Less than two weeks remain until the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 on October 12. However, you can already watch the launch trailer for the game with us.
In the action-packed video, publisher Activision showcases the various modes that will be available in Black Ops 4. In addition to the usual multiplayer mode and the zombie mode, the shooter now also features a battle royale mode called Blackout, following the current trend in the shooter genre.
Especially Blackout is highly anticipated by many fans. After the successful beta test, many voices have called on Activision to extend it. For some players, Blackout was the better alternative to PUBG.
There were also really funny situations during the beta test of Blackout:
In the Korean version of Destiny 2, there is an exotic vendor named Yuna. Players can only access her goods if they are in an internet café, meaning they have paid real money.
Who is Yuna? Yuna is a “Mugunghwa vendor” located in the Tower Bazaar. She is near Ikora Rey and Hawthorne. When approached, she tells you that she is an official vendor of the Mugunghwa Legion and has extraordinary goods for sale. Why isn’t she at my Tower? Yuna exists only in the South Korean version of Destiny 2. This version is called “Destiny: Guardians” and is specifically tailored to the South Korean market.
Yuna is said to only be available in public internet PC bangs – to use these, players must pay a fee for each hour they rent a spot there.
In fact, there is even a triumph in the databases that is only unlocked when playing in a supported internet game room.
Exotics at Yuna
What does Yuna have for sale? Yuna sells exotics. To access the exotics, one must play in a PC bang.
She even brings new Forsaken exotics such as the Treasures of the Hunted for the Hunter and the One-Eyed Mask for the Titan as shown in the picture above.
So Yuna is sort of like the Korean Xur, except she already brought Forsaken exotics and no Legendary Shards: Once players are in the PC bang, they can pick up the exotics for free from Yuna.
However, they can only use the weapons as long as they are in the café. They must pay hourly to stay there. Yuna’s items cannot be dismantled or infused.
By the way, Yuna neither replaces Xur nor Tess in the South Korean Destiny 2; she represents an additional vendor.
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In this free kick tutorial for FIFA 19, you will quickly learn how to take perfect free kicks. You can directly apply and practice the tips and tricks to reliably score from free kicks.
Goals from free kicks: When little goes through during the game, a free kick situation can be crucial in deciding the match in your favor. Strong free kick takers can win the game on their own.
Correct technique is crucial: However, you first need to master effective free kick techniques in FIFA 19 to make the ball ripple the net.
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We show you three of the best free kick methods and provide the button combinations for PS4 and Xbox One. proownez presents them to you here in the video:
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The Curling Free Kick – Over the Wall into the Goal
Free kick over the wall: The curling free kick was the most popular variant in the community for years because it is simple and reliable. However, in FIFA 18, it rarely led to success, which is why many professional players used other free kick techniques. In FIFA 19, the curl is strong again.
This is how it works:
A distance of about 20 to 30 meters is optimal.
For the shooter selection from the right side, take a right-footed player and from the left side, a left-footed player. The player should have high free kick precision and curve values (best above 80), which you can see in the top right corner of the screen (by pressing “Change Shooter”).
The shooting power is not too important. The less shooting power the player has, the longer you need to charge the shot bar.
The most challenging part is aiming, setting the direction with the left stick. This always depends on the position from which you shoot. A good tip here is to watch the distance display at the top center. The number should be slightly right of the outer post (when shooting with a right foot), as shown in this screenshot:
Now you just need to hold the left stick up and with the shoot button (circle on PS4 or B on Xbox One) charge the shot power to about one and a half to three bars – depending on the distance and the shooting power. In most cases, one and a half to two bars will suffice.
Aside from the alignment, this free kick shouldn’t be a problem. Practice with your free kick taker in the training arena to get a feel for it.
Joga Bonito Free Kick – Feint
This free kick has a high chance of success when the opponent is not expecting it. It was frequently used by professionals in FIFA 18 and is also strong in FIFA 19.
This is what makes the free kick special: You bring in a second free kick taker. The first shooter runs over the ball into the open space in the penalty area, and the second shooter passes to him, allowing him to come relatively free on goal.
This is how it works:
The distance to the goal should be short, about 16-20 meters.
When selecting the shooter, make sure you have a left-footed player on the right side and a right-footed player on the left. He should also not have a “special” run-up movement.
Now press the LT or L2 button to call in a second shooter.
Now, you need to feint a shot with this second shooter. This works by holding down the LT/L2 button, then quickly pressing B and then A or Circle and then X for a fake shot.
This player now runs over the ball and into the open space. Pass to this player with your first shooter using A or X, and then score with B or Circle.Instead of shooting, you can also lay the ball off if a free teammate is there, making it easier to score.
Power Free Kick in FIFA 19
The Power Free Kick is useful for scoring from longer distances. 25-40 meters are possible here. It is executed similarly to the classic curling free kick.
Select a free kick taker who comes with strong shot power, free kick, and curve values. Right side a right-foot, left side a left-foot.
Now, move your taker back with the right stick to get a better run-up. This is not strictly necessary.
When aiming, the number in the distance display should be slightly to the right of the outer post again (position-dependent):
Now hold the left stick up. Also, hold L1 (PS4) / LB (Xbox One) and fill the shot power to about 3 bars, rather a bit more.
In FIFA 18, this free kick was not effective at all, but in FIFA 19, it is top again.
Taking the free kick low: Works like the Power Free Kick, but you should only charge the shot power bar to a maximum of one bar. The distance to the goal should be short.
Free kick layoff: Press LT/L2 to call a second shooter. Hold the button down and press the pass button to lay the ball off to a third player who can then shoot on target.
Outside of the foot free kick: The execution is like the curling free kick. However, you choose a left foot for the right side and a right foot for the left side. Also, position yourself to stand like this towards the goal (Dybala is a left-footed player):
Note: Pay attention to whether the opponent places a player on the line for all free kick variants. You might want to choose a different free kick variant then. It is also advisable to simply pass the ball flat to a teammate in the 16-meter area and then seek the conclusion.
Practice the free kicks to get a feel for the right alignment and the necessary shot power with your free kick takers.
The best free kick takers in FIFA 19
Players with the highest free kick precision (the overall rating is in parentheses):
Lionel Messi – 94 (94)
Sebastian Giovinco – 93 (82)
Hakan Calhanoglu – 93 (80)
Miralem Pjanic – 92 (86)
Enis Bardhi – 90 (78)
Parejo – 90 (86)
Marvin Plattenhardt – 89 (78)
Shunsuke Nakamura – 88 (72)
Memphis Depay -88 (83)
Paulo Dybala – 88 (89)
By the way, Diego Maradona has the highest free kick precision value. However, he is an icon – and only standard cards of active players are listed here.
Usually, Blizzard keeps quiet about new skins in Overwatch. However, for the Halloween event in 2018, there is even a hint about the new skins directly in the game.
Achievement on the PTR: In the achievement “Six Wanderers,” which you can already see on the PTR, the silhouettes of six heads are depicted. For this achievement, you have to win Junkenstein’s Revenge with 6 heroes.
The heads strongly resemble those of certain heroes. The skins in which they appear, however, are new.
Which heroes will get Halloween skins in 2018?
Names are already known: A few weeks ago, Blizzard updated the official Overwatch website. Since then, the pages of the various Overwatch events also display the skins and other cosmetics of the respective event.
However, right after the launch of this website, Blizzard made an error. Empty fields with the names of yet unreleased skins appeared. Therefore, provisional names for some upcoming Halloween skins are known:
Spider Queen
Bride
Ghost
Slasher
Based on the achievement and the names, it is possible to derive some characters that may or are likely to get a Halloween skin.
Scarecrow Wrecking Ball
The first image most likely shows Hammond. The head shape, the pointed ears, and the round collar look too similar to the little hamster. Furthermore, the new hero lacks a Halloween skin.
The appearance of the icon suggests that Hammond will receive a scarecrow skin. The upper shape resembles a tied linen sack, typical for American scarecrows.
The community hopes for such a skin to feature a pumpkin as the “Wrecking Ball,” fitting with the scarecrow theme.
Spider Queen Widowmaker/Brigitte
The second icon shows only long hair and a tattoo. Since we already know that there is supposed to be a Spider Queen skin, it is likely that it will be this one.
The head shape and the long hair allow for two possibilities: Brigitte and Widowmaker. Both have not yet received a legendary Halloween skin. However, the spider theme would fit more with Widowmaker, the “Black Widow.”
Oni Doomfist/Winston
As the third image in the top row, there is a difficult-to-assign picture. The illustration resembles typical Japanese demon masks, like the one Genji wears in his Oni skin.
The head shape would fit both Winston and Doomfist, both of whom also lack a skin. However, there is a lot of speculation regarding this. Doomfist recently received his “Elegant” skin, and Winston “Test Subject 28”.
This icon reveals the least about what the skin could be and for whom it is intended.
Knight/Ghost Genji
The fourth icon is somewhat clearer. It shows a knight’s helmet, as it is commonly seen in European armors of stereotypical knights in a slightly rounded shape. Since there is supposed to be a “Ghost” skin, it is possible that this skin will become a kind of ghost knight.
The silhouette suggests Genji, who is often depicted in this pose. The head shape would fit as well, and thematically, a sword also suits the knight best for the Japanese cyborg ninja.
Slasher Soldier: 76
The fifth image shows a worn hockey mask or a kind of muzzles. It resembles the mask Hannibal Lecter wore in “The Silence of the Lambs,” or the mask of Jason Voorhees from “Friday the 13th.”
Both fantasies fit the name “Slasher”, Jason because he works with a machete, and Hannibal because he… well, is a “Butcher”. The details like the scars on the mask and the hairstyle clearly point to Soldier: 76 as the bearer of the skin.
Junkenstein’s Bride Sombra
The last icon shows a woman from the side, with voluminous hair, streaks, and a scar on her cheek. Since the “Bride” skin is still missing, and because the icon strongly resembles the appearance of Frankenstein’s Bride from some adaptations, the last skin will likely be “Junkenstein’s Bride” or something similar.
The face is quite recognizable here, and details like the small nose and head shape point to Sombra. The most obvious sign is the streaks, which the hacker also possesses by default. The only thing against it is that a new demon hunter skin for Sombra has already been introduced.
What do you think, which heroes will get the skins? Do you agree with us, or do you have other suggestions? Leave us a comment and exchange with us on our Overwatch page on Facebook!
The developers of Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS, Android, Switch) have finally released the first teaser about Season 6. But the image raises more questions than it answers.
What can be seen in the teaser? Finally, the teaser for the Theme for Season 6 is here. However, those who expected a dark alternative dimension or aliens may find themselves initially bewildered.
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For the teaser image shows a guy with a llama mask and DJ headset. The headline reads: “Every great party needs a DJ”. In the background, the supposedly dead cube is visible, which recently sank in Loot Lake and turned it into a purple bounce house.
What does the image mean?
Are all theories wrong? Fans are understandably confused, as the image does not fit the previous theories at all. Recently, it was assumed that the cube would create a rift in the dimensions.
From that, evil versions of the “good” skins from the game would emerge. At least this was suggested by the final teaser image from Season 5.
None of this fits the DJ llama, who is likely to be the first skin from the new Battle Pass.
A nod to PUBG?
Is this the Fortnite version of Deadmau5? The llama-headed DJ could be a nod to Deadmau5. He is a DJ who performs with a huge mouse mask. Additionally, Deadmau5 is a well-known streamer of Fortnite’s competitor PUBG.
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So it could very well be that Epic is having a little joke and bringing a DJ with a llama mask into their own battle royale game. Llamas are known to be the mascots of Fortnite.
Is that “Back to the Future”? Other players see the outfit of the llama as a reference to the movie “Back to the Future”. Therefore, they suspect a “futuristic theme”.
Is the cube making a comeback?
Interesting detail: In the background of the teaser image, another purple cube can be seen. Is it the cube “Kevin” from Season 5, which actually sank in Loot Lake? Or will there be more cubes in Season 6 rolling around and changing the map?
Until the Start of Season 6 on September 27, there is still some time. Hopefully, the upcoming teasers will provide more insight into the theme.
In Destiny 2 there are often long wait times. You can shorten these on PS4 and Xbox One by connecting an SSD. We show you which drives you can use and how to install them.
Destiny 2 requires a great deal of patience from its players in many situations. Often you wait over a minute for the game to process something. The wait from orbit to the Tower can take nearly 2 minutes before it continues. Very few players enjoy waiting. Destiny 2 is lagging on PS4 and Xbox One, and players are complaining.
Relief through a new drive: The drives of your consoles have a significant impact on loading times.
If you replace these from the old HDD system (or hybrid system) to pure SSDs, you can save up to 50% of wait times when games are installed on the SSD. And it’s quite easy – even without modification.
This is how much a SSD improves Destiny 2 – Impact
On Reddit, user LootStuff presents a comparison of loading times in different scenarios from Destiny 2 Forsaken. He compares the loading time between the original HDD drive installed in his PS4 and an external SSD.
This is how the SSD impacts: The table shows that these times are extremely shortened by using an SSD. This is because the design of an SSD is aimed at achieving fast read and write speeds.
Which scenario
Original HDD
External SSD
PS4 Dashboard > Start Screen
19 seconds
16 seconds
Press X > Character Selection
90 seconds
39 seconds
Character Selection > Orbit
21 seconds
12 seconds
Orbit > Tower
119 seconds
55 seconds
Tower > Orbit
17 seconds
14 seconds
Tower > Dreaming City
102 seconds
53 seconds
Dreaming City > Orbit
78 seconds
13 seconds
Character Loadout
5.4 seconds
2.6 seconds
Convinced? Then you just need to choose an SSD. We compile the most popular ones in the following overview. How much storage you need, you have to estimate yourself. However, the drive must be at least 250 GB. If you want more storage, take 500GB or grab 2TB right away. Storage space killer – Destiny 2 requires up to 104 GB of storage with Forsaken. With the upcoming Shadowkeep expansion, it’s even more. In total, 165 GB will then be necessary.
Internal SSDs – Can be built into the console or connected externally via USB
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External Drives – No installation required
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Drive Enclosures: With a drive enclosure, you can easily connect standard “internal” SSDs via USB to PC, PS4, or Xbox One. This means you can take a drive from the first list, buy an enclosure with USB 3.0, and insert the drive there. Afterwards, it simply works via your USB slot on the console.
Suitable enclosures include, for example, the following:
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Internal or external SSD?
If you want to avoid installing a new internal drive in your PS4 or Xbox One, then you should opt for an external drive. This will be located outside the console and connected via USB.
Is it slower then? Due to the USB 3.0 connection of a console, fast data transfers are possible. It is not as fast as with an internal drive, but the differences are minor. Keep in mind that the Destiny loading times shown in the table were achieved with an external SSD as well.
SSD Installation for PS4 and Xbox One
Can you even install the drives? While you can easily remove the original drive and install a new one in a PS4, switching drives on the Xbox One voids the warranty.
With the Xbox One, it is better to go for an external solution if you want to retain your warranty on the console.
Installation and Re-installation on the PS4
In order for a new internal drive to work correctly on a console after installation, an operating system must be installed for it.
You can easily connect external drives to the PS4:
After connecting, the drive must first be formatted. Go to Settings>Devices>USB Storage Devices, select your external drive, and choose “format as extended storage.” InsidePlayStation shows how to do this in the following video:
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If you connect an external drive to the Xbox One to install games on it, you first need to format the drive. This is simple; just connect the drive to the console and then choose what you will use the drive for in the menu. The video by 649danijelo can help you with that.
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Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Android, Switch & Xbox One) has been boring for days. At least that’s what our author Jürgen thinks. Why he is so grumpy is explained here.
Since I accidentally took over the topic of Fortnite: Battle Royale here at Mein-MMO I have been excited about the game. The reason: Epic constantly brought something new. There were regularly new modes, new changes in the game, and quirky events at the end of a season.
The end of the season has always been awesome: Especially the final phase, when the current season ends, has always been something very special. That’s why I was really looking forward to last weekend, hoping that Epic would finally reveal something crazy and bring a lot of wild stuff for the finale of Season 5.
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That was already exciting, and I expected a continuation of this quirky story 24 hours after Kevin’s end.
But nothing happened. For days, the lake is now a trampoline, but otherwise, nothing has happened:
No teasers
No further in-game events
No real-life PR stunts
In my opinion, Epic should have continued the brilliant augmented reality game from the last season. Unfortunately, it seems that this time is not the case.
I have nothing to do here!
Even as a casual noob I have been done for days: Another problem I currently have with Fortnite is that I simply have nothing to do. I play the game extremely casually, and even I have completed all the challenges of Season 5 for days. There is simply nothing left for me to do.
No fun without achievements: Sure, I can have fun without tasks, but the game doesn’t really captivate me if I don’t get anything special for my efforts anymore.
Especially if I were to pull off some great stunt with X-kills now and then a challenge came later that would have asked exactly that of me. I would be really annoyed.
An event would be great right now: Especially the dry phase at the end of the season could previously be well bridged by Epic with events for the finale. But this time there is simply nothing in the game that excites me to play Fortnite right now and not something else.
Epic needs to come up with something
After all, Season 6 is particularly important for Fortnite. Some players found Season 5 not particularly exciting.
Season 5 was not particularly exciting: There was simply nothing really groundbreaking new, the map was still the old one despite some changes, and the new meta with less building and more spray was not optimal for every player.
The competition is not sleeping: Meanwhile, new games in the Battle Royale genre are about to rise, with Black Ops 4 leading the way. So Epic has to assert itself with fresh new ideas and should not let Season 6 drift like this.
Is there anything else to come? So far I have always thought “Yes, Epic will surely start soon, it’s just a matter of time!”. After saying this for days without anything happening so far, I am getting worried.
The hope dies last
But perhaps I’m complaining here completely unjustified. Because tonight, Epic allegedly wants to bring the first teasers for Season 6.
And I haven’t given up hope yet that Season 6 will be something truly gigantic. So it remains exciting.
Update: Meanwhile, the first teaser for Season 6 is here and it has confused me more than it has excited me. It hasn’t dispelled my worries…
What do you think? Are you also disappointed with Fortnite right now or is everything okay?
A curious bug from the Overwatch PTR has been discussed on Reddit. It turns out: It has existed for a while, and it also exists on the live servers.
Dead at the base: A Reddit user posted a short clip showing a player as Widowmaker standing directly in front of their opponents’ base. An enemy is currently changing characters and gets killed at that very moment – even though they are in spawn.
Why is this curious? Anyone in their own respawn point cannot actually be killed. As long as you are within the walls of the room, you are invulnerable and quickly regenerate health points.
Enemies cannot enter the point but can shoot into and see into it if the position allows. Shots that go into the spawn should not be able to deal damage to players.
However, due to a bug found on the PTR, players can be killed for almost half a second when they change heroes.
The bug is old – and live: In the following discussion under the original Reddit post, many other users have chimed in. Most of them report that the bug has supposedly existed for a long time.
According to users, the problem is even reproducible on the live servers and is not a bug of the new PTR patch, in which Pharah is also being revamped. Users see various reasons for the bug’s recent appearance:
The bug was fixed on the live server and is now for some reason back on the PTR.
It has been forgotten or occurs too rarely to be mentioned.
People still remembered it and rediscovered it on the PTR.
Whether and when the bug will eventually be fixed is still open. There are also bigger issues, like Reinhardt, that need to be worked on and which are currently unplayable on the PTR.
Reddit immediately noticed this: The PTR bug was already pointed out half an hour after the release of the new PTR patch. The mass of players instantly found the error, despite the small time window.
Finding such an error in such a short time is unlikely, as it has to be specifically induced. The sheer number of players makes this possible. A Reddit user sees this as both an advantage and a disadvantage for developers:
Seriously, the community can be the best and the worst quality assurance at the same time. The best because such a large number of testers in-house is impossible to achieve. The worst because thousands of people see immediately that you messed up before you can even notice it yourself.
In this case, however, it is quite possible that players found the bug so early because it has simply existed for a while.
Why Sylvanas Windrunner is the leader of the Horde in WoW: Battle for Azeroth is still not entirely clear. Patch 8.1 at least provides initial answers and new riddles.
When Vol’jin died at the start of World of Warcraft: Legion, he appointed the Banshee Queen Sylvanas Windrunner as his successor. The reason for this was that the “spirits had granted him clarity”.
However, with Sylvanas’ warlike nature, doubts about this statement are increasing. Which spirits have granted Vol’jin “clarity”? This is exactly the subject of a questline in Patch 8.1 Tides of Vengeance.
Spoiler alert:If you do not want to learn about the further course of the story surrounding Vol’jin’s spirit, you should not continue. You have been warned.
The story of Vol’jin continues: With Patch 8.1 Tides of Vengeance, the story of Vol’jin’s spirit is continued. Horde players already had the opportunity to acquire his urn and collect his spirit. However, this questline ended abruptly.
With the next patch, it will continue and address some important questions.
The biggest question is why Vol’jin chose Sylvanas as the new Warchief. Vol’jin himself has no memory of who granted him this vision. It has long been speculated that his vision of clarity could have come from Bwonsamdi, the Loa of Death. After all, Sylvanas brings many dead with her war, which should please the Loa of Death.
In a conversation with Vol’jin’s spirit, players learn that Vol’jin has long been calling on the Loa and receiving no answer. His connection to the Loa has been severed and since he became a spirit, none of the Loa have answered him.
However, it was not Bwonsamdi. In a conversation between Talanji and Bwonsamdi, the Loa of Death reveals:
“What? No no no, you are mistaken, Talanji.”
Moreover, we learn that Bwonsamdi certainly did not want Sylvanas to become the Warchief of the Horde. After all, he wants the souls of the dead for himself. However, Sylvanas often resurrects the dead.
“Why would I want the Banshee Queen to lead? No no no. Sure, I like war and death, but this Sylvanas… she disrupts the balance too much. The balance is important! Besides, she has the nasty trait of keeping what she kills. No, your Warchief is no friend of the old Bwonsamdi.”
Journey to the Lich King
Subsequently, players try to find out whether it was the Lich King who advised Vol’jin to choose Sylvanas. They travel to Icecrown and seek out Bolvar Fordragon. But he too has only negative and dismissive words for them:
“The plans of the Banshee Queen threaten the balance. I have nothing to do with this.”
Vol’jin then asks the Lich King whether it is his work that Vol’jin’s spirit is now trapped in the spirit world. Again, the Lich King responds:
“Vol’jin… your soul wandered on the other side and has returned. You have been changed… stronger than you think. You are neither undead nor damned. You do not belong here. Leave this place at once.”
Visit to the Val’kyr
After the visit to the Lich King bore no success, they go to Eyir. Eyir is the leader of the Val’kyr, who bring worthy champions to Odyn in the Halls of Valor.
Eyir is quite upset that a priestess of Bwonsamdi is brought along (presumably Talanji, who is bound to Bwonsamdi through her father’s pact). Nevertheless, she speaks to Vol’jin and the “Champion” – meaning the player.
Eyir: “Shadowhunter, you are no longer an ordinary spirit. You have become something that is beyond my power to create.”
Vol’jin: “Who has such power? Could it be the same one who led me to make Sylvanas the Warchief?”
Eyir: “You have been touched by the Hand of Valor. Such noble power has no interest in the thrones of mortals.”
Vol’jin: “So whoever whispered to me is not the same one who sent me back?”
However, Vol’jin does not receive an answer to this. Further information remains denied to him and the players.
Are there two puppeteers guiding Vol’jin?
Overall, the questline seems to provide no answer as to who brought Vol’jin back from the spirit world and whispered to him that Sylvanas must be the Warchief. However, the clues suggest that they may be two different beings.
Players speculate that the Old Gods are involved, presumably N’Zoth. After all, he would surely love for the two factions to clash at sea – right above his seat of power.
Who exactly brought Vol’jin’s spirit back from the realm of the dead remains unanswered. So it remains exciting.
There will be several ways to play the shooter Anthem even before its release. Bioware detailed the requirements now. Our author Tarek thinks: These requirements are quite bold.
Anthem is one of the most anticipated online games for 2019. The release is set for February 22, which is not too far away. There will be several ways for fans to play Anthem even earlier. Planned are a VIP demo, a 10-hour trial, and early access that lets you play a week earlier.
However, the requirements to play Anthem earlier are questionable in my opinion: Because for full early access to Anthem, you must subscribe and be on PC.
Through Twitter, Bioware revealed how it will work:
This is how you play Anthem before release
To try Anthem earlier, there are three options, these are the requirements:
The VIP demo: Pre-order Anthem for any platform, or be an active member of EA Access and Origin Access Basic by February 1, 2019
Play First Trial: Members of EA Access (for Xbox One) and Origin Access Basic (for PC) can play for up to 10 hours starting February 15
Early Access: You can play Anthem for a full week, starting on February 15, before release, if you subscribe to the Origin Access Premier on PC. This subscription includes the full version.
PS4 players are left out, aside from the VIP demo. But that’s not the only thing that raises eyebrows.
Play earlier? Only with a paid subscription
The new approach of publishers with betas, demos, and early access seems to have reached a new low with Anthem. Previously there were discussions because many set a pre-order as a prerequisite for access to a demo or beta, now subscription models are in play.
To fully dive into Anthem a week early, you need to be a PC player and subscribe to the expensive Premier plan. Here’s an overview of the subscription models:
What is EA Access? This subscription offers Xbox One owners a selection of game titles for around 25 euros per year or 4 euros per month.
What is Origin Access Basic? This subscription is essentially the PC equivalent of EA Access. It also costs 25 euros per year and 4 euros per month and allows players access to over 120 titles from the Origin database.
What is Origin Access Premier? This subscription costs 100 euros per year or 15 euros per month. In addition to the games that can already be played through the Basic version of Origin Access, more recent titles like Battlefield or Anthem are added.
Now EA has decided to make these subscriptions tickets for demos and early access.
Play First Trial – Transferring progress costs
As if that wasn’t enough, as a player of the “Play First” trial, I would essentially also have to pay to transfer this 10 hours of progress into the main game.
This is how you transfer your progress from the Play First Trial: You can only transfer progress from this time into the full version if you buy it with the member discount in the Origin store or subscribe to a Premier subscription.
Thus, EA essentially asks you for another payment besides the subscription.
Nonetheless, the community is looking forward to Anthem
This is how the community reacts:
The feedback is mixed. Many feel that demos and betas are now being misused. Instead of giving potential buyers an impression of the game to orient themselves, they seem to want to push pre-orders and subscriptions, making players buy a pig in a poke.
One user highlights the downside of the subscription: If it runs out, you lose access to all included games.
Most see no reason to subscribe for just one week of early access, especially since the first week in online games is usually one with the most bugs.
Overall, the mood towards Anthem is still positive, many simply don’t care. They can ignore the subscription model; ultimately, seven days don’t matter that much.
Destiny 2 has introduced a lot of new lore with Forsaken. One of the small stories found on the Titan class item from the raid revolves around Mara Sov, a wish, and a rather perplexed Lord Shaxx.
To the delight of the Guardians, the first Destiny 2 expansion Forsaken brought a wealth of new lore into the game, which can be collected on items and in triumphs. One of the small stories located on the Titan class item from the raid “Last Wish” is currently fueling the imagination of players.
Spoiler warning:If you prefer to discover the lore for yourself, do not read on.
Mara Sov, a wish, and a reciting Shaxx
What does the lore tell? The story revolves around Mara Sov, Queen of the Awoken, getting bored and expressing a wish for her amusement. This includes the appearance of Lord Shaxx, who normally oversees the Crucible, and a piece of Shakespeare.
Mara stared at the Wall of Wishes. She had no more business to conduct. Her plans were set in motion.
There was nothing left to do but wait.
She drew a pistol from a hidden holster and fired a dozen shots into the wall.
The cosmic balance shifted. Somewhere in the Dreaming City, Riven heard the Queen’s wish, and a thousand screeching rifts in reality sliced through the space in front of her.
Lord Shaxx suddenly blocked Mara’s view of the wall.
“—YES, AND WE WOULD ALL BE DEAD!” He shouted at no one in particular, a cup of coffee in his fist.
He startled and nearly spilled his coffee. “Where are we?”
Mara knocked the cup from his hand. It shattered on the floor. She held a tattered book in front of him. “I told you there would come a time when I would collect your debts from the Reef War. Read this aloud.”
“No one gives me orders,” he said, grabbing the book and setting it ablaze with a Titan’s strike. “I can recite ‘The Tempest’ from memory.” And he did. Mara sat down and listened. They stayed that way for a long time.
The helm was not removed.
Why does the lore entry make players laugh? At first glance, the lore entry appears to be a strange yet completely normal story. However, some players interpret other meanings into it.
While lore enthusiasts debate what William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” could have to do with the story of Destiny, other players believe that more was going on between Mara and Shaxx that night than just reciting old classics.
Especially the last line “The helm was not removed” is seen as a reference to the song “You Can Leave Your Hat On.” Not least due to the film “9 ½ Weeks,” the song became an epitome of striptease.
The battle royale shooter Fortnite has a lot of emotes that you can use to celebrate your victory and taunt your opponents. Dances are particularly popular among fans. What dances are available, how to buy, gift, and return them, you will find out here.
Dances are an integral part of Fortnite: Fortnite has a long tradition of snatching various dances from real life and making them even more popular in the game. Therefore, there are famous emotes like the “Floss” dance from a Katy Perry video (The Floss) as well as various moves from well-known artists.
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Fortnite dances are part of pop culture: The dances from Fortnite are now so popular that they are used by football players on the fields to celebrate goals. However, some artists complain that Epic appropriates their moves without permission. Many players believe that the dances originate from the game instead of from the works of the actual artists.
What dances and emotes are available in Fortnite?
In the following galleries, we will list the dances from Fortnite that we have found in the game so far. If new dances and emotes come out, we will update the galleries. We will divide the dances by rarity into three galleries. A compilation of the dances is available in this video:
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The unusual dances
These moves are available for 200 V-Bucks each. That’s about 2 euros per dance.
The rare dances
These dances go for 500 V-Bucks each. That would be about 5 euros in real money.
The epic dances
Those who want these epic emotes have to fork out 800 V-Bucks. That’s around 8 euros.
The dances from the Battle Pass and Promotions
These dances were previously only available through the Battle Pass seasons or promotional events. Whether and when they will be available again is unknown.
By the way, there’s a Top Ten of the rarest dances here:
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Buying dances is easy: If you want to buy a dance in Fortnite, you just need to check the shop in the game. There are always a few dances available.
When do new dances come to the shop? New offers are loaded into the shop every night. New emotes are also among them. But when and if a particular dance will be in the shop again is known only to Epic. So if you really want a certain move, you should keep an eye on the shop and act quickly.
What do dances cost? Dances are available – unlike skins – in only three rarity levels. Legendary emotes have not been spotted yet. The different tiers cost different amounts of V-Bucks:
Uncommon: 200 (approx. 2 euros)
Rare: 500 (approx. 5 euros)
Epic: 800 (approx. 8 euros)
All info on returning, selling, and gifting emotes
How can you return dances? If you want to return an emote (or any other shop item apart from Battle Pass levels and the pass itself), you must proceed as described in this article on returning skins. However, keep in mind that you can only do this a total of three times and only for purchases within 30 days.
How can you sell dances? Not at all, there’s no legal way to transfer a dance or any shop item in the game for money to other players.
Can you gift dances? A feature for gifting skins, dances, and other shop items is planned, but is not currently in the game. If anything changes there, we will explain it here.
Would you rather have outfits and skins instead of emotes? You can find them here:
Trading is now a science in FIFA 19 Ultimate Team. You can quickly generate many coins with it. Therefore, we present several trading tips so that you have an overview of the transfer market and earn coins.
In FUT 19, there are many methods to earn coins by trading player cards on the transfer market. Trading is important not only for the optimal start in Ultimate Team, but throughout the entire FIFA season.
In this trading guide, we present various tips and variants so that you can soon upgrade from your starter teams to your dream squad.
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Trading Guide: What You Need to Consider When Trading in Ultimate Team
You always have a risk: Even though some trading methods carry less risk than others, there is no guarantee of profits. Be aware of this and never invest all your capital! Also, methods that worked one day can become useless the next day – for example, due to an event or an SBC.
The EA Fee: There is a 5% tax on every card you sell on the FUT transfer market. This means, if you sell a card for 1000 coins, you will only receive 950 coins. You should always keep this in mind when trading.
The market differs across platforms: Due to the varying number of players, the transfer market on PS4 or Xbox One is not the same as on PC or Switch. Some tips may only work on certain consoles. Therefore, it is important not to blindly follow trading guides, but to think for a moment and observe the market.
Transfer and Watchlist Expansion: In the “EA FC” catalog, you will find many redeemable bonuses for Ultimate Team. For trading, especially an expansion of the transfer and watchlist is recommended.
Web and Companion App: You can use most trading tips both in the game and in the Companion and web app. The only exception is sniping, as you would be too slow for that.
“Buy low – Sell high” – The Low-Risk Method
Our first trading tip may sound silly because it seems obvious that you buy cheap to sell high. This method, also known as “selling overpriced,” is quite reliable, carries little risk, and requires hardly any research or expert knowledge.
Select players to trade: You choose one or more player cards that you want to trade. For beginners, inexpensive cards under 1000 coins are suitable; advanced players can also take expensive cards. Ideally, you now observe the price development of the cards over a day.
Apply the right filters: Once you know when your cards are cheapest, it’s time to go: You choose the cheapest time and set a maximum price in the search criteria where you only see the cheapest cards of that player. Ideally, it should be less than one page, as too many cards indicate oversupply. You should then look for other players.
Buying and Selling: Now you buy all cards of this player at this low price and immediately list them back on the transfer market – of course, at a higher price. How much higher depends on two factors:
How quickly you need the coins: If you want to get rid of your cards as soon as possible, add 5% fee and about 10-15% for your profit to your purchase price. If you pay 1000 coins for a card, that would be 1200 coins. If you have more time, you can adjust the prices accordingly.
How in demand the player is: Selling popular cards is significantly easier, and you can set the prices higher. Of course, it is also more difficult to acquire these cards cheaply.
What you should keep in mind: It’s best to list your cards for one hour and update them, for example, using the web app every hour. Don’t despair if no or only a few cards are sold; trading requires patience.
Why does this method work? People are lazy. And so there are many FUT players who don’t care about a few hundred coins and take the first one they see, even if it is not the cheapest card of that player. That’s exactly the first card you want to offer, which is why you should focus on a few players so that you have as many of that player’s cards on the first market page as possible.
Variant 1 – Sniping
A variation of the method described above is sniping. Here, you try to buy cards significantly below market value to resell them at market value.
How it works: You set a buy it now and bid price significantly below market value for your desired player in the search filters. There is no guideline, but the lower you go, the less likely you are to find one. Now comes the tiring part:
You refresh the market until you find a card. You must quickly snap it up and buy it immediately. Some practice is required. Here’s a quick guide:
Possible sniping search filters for Süle
Set filters and press search.
Click away the notification that appears.
Important! Increase the maximum (bid) price with the shoulder buttons. This serves to refresh the market offer; if you skip this step, sniping won’t work. Keep the buy it now price the same.
Search again.
Repeat steps 2-4 until a card appears. If nothing comes up on the market, you should try again at another time of day (more cards are placed on the market in the afternoon/evening) or raise the buy it now price a little.
You will often see this message when sniping
Practice makes perfect: At first, you will probably be too slow and the cards will get snapped up. Over time, however, you will get the rhythm down so well that you won’t even think about it anymore; you’ll refresh the market offer in seconds.
Market Ban Risk: Some players report temporary market bans from EA while sniping. This is because the game thinks you are a bot. Sniping is always at your own risk. However, I have never been banned; if you follow the steps above, nothing should go wrong.
Variant 2 – The 59-Minute Method
This variant does not focus on observing one player, but requires a bit more knowledge about card prices.
How it works: You set a specific player group in the search filters that is not too large. For example, “special cards from the Bundesliga” or “gold cards from the Premier League between 10,000 and 15,000 coins.” There is no one correct filter; experimenting and testing is the key.
Then you go to the page where the players have just 59 minutes left on the transfer market and refresh it now and then. If a bargain comes up, you can strike immediately. The challenge with this method is knowing when a card is truly a bargain.
Why does this method work? The majority of players list their cards for one hour. With this method, you have an overview of several cards in the same price segment, and you see bargains first as soon as they are placed on the transfer market.
59-Minute Method with Bundesliga Special Cards
Variant 3 – Mass Bidding
This variant is again associated with very little risk but may require a lot of patience. The process is similar to what was explained at the top, but you use the bidding instead of the buy now function.
How it works: You similarly select a player and observe his price. Once you know at what price the player is relatively likely to sell, you can start investing. So, you only search for your selected card and bid on every one that is possible.
How much should I bid? How much you bid again depends on how much the player costs: the 5% EA tax should definitely be deducted from the market value, plus at least 100 coins profit for you – for more expensive cards, even more would be good. If you want to bid on a player who goes for 2000 coins, always bid 1700-1800.
Making a profit: Of course, you won’t win most of your bids since many others will also be bidding. However, due to the sheer volume of your bids, a few bargains will slip through now and then, which you can then sell at market value and thus make your profits.
Combination of methods is possible: You can now also combine mass bidding with “selling overpriced” and list your cards for a bit more than market value on the transfer market. However, it may take longer to sell your players.
Taking Advantage of Maintenance Work
Maintenance work is always annoying, but it is necessary for EA to take the servers offline for a few hours from time to time. However, when announced by EA, it is a good method to make bargains.
Exploiting other people’s ignorance: If you are informed and know about a maintenance, you are probably not the only one. However, there are many players who do not know this and continue to list their players normally on the transfer market.
The market does not close: However, while FUT is offline, the transfer market continues. So bid shortly before maintenance on low bid prices of as many cards as possible. Once the maintenance begins, you won’t be outbid anymore. The players should – provided the downtime lasts long enough – then belong to you.
Risky but Profitable – Speculating
Now we come to another broad area of trading, speculation. With this trading method, you need significantly more knowledge about cards, football, and the market than with the previous variants. However, it is also one of the more profitable.
What exactly do you do when speculating? You buy player cards at a certain time because you hope that due to an event, an SBC, or potential special cards, these cards will gain value in the near future.
Variant 1 – Good Performances in Real Life
FIFA players are predominantly big football fans and follow many real-life games or at least keep track of them in live updates. You can also make coins in Ultimate Team this way.
If a player performs well, his card becomes more expensive: If a forward scores his second goal or a goalkeeper makes one save after another, it is worth buying the corresponding card on the FUT market. However, you need to be quick, as the cheap cards will sell out rapidly and prices will rise.
Players hope for “Team of the Week” nominations: When a player receives a TOTW card, his normal gold card rises in price since it can no longer be pulled from packs. If you bought it at a low price beforehand, you can expect a high profit. There are two points in time when selling can bring you many coins.
Sell in the hype: From the moment a player is eligible for a TOTW nomination, his price increases. Just before the announcement of the TOTW, which can be found each Wednesday at 4 PM on MeinMMO, is a good time to sell the card. This way, you ensure a profit, even if the player does not make it into the “Team of the Week”.
Take a risk: If you are sure about the nomination, keep the card and sell it either shortly after 4 PM or during the following week when the card is not available in packs. Your risk here is that you miscalculate, the player does not receive an inform, and the price drops significantly right after 4 PM.
It is similar with other special cards. Of course, this variant works just as well for Champions League or Cup matches and the corresponding special cards like “Man of the Match” cards.
Variant 2 – Speculating on the Right SBCs
With Squad Building Challenges, you can not only make money by completing them. Trading also works quite well with them, but it carries a lot of risk. Again, selling in the hype – just before the SBC is released – brings secure profits without much risk!
Certain SBCs are coming: These include, for example, the “Player of the Month” SBCs, the top matches, or the league SBCs.
Here’s how to invest. Some SBCs come every week, others every month. Therefore, it’s good to have a rough overview of the different dates. Depending on the SBC, you can then invest differently:
In the POTM SBC that comes once a month, the community votes from a selection of players. There is often a clear favorite in advance.
Now you need a bit of luck. If the favorite is, for example, Sadio Mane from Liverpool, good investments would be:
One of his special cards
His gold card
High-rated players from Liverpool or the Premier League
Senegalese players with high ratings, ideally also from the Premier League
Then sell these cards as soon as the SBC goes live because demand will be enormous, driving prices up.
Top Matches
This SBC appears every Tuesday at 7 PM and consists of four matches, for which you need to exchange a team each time. There are often predictions on the internet beforehand that you can use as a guide when investing.
For the teams, you usually need players from the corresponding teams. For certain clubs, it’s worth buying many cards in advance as they will significantly increase in value.
Strong clubs with few cheap gold players: Teams like Juventus Turin in FIFA 18 have many gold players but few at the “discard price” of 400 for common and 700 coins for rare cards. Since only gold players are often allowed for top matches, these cheap gold players will increase significantly.
Weak clubs with no gold players: Because many reward packs consist only of gold players, there are far fewer silver or bronze cards on the market. Normally, this is not a problem, but if you need them for top matches, the supply runs out quickly. Therefore, an investment here also pays off.
Events
Special events are now an essential part of FUT; there is rarely a longer period without a promo or event phase. Often, SBCs also come during this time. Since better SBC rewards always require a minimum overall rating, this is another opportunity for investing.
Invest in 83+ players: During phases when no special SBC is available, you should invest your coins in cheap players rated 83 or 84. Last year, the cheapest examples were unplayable cards like Bas Dost, Pedro, or various goalkeepers.
Sell during special SBCs: Now if a Squad Building Challenge comes that requires a rating of 82 or higher with a somewhat appealing reward, your cards will gain value as they will be submitted by everyone, and the supply will decrease while demand increases.
Once the SBC has ended and prices drop, you can invest again, and the whole process starts over.
If you internalize and practice these tips, nothing should go wrong on your way to becoming a FIFA coin millionaire! However, always remember never to use all your money for trading, as trading always involves risk.
Don’t focus too much on trading. FIFA is still a game and not an economic simulation. What good are thousands of coins if you don’t have a team you enjoy playing with?
Moreover, these are by no means all methods to earn coins. There are many other trading variants, and you can also quickly earn coins through game modes like Division Rivals or FUT Champions.
With Patch 8.1 of World of Warcraft, Night Elves have received new customization options. These have something to do with Tyrande…
The Patch 8.1 “Tides of Vengeance” is currently active on the World of Warcraft test realm. Data miners are already busy extracting game data and finding all sorts of new content. For players of Night Elves, there will now be a few new customization options.
What customizations are available? Night Elf players who complete the achievement “In Teldrassil’s Shadow” can choose a new skin tone as a color. The special thing about it is that the corresponding faces have black eyes. Normally, Night Elves have glaring silver or golden glowing eyes.
Where does the customization come from? Players receive the necessary achievement when they complete the new quest line surrounding Tyrande. It involves her ascent to a Night Warrior, which players can experience in a scenario. We have explained how this will take place in this article.
Please keep in mind that this information is still from the PTR. Until the release of Patch 8.1, it may change.
Cortyn thinks: I really like the new customization options and I hope Blizzard introduces a few more for the other races. Personally, I would have liked it if the “Night Warrior” customizations were only available for female characters, as they actually make up the priesthood of Elune. The men could have received something “druidic”. But hey! The main thing is more customizations, right?
What do you think of these new customization options for Night Elves? Is it a cool idea to slowly introduce new options that make sense from a story perspective?
The Exotic “One Thousand Voices” is overly strong in Destiny 2. Most Guardians, however, do not want a nerf.
Raid Exotic is completely OP: For about a week now, Destiny 2 has had a new OP weapon. It is the “One Thousand Voices”. This is an exotic fusion rifle that only drops with a low probability from the final boss in the raid “Last Wish”. Therefore, only a few Guardians currently possess this weapon.
What makes the weapon so strong? One Thousand Voices fires a “huge, continuous death beam.” This beam shoots as precisely as the Sleeper Simulant and deals enormous damage on direct hits.
However, the Exotic also has something of a rocket launcher. The beam adheres to surfaces and explodes with a slight delay. Thus, One Thousand Voices also deals area damage.
This is shown to you by Nexxoss Gaming in the video:
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The damage that the weapon causes is enormous. In PvP, the beam can wipe out multiple Guardians at once, and in PvE, the Exotic melts down strong strike bosses in seconds.
One Thousand Voices is so powerful that immediate comparisons were made with the Gjallarhorn from year 1 of Destiny 1. We have already presented the Exotic in detail here – and you have been commenting about your opinions on it.
Should One Thousand Voices be nerfed or does Destiny 2 need this OP weapon?
Here’s what you think about One Thousand Voices
These MeinMMO readers celebrate One Thousand Voices:
According to Sven, One Thousand Voices is exactly what a raid needs. With the prospect of such a strong gun, “I would have also sent that silly robot clown on his golden throne to the afterlife more often.”
marty thinks the weapon is great. In his opinion, they should leave the weapon as it is, as it creates a good incentive to play the raid. That’s what a raid is about, and it also brings a feeling like in the Glass Chamber. The raid was also played countless times in Destiny 1 to get strong weapons like Thorn and others.
According to Willy Snipes, this is a worthy raid Exotic. “You don’t take down a (spoiler removed – “final boss” is meant) to shoot with a laser pointer.”
CandyAndyD86 writes: “This is what a raid exotic looks like, like that and not otherwise! Awesome weapon, want it!”
ItzOliiagrees: “Wow, that thing looks damn impressive! This is definitely a target worth grinding for a raid clear.”
Alitsch is happy that there is finally a weapon that is worth hunting.
blacki hopes that the weapon stays as it is. OP weapons should also exist.
These MeinMMO readers have doubts:
WuWuuHuu thinks this “super weapon” is pretty cool, “as long as I don’t lose every Gambit match because the opposing team has it.” The Guardian emphasizes that the ammunition supply is manageable and the hurdle to obtain the weapon is very high, which is why the weapon should not cause too much unrest.
K3Ks! thinks it’s unnecessary to be screaming for a nerf already. However, he is concerned that the weapon can quickly melt down even seasoned players in Gambit.
LIGHTNING is also happy that there is finally a highlight among the weapons (he doesn’t mind the Pikass), but he hopes that not every idiot will run around with it in Gambit.
DevilRon1989 writes: “Great weapon, but I find it a bit unfortunate that this has not been nerfed a bit for the Crucible. In something like Countdown, you can almost get the heavy ammo every round and you could really tear people apart with that.”
According to Manuel, Bungie is doing everything right with this, but 9 months too late. His clan remains mostly inactive; this Exotic won’t change that.
These MeinMMO readers demand / predict a nerf:
Ben D4ngercriticizes: “It’s a mystery to me how the developers, with all their experience, keep missing the target like this.”
ExcidiumX is sure that a nerf will come. The only question is when that moment will come – how long Bungie wants to “play on risk” and allow this power.
ne0r believes that the nerf must come quickly because the thing is just too strong in PvP. However, he hopes that Bungie doesn’t kill the weapon. “The weapon seems to be a lot of fun, and you need weapons worth grinding for, but the balance should be maintained a bit.”
Destiny Man sees a tactic from Bungie: “Now that almost no one has it, it is totally OP and everyone wants one. Due to its rarity, it’s still relatively unproblematic. But in a few months, when many have completed the raid or gotten the weapon, it will be nerfed so that not all boss mechanics can be bypassed by everyone’s fireteam taking out the boss in seconds with 2-3 of these things.”
The general mood can be summarized as follows: Most users do not want a nerf at the moment. Because for many, One Thousand Voices currently represents an unattainable goal that they want to gradually get closer to. The greed for power drives them and this motivation should not be curbed by a nerf.
However, many also fear that the weapon will become too dominant in the future when numerous Guardians possess it. Because then, in PvE and PvP, you will only see One Thousand Voices. Whether and how Bungie will respond to this remains to be seen in the future.
Thank you for the numerous comments. And don’t be upset if you’re not featured in this article. In the next article of this kind, you will surely be there if you continue to comment diligently.
In The Division the Global Event “Ambush” is now live. It is the last on the roadmap for Year 3. What modifiers, masks, and secret gear sets are available, we summarize here for you. How could it proceed?
After several weeks of quiet regarding The Division, there is now work to be done again, as the Global Event “Ambush” starts. It is officially the last on the roadmap for Year 3 of The Division. Currently, we do not know what will happen next.
Now, Massive is initially ringing in the Ambush via tweet:
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The Modifiers for the Global Event – Just Don’t Move
What are modifiers? With the modifiers, The Division wants to bring variety to the different activities. While the first one is always active, the other two can be selected in addition. This also increases your rewards.
These modifiers are active during Ambush:
Ambush – always active: Players deal increased damage when they do not move.
Covert Ambush: The effect of “Ambush” + players take damage when the damage bonus runs out.
What does that mean? A white bar is displayed over the health points when in combat. If you move, this decreases; if you stand still, it refills. If the bar is empty, you take damage over time.
Strategic Ambush: The effect of “Covert Ambush” + damage bonus, and players take damage when they are too close to allies.
In which missions can you select them? You can select Covert and Strategic Ambush only in the missions:
As with every Global Event, there are also three masks during Ambush, which can only be unlocked through commendations during the event.
What do you have to do for the masks? You must fulfill certain commendations related to the modifiers of the respective Global Event. Open your dossier and look under commendations for Ambush. In the list, you will find the commendations you must complete for the mask:
Bug Mask: Motion blur – Kill enemies while moving, World Tier 5, at least on Hard
Cage Mask: Like a statue – Kill enemies stationary, World Tier 5, at least on Hard
Veil Mask: Privacy – Kill enemies near allies in Strategic Ambush, World Tier 5, at least on Hard
The Secret Sets of the Global Event
What sets will there be? The Global Event Ambush brings four Classified Sets that you can obtain during the period with increased chances. These are
How to get Classified Sets during the event: During Global Events, there are special containers. For each secret set, you can buy Classified containers at the event vendor for the special GE Credits you earn by completing PvP and PvE activities.
These containers are available: The Classified containers are more expensive at 3000 GE Credits, but you can choose which set you want a guaranteed secret item from.
Additionally, there is a container for 1500 GE Credits. This can contain parts of all four sets from the Global Event, and there is a chance for exotic gear. However, you might only receive normal gear parts, which is why this container is only worth it if you don’t want a specific set anymore.
What Happens Next?
According to the plans for September, the developer blog for The Division 2 is scheduled for the 27th. Whether this contains new information about the sequel is unknown. On this day, the next developer live stream, the State of the Game, will also take place.
What happens in The Division 1? What happens next in The Division is open. There may still be Global Events, as two are still missing. Blackout and Outbreak could be ideally used in the coming months.
In the FIFA 19 web app and companion app, you now receive daily gifts. When you will get the rewards and what prizes you will receive for daily logins is explained here.
Update 25.9.: EA Sports has reactivated the daily gifts today. From the 22nd to the 24th, they were disabled due to a problem. The event is now supposed to run longer than originally planned.
Logging in daily is worth it: If you log into the web app or companion app regularly, you will currently receive a gift every day. Although these gifts are usually of limited use, they are definitely worthwhile to start the new FUT season well and to accumulate initial capital.
When are the daily gifts available? The daily gifts run from September 19th (web app launch) until approximately October 10th – on this day, the early access phase of the web app and the companion app officially ends. Consequently, you can secure 22 daily gifts. Due to the problem, the event will be extended by a few days.
A new gift is available at this time: Every day at 2 AM you can collect a new gift in the web app or companion app.
These are the possible login rewards
You will receive all rewards only if you log into the app every day. If you miss logging in on a day, you will also miss the corresponding daily gift.
One of these gifts is possible per day:
Bronze gift set: A mix of 4 bronze items, at least one bronze player (no rare cards)
Silver gift set: A mix of 4 silver items, at least one silver player (no rare cards)
Gold gift set: A mix of 4 gold items, at least one gold player (no rare cards)
League premium gold set: A mix of 12 items, three players of a specific league (like Serie A) are guaranteed, at least 10 gold items, three rare items
Ultimate loan player set: A mix of four items with a loan player between 85 and 90 rating
Coin set: 2000 coins or less, which you can spend at your discretion
Premium coin set: At least 4000 coins, which you can spend at your discretion
You must log into the web app or companion app once daily to receive the daily gift. Accept the gift and open it in the shop under “My Packs”
You cannot accept the gifts in the game itself, in FUT 19. You must accept them in the app. The packs can then be opened on your console.
To receive the gifts before the official release date of FIFA 19 (September 28th or September 25th with early access or other access options), you need early access for the app. To do this, you must have created a FUT club in FIFA 18 prior to August 1st, which still exists and has a good reputation. You must not have been banned or otherwise negatively highlighted.
The early access access lasts until October 10th. By then, you must have purchased FIFA 19 and logged into FUT 19 on your platform to continue using the web app and the companion app in full. The daily gift event will then likely be over.
Without early access, you can only get the daily gifts once you log in to FUT 19 on your console or PC for the first time, create an account, and answer a security question.
In just a few days, the regional monsters from the new 7-KM eggs will disappear in Pokémon GO. Until then, you need to walk a lot of kilometers to complete your Kanto Pokédex.
Until September 30, you can open gifts that reward you with special 7-KM eggs. These may contain regional monsters. After the event ends, it will likely take a while before you have the opportunity to receive Pokémon from other countries again. We will show you the probability of obtaining Porenta, Tauros, and Kangama.
Exact end of the event: Officially, Niantic refers to it as “end of September”. The event could end on September 30 at 10:00 PM, or possibly on October 1 at 10:00 PM. To be safe, it’s best to plan for the end on September 30. If it does last until October 1, that would be a bonus for you.
Where are the 7-KM eggs? You can only get these from gifts from your friends. It should be noted that not every gift contains an egg. So make enough friendships to replenish your egg supply.
You can only obtain the special eggs from gifts from friends.
What are the chances of obtaining regional monsters from eggs?
In addition to the regional monsters, the Alola Pokémon are still included, so it is not entirely easy to obtain Tauros and Co. Reddit user cjmithli found the following results. He states that the chance of obtaining a regional monster from the 7-KM eggs is 12.5%.
Probabilities:
Alola – 75%
Mauzi, Digda, Sandan, Vulpix, Kleinstein, Sleima – each 12.5%
Regional – 12.5%
Tauros, Kangama, Porenta, Pantimos – each 3.125%
Other – 12.5%
Tangela, Porygon – each 6.25%
How to increase the chance of the regional ones?
You need to walk a lot: In the end, to really obtain each of the event Pokémon, there is only one solution: Hatch, hatch, hatch.
If you want, buy in the shop: The event boxes in the shop facilitate this. With super incubators, you no longer have to walk 7 kilometers, but only 4.7 kilometers.
Be careful when spinning stops: Once you have hatched one or more eggs, it is important to immediately open gifts and receive eggs from them, and not to spin PokéStops first. Otherwise, you might receive 2-KM, 5-KM, or 10-KM eggs from stops that do not contain regional Pokémon.
How long can I still hatch the Pokémon?
Until the end of the month, i.e., September 30, you still have the chance for the special eggs.
Regional can still hatch after the event: It is important that eggs that are still in your inventory after the event ends may still contain the regional Pokémon. So it may happen that you hatch a Kangama weeks after the event ends, as the egg landed in your inventory during the event period.
Do old gifts count then? The content of a 7-KM egg is determined at the moment you open the corresponding gift. So if you open an old gift from a friend after the event ends and receive a 7-KM egg, it can no longer contain regional monsters. The eggs must have landed in your inventory during the event for there to be a chance of regional monsters.
The MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online is currently facing a major problem and the fans do not notice it. A new MMO in the same universe is coming, and the players are isolating themselves. Our author Andreas Bertits has an opinion on this situation
What does an MMORPG need to be successful and stay on the market for a long time?
A small dedicated community that sticks slavishly to the book?
or openness to attract as many players as possible.
LotRO has a problem
What is the problem? As the recent hint at a new class for the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online has shown, even the fans are skeptical of this new feature.
It is now clear that The Lord of the Rings Online is not yet working on a new class, but is only discussing it. But even the hint has caused waves:
The new class must fit the lore of The Lord of the Rings – and this refers to the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien. The community accepts nothing that does not conform to this world.
And this includes, for example, an elf shaman, which would be cool but does not fit the story of The Lord of the Rings.
This shaman would be a kind of wizard, and they generally pose a problem.
That’s why there should be no wizards in The Lord of the Rings Online: The Istari are the only ones who can perform real magic in The Lord of the Rings, and even they do not run around throwing fireballs. Basically, there are only a few Istari in the fantasy world of Middle-earth at the time of the novels. Five are mentioned:
Gandalf, also known as Mithrandir
Saruman the White, leader of the order
Radagast the Brown, who is more interested in nature than in humans
Alatar and Pallando, who went east and never returned
The rune keepers in LotRO are already very close to the line.
However, if one restricts oneself so extremely in terms of gameplay, one moves in a narrow space for interesting innovations. Everything must strictly conform to the lore. Yet innovations are important to keep a game interesting and fresh.
The community could bring about the end of the MMO
A dedicated community: If you look around in the LotRO forum, you will notice that this is a community that is very tightly knit but also shows little openness to new ideas.
Newcomers suggesting new features are immediately confronted. They are told to first engage with the lore before making suggestions.
Such an approach naturally discourages newcomers, who may then quickly lose interest in playing and engaging with the community.
This is how the new MMORPG LotRO could become dangerous: Now that a new MMO in the universe of The Lord of the Rings has been announced by Athlon, this could pose a threat to LotRO. But not because The Lord of the Rings Online is bad, but because the community does not allow innovations that may contradict the lore.
It is understandable that there is this dedicated community that wants an MMORPG that sticks as closely as possible to the novels. However, this also means that they are moving within a niche.
Niche games have the problem of operating on the edge of becoming unprofitable. A niche game only needs a few players to drop out, and the whole product can have a problem. The question arises whether LotRO can afford this focus on a niche in the long term?
Especially, can it afford this when eventually the new MMORPG appears, which may show much more openness toward the lore and thus attract more players?
Lore or fun?
Why lore should not always be so important: Lore and background story are all well and good. But what should always be most important in a game is the fun factor. And if lore gets in the way of fun, then an online game has a major problem.
This applies to The Lord of the Rings Online as well, even if the core fans probably see it differently. An online game is only as strong as its community. The more players participate, the higher the chances that an MMO will survive for a long time. Because without players, online games make no sense.
The LotRO community needs to be more open: If The Lord of the Rings Online is to survive for a long time and compete against the upcoming MMO, it would be wise for the community to show more openness to ideas that might bend the lore a bit. Because eventually, the handful of stubborn core fans who want to stick slavishly to the novels may no longer support the online game. And the end of LotRO would be very unfortunate.
The German YouTuber ApoRed does not receive preferential treatment from Fortnite developer Epic. With an attack on the German community manager, he wants to achieve that.
This is ApoRed: Ahman Nadim Ahadi is one of the largest German-speaking YouTubers. His channel has over 2.4 million subscribers. Recently, it mainly revolves around himself, his sneakers, how expensive an outfit is, and his move.
He became known and notorious with “prank videos.” He threw a bag at passersby and implied that there was a bomb inside. This led to problems with the law (via welt.de).
As a gaming YouTuber “RedSama,” he mainly focuses on Fortnite. His style is similar to that of English-speaking YouTuber Ali-A. He has also faced accusations of clickbait: there are thumbnails where RedSama looks quite shocked at things and a lot of gameplay with commentary.
“He hates me to death”
This is ApoRed’s problem with Epic: In a 25-minute video, ApoRed sharply criticizes a senior employee of Epic Games, Daniel Seehuber.
Seehuber is likely the contact person for German-speaking influencers. He is Community Lead at Epic Games.
ApoRed presents his own perspective in the video. It becomes clear that he desires some privileges from Epic, which he believes he is entitled to because he has supported Fortnite for “so long” and has a large reach.
He wants:
To be invited to the lucrative eSports tournament Fall Skirmish
Permanent access to the exclusive Streamer Mode “Custom Game”, so he can play with his community in custom lobbies
His contact person at Epic Games to respond to his messages immediately
And preferential treatment for his friend “Steel”
The response from Epic: From the messages from Seehuber, which ApoRed reads out, it can be seen why Epic does not grant him preferential treatment:
Epic distances itself from ApoRed. It is said that ApoRed is not “brandsafe.” This likely means that, due to previous behavior, such as the “There is a bomb in the bag” incident, he has received negative attention. Epic wants nothing to do with him.
Additionally, a “clickbait video” by ApoRed about Fortnite is explicitly criticized. He titled it “Epic gives me the rarest skin.” In reality, ApoRed simply bought a PlayStation 4 bundle, which included the skin.
Furthermore, Seehuber is said to not grant many of these privileges himself but rather others at Epic.
ApoRed makes it personal
ApoRed’s problem with Seehuber: ApoRed’s anger is directed not against Epic as a whole, but against his contact person there: ApoRed sees Epic’s rejection as a personal misbehavior on Seehuber’s part.
ApoRed feels he is treated “cheekily” by him. This has never happened to him in all his years on YouTube. Moreover, Seehuber is said to prefer other Fortnite YouTubers who are personally closer to him. ApoRed finds them “irrelevant.”
He considers Epic’s objections to be ridiculous. He feels entirely “brandsafe” and “authentic,” and has numerous collaborations with companies. ApoRed thinks Seehuber must have personal reasons for treating him this way. He accuses Seehuber of “hating him to death.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUtTO4oKHI4
ApoRed wants to apply pressure: In the video, ApoRed calls on his community to spam Seehuber on all social channels. Above all, they should inform Seehuber’s superiors.
Apparently, ApoRed wants to achieve Seehuber’s dismissal.
The opposite of “brandsafe”
YouTube colleague critically critiques ApoRed: Another well-known German YouTuber is “HandofBlood.” He sharply criticizes ApoRed. In a post on Twitter, HandofBlood advises his colleague to delete the video before he gets sued again.
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For HandofBlood, it is clear why Epic does not support ApoRed. The idea that ApoRed is “brandsafe” is absolute nonsense. He is the opposite of “brandsafe” with his content.
Fortnite and YouTube is an interesting combination with explosive potential, as seen several times:
