In the latest live stream about Anthem, the developers first revealed the customization options for your character. You have extensive options for each of the four Javelin suits.
The customization of the Javelins in the stream: There was again a live stream for the shared-world shooter Anthem. Bioware seems to have picked up the pace, as early November already showcased new gameplay for the Storm Javelin.
This time, however, the focus was completely on the customization of the 4 Javelin classes. The extensive options range from the color and look of your parts to the condition and material of the Javelin.
These are the options you have for customizing your Javelin
The possibilities to visually modify your Javelin are quite extensive. You can customize the various parts and areas of your suits individually.
For almost every area of your suit, there are various options available. You can determine material and color almost down to the smallest detail. Colors can be mixed entirely on your own. Each part, like the helmet or legs, has different variants that can be freely combined.
These options are available for all Javelins:
Helmet
Arms
Chest
Legs
Color
Logos
Condition of the Javelin (Old, dirty, new, clean, etc.)
You will also be able to change the color of the visor in the finished game.
Can logos be created? No, logos are one of the few exceptions that you cannot freely edit.
Can the various designs be saved? With so many options, it can take a while to customize your Javelin. Therefore, you can save all your customizations in loadouts.
This way, you can freely combine and change your appearance without deleting a complex design.
You can check out how it all works in the video from the stream itself. You even get a glimpse of the N7 skin from the Mass Effect series. Additionally, you can see the first emotes available with the Ranger Javelin.
Keep in mind: Not everything you see in this video will be available at the start of the finished game.
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Bethesda’s online game Fallout 76 has been criticized since its announcement, especially heavily since its release. What went wrong? Our author Andreas says: Fallout 76 has made a critical mistake.
Is Fallout 76 really bad or is this just the frustration of disappointed Fallout fans who expected something different? Is perhaps Bethesda itself to blame for the whole mess?
An online game from a single-player studio
Why was even the announcement criticized? Bethesda is known for single-player games like The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, Fallout 3, and Fallout 4. Although there exists an MMORPG based on a Bethesda franchise, The Elder Scrolls Online, this was developed by Zenimax Online.
When Fallout 76 was announced at E3 2018, it raised some eyebrows because a studio known for single-player stories was now making an online game.
Moreover, Bethesda had chosen the Fallout series to enter the online gaming market.
Fallout is known for:
Stories about the lone wanderer
The feeling of loneliness in the post-apocalyptic world
Diverse and multi-layered quests
Interesting NPCs
A dark scenario supported by the quests, stories, and NPCs
Now establishing an online game in the Fallout universe, loved by single-player fans, is extremely difficult. It was to be expected that a “Fallout Online” would be criticized. Marketing was therefore crucial. But it was at this point that Bethesda made a major mistake.
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Bethesda wants to reach everyone
What mistake did Bethesda make? Bethesda is a studio known for successfully launching games.
For Fallout 76, Bethesda expected similar results. But how do you reach the broadest possible audience with an online game with such a large fan base that actually expects another single-player game and can celebrate great successes with high sales numbers in the early days?
Bethesda wavered for a long time. There was no clear statement about what Fallout 76 should be.
Fallout 76 was essentially supposed to be an online game
It was also said that even single-player fans could have fun
Although there would be no NPCs in Fallout 76, there would still be quests with a story
Open PvP for Fallout 76 was announced, but with heavy penalties for “griefers” and significant restrictions
While survival elements were supposed to play a role, they weren’t really important
What is Fallout 76 now? After release, it became clear that Fallout 76 is essentially “Fallout Online”. An online spin-off where the focus is on multiplayer elements. Group play is the priority.
Particularly single-player fans, who expected something like “Fallout 4.5 with friends” from Bethesda’s statements, are disappointed. It is not only the players who express disappointment, but also the press is saying (via GameStar), that it is precisely the story aspect and the quests that disappoint in Fallout 76.
The fact that there are no NPCs and they have been “replaced” by audio recordings leads to a Fallout that plays and feels different from previous installments. Because NPCs were indeed an important factor in the games. And they are now missing.
Furthermore, similar quests without real story highlights and the absence of decisions during the story have been criticized. These are the things that single-player fans value highly.
As a result, Fallout 76 doesn’t really target single-player fans or at least only to a very minor extent. The entire single-player aspect feels tacked on.
Who is the game aimed at then? Fallout 76 is an online game that marks Bethesda’s entry into the realm of Games as a Service. Accordingly, fans of online games are the primary target audience. And they do not find the game bad at all. On the contrary, they express positive sentiments towards it.
Especially those who enjoy survival games and previously had no connection to Fallout can get excited about Bethesda’s game. And this shows what Fallout 76 is and who it is aimed at: a new audience of online/survival players.
This is also evident in the community ratings on Mein-MMO.de. On a site that primarily caters to online fans, relatively high ratings are given.
A clear statement would have been important: To somewhat mitigate the shitstorm and the many negative ratings on Metacritic, it would have been necessary to make a clear statement about what Fallout 76 really is. Players want to know what they are getting into and what they should invest their money and time in.
By this “waffling” Bethesda has not done itself any favors. Because now, after launch, it is clear what kind of game Fallout 76 is. Single-player fans who felt attracted feel fooled. And they are expressing this frustration by heavily criticizing the game online.
A rescue plan is needed
Can Bethesda still save Fallout 76? When filtering out the positive voices from the community, it seems that Fallout 76 is a good online/survival game with potential.
And this is exactly what Bethesda should focus on now. It is rather unlikely that single-player fans will calm down so much that they will come to appreciate Fallout 76.
Therefore, Bethesda should focus on the following:
Enhancing the online aspect and group play
More group events
More PvE group content
Fewer or no quests for solo players
Further development of the survival aspect
Faction PvP
More options for base building in a group
This is how Bethesda should react: Bethesda should move away from trying to appeal to single-player fans with Fallout 76. Because they expect something completely different.
Insisting that single-player fans can also enjoy the online game would likely be the wrong approach. Because Fallout 76 shows that it cannot reach the level of quests and story that the single-player titles in the series do.
Bethesda needs to focus on the players who enjoy Fallout 76 and offer new content for them. Then the title can exist as a spin-off alongside the main series and potentially be successful.
Furthermore, Bethesda should now also recognize how important single-player titles are to fans and truly focus on that aspect in upcoming games like Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6, without online experiments. Such a marketing mistake will surely not be forgiven by fans a second time.
Together with the Hatching Marathon, Pokémon GO also released new Offer Boxes. We tell you whether the purchase is worth it.
As with every event, Niantic also published new Offer Boxes for the Hatching Marathon. These boxes once again include discounts on items available for purchase in the shop.
Focus on Incubators: This time, the emphasis is primarily on incubators in the boxes. These fit perfectly with the 2km eggs that should be hatched during the event.
We took a look at the boxes for you and will tell you what’s inside and whether purchasing a box is worth it for you.
These items can be found in the boxes
This is how the calculation was made: To determine the savings in the boxes, the individual price of items in the shop was not considered. The item price in an 8-pack was taken and compared to the price of the box.
Who is this box worth it for?: The box is ideal for beginners who do not want to spend much money on Pokémon GO. Especially the combination of raid passes and incubators is great for this box. However, this box is not suitable for players who spend money on the game.
Who is this box worth it for?: The box offers a good deal. However, one must consider that the Hyperbox only costs 700 coins more and offers a better deal. If someone does not want to spend more than 780 coins, they can buy this one. But if someone invests in the game, they should consider buying the Hyperbox.
Who is this box worth it for?: This Hyper Box is a great deal again after a long time! Perfect for the Hatching Marathon, you will find enough incubators in the box. The lure modules are ideal for the cold winter days to sit in a café with lure modules. If you want to invest, you should do it with this box.
Conclusion on the Offer Boxes
Overall, the Offer Boxes are a good deal and far better than the boxes from previous times. Those who want to invest money in the game will be well served with these boxes, as they offer a complete package of the most important items.
Ideal for the event: The many incubators are perfect for hatching the event eggs. This way, you can collect enough candies for all Pokémon that have received an evolution in the 4th generation.
Saving incubators: If you don’t like putting 2km eggs in purchased incubators, you can also just collect them for now. In the 4th generation, more baby Pokémon will come to you that will likely only be hatched from eggs.
Bungie has now revealed the first official information about Season 5 – the Season of the Forge – and the next DLC, Black Armory. We show you what players can expect in the near future around Destiny 2.
The Season of the Lawless, that is Season 4, will end on November 27, 2018. But what comes next for Destiny 2? When does the new Season 5 start? And when will there finally be more information about the first upcoming Annual Pass DLC Black Armory?
Bungie has now revealed this in their current “This Week at Bungie” blog.
Season 5 in Destiny 2 – What is known
When does Season 5 start? As the studio announced, the Season of the Forge will directly follow the end of Season 4. The new season starts on November 27, 2018, and will be ushered in with Update 2.1.0. Some fans speculated that Season 5 could start on December 4, but that is apparently not the case.
When will Black Armory come out? The leak by AntumTheNine has once again proven to be true. Although Bungie did not elaborate on the first premium DLC for Annual Pass owners, an update from the official US Blizzard shop has confirmed that Black Armory will be released on December 4, 2018.
Since Season 5 starts a week earlier, there will be exactly like with the launch of Forsaken a transition period of one week, during which Destiny 2 will be in a transition phase.
The content of Black Armory is supposed to be delivered throughout Season 5 until March 4, 2019. According to the official store description, it includes:
Access to Black Armory
New activity “Lost Forges”
New raid
Exotic weapons
Quests
Triumphs and collections
When will more information about the new Season of the Forge come out? On November 27, at the start of Season 5, Bungie plans to release a ViDoc as well as a complete gameplay calendar that will illustrate how year 2 will continue for you.
They will address all three upcoming seasons that will take place in the second year of Destiny 2. What will each season offer the players? What content does the Annual Pass contribute? These are only some of the questions Bungie aims to answer.
What exactly will be reset with the start of Season 5? Guardians who want to complete seasonal triumphs from Season 4 have until November 27 to do so. With the weekly reset, the Season of the Forge begins on that day. Then ranks will be reset and unfinished triumphs from the Season of the Lawless will expire.
(Source: @saboe627 on Twitter)
The following will be reset:
Nightfall rank
Valor rank
Glory rank
Infamy rank
All unfinished triumphs or quest steps that require completing specific goals in a season
All unfinished triumphs titled with Season 4 will expire. These will be completely removed at the beginning of Season 5
The following will not expire:
Quests for the pinnacle Crucible weapons from Season 4 – that is Redrix’s Claymore, Lunas Howl, and Not Forgotten. If you have the quest in your inventory, it will not be removed
If you are on a step that requires a certain rank or number of rank resets within a season at the time of the reset, that progress will be lost! However, the quest will remain at that step and can be continued and completed in Season 5
All triumph or quest steps that require goals to be met during any season will remain intact
By the way: You still have until November 27 to relatively easily secure the first heavy machine gun in Destiny 2 – the Thunderlord.
Those waiting for an Overwatch boy band might see their dream fulfilled soon. Five male heroes can sing in the game.
Time and again, the developers of Overwatch hide many small details in their patches. These Easter eggs are sometimes only discovered weeks or months later, but this time it happened quickly. On the map Busan, there are new interactions for the heroes Genji and Zenyatta, who can now try their hand at singing.
Where do they sing? One of the spawn rooms on Busan is a karaoke bar, like the thousands found in South Korea. A few of the characters can actually step up to the microphone and start singing a few lines after a few seconds. With the patch currently on the PTR, Genji and Zenyatta follow suit.
Genji is hard to understand and probably only something for native Japanese speakers. Aside from his request for everyone to sing and dance, only Japanese is understandable.
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These heroes also sing: Genji and Zenyatta are not the only heroes who can sing a tune. In previous patches, Reinhardt had already sung a bit, and shortly after, McCree and Torbjörn followed.
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McCree only gives out a few lines and sounds more like he doesn’t know the lyrics very well. But that doesn’t matter because, according to his own words, he is more into country music.
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The latest update of Guild Wars 2 brought a major overhaul of the runes and sigils. However, instead of improving the balance, it has caused unintended interactions. These must primarily be dealt with by the necromancer players.
What went wrong with the patch? During the overhaul of the runes and sigils, the Rune of Refuge was also changed. Its sixth bonus now ensures that players receive a barrier (shield above the hit points) equal to 20% of the healing they cause.
This led to an unintended synergy with the necromancer’s life stealing.
A necromancer was able to permanently generate smaller barriers with simple auto-attacks. With a special trait from the specialization Pestbringer, he automatically gained power for each barrier and removed conditions. This caused problems primarily in PvP.
ArenaNet nerfs the necromancer: As developers, they could have adjusted or disabled the rune. Instead, ArenaNet chose to change the Pestbringer with a hotfix.
They gave the trait “Rolling Pebbles” a cooldown of five seconds. Thus, the Pestbringer only gains power and condition removal at fixed intervals.
Reactions of players to the hotfix
Did the community expect this? Just shortly after the interaction became known, players joked on Reddit that ArenaNet would definitely nerf the necromancer instead of adjusting the rune. Over the past few years, necromancer players have already had to endure some strange nerfs.
After the hotfix was released, the community initially reacted with mockery and scorn.
The problem with the change: The Reddit user Lazarus-TRM has taken a more analytical approach. He particularly criticizes that ArenaNet is weakening a trait that worked flawlessly until the change of another content and was also important.
This trait was part of a support Pestbringer build, which was used in the raids of Guild Wars 2. He also suspects further negative interactions with the Rune of Refuge, which could be best resolved by adjusting the rune.
This change was one of many balance mistakes that ArenaNet has made recently:
Crafting is a central element in Fallout 76. There are countless materials. How to find them and what tips you might need can be found in this guide.
Who doesn’t know that? You want to repair your weapons or equipment in Fallout 76 or build a camp with friends, and you’re missing the required material.
Often it’s simple things like glue or aluminum that are missing. Here’s how to find the material for your equipment.
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The most important materials and where to find them
This guide focuses on particularly important junk that you will likely need often for your equipment. Some of you may remember Fallout 4, as it often lacked the same materials.
How to find glue
Glue is one of the most frequently needed materials in Fallout 76. Your main sources will primarily be tape, rolls of tape, and super glue. You can find these items in almost every workshop. You can also craft glue from plant starch. For plant starch, you will need
Like glue, aluminum is one of the most important materials. You can mainly obtain aluminum from the following sources:
aluminum cans,
aluminum scrap,
surgical trays,
sensors
and toy rockets
You can find toy rockets primarily at Tyler County Fairgrounds, in the western forest area of Appalachia. You can often find aluminum scrap from destroyed robotrons. On our excursions, we passed through the town of Watoga in the southeast of Appalachia. There are plenty of robotrons there, but they are level 14 and higher.
How to find ballistic fibers
Ballistic fibers are especially important for higher-level armor and power armor. They are quite rare. The best sources for these are US Army ammunition bags and other military equipment that you can find in places like Camp McClintock.
Camp McClintock is not the only camp in Appalachia, but it is also not far from the starting area.
How to find lead
Lead is commonly found but is often needed for ballistic ammunition. You can find lead primarily in ballpoint pens, paint cans, and improvised batteries. Here too, we recommend a trip to Watoga in the Cranberry Bog, as robotrons frequently drop lead scrap.
How to find leather
Leather is also one of the most frequently needed materials. Perhaps you even have trouble finding some. A useful tip: Go hunting. Animals provide hides, which you can process into leather. Additionally, you can obtain leather from teddy bears and baseballs.
How to find plastic
You will need plastic often, and it can be most easily obtained from the following items:
cigarettes
toothpaste
most toys,
some containers (antifreeze and coolant containers)
plastic trays
and boards
You can find most of these items everywhere, so keep your eyes open.
“Mark for search” is extremely useful. It shows you which item contains the required material.
How to find screws
If you’re lucky, you should never run out of screws. However, it can still happen that you have a permanent shortage of screws. You get them by recycling globes and cooktops. However, the most common sources are fans and typewriters. You can find most of these items in almost every building.
Mark needed materials: If you are looking for specific materials, you can mark them. This will always show you whether an item contains the materials you need or not. When you open the repair window, the corresponding option “Mark for search” will be displayed if you are missing materials.
The WP change of Pokémon in Pokémon GO is active. We show you which Pokémon have won and which have lost.
The changes of the values of Pokémon were announced on November 14 and have now been implemented. All Pokémon now have new battle points and modified defense and hit points.
Some Pokémon have benefited from the changes, while others have lost significantly. We tell you which Pokémon those are.
The winners of the WP changes
Niantic wanted to use this change to strengthen Pokémon that had weak defense and hit points. This means that classic attackers benefit from this change.
The glass cannons: Glass cannons benefit the most from the change, meaning Pokémon that had a high attack value but were also quickly defeated.
The defense and hit points of these Pokémon have been significantly increased. They can now deal up to 20% more damage before being defeated.
The following Pokémon are considered glass cannons:
Gengar
Absol
Banette
Noktuska
Scherox
Pinsir
Deoxys is now useful: Another beneficiary is the current EX-Raid boss Deoxys. This Pokémon has an enormous attack value but has always been quickly defeated, which made it rarely useful.
With the change, Deoxys gains 411 battle points and can also deal 34% more damage before being defeated. However, this does not turn it into a top attacker; it simply becomes more useful than before.
Big winner Kapilz: The plant and fighting-type Pokémon was always a solid substitute for Machomei. However, it has never surpassed the four-armed Pokémon. Since it now has over 200 more battle points and a higher hit point value, Kapilz now deals more damage per second than Machomei.
The starters: The starters in Pokémon GO also benefit from the changes:
Glurak now takes the place as the second-best fire attacker, Lohgock ranks third
The plant starter Gewaldro is now among the best plant attackers.
The water starters Impergator and Sumpex could become a solid alternative to Kyogre due to a community day, as they now both have good hit point values and survive longer in battle.
The losers of the WP changes
The losers mainly include the Pokémon that previously had a high hit point and defense value. These now lose many points in these values and thus also a lot of battle points.
The top defenders: The biggest losers are the best defenders Heiteira and Chaneira. They lose about a quarter of their endurance. Nevertheless, they remain the best defenders in the game, despite being easier to defeat now.
Snorlax & Letarking: These two Pokémon gain some hit points, but this only compensates for the lost defense points. The two are now also easier to defeat, although the difference is not as huge as with their pink friends.
Pokémon with high hit points: Other losers are Pokémon that generally have a high hit point value. These include, for example, Hariyama or Entei. They may not necessarily lose attack strength, but their competition is becoming larger and pushing them from their previous positions.
More facts about the changes
Most battle points gained: If you are wondering who gained the most battle points after the change, the answer is Deoxys. It can now achieve +411 battle points. Closely followed by Ninjatom. This Pokémon can now have nearly 400 battle points more than before.
These 10 Pokémon have gained the most battle points:
Deoxys (+411 WP)
Ninjatom (+378 WP)
Alola Digdri (+328 WP)
Starmie (+281 WP)
Magnetilo (+279 WP)
Gengar (+259 WP)
Zwirrklop (+256 WP)
Kapoera (+251 WP)
Magneton (+248 WP)
Alpollo (+247 WP)
Most battle points lost: On the other hand, Heiteira has lost the most battle points with -462 WP. It is also the Pokémon that has been weakened the most.
These 10 Pokémon have lost the most battle points:
Heiteira (-462 WP)
Chaneira (-214 WP)
Snorlax (-130 WP)
Rizeros (-121 WP)
Letarking (-117 WP)
Aquana (-43 WP)
Relicanth (-29 WP)
Rihorn (-28 WP)
Ho-Oh (-26 WP)
Stahlos (-25 WP)
Complete list: If you want to see a complete list of all Pokémon with their new battle points, check out this Google document created by trainers from the community.
No change in IV: Even though the values of Pokémon change, the IV of all Pokémon remains the same. You will still have the same IV on the Pokémon in your collection.
The action strategy game Conqueror’s Blade allows you to challenge massive fortresses. You can see how such a bastion is besieged and ultimately falls in the new, action-packed gameplay trailer for the action-strategy MMO.
What is Conqueror’s Blade? If you can imagine the battles from For Honor combined with the strategy aspect of a Total War game, Conqueror’s Blade should be familiar to you.
In the game, you embody a warlord who conquers an empire on a strategy map and leads the troops into battle in thrilling action skirmishes. You can find a first report on Conqueror’s Blade from GamesCom 2018 here.
What can be seen in the video? The new gameplay video “Siegecraft” discusses how to conquer fortresses in the game. In the video, you will see among other things:
How to command troops
Diverse classes from the game
That you can build siege towers and catapults
How to strategically position cannons to decimate the enemy
In the end, you will see how the fortress falls.
Conqueror’s Blade is set to be released as a Free2Play game. Currently, you can already purchase founder packs to play earlier.
On Reddit, players of The Elder Scrolls Online are discussing the prices of items in the MMO’s Crown Store. Players express opinions both in favor of and against the current prices.
The Elder Scrolls Online is a Buy-To-Play MMO. Players need to purchase it only once and can then play it indefinitely. Those who want to buy cosmetic items and utility goods check out the Crown Store. However, the Crown Store is currently under scrutiny by players on Reddit after a player sparked a discussion about it.
“The prices of the Crown Store are too high”
The following points are criticized: Players are identifying several issues that particularly bother them.
In ESO, most of the special mounts are only available through the Crown Store or Crown crates. Players must pay real money for both. If someone wants to ride a special mount, they have no choice but to pay. However, with the Indrik, there is now a magical mount that can be earned in-game.
For the fact that the special mounts are almost exclusively found in the Crown Store, ESO charges quite a lot. Compared to the MMO giant WoW, ESO also has a much smaller selection of mounts and pets.
Players are annoyed that there are time-limited offers that disappear from the Crown Store after a certain period. While many other games in the industry also do this to increase the demand for an item, this does not justify ESO’s methodology.
The prices for houses are considered too high, as they offer no real benefit. Some players are also bothered that vampire and werewolf bites are sold in the Crown Store. Previously, these bites were something special, and players had to deliberately look for certain NPCs or ask another player to perform the bite. Now, anyone can buy them.
No player is forced to buy
The following is defended: Other players support ESO’s approach. Here is what they say in response to the criticism of other players:
Players are not forced to buy special outfits or hats. There are plenty of opportunities in-game to acquire nicely designed weapons and armor.
The prices for DLCs and chapters are reasonable. ESO does not charge excessively for new regions.
Like other games in the industry, ESO relies on an optional subscription, the sale of cosmetics, DLCs, and expansions. This is common practice and works very well. Additionally, players receive 1650 Crowns each month as part of their membership and full access to all DLC expansions.
Players can buy the desired items from the Crown Store for gold from other players. Ever since players could gift Crown Store items to other players, there have been dedicated communities for this.
ESO Plus members get the chance to buy a $30 mount
Way too expensive: Related to this topic, some players on Reddit are complaining about the exclusive ESO Plus deal of the month. This month, players have the opportunity to purchase a differently colored Dwemer mount for $30. Players do not take this well.
One player writes: “The mount should be free. I am not paying money for the privilege of paying even more money.”
Another comments: “I just started playing ESO recently. If there is one thing I dislike, it is the monetization of the game. In WoW, players can unlock more than 500 mounts just by playing. In ESO, almost everything comes from the Crown Store.”
In addition to new cosmetic content, ESO also regularly expands with new content. The latest major expansion, Summerset, takes a look at the culture of the High Elves.
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?
