda is already working on patches, but many seem to enjoy the game.
While on November 14th the ratings on Metacritic looked even worse – with 2.0 out of 10 for the PC version, 1.7 out of 10 for the PS4 version, and 1.4 out of 10 for the Xbox One version – the numbers are slowly rising. Nevertheless, the review bombing will always influence the rating of Fallout 76 on Metacritic.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the map has been changed again with the latest update. The most important change is the new teleporters under Wailing Woods. A hint at even more movement in the future?
One could almost overlook that there were a few changes to the map, including a small innovation in Wailing Woods that could drastically change the game in the future!
Fortnite meets Portal
The mysterious bunker: Observant players have surely already found the bunker in Wailing Woods. It is located under the well-known treehouse with the hedge maze and was newly introduced with Season 6.
Teleporters as a new feature: Down there in the bunker, a single rift was isolated in a research environment. The rift is now gone and has likely been stabilized by scientists.
At the four canal exits in the bunker, which end at a solid wall, teleport portals have now appeared. You can see what it looks like on Reddit.
What do the teleporters do? When you go through the portals, they do not dissolve and instead of beaming you randomly to the sky, they teleport you to a fixed point on the map. This point is (currently) only a few meters away on the other side of the wall at another location in Wailing Woods.
So what? What does it bring me? Admittedly, in their current form, the teleporters are a nice gimmick that only becomes interesting if you get surprised by enemies in Wailing Woods and want to flee quickly or want to ambush an opponent in the bunker.
But somehow the teleporters give the impression that more is to come. Perhaps the new technology is just being tested and will find extensive use on the map in Season 7. Then Fortnite would be even more mobile, and players could quickly switch from A to B.
What else has changed?
Tilted Towers reconstruction: A stylish new boutique was inaugurated in Tilted Towers in Season 5. Shortly thereafter, however, the cube came and flattened it. The construction ruin is currently being rebuilt, and a new building should soon emerge there.
Fun Fact: This is already the second time that this place is being rebuilt. Already in Season 4, the building fell victim to destruction, this time by the comet. Let’s see how long this place stays intact this time and whether the destruction and reconstruction of the building will become a kind of running gag in every season.
Food Truck Stand-Off: While the Food Fight rages in a separate mode, the two food trucks from Pizza Pit and Durrr Burger have moved. They are now stalking each other behind the football field at Pleasant Park.
