Check out the new pirate ship & the parrot pet from WoW

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

Blizzard has introduced a new mount in World of Warcraft, which you get along with six months of game time. In line with the new mount, the pirate ship, there is also a new pet in the shop, a parrot.

New mount and pet: Blizzard has introduced a new bundle in the official shop where you can purchase six months of game time and receive a pirate ship. Additionally, there is a parrot available as a pet in the in-game shop.

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“The Dreadwake” and Captain Crackers

Flying pirate ship as mount: If you already know that you will be playing WoW for the next six months anyway, you can secure a free mount with 180 days of game time. This mount is the “Dreadwake”, a spooky flying pirate ship with wings.

Description of the ship: A ship like no other, held in the air by the gift of an unknown, kraken-faced god of the depths.

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A pirate parrot as pet: The new pet is a pirate parrot with a knife belt and pirate hat. You can also purchase this cute companion in the Blizzard shop or the in-game shop.

In the description of the pet, it states that you should not say anything to Captain Crackers that you do not want to hear for the next 20 years.

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In keeping with BfA: Thematically, the ship and the parrot fit the maritime design of Battle for Azeroth. It is also reminiscent of the two ships from BlizzCon 2017. In 2017, there were faction-specific mounts that represent a miniature version of the faction airships.

The god mentioned in the description of the “Dreadwake” could well be N’zoth. He has already been seen in the Warbringer video of Azshara.

Additionally, a Herald of N’zoth appears if you reach the Respectful reputation level with the Champions of Azeroth and complete the corresponding quest with Magni.

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How do I obtain the items?

  • You will receive the “Dreadwake” in a package from the official Blizzard shop. The package costs €65.94 and includes 180 days of game time and the mount. According to the shop description, this offer is only valid until October 21, 2018.
    • The game time will be credited to your current game time. If you have already purchased 180 days of game time in the last 30 days, or if you are subscribed for 6 months, you will automatically receive the “Dreadwake”.
  • You can also acquire Captain Crackers in the official Blizzard shop or in the in-game shop of World of Warcraft. Captain Crackers is available for €10 directly in the game.

That the “Dreadwake” and Captain Crackers are released today is no coincidence: It is Pirate Day in World of Warcraft! Visit Booty Bay and celebrate Pirate Day with Captain DeMeza by getting a pirate costume and drinking grog.

You can also purchase goodies for real life: Blizzard now has a European Gear Store.

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Lord of the Rings Online gets new class – fans wonder why

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

In a live stream, the developers at Standing Stone Games announced a new, yet secret class for the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online. However, this raises some questions in the community.

New races or new classes bring fresh air into an MMORPG. However, fans of The Lord of the Rings Online are skeptical about the announcement of a new class.

A new class is coming! (or maybe not)

This was announced: During the live stream, it was only said that a new class for the MMO is currently being worked on. It is not known which class it is, what role it is supposed to play, or when it will be released.

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Update September 20: Meanwhile, the community manager has denied the news (via Lotro forum). While it is possible that a new class may come to The Lord of the Rings Online at some point, it has only been discussed so far. At the moment, there is nothing to announce.

Original announcement:

Fans actually want something different

How are the fans reacting? The excitement over a new class among the fans of LotRO has been limited. There are several reasons for this, which the players discuss in the official forum.

  • A new class brings a lot of balancing work for the entire game. The class must fit well and must not disturb the balance
  • The new class must fit into the lore of LotRO. Here, fans react particularly sensitively if something is integrated that does not fit 100 percent into the background story
  • Some believe that the developers should first address the problems that The Lord of the Rings Online is currently suffering from. In addition, players demand more content before a new class is introduced
  • The last new class, Beorninger, was not very well received by the players. It had to be revised for a long time until the balancing was correct and all bugs were fixed
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What would the players wish for? But if a new class does come, players would like something that perfectly fits The Lord of the Rings and not just some random fantasy class like those found in other MMOs.

  • They would love to see a type of ranger who can attack from a distance and can camouflage
  • Similarly, players could imagine a kind of Elf Shaman who masters new spells

The developers of The Lord of the Rings Online will have a tough time meeting the expectations and ideas of the fans.

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Rockstar announces Red Dead Online – Launch in November

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 3 minutes

Rockstar Games has now introduced the online mode of Red Dead Redemption 2. And Red Dead Online sounds a bit like what you know from GTA 5.

Red Dead Redemption 2 will have an online mode set in the vast world of the Western game. The developers have now revealed initial details. The open beta of Red Dead Online starts in November. The timeframe for the launch of the online mode has now been narrowed down

Red Dead Redemption 2 Online – Release

As an evolution of the multiplayer experience from Red Dead Redemption, “Red Dead Online” is presented by Rockstar Games:

Differences to Red Dead Redemption 2: It is said that there will be interesting new ways for competitive and cooperative gameplay.

Also for solo players: In the online world of Red Dead Online, you can adventure with friends or alone.

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Regular updates: The online world is set to be regularly improved and developed with new updates.

The CEO of Rockstar already spoke about a games-as-a-service approach back in July

First only as a beta: Red Dead Online is scheduled to launch in November 2018. But initially as a public beta. There will soon be more information from the developers about it. It is expected that there will be issues in the early stages due to the size of the project.

How can you participate in the beta? Every player who owns a copy of Red Dead Redemption 2 on PS4 or Xbox One will gain free access to Red Dead Online.

That sounds like GTA Online

Features like in GTA Online: The regular updates are also available in the online world of GTA 5 for free. New content and game modes are continually added to the game. GTA Online is also designed for single players and group players. They can work together to solve missions and events or shoot each other.

The advantages of GTA Online: The game is still relevant and lively in 2018 despite its advanced age. With RPG communities , GTA players have made the online mode their own and maintain a vibrant community.

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New ways to earn money online are regularly emerging. One can now run their own drug business or manage a nightclub. Rockstar continues to succeed in refreshing the multiplayer experience with free DLCs after years.

These advantages of the online mode led to GTA 2017 knocking Destiny 2 off the throne of digital revenue even as a 4-year-old game.

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The online mode in GTA also receives criticism: While GTA players appreciate the regular updates for GTA Online, they express criticism as well. It is often mentioned that Rockstar does not provide new content for the single-player mode (offline). Only the online mode is being supplied and expanded.

Another point of criticism regarding the GTA model: the new content is expensive, it consumes huge amounts of in-game currency.

We have thought about what an online mode needs. Our 13 wishes for Red Dead Online can be found here.

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WoW and Destiny 2 are cutting at the Twitch throne of Fortnite

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

Fortnite: Battle Royale has been setting new records on Twitch for a long time. But that seems to be over for now, as Activision is gaining ground with WoW and Destiny 2. As a result, Fortnite saw a significant drop in players on the streaming platform Twitch in August for the first time.

Fortnite loses on Twitch: Fortnite likely reached its peak on Twitch in July 2018. The number of minutes that viewers spent watching Fortnite has since decreased by 13 percent.

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In concrete numbers, this means that the colorful battle royale game could only gather 7.7 billion minutes of viewer time. That’s just 128 million hours. Enough time to watch about 2.5 million episodes of the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black.”

The peak in July was 8.88 billion minutes. During that time, one could have watched 2.9 million episodes of “Orange is the New Black.”

Activision gains ground on Twitch

World of Warcraft and Destiny 2 flourish: Where Fortnite had to take a hit, other games have made significant gains.

Both Activision-Blizzard titles, World of Warcraft and Destiny 2, saw an increase of 48 percent in Twitch minutes. WoW had a whopping 3.3 billion viewer minutes on Twitch in August.

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The reason for this is the two successful expansions Battle for Azeroth (WoW) and Forsaken (Destiny 2). Activision’s rise is also reflected in their stock price, which is currently on the rise – especially because the beta of Call of Duty Black Ops 4 is going so well.

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Fortnite still number 1, but Black Ops 4 is coming…

Nevertheless, Fortnite, with its 7.7 billion viewer minutes, remains the king on Twitch. The number 2, League of Legends, only reaches 4.82 billion minutes. LoL increased in August, raising its minute count by 10%.

The rise of Fortnite began around January 2018..

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Black Ops 4 could change everything: However, in October, Fortnite’s viewer numbers could be severely shaken. This is because the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is approaching. Its battle royale mode Blackout has already excited fans in the beta.

At least many beta players of Black Ops 4 don’t want to touch the battle royale game PUBG anymore. But Fortnite could also lose some players and Twitch viewers to Activision’s new battle royale heavyweight.

Season 6 needs to be big: Unless Epic steps up in the upcoming Season 6 of Fortnite and brings something spectacular that keeps players engaged. It will remain exciting.

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PUBG alternative Ring of Elysium is finally available on Steam, soon in EU

Micha Deckert Micha Deckert Reading time 2 minutes

From now on, interested parties can download the battle royale shooter Ring of Elysium for free on Steam.

The shooter Ring of Elysium has been quiet for some time, but now it is supposed to move quickly. Starting today, September 19, the battle royale title can be downloaded on Steam. However, it is still not available for EU players.

Is the next battle royale hype coming now?

What is Ring of Elysium? Ring of Elysium was initially known as “Europe,” but then received a name change. As in other battle royale games, you also have to search for weapons and equipment and compete against 99 competitors. However, there is also a story component.

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This is the story of RoE: A cold wave has hit the mountain region of Mt. Dione. Authorities have already evacuated the population, but 100 people are still stuck in the mountain resort. The weather has made it impossible to rescue everyone. Only one helicopter is still in action, and the players must do everything they can to secure one of the four seats in the chopper.

What are the other differences? In addition to the story, Ring of Elysium has several other differences compared to genre veterans PUBG and Fortnite:

  • A dynamic weather system that can cause hypothermia
  • avalanches that threaten different parts of the map
  • Cover mechanics
  • A special equipment system in which each suitable item is automatically assigned to the corresponding weapon
  • Multiple mobility options such as paragliding, snowboarding, and mountaineering
  • First or third-person view
  • Since the helicopter has four seats, up to four players can win a match
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In addition, there should be a whole range of other features, such as great performance, an “arcade game” playstyle, or a particularly clear user interface.

Note: Ring of Elysium is not yet available in the German Steam stores. Tencent states that they are also working on a EU version. However, a release date is not known yet.

The opinions from the community about Ring of Elysium have been summarized for you in this article:

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Survey to better understand you – Win a PS4 Pro

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Through this survey, we want to get to know you and your gaming interests better. By participating in our survey, you help us adapt our topics to your wishes. Moreover, there is a chance to win a PS4 Pro.

Why the survey? When we choose topics on MeinMMO, we orient ourselves based on your interests. In order to make our content even more suitable for you, we have created a survey for you in this article.

What are the topics? In the survey, we would like to know, for example, how often you play. Do you play every day, or is it perhaps only 1 to 2 times a week? We are also interested in where you prefer to buy your games. Do you go to a retail store or do you shop online?

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This is how long it takes: Filling out the survey will take about 10-15 minutes of your time. You have until September 30, 2018, to participate in the survey.

These are the rewards: We reward your effort with the following prizes: Among all participants, we will raffle

  • a PS4 Pro console with 1 TB in the limited Amazing Red edition
  • a Marvel’s Spider-Man Collector’s Edition
  • and a Marvel’s Spider-Man Special Edition

The survey: At this point, the survey should now be displayed to you. If you fill this out by September 30 and leave your email address, you have the chance to win the prizes shown. The winners will be drawn and informed the following day.

Create your own survey for user feedback.

If the survey does not appear, just click the following button: Here is the user survey

Disclaimer: All responses will be submitted anonymously and are not connected with the contest data. The results of the survey may be shared with third parties. We will not share personal data with third parties under any circumstances.
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How to kill the Silent Hunter in Destiny 2 – There’s top loot for that

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 3 minutes

In Destiny 2 a new bounty is available where you need to find and kill a Silent Reaver. This will bring you top loot!

Who is the Silent Reaver? The Silent Reaver is an enemy that must be eliminated in the weekly bounty called “Wanted: Silent Reaver”. You can find the bounty with Spider – that is the vendor in the Shattered Isles.

What reward will I receive? If you succeed in the bounty, you will receive Powerful Gear. This is random loot that drops items above the soft cap of Power Level 500.

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Spider offers a bounty each week that has this powerful gear as a reward. Don’t miss out on the top loot!

Location and Mechanics of the Silent Reaver

Here’s how the bounty works:

Step 1: Go to Spider in the Shattered Isles and buy the bounty “Wanted: Silent Reaver” with 5 Ghost Fragments. You can obtain Ghost Fragments in the Shattered Isles by completing public events or other bounties from Spider.

You must be at least Power Level 500 to accept the bounty. The recommended Power Level is 540. The bounty expires seven days after purchase.

Step 2: Now fly to Earth in the EDZ. There, after accepting the bounty, a new adventure called “Wanted: Silent Reaver” has appeared. Go there and start the adventure.

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Step 3: The adventure leads you into a Lost Sector. There you will quickly encounter Shank enemies that drop a charge when defeated. With this charge, you can destroy the machine that generates a shield that blocks your path.

The fight against the Silent Reaver: The mechanics with the boss work similarly. This time, however, it is not the path, but the final boss that is blocked by a shield through which you can’t deal damage.

Therefore, you must defeat Shanks again, which drop charges upon death. You will first throw these charges at the shield generators and later at a Servitor that also generates a shield around the Silent Reaver. Once the Servitor has been destroyed with the charges, you can damage the boss.

After a while, another Servitor appears that sets up the shield again. Repeat the mechanics until the Silent Reaver is defeated.

Nexxoss Gaming shows you the path and mechanics of the Silent Reaver in the video:

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Phew, the Silent Reaver is quite tough!

If you are having trouble with the Silent Reaver, here are a few tips:

  • The recommended Power Level is 540. Since many Guardians have not yet reached this, you should definitely start the adventure in a fireteam.
  • The charges are usually located in the middle of enemy territory. Choose your Guardian with the highest Power Level, who can quickly run to the charge, pick it up, and throw it at the Servitor.
  • The other Guardians can hide at the entrance during this time. They are pretty safe there.
  • Once the Reaver’s shield is down, unleash your Power weapons on him.

To receive the loot, you still need to submit the completed bounty in your inventory.

Have you secured the loot this week?

The Silent Reaver is currently the third weekly bounty from Spider that drops powerful gear. You can find the previous ones here:

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Rainbow Six Siege introduces a well-intentioned change, community is furious

Micha Deckert Micha Deckert Reading time 2 minutes

The latest update Y3S3.1 for Rainbow Six Siege introduces new penalties for team kills. What was intended as a well-meaning change, however, has not been well received by the community.

Ubisoft continues to try to mitigate the toxic atmosphere in the tactical shooter Rainbow Six Siege. A new change is now intended to address team kills. However, the community is up in arms. There are two factions against the change:

  • while some players already feel punished by the new regulation
  • others feel the change does not go far enough

Ban for Team Kills: Too harsh or not harsh enough?

What changes with update Y3S3.1? The latest patch for Rainbow Six introduces harsher penalties for team kills. Now killing team members results in a 30-minute ban, rigorously excluding the player from matchmaking, both from the casual playlist and from ranked and terrorist hunt.

Further violations lead to stricter bans, such as being excluded for one hour, two hours, 24 hours, or even for a whole week.

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How was team killing handled before the update? Until patch Y3S3.1, a double team kill in any mode resulted in a kick to the main menu. In the ranked playlist, there was an additional 30-minute penalty for leaving the match.

Why has the penalty been increased? Ubisoft is still trying to improve and support Rainbow Six after more than two years. However, the community of the game is often perceived as particularly toxic. Recently, streamer Anne Munition showed the harassment she faces in the game.

In a previous patch, Ubisoft even introduced harsh penalties for abusive behavior, but only for the PC version of Rainbow Six.

How does the community react? Players are protesting against the patch. Some already feel punished by the introduction of the changes. There are reports of unintentional team kills due to friendly fire. This happens to experienced players.

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Others argue that in certain situations it is part of tactical gameplay to eliminate your own team members. For example, if teammates are killed who are currently being interrogated by an enemy Caveira. If an enemy Caveira is interrogating downed team members, the location of the other teammates is revealed.

Other players find the changes good, but desire the introduction of a “Punish/Reward” feature. This would allow players to decide for themselves who should be punished for a team kill.

In contrast, other players argue that such a feature would only be abused. They complain that Ubisoft hardly responds to player feedback. For years, the community has provided good suggestions against team killing that would not require bans.

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FIFA 19 TOTW 1 – The first team of the week in Ultimate Team is known

Philipp Junge Philipp Junge Reading time 2 minutes

In FIFA 19, the TOTW 1 (Team of the Week 1) is known. You can find out which players receive the first informs of the new FUT season here.

September 19 not only brings the first Team of the Week in the Ultimate Team mode, but also marks the start of the Web App.

Once it’s online, you can already pull the Inform cards in packs from 7 PM. The TOTW 1 will then be available in packs for a week. The likelihood of pulling cards with a specific rating is even displayed in FUT 19.

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The highlights at the start of the new TDW season are Chelsea’s Eden Hazard (92, LW), national striker Timo Werner (85, ST), and last year’s favorite Hirving Lozano (83, RW).

TOTW 1 – Ratings of the Player Cards in Ultimate Team

fifa 19 totw 1 lineup

Starting XI:

  • GK: Yann Sommer 84
  • CB: Kalidou Koulibaly 88
  • CB: Álvaro 82
  • RB: João Cancelo 84
  • CAM: Dimitri Payet 86
  • CDM: Granit Xhaka 84
  • LW: Eden Hazard 92
  • RM: Andriy Yarmolenko 83
  • ST: Ángel 83
  • ST: Timo Werner 85
  • RW: Hirving Lozano 83
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Substitutes:

  • GK: Thomas Strakosha 83
  • CB: Sidnei 82
  • LM: Ryan Fraser 81
  • RM: Nicolas Pépé 81
  • LM: Jérôme Gondorf 81
  • LM: Garry Rodrigues 82
  • ST: Bradley Wright-Phillips 81

New Card Design: In addition to the overall new card design, at least in the starting eleven of the Team of the Week, another detail has changed. The dynamic player images now extend beyond their original spot and intrude into other areas of the card. The players are presented transparently behind the stats.

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What is the Team of the Week (TDW) in FIFA 19 Ultimate Team?

Every Wednesday, EA Sports reveals the Team of the Week in the “Ultimate Team” mode of their annual football simulation. This also applies to FIFA 19. The players who have excelled in real football over the past week are rewarded with special cards that have improved attributes.

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You can pull the TOTW cards within a week from the packs that may contain rare (Gold) players. However, the chance of this is considered low.

In addition, you can purchase them on the transfer market if they are offered by other players. However, the prices are often extremely high. If you want to buy one of the new informs for your team, it’s advisable to purchase it at the beginning of the next week when they are cheaper.

Trading Tip: To start optimally into the new FUT season, it is also advisable to invest in the informs of the first week. A detailed explanation can be found in our guide for the perfect start in FIFA 19 Ultimate Team.

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With island expeditions in WoW you can now level your twinks

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Blizzard grants all fans of Twinks in World of Warcraft a nice bonus. Island expeditions provide some experience points.

The island expeditions of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth are not liked by all players. To provide a few more incentives for Twinks, a hotfix has now brought improvements.

WoW Island Expeditions Blood Elf Cheer title

What will be changed? With a hotfix, Blizzard aims to significantly increase the XP rewards at the end of the normal island expeditions. This will make visiting the islands a worthwhile endeavor to gather some experience points and quickly level up to level 120.

Due to the short duration of 10-15 minutes, an island expedition is also suitable when one has very little time and still wants to feel some progress.

No reputation bonuses: As long as your character has not yet reached level 120, it cannot work toward the weekly cap of 40,000 Azerite. Therefore, it cannot gain 2,500 artifact power and 1,500 reputation with the Warbound or the 7th Legion. This is only possible at max level.

But actually, fun is the biggest reward on the expeditions.

Perfect for collectors: This will be especially rewarding for players who have many Twinks and want to collect toys and transmog gear at the same time. This way, they can combine leveling Twinks and farming for the numerous rewards. Just recently, Blizzard drastically increased the drop chance for rewards.

WoW Island Expedition Beach

The hotfix has already been active in America since last night. It should be active here today (09/19/2018), but at the latest by tomorrow.

Will you use the island expeditions to level up some Twinks? Or is the mode too boring for you, and are you waiting for updates from Patch 8.1 “Tides of Vengeance”?

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The online shooter Warface is available for free on PS4 starting today

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

Warface, the Coop and PvP shooter from My.com, is now available for free on PlayStation 4. You can now experience PvP action and Coop adventures on Sony’s console.

What is Warface? Warface from My.com is a shooter that you play in PvP or Coop against AI. The six PvP modes include classic Team Deathmatch, a version of Capture the Flag, and soon Battle Royale.

If you prefer playing Coop, you can team up with up to three players to take on raids against increasingly vicious AI enemies.

Free2Play action on PlayStation 4

How do I get Warface? Warface is available for free to download in the PS4 store after the end of Early Access.

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What does the PS4 version of Warface include? You get the PvP and PvE modes, 19 maps, as well as the 4 Raids Anubis, The HQ, Blackout, and Earthshaker.

You can choose from the four classes: Rifleman, Sniper, Medic, or Engineer.

What are the plans for the future? The first four DLCs for Warface are already in development. You can look forward to four new raids (including the Pripyat Spec-Op mission at Chernobyl), three game modes (including Battle Royale), and 40 new maps.

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Is there more? If you like, you can purchase up to five starter packs in the shop. Four of them are specifically tailored to the needs of each class. The fifth – the Collector’s Edition – combines all four and expands your personal armory with even more weapons and bonuses.

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How to find all mounts and companions in Final Fantasy XIV Patch 4.4

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 3 minutes

Patch 4.4 of Final Fantasy XIV is now live and has brought many new contents to the game. We have compiled a list of the latest cosmetics and collectibles from the patch and where to find them.

Note: This article contains potential spoilers for the contents of Patch 4.4.

Mounts

Fiery Kamuy: Random drop in the trial against Suzaku (Ex)

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Master Typhon: Buy at the Gold Saucer for 750,000 MGP

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Model O: From a chest in “Omega: Alphametry 4.0” – Raid (Epic)

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Indigo Whale: Moogle Kiosk

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Magitek Sky Armor: Exchange at a PvP NPC in the Wolf’s Den for 20,000 Wolf Marks.

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Companions

Alpha Puppet: After completing the Omega questline

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Daoist Moogle: Buy from the traveling Moogle for 140 Gil. Found in the following locations

  • Limsa Lominsa Lower Decks (X:9.4 Y:11.6)
  • New Gridania (X:12.4 Y:12.1)
  • Ul’dah – Nald’s Crossroads (X:9.6 Y:9.1)
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Bridesmaid Moogle: New bonus for holders of the Gold and Platinum Plans at the Eternal Bond.The guests of the ceremony receive it upon leaving the banquet hall.

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Capybara Baby: From a chest in the new channels of Uznair

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Fire Peacock: Craft from the following materials: 1x Fire Red Tail Feather, 1x King’s Fern, 1x Comb Yarn and 1x Double Silk

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Mini Omega: From a chest in “Omega: Alphametry 4.0” – Raid (Normal)

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Sludge Prince: From a chest in the new Dungeon Saint Morcianne Arboretum (Hard)

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Emotes

Allagan Stone (Smartphone Emote): Automatically obtained by downloading and registering the FFXIV Companion App

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Summons: After completing the new quest of the 4 Holy Beasts

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Verify: From the new channels of Uznair

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Hairstyle

Modern Aesthetic – Mercenary: Buy from the PvP NPC in the Wolf’s Den for 18,000 Wolf Marks

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Meanwhile, the community is buzzing with rumors about the next expansion:

Are a rabbit race and blue mage coming to Final Fantasy XIV soon?

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Normal people feel like cannon fodder in the Iron Banner of Destiny 2

Robert Albrecht Robert Albrecht Reading time 3 minutes

The first reactions to the new Iron Banner since the release of the Destiny 2 expansion Forsaken indicate: Power level plays a big role, and matchmaking is also a topic in the forums. Many “normal Guardians” feel like cannon fodder.

First Destiny 2 Iron Banner with Power Level advantages: Yesterday, on September 18, the first Iron Banner in Forsaken began. This brought some innovations, including the activation of Power Level advantages.

This means: Guardians who can show a higher Power Level have an advantage over players with a lower Power Level. They deal more damage to weaker Guardians and take less damage themselves.

How significant is the advantage for Guardians with high Power Level?

Even in the weeks leading up to the first Year 2 Iron Banner, Guardians wondered how strong the Power Level advantages would be. After all, all Guardians are allowed to participate in the PvP event, regardless of whether they own Destiny 2 expansions or not, thus independent of certain Power Level limits.

There were questions about whether Guardians without Forsaken would even have a chance in the Iron Banner. Here we reported on this Power Level dilemma.

How significant is the Power Level advantage now? There are no official statements about the current Power Level advantages yet, but many Guardians describe the advantages as significant.

It is said that even with a Power Level difference of 40 points, a significantly lower damage output with significantly increased incoming damage can be observed, making one essentially hopeless.

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No chance in the Iron Banner without Forsaken? What players say

On reddit, some users with Power Levels around 525 are also saying that the advantages are too severe. This is directly noticeable in the K/D, which is significantly lower. In 1v1 situations, there is hardly a chance if the opponent has higher Power Levels.

No chance for Guardians without Forsaken: Those entering the Iron Banner at Power Level 400 (the maximum before Forsaken) are likely to be mercilessly defeated by 500+ Guardians according to many users.

Anyone who has invested a lot of time since the launch of Forsaken and has also visited the Last Wish Raid should have it much easier in the Iron Banner.

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When will there be concrete numbers? Exact numbers regarding the level advantages are expected to be published by Bungie in the next weekly blog post. This was tweeted by community manager dmg04. We will report on it.

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Bungie and its promise: Before the Iron Banner, Bungie assured that Guardians without Forsaken could play in the Iron Banner, but would suffer disadvantages. How significant these disadvantages would be was unknown.

However, the first reactions now indicate that Forsaken is necessary to achieve something in the Iron Banner. Guardians are already advising other Guardians without Forsaken not to enter the Iron Banner at all.

The matchmaking in the Iron Banner

But not only the Power Level advantages are currently being discussed; the matchmaking is also irritating many Guardians.

Randoms against fireteams: Players are currently frequently reporting situations where individual Guardians have to compete against groups of up to six players in the Iron Banner. The full fireteam has the advantage of communication and coordination, which often leads to many players retreating early under the mercy rule.

Many players have long wished for separate matchmaking so that solo players can stay with each other and fireteams can compete against each other. Bungie has not yet commented on these discussions.

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This is what sticks: Listening to the players in the forums, it seems that “normal Guardians” without a full team and a high Power Level currently feel like cannon fodder in the Iron Banner of Destiny 2. Without Forsaken, it seems particularly bad.

What do you think of the current Iron Banner?

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It seems that PUBG is finally coming to PS4 – This gives fans hope

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 3 minutes

It seems that the battle royale shooter PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) is intended for a release on Sony’s PS4. This is now indicated by a rating for age restriction in South Korea.

What are the specific hints about PUBG PS4? According to the Korean Game Rating Board “GRAC”, there will indeed be a PS4 version of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. This has not yet been announced by the developers Bluehole.

The Korean Game Rating and Administration Committee classified PUBG for PS4 players “21 years old and over”. Reasons for this include a high level of violence, drug use, realistic weapons, and other typical features of PUBG.

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Rating announces PS4 version

So far, there is PUBG for mobile devices with Android and iOS, PC, and Xbox. Thanks to the rating shared by the Twitter account Nibel, there are now initial concrete hints about a version for Sony’s PlayStation 4. The rating is quite fresh and dates from September 11, 2018.

https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1042337984618659840

Aside from the PS4 version, there are no news in the rating.

So far, the PUBG makers have not announced a PS4 version. However, they have never denied working on it.

What has been the situation with PUBG and PS4 so far?

  • Initially, there was already a promise from PUBG in March 2017, that they would appear on PS4 and Xbox One.
  • PUBG, however, announced at E3 2017 the deal with Microsoft that PUBG would be “console exclusive” for Xbox One. Microsoft never specified how long PUBG would remain “console exclusive” on the Xbox One.
  • After that, Bluehole did not comment on a PS4 release for a year and a half, stating that they were focusing on Xbox One.
  • There were rumors that Microsoft wanted to prevent a release of PUBG on PS4, but this remained unconfirmed.
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Good conditions for PS4 version: By now, PUBG has reached version 1.0 on Microsoft’s Xbox. Due to this progress and the elapsed time, it could be that PUBG is now ready for PS4.

After all, it’s been almost a year since the release of the Xbox version. And PlayerUnknown himself said that you “never know where the journey leads” and that they want to focus on the Xbox version 1.0 for now.

However, do not expect the best graphics on PS4, on Xbox One, PUBG is now uglier than ever.

And what about crossplay?

With another console version, fans are asking if they can play together.

No complete crossplay yet: PC players currently cannot play PUBG against Xbox players. Among smartphones, there is crossplay between Android and iOS.

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Players would be pleased: If in PUBG, Xbox players could face off against PS4 friends, fans would definitely be happy.

This wish could come true, as Sony has already given hope for Fortnite that they want to solve the crossplay issue. However, there has been no official statement yet regarding crossplay between the potential PS4 version and Xbox One.

Actually, China had already prepared an alternative for PUBG fans on PS4.

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An diesen Features schraubt DICE, um Battlefield 5 zu verbessern

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The beta of Battlefield V was used by the developers to gather player feedback. This has now led to changes in visibility, vehicles, and TTK.

For the release of Battlefield 5, there should be better visibility of enemies and a fairer Time-to-Kill and Time-to-Death. Other aspects of the shooter will be adjusted by the developers at DICE based on the beta statistics.

The developers have now officially explained which topics are currently being prioritized.

Planned Changes after the BF5 Beta

There was criticism during the testing phase of Battlefield 5 that addressed some gameplay features. DICE has already stated that spawn protection will not be part of the finished Battlefield 5. They also want to adjust the amount of ammunition.

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Time-to-Kill

Now they also want to work on the important feature of Time-to-Kill (abbreviated as TTK).

What is TTK? It is the time it takes to kill an enemy after you start shooting at them. Depending on the shooter, there are various features that influence TTK. This can be armor that gives players additional health points and more resistance.

They want to work on this time frame until the launch of Battlefield 5. Currently, they are fine-tuning the automatic weapons so that TTK and TTD (Time-to-Death) “are as fair and entertaining as possible.”

What was the problem? Some players complained about dying too quickly. They had hardly any chance to use bandages or similar items when they died so fast. Others were completely satisfied with the TTK. It is up to DICE to demonstrate sensitivity here and to establish a time frame that more players are satisfied with.

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Improvement of the Profanity Filter

What are the filters for? The profanity filters in online games are designed to combat insults or other toxic behavior. Some words are not spelled out but displayed as asterisks (***) instead.

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What was the problem? In the Battlefield 5 beta, words like “White man”, “Titanfall”, or “DLC” were censored. Words that none of the players saw as insults or provocations. The chat filter in Battlefield 5 was in a censorship frenzy.

The filter did not work correctly and will be revised again with beta feedback by the release.

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Priority List for Improvements

The following features and settings will now be prioritized by developers until the launch of Battlefield 5:

  • Squad play and player search should continue to improve until release. There are no specific details on this.
  • Attrition: The scarcity of health and ammunition should be “consistent”. The developers know what they need to improve based on beta feedback.
  • Visibility: By adjusting fog in the distance, lighting, and contrast, enemies should be easier to recognize in the world.
  • Death experience: Bleeding out and spawn times will be revised.
  • Vehicles: The damage status, movement, and weapons of tanks and other vehicles will be adjusted.
  • TTK and TTD: The developers are working on automatic weapons to make TTK and TTD as fair and entertaining as possible.
  • Progress and customization will be adjusted to make the players’ “journey” smoother and more individualized.
  • Chat obscenity filter for PC: Feedback from the open beta will be analyzed. Various changes will be made before the launch.

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The Space Cube has just destroyed the latest building in Fortnite

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

Fortnite: Battle Royale might be on the brink of an epic change at the end of Season 5. The purple space cube has destroyed a building for the first time. And now it is by the shore of Loot Lake.

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What’s up with the cube? Since August 24th, a massive purple cube has been rolling through the Fortnite world. The cube appeared out of nowhere and almost cost professional streamer Ninja his game.

Since then, the cube has been rolling on seemingly random paths and occasionally leaving runes that generate anti-gravity fields.

The cube has been friendly so far: Remarkably, the cube has been doing no harm. It only retaliated with energy discharges when attacked. In return, it regenerated shields when approached.

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Whenever the cube approached a settlement, it took a detour and spared the buildings.

Therefore, the cube has been affectionately nicknamed “Kevin” by the Reddit community and referred to as a “gentle giant” who means no harm.

Until now.

Cube devastates Tilted Towers

The cube shows its true colors! By now, hardly anyone should believe in the cube’s good intentions. Because the cube revealed its true nature during a visit to the controversial city of Tilted Towers.

Oh no, not the boutique! Without any need and with pure intent, it simply tipped over a building and destroyed it halfway. But it wasn’t just any shack or wooden hut that had to pay the price.

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Specifically, the brand new boutique, which had just emerged from a huge construction site, was devastated by the space cube. Now only half of the building remains after the space cube treated the boutique like Godzilla treats Tokyo.

Is the season finale coming soon?

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Where is the cube now? The cube has now passed Tilted Towers without causing further damage and is ominously standing at the shore of Loot Lake, the central but somewhat boring spot in Fortnite.

Is the predicted lava event about to happen? Curiously, it is exactly at the spot that has been predicted by fans for weeks and confirmed multiple times through leaks by data miners.

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This suggests that the cube might soon tip into the lake and perform a sort of transformation. The rumors speak of a lava lake that would then form.

And the last title image from Season 5 reveals that the cube holds a dark secret.

Finale of Season 5 today? We will see if the cube performs one last tip today and drastically changes the Fortnite world throughout the day. After all, Season 5 only has a few days left and ends on September 24, 2018. It is indeed high time for the finale.

Update 11:30 PM: The cube has indeed tipped into Loot Lake.

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WoW gets account-wide reputation – at least a little bit

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Blizzard listens to the pleas of players from World of Warcraft and breaks down many reputation barriers. We reveal what exactly is happening.

In the past few weeks, there has been a discussion that has repeatedly sparked in the forums of World of Warcraft and on Reddit. Reputation in World of Warcraft can be tedious, as it is bound to a single character.

This makes it difficult for players to start a new character that has to start from scratch. Many reputation restrictions will be lifted in Patch 8.1 “Tides of Vengeance”.

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Freedom for transmog fans: For all those who want a cool transmogification for their twinks, there is good news. Items that usually have a reputation requirement, such as cloaks or armor from the individual reputation vendors, can be used for transmogification by twinks in Patch 8.1 as well.

You have unlocked the cloak of the Hochberg tribe, but your twink hasn’t earned the reputation yet? No problem: You can still use it for transmogification.

Reputation achievements will be account-wide: A second relief is available for all players working towards the major achievements that require 80, 90, or even 100 reputation factions to be exalted. This progress will now be account-wide.

An example: If character A has 10 factions exalted, while character B has 20 other factions exalted, then you have a total of 30 factions exalted.

All information about Patch 8.1 is available in our extensive overview for you.

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No “double” factions: However, “mirror” factions do not count as double. These are reputation factions that have a counterpart in both Horde and Alliance. For example, “The Eidgebunden” (Horde) and “The 7th Legion” (Alliance) would be considered the same faction for the achievement.

Twink bonus for Champions of Azeroth: It gets really good for twink fans who want to quickly raise their Heart of Azeroth to a high level. If one of your characters has already earned exalted reputation with the Champions of Azeroth, all second characters can go to Magni immediately and receive the “+15 item level” upgrade, even though they do not yet have the reputation themselves.

What do you think of these changes? Are you satisfied with it and is it a good solution? Or should reputation really apply to all characters so that rewards can be purchased directly?

Such changes were also desired by our community in a survey.

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Destiny 2: All Iron Banner Weapons of Season 4 with their best perks

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 7 minutes

These are all Iron Banner weapons of Season 4 in Destiny 2. We present them in the list and provide their strengths, weaknesses, and God Roll perks.

First Iron Banner in Forsaken: On September 18, the first Iron Banner of Year 2 of Destiny 2 began. Many Guardians jumped right into this PvP event to inspect the innovations, such as power level advantages and the new reward system,.

New Iron Banner Weapons: The Iron Banner innovations also include six fresh weapons. You will receive them by

  • completing Iron Banner matches. With some luck, you will receive an Iron Banner weapon as a completion reward
  • mastering the 7 weekly bounties. Each grants you a random Iron Banner reward
  • collecting enough Iron Banner tokens to receive an Iron Engram
  • completing the weekly bounties for Powerful Loot. This way, you can buy the scout rifle and the grenade launcher directly from Lord Saladin with fixed perks. They cost 10 Legendary Shards and 10 Iron Banner tokens each.

All six Iron Banner weapons may be included in sources of random Iron Banner loot.

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A user named Mercules904 has now spoken up on reddit. He is regarded as a weapon expert in the community, having previously revealed interesting stats of the weapons and shared his opinions on the best perks. He has now also done this with the new Iron Banner weapons. We present his findings – where he emphasizes that the recommended perks are not universally applicable.

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Note: All Time-to-Kill statistics refer to Guardians with 192 health points (that corresponds to 6 resilience). The TTK is the time required, under optimal conditions, to eliminate an opposing Guardian with full health.

Adlerkrallen – Scout Rifle from the Iron Banner

This is Adlerkrallen: Adlerkrallen is a scout rifle for the kinetic slot. It belongs to the archetype with high impact. Here are the stats:

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The TTK is 0.8 seconds, requiring three headshots. With 6 body shots, Adlerkrallen kills in 2 seconds.

Strengths and Weaknesses:

  • The optimal TTK is excellent, the range is above average compared to other scout rifles
  • The stability is below average, as is the reload speed, handling, and magazine size. Aim assist is very low.

Recommended Perks:

  • Polygonal Rifling – increased stability
  • High-Caliber Rounds – shots stagger opponents, slightly increased range
  • outlaw – precision kills reduce reload time
  • Explosive Payload (projectiles create an explosion on impact) or Rampage (kills with the weapon briefly increase damage, stackable 3x)

Is Adlerkrallen worth it? Even though the stats do not make a good impression overall, Adlerkrallen is one of the best scout rifles with high impact. It is one of the few weapons of this archetype that can shoot with explosive payload. While this is not as strong as it once was, it is still good at dealing damage to multiple opponents simultaneously.

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Adlerkrallen is a good option in both PvE and PvP with these perks.

The scout rifle with fixed perks from Lord Saladin has:

  • Moving Target
  • Outlaw
  • Enhanced Rounds / Extended Mag
  • Corkscrew Rifling / Polygonal Rifling

On the next pages, we will introduce the other Iron Banner weapons. Page 2 continues with a pulse rifle.

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The Elder Scrolls Online gives you a villa if you play with others

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Currently, the “Sunset” event is taking place in the MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online. During this event, it is possible to acquire a villa – if you work together.

Are you in The Elder Scrolls Online looking for a new home? And a nice mount would be fun too? Then join forces with other players and cooperatively complete the “Sunset” event.

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Community event grants you a villa

When does the event take place? From Thursday, September 20th at 5 PM to Friday, September 28th at 4 PM, you can participate in this event in the MMORPG.

This is what you need to do: It is a cooperative event in which you must achieve the achievement “Pathfinder of Summerset.” This requires several steps:

  • You must visit ten “landmarks” on Summerset and in the mystical island headquarters of the Psijic Order (see maps below)
  • There, you need to obtain three unique collectibles
  • Only if the community works together will you receive the rewards
  • If you have already obtained the achievement “Pathfinder of Summerset,” it still counts towards the event
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This is how fans work together: The progress of the community is shown on the ESO event page:

  • At 33%, you will get the Psijic Mascot Pony as a companion
  • At 66%, you will receive the Psijic Guard as a mount
  • At 100 percent, you will receive the grand Psijic Villa as a new home

How do you receive the rewards? Log in to the game by Monday, October 8th at 2:00 AM. The items will be delivered to you by October 10th.

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Fortnite game escalates, man threatens child with murder, gets arrested

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Android, Switch, iOS) has made headlines again. In the USA, a man became so upset over a defeat in the game that he threatened an 11-year-old child with murder. This has serious consequences.

What happened? Michael Aliperti is a 45-year-old man who enjoys playing Fortnite. Among his known teammates on Xbox One was also an 11-year-old boy who lives in the same area (Long Island).

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Murder threats via Xbox chat: After a match in Fortnite, Aliperti apparently got thoroughly beaten by the boy. This upset the 45-year-old so much that he started threatening the child severely afterward. He used Xbox voice chat and text messages on his smartphone to send the boy death threats.

In these, the man threatened among other things to shoot the child, harm his family, and even mentioned the boy’s school.

The police intervene

What happened then? The family of the threatened child, however, caught wind of the situation and immediately called the police. Therefore, Aliperti was soon visited at his home by the police at 1:30 AM local time on September 18, 2018, and taken into custody.

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Defendant cites divorce as justification: Aliperti has been charged with aggravated harassment. He pleaded “not guilty” and stated through his lawyer that he is going through a tough time. He is actually in the middle of a divorce. The lawyer further stated that rude language in online games is just part of it.

Child placed under protection: The 11-year-old victim, on the other hand, was precautionarily placed under police protection, and heightened alertness is in effect at the boy’s school. After all, shootings in the USA – most recently during a mass shooting at a Madden eSports tournament – are not uncommon. On October 4, 2018, the case is set to continue.

In the case of games, judges in the USA have already made curious rulings. Once, a violent teenager was banned from playing all games except Mario Kart.

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