Many gamers have been waiting for the Android version of Fortnite. This is also clearly reflected in the download numbers of the shooter. How many people play Fortnite? A lot!
The new download numbers show that Fortnite still enjoys extreme popularity.
Additionally, there are now 15 million players who downloaded Fortnite on Android in the first 3 weeks.
Fortnite has now been downloaded more than 140 million times.
The Android release was a strong boost
Initially, Fortnite was available on consoles and PC. Then came the mobile system iOS, for which EPIC released a Fortnite version. So a version for Android was still missing, which initially caused criticism, but then recorded great successes.
How strong was the Android release? In a blog post, EPIC explains the technical challenges behind the Android release. They reveal that 15 million players installed Fortnite on Android in the first 3 weeks after release. 23 million players signed up for the beta.
At E3 2018 in June, they stated that Fortnite had been downloaded 125 million times. With the 15 million players from the Android release, there are now more than 140 million downloads.
There was less success on iOS: In the first four weeks after release for iOS, Fortnite was installed 11 million times on iOS. The larger Fortnite audience is therefore found on Android devices.
Fortnite is available in its own App Store for iOS.
Additionally, the downloads on Switch: During E3 2018, Fortnite released the Switch version of their shooter. Since that day, players can also play on Nintendo’s console. There are no exact download numbers.
However, Nintendo has now announced the top charts for downloads in August for the Switch. In North America, Fortnite ranks first ahead of hits like Overcooked 2, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Rocket League.
Through the Switch downloads, the player numbers of Fortnite should thus be significantly higher.
Just before the end of Season 5, everyone is now looking at the mysterious cube. The challenges for Week 10 have also been leaked and will likely send you to solve puzzles.
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The reputation farming in World of Warcraft is disliked by many players. They believe that reputation should be account-wide.
One of the long-term activities in World of Warcraft is farming reputation. With each new expansion and most content patches, there are new reputation factions that entice players with rewards. Whether it’s strong gear, crafting recipes, or beautiful tabards, there’s something for every character.
But that’s exactly the problem. Since there’s something for every character, every character has to farm reputation anew. Those who play more than one hero and like to occasionally play their twinks must farm reputation over and over again.
Reputation divides the community
Therefore, part of the community has long been demanding: Reputation should be account-wide, meaning it should apply equally to every character.
After all, the task is extremely repetitive and other aspects of the game, like honor, are also account-wide.
Players are discouraged from trying out new characters, which limits the game.
However, there are also representatives from the other side who bring up some counterarguments.
If reputation were account-bound, players with multiple characters could farm it faster. Of course, those who complete nine world quests on three characters instead of three world quests on one character would become exalted faster.
Earned rewards would lose their value and exclusivity if every twink could buy everything.
General progress also argues against it. If a fresh character at level 120 could immediately equip themselves with the best reputation rewards, that would be a significant advantage.
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A leak has surfaced regarding FIFA 19 that reveals the top 50 players in FUT 19. Among them is the best German outfield player and the best German goalkeeper in the game.
This is what the leak is about: While EA Sports is gradually revealing the best 100 players in FIFA 19, a new leak aims to highlight the best ones right now. The leak comes from the Spanish site todoultimateteam, which published a graphic with the top 50 players.
You can see the leaked graphic here:
Is this leak credible? Currently, EA Sports has officially disclosed 80 of the top 100 ratings. And these mostly match the leak. Yesterday, on September 10th, the top 30-21 were revealed. And although this graphic circulated online beforehand, the ratings of Hummels, Salah, and others in this leak are correct.
However, there is a discrepancy: Higuain is listed as 90 in the leak, but officially he has 88.
The leak now reveals which German players are the best:
Toni Kroos: The best German outfield player in FIFA 19 is Toni Kroos. He receives an overall rating of 90. By the way, he was already the best German outfield player in FIFA 18 with a rating of 90 as well. The second best German player in FUT 19 according to the rating is Mats Hummels. His card has already been revealed.
Manuel Neuer: The best German goalkeeper is and remains Manuel Neuer. Like Kroos, he receives a rating of 90 in FIFA 19. However, compared to FIFA 18, his rating is declining. Last year he received 92 for his rating. The second best German goalkeeper in FUT 19 is ter Stegen with 89. The best goalkeeper overall in FIFA 19 will be De Gea with 91.
Cristiano Ronaldo retains his 94 from FIFA 18 in FIFA 19.
Lionel Messi improves to 94. In FIFA 18 he only had 93. This image of Messi is circulating online, which is supposed to show his new FUT card in FIFA 19:
Accordingly, Messi improves by one point in shooting, by 2 points in passing, by one point in dribbling, and by one point in physicality. He declines by one point in defense, with pace remaining constant. An important change is that he no longer plays as a RF but as a ST – so a center forward.
Thus, Messi and Ronaldo will have the best standard cards at the release of FIFA 19.
Keep in mind that this leaked information is not official. Enjoy it with caution.
What will officially be in FIFA 19 are these gameplay innovations:
In Destiny 2, a glitch is taking absurd forms. A player seems to have already obtained the complete raid set. The raid, however, is not set to open for several days.
Currently, there is a hot topic being discussed on Reddit about Destiny 2: the crazy raid glitch and the Warlock who reportedly has already looted the entire set, and that too long before the raid even opens.
When does the raid open? On Friday, September 14, the raid in Forsaken will open its gates. It should be impossible to access the raid before that. Supposedly …
Why do people have loot already? There is a glitch that allows players to sneak into the raid. However, players have to master a relatively complex jumping puzzle to do so.
Once in the raid, however, nothing is happening: there are no bosses and no enemies. However, there is one treasure chest already present in the raid that can be opened.
The treasure chest is strangely bugged since the raid is not yet open. It can drop anything, weapons or armors. However, the chest can only be opened once per character. Supposedly …
Warlock is going overboard: A player has now posted a picture on reddit showing a Warlock with the complete raid gear. This would mean that a player deleted multiple characters and then leveled them again to open this chest multiple times.
Double glitch likely to blame: Players are discussing the insane photo on reddit. It is said that there is another glitch that makes this incredible picture possible. Allegedly, one only needed to create one more character of the same class, and then the chest could be opened again with the main character.
However, one must rely on the statements of those involved here. It seems not verifiable.
Can this still be replicated? No, the chest is disabled. Bungie has responded and shut down the raid chest overnight until the raid actually starts.
Will the player be punished? No, Bungie has decided against it. The player is even allowed to keep the drops. This is an action that likely has no lasting consequences.
Again and again, we hear and read about new MMORPGs wanting to compete with World of Warcraft. However, the developers of Ashes of Creation want to take a different path.
WoW-killers have a tough time, as no game has yet managed to dethrone Blizzard’s MMO. Therefore, the developers of Ashes of Creation are not even trying.
In an interview with mmorpg.com, the creators of Ashes of Creation explain the philosophy of their game and who the MMORPG is intended for.
Ashes of Creation specifically targets MMORPG fans
Who is Ashes of Creation intended for? Steven Sharif from Intrepid Studios explains: “If I want to play WoW, then I will start WoW and not another MMORPG. Why would I play another MMO that wants to be like WoW but isn’t?”
World of Warcraft has also opened the MMORPG genre to those who previously had no interest in this type of game. Blizzard’s MMO is aimed at the general public and is highly successful.
Ashes of Creation, on the other hand, is a game that has a more specific target audience in mind: MMORPG fans. Players who enjoy the social component and like to interact within a community of like-minded individuals. If other players are attracted to what is offered, they are, of course, also welcome in Ashes of Creation.
Ashes of Creation is an MMO for role-players: According to Sharif, players in Ashes of Creation will have many opportunities to express themselves. For example, those who want to become the owner of a tavern will get the chance. Then you are the one who offers other players accommodation and food.
No one forces you to complete quests, explore dungeons, or engage in raids, Sharif further explains. The Intrepid Studios provide you with the world in which you can go your own way. You can fully express your role-playing ambitions in Ashes of Creation.
Sharif says: No matter how you play Ashes of Creation, you will contribute to the development of the world and help ensure that the game remains for a long time.
Additionally, an exploit was discovered over the weekend that allows players to quickly obtain Primus engrams. Primus engrams are engrams that drop loot over 500 Power Level and help you progress in the endgame. We at Mein-MMO have intentionally not reported on this exploit and will not provide instructions now.
Bungie reacts quickly: A few hours ago, the developers reported and outlined how they will address these urgent issues – and others. Some issues were immediately resolved with a server-side fix, while others will be corrected with a future fix.
What to expect for exploiters and glitchers
What Bungie says:
Raid glitch: The chests can no longer be opened in the raid – until the raid officially starts on September 14. All rewards that were previously glitched can be kept. Bungie will not take them away. However, loot obtained was generally below the soft cap.
Primus engrams: According to Bungie, these engrams were designed so that players only achieve minor power-level progression over time. Anyone using the exploit extensively to obtain many Primus engrams at once will face disadvantages in the future: For the next two to three weeks, those players will receive no Primus engrams or will receive fewer than those who did not exploit it.
Bungie emphasizes that the exploit may only seem advantageous for the moment. In the future, it will have negative consequences. Currently, Bungie is working on a fix that is to be deployed soon. Until then, the developers strongly recommend refraining from using the exploit.
By the way: Community Manager Cozmo stated on Reddit that players should not fear a Primus engram drought if they have “accidentally” used the exploit a few times.
Weekly reset issues: A hitfix is needed for these issues, which Bungie is currently working on.
Gambit blocks: Players are currently being erroneously excluded from Gambit for 15 minutes if they experience a connection drop during a match. The team is working to alleviate this problem.
Masterwork cores: A quick server-side fix has been deployed to resolve issues with masterwork cores. Until a permanent solution is in place, players can receive the hand cannon “Trust” only once until they reach the Legend rank in Gambit.
Bungie wants more transparency
A promise that Bungie has made for years but has only been moderately able to keep is to ensure more transparency. Now, community managers dmg04 and Cozmo23 and communications director DeeJ reiterate this promise.
Before the Forsaken launch, the team met and discussed extensively how to maintain communication with Guardians regarding issues and feedback. Today, they have demonstrated transparent communication – and will repeat it as often as possible. The teams behind the scenes are working hard, as dmg04 stated, and they will keep the community updated.
What were the players concerned about? Many characters are not yet level 120 or have just reached it, so the time to farm the Conquest points is getting short. They feared that the PvP weapon would now be lost to them forever if they did not earn the 500 points this week.
Conquest does not expire: However, as Blizzard has now clarified, the earned Conquest points do not expire. This means that if someone earns only 300 out of the 500 required Conquest points this week, they can continue to collect in the next week. Once the remaining 200 points are collected, the quest can then be completed.
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A new reward every week: With the weekly reset (in the morning every Wednesday), a new reward is available, for which Conquest points must be earned again. Thus, a complete PvP set can be earned over the course of the entire season.
This means that new players or latecomers can farm their Conquest points multiple times in a few weeks to unlock the entire set in one go. While this means a lot of PvP, it places no limits on the latecomers if they want to invest a lot of time.
In FIFA 19, EA Sports reveals the player ratings of the top 100 players in FUT. These are the top 100 ratings.
The big ratings reveal is on: EA Sports has started the countdown of the best FIFA 19 players.
In the coming days, the FUT cards of those players with the best overall ratings in Ultimate Team mode will be released gradually.
In this article, we gather the complete top 100. The article will be updated daily.
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Top 100 to 81 of the highest player ratings in FUT 19
Rank 100: Kostas Manolas (85)
Rank 99: Riyad Mahrez (85)
Rank 98: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (85)
Rank 97: Raheem Sterling (85)
Rank 96: Blaise Matuidi (85)
Rank 95: Marco Asensio (85)
Rank 94: Sergej Milinković-Savić (85)
Rank 93: Joshua Kimmich (85)
Rank 92: Edin Dzeko (85)
Rank 91: Koke (85)
Rank 90: Marco Reus (85)
Rank 89: Filipe Luis (85)
Rank 88: Vincent Kompany (85)
Rank 87: Arjen Robben (85)
Rank 86: Alisson (85)
Rank 85: David Alaba (85)
Rank 84: Fabinho (85)
Rank 83: Arturo Vidal (85)
Rank 82: Virgil van Dijk (85)
Rank 81: Diego Costa (85)
From a German perspective, the 20 players of interest are mainly Marco Reus and Joshua Kimmich:
Kimmich now receives an 85 rating. In FIFA 18, he started with an 81, but received many special cards and a winter upgrade to 84. Now, with an 85, he is among the top players.
On the other hand, Marco Reus is on the decline. In FIFA 18, he had an 86, now only 85. He has lost significant speed (from 88 to 85).
Additionally:
Arjen Robben remains in good shape with an overall rating of 85 and strong dribbling and shooting stats, but his speed has dropped below 80. In FIFA 18, he had a rating of 88 and a speed of 86.
Alaba has dropped by one point compared to FIFA 18.
Today, on Tuesday, September 11th, the Fortnite servers will receive an update twice on all platforms (PC / Mac, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android) to fix bugs and introduce a new weapon. When are the servers down? When will it continue? We have all the answers!
The update today will be released in two phases: The servers will be shut down at 08:00 AM German time to fix some bugs, according to Epic. The exact bugs are currently unknown, but Epic will likely provide corresponding patch notes soon.
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How long will the morning downtime last? Epic has not made any statements regarding this. Depending on the complexity of the update, it may take a few hours.
When will the regular content update be released? Content Update 5.40 will be rolled out at 2 PM German time. Whether the patch will be accompanied by server downtime for Fortnite: Battle Royale is currently unknown.
Usually, the updates are released at 2 PM without server maintenance. Players only need to download an update.
What will be included in the updates for Fortnite: Battle Royale? Many players are currently reporting lags, crashes, and generally poor performance since the original update 5.40. The suppressed assault rifle, a silent weapon for medium ranges, is definitely coming.
Furthermore, the story surrounding the mysterious cube will likely continue. Epic has also regularly hidden changes to the map in past updates. We are curious about which secrets the players will uncover.
What the updates bring for Save the World players: The PvE faction has been struggling with serious bugs for several weeks that have significantly impacted the player experience for some.
Even though various issues were addressed in recent weeks, there will likely be more bug fixes in today’s patch as well. You can read about which ones they are here on Mein MMO as soon as the patch notes are available.
Are you looking forward to the suppressed assault rifle?
Update 14:35: The patch notes and a super weapon are being removed from Fortnite:
In Destiny 2, Bungie has introduced a comfort item with Forsaken that is likely to bring a lot of joy to Guardians. The Raid Banner takes away some of the frustrations of raiding and gives players a better version of the beloved “Heavy Syntheses” back.
What is the problem? Since the “Vault of Glass”, Destiny players have had an annoying issue during raids. When all players are dead, they respawn, but they do not have Super energy or heavy ammo if they had previously used them in a tough fight.
Heavy weapons and Guardians’ Supers are the top ways to deal damage to bosses. Therefore, energy and ammo are extremely important to have a chance in the next boss fight, the point where you originally failed.
How have players coped so far? For a long time, players have practiced so-called “Ammo Runs”: They would run around, kill mobs to charge up their Super and collect heavy ammo. Then they would intentionally kill themselves to start a new attempt under optimal conditions.
This was a pretty annoying practice that wasted time.
When players did not have the opportunity for a so-called “Ammo Run”, they consumed huge amounts of “heavy Syntheses” that they had previously bought from Xur. With these Syntheses, they loaded heavy ammo to get their artillery ready. But the Tentacle Greed merchant has long since stopped selling those Syntheses.
What is the solution now? With Forsaken, a new item is available for 5,000 Glimmer or three legendary Shards in the Dreaming City. You can purchase it from a vendor there.
The item is a “Raid Banner”. Each one can be placed once. When the banner is clicked, players receive full Super energy and heavy ammo. They work like the banners at Public Events.
The Raid Banner seems to be an elegant solution for a problem that players have struggled with in Destiny so far.
When the new raid “The Last Wish” opens and the Raid Banner is used for the first time, you can read about it here:
All stadiums in FIFA 19 can be found here in the overview. We list the new stadiums in FIFA 19 individually and sort the complete stadium list by leagues, such as the German Bundesliga, La Liga, and the Premier League, and by continents. We also provide images and stadium occupancy.
New stadiums for more authenticity: Every year, EA Sports acquires new licenses to make their football simulation even more realistic and authentic. Real stadiums are part of an exciting football atmosphere – and there will be several in FIFA 19.
Bundesliga fans can look forward to the return of Signal Iduna Park: While Germany’s largest football stadium was missing in FIFA 18, it will be included again in FIFA 19.
Below you will first find the list of all new stadiums and then the complete stadium list of FIFA 19 sorted by leagues and continents. This is now the final stadium list.
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New Stadiums – including Signal Iduna Park from BVB
FIFA 19 will feature 24 new stadiums. In addition to Borussia Dortmund with Signal Iduna Park, the promoted teams from the Premier League will also find their stadiums in FIFA 19, as EA holds the complete Premier League rights:
Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff City, Premier League) – Cardiff City has been promoted to the Premier League this year. The Welsh stadium can accommodate over 33,000 fans.
Craven Cottage (Fulham FC, Premier League) – The stadium of “The Cottagers” is located right by the River Thames and has a capacity of nearly 26,000 fans.
Molineux Stadium (Wolverhampton, Premier League) – This stadium can hold nearly 32,000 spectators.
Signal Iduna Park (Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga) – The BVB home ground is the largest football stadium in Germany with more than 81,000 seats and will also be one of the largest stadiums in FIFA 19.
Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium (Premier League): EA Sports has officially confirmed that Tottenham’s new stadium will be in FIFA 19. This stadium, also referred to as “New White Hart Lane,” is currently under construction. About 62,000 fans are expected to be accommodated here. You can see the finished virtual version in this video:
The first group has mastered a mythic keystone of level +15 in the new World of Warcraft expansion Battle for Azeroth. The group consists of Mythic+ masters.
A group from Europe on the servers Kazzak and Draenor has become the first group in the world to complete a keystone dungeon at level +15 in BfA. After just under a week of mythic keystone dungeons, they cleared the instance Atal’dazar with about 40 seconds remaining.
The group that secured the “World First +15” is Kjell’s Angels. They have already triumphed in the “Mythic Dungeon Invitational,” the eSports for mythic dungeons in WoW. In June 2018, they won the final and took home $50,000 against Method.
What classes did they use to succeed? The 5 players who played the dungeon had also played together in the MDI. They are a well-coordinated team. They play in the composition:
Divinefield (Protection Paladin, Tank)
Chiranor (Mistweaver Monk, Healer)
Ashiné (Subtlety Rogue, DPS)
Heksekjell (Affliction Warlock, DPS)
Herudra (Arms Warrior, DPS)
The group has an average item level of 355. You can find the data on the Atal’dazar run of the group on raider.io.
The group composition of Kjell’s Angels. Source: raider.io
What affixes did they deal with? Affixes are additional effects that make mythic keystone dungeons harder than regular mythic dungeons. They add to the effect that makes all enemies stronger anyway.
In Battle for Azeroth, there are some new affixes, that rotate partially in seasons. Atal’dazar+15 was defeated with the following affixes:
Fortified: All non-boss monsters in the instance are fortified.
Blood: Slain enemies leave a puddle of blood that heals monsters and damages players while they are standing in it.
Nekrotic: Melee attacks create necrotic wounds that deal damage and reduce healing received. Stackable.
Infected (seasonal affix): Some enemies are infected with the blood of G’huun. When they die, they leave behind G’huun’s offspring that can infect other enemies if not killed.
G’huun is an old god and the final boss of Uldir.
The current affixes require a lot of coordination, proper positioning of the group and slain enemies, and well-planned crowd control effects, especially on “infected” enemies.
You can easily obtain a secret pet in World of Warcraft. Learn how to get the Dirty Slime here.
In World of Warcraft, some content is hidden behind puzzles or secrets. This also applies to Battle for Azeroth. In the instance Tol Dagor, there is a hidden pet for you, the Dirty Slime.
Dirty Slime from Tol Dagor
To get the Dirty Slime, you need to visit the Tol Dagor instance in mythic mode. You obtain the pet through the item Dirty Bucket.
Here’s how to get the Dirty Slime: The Dirty Bucket can be obtained with some luck from the hidden boss Gol’than the Stinky. Getting to Gol’than is fairly easy.
Gol’than is located at the end of a corridor hidden behind a wall. You need to kill the first boss of the instance, the Sand Queen, and then proceed to the first level of the instance.
Just go straight in the tunnel behind the boss and open the grate after you have defeated him.
Bring Rogues, Blacksmiths, or Inscriptionists! To finally get to Gol’than, you need a rogue in the group or players who can use scrolls of unlocking or Monelite lockpicks.
If you have a lockpicker with you, you can simply go through the second grate right behind the first boss after he is dead. A few groups later, you will be up top. Your goal is located at the prison cells.
Once you reach the top, you need to open the third cell on the right side. There is a hole in the right wall of the cell that you need to go through.
Not an easy fight: At the end of the corridor, you will find a Dirty Bucket that you can use. Click it, and Gol’than will appear.
Gol’than himself is a small black blob, which already looks like the pet later. He has abilities that can disorient you, and you have to play in a very small space with some poison effects. The fight is therefore not easy, and a full group is recommended.
The boss is located in this bucket.
That Gol’than has the Bucket is not guaranteed. So you need some luck. However, it’s not a big detour to get to him. Therefore, obtaining the pet is suitable for both dedicated collectors and casual treasure hunters.
In Fortnite, developers Epic Games released a new skin for the shop. However, it was so buggy that it was removed from the game after just 6 hours. Buyers are now waiting for compensation.
What was the skin? It was the outfit “Grill Sergeant.” A skin with the rarity “green” (uncommon), which was sold today for 800 V-Bucks.
Data miners had found the skin months ago, but it was now in the shop for the first time.
What was the problem with the skin?
The skin was not visible to most players in the shop at all.
If someone somehow purchased it, a different skin appeared in the confirmation box.
Those who equipped it became practically invisible in the game. They had no body, only a floating head with the face of Jonesy.
This is how Epic Games reacted: Epic reacted hard and fast. About six hours after the skin went live, the following happened:
The skin disappeared from the shop and was replaced by the “Recon Scout Skin.”
Additionally, Epic removed the skin from all player accounts.
Currently, players have not been refunded the V-Bucks they paid for it.
What does Epic say? Epic has currently only posted a short tweet acknowledging the problems. They plan to reach out when there is more information available.
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Surely we will learn whether and when the strange skin returns, and what the compensation looks like. Epic is usually generous in such matters.
The Grill Sergeant is, by the way, the skin that is converted by the Tomato Sect in Fortnite (featured image).
When will we learn more? As soon as we learn more about the skin and what compensation is available, we will report it here on Mein MMO, likely even in this article. If you don’t want to miss any Fortnite news, subscribe to our dedicated Facebook page with 100% Fortnite.
In Pokémon GO the Ultra Bonus will soon be unlocked, bringing Mewtwo and more legendary and regional monsters in eggs.
What’s new? Niantic has finally announced how the Ultra Bonus will affect Pokémon GO. And it’s extremely generous, helping trainers with regional Pokémon, legendary monsters, and more.
Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres as Shinies
When will the legendary Pokémon arrive? Starting September 13 at 10:00 PM, you can encounter the three legendary birds Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres again in Pokémon GO gyms.
How long will they stay? They will remain in the game for one week, until September 20 at 10:00 PM.
Even as Shiny: If you’re lucky, you can catch these three legendary birds in their shiny forms. So, be sure to participate in the raids and battle the bosses together. Those who had no luck on the last Articuno, Zapdos, or Moltres days will now have another chance to catch these rare monsters.
More Kanto spawns: Additionally, Pokémon from the Kanto region will appear more frequently worldwide and in raids until September 30.
What’s new? Until now, only trainers who received an EX Raid invitation could battle Mewtwo. But this is changing now. As many players suspected, the Ultra Bonus is related to Mewtwo. It will be made available to all trainers in raid battles for a limited time.
What does that mean? Every trainer can battle and catch Mewtwo for a short period. The condition is that the trainer can participate in raids in Pokémon GO.
How long will Mewtwo stay? Mewtwo will be unlocked in raid battles on September 20 at 10:00 PM. It will remain until October 23. Make sure to take advantage of this opportunity and secure the monster for your collection.
Tauros, Mr. Mime, Kangaskhan – Regional monsters from eggs
What’s new? Regional Pokémon were originally only found in specific parts of the world in the wild. With the Ultra Bonus, some of the regional monsters will appear from 7KM eggs.
Which monsters? Mr. Mime, Kangaskhan, Tauros, and Snorlax will be available in the 7KM eggs in Pokémon GO until the end of September, in addition to the Alolan monsters.
How do I get them? Send many gifts to your friends so you can receive the 7KM eggs and hatch the special regional monsters. This feature will likely go live on September 13 at 10:00 PM. Keep in mind that only the eggs you receive after the event starts will count.
Summary of the events:
Pokémon from the Kanto region will appear more frequently from September 13 to 30.
Regional Pokémon will hatch from regional eggs, available starting September 13 at 10:00 PM (start of this event is uncertain).
Raid battles with Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres will start from September 13 and will be active until September 20.
Chance to catch shiny variants of the 3 birds.
Mewtwo will be available as a boss in the raids from September 20 without an EX Raid invitation. The monster will remain in the raids of Pokémon GO until October 23.
League of Legends (LoL) introduces the new co-op PvE mode Odyssey. It also brings new skins into the game.
Starting soon: The new mode Odyssey launches on September 12 in League of Legends.
What happens in the trailer? In the featured trailer, Jinx explains that she would like to have you on her crew. Together, you will free Ziggs from an alien planet.
New mode, new skins
How does the mode work? The co-op mode is designed for teams of five players. There are five difficulty levels.
With RPG elements: During your matches, you collect “Augments” that improve your champions’ strength. This should allow you to successfully complete the higher difficulty levels. These augments are said to last permanently for the Odyssey mode and do not get lost.
What new skins are there? Look forward to skins for Ziggs, Sona, Jinx, Yasuo, and Malphite. There’s also a legendary skin for Kayn.
Testing will be skipped: Normally, such events are sufficiently tested on the PBE servers, but Odyssey is coming with patch 8.18 on September 12. So, they hope everything goes smoothly and works without bugs.
How long will the mode be available? Odyssey will be active in League of Legends from September 12 to October 8.
So far, there are unfortunately no in-game images of the new Odyssey mode. Riot seems to want to keep everything secret for now and then reveal the surprise on Wednesday.
With the Forsaken expansion, the max level of your character in Destiny 2 has been raised. The path to the maximum power level has also changed significantly. We show you how to quickly and efficiently reach the maximum level of 600.
Forsaken brings a lot of new features: With the release of the Forsaken expansion, new level caps have been introduced. The maximum character level has been raised from 30 to 50. The new power level cap is now 600.
The new soft cap: The journey to the maximum level has also seen some changes. The new soft cap is now at power level 500. This is a sort of limit. Players level up relatively quickly up to this point. Loot up to power level 500 can be found almost everywhere.
After that, progress becomes slower when simply playing through the game. You can only advance in power level through specific activities and rewards.
We show you what the fastest way to level up looks like and what you need to pay attention to in order to use your resources as efficiently as possible.
Why is the power level important? The power level not only increases your offensive and defensive capabilities – as your level rises, you can participate in more challenging endgame activities, such as the Nightfall strike or the new Forsaken raid “Last Wish”, earning yourself more attractive and valuable loot.
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How to Reach Character Level 50
The path to the new maximum level is divided into two parts:
First, you need to raise your character to level 50 and increase your power level to 500.
Once you reach the soft cap, the way upward is clear. Then you chase the 600.
How to Increase Your Character Level: The character level increases “along the way.” You need to collect experience points, which can be gained from various sources. Defeat enemies, complete activities, and play in Destiny 2 what you enjoy the most. While you follow the steps to reach power level 500, you also get closer to character level 50.
Character Boost for New Players: If you are completely new to Forsaken, you can use the character boost. This allows you to raise a new (or existing) character to a power level of 320. This way, you can start playing Forsaken right away.
You can find the option in the character selection menu next to each character slot.
How to Reach Power Level 500 in Destiny 2
Generally, just play the game:
It’s best to start with the Forsaken story. The missions will reward you with plenty of loot during your first steps and provide a steady level progression. And procrastination is not advisable. You won’t receive items over power level 500 from the story.
If you play in a group, use fireteam medallions whenever possible.
If you have a story mission that should be too hard for you, switch to other activities.
Participate in Public Events: Public events are still one of the best ways to obtain loot and XP. However, note that the experience gain from public events has been reduced, while it has been increased in strikes and Nightfall. Strikes now provide more for leveling up than before with Forsaken and should also be considered.
Don’t worry about infusing: Don’t stress about infusing until you reach the soft cap of 500. Infusing has become noticeably more expensive. It’s not worth starting early. You’re still receiving enough loot regularly that will help you progress anyway.
Use your tokens: Don’t redeem your Vanguard and Crucible tokens too early and not all at once. Wait until you reach character level 50, if possible. But don’t wait too long, as relevant rewards won’t exceed power level 500.
Not at 500 yet? If by the end of the story you are not yet at character level 50 and power level 500, complete all available bounties from Spider. These will generously reward experience points upon completion. Additionally, there is often legendary loot available up to 500. Public events and strikes can also help on the final stretch.
Wait to earn powerful gear: The challenges will provide you with legendary loot up to character level 50. After that, they will be replaced with activities that can offer powerful gear as rewards. So if you can already acquire powerful gear but are not yet at power level 500 – wait. After reaching the soft cap, there are limited sources for loot that will continue to advance you towards 600.
These loot sources scale with you up to power level 500:
Blue and purple drops from enemies
Decrypting legendary engrams
Rewards from vendors such as Zavala, Shaxx, or the gunsmith
Completing activities like public events, lost sectors, strikes, or crucible matches
Opening loot chests
How to Reach Max Power Level 600 in Destiny 2
Once you reach power level 500, the sources of loot that will advance you in power level will reduce. From now on, you will need to focus on powerful gear. This will help you progress further in varying strengths.
Legendary engrams and standard loot are capped at power level 500 and will scale down to 10 to 20 levels below your current level depending on the source.
Sources of Powerful Gear that Scale to 600
The most relevant challenges will be indicated by glowing yellow star symbols in the planetary overview when available. Choosing a marker will show a tooltip with the respective weekly and daily challenges.
Shaxx quest “1 PvP match with a complete armor set”
Gambit quest “1 gambit match with a complete armor set”
Other Sources:
Primus engrams. Initially, it was believed that these engrams drop daily. But it seems they are obtained randomly.
Rank-ups in the crucible
Rank-ups in gambit
Exotic engrams
Important: If you master activities that are well above your power level and reward powerful gear, you will be rewarded according to the items’ high power levels.
Note: According to initial user reports, there seems to be another soft cap at power level 520. Powerful rewards from some activities (daily and weekly, except for Nightfalls and the Dreaming City) that previously offered +5 power levels will only provide +1 power levels from 520 onwards. Whether there are further soft caps and how raid loot behaves beyond that remains to be seen.
How do I get to 600 now? Your primary goal now is to complete the relevant challenges within the constraints of the weekly and daily limits. This way, you can gradually work towards the new power level cap of 600 day by day and week by week.
Do you have any other valuable tips for making your way to power level 600? Let us know in the comments section.
In FIFA 19, the ratings of the top 30-21 best players are known. These fresh player ratings include Hummels, ter Stegen, Salah, Dybala, and Co.
New ratings from the best players: In FIFA 19, the big “Top-100 Countdown” is running. This gradually reveals the best players in FIFA 19 by unveiling EA Sports’ ratings and stats in the Ultimate Team mode, in FUT 19,.
Today, on September 10th, the next 10 player ratings were released – the top 30 to 21. We are approaching the top ten.
The highest player ratings in FUT 19 – Top 30 to 21
Rank 30: Coutinho (88)
Rank 29: Hugo Lloris (88)
Rank 28: Marcelo (88)
Rank 27: Mohamed Salah (88)
Rank 26: Isco (89)
Rank 25: Marc-André ter Stegen (89)
Rank 24: David Silva (89)
Rank 23: Mats Hummels (89)
Rank 22: Edinson Cavani (89)
Rank 21: Paulo Dybala (89)
Highlights from a German perspective:
ter Stegen makes a big leap forward. In FUT 18, he started with an overall rating of 85 and received an upgrade to 87 in winter. In FUT 19, he starts directly with 89.
Mats Hummels started in FUT 18 with 88 and improved to 89. In FUT 19, he starts directly with 89. His stats are almost identical to his winter upgrade card in FUT 18, with only his physicality dropping by one point.
Other highlights:
Salah received plenty of special cards in FUT 18. He started the season with only an overall rating of 83. In winter, he received 85, in FUT 19 he receives 88.
Isco makes a fairly large leap from 86 in FUT 18 to 89 in FUT 19.
Every year before the release of a new FIFA title, EA Sports makes extensive changes to the player ratings.
What are the benefits of ratings? The ratings generally determine how well a player performs on the pitch. An important indicator is the overall rating, but individual stats like pace or shot power are also crucial when choosing players for your team.
In short: The best players have the highest ratings in FIFA 19.
The significance for FUT 19: For the Ultimate Team mode, the player ratings that EA determines at the FIFA 19 release are particularly interesting, as these are applied to the standard cards of the players. The standard cards remain unchanged for months, if not the entire year, and are essential to the FUT experience.
Therefore, many fans are already excitedly looking forward to the ratings of the best players and the stats of their favorite players in FIFA 19. After all, they will spend much time with these players in the game.
A skin has appeared in the item shop of Fortnite: Battle Royale, which is currently causing discussions among fans. What is special about the Powerchord skin and why does the rocker divide a community?
New, old skin in the item shop of Fortnite: The Powerchord skin is a guitar-wielding lady with pink hair. She is back in the Fortnite shop. The skin is of legendary rarity and accordingly expensive: 2,000 V-Bucks or equivalent to 20 euros must players pay for the virtual ramp diva.
The appearance of the skin causes irritation: So far, so normal, one might think. In fact, the appearance of the skin does not bring cheers everywhere. Because the rocker is extremely rare and is available in the shop for the second time only.
The rocker made her debut back in March 2018 and hasn’t been seen since. There have been two contradicting movements in recent months:
For months, some Fortnite fans have been demanding that Epic bring the Powerchord skin back. Under every official tweet from Epic, one reads these demands.
Many players had derived from the rarity of the skin that this would never be available again.
As it turns out, those who called “Bring back Powerchord” have won.
Those who bought it back then fear for the exclusivity: Players who acquired the Powerchord skin in March could at least boast for 6 months of having the skin “exclusively”. At least until now.
Since then, the player numbers of Fortnite have exploded further, so correspondingly more players will now want to grab and acquire the Powerchord skin.
Much to the chagrin of the original buyers.
Is Powerchord just the beginning? Players think: If the Powerchord skin is already available again, what does that mean for the arguably most sought-after skin of all – the Skull Trooper?
Powerchord-Skin shows: Nothing is exclusive or unique
Is the Skull Trooper also coming back now? Most likely. The Skull Trooper was only available during the Halloween event in October and November 2017. Many players hesitated to buy at that time, as the groundbreaking and especially lasting success of Fortnite: Battle Royale was not foreseeable.
Skull Trooper (Epic – Halloween)
Those who bought it back then now fear a flood of skeleton warriors, which would massively devalue the skin according to last year’s buyers. Is this fear justified? Of course not.
All skins in the shop can return: Only skins that are earned through purchasable Battle Passes and skins offered in corresponding starter packs will likely remain exclusive.
Also, the Twitch Prime skins distributed in cooperation with Twitch will probably never be available for individual purchase; all others will be.
If you acquire a skin from the item shop of Fortnite: Battle Royale, you must reckon that Epic will offer it for purchase again at a later date, whether players like it or not.
What do you think about this discussion? Can you understand the frustration of those who bought some rare skins and hoped they would remain exclusive?
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The Stardust Event in Pokémon GO is coming to an end, and the Ultra Bonus is announced to start probably today.
End of the Stardust Event: Today, on September 10 at 10:00 PM, the Stardust Event ends. It was active for a week after players unlocked it through worldwide catch challenges.
Beginning of the new event: At the same time, Niantic announces today the Ultra Bonus, which is the reward for the Summer Tour 2018. This is also expected to be an event.
The Ultra Bonus is particularly mysterious because the Pokémon GO developers have not revealed too much about it yet. It is clear that this bonus will be announced today, on Monday. What it entails is unclear.
Many speculations: Since Niantic itself did not explain much about the bonus, players speculated what it could be. Is it a Mewtwo Day, where all trainers get the chance to catch this Pokémon? Others suspect an Ultra Event that combines, doubles, and activates the bonuses from previous events (candies, XP, and Stardust).
“During the Dortmund Safari Zone in June, the Pokémon GO Fest in July, and the Safari Zone in Yokosuka in August, trainers from all over the world have dedicatedly and enthusiastically completed a variety of research projects for Professor Willow and thereby unlocked an Ultra Bonus Event.” A special announcement is expected today, on September 10.
When will it be announced? Sometime during the day, Niantic will release more information about this special Ultra Bonus. The community is already very excited about this event and looks forward to the information from Niantic.
