Fortnite Week 9: Enter the center of various named locations

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

The challenges of week 9 in Season 4 of Fortnite: Battle Royale have another special task for you. You need to visit four different named locations and enter the center in a single match.

But no Taco Shops! Once again, the developers at Epic have misled us! Because in the leaks about the challenges of week 9, it was clearly mentioned that Taco Shops should be visited. But since this task was already in Season 3, it seemed fishy to us and many players. In the end, we were right: the Taco Shops were just placeholders to confuse data miners.

By now, the real challenges of Season 4, week 9 of Fortnite are here, and instead of Taco Shops, you should enter the centers of four any named locations.

Enter the center of different named locations in a single match

A tough task: To complete the special task of week 9 of Season 4, you need to combine luck, cunning, and running. You need to reach the center of four different named locations, all in a single game!

Death is forbidden! You must not die along the way! The centers of the locations appear as glowing banners that activate automatically when you touch them.

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This is what the center of a location looks like.

Avoid hot spots! To make this work, you need to chart an optimal route. It definitely should not go over popular hot spots like Tilted Towers, Dusty Divot, or Greasy Grove. Junk Junction is also off-limits because the treasure from Haunted Hills lies there.

So where to go? We have scouted out two top routes for you.

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Route 1 – From Flush Factory to Salty Springs

This is how the route goes: With this path, I, Jürgen, just completed the challenge. I proceeded as follows:

  • Flush Factory: I landed here because this location is rarely frequented by many players.
  • Lucky Landing: The path to Lucky Landing is quite long, but if you go down along the coast, you will barely encounter enemies.
  • Fatal Fields: In this vast area, the center is well visible, but luckily there was no one left. Why would anyone linger in this desolate place after the game starts?
  • Salty Springs: From Fatal Fields, it’s not far, and you can reach the center quickly and easily. Challenge completed!
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Start in Flush Factory and continue the route to Salty Springs.

Of course, you can also go the other way and trek from Salty Springs to Flush Factory, but there are usually more opponents lurking at Salty Springs at the beginning than at Flush Factory.

Route 2 – From Lonely Lodge to Tomato Town

This is how the route goes: This route was featured on Express.uk and can also be completed quickly and smoothly. Proceed as follows:

  • Lonely Lodge: At this remote location, there usually isn’t much going on, so land there in the center.
  • Wailing Woods: After the game starts, no one should be hanging around here anymore. You should reach the goal quickly.
  • Risky Reels: By now, there shouldn’t be anyone left, so go get the center!
  • Tomato Town: With some luck, there is also no one here, and you can check off the last location.
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This is where you start at Lonely Lodge.

You can also head from Risky Reels to Anarchy Acres.

Watch out for the storm! All these routes only make sense if the storm zone doesn’t get in your way. So pay attention to where the safe zones are and adjust as necessary.

If you want to rock the Battle Pass of Season 4 optimally, read our Mein-MMO Battle Pass guide for Fortnite!
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ESO: Argonians get creative in PvP, sink Elder Scrolls

Lucas Kaczynski Lucas Kaczynski Reading time 3 minutes

Elder Scrolls Online has a small lizard problem. In Cyrodiil, some Argonians are trolling their own faction and ruining the fun for some PvP players. 

In the open PvP area of Cyrodiil, the three factions fight for dominance. The legendary Elder Scrolls act as capture flags and reward all players of a faction with bonuses. Although Zenimax Online primarily brings new PvE content, there is an established PvP community that regularly disrupts Cyrodiil. However, the fun is overshadowed by a problem.

I’ll be right back…

What’s mine is yours: Players use various tricks and techniques in the open PvP area to obtain valuable Alliance Points. One of these tricks is “Scroll Trading.” In Scroll Trading, a player picks up a freshly captured Elder Scroll, intentionally runs into the arms of the opposing faction, and lets themselves be killed. This allows the enemy faction to gain Alliance Points and an Elder Scroll.

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Resourceful players have developed a new method based on this to troll the entire PvP campaign.

Piranhas eat scrolls

Floating Argonians. Argonians have a passive racial ability that allows them to glide through the water faster than other races. It’s not a particularly strong passive ability, but in Cyrodiil it seems to be extremely practical.

Similar to Scroll Trading, here too a player grabs a freshly captured Elder Scroll and runs off with it. However, they do not head towards the enemy faction but run towards the nearest river.

In these waters, hungry fish lurk that pounce on anything that enters the water.

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Because Argonians can swim so fast, they get further than other players and then die in the middle of the waters. The scroll is now unreachable for all players in this campaign, leaving them with nothing to do but wait.

After a few minutes, the scroll will be teleported back to the castle it was last located at. If the players who just captured this castle are unlucky, reinforcements will have already arrived to get the castle back.

Alliance Points reward diligent players

PvP players receive exclusive items. Alliance Points are important when players want to equip themselves with specific PvP and PvE gear. Once players capture castles in Cyrodiil, take over a district in the Imperial City, or kill players, they earn Alliance Points. ESO rewards players with gold and rare items at the end of each campaign based on the Alliance Points they have collected.

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The Elder Scrolls provide bonuses:

  • a defensive Elder Scroll: Armor value is increased by 5%
  • two defensive Elder Scrolls: Spell resistance and armor value are increased by 5%
  • an offensive Elder Scroll: Spell power is increased by 5%
  • two offensive Elder Scrolls: Weapon power and spell power are increased by 5%

It is therefore worth stealing the Elder Scrolls from the enemy and bringing them under your own control.

Reactions of the PvP community

Known problem. In the PvP community, the issue of floating Argonians has been known for a long time. A few players do not understand why Zenimax does nothing about it. They say: “Zenimax doesn’t care about PvP in Cyrodiil anyway.”

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Other players argue that one shouldn’t be too upset about it. The scroll resets after a certain time, and everyone can continue to hunt for it. Furthermore, players should not focus so much on the scrolls, but rather take additional castles.

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Fortnite: Folge der Schatzkarte aus Haunted Hills – Guide und Karte

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

In week 9 of Season 4 in Fortnite: Battle Royale, you will find another treasure map. It is located in Haunted Hills and leads you to a hidden treasure. Here’s how to find it!

Do not trust the data miners! Once again, the foxes at Epic have tricked the data miners. Because in the leaks about the challenges for week 9, only “Search between movie titles” was mentioned so far. Therefore, many players guessed Risky Reels, as movies could be shown there.

But in the end, it was all nonsense, Epic has only used placeholders, as we suspected, to keep up the suspense. As usual, there’s again a traditional treasure hunt complete with a map.

The treasure from Haunted Hills – Here’s how to find it!

No map needed: The treasure is a Battle Star worth ten big points in the Pass. For that, you get a complete level in the Battle Pass as always. To find the treasure, you do not need to find the map in Haunted Hills first. It is enough to go straight to the location. It is not far away, in Junk Junction.

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Here you see Junk Junction.
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The treasure location in Junk Junction

Off to the junkyard! Junk Junction is a junkyard located in the northwest of the map. You may need to glide through the air a bit to reach this spot.

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The treasure map that you find in Haunted Hills.

In this image, you can see the exact location on the map again.

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The treasure is on the junk pile.

Where exactly is the treasure? Land in Junk Junction directly on top of the car pile at the middle of the upper edge. Right where the “N” of Junk Junction is on the mini-map. A blinking star should appear as you approach. Collect it, and it belongs to you.

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And here you see the star in detail!

But watch out that no one shoots you while searching for and collecting the treasure! Although players are usually quite tolerant at the beginning of a challenge, there are always nasty John Wicks. And once you finally have the star, make sure to finish the ongoing match correctly, otherwise, it won’t count. So if necessary, just let yourself be eliminated.

The treasure location as a video

Would you rather see the treasure location of week 9 in video form? As always, YouTubers have already attempted to retrieve the treasure and found it. Therefore, we have embedded a video by the YouTuber Sensation Live here.

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There you can see where exactly the treasure is located, even though the player has already experimented beforehand and therefore the star does not appear in the video yet. But it is there, don’t worry!

Have fun searching!

If you want to rock through the Battle Pass of Season 4 optimally, then read our Mein-MMO Battle Pass guide for Fortnite!
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Destiny 2: Armsweek and new catalysts are likely coming soon – Here’s how to get them

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

Recently, Destiny 2 received a smaller update. Officially, it only removed a faulty weapon ornament from the Eververse. However, the hotfix 1.2.1.2 evidently also brought new database entries. Fans have now found new catalysts and concrete hints about the Armsweek event.

Before the launch of the Forsaken expansion on September 4, Destiny 2 will receive a larger update on July 17. The update 1.2.3 marks the end of Year 1 and enhances the game with some additional features. Additionally, it brings the new seasonal event “Solstice of Heroes.”

Smart fans now believe they have stumbled upon further details of the upcoming update.

UPDATE: You can find a current article with details on all available catalysts (as of 2019) here: All Masterwork Catalysts in Destiny 2 and how to obtain them

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Details about Armsweek and new Masterwork Catalysts discovered

New catalysts in activities: While sifting through the Destiny 2 database, some community members discovered new entries after update 1.2.1.2.

They found sources for eight additional exotic catalysts that were not previously in the database. According to the data, five of them will be available in activities of a previously leaked weekly event, the Armsweek. The remaining three are likely tied to the raid and the upcoming prestige modes of the raid lairs.

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The discovering fans assume that these contents will enter the game with the July update, since for example, the prestige modes for the two raid lairs are also supposed to be introduced with this update.

The sources and properties for the following catalysts are now known

Hard Light

  • Source: In activities during the celebration of deadly craftsmanship (Armsweek)
  • Upgrade Requirement: Complete the Nightfall Strike Savathûn’s Song with Hard Light equipped during Armsweek to unlock the upgrade. Additionally, reach an unknown value of 1,000 – presumably kills.
  • Upgrade Effect: Stability +25,

Rat King

  • Source: In activities during the celebration of deadly craftsmanship (Armsweek)
  • Upgrade Requirement: Defeat 1,000 enemies with the Rat King to unlock the upgrade. A Nightfall must also be completed, but it is not further specified.
  • Upgrade Effect: Aim assist +20, recoil direction +20, “Infestation” perk – improves aim assist and recoil direction. Triggering the invisibility from the “Vermin” perk restores health.

SUROS Regime

  • Source: In activities during the celebration of deadly craftsmanship (Armsweek)
  • Upgrade Requirement: Defeat 300 enemies in the Crucible during Armsweek and complete the Nightfall Strange Terrain.
  • Upgrade Effect: Recoil direction +50, “SUROS Ascendance” perk – increases the chance for health regeneration on kills

The Prospector

  • Source: In activities during the celebration of deadly craftsmanship (Armsweek)
  • Upgrade Requirement: Defeat 500 enemies during Armsweek and complete the weapons merchant Nightfall with the Prospector equipped to unlock the upgrade.
  • Upgrade Effect: Blast radius +40, Weapon Size +70 (the effect of this stat is currently unknown), “Deeper Pockets” perk – increases ammunition reserves

Lion’s Roar

  • Source: In activities during the celebration of deadly craftsmanship (Armsweek)
  • Upgrade Requirement: Defeat 1,000 enemies during Armsweek and complete the Pyramidion Nightfall with Lion’s Roar equipped to unlock the upgrade.
  • Upgrade Effect: Reload speed +30, “Chimera” perk – After firing this weapon, handling and precision damage of equipped kinetic and power weapons are increased for a short time.

Legend of Acrius

  • Source: Can be found in the hardest challenges aboard the Emperor’s ship.
  • Upgrade Requirement: Reach an unspecified value of 300 – presumably kills.
  • Upgrade Effect: Reload speed is improved by 40 points, “Deeper Pockets” perk – increases ammunition reserves

Sleeper Simulant

  • Source: Can be found in the hardest challenges of the Astral Spire (Prestige Starload Tract)
  • Upgrade Requirement: Reach an unspecified value of 500 – presumably kills.
  • Upgrade Effect: Charge time +75, “Accelerated Coils” perk – speeds up the charge

Telesto

  • Source: Can be found in the hardest challenges of the World Eater (Prestige World Devourer Tract)
  • Upgrade Requirement: Reach an unspecified value of 500 – presumably kills.
  • Upgrade Effect: Magazine +60, Weapon Size +40 (the effect of this stat is currently unknown), “Deeper Pockets” perk – increases ammunition reserves
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Also, the masterwork catalyst for the Sturm is now in the database, but its source cannot currently be determined.

While such database entries have almost always proven to be accurate, they have not been officially confirmed. Therefore, these details should also be treated with appropriate caution.

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What do you think? Are you excited about the Armsweek event and the new catalysts?

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Fortnite: The challenges of week 9 and how to solve them!

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

Fortnite: Battle Royale offers seven new challenges and tasks for the Battle Pass in Week 9 of Season 4. Read here what there is to do and how to complete the Challenge of the ninth week.

The final tasks for Week 9: Previously, it was known according to datamining leaks for Week 9 what needed to be done this time. But some tasks sounded vague and might have been placeholders. Now everything is known, and we can present you the final version of the week’s challenges.

Find out here how to solve all challenges and earn more points in the Battle Pass.

All Challenges of Week 9 in Season 4

The four “easy” challenges of Week 9 can be found in the following list:

  • Deal damage to opponents with explosive weapons (500): Ideally, you should complete this challenge with a rocket launcher. Otherwise, you will have to handle C4 explosives or grenades, which can be quite complicated.
  • Search chests in Moisty Mire (7): This place is full of chests and fairly expansive. You should have no trouble quickly finding the chests. There are plenty of chests at the film set and in the swamp area to the east by the three large trees. In our guide to the chests in Moisty Mire, you can find all of them!
  • Use a shopping cart (1): Shopping carts are back in the game! So take the opportunity and ride around in them for a bit.
  • Enter the center of various named locations in a single match (3): How to solve this challenge can be found in our guide to the ideal route to the centers of named locations.
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Here are the tasks for Week 9.

What do you get as loot? Still, five stars drop in the Battle Pass for each task. With every ten stars, you gain one level, so there are two levels available.

The hard challenges in Week 9 of Fortnite

These three challenges are each worth a full ten stars in the Battle Pass: This means each time a full level in the Battle Pass and thus an instant reward!

  • Follow the treasure map from Haunted Hills (1): To solve this task, you need to go to Junk Junction. What you need to do there, you’ll find out in our guide to the treasure from Haunted Hills.
  • Eliminate opponents with shotguns (4): Until recently, shotguns were the ultimate weapon in close combat, making this task correspondingly easy. With update 4.5, the shotguns were slightly nerfed, but it should still be relatively easy to get four kills with shotguns.
  • Eliminate opponents at Anarchy Acres (3): The usual kill task. The open field is a sniper’s delight, so watch out or lay in wait!
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Complete the Blockbuster Challenge!

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Week 9 also counts towards the Blockbuster task! To unlock the Visitor skin, you need to complete all challenges in seven weeks. So if previous weeks’ tasks have been too hard, you might have better luck in Week 9 and still get the Visitor.

If you want to rock the Season 4 Battle Pass optimally, then read our Mein-MMO Battle Pass guide for Fortnite!
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EVE Online: Candidate openly buys voter votes, but all is well

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Recently, the representatives of the Council of Stellar Management of the space MMO EVE Online were elected – there were allegations of vote buying and election fraud – which is, however, legal in EVE Online.

Vote Buying in EVE Online? Whatever.

What is the Council of Stellar Management? The CSM is made up of elected players who work closely with the developers of the MMORPG and communicate directly with them. They convey the wishes and concerns of the players to the developers.

EVE Online Vote Buying

Purchased votes drive players crazy. About 50 players ran for a spot in the player council and campaigned via Twitter, podcasts, Reddit, forums, or even live in the game. A total of votes from 29,417 active accounts  were cast. However, things were not quite right here. There were allegations that some of these votes were bought with in-game credits.

  • A screenshot was posted on Twitter showing how the already controversial player “The Judge” offered 50 million ISK for each vote to others.
  • Players expressed their outrage, leading to arguments.
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Buying votes is allowed. In EVE Online, there is no regulation prohibiting the purchase of votes for such elections. CCP Games provided a small statement. Employee CCP Guard explained: “Buying votes is not a good way to secure a place in the CSM. Because it can backfire, as many dislike this practice.”

EVE Online CSM

A Disqualification Causes Upheaval

There was a disqualification. Shortly before the election, a disqualification occurred as one of the candidates made racist remarks. CCP Games announced that they generally do not interfere in such elections, but in this case, action had to be taken. Reactions from players were mixed:

  • Some players felt that the logs on which the disqualification was based were too far in the past and that the player had significantly improved since then
  • Others supported CCP Games in their decision
  • Others believed that the logs were intentionally forwarded to CCP Games to eliminate the candidate from the election
  • Some players believe that The Judge has something to do with it, as he would have actually landed in eleventh place  and thus not been elected to the council, which consists of ten people. It was only because the other player was disqualified that The Judge could get into the CSM

However, all of this does not change the result. The ten members of the CSM for EVE Online have been determined, as the election was declared valid.

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Fortnite: New skins are coming – Gangsters, Patriots & female Omega

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Switch & Xbox One) is getting a few new skins again. Dataminers have found the upcoming shop offers in the code of update 4.5.

Whenever a new update comes to Fortnite, the developers have already implemented the upcoming skins for the shop in the code. The new outfits are ready to go as soon as they are unlocked in the shop later.

Dataminers are therefore already waiting to sift through the code and publish the images and names of the new outfits in advance.

Gangsters and Patriotic Cuddly Bears

Which skins could be coming to the shop soon? The defining theme of the upcoming skins and outfits this time is the celebrations for Independence Day on July 4th and … Mafia Gangsters!

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Additionally, there will be new superhero and villain skins. This includes a cool female version of Omega! Also, many of the skins will have new back bling. We have summarized the skins from the datamining in a gallery here.

The new Pickaxes, Gliders and Emotes

These are the harvesting tools: As always, there are a lot of wacky harvesting tools. In addition to a cool axe called “Razer’s Edge”, you will get a type of steering wheel, a magnifying glass and a red pickaxe.

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The new Gliders: Three new gliders have been leaked this time from the datamining. Two wacky designs and an extremely cool device in the shape of a classic car!

Emotes as well: If you are into emotes, you will soon have a lot of fun. Because there are datamining hints about five extremely cool new emotes. Including an eternal Dab move, an epic dance and patriotic fireworks! We have embedded dataminer tweets with videos of the emotes here. Have fun!

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When and whether these shop offers will come to the game is still unknown. But they will surely find a buyer or two. Which upcoming new addition is your favorite?

Do you want more skins? Here you can find all skins and outfits from Fortnite: Battle Royale
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FC Bayern as an eSports team in FIFA 18? This is what Uli Hoeneß says

Philipp Junge Philipp Junge Reading time 2 minutes

Plans have reportedly been made for FC Bayern Munich to enter eSports. Uli Hoeneß is apparently not a fan of FIFA 18 – he opposes the “FC Bayern eSports”.

eSports has become increasingly important in FIFA, especially through the Weekend League. With the FIFA 18 Global Series and changes in FIFA 19, EA is strongly moving towards eSports.

However, in Germany, digital football has prominent opponents. Besides Hoeneß, DFB President Reinhard Grindel is also not a fan of eSports.

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FC Bayern with its own eSports department? Hoeneß says no

Plans for eSports at FCB had already been made. Allegedly, the Munich team had already planned their move into eSports. With a budget of 5 million euros, they would have been very well positioned financially and could have shaken up the market. Facilities were to be created in the new youth development center.

Hoeneß himself reportedly vetoed it. According to sport1, Uli Hoeneß himself put a stop to the project. In his opinion, eSports does not fit the basic understanding and the tradition of FC Bayern Munich.

The main goal of FCB was not FIFA. The plans of the football club were apparently not primarily aimed at FIFA. Instead, the focus was on titles such as Fortnite, League of Legends, or Dota 2. Thus, a possible FCB team for FIFA 19 is even further away.

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Basketball department of Bayern with its own eSports team

FCB Basketball with “Bayern Ballers Gaming”. In April, FC Bayern Basketball founded its own eSports team in the relatively small scene of the NBA 2K simulation. The first official matches are expected to take place in August.

Decision separate from the football club. Media Chief Andreas Burkert, however, makes it clear that the decision comes only from the basketball department and has nothing to do with the football club FC Bayern. They probably would not have received any support from Hoeneß.

Other Bundesliga teams see an opportunity. Not only FCB Basketball, but also many Bundesliga teams such as VFL Wolfsburg, FC Schalke 04, or Bayer 04 Leverkusen already have an eSports department. Their players are also quite successful in FIFA. In the scene, “Tim Latka” or “TimoX” are well-known names and considered major talents.

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Last chance! The Mage Tower in WoW is now permanently active

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

For collectors of artifact weapon skins, the last chance has come. For a few weeks, the Mage Tower in WoW is permanently active.

Already a few weeks ago, Blizzard announced it, and now the promise has been fulfilled. The Mage Tower of World of Warcraft on the Broken Shore is permanently active. Until the release of Patch 8.0, all players can try to obtain their special appearances for the artifact weapons. Yesterday, there was an error, so the Mage Tower was not active on EU servers. However, Blizzard quickly pushed out a hotfix.

WoW Mage Tower Screenshot

The Mage Tower is located in the area of the Broken Shore. Normally, players have to gather resources to build the tower. Then the tower is active for three days and allows players to undertake the particularly difficult challenges. This restriction was lifted with the maintenance. Until the release of Patch 8.0, the pre-patch for Battle for Azeroth, access to the Mage Tower quests can now be permanently gained.

Costs in Nether Shards remain. However, there is another hurdle. Only the first attempt at the Mage Tower is free. If you fail, each subsequent attempt must be paid for with 100 Nether Shards.

By the way, an additional boost for your character was available if you completed the latest quest from Magni. Then your artifact weapon is automatically at Level 126!

If you want to unlock all the skins of the artifact weapon, you will have to put in some serious effort. Because there are a total of 36 different skins, one for each specialization. However, many challenges are identical. Tanks share the same quest, and there are only a few missions for healers.

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The Mage Tower is active until the release of Patch 8.0. There is no official date for it yet, but early hints and speculations point to July 18.

Will you try to unlock your artifact skin in the last weeks? Or are you just waiting to get rid of the artifact weapons?

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Fortnite: Jetpack is likely to make an explosive return in a new game mode

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

In the code of Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, Switch, iOS & Xbox One), data miners have once again found new information about upcoming content. Therefore, the Jetpack will soon make a return!

Data miners find new mode: With Update 4.5, new game files for Fortnite arrived. In them, data miners have diligently searched for new content that is not yet active in the game. Alongside the cool new Tommy Gun, the miners also found a new game mode. In this, the Jetpack makes an explosive return!

The Jetpacks are coming back

Finally flying again: The Jetpack has only been available in Fortnite for a short time. However, it was well received by fans after initial problems. Therefore, the developers probably intend to bring it back soon. The new mode for the Jetpacks will likely be called “Fly Explosives.” Jetpacks will be available as regular loot spawns on the ground.

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Jetpacks and explosions: The new Jetpack mode will have special rules again. Aside from the jetpacks, the new mode will be teeming with explosive weapons.

As soon as you have a Jetpack, you can grab a rocket launcher and then fly around like Pharah from Overwatch, raining death from above. Or you can throw sticky grenades or C4 charges from above. It will definitely be a blast!

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When will the new Jetpack mode come? Unfortunately, there is still no information regarding the date of the new mode. We will report on it once the mode Fly Explosives goes online.

Epic is currently also tweaking a lot of gameplay: Is Fortnite’s endgame now easier or more boring?
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Bless: Server merging is coming, this is what it means for you

Lucas Kaczynski Lucas Kaczynski Reading time 5 minutes

At the end of July, Bless Online developer Neowiz will merge all existing servers. Players are looking forward to this, hoping for a greater number of fellow players. Neowiz has announced the exact rules by which the merger will take place.

The server merge is coming

When? July 24, exact time to be announced

Which characters are affected? All characters created before July 24 will be transferred to the new servers.

Server merge in Europe: In Europe, the existing seven servers will be merged into two new servers. It will still be possible to play characters in both factions after the merge.

The servers Physis and KuatRan will be merged into the new EU server Bacillas.

Bless Online Dragon Ventus
The server named after the dragon Ventus will disappear.

If you are playing on the servers Daimon, Ventus, Ermekis, Baraka, or Melacazeus, you will move along with your fellow players to the EU server Iriaphos.

Server merge in North America: The existing eight servers will be merged into two new servers.

Tanara, Habicht, Sforza, and Deblahyim will merge into the new NA server Hilan.

Liyanthes, Murabi, Chinuwa, and Gagato will be connected to the NA server Kairos.

What will happen to your characters

Are characters no longer faction-bound? In Bless Online, players can only join one faction per server. Character creation is then limited to the faction you chose at the beginning. If you have created characters of different factions on the merged servers, you will only be able to play characters from one faction.

Bless Online Hieron Capital Hierakon

The characters of the other faction will be deactivated. Upon deactivation, the characters will not be deleted but will remain available to you. You can request activation. At that time, the characters of the respective other faction will be deactivated. You can find out which characters will remain active from the prioritization list below.

What happens if I created more than four characters? If you have created more characters than the new server has slots, excess characters will be deactivated. If you purchased server slots on one of the old servers, these will be added to the new server.

Bless Online Union Capital Spezia

If players have fewer than four characters across all merged servers, all characters will simply be transferred to the new server.

Prioritization list: All your characters will receive a value indicating their prioritization.

  1. Priority: Characters that are guild leaders
  2. Priority: Characters with a high level
  3. Priority: Characters that were last actively played

Not everyone will be able to keep their character name

What happens to my character name? If another character has the same character name, your name will be temporarily changed.

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The first priority goes to names of characters created before June 26 and actively played between June 26 and July 24. If another player with the same name as you does not log in during this time, you can keep your name. Otherwise, both players must change it as soon as they log in. The player who changes their name first can then keep the original name.

Second priority goes to names of characters created after June 26. If your name overlaps with an existing name before June 26, you must change your name. On the new server, your character will receive a temporary name consisting of the original name and a number.

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To change your name, you will receive a free name change. If you do not change your name, you will not be able to connect to the game with this character.

What happens if another guild has the same name? If two guilds have the same name, there is also a list that defines who may keep their name.

Bless Online Craftsmen at Work
  1. Priority: The guild with the higher level may keep its name.
  2. Priority: If both guilds have the same level, the guild that was created earlier may keep its name.
  3. Priority: If neither of the above rules works, both guilds having the same level and created on the same day, both guilds will receive temporary names. The guild name may be changed by the guild leader.

All gold will end up on one server

What happens to my gold? The gold from all merged servers will be combined on the newly created server. If players on servers 1 and 2 each have 2 gold, they will have 4 gold on the new server.

What happens to inventory slots? Your purchased inventory expansions will be transferred to the new server. However, if a character with an expanded inventory is deactivated, the inventory expansions will be converted to Lumena and credited to the character on the server with the highest level.

Bless Online Collecting

What happens to purchased Lumena and items? If your character has acquired Lumena but is deactivated, you will receive a message via the postal system attached to your Lumena. Costume items and items from the “Extended Function” tab from the Special Currency Shop will be converted to Lumena and also delivered to you via the postal system.

How is this received by the players?

Previously separated players can play together. At the start of the early access of Bless Online, the faction selection was restricted on almost all servers. Many more players wanted to fight on the side of the Union. Therefore, players, although they had purchased Bless, could not play together on the same server.

The server merger will thus bring formerly separated players together.

Bless Heroes

No free choice of servers. Some players would like to choose which of the two new servers they will end up on. Neowiz has probably decided against this to keep player numbers relatively equal on both servers.

A server merger is necessary

Declining player numbers. In many newly launched MMORPGs, player numbers decline after the first few weeks. Hardcore players have already reached the maximum level, and there is not really much to do anymore.

According to SteamDB, almost 7000 players log in daily to Bless. These 7000 players are spread over more than 15 servers in North America and Europe. Hopefully, the merger will fill the rather empty servers with players again.

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League of Legends: The nerdy world champions present their LoL skins

Leya Jankowski Leya Jankowski Reading time 2 minutes

In 2017, the Samsung Galaxy (SSG) team won the World Championships in League of Legends. Now the winners received skins for their favorite champs in LoL, as per tradition.

The winning team SSG showcased the skins in a video: The guys revealed for the first time how the skins will look in the game, animated. This presentation was full of body language and is at least as nerdy as it is charming.

The players themselves demonstrate the “Recall” animation of the skins: The SSG players here imitate the animation of the skins, with which the champs teleport back to the base. This all happens against a desolate, gray background. Instead of a sword, a parasol is wielded. The world champions don’t take themselves too seriously here and are on the verge of laughter from time to time.

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World Champions Traditionally Receive Skins in League of Legends

Since forever, world champions in League of Legends receive their own skin collection in the game, allowing them to immortalize their team and victory there. The Korean team SSG managed to beat SKT in the finals in 2017 and secured the trophy. Concepts of the SSG skins were already presented in March. However, they were first seen in motion in the video above.

Winners choose the champs for the skins themselves: The players work together with the skin designers and can express their wishes. Thus, the players also choose the champs they represent in the game. Usually, these are the champions they played a lot in the World Championship.

Which champ belongs to which player?

  • Gnar: CuVee
  • Ezreal: Haru
  • Jarvan IV: Ambition
  • Taliyah: Crown
  • Xayah: Ruler
  • Rakan: CoreJJ
Winners Skins
The 6 SSG skins of the World Championships 2017 in League of Legends at a glance.

Each Skin Represents a Piece of Korean Culture

Players expressed the wish that the skins should represent Korea: The winning team comes from Korea and the players wanted to see a piece of their home in the skins. The skin designer Riot Stellari explained what piece of Korea is represented in each skin.

Xayah & Rakan: The couple leans on a Korean crow, the Magpie. Xayah’s flower is the national flower, and Rakan’s hat features a traditional hat that one receives for passing a government test.

Ezreal: This skin is inspired by the Korean Hwarang (Flower Warriors). These ancient elite warriors are often depicted with long hair.

Jarvan IV: This skin has a lot of the player Ambition in it. However, the beard and the ultimate ability of the skin also reference the famous Admiral Yi Sun Shin.

Taliyah: This skin is based on the Korean novel Hong Gildong jeon. The novel can be compared to Robin Hood. Taliyah is a stone bender and uses a type of marble with this skin that is often found in ancient Korean sites.

Gnar: This monstrous champ has been realized as a white tiger, which holds significant meaning in Korean culture.

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The skins will be priced at 1350 RP, which is just under 10 Euros. They are currently on the test server. Once the skins are available in League of Legends, they will also only stay in the game for a limited time.

What do you think about the skins and the performance of the world champions?

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Fortnite: Dataminers find hints of a new Tommy Gun!

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

With Update 4.5 to Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, Switch, iOS & Xbox One), hints about upcoming content have resurfaced in the code. Dataminers have found clues about a new weapon: a gangster-style Tommy Gun!

Dataminers at work: Every time an update for Fortnite comes, there are already files in the code preparing for upcoming features. Dataminers specialize in extracting such hints from the code, providing a glimpse of future content.

The latest finding: A Tommy Gun! This refers to the legendary Thompson submachine gun from the 1930s, which is a must-have in any mafia gangster film or World War epic.

Tommy Gun as a new Assault Rifle?

What can the Tommy Gun do? According to the dataminers TwoEpicBuddies, the Tommy Gun will soon be found in the game under the name “Drum Gun” (due to its drum magazine). Here are the following details:

  • Type: Assault Rifle
  • Rarity: Gray, Green, Blue (so it should be fairly common)

An alternative to the Assault Rifle? Unlike the original, the Tommy Gun is thus a rifle and not a submachine gun. It will serve as an alternative to the Assault Rifle and the Burst Assault Rifle.

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Assault Rifle with plenty of ammunition?

It may deal less damage, but it has a higher rate of fire and, thanks to the thick ammunition drum, likely much greater magazine capacity.

When is the Tommy Gun coming? There’s no information on that yet. But for those who like new weapons, they can first enjoy the dual pistols that were recently introduced with Update 4.5.

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What do you think of the idea of the Tommy Gun? Does Fortnite really need another assault rifle? Or is it just the iconic design of the cool gangster piece that makes it worth appearing in Fortnite?

Epic is also extensively tweaking the gameplay: Will Fortnite’s endgame now be easier or lamer?
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New Fallout 76 trailer shows a hauntingly beautiful post-apocalyptic world

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time < 1 minutes

In a video, the creators of Fallout 76 showcase the world and gameplay. Take a look at West Virginia after the nuclear war!

Gameplay trailer for Fallout 76 shows the map: Bethesda has released a clip from the E3 presentation of Fallout 76 as a standalone video. The new trailer shows parts of the map of West Virginia and gameplay footage from Fallout 76. Fans have already recreated the map of Fallout 76.

Fallout 76 Gameplay Trailer Screenshot Map with Vault 76

The task that the overseer of Vault 76 gives you will lead you through six different regions of West Virginia, each with its own unique flair and dangers. Embark on the journey and discover the zones full of new creatures!

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Fortnite: Sony does give hope for a solution to the crossplay issue

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Some players of Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Switch & Xbox One) have recently been upset with Sony. Once the Fortnite account is registered on the PS4, it cannot be used on the Switch anymore. However, Sony now offers hope for a solution.

The Crossplay Dilemma: Sony refuses crossplay on the PlayStation 4 when it comes to the Switch or Xbox One. You cannot play Fortnite or other games with these platforms together.

It’s particularly bad on the Switch, as your account is blocked if you have registered it on the PS4. Currently, you can only play on the Switch with a new Fortnite account, without your achievements and purchased skins acquired on the PS4.

Sony is confident in finding a solution

Finally some hope: After Sony initially ignored the problem and then caused even more trouble with a press release, there are now more conciliatory tones. In an interview with Eurogamer, Shawn Layden, CEO of Sony Interactive America, spoke about crossplay and Fortnite:

We are looking at a lot of possibilities. You can imagine that the surrounding circumstances will affect more than just one game. However, we are confident that we will find a solution that is accepted and understood by the gamer community while simultaneously supporting our business.

What could Sony do?

No concrete solution proposal yet: What exactly Sony is considering is not known. However, there are several possibilities, including:

  • Allow crossplay completely
  • Continue to prohibit crossplay but lift the block to Nintendo
  • Allow crossplay but not permit “cross-purchase.” According to an insider, the idea of buying items on another console and then playing them on the PS4 was the main reason against crossplay at Sony.
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As soon as there is any new information on this development, we will keep you informed. What do you think? Will Sony really become more liberal with crossplay, or is this just a smokescreen?

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Pokémon GO: How to find your Trainer Code and add friends

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 3 minutes

In Pokémon GO trainers can now add friends and send gifts. We show you how to find the trainer code and add friends with it.

The friends function: If you want to connect with other trainers in Pokémon GO, you can send them a friendship invitation. This is done with the trainer code.

Find Trainer Code

The code is important: Other trainers who want to add you as a friend need your trainer code for that. It’s a 12-digit combination of numbers that you can retrieve in Pokémon GO.

Pokémon GO Good Friend

Where do I find the trainer code?

  1. Start Pokémon GO on your device
  2. Then click on your trainer picture in the lower left corner
  3. Now select “Friends” at the top, which is right next to “You”
  4. There you will find the button “Add Friend” – tap the button
  5. Now you will find the option to enter a friend’s code at the top, while the lower area shows your trainer name and your trainer code. With the button “Copy your Trainer Code” you have the number in the clipboard and can paste it into WhatsApp or other platforms.

Adding Friends in Pokémon GO

Here’s how to add friends: To add a friend in Pokémon GO, first ask them for their code. Then copy the number that your friend gives you. Now follow the instructions shown above up to step 4.

  • Now select the empty field at “Add Friend” and enter your friend’s trainer code there.
    • Instead of copying the number, you can also enter it by hand.

Afterwards, the friend request will be sent and just needs to be accepted by the other player. Once that happens, you will be friends in Pokémon GO.

Pokémon GO: Finding Friends

Pokémon GO Friends overview

Where is the overview? Click on your trainer picture in Pokémon GO and then at the top on “Friends”. Your friends will be listed here. Simply select an entry in the list to find the options to send gifts or trade. What do friends bring in Pokémon GO? Through the friends function, you can receive gifts from players worldwide. Friendship in Pokémon GO also has advantages with local trainers. Because if you participate in raids together, you gain more attack power and even more Premier Balls.

Here you can find friends for Pokémon GO: In our Facebook group for Pokémon GO, we have created a photo album that makes finding friends easier. After you join the group, you will find the “Friend Codes” album. Comment under the respective photo with your code and maybe share if you are looking for friends to raid or just for gift exchanges.

Pokémon GO Friends Facebook

At local events like Community Days or raids, you can also simply ask other players for their code and then add them. This way, strong raid groups can also be formed in rural areas when you utilize the attack bonus.

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Destiny 2: It is finally clear what will happen to the faction catalysts

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 2 minutes

The hunt for masterwork catalysts is currently very popular within the community of Destiny 2. However, many fans are wondering what will happen to the catalysts from the faction rally after Season 3 ends. Bungie has now clarified this.

Exotic masterwork catalysts are currently in high demand among many Guardians. Especially with the hunt for the three faction-exclusive catalysts, many players are passing the time.

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However, the limited availability of these coveted rewards is causing concern among Guardians. Fans with limited playtime will not be able to get all the catalysts. And until now, it was unclear whether these seasonal rewards would also be available after the end of Season 3.

Now Bungie has clearly addressed this issue.

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Faction-specific catalysts available after Season 3

Everyone who is unable to collect all faction catalysts during Season 3 can breathe a sigh of relief.

As Community Manager dmg04 confirmed on Twitter, players will be able to earn the three exotic catalysts for the Workhorse, the Sunshot, and the Graviton Lance even after Season 3 ends. However, dmg04 did not specify how they will be obtained.

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Furthermore, he clarified that Bungie currently has no plans to hold a fourth faction rally as part of Season 3.

Recently, there have been increasing calls for a fourth group fight. Because some fans with limited playtime have already realized that they will not be able to get all three catalysts during the three group fights.

Additionally, there is currently a bug that prevents faction gear from being purchased from the respective vendors. Since a complete armor set increases the effective faction token output (you reach Max Renown faster), many fans have also requested at least one more event as compensation.

All information regarding the 2nd faction rally of Season 3 can be found here: Destiny 2: The 2nd faction rally of Season 3 starts – All information

What do you think of this information? Did you expect it already? 

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In WoW you can now even turn your artifact power into gold

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Those who are always short on cash in World of Warcraft can now rejoice. Artifact Power no longer strengthens your weapon, but gives you cash instead.

With the maintenance work (June 27, 2018), a lot has changed in World of Warcraft. Many players have already noticed that the badges for Artifact Power now have a gold value. This means: Artifact Power can now be sold at the vendor as it no longer serves any purpose.

How much gold do the badges give? The earned gold from the Artifact Power tokens depends directly on the rarity of the respective item.

  • Uncommon (“Green”) is worth 10 Gold
  • Rare (“Blue”) is worth 25 Gold
  • Epic (“Purple”) is worth 100 Gold
WoW Goblin Gold

Why can you sell Artifact Power now? With the server maintenance, a new quest has been unlocked that leads players to Silithus. After completing the quest chain, your Artifact weapon becomes unstable and overcharges. This leads to the weapon automatically having the maximum amount of Artifact Power. Thus, all tokens for Artifact Power have effectively lost their purpose.

Don’t worry: You can no longer “accidentally” use the tokens once you have completed the new quest chain with Magni Bronzebeard. After that, your Artifact weapons will have reached their maximum, and using the Artifact Power tokens will throw an error message.

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But beware! If you still have Artifact Power tokens in your inventory and have not completed the quest yet, do not use them. That would be a waste and you would miss out on some gold coins.

Even though the gold amounts are not particularly high, it is at least a small additional incentive. A few more coins can certainly not hurt in Battle for Azeroth, as a mount costs a whopping 5,000,000 gold coins!

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PUBG no longer sues Fortnite, remains silent about the reasons

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time < 1 minutes

Two of the currently largest games have faced each other in court. Now the legal dispute between PUBG and Fortnite suddenly stops.

What happened? We already reported in May that PUBG Corp, the studio behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, is suing Epic Games – the people behind the battle royale competitor Fortnite.

Little details: The lawsuit was in South Korea and concerned copyright infringement. However, no details about the progress of the dispute were to be made public at that time.

Now it’s already over: Now the lawsuit is said to have been withdrawn. PUBG is no longer suing Fortnite.

No reasons given

Lawsuit concluded: As Bloomberg reports, the lawsuit of PUBG Corp. against Epic Games was withdrawn earlier this week.

Why? PUBG and their lawyers confirmed that the lawsuit was withdrawn. However, they did not want to say whether there was already a settlement or what the exact reasons are.

Similarities of the games: Both studios are partly owned by the Chinese gaming giant Tencent. In addition, PUBG uses Epic’s Unreal Engine.

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What was the lawsuit about? In court, it was to determine whether “Fortnite” by Epic Games is a copy of “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds,” the shooter by PUBG Corp. There may have been copyright infringements.

There were supposed to be similarities in the style of the interface and the minimap. More details about the lawsuit between PUBG and Fortnite can be found here

Also interesting: PUBG now has an event pass – Did they copy that from Fortnite?

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The Division 2: Players are amused by strange running animations

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 2 minutes

Fans have examined the E3 gameplay of The Division 2 and noticed something strange. The running animations seem very odd compared to the predecessor. Let’s take a closer look at this.

The gameplay of The Division 2 has pleased many. The new open world, the new skills, the new specializations – all of this was showcased and received positively by the audience. However, one thing caused some concern among parts of the Division community. The sprint animations.

Animations look strange and unnatural

While the other movement animations looked mostly good, the movements during sprinting seem to be the problem. It looks somewhat like the agents have an invisible block between their legs.

In this video, you can see the comparison to The Division 1. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5VeLWegARU&feature=youtu.be

Considering that the demo shown was visually much better than The Division 1, everything seems even stranger. Now players fear that the animation will be the same in the final game.

But what could be the reasons for the strange running animation?

It is an alpha version

The version of the The Division 2 gameplay presented at E3 was an alpha. Much of what will be included in the final game is not yet present or not yet finalized. For example, we did not see any equipment mods because there was not a final system in the alpha.

So it is conceivable that the movements will be tweaked before launch. However, it is also possible that the animation is intended as it is. This relates to the predecessor.

The “Chicken Dance” – A frustrating problem in The Division 1

Another assumption seems quite plausible: The so-called “Chicken Dance,” which is very common in PvP of The Division 1, could play a role.

What is the Chicken Dance? This term refers to the rapid back-and-forth movement of players to avoid enemy fire. This makes it harder to hit the target.

In conjunction with a recovery aid station, or the 6-piece bonus of the classified Striker, the Chicken Dance makes it possible to be nearly immortal. This has often been criticized by players in the past.

This video gives a pretty good insight into how severely the Chicken Dance can impact PvP.

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No matter what the reason may be, it looks odd in any case. We will have to wait and see how it looks in the final game. Perhaps there will be some changes even by the beta.

If this is really a measure against the Chicken Dance, we can definitely live with this compromise.

What do you think of the running animations? Can you accept them if they remain as they are?

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