The battles are supposed to be inspired by MOBAs, but without neglecting the action aspect
You confront powerful ancient gods in the story, who unleash their wrath against humanity
During your adventures, you find plenty of loot and improve your hero
It is possible to craft your own items
“Battle Chapters” are supposed to regularly expand the single-player campaign
In multiplayer mode, you face great challenges together
The title offers unspecified game modes
Many questions remain unanswered: Wargaming.net has not revealed much about Pagan Online yet. Therefore, some things are still unclear:
What about quests?
Is it an open world?
How exactly will MOBA elements be implemented?
What game modes are there?
What do the online features look like?
We are waiting for details
When will Pagan Online be released? The new role-playing game is planned for release next year. It will initially be available only on PC. There are currently no further details.
However, you can already register on the official website for the “pre-launch tests,” which do not have a date yet.
Here’s why Pagan Online is currently hard to assess: The developers have not revealed much and leave many questions open. Furthermore, no gameplay material has even been shown. There are neither screenshots nor a gameplay video. Only a cinematic trailer has been released.
It is therefore difficult to assess what direction the hack ‘n slash is going, what it looks like, how it plays, and what long-term motivation it offers. However, Wargaming.net has already proven with World of Tanks and also World of Warships that they can develop online games with long-term motivation. Therefore, we will have to wait for further details on Pagan Online.
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Fans are hoping for a PC release of Red Dead Redemption 2, which has only been released for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles so far. Whether this wish will ever come true is something Take-Two didn’t even want to reveal to investors.
There have been some hints for a PC release of Red Dead Redemption 2: A placeholder for a PC version of RDR 2 was found on the website of an electronics retailer, while a former programmer claimed to have worked on a PC version. Recently, during an earnings call, even the CEO of Take-Two did not want to reveal whether the game will still be released for PC.
CEO dodges questions about PC release
What happened: Every quarter, Take-Two holds a conference call with their investors to inform them about the business. In the current earnings call, Red Dead Redemption 2 and the upcoming Red Dead Online took a special role.
When the CEO of Take-Two, Strauss Zelnick, was asked by an investor whether Red Dead Redemption 2 would also be released for PC, he evaded the question and either didn’t want to or couldn’t give a straight answer.
CEO dodges the question: The investor asked whether Strauss Zelnick could say anything about the frequency with which Red Dead Online will receive content updates and whether the release schedule will vary between Red Dead Online and GTA Online.
Thirdly, the investor wanted to know whether Red Dead Redemption 2 would also be released for PC, since Red Dead Redemption 1 was not released for that platform.
There was a long pause, during which Zelnick eventually asked the investor to repeat the question and began to respond:
At Rockstar, we usually bring everyone up to date on upcoming releases, and that would answer all your questions. However, it is still too early to talk about content updates for Red Dead 2 Online, as it obviously has not yet launched. In the past, we have of course updated content for our online offerings.
Regarding ongoing releases, Rockstar will discuss what their intentions are regarding all upcoming products, and the same goes for the platform. In this specific case, I really can’t enlighten you too much, I apologize.
Although many indications suggest that Red Dead Redemption 2 will also be released for PC, the Italian site “multiplayer.it” reported that Rockstar supposedly said that RDR 2 “will never” be released for PC. However, this was said to have been a translation error.
The online shooter Destiny 2 is apparently selling worse than Activision would like, despite the Forsaken expansion. The publisher already has a plan for how to generate more revenue from Destiny 2.
Expectations not met: As Activision stated in the recent earnings call, the sales of Destiny 2: Forsaken did not meet the publisher’s expectations. It was stated literally: “Some of our other franchises like Destiny are not performing as well as we would like.” However, no specific numbers were provided.
Activision COO Cody Johnson further stated: “We have not yet observed that the vast majority of players are increasingly turning back to Destiny 2. This has led to expectations not being met so far.
Some players are still in the “wait and see” mode. Those who are currently playing are already deeply involved. For those who are not, we see the time has come to bring them back.”
Activision is unhappy with Destiny 2 sales
A strong September did not help: The release of the Forsaken expansion gave the online shooter a strong boost in digital revenues in September 2018.
The poor performance of Destiny 2 was already indicated: Already during an investors call from Activision in spring 2018, it became apparent that Destiny 2 struggles to convince players and sell well.
In a shareholder communication, it was stated that Destiny 2 was a complete success on consoles in 2017 and had a good PC launch. However, in the following financial report for the first quarter of 2018, Destiny 2 was only mentioned in passing when comparing the performance to other Activision titles, with even Candy Crush being prominently listed there.
Now the publisher Activision confirmed the negative trend.
How Activision plans to boost Destiny sales
This is Activision’s plan: Activision has already answered some of the questions themselves. In response to the poor sales, the publisher has now promised its investors the following:
Destiny 2 will receive new content faster
New forms of monetization will be introduced
This is intended to boost sales again.
What does this mean for the players?
Changes to microtransactions? After long criticism of the Eververse, the in-game shop of Destiny 2, the microtransactions in the game are currently in a state that most fans perceive as fair. Items that can only be purchased with real money are rare. Most items can be earned in-game with some time and effort.
Since Activision has now announced new forms of monetization, the question arises as to what these will look like. Obvious are further or new forms of microtransactions. Fans probably have no choice but to wait. Because there has been no concrete information from Bungie or Activision on this yet.
Whether the recently introduced Eververse feature Temporal Wave, which allows players to directly purchase cosmetic items from past seasons, already embodies one of these new models, is also unknown.
Will Destiny 2 change again? There is also the question of whether Bungie can actually satisfy all players – both hardcore fans and casuals – equally, and how the game will be oriented in the future. Because Destiny 2 was primarily geared towards a broad audience of players at launch. It seems this was the wrong strategy.
Forsaken has addressed almost all of the core problems of the base game and made it more attractive again for core players. However, this reorientation apparently was not enough to sell enough units and satisfy Activision with rising numbers.
Will the game change again as a result? And if so, how?
The 7-KM Eggs in Pokémon GO have received new Pokémon! Several baby Pokémon can now hatch from the eggs.
In the Pokémon GO community, 7-KM Eggs have been unpopular so far. Except for one event exception, you could only hatch Alolan Pokémon. Additionally, the amount of Stardust was the same as from 5-KM Eggs.
Now it is more worthwhile to hatch the 7-KM Eggs. With Pichu, Magby, Isso, and Togepi, there are now four baby Pokémon as potential catches in the eggs.
We will tell you why these Pokémon are important to hatch and give you insight into the community’s opinions.
Why do you need baby Pokémon?
Baby Pokémon can only be obtained from eggs. Therefore, they are even rarer to find. With the 7-KM Eggs, players now have a greater chance of getting the babies.
Babies can be Shiny: Previously, the Shiny versions of baby Pokémon were very rare. When you hatched a baby, it was mostly a Normal type. Now, the baby Pokémon are common in the 7-KM Eggs. The more you hatch, the faster you can encounter a Shiny.
How to get 7-KM Eggs: You do not get 7-KM Eggs from PokéStops, but only from gifts. When you open a friend’s gift, make sure you have a free spot in your egg list. Only then might a gift drop a 7-KM Egg.
What are the chances of baby Pokémon?
There are no exact values for the probabilities yet, as too few 7-KM Eggs have been hatched so far. However, it can be noted that baby Pokémon hatch very frequently from the new eggs.
High probability: The YouTuber “TrainerTips” put the 7-KM Eggs to the test. He hatched eight of the 7-KM Eggs and got six babies and two Alolan Pokémon. Many players also reported high probabilities on Reddit.
How likely is a Shiny Baby: TheSilphRoad wrote several months ago about the probability of shiny baby Pokémon. They concluded that about every 50th baby Pokémon is Shiny.
If we convert this now, we can conclude that you need to hatch about 70-80 7-KM Eggs to get a Shiny baby Pokémon. This is just the pure theory and you also need some luck.
The new 7-KM Eggs were also hotly debated in the community. Many players came to the conclusion that the probability of baby Pokémon in the 7-KM Eggs is definitely high.
Reddit user “iSpanD_” shared a picture of his last nine 7-KM Eggs and wrote, “I got six babies from nine 7-KM Eggs.”
User “Bozlee2u” responded and wrote, “I got four babies from seven eggs. The probability seems to be really increased!”
What is your yield? Have you also gotten more baby Pokémon?
The game Fortnite has set a massive player record. When the cube exploded on Sunday, 8.3 million people were playing Fortnite simultaneously on all platforms. That’s more than double the previous record.
What a number is that? The 8.3 million is the number of concurrent active players in Fortnite at a specific time. That is the number of “concurrent users.”
Where does this number come from? It comes from an interview with the head of Epic Games Korea, Sung Chul Park, with the Korean site Inven. He gave the interview at the launch of the Korean version of Fortnite.
The number of 8.3 million concurrent players in Fortnite has now also been confirmed by Epic to Western media.
The cube event had as many viewers as Austria has inhabitants
That’s why 8.3 million is so enormous: 8.3 million people is approximately the population of Austria. That may not seem so large for a global game like Fortnite, which runs on so many platforms. But the number is huge for a video game.
That’s why so many were watching: The number comes from the big “cube event.” Epic Games announced it long in advance. It was a one-time event that only lasted for a few minutes and required being on-site, in the game.
Did the servers handle it? No, the event was too much for the Fortnite servers. After a cutscene played, Fortnite was still running for a few minutes, but then the game crashed on some platforms.
After the collapse of the Fortnite servers, numbers on Twitch rose to 1.5 million viewers.
Fortnite is currently “big in Korea”
Big launch in Korea: Currently, Epic has focused its attention on South Korea. For the entry into the eSports-crazy country, Epic is coming up with special things:
In Destiny 2, the fourth season is slowly coming to an end. There is only a little time left to complete some seasonal objectives. We show you which activities you should hurry with.
The release of the Forsaken expansion marked the start of the fourth season of Destiny 2 in September 2018. But when exactly it ends was previously unknown. Now Bungie has made a concrete statement about it.
When does Season 4 end? The fourth season, the season of the Outlaw, will end on November 27, 2018 – just over two weeks from now. The studio announced this in their current “This Week at Bungie” blog. Presumably, the season of the Forge will begin immediately afterward. However, more detailed information is still pending.
Why is this important? For players, this means they have only a few weeks left to complete specific objectives that are specifically linked to Season 4 or generally with the seasons. You should hurry in the following areas:
Iron Banner
Here’s what to watch out for in the Iron Banner: The end of the current season has two significant consequences for the Iron Banner:
The Iron Banner armor from Season 4 will be removed from the loot pool
Some Iron Banner Triumphs associated with Season 4 will no longer be fulfillable
So when Lord Saladin and the Iron Banner return for the last time in Season 4 on November 13, you should take this last chance to complete missing armor pieces from the Iron Banner and complete the corresponding Triumphs.
By the way: The Iron Banner weapons from Season 4 will also remain available beyond the end of this season.
Weapon Quests in the Crucible
This is why the end of the season is important for these quests: Many players are still hunting the special weapons Luna’s Howl, Not Forgotten, and Redrix’s Claymore, which are exclusively available through lengthy quests in the Crucible. Here too, you should hurry.
While the quests for Luna’s Howl and Not Forgotten remain available year-round, the required Crucible ranks are tied to progress within a season and will be reset at the end of Season 4. So if you haven’t completed the necessary rank milestones by season’s end, they could be lost.
The following steps are not season-dependent: The remaining quest steps are not affected by the end of the season. So if you are still working on completing Rumble matches or getting precision kills for the quests – all this progress will remain with you even after the current season ends.
Triumphs
These are the Triumphs you should still complete: There are also some Triumphs that are tied to seasonal conditions. Although these do not require a specific score, you should still complete them by November 27 if you are a collector and want to have them all.
This includes, for example, the seasonal rank in the Vanguard. But even if you are currently working on climbing to the Famous and Legendary ranks in the Crucible, you should hurry.
Because the seasonal Glory and Valor ranks in the Crucible are season-dependent as well. If you do not reach the desired rank by November 27, you will be reset to the Guardian rank at the start of Season 5 and will have to climb the rank ladder in PvP anew.
Have you already collected all the seasonal Triumphs? Or do you need to hustle in the last weeks of Season 4?
In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the secret skin from the Hunt Group Challenge is finally in the game. Surprisingly, it is a robot named AIM. It has actually landed in the game and is fueling speculation about the further story.
What is the new skin? Those who have diligently completed all challenges in Season 6 can unlock the secret skin of the Hunt Group Challenge today, with Week 7. However, the new skin is not another monster hunter and not a horror figure.
Rather, it is a martial robot named AIM. Furthermore, it seems the robot has jumped directly into the game world.
Here you can find AIM’s landing spot
Parachute on the toilet factory: Unlike the relatively unremarkable executioner from Season 5, AIM is better integrated into the lore of Fortnite. Because the robot seems to have landed directly on the map.
You can easily see this if you check on the roof of the factory at Flush Factory. There is a parachute hanging from a chimney, fluttering in the wind. The symbols on the parachute match the insignia on AIM’s chassis.
Hint about an airplane? Additionally, some players report that they may have heard a noise reminiscent of a passing airplane today. Shortly thereafter, they noticed the parachute.
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It seems to be the suspected airplane in the game.
Data mining leaks have already reported such a mysterious new vehicle. However, it seems to have been the sound file for the robot and not a new vehicle that one can control.
Robo-Christmas? Why not! Perhaps all of this will mix with the theme of Season 7, which will be holiday-themed according to previous speculation. So robots and Christmas? Stranger things have happened in Fortnite.
With his professional gameplay in Pokémon GO, this grandpa has already made a name for himself. Now he has also acquired a fancy hip holder for his 15 smartphones and is becoming a Pokémon cyborg.
You may have heard of Chen San-yuan, as he made headlines in the summer of 2018. At that time, he rode his bicycle through Taiwan, attaching his smartphones to the bike. Now he is taking his playstyle to the next level and is giving up his bicycle.
The holder on his hip: He attaches his smartphones with a robot-like construct directly to his hip. He no longer needs a bicycle.
The probably coolest Pokémon grandpa in the world
This is the Pokémon grandpa: Chen San-yuan is 70 years old and has a passion for Pokémon GO. He plays simultaneously on 15 smartphones. For this, he has a backpack equipped with valuable power banks so that he doesn’t run out of juice on the go.
Popular in the community: When we reported on San-yuan in August, there was a lot of positive feedback from the readers.
User Bodicore wrote that he hopes to still be able to be excited about something at such an old age. However, he noted that with the bicycle and 11 smartphones, traffic safety might not be guaranteed.
The bicycle holder
With the upgrade to the hip attachment, it should also go better in road traffic. Although on the sidewalk, one probably has to make room when the player comes towards you.
His grandson got him into Pokémon GO: In an interview, San-yuan explained that he plays Pokémon GO because of his grandson who showed it to him. Now he spends about $1300 a month for his playstyle. By the way, his favorite Pokémon is Snorlax.
He remains fair to other players: San-yuan rarely takes over gyms. He believes it is unfair to other players. Rather, he catches wild Pokémon and levels them up.
Where do I need to search? Again, you will find the hint in the bonus image that you receive in week 7. There is currently a final battle against the cube taking place. So you need to go to this location by Leaky Lake.
There, on the right edge of the image, a stranded boat can be seen. Those who look closely will recognize a star inside it.
Where is the star? The star can be found directly southwest of the main island in grid square E4. Search there for the stranded boat and if you have completed all challenges so far and collected all previous trophies, you can grab the star.
As part of the weekly update, some changes have been made to Black Desert. However, one adjustment stands out in particular. Players can now carry more silver.
Players in Black Desert are dependent on their weight capacity when carrying items. Due to the change in the maximum weight of the currency silver, players can now carry more money or items.
Strong players can carry more
That’s why weight is important: Those who want to organize their inventory in Black Desert must keep track of both the inventory slots and the weight of individual items. Once the carried items exceed a certain value, various restrictions affect the character.
Inventory management is cumbersome: While the weight you carry can be trained by having your character carry trade items around, thus increasing their strength, beyond a certain strength value, the maximum weight capacity only increases slowly.
In addition to training weight capacity with trade items, there are other ways to increase carrying capacity:
Certain belts increase carrying capacity
There are items in the Pearl Shop that increase weight capacity
The pet Polar Bear passively increases carrying capacity. You can obtain the Polar Bear after buying a starter package and then giving the code to a friend. Once they reach level 30, you can choose between 1000 pearls or the icy pet.
Silver now weighs only half as much
Increased carrying capacity for all: For all these ways, you need to take action. They either cost real money in the form of pearls or you need to acquire certain items. However, the reduction of the currency silver’s weight to half of its original value benefits all players, especially allowing new players to carry more in the future.
This also means that the storage maid can now carry 1 million silver instead of 500,000. The storage maid can be placed in your own residence and used as a storage location.
What fans think: Fans are reacting quite positively to the reduction of silver weight. Along with the weight reduction of gold bars, an alternative way to store silver, it has become easier for players to manage their inventory.
The camp in Red Dead Redemption 2 is an important gathering point for you and your gang. We will show you how you can upgrade the camp and what benefits it brings.
At the camp in Red Dead Redemption 2, there are many upgrades you can purchase. They will help you with ammunition, food, and also the Dead Eye system.
We will show you in this overview how the camp works and which upgrades are worthwhile for you.
The Ledger in RDR 2 – Where is it and what can it do?
The ledger is an important part of your camp. That’s where you buy the upgrades.
Where is the ledger? You can find it behind Dutch’s tent. If the ledger is not displayed to you yet, you must first complete a mission for Mr. Strauss. He wants you to collect debts.
Camp upgrades in RDR 2
At your camp by Horseshoe Overlook, you can upgrade seven things:
Medicine
For Strauss’ wagon
Supplies
For Pearson’s wagon
Weapons and ammunition
For Arthur’s wagon
Accommodation
Horse Station
Chicken Coop
Leatherworking Tool
What does upgrading bring? If you upgrade medicine, supplies, or weapons and ammunition, your camp will be stocked with various items. You won’t have to pay for them after you purchase the upgrade. Just go to the corresponding symbol on the minimap, and you can collect items for healing, ammunition, or food.
After that, you only pay for refilling the respective supplies.
Upgrading the accommodation: This is an important category that opens up many new possibilities for you. Because after you upgrade Dutch’s tent, your gang members will be more motivated to contribute a few coins to the fund. The second upgrade then allows you a special travel method. This is how you unlock fast travel in Red Dead Redemption 2.
What does upgrading the horse station bring: If you ever lose sight of your horse, you can call the horse back at the camp. Additionally, you can conveniently bring horses from the stable to you at the upgraded station.
Unlocking the rowboat: As you progress through the main story, at some point, you will unlock the option to buy the rowboat. It costs 450$. So look for a gold bar and you will easily have the price covered. You can find it under the structural upgrades. Here you can find gold bars in Red Dead Redemption 2.
What am I supposed to do with a chicken coop? Friends of the Dead Eye system cannot avoid the chicken coop. The eggs boost Pearson’s stews so much that his stew now also fills the Dead Eye meter.
Upgraded Leather Tool – What does it bring?
If you buy the upgraded leatherworking tool, you will unlock additional features at Pearson. He can then create great bags for tonics, supplies, or valuables for you.
As a result, Pearson can also build cosmetic items like deer skulls at the camp entrance or a puma fur chest for Arthur’s tent.
Was ist die Entscheidung? In der Saurfang-Questreihe können Anhänger der Horde entscheiden, ob sie Saurfang unterstützen wollen oder weiter zur Banshee-Königin Sylvanas halten. Der Konflikt zwischen diesen beiden Fraktionen bahnt sich, auch bei den Spielern, bereits seit Monaten an.
Blizzard wagt etwas Neues: Für WoW ist eine solche Entscheidung etwas vollkommen neues. Immerhin folgten Spieler bisher einem vorgegebenen Pfad und konnten von diesem nie abweichen. Auch für die Entwickler ist es ein Experiment und in mehreren Interviews auf der BlizzCon sagten sie, dass sie „schauen wollen, wohin das ganze führt“.
Entscheidung soll Bedeutung haben: Den Entwickler ist klar, dass eine Entscheidung deutliche Konsequenzen haben muss, denn sonst wäre es keine Entscheidung. Wenn die Auswahl keine spürbaren Folgen hätte, dann würden die Spieler hinterfragen, warum sie überhaupt eine Wahl hatten und sich um eine vernünftige Story betrogen fühlen.
Mögliche Szenarien für die Sylvanas-Frage
Auch wenn Blizzard noch keine Antwort darauf gegeben hat, wie die Story am Ende aufgelöst wird oder welchen Einfluss die Entscheidungen der Spieler darauf haben werden, kann man schon über mögliche Szenarien spekulieren.
Zwei Optionen mit dem gleichen Ergebnis: Am wahrscheinlichsten scheint zu sein, dass beide Handlungsstränge am Ende zu ein und demselben Ergebnis führen. Dann gäbe es in der Zukunft keine großen Widersprüche in der Lore. Das wäre zwar „langweilig“, würde aber für eine einheitliche Geschichte sorgen, die dann vernünftig weitererzählt werden kann. Das Problem hierbei wäre, dass sich die Wahl der Spieler dann womöglich nicht bedeutsam genug anfühlt, wenn das Endergebnis davon nicht beeinflusst wird (Hallo, Mass Effect 3!).
Eine Wahl wird Kanon: Die zweite Möglichkeit wäre, dass Blizzard einfach einen der beiden Handlungsstränge zum Kanon erklärt. Das könnte spannend sein, indem man etwa die Spieler abstimmen lässt (etwa dadurch, welche Seite mehr Zuspruch bekommen hat). Doch auch hier würde eine Seite der Spieler verschmäht und ihre Entscheidung nichtig.
Kampf zwischen den Spielern: Die „coolste“ Lösung wäre aus unserer Sicht, wenn Blizzard ein „Pro gegen Kontra“-Match austrägt, sodass sich etwa Spieler die „für Sylvanas“ waren gegen die Spieler stellen, die „gegen Sylvanas“ waren. Ein Szenario aus zwei Perspektiven würde sich hier anbieten.
Wie genau Blizzard das Problem mit der Story lösen möchte, bleibt abzuwarten. Die Entwickler schienen aber zuversichtlich, dass eine passende Lösung dafür gefunden wird – selbst wenn diese erst in Patch 8.2 oder noch später implementiert wird.
Wie würdet ihr dieses Problem lösen? Soll sich WoW in zwei unterschiedliche „Zeitlinien“ aufspalten mit geteilter Story? Oder ist ein einheitliches Finale wichtig?
Aion 2 and Blade & Soul 2 become mobile MMOs. Anyone looking forward to a classic PC MMORPG will likely be disappointed by the announcement of Aion 2 and Blade & Soul 2.
The MMORPG classics Aion and Blade & Soul from Asia finally get successors. But they are not the games that fans had hoped for.
Two long-awaited sequels as Mobile Games
What was announced? Ahead of the Chinese game fair G-Star, NC Soft announced the MMORPGs Aion 2 and Blade & Soul 2. Both titles are mobile MMOs.
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What we already know about Aion 2: The big presentation will take place at G-Star. Nevertheless, NC Soft has already revealed some details about the game.
When will there be more information? At G-Star, which takes place from November 15 to 17, we will probably learn more about the two new MMOs. Currently, for example, there is still no information regarding release dates, alpha, or beta.
Mobile MMOs are becoming increasingly important: As seen with Aion 2 and also Blade & Soul 2, there is no way around mobile gaming, at least in South Korea. Especially in Asia, this market is so large and so successful that even the continuation of two popular PC MMOs is now being released for mobile devices.
Even the announcement of Diablo Immortal has shown how important the mobile games market is. The trend is increasingly towards playing on smartphones. And not just for casual games, but also for complex MMOs.
NC Soft announced several other mobile games ahead of G-Star:
In Fortnite: Battle Royale, the new challenges for week 7 in Season 7 have finally been revealed. Learn here how to complete all challenges for week 7 and unlock the new hunting group skin.
Unremarkable tasks: In the week 7 challenges, you won’t have to do much special. You need to chop down trees, eat apples, and land headshots.
Free and paid: Those without a battle pass can only tackle three of the tasks. For the remaining four challenges, the pass is required for 9.50 euros.
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Challenge 1 – Search 7 ammo boxes in a single game
Pretty tricky: This task is quite hard. Usually, ammo boxes are quickly looted, and finding seven in one round is not easy. Try to do this task in a mode with better loot chances and land far away from the action; you might find the seven boxes more easily.
Challenge 2 – Deal headshot damage to opponents
Easier than it seems: You can often land headshots, especially in close combat. SMGs and shotguns are particularly well-suited for this. Just aim a bit higher and shoot away.
Challenge 3 – Phase 1: Deal damage to opponents in a single match (Hard)
A job for real killers: Ideally, you should do this task in a team mode and focus on downed opponents. This way, you should reach the required 300 damage quite well.
Alternatively, you can throw grenades or fire rockets and hope for a lot of explosion damage.
Challenge 4 – Phase 1: Destroy trees (Only Battle Pass)
Free points: Chopping down 50 trees is something anyone can do. Ideally, land in Wailing Woods and get the pickaxe out.
Challenge 5 – Fly through floating rings (Only Battle Pass)
Now for the third time: This task is now the third time in the game and still not a problem. Make sure to collect as many rings as possible at once.
Challenge 6 – Phase 1: Eat 5 apples (hard, only Battle Pass)
Everyone can do it: This task is extremely easy to solve as well. You just have to ensure that you have lost health; otherwise, you cannot eat apples. You can find the locations of apples here.
Challenge 7 – Eliminate opponents in Pleasant Park (hard, only Battle Pass)
Typical kill job: This task is not really hard. Make sure to get all three kills in the same round, and with a bit of luck, you’ll also complete the challenge for 300 damage in a round.
In a short time, the release of Battlefield V for PS4, Xbox One, and PC will happen. However, there are some opportunities to start playing before the official launch of Battlefield 5. Some can already start playing today, November 8. We explain how.
The official release date for Battlefield 5 has been postponed to November 20, 2018. However, depending on the platform, the version of the game, and some additional services, players have the opportunity to jump into the battles earlier.
How you can play Battlefield 5 starting November 9
The earliest date that players can start was actually November 9, 2018.
Surprising change: EA has made an early start and allows Origin Access Premier subscribers to begin today, November 8, in Battlefield 5.
On PS4: Unfortunately, there is no way for PS4 players to start on November 9.
On Xbox One: Fans on Xbox One will be able to play a 10-hour trial version of Battlefield 5 starting November 9, provided they have subscribed to the paid service EA Access.
On PC: On PC, subscribers of the paid game subscription service Origin Access can start as early as November 8. However, there is a difference between Origin Access Basic and Origin Access Premier:
If you have subscribed to Origin Access Basic, you will be able to play a 10-hour trial version of Battlefield 5 starting November 9.
If you are an Origin Access Premier subscriber, you can enjoy the full game starting November 8.
If you have not subscribed to any of the mentioned additional game services, there is still a way to get started even before the official launch.
All owners of the Battlefield 5 Deluxe Edition will be able to start early on November 15 – on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. So if you want to start 5 days earlier, you must opt for the more expensive version of Battlefield 5.
Official release of Battlefield 5 takes place on November 20
The official launch for the latest installment of Battlefield 5 will take place on November 20, 2018.
Everyone who buys the regular version of Battlefield 5 for PS4, Xbox One, or PC will only be able to start on that day. There is no way for them to get into the fight on the 8 maps available at release.
The PvP of Destiny 2 has really improved with Forsaken, says our author Sven. He explains how he learned to love the Crucible again for the first time since Destiny 1 in Season 4.
The PvP in Destiny 2 didn’t have a really good start. The game lost its appeal because Bungie focused too much on achieving a perfect balance.
But with Forsaken, I fell in love with the Crucible again.
The PvP in Destiny 2 was dead for me for a long time
This is why I found the PvP so unappealing until now: For a long time, it was basically irrelevant which weapon you played or which armor piece you equipped in Destiny 2. The abilities also had little influence on the game for a long time. It was different in Destiny 1.
However, the Crucible in Destiny 2 resembled almost any other shooter’s PvP.
Moreover, at a certain point, there was no longer any excitement in diving into Guardian duels. Due to the lack of random rolls, you had everything in your inventory that you wanted after a while.
Many quickly lost interest in regularly competing against other players. I was no different. By January 2018, the Crucible was dead for me.
This is how the DLCs changed the Crucible: With Warmind and the preceding first major sandbox changes, I briefly checked in on the PvP again, but even though I found many adjustments to be right and coherent – the mode couldn’t really captivate me.
I found the idea of restructuring the Crucible into the Glory and Valor playlists quite interesting. I also thought the special reward for the PvP elite – Redrix’ Claymore – was a great idea.
But the system turned out to be immature – at least in my eyes. And this change alone was not enough to keep me consistently engaged. Not yet.
Forsaken rekindled my love for the Crucible
But Bungie has been refining the game for a long time, and with the release of Forsaken, everything changed for me in the PvP in an instant.
This is what I love about the “new” PvP in Destiny 2
The overall package is right: The renewed love is due not only to the changes in PvP itself but rather to the overall package that Forsaken brought with it.
Many small cogs fit together, which ultimately provides me with the best PvP experience I’ve had since Destiny 1.
The loot is important again: The loot, thanks to the return of random rolls, is finally rewarding and interesting again. I’m all about micro-managing my Guardian. I love inspecting every legendary and exotic drop for good and useful perk combinations. Every weapon, every armor piece is exciting to me now.
In combination with the changes to the weapon system and the armor mods as well as weapon mods, I can finally create a loadout that meets my individual expectations and needs, which I can completely change situationally. That alone significantly enhances the PvP experience in my opinion.
Build differences are noticeable: I can finally create multiple builds in the PvP that all play differently and whose specific orientations are actually noticeable.
The choice is now greater than ever; the new classes are really a lot of fun. And also the long-missed heroic moments, where you can single-handedly take down an entire team, I experience more often again.
Finally, long-term motivation again: Furthermore, I now have goals aside from god rolls and the perfect setup that genuinely captivate me long-term and drive me into the Crucible every day.
Because Bungie has made crucial adjustments that give me the feeling that Destiny 2 finally respects and rewards my time spent in the game – even in the Crucible.
I now consider the system regarding how the Glory and Valor rankings work to be well-executed and appropriate in the respective areas of “Competitive” and “Quickplay”.
While you can progress in Quickplay with enough dedication and stamina, in the competitive area you really have to fight hard to make progress.
Especially the always exciting chase for the highest rank in the Glory leaderboard has captured my interest.
What is an unforgettable experience in a team can often be quite frustrating when playing solo, but the competitive playlist is primarily designed for the PvP elite and established, well-coordinated teams. Furthermore, the constant threat of rank demotion is more of an added thrill than a frustration for me.
Rewarding top weapons provide additional motivation: The rewards have also become more attractive with Redrix’ Broadsword, Luna’s Howl, and Not Forgotten, motivating me even during streaks of defeats and point losses.
They are by no means given for free, but there’s something for everyone – for hardcore PvP players and also for players who prefer to stay primarily in Quickplay. And all three weapons are genuinely top-tier and count among the best ones you can hunt in the Crucible.
My personal goals that motivate me every day are currently the weapons Luna’s Howl and Redrix’s Broadsword.
Although I have to work hard for both, both seem achievable and realistic. That’s exactly what I’ve been missing so much – cool items that I can work towards.
In the long run, I want to earn the title Unbroken and the hand cannon Not Forgotten. Even if both currently seem far away – the current PvP provides enough motivation and fun to work towards these goals.
I’m also really looking forward to the return of the Trials of the Nine and I’m curious about how Bungie has improved this special mode for the PvP elite. The loot from the Trials of the Nine should definitely expand my list of goals after the revamp of the mode.
Not everything is perfect: Of course, even with Forsaken, the PvP is far from perfect. There are definitely points of criticism that Bungie should still work on.
For instance, matchmaking often leaves much to be desired, especially in the competitive area – precisely where unequal teams or missing players become particularly noticeable.
Some supers, abilities, and maybe even some weapons could still use a little fine-tuning.
The direction is right: Overall, Bungie has made a huge leap towards hobby, long-term motivation, and fun with Forsaken – even in the Crucible.
Anyone who felt deterred by the PvP in Destiny 2 should at least give the Crucible a chance now and test the Guardian duels. Because in my opinion, the PvP in Destiny 2 is now better than ever before. And in some respects, I even find it better than in Destiny 1.
The Javelin suits in Anthem, known as Javelins, receive different cosmetics. The developers at BioWare are gradually revealing more and more visual customizations. Among them seems to be a collection of N7 skins from Mass Effect.
New cosmetics introduced: On Twitter, producer Mike Gamble showed a special skin for the Interceptor. This is one of the four Javelin suits that you can play in Anthem right after launch. The shown skin is a special one from the Mass Effect universe and is named N7.
Five months ago, the developers showed another N7 skin, which, however, was worn by the Ranger Javelin. From this, we can conclude that a complete N7 collection for all Javelins may be expected.
What the N7 skins mean: N7 is a classification in Mass Effect’s Systems Alliance military. The N stands for a special unit and the 7 is the highest rank one can achieve in this unit.
On November 7th, BioWare celebrates N7 Day with fans, during which the studio presents new fan items in its shop. Similarly, fan artworks related to N7 are also shared. In this context, the producer also shared a picture of the N7 Interceptor on November 7th.
The Interceptor is wearing the N7 skin here
All cosmetics can be earned in Anthem
How to get the N7 skins? We don’t know the details yet. However, BioWare has already confirmed that all cosmetic items can be earned through gameplay. It is still unknown whether they will appear as loot drops or be earned through specific challenges.
Cosmetics can also become colorful: In a recent gameplay stream by the developers, cosmetics for the Javelin Storm were shown. This clearly demonstrated that it can also be colorful and vibrant on the battlefield in Anthem.
The Storm wore a yellow and black checkered cape here:
What cosmetics would you wish for Anthem and what do you think of the N7 collection?
The Korean publisher NCSoft recently presented the line-up of upcoming games. Among them are only mobile games, and half of them revolve around Blade & Soul. However, the long-awaited Project TL was not mentioned.
The new line-up from NCSoft: In a few weeks, the Korean gaming fair G-Star 2018 will start. Therefore, the major publisher NCSoft has now presented its new line-up of upcoming games at the annual NC Media Day.
However, those expecting new titles for PC might be disappointed.
5 new mobile games presented
NCSoft presented five new titles, all designed for mobile devices:
Aion 2
Blade & Soul 2
Blade & Soul M
Blade & Soul S
Lineage 2 M
The information about Aion 2 and Blade & Soul 2 has been covered in this article:
If you still want to play the original Blade & Soul, you can likely catch up in Blade & Soul M soon. This mobile game appears to be a rework of the original for mobile devices. It is said to use the Unreal 4 engine and even have new features:
New combat system
Changing environment with weather effects
A new story system with branches based on your decisions. The story will continue as you wish.
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The next Blade & Soul game from NCSoft is a hero collection game in chibi style. It takes place before the events of part 1. You travel across the lands collecting well-known characters from the franchise, including heroes and villains such as Jinsoyun, Poharan, and Master Hong.
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Unlike typical hero collection games, the battles do not take place in dedicated stages, but in the open world.
Lineage 2 M – Part 2 for mobile
After the success of the old Lineage as a mobile version Lineage M, NCSoft now wants to bring the popular second part as a mobile version as well. Lineage 2 M, which should not be confused with Lineage 2 Revolution, aims to offer the largest, continuous open world of all mobile titles. A total of 100 million square meters of open world are to be made available.
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Additionally, there will be a large mass PvP system, all 31 Lineage classes, and a new combat system where the terrain will play a role.
What’s missing?
However, among the planned games by NCSoft was one game absent. The also highly anticipated Project TL, the next “real” Lineage game, which is supposed to come for the PC.
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The game is supposed to emerge from the ruins of the failed project Lineage Eternal and would be the only PC title that NCSoft is currently working on. The game is actually supposed to release in 2019, but so far there has been no news from NCSoft regarding this.
Not only NCSoft is increasingly focusing on mobile:
YouTube has taken action against videos of Red Dead Redemption 2: Numerous clips depicting a feminist being beaten and dying in countless ways have been removed. One channel has also been temporarily closed.
The world of Red Dead Redemption 2 is populated by numerous NPCs, not all of whom are well received by the community. A feminist in Saint Denis seems to be one of these NPCs, as many players share images or videos of them beating or killing the character. YouTube has now intervened and removed numerous videos featuring the feminist for violating the terms of service.
YouTube removes violent videos
What happened? In Red Dead Redemption 2, there is a feminist in the city of Saint Denis who, typical for the time period of the story, fights for her right to vote. The character has not been very well received in the community.
On Reddit and YouTube, some players shared images and videos of how they beat the character in the game or kill her in various ways. YouTube has now taken action and removed many such videos.
Source: Shirrako
YouTube channel closed: The YouTuber Shirrako even had to worry about his channel amid the removals. He made some videos in which the feminist is killed. For example, he showed how the character is eaten by pigs or alligators, or blown up.
His videos, which primarily rely on shock effects, elicited mostly toxic comments from both sides. From players who found the treatment of the character funny and those who found it offensive.
Shirrako’s channel was subsequently closed. After many players complained about this, including YouTuber KEEMSTAR, even the Global Head of Gaming at YouTube, Ryan Wyatt, commented on the incident. The channel and all his videos, including those about the feminist in RDR 2, were restored and given an age restriction.
One of Shirrako’s videos about the feminist is titled “Red Dead Redemption 2 – Beating up annoying feminist” and had 1.5 million views. A recent video of his is titled “Red Dead Redemption 2 – Deporting A Mexican.”
Videos violate terms of service: YouTube previously justified the intervention by stating that the videos violated the platform’s terms of service. The guidelines prohibit, among other things, unjustified violence, nudity, dangerous and illegal activities, as well as hate speech.
Creative formats like video games can be difficult to judge, but when content crosses the line and is brought to our attention, we take action when necessary.
In international comparison, the internet expansion in Germany is quite poor. But don’t worry, the internet is still expensive.
In 2018, it is hardly possible to live without permanent internet access. Therefore, it has been recognized in Germany for several years that access to the internet is a basic right for all citizens.
Conversely, this would mean that internet access in Germany should be cheap and powerful. However, that is not the case.
A study by the network operator Cable.co.uk lists the costs for a broadband connection in a global comparison. In doing so, no consideration is given to the actual internet performance as long as it counts as “broadband” in the respective country.
What do you pay in Germany? Germany currently ranks 53rd, which is in the middle of the pack. On average, people pay $36.68 (~€32.12) for fast internet.
Perhaps somewhat comforting is that it’s much darker at the lower end of the statistics. In Papua New Guinea, the last of 194 places, people pay a staggering average of $1850.
Experts keep saying that Germany is slowly but surely being downgraded to a “digital developing country.” This is partly due to the fact that the network expansion in Germany is progressing slowly or, in some areas, not at all. This is now clearly reflected in several statistics.
Germany half as fast as the best: In the global comparison, the average internet speed in Germany (2017) ranks 25th with 15.3 Mbps. While that sounds good, it has the negative connotation that two years earlier, it was 3 places better.
By the way, South Korea ranks first here. The average internet connection there is 28.6 Mbps – almost twice as good.
Fiber optic expansion much too slow: The fiber optic expansion is viewed particularly critically. Last year, only 2.3% of all connections in Germany used fiber optic technology. On average, OECD countries are at 23.3%. Germany is thus dragging the statistics down significantly.
It remains to be seen whether the government will finally apply more pressure to promote new technologies. Because if we only make real progress with fiber optic expansion in 10 years, it will likely already be an outdated technology.
Are you satisfied with the costs and availability of the internet in Germany? Or should something urgently change there?
