In the lead-up to Gamescom 2018, a game with the working title “Project Mephisto” appeared on the list of nominated games for the Gamescom Award for PS4. Fans hoped for a Diablo announcement from Blizzard, perhaps even for Diablo 4. Nothing came of it. But what is hidden behind the project?
Especially since Blizzard announced shortly before that they are planning “multiple announcements” for the beloved franchise Diablo.
Unfortunately has nothing to do with Project Mephisto: Diablo
The basic ingredients for the conspiracy theory? Mephisto is the first major evil in Diablo 2 that players encounter.
Since Mephisto was announced as a character in Heroes of the Storm around the same time, Project Mephisto can only be a major new project from Blizzard, right? OR?
One thing is for sure: No.
Project Mephisto now has an official name. The game hides behind “The Dark Pictures: Man of Medan.”
The Dark Pictures: New game from the Until Dawn creators
New horror adventure in the style of Until Dawn: As the developer Supermassive Games has now revealed, Project Mephisto is actually the horror anthology The Dark Pictures, which is set to be released in multiple parts starting in 2019.
It begins with Man of Medan, in which players find themselves on a ghost ship after a dive to wrecks from World War II. A storm is brewing, and the players must try to escape from the ghost ship.
You determine the fates of the individual protagonists: Just like in Until Dawn, you should have a significant influence on the characters in the first part of the anthology – Man of Medan – and decide who must meet their end and who does not.
The publisher of the game series is Bandai Namco. The series will be released on Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC. There is also a first announcement trailer:
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Anyone who was hoping for a Diablo 4 announcement during Gamescom will be disappointed. However, the year is not over yet. Who knows what Blizzard will surprise us with at this year’s Blizzcon, which will take place from November 2 to November 4 in Anaheim, California.
What do you think? Are you disappointed? Or are you now pinning all your hopes on Blizzcon?
One thing is clear after Gamescom: You shouldn’t expect Diablo 3 on mobile.
In the Korean version of Black Desert, the classes Ranger, Sorceress, and Berserker have received new Spirit Fury skills. These are enhanced versions of the base skills with additional effects.
What is Spirit Fury? This is a resource that players generate when they kill other players or enemies or when they take damage themselves.
Spirit Fury can be used in combination with certain skills to enhance them and give them a changed animation. For example, the skill Lightning Strike of the Wizard/Wizardess hits multiple times with Spirit Fury instead of just once.
To activate the new Spirit Fury skills, players must press additional keys. We will show you the needed combos in this article.
These abilities are given to the Ranger class
Abilities gain additional effects: For the Ranger class, 3 abilities are altered: Elven Rage, Waltz of Wind, and Regeneration. The enhanced abilities are activated at 10%, 25%, and 50% Spirit Fury.
Elven Rage (10%): The ability hits once more, has increased range, and players receive frontal protection. Combo to activate: Shift + Right Mouse Button + Left Mouse Button.
Waltz of Wind (25%): The range is increased, it hits two additional times. Own damage is increased, and enemy damage on a successful hit is reduced. Combo to activate: Arrow Key Up or Down + F + Right Mouse Button
Regeneration (50%): The range is increased, the ability hits two additional times, and players gain super armor during the ability. Combo to activate: Activate the ability via your skill bar.
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Sorceresses become even more destructive: The Sorceress also receives 3 altered abilities: Turn-back Slash, Violation, and Grim Reaper’s Judgement. These abilities are also activated at 10%, 25%, and 50% Spirit Fury.
Turn-back Slash (10%): The range of the ability is increased and it hits once additional. Combo to activate: Arrow Key Down + Right Mouse Button + Left Mouse Button.
Violation (25%): Here too, the range of the ability is increased, it hits once additional. Own damage is increased and enemy damage on a successful hit is reduced. Combo to activate: Arrow Key Up + Right Mouse Button + Left Mouse Button.
Grim Reaper’s Judgement (50%): The range of the ability is larger, the attack is chargeable, hits twice additional, and grants super armor. Combo to activate: Left Mouse Button + Right Mouse Button + Shift.
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Berserkers gain a stun: The Berserker can utilize 3 additional abilities from Spirit Fury. These abilities are activated at 10%, 25%, or 50% Spirit Fury.
Devastation (10%): The range increases and the ability hits twice additional. Combo to activate: Arrow Key Down + Right Mouse Button + Left Mouse Button.
Titan Blow (25%): The ability hits once additional and its range is increased. Upon activation, own damage is increased, and enemy damage on a hit is reduced. Combo to activate: Shift + Right Mouse Button + Left Mouse Button.
Slugfest (50%): The target is launched into the air upon a hit, stunned, and hit once additional. Also, the range of the ability increases and it hits 2 times more often. Combo to activate: Shift + Left Mouse Button + Right Mouse Button.
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Global version: Black Desert developers Pearl Abyss announced earlier this year that they are working towards a global version of the game. Therefore, the new abilities will likely also come to us with a certain time delay.
Final Fantasy XIV is celebrating its fifth anniversary with the “Festival of Rebirth” event. Players will be transported many years into the past to fight against hordes of monsters. But no one knows exactly how to trigger the event.
What is the event about? The story of FFXIV began 8 years ago with a catastrophe. The game went online and received devastating reviews due to bugs and poor gameplay. But the developers did not give up.
Within 2 years, Final Fantasy XIV was rebooted and is now considered one of the most successful theme park MMORPGs on the market.
The reboot has been incorporated into the game’s story: The developers celebrated the downfall in FFXIV with a great final battle and a stunning cinematic:
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During this event, the three main cities of the game were overrun by monsters and had to be fought off by players. These events are now repeating in the “Festival of Rebirth” event in the form of special FATEs.
Where is the starting NPC?
Starting NPCs are nowhere to be found: However, the Final Fantasy XIV players currently do not quite know where and when the special FATE for the event takes place.
In order to participate in the battle in the main cities, you must be teleported to a special instance by the NPC Commemorative Battle Recruiter.
However, there is no trace of these NPCs on most servers.
They often appear on one server and disappear again after a few hours. The community is speculating whether it is possible to force a spawn or if the recruiters simply appear randomly on different servers. However, accurate information on this is still lacking.
Where do the NPCs appear? If the NPC actually appears on a server, FFXIV players can find it near the festival committee member in the three main cities. Players will then be teleported to an alternative version of the respective city and can participate in several special FATEs and defend the city against monsters.
As a reward, there are 20 anniversary tokens for each successful FATE, which can be exchanged with the festival committee member for various event items.
Meanwhile, the crossover between Final Fantasy XIV and Monster Hunter: World is in full swing. Here you can find our guide to the Rathalos fight (hard):
In Fortnite, the alleged challenges for Week 8 are already known. Dataminers have found hints for the challenges, but much remains vague.
Datamining reveals leak of the challenges: The tasks for Week 8 have already been found early this time and provide an overview of what is likely to happen when the new tasks of the week arrive on Thursday. As always, this information is based on datamining and may not necessarily be accurate.
The free challenges without a Battle Pass in Season 5, Week 8
Set traps (10): If this task remains the same, you can be glad. Because before you had to deal damage with traps or even eliminations. If it suffices to just place 10 traps somewhere, that’s not a problem.
Search chests at Wailing Woods (7): Wailing Woods has few chests and is very expansive and remote. Therefore, searching for chests there won’t be fun.
Eliminate opponents with shotguns (4): Shotguns are still good close-range weapons. Getting four kills at some point should be no problem.
For these 4 tasks in Week 8 you need the Battle Pass
Deal damage to opponents with the pickaxe (250): This task is easier than one might think. You can start it if you land in busy places and hit an opponent without a weapon with your pickaxe.
And then there are various team modes where you shoot down an opponent and then finish the helpless one off with the pickaxe. That counts too and 250 damage is really not much.
Use a rift at different rift spawn locations: There was already a challenge with rifts. So this task could be a placeholder. Or it’s a new kind of rift that is yet to be introduced to the game and possibly has to do with the cube.
Search between three oversized chairs (1): The usual treasure hunt task. Maybe the big chair and other giant furniture are meant?
Phase 1: Eliminate opponents at Greasy Grove (1): This task will be the “eliminate opponents at location X” challenge. However, you will probably have to move from one place to another to complete it. Even in Week 7 there was such a “phase” task where Epic sent one across the map.
More information will be available on Thursday
Attention, placeholder: This time some tasks are vague and strange. What’s up with the rifts? It will be exciting on Thursday (unless Epic also changes the time again)!
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The community of World of Warcraft has solved another puzzle. We reveal to you how to get the cool belt “Waist of Time”.
The numerous players from the “Secret Finding” Discord server for World of Warcraft have been busy again. After all, there are many puzzles in Battle for Azeroth that can only be solved through teamwork. It has now been discovered how to obtain a very special cosmetic belt. In our guide, we tell you how to get the belt Waist of Time.
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Step-by-Step Guide for the Puzzle Belt Waist of Time
Please note: Before you can tackle this puzzle, you must have fully completed the previous puzzle about Baa’l. Only if you have obtained Baa’l can you begin the puzzle about the Waist of Time. You can find the guide for that here:
Essentially, this puzzle is about clicking on a series of items in the correct order that are scattered throughout the game world. To find the correct locations directly, a coordinate addon, such as MapCoords, is worthwhile, which you can download here on Curse.
Many of the used images are from warcraft-secrets.com (see sources).
Step 1: Spires of Arak
The journey begins in the Spires of Arak in Draenor. Head to the coordinates 35 / 32. In a small vase lies a glowing orb that you need to click.
Step 2: Stormwind
Travel further to the Elwynn Forest towards Stormwind. Above the city, there is the portal with many plants. When you open the map of Elwynn, the red seed is located at the coordinates 17 / 56, hidden in the bushes.
Step 3: Spires of Arak
Back in the Spires of Arak, you must go to the coordinates 53 / 11. Here you need to dive into the lake and you can find a small frog on a stone underwater that also needs to be clicked.
Step 4: Hellfire Peninsula
Now head into the shattered world to the Hellfire Peninsula. At the coordinates 34 / 58, next to an Apexis crystal lies a small bone, which is the objective of this journey.
Step 5: Spires of Arak
Once again, you need to go to the Spires of Arak. This time head to the coordinates 68 / 41. Next to the Arakkoa, you will find a lit ritual candle. Next to it lies another candle that you can click.
Step 6: Shadowmoon Valley (Draenor)
Travel further north into the Shadowmoon Valley. The objective is at 46 / 26, right next to the campfire. Click the small cup and this step is also completed.
Step 7: Shadowmoon Valley (Shattered World)
Now switch to the shattered world and travel there to the Shadowmoon Valley. Go to the coordinates 52 / 44, right at the top of the Fel Volcano. Here you need to click a small stone that is difficult to see due to the many fire effects.
Step 8: Swamps of Sorrows
Back to Azeroth and head to the Swamps of Sorrows. At 58 / 32, you will find a flower growing in the water under a tree. Click on it and continue!
Step 9: Eastern Plaguelands
The next step leads to the Eastern Plaguelands to the coordinates 24 / 78. You need to enter the crypt and push all the way down. There lies a small flower on a coffin that needs to be clicked.
Step 10: Deadwind Pass
Continue on to the Deadwind Pass (where Karazhan is located). At the coordinates 41 / 79, there is a small chapel. In the front of the chapel, one of the books on the floor is clickable.
Step 11: Blackrock Mountain
Now head to Blackrock Mountain (Burning Steppes) and go to the portal of the Lower Blackrock Spire. In a small room next to the portal is a campfire with a dead fish lying nearby. Click on it.
Step 12: Duskwood
Off to Duskwood to the coordinates 52 / 62. Here you will find the dilapidated remains of a house. Under a large wooden beam lies a smaller wooden board that you need to click.
Step 13: Hillsbrad Foothills
The journey continues further north to the Hillsbrad Foothills. Go to the coordinates 47 / 26. Here you enter the large building and as soon as you enter, look to the left. Inside the skeleton lies a small ring that you need to click.
Step 14: Wastelands
Next, you travel to the Wastelands to the eastern coast. At the coordinates 90 / 38, which is inside the inn, you will find a rotten apple behind the pig, which you – who would have thought – also need to click.
Step 15: Blasted Lands
Back in the south, you head to the Blasted Lands. At the Altar of Storms, at the coordinates 37 / 28, you can find a small broken tooth directly at the large skull. Click it and continue your journey.
Step 16: Burning Steppes
You must return to the Burning Steppes to the coordinates 27 / 47. Among old bones and remains lies a small helmet, which is on the skeleton of its owner.
Step 17: Dalaran (Northrend)
Now it’s off to Northrend, to the old Dalaran. Find the statue of Antonidas (43 /20) and look behind the benches. On the green floor, hard to see, there is a small leaf that you need to click.
Step 18: Terokkar Forest
The next step leads to the shattered world in the Terokkar Forest. Travel to Auchindoun and open the gate that leads to the Shadow Labyrinth – but do not enter the dungeon. At the coordinates 40 / 72, in a tent inside a wooden box, lies a piece of fabric that you need to click.
Step 19: Shadowmoon Valley
Now travel to the Shadowmoon Valley and near the entrance to the dungeon Grim Batol. At the coordinates 17 / 58, you will find a small fence in front of which lies a stone tablet, which is the target of this journey.
Step 20: Feralas
Now, head to Feralas to the ogre camps. At the coordinates 61 / 68, there is a small wooden torch protruding from the ground. Be careful, it is hard to see. Click it and this step is also completed.
Step 21: Preparation
For the next step, you need to visit a tailor or search the auction house for the corresponding items. You need these four equipment items all in unusual (green) quality. If an item “procs” and becomes rare (blue) during crafting, it is not usable!
Windwool Hood (Windwool Hood)
Deathsilk Shoulders (Deathsilk Shoulders)
Netherweave Tunic (Netherweave Tunic)
Frostwoven Leggings (Frostwoven Leggings)
Once you have gathered all these items, continue.
Step 22: Grimm in Arathi Highlands
Now travel to the Arathi Highlands to the eastern coast of the area. In the house at the coordinates 85 / 73, you will find the NPC Grimm. Next to him on the table is a note that you need to click.
After reading the note, you must equip the four items from Step 21. Now talk to Grimm and ask him to reveal some secrets to you.
Then a new note will appear, which you also need to click – the list of his enemies.
Step 23: Shopping List
Now you need to obtain four “gray” items that you must have in your inventory to complete the next step.
Proximo’s Rudius (Proximo’s Rudius)
Rough Wooden Staff (Rough Wooden Staff)
Punctured Pelt (Punctured Pelt)
Formula: Enchant Ring – Striking (Formula: Enchant Ring – Striking)
All these items can be bought from vendors.
Proximo’s Rudius is only available from Aldraan (Alliance) or Coreiel (Horde) in Nagrand. The two vendors are located in Halaa when your faction controls the city. If not, you must conquer it first. Defeat all 15 guards and then take the city at the flag in the middle.
The Rough Wooden Staff can be obtained from numerous vendors in the world. The easiest to buy is from Jang Featherpaw, a pandaren in the inscription shop of Dalaran (Legion).
The Punctured Pelt is sold by only one vendor, namely the Vendor of the Aspens in the Grizzly Hills. He is located at the coordinates 35 / 55.
The Formula: Enchant Ring – Striking can be obtained in the old Karazhan raid from the vendor Ythyar. He is an Astral that is relatively high up in the tower. On the map, he is located at the “Upper Library” in the far north.
With all the items in your inventory, you now need to seek out Grimm’s enemies and apply an emote to them.
Step 24: Grimm’s Revenge – Aquinastrasz
Travel to the Shadowmoon Valley to the coordinates 28 / 24. There you will find the flight master Aquinastrasz. Target him and use the “/Slap” emote.
Step 25: Grimm’s Revenge – Karnum Marshwalker
Karnum Marshwalker can be found in Desolace, centrally in the middle. He stands at the coordinates 57 / 48. Target him and use the “/wave” emote.
Step 26: Grimm’s Revenge – Noggra
Noggra can be found in Zul’drak, also relatively centrally in the zone, at the Argent Crusade’s camp. He stands at the coordinates 40 / 69 and this step is considered complete when you target him and perform a “/cheer” emote.
Step 27: Grimm’s Revenge – Dirty Jug
The last NPC “Dirty Jug” can be found in the Kun-lai Summit in Pandaria. He is at the coordinates 44 / 90, right below the flight point on the ground floor of the wall. Target him and perform a “/dance” emote.
Step 28: Return to Grimm
Now travel back to Grimm in the Arathi Highlands. When you enter his home and speak to him, he should have a new dialog option indicating that you have delivered a message to his enemies.
A new note appears, right at the campfire, revealing Grimm’s favorite recipe.
Step 29: The Potato
Now leave Grimm’s house and head to the fields surrounding the house. At the coordinates 88 / 69, you can discover a potato on the ground. Pay close attention to the ground, as it is difficult to spot. When you click on the potato, you will receive a debuff.
You need to stack this debuff exactly 144 times.
Once you have the required stacks, return to Grimm’s house. As soon as you enter the house, you should receive another two-minute buff indicating that you are “Marked”.
Step 30: The Waist of Time
Now time is of the essence. Leave the house again and go directly around the house. On the small hill behind the house lies a chest that you can only see while you have the buff active. Click the chest, open it, and – voila! This is how easily you have obtained the awesome belt “Waist of Time”.
The name of the belt is by the way a little provocation. Because “Waist of Time” sounds quite similar to “Waste of Time”. In English, it is “Waist of Time” as a reference to “Waste of Time” – pure waste of time.
Have you grabbed the belt “Waist of Time” yet? Or is it too much effort just for a cosmetic item that also looks strange?
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Looking at Star Wars Battlefront II, some fans fear that even Battlefield V might be plagued by content droughts after launch. DICE has now addressed the community’s concerns.
Many fans are disappointed with the post-launch support for Star Wars Battlefront II. In addition to the often-criticized communication from EA and DICE, some content is still pending. Since Battlefield V is also developed by DICE, many fans are worried that the latest installment in the Battlefield series could face the same fate.
Will Battlefield 5 be the next Battlefront II? DICE says, “Relax”
On Twitter, DICE Producer David Sirland took the time to respond to a post summarizing the community’s fears.
Fan outlines the biggest concerns of the community
A second Battlefront II: If Battlefield 5 does not generate enough revenue for EA, the publisher could pull the plug on the latest series installment and redirect most of the developers to other projects.
This is exactly what happened with Star Wars Battlefront II. As a result, the game received no significant support shortly after its launch. There are now fears that Battlefield 5 will also face a lack of content – especially due to the elimination of the Premium Pass.
Tides of War leaves too much room for interpretation: In this context, some fans are still skeptical about the “Tides of War” model. In their view, this update format, which replaces the Premium Pass and is supposed to make future content available for free to all players, is quite vague.
There is no concrete agreement on the scope of updates. It is unclear how many maps or weapons are expected in the future. DICE could very well release a few bug fixes and two new maps and leave it at that, according to the concerns of some fans.
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This is not going to happen to Battlefield V: In response to this tweet, David Sirland from DICE said: “Did that happen with Battlefield 4 and its launch? No, and it won’t happen this time either – regardless of the monetization model / Premium. Battlefield is a different franchise, not based on licenses, and has already seen 15 titles. Chill out.”
Battlefield 4 as a positive example: Following this, the author of the tweet admitted that Battlefield 3 and especially Battlefield 4 are, in his opinion, prime examples of good post-launch support. That’s what he’s missing, and he wishes it back.
Sirland then added that the Battlefield 4 Live/Premium service was previously his baby. Now it’s Battlefield 5. And he takes care of everything that is his.
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Arena of Valor will be the first MOBA on the Nintendo Switch and has previously been the League of Legends for mobile. At Gamescom 2018, we spoke with Edward Gan, the Game Operation Manager, who told us more about the implementation on the Nintendo Switch. Tencent wants to leverage the full potential of the hybrid console.
The Game Operation Manager Edward Gan presented Arena of Valor to me on a large, modern Samsung television. The Switch was in its docking station and displayed its full graphical potential on the large screen – it definitely has it!
Here, Arena of Valor was presented to me on the TV, and I was quite impressed with the implementation on the Switch.
Arena of Valor received a major graphical overhaul for the Switch
Edward Gan told me that Tencent polished the entire graphics for the implementation on the Nintendo Switch. Many details that are now present in the Switch version were not available on iOS and Android.
Love went into the details: At first, I was struck by the detailed textures and shading. Arena of Valor looked better on the big screen than I expected. Such a graphical fine polish is not necessarily needed on smaller mobile screens, as it doesn’t stand out anyway. However, it’s different on the TV.
The map was made more lively: Gan showed me small insects that scurried through the grass during the matches. These were added specifically for the Switch, as the team felt it was important to introduce such finer details.
Heroes now also look good in large format: Every single hero was completely overhauled graphically so that the faces and textures look good on the large television. You can see that as well. Clothing and wings cast realistic shadows, and the movements look fluid. The heroes come quite close to their in-game artworks.
The implementation for controllers was particularly difficult
A lot of time and effort went into implementing Arena of Valor with the controllers. The Switch changes the way the MOBA is played.
On mobile, players use their thumbs: On iOS and Android, players control the heroes and the action with their thumbs on the touchscreen. The left thumb moves the hero, and the right is used for skills and skill shots.
On Switch, there are suddenly buttons: Gan and his team found the implementation on the controller particularly challenging. Which button layout would make sense? By the time the final version was ready, several months had passed. Handling with the controller also changes the use of some champs, and the heroes had to be reworked because the balance was no longer appropriate.
The Switch’s touchscreen is minimally used: Tencent wanted to release Arena of Valor as a true console game. It will be possible to use the touchscreen to operate the mini-map.
All functions are, however, to be used on the controller. Gan himself also recommends using these, as the Switch version was designed for controllers.
Mobile and Switch versions will differ
Arena of Valor will not have the identical version on the Switch as on mobile. Edward Gan: “A lot of the content will look identical between mobile and Switch. However, if you look closely, you will discover many differences.”
Heroes need to be reworked: The champs that are currently top-tier on mobile do not necessarily have to be on the Switch. Gan mentioned that simply due to the different controls, the heroes have received a partial re-balance for the Switch.
Exclusive modes and features on the Switch: Tencent wants to fully utilize the possibilities of the Switch. This also includes the motion sensors of the small Joy-Cons. Thus, there will be an arcade mode on the Switch called “Hook Wars,” in which they come into play.
Players can drag their opponents along with the hook and pull them into their own base for ganks. The motion sensors of the Joy-Cons will be used here to throw the hooks with a swinging motion. This would not be as easy to implement with smartphones.
Content decisions will be made platform by platform: The team will not bring every piece of content from mobile to Switch and vice versa. They will carefully examine which content makes sense for which platform. They also see the Switch and mobile players as a different target audience, with different needs.
Will the Switch release make a breakthrough in the West?
Arena of Valor may be a mega-hit in Asia, but here in Europe, we hardly notice it. Mobile gaming is still in a niche here and is associated with games like Candy Crush.
Arena of Valor is a complex MOBA: I myself played Arena of Valor on my smartphone. I would rather not say how many hours I sunk into League of Legends at my peak. The games do not differ much, especially regarding complexity, at the end of the day. However, the mobile version offers a faster pace and an easier entry.
It is rather the stereotype of mobile games that still prevents players from getting into games like Lineage2Revolution or Arena of Valor on their smartphones.
Tencent is not specifically looking at the West: During the presentation, I asked Edward Gan if Tencent believes it can also make a breakthrough in the West with the Switch, especially as it becomes increasingly popular. However, Gan said that developers are really looking at the complete global picture.
The difference is made more between the target audience “console players” and “mobile players.”
What is Arena of Valor? Arena of Valor is a classic MOBA that was previously only available for tablet and smartphone. It is currently the largest mobile game in the world and is incredibly successful in Asia. It is essentially League of Legends for mobile, but plays much faster and allows for an easier entry. Matches can be over in just 3 minutes.
Mobile players do not have to start from scratch: In Arena of Valor, different champions are unlocked or purchased with real money. Players who have already unlocked heroes in the mobile version will receive the corresponding in-game currency on the Switch.
At Massive, they now see The Division 2 as a second marriage that is supposed to last beyond the honeymoon. Longevity was the focus during development. Massive is now more aware than during the first installment of what kind of long-term relationship they are entering into.
What does he mean by the second marriage? According to Polfeldt, during the first marriage, people are often just happy to be in love. That is enough. Then they just see what happens.
In the second marriage, however, people know a bit more about what happens after the initial phase of infatuation. Therefore, they pay more attention to how the relationship develops over time.
The difference: Compared to the first part, Massive now knows what to expect. It’s not just about meeting high expectations on launch day, but also fulfilling those high expectations after a year, two years, and three years.
They are not really less naive than back then, but are much more aware that The Division 2 represents a long-term relationship between developers and players.
Longevity was the focus of development: This idea also affected the work on the game. They always asked themselves: “Where will we be in 2 years? Will players still enjoy it after a long time?”
The campaign of The Division 2, in this comparison, is seen by Massive as the time of “being in love”, but the focus at Massive seems to be on how it continues afterward.
Massive wants to engage players more strongly with The Division 2 than with the first part
How can Massive achieve that? Massive believes that after all this time with The Division, they are more than ready to take on the challenge. They want to keep players engaged with The Division 2 and connect them to the summery Washington.
To find out what players really want, Polfeldt cites a number of data points from The Division. It’s about “a million little things.”
It was noted in The Division 1 that people dropped out in masses between two certain missions. This was not because the missions were too difficult, but because players simply couldn’t find them. The interface makes it hard for players to find the next task after completing a mission. The data clearly indicated this. After a small fix to the interface, this problem was resolved.
Hopefully, all these things are better understood in the second marriage than in the first.
The Mag’har Orcs are the new allied race of the Horde in World of Warcraft. The first players have already unlocked the new race in Battle for Azeroth – here’s how.
The requirements: To unlock the Mag’har Orcs, you must speak to Eitrigg in Orgrimmar. You will need the following:
a Horde character at level 120
a completed Horde war campaign (with the achievement “Ready for War”)
honored reputation with the Oathbound
After you have accepted the quest from Eitrigg, you only need to play a short scenario.
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To start the recruitment, you must speak to Eitrigg in the embassy of Orgrimmar. He explains to Sylvanas and you that he has found a way to return to Draenor. He has found a shard of the artifact that Garrosh used to travel to Draenor.
Part 1 – Restoring the shard: Sylvanas refers you to the new allies, the Nightborne, who are specialists in teleportation. You speak to Oculeth, who tells you that this is time magic and directs you to the bronze dragonflight.
You travel to the Caverns of Time and speak to Anachronos there. He explains to you that to restore, you need to relive several points in the past of the shard. You replay the opening of the Dark Portal in Deaenor, the trial of Garrosh’s war crimes, and the Siege of Orgrimmar.
You will have to defeat an echo of Garrosh.
Part 2 – To Draenor: After the shard is now charged, you return to Oculeth. He sends you along with the shard to Draenor, where you are immediately captured by the Mag’har and brought to Overseer Geya’rah.
She tests if Eitrigg is a true Orc by asking him to tell the story of three clans. After Eitrigg passes the test, Grommash Hellscream appears, who advocates for you and sends you on a mission with Geya’rah.
You are to find out why the ogre Kor’gall is suddenly opposing the Mag’har and prove that you are not spies of the Draenei. Apparently, there is a conflict on Draenor. You defeat Kor’gall and are then informed that the “Lightbound” are attacking the Mag’har.
Part 3 – Tyranny of the Light: The Lightbound are Draenei who fanatically believe in the Light and also impose this religion on the Orcs. Some even follow them willingly, but the Mag’har resist.
You must now defend several Mag’har outposts against the attacking Draenei and eliminate one of their Exarchs. After Exarch Orelis is finished, you return to Grommash, only to be attacked by the Draenei again.
This time, however, Yrel herself is present. She speaks with Grommash and gives him a last chance to join her. Grommash refuses, and the attack begins. He stands alone against Yrel, so that you can escape.
Part 4 – The embassy of Orgrimmar: Through the sacrifice of Grommash Hellscream, you can escape with Geya’rah and other Mag’har and return to the embassy of Orgrimmar.
Here the Mag’har swear their loyalty to the Horde, and you gain access to the new allied race and their mount, the Mag’har dire wolf.
Are the Dark Iron Dwarves also playable?
Yes, players have already unlocked the Dark Iron Dwarves as well. Thanks to the reputation bonus of the humans, the Alliance was able to unlock their allied race a bit earlier. Check out the scenario and how to unlock the Dark Iron Dwarves.
The latest update of Pokémon GO is not going according to plan. Crashes, disruptions, and other issues are causing Pokémon GO not to start for some trainers.
Bugs and crashes: The team behind Pokémon GO has now determined that the latest update will be enforced. This means that every trainer who wants to play Pokémon GO must have this update installed.
However, Pokémon GO is not running smoothly under the patch. Players are experiencing significant issues with the latest version.
A new installation seems to help
There is already a solution circulating on social media for those whose Pokémon GO won’t start: reinstall the app.
Pokémon GO on iOS: Specifically on iOS, there is a bug causing the app to freeze. The app suddenly does not respond during startup, and the loading bar gets stuck. On Reddit and Facebook, we often hear from players for whom a reinstall fixed the problems.
Tips for iOS: You do not need to completely reinstall the app. First, go to Settings, select “General” and then “iPhone Storage”.
Scroll down to the list of your apps and select Pokémon GO. Click on “Offload App” and then “Reinstall App”.
Then the most important data will be retained, the required update will be installed “freshly” and the crashing error should be removed.
Pokémon GO on Android: On Android devices, reports of bugs and crashes are less frequent. Even on this operating system, reinstalling the app should help if crashes or other issues arise.
Devices with root: Other problems have arisen since the latest update with rooted devices. These are now being excluded using a search method by Pokémon GO. However, renaming Magisk files has already resolved some issues.
Less severe are the bugs that appear visually. Here, Pokémon are turning into Poké Balls, which you can then throw at other monsters to catch them. In the video, you can see how these bugs manifest. Funny Pokémon GO glitch turns monsters into Poké Balls
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Soon Destiny 2 will receive the Forsaken expansion which includes a revised mod system. However, particularly regarding the compatibility of Year 1 weapons and Year 2 weapon mods, there are still some question marks in the community.
Just before the launch of the Forsaken expansion for Destiny 2, there were still open questions about the use of upcoming Year 2 weapon mods with Year 1 weapons. Now Bungie has clarified this.
Year 2 Mods and Year 1 Weapons – What You Need to Know
During this announcement, it became clear that Year 2 armor mods can be used on both Year 1 armor pieces and Year 2 armor sets, but the community remained uncertain about the weapon mods. This is because the developers contradicted themselves in some of their statements.
Bungie Provides Clarity: The Gameplay Design Lead Josh Hamrick spoke up on Twitter to clarify:
Year 1 weapons in Destiny 2 will not be able to use the new Year 2 weapon mods.
All existing armor pieces, however, will be able to equip Year 2 mods.
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Fans Upset: This statement has disappointed and upset some fans. They had hoped to still effectively utilize parts of their Year 1 arsenal in the second year by bringing the weapons to a higher power level. However, in addition to the missing random rolls, the incompatibility with the new weapon mods adds another disadvantage that makes these weapons almost redundant.
Popular Year 1 Weapons Will Be Adjusted: Guardians will not have to completely give up the firearms from the first year. Because some popular Year 1 weapons will return in new form – with random rolls and the ability to carry Year 2 weapon mods.
If you like to dribble and tie your opponents in knots and often try your luck in the offense with “Heel, tip, one, two, three”, then FIFA 19 offers a variety of special movements for that.
New skill moves in FIFA 19: The special movements are the “skill moves”, the tricks with which you can leave opponents standing in a “1-on-1” – if you execute them correctly and with perfect timing. There will be some new tricks in FIFA 19, of which some have already been revealed.
From Neymar-Rainbow-Flick to La Croqueta
The YouTuber Kazooie94 belongs to the “Game Changers” – a group of community representatives who work closely with EA and are allowed to publish gameplay material for FIFA 19 in advance. He presents four new special movements in FIFA 19.
La Croqueta (known through Iniesta) – 4-Star Trick: You perform this trick by holding L1 (LB on Xbox One) and pushing the right stick left or right. The trick works while standing, running, and sprinting. The player transfers the ball from one foot to the other, kicks it forward, and bypasses the opponent either left or right:
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Neymar-Rainbow-Flick (only Neymar can perform this trick!): The Neymar-Rainbow-Flick is based on a well-known trick, the Rainbow-Flick. In FIFA 19, Neymar modifies it so that he grabs the ball with both feet and then throws it forward behind his back. You perform the trick like a normal Rainbow-Flick – moving the stick once backward and then twice forward.
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Neymar can also combine his Rainbow-Flick directly afterward with a bicycle kick, which can leave the opponent in awe. You can see this combination in the video above starting from minute 2:25.
Ball-Roll-Sombrero-Flick – 5-Star Trick: This trick is exclusive to 5-Star skilled players and is performed by holding the right stick left or right and then pressing down the stick (pressing R3). The player first performs a ball roll and then lifts the ball over the opponent:
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Three-Touch-Roulette – 4-Star Trick: You apply this trick by holding L2 (LT) and moving the right stick first backward and then left or right. The player touches the ball three times and then continues to move in the opposite direction:
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Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Android, Switch & Xbox One) now has a huge purple space cube. The cube appeared suddenly during a tournament, where the famous streamer Ninja hit it first – and immediately regretted it.
Is it a good idea to investigate an unknown object at that moment?
Oops, a cube?!
Curiosity vs. combat instinct: Ninja and his duo partner Dr. Lupo were quite surprised when suddenly lightning appeared before them and then the cube emerged. Immediately, curiosity and ambition were battling within Ninja about what to do next.
The cube was a previously unknown object with completely unknown properties.
Help, it hurts!
The cube strikes back! Nevertheless, curiosity prevailed, and Ninja explored the object. He touched it and was thrown back. This caused damage and the panicked exclamation: “It hurts! It hurts, it hurts!”
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Still, the two streamers continued and shot at the cube. The cube also retaliated, as it strikes back when it takes damage.
Stay away from the cube: After Ninja got a few bruises from the thing, he decided to leave the cube alone. The fear of losing the tournament was ultimately too great.
In Season 5, the cube has now appeared. And in Tomato Town, it seems that the bizarre tomato cult has settled in. Probably more outlandish PR stunts will be added soon in real life.
The Power Armor Edition of the upcoming online game Fallout 76 is already sold out. Players fear that too few copies are available and hope that Bethesda can produce more. However, the company has now declined that.
According to Bethesda, there is actually no possibility to produce more copies. This causes concern for fans for a very specific reason.
High Demand for the Power Armor Edition
Power Armor Edition already sold out: The Collector’s Edition of Fallout 76 was sold out just a few days after the announcement. Many did not get one and thus hope that Bethesda might be able to produce more copies.
The Problem: Players fear that many bought the Power Armor Edition only to resell it profitably at higher prices on eBay.
Reproduction is not possible: Bethesda’s Marketing Chief Pete Hines was asked on Twitter if there is a possibility to produce more copies to counteract the grey market.
While Pete Hines did not address the problem of the grey market in his response, he explained that they produced as many copies as possible. All have already been offered and unfortunately, there is no possibility to produce more Power Armor Editions.
Dragons are a part of many fantasy worlds and can be found in almost every MMORPG of the genre. But are there online games where the giant lizards are particularly prominent? Here you will find 5 MMOs that offer particularly impressive and significant dragons.
Dragons are a popular genre standard in fantasy games. Like orcs, dwarves, elves, and medieval settings, the scaled giant beasts with fire breath are hard to imagine absent from a fantasy epic.
There is hardly a fantasy MMO (RPG) in which some kind of dragon does not appear at some point. Often as particularly impressive raid bosses or antagonists.
Update: We revised this article on August 23, 2019. The almost dead Dragon’s Prophet was removed, and The Elder Scrolls Online was added, which also features dragons since the Elsweyr add-on.
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Here, dragons are more than just raid bosses!
However, there are a number of online games where dragons are much more than just cannon fodder and raid bosses!
But be careful: It is unavoidable that some spoilers about the story and background of the respective games occur in the texts.
Guild Wars 2 – “Leave the dragon alone”
This is what it’s about: In Guild Wars 2, everything revolves around dragons. But not just any scaled beasts, but colossal ancient beings known as Elder Dragons. They have a very special role in the game and have been the focal point of the story since the beginning of Guild Wars 2.
What role do dragons play in Guild Wars 2?
The ancient dragons have lived on the world of Tyria for eons and spend their lives in cycles. When they awaken, they consume the magic of the world and cause world-changing devastation. Entire civilizations perish in the process.
When the dragons are satiated, they go back to sleep and continuously give off magic. The world recovers and is reborn from the rubble and ruins. Dragons in Guild Wars 2 are thus a primal force of destruction and renewal.
How do dragons affect gameplay?
Guild Wars 2 takes place at a time when the ancient dragons are awakening. The world you know is thus threatened with destruction! But the peoples of Tyria refuse to give in without a fight, so you form an alliance of various peoples in the base game to defeat the undead dragon Zhaitan.
However, afterwards, the even more powerful plant dragon Mordremoth awakens, who in the Heart of Thorns add-on first destroys the anti-dragon pact and then is defeated in a truly epic battle. The dragon fight takes place across an entire map, the beast was that large!
Killing dragons is wrong!
What happens when you kill dragons? Those who sharpen their blade to slaughter the remaining Elder Dragons Primordus, Jormag, Kralkatorrik, and an unknown sea dragon after the death of Mordremoth will be disappointed in the 3rd season of the Guild Wars story.
Because whenever a dragon dies, its power passes on to the remaining beasts, making them even stronger. Moreover, every dead dragon damages the world significantly.
Should any of the ancient beings perish, it could weaken the fabric of magic in Tyria to such an extent that the world could completely fall apart.
No dragons, no Guild Wars 2
This is what happened after Path of Fire: Unfortunately, a dragon is now more active than ever. Kralkatorrik has consumed the essence of a corporeal god after the last add-on Path of Fire and is now opening portals all over the world to unleash his minions upon us.
However, luckily in the Living World Season 4, we again achieve victory over Kralkatorrik. In his dying moments, he reveals to us that the Elder Dragons are tormented by magic.
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Suddenly, the dragons are seen in a whole different light. Are they not the evil, nasty creatures, but perhaps we should rather have sympathy for them?
Moreover, our baby dragon Aurene has also ascended to become an Elder Dragon. What will change in our relationship with her? Perhaps the future season will clarify this, which will be announced on August 30.
On the next page, a game awaits you that already has dragons in its name.
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The puzzles from Dr. Boom’s Puzzle Lab in Hearthstone are quite good. Cortyn believes they should even replace the actual tutorial.
It took me many hours in Hearthstone to finally solve all four “normal” puzzles from the new Hearthstone expansion “Dr. Boom’s Secret Lab”. And even before I tackle the final boss puzzles, I can say: Dr. Boom’s Secret Lab is a better tutorial than the actual tutorial.
If we’re honest: The standard tutorial of Hearthstone is a joke. Yes, you learn the basics – but that’s it. All the cards shown are relatively straightforward and have no special effects. Anyone who jumps straight into a match against another player after this tutorial will most likely lose. Because you learn very little about synergy effects or the order in which different mechanics are activated.
In what order do multiple deathrattle effects activate?
What is the difference between “playing” and “summoning”?
What is fatigue damage?
Do you see the correct move to defeat the opponent this turn?
All these things the Hearthstone tutorial teaches you only insufficiently or not at all.
If you really want to understand what is possible in Hearthstone, you have to spend hours watching streamers on YouTube or Twitch – or play the new puzzle mode.
Puzzle mode forces new ways of thinking
The puzzle mode presents players with some pretty clever tasks. More than once, I had to stare desperately at the screen and my first reaction was “This is absolutely impossible!” Closely followed by the realization that an impossible task would indeed be a pretty bad puzzle.
Especially the puzzles where you have to maximize your own healing with certain cards to get back to 30 health points are brilliant. I didn’t think it was possible to regenerate 29 health points in a single turn in so many different ways before this mode.
Tricky – do you see the saving move?
The puzzle mode teaches players how to use cards in ways that “casuals” would never think of.
Ultimately, the puzzles teach one more thing: mana efficiency. Most of the later puzzles can only be solved by using mana with maximum efficiency, and even small mistakes can lead to failure.
Of course, in a real game, you don’t have unlimited time like you do in the puzzles. But that’s okay. Because only through the time does a player have the opportunity to truly understand the potential of all cards and find a solution path they wouldn’t have thought of with a “quick” glance.
So here’s a little tip for anyone looking to improve in Hearthstone: Don’t look up solutions for the puzzles in advance. Because then the learning effect won’t kick in.
And now, please excuse me, I have to turn my attention to the final puzzles with Dr. Boom as the final boss – that will certainly take several more hours of time …
How do you like the puzzles from Hearthstone? Have you also learned some cool things or did you just play through it “after a guide”?
The first quick players have completed all new special research and can catch Celebi. The new quests in Pokémon GO are now set.
About a week ago, Niantic released the new special research worldwide, allowing players to unlock the mythical Pokémon Celebi. The quests are divided into eight chapters. Because players used tricks, they were able to catch Celebi already.
Special Research Solved
Days of research: It took several days for all the new quests of the special research with Celebi to be revealed. After the quests with Mew, trainers can now catch the second mythical Pokémon in Pokémon GO. Now all quests for “A Leap in Time” are set. We have summarized these in a separate article including all rewards and tips for you:
If you have completed the tasks, you will have an encounter with Celebi. Some players have already achieved this encounter. Reddit user UrinaDeOstra shows his encounter with Celebi in the following screenshot:
Same mechanics as Mew: Before the Celebi quests were implemented in the game, trainers could already catch another mythical Pokémon – Mew. The encounter with Celebi works in the same way according to initial reports. The AR mode is set as standard. Celebi breaks out after a shake and can then be caught.
Tricks used: It should actually not be possible to catch Celebi already. Among the quests are tasks such as “Catch a Pokémon for 3 consecutive days”; later, it also requires one to turn PokéStops continuously for a week. That would be at least nine days.
Players who have already caught Celebi through the new special quests apparently changed the time zones on their smartphones. This could shorten tasks that are tied to several days. We advise against exploiting such mechanics.
Celebi was initially only available to participants of the GO Fest 2018 and is now active for all trainers in Pokémon GO as special research, once they have completed at least step 3 of the Mew research.
Recently, EA has showcased the Gamescom trailer for Battlefield 5 featuring scenes of an intense battle in the new Rotterdam. Now, we have the first gameplay of the fights on the streets of the Dutch port city.
In the nearly six-minute video, both infantry combat and tank gameplay of the PC version of Battlefield 5 are shown.
What is there to see? You get a good impression of what players can expect on the new Rotterdam map . The size of the new map is also evident. Battles take place in both expansive street passages and narrow alleys between the houses. The popular Conquest mode is played.
In FIFA 19, EA Sports announced the system requirements for PC. Check in advance if your computer or laptop meets the minimum or recommended requirements.
While console gamers don’t have to worry about system requirements for upcoming games, some PC players might get a bit anxious right before the release of a new game.
Can my old machine even run the game? Or do I need to upgrade soon?
You can find out now whether FIFA 19 will run on your PC or laptop. EA Sports has announced the official system requirements.
The minimum requirements for your PC
To barely run FIFA 19 on your gaming machine, you need these minimum requirements:
Operating System: Windows 7/8.1/10 – 64-Bit
CPU: Core i3-2100 @ 3.1GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.4 GHz
Ultimately, every platform has its advantages and disadvantages. Whether FIFA 19 is worth it for you on PC is something you have to decide for yourself. Information about the various editions along with pre-order bonuses can be found here:
The online shooter Fortnite is not growing as fast anymore, but in July it can defend its position at the top of PS4 and Xbox One. On PC, Fortnite even rises by one position. Nevertheless, some believe that the hype around Fortnite is cooling off now. While others think that the peak has yet to come.
The market research institute SuperData publishes the top 10 games every month that have generated the highest digital revenues. Physical sales do not play a role here. Listed are digital sales of games on PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and mobile games.
Fortnite fuels the console market, PC players lose: The total digital revenue in July 2018 was $8.2 billion. That’s 3% more than in July 2017.
The reason for this is said to be Fortnite. Interestingly, the PC segment lost 14% in July compared to the previous year.
Fortnite: Has the peak been reached or is it yet to come?
Fortnite only 2% growth: Even if the growth of the battle royale shooter is slowing down, the game is still responsible for a large part of the revenue in the console sector. Fortnite’s revenue increased only by 2 percent in July 2018 compared to June 2018.
The revenue increase is relatively low, even though the season 5 started in July with a new battle pass. This usually brings a lot of money into Epic’s coffers.
The analysts from Superdata therefore believe that the big growth phase of Fortnite may be over. The game has reached its peak.
Or is the peak still to come? Two highlights for Fortnite are still pending in 2018: Christmas and the Android launch. Experts from Venturebeat believe that “Christmas” is a boom business for mobile games. People rush into stores of providers with their new smartphones and tablets.
They believe that Fortnite’s peak is still to come. They expect Fortnite to break into new dimensions again at Christmas 2018.
Few changes in the PC area: Just like in June, the exact same ten titles are in the charts. Here and there, the ranking has changed slightly – for example, League of Legends and Dungeon Fighter Online swapped places, but overall, not much has changed in the PC segment.
Dungeon Fighter Online has now moved up to position 1 ahead of League of Legends. In third place, we find Crossfire, closely followed by Fantasy Westward Journey Online 2 and then Fortnite, which was still in position 6 last month. PUBG dropped from third place to sixth in July.
No Man’s Sky returns to consoles: The charts for consoles look similar in the upper field as in June. Fortnite is still reigning at position 1. FIFA 18 holds steady at position 2.
For this, God of War has disappeared from the charts. The Crew 2, which entered at rank 4 in June, has dropped to place 7.
Overwatch has completely dropped out of the charts, even though the number of monthly active users has risen due to a free play weekend and a new hero.
Virtually no changes in the mobile segment: Comparing the charts of mobile games with those from June, the only noticeable change is that positions 7 and 8 have swapped places. Fate/Grand Order is now at rank 7, while Monster Strike has slipped one position to 8.
Otherwise, everything remains the same. Pokemon GO has seemingly been able to hold its position at 3 due to the persistently good weather.
Otherwise, everything remains the same. Pokemon GO has seemingly been able to hold its position at 3 due to the persistently good weather.
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