Bless punishes dupe bug abuse, players find penalties too soft

Leya Jankowski Leya Jankowski Reading time 3 minutes

Directly with the release of Bless Online, a bug emerged that allowed players to duplicate items. The developers have now identified the dupe bug and are punishing players who abused it. However, there will not be a rollback.

Shortly after the release of Bless Online, initial evidence, such as on YouTube, of the dupe bug was published. Players were quite upset about this, as the bug was already known from the Japan version.

Dupe bug abuse brings disadvantages for the game: Players who duplicate gold can quickly acquire top equipment in the auction house. This gives them an unfair advantage. The duplicate abuse can also harm the economy in the game if players can simply copy gold and items.

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Neowiz identified the dupe bug and took action

In a statement on Steam Neowiz announced that they have found the cause of the bug. Moreover, consequences will be enforced for the players who abused the bug.

The following measures were taken:  

  • The items and gold that were duplicated through the bug will be collected.
  • If the bug was used less than 10 times, a warning will be issued.
  • If the bug was used more than 10 times, the account will be suspended for three days.
  • If the bug was used more than 10 times and there is suspicion that this was done intentionally, the account will be suspended for 15 days.

The Bless team expects to encounter more bugs in early access: Additionally, it was stated that the team would do their utmost to fix the bugs. They are asking players to report any bugs and not to abuse them.

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The measures are considered too lenient by some: “Bans and wipes would have been appropriate”

Players wished for a rollback and wipe of the servers: There is criticism that the accounts did not even receive a ban. The suspension is not enough for intentional abuse of the dupe bug. Some players would have preferred to see the affected accounts deleted and the bug fixed. They would have welcomed a server rollback afterwards to completely undo the damage caused.

A dupe bug fix did not appear in the latest patch notes: This makes players suspicious. Although several bug fixes are listed, such as a localization error fix, a dupe bug fix is not included. Now there are fears that the bug may still be present in the game.

Others say: “After two days, the economy is not yet destroyed”

Other voices say that it is enough to remove the items from the game so soon after the bug fix: A short time span is not enough to destroy the entire economy of the game. Now would still be the right time to implement the measures that have been enforced.

Bless does not have a “real” player economy: Some players also point out that trade in Bless only works through an auction house. Additionally, there is a min-max limit on selling items. This means that there are only relatively narrow amounts for trading. It can be imagined similarly to Black Desert Online In this way, the economy cannot be destroyed so quickly.

Neowiz is taking the right path: These players say that Neowiz acted quickly and correctly.

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Whether the bug is truly fixed in the long term remains to be seen. The promised 15-vs-15 PvP mode is already in the game. 

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Der Alien-Krieg in Elite Dangerous geht mit Beyond: Chapter Two weiter

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time < 1 minutes

Frontier Developments has announced the next chapter in the war against the Thargoids with Beyond: Chapter Two for the space online game Elite Dangerous.

Humans Strike Back

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The war enters the next round. Players of Elite: Dangerous are at war with the alien Thargoids. With Beyond: Chapter Two, humans are now unleashing heavier firepower.

What does the new update bring? With the update, Season 3 of the space online game begins and a series of innovations are introduced. These include:

  • Alien Challenger – This new ship has been specifically designed for the war against the Thargoids. The ship can withstand significantly more damage from Thargoid weapons.
  • Interaction with space objects – If you want to hack a turret or communication relays, this is now possible through the new installation interactions.
  • Tech Brokers – You can unlock even more Guardian tech weapons through Guardian modules.
  • New mission
  • New places to explore

The Thargoids will adapt. As the developers of Elite Dangerous indicate, the Thargoids will likely adapt to the new weapons of the humans. Therefore, you should be vigilant.

When does Beyond: Chapter Two release? The release date for the new major update is June 28.

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Overwatch: Mini-streamer becomes community lead because star cheats

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

A nearly unknown streamer has become the Community Lead for Overwatch in Denmark. The reasons for this are the misconduct of the favorite. However, he suspects a conspiracy theory.

In Denmark, streamer Xperiana has made it to Community Lead for the Overwatch World Cup. She was herself surprised that it was not Dafran, a much larger streamer, who won.

What is the Overwatch World Cup “Community Lead”? Separate from the Overwatch League, there is also the World Championship, the Overwatch World Cup. Here, teams from qualified nations compete against each other for the title of World Champion. To ensure that the team and fans have a “good connection” with each other, a Community Lead is chosen beforehand. This can be well-known YouTubers, streamers, or other individuals who have shown particular dedication in the past.

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Small streamer Xperiana wins: The election for the Danish Community Lead was won by streamer Xperiana. This is surprising, as Xperiana is only a relatively “small player”, with just 150 followers on Twitter and nearly 400 followers on Twitch. Dafran, who was also a candidate, is however already a social media heavyweight. With 19,000 Twitter followers and over 200,000 followers on Twitch, the election should have been clear.

Why was Dafran not selected? There are many possible reasons and speculations. Dafran said in a stream that he only wants to be chosen as Community Lead “for the memes” and would indeed receive a ticket to BlizzCon if Denmark goes far enough.

Dafran is probably not favored at Blizzard

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Respawn tricks: Additionally, he has already received negative attention in the past for losing matches intentionally on stream. He also sometimes leaves matches and re-enters them later to reduce the respawn time.

The fact that he also uses Pepe the Frog as a profile picture, which is often associated with right-wing sentiments, probably hasn’t helped either.

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Dafran is angry, and his community is too: Dafran and his fans are disappointed that he did not win the election. They wonder why he was even allowed to run when he couldn’t win anyway, as Blizzard already had it out for him.

The topic is currently causing a lot of discussions in the Danish Overwatch community. Ultimately, the decision lies with Blizzard, but they have not yet commented on it.

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Pokémon GO: Trainer reached level 40 in 5 days, caught only 1 Pokémon

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

This trainer reached the maximum level in Pokémon GO in just a few days, although he only caught one monster. He primarily turned PokéStops for his success.

What happened? Trainer Dennis, who goes by @IAdeptI on Twitter, managed to reach the maximum level in Pokémon GO in less than 5 days. He only caught a single Pikachu. Other trainers have been playing since summer 2016, catching more monsters, and have yet to reach the maximum level.

How did he achieve this? He took advantage of the Adventure Week that is currently active in Pokémon GO, where a lot of experience points are being given away.

Visited 12 cities, turned 4387 PokéStops

On Twitter, Dennis announced that he achieved a new goal. It took him only 4.5 days to go from Level 1 to Level 40 in Pokémon GO. Instead of frantically searching for wild monsters, he primarily relied on PokéStops in his strategy. To be precise, he caught one single Pikachu and turned 4387 PokéStops.

For this special achievement, he visited twelve cities and traveled many kilometers by car. The Jogger medal only credited him with 7 kilometers.

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According to his own statements, he used a total of 21 Lucky Eggs. He purchased eleven and also used those given as rewards for leveling up. In Pokémon GO, Lucky Eggs double the experience gained.

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That’s why he received so many experience points: The Adventure Week in Pokémon GO is currently running. During the event, you receive additional experience points for spinning Photo Discs at gyms or PokéStops. If you spin the Photo Disc of a PokéStop or a gym for the very first time, you get ten times the experience points.

A little math: 

  • During the event, there are 2100 experience points for the very first spin of a Photo Disc.
  • With a Lucky Egg, that’s 4200 experience points per spin.
  • Additionally, every 10th unique PokéStop gives double experience points, making it 8400 XP.

The trainer took advantage of these bonuses and planned a route to quickly visit as many new PokéStops as possible by car.

He now has the worst level 40 account

As Dennis himself writes on Twitter, he now has one of the worst level 40 accounts in Pokémon GO worldwide.

But why is it bad? While his trainer level is now at 40, he does not have strong monsters in his collection. Additionally, he lacks a lot of Stardust, which is usually earned by catching Pokémon to strengthen new monsters.

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He can participate in raids, but he can hardly contribute any damage at the higher levels. Therefore, a lot of work still needs to go into the account if he wants to use it seriously.

Would you take on such a challenge?

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Mobile MMORPG MapleStory M is coming! Sign up here

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Do you want to experience the classic MMORPG MapleStory on the go? Then you can look forward to the release of MapleStory M.

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MapleStory on Mobile

The classic for on the go. MapleStory M brings the classic gameplay experience of the original MapleStory to your smartphone. The developers claim that they have not made any compromises to bring you the same game.

What MapleStory M offers you. You return to the Maple World and meet familiar characters, battling against monsters that threaten the world. However, there will also be some new features compared to the original. MapleStory M offers:

  • Five Hero Classes
  • Dungeons to conquer daily
  • The familiar cities Henesys, Perion, Kerning City, and Elinia
  • New gameplay areas
  • Live events
  • Many customization options
  • Leaderboards
  • Create a guild and face challenging bosses with your friends
  • Fight against the notorious boss Zakum in a raid for ten players
  • Find plenty of loot
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Sign up now. If you register on the MapleStory M website, you will receive unique cosmetic items and more.

When will MapleStory M be released in Europe?

The MMORPG will be released for iOS and Android devices. The soft launch of MapleStory M has already taken place in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. Here in Europe, the release will happen later in 2018.

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Fortnite down: Player search disabled – Why the maintenance? [Update]

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

In Fortnite matchmaking is disabled. There are errors, Epic Games reports an outage, and player search in Fortnite is down. On June 1st, Epic Games is conducting server maintenance to resolve issues. When will Fortnite be back up?

Gone again: After the Fortnite servers were offline yesterday and on Tuesday, there is another server maintenance today. During the maintenance, Fortnite: Battle Royale cannot be played. The matchmaking is not working. This is the third server maintenance on consecutive days.

Fortnite Outage: Player Search Disabled

When is matchmaking gone? Fortnite: Battle Royale effectively goes down at 10:00 AM our time (4 AM ET). From this point on, matchmaking is disabled in Fortnite: Battle Royale.

Fortnite Error Message

Player search reports an error: When players attempt to start a game of Fortnite: Battle Royale, they receive the error message that player search is disabled. In the game, they refer players to an English status website – however, there is no information available.

When will Fortnite be back?

When will Fortnite be back up? That is not known at the moment. It could be back by 12:30 PM, as it has been in the last few days.

Update 12:52 PM: It looks like it might take even longer this time. There has been no word from Epic Games on when Fortnite will function as it should.

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Update 1:51 PM: Just before 2 PM, it’s back up. The matchmaking is active again! Though there may be queues. If there’s another downtime, we will inform you here on Mein MMO about everything related to Fortnite.

Is Fortnite being taken down due to the PUBG lawsuit? No, that is all nonsense circulating on YouTube and schoolyards. There is indeed a lawsuit that PUBG has filed against Fortnite: However, it has nothing to do with the server maintenance of the last few days.

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Planned “Playground” mode likely indirectly responsible for server downtime

Why are the servers offline? This is explained by Epic Games on reddit. It seems to be about larger changes to the database. They have grown so quickly that they installed a temporary solution in February. They have been working on it and continuously improving it. However, they would never be completely happy with this new database. Because this database has prevented certain new limited-time modes. If Epic Games wants to introduce the new “Playground mode”, they need a different database.

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Back to the old solution: In recent days, it seemed they had found a better and final solution. But the new solution did not work. Although it looked good, it caused problems. Now they are going back to the previous system.

Will anything change for the players? No. At best, the matchmaking problems that players struggled with yesterday will be gone. There shouldn’t be any changes to the gameplay. But the old database, to which they are now reverting, likely prevents Epic Games from experimenting with some creative game modes in Fortnite.

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When is the “Playground mode” with respawn coming to Fortnite? That likely won’t be too soon. They need to get the new session tracker into the game and then see how it performs over a weekend. Then they might introduce the new mode. Over the weekend, Fortnite likely has the most players.

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Mein MMO fragt: Wie gefällt Euch Bless?

Micha Deckert Micha Deckert Reading time 2 minutes

The MMORPG Bless has finally arrived in the West. However, the release was bumpy and overshadowed by many problems. This week we want to know from you: What have you experienced in Bless and how have you liked the game so far?

The release of Bless in the West has been a rollercoaster ride in recent days: performance issues, players unable to even enter the game, and numerous refunds marred the launch. However, there were also positive voices praising the combat system and the classic MMORPG feel.

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The community is divided – what do you think?

Bless with a rocky start: The release of Bless in the West was anything but smooth. The game struggled with poor performance, login issues, and server crashes even during early access. Only founders were able to participate in the early start.

There were, however, also positive voices praising the combat system and the feeling of Bless, but these were hardly able to compete against the wave of disappointed players.

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Developers apologize: After the ratings from players on Steam plummeted, the lead producer Sungjin Ko apologized publicly. The team is working on the many issues and also thinking about the future.

So Bless is still a growing game that is to be expanded in the coming weeks and months. Unsatisfied players will be refunded, but the producer hopes that users will give Bless another chance.

Rollercoaster Bless: What have you experienced?

Now we want to know from you this week what you have experienced with Bless. Did you also have problems or could you not understand all the fuss? Are you upset about botched releases or are you patiently waiting for the developers to get the issues under control?

Perhaps you have already experienced special moments in Bless and found things that you particularly liked in the MMORPG.

 

Please participate in our survey and leave us a comment about your experiences with the MMORPG Bless.

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You need 350 unique mounts in WoW for this mount

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time < 1 minutes

WoW raises the bar even higher. Those who collect a proud 350 mounts can look forward to this mount.

Those who collect a particularly high number of mounts in World of Warcraft will receive some additional rewards. With the upcoming expansion Battle for Azeroth, there are some special treats for mount collectors. If you own an extreme number of mounts, you will soon be able to strut around on a blue Infernal.

The blue Infernal: If you possess 350 mounts, you can achieve the “No Stable Big Enough” achievement in BfA and receive the “Biting Frostshard Core”. The corresponding “Frostshard Infernal” visually resembles the two mounts available from Gul’dan in the Night Fortress (Normal, Heroic, Mythic), but with a blue tint. It is a recolor of already existing, rare mounts.

On wowhead, a small introductory video for the mount has already been published:

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Not all mounts count towards the achievement: Simply having 350 different mounts is not enough for the achievement. All mounts must be usable by the same character. This means that mounts from different classes (such as from Legion) only count once, and you will not gain progress for each mount. The same applies to mounts that can only be used by the Horde or Alliance.

We have already introduced you to the mount for reaching 100 reputation factions at exalted here:

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What do you think of this reward? Do you find it disappointing that the mount is simply a reskin of an already existing mount? Or is the blue color exactly what you are looking for in your transmog?

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Bless gets a new mode today with 15-vs-15 PvP: Peninsular War

Leya Jankowski Leya Jankowski Reading time 3 minutes

Neowiz announced a new mode for Bless Online where you will compete with 15 versus 15 players. The PvP mode “Peninsular War” is set to be introduced today, June 1st. 

How does Peninsular War work? You will compete against each other in the southern Peninsular on a small battlefield. A total of 30 players can participate, 15 fighting for the Hieron faction and 15 for the Union.

Here are the rules: 

  • In total, there are 4 normal bases and one special base.
  • Each time players capture a base, the team earns points.
  • The faction that reaches 20,000 points first wins.
  • There is a timer. If no team reaches 20,000 points before time runs out, the team with the most points wins.

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The decision on which base to capture is crucial for victory: The strategy in this mode is to capture the “right” bases. If your character dies in battle, it will respawn at the nearest base. Will you split up and capture multiple bases or stick together and focus on a specific base? These questions will arise on the relatively small battlefield.

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An event rotation is set to bring variety to the mode

A “Season rotation” against boredom: To prevent the mode from becoming stale, Neowiz has introduced a rotation that slightly alters the battlefield. The basic rules remain the same. However, you can expect to encounter toxic swamps one week, and in the next week, sky bridges will be available.

This is what the weekly season rotation looks like: 

  • Season 1: Useful items are scattered across the battlefield.
  • Season 2: You will encounter neutral mobs that you can convert into allies.
  • Season 3: A sky bridge stretches across the map, allowing you to quickly reach important bases.
  • Season 4: Mana consumption and skill cooldowns are reduced.
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Combat points are given as rewards for participation

Regardless of whether your faction won or lost: All players participating in the Peninsular War receive combat points as a reward. You can earn additional rewards by completing daily quests.

These are the rewards: 

  • Victory: 700 combat points.
  • Defeat: 100 combat points.
  • Completing the Peninsular Wars Daily Quest: 300 combat points
    • The quest was completed successfully: 75 points.
    • The quest was not completed successfully: 35 points.

Combat points are used to purchase useful items in the Special Currency Shop.

This is how you participate in the Peninsular War in Bless

If you want to try this 15vs15 player PvP mode for yourself, select Menu(Esc)>War(b)>Battlefield, where Peninsula War is now listed. Once matchmaking is completed, both teams will spawn on the battlefield. Before the battle begins, there is a waiting period of 2-3 minutes.

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Many players assumed that the 15vs15 player mode would be available at the release of Bless. However, this was not the case, which upset the players. In a public apology, Neowiz explained that the missing content would gradually be added to the game now.

When exactly the mode will be added to Bless today is still unknown. 

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For Honor: Ubisoft teases upcoming hero with gigantic sword

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

For Honor has had a long and rocky road. But Ubisoft has learned from its mistakes and is moving into the future with a new hero.

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A new hero on the horizon

Who is it? In a video, Ubisoft showed a short teaser of an upcoming hero. There isn’t much to see, only his sword. But it has a very interesting shape. It is a powerful sabre that resembles the weapons of the Saracens. Will we perhaps control such a hero in the battles? The weapon can be seen in the video at the time index 4:24. Currently, there are two theories circulating on the internet:

  • A new hero for the Knights – The sword could be a falchion. The single-edged cutting weapon, also known as Fauchon, was used from the High Middle Ages through the Late Middle Ages to the early Renaissance. In German-speaking areas, the weapon was also known as Malchus.
  • A Chinese hero – The weapon could also be a Dadao. This is a two-handed sword that resembles a sabre and was used by the imperial guard in ancient China. While there is no Chinese faction in For Honor, liberties have been taken elsewhere.

Ubisoft has learned. The video also discusses how For Honor has developed over the years. Ubisoft realizes that they made some mistakes at the beginning. This was partly due to the fact that the ideas the team had did not always work as intended in the game. However, together with the fans, they were able to smooth out the bumps and bring For Honor to a status that is not only enjoyable but also lays a very good foundation for the future.

We will learn more about the upcoming content of the battle epic For Honor at E3.

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How Destiny 2 Changes Its Hardest Event After Keeper’s Tears

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 2 minutes

Recently, Bungie explained that they may have overdone the difficulty of the Escalation Protocol in Destiny 2. The studio is now easing the PvE event and aims to make it more accessible.

Just recently, Bungie stated in response to numerous fan inquiries that the Escalation Protocol was designed for a team of three max-level Guardians. The up to six additional players are purely optional – the event can and should be tackled by a fully leveled three-man team. This is how the developers intended it.

The community disagreed. Even a team of three top players at max level 385 only managed to complete the event after more than eight hours.

In response, the studio already backtracked and admitted: they probably overdid it with the difficulty of the Escalation Protocol – fearing that the event would otherwise be too easy.

Now a response in the game followed. The developers quickly eased the Escalation Protocol.

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The Escalation Protocol has been adjusted – Here’s what’s changed

Enemies nerfed: To make the Escalation Protocol more accessible, the level of the event enemies in waves 4-7 has been reduced. Waves 1-3, however, remained untouched. All mechanics, timers, and enemy behavior remain otherwise unchanged.

The update has been active since the early hours of June 1, 2018. The change was made server-side, so you do not need to download or install anything.

Old power level values of enemies:

  • Wave 1: 370
  • Wave 2: 370
  • Wave 3: 370
  • Wave 4: 385
  • Wave 5: 385
  • Wave 6: 400
  • Wave 7: 400
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New power level values of enemies:

  • Wave 1: 370
  • Wave 2: 370
  • Wave 3: 370
  • Wave 4: 380
  • Wave 5: 380
  • Wave 6: 385
  • Wave 7: 385
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Reasons for the change: Bungie realized that most Guardians do not participate in the event as intended with a three-man fire team. Waves six and seven are too difficult for that. Some players would try to use a trick to secure more teammates for the Escalation Protocol. Others would be completely discouraged.

After reducing the power levels of the last waves, they now hope that the Escalation Protocol will seem less intimidating to potential participants. People who want to tackle this activity at 385 with a three-man fire team with the help of other Guardians should have a better chance of successfully completing the event.

It will also still be possible to bring in more people and complete the event with a total of up to nine players. However, teams at or near max level should no longer rely on help to the same extent as they have in the past.

If anyone is concerned that Bungie is nerfing the Escalation Protocol into the ground, they need not worry according to the studio’s words – the activity will still be challenging enough and will continue to demand the maximum of players’ abilities.

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What do you think of these changes? Are they reasonable, or did Bungie misjudge the wrong audience?

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FIFA 19 confirmed for Nintendo Switch – Better graphics, no Frostbite

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

Yes, FIFA 19 will be released on the Nintendo Switch. The release is confirmed. FIFA 19 is expected to look much better than older titles. However, without the Frostbite engine.

EA confirmed that FIFA 19 will be released in autumn for the Nintendo Switch and other consoles. However, for the release on the Switch, they consciously decided not to use Frostbite technology. They prefer to use an engine that offers better graphics and performance.

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FIFA 19 without Frostbite, with Custom Engine

In an interview with Dream Team, Andrei Lazarescu, the Supervising Producer for the FIFA World Cup mode, explained that the Switch version of FIFA 19 will run on a Custom Engine. The team, as with FIFA 18, does not use Frostbite. Frostbite is the technology that EA uses for its action and sports games.

The improved performance that they expect from the Custom Engine should be noticeable in both handheld and TV modes.

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Will Frostbite never be used for FIFA on Switch again? In the future, the Frostbite technology could be used again; EA does not rule this out. Andrei Lazarescu explained that they are not currently using it because they do not want to use a scaled-down version of this technology for the Switch.

“We never intended to create a one-time custom engine that we would never use again. We wanted to use it as a building block to build upon,” Lazarescu explained.

Some of the improvements can already be found in the World Cup mode in the game. For example, players can now see face painting or hats on fans in the crowd.

Fans have many demands regarding FIFA 19. The wishes of the fans for FIFA 19 – How realistic are they?

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A leak suggests that Fortnite is likely coming to the Nintendo Switch soon

Leya Jankowski Leya Jankowski Reading time 2 minutes

Fortnite is reportedly coming to the Nintendo Switch according to an E3 document. There are several indications that this leak may be authentic.

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The image of the document recently appeared for the first time on the site 4Chan. The document is said to represent a plan for the E3 showroom display. 

It shows various games that are supposed to come to the Switch, including Fortnite, Paladins, Dragon Ball FighterZ, FIFA 19, Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (already announced), Mario Tennis, and Overcooked 2

Why could this leak be authentic?

It is unclear, whether the leak refers to the free Battle Royale mode (like on iOS) or if the Nintendo Switch will also receive Fortnite’s “Save the World” mode, where players fight against AI zombies.

Fortnite for all markets and all platforms?

Fits the picture: Fortnite is already available on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and iOS. A port to Android is also forthcoming – it is expected this summer. Furthermore, Fortnite is continuously expanding into new markets: Currently, the expansion to China and South Korea is underway. Therefore, a port to the Nintendo Switch seems only logical. It appears that Epic Games aims to bring its hit game Fortnite to as many platforms and markets as possible.

A leak remains a leak and is not an official confirmation: It is currently believed that this leak is very likely to be accurate. However, as long as there is no official confirmation, the document should be treated with caution.

There have been reasons to suggest for some time that Fortnite is coming to the Switch: Will Fortnite be released on the Nintendo Switch in 2018?

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Fear the Wolves throws werewolf mutants into the battle royale

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

With Fear the Wolves, we can expect an interesting battle royale online shooter in which you not only fight each other but also encounter mutants. Screenshots now show for the first time what the game looks like.

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Players versus players and werewolves

PvP with PvE. Fear the Wolves takes the battle royale game principle known from PUBG or Fortnite but also introduces AI enemies that continuously want to get at you. You will be dropped on a large map that can accommodate 100 players. You should quickly get equipment and weapons. Then you will fight each other until only one player remains. However, you will also be troubled by mutants that appear as werewolves.

Watch out for the weather! Weather plays a significant role in Fear the Wolves. The area is influenced by radioactive radiation, which can lead to extreme weather situations. For example, it is harder to aim in the fog. Mysterious anomalies also repeatedly occur that can be very dangerous.

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Fear the Wolves engages viewers

The viewer participates. Fear the Wolves relies on live streaming. However, viewers do not just passively sit in front of the monitor; they can intervene in the events. For example, they can collectively vote on how the weather changes. The players then have to react to that.

What do the screenshots show? The now released screenshots of Fear the Wolves show gameplay for the first time. The setting with abandoned factories and ruins exudes a dark atmosphere and somewhat resembles the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. Also visible are the werewolves you encounter in the game. A large tank is also shown. The graphics make a very good impression, and you get eager to dive into the battle royale battles.

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Fear the Wolves by developer Vostock Games is set to be released later this year for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

Disclaimer: Fear the Wolves is published by Focus in collaboration with Webedia. Mein-MMO belongs to the Webedia group.

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  2. PCGamesN

Destiny 2: The Group Battles Return – Here’s What Has Changed

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 4 minutes

At the end of March 2018, the fifth and currently last Faction Rally took place in Destiny 2. Since then, the group battles have taken a break and have been revised. Now they are making a return. We have summarized the most important changes for you.

The break is over: The group battles have not had a good standing in the Destiny community so far. Many fans found them monotonous and insignificant. Bungie has also noticed this. After the fifth Faction Rally, the studio removed the group battles from the game to revise them. Now the factions are returning to the Tower after months of hiatus, seeking the favor of the Guardians so that they will fight for their cause.

When does it start? The group battles will start on Tuesday, June 5, at 7:00 PM. As usual, they will remain active until the next Weekly Reset.

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This is how the group battles in Destiny 2 have changed.

Decisions are becoming more important: Initially, Bungie has given the oath of allegiance to a faction a more significant role. Swearing allegiance to a group is now supposed to be a meaningful decision. The following factors have been changed:

  • Starting with the next group battle, you can only swear allegiance to one faction – per account! So the decision should be well thought out.
  • A new reputation progression system has been introduced. Progress will be maintained throughout the events of Season 3 – even if you change factions.
  • Each faction attracts its followers with unique rewards, such as exotic armor ornaments or masterwork catalysts for certain exotic weapons.
  • A total of three group battles will take place during Season 3.
Destiny 2 FR New Emblems

Merchants and loot have changed: A Seasonal Merchant Progress has been introduced at the respective faction representatives – just like with the Iron Banner or the Vanguard. It is important to note the following:

  • Each faction now has ranks that can be advanced using group-specific tokens.
  • Rank upgrades still grant rewards in the form of legendary armor and weapons – even after you have surpassed rank 30.
  • The Dead Orbit offers its most loyal followers at level 50 the Graviton Lance Catalyst and an ornament for the Warlock helmet “Eye of Another World”.
  • The New Monarchy can correspondingly offer the Workhorse Catalyst and an ornament for the Titan chest piece “Emblem of Alpha Lupi”.
  • The Future War Cult entices with the Sunshot Catalyst and an ornament for the Hunter helmet “Weak Head Radar”, provided you reach rank 50.
Destiny 2 FR cataclysts

A detailed list of all faction rewards and corresponding ranks can be found here:

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The victorious faction will continue to provide a winner’s reward after the end of each rally. These rewards will then be added to the loot pool of the rank upgrade rewards for the next group battle event. The following image shows the possible rewards of the upcoming Faction Rally.

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There is a new mechanic: Group battles are now supposed to offer a unique gameplay experience and not simply represent another insignificant reward source. Therefore, a new mechanic – the “Renown” system – has been introduced. Here’s what you need to know:

  • After you have joined a faction, you can gain “Renown” by completing public events or patrols or by eliminating a high-value target. “Renown” can be stacked.
  • Guardians who complete a Lost Sector with active “Renown” receive significantly more group tokens. The higher the “Renown” is stacked, the more group tokens you receive.
  • “Renown” is lost if you are defeated by enemies. Hence, a correspondingly high “Renown” level requires more caution.
  • “Renown” also increases the difficulty of the game: health regeneration is significantly reduced (all stack levels). However, killed enemies can drop health spheres (all stack levels). Additionally, player damage is reduced (scales with stacks, up to 5x) and incoming damage is simultaneously increased (scales with stacks, up to 5).
Destiny 2 FR Renown Aura

By the way: While “Renown” is active, other Guardians can see which faction you belong to.

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What do you think of the changes to the group battles? Do they now provide you with more incentive to participate?

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SWTOR improves war zones and takes action against alleged “hackers”

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

In SWTOR, players turn their attention to the warzones. These should be completed faster, and hackers are to be sent to the graveyard.

The developers at BioWare continue to follow their plan for Star Wars: The Old Republic. According to the roadmap, the next step is a revamp of the warzones. PvP should become more enjoyable again, and new mechanics will be introduced to deal with those who do not play fair.

Shorter matches with clear winners: PvP areas should be completed faster and have a clear winner more often. Therefore, the time to plant the bomb in the Voidstar is reduced, as is the time to defuse the bomb. This should lead to fewer “ties” and allow one side to actually claim victory.

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Similar speeding up is taking place on other maps. On Alderaan, the turrets cause 20% more damage to the enemy ship, and at the Ancient Gateway, delivering a ball provides more points than before. On Yavin, however, team points are reduced (from 600 to 500), and a death additionally reduces points by 2.

Hackers will be punished: Anyone entering an area they shouldn’t be able to reach yet (such as the other side of the Voidstar before the bridges have been deployed) will now be killed immediately. The same applies to characters who “hack” terminals to capture them unnoticed without interruption.

“Hacker” is the wrong term: Some players in the official forum criticize the developers’ plans, particularly due to the loose handling of the term “hacking.” After all, some of these “hacks” merely consist of using a specific ability at the right moment, such as being launched over a ramp. This has nothing to do with real “hacking,” and using this term so casually would send the wrong signal to players.

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Fortnite: How to find the secret Blockbuster star of week 5

Robert Albrecht Robert Albrecht Reading time 2 minutes

In Fortnite (PC, Ps4, Xbox One, iOS) you can also earn a bonus tier for the Battle Pass in week 5. The star is once again hidden in a blockbuster loading screen.

To unlock the required loading screen, you must complete each of the seven weekly challenges. This has only been possible since last night, as one challenge was buggy and could not be completed.

Now you can finally complete this challenge and will be rewarded with a loading screen that shows inconspicuous scenes from the game but also always hides a secret. These secrets come in the form of hints that lead you to a hidden Battle Star.

What do these secret Battle Stars bring? Each hidden star you collect in this way brings you a whole level forward in the Battle Pass. If you have completed all the challenges of the current week and found the secret star, that brings you a total of six levels forward.

You unlock this loading screen when you have completed all weekly challenges of week 5:

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Clearly, a battle of good versus evil is underway. The crucial hint is given on the wall of the building. A crab is depicted, and a golden item is hovering above it. This is the Battle Star!

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So where is the secret Battle Star now? In Moisty Mire! On the map, there are three wooden animals positioned – a fox, a llama, and a crab. The crab is your target and is located here:

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Since the Battle Star is located on the crab, you should land there right at the beginning of a match and grab the star. Afterwards, you can go hunting for loot! If you want to see the exact location in a video, you can do so as well:

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Destiny 2: Unveiling of the Plans for Year 2 is Coming – What You Need to Know

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 2 minutes

Are you excited about what happens next with Destiny 2? You won’t have to wait long. In the current TWaB blog, the studio announced that it plans to present its plans for year 2 in an upcoming stream. Here is all the info.

Destiny 2 Y2 Reveal Stream

What’s next? Just recently, the developers released an updated roadmap that communicated Bungie’s plans for summer 2018 in Destiny 2. Although this roadmap extended until September, the planned content for the crucial month for many fans was rather vaguely outlined. However, more concrete information could follow soon.

Bungie presents its plans for year 2 of Destiny 2 – All info

As the studio opened in the current “This Week at Bungie” blog from May 31, community manager DeeJ and several developers will reveal more details about the future plans for year 2 in a Twitch stream.

When is it? Fans don’t have to wait long: The stream will take place on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, at 6:00 PM our time.

Where can I watch the stream? You can watch the live broadcast either on Bungie’s official Twitch channel or follow along with us on Mein MMO. We will embed the stream in a corresponding article on June 5.

What can we expect? Bungie aims to give an outlook on what guardians can expect in year 2 of Destiny 2. According to the studio, it has big plans.

Numerous members of the development team are expected to report on their mission for September. In this context, they intend to unveil several things that fans can look forward to, and it is, according to Bungie, definitely worth waiting for. Both the major autumn expansion and the revolutionary game mode, which Activision has already teased, are certainly feasible here.

Destiny 2 Reef ENDING

Additionally, there will be a roadmap update – with more concrete plans and promises from the developers. They will also address fan criticism and focus more closely on community feedback during the stream.

Interesting: The official graphic for the reveal stream apparently shows the Reef. Many fans have speculated earlier that the next expansion could revolve around this location. The closing scene of Destiny 2 suggests this possibility.

For the expanding light of the Traveler sequentially hits all previous DLC locations of Destiny 2 before it eventually reaches the mysterious triangular spaceships. If the game remains true to this system, then after Mercury and Mars, the Reef would actually be next in line.

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Are you looking forward to the upcoming reveal? Do you also think that it will go back to the Reef?

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PUBG has apparently lost half of its player base – Is Fortnite to blame?

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

The shooter PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) has lost feathers since January. On Steam, it is said to have lost almost half of its peak player count. But the crisis is hitting PUBG at an excellent level. Is Fortnite really to blame, as many believe?

50% of the player peak gone since January: As PcGamesN reports, PUBG has had to lose quite a bit. The 24-hour peak has halved compared to January 2018. The top number was still at 3,236,027 people playing PUBG on Steam within 24 hours in mid-January. Today, the peak value would be at 1,560,595. They refer to the Steam Charts numbers. Even if we do not take the peak player count, but the average number of players, about a third is still missing compared to January.

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Source: Steamcharts

Crisis at a mega-high level: Even with these numbers, PUBG is only in crisis compared to its own peak. PUBG still has far more players on Steam than Counter Strike: Global Offensive or Dota 2.

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2017 went only up, 2018 almost only down: But when you look at the numbers of PUBG, a clear downward trend is visible. In 2017 and even in January 2018, PUBG only went up, sometimes with huge jumps, but PUBG has been continuously losing players on Steam since February 2018. What is the reason for this?

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Fortnite to blame? Not so fast: The obvious solution for many is to blame Fortnite for PUBG’s decline. After all, the free alternative has skyrocketed in recent months. And PUBG has even sued Fortnite. It makes sense to suspect a rivalry. However, when you look at the comments from users, they point in a different direction. Moreover, Fortnite is more of a phenomenon on the consoles PS4 and Xbox One. According to the latest data from Superdata, Fortnite does earn a lot of money on PC, but not nearly as much as on PS4 and Xbox One.

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PUBG is already steering against

Homemade problems: Many players continue to complain about lags and bugs in PUBG. Cheating is also a massive issue in the community. PUBG wants to specifically address these three topics, cheats, bugs and server performance, as the guiding themes in the development of the coming months. PUBG has even admitted to having errors here.

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Is the problem in China? Ring of Elysium

China’s growth is stuttering: There is also another theory as to why PUBG is not growing as rapidly as before. The causes can be found in China. Here “Steam Spy” hinted at in January 2018 (via Twitter) that Chinese players hesitate to buy the international version of PUBG for expensive money. They prefer to speculate on a free PUBG version from Chinese giant Tencent.

Competition is also approaching, but not Fortnite: The quirky Fortnite with its comic look is not the right alternative for many PUBG veterans. However, the game “Ring of Elysium” – which is seen in reddit threads as the “better PUBG”. This is exactly the free alternative to PUBG that was talked about five months ago. Here began the decline for PUBG – although at a damn high level.

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Destiny 2: The Black Spindle – Clues to Its Return Found

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 2 minutes

Since the launch of the Warmind DLC, the community has been searching for the Black Spindle. Data mining results have led fans to suspect that the sniper “Black Spindle” will further expand the exotic arsenal of Destiny 2. However, it has not been found yet. New insights, however, give hope to many fans.

Destiny 2 Black Spindle Masterwork
Destiny 2 BS icon Mulligan

The community believes in the return: A return of the Black Spindle in Destiny 2 is considered very likely by many fans. Just before the release of the second expansion, data miners found has not been confirmed.

However, there are now more new insights that may suggest a return is imminent.

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Return of the Spindle within the next 2 weeks?

As reported by YouTuber UnknownPlayer, on May 29, 2018, new entries and items have been added to the Destiny 2 databases as part of the update 1.2.1.

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New hints in the database: An icon for a classified exotic quest has now been added – the only one that exists at the moment. Since the Black Spindle is also considered the likely last exotic weapon for which hints have already been found, it is now believed that it must be the corresponding exotic quest for this sniper.

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Furthermore, according to UnknownPlayer, there are additional factors that suggest a return is imminent: Initially, other items connected to the Spindle were added, including the “masterwork task completed” icon featuring the unmistakable sniper.

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There is also a (remaining) classified exotic item – presumably the Spindle itself.

Timing would be strategic: According to the YouTuber, the timing might be favorable. On one hand, many Guardians have nearly completed the time-gated quest line surrounding the Polaris Lance. The weapon is already in circulation, and the associated catalyst is expected next week. This would give players a new exotic to pursue as part of a quest.

On the other hand, some fans speculate about a return before the E3 gaming fair in June. The focus would slowly shift towards the autumn expansion “Destiny Comet” and the new groundbreaking mode. Introducing a new exotic weapon at that time would be incredibly unfortunate.

In the further course of summer, players will be busy with additional features like revamped group activities. A potential release of the weapon within the next two weeks is therefore far from far-fetched. And if UnknownPlayer proves to be right, we will know very soon.

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What do you think of these findings? Do you believe that the Spindle will soon make its way into Destiny 2?

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