Whoever has these extremely rare skins in Fortnite is a real lucky player!

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Switch & Xbox One) offers new skins and outfits in the shop daily. However, some skins have only been in the shop once or twice. Therefore, they are rare and are envied accordingly.

This is how the skin rotation works in Fortnite: Every night (except on weekends), the shop in Fortnite is updated. The old skins are replaced, and you get eight new offers for outfits, gliders, pickaxes, and emotes.

Meanwhile, there are extremely many skins and outfits in Fortnite. Therefore, some items are much rarer in the shop rotation than others.

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The eight rarest offers in the shop!

These skins are extremely rare! The Reddit user Hearth_Custom has collected information and identified the rarest skins in Fortnite. Hence, he comes up with the following list of skins and emotes:

  • Power Chord: The punk rocker has only been in the shop once. The legendary outfit priced at 2,000 V-Bucks was quite expensive, and not everyone likely bought it. Many players might regret this now, as the punk girl has not returned yet.
  • Anarchy Pickaxe: The harvesting tool associated with Power Chord is just as rare as its owner and has also only been available once in the shop.
  • Air Guitar: Another item from the “Headbanger” collection. The emote lets you rock out with a guitar (a real one, the German title is nonsense!) and looks super cool, but it was also only available in the shop once!
  • Recon Expert: This skin is not particularly spectacular but has only been in the shop once. Therefore, only a few players own it.
  • Mako: A true one-of-a-kind. The gray glider was only available if you reached level 25 in Season 1. Since Fortnite was at that time just a mocked and colorful PUBG, not too many players participated back then. And not everyone made it to level 25! The skin also appeared unintentionally in the shop later, which made it even more coveted.
  • Ranger, Scout, and Pathfinder: These skins are all from the “uncommon” category and therefore rather inconspicuous. Nevertheless, they are all super rare, as they have only appeared twice in the game!
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The eight rarest skins in Fortnite. Source: Reddit

These skins almost everyone should have!

There are also extremely common skins and outfits: On the other hand, some items appear particularly often in the shop. Therefore, they are not exactly rare, and almost every dedicated skin collector should have bought them by now.

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The eight most common skins in Fortnite. Source: Reddit

In the image here, you can see how often the respective items have been available. The popular and colorful Farbomber has taken the lead here, but the Schaltkreis-Killer and the Kaugummi-Gleiter have also been offered quite often so far.

Want more skins? Here you can find all skins and outfits from Fortnite: Battle Royale
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Anthem: Will there be special female outfits? This is what BioWare says

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

The eagerly awaited MMO shooter Anthem by BioWare lets you control futuristic combat suits. But what do the designs look like? Are there specific female forms? BioWare has given a clear answer to this!

What’s the deal with the combat suits in Anthem? In Anthem, you play as so-called Freelancers. These are mercenaries who venture into the lethal wilderness with heavily armed Javelin combat suits to complete highly dangerous missions.

The suits look as if developed by Tony “Iron Man” Stark and are packed with high-tech gadgets and weapons. However, it has not been clear so far whether a man or a woman is inside the Javelins. BioWare has now addressed this.

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Gender separation in combat mode?

Gender stereotypes in many games: In many games, depending on the genre, armor or combat suits for women are often designed differently than those for men, catering to long-standing gender stereotypes:

  • Armor for men is often particularly massive and bulky. This is to make the brute male strength stand out even more.
  • Combat outfits for women are usually delicate, have broad hips, prominently visible breasts, and often high heels. One often gets the impression that the heroine primarily wants to look sexually attractive. Defensiveness comes second.
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In Warframe, for example, each suit is assigned a gender (Even though this is well-founded in the lore).

Combat suits in a unisex look

All Javelins come in the same size: BioWare has always strived for equality. Therefore, Javelins for women do not look different from those for men. A combat suit designed for speed will also be light and delicate on a male wearer.

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In this bulky Colossus Javelin, a delicate woman could also fit.

And if a woman squeezes into a bulky tank Javelin, she is just as massive and bulky as her male counterparts. This way, no one is forced to play a specific gender based on looks.

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According to a tweet from the developers at BioWare, there was a lot of discussion on this topic until they reached the current unisex solution. In the meantime, there has also been a more detailed statement from the developers. They have stated for several reasons that they will no longer have gender variants:

  • The differences between the gender versions would have been hardly visible anyway
  • They would have had to do a lot of extra work to give all machines a gender-specific look. That would have been too much unforeseen additional effort.
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There is more substantial information about BioWare’s new game:
This is what BioWare says about the progress, loot, and story of Anthem.
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CS:GO: Valve deactivates 2800 bots with 2 million dollars in inventory

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Valve is not interested in illegal trading with CS:GO skins and has disabled over 2800 bots. They had some valuable skins with them.

Which bots were deleted? Valve has disabled many bots on Steam that are directly connected to the popular site for CS:GO skin trading “OPSkins”.

High losses: Along with the bots, their inventory contents were removed. It is estimated that the skins in the bots’ possession were worth a total of 2 million dollars.

Trading website circumvented Steam rules with bots

7-day protection: Valve activated a feature in March that makes CS:GO skins tradable only seven days after acquisition. This was likely aimed at protecting buyers from fraud.

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ExpressTrade not allowed: They have now disabled many bots because the OPSkins website offered an ExpressTrade feature. A free service that allows users to trade skins directly with each other. No sales listing needed to be posted online; it was presumably immediate and without delay with the help of bots.

He did the Math: A Reddit user has calculated and compiled an estimate. It is believed that 2843 of the removed bots had CS:GO items in their inventory. Altogether, they had 1.5 million tradable items in their backpacks. These are worth about 1.9 million dollars.

There was a warning: Valve disabled the bots on June 21, but reportedly sent a cease and desist letter to OPSkins operators as early as June 6, shortly after they launched the ExpressTrade feature.

Quickly warned the customers: OPSkins immediately sent a notice to its users to remove their items from the OPSkins inventory to avoid loss.

Even other third-party providers are said to have already used ExpressTrade to circumvent Valve’s rules.

Future for skin traders? OPSkins states that they will not stop their service now. The operators are already looking at other games for which they plan to offer a marketplace in the future.

Someone spent over $60,000 on this weapon skin in CS:GO

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Im neuen Launch-Trailer gibt The Crew 2 Vollgas

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Ubisoft’s racing game The Crew 2 is set to launch on June 29 for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. A new trailer has been released ahead of the upcoming launch.

In Ubisoft’s racing game sequel The Crew 2, you can take to the streets, water, and air in an open world. You can switch from street racer to boat or aircraft at any time with the push of a button.

Additionally, you can compete online with other players in various modes, including different races or surpassing speed limits at speed traps. A PvP mode will follow in December with a second live update.

The Crew 2 will be released on June 29 for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. However, to experience the promised vibrant game world, where you can encounter other drivers and participate in regular events, you must be permanently connected to the internet.

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WoW: Easier twinking in Battle for Azeroth thanks to new whistle

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With Battle for Azeroth, leveling Twinks could become significantly easier. The reason for this is an early Flight Master’s whistle.

The Flight Master’s whistle allows players in World of Warcraft to teleport to the next outpost with just one click. This is a strong advantage at max level and a huge time saver. With Battle for Azeroth, you can obtain this whistle much earlier and use it at level 110 in Zandalar and Kul Tiras.

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Flight Master’s whistle available at level 110. In order to unlock the Flight Master’s whistle on secondary characters, you need to have a character at the new max level – that is, 120. Then log in with your Twink and head to the Docks of the Horde in Zuldazar. Nathanos Blightcaller will have the whistle ready for your character. Alliance players, on the other hand, go to Boralus, visit the harbor there, and collect the whistle from Wyrmbane’s ship.

Cross-Faction? By the way, the whole process works across factions. If you have a Horde character at 120 and start an Alliance Twink, then the Twink can pick up their whistle at level 110. Conversely (Alliance main and Horde Twink), it works the same way, of course.

Effort in Legion. In the (still) current expansion Legion, earning the Flight Master’s whistle was more cumbersome. Characters had to reach max level first and then also earn a friendly reputation with all factions. Later, these requirements were reduced – then players only needed a friendly reputation, and Twinks gained access upon reaching max level.

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However, keep in mind that this information comes from the beta. It may change before the release.

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Fortnite: Update 4.5 is coming later this week – What is in it?

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When will the new Fortnite Update 4.5 be released? Unlike usual, the new patch seems to be coming later in the week. But when can we expect the update and what will it include?

Update 4.5 not on Tuesday? Fortnite updates usually come at the beginning of the week. Typically, Tuesday is patch day for Epic’s colorful shooter. However, with Update 4.5, the developers seem to be taking more time. On June 26, 2018, everything remained unchanged. No update was deployed to the servers, and there was no news from Epic on the subject.

When will Update 4.5 be released?

Is Wednesday the patch day? Since the new update is unlikely to arrive on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, it should come at a later time in the week. What would be the logical date? It would be Wednesday (June 27).

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Why this day? Wednesday is promising because it is the last day before the new week 9 challenges of the Battle Pass. It is rather unlikely that Epic will deliver the update on the day of the weekly challenges.

Patch likely to be released before the challenges for week 9

Shopping carts as a hint? Too much can go wrong if a major patch and the challenge update come on the same day. According to a leak, the shopping carts are supposed to play a role again in the week 9 challenges. If this is indeed the case, Epic would have to bring the carts back into the game via a patch beforehand.

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There should be time between patch and challenge update: This would likely be Patch 4.5, and it would have to be released before the new challenges. Epic can still intervene if there are problems again.

Creative Mode and PvE content – What can you expect in Update 4.5?

The content of Patch 4.5: The upcoming update will bring a lot of new content. Among other things, the following innovations are likely to be included in the patch notes:

  • Reporting Feedback: If you report a player for inappropriate behavior, you will now receive a notification when Epic responds and issues a penalty.
  • Creative Mode (PvP): This long-awaited mode is finally set to come to Battle Royale. In it, you can test tactics to your heart’s content and thanks to respawn, you won’t get eliminated immediately when you are downed. Here is more info about the Creative Mode.
  • Slot Clearance (PvE): For 20 V-Bucks, you can now clear your collection slots in PvE mode.
  • Builder Pro (PvE): The control scheme known from PvP for faster building is now set to come to PvE as well.
  • Separate Control Schemes (PvE): You will now have the option to save different control schemes for the PvP and PvE modes of Fortnite.
Patch 4.5 brings even more new features: Tilted Towers is getting even bigger!
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Overwatch: Is the new hero Hammond rolling in?

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A fresh Overwatch teaser is causing a stir. A new hero is visible! Fans are sure – Hammond is coming!

In the past few days, Blizzard has been releasing small teasers, likely to announce a new hero for Overwatch. After all, it has been a few months since the release of Brigitte and the fans are hungry. All clues point to another gorilla – Hammond.

What can be seen in the teaser? The short teaser on Twitter shows a street with many posters, billboards, and graffiti. For a brief moment, a ball rolls through the image and then disappears again. For many players, it is clear: This must be Hammond!

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Who is actually Hammond? Hammond was one of the test gorillas that were stationed at the lunar base. They were genetically modified to be particularly intelligent, as is the case with Winston. When the lunar colony fell, Hammond escaped in a rescue pod. Apparently, he has landed back on Earth and converted his pod into a mech. This was also noticed by some users.

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More hints in Junkertown. However, even in the somewhat older map “Junkertown,” there are hints about Hammond that now make sense in retrospect. There, a poster of “Wrecking Ball,” the champion of the arena fights, is hanging. A mech is also depicted there, with the exact rolling ball in the background that we saw in the teaser.

The community is ecstatic and is now sure: Hammond is rolling in and will be a new offensive hero. The evil counterpart to Winston. So we can definitely look forward to some “Good Scientist – Evil Scientist” voicelines.

The Boston Uprising team has its own idea of what is rolling in…

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Do you also think that the teaser is about Hammond? Or do you believe that Blizzard will pull another hero out of the hat?

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The Free-to-Play version is supposed to save Wild West Online, delayed

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

The struggling MMO Wild West Online will not launch the planned Free2Play version this month. It has been postponed along with a major update.

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Delay of Update and Free2Play Version

Major update coming later: The developers are currently working on a comprehensive update for Wild West Online. The update is intended to address many of the issues currently raised by players. This update was originally supposed to be released in June. However, as the team has now announced, the update is not in a state that they wish to present to players. There is still a bit more to do, which is why the release has been postponed by a whole month. The patch is expected to bring several changes:

  • The removal of the McFarlane and Steele factions
  • The focus will be on Sheriffs vs. Outlaws as the core gameplay
  • The conquest of towns will be revamped
  • There will be a more visible crosshair
  • You will find more loot
  • The rewards will be reworked
  • You will find better tutorials to get into the game
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Free2Play version postponed. The Free2Play version of Wild West Online, which was also planned for this month, has been postponed. The team states that it will take at least another month before the version is released. The Free2Play version is expected to offer the following:

  • It is essentially the same game. However, you can only level up to level 20. After that, there are no further experience points available.
  • You will not receive achievements or rewards.

The MMORPG Wild West Online is not performing well among players. There are still allegations of fraud, and player numbers continue to decline according to Steamcharts. The reasons for this are likely the numerous technical issues and lack of content.

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There are now fewer items from gifts in Pokémon GO

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 3 minutes

Hours after activation, gifts in Pokémon GO already give fewer items than at launch. What has changed?

Gifts in Pokémon GO: Since the activation of the friends and trading feature, trainers in Pokémon GO can send gift boxes to their friends. These contain useful items like Max Potions or Ultra Balls.

What’s new? Players noticed that the contents of the gifts have changed significantly. Initially, there were five Ultra Balls, but now there are only two. Were the gifts too good?

Pokémon GO Aerodactyl Title

Fewer contents from the gifts – Gifts

Strong nerf in the Gifts: On Reddit, members of TheSilphRoad notice that the distribution of gifts has changed. Together, they made a list and counted how significantly the contents have been weakened:

  • Instead of 5 Poké Balls, there are now only 3
  • Instead of 5 Great Balls, there are now only 2
  • Instead of 5 Ultra Balls, there is now only 1
  • Instead of 2 Potions, there is now only 1
  • Instead of 2 Super Potions, there is now only 1
  • Instead of 2 Max Potions, there is now only 1
  • Instead of 2 Revives, there is now only 1
  • Instead of 2 Max Revives, there is now only 1
  • Instead of 10 Sananaberries, there are now only 2
In our table of the contents of gifts in Pokémon GO you can learn more about the distribution.

Discussions in the community: Such drastic changes lead to many conversations within the community. Some trainers understand Niantic and say, “Yes, every trainer just adds strangers as friends to send gifts to each other. This way, it’s too easy to get coveted items.”

Pokémon GO Gift Overview

Sympathy for trainers in rural areas: Not everyone can understand this change from Niantic. They particularly notice the change in Poké Balls negatively. Trainer Deadsoulinside writes on Reddit, “I don’t like that this also affected the Poké Balls. Not that I really needed them […], but it was nice to know that you could help players who don’t have easy access to PokéStops.”

At PokéStops and Gyms, trainers can also obtain coveted items like Poké Balls or Potions. However, there are only a few Stops and Gyms in rural areas, making it harder to get the items there.

Pokémon GO PokéStop

Possible further changes: There is a chance that Niantic will make additional changes to the gifts. The feature is new and is still being refined.

Another theory about the changes: Trainers suspect that the distribution of items increases with the friendship level. So it could be that there was a bug (i.e., an error) in the game that distributed too many items. This will become clear in the coming days as trainers increase their friendship levels in Pokémon GO.

The Safari Zone in Dortmund begins in a few days, bringing a new Shiny to Pokémon GO worldwide

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FIFA 18 Ultimate Team: Match joining temporarily disabled

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The game servers for FIFA 18 are experiencing issues. Maintenance work is ongoing. Currently, no online matches can be started in the FIFA Ultimate Team mode (FUT). Joining a match is temporarily disabled.

What happened? The game servers for FIFA 18 are currently having problems on all consoles and are under maintenance. Therefore, FUT matchmaking has been disabled on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. In the single-player modes of Ultimate Team, you can still do everything, but due to the suspended matchmaking, no online FUT matches can be started at this time.

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When will it be back? According to official information from EA, the maintenance work is expected to be completed by 1:00 PM. Then, matchmaking should be active again, and player searches will also be available.

Until the issue is resolved, you can pass the time with the Career Mode: FIFA 18 Career Mode: 5 tips for more variety in your career

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Win a Dominion package for the PC version of Star Trek Online!

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For Star Trek Online and the new expansion Victory is Life, we have cool ships and goodies for you again. Participate in our contest and you might win the Gamma Vanguard Starter Pack with ships and other items.

Finally play the Dominion: In the online role-playing game Star Trek Online, the new chapter Victory is Life focuses on the Deep Space Nine station. Therefore, the Dominion cannot be missed. However, not all aliens from the foreign quadrant are hostile this time. Rather, with the Gamma Vanguard Starter Pack, you can actually play the Jem’Hadar of the Dominion and their ships.

And with our contest for the PC version of Star Trek Online, you might receive such a pack for free.

50 Gamma Vanguard Starter Packs for PC to Win

What can you win? For our contest, we have prepared a Gamma Vanguard Starter Pack for you. It includes the following goodies:

  • Jem’Hadar Vanguard Dreadnought Cruiser [K6]
  • Playable Jem’Hadar Vanguard Species
  • Tactical Jem’Hadar Uniform
  • Title: Victory is Life
  • Title: Simple and Straightforward
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What are the conditions? To win, you just need to perform three actions from the embedded window here. Your winning code will be displayed immediately. The contest ends when all codes have been awarded. The legal process is excluded. Good luck!

Dominion Ships for Star Trek Online (PC)

Attention: The codes from this contest are only valid for the PC version!

How to Redeem Your Code

If you’ve won, you can redeem your code as follows:

  1. Go to startrekonline.com and install and start Arc if you haven’t done so yet.
  2. Click the gear icon in the upper right corner.
  3. Select “Activate Product” and enter your code.
  4. Click on the “Library Icon” in the lower left corner and select Star Trek Online to start the game.
  5. Visit the C-Store in-game and claim your rewards under the “Promotions” tab.
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Destiny 2: Here you will hunt Cayde’s murderer!

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With the Forsaken expansion, Destiny 2 receives new locations, among other things. One of them is The Tangled Shore – The Tangled Bay. In a teaser, Bungie now gives a glimpse of the upcoming setting of the autumn addon.

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Back to the Reef: The Tangled Shore is a new area of the Reef from Destiny 1 and also one of two new locations that will be added to Destiny 2 with the Forsaken expansion. As part of the campaign, the Guardians will probably spend most of their time here.

The Tangled Shore – Between Asteroids and Space Junk

The Tangled Shore is a nasty place: Because the Tangled Shore is not only home to murderers, assassins, thieves, and all sorts of lawless scum from across the galaxy.

As Ikora reveals in the teaser, the Tangled Shore also provides refuge for the eight Barons and Cayde’s murderer Uldren. All of them are responsible for the death of Cayde-6. On their quest for revenge, the Guardians will mercilessly chase them down starting September 4 – one after the other.

Check out the Tangled Shore: Bungie provided the fitting teaser via Twitter. We have embedded the tweet for you below.

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What can be seen? What can be seen is a huge tangle of asteroids and space junk in the typical Reef look. The new location seems even large enough for a Sparrow to be in. But the second new location “The Dreaming City” is also briefly visible in the distance.

Finally, the eight Barons make another appearance. They are the leaders of the Scorn, a new enemy race in Destiny 2: Forsaken.

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What do you think about the new location “Tangled Shore” in light of the videos and images released so far? Are you looking forward to this location in the distinctive Reef setting? Did you notice any new details in the teaser?

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The Kickstarter for Fractured has launched: The beginning of the MMO future?

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

With Fractured, indie developer Dynamight Studios aims to create a sandbox MMORPG in the style of Ultima Online, offering a huge world thanks to Spatial OS.

Looking for a new sandbox MMORPG that reminds you of the classic Ultima Online? Then you can now participate in the Kickstarter campaign for Fractured and help with funding. Nearly $35,000 have already been raised, with a goal of $117,100.

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A new, large sandbox world

What is Fractured? The MMORPG aims to provide a classic sandbox MMO experience where you carve your own path in a huge open world.

  • You explore a vast world
  • You gather resources to craft items or build houses
  • You participate in an economy that is entirely player-driven
  • It is even possible to build and manage an empire
  • You engage in fast-paced, action-packed battles against monsters
  • You team up with other players in guilds
  • PvP plays a role but has some special features

The choice of race determines gameplay. Fractured seeks to bring fresh air to the genre with an interesting system. The choice of your race determines how you play.

  • Humans – Humans can decide how they want to live. You make choices and must also face the consequences of your actions. PvP is possible but comes under a strict justice system.
  • Beastmen – The Beastmen live in a society of harmony and peace. Here, PvP plays no role, but cooperative elements are emphasized.
  • Demons – For the demons, it’s all about dominance and combat. Therefore, open PvP exists among this race, focused on becoming the most powerful warrior.

Each race inhabits its own world. While it is possible to travel between worlds, it is governed by strict rules.

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Huge worlds thanks to Spatial OS

Spatial OS enables simulated worlds. The developers of Fractured utilize the Spatial OS technology, which allows for the creation of massive simulated worlds. A very large world is promised, which feels alive and should be fun to explore.

Diablo-inspired battles, MOBA development. The combat in Fractured strongly resembles Diablo. You play from an isometric perspective and actively fight by clicking on enemies and executing over 400 special attacks. Your hero improves over time through horizontal progression reminiscent of MOBAs. The developers plan to explain how this will work in more detail later.

Kickstarter is progressing well. A recently launched Kickstarter campaign aims to fund the MMORPG. The team hopes to raise €100,000 by July 25, which only covers a fraction of the costs. This money will be used to hire new staff to bring the MMORPG into a playable state faster.

Release, Alpha, and Beta. Fractured will enter its first Alpha phase as a Buy2Play game this December. The beta is planned for next year. Currently, nothing is known about the release, as it depends on how the testing phases go.

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Vom Underdog zum Platzhirsch: Warframe überholt Dota 2 auf Steam

Leya Jankowski Leya Jankowski Reading time 4 minutes

Warframe has made an enormous leap on Steam. The online shooter has managed to conquer the top of the free-to-play bestsellers. It is noticeable that Path of Exile has also secured a place at the top – the two games are more similar at their core than one might initially suspect. 

On Reddit, the user SoulCraftey noticed that Warframe has for the first time surpassed Dota 2 and secured the first place among the free titles as a bestseller. For the bestseller list, the platform measures the total revenue a game earns through Steam.

Warframe recently reached a new player peak: With the story quest “Sacrifice”, 129,002 players logged into the online shooter simultaneously. This broke Warframe’s old record of 121,377 players. This growth has likely also contributed to the economic success. Dota 2, on the other hand, has a current record of 1,291,328 players logged in simultaneously and is financed, among other things, by a Battle Pass.

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Snapshot of the bestsellers among free games on Steam, June 25, 2018 – 1:00 PM.

Warframe is funded through microtransactions: Community is willing to pay

What do players buy in Warframe? The base game of Warframe is free, and it is possible to earn all relevant content without spending a cent. However, new weapons or Warframes can also be purchased through microtransactions. Additionally, there are various cosmetic items for the characters, pets and housing. It is also possible to speed up some processes in the game with real money.

Warframe has some hefty prices: Whoever wants can spend a lot of money in Warframe. For example, there is the so-called Prime Access. The most expensive version of this package costs nearly 125 euros, which includes the respective Prime Warframe and additional benefits such as extra Platinum or cosmetics. However, there are also cheaper items for a smaller budget.

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Players perceive the payment model as fair and even welcome high prices: In the end, no one gains a real advantage by purchasing items in the game with real money. Only time can be saved here. Some even perceive it as good that one has to dig deep into their pockets. This way, one would think carefully about whether it is really worth giving up the free grind.

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Interesting: Path of Exile and Warframe are together at the top

Path of Exile and Warframe have more in common than one might initially think: Both games …

  • had a release in 2013
  • have a strong focus on PvE
  • are considered underdogs in the minds of many players
  • involve a grind for better and better equipment
  • have building stronger and sometimes crazy builds as core gameplay
  • have built a loyal community

Warframe is an online shooter and Path of Exile is a hack-and-slash, both promoting a hard grind and experimentation with builds. Path of Exile also has, like Warframe, quite expensive microtransactions that players are willing to purchase.

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Both games are no longer underdogs, but still feel like it

Warframe was even among the absolute top earners on Steam in 2017. Path of Exile was still in the top 40. Both games were long considered free-to-play underdogs, which players willingly supported with their wallets. With these numbers and sizes, it is already difficult to still speak of an underdog. In the free-to-play market, both games have grown into significant sizes.

The charm of the underdog remains nonetheless: In both cases, the games (still) do not feel like the polished AAA game when logging in. The graphics are partly quite outdated, and there are also some curious bugs.

The developers still maintain close contact with the community. Digital Extremes (Warframe) holds regular dev streams. Here, the developers sit comfortably on the couch and present new features in the game. It feels as if one is watching a group of friends hanging out in a living room.

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Grinding Gear Games (Path of Exile) also seeks direct contact. The studio was recently largely acquired by the Chinese giant Tencent. However, the developers remained transparent and promptly published a letter explaining their reasons. This was well received in the community.

Those who financially support both games can still feel like they are helping “the little guy. This preserved and down-to-earth charm is simply well received.

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Whether Warframe and Path of Exile will establish themselves as permanent top sellers remains to be seen: Just recently, both games received major updates (Sacrifice in Warframe and Incursion in Path of Exile), which likely gave the games a boost. This may well be temporary.

However, the steady (financial) growth of Warframe is impressive and likely owes a lot to the tireless community building. We have already addressed this topic in detail on Mein MMO:

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Popular streamers warn: Fortnite without building is a bad idea!

Robert Albrecht Robert Albrecht Reading time 2 minutes

Since Epic revealed its future plans for Fortnite: Battle Royale, various streamers have expressed skepticism about limited building options. Their main argument: Without building, the skill gap will be smaller. This would have various consequences.

What exactly is Epic planning? As reported by Mein MMO, the endgame in Fortnite: Battle Royale is mainly dominated by pump shotguns, rocket launchers, and the building mode according to Epic. Adjustments are to be made in the coming weeks that aim to disrupt this triumvirate.

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What this will look like is, however, not known. Since the announcement, many streamers have expressed skepticism about this topic.

The discussions have not left “Doc” cold: According to Dr. Disrespect, who is actually at home in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Fortnite can only function with the building mode. It is his unique selling point:

“This game is built on building. Both used for defensive mechanisms for new players, and offensive mechanisms for good players, right. Plain and simple.

You take that away, you just have a very cartoony, RNG shooter. It’s not going to work man, I guarantee.”

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Freely translated:

“Fortnite’s integral component is the building mode. It is used defensively by new players and offensively by advanced players. It’s that simple.

If you remove that component, all you have left is a random shooter in cartoon style. That’s not going to work!”

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Ninja has also commented: But not only Dr. Disrespect has spoken out about Epic’s announcements. Ninja, one of the best Fortnite players in the world, also shared his perspective:

“Fortnite: Battle Royale is characterized by its large skill gap. A limited building option would reduce this skill gap or even make it disappear completely” (referring to the building mode).

Streamers fear for their viewers: The higher the skill gap, the more varied players can come to victory. Very good players perform feats that “normies” would never be able to accomplish.

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If you take away a tool for impressive tactics from the streamers, it could also diminish the attractiveness of watching them play. It is therefore logical that the streamers view the announcement skeptically.

Ninja at least put forward a first suggestion: Limit the resources to 750 units (currently 999) – at least on a trial basis.

What Epic is specifically planning will likely be revealed in the coming days. What do you think about it?

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DOTA 2: The learning Super AI plays 180 years – per day!

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

A bot for DOTA 2 can now defeat entire teams. To do this, it learns a lot… namely a proud 180 years per day.

The OpenAI project is making waves again. After the self-learning artificial intelligence managed to defeat Dota professionals in “1 against 1” almost a year ago, the system is becoming increasingly sophisticated and smarter. Currently, the “OpenAI Five” already competes against 5-player teams, although so far only against amateurs.

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Millions of matches per day: To improve, the self-learning AI must collect data. This is done by competing against itself repeatedly in simulations. Per day, it plays as many games as fit into 180 years – an almost unimaginable amount. 80% of the games are played against itself, and 20% against older versions of itself.

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They’re not even playing DOTA, critics say: Although most players show impressiveness at how the bots are developing, there are also objections. Many players criticize that the bots do not actually play real DOTA 2 because they operate under too many constraints. The bots only play in “Mirror Matches”, meaning they always face identical heroes, wards cannot be used, summons and illusions are also not allowed. Some items are also banned, as is invisibility. These are conditions that would never occur in a real match, hence the results should be taken with caution.

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From the independent development of OpenAI Five, they hope to gain important insights for the general creation of AIs. Because the researchers believe that “AI has the potential to be the most positive thing ever created by humanity.”

On July 28, a live match of OpenAI Five against professionals will be held at the big “The International” tournament of DOTA 2. How the AI performs against the professionals will be revealed then.

What do you think of OpenAI and the successes of these bots? Are they still just at the beginning? Or is it already impressive what these programs learn on their own?

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No raid boss has ever been defeated in Destiny 2 like this

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 2 minutes

The Redeem clan is once again making headlines with a remarkable action in Destiny 2. This time, a team led by the exceptional player Gladd defeated the raid boss Calus in a truly very creative and eccentric way. 

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Once players have mastered all the challenges presented by the game, many Guardians in Destiny 2 often seek their own challenges. Some try for the fastest completion of the raid, others for the quickest boss kill. Yet others attempt to send the final boss to the virtual afterlife in the most creative way possible. For this, a team from the Redeem clan has come up with something really outlandish.

Guardians take down Calus with Telesto – But in a way you wouldn’t expect

Redeem is known for extraordinary feats: The Redeem clan regularly tries out various quirky strategies and weapon combinations in the raids of Destiny 2. For example, they defeated the Cabal leader Val Ca’our completely without the use of weapons in the „The Inverted Spire” raid sector. They also claimed the World First Raid Clear in the Inverted Spire.

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Calus in a different light: This week, members of the famous clan investigated whether Telesto explosions could take down the final boss of the Leviathan raid. However, simply shooting the exotic fusion rifle at Emperor Calus would be far too easy for these top players. Therefore, Redeem tried a completely unconventional method this time.

The strategy: To give the task a special twist, they decided on a sort of human Telesto bomb. During the damage phase, the team shot Val Ca’our with the Telesto while aiming at one of its members. The fired Telesto projectiles stuck to the player’s body.

This Guardian then jumped up to Calus as a living bomb and triggered the explosions of the Telesto projectiles attached to him upon contact with the Emperor. Additionally, they utilized the damage buff from the empowering Rift.

It works! And it actually worked! It does require a high degree of coordination and communication, but it is definitely possible to hold Calus back in such an eccentric way. In the following video, you can watch the entire action in full length:

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A fun fact on the side: Apparently, it also requires a very powerful PC. Because the human Telesto bomb had to ensure simultaneously that their PC did not overheat or crash due to the numerous explosion effects.

Initially, the remaining team members even turned away from the explosions until they noticed that the effects did not strain their PCs too much.

What do you think of this action? Have you also tried similarly crazy things in Destiny 1 or 2?

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Pokémon GO: Safari Zone in Dortmund begins in a few days

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

This coming weekend, you can participate in a Safari Zone at Pokémon GO in Westfalenpark in Dortmund. Additionally, a global event is starting!

When does the Safari Zone in Dortmund start? The Safari event in Westfalenpark is active on June 30 and July 1.

What can trainers expect on-site? Trainers will experience a special event and can catch Pokémon that are rarely found in Europe. Westfalenpark is one of the largest urban parks in Europe.

Pokémon GO with Unown and Surskit in Germany

Special bonuses are active: During the event, lure modules will be activated at all PokéStops in Westfalenpark throughout the day. If you spin the Photo Discs there, you will receive special 2KM Eggs.

Rare Pokémon: In the event area in Dortmund, Pokémon like Unown and Surskit will also appear in the wild. For collectors, this is an ideal opportunity to enhance their PokéDex with these special monsters.

No gyms, no raids: There will be no gym battles in Westfalenpark, as they are not available during this time. This also means that there will be no raids during the Safari Zone in Dortmund in Westfalenpark.

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Food and drinks are provided: If you want to relax, head to one of the Team Lounges in the park. There you will find charging stations for smartphones, snacks, and drinks.

No entry fee: The event is free for all trainers.

There are also Shinys: Worldwide, Roselia, the Grass and Poison Pokémon, will appear more frequently. With a bit of luck, you might catch Shiny Roselia. Niantic confirmed that the shiny form of Roselia will be available to catch during the Safari Zone in Dortmund. The exact time for worldwide catching activation is still unclear.

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During the Safari event in Dortmund, there will be global challenges that can activate more experience points and enhanced lucky eggs. An overview of the global challenges in Pokémon GO in 2018 can be found here.

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In WoW: Battle for Azeroth, finding groups will become more difficult

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

Creating groups is becoming more difficult in WoW: Battle for Azeroth. Blizzard is limiting the options that interface addons can use.

Group quests in World of Warcraft can be completed with just one click. Interface addons automatically create groups for particularly challenging tasks, making it easy to find other players. However, Blizzard intends to put a stop to this. With Battle for Azeroth, addons can no longer create groups.

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What’s changing? With Patch 8.0 (Battle for Azeroth), players can no longer create groups independently through addons. Players must manually fill in the name of the groups (and optionally a description). You can’t even copy descriptions into the fields using “CTRL+C” and “CTRL+V” – only direct input is still possible.

Restrictions do not apply to searching. These restrictions, however, have no effect on addons that only search for groups. This will still be possible with addons. Only the automatic creation of groups in the group finder is no longer possible.

Too much chaos as the reason for abolition? Fans speculate why Blizzard made this decision. One possibility is that the addons have led to a flood of possible groups. Those who looked in the group finder often saw hundreds or more groups for a single quest, often with only one person.

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Another assumption is that the constant querying by addons has overloaded the group finder and led to performance issues. If hundreds of thousands of players continuously send automated requests to the system, this could have caused performance losses.

Completing world quests will likely take a few seconds longer in the future. There is currently no official statement from Blizzard.

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Map-Leak bei Fortnite zeigt: Tilted Towers wird nicht zerstört, es wächst!

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

New discoveries from data mining regarding the new map Fortnite. Apparently, with the start of week 9 of season 4, Tilted Towers is set to grow larger. However, the rocket will likely be gone soon. Read here what it might be about.

The story of Tilted Towers: Tilted Towers is the largest city on the Fortnite map. It promises strong loot and is centrally located. Therefore, it is often visited right at the start of the game, which leads to particularly thick carnage. As a result, about a third of the player base regularly gets eliminated within minutes after the game starts, making the mid-game correspondingly thin.

Therefore, many players wished that Epic would finally blow up the controversial location in Fortnite. After the meteor from season 3 failed to do this, hopes are placed on the rocket from season 4. But apparently, the developers have something else in mind.

A new tower at Tilted Towers

Dataminers at work: The “Buddies” are particularly eager dataminers. They have often dug up important information about Fortnite from the code. Recently, they found a wealth of data that showed the map in week 9 of season 4. Some things are different in it.

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A large tower is being built in the south.

Tilted Towers has grown larger: It is immediately noticeable that a new building has appeared in Tilted Towers. A tower now rises at the lower edge of the map. It was previously hit by a meteor, later the crater was filled in and construction cranes were ready for rebuilding.

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Now it seems there is a kind of skyscraper standing there. So Tilted Towers was not destroyed, it is now even larger!

The Dusty Forest

A forest in the crater: In the crater of Dusty Depot, where the meteor hit, quite a bit has changed as well. More and more plants have grown there. Now a small forest has emerged. And possibly the hop rocks in the area have influenced the plants.

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It is becoming green in the crater.

Perhaps they provide especially a lot of wood? Or there are strange effects in this area as the trees generate an anti-gravity field? We will probably only know on Thursday.

The rocket is gone

Rocket launch not from player hands after all: Apparently the rocket in the new map is no longer in its silo. It has likely been launched and has done something. The assumption that players could fire it themselves, as initially believed, now seems unlikely.

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The purple rocket is gone!

But what exactly is the rocket doing now? This is still not known. Here you can find some theories about the rocket in Fortnite.

Something needs to change in Fortnite: The rocket should definitely bring a second map!
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