The update 2.0.4 brought some changes for Destiny 2 – one of which came quietly. Guardians now have to work less to get the powerful clan reward.
What’s changed with the clan bounties: Since the update 2.0.4 for Destiny 2, the clan bounties from Hawthorne now provide more XP. Prior to the recent update, there were 750 clan XP per successfully completed bounty, but now the bounties give 1,000 XP upon completion.
The interesting part: This change was not noted in the update’s patch notes – many players were unaware of it. However, some clever Guardians quickly noticed the improvement of the bounties, and this adjustment quickly spread on Reddit.
What does this mean for the Guardians? For the Guardians, this means they now have to grind less for the powerful clan reward.
Previously, seven successfully completed clan bounties per week were necessary to meet the requirement of 5,000 clan XP, but now only five completed bounties are needed to obtain the powerful clan engram.
The good part: The powerful clan engram is one of the few sources that scale up to the max level cap of 600.
Even more changes to bounties: The weekly clan bounties are not the only ones improved as part of update 2.0.4.
It was criticized in the Iron Banner that the major bounties only rewarded Guardians with normal legendary gear. Bungie listened to the feedback and improved the Iron Banner bounties. Now, all weekly Iron Banner bounties offer powerful rewards. However, these changes were noted in the patch notes.
This week, Destiny 2 offers more than just the October Iron Banner. The Halloween event, the Festival of the Lost, is also in full swing – with numerous thematically-inspired rewards and a new activity, the Haunted Forest.
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A bug is driving some players in Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4 crazy. The issue appears to be the game’s hit detection. Fans have recorded some footage of it. What’s going on?
Apparently, Black Ops 4 has a problem that, according to fans, has existed in various games in the series for several years. It seems that Call Of Duty has a general problem with hit detection.
This problem is driving players crazy
What is the problem? Players frequently report that their hits are not counted by the game. The hitmarker often does not display actual hits at all, the target takes less damage than it should, and often survives in a frustrating way even the worst hail of bullets.
For a shooter, this is a serious flaw and drives many players to despair. They express their frustration on Reddit and show recordings of the alleged bug.
In this video, someone has broken down frame by frame how this problem manifests.
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On Reddit, it shows how annoyed players are with this problem. Apparently, it has existed for several years in Call of Duty.
For example, KosGrantUsEyes writes:
Treyarch had plenty of time to fix this mess. They had a full three years, two betas, and a well-informed community that was more than happy to provide meaningful feedback. And now here we are, clear hits are not recognized, shots vanish into thin air.
Despite this, he has a positive attitude towards Black Ops 4:
That’s why it’s particularly frustrating: Among all the bullshit that should have been fixed before release, there might be the best Call Of Duty of the last 10 years. Seeing so much potential ruined by an awful, inexcusable hit detection hurts.
Is the theater mode to blame? Among the many agreeing comments, there are also players who question the accuracy of the recordings. These were made using the theater mode. This is an in-game feature where you can watch replays of your past matches.
For example, GodMeyo writes:
This is not what people want to hear, but using the theater mode doesn’t really make much sense in this discussion. The tick rate at which it records is significantly lower. What you see in replays is not identical to what you actually played. That’s why mouse movements in theater mode look different […].
If you don’t take good care of your four-legged friend in Red Dead Redemption 2, you could lose him forever.
Horses are an important part of the game in Red Dead Redemption 2. They not only help players get from point A to point B quickly, but players can also build a strong bond with them.
It is even worse when the animal suddenly meets its demise – as horses also experience “Perma Death” in RDR2.
Strong bonds have consequences: The developers want to add more depth to the player’s relationship with their horse by allowing the possibility that the animal can die.
Why is there Perma-Death? The developers describe the relationship with horses as follows:
“While you play the game, you take care of the horse and feed it. You calm it when it is scared and encourage it when it is exhausted. You give it a name and care for the animal. You can’t help but feel connected to it. It is your closest, most trusted companion, and you are almost always together.
To cement the strength of this bond, we had to make it vulnerable. Then you respect it and take care of it while playing, making it feel personal and real.”
Animals play a big role: Generally, not only horses but also the entire wildlife in Red Dead Redemption plays a significant role – and there are nearly 200 species.
Certain animals appear in different areas and have their own behaviors. For instance, if one eradicates all crocodiles in an area, they will not be found there for a while. Animals also react differently to the player, either evading or trying to overwhelm them as a pack.
This gives hope to horse lovers: We do not yet know exactly how the “final death” of a horse in Red Dead Redemption 2 will take place. There are supposed to be ways to treat even fatal wounds. Apparently, the loss of a horse is not something that will happen lightly.
What will you do if your horse dies in Red Dead Redemption 2? Start a new game or panic and restart the console hoping it wasn’t saved?
Rockstar Games and their parent company Take-Two Interactive are taking drastic action against the creators of cheats for GTA 5 Online. Several players, who are regarded as the alleged creators and distributors of the popular cheat “Infamous”, were visited by authorities.
What is “Infamous”? Infamous is a cheat software for GTA 5 Online. Players who purchased this cheat for about €35 gained access to a menu that allowed them to generate unlimited amounts of money, weapons, ammo, vehicles, and other items.
Players were also able to teleport at will or spontaneously explode other players using Infamous. Features that the creators of the cheat promoted in trailers:
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What happened? In April 2018, threads appeared on Reddit and various mod forums stating that the menu of Infamous suddenly stopped working. Players were outraged because they had paid money for the cheat and the sellers had not issued a statement. The Discord server for Infamous was also gone. Nobody knew what was going on.
It turned out that Rockstar and Take-Two were taking action against the creators of the cheat and had the website and the associated server taken offline. When the cheat was patched again, Rockstar and Take-Two decided to take the matter to court.
In Australia, the companies obtained a court order to search the homes and cars of the suspects for evidence of cheating activity. All files associated with the Infamous software found and secured were then deleted.
What was the penalty? The creators of the cheat have been prohibited from producing new cheating software or releasing updates for existing cheats. Otherwise, they face imprisonment. The webpages through which Infamous was distributed remain offline.
Moreover, the accounts of the convicted individuals were frozen. This included PayPal accounts and accounts with cryptocurrency. In total, the Infamous creators managed to bring in nearly €180,000 from the sale of the cheat. They can now only withdraw the money for basic living expenses.
Companies’ Actions Against Cheaters Become More Drastic
Cases of lawsuits against cheaters are increasing: This is not the first time that Rockstar and Take-Two have taken legal action against manufacturers of mods and cheats and they are not the only ones. Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, has also employed heavy fire multiple times to combat cheating software.
Just last week, two YouTubers, Golden Modz and Excentric, received a lawsuit from Epic. They promoted cheats for Fortnite on their YouTube channel and referred to them as “magic”. Even a 14-year-old has been targeted by Epic.
Clearly, the companies want to set an example regarding what happens when the creators of cheats for their games become too well-known.
However, one can earn a lot of money in GTA V Online without cheating:
In week 4 of Season 6, you need to shoot at targets at shooting ranges in Fortnite. We will show you where to find a shooting range or a target. This will complete the challenge “Score at least 3 points at different shooting ranges”.
Clean your shotguns, because in the fourth week of Season 6, the Fortnite team sends you to shooting ranges on the map. There you should shoot at multiple targets to complete the challenge for the Battle Pass.
Where are the shooting ranges and targets for week 4?
The shooting ranges are scattered across the map of Fortnite: Battle Royale. Choose which ones to visit first and maybe combine these with other challenges from this week, like the dance on a clock tower.
What is the goal? You should travel to different shooting ranges and shoot at the targets there. It doesn’t matter which weapon you use. You need to score at least 3 points at 5 different shooting ranges.
Where are the shooting ranges? You can find the shooting ranges at Wailing Woods, Risky Reels, Haunted Hills, near the Viking ship close to Fatal Fields, at Dusty Divot, and Paradise Palms.
At Waling Woods southeast of the maze.
East of the Viking Village, at the very edge
Northeast of Pleasant Park
West of Dusty Divot – next to the diner
West of Fatal Fields at the top of the round mountain
North of Paradise Palms – on the mountain found south of the corrupted area
These and other locations of the shooting ranges are shown by Twitter user TheSquatingdog on his overview map for week 4 in Season 6. We will embed them here for you.
More challenges await you: This is just one of the many new challenges from week 4 in Season 6. We created a guide for you that lists the other challenges and shows how you can solve them quickly and easily.
In week 4 of Season 6 of Fortnite: Battle Royale, you need to dance at various locations. Here you will find out where the clock tower, the top of the pink tree, and the giant porcelain throne are.
Dancing in unusual locations: In week 4 of Season 6 in Fortnite, there are finally some exciting challenges available. One of them starts harmlessly and requires you to dance on a clock tower.
Stage task without specification: What you don’t know – there is more to do. After the clock tower, you also need to dance on a “pink tree” and finally on a “giant porcelain throne”. Only then can you complete the challenge.
But where the hell is all of that?
Here you will find the clock tower, pink tree, and the porcelain throne
The locations where you need to dance are all high and easy to see if you know where to look. Ideally, you reach all locations at the beginning of the game. You just need to land on the top and perform any dance there.
Watch out for trolls! As always, there are extremely unpleasant people who don’t want you to have fun. When I, Jürgen, tested the challenge, my dance location was repeatedly destroyed by a troll with a pickaxe before I could land and dance there.
So make sure you land first.
Here you will find the clock tower
The clock tower should be known to any reasonably engaged Fortnite fan. It is located in Tilted Towers and is visible from afar. Land on the top and dance your heart out!
Here you will find the top of the pink tree
The pink tree is a giant cherry tree. It grows in the middle of Lucky Landing, far in the south of the map. Make sure you land there first and show off your dance moves at the top.
Here you will find the giant porcelain throne
The “porcelain throne” refers to a toilet. You will find it at the “Flush Factory” toilet factory. There is a gigantic sculpture of a toilet in the parking lot. Land there and dance on the toilet.
Don’t know which dance to choose? Here’s a selection:
Rockstar recently released the launch trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2. Check out what awaits you in the Wild West starting October 26.
Soon you will be able to saddle up again and ride through the Wild West. Rockstar has now released the official launch trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2, which will be available on October 26, 2018.
Here’s what RDR2 is about: In Red Dead Redemption 2, you play as Arthur Morgan, who travels across the land with a gang in 1899 and tries to prevent the end of the outlaw gangs.
Arthur and the Dutch van der Linde gang are planning one last big heist together. However, the lawmen are on the trail of the outlaw gangs…
This is what can be seen in the trailer: The new video shows plenty of heists, including one on a moving train and a bank. Our protagonist Arthur seems particularly displeased with the train robbery.
There also appears to be an enemy of the gang. A man in a bowler hat threatens Dutch, the gang’s leader, that he would like to kill him.
The trailer seems to place a strong focus on the gang’s cohesion. The gang members repeatedly talk about trust, and Arthur also mentions that nothing means more to him than the gang. He would kill and die for them.
What else RDR2 has to offer: In November, the online mode of RDR2, Red Dead Online, will follow. The multiplayer mode is expected to offer interesting new ways for competitive and cooperative gameplay and will start as a free open beta for all owners of Red Dead Redemption 2.
The game itself will initially only be available for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles. Players hope that the shooter will also be released for PC at a later date like GTA 5.
The pre-load for Fallout 76 has begun. Players on Xbox One can now download the game from the store, but this does not apply to everyone. Here’s what you need to know about the pre-load.
The beta of Fallout 76 will start soon, on October 23 players on Xbox One will be able to join. However, the servers will not be continuously accessible; there will be periods when they are online.
To ensure players do not miss any of these phases, pre-order players can now download the beta from the store. However, there are requirements for this.
Not everyone can start the pre-load
How can you download Fallout 76 now? For the pre-load, you must have pre-ordered Fallout 76 in the Xbox Store. According to xboxdynasty.de, the download is also possible in the German store. However, this does not seem to work for all users.
What if I ordered Fallout 76 somewhere else? You will probably have to wait until you receive your beta keys. This should happen shortly.
How large is Fallout 76? The full version will be around 45 GB, so it might take a while to download.
Do you have to download Fallout 76 again at release? Yes, but only for Xbox One and PS4 players.
The beta of Fallout 76 includes the full game
In the beta, you can test the full extent of Fallout 76. Due to the short periods during which the servers are available, they want to fully utilize the server capacities.
Can you carry over progress? Yes, unlike the stress tests, you will retain everything you earn in the beta.
What about the other tests? Recently, a network test for Fallout 76 took place for selected members of Xbox Insider. In North America, these players were able to play an early version of Fallout 76 after signing a non-disclosure agreement.
Could there be more such tests? Via Twitter, Bethesda already indicated that further tests could follow. These are more likely to happen on PC or PS4.
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In week 4 of Season 6 in Fortnite: Battle Royale, one of the tasks is to ring doorbells when an opponent is in the house. Where you can find the doorbells and complete the challenge, you can find out here.
Where are the doorbells? There are plenty of doors in Fortnite, but not all count for the challenge. I, Jürgen, searched in the Creative Mode with the new Quad Crusher and scoured all residential areas.
There seem to be most of the doors with doorbells. However, there are also doorbells at some houses in the wilderness, as this map from Twitter user TheSquatingDog shows. However, you will find the most yield in the cities, which we introduce below.
Not everything rings: However, not all doors in the residential areas are equipped with a doorbell. Even the festively decorated houses are without a doorbell in some cases.
Where you will definitely find what you need and complete the challenge from week 4 of Season 6, you will see in the following paragraphs.
Where are the various doors with doorbells on the map?
How to find the doorbells: We have listed the exact locations of the relevant doors in the cities here for you.
The doorbells in Pleasant Park
In the small town of Pleasant Park in the northwest of the map, there are especially many houses with doorbells. I found 7 houses that have a doorbell.
House in the northwest: The house with the pumpkins and the spider has a doorbell.
House in the middle west: The house has a graveyard and a small haunted house in the garden.
House slightly in the southwest: Here a big witch can be seen. Behind her is the doorbell.
House in the south: The house with the fallen tree trunk has a doorbell.
House on the hill in the southeast: Go up the stairs and you will find the doorbell.
House slightly in the southwest: You can recognize the house by the mini-haunted house and the tombstones in front of the door.
House in the northeast: Here is an inflatable witch and bales of straw with pumpkins.
The doors in Paradise Palms
Paradise Palms in the southeast of the map is also rich in houses with doorbells:
House in the south (Directly on the “E” of “Paradise”): The house is richly decorated and has a graveyard with a haunted house and ground fog in front of the door.
House in the southeast (Directly on the “P” of “Palms”): The house has a graveyard with a haunted house in front of the door.
House in the northeast: Here there are ghosts hanging everywhere.
House slightly in the northeast: Behind the big witch is a doorbell.
The doors of Retail Row
In the west of Retail Row, there are some residential houses. You will find some doorbells there.
House in the northwest: At the very top in the northwest is an undecorated house with a doorbell.
House slightly in the northwest: Right next to the previous house is a house with red light, a haunted house, and a doorbell.
House in the middle (Under the “I” of “Retail”): You can recognize the house by the witch and the red light.
All doors in Greasy Grove
Greasy Grove has a few residential houses besides the huge Durr Burger store. The following have a doorbell:
House south of the burger store: This house is green-lit and has a spider on the wall.
House directly to the south: This house is illuminated in purple and has ghosts and a haunted house in the garden.
House in the southeast: Here a ghost hangs from a tree and pumpkins stand on bales of straw.
House in the east (At the “R” of Grove): You recognize the house by the red light and the witch.
Here are the doors of Snobby Shores
At the villas of Snobby Shores, you can also find a few doorbells. All villas except for the southernmost house have a doorbell.
All doorbells in Salty Springs
The small town of Salty Springs has at least a few doors with doorbells:
House directly in the west: You can recognize the house by the cobwebs.
House in the south in the middle: The house has no decorations, but it has been destroyed by a fallen tree.
House in the north in the middle: Here stands a fir tree in the garden and a spider with a web is on the wall.
House in the east in the middle: An undecorated house with a white fence.
How do I complete the task?
To complete the task, you need to ring a doorbell a total of 5 times when an opponent is in the house. So make sure your enemy is really in the house.
This works best like this: When you land at the beginning of the game, pay attention to which opponents land on the roofs. They will soon break through the ceiling and land in the house.
So crouch in front of the door and wait a moment. Then ring the doorbell, and when the challenge updates, you make your escape or – if you have a weapon – go on the offensive.
And make sure no one shoots you while you stand exposed in front of the door. Luckily, it is enough to just ring the bell. You do not need to eliminate the opponent as well.
Some Guardians have discovered a glitch in the Forsaken raid of Destiny 2 that will surely evoke nostalgia for many Destiny veterans. Finally, it’s possible to shove a boss around in Destiny again.
A glitch in Destiny 2 currently allows players to shove one of the raid bosses from “Last Wish” through the air. This allows the massive ogre “Morgeth, the Spirekeeper” to be shoved off the plate just like Atheon from the Vault of Glass in Destiny 1.
What does the video show? In the video, the YouTuber Gladd demonstrates how this trick works – even though he did not discover this glitch himself. The user @iSw1ftyyyy posted it first on Twitter.
How does this trick work? As seen in Gladd’s video, it doesn’t really take much. The only thing needed is a heavy attack with a sword that has an upward slash.
In doing so, the massive ogre is catapulted high into the air with each hit and can be shoved off the combat area into the abyss with multiple uppercuts. This can be done as a team and easily solo.
Final boss Atheon in the raid The Vault of Glass
Does this trick help me in the raid? Although it worked initially with Atheon in Destiny 1 and as cool as this trick is – the glitch is completely useless for progressing in the Forsaken raid and offers no advantages in the fight.
So it’s just a fun gimmick that evokes old memories for many Guardians, as numerous comments under Gladd’s video on YouTube confirm.
While the boss can be swept off the combat area this way, the game does not register it as a kill, in contrast to the previous boss fight in the Vault of Glass. This means the encounter cannot be successfully completed this way. There is nothing left but to wipe and handle the fight against Morgeth normally.
Be honest – have you ever shoved Atheon or the Templar into the abyss?
In Fortnite: Battle Royale are the challenges from week 4 of season 6 now live. We show you how to solve the challenges.
New challenges in Fortnite: When a season is running in Fortnite, there are new challenges for players every week. They need to achieve specific goals such as eliminations at certain places or dealing damage with certain weapons.
Challenge 2: Search a Ammo Box at different named locations
Find ammo: This task shouldn’t pose any serious difficulty for you. Simply travel to named locations (for example Greasy Grove, Wailing Woods, Paradise Palms) and open a total of 7 ammo boxes there. But only one per location counts.
Challenge 3: Ring a doorbell at a house with an opponent in different matches (Hard)
Easy with guide: Here you should ring the doorbell at houses where opponents are present. In our guide, we’ll show you all the doorbells in Fortnite that qualify for this task. Here’s how to find all doorbells in Fortnite
Challenge 4: Land at Greasy Grove (Only with Battle Pass)
Land at multiple locations: Here you should land at different locations that are named in the task. This shouldn’t be a problem.
Challenge 5: Dance at the top of a clock tower (Only with Battle Pass)
Challenge 6: Score at least 3 points at different shooting ranges
How to do this? Here you should visit the shooting ranges and score points there. Where you can find the shooting ranges for week 4 in Fortnite, we will show you here.
Challenge 7: Eliminate opponents at one of the corrupted areas (Only with Battle Pass) (Hard)
Visit corrupted areas: Travel to the corrupted areas and eliminate 3 opponents there. You can complete this task piece by piece in several matches. So it shouldn’t be a problem.
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Challenge 1: Use a Port-a-Fort or Port-a-Fortress in different matches
Easy task: Simply collect such a fort or fortress and use it in 5 different matches. This is easy in the 50vs50 mode.
Challenge 2: Search a Ammo Box at different named locations
Find ammo: This task shouldn’t pose any serious difficulty for you. Simply travel to named locations (for example Greasy Grove, Wailing Woods, Paradise Palms) and open a total of 7 ammo boxes there. But only one per location counts.
Challenge 3: Ring a doorbell at a house with an opponent in different matches (Hard)
Easy with guide: Here you should ring the doorbell at houses where opponents are present. In our guide, we’ll show you all the doorbells in Fortnite that qualify for this task. Here’s how to find all doorbells in Fortnite
Challenge 4: Land at Greasy Grove (Only with Battle Pass)
Land at multiple locations: Here you should land at different locations that are named in the task. This shouldn’t be a problem.
Challenge 5: Dance at the top of a clock tower (Only with Battle Pass)
Challenge 6: Score at least 3 points at different shooting ranges
How to do this? Here you should visit the shooting ranges and score points there. Where you can find the shooting ranges for week 4 in Fortnite, we will show you here.
Challenge 7: Eliminate opponents at one of the corrupted areas (Only with Battle Pass) (Hard)
Visit corrupted areas: Travel to the corrupted areas and eliminate 3 opponents there. You can complete this task piece by piece in several matches. So it shouldn’t be a problem.
A new item in Patch 8.1 of World of Warcraft makes the Twink life easier. Flight points are available with just a few clicks.
For Twinks, unlocking flight points in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth will soon be easier. At least if you still need flight points in Zandalar and Kul Tiras.
How do you unlock flight points? With Patch 8.1, characters who have already completed the achievement “Pathfinder of Battle for Azeroth, Part One” can buy a new item.
The “7th Legion Scouting Map” (Alliance) or the “Honorbound Scouting Map” (Horde) is account-bound and can be sent to Twinks of both factions. When used, the character unlocks numerous flight points in Kul Tiras or Zandalar. So there is no need for manual travel.
Why is the item being introduced? Many players have not leveled their alt characters through quests and leveling zones in recent weeks, but have used other methods. For example, some only use dungeons for leveling, while others farm one island expedition after another.
If such a Twink reaches level 120 and wants to experience endgame content, such as world quests for better equipment, they find themselves at a loss. All flight points must be unlocked manually.
Thus, one has to ride through Kul Tiras or Zandalar for 2-3 hours until they can finally start with the “real” gameplay. This issue is resolved with the new unlocking feature.
Unlocking flight points on Twinks can be very tedious in WoW.
How much does the map cost? Currently, the price in the database is 100 gold coins and the items can only be used once. However, this could change before the release of Patch 8.1 Tides of Vengeance.
What do you think? Do you think it’s good that Twinks can quickly access flight points? Or is it just part of the game to unlock the flight points for each character individually?
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The PC players of Monster Hunter: World will soon be able to hunt the golden Elder Dragon Kulve Taroth. The event quest for Kulve is called “Feast in the Earthen Hall” and is time-limited.
When does the event take place? The event quest for the new Elder Dragon will be available on PC from November 2nd to November 15th. During this time, players will be able to enter the special quest area “Eldorado Caves,” where they can engage in a siege battle against Kulve.
How do you unlock the event quest? To face Kulve Taroth, the following conditions must be met:
You must have collected enough Gold Shards – for example, in the first area of the Ancient Forest.
Gold Shards in the middle of the first area of the Ancient Forest
What is the goal of the quest? The siege can be compared to a raid. The fight can be participated by up to 16 players and is divided into four major phases. During these phases, several tasks must be completed to ultimately obtain the best possible equipment:
You need to break off as many parts from Kulve as possible
You must collect as many of Kulve’s materials as possible along the way
You need to achieve certain quest objectives, such as entering a new area
A special point counter will tell you how well you performed in the fight. The amount of points not only determines which reward you receive at the end but also how much time you have to fight Kulve. She can indeed flee from you even in the middle of the battle.
Point display of the event quest of Kulve Taroth
What you need to do to get the best reward, as well as tips on how to achieve that, can be found here:
Is the event quest of Kulve Taroth worth it? The armors of the Elder Dragons are considered some of the best in the game and are definitely worth the effort. Additionally, you also receive special relic weapons from the quest. There are over 300 different ones, and they can have a rarity value of 8. However, it is unfortunately random which weapon you receive as a reward. They are therefore associated with a significant grind.
You can watch the trailer for the Elder Dragon here:
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Are there any other contents in the Kulve patch? The new Elder Dragon is the highlight of the free patch, but there are also some other contents for PC players:
“Bushi” armor for the Palico that can be obtained through special Bushi tickets
Are you still struggling with the Haunted Forest in Destiny 2? With these tips, you should be able to drive away as many Ghouls and Demons as possible and increase your survivability.
The Haunted Forest – The new event activity in Destiny 2
What is the Haunted Forest? Here, you’ll be placed in an alternative spooky version of the Infinite Forest. The goal is to eliminate as many enemies as possible and as quickly as possible, fighting your way through many branches – that is, levels of the Haunted Forest. You have 15 minutes for this. The further you progress, the harder it gets. At the end, a special reward awaits.
The Haunted Forest comes in two variations: There is the Haunted Forest and the sealed Haunted Forest. The normal version offers matchmaking, so players are randomly assigned. The sealed variant is, as the name suggests, closed – you can only hunt there alone or with a fixed team.
How do you access the Haunted Forest? You unlock the Haunted Forest through a relatively short quest series that you receive on your first visit to Amanda Holliday. In this quest, you must wear a mask. Once you complete the quest, you can select the Haunted Forest from the map of the Tower.
Why should I run the Haunted Forest? After battling through the Haunted Forest, you will be rewarded with Soul Fragments. You need these if you want to purchase the Festival Masks or the event weapon, for example. If you want all event items from Amanda, you’ll need a total of 410 Soul Fragments. Bounties alone are not enough as a source. That’s why you need to enter the Haunted Forest.
10 Tips for the Haunted Forest in Destiny 2 – What you should pay attention to
Numerous players who are already familiar with the Infinite Forest will likely feel at home in the Haunted Forest quickly. However, the Haunted Forest differs from its counterpart in several aspects.
It’s not about speed, but about quick kills
This is how the Infinite Forest is normally played: Numerous Guardians try to run through the Infinite Forest as quickly as possible when they are, for example, on a strike. Most enemies are simply left behind. It’s just about reaching the respective boss as quickly as possible.
This is different in the Haunted Forest: In the Haunted Forest, it’s more about eliminating as many enemies as quickly as possible. With each new area, new enemies also appear. It’s about finding a balance between moving forward and eliminating enemies – just sprinting doesn’t do much.
If you reach 100% of the required enemies, you will be teleported to the Nightmare – that is, the boss. For this, you need to eliminate about 50 enemies. Then you reach the next branch.
Watch out for the modifiers
Why are the modifiers important? The further you progress in the Haunted Forest, the harder it becomes – especially due to the modifiers that become active after the first branch at each subsequent level and change.
This is often the key to survival. If you don’t adjust your playstyle accordingly, you’ll die more often than you’d like. After the fifth branch, two modifiers will be active and make your life even more difficult.
Stick together
That’s why team play is important: Another key to success is playing in a team. Especially in the later branches, it is essential to stay close together and act as a group. This way, you can eliminate strong enemies more quickly and avoid being overwhelmed.
Avoid self-revivals whenever possible
Reasons against self-revivals: Another reason to stick together is reviving. Avoid self-revivals whenever possible – unless there’s no other option or you’re still relatively at the start of an area.
If you revive yourself, you will appear alone at the beginning of the respective area. Now you have to make your way back to your team before you can be useful again.
The advantage of reviving by teammates: If you are revived by a teammate, you can jump back into the action immediately. This saves valuable time and can sometimes be crucial to reaching the next branch.
What to keep in mind in the Nightmare Arena
What is the Nightmare Arena? Once you have eliminated 100% of the required enemies in a branch, you will be transported to some sort of arena where you must defeat the Nightmare Boss, who is accompanied by some smaller enemies.
What is important in the Nightmare Arena? This room remains the same – no matter which branch you are in. Ammunition dropped in previous battles will remain available for subsequent fights until you collect them.
The timer continues during the boss encounter. So focus on eliminating the boss as quickly as possible. There’s nothing to gain from the smaller enemies here.
By the way: You can easily revive yourself here if you fall in battle. You will always spawn in the room where the boss fight takes place.
Remember to upgrade your masks
What’s special about the masks in the Haunted Forest: Even though the Haunted Forest has a recommended power level of 200, your power level will drop significantly when you wear a mask – but it’s worth it. The masks have special perks that only apply in the Haunted Forest.
This is how to upgrade the masks: You can activate one of three perks for each mask. Once you select a perk, you can further upgrade it by defeating Nightmare bosses. This improves the benefits significantly. You get a perk upgrade for every 10 Nightmare kills. So remember to utilize the upgrades.
Watch out for the Unstoppable Nightmare
What is the Unstoppable Nightmare? It’s a giant Hive Knight with an axe. This one cannot be killed. However, he likes to ambush you in the darkest corners and at the most inconvenient times.
What to keep in mind with the Unstoppable Nightmare? Always keep an eye out for the Unstoppable Nightmare. Especially in the later branches, and when modifiers like Glass or Blackout are active, this monster can eliminate entire teams in a matter of seconds and cost you valuable time. If you notice him, keep your distance and avoid a fight.
Watch where you run
That’s important in the Haunted Forest: While it may sound a bit ridiculous at first, this is valid in the Haunted Forest. The forest is dark and gloomy in some areas where you might easily overlook a gap or abyss, leading to unnecessary deaths. This can cost the team valuable time.
Therefore, avoid large risky jumps whenever possible. Also, try to move as little as possible around the edges and corners of the respective sections. And again, it’s best to stay as close together as possible. If someone does step off the edge, they can be quickly recovered.
No panic when the timer runs out
What happens when the timer runs out? Eventually, the 15 minutes allocated for this activity will run out. Then, a message appears on the left side of the screen saying “Collapse imminent!” This often brings unnecessary unrest, especially in random teams, and often leads to hasty and thoughtless actions.
However, the Haunted Forest allows you to complete the respective branch, including the Nightmare fight – even if time has run out. Unless the whole team dies. Without the timer, you have no reason to rush.
How should you behave after the timer runs out? Play calmer and smarter. Pay attention to staying alive, especially as progress increases. Because the Unstoppable Nightmare and enemy snipers can often take you down with a single shot or strike as the difficulty increases. Additionally, after the timer expires, it takes 30 seconds before you can revive fallen comrades.
The pit of the Unstoppable Nightmare is frightening, but costs you nothing
Warning, spoiler!
What is the pit of the Unstoppable Nightmare? If the 15-minute timer runs out and your team dies, you will be teleported to a place where you can open the chest with your rewards. But Bungie has come up with a surprise for that. Just before reaching the chest, the ground opens up, and you fall into a deep pit where the Unstoppable Nightmare awaits you.
What should you be aware of in the pit? Don’t worry – it’s more or less just a joke. Your loot is therefore not in danger. If you can’t get out of the pit and open the chest, you will find all your rewards in the post office. So nothing will be taken from you.
How to escape from the pit: For those who still want to get out of the pit alive: Look for a small opening in one of the two long walls. That’s your way to freedom. And if you react quickly enough, you can avoid the deep fall into the pit and receive your loot normally.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 received a positive reception during the beta. A week after launch, it continues to lead the Twitch rankings by a large margin. But what is the reason?
How is Black Ops 4 performing on Twitch? At the launch of the game, Black Ops 4 climbed to the top of Twitch’s viewer times, surpassing leaders like League of Legends, FIFA, and Fortnite.
What are the exact numbers? From October 11 to October 17, 2018, the following viewer times in hours were recorded in the top 10 categories on Twitch:
Black Ops 4: 29.66 million hours
League of Legends: 25.94 million hours
Fortnite: 18.01 million hours
Just Chatting: 9.00 million hours
Dota 2: 7.43 million hours
Hearthstone: 5.10 million hours
World of Warcraft: 4.75 million hours
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: 4.27 million hours
Casino: 3.76 million hours
FIFA 19: 3.63 million hours
To clarify: Black Ops 4 has over 10 million more viewer hours than Fortnite, which is likely past its peak. And for those who can’t make sense of the number 29.66 million hours: That amounts to:
1.25 million days
3.3 thousand years (That would be the time from the late Bronze Age to today)
34.89 million episodes of the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black”
Why is Black Ops 4 so popular?
There are several reasons for the great success of Black Ops 4:
Especially the Battle Royale mode Blackout is well received and offers an alternative to PUBG and also Fortnite.
These are the success criteria of Black Ops 4
Multiplayer for action fans: In Black Ops 4, three game modes vie for the favor of players. Those who like fast, uncomplicated action can play the regular multiplayer mode. It offers the usual Call of Duty experience.
Zombies for team players: Coop fans carve through undead hordes and disgusting bosses with overpowering weapons as a team. Zombies are a crowd favorite and therefore also included in the Battle Royale mode, aimed at attracting all Black Ops fans.
Blackout as a Battle Royale alternative: Those who appreciate the fast gameplay of Fortnite but cannot deal with building or colorful graphics will find in Blackout a good alternative in the Battle Royale genre. And those who find PUBG too slow will also feel at home in Blackout.
Details on the differences between the three major Battle Royale games can be found here:
Steam has become an important destination for MMORPG fans. More and more online role-playing games are being released on Valve’s gaming platform. Therefore, we present to you the current 5 most popular online role-playing games on Steam. Here you will find the most players in October 2018.
The selected games and their order is based on the popularity list of Steam, which lists the most popular games in order that have the tag “MMORPG”.
Here we have picked the 5 most popular MMORPGs. These are the 5 “classic” MMORPGs with the most players on Steam (as of 18.10.2018). So something is happening in these MMORPGs right now. This is where you should find fellow players.
What is Neverwinter?Neverwinter offers you a classic theme park MMORPG experience. You create your hero according to the rules of the pen & paper role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons in its fifth edition and find yourself in the eponymous city of Neverwinter.
Neverwinter is plagued by numerous disasters: Orcs have invaded a district, undead are at the gates, and new threats constantly keep the residents living in fear.
Together with friends, you complete numerous quests, explore large areas and dangerous dungeons. There you fight enemies and bosses in an active combat system.
Over time, you improve the hero and obtain new items. PvP takes place in special areas and arenas. Neverwinter is regularly expanded with new so-called adventure modules. These bring additional quests and game areas and further the story.
Number of players on Steam for Neverwinter: Neverwinter had an average of 2,283 players online in the last 30 days. At peak, it was 4,044 simultaneously.
What players say: Neverwinter is generally well-received by the community. The scope, quests, and group play are praised. However, the title has the reputation of being pay-to-win. Many feel it takes too long to earn cool items that can simply be bought.
Yuri Tarded writes on Steam: “I’ve been playing this game for a month and I’m more than happy to have found it. I’ve been looking for a game where you can invest endless time.”
NerovahDarkhand, on the other hand, says: “Unfortunately, creativity is lacking in this game, only the creativity of how to extract money from the player is found. The animations and quests feel thrown together. Do I really have fun with this? Let’s say I don’t know what to think about it.”
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The setting of The Division 2 takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of Washington D.C., yet players are not supposed to interpret political statements into the game. Why do Ubisoft and Massive avoid political statements?
Ubisoft’s games often invite interpretations with their settings. Is there a political message or a vision of the future behind the post-apocalypse? Is there a hidden reference to Trump in corrupt Washington? Not if it depends on Ubisoft and Massive.
The developers avoid any positioning or political statement. They simply do not want to demonstrate a political stance, as this is bad for business.
No specific stance on politics in The Division
Why avoid political statements? According to gamesindustry.biz, Massive’s CEO, Alf Condelius, stated during the Sweden Game Conference, that The Division is not a vision of the future for Massive, but pure fiction, without reference to current politics.
In The Division, for example, it is a dystopian future. There are some interpretations that this is something we have in our current society that is developing in this direction, but it is not – it is a fantasy.
According to Condelius, it is merely about how one survives as a good person in a crumbling world. They want to distance themselves as much as possible from others’ interpretations, as they do not want to take a clear stance on current politics.
Politics bad for business? Economic factors would also play a role in this topic. A clear political stance would be economically disadvantageous.
It is also bad for business if you want the honest truth… but it is interesting and it is a discussion we are having, which we are also having with users. […] People want to interpret the universe we create, and they want to see their own reality in the fantasies and stories we provide them.
One advantage of this approach is that by avoiding clear political statements, they remain open to players’ interpretations. Apparently, there is concern about alienating players with political statements.
They don’t want to “shove politics in players’ faces”
Another example that Condelius mentions is the Avatar game that Massive has been working on for some time. The brain behind it, James Cameron, pursues a clear line with Avatar.
James Cameron’s vision for the film is that we as humans need to do something, otherwise we will destroy the world if we keep going as we are. That is political, but we are not going to go out and say that you should vote for this one person or not. But it is still a political statement, and we find it important, but we will not shove it in anyone’s face.
If you want players to spend many hours with your games, you shouldn’t want to explain everything. That would be boring and would feel like an educational film from school.
Ubisoft and politics have been a theme for some time
The fact that this discussion comes up repeatedly is also due to the scenarios and hot topics that Ubisoft’s games often utilize.
In Far Cry 5, you must eliminate a cult in the USA as a police officer that has taken over entire regions and villages.
The Division 1 & 2 send you as a secret agent of the US government to combat the effects of a plague in two of the most important cities in the USA. The first story trailer for The Division 2 even hints at a conspiracy within the US government.
In Ghost Recon: Wildlands, an American special ops team overthrows the government of another country.
The current Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey takes place in ancient Greece and often touches upon democracy and oppression in its quests.
Despite everything, Ubisoft does not want to take a political stance. However, that it can be done completely differently, CD Project shows with Cyberpunk 2077. From the beginning, the developers made it clear that their game would be political and that they would not shy away from it.
Would you prefer clearer positions? Or do you find politics in games annoying?
Fortnite: Battle Royale is getting a small patch today outside of the regular schedule. The update aims to resolve issues with tournaments. There are no patch notes, but we know what is included in the update.
What’s up with the tournaments? With Update 6.10, a new feature came to Fortnite: public tournaments. In the coming weeks, all players regardless of their skill level can participate in ranked, official tournaments within the game.
As a reward for their efforts, there are cool rewards for everyone who performs well in the respective tournament.
Tournaments for everyone sound great, don’t they? Unfortunately, the new public tournaments are too successful. Because at the very first alpha tournament that started yesterday, a massive number of players signed up. Unfortunately, that turned out to be too much and problems occurred.
The staff from Epic jokingly referred to the lack of server capacity on Twitter last night as a “shortage of Battle Buses”.
Hotfix patch aims to fix tournaments
What is Epic doing about the issues? As usual, the developers quickly became aware of the problem and worked on a solution. Recently, a hotfix update of about 440 megabytes was deployed to the servers.
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Is Fortnite down? Not at all, as the hotfix was implemented without downtime. You just need to download the update. This does not apply to Fortnite on iOS, where no patch was necessary.
Where are the patch notes? There don’t seem to be any. According to Epic on Twitter, the hotfix patch only aims to fix the issues with tournament registrations. When the next tournament phase starts today, October 18, 2018 at 6:00 PM our time, it will show whether the patch was successful.
If there are any further fixes in the patch today, we will add patch notes here as soon as we find out.
Until then, let’s hope that the public tournaments in Fortnite will function properly again. Will you be there for the next round today at 6:00 PM?
Together with the 4th generation, Niantic also introduced new offer boxes in the Pokémon GO shop. We tell you whether a purchase is worthwhile.
In the Pokémon GO shop, there are again three new boxes. The Special, Super, and Hyper boxes can be purchased for a limited time. The boxes contain several shop items that can otherwise only be bought individually in the shop.
We show you what is in the boxes and whether purchasing the boxes is worthwhile.
The following items can be found in the packages
For the calculation: To find out what savings the boxes bring, it was calculated how much, for example, a Incubator costs per 8-pack. This price was then compared to the respective box. Thus, the individual price of the items from the shop was not taken.
For whom is the box worthwhile?: The box is worthwhile for players who do not play in large cities with many stops and gyms. With the new generation come new Pokémon that you ideally want to catch with a Razz Berry and an Ultra Ball. Those who can’t spin many PokéStops will benefit from the box. Any player who has enough berries and balls should not buy this box. The remaining contents offer little savings.
For whom is the box worthwhile?: The box is worthwhile for players who want to hatch eggs on Community Day. This time, there is the particularity that you only have to walk a quarter of the distance for eggs. However, if you want to hatch new Pokémon from eggs, you need more Incubators. If someone buys the box just for the incubators, they won’t make a mistake. However, if they are also relying on other items, they should rather not buy it. There have been better offers in the past.
For whom is the box worthwhile?: The box is ideal for anyone who enjoys hatching eggs. With this box, you can hatch a total of 36 eggs. The other items are also sufficiently available and the savings are reasonable. There have been better Hyper boxes, but definitely worse ones too. If you want to hatch the new Pokémon, you can’t go wrong with the purchase.
Especially good for hatching: The boxes mainly contain many incubators. The bonus on Community Day revolves around eggs, and there are some Pokémon from the 4th generation that can only be obtained by hatching.
A special event in Hearthstone brings some pretty crazy matches. In the Arena, you now play a mix of two heroes at the same time!
In line with the Halloween season, the Brawl of the Ages returns in Hearthstone. Everything is a bit scarier and crazier than before – at least in the Arena. There you can now experience a crazy game mode where you combine cards from two different classes in one deck.
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How does the mode work? After you start an Arena round, you choose your first hero. The first hero determines:
The appearance and emotes of your hero
The cards you can choose from
Then you select a second hero, which determines:
The hero power that your hero will get
The cards you can select
After that, you select 30 cards as usual; however, in addition to neutral cards, you will also be offered the cards of both heroes. For example, a Warrior might get Mage cards, or a Hunter can throw around Priest cards. Those who have a bit of luck when drawing cards should be able to create really crazy combinations that would never occur in regular play.
By the way: Any active “old” Arena rounds have been canceled. In compensation, you received a free Arena ticket.
A free round: The first visit to the Arena is free, by the way. All players receive an Arena ticket at the start of the Brawl of the Ages. So you can play the first match for free. Further matches then cost, as usual, gold or real money.
Free cauldron: If you don’t want to play in the Arena, you should still log in on occasion. There is a free golden cauldron as a card and also various card chaos modes that will be unlocked throughout the Brawl of the Ages.
