There has been a lot of change with exotic weapons from Destiny 2. Many examples have been fundamentally revised. Added to this are exotic masterpiece catalysts that significantly improve many firearms. We present to you the seven best exotic weapons and tell you what purpose they are suitable for.
For a long time, exotic weapons in Destiny 2 did not live up to their reputation as Exotic and faded even beside legendary competition. But Bungie tackled the problem and revised a large part of the firearms. Since then, there are many weapons for which it is really worth sacrificing the exotic slot. In addition, more and more masterpiece catalysts are gradually being introduced.They enhance weapons further.
These changes prompted us to take another closer look at all exotic weapons. We present 7 of the currently best weapons that should play a role in your tight weapon choices until the Forsaken expansion and perhaps beyond.
The 7 exotic weapons that no Guardian should do without until Forsaken
What is the Sleeper Simulant? The Sleeper Simulant is already known from Destiny 1 and returns to Destiny 2 with DLC II. While it was still a fusion rifle for the Heavy Weapons slot in the first Destiny installment, it has become a linear fusion rifle that is carried in the Power Weapons slot in Destiny 2.
What makes the linear fusion rifle so special? The exotic perk Rose’s Thorns ensures that the fired laser from the Sleeper Simulantpenetrates enemies and is deflected by hard surfaces. The beam then splits into 5 parts that can still deal significant damage.
What is this exotic weapon best for? Even though the Sleeper no longer has the punch of the first part and only carries two shots in the magazine, it is still excellent for boss fights and Yellow-Bars – i.e. enemies with yellow health bars – especially at medium to close range.
If the Solar Burn is active and you use additional damage buffs such as the Warlock Rift or the Titan’s Hammer Strike, a Sleeper can help melt any opponent in no time.
Capcom has announced a Monster Hunter: World Championship for the USA. The best teams will compete in speed kills and have the chance to win exclusive prizes.
While the Japanese Championship is in full swing, the Americans are still in the qualifiers, which will last until July 28.
The Fastest Wins
Pukei-Pukei in the preliminaries: To advance in the qualifiers, the teams comprised of two players each need to be among the top 4 fastest kills of Pukei-Pukei in a specific arena quest.
In the final round, the 4 teams will face a special version of Nergigante and must defeat it as quickly as possible. This special quest will be invisible to other players and will only be available from July 28 to August 1.
The players will have access to the following weapons during the arena quest:
Morphaxt
Sword and Shield
Light Bowgun
Dual Blades
Gunlance
At the same time, a Monster Hunter World event will take place in San Francisco, which will include signing sessions with the producer, an art gallery, and challenge booths.
There will also be a stream for the event.
Exclusive Prizes: The winners of the tournament will be able to take home exclusive prizes. These include a goodie bag with various Monster Hunter merchandise and extremely stylish MEMORIGIN tourbillon watches in MHW design:
Memorigin is a Chinese manufacturer known for its high-quality and expensive watches. The prices range from the upper five-figure to six-figure range.
Winners Fly to Japan
The winning team will receive a flight to Japan for the Tokyo Game Show in fall 2018 courtesy of Capcom. There, they will have the chance to represent the USA alongside teams from China, Taiwan, Korea, and, of course, Japan during an Invitational Exhibition Event.
It is still unknown whether players from Europe will also have a chance to participate in the TGS.
Soon, a new monster will enter the world of Monster Hunter: World. Here you can see the Behemoth live and in color:
Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS & Xbox One) is a massive success. Through microtransactions alone, the game is said to have generated over 1 billion US dollars. But others must suffer for it: especially League of Legends (LoL) and PUBG are taking a hit. However, overall, many new players are coming to gaming.
Fortnite remains incredibly popular and can attract millions of players to its servers every day. Currently, it is said that Fortnite has generated over 1 billion US dollars solely through microtransactions (via Fortune.)
Even in the now 5th Season, the success of the battle royale game is undeniable. However, those as successful as Fortnite tend to siphon off users from other games – even if they are surprisingly few. Especially League of Legends and PUBG are suffering from Fortnite’s success and losing players.
But overall, Fortnite also encourages many to play more or to start playing again.
Most Free2Play Games are Safe
Many games are safe from harm: The millions of Fortnite players and stream consumers are curiously not a threat to most other major free-to-play games. Thus, the player numbers of numerous titles remained stable, even with the increasing popularity of Fortnite.
Fortnite recorded a 12 percent increase in revenues in May 2018 across consoles. However, most other games remained stable and did not experience any or very few losses. The same applies to Twitch, where games like DotA 2 and Hearthstone remained quite stable while Fortnite reached 574 million hours on Twitch and Co. in May 2018 – surpassing the game in 2nd place, League of Legends, by three times.
LoL and PUBG Must Suffer
Not everyone came away unscathed: Many of the Fortnite users and viewers likely came completely new to the game. However, there is also a portion that likely migrated from other games. These two major losers from Fortnite’s success are PUBG and LoL.
LoL is Losing Players: According to the analysis site SuperData Research, the MOBA League of Legends has lost a significant number of players since November 2017. This was precisely two months after the release of Fortnite: Battle Royale. Other MOBAs, such as DotA 2, on the other hand, have lost nothing and even gained a few new players.
PUBG is losing nearly two-thirds of its revenue: The other major casualty of Fortnite is the competitive title PUBG. Last spring, the revenues fell from 91 million to 33 million dollars.
Homemade Problems: Even though the losses at LoL and PUBG coincide with the rise of Fortnite, both games also have their own issues to contend with:
Especially Kids are the Target Audience – Mobile is Growing
Where are they all coming from? Overall, primarily young players have newly joined Fortnite or migrated from other games like Minecraft, LoL, or PUBG. Fortnite appeals to the younger generation particularly with its flat learning curve and colorful graphics.
Young Players can handle Mobile: Battle Royale is no longer just a PC trend. It also works on consoles and even on mobile. While “hardcore gaming” on mobile was long only a topic in Asia, it is now coming to the West as well. Young players who have grown up with Minecraft on mobile can handle the complex mobile controls of Fortnite or PUBG on their phones.
When will the Fortnite hype finally end? Not anytime soon
Battle-Royale trend is unstoppable: Overall, however, the trend still leans towards battle royale. According to SuperData, the genre is expected to generate around 12.6 billion US dollars in revenue. For 2019, over 20 billion US dollars is even predicted. This comes from both classic battle royale games like Fortnite and battle royale modes in games like Battlefield V.
This will stay: At Superdata, they believe that an end to the hype surrounding battle royale is not in sight. This is a trend that has come to stay.
With Patch 8.0, players in World of Warcraft have fewer features in the guild. Players are not happy about this at all.
With the major Patch 8.0, Blizzard changed numerous details in World of Warcraft. This includes the new interface for “Guilds and Communities”. All groupings are now united and clearly visible. However, not all players see it this way, especially since some features have disappeared. The rights of guild members can no longer be set individually.
Guild rights have been consolidated. Up until Patch 8.0, guild leaders could determine the rights for each rank in the guild down to the smallest detail and grant special rights to specific ranks. Many of these rights have now been consolidated under the “Officer” designation. They can no longer be granted individually but come automatically with being assigned the “Officer” rank.
These rights have been combined. When a player is granted the “Officer” status in the guild, they are given the following rights:
Access to the Officer channel
The right to remove players from the voice chat
The right to delete messages from other players in the guild chat
Players voice criticism. Many players dislike the new system. They find it particularly frustrating that “regular” guild members can no longer change “character notes”. Players often used to enter whose alt a specific character was or just made small jokes in the guild here. Now only officers can do this – along with many other rights.
Access the old guild interface. If you can’t make head or tail of the new guild interface, you can still access the old window. However, it has been somewhat better hidden. It can be opened via the chat command “/guildroster” or “/groster”. Those who preferred the old overview will find it here. The old configuration options for rights in the guild are also missing here.
What do you think of the changes to the guild interface and the “new” options? Were the individual options unnecessary anyway? Or were they important?
Currently, many Guardians are trying to obtain the catalyst for the exotic sniper Whisper of the Worm. This is well-guarded in the heroic mission “Whisper.” What even well-coordinated teams are currently struggling with in Destiny 2 has been impressively mastered by SC_Slayerage – solo.
Desired over-weapon of Destiny 2: The exotic sniper Whisper of the Worm is currently on everyone’s lips. Many fans are currently trying to get their hands on the coveted sniper rifle. Because it is arguably the strongest weapon in Destiny 2 at the moment.
The Legend Himself shines again with exceptional performance: Many well-coordinated and high-level teams are currently struggling with this challenge. The exceptional player SC_Slayerage – The Legend Himself – also took on the challenge but set the bar a little higher. He also completed this difficult task within the given 20 minutes – completely solo and without using the often-favored shortcut in the jumping section.
In his Reddit post, he even noted that the run was not really perfect due to some deaths and that he would optimize his performance. You can now watch the entire run in the video.
Ashes of Creation is one of the most interesting MMORPGs currently in development. Founder Steven Sharif is largely funding the project himself as a millionaire. He sees this as a huge advantage over other MMORPGs, which he considers risk-averse. By the end of the year, he aims to employ 200 staff members.
New building in San Diego: As PCGamesN reports, Intrepid Studios is currently building a new office in San Diego. Here, Ashes of Creation is to be developed on approximately 1500 square meters. In addition to the 100 employees, a team in Malaysia is dedicated solely to creating assets for Ashes of Creation. And they are diligently expanding the team.
200 employees is the goal: Currently, Ashes of Creation is recruiting again. Recently, they hired developers from Daybreak Games, where there were layoffs. In the meantime, it was even said that Ashes of Creation wants to acquire Daybreak Games.
According to the game’s head, Steven Sharif, the goal is to employ a total of 200 people by the end of 2018. He has already stated that they are one of the largest MMORPGs in development.
Millionaire dreams for 27 years of developing his own MMORPG – now doing it
Founder made his fortune at 28: Sharif shares in an interview with PCGamesN that he entered the real estate business at the age of 24. By 28, he had made his fortune. Now he is fulfilling his dream of developing his own MMORPG.
Sharif has dreamed of this since he played Neverwinter Online over AOL at the age of seven. Back then, everything about MMORPGs was new and risky: the concepts, the systems, the ideas. However, in the meantime, the MMORPG genre has stagnated. With Ashes of Creation, they want to break that cycle.
MMORPG paid with juices and vitamins?
Sharif pays for it himself: According to PCGamesN, Sharif has funded large parts of the project with his personal wealth. It is noted that he made a fortune with the company “XanGo”. XanGo sold fruit juices and vitamins. The company was accused of operating on a pyramid scheme. In any case, XanGo is said to have earned a billion US dollars in less than four years.
But Sharif’s wallet is not the only source of income for Ashes of Creation: Over Kickstarter, the MMORPG has also raised over 3 million dollars.
Despite the income, Sharif seems to insist that he has spent not a cent on advertising. Nevertheless, over 500,000 people have registered on the MMO’s site, and 40,000 have bought into the alpha or beta. Sharif believes that people are not excited about the game’s graphics this early but about the systems and ideas behind it.
Other studios shy away from any risk, that’s why the genre stagnates
That’s why Ashes of Creation is in a different situation than the competition: According to Sharif, financial independence is the strength of the MMORPG. Therefore, they can take paths that established publishers would not dare to.
In MMORPGs, so much money is involved that most studios do not take risks. Moreover, they have publishers behind them telling them: “Make us the next WoW.” All this stifles innovation. Sharif is not accountable to anyone.
A dynamic world evolves while playing
The joke of Ashes of Creation is that the world changes dynamically. Through “Nodes”, connection points, a world is created, that responds to the player’s actions – depending on the world, players should have different experiences.
Difference from other MMORPGs: Usually, MMORPGs advertise that they present players with a finished world at launch: The unique twist with Ashes of Creation is that players step into a world that develops along with them.
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The new exotic sniper Whisper of the Worm can now be earned in Destiny 2. It is one of the currently best weapons in the game. To make the weapon even better, you can upgrade it to the Masterwork version. How to do this is explained in this guide.
Bungie is making a real highlight in the run-up to the upcoming Forsaken expansion for Destiny 2. In a time-limited challenging quest, the exotic sniper rifle Whisper of the Worm can now be earned.
Already as a regular Exotic, this weapon is immensely powerful and embodies perhaps the strongest weapon in the game right now. But with an exotic Masterwork catalyst, the weapon can be made even stronger.
How to obtain the corresponding catalyst and how to level it up, you will find out here.
Whisper of the Worm – The Path to Masterwork
What you need initially: To upgrade the Whisper of the Worm to a Masterwork, you first need the Black Spindle reincarnation itself and the corresponding Masterwork catalyst. How to get this exotic sniper and its catalyst is explained in our guide:
How to make progress for the Whisper of the Worm catalyst
Catalyst progress probably behind time lock: According to current findings, a maximum of 36% progress can be achieved for the catalyst per week.
This progress can only be advanced in the Heroic version of the Whisper mission (Power Level 400) and consists of three parts that must be completed for maximum percentage yield. These are 5 hidden chests, an Oracle puzzle, and the successful completion of the Heroic mission itself.
By the way: The Heroic mission “Whisper” has weekly changing modifiers:
Arc/Solar/Void Burn: This is essentially a type of elemental burn or singe modifier that increases damage from certain elements and changes every seven days.
Blighted Hunger: Grants bonus damage based on the Whisper catalyst progress of the fireteam leader.
5 Hidden Chests
In the labyrinth of the Whisper mission, a total of 5 hidden chests are concealed. Each of them gives you an IO token and a Blighted Essence, providing you with 2% progress for leveling the catalyst when first opened weekly.
Thus, you will receive 10% of the necessary progress in this phase.
Please note: All five hidden chests must be found and opened so that you can open an additional sixth chest in the following Oracle phase.
The Oracle Puzzle
The sixth chest: Once you have opened all five preceding chests, you have the chance for a sixth chest. In the labyrinth, there is a Vex portal where Oracles spawn, provided all five previous chests have been looted.
By solving the Oracle puzzle, which strongly resembles the Glass Chamber from Destiny 1 and even provides a brief glimpse into the legendary Vault of Glass, you can spawn a bonus chest that grants you another Blighted Essence, hence 2% progress, and three IO tokens – again, only when first opened weekly.
The Oracle puzzle: When you are at the portal or jump on it, seven Oracles appear that must be destroyed in a specific order within three sequences.
First, they all appear one after the other and reveal their position; then they all appear at once. Do not shoot at them until all seven are lined up. If you see less than seven during this, you have missed a chest somewhere.
The Oracles are numbered from left to right 1-7 – 1 on the far left, 7 on the far right. Destroy the Oracles in the respective sequence in the following order:
Wave 1: 1, 3, 5
Wave 2: 4, 6, 7, 3, 1
Wave 3: 7, 3, 1, 6, 4, 2, 5
If you accomplish this, the sixth chest will spawn.
Bonus: However, the chest has even more in store on its first opening:
You will receive exotic blueprints for a ship. To complete these, based on current findings, you have to finish the Heroic Whisper mission with all three elements of the burn modifier. So you will likely need at least three weeks for this. Whether further quest steps will follow is currently unknown.
Players who already possess the Masterwork catalyst for the Sleeper Simulant will also receive the IO-JYS data required for the second step in leveling the Sleeper catalyst.
By the way: Both the five chests and the sixth Oracle chest can also be collected solo.
Video Guide to the Chests and Oracle Puzzle: You can find all chest locations and a detailed explanation of the Oracle phase in this video guide from PlanetDestiny.
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If you successfully complete the Heroic mission Whisper by sending the three bosses to the virtual afterlife, you will receive 12 additional Blighted Essences and thus 24% progress for the Whisper Masterwork catalyst.
Good to know: The first time you will need to play the Heroic mission a second time to maximize the weekly progress. Because the 12 Blighted Essences for the successful completion are only given after you have received the catalyst – that is during the second run.
Progress for Whisper of the Worm catalyst behind time lock
If you have successfully mastered all three challenges, you can achieve 36% progress – the account-wide maximum for one week. Therefore, you will need at least three weeks in total until you can upgrade the Whisper of the Worm to Masterwork.
Note: As in Destiny 1, the exotic sniper rifle is available in a time-sensitive mission. The anomaly on IO and thus the Whisper mission (normal and heroic) is only active weekly from Friday 7:00 PM to Monday 7:00 PM.
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Data miners have made some spectacular discoveries in the code of Pokémon GO through the APK of update 0.111.2. Celebi’s encounter has been found, as well as a few highly interesting new features: Lucky Pokémon and a new berry.
The most important new features at a glance:
Lucky Pokémon: Lucky Pokémon require less Stardust to level up. An official image from Niantic shows a 50% reduction in cost.
A new form of Sananaberry discovered: The function of this new berry is still unclear.
The complete Celebi encounter for the global release.
New sorting function for the friends list.
Some fixes and minor features.
But beware: The data has only been found in the code so far. This does not mean that everything will go live immediately once the patch is released.
Lucky Pokémon: Reduced Stardust
Pokémon can be marked as “lucky”: The well-known data miner Chrales has found in the code that “lucky Pokémon” reduce the cost of Stardust. This feature could arrive in Pokémon GO soon, as Chrales has already found these special Pokémon in the Pokédex.
Here’s what the data miners have found out about lucky Pokémon:
They have their own backgrounds, animations, and camera effects.
Own entries in the Pokédex, such as: seen or caught.
Two variables indicating that they are linked to trading:
.get_TimesLuckyReceived
.set_TimesLuckyReceived
Stardust costs presumably reduced by half: An image of a “lucky Pokémon” appeared on the official Spanish Twitter of Pokémon GO. Here, a lucky Chansey is shown, which only needs 50% of the usual Stardust for a level-up.
Furthermore, the image also strongly suggests that “lucky Pokémon” will be linked to the trading function. However, this is just a single image, from which only speculations can be drawn.
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Celebi has been exclusive so far: The mystical Pokémon could only be caught at the GO Fest 2018. Now trainers are waiting for Celebi to be released worldwide.
The code indicates that Celebi can now come: The data miners have found everything in the code that a Pokémon needs to enter the game:
So far, only the image is known: The berry could yield more candies. The data miners suspect that this Sananaberry provides even more candies during encounters. This would fit well with the new lucky Pokémon.
New features like sorting the friends list
There are still some new features in the code that should please trainers:
Sort friends list and give friends nicknames.
Gifts can be removed.
A search function for traded Pokémon.
Gifts can contain Stardust.
Two new quest types:
Add a friend.
Trade a Pokémon.
Pokémon GO is seemingly becoming more social: If it actually turns out that these new features are linked to trading, Niantic’s goal here is clear: to become even more social. Pokémon GO already has several in-game functions that make it difficult for solo trainers to keep up. For example, larger raids need to be completed with more trainers. Adding friends and trading Pokémon seems to play a more important role in the future, as well as the shared experience.
Preparing for Generation 4? The more Pokémon enter the game, the harder it becomes to strengthen or evolve them. Because you receive the corresponding resources (candies) when catching a certain species. If the silver Sananaberry really provides more candies, this could be a sign that Niantic is gearing up to bring more different species soon. A way to reduce the cost of Stardust would also suggest this.
A man in Kobe, Japan, was arrested for violating Japan’s anti-stalking law. However, he claimed to have only been playing Pokemon GO nearby by chance.
Pokemon GO has faced criticism in the past on several occasions. For example, sex offenders are legally prohibited from playing the game in New York. PokeStops are not exactly welcome in memorials.
When a stalker recently tried to use Pokemon GO as a scapegoat, it was not accepted.
He was just playing Pokemon GO
He was “accidentally” in the area: A 51-year-old man was detained in Kobe (Japan) for violating the anti-stalking law for initially 19 days. The police picked him up at the house of his 33-year-old female victim. However, he denied all allegations. The man has been prohibited from approaching and stalking her for nearly 10 years now.
Instead of admitting his guilt, he claimed to have only played Pokemon GO and happened to pass by her house. The man regularly loitered near the house from May 31 to July 12, as evidenced by surveillance camera footage.
It may sound like a short period of time, but the man was first warned by the police for stalking in 2009. Therefore, they did not let his excuse with Pokemon GO pass.
Drastic measures?
Drawing consequences from experience: “Tsukimatoi” (stalking), as it is called in Japan, is indeed a serious problem in the country. Action was first taken against it in 2000, and it was legally defined as a crime. That is a full 7 years before Germany.
The trigger for this was a brutal murder of a student, preceded by months of stalking that was not taken seriously. After further murders, the law was also extended in 2017 to include stalking via the internet and social media.
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In Fortnite there was a big tournament on Friday, where more than $100,000 was at stake again. The winner, a well-known Destiny player, is accused of using a mouse and keyboard on PS4. Furthermore, he allegedly tampered with the matches: He is said to be a cheater.
What kind of event was this? On Friday, the next eSports event of Fortnite took place: the second week of the Summer Skirmish Series, an $8 million tournament. The event took place on Friday and Saturday. Overall, $500,000 was at stake over the weekend.
eSports with randomly mixed lobbies
This is how unusually it was played: Selected players were invited to the event. However, they did not compete against each other, but took part in matches with randomly selected, “normal” players. Epic kept track and evaluated the first 10 matches of the invited players.
New format after the flop of the first tournament: The week went completely differently than the tournament the previous week. 98 professionals had still played against each other. However, due to lags and the defensive playing style, the first tournament failed catastrophically and had to be canceled after only 4 out of 10 games.
What were the rules? After the last event was so dull, this time there were mainly rewards for kills. Players had to collect as many points as possible:
5 points for an epic victory
1 point per elimination
Anyone who achieved 20 eliminations in a game received 10 points and an additional $10,000.
Therefore, it was most important for every player to dominate a match as much as possible and ideally kill at least 20 of the “normal” players and then secure the victory.
Accusations against the winner of Friday, a PS4 player
Unknown PS4 player wins Friday: The Friday was won with 184 points by the PS4 player iDroPz-BoDiEs. He is an unknown in the Fortnite community, actually he is a Destiny player. However, he outperformed known eSports players from “Faze” or “TSM” and placed them at the back.
What exactly is he accused of? On reddit there was a big thread with almost 40,000 upvotes. The player was accused of cheating. He allegedly:
Played as a PS4 player with a mouse and keyboard and thereby gained significant advantages
Manipulated matches so that he ended up in a match with friends, whom he then shot for “free kills”
Left matches early – supposedly whenever not enough of his “friends” could get into the match
Had already cheated before – it is generally questionable why he was even invited. He should have qualified through an in-game mode that was infested with cheats.
Deleted his Twitch account: When the accusations arose, his channel was suddenly deleted with all the clips that prove he is a cheater
Epic says: It was clean
This is what Epic says: The operators of Fortnite have exonerated the accused in a separate post (via Reddit). They have analyzed everything. The 129 kills of the player were all against different players. There is no evidence that he uses a mouse and keyboard. Nor did the data indicate that he did anything else illegal.
PS4 players do not have an unfair advantage: The last time PC and console players competed simultaneously, it became apparent that there are no significant differences among players on the platforms, Epic goes on. This was also the case in this event. In 11 matches, more than 20 kills were seen: 8 of them on PC, 3 on consoles.
This is what the player himself says: The alleged cheater says to Kotaku that you can hardly succeed without all the hate. But he wasn’t alone. He had the Destiny community on his side. By the way, he plays with a Cinch controller (via Kotaku). His Twitch account was deleted due to “Hateful Content”, but he will upload his matches on YouTube as proof of his innocence.
This format is also difficult: Separate PS4 from PC
Criticism of the format again: After the incident, criticism of the format in which Fortnite conducts its eSports resurfaces. If a competitive match is held in a randomly assembled lobby, such problems are bound to arise. Furthermore, it is absolutely necessary to separate PS4 players from PC players to avoid issues with mouse and keyboard, it says in the much-discussed Reddit post after Epic’s response.
Epic is already running an 8 million tournament, but apparently has not yet found a functioning format:
Recently, the hunt for the sniper rifle “Whisper of the Worm” is causing action and excitement within the community of Destiny 2. Why? You can check it out here in the video.
It is one of the most exciting, if not the most exciting event since the launch of Destiny 2 and has brought large parts of the community back to their screens.
This is what Destiny 2 has been missing so far: Not only the discovery and the hunt for the Whisper of the Worm have awakened nostalgia among many Destiny veterans and an unprecedented sense of adventure among newcomers – but the weapon itself brings back long-forgotten or never felt joy for many.
Because all the effort seems to finally pay off. This new exotic sniper is currently the strongest weapon in Destiny 2.
Whisper of the Worm makes short work of Calus
New super weapon: The Redeem clan has impressively demonstrated this against the Leviathan raid boss Calus. With six Whisper of the Worm, the team astonishingly took down the Cabal Emperor in just a few seconds – and mind you without the masterwork catalyst!
Whisper of the Worm gets even better: The catalyst grants the spindle successor the perk Breath Control. If you aim with the weapon for a while without firing, it grants bonus range and precision damage for a moment while staying zoomed in. This gives the weapon an additional 72.5% damage buff.
Ingenious players have discovered a small detail in the Barrens of World of Warcraft. Is a Warfront slumbering there?
One of the major announced features of Battle for Azeroth, the upcoming expansion of World of Warcraft, is the Warfronts. In these PvE missions, characters reenact battles reminiscent of Warcraft 3. So far, only the Warfront in Arathi Highlands is known – but now the Barrens is also being discussed.
Strange music in the Barrens. Since Patch 8.0, some players have noticed strange music playing while flying over the Southern Barrens. This is the brand-new soundtrack from Battle for Azeroth, specifically pieces from the collection “Horde Warfronts Music”. This suggests that the Barrens will also be a Warfront in the future.
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Map gives further hints. Dataminers have also extracted individual maps that are already hidden in the game files. One bears the suspicious name “WarfrontBarrens” – so translated “Warfront Barrens”. However, this phase cannot yet be accessed.
What conflict Blizzard wants to stage in the Barrens is still unclear. The Alliance has, apart from the Exodar far in the northwest, no particularly large fortification left on Kalimdor. After all, Darnassus has been destroyed and Theramore was destroyed years ago. Perhaps the Elf camps in Feralas will be expanded or entirely new fortifications erected. At least in the quests from the Barrens, both factions are at war there anyway and each has its own fortification. Whether that is still “current” is another question.
Niantic has always been tight-lipped about the criteria that lead to a ban in Pokémon GO – Until now. The company behind Pokémon GO now explains what leads to player bans.
Cheaters are a problem: Since the early days of Pokémon GO, the first scammers surfaced. A common issue is “spoofers”. These are players who make the game believe that they are in a different location. They sat on their couch but made the game think they were hunting Pokémon in Los Angeles or other exotic places.
Ban waves are the norm: Niantic’s response to cheaters has been to implement ban waves at regular intervals. However, no one was quite sure of the criteria Niantic was using.
Many wondered: What leads to a penalty in Pokémon GO?
This is how the ban system works in Pokémon GO
Niantic follows a “Three-Strike” rule: There are three levels in total, each leading to different consequences: “Three-Strike Policy”. For the first offense, the penalty is relatively minor, the second offense is punished more harshly, and the third leads to a permanent ban.
These are the penalties for cheaters in detail:
Offense 1: Warning
What happens? Players receive a notification in the Pokémon GO app warning that Niantic has detected a rule violation on the account.
What is the penalty?
Players will not encounter any rare Pokémon in the wild. These Pokémon will neither appear on the map nor in the “nearby” area.
Players will not receive new EX Raid passes.
How long does the penalty last? 7 days – After this period, the game will function normally again.
Offense 2: Suspension
What happens? Players receive a notification in the Pokémon GO app informing them that their account is suspended.
What is the penalty?
Players can no longer log into Pokémon GO
Players are temporarily suspended and can only see the message from Niantic during this time.
How long does the penalty last? The suspension lasts 30 days. After that, players regain normal access to their account.
Offense 3: Permanent Ban
What happens? Players have committed two offenses and have been caught cheating by Niantic for the third time.
What is the penalty?
Players are permanently banned from Pokémon GO
How long does the penalty last? Forever.
Why does Niantic follow a “Three-Strike Policy”?
Niantic believes that everyone can make mistakes: As Niantic explains, this three-strike system was introduced so that players can learn from their mistakes. “Everyone makes a mistake sometimes,” reads the explanation.
Anyone who receives a “strike” should not ignore it: Niantic also points out that players should pay attention to these two warnings.
Wrongly banned? Those who believe they have been wrongly banned can contest this suspension. This would be the case if a trainer has been hacked. You can file a complaint with Niantic through this form.
What counts as a rule violation and cheating in Pokémon GO?
To answer this question, Niantic refers to its terms of use– The link leads to Niantic’s official regulations.
Anyone who violates these terms of use breaks the rules of Pokémon GO. Niantic particularly highlights spoofing and the use of modified Pokémon GO clients. Also, bots that alter the backend of Pokémon GO. These can, for example, cause Pokémon to hatch from eggs more quickly.
Black Desert Korea receives new PvE content. In underwater dungeons, you can face new enemies and collect exquisite loot. Unfortunately, we will have to wait a bit longer.
Fans of PvE content have a moderate selection in Black Desert. They can venture into “Savage Rifts,” fight against world bosses, and explore open dungeons like Hystria. The majority of the content in Black Desert revolves around PvP.
But now there is something new for PvE fans in Black Desert Korea. You can venture beneath the ocean’s surface and explore three new dungeon zones.
Under the Sea
Cute sea monsters and colorful seaweed. The dungeons lead players below the ocean’s surface into a harsh world full of bizarre sea creatures.
In the dungeon Potty Cavern, you will fight against blue-skinned, adorable sea monsters.
The “Sycraia Underwater Ruins” are inhabited by sea monsters.
And in the “Sycraia Abyssal Ruins,” ancient relics reside that only strong players should face.
Sycrid
The new content does not take place exclusively in oppressive cave passages. In the “Sycraia Underwater Ruins,” you strolled side by side with underwater beings over the ocean floor. A large protective dome spans over the ruins, allowing you to breathe. In this special dungeon, you will also face the new world boss Sycrid.
Brave players can venture deeper into the “Abyssal Ruins.” These caves are populated by strong foes.
The three “underwater caves” cater to players with varying experience levels. They have different AP requirements:
Protty Cavern: AP of 170
Sycraia Underwater Ruins: AP 230
Sycraia Abyssal Ruins: AP 280
Into the Cold Water
What rewards are there? The three new dungeons and the world boss have one thing in common: rings. In each dungeon, you will find a special ring. The world boss Sycrid even drops two different rings.
When will the dungeons come to us? The new dungeons are part of the summer updates for Black Desert Korea. The bikinis, which were also part of the updates, became available in our version of Black Desert a bit later as well. Kakao Games has not yet announced a date, but perhaps we won’t have to wait too long.
You need a boat. To reach the new dungeons, you must own a ship. So if you do not have one yet and want to start preparing for the new content, you can already start building one now.
In the new trailer, you can already catch a glimpse of the new dungeons.
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In conjunction with the release of the Elite version for the Dungeon Migra Turris, Bless showcases snippets of several dungeons in a new trailer. However, the trailer experiences some stuttering at certain points, and the camera work is criticized by a few players.
Poor frame rate. Bless Online has been struggling with performance issues since the game’s release. Without the manual adjustment of text files known as .ini files, it didn’t run smoothly on many machines. For some players, the poor performance was one of the reasons they left Bless Online.
Neowiz has not been idle since the release in May and has made some changes to improve performance. However, despite modifications to the game files and a slight improvement in performance, Bless still does not run as smoothly as players would like. Even the new trailer seems to be plagued by stuttering issues.
Trailer Receives Mixed Reactions
Not much new. The trailer features already known dungeons from the game and how players complete them together. Phrases like “together united” or “everyone a part of the whole” aim to highlight the social aspect of the game. In content, the trailer seems to convey that players can only succeed in dungeons in Bless Online through teamwork. However, some players criticize the trailer:
Multiple players believe that the trailer is poorly made. The camera work is suboptimal, and the video concept is not good. It primarily shows known content and not much new.
One player feels that even the trailer has a poor frame rate. Another player comments: “They forgot to change the ini files.”
However, a few players praise the trailer and see the new content as a step in the right direction.
The Founder Packs trailer just before the release of Bless Online struggled with similar poor camera work. Back then, a player suggested to Neowiz to use a script that would balance the camera.
Fallout fans are eagerly waiting for a date for the beta of Fallout 76. So far, there is no information on this. Via Twitter, Pete Hines, Vice President at Bethesda, has now provided a hint as to when to expect the first information.
There is still quite a bit of time until the release of Fallout 76 on November 14. Before that, there should be a B.E.T.A. (Break-it Early Test Application). When this will appear is still unknown. What is certain is that signing up for the beta is linked to the pre-order of the game.
You can read all known information about the beta with us.
The community is asking: When could there be further information? Pete Hines, Vice President of Bethesda, provided a possible answer via Twitter.
Information about the beta of Fallout 76 at QuakeCon?
An interested player wanted to know what the purpose of the Charisma perk in Fallout 76 is if there are no NPCs to talk to.
Fallout 76 likely to be at QuakeCon: The first information about the specialization will not be long in coming. Hines explained in his response to the fan that we would learn more about it at QuakeCon. Now players are speculating via reddit whether we can expect information about the beta during the convention.
Information about the beta not unlikely: Bethesda regularly uses QuakeCon to present games and share information about already announced games. The new Doom: Eternal is also expected to be presented at QuakeCon.
Therefore, it is not unlikely that there could be a date for the beta of Fallout 76. But that is currently pure speculation.
Date QuakeCon: The event takes place from August 9 to August 12, 2018.
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What is QuakeCon? QuakeCon is a large BYOC (“Bring Your Own Computer”) convention for video games held by ZeniMax Media, the parent company of Bethesda. It takes place annually in Dallas, Texas, USA. The event is named after iD Software’s well-known game series “Quake” and has existed since 1996.
The special thing: The first QuakeCon had 40-60 visitors. The games played were mainly Doom and Quake, among the players were the developers of iD Software themselves. It has since become one of the largest events of its kind in North America, with over 8000 visitors in 2016.
We are curious to see how much of Fallout 76 will be shown there. What do you think?
So far, Fridays belonged to the tournament “Friday Fortnite” hosted by a well-known YouTuber. The prize pool was $20,000. That was the maximum the organizer could offer. Now, however, Epic is pushing in with its official tournament and a lot of money, $500,000, on Fridays. This bothers the previous frontrunner.
How was it before? Fortnite has been a massive game for months, but there was no eSports scene: There was huge demand, but no supply. That’s why the popular yet controversial YouTube figure “Keemstar” teamed up with the eSports company, UMG, to host his own weekly tournament: the “Friday Fortnite,” an unofficial community tournament.
Here, stars of Fortnite like Ninja played for a prize pool of $20,000. The tournament was well received by the Fortnite community. Regularly, 600,000 people tuned in to watch.
Fortnite Friday, make way – we want the Friday
How is it now? Now Epic Games has announced its own tournament: the Summer Skirmish Series. In the first week, when the tournament flopped catastrophically, they only occupied Saturday. But now Epic has claimed both Friday and Saturday as tournament days. And apparently, this has not been communicated very well.
Keemstar cancels his tournament: The previous organizer Keemstar actually wanted to hold a tournament this Friday. However, he has now canceled it quite dismissively. He claims he learned about Epic’s plans only at the last minute.
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Epic lures my players away with money and I can no longer offer them anything
Epic has poached 5 of his players on Thursday. He still wanted to hold his tournament. But now they have invited all his players to play on Friday. Epic is offering a prize pool of $500,000, while they limited the prize pool for his “Friday Fortnite” tournament to $20,000. He says he is not holding any players back.
This is what Epic says: Epic stated to the US site Kotaku that they had already informed Keemstar in advance that they might need Friday as well. While they did limit the prize pool from Keemstar to $20,000, that is already twice as much as what they allow other providers.
Future community tournaments on Sunday
What happens next? Keemstar will likely move to Sunday, while Epic Games focuses on their tournaments on Friday and Saturday. However, the eSports company UMG is withdrawing from Keemstar’s tournament. So the question remains how that will proceed.
Fans disappointed: Fans of Friday Fortnite are quite disappointed (via reddit). They feel that Epic is ruining something “good.”
The spicy part: Keemstar already had a functioning tournament format that many viewers enjoyed. Epic is still searching for such a format for eSports in Fortnite. The spicy part is that Epic determines how much other organizers can max offer – in Keemstar’s case $20,000. They themselves do not have such limits and offer 25 times the prize money.
No Man’s Sky was considered a controversial game in 2016. The head of the title, Sean Murray, even received death threats because butterflies were missing. How all this happened, he tells now, two years later.
The Promise: The game No Man’s Sky was released in 2016 for PS4 and PC. Before the release, there was huge hype around the game. This was triggered by enthusiastic interviews that the head, Sean Murray, gave to the press. The developer, Sean Murray, even presented the game on US talk shows.
The studio seemed to promise a vibrant world powered by complex algorithms. Players were supposed to discover an unbelievable amount.
Many had the impression: The game of the decade, perhaps even of the century, was coming our way, which would open up new horizons.
The Reality: When the game was released, it was bought like crazy. However, No Man’s Sky itself fell far short of the huge expectations of the hyped fans in 2016. They felt they had been sold a lemon. The game appeared “flat and unfinished” in the eyes of many. Little of the complexity was to be felt. The internet’s fury rained down on the game and on developer Sean Murray.
Sean Murray and No Man’s Sky became the poster child for “games that promise a lot and deliver little.” A reputation that had previously belonged to Peter Molyneux. Many memes and mock videos followed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5jWtz3rzco
Developer says: I was naive and enthusiastic
Little contact with the press since then: In recent years, Sean Murray has been scarce. Everything he promised in interviews for No Man’s Sky later became his undoing, as little of it could be found in the game. Understandably, one doesn’t feel like giving interviews that often anymore.
Now, however, Murray spoke to the press on the occasion of the new updates “Next”, the British The Guardian. In the interview, he discusses the difficult time he had after “No Man’s Sky,” where he became one of the most hated figures in the gaming scene.
How to explain the mistakes?
“The internet is very good at knowing when someone made a mistake. But it’s not necessarily great at finding the best response to that. We certainly made a lot of mistakes in communication. I never liked talking to the press. I didn’t enjoy doing it. And when I did, I was naive and got too excited about my game. There were a lot of things around the launch that I regret today and would do differently.”
What was the worst fan reaction?
“I remember receiving a death threat because there were butterflies in the original trailer. You could see the butterflies as you walked past them. But in the finished game, there were no butterflies. I remember thinking: If you send someone death threats regarding butterflies in a video game, you might be the villain in this story.”
What has happened since then? Murray and his team have been working since 2016 to make “No Man’s Sky” the game it was supposed to be at release. Soon, the update “Next” will be launched. We have introduced it here.
We from Mein MMO have established two communities in World of Warcraft – for the Horde and the Alliance. We will tell you how to join.
With the release of Patch 8.0.1 in World of Warcraft, there are some new social features in Azeroth that make it easier for players to stay in touch with each other, even without sharing a guild.
What can you expect in our communities? With “our” communities in World of Warcraft, we want to give our readers the opportunity to connect with each other in the game as well. This way, you can find group members for dungeons and raids, chat with like-minded gamers in small talk, or exchange the latest tricks for the perfect scam in the auction house.
How can you join the communities? Joining both communities is possible through a code. Enter World of Warcraft with the character that is to join our community, open the “Guilds & Communities” menu, and then the “Join or Create Community” option. You can then paste a code below.
Code for the “Mein MMO Alliance” community: dNkzYdCGGx
Code for the “Mein MMO Horde” community: MEaaadtZYa
For starters, there is the following channel:
General: Small talk and general “blah blah” goes into this channel
Looking for Group: Are you looking for a group for dungeons, raids, or PvP? Here you will surely find like-minded players!
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With the pre-patch of Battle for Azeroth, the artifact weapons in World of Warcraft have lost their power. Especially Beast Mastery hunters dislike this very much, as they also lose a companion. They want Hati back.
#SaveHati: The hunter companion Hati is bound to the artifact weapon “Titanstrike” of Beast Mastery hunters. After Hati disappeared along with the power of the weapon, many players are trying to persuade Blizzard on Twitter and in the forums to give them Hati back.
Hati has accompanied many hunter players since the beginning of WoW: Legion. For hunters, he has become more than just a companion in the stable, as he was always by their side and has his own backstory.
Who is Hati? Hati is actually the pet of the guardian Thorim, a wolf with the power of lightning. Hunters get to know him when they pursue a thief who has stolen the powerful weapon Titanstrike.
Hati saves the players from being struck by the powerful lightning from the weapon and is fatally wounded in the process. To save him, Hati is bound to the power of Titanstrike.
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Hati is a special companion: Hati has followed Beast Mastery hunters since his rescue as a lifesaver and loyal companion. He has acted as a second companion to the actual hunter companion.
In doing so, Hati has even been able to change his appearance. His look has changed along with the equipped artifact weapon skin. At level 110, Beast Mastery hunters even received a quest from Mimiron, at the end of which they received a device that allowed Hati to adopt the appearance of the other active companion.
At this now empty place, Mimiron’s projection was found.
Suddenly Hati had to leave: With the preparatory patch 8.0.1 for Battle for Azeroth on July 18, 2018, all artifact weapons lost their power. That this would happen was already known long before.
What many players, especially hunters, apparently did not think about is that Hati was also bound to the weapon. Hati was a feature of Titanstrike and had to depart from Azeroth along with its power.
Players launch #SaveHati campaign
Shortly after Blizzcon 2017, when the destruction of the artifact weapons was announced, some players started to think about Hati’s fate.
Since Titanstrike and other artifacts became powerless with patch 8.0.1, hunter players have come together and launched the Twitter trend #SaveHati. They want the divine wolf back – they miss a friend.
What should happen to Hati? Many fans understand that Hati cannot exist as a second companion in Battle for Azeroth. However, they are concerned about his fate – after all, his life was literally bound to the now lost power of Titanstrike.
The players therefore suggest that there should at least be a short quest where the hunters find out that Mimiron and Thorim have found another item to which Hati can be bound and thus kept alive.
He could then continue to stand as a visitor in the class hall or wander into the stables as a companion for hunters who have unlocked him in Legion. The Beast Mastery hunters especially want to know that Hati is doing well.
Will the hunter class hall be Hati’s new home?
There is hope: The Senior Narrative Designer of WOW, Steve Danuser, has already responded to the hashtag flood on Twitter. The posts on the topic have really touched him. As a response, Steve tweeted: “Don’t worry. You’ll see Hati again. Just give it some time.”
As I look upon this lovely and heart-wrenching image, my RL pup is curled up under my desk staring up at me.
What about you? Do you miss Hati too, or didn’t you even know who he is? Do you wish for him back or have you already said goodbye? Let us know in a comment!
