Are you looking for white Arabians or other great horses in Red Dead Redemption 2? They appear here repeatedly. A paradise for horse lovers.
If you visit the city of Saint Denis in Red Dead Redemption 2, you should stop at a very special location. At a stable, new horses spawn magically over and over, including white Arabians and other special breeds.
Visit this location to upgrade your collection with the best horses.
Here spawn all horses in Saint Denis
In Red Dead Redemption 2, there are various horses. Some are well-suited for high speeds over long distances. Others are incredibly durable. Some combine both traits.
That’s why it takes time to discover the right horse in RDR 2.
What’s new?Reddit users are now reporting a special location in Saint Denis where new horses spawn regularly. Sometimes even the best in the game.
Where is the location? You can find the location in the north of Saint Denis. We have marked the exact point on the map for you.
How does this spawn work? Only one horse appears at this spot at a time. If you save before and then reload your save file, a new horse will be there.
Instructions: The Reddit user Cerusia pointed out this special location in Saint Denis. He writes that you should save your game nearby and then exit RDR 2. When you restart RDR 2 and load this save file, a new horse will be at the stable.
Players are excited: In the comments of the Reddit thread, players thank the creator. User moistwettie writes, “It works. With this method, I got the rose grey Arabian, which has the best base stats of the Arabians. I also got the tiger striped brown Mustang. I thought it was only available in Epilogue 2.”
User TurkeyMoonPie also confirms that this location spawns special horses. He theorizes that it depends on the time of day when which horses spawn. Arabians in the early morning and Missouri Foxtrotters around noon.
The official beta of Black Desert on Xbox One has started! Players can enjoy the sandbox MMORPG on the console and test the game mechanics. We show you how.
Fans of Black Desert have been waiting for the beta launch on Xbox One for a while. However, those who want to participate in the beta need to overcome a few hurdles.
Update of 11/12/2018: The beta on Xbox One has ended.
How to Play the Beta
Beta only in English: According to the official announcement on the Black Desert Xbox website, only players whose consoles are set to “North America Region” can participate. Luckily, the region settings can be changed on the Xbox One.
Change Your Region: Navigate left on the home screen and open the Xbox Guide. Select Settings -> All Settings. Then open the “Language and Location” tab. There you can change the region of your console under “Location”. Then select “US” under Region.
If Black Desert does not appear in the Xbox Store after changing the region, you need to launch the SmartGlass app on your phone or tablet and set the region there to “US” as well. Simply select the option “Use Console Region”. If this method doesn’t work either, add the game to your account via mobile.
Important: Changing your console’s region will also change the available content in the Microsoft Store.
Download the Black Desert Beta on Xbox
Download via Xbox Store: Open the Xbox Store on your Xbox One after you have changed the region settings and search for “Black Desert.” You can then download the game. The download is 24 GB in size.
Once the game has been added to your library, you should restart the console. To play the beta, you do not need to register, just download and start the game.
The beta is free. However, you need an active Xbox Live Gold membership to start Black Desert on Xbox. The language of the beta is English.
Duration of the Beta: The beta is playable from 11/8 to 11/12/2018 at 9:59 PM our time.
Can I play the beta on PS4/Switch? Currently, Black Desert is only playable on Xbox One. A version for the PS4 is at least planned. However, it is supposed to be released after the Xbox launch.
Can I keep my progress? Created characters and their levels will be deleted after the beta ends. However, you will receive character cards for playing the beta, which you can exchange for items. If you fully “fill” the character cards to 100%, you will receive items when Black Desert officially launches on Xbox One.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In the Steam hit Scum, retractable penises have now been added. However, they caused some bugs. A hotfix has resolved those issues – such penis bugs do not align with the developers’ desire for realism.
The purely male character types in Scum can sacrifice values like stamina or strength during character creation and prefer to add extra centimeters to their genitalia:
The minimum was 2.5 centimeters
The standard was 10 centimeters
The maximum was a whopping 20 centimeters
Founders received a bonus of 5 centimeters
Just don’t get disturbed while peeing
Here were the penis bugs: As often happens with complex game systems, not everything went smoothly. There were three penis bugs, as PC Gamer reports.
One bug caused the penis to grow longer with each login
A glitch caused the hands to become stuck to the genitals if the player was disturbed while urinating
And another bug made it possible to enlarge the penis without sacrificing values as was intended
For several days now, Adventure Sync has been available in Pokémon GO. This feature has a nice side effect: it saves players’ phone battery.
What is Adventure Sync? This new fitness feature counts the steps for all Pokémon GO players. Even when the app is closed, eggs can hatch and candies can be earned. At the end of the week, trainers can receive rewards if they reach certain fitness goals.
However, the new feature also has another significant advantage for Pokémon trainers: it reduces battery consumption.
Adventure Sync runs in the background
The old problem of Pokémon GO: Pokémon GO was not exactly known for being battery-friendly. One could play Pokémon for one or two hours and had to charge their phone immediately.
The power bank became the players’ new best friend. With Adventure Sync, however, one can now save battery.
The app can be closed: The advantage of Adventure Sync is the function that it can count steps in the background, even when the app is closed.
Therefore, little battery has to be consumed, as neither the app needs to be open nor the screen needs to be on.
How does it work? Adventure Sync relies on the fitness apps “Google Fit” (on Android) or “HealthKit” (on iOS). These count the steps taken in the background. With the help of GPS data, it is then determined how many kilometers have been covered.
With this function, the following actions can be performed with the app closed:
Hatch eggs
Earn candies with your buddy
Collect kilometers for fitness goals
Here you can make the most of Adventure Sync
Because you do not have to operate the phone, you can use Adventure Sync in various ways.
At work
Previously, many trainers would stop playing Pokémon GO when they went to work. However, now they can make progress even then, without looking at the screen. Especially those who have to walk a lot for their job can easily hatch eggs or earn candies with their buddy in the meantime.
While exercising
Those who enjoy jogging in their free time can hatch eggs endlessly with the help of Adventure Sync. Another advantage is that the kilometers now count even when using fitness machines. On Reddit, a user reported that the kilometers covered on the treadmill were credited to Pokémon GO via Adventure Sync.
Using Pokémon GO in everyday life: One goal of Niantic was to integrate Pokémon GO into everyday life. With Adventure Sync, a big step has been made. Now, one can make progress in Pokémon GO in almost any situation, even if they are not actively playing it.
In Fortnite, players are calling for the return of the “Double Pump” strategy. A developer has now responded to a fan request, but things do not look good for this play style.
Fans want Double Pump back: In a conversation on Twitter, a fan makes it clear that they wish Epic would bring back the “Double Shotgun.”
He is not alone. Many fans want this “old play style” back, which was popular until April 2018.
This is how Epic reacts: Fortnite developer Sean Hamilton has given a clear rejection – at least for the moment. The Community Coordinator states that there are no current plans to bring back the Double Shotgun.
Double Pump – Tactic from Another Time
This is the Double Pump: For months, shotguns, particularly pump shotguns, were popular in Fortnite. This was mainly due to a specific tactic, the “Double Pump.” Players collected multiple shotguns, then:
they shot with one shotgun
held down the fire button
and quickly switched to the second shotgun and shot again, almost without a delay
This made it possible to bridge the long reload time of a shotgun and deal massive damage in a short time.
Double Shotgun Led to Exciting, Fast Gameplay
This was the gameplay back then: The “Double Pump” led to an aggressive playstyle in Fortnite. Players sought close combat in Fortnite and were constantly jumping. They fired two or more shotguns, took down opponents, and then jumped again.
This playstyle resulted in rapid gameplay and fast duels.
This is how it ended: It quickly became clear that the Double Pump was becoming dominant and was not a playstyle that the developers at Epic particularly liked.
Epic lingered on the issue for a while. With Update 3.0, they restricted the easy use of the “Double Pump” tactic, but top players were still able to utilize the Double Pump in February 2018.
This is how it would be today: If one wishes to apply the “Double Pump” tactic today, it takes a while for the second shot to come, as the character must first ready the weapon.
This delay makes the Double Pump no longer usable. In any case, shotguns have fallen significantly out of favor with players.
The shotgun nerf has many effects: After the shotgun was nerfed, other playstyles came to the forefront. Especially building became extremely important until it also fell under Epic’s scrutiny and was countered with new changes.
This is what it’s about: The desire for the “Double Pump” reflects a dissatisfaction with the new playstyle in Fortnite. SMGs have now become dominant, so strong that they could dismantle buildings.
A bug seems to be lurking in Destiny 2: Several players are reporting that the super rare quest for the weapon Malfeasance is suddenly no longer in their inventory. Other weapon quests also seem to be affected.
Imagine you battle through hundreds of Gambit matches until you finally get the quest for the weapon Malfeasance, and then, one day, the quest is no longer in your inventory. This seems to be happening to some Guardians who are complaining about their loss on Reddit and in the Bungie forum.
The quests for Redrix’s Claymore and Luna’s Howl also seem to vanish into thin air.
Players lose Malfeasance quest
This has happened: Reports from players on the Destiny subreddit and the Bungie forum are currently piling up, stating they have received the rare Malfeasance quest. Some had even begun working on the requirements for the quest.
But suddenly, the quest was no longer in their inventory. And the Drifter is not giving the quest back either.
And players working on Redrix’s Claymore and Luna’s Howl in PvP also seem to be affected by this bug. One Guardian writes that he was already at the fourth step of the Redrix quest and had reset his rank four times, which is now for naught.
Guardians wait for Bungie: Players are sharing their experiences in the respective threads and are now waiting for Bungie to address the issue. However, very few have hope that they will get their quests and quest steps back.
One player writes that Bungie maintains a strict “No Restorations” policy. Thus, he can hardly imagine that they would make an exception for these quests.
What you need to do for Malfeasance, Redrix, and Luna
These quests are about: Many players report that they have lost the quest for the weapon Malfeasance. A few Guardians are also affected by the tasks for the two PvP weapons Redrix’s Claymore and Luna’s Howl.
What you need to do for Malfeasance: Losing the Malfeasance quest is particularly bitter because to obtain the quest, you need happenstance and a large dose of luck on your side.
For Malfeasance, which is the weapon’s name in the original English, you need to enter Gambit. If you’re lucky, you’ll randomly summon a special Ahamkara that Guardians have affectionately named “Meatball”.
Fallout 76 will receive a patch on release. The Day-1 patch will be substantial and will require more storage space than the game itself.
When does Fallout 76 release? On November 14, it is the release day of Fallout 76. Prior to that, players can already download a Day-1 patch.
Some of you might need to make space for it, as the Day-1 patch will be huge and will take up even more storage space than the main game itself.
Fallout 76 will be a chunk on your hard drive
This is how much storage you will need for Fallout 76: The main game itself will be around 45 GB in size. This size is also the same as the beta of Fallout 76. While your progress from the beta will carry over, you will still need to reinstall the game on PS4 and Xbox One. PC players only need to download a small patch.
Together with the Day-1 patch, that brings the size to about 55 GB. Overall, you will need nearly 100 GB of storage space for Fallout 76 including the patch. We will only have precise numbers on that once the pre-load for PC and PS4 starts. Fallout 76 can already be downloaded on Xbox One.
What does the patch change? There are no exact details yet. Presumably, it will involve bug fixes and performance optimizations, as in the beta patch.
This is already the second 100 GB chunk in a short time, as Red Dead Redemption 2 was released on October 26. The open-world giant also requires over 100 GB of hard drive space. However, the game did not even require a patch, RDR2 was delivered with two Blu-Ray discs right from the start.
If you constantly have full pockets in Red Dead Redemption 2, you need an upgrade. With a little work, the Legend of the East Satchel awaits you, providing you with 99 storage slots for all items.
Red Dead Redemption 2 places a lot of emphasis on gathering resources and crafting. However, you also need a lot of space in your pockets. Pearson, the camp cook in your camp, will gladly craft new satchels for you.
Once you’ve invested some effort, the Legend of the East Satchel, which promises 99 storage slots for all items, awaits!
How to get the Legend of the East Satchel
This is what you need for leatherworking: In order for Pearson to start leatherworking, you first need to donate the leatherworking tools to him. You can obtain this through the ledger in camp, where you also upgrade the camp.
The tools cost you 180 dollars and allow Pearson to craft some cosmetic items in addition to the satchels.
While you can exchange meat and other items with other traders for cash, you should always hand in animal pelts to Pearson. If they are of good or perfect quality, he can craft equipment, cosmetic items, and satchels from them.
Each individual satchel doubles the carry slots for individual items. With the basic satchels, you have five satchel slots each, whereas with the new satchels, you have ten satchel slots.
The last satchel, the Legend of the East, increases your satchel slots for all items to 99.
We will list all the satchels, their requirements, and materials here for you.
Satchel for Tonics
Upgrade: Increases the satchel slots for all tonics.
Requirements: Upgrade Mr. Strauss’s medical wagon twice.
Materials:
Perfect Deer Pelt
Perfect Buck Pelt
Perfect Elk Pelt
Satchel for Ingredients
Upgrade: Increases the satchel slots for edible ingredients used to make provisions and tonics.
Requirements: Donate 5 animal carcasses to Pearson.
Materials:
Perfect Deer Pelt
Perfect Badger Pelt
Perfect Squirrel Pelt
Satchel for Equipment
Upgrade: Increases the satchel slots for your equipment.
Requirements: Donate three valuables for your camp.
Materials:
Perfect Deer Pelt
Perfect Elk Pelt
Perfect Panther Pelt
Satchel for Provisions
Upgrade: Increases the satchel slots for your provisions.
Upgrade: Increases the satchel slots for most non-edible crafting ingredients.
Requirements: Craft three recipes at the campfire.
Materials:
Perfect Deer Pelt
Perfect Boar Pelt
Perfect Iguana Skin
Satchel for Valuables
Upgrade: Increases the satchel slots for all valuables that you can sell for money.
Requirements: Donate 50 dollars for your camp.
Materials:
Perfect Deer Pelt
Perfect Beaver Pelt
Perfect Rabbit Pelt
Legend of the East Satchel
Upgrade: Increases all satchel slots for all items to 99.
Requirements: Craft all other satchels.
Materials:
Perfect Deer Pelt
Perfect Puma Pelt
Perfect Wolf Pelt
By the way: If you want to skip hunting and crafting, but still want the Legend of the East Satchel, you can just wait until the end of the game. There, you can buy the satchel for 300 dollars.
A screenshot from BlizzCon caused quite a stir among fans of World of Warcraft. Especially priests were wide-eyed.
BlizzCon 2018 was full of new announcements surrounding World of Warcraft. However, a small detail wasn’t discussed in depth, yet it drew the attention of the fan community.
During the “What’s Next?” panel, the upcoming patches and story content of Battle for Azeroth were discussed. On a slide from the presentation, players discovered a detail that caused confusion and excitement.
What was seen? When Jeremy Feasel announced that the upcoming patches would also cover the stories of key characters like Sylvanas, a picture of Sylvanas was shown.
There she wasn’t holding her bow in her hands, but instead an intricately decorated dagger, which shadow priests might recognize: The blade Xal’atath.
Sylvanas holding Xal’atath in her hands.
What is Xal’atath? In Legion, Xal’atath was the artifact weapon of the shadow priests. It constantly whispered promises and secrets to the player and is known for eventually leaving its bearer or driving them insane. At the end of Legion, Xal’atath, along with all other artifact weapons, was sacrificed for the cleansing of the Sword of Sargeras.
What Xal’atath actually is remains somewhat unclear. It is suspected (and hinted through the story) that Xal’atath is a rather weak Old God, who was destroyed early by the other Old Gods during the Black Empire and then imprisoned in the blade.
However, Xal’atath disappeared without a trace after the cleansing of the Sword of Sargeras and only reappears in the upcoming Patch 8.1. Here, players can help Xal’atath gain more power and ultimately escape from the dagger to take on a physical form.
How exactly this quest will unfold remains uncertain, as data miners have only connected a few hints about it so far.
Speculations about Xal’atath in Sylvanas’ hands
Why Sylvanas wields the former blade of the shadow priests is still uncertain, but it leaves much room for speculation and theories, some of which we want to address:
A prison for an Old God
One of the currently most common theories is that the dagger, in which Xal’atath resided, is such a powerful relic that it can contain an Old God. Therefore, Xal’atath was in the blade. The other Old Gods (C’thun, Y’shaarj, Yogg-Saron or N’Zoth) imprisoned Xal’atath in the blade after Xal’atath lost a battle.
This is supported by Patch 8.1 Tides of Vengeance. After players help Xal’atath regain power, she directly appeals to N’Zoth, asking him to “release the last seal” and free her from the dagger – which indeed happens. Xal’atath gets a physical body, and the blade is left behind.
In some way, the blade finds its way to Sylvanas, who then uses it as a weapon. This would give Sylvanas a weapon capable of capturing and neutralizing the essence of an Old God.
Perhaps the dagger will play a significant role in how N’Zoth is defeated in later patches (possibly Patch 8.3 or 8.4).
This would also explain why the Void thinks so little of Sylvanas and why Alleria strongly urged her to kill Sylvanas in the comic “Three Sisters”. The Void knows all possible variations of the future and has likely seen some where Sylvanas emerges victorious over the Old Gods.
Xal’atath devours everything
Also interesting is the second theory that N’Zoth is not the real problem of Battle for Azeroth, but Xal’atath herself. After all, players ensure that Xal’atath has her own body and can roam freely in the world in Patch 8.1 – something that the other Old Gods cannot do, as they are firmly anchored in the crust of Azeroth.
Here some of her whispers from Legion return to play. There she said:
“We could encounter my brothers in this conflict. I even hope for it. Their power will belong to me. They will pay for what they once did to me.”
With “brothers”, Xal’atath is clearly referring to the other Old Gods and still plans to devour them to emerge victorious. At the same time, this whisper almost confirms that Xal’atath was defeated and imprisoned by the other Old Gods.
However, even more interesting is a second quote from Legion:
“What irony that the weakest among us might be the victor. C’thun, Yogg-Saron, Y’shaarj and … well. Only one will remain to devour the world. So it was always intended.”
Back then, it was believed that Xal’atath was referring to N’Zoth, the last of the known remaining Old Gods. But in light of the current story, Xal’atath might be speaking of someone else: herself.
After all, it was Xal’atath who was defeated first and thus counts as the “weakest” of the Old Gods. However, since she has been trapped in the blade, she has gathered more and more power, in Legion alone through the priest in large amounts. We consumed powerful creatures of the Old Gods for her and even gave her access to the Pantheon of Titans on Argus, for which “our glorious deeds will never be forgotten”.
As a shadow priest, I can only say: I’m really looking forward to the resolution of this story. I think it’s really cool that our “knife” Xal’atath plays such an important role.
What do you think, how will the story of Sylvanas and Xal’atath continue?
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The online survival game Fallout 76 is about to launch. A three-hour stream featuring star streamer Ninja, the comic characters Rick and Morty, and rapper Logic just aired on Twitch. Reactions have been mixed.
Last night, there was a three-hour live stream of Fallout 76 with a bizarre cast during our sleepy night hours. We summarize reactions and show you clips.
Rapper Logic: He has been in the music business since 2009 and was nominated for two Grammys in 2018.
Justin Roiland: The actor, designer, author, and director voiced the cartoon characters Rick and Morty during the stream, who were visible on screen. The two are the stars of a sci-fi comedy series with a unique humor that enjoys cult status.
Bad reactions in the Twitch chat
Eurogamer criticizes technical issues: The site Eurogamer describes it as a “cringe-fest,” meaning a constant sense of secondhand embarrassment, albeit with hints of humor.
The stream was set up so that Roiland controlled the character “DarkWebFlurbos,” who was at a higher level and modeled after the character Rick. Most of the time, this character was the focus of the stream. Ninja and Logic had low-level characters and tended to stay together.
Rick and Morty aimed to “see the bombs drop.” By the end of the stream, they accomplished this, with Rick walking toward the detonation with open arms as another player activated the nuclear bomb.
Eurogamer notes that the three streamers struggled to find a shared chemistry. They had difficulty interacting with each other and responding to what others were saying and doing.
The Twitch chat was full of insults aimed at the streamers and Fallout 76 throughout the entire stream.
Eurogamer mentions many technical difficulties that further disrupted the pacing of the stream. There were crashes that led to long delays. For 10 minutes, there was an overlay issue as well. This is what the stream looked like:
Eurogamer further states that the issues were compounded by the fact that the stream took place on the Xbox One, causing framerate problems. This was also noted and criticized by the Twitch chat.
By the end of the three-hour stream, Rick and Morty had simply glitched out of the screen while Ninja and Logic were cut off mid-sentence.
Main criticism point: Chemistry is lacking
Kotaku points out lack of chemistry: The US site Kotaku strikes a similar note. Here, too, criticism is directed at the lack of cohesion among the individual parts of the stream.
Rick and Morty intended to be funny, but would have struggled to break through with their impro-comedy. Especially since Ninja and Logic did not engage with their jokes. Moreover, Rick and Morty without screenwriters often missed the mark.
In this clip, Rick urges the other streamers to run around naked and only use their fists. However, Ninja talks about another player who is chasing them. Logic has problems with his seating arrangement.
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Additionally, Logic seemed to have some difficulties getting along with the game. Loic seemed to be talking more about his chair, breathing, or other things.
Kotaku also notes the negative comments in the Twitch chat but admits that the stream had a few highlights. For instance, Morty recounts that he once woke up at night because Rick was hiding under his bed and constantly burping.
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According to Kotaku, one can understand how the combination of Ninja, Logic, Rick, and Morty would look fantastic to a PR team. However, in practice, one must also ensure that the ingredients fit together; otherwise, it could be a mess.
What reddit says: On reddit people especially complain that Bethesda brings in a “foreign streamer” like Ninja to feature Fallout 76. He probably wouldn’t play the game later anyway. PR chose Ninja just to reach his community and get them excited about Fallout 76.
People would have preferred streamers from the Bethesda community.
Today, on November 10th, the Community Day in Pokémon GO is happening! Take this unique opportunity to catch Shiny Cyndaquil.
Today’s Community Day revolves around the Fire starter Cyndaquil. Players can use a Star Piece to gain six times the Stardust for catching Pokémon. Four times the experience points for catching Pokémon are possible with a Lucky Egg.
When does the Community Day start? The Community Day runs today from 11 AM for three hours, ending at 2 PM. Players will then have an additional hour to evolve a Typhlosion with Overheat.
First Shiny Catches of the Community Day in November
In Asia and Australia, the Community Day took place earlier this night. Trainers were excited about the huge amount of Stardust and many shiny Cyndaquil.
On Reddit, “Vinsanity9“, a player from New Zealand, shared one of the first caught shiny Cyndaquil.
High Shiny Rate: As with every Community Day, the chance of a shiny Cyndaquil is increased today. It is approximately 1 in 25, as is the case with every Community Day. All information about this special event can be found in our guide:
Server Issues: During the Community Day in Asia and Australia, many players reported server issues and had trouble getting into the game. The Pokémon GO team apologized for this on Twitter and extended the Community Day in those regions by two hours. The server issues were then resolved. Here in Germany, players can also play without any problems again.
On Twitter, many players thanked the team and shared pictures of their shiny catches as tweets.
Are you excited for the Community Day with Cyndaquil?
In The Division today, on November 10, the next vendor reset is happening. We present to you the new items from the vendors that are particularly worthwhile this week.
The new offer from the vendors of The Division is here. Every week, the vendor reset takes place on Friday night to Saturday, and now there’s a new selection of gear for players.
What else November brings for The Division, we have summarized for you here. In addition to another shield, there will also be a global event and new information about The Division 2.
Recommended Weapons since November 10
Special Equipment Vendor: Historian with Balanced, Prepared, and History Repeats. Not one of the meta weapons, but if you wanted to try it out, it’s a good choice. Replace Balanced with Destructive, then you have a solid PvE weapon. Also, another exotic piece of equipment for the upcoming shield.
Camp Clinton: Pakhan with Prepared, Competent, and Pakhan. If you need a good PvE LMG for electronics builds, this could be a good starting point. It’s not the best choice, but it gets the job done until you have something better. Prepared is unnecessary here, choose instead Talented or, if you can unlock it, Determined.
DZ Park Ave: AUG A3 Para XS with Precise, Talented, and Determined. A better choice for your electronics builds is this submachine gun. With the combination of Talented and Determined, you significantly reduce your cooldown with kills. Precise is unnecessary in this case, Competent is the best choice here.
DZ Park Ave: SVD Paratrooper Version with Prepared, Balanced, and Disciplin. One of the best precision rifles with good talents. You should replace Disciplin with Increased or Malicious.
That players sometimes lose interest in Overwatch happens from time to time. However, they often come back. Overwatch chief Jeff Kaplan explains in an interview what Overwatch is doing to ensure that this remains the case.
What to do when Overwatch becomes boring? Surely it has happened to you that Overwatch was left aside for a while or even uninstalled. However, the developers are doing many things to win you back.
Overwatch should remain exciting
It is normal for players to leave: Jeff Kaplan from the Overwatch team talked in an interview with the US site Kotaku about why players stop playing Overwatch and how to bring them back.
Through new features like Recognition and Group Search or the upcoming Spectator Mode, interest should be maintained. According to Kaplan, it is also quite normal for players to stop playing Overwatch temporarily:
I always think about what kind of game Overwatch is: a competitive 6v6 action shooter. It is the kind of game where players come and go. I think that is natural. It is good for the players and it is good for us when players do not get lost and only play Overwatch.
Only when players stop playing Overwatch for an indefinite time or even permanently do alarm bells ring for Kaplan. The team keeps such situations “on the radar” and wonders what it can do better.
What to do when players leave? If players permanently stop playing Overwatch, the team first asks itself some questions:
If the answer to any of these questions is “No”, then the team prepares to work on it. In some situations, it is also just natural for fans to stay away for a while, as with new games. Kaplan:
I think players sometimes panic when they hear “Oh, all my friends are playing Call of Duty this month,” or something like that. That is OK. Call of Duty is brand new and it’s great. We play it too. And then we come back and do our placements in Overwatch.
The most recently added map: Busan.
Criticism must be taken seriously: According to Kaplan, an important point is that the team also pays attention to criticism. During the development of the new hero Ashe, this was one of the reasons she became the hero she is.
The community often complained that the current heroes play too much with crowd control and that this robs the game of fun. This has been particularly the case since the release of Brigitte.
After their own review, the team agrees with the criticism and is careful not to let it get worse. There will not be major reworks on heroes for this reason, as these could have other impacts.
Instead, Overwatch heroes like Doomfist will be adjusted, which contribute to this problem. When developing new content, like with Ashe, care will be taken to ensure that it does not also become part of the problem.
The “aces up your sleeve”: The Overwatch team has focused heavily on improving balance and bringing in new content this year.
Recurring events like the recently ended Halloween Horror or the upcoming Winter Wonderland have gone a bit unnoticed. Some fans have complained about this, as events are a reason for many to check back into Overwatch.
However, Kaplan advises players to look forward to the upcoming event. Some “pretty cool” things are coming:
We have a few aces up our sleeve for next year, and I think they are pretty cool. When they come, players will say: “Oh, now I understand what you did.” We just try not to talk too early about such things.
What do you think? Do you also take breaks and then come back to Overwatch? If you’re looking for teammates, check out our Overwatch group and visit us on Facebook for the latest updates on Overwatch.
Today marks the Community Day in November in Pokémon GO. Many bonuses await you on the Cyndaquil Day.
What are Community Days? For several months now, Niantic has been hosting the Community Day once a month. Each Community Day focuses on a special Pokémon. This Pokémon can be encountered more frequently in the wild and there is also a chance to find its shiny form.
In addition to the Pokémon, there are also other bonuses for players. The last Community Day featured the Pokémon Tanhel.
This November focuses on the Fire Starter Cyndaquil. We will now show you everything you need to know to be well prepared today.
GMT+0 – Start Time and Bonuses for the Community Day in November
What: The Pokémon GO Community Day in November 2018
When: On Saturday, November 10, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM German time (GMT+1)
Pokémon of the Day: Cyndaquil
Exclusive Move: Flamethrower (only Typhlosion)
Bonus: Double the amount of experience points for catching Pokémon
Bonus: Double the amount of stardust for catching Pokémon
Is doubled by the stardust event. So there will be quadruple the amount of stardust for catching monsters
Bonus: 3-hour Lure Modules
Additional Bonus: You can evolve your Quilava into Typhlosion by 3 PM to learn the exclusive move Flamethrower
What does GMT+0 mean? As always, Niantic announced the Community Day at 10 AM GMT+0. However, this is not the German timezone. Our timezone during winter time is GMT+1. Therefore, the Community Day starts as usual at 11 AM German time.
Shiny Cyndaquil, Quilava and Typhlosion
Is there a Shiny Cyndaquil? On Community Days, each event Pokémon could previously be caught in its shiny form. Therefore, it’s also expected that Cyndaquil will appear as a new Shiny in the game in November.
Chance for a Shiny is high: If you play the full three hours of the event, then you can expect to catch a shiny Cyndaquil. You would have to be very unlucky not to catch one. The probability of encountering a shiny Community Day Pokémon during the three hours is 1 in 25.
Typhlosion with Flamethrower – How strong is the move?
How to get Typhlosion to learn Flamethrower? To have your Typhlosion learn the exclusive move Flamethrower, you must evolve it during the Community Day. There is a specific time window for evolutions. This means you can evolve your Quilava until 3 PM so that it knows Flamethrower.
Typhlosion gets stronger: The new move makes Typhlosion stronger. However, it is not as strong as some other Fire Pokémon. So if you want a strong Typhlosion, you should definitely evolve one with Flamethrower.
100% IV Cyndaquil – Max CP for Typhlosion
In this weather, Cyndaquil becomes stronger: As Cyndaquil is a Fire type, you will receive a bonus during sunny weather.
How strong will Typhlosion get? A Typhlosion can reach a maximum CP of 2686. Its stats are identical to those of Charizard. However, Charizard can learn better moves and therefore has the advantage over Typhlosion.
100% IV Cyndaquil in the wild: To make the most of Community Day, catch as many Cyndaquil as possible and evaluate them only in the hour after Community Day. To do this, enter the following list into your search bar in the game and you can see if you caught a possible 100% IV Cyndaquil. Other IV combinations with these values are also possible.
Incense is worth it in areas where not many Pokémon spawn. You additionally attract Pokémon that you can turn into stardust and experience points.
Lure Modules – 3 pieces or more
Coordinate with your gameplay partners and activate Lure Modules at as many PokéStops as possible. This will attract even more Pokémon to you, and you will also increase your chances of catching shiny Cyndaquil. The modules last for three hours, which is another reason to activate as many of them as possible.
Poké, Super and Ultra Balls – at least 200 pieces
Collect enough balls for Community Day ahead of time. During those three hours, Pokémon spawns are increased and you’ll throw a lot of balls. Also, Cyndaquil is a Pokémon that tends to break free. So having a good stock of balls is beneficial.
Pokémon GO Plus – 1x
GO Plus assists you in catching. If you want to take a break, or if you simply feel overwhelmed with Pokémon, use the GO Plus and it will catch Pokémon for you. For the next Community Day, the Pokéball Plus could also be something for you.
Don’t miss any news: To catch up on everything about Pokémon GO, you can join our Facebook group or like our Facebook page about Pokémon GO. Exchange ideas with other trainers about the Community Day there.
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In Destiny 2, Xur arrives today. Where you can find Xur and what Exotics he has in stock, you will find out here. This is the location and inventory for 09.11.
This week, Guardians have plenty to do: The Curse of the Taken in the Dreaming City is currently in its third cycle week. This means that Guardians now have the chance to earn the exotic bow Wishender. The Broken Throne is active this week.
In Gambit this week, you also have the highest chance to encounter the special Primeval in Gambit mode, for which there is a quest for the exotic hand cannon Dienstvergehen.
Free Gambit weekend begins: Additionally, a free Gambit weekend starts today, on November 9th, at 6 PM. All owners of Destiny 2 have the chance to experience the Gambit mode of the Forsaken expansion until 6 PM on November 11th – even if they do not own Forsaken.
Additionally, Xur is bringing Exotics with him again today. Let’s welcome the Agent of the Nine together.
All info about Xur in Destiny 2 on 09.11. on PS4, Xbox One and PC
Since the release of the Forsaken expansion, Xur has consistently had old Exotics with him. Will this time be different? What does he have this time?
When does Xur arrive today? – The times
The Xur time: Xur has always appeared on Friday for four years. This also applies in Destiny 2 Forsaken. Please note that the Agent of the Nine will now appear at 6:00 PM due to the transition to winter time.
When does Xur disappear? The Agent of the Nine will pack his things again on the upcoming Tuesday, November 13th, at 6:00 PM and will then disappear until next Friday.
Where is Xur? At this location you will find him today
This time, Xur has set up shop on Io in the “The Giant’s Scar” area.
Xur’s location on Io
The exotics in Xur’s inventory
Weapon: The Prospector – Grenade launcher for 29 Legendary shards
Hunter: Ophidia Spatha – Chest armor for 23 Legendary shards.
1. Perk Tier: Increased resilience, improved health regeneration
Blizzard has announced that Overwatch players will soon need to download the entire game again, even if they have always been patched.
Forum post announces reinstallation: Community Support Drakuloth has posted in the official Overwatch forum stating that Overwatch will soon self-reinstall. The post comes early so that people can prepare for it.
The next Overwatch patch will be “too complex”
Why do I need to reinstall? According to Drakuloth, the next major patch for Overwatch is significant. The changes being made by Blizzard are described as “substantial enough” that they cannot simply be placed over the current structure as a patch.
Instead, Overwatch is to be completely reinstalled. Players do not need to configure anything special. According to Drakuloth, the client will self-download and install Overwatch completely.
On PC, Overwatch is already 25 GB for some players. This size is also due to updates and game files such as saved highlights. For the new download, approximately 14 GB will likely need to be downloaded (roughly the original size).
When will the update arrive? A specific time has not yet been mentioned. According to Drakuloth, the reinstallation will simply come “with the next major patch.”
It is possible that this is already the patch that will introduce the new hero Ashe. Since Ashe is already playable on the Overwatch PTR, the new patch may come in just a few weeks.
Do Xbox and PS4 players also need to reinstall? Drakuloth did not specify exactly which platforms will be subject to the reinstallation. It is therefore assumed that it will affect PC, Xbox, and PS4.
Whether personal settings such as mouse sensitivity or individual key bindings will be reset is not yet known.
It looks like Riot Games has plans for another competitive multiplayer game that will be released alongside League of Legends (LoL).
League of Legends is already known in the gaming community as a particularly successful MOBA. Now, initial information about a new game from the LoL team has come to light.
What’s new? Riot Games, the creators of LoL, have filed trademarks for “Legends of Runeterra”. The trademarks cover everything from clothing to software.
A user on Reddit, zileanpredicts, discovered that Riot has secured several trademarks. The rights were reportedly acquired around mid-October 2018.
What types of trademarks are these? The topics are quite varied. However, it strongly appears that a new game is in the works and there will be a lot of merchandising involved.
The following groups of themes have had rights secured by Riot Games for Legends of Runeterra:
Electronic and scientific devices
Stationery and printed products
Leather goods
Clothing
Toys and sports equipment
Advertising and business
Telecommunications (which includes transmission and streaming of video games and video game competitions over global communication networks, the Internet, and wireless networks)
Education and entertainment (for example, organizing and conducting live competitions with video games)
Computers and science (for example, development of computer software in the field of video games)
What is Runeterra? Runeterra is the world where League of Legends takes place. To this end, Riot Games has created a huge interactive map where you can explore Runeterra.
Is the LoL MMO finally coming?
Several months ago, a LoL MMO was hotly discussed in the gaming community. Riot Games fueled huge hype with a tweet.
Fans loved the idea: The idea of an MMO made by the LoL creators was very well received in the community. People were excited about the intriguing lore that they were already familiar with from League of Legends.
Perhaps now the right time has come. Or they might pivot to an entirely different game genre.
It’s still unclear what Legends of Runeterra will become. However, the community is eager to see what Riot Games has planned. User Scoodsie writes on Reddit: “I have to say, Legends of Runeterra is a very nice name for an MMO … let me just dream.”
What type of game would you like to see from the LoL creators?
Warframe has finally received its new open-world update on Venus: Fortuna. This has made a huge impact and is attracting a large crowd of gamers on Twitch and Steam to experience the expansion together. This is no surprise, as this update is packed with content.
For months, the developers at Digital Extremes have been preparing for the release of Fortuna. They even organized a digital scavenger hunt to hype things up. Fans could hardly wait for Fortuna and were eagerly anticipating the update.
What is Fortuna? Fortuna is the second major open-world expansion of the free-to-play shooter Warframe. It takes players to a massive winter map located on Venus. Fortuna brings new features such as riding hoverboards and saving endangered animals.
For two hours, lead designer Steve Sinclair showcased himself applying the final touches to Fortuna. The moment Sinclair was finished, the update was ready for download. The stream reached 40,000 eager viewers who were just waiting for the download.
The mood in the chat was positive and excited – at least as excited as the developer himself.
Tired, happy, and nervous at the same time, the lead designer works live on the final touches of the Fortuna update. Twitch watches in awe.
Shortly after release, position 3 in the Steam charts
Just hours after Fortuna was released on PC, Warframe reached new heights on Steam. The MMO shooter shot directly to position 3 in the Steam charts.
Its last player record was achieved with the release of the new story update “Sacrifice”. Here, 129,002 players logged in, breaking the old record of 121,377 players.
Update November 10: There has been a peak of over 132,000 players according to SteamDB. This gives Warframe another player record. This does not yet include players who do not play the MMO shooter through Steam.
Warframe was briefly ranked 3rd in the Steam charts shortly after the Fortuna update. As of November 8.
Fortuna offers a massive world and new gameplay
An update loaded with content: It’s no wonder that fans were so eager for Fortuna. The update came packed with a lot of new content.
New side weapons for crafting have been introduced
There are also new cosmetics and decorations
The K-Drive is a hoverboard and a special highlight for players.
A fluffy surprise: Most of the new content was already known. However, Digital Extremes brought an especially sweet surprise.
If you catch animals on the new open-world map, you save them from the Corpus faction, which exploits the planet and all its inhabitants and is fought there. The animals that players capture are teleported to a safe, non-visitable place.
As a compromise, the animals of Venus are offered as plush toys for the player’s spaceship and can be earned through gameplay:
If that doesn’t remind you of Pokémon!
What do the fans think? The update is overall well-received in the community. Especially the hoverboards are very popular. Some bugs have been found, which is typical for an update of this magnitude.
At the moment, the community is still excited and delving deeper into the update. It will take a few days before the first solid reviews appear.
When will Fortuna come to PS4 and Xbox One? The update was initially released only on PC. Console players will have to wait a little longer. A date has not yet been announced.
Although the official release date for Battlefield 5 is November 20, 2018, early access has already been available since November 8. Thus, the first reviews on Metacritic followed shortly after. Find out here how the game is received by the press and players.
Despite numerous controversies, such as the women debate and the sometimes harsh criticism directed at Battlefield 5, the initial ratings are surprisingly positive.
This is what the press says: Battlefield 5 scores an impressive 86 points on Metacritic. The 8 reviews published so far are all positive. For comparison: The highly praised direct competitor Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 scored 87 points on release day.
This is what the players say: Currently, there are no user reviews on Metacritic yet. However, first players are also expressing mostly positive opinions about Battlefield 5 on Reddit.
The reddit user sepltbadwy summarizes the mood there quite well. In his thread, he says he expected a wreck and was surprised in many ways by how good Battlefield 5 is. Not bad for something that people thought would implode.
An overview of the current ratings of Battlefield 5
The following press ratings are currently available on Metacritic (as of November 9 at 14:00):
Hobby Consolas: 91
Aus Gamers: 90
Digital Chumps: 90
PCGamesN: 90
Jeuxvideo.com: 85
JeuxActu: 85
Gameblog.fr: 80
CGmagazine: 80
Press Opinions on the Release of Battlefield 5
Here you will find some exemplary ratings for the early release of Battlefield 5.
Hobby Consolas – An Impressive Shooter
The highest rating so far comes from the site Hobby Consolas. They awarded 91 points and said:
“An impressive shooter, both in terms of gameplay and technical perspective, which lacks content at launch. However, many new maps, modes, and weapons (free for everyone) are promised for the coming months.”
AusGamers – No More Community Splits
The Australian site Aus Gamers is also taken by Battlefield 5 and rates the latest installment of the Battlefield series a solid 90 points. It states:
“If you are a Battlefield fan who didn’t like that DICE has been playing it safe lately, then Battlefield 5 is made for you. I am one of those people and can hardly wait to dive into the epic sessions of a game that could quickly become my favorite Battlefield title – especially since the community will no longer be divided by future content.”
Digital Chumps – More Content than Many Expect
The site Digital Chumps has also awarded a high rating of 90 points for Battlefield 5. They justified it as follows:
“Battlefield V has much more content to offer than many might expect. The War Stories provide meaningful experiences in small doses, the maps of the game are huge and well designed, the modes offer more entertainment compared to Battlefield 1.
The customization and progression system will keep people engaged for a long time and provide additional motivation. It feels like a Battlefield game that should dispel concerns about insufficient launch content.”
PCGamesN – Battlefield 5 Offers the Best Singleplayer Campaign in the Series
PCGamesN also joins the 90-point score. The site states:
“Battlefield V offers the best single-player campaign in the Battlefield series to date, highlighting the horrors of war from rare perspectives. This tension also extends through the multiplayer, which, through the adjustments, unmistakably reminds you of your vulnerability.”
CG Magazine – A Fantastic Shooter
The CG Magazine gave the lowest rating of all – yet still a respectable 80 points. This is how they view the latest Battlefield installment:
“Despite the bad press at the beginning, I have great confidence in DICE as a developer. After they listened to the community and took its feedback seriously, they delivered a fantastic shooter with Battlefield 5 this year.”
Overwatch continues to tinker with its heroes. This time, it is Doomfist who is likely facing a “nerf” soon.
Game Designer talks about nerfs: At BlizzCon 2018, Game Designer Joshua Noh spoke with pro gamer Lane “Surefour” Roberts from the “LA Gladiators” during his livestream. According to Noh, the team is currently testing some internal changes to Doomfist.
Surefour (left) with teammates Bischu and Fissure.
Less Range – Doomfist lives more dangerously
What will be nerfed? According to Noh, two abilities of Doomfist are set to become weaker:
The Seismic Slam
The Uppercut
The seismic slam will have a range reduced from 20 meters to only 15 meters. The damage of the charge will be lowered from 86 to 65. This should also impact his passively built shield.
The uppercut will only deprive the victim of control for 0.6 seconds, meaning only for the duration of the hit itself. A complete rework of the hero remains unlikely.
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This is what changes due to the nerf: The reduced distance on the seismic slam changes the range within which Doomfist can effectively attack and escape.
He can no longer jump into an opposing team without the risk of not being able to get out or being caught.
The team decided on these changes after the nerf addressed by Kaplan to Doomfist’s Rocket Punch did not go well with testers. The Rocket Punch will retain its range for now, while the other skills will be weakened.
When will the patch come? Noh has not yet specified an exact time. He simply responded with “soon,” which has become a meme at Blizzard. “Soon” often means an indefinite time of several months for Blizzard.
However, since the changes here are already concrete and “soon” in Overwatch usually tends to be shorter, the patch might land on the PTR in a few days or weeks.
What do you think about the change? Is Doomfist due for a nerf, or should he be buffed instead? Leave us a comment or chat in our Overwatch group and visit us on Facebook for more info and news.
