Starting at 6:00 PM today, July 12, our author Leya and our chef Dawid will host a live stream about Warframe. You can follow the first steps of a space ninja, and afterward, there will be a discussion about the new expansion “Fortuna”.
Recently, Warframe held its fan festival, Tennocon. There were a lot of new announcements, and a major expansion featuring an open-world map was introduced. On this occasion, we are hosting a stream today on MAX.
Let’s Play Warframe as a beginner: Our chef Dawid will start with Warframe and will navigate the online shooter as a complete beginner. I, Leya, have been with Warframe for a while and am currently at mastery rank 10 out of 25. I will accompany Dawid in his first steps and support him.
Report on Tennocon: After the Let’s Play, we will talk about the Fortuna expansion presented by Digital Extremes at Tennocon 2018. We will highlight the features and explain what you can expect from the free DLC.
When is the stream? Today, July 17, from 6 PM to 8 PM.
Watch the Warframe livestream on MAX here
Below is the embedded stream, and you can watch us on MAX as we navigate the beginner areas of Warframe.
What is Max? “MAX” stands for Monsters & Explosions and is a collaborative project of our new live streaming channel by GameStar, GamePro, IGN/Nerdkultur, and Mein-MMO.
https://www.twitch.tv/monstersandexplosions
We warmly invite you to tune in and join us on the path of the space ninjas. We also look forward to veterans watching, who surely have tips for newcomers!
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Among the challenges of Week 1 of Season 5 in Fortnite: Battle Royale, there is once again a special task. This time, you need to find seven floating lightning bolts. Here you will learn where the bolts are and how to collect them.
For Builders only:Week 1 of Season 5 starts off with a tricky challenge. You need to find seven bolts. They are located at fixed points on the map. However, not a single bolt is reachable without tools. You need to build to get to them.
Finding and Collecting Lightning Bolts – Here’s How
More than enough bolts: The bolts themselves are not particularly rare. You can find them at most named locations in the game. Overall, you will find far more than the required seven pieces for the challenge. In the following map, you can see some of the known locations.
But be careful: As mentioned before, the bolts are located far above the ground. They cannot be reached easily. And since you have to actively collect them with the action button, you cannot scoop them up while dropping past them. So it’s no use – you have to build ramps and platforms to grab the bolts.
This is what the bolts look like.
Secure first, then build: Therefore, it is advisable to first secure the area and then collect the bolts. Otherwise, you may end up standing openly on a platform while a tryhard sneaks up on you during the bolt hunt.
Here we have a list for you where you can see the exact locations of some bolts. This way you should be able to find them faster and complete the challenge in no time:
Paradise Palms: On the western edge next to the lonely skyscraper
West of Tomato Town: North of the plateau over the river
Retail Row: In the middle of the western part of the settlement
Tilted Towers: Right in the center
Greasy Grove: Also right in the center
Loot Lake: Above the water at the dock in the north
Dusty Divot: In the center
Where the motel used to be west of the former Anarchy Acres
Lonely Lodge: By the tower
Flush Factory: Near the factory
Snobby Shores: Near the rocket base
Wailing Woods: At the hills in the northwest
Junk Junction: Above the huge llama in the north.
Lucky Landing: Above the temple in the northeast
Collect seven of these bolts and you will secure the challenge and five stars in the Battle Pass. Have fun searching, building, and collecting!
Destiny 2: Forsaken brings new powers for all classes. A total of nine new paths for all subclasses are set to come, which Bungie considers completely new Supers.
The first major expansion for Destiny 2, Forsaken, will offer players more variety in choosing their subclass. No brand new class will be added, but each existing subclass will receive a new path.
Nine new paths for the subclasses
Larger selection: With Forsaken, players can choose a new path for each of their three classes among the subclasses. This means Guardians will soon have access to a total of nine new paths, which the developers refer to as completely new Supers.
Hunter
Solar Alternative: Way of a Thousand Cuts – This Hunter was already shown in the first ViDoc. His knife attack Knife Trick now summons a group of burning throwing knives. Enemies hit and burned by the knives will recharge the ability if they are killed. Burning enemies also recharge the dodge. With the Super Blade Barrage, the Hunter will be able to throw his knives twice while airborne.
Void Alternative: Way of the Wraith – The melee smoke grenade of this Hunter slows down enemies and inflicts heavy damage. Precision kills at full health render this Hunter invisible and give him the ability “True Sight”. This could mean that the Hunter can see through walls. Thus, this Hunter can see his enemies through walls as well. If the melee ability is used during invisibility, the opponent receives a debuff with the perk Shattering Strike that reduces their damage output. The Super Spectral Blades envelops the Hunter in a veil of shadows, only to reappear behind enemies and finish them off with Void daggers.
Arc Alternative: Way of the Current – If this Hunter slides before executing his melee attack, his strike transforms into an uppercut with his arc staff. Melee hits increase reload speed, while all Arc abilities electrify opponents. Further melee attacks confuse enemies and recharge abilities. The arc staff super can be used in close combat, just like the normal Arcstrider. However, with the Super Whirlwind Guard, the staff is used for defense and can reflect projectiles, only to later triple the staff’s damage when attacking.
Warlock
Solar Alternative: Attunement of Grace – This new super was presented at the E3 2018. In this path, melee attacks burn enemies but empower allies. Holding the grenade button transforms grenades into a blessing that heals friends and creates orbs that grant overshields. With the Super Well of Radiance, the Warlock’s Dawnblade is slammed into the ground, activating a large area aura that rapidly heals and empowers allies. All Warlock abilities that heal or empower recharge abilities (except for the Super) faster.
Void Alternative: Attunement of Fission – This path gains a new melee ability, Atomic Breach, that creates a Void explosion at a distance. Holding the grenade button produces a supernova with area damage, but it has a limited range. Kills with Void abilities heal the Warlock and replenish ability energy. The Super Nova Warp already appeared in the ViDoc: The Void Warlock can teleport several times over short distances, only to then burst with Void energy.
Arc Alternative: Attunement of Control – The alternative of the Stormcaller also receives a new melee ability that launches an electrically charged ball at long range, which detonates after some time, creating a lightning strike. Arc kills also sometimes create ion traces, sparks of raw Arc energy that move toward the Warlock and can be collected to recharge abilities. If the Warlock is injured while collecting, he and his allies will receive a speed boost. The Super Chaos Reach allows the player to fire a long-reaching beam of energy that deals high damage. The super can be prematurely terminated to save energy. Players are already jokingly comparing this path to the “Kamehameha” technique from Dragon Ball.
Titan
Solar Alternative: Code of the Devastator – The Sunbreaker Titan can throw a hammer with his new melee ability that stays in the world. When picked up, the player regains all melee energy and regenerates health. The more enemies defeated with Solar abilities, the more damage can be dealt, up to a maximum of three times the damage. The Super Burning Maul generates a flaming hammer that resembles the axe from Rise of Iron. The hammer can be swung around to hit enemies normally and slammed to the ground to create a fiery tornado with short range.
Void Alternative: Code of the Commander – The melee of this path creates explosions, while abilities inflicting Void damage attach Void grenades to opponents. Further damage causes the grenades to explode, allowing the Titan and nearby allies to regenerate grenade energy and health. The Super Banner Shield lets the Titan use his Captain America shield as usual, but with this path, a barrier of light can also be created that blocks attacks from enemies but allows allies to pass through. If the team shoots through the shield, the duration of the super is extended.
Arc Alternative: Code of the Missile – The alternative Striker can perform his melee attack in mid-air to slam down and generate super energy. If the Titan slides while picking up ammo, the equipped weapon is automatically reloaded, and weapon damage is increased for a short time. With the Super Thundercrash, the Arc Titan takes off like a rocket and can guide himself over a great distance toward a group of enemies, dealing significant area damage.
A support path for each class?
More versatility for the Guardians: Bungie promised in a conversation with the US site GamesRadar that the new class paths would focus more on depth and support abilities. It was intended for each class to receive at least one support path. However, it currently seems that especially the Warlock is taking on the role of the supporter.
This is what the Guardians think: Players in the Destiny subreddit have already analyzed and discussed the ViDoc for Destiny 2: Forsaken in detail, focusing on the possible applications of the new class paths.
A major wish from the community is to allow the classes to be adaptable like in Destiny 1 rather than sticking to the predetermined paths. Players prefer to choose their abilities themselves again, rather than just picking one of three possible skill builds. However, it currently does not seem like this wish will be fulfilled.
Update July 12, 2018:The US website Game Informer has received further exclusive information about the new Supers. The accompanying video is here for you:
What do you think of the nine new Supers? Would you choose one of the new subclasses from Destiny 2: Forsaken or will you remain loyal to your current build?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Black Desert-publisher Kakao Games has added a new feature that allows you to switch your character “on-the-fly”. However, the system is subject to a few limitations and players are wondering: Is it perhaps unnecessary?
Powerful protector. In Black Desert, you roam the wild world of the game and face various dangers. But with the character swap, your character is no longer completely alone. If a risky situation arises, you can let the big brother of your alt handle it at the push of a button.
Once the problem is defused, your powerful main steps back and your alt can continue their journey. At least that’s how many players envisioned the character swap system. But it has been implemented differently.
Feature with limitations
How does the swapping work? To swap characters, you need to have at least one character at level 56 or higher. Then you select the “character swap” button located on the left side of the screen next to the “camping tool” icon. In the character swap button, you select a character. This character will become the marked character. By right-clicking, you then switch to the marked character.
However, the character swap is subject to some limitations:
Characters can only be marked or unmarked in cities. An exception to this are the cities Kusha, Abun, and Muiquun, where you cannot mark or unmark characters.
In the desert, the vast ocean, and during siege/invasion wars, character switching is not allowed. You cannot use the new feature in large parts of the maps.
With a marked character, you cannot buy or sell trade goods. It is not possible to move trade goods to or from a warehouse, greatly limiting the usefulness for players trading items.
Unfortunately, you cannot perform character swaps arbitrarily often in a row. There must be a 5-minute wait between two character swaps. The ability Emergency Escape, which allows you to escape from risky situations, shares the cooldown with the character swap.
A leisurely change: When you swap your character, there is a short loading time. You cannot quickly switch characters in battles, as is the case in some beat ’em ups. This is a missed opportunity for some players. After all, a fast switch would bring fresh air into PvP.
Good or bad feature?
What can you do with it? On Reddit, Black Desert players discuss possible uses for character swapping. One player suggests the following:
You can level alts but always have a powerful character who helps them in risky situations.
Players can switch to another character when grinding with them becomes boring.
You can switch to the new class Lahn and benefit from her high mobility to reach hard-to-get places.
Doubtful benefit. However, other players strongly doubt the usefulness of the new feature. One user in the Black Desert forum advises players not to use the character swap system.
If players want to grind, they should just let their alts run into their hunting grounds and can then switch between them easily by logging out without constraints. Since there is a loading screen both when logging out and when swapping characters, this player sees little benefit in the new feature. After all, players can switch between their characters anywhere, and there is no specific level that players must reach.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale, there is the Road Trip challenge in Season 5. It runs like the Blockbuster Challenge from Season 4. Each week, there is a title image with a hint for a hidden Battle Star.
Road Trip instead of Blockbuster: Those who played the Blockbuster Challenge from Season 4 already know. For everyone else, here’s the explanation again: The Road Trip Challenge in Season 5 rewards you with a new loading screen for completing all seven individual challenges of any weekly challenge.
The images not only tell an exciting new story, presumably revolving around the arrival of the new character Drift. Each image also contains a hint for a Battle Star. If you find the star, you’ll earn an extra tier in the Season 5 Battle Pass.
Complete all challenges from Week 1 of Season 5 to unlock bonus screen
The 1st bonus image: If you complete the current challenges for Season 5 Week 1, you will receive the first of the seven Road Trip loading screens. How to optimally complete the challenges can be found here in our Challenge Guide for Week 1 of Season 5. However, you can also complete other weekly tasks later in the season. It is sufficient if you fully complete any one week.
Source: DieBuddies
What can be seen in the image? The first bonus image of Season 5 shows an unusually harmonious scene. As already known from the Season 5 Cinematic, the young graffiti artist Drift was suddenly sucked into the Fortnite world while spray painting the Durr Burger in our world. There, he is immediately welcomed into a team by various funny characters, including the famous Paint Bomber and Psycho Cuddle Team Leader.
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from YouTube that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
But what is even more interesting is what Rex is looking at in the picture on the map.
Here you will find the 1st bonus level for the Battle Pass
Where is the star? This time, the star is visible as a doodle on the map that the player in the Rex costume is intently looking at. And it’s exactly on the umbrella on the map! It’s obviously the landmark on the map that looks like an umbrella.
Here is the star.
Off to the umbrella! The umbrella is only visible from the air or fully on the map and is located at coordinates E3.
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from YouTube that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
Warning, unlock everything first! But before you run there and might get shot by a John Wick in the search, you should first ensure that you have indeed unlocked the title image. The bonus star will only appear if you have actually completed the first Road Trip Challenge.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale, Season 5 introduces a new Battle Pass. Learn everything about the items, outfits, skins, emotes, and the price here.
New season, new pass: Since July 12, 2018, the Battle Pass for Season 5 in Fortnite: Battle Royale is available. This means you will have plenty to do over the next 10 weeks to earn new skins and emotes.
All information about the Season 5 Battle Pass for Fortnite: Battle Royale
How much does the new pass cost? The Season 5 Battle Pass still costs 950 V-Bucks, which is about 9.50 euros. Epic will likely not change this price anytime soon. If you pay 2,400 V-Bucks, you will receive additional tiers right from the start of the game. If you don’t want to unlock tiers through gameplay, you can also unlock them immediately for 150 V-Bucks (1.50 euros) each.
Savvy players can play for free: If you were thrifty last season and saved your V-Bucks, you probably earned more than 950 V-Bucks in Season 4 and can thus get the new Pass without any additional costs.
How many tiers does the new pass have? Season 5 once again features 100 tiers that you can gradually unlock with experience points and weekly challenges.
How long does it take to unlock everything? According to Epic, it takes between 75 and 150 hours of gameplay to unlock everything.
All about the skins, items, and emotes in Season 5
How many skins and items are there in Season 5? There are again seven special skins that you can unlock in the Battle Pass. Two of them, Drift (Tier 1) and Ragnarök (Tier 100), can be further enhanced with masks, capes, and glam.
But no mask accessories: Apparently, masks are permanently tied to certain skins and cannot be swapped freely among the skins, as initially assumed. Too bad.
In the following table, you can see what else is available in Season 5:
5 emotes, one of which is epic
15 spray paints
4 gliders, including the Viking ship
2 harvesting tools
3 back bling items. The inflatable unicorn is especially popular!
5 fall animations, including the long-awaited toilet paper rolls
1,500 V-Bucks which is enough for the next Battle Pass in Season 6 if you save
Skin upgrades for Drift and Ragnarök
New customizable skins: As in Season 4, you can enhance the skins Drift and Ragnarök. For Drift, there is already a dedicated challenge line. You will likely get Ragnarök when you reach level 100 in the Pass and unlock the skin.
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from YouTube that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
Skin progression now with XP and no longer just in Season 5: Unlike in Season 4, you no longer have to reach a specific season level for new skin upgrades. The total earned XP points are sufficient to achieve outfit upgrades. According to the patch notes for Season 5, you can continue these challenges even after Season 5.
This isn’t new – What else is there? Indeed, the developers at Epic have introduced a new type of item: toys! These are various balls with which you can perform mini-games. Among other things, you can shoot basketball hoops or practice teeing off in golf.
One of the new balls.
6 balls in the Battle Pass: Ideal for passing the painfully long seconds before each match or just messing around in gameplay. Overall, there are six different balls to play with in the Season 5 Battle Pass.
The new Pokémon GO update 0.109.2 is here and available for download. The update mainly brings bug fixes and addresses issues. Many trainers will be pleased with the GO-Plus fix, but it does not apply to everyone.
What was the issue with GO-Plus? We reported that trainers experienced connection issues with their GO-Plus with the last update 0.109.1. The update caused the gadget to no longer connect to the smartphone and only displayed an error message.
What was improved with update 0.109.2?
Pokémon GO-Plus: The connection issue has been resolved, and trainers should now be able to reconnect their GO-Plus gadget with their Android device.
Loading times of the friends list: If trainers scrolled to the end of their friends list, they experienced unusually long wait times before moving to the next page of the list. Although the loading times are still somewhat longer, they have noticeably improved.
The Pokémon GO-Plus gadget caused connectivity issues for many trainers.
Some trainers still report GO-Plus issues
The GO-Plus fix does not apply to all trainers: Reports on Reddit have surfaced indicating that some Android users still experience connection errors. For most, the issue seems to have been resolved. However, there are still complaints that the connection cannot be established at all or only after multiple attempts. It definitely does not seem to be running smoothly yet.
Other issues: Some fixes are still pending with 0.109.2. It seems that for some trainers, the screen related to research rewards is still freezing. Additionally, the GO-Plus indicator still disappears for some trainers when they target a Pokémon drawn in by smoke.
How is it going for you? Has your GO-Plus issue been resolved with the update?
We can actually expect an update soon that will introduce new monsters to Pokémon GO. Here you can see them:
It 27s event time again in the pirate online game Sea of Thieves. With a new patch, you can now expect the “Sunken Curse”!
In Sea of Thieves, special events play a big role in presenting new content to players. Sunken Curse is one of several events this year. After the update 1.1.6 has been released, the event is now live.
Sunken Curse is live – Destroy cursed mermaid statues
Dive for cursed mermaid statues. With Sunken Curse, you face a new challenge:
Sunken Curse Event – In the depths around the island coasts, you will find cursed mermaid statues that radiate ancient magic. The Bilge Rats challenge all brave pirates to seek out and destroy the statues. Keep in mind that not all statues are bound to the same curse. Furthermore, they regenerate over time. Gather a crew of four pirates to destroy these statues.
Sunk Items – In the depths of the sea, you will also discover artifacts, skulls, and treasure chests hidden on the seabed that can be plundered.
New rewards. Through the event, you will also gain access to a range of new rewards:
The Wailing Barnacle Items – In the Bilge Rat Shop, you will now find the hat, dress, and jacket of the Wailing Barnacle. These items are available for a limited time. You can only get them until July 25.
Bilge Rats Titles – Receive three unique titles introduced with the “Sunken Curse” event.
Bilge Rats Doubloons – There are 100 Bilge Rats Doubloons for the standard commendation, as well as an additional 50 Bilge Rats Doubloons when you receive the legendary commendation. You have until July 25 to earn Bilge Rat Doubloons.
Bilge Rats Flag – A new flag has been added to the flag inventory of all pirates! With this, you show other pirates that you are on the hunt for Bilge Rat Doubloons.
Further changes. The patch also introduces additional changes to Sea of Thieves. These include:
With level 6,000, one would think that this Overwatch player has no other goals in life. But that’s a misconception – he still has time for a job!
The player TreeboyDave is already considered a living legend among Overwatch fans. He may not be the best player, but no one invests more time in the game than he does. He has now reached player level 6,000 and has spent over 9,000 hours in the game. And there is no end in sight for him.
12 hours a day. Since the launch of Overwatch, TreeboyDave has been playing an average of 12 hours every day, which has now earned him an account level of over 6,000 – higher than any other player in Overwatch.
Despite the constant gaming, he still has a job. If anyone thinks that so much passion and time can only flow into one game if you are unemployed, they are mistaken. Besides his roughly 12 hours a day in Overwatch, TreeboyDave also has a job and takes care of the cleaning of a restaurant.
He only does what he enjoys. In an interview with Kotaku, TreeboyDave explained that he sees no compulsion to keep playing. His “long hours of streaming are a great fun! It helps me fill my life with nice things, so I don’t have to take a break.”
His level has no symbol. TreeboyDave has now reached such a high level that Overwatch no longer offers its own symbols for it. The frame of the portrait actually changes every 100 levels – but at level 6,000, nothing changes anymore. It’s time for Blizzard to improve on this, even if it’s just for a single player for now.
Goals for the future. TreeboyDave constantly sets new goals for himself to stay motivated. He once aimed to accumulate 100 hours of gameplay on all characters – that is long behind him now. Now he aims for 250 hours on each hero. On top of that, he wants to reach the milestone of 1,000,000 credits. Currently, he stands at 350,000 credits. So this will keep him busy for quite a while.
What level have you reached in Overwatch and how many hours have you already invested in the game? Can you imagine investing so much time in a single game?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Fortnite: Battle Royale sends you back on a treasure hunt in Risky Reels. This time it’s “Follow the treasure map from Risky Reels.” Find out here where you can locate the treasure from Season 5, Week 1!
New season, new treasure!Season 5 of Fortnite is here and the new challenges are known. Everything stays the same so far and as always, there’s the weekly treasure hunt. This time, the crucial hint can be found at Risky Reels.
The treasure of Risky Reels – Here’s how to find it!
Off to Risky Reels: At the drive-in theater in the north of the map, you will once again find a cryptic recording. The treasure map shows a kind of tunnel with trees. Fortnite experts know right away where that is. If you head directly to the location of the star, you won’t need to look at the treasure map in Risky Reels.
The true location of the treasure – South of Tomato Town!
Let’s go to the Tomato Tunnel! The tunnel shown is nothing less than the passage between Retail Row and Tomato Town. Here, a tunnel runs under a ridge. Go there or land on the mountain that the tunnel crosses.
Where exactly is the treasure? The treasure is right on the flat spot under the northern tunnel entrance. So, the spot from where you can see the pizza restaurant that once displayed the tomato head. The battle star appears when you get close. Collect it and level up in the Battle Pass!
Here is the treasure. Unfortunately, we collected it before the picture was taken.
Beware of Wick: Be careful that none of your teammates takes you out while searching for and retrieving the star! At the beginning of a challenge, other players are often quite tolerant and leave you alone at first. But there are certainly rogues (John Wicks) in every match. So be cautious.
If you finally have the star, you should definitely finish the ongoing match correctly; otherwise, your success may not count. If necessary, just let yourself get taken out. That works as well.
The treasure location in the video
Do you want to see the treasure location from Week 1 of Season 5 in a video? As always, there’s also a video for this week’s task – this time directly from the Fortnite Insider page. There you can see exactly how to retrieve the treasure. Good luck!
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from YouTube that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
With the Forsaken expansion for Destiny 2, Guardians will not only receive more opportunities but also more options to work towards the Flashpoint milestone. The Flashpoints are set to change starting September 4, 2018.
Initial changes: As Bungie has already announced, with the Forsaken expansion, the Flashpoint milestone will rotate every four days – instead of weekly as before. However, it seems this is not the only change that will occur in this area.
Flashpoints are currently too one-sided: Currently, the path to the Flashpoint milestone mainly consists of completing a handful of public events. While patrols and Lost Sectors could serve to bridge the waiting time meaningfully, they provide no incentive and therefore play almost no role.
Bungie wants to change that: All of this is set to change with the Forsaken expansion. Not only will the Flashpoint milestone encompass more activities – Guardians will also receive new targets to hunt.
Flashpoints work differently in Forsaken
Flashpoints in Forsaken are different: As soon as the Guardians log in to Forsaken for the first time, they will notice, according to Bungie, that the Flashpoints now work somewhat differently. Instead of just waiting for the next public event to start, there will soon be good reasons to start a patrol or visit a Lost Sector.
Sheriff job and Bounties for more variety: Players will be able to hunt down a number of fugitive criminals who have escaped from the Prison of Elders – even after the Forsaken story ends.
You will encounter these criminals in almost every activity. They can appear as part of a public event, as a high-value target in the open world, or even in Gambit, but they can also function as mini-bosses in Strikes or Lost Sectors. You will be able to view who you have already defeated in the collections.
A new Fallen NPC in the Twilight Gap, The Spider, will provide further incentives to take down this scum – with the returning Bounties! The Bounties will include a hint on where you can find the respective rogue. Successfully completing these tasks is expected to be well worth it.
Not all of these sought-out outlaws are equal – hence, not every Guardian can hunt every fugitive. There will be four tiers of Bounties, each targeting different power levels of Guardians. The first three tiers will send Guardians across various locations to complete specific tasks before encountering the fugitive. The fourth and hardest tier will send Guardians into a new activity – the Outlaw Lost Sector.
The Outlaw Lost Sectors – only for the best Guardians: In addition to the stronger bosses of the regular Lost Sectors, the Outlaw Lost Sectors are set to provide an additional challenge. This challenge is aimed only at powerful Guardians. Most players will not be strong enough for the fourth tier of Bounties – even long after they have mastered the campaign. After accepting one of these Bounties, it will initially be about locating the powerful escaped villain. Once you find the right location, you will have to fight through a much tougher version of a Lost Sector before encountering one of the six Outlaw bosses.
Together with the changes to the Flashpoint milestone and in combination with the random Outlaws and their Bounties, the new Lost Sectors are set to help make the locations in Destiny 2 feel more alive. They are also meant to embody another way to achieve progress before Guardians head into the endgame.
Videos about the Outlaw Lost Sectors: Currently, there are two videos about the upcoming Outlaw Lost Sectors. However, since this is exclusive footage from Game Informer, we cannot embed the videos here.
Blizzard has made a deal with Disney for the Overwatch League. The finals of the eSports event will soon be broadcast on various Disney channels on TV. Therefore, gaming is entering the primetime lineup in the USA.
Overwatch League on TV: The Overwatch League will now also be broadcast on official TV channels. Following the contract signing, the playoff games and the Grand Finals of the Overwatch League will be aired on the networks of ESPN and Disney XD. Highlights will be shown on ABC.
Contract spans multiple years
The agreement between Blizzard and the ESPN and Disney networks spans multiple years. Upcoming seasons of the Overwatch League will also be seen on ESPN channels (ESPN, ESPNNOW, ESPN2, and ESPN3) and Disney XD.
Fans can also watch on apps: In addition to live broadcasts on TV channels, subscribers can also use the respective channel apps. The games will also be viewable via the ESPN App and DisneyNOW.
In addition to the broadcasting rights, Disney has been granted further rights. What exactly these are and what Disney will make of them remains to be seen.
The fact that Disney and ESPN were offered a contract is likely due to the different treatment of TV and online streaming. 63% of surveyed viewers would not want to watch the OWL on TV anyway.
Twitch also attracts viewers with additional offers. Those watching the Overwatch League on Twitch receive free Overwatch tokens, with which you can purchase skins. You only need to connect your Twitch account with your Battle.net account. Disney reportedly does not offer something like this.
A historic step: The broadcast of the Overwatch League on these channels marks the first live broadcast of an eSports event during prime time on a TV channel. It is also the first broadcast of a competitive gaming tournament on the also-involved channel ABC.
With this offer, Blizzard is presumably not aiming to siphon off viewers from Twitch to watch on TV. Since the interest of current fans lies on Twitch anyway, it is likely that the company wants to tap into new target audiences for the growing eSports sector.
The western online game Wild West Online could be described as a flop. Hardly any players and plenty of criticism have now led the developers to want to take a new direction for the game.
Redirection to PvP shooter
Wild West Online is being redirected. On average, 19 players active simultaneously according to Steamcharts cannot sustain an online game. Additionally, with negative reviews and criticism flooding in, the development studio must take action. And that’s what DJ2 Entertainment and WWO Partners Ltd. are doing – Wild West Online is getting a “soft relaunch”.
Wild West Online is to develop more into a faction-based online shooter
The PvP battles between bandits and sheriffs will be at the forefront
New merchants are to offer a greater variety of items. You will also need to get along with merchants to secure better deals
The area will be expanded in the north of the map
Quests will be reduced
Daily and weekly challenges will be introduced
In relic hunts, you must bring the found item to totems to receive an artifact
Female characters are not a priority. Currently, the developers are also working on finally introducing playable female characters. However, the team states that this feature is not a priority at the moment and is rather seen as a “cosmetic feature”.
Relaunch is intended to attract new players. There is no date yet for the “soft relaunch” of Wild West Online. However, it is expected to happen later this summer. The development team hopes to attract new players to the online game.
https://youtu.be/l2Yymjg9qP8
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
A player in No Man’s Sky is currently receiving a lot of hate. The reason: From his perspective, he is simply playing an evil emperor who wants to destroy everything.
No Man’s Sky has a quite active role-playing community, where players build their own bases and entire civilizations, but also meet in cafes for a common exchange. One of the most popular bases was recently destroyed by a streamer with the justification: He is playing an evil emperor who must subjugate everyone.
What happened? The streamer SeriousGamerX (SGX) had “destroyed” the base of another player. This is possible in No Man’s Sky by simply building your own base on the same planet, thereby effectively “overwriting” the previous base. In the role-playing community, this is considered frowned upon, as it nullifies the work of many players. In this case, the base was the “NMS Café”, a hub for role-players. Here, hundreds of players met to exchange ideas and simply spend a few nice hours in RP.
SGX does not see himself as a troll. SGX justifies himself by saying that he did not want to personally step on anyone’s toes. In the stream, he is simply playing an “evil emperor” who has a “legitimate right to conquer the galaxy of No Man’s Sky”. The game gives him the options to overwrite bases, and he uses that to enforce his “legitimate claim”. It is simply part of the game mechanics, and an evil emperor must do evil things – that is part of his role.
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from Twitter that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
What is the truth? When you watch SGX’s streams, it is definitely true that he repeatedly portrays the evil ruler who wants to subjugate the universe. He begins his streams with orchestral music and occasionally holds “glorious speeches” about his reign and his actions in No Man’s Sky.
Sexism was the icing on the cake. The mere act of overwriting the base was not the problem, but the sexist remarks made during the stream. There he stated that it was “a joke if a woman leads a community, and it is well known that women can lead nothing”. Since the community of nearly 400 players stands behind Lillihop, a shitstorm then descended upon SGX – including numerous “reports” for his channel on Twitch.
Whether the entire action truly reflected SGX’s role and his understanding of role-playing is disputed among the players. The truth about it will probably never come to light.
Cortyn says: Role-playing in MMOs almost always requires the consent of other players, even when playing an “evil” character. Anyone who disregards the fun of other players and simply destroys a base in a game that was considered a hub for many role-players is not a true part of a role-playing community.
However, it is quite possible that the two groups are simply speaking from very different definitions of RP. Namely, one from the experience as a member of an RP community that has shared enjoyable, interesting adventures and one as “actors” who take on a different role in the stream to keep their viewers entertained.
But this cannot work simultaneously in this case. In the end, it is what always causes problems for role-players: different interpretations of RP.
What do you think of this story? Which side do you agree with more? Or is this just the “typical RP drama” that always unfolds in role-playing communities?
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Switch & Xbox One) Season 5 begins today. Along with that, there is again a cool cinematic trailer that reveals a bit more of the game’s plot.
What is the background of the new season? Season 4 of Fortnite was about a comet that shook the game’s world. This not only disrupted a superhero movie, a mysterious alien also emerged from the comet and launched the mysterious rocket at Snobby Shores (why was it even there?).
The origin of a new skin: The burger is also seen lying in the desert of California. A guy with a spray can is standing in front of it, spraying his cat-fox tag on the burger. By the way, the guy with the cat-fox mask is one of the new skins from Season 5.
Fortnite brings things from other worlds!
The burger is coming back! The unknown sprayer proudly admires his work when suddenly a rift appears and sucks him in. Shortly after, the burger disappears again. The sprayer and the burger appear shortly afterward on a green hill in the Fortnite world.
There’s more to come! Hardly has the guy recovered from his shock, when suddenly more rifts pop up, and among other things, a type of buggy (the new vehicles in Season 5), a head from Easter Island, a carriage, and finally a huge Viking ship appear!
The stage is set for the bizarre dimensional rifts and challenges of Season 5 of Fortnite!
Not long now, and you will be able to see what kind of game Rend has become. Because this month the Early Access phase starts.
With Rend, we could expect a very interesting online game that aims to combine several genres. And the Early Access launch will show how well that works.
The Survival MMORPG MOBA mix is starting soon in Early Access
What is Rend? Rend aims to be something new. It is neither a typical MMORPG nor a survival or MOBA game. And yet all these elements are present. The development studio Frostkeep, which consists among others of former Blizzard and League of Legends employees, wants to take the genre a step further. They want to combine World of Warcraft with Fortnite!
When does the online game start? Rend will enter Early Access on July 31. Then you can download it via Steam and get started.
Join one of three factions
Explore the world of Rend
Mine resources
Craft equipment
Build your base
Fight against monsters and enemy players
Collect souls. The faction that collects the most souls wins the match
At the end of the round, you will participate in a massive battle to destroy your enemies’ bases
How much does Rend cost? You will need to pay 29.99 euros to participate in the Early Access phase of Rend.
This is what the developers say: “Early Access is a critical moment for Frostkeep Studios,” says Jeremy Wood, co-founder and CEO of Frostkeep Studios. “Since we first announced the game, we have developed it side by side with our players. We are grateful for the invaluable feedback they have given us to make Rend what it is today: a game they want to play.”
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from YouTube that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
To Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Switch & Xbox One), the patch notes have finally been released. Learn what’s changing in version 5.0 and season 5: in the patch notes in English.
Season 5 is here!Season 5 along with update 5.0 is here, and Epic has already released the patch notes. A lot is happening in the battle royale mode. Here are the highlights of the new version 5.0.
Here you’ll find out what changes with season 5 in Fortnite’s PvP mode. We have summarized the most important patch notes.
Map Changes and Dimensional Rifts
Terrain Kart: In addition to shopping carts, there is now a type of beach buggy for your entire 4-person squad. The roof serves as a trampoline. Additionally, passengers can make the vehicle jump higher. When you exit, you are temporarily faster.
Dimensional Rifts: Dimensional rifts have appeared all over the world. What they do is not yet described in detail.
Map Update: There is a new desert biome. Additionally, new locations Paradise Palms and Lazy Links, as well as other unnamed “Points of Interest,” have been added to the game.
The storm circles number 7, 8, and 9 are no longer fixed. They move AND get smaller.
Progressive challenges are now no longer limited to a season. They run over a fixed number of experience points, not the season level. Therefore, you can also complete them later, even if the originating season is already over.
Weekly challenges are now divided: 3 are free, for the remaining 4 you need a battle pass.
There is XP for reviving team mates.
In streamer mode, you can now display your cosmetic name.
If you win a game, you now receive a lot of fanfare and other effects to celebrate the victory.
Mobile versions now have optional autofire. This means you shoot automatically when you have an enemy in your sights.
The changes to Fortnite weapons
Shotguns now indicate in the crosshair how many pellets will hit
Shotgun spread patterns are now less random
The heavy shotgun fires 10 and no longer 5 pellets, but has the same maximum damage
After firing a shotgun, you cannot shoot again with another shotgun for a short time. This should finally put an end to the double shotgun tricks.
The hunting rifle now has less aim assist.
The suppressed SMG now has the same damage drop-off as other SMGs.
Additionally, there were a number of smaller bug fixes and adjustments.
Fortnite: The highlights of the patch notes for Save the World 5.0
Overall, “Save the World” is themed around the “Wild West” in the new patch.
New event: Blockbuster is over, instead, Road Trip begins. Again, you need 500 tickets for a new llama.
Horde Challenge: The horde mode in the desert is back with a smaller map, shorter paths, and more action than before.
Wild West heroes: The road trip llamas contain Wild West heroes.
There is Quickshot (soldier);
Explosive Assassin (ninja),
Classic tech (constructor)
and Chaos Fragment (explorer)
New weapons in Save the World: Additionally, there are now 5 different “flintlock weapons” that can also be found in Road Trip llamas, and a 6th weapon for the shop:
the old Betsy – a sniper rifle
Duelist – a revolver
Dragoon – a heavy shotgun
Grappling hook – a scythe
Eulerich the Third – a heavy mace
and Fortnite adds the hammer “Crusher” in the event shop
Dead players can crawl: Interestingly, defeated players are now displayed more clearly and can crawl. You can revive them in “Save the World,” but a teammate must take a moment.
Sale coming: On July 17, “Save the World” will be on sale for PS4, PC, and Xbox One. The large founder packs will also be sold again – but with “Legendary Troll Treasure Llamas” instead of friend codes.
Gifts for founders: With 5.0, players who are already founders will receive additional troll treasure llamas.
There are also many balance changes and bug fixes for Save the World.
The PlayStation Store has an interesting offer this time for all hack & slash fans. The Diablo III: Eternal Collection is currently the offer of the week and can be grabbed at a really good price.
Hack & slash fans pay attention: Have you not found what you were looking for in all the previous sales? Then you should take a closer look at the current offer of the week in the PS Store. Because right now, you can get the complete Diablo 3 experience as the offer of the week at a bargain price.
Offer of the week: Diablo III: Eternal Collection
The complete Diablo 3 collection is currently the offer of the week in the PlayStation Store. At the moment, you can save 64% compared to the regular purchase price:
Diablo III: Eternal Collection – The complete Diablo 3 experience
What does Diablo 3 offer on consoles? With Diablo 3 for the PS3 and Xbox 360, Blizzard succeeded in 2013 in adapting the mouse-keyboard control of the PC version to the controllers of consoles. Additionally, a fast-paced four-player co-op mode was added to the “hack & slash” experience.
With the “Ultimate Evil Edition”, the game was also released in 2014 for the PS4 and Xbox One. In addition to the visually enhanced main game, the expansion “Reaper of Souls” and a large amount of new content were included.
Since then, the Diablo experience for PC and consoles has been the same in terms of content. The patch cycle has also been aligned – so the game has remained cross-platform at the same level since then. The popular seasons (limited-time leaderboard games) and the Necromancer character expansion can also be played on all platforms.
What is the Eternal Collection? The Diablo III: Eternal Collection was released on June 27, 2017, as a complete collection of all previously released Diablo 3 content for the PS4 and Xbox One. The Eternal Collection includes:
Diablo 3
Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls
Diablo 3: Return of the Necromancer
What is it about?
Two decades have passed since the demonic inhabitants Diablo, Mephisto, and Baal roamed the world of Sanctuary in a tide of destruction to subjugate humanity to unholy slavery.
When Deckard Cain returns to the ruins of the Cathedral of Tristram to look for new signs of evil, a comet crashes down from the sky and strikes exactly where Diablo once entered the world. The comet bears a dark omen in its fiery essence and calls upon the players to defend the mortal world against the rising forces of the Burning Hells – and the fallen of the High Heavens themselves.
As a Barbarian, Witch Doctor, Demon Hunter, Monk, Sorceress, Crusader, or Necromancer, you will battle against the undead, demons, and the Lord of Hell Diablo himself. Even in the third part of the series, the hunt for increasingly powerful equipment and more experience points continues. Both make your hero progressively stronger and allow you to defeat stronger opponents.
How is it played?
It is played in the familiar isometric perspective – but with a controller. The special feature of the console version of Diablo 3 is that you can use a local co-op multiplayer mode. This feature is not available in this form for PC.
If one of the players falls behind, they are teleported to the others. The only small drawback: If one player opens their inventory, all others have to wait.
Who is the game for?
Generally for fans of the hack & slash genre
For anyone who loves fast, action-packed fights
For players who enjoy intuitive and precise controller controls
For anyone who loves couch co-op
Who should rather stay away from it
Anyone who does not like the fast-paced and action-packed gameplay of hack & slays
Players who have always wondered about friends and acquaintances who have fallen under the lure of the loot spiral
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from YouTube that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Switch & Xbox One) starts today in Season 5. Three skins from the new Battle Pass have already been revealed via the Xbox One shop page!
Season 5 was kept strictly secret! Epic put in a lot of effort and tried to keep the contents of Season 5 of Fortnite under wraps until the last minute. Until the very end, fans were puzzled about what was coming and what the Viking, Western, and cat fox teasers meant.
Unfortunately, all the secrecy was in vain: The secret seems to have been revealed prematurely. Due to an error on the Xbox title page, the cover image for Season 5 was briefly visible. It clearly displayed three skins that will likely appear in the Battle Pass soon.
Viking Shieldmaiden, Cat Fox Mask, and Weird Survival Guy!
Which skins will be in Season 5? In the Xbox leak image, you can see three of the new characters that will likely become skins in the Season 5 Battle Pass.
This is what it looked like on the Xbox for a moment.
The Cat Fox Guy
What can be seen? This skin is a blond, athletic guy with a mouthguard. He resembles a ninja a bit. He also wears the mask of the cat fox creature that you could already see in the first teaser for Season 5.
Interesting detail: He seems to take off the mask. Does this mean that masks will become a new interchangeable accessory alongside back pieces?
The Viking Shieldmaiden
What can be seen? This is a wild Viking warrior with the obligatory undercut hairstyle. Especially since the Vikings series, no Scandinavian pirate can be seen without this hairstyle. Her armor and clothing also remind one a bit of Ubisoft’s fighting game For Honor.
The Military Survival Guy
What can be seen? Actually, we expected a kind of cowboy as the third outfit. The Western theme has been teased many times after all. But here you see more of a kind of commando soldier who would fit wonderfully into Ghost Recon Wildlands or a modern Call of Duty.
Even more skins from Season 5 leaked!
The hour of the data miners: Just as the patch for Season 5 is underway, the data miners strike. The Buddies have been digging diligently and have unearthed the following images of skins and outfits:
There do seem to be interchangeable headgear options, including a pure shark costume and a cowboy hat! And there seem to be various outfit options available again.
In addition to Vikings and guys in hoodies, Luchador wrestlers are also involved!
With the back pieces, there is once again total silliness. There is a shark fin, an inflatable unicorn, and even a penguin that strongly resembles the logo of the software giant Tencent.
The gliders are similarly extravagant, especially the Viking ship!
Highlight of the pickaxes: The Viking axe and pool noodles!
Among the emotes, there are, among other things, calculations, stage bows, and a fishing emote.
We have compiled all the data mining images from the Buddies here in a gallery for you, enjoy!
And here is another image of the upcoming skins with their rarity levels and names:
With the big Patch 8.0, you can customize your characters in World of Warcraft more extensively. We reveal what new features are coming your way.
The Pre-Patch 8.0 is almost here, which means the era of Battle for Azeroth in World of Warcraft is about to begin. In addition to the removal of artifact weapons, there are also some new features. Several races will have access to new customization options. We will inform you about the new customizations you can benefit from at the barber (“hairstylist”).
Orcs – Upright Walking
With Patch 8.0, barbers for orcs have a special treatment available, as they apparently now offer a spinal realignment option. Those who wish can give their male orc a straight back under the new “Posture” menu item. This will make the orc slightly taller and stand much straighter in battle. The miracle of evolution!
Blood Elves – Golden Eyes
The race of blood elves is getting some new faces. Instead of the known, fel-corrupted eyes, the blood elves now have golden eyes. These new options reflect the development in the storyline of the blood elves. After purging the Sunwell, they are no longer reliant on fel magic and are once again filled with the Light’s magic. This is reflected in the new eye color. However, the change is optional – no one is forced to do so.
However, male blood elves are being forced. Their faces will be slightly revised to show less “duck face”. The era of kissing faces is over!
Change Skin Color – All Races
If you gave your human a pale skin tone, but often vacation at the beaches of Tanaris, you might want to show that with a darker complexion. Good news: This will soon be possible! With Patch 8.0, barbers for all races will have the option to change their skin color. This also applies to races that do not have skin but may have fur.
![Destiny 2: Forsaken brings 9 new supers – Here is what we know about it [Update]](https://images.mein-mmo.de/medien/2018/06/Destiny-2-Forsaken-Leere-Hunter.jpg)
