Fortnite Week 5: Follow the Treasure Map from Greasy Grove

Week 5 of Season 4 has started in Fortnite Battle Royale. To level up in the Battle Pass, you need to complete the weekly challenges. This week: Follow the treasure map you can find in Greasy Grove!

If you want to grab Level 100 and the cool Omega skin, you’ll have to complete the weekly challenges. Because these alone are worth a whopping 500 Battle Stars and thus 50 levels in the Battle Pass over the 10 weeks.

In addition to the standard tasks (kill x enemies at location y with weapon z), there are also tougher nuts to crack each week. In Week 5 of Season 4, you should follow a treasure map that is hidden somewhere in Greasy Grove. With our guide, you can effortlessly claim the treasure!

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Follow the treasure map from Greasy Grove – here’s how in Week 5!

Greasy Grove is the larger town in the southwest of the map and is clearly recognizable by the large burger restaurant in the middle. In this town, you will find the treasure map that should help you find the Battle Star in the right place.

The treasure map you find in Greasy Grove looks like this:

fortnite-schatz-greasy

Do you already have an idea of where the treasure might be? If not, that’s no problem. To collect the Battle Star, it’s not necessary to find the treasure map. You can directly go to the exact location.

Where is the treasure located? The treasure is located near Snobby Shores, specifically in the hideout of the villain, which is easily recognizable from the outside as a rocket silo:

fortnite-schatz-greasy-fundort

The Battle Star appears immediately when you stand on the stairs (nose) between the two rows of windows (eyes). The find grants you 10 Battle Stars and thus a whole level in the Battle Pass!

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Fortnite Battle Royale: Video shows the treasure from Greasy Grove

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Bless Online Beginner’s Guide: How to Get Started Right!

The new MMO Bless Online brings fresh air to the genre and comes with a wealth of gameplay systems and content. In our beginner’s guide, we have included all the important tips for you to get off to a great start in Bless Online.

What is Bless Online about?

In Bless Online, two factions compete for control over a continent. The Union has formed in the south, while the north is dominated by Hieron. From level 30 onwards, players from both factions will share quest areas, allowing you to be attacked and killed by other players at any time.

Besides some PvE activities, Bless Online also offers its players numerous PvP activities. There will be no PvE servers.

Bless Hieron Union Map

Choose a faction, select your class

Only one faction per server: Before you can take your first steps in the new MMO, you must commit to a side. Do you want to fight for the values of Hieron or the Union? You can only play one faction per server. If you want to change your faction later, you will need to delete all your characters and start again.

Bless Fight

The classes in Bless: The next step is to choose one of the five classes available at the early access release.

  • Guardian: A very good tank and strong in PvP and PvE activities.
  • Berserker: Very high AoE damage and burst potential.
  • Paladin: The only healer class currently in the game. Can also deal damage.
  • Wizard: Fast class that can take little damage but deal high damage.
  • Ranger: Very agile and deals high single-target damage to enemies.

The two classes Mystic and Assassin will be added later.

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You have 4 character slots per server. Through the cash shop, you can create up to 6 characters.

Your first steps in the world – How to control Bless Online

Can you also play Bless with a controller? Your character in Bless Online is controlled with a mouse and keyboard. Use the WASD keys to move and activate your abilities with various hotkeys.

Controller support is currently not planned, but the developer team does not completely rule it out.

If you want to play with a controller at launch, you can configure your controller with programs like JoyToKey or Pinnacle.

Bless Online Habicht Empire

The stances: You can equip two stances at the same time, which change your first 3 abilities. You can dynamically switch between stances using the ~ key. However, it is advisable to reassign the key for this purpose. For me, the stance switch is on the c key. The mount ability is now on the “^” key.

To adjust your controls, open the game menu with ESC, go to “Interface Settings”, and switch to the “Key Settings” menu. You can find the stance key under the “Action Bar” tab.

Bless Online Interface Settings

Which combat system does Bless Online use? Currently, the action-combat system is only unlocked for the Berserker class. Later, all classes are expected to benefit from the new control scheme. If you play as a wizard, paladin, guardian, or ranger, you will have to make do with the tab-targeting system.

The quest system of Bless

There are various types of quests in the game:

  • Blue marked quests are your main quests. These give you the most experience points. Sometimes, to continue them, you will need to have reached a certain level. So you can’t just play through the main campaign in one go.
  • Green quests are side quests. These missions familiarize you with the basic mechanics of the game, like crafting items, taming monsters, and gathering resources. You also receive items needed for these activities upon completion. Try to always complete them.
  • Yellow quests are side quests. These grant less experience points, but are usually on the way to a main quest.

You also receive rewards and experience points from the tasks listed below.

  • “Memories of a Journey” are episodic stories that are spread across the entire continent. You must have reached level 10 to take on these quests.
Bless Online Nature
  • Missions are weekly or daily tasks that reward you with various items and experience points. You can take them on from level 7.
  • Hunting quests can be started once you’ve slain a certain number of the same monster. You will then begin a three-stage process where you are rewarded with experience points after each stage. Completing all stages grants you specific items.

Help, I’m stuck

Problems leveling? The main quest often requires you to have reached a certain level. To prevent this, it’s best to take on every side quest you can find until level 13. If you’re stuck between level 11 and 13, it’s advisable to complete some hunting quests. On the Hieron side, a visit to the bandit camp in “Rockfox Outlaw’s Hideout” is recommended.

Bless Entrance first Dungeon Hieron
You can complete the dungeon as many times as you like.

It’s best to team up with a group of other players to take down the bandits, as the kills are shared among players. It’s important that you always take down the same type of bandit. So if a hunting quest requires you to kill a bandit-slayer, your quest will only progress if you also defeat the bandit-slayer.

The first dungeon: Once you reach level 13, the first dungeon will open up. To enter it, you will need a “Gear-Level” of 1655. So buy equipment from the vendor in front of the dungeon entrance with your saved gold. If there is no vendor there, briefly visit the capital and stock up there.

Bless Gear-Score
The “Gear-Score” is the number below your level. If it’s not high enough, you need to acquire new armor and weapons.

When buying, make sure to acquire armor recommended for your class. Alternatively, you can obtain a new weapon from the auction house. By now, you should have collected enough gold.

You can manage the dungeon on your own. You will receive as many experience points for defeating the bosses as for completing a main quest. It’s worth running the dungeon a few times before you continue your journey. In addition, new side quests will now also appear, which you can complete.

If you don’t want to do the side quest, just run the dungeon until you have the “Gear-Level” for the new dungeon and are level 20. The “Gear-Level” is 2284.

Your abilities

In Bless Online, every class has stance abilities and non-stance abilities. To reach your maximum potential, you need to master the interplay.

  • Stances: Each class has 6 different stances, each with its own abilities. Stances grant you different effects. You can switch between 2 stances at any time.
    Bless Online Paladin Gameplay Healing
  • Stance skills: These initiate your combo abilities. The sequence works as follows: Start ability -> Link ability -> Finish ability
  • Non-stance skills: These abilities are independent of your current stance.

Here’s how to obtain new skills: You unlock new skills gradually by leveling up. If you want to improve your skills, you need to rely on jewels. You obtain jewels through leveling up, completing quests, and defeating monsters. When you improve skills with jewels, you can also remove them from the skill again. The jewels are not lost, but you will need to pay some gold. With the jewel system, you can adapt skills to your needs and partially change their functionality.

This is the PvE content offered by Bless

If you are looking for short-lived PvE entertainment, Bless Online offers you some activities.

Face elite mobs: Elite mobs are particularly strong opponents that respawn regularly and drop valuable loot. Since they are one of the sources for weapons, players will farm these mobs. Elite mobs can be recognized by a special life bar.

Bless Elite Mob

Kill world bosses for exquisite loot: In Bless Online, you can challenge 20 world bosses together with other players. They appear in an 18-hour cycle in the following neutral areas:

  • Wyvern Valley 1 to 3
  • Dry Areas
  • White Desert
  • Vachel
  • North Saltus

Face powerful opponents in dungeons: Bless Online offers its players 7 dungeons per faction at launch. Until the dungeon from level 31, you can also run these dungeons individually.

Bless Online Dungeon list

If a dungeon has an entry limit, it resets every day at 1 AM.

Let loose in PvP

Bless Online also offers its players PvP-focused content. You can hunt players from the opposing faction at any time in contested areas.

When you kill players in PvP, you earn combat points and experience points. Your earnings are calculated based on your collected combat points from the past seven days. The reset is every Tuesday at 1 AM.

Bless Online PvP Rewards

Your combat class depends on your earnings from the last four weeks and the earnings of the last seven days.

Breed your mounts and pets

Bless Online has an extensive leveling system for your pets and mounts. You can level them up, teach them abilities, and adapt them to your personal playstyle.

Here’s how to catch a monster: To tame a monster, you need a taming scroll. There are different variants depending on the level of the monster to be tamed.

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Simply apply the scroll to a tamable monster, and you will start a mini-game. With a low probability, you may trigger a special mini-game where the captured monster will then possess a higher level.

Bless Online Tamed Elephant

Tamable monsters can be recognized by a steering wheel or butterfly symbol next to their name.

  • Steering wheel: This is a mount.
  • Butterfly: The monster is a pet.

The more monsters you tame, the higher your taming level becomes. If you diligently collect monsters, your collection can grow to up to 200 monsters.

Help, I can’t tame a monster: In the beginning, you will receive taming scrolls that allow you to capture monsters up to level 15. If you want to catch stronger monsters, you need to either choose the profession of enchantment or purchase taming scrolls from the market.

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Bless Online Rolf the Three-Legged Lizard
Rolf, the three-legged lizard roams the land.

Here’s how to enhance your monsters: When you have your pet with you or ride your mount, the monster gains experience points. When the monster’s EP bar reaches 100%, it levels up. Once the maximum level in a rank is reached, you can upgrade the monster to the next rarity grade.

To level your pet, just let it run alongside you. You need to move your mount to level it. It’s best to catch a second mount early in the game, as your horse will eventually need to regenerate stamina.

The order of upgrades: Magical -> Rare -> Heroic -> Legendary

Gathering and crafting – these are the professions in Bless Online

In Bless Online, there are two types of items to gather. You can gather plants with a gathering bag and need a pickaxe to obtain ores. Throughout the game, green quests will pop up frequently. Complete these to learn more about gathering and crafting.

Tip, here’s how to quickly obtain resources: In the open world, you can encounter small monsters with a turban. Click on them, and you will be teleported to a gathering dungeon where you can collect various items for a limited time.

Bless Online Gathering

For each character, you must choose one of three primary professions and one secondary profession. It is advisable to create three characters, each practicing different professions, so you do not have to miss out on the benefits of each profession.

These are the primary professions available:

  • Armor: You craft clothing, armor, and repair items.
  • Handicraft: If you want to craft rings and necklaces, this is the right place for you.
  • Enchanting: An important profession if you want to craft taming scrolls and runes.
Bless Online Union Capital Spezia

These are the secondary professions available:

  • Cooking: You craft buff-food that gives you various bonuses or regenerates the stamina of your tamed monsters.
  • Alchemy: You can craft potions that give you bonuses and create bombs.

The more items you craft, the higher your crafting level becomes. A high crafting level grants you various bonuses.

This is how items work in Bless Online

In Bless Online, you can find items in six different rarity levels. Common -> Rare -> Magical -> Rare -> Heroic -> Legendary.

Items of a higher level are better than items of a lower level.

Here’s how to improve your gear: Go to your faction’s capital. For the Union, it’s the city of Spezia, and for Hieron, it’s the city of Hierakon. There you will find a gear enhancement machine. Despite its rather impractical and long name, it is extremely useful.

You place your gear in the machine, have the necessary materials and sub-materials for an enhancement ready, and start the enhancement process. To improve an item, you need to have reached a certain level.

Bless Heroes

Caution! An enhancement can also fail. In case of failure, you can lose your enhancement materials and sub-materials. Additionally, the durability of the gear can be reduced, and its enhancement step may be decreased.

Once your enhancement step reaches level 15, it is possible to perform a transcendental enhancement or add an improved spirit slot.

Bless Emissary

Here’s how to transfer enhancements to other gear: You can transfer transcendental enhancements from equipment to higher-tier equipment. For this, you need a specific material. This enhancement process can also result in a decrease in enhancement level when the higher-tier item is improved.

Here’s how to repair your gear: You can get your damaged gear repaired by a blacksmith in the city or in camps. In case of a failed repair, durability may be reduced. You can craft repair items with armor crafting that simplify this process.

Here’s how to disassemble gear: Depending on the rarity level of the gear, you receive different items. You disassemble items at “Disassembly Machines” at many locations in Bless Online.

Bless Online Disassembly Machine

This is how equipment souls work: Certain armors can be infused with souls. A soul enhances your character. There are offensive and defensive souls, each with three levels. Since souls are fragile, they can be destroyed in certain situations.

Keep in mind that the soul also has the right pattern. You can only insert a soul with a “Flying Dragon Pattern” into equipment with the matching slot.

  • If your character dies in combat against an NPC: May potentially be destroyed.
  • If you insert a new soul into an already souled version: Old soul will be 100% destroyed.
  • If you disassemble souled gear: The soul will be 100% destroyed.

Find friends and face dangers together in a group

Teamplay is restricted to your own faction. So decide together for a faction, so you can play together.

These are the group options available:

  • You can create groups of up to 5 players. As a group, you benefit from certain combat and lifestyle buffs that increase your chances of survival.
  • Existing groups can be converted by the group leader into raid groups. These can include up to 20 players.
Bless Field Boss

Here’s how to create a guild in Bless: If you want to create a guild, you need to speak to the guild manager NPC. You can find this in the villages or cities of the factions. To create a guild, you must be at least two players in a group.

Bless Online Guild Levels

When your guild members complete specific activities, the guild level increases through accumulated guild influence. Guild influence is credited every day at 1 AM.

This is how the economy works in Bless Online

The marketplace: If you want to sell your equipment to other players, you cannot avoid the in-game market. For each item, upper and lower limits are specified. You can access the market via the NPC Sarara in the capital cities of the factions.

A sales tax of 15% is applied to your purchases. If you are a premium member, you only have to pay 5% sales tax.

Bless Online Marketplace

Players cannot trade with each other.

The special currency store: In the special currency store, you can exchange lumena or dungeon and combat points for certain items.

  • Lumena: Among other things, character slots, skins, or inventory expansions.
  • Combat points: Equipment upgrade items, materials for enhancements, and regular items.
  • Dungeon points: Items to enhance sub-materials for pets and mounts.
Bless Cash Shop 1

Earn lumena for free in Bless: You can exchange 1000 dungeon or combat points daily for 50 lumena. The exchange rate is 20 dungeon and combat points for 1 lumena.

Mailbox and messages: Through the mailbox, you can send items between your characters. Additionally, acquired items are displayed in your inbox. You can send all messages that can also be sold in the market.

The warehouse: Each character receives a personal warehouse where you can store up to 48 items. You can access the warehouse through warehouse managers in the major cities of each faction.

This is how to level up the fastest in Bless

Do you want to reach the maximum level as quickly as possible? Then follow these simple tips.

  • Start the game and create a character.
  • Complete the main quest and initially ignore all side quests until you can enter the first dungeon. If you’re stuck before the dungeon, complete a few hunting quests.
  • Then it’s best to catch a pet and hope it has the ability to give you an experience points bonus.
  • Buy your starter gear from the vendor in front of the dungeon. If he’s not there, travel to the capital and buy it there. This gives you the necessary gear level to enter the dungeon.
Bless Online Underground Prison of Balmont
  • If your gear level is high enough, enter the dungeon and complete it. If you can’t find other players, you can run the dungeon alone.
  • Keep doing this until you unlock the next dungeon. Now continue your main quest.
  • Now you need to look for an elite mob. These strong monsters spawn in the world and are some of the few sources for new weapons.
  • Farm the mob until it drops your class weapon and run the next dungeon a few times to level up. Remember to gear up with better equipment.
  • From level 33, you will get stuck and can either farm elite mobs or do side quests. So farm elite mobs until you can continue your main quest or run through the dungeons.
  • The last levels then consist of a mix of side quests, main quests, and elite mob farming.
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Fortnite: Servers down for emergency maintenance – Epic Games is having issues

With a short maintenance, Epic Games aims to fix the current issues with the uncounted victories and shopping carts. To this end, the servers of Fortnite will be taken offline. After the server maintenance, the Week 5 challenges should also go live.

Update June 1: Once again, on June 1, there are issues with Fortnite. Matchmaking is disabled – read all about it here:

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Yesterday, on May 30, the new update 4.3 was deployed, which brought shopping carts to Fortnite: Battle Royale and new content to Fortnite’s Save the World mode. However, the update also brought issues. There are some lags and hiccups when using the shopping carts.

Victories not counting in Fortnite: Even more serious is that victories are not counted correctly. For this reason, there will be another downtime today, Thursday May 31. Epic further reports server crashes.

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When will the servers be back online for Fortnite?

When does the downtime start? At 09:30 the matchmaking will be disabled, and at 10:00 the servers will be shut down. How long the maintenance will last is not known. Specifically, improvements are to be made to the backend services to ensure that victories are counted correctly again.

How long will the servers be down for Fortnite? That is still unknown. Normally Fortnite is back up by 12:00 during such maintenance, unless something is wrong.

Update 12:08 Maintenance could take longer: Fortnite is still down. It might take longer this time because extensive work on the infrastructure is being carried out, as announced by Epic Games.

Update 12:48 It’s back up: Fortnite seems to be running again. The servers are online.

Unfortunately, there are still problems, even though the servers are back up:

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Are the victories gone?

What about my victories that I earned in the meantime? Are they gone? Most likely yes. There was already a problem with the uncounted victories. Epic was able to fix the issue later – however, the wins achieved in the meantime were gone. We will only know more when the servers are back online.

Fortnite-Meteor

Are there new features after today’s downtime? Most likely not. It is solely about fixing the issue with the victories and improving the performance of the shopping carts.

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Epic also reported that there were server crashes, which should also be fixed during the maintenance.

No Fortnite this morning. What are you doing in the meantime?

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Anthem: Mysterious tweet suggests a reveal, hype among fans

After a year-long break, the Twitter account of Anthem has something to say. But what does it want to tell the fans?

The developers at BioWare are currently giving fans hope that the game “Anthem” will soon be revealed. Now, just a few days before the E3 2018, there is a tweet with a mysterious message. The message indicates that news is coming.

BioWare Hints at Something for Anthem – Fans’ Excitement is Rising

Since its presentation last year at E3, there has been relatively little news about Anthem. But now, something is happening in the shooter’s social media.

On Facebook, the cover photo of the Anthem page has been changed. And the official Twitter account of the game has posted a mysterious message. This is the first activity on Twitter since June 2017.

https://twitter.com/anthemgame/status/1001843427342872576

The message is structured in three parts. “Decoding” appears everywhere, but the text becomes clearer each time. Fans conclude that the decoding seems to be nearly complete and a reveal is imminent.

What exactly this reveal will bring is unclear. We already know that there will be an “inside look” during the EA Play event. The event runs from June 9 to 11. So perhaps the decoding is related to the EA Play event. Now fans hope to get a closer look at Anthem before the EA expo.

Anthem E3

Hype Among Fans

In the subreddit for Anthem, fans are excited about the news. User GuiHayashida writes, “I need to resist the hype! Screw it, HYPE TRAAIIIN”. Other users encourage the Twitter account to decode its mysterious message faster.

With this tweet, the developers have really stirred up excitement among gaming fans.

Anthem is a shared-world shooter where you blast your way through monsters and other dangers with your exosuit. The zones in Anthem are supposed to be larger than in Destiny 2.

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Destiny 2 is not getting the bugs under control – Nightfall reward is bugged

Since the launch of the Warmind DLC, Destiny 2 has been plagued by numerous annoying bugs. While Bungie is trying to address and fix the issues, the studio simply can’t get a handle on the flood of errors. It has now been confirmed that the exclusive Nightfall rewards are bugged.

The bugs keep coming: After the release of the Warmind expansion, Destiny 2 struggles with a variety of annoying bugs that spoil the gaming experience for many fans. While the developers are trying to regain control with corresponding updates, this has only been partially successful so far. Some bugs plagued players for weeks, as some persisted in the game despite hotfixes.

With the recent update 1.2.1, Bungie stated that most errors should now be fixed. However, just a few days after the update, the studio now has to admit another annoying bug. Many Guardians are angry.

Destiny 2 TVO main

Hand Cannon T.V.O. desperately sought

Exclusive Nightfall rewards are not available: The community noticed in several Nightfall strikes after the release of DLC II that the corresponding exclusive rewards such as the exotic Sparrow Inclination Igniter apparently did not want to drop. However, since fans are not particularly interested in this vehicle, there was no significant response. There was a lack of an uproar. There has also been no response from Bungie thus far.

During the current Nightfall Tree of Probabilities, the Guardian community also quickly noticed that the exclusive reward apparently does not drop. But this time, the discontent of the community was noticeably louder. Because currently, the coveted hand cannon T.V.O. should be available as a reward, which many Guardians are still tirelessly pursuing – but no one seems to have gotten it this week so far. And that is apparently not only due to the low drop chances.

After numerous inquiries and Reddit posts directed at Bungie, the studio has now spoken out and confirmed: it is indeed another bug.

Exclusive Nightfall loot bugged

Especially in light of the numerous preceding problems, one might have hoped that Bungie would react sooner here or at least communicate the issue earlier. Because the problem seems to have existed since the release of DLC II. Furthermore, it puts the developers in a less than favorable light when nearly a month after release, not all major bugs in the game have been fixed.

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Have you also hunted the T.V.O. in vain? Have you noticed any other active bugs that Bungie might be unaware of?

Currently, no exclusive Nightfall rewards drop in the Nightfall versions of the strikes from the base game and from DLC I “Curse of Osiris”. However, the strikes from the Warmind expansion are not affected by this bug. Bungie is currently conducting more detailed investigations into the problem.

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When a solution to this problem can be expected is not yet known. So those still looking for the T.V.O. will have to practice some patience.

Community is angry: Many fans are disappointed and upset. Some have already made up to 40 attempts just this week to get the popular hand cannon. That all those efforts were in vain does not necessarily contribute to a better mood.

Especially in light of the numerous preceding problems, one might have hoped that Bungie would react sooner here or at least communicate the issue earlier. Because the problem seems to have existed since the release of DLC II. Furthermore, it puts the developers in a less than favorable light when nearly a month after release, not all major bugs in the game have been fixed.

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Albion Online: Städte spielen im Fraktionskrieg bald eine wichtige Rolle

The upcoming Merlyn update will bring some major changes to the sandbox MMORPG Albion Online.

The Steam launch of the MMORPG has managed to mobilize some new players, but an old MMO problem has fans of the online game worried: The cities are slowly becoming deserted.

Albion Online battle

Wars in Cities

Player decline in the cities. The further players advance in Albion Online, the less reason they have to linger in the cities on the Royal continent. Currently, only beginners can find important resources around them. This issue leads to many cities slowly becoming deserted and experienced players only staying in the Outlands.

The developers have a plan! With the upcoming Merlyn-update, the team aims to put an end to this development. Some changes will be made to the game:

  • Cities provide various bonuses – such as for crafting or upgrading items
  • Around the cities, players will find many more and more valuable resources that will still be useful at higher levels
  • The faction war will be reworked
  • Each city will offer a very special resource
Albion Online guild island
Marketplace, storage, community buildings – A guild island offers you several advantages

The cities will be incorporated into the faction war. To make the cities interesting for PvP battles, the leaders will enlist your help. They hire you as mercenaries to defend the cities. In particular, the resources and bonuses that the cities provide after the update should make them more interesting for the PvP battles of the faction war.

Outpost Capturing and Trade Caravans. These are two new activities. In an outpost capturing you must try to capture outposts for your faction by killing the faction’s champion. In the trade caravans, you smuggle valuable goods to transport hubs to exchange them there. However, during the journey, you will be attacked by members of other factions.

A release date for the Merlyn update of the MMORPG Albion Online will be announced later.

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WoW: Sylvanas wanted to join the Alliance, Anduin sends a peace offering

More story about the upcoming Warcraft book “Before the Storm” has been revealed. An interesting letter from Anduin to Sylvanas can be read.

The backstory to the upcoming expansion of World of Warcraft is told in the new novel “Before the Storm”. Blizzard continuously releases small teasers to pique fans’ curiosity about the book. A letter from the novel sent by King Anduin to Sylvanas has now been published.

Peace for one day: Anduin proposes to Sylvanas a day of peace, where families can meet that have been separated by the Scourge and death. At a peaceful meeting in Arathi, these members of the Horde and Alliance shall meet and reunite.WoW Battle for Azeroth Sylvanas

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[vc_toggle title=”Anduin’s letter to Sylvanas”]“To Queen Sylvanas Windrunner, Dark Lady of the Forsaken and Warchief of the Horde. King Anduin Llane Wrynn sends his respectful greetings.

I write to you to make a proposal that has nothing to do with armies, territories, or goods, but is one that I believe will be beneficial to both the Horde and the Alliance.

I want to get straight to the point. When you approached the Alliance to find a home for your people, you were rejected. We were still suffering from the terror that Arthas had inflicted on Lordaeron and could not understand that the Forsaken were anything different.

Recently, I spoke directly with a Forsaken who held great respect in life, and I learned that despite all he has endured, he still follows the Light. His name is Alonsus Faol, and he was once the Archbishop of Lordaeron. He has agreed to act as an intermediary to represent the interests of the living and the undead.

This letter is about families. Families that were not torn apart by the Horde or Alliance, but by Arthas, who let despair and destruction rain over us all. Spouses, children, parents – so many have been separated from one another, first by death and then by fear and anger. Perhaps, if we work together, these separated ones can be reunited.

We are not currently at war. But I am not so naïve as to believe that hostilities would not still exist. We have recently experienced great changes in our world in the form of Azerite – a manifestation of the pain Azeroth feels. United, we could direct our exploration of this substance in a way that could save it. Therefore, let us focus on a small but no less significant gesture – as a first step towards a potential future that benefits both the Horde and the Alliance.

I propose a single day of ceasefire. On this day, families that have been separated by war and death will have an opportunity to meet those they have lost. Participation is strictly voluntary. All those from the Alliance will be thoroughly vetted, and no one will be allowed whom I believe poses a danger to the Forsaken. The same I expect from you. We will set a limited number of participants.

A suitable location for this event is the Arathi Highlands. I will gather my people at the old fortress of Stromgarde. Thoradin’s Wall is near a Horde outpost. There, in the open field, with sufficient protection that we both as leaders of humans and Forsaken determine, these fractured families will meet. It will last from dawn to dusk. With your consent, Archbishop Faol and other priests will support this and provide assistance as necessary.

Should any harm come to my people, know that I will not hesitate to seek retribution.

I understand that if my people harm the Forsaken, you will act similarly.

As a priest, as the King of Stormwind, and as the son of Varian Wrynn, I guarantee safe passage for all Forsaken who choose to wish to participate. If this ceasefire is successful, it could be repeated.

Do not misunderstand this as a peace offering. This is merely the offer for a single day of compassion for people cruelly separated from each other – by a power that was neither Horde nor Alliance.

You and I have both lost our families, Warchief. Let us not impose this on others who, like us, never chose it.

Written by my own hand,

King Anduin Llane Wrynn”

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No peace in Arathi: Even though we do not yet know the concrete outcome, it is to be assumed that this meeting will fail. After all, the Arathi Highlands with the fortress Stromgarde is a war front in Battle for Azeroth – so a constant battlefield.WoW Anduin Azerit

What do you think of this letter? Has it sparked your interest in the book?

You can find all information about Battle for Azeroth on our extensive overview page.

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Fallout 76 is allegedly an online survival RPG with base building

The new game “Fallout 76” is not supposed to be a classic Fallout, but instead is said to be oriented towards online games like Rust. This is reported by a US site, citing anonymous sources.

Where does this come from? This comes from US author Jason Schreier. He has frequently obtained such rumors for Kotaku that later turned out to be true. Schreier cites three sources who are familiar with the project. However, they want to remain anonymous to protect their careers.

Is the rumor credible? Yes, Schreier is known for being able to tap such sources in major studios. He has previously had “rumors” about Destiny or Anthem that later turned out to be true.

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Fallout 76 was once Fallout 4 Multiplayer

Fallout 76 inspired by Rust and DayZ: The new Fallout game “Fallout 76” is said to be influenced by survival titles like Rust or DayZ. It was originally a multiplayer version of Fallout 4. However, Fallout 76 has evolved more towards survival over the years.

But it also has quests and story: The game is supposed to have quests and stories, so Bethesda remains true to its “Skyrim” roots.

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Base Building, Survival, and RPG

But also base building: The game is said to feature survival and multiplayer mechanics, including base building. The idea is that Fallout 76 opens just 20 years after a nuclear war. The world is significantly more uncivilized and emptier than in Fallout 3 and 4. In Fallout 76, players must first build up civilization, fitting with the trailer that says: “When the fallout settles, you must rebuild.”

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Fallout 76 is supposed to evolve: According to sources, Fallout 76 is intended as an online game and as a “games-as-a-service” title. It will and should constantly change and evolve.

When will we know if all of this is true? On June 11 at E3 around 3:30 AM. Then Bethesda will unveil the game “Fallout 76” at a press conference.

In trend two years ago: Ironically, our author Andreas Bertits wished for a game like this more than two years ago as Fallout 5. In 2016, survival MMOs like Rust and ARK: Survival Evolved were still very much in trend. This has declined in recent years. However, Conan Exiles has shown that such a title can indeed achieve success.

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Bless: Entwickler entschuldigt sich für Probleme und gibt Entschädigung

The developers at Neowiz publicly apologize for the numerous issues that have arisen since the early launch of Bless Online. Those who purchased a Founder’s Pack are now being compensated for the bugs and crashes. 

Those who bought a Founder’s Pack were able to play Bless Online two days before the release on May 30. Since then, complaints about poor performance, login difficulties, and server crashes have increased.

The lead producer Sungjin Ko publicly apologizes: “[…] I sincerely want to apologize to all players who have experienced inconveniences due to server and connection issues. […] We are aware that these are just a few of the things we need to work on in Bless Online’s Early Access. […]”

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A new fix aims to address several issues: In his open letter, Sungjin Ko further mentions that some bug fixes have already been worked on. Today, on May 30, update V1.0.03 was released.

What the update is said to fix according to Ko: 

  • Loading screen bug: Players were stuck on Bless Online’s loading screen. This has now been fixed.
  • Lag: Players experienced significant issues with delays and lag while looting, questing, and other actions. This was caused by the high influx of players. An emergency maintenance update has upgraded the database system to prevent I/O delays.
  • New servers: New servers for NA and EU have been added for the official Early Access launch.

Endgame content is yet to come

Bless Online’s Early Access is a growing process: Sungjin Ko also apologizes for the lack of clarity for players that Bless Online is a growing game. There seems to be quite a bit of content missing that will be added over the coming weeks and months.

New content is expected in 1-2 weeks: This includes 15vs15 player PvP and new high-level dungeons.

Dissatisfied players will get their money back: Those dissatisfied with the current state of the game will also receive a refund. However, Ko hopes that these players will return to Bless when the content and features they expected are available.

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Pioneers receive 2,450 Lumena as compensation

The Bless team regrets that players with a Founder’s Pack faced so many problems at the early launch. Neowiz wants to compensate the founders for the inconveniences.

Founders will now find 2,450 Lumena in their account inbox: Lumena is the premium currency in Bless Online. Currently, 2,450 Lumena is worth approximately 17.30 euros. Anyone who purchased their Founder’s Pack between May 28 at 7:00 PM and May 30 at 9:00 PM will receive this compensation.

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Diablo 3 patch 2.6.1a is small, players take it with humor

For Blizzard’s Hack’N’Slay Diablo 3, there is a new patch. This changes extremely little and players are making jokes.

There is a new update for Diablo III. The patch 2.6.1a can now be downloaded on PC and Mac systems. However, the patch notes are very brief. Some players are annoyed by this, as they have been waiting a long time for significant changes. Others are making the best of the situation and joking around.

Diablo III: 2.6.1a Patch Notes

There is practically no change for you in the gameplay of Diablo III. The game now supports a technology from Razer. Additionally, adjustments were made to the backend to improve game performance.

General Patch Notes

  • Razer Chroma Link
    • If you have peripherals on your PC that use this technology, they will be supported after the update.
  • Backend Improvements
    • The team made changes on the server side to ensure better game performance.
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That was all the patch notes. Instead of bashing wildly now, players are pulling out memes and jokes to take the news with humor.

“… and they say the support for Diablo 3 is dead!”

In the comments on the new patch on Reddit, players are expressing themselves in a funny way. An ironic undertone cannot be overlooked in the following three comments:

  • User Wicky- writes “and they say the support for this game is dead”
  • Yoshi570 writes “I’m glad to see the strong support from Blizzard for Diablo 3”
  • T1mpas says “New content hype!!!”

Others aren’t too concerned about what this patch does. User EverydayFunHotS writes “As long as there is a new pet / wings in every season, I’m happy.” Many other users agree.

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Why the bittersweet reactions? For many months, part of the Diablo 3 community has been demanding more content. Players want to have more to do in Diablo 3 again. Some players are firmly convinced that Blizzard has not abandoned its Hack’n’Slay yet. Others say that Diablo III is in standby mode and is only being kept alive “somehow”.

Especially before a new season, players were hoping for a larger patch that might shake up the meta. The patch 2.6.1a certainly does not do that. It is unclear whether a larger update will come before season 14.

The community is in the dark: Players also do not really know how things will go with the Hack’N’Slay topic at Blizzard. Will Diablo 3 bloom again? Is the team already working on polishing Diablo 4? There is hope that Blizzard will soon provide new information regarding the future plans for Diablo.

Season 14 in Diablo 3 is starting soon – Are you in?

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Bless enraged players with missing content, refund wave at Steam

The brand-new MMORPG Bless is currently stirring up a lot of emotions. The game is full of bugs, lacks promised content, and provokes with ridiculous cash shop features. As a result, many players are extremely upset and demand refunds on Steam.

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The Western version of the Korean MMORPG Bless has been in development for years and has been eagerly awaited here. Now Bless has been released, and the joy is turning into anger and rage for many players. The game is not functioning at launch as it probably should and frustrates with all sorts of strange occurrences.

This has triggered a massive wave of refunds on Steam.

Bless launch full of problems

Since the head start on May 28th, there have been several issues in Bless. The site Massivelyop has compiled a summary of the annoyances reported by players on Reddit and elsewhere:

  • Players could only join the Hieron faction because the Union faction was too popular
  • The performance is poor
  • No arenas and battlegrounds for PvP
  • No ranking system in PvP
  • Bugs in the honor system
  • The main PvP map Basel Canyon is completely empty
  • You cannot level up beyond level 45
  • Only two endgame dungeons
  • No daily dungeons
  • You are prompted to buy a cash shop item when you want to travel to a dungeon
  • A dupe exploit has reportedly occurred, which could potentially lead to a rollback
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Reviews in the basement, Steam refunding costs

All these annoyances have caused the Steam reviews for Bless to plummet. Currently, the reviews are “mostly negative.” Nevertheless, the number of simultaneous users is still extraordinarily high. Over 34,000 players were online at the same time, and some players praise the gameplay of Bless despite all the frustrations.

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However, many gamers have had enough and want their money back. Normally, this is only usual up to 2 hours after a purchase on Steam. However, it seems that Valve is making an exception for Bless and, according to some players, is even accepting refunds up to 20 hours or more after the purchase.


Bless is not having a good time: Experts currently advise against buying Bless.
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Monster Hunter World: New Update 4.0 brings Elder Dragon Lunastra

A new Elder Dragon is arriving with the 4.0 update to Monster Hunter World. Her name is Lunastra the Flame Empress and she is the female counterpart to Teostra.Lunastra will appear on May 31 and will be part of the third free DLC. 

Who is Lunastra? The Elder Dragon made her first appearance in Monster Hunter 2 and fights with the element of fire. Just like her male counterpart, Teostra, she generates a dangerous fire aura that shimmers in a royal blue. Lunastra is even more aggressive than Teostra and can influence her environment to her advantage.

Lunastra and Teostra are a powerful pair: The two Elder Dragons will be fought together and will combine their powerful attacks.

Lunastra’s weapons are getting new skills: You will be able to craft new armor and weapons from Lunastra. The material you obtain from Lunastra seems to react to materials from other monsters. The blacksmith was able to activate the new “Guts Skill” with a Bazelgeuse jewel, which adds a defensive capability to Lunastra’s weapons.

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A new form of tempered Elder Dragons is coming: The arrival of Lunastra signals a change in the ecosystem in the new world. Reports of even more powerful tempered Elder Dragons are emerging. These are referred to in English as “Arch-Tempered Elder Dragons.”

These are Lunastra’s armors, for hunters and Palico

There is still no information available about the stats of the armors. However, there are already images of the sets that are elegantly blue and worthy of a Flame Empress.

Hunter Armor: Empress Set α

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Hunter Armor: Empress Set β

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Palico Armor: Eliza Set α

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Update 4.0 brings the Lifesaver Mantle and other changes

The third free expansion has a new special tool: The Lifesaver Mantle negates damage from powerful attacks through automatic dodging.

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Lunastra update is coming tonight!

The 4.0 update will be released tonight around midnight. This means the patch will come on the night of May 30 to May 31.

Required Storage:  

  • PlayStation 4: approximately 550 MB
  • Xbox One: approximately 570 MB

There will also be several bug fixes that you can read about on the official Monster Hunter World page.

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These adjustments are also coming with the update

  • Unlock investigations for tempered monsters: If you hunt tempered monsters or break one of their parts, you will now discover investigations for tempered monsters.
  • Cosmetic adjustments: You can now change the color of armor pieces and decorative armor pieces at all item boxes in Astera and the research base. The training area is an exception.
  • More love for Poogie: It is now easier to successfully pet Poogie.
  • Scoutfly camera: The camera will no longer be forced by scoutflies when you arrive at the camp at the beginning of a quest.

The Kulve Taroth will disappear with its siege quest.

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Fortnite receives new skins with update 4.3 – they will be available in the shop soon

Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS & Xbox One) receives new skins with each update that will soon appear in the shop. With update 4.3, the developers seem to have put in extra effort, as early leaks suggest the skins will be quite exotic.

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As with every update, the developers are also loading the data of all the soon-to-be-released new skins in the shop into the game client for version 4.3. The files won’t remain hidden for long, as eager dataminers are already ready with their digital pickaxes to mine new info from the game code.

Therefore, there are already first leaks about the offerings in the Fortnite shop for the coming days. And this time, it really looks promising!

Monster-Villain, Basketball, and Safecracker!

What could be coming to the shop soon? The following images of new skins and outfits have already been found by the dataminers from “TwoEpicBuddies”.

https://twitter.com/TwoEpicBuddies/status/1001742315084447744

The new skins and outfits – A wild mix!

The skin selection is partially oriented towards the Season 4 theme of superheroes and villains. Therefore, there are:

  • A female version of the chrome and brass hero Venturion
  • A type of Supervillain that looks like a mix between a demon, a punk, and a thornbush
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In addition, there are also a few funny new skins without superhero references:

  • A Safecracker couple. They look like the typical burglars from old movies.
  • Team Basketball! There is one female and one male version of a basketball player. The girl seems to be a new character that doesn’t resemble any previous Fortnite female hero.

Additionally, there are back bling featuring a safe or adventurer gear.

The new pickaxes, gliders, and emotes

Here are the harvesting tools: The new harvesting tools are designed for the new skins. Therefore, there is a basketball hoop on a stick, a nasty thornvine, and a golden owl on a stick.

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The new gliders: Three new gliders have also been found. They consist of a basketball hoop, a Venus flytrap, and a valuable painting.

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Emotes are also coming: You can look forward to new emotes in the shop again. Of course, there is a basketball emote included. There are also animations titled “Boogie-Down”, “Laugh”, and “Zippy”.

When and if these shop offerings will come to the game is still unknown. Additionally, it is not yet known what the individual skins and emotes will cost.


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The new clown killer in Dead by Daylight eats your fingers

The latest killer for Dead by Daylight has been revealed. A big clown wants to sacrifice you – and he looks really creepy.

Since the first film adaptation of IT (the good original, of course!), clowns are no longer just a source of joy but have come into horror. The upcoming chapter of Dead by Daylight “Curtain Fall” brings a new killer, the clown. He is not only eerie but also extremely brutal. He likes to taste the fingers of his victims.

The clown’s abilities: The clown has the ability called “Afterpiece Tonic”. This is a bottle of toxic gas that is thrown at survivors. Upon contact with the target, it releases a large gas cloud. Affected survivors cough loudly and move slower for a short time, making them easier to hit. Additionally, the poison distorts the survivor’s vision.

The clown has only a limited number of bottles that he can throw. After that, he has to brew new ones, which he can do anywhere on the map. He only needs to channel an ability for that and moves very slowly while doing it.

Mori is particularly brutal: In his “Mori” animation, he brutally stomps on the survivor’s head, then cuts off a finger, licks it, and adds it to his collection.

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The clown comes with three perks:

  • Bamboozle: The speed at which the killer vaults through windows is 5%/10%/15% faster. Vaulting through a window summons the entity, which blocks the window for survivors for 8/12/16 seconds. Only one window can be blocked this way at a time.
  • Coulrophobia: Survivors within the terror radius heal 30%/40%/50% slower.
  • Pop Goes The Weasel: After a survivor has been hooked, the next “generator sabotage” action results in the generator instantly losing 15%/20%/25% of its progress. Normal regression begins afterward.

The new survivor is Kate Denson. She also comes with three unique perks.

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  • Dance With Me: When you vault through a window or leave a locker while sprinting, you will leave no scratch marks for three seconds.
  • Windows of Opportunity: Pallets and windows are shown to you as auras when they are within a 20-meter radius. The perk has a cooldown of 60/50/40 seconds when the survivor vaults through a window or knocks over a pallet during a chase.
  • Boil Over: The “wobble” effects on the killer are 25%/50%/75% stronger. Additionally, the killer no longer sees the auras of hooks within a radius of 8/10/12 meters.

Update brings cash shop and lots of cosmetics: The upcoming patch 2.0 brings much more than just the clown killer and the new survivor. There will be an in-game shop where numerous cosmetic items can be purchased. Either through earned in-game currency or (as before) for real money. New to this is that DLC content, such as playable characters, can also be earned through gameplay time. This means that you no longer have to buy DLCs, but can unlock them specifically without paying money.

Recently, there has also been a revision of the ranking system:

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There is no fixed release date yet, apart from the indication “in June”. Currently, the contents are being tested on a test server.

Are you looking forward to the clown killer and the new update?

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FIFA 18 World Cup mode: FUT store down, hundreds of sets have been given away

In FIFA 18 Ultimate Team, the shop of the newly released World Cup mode is down. This is EA’s response to players reporting hundreds of free packs.

The World Cup Update for FIFA 18 was released on May 29 at 1 PM, and there were issues on the PS4 during the download.

A new bug has appeared: players are reporting several hundred sets in their club that they did not purchase or trade.

In response, EA Sports disabled the FUT shop of the World Cup mode on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch.

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Contrary to some rumors, the pack rate, or the chance of getting good World Cup cards, is not being changed during the troubleshooting.

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FIFA players report hundreds of gifted packs

In the FIFA community, several sets were opened today starting at 1 PM, and experiences were shared across various platforms like Facebook or reddit.

Reports piled up where players found countless sets in their FUT World Cup Club that they did not purchase or receive through an SBC.

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Posts like this were not an isolated case on reddit, it quickly became clear that this was a massive bug. The sets could be opened normally and also provided the affected users with the pack in the regular Ultimate Team mode.

The consequence is jubilation among the beneficiaries, chaos in the FUT market, and frustration among players who did not find any sets in their shop.

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The market has been drastically affected. Due to the flood of sets, the decreased interest in regular FUT, and players selling all their cards to have coins for the World Cup mode, a massive market crash occurred. Nearly every player is available at a bargain price, Cristiano Ronaldo, for example, is going for just over 300k.

PC shop still down, console issues have been resolved

Update, May 29, 8:20 PM: The FUT shop is now live again on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. However, there is still an issue with the PC shop. Therefore, it is temporarily disabled.

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Update, May 30, 11:00: The World Cup mode has now been out for almost a day. The shop on PC remains disabled, making the game unplayable for a large part of the Origin community.

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The frustration of FIFA fans is growing, many criticize the general handling of PC players, who are often neglected.

Update, May 30, 4:30: PC players have not been able to access the store for nearly a day and therefore cannot open packs in FUT. There is now a statement on the official “EA Sports FIFA” Twitter page.

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Nothing is known about a possible compensation that many players are demanding – at least that is how it was stated by the “EA Help” Twitter page.

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Update, May 31: The shop on PC is now available again. What remains is an angry PC community and a FUT market with prices that are usually only expected at the release of the next FIFA title.

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FIFA 18 TOTW 37 – The Team of the Week 37 in Ultimate Team

In FIFA 18 the TOTW 37 (Team of the Week 37) is known. These players receive Inform cards in Ultimate Team.

Currently, there is of course a lot in FUT 18 that is more interesting than the new Team of the Week.

The WM-Modus is out and with it the problems: Players found hundreds of free sets in their club and the FUT-Shop was closed, for PC players it still is.

Meanwhile, there is also the Team of the Season, where we expect the Ultimate TOTS on Friday.

Still, the new TDW will also be released on Wednesday, May 29 at 7 PM, and it will be available in sets for a week.

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The highlight of this week is clearly Romain Alessandrini (84) – one of the fan favorites in FIFA 18.

TOTW 37 – Ratings of the player cards in Ultimate Team

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Starting XI:

  • Goalkeeper: Jesse Gonzalez (FC Dallas) – 76
  • CB: Christopher Jullien (FC Toulouse) – 81
  • CB: Aythami Artiles (FC Cordoba) – 81
  • CB: Alex Moreno (Rayo Vallecano) – 78
  • RM: Cristian Techera (Vancouver Whitecaps) – 77
  • RM: Romain Alessandrini (LA Galaxy) – 84
  • LM: Viktor Fischer (FC Copenhagen) – 84
  • LW: Max Gradel (FC Toulouse) – 81
  • CAM: Pozuelo (KRC Genk) – 82
  • ST: Samuel Armenteros (Portland Timbers) – 80
  • ST: Borja Iglesias (Real Zaragoza) – 77
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Substitutes:

  • Goalkeeper: Christoph Riegler (SKN St. Pölten) – 68
  • CB: Richard Wood (Rotherham United) – 74
  • CM: Filip Rogic (Örebro SK) – 72
  • LM: Kieran Sadlier (Cork City) – 75
  • LW: Dominik Prokop (FK Austria Wien) – 72
  • ST: Soren Bertram (Erzgebirge Aue) – 76
  • ST: Tinotenda Kadewere (Djurgardens IF) – 71
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The bench is omitted from this week, as most leagues have since stopped their match operations. Thus, there are only 18 TOTW players remaining.

What is the Team of the Week (TDW) in FIFA 18 Ultimate Team?

Every Wednesday, EA Sports reveals the Team of the Week in the “Ultimate Team” mode of their annual football simulation. Just as in FIFA 18. The players who performed outstandingly in real football the previous week are rewarded with special cards that have improved attributes.

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You can pull TOTW cards within a week from the sets that may contain rare (Gold) players. However, the chance of doing so is relatively low.

Additionally, it is possible to buy these on the transfer market if they are offered by other players. However, the prices are usually extremely high. If you want to buy one of the new informs for your team, it is advisable to do so at the beginning of next week as they will be cheaper then.

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Seht hier den Teaser-Trailer zu Fallout 76, angeblich ein Online-Spiel

After a surprise livestream about Fallout went online on the official Bethesda channels last night, the secret has finally been unveiled. Fallout 76 will be the next game in the popular post-apocalyptic Fallout series.

Todd Howard personally announced the teaser for the next game from Bethesda. It will be named Fallout 76 and might possibly deal with the rebuilding after nuclear fallout.

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Fallout 76: New game is likely a spin-off of the Fallout series

After many speculations about a Fallout 5, it seems that Fallout 76 is now a spin-off of the popular series. Previously, the creators of Fallout New Vegas made it clear that they would have nothing to do with the new game.

Information on Fallout 76 will be available at E3 2018: More details about the upcoming game have been promised for E3, which starts on Tuesday, June 12. The press conference from Bethesda will take place before E3 on June 11 at 3:30 AM.

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Allegedly Fallout 76 is an online game

Another name for Fallout Online? As the well-informed US site Kotaku reports, Fallout 76 is said to be “an online game of some sort.” It is reportedly being developed by Bethesda’s main studio in Maryland along with the Austin office, which was previously known as the Battlecry Studio. However, these are still just rumors for the moment. More about these rumors can be found in this article:

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What is Vault 76?

Vault 76 is no stranger: Vault 76 has already been mentioned in earlier installments of the Fallout series. The bunker is referenced in the terminals of the Citadel, the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Steel, in Fallout 3, as well as in logs from the “Mothership Zeta” DLC.

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Vault 76 is said to be a kind of “comparison bunker” for other Vaults and was meant to house 500 residents. The bunker was constructed starting in February 2065 and was supposed to open in 2076 for the three hundredth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of America. Fallout 4 mentions that Vault 76 was to be expanded.

In the current teaser trailer, the inauguration of the Vault can be seen on a television, stating that the residents are to take over the rebuilding after the radioactive fallout.

At the end of the trailer, the narrator states that our future begins in Vault 76.

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Destiny 2: New faction rewards announced – Here’s what you get for rank increases

With the new update 1.2.1, the vendor inventory in Destiny 2 has also been updated. This has revealed the rewards that will soon be available during the return of the group fights.

Although the group fights returned to Destiny 2 on May 29 with update 1.2.1 in a revised form, the event itself will start at a later time. Further official details are still lacking. However, thanks to the latest Destiny update, the new rewards for the faction rally have now been revealed.

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These rewards are given to faction members for their loyalty

It seems that the factions will now have a comparable seasonal rank system like, for example, the Vanguard or the Iron Banner. The various rewards are tied to specific ranks. As data miners had already suspected, catalysts and ornaments for some exotics will also be linked to the individual factions. These are the group fight rewards of Season 3:

Dead Orbit

Destiny 2 FR Dead Orbit Gear

The following faction rewards will be received from Arach Jalaal:

  • Rank 5: New armor ornament for the faction class item
  • Rank 10: “Anniella” – legendary sniper rifle, New armor ornament for the faction leg armor
  • Rank 15: New armor ornament for the faction gauntlets
  • Rank 20: “Rotaro 33” – legendary faction ship
  • Rank 25: New armor ornament for the faction chest piece
  • Rank 30: “Agamid” – legendary hand cannon
  • Rank 35: New armor ornament for the faction helm
  • Rank 50: “Gaze Beyond Worlds” – ornament for the Warlock helm “Eye of Another World”, catalyst for the Graviton Lance

Future War Cult

Destiny 2 FR FWC Gear

The following faction rewards will be received from Lakshmi-2:

  • Rank 5: New armor ornament for the faction class item
  • Rank 10: “Magnum Shepherd” – legendary pulse rifle, New armor ornament for the faction leg armor
  • Rank 15: New armor ornament for the faction gauntlets
  • Rank 20: “G-008” – legendary faction sparrow
  • Rank 25: New armor ornament for the faction chest piece
  • Rank 30: “Pit Launcher” – legendary rocket launcher
  • Rank 35: New armor ornament for the faction helm
  • Rank 50: “Predestination” – ornament for the Hunter helm “Scout Radar”, catalyst for the Sunshot

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Destiny 2 FR NM Gear

The following faction rewards will be received from Executor Hideo:

  • Rank 5: New armor ornament for the faction class item
  • Rank 10: “Beidenhander” – legendary submachine gun, New armor ornament for the faction leg armor
  • Rank 15: New armor ornament for the faction gauntlets
  • Rank 20: “Trirang Tox” – legendary faction ship
  • Rank 25: New armor ornament for the faction chest piece
  • Rank 30: “Jian-7” – legendary pulse rifle
  • Rank 35: New armor ornament for the faction helm
  • Rank 50: “Blazing Hearth” – ornament for the Titan chest piece “Mark of Alpha Lupi”, catalyst for the Workhorse
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What do you think of the already visible rewards of the faction rally? And how do you feel about the new rank system?

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Zu diesem Zeitpunkt ist davon abzuraten, Bless Online zu kaufen

The MMORPG Bless Online has had a disastrous early launch. The performance is so poor that players are struggling with severe stuttering and crashes. Due to a loading screen bug, some users can’t even enter the game at all. An expert advises against buying Bless Online.

Since May 28, the first players have been able to play Bless Online through a Founder’s Pack. The official release is today, May 30. Since then, negative reviews for the MMORPG have been pouring in online.

Mostly negative Steam reviews: Of 1,767 users, only 38% rated Bless positively on Steam (as of May 30). The technical implementation is criticized here, as the performance can only be described as catastrophic.

MMORPGs often have a rocky start. Why are players upset? The original launch of Bless in South Korea was not successful. That was in January 2016. Critics particularly noted that the game lacked good performance. Developer Neowiz eventually pulled the game from the market to revise it. At least on the technical side, nothing of this revision is currently evident. Players fear that Bless will fall victim to its technical shortcomings once again.

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MMORPG expert says: “Bless Online is an insult to the MMORPG genre”

The YouTuber TheLazyPeon mostly focuses on MMORPGs on his channel. He recently published a video about Bless that garnered over 303,000 views and more than 12,000 upvotes.

In the video, TheLazyPeon goes so far as to say that Bless is an insult to the entire MMORPG genre. He has already played the Japanese version and has now spent several hours in the Western version. He played up to level 33; level 45 is the maximum level.

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The biggest criticisms from the video

Performance: The performance of the Western version is reportedly even worse than the Japanese one. Regular crashes occur. The fact that Bless is in “Early Access” is, in his view, no excuse since the game has existed for years.

Combat system: Combat does not run smoothly and seems delayed. The long animations make the combat static. Overall, the combat felt extremely sluggish to the YouTuber.

Interface: There is no way to customize the UI individually. The UI takes up so much space that it often causes a frozen game.

Player experience: The first hours were still nice. However, starting at level 13, leveling opportunities become quite repetitive.

Localization: The translations in English are so poor that it is difficult to understand the skills.

Neowiz has not been able to fix the fundamental problems so far: TheLazyPeon further states that the Bless team has so far not succeeded in putting together a technically optimized version.

TheLazyPeon speaks positively about the shop system: The YouTuber found no Pay2Win elements in the shop.

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Maybe it’s worth waiting? But for now “Buy at your own risk”

The performance issues are currently a burden for many players, and the past shows that Neowiz has already struggled with massive problems here. It is advisable to wait for developments and see if the performance will improve noticeably. There is also still little known about the endgame, which currently seems to consist of PvP battles.

However, there are also positive voices praising the gameplay, which corresponds to a classic MMORPG. Those who are not bothered by the severe performance issues can buy the game for 30 euros on Steam.

Conclusion: There are so many warning signs and concerns that the majority of players must urgently be advised against buying Bless Online at this time. Perhaps the situation will calm down in a few days or weeks. At the moment, only those who know exactly what they are getting into should purchase Bless Online.

These were the first voices shortly after the early launch: First reviews of Bless positive, but the performance is a burden

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Pokémon GO: Regional Pokémon for Safari Zone in Dortmund announced

Special 2KM eggs, regional monsters, and Incognito await you soon in Dortmund at the Westfalenpark when the Pokémon GO Safari Zone takes place.

Many trainers are already looking forward to the Safari Zone in Dortmund, which takes place on June 30 and July 1, 2018. It has now been officially announced that you can catch the region-exclusive Pokémon Corasonn there. It is also clear which Incognito will appear and what other bonuses will be active.

Corasonn and Incognito in Dortmund

Niantic has now announced further information about the Safari Zone in Dortmund. Now it is clear that the special regional Pokémon during the event is Corasonn. It does not normally appear in Germany, but it will be catchable during the event taking place in the Westfalenpark.

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There were already rumors beforehand that Tauros would appear throughout Dortmund. These turned out to be untrue.

Additionally, you will encounter Incognito with the letter forms: D-O-R-T-M-U-N

Additional bonuses for the Safari Zone in Westfalenpark

  • Lock modules are active at the PokéStops throughout Westfalenpark during the event.
    • This attracts many Pokémon that you can catch during that time.
  • Special 2-KM eggs will be distributed! 
    • We already know these rewards from other events. Rare and strong monsters should be waiting in the eggs for you. You will receive them as usual by spinning photo discs.
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No gyms and no raid battles! Niantic decided that there will be no gyms or raid battles for you in the Westfalenpark. However, you can find them in the nearby surroundings outside the park.

The Safari Zone in Dortmund is free

There are supposed to be special surprises and activities for trainers at the Safari event. What exactly is still unclear. Those who need a break can rest in the team lounges.

The event is free for you, and everyone can participate.

Are you planning to go to the event in Dortmund? We are gathering all the information about it in this article: All information about the Pokémon GO Safari event in Dortmund

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