Call of Duty and Battlefield 5 are targeting young Fortnite players

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 4 minutes

Fortnite is extremely successful and could unsettle some competitors. Not EA or Activision, though. They are already rubbing their hands: They believe that new customers for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Battlefield 5 are emerging.

Fortnite attracts many new players: Through Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode, many new players have encountered video games. The game is free-to-play. It is available on PC, Xbox One, PS4, and iOS, making it accessible to anyone who wants to try out “gaming.” There is hardly an easier way to start in the gaming world than with Fortnite.

That Fortnite is so immensely successful pleases the people behind Battlefield and Call of Duty. Because they established shooter franchises see no loss in the huge Fortnite community. For them, this means: Many new potential players.

EA is happy about new players from Fortnite

This is what EA says about Fortnite: EA is responsible for games like FIFA, Madden, Sims, and also Battlefield. Battlefield, in particular, could benefit from the millions of Fortnite players, explains EA.

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In front of analysts, Blake Jorgensen stated that the entire gaming market has grown due to Fortnite. “It brings younger people into the market and younger people into first-person shooters. I believe this is healthy for this category, for everyone in the industry,” said EA’s Chief Financial Officer.

This likely means: Thank you for bringing all the kids into action gaming through Fortnite. They may now have an appetite for first-person shooters, and we are ready for that.

Activision is very good at getting “inspired” by the success of others

This is what Activision says about Fortnite: The CEO of Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick, sees things similarly to EA. He said in a financial report: “Gaming is constantly evolving and being renewed. This often affects the market. Fortnite is no exception. The game brings many new players of all ages and genders and helps to make gaming increasingly mainstream entertainment.”

Kotick mentioned that Activision Blizzard is very good at drawing inspiration from the success of others (via Forbes). Activision seems particularly interested that Fortnite runs on consoles and mobile. Activision has King, the Candy Crush maker, on board: There seem to be opportunities.

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From the Call of Duty publisher, one can read again: Feel free to bring us even more new players into the market. We know where they will land. And your good ideas will surely work even better in one of our games.

Will EA and Activision catch the Fortnite players?

The plan: The calculation of EA and Activision is clear: More players through Fortnite in the gaming market = More potential players in Battlefield and Call of Duty.

Why it could work: The two shooter series have a strong presence in the action genre and regularly release new entries in their franchises.

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Sharing the audience: Both shooters offer certain features in 2018 that Fortnite fans might appreciate. They are already trying out the action genre in Fortnite and learning about different weapons, such as shotguns. The connection to a shooter has already been established. It is quite possible that Fortnite players will eventually want to try how other shooters play.

Battlefield V and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 are also shooters, but they convey a very different impression visually and through their gameplay than Fortnite. Instead of colorful comic graphics and fun, Battlefield V deals with the serious topic of World War II. Additionally, Call of Duty features the crazy zombie mode.

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Will the plans of EA and Activision work?

It remains to be seen whether the plans of EA and Activision will really succeed for “that” reason. After all, Fortnite players have valid reasons for playing the game:

  • It is free-to-play
  • Runs on mobile as well
  • Less brutal than BF and COD
  • Comic graphics

Moreover, there is Fortnite’s attachment power: With every day players spend in Fortnite, they collect skins and points. They become better at the game. Young players build their accounts and learn to master the game. This increases their attachment to Fortnite. The threshold for leaving the game may become higher.

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Can Call of Duty and Battlefield win the young Fortnite players?

Fortnite is already somewhat special with these characteristics, and it may be that players stay for exactly that reason. Due to the almost non-existent brutality, parents probably prefer to let their children play a comic shooter where opponents lie down on the ground after being shot rather than bloody first-person shooters.

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It is possible that Fortnite even negatively affects Battlefield and Call of Duty because players now prefer to play epic shooters. The exact numbers will then reveal the player counts and sales of the two games when they are released this year.

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Tausende Fans wollen diese geilen Rüstungen in Destiny 2 sehen!

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 2 minutes

A Destiny fan presents his ideas for armor design for Destiny 2. Fans celebrate the designs. This is exactly what the community wants to see in the game in the future.

Armor designs excite the fans: The Destiny community has already produced some impressive visual concepts for armors and weapons for their favorite game series.

Currently, the recent publications from the artist and dedicated Destiny fan Plain Ben are causing a great stir and much discussion on Reddit and social media. Also on our Facebook page, these armors received great praise.

These armor sets are what fans wish for Destiny 2

According to Plain Ben, he practiced a bit for fun and immortalized some resources already present in Destiny in two impressive armor sets.

Destiny 2 Cabal Armor Concept

Cabal-Slayer Set: This armor set is, as the name suggests, thematically inspired by the Cabal units from Destiny 2. The Warlock is modeled after a Psion Flayer, the Titan after a Gladiator, and the Hunter after a Legionnaire.

Destiny 2 Fallen Armor Concept

Fallen-Slayer Set: Even with this compilation, it is unmistakable which in-game templates Plain Ben was inspired by.

This set features numerous typical elements of various Fallen units.

This is exactly what the fans want: This fan art is now extensively discussed by the community. Fans find it astonishing that Guardians from within their own ranks can repeatedly present better ideas than a multi-million dollar game developer.

It is a shame that the game has yet to provide armors of such quality. The Reddit user thealiens2899 says: “Wow, I fell in love with this gear. It’s a kick to the groin that these sets aren’t already in the game.”

Fans had hoped for just such armors from Destiny 2. Redditor ScreamingMidgit says: “This is the divine level of armors I expected from the raids in Destiny 2.”

Although these hopes have not yet been fulfilled, there is now hope that Bungie will recognize what the game has been lacking (visually) based on these images. RhuanSqx expresses towards Bungie: “Fantastic design. D2 armor designers – please, take a look at this!”

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LoL: Clash tournament mode a “failure” – popular mode as a substitute

Micha Deckert Micha Deckert Reading time 2 minutes

This weekend, the new tournament mode Clash should have started in League of Legends. However, due to technical issues, the event had to be canceled. In addition, the LoL mode ARURF, the 2018 replacement for URF, is available.

After the successful beta test, the new team-based competitive tournament mode Clash was supposed to debut this weekend in League of Legends. According to Riot, the opening weekend was a failure due to technical problems, which is why All Random Ultra Rapid Fire, short ARURF, is being played now.

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Riot wonderfully honest

Technical issues despite beta: In mid-December, the beta for the new tournament mode Clash took place. This mode was intended to be held several times a month and allow players to compete in teams against equal opponents in brackets with a knockout system.

The new tournament was designed for five-player groups and also introduced special rewards that can only be obtained in this specific mode.

Event canceled: Shortly after the start of Clash, the event had to be canceled again this weekend. The cause was critical technical problems that affected not only the European version but also the international version of the game.

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Riot itself labeled the introductory weekend of Clash as a “failure,” which is why the popular mode All Random Ultra Rapid Fire, short ARURF, is now being played. As the developers did not have much time to test the mode with the current patch, there could be bugs or strange interactions in ARURF. Therefore, it may be that Riot has to disable some champions or runes.

This is what the players say: Many players are disappointed and blame Riot – for example, under the official statement from Riot on the American website. The company has allegedly overhyped the new Clash mode unnecessarily over the last six months, only to cancel it at launch due to difficulties.

Some players had already planned this weekend for a long time and are now disappointed. Riot apologized and announced that they are working hard to ensure that the mode can take place soon. The tickets used for participation in this event will be refunded.

No URF – only ARURF in League of Legends

URF is not returning: The original mode URF, Ultra Rapid Fire, seems not to be returning to League of Legends. According to the developers, URF led players to not want to play LoL anymore.

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In this mode, abilities cost no resources and the cooldowns were reduced by 80 percent. Additionally, the movement speed of all champions was increased and gold was earned quickly, allowing for faster item purchases.

All of this led to some champions becoming overpowered. As a replacement, ARURF was introduced, where players are assigned champions randomly.

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The Story of Bless: From the Creation of the World to the War

Lucas Kaczynski Lucas Kaczynski Reading time 5 minutes

In Bless Online, two factions with different motivations and worldviews, the Union and Hieron, battle each other. Behind this conflict lies a long history of the struggle between order and chaos.

In this article, we illuminate the origins of the world of Bless and why Hieron and the Union are at war.

The Ancient Gods Make Their Appearance

In the beginning, there was only chaos. Yet, from chaos emerged the first race: the ancient gods. They created the sky, the earth, and life itself.

However, the gods behaved chaotically, causing misfortune and conflict. This continued until the world awakened and sought order.

Bless Online Dragon

As a result, Physis emerged, which embodied the world and the many avatars of the ancient gods. With the power of providence, it forced the gods to submit. Those gods who refused to bow fled into the abyss.

5 Dragons, the 5 Protectors of the Elements

The ancient gods had left behind seeds of chaos. And Physis created five dragons to collect these seeds. However, one of these seeds was possessed by the Titans, who refused to submit to Physis and wanted to live by their own laws.

A great war broke out, in which the leader of the Titans, Ymir, fell. From his blood the dwarves and giants emerged.

Badly treated by the giants, the dwarves fled underground. There they discovered ancient gates to another dimension. Thirsty for knowledge, the dwarves opened the gates, and demon hordes poured out.

Bless Online World Boss Dragon

However, instead of destroying the dwarves, the demons initially taught them numerous techniques. Soon, however, they lost interest in their students and turned to the giants on the surface.

Together, they decided to annihilate the entire world.

In response, Physis sent the five dragons against the united forces of giants and demons. And although Physis won, the dragons were severely weakened and fell into a long sleep.

2 Kingdoms Emerge

Freed from their former oppressors, the dwarves walked the earth again and founded the kingdom of Urgand.

At the same time, Physis recognized the importance of the cycle of life. It planted a seed of chaos in the earth, and the Tree of Life grew. From its fruit, the elves emerged, an immortal race.

Bless Online El Gradis

Soon, the elves formed their own kingdom El Gradis in the dense forest near the Tree of Life. Together with the dwarves, they formed an alliance to defend against the barbarian tribes that attacked their borders.

But the peace did not last a thousand years.

The Primordial Dragon Ventus Awakens

After several hundred years of sleep, the dragon Ventus awoke and found himself confronted with a greatly changed world.

To reverse the changes, he swallowed all remaining seeds of chaos and went mad. He then attacked the kingdoms of the elves and dwarves, but could ultimately be sealed away in his lair with united forces and great losses.

Ventus’s attack nearly wiped out the dwarves, who sealed themselves behind a massive wall in their kingdom of Urgand. But the elves also suffered heavy losses. They lost their beloved queen Erlione Liliantes, and the Tree of Life was severely damaged by the flames of the dragon Ventus.

Bless Online Dragon Ventus

Faced with an uncertain future, the ruling class turned to chaos. Many elves disagreed with this decision. A civil war broke out, leading to a division of the elves into two groups.

The chaos-loyal elves remained in the city in the north, while the other elves migrated south.

Humanity Appears

On the continent, however, other beings also roamed. They emerged from the chaotic life that the ancient gods had created at the beginning of time.

These creatures were independent of Physis and followed their own will. They were driven by passion and could not resist the influence of chaos. Some of these peoples became known as barbarian tribes.

Bless Online Mounts and Pets

But there were also beings that emerged through evolution. They had their own will, independent of the order created by providence. Thus, humans developed and built a nation that they named after the hero who had driven out the orcs. The nation of Lumen was born.

Due to the war with the dragon Ventus, the elves lost their immortality, prompting them to form an alliance with humans to pass on their immense knowledge. Through this cooperation, the Empire of Lumen was formed.

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The elves taught humans to use magic and imparted their immense knowledge of technology. This is also why humans mastered magic. There was once again a time of peace.

The Rise of Hieron

For a long time, mages formed the ruling class of the population. But over time, they lost much of their former influence. To regain their former power, they performed a dangerous ritual that opened a gateway to another dimension. Once again, demons poured into the land and threatened the existence of all life.

Bless Online Hieron Capital Hierakon

However, through a coalition of the Sylvan Elves, humans, and Lupus, this catastrophe was successfully averted.

As a result of this war, the Empire of Hieron was established, ruled by King Aygor Valor. However, just a few years after its establishment, the young empire was plagued by a civil war over the succession to the throne.

Union Develops

While the heirs of the deceased king fought in the north, the peoples in the south flourished. Faced with a strong power in the north, the south decided to form a defensive alliance. The races of Aqua Elf, Amistad, and Pantera united under a common flag.

Bless Online Union Capital Spezia

When the civil war in Hieron ended after seven years, the empire regrouped and marched south towards Union’s territory.

This is Why the Factions Fight Each Other

Both factions represent opposing goals. The Union is an alliance of free peoples opposing Hieron’s rule. Hieron, on the other hand, seeks to unite the entire continent under its flag.

This is how the conflict between the nations escalates:

  • While Hieron wants to unify the continent, the Union demands sovereignty.
  • Hieron then demands tribute payments, which the Union does not pay.
  • In response, Hieron bombards the important city-state Padana.

Although Hieron attacks with united forces, the Union receives reinforcements that banish the threat from the north. Motivated by this victory, the free peoples of the south, under a common flag, conquer the southern half of the continent and drive out the resident barbarians.

Currently, both realms are separated by the Cornus Mountains. But the war continues to simmer.

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AI:R zeigt fliegendes Löwen-Mount, Assassinen und Gunslinger

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes
AIR Assassin

New artworks for the upcoming MMORPG AI:R – Ascent Infinite Realm showcase the classes Assassin and Gunslinger, as well as the creature “Lion”.

AIR Gunslinger

The Assassin – Agile and deadly. Assassins wear light armor made of fabric and leather, reinforced with iron. The armor must be flexible to allow for quick movements. The Assassin strikes suddenly from the shadows and vanishes just as quickly. Assassins also like to hide their faces behind a mask or wear a hood.

AIR Lion

Gunslinger – Death from afar. Like Assassins, Gunslingers also wear light armor, primarily made of fabric and leather. A Gunslinger must be agile and capable of quick movements, necessitating elastic armor. For additional protection, supportive metal patches are attached to their shoulders and elbows, which also reduce recoil when shooting. The Gunslinger is quite self-assured and enjoys wearing luxurious clothing. To conceal their deadly weapons and mobility, they often wear long coats.

The Lion as a flying mount. Flying mounts are extremely important in AI:R, as many actions and PvP battles take place in the air. Among these mounts is the “Lion”. With special harnesses, you can fight freely on the back of the Lion, allowing you to defeat your opponents in the skies. You can also upgrade the mounts on ranches, making them even more useful to you.

In addition to mounts, airships also play a significant role in the MMORPG AI:R.

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Fortnite: New Mode “House Battle” Removed – That was the Problem

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

In Fortnite, a new mode “House Fight” was tried, but it has already been disabled twice. This time it seems to be for longer. Allegedly, Epic removed the new mode based on player feedback, but fans are now complaining.

Disabled an hour after launch: On Friday, a new mode “House Fight” was activated in Fortnite. In this mode, there are only shotguns and jetpacks. But after just one hour, developer Epic Games disabled it. There were apparently technical issues, as the mode could not be played solo.

It returned on Saturday: Early Saturday morning, Epic had fixed the issue and reactivated the mode. But this only lasted a day. Overnight from Saturday to Sunday, Epic removed the mode from Fortnite: Battle Royale again. This time it seems to be for the foreseeable future. There are no plans for the new mode to return to Fortnite anytime soon. There are solid gameplay reasons for this.

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Fortnite: Skybases feedback leads Epic to deactivate “House Fight”

Sky castles are the problem: According to Epic, they deactivated the mode based on player feedback. It concerns “Skybases”, the large bases that players build in the air. Since only shotguns were active in “House Fight”, the prevailing tactic in “House Fight” was to erect such sky castles. In normal matches, they can be easily brought down by destroying the stairs up. This is difficult with shotguns. Additionally, normally one would fall to their death from such a skybase, but in the new mode, jetpacks prevented that.

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Fans react negatively: The fans express their disappointment on Reddit that the mode is gone. Many didn’t even have the opportunity to try the mode out. Others find the mode attractive because of the skybases. It makes the difference from a normal match. You build your own battlefield in the air. For some, it was even the “best mode ever.”

Fortnite: New mode “Pure Gold” reactivated

Pure Gold reactivated: Epic says they brought back the mode “Pure Gold” because they know how much players love this mode. However, the reactions tell a different story. In “Pure Gold”, players only find weapons of legendary quality. Many players already know this mode. Apparently, some are eager for “House Fight.” When and in what form “House Fight” will return to Fortnite is not known.

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Darum gibt es vorerst kein Overwatch 2 – aber haufenweise neue Helden

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

Overwatch is popular and successful on all platforms. This raises the question of whether the developers have ever considered other ports or even a sequel. Assistant Game Director Aaron Keller and Senior Game Producer Matthew Hawley answer these questions.

An “Overwatch 2” is unlikely: Currently, Overwatch is celebrating its second birthday with its Anniversary Event. After two years on the market, the question arises as to whether an Overwatch 2 is already planned.

Keller and Hawley answer this question with a rather ambiguous “no”. Overwatch is doing well and requires maintenance as it functions as a service. The team prefers to focus on satisfying players with Overwatch instead of developing a sequel.

The event is in full swing! Everything about the Overwatch Anniversary Event.
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Overwatch on Switch and Mobile? Possible, just not now: At the moment, Overwatch is only available for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. When asked if there are at least new ports planned for Overwatch, the answer was likewise rather unclear.

In general, Switch and smartphones are platforms on which they would like to bring Overwatch. However, resources are currently lacking. The core team of developers is working on supporting the already existing versions.

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Overwatch for the Switch? Possible, but not now.

New stories will come over time: There are always discussions in the forums about the need for more depth in the Overwatch story. The developers also see it that way: Overwatch has a lot of potential.

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There should be “tons of story” that the developers would like to tell and will. However, they enjoy that they don’t necessarily have to. Whenever the opportunity arises, new parts of the story should find their way into Overwatch.

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The story of Overwatch should be told – but at the right time.

More heroes are already “real”: A piece of news that will delight many fans is that many previously unknown heroes already have good concepts. The team is discussing previously unreleased heroes already by codenames and has concrete ideas.

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From the list of over 50 heroes from the early stages of development, many heroes are still on the radar. They are supposed to arrive – just lacking time and opportunities to create them so far.

Overwatch Jetpack Cat
Jetpack Cat, anyone?

Heroes could also be removed – but that takes time: The possibility of permanently or temporarily removing heroes from the game is also being discussed. It would even be possible to make heroes playable only seasonally.

As soon as the team deems it necessary to disable a hero, it will also happen. However, there is currently no reason for that – all heroes are therefore safe for now.

Overwatch Symmetra Posing
Allowed to stay despite little playtime: Symmetra.

What do you think about Blizzard’s future plans? Is it good that they are taking care of Overwatch and maintaining it first, or should they prioritize differently? Let us know in a comment!

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These 7 races you play in the new MMORPG Bless

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 4 minutes

In the upcoming MMORPG Bless, you not only choose which of the two sides, Hieron or Union, you want to stand on, but you also create your hero typically for the genre from several races and classes. We introduce you to the 7 races in Bless and what class they can become.

There are two factions in Bless – the Hieron Empire and the Union, between which you can choose. This choice determines which races you can use for your character.

Hieron

Hieron is an empire that was founded after a holy war by humans, elves, and the Lupus and has ruled over the northern continent for hundreds of years. Religion is very important to the peoples. Currently, the alliance consists of four races.

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Habichts

The Habichts are a group of humans who are loyal to the Hieron Empire and are considered leaders. As a Habicht, you start in the northern parent village, which suffers from constant attacks by orcs. As a Habicht, you can choose between these classes:

  • Guardian
  • Berserker
  • Ranger
  • Mage
  • Paladin
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Sylvan Elves

The Sylvan Elves descend from the elves of the ancient Millenial Kingdoms and live in the deep forests of the northern continent. They believe their days on Earth are numbered. As an elf, you start in the city of El Gradis, where you must protect the dying tree of life. You can choose between the classes:

  • Guardian
  • Ranger
  • Mage
  • Paladin
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Lupus

The wolf-like Lupus are regarded as experienced hunters and honorable warriors, whose loyalty has earned them high esteem in the Hieron Empire. You begin in the village of Ahanu and complete a rite of passage to be considered an adult. You can choose between the following classes:

  • Guardian
  • Berserker
  • Ranger
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Mascu

The Mascu originally come from a continent that is far away but had to flee from there and settled in the Hieron Empire. They are involved in trade and advance technology. As classes, you can choose between:

  • Guardian
  • Berserker
  • Ranger
  • Mage
  • Paladin

Union

In addition to the Hieron Empire, you can also choose the Union as a faction. After the holy war, the peoples of the southern continent took care of their own problems and formed a community under the protection of humans, the Amistad, which focuses on progress, science, and freedom, thus opposing the ideals of the religious Hieron Empire. The races of the Union comprise four races.

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Amistad

The Amistad people fight by any means for their freedom and therefore stand against the Hieron Empire. As an Amistad, you start in the village of Padana, where you hear of an execution that changes your life. You can choose between these classes:

  • Guardian
  • Berserker
  • Ranger
  • Mage
  • Paladin
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Aqua Elves

The Aqua Elves separated from the Sylvan Elves a long time ago. They defend free thinking and love adventure. They do not believe that elves are destined to perish and want to take their fate into their own hands. As a class, you can choose between:

  • Guardian
  • Ranger
  • Mage
  • Paladin
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Panthera

The panther-like Panthera live in clans and are therefore spread across the entire southern continent. They have joined the Union to retain their freedom. You start in the village of Seqqara and participate in a ritual to prove your worth to your tribe. As a class, you have the choice between:

  • Guardian
  • Berserker
  • Ranger
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Mascu

As the Mascu had to flee from their homeland, part of them settled in the Hieron Empire and part with the Union. Even in the Union, they help to advance the people technologically and in trade. You choose between the classes:

  • Guardian
  • Berserker
  • Ranger
  • Mage
  • Paladin

Bless recently caused quite a stir among fans when the developers stated that PvP will be possible everywhere in the world and is an important part of the MMORPG.

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Mass Effect programmer attacks deceased YouTube star TotalBiscuit

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

A former employee of BioWare has spoken disparagingly about the late video game critic John “TotalBiscuit” Bain. Apparently, he holds a grudge against him for the criticism of Mass Effect 3 and Need for Speed: Rivals. He also has some other issues with the late YouTube star.

BioWare developer attacks the dead harshly: As reported by Segment Next, a former BioWare employee, David Crooks, has spoken disparagingly about the death of the popular video game critic John “TotalBiscuit” Bain. The YouTuber passed away a few days ago from colon cancer.

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Trigger was probably criticism of Mass Effect 3

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The world is better without him: In the tweets, Crooks called the world after TotalBiscuit’s death “a slightly better place.” While he admits it is rude to pee on someone’s grave, he then does exactly that.

Shitty criticism: According to Crooks, TotalBiscuit expressed “shitty criticism” about two games he worked on. The criticism was neither helpful nor useful, but it happened to be among the most viewed videos by TotalBiscuit. Apparently, he means Mass Effect 3 (2012) and Need for Speed: Rivals (2013). This image accompanies this statement. TotalBiscuit criticized both games in his videos. Here is the video about Mass Effect that Crooks is probably referring to:

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YouTuber allegedly berated women and minorities

Toxic community: Additionally, Crooks accuses the YouTuber of never managing his toxic fanbase. It was so bad that it forced developers to hide. The YouTuber allegedly used a “laser beam of disdain” to boost his own position on reddit. Crooks also accuses him of connections to GamerGate. The YouTuber supposedly worked overtime to tear down women and minorities.

Fuck that guy: The tweet series from the programmer concludes with the sentence: “Fuck that guy nine ways to sunday, and good riddance to bad rubbish.”

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Statements spark outrage: David Crooks’s statements have stirred up quite a bit of dust. They are being sharply discussed on Reddit. Apparently, Crooks has now realized the stir he has caused and has switched his Twitter account to private. However, the tweets are spreading online.

Here you can read the tweets in English (archive-today).

Update 27.5. 0:00 hours: It seems that Crooks recently worked on Mass Effect: Andromeda at BioWare. The team was dissolved after Mass Effect: Andromeda turned out to be a commercial flop. The team was largely integrated into EA Motive. However, Crooks’s LinkedIn page stated that he was still working for BioWare.

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BioWare distances itself from the statements

Casey Hudson speaks out: On Saturday evening, BioWare’s head, Casey Hudson, distanced himself from the statements on Twitter. He refers to Crooks as someone who was formerly part of BioWare. The statements do not reflect the views of BioWare, EA, or his own. Hudson expresses his condolences to John “TotalBiscuit” Bain’s family.

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How to find the Archivist and use the Map Room in Conan Exiles

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

In Conan Exiles, you can not only craft items whose recipes you learn through leveling up. You can also find some guides scattered throughout the world. Books or teachers like the Archivist show you how to craft new things.

The Archivist teaches you “Cartographer”: To better traverse the vast world of Conan Exiles, you can build a map room. Through this, you can teleport to obelisks you have discovered. You learn the recipe from the Archivist in the Nameless City.

Conan Exiles Map Nameless City Archive Map Room
A map for the Archivist.

Here’s how to find the Archivist: The Archivist is located in the Archives in the northeast of the Nameless City. The best way to reach him is through the entrances in the north and west. You can either sprint directly through the lower skeletons into his refuge, or choose the path through the well shaft a bit to the north.

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Tip: If the Archivist is not present at his position in the map room, he may be wandering around the well. This appears to be a rare bug.

Conan Exiles Archivist Wrong Position
Sometimes the Archivist wanders in the wrong spot.

How to build a map room

Once you have questioned the Archivist, he teaches you the recipe for the map room. You can craft the room directly in your inventory. The recipe requires the following resources:

Map Room

  • 200x Corrupted Stone
  • 35x Iron Reinforcement
  • 75x Alchemical Base
  • 50x Crystal

You receive the recipe for the Corrupted Stones together with the recipe for the map room. Crafting the Alchemical Bases and the Corrupted Stones is the biggest challenge for the room and takes the most time. You craft the stones at a firebowl cauldron:

Corrupted Stone

  • 2x Stone
  • 1x Essence of the Unclean
  • 1x Demon Blood

The map room then requires about 7 by 7 spaces. It is easiest if you set a foundation on which the map room can be placed. This ensures that you can set up the room properly.

Conan Exiles Setting Obelisks
To use the map room, you need to find obelisks.

Using the map room: To use the map room, you need to find obelisks that are scattered throughout the world. Once you have activated your bracelet on one of the obelisks, you can select the corresponding point in the map room.

Around the room, you will find small obelisks. When you stand in front of one, the location on the map lights up where it teleports you. However, you must have activated the corresponding obelisk in the world. Just use the stone at the edge and you will be teleported.

Conan Exiles Using Map Room
Using a map room.

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Raft: In the survival game on Steam you survive in tight spaces

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Small raft instead of vast expanses: Raft is a unique survival game. In this maritime adventure, you must survive on a small piece of wood in the sea, rather than fighting your way through an open world. Raft is now playable on Steam in Early Access.

Raft is available on Steam:  A new survival game has now launched on Steam in Early Access with Raft. In Raft, you do not fight your way through an open world, but must survive on a small raft. This breaks with the tradition of the survival genre. Instead of wandering through endless expanses of desert, jungle, or a post-apocalyptic world, your world is pretty much limited to what you build around you.

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Survival game with a hook: You start alone or with friends on a better piece of driftwood. You find materials by pulling in drift debris like barrels and planks with a hook. In the containers, you will also find recipes for new items. You can then build your raft almost endlessly – right up to a huge, floating fortress.

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Dangers in the water: At sea, you must always make sure you have enough food and water. And no, drinking saltwater is not a good idea. Hunger and thirst are not the only enemies.

Your raft occasionally gets visits from curious sharks that like to nibble on the wood. You must also defend yourself against the sea creatures if you don’t want to capsize.

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Discover the world: In the seemingly endless ocean, you’ll find islands from time to time. You can dock at islands to harvest their resources, find food, or hopefully discover new recipes and materials.

If it gets too boring for you at the water’s surface, you can also go diving. On the sea floor – which is not as deep as you might think – you’ll find more materials for building your raft. But be careful: The sharks don’t like visitors.

Raft Survival Game Tauchen

More is to come: Since May 23, the game has been available in Early Access. It is still at the beginning of its development. However, the three developers already have plans for the future.

Visit the Steam page for Raft

In later versions of Raft, you should be able to explore shipwrecks and sunken cities. In the ruins, you will find special treasures and recipes. However, it is not yet known when new content can be expected.

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Destiny 2: How the Iron Banner Should Improve for Solo Players

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With the War Spirit expansion, Destiny 2 received a new matchmaking system for the Crucible among other things. This was supposed to make life a little easier for solo players when facing fixed teams. However, in the 6vs6 Iron Banner, this system is not yet operational. Bungie aims to improve this.

Solo players are struggling in the Iron Banner: According to player reports, it has become noticeably easier for solo players since the introduction of Fireteam Matchmaking (FTMM) when they have to compete against fixed teams in the Crucible. However, in the ongoing 6vs6 Iron Banner, many fans are having completely different experiences.

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Numerous Guardians report devastating defeats and helplessness against clans and fixed groups in the Iron Banner. Randomly assembled teams of individual players currently see no chance in PvP. Many fans vented their frustration on Reddit. After all, it works noticeably better in the regular Crucible now. It is becoming clear why.

Fireteam matchmaking coming soon to the 6vs6 Iron Banner

Crucible Lead Derek Carroll stated on Twitter that the recently introduced FTMM is not yet helping solo players in the 6vs6 currently. Apparently, the system is only active in the normal PvP so far.

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However, work is already underway on a solution. An adjustment is to be made before the end of the one-week PvP event – that is, before May 29. This should make the effect of fireteam matchmaking noticeable soon for lone wolves in the 6vs6. However, Carroll did not specify a precise date for the update.

UPDATE:

As DeeJ announced on Twitter, the matchmaking fix for solo players in the Iron Banner will not be ready before the end of the ongoing PvP event. Further details will follow.

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What experiences have you had as a solo player in the current Iron Banner? Was it as tough for you as many users report on Reddit?

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Seht im neuen Bless Trailer die Gründerpakete mit den Skins in Aktion

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Developer and publisher Neowiz presents the content of the Founder’s Packs in the new video for Bless. 

Bless Online will be released on May 30 via Steam in Early Access. However, players can purchase a Founder’s Pack starting at $39.99 and dive into the game as early as May 28. The Founder’s Packs come with exclusive content.

Bless showcased the content of the Founder’s Packs

Bless Skin 3

In the video, you can see the content of the Founder’s Packs in motion:

  • The Glacialis costume is bound to a character and can only be obtained through the Collector’s Edition.
  • Exclusive weapon skins, which can also only be found in the Collector’s Edition.
  • The “Twinkling Wing” effect, which is part of the Collector’s Edition.
  • Additionally, you will see the cool mount White Regulus and the exclusive pet Wind Ningo. Both are available from the Deluxe Edition.

Fans of Bless Online are excited about new gameplay footage of the game just before the release. However, they find the camera work a bit unbalanced.

On Reddit, a player says: “Honestly, use a script that moves the camera smoothly. This would make the videos look so much better.”

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EVE Online: Over 3000 players involved in brutal space battle

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In the science fiction MMORPG Eve Online, over 3000 players were involved in a space battle in the C-LTXS system. This time it had a pretty clear outcome.

Classic raid: On reddit, the EVE player RunawayJesus summarizes the battle in C-LTXS. It apparently involved a brutal territorial war in the MMORPG. The coalition “Unnamed Coalition” (UC) attacked the territory of the coalition “Drone Regions Federation” (DRF). The DRF then decided to retreat in an orderly convoy.

Fleeing pack everything of value into a trek: The fleeing troops from several alliances consisted of about 1100 pilots. They packed their belongings into their best ships, as they had no other choice. They fled from the enemies, who approached with about 1700 pilots. However, they would fly through no man’s land on their planned escape route – that was exactly where the opponents struck after spies learned about the route and could betray them.

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Attackers catch fleeing brutally: An advance guard of the attacking coalition was able to intercept the slowly fleeing group of the DRF and prevent them from moving on. The DRF coalition chose to fight and called for help from their allies. They wanted to hold their position until their allies arrived, and they calculated good chances for the fight.

Conflict attracts fortune seekers: Such a large conflict in EVE Online becomes an event for the entire server. Many pilots and alliances form groups and look for ways to profit from such a large confrontation: fun for the whole family.

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The hope for the allies

Battle is one-sided: The battle itself was clearly one-sided. The attackers quickly gained the upper hand and were able to deal severe blows to the opponent. First large ships were destroyed. The pilots of the DRF still hoped that their powerful allies would throw their largest ships into the battle to turn the tide.

Allies hesitate: However, the allied coalition took a long time to position their strong forces. When they were finally ready to deploy their fleet, the battle had progressed so one-sidedly that they decided against intervening. Because being on the losing side of such a battle is associated with great losses.

However, due to communication errors, the DRF learned about this too late and continued to try hopelessly to hold their position while suffering further heavy losses. Only late did they sound the retreat, in which the allies then helped.

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More than 3000 pilots involved: More than 3000 pilots were involved in the battle. The defeated DRF coalition lost ships and items worth 3 trillion ISK, including 10 Titans and 23 Supercarriers. The attackers only lost items worth 600 billion ISK. Here is a detailed listing of the battle results (via Eve Kill Report).

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Unique feature of EVE Online: These massive battles with so many participants are considered a unique feature of EVE Online. Critics note, however, that they read better than they can actually be experienced. In EVE Online, a time-delaying mechanic comes into play when many players are in one region. Such problems had recently prevented a huge stationary battle. But this one seems to have worked well.

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The Division: How to Get the Masks of the Global Event

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The Global Events of The Division provide agents the chance to unlock special masks. To do this, you must complete specific commendations. We will show you how to quickly get the Rush masks.

The Global Event “Rush” is currently ongoing. Originally, it was supposed to last until next Monday, May 28th. However, various disruptions caused a rocky start once again. As compensation, Massive extended the event until May 31st.

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For all latecomers who want to grab everything, we have a guide on how to quickly unlock the masks.

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How You Can Unlock the Rush Masks

The masks of the event and their respective commendations:

  • Ash (left in the image) – Commendation: Kill Counter. Kill five enemies in a row with an effect that makes them vulnerable.
  • Grinner (middle) – Commendation: Never Enough. Complete all events in the Rush playlist.
  • Oni (right) – Commendation: Full House. Inflict “Bleeding Wound” on 200 enemies, “On Fire” on 200 enemies, and “Gassed” on 200 enemies in “Rush”.

The Ash Mask: The Ash mask is the easiest to unlock. To do this, start a mission with the active modifier “Wild Rush” and kill five enemies with a specific effect. Ignore the other enemies until you complete the commendation.

The Oni Mask: This takes a bit more time. You need to kill 200 enemies with all three effects that are active for you during the event. Start any mission and get to it. A high reload speed could be helpful, as you can quickly switch between fire, gas, and bleeding ammunition.

Even faster is with the Lone Hero set. With this, you don’t even need to reload, but you can directly switch effects by changing weapons. You can inflict multiple effects simultaneously on an enemy.

The Grinner Mask: The “Never Enough” commendation caused discussions among the agents. For the mask, you had to play all missions included in the Rush playlist.

These are

  • the WarrenGate Power Plant,
  • the Police Academy,
  • the Broadway Department Store,
  • the Russian Consulate,
  • and the raid “Stolen Signal”.

The problem here was: Stolen Signal was part of the “Last Stand” DLC and thus not accessible to all players. So you would have had to forgo the mask if you did not own the DLC.

During the weekly server maintenance, the raid was removed from the requirements. It still appears in the description, but it is no longer necessary to complete it to unlock the Grinner mask. The other missions should pose no problems for you.

More small tips and tricks can be found in the video by YouTuber LethalvD.

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Rush is still ongoing for a few more days, so keep at it!

What will follow next, we do not know yet. The State of the Game Episode 100 has been announced for June 7th, just under a week before E3. Then we could expect more info on Patch 1.8.2 and the Shield Achievements.

Have you already got the masks? What do you think of the Global Event?

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Battlefield 5: Despite Criticism – The Women Remain in the Game!

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The fact that women can play important roles in Battlefield 5 and can also be selected as characters annoys some people. However, the developer now clearly states that there will be no changes to this.

The head of DICE, the developers of Battlefield V, says “female characters remain in the game.” In recent days, there has been a lot of criticism online, as gamers are upset that in the new Battlefield installment, it is also possible to play as a woman.

Clear words from the Battlefield V lead developer

The reveal of the new Battlefield V shows that women are important to this game. They are featured in the trailer, on posters at events, and also as cover art. In the game, gamers have the option to choose and play as a female character.

Battlefield V Cover

People were outraged about the female characters in Battlefield V fuming online. They wrote on Reddit and Twitter how bad this decision is and that women should definitely be removed from Battlefield V. Some questioned the historically accurate representation of World War II.

In response, the lead developer of DICE, Oskar Gabrielson, has clear words on Twitter: women remain in the game!

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“We want Battlefield V to represent all those who were part of the greatest drama in human history and give players the opportunity to choose and customize their characters.” he writes on Twitter.

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According to Gabrielson, those who find it historically inaccurate do not recognize the point of the game.

“With dedication, we as a studio try to do everything we can to create games that are open and diverse. We always try to push boundaries and bring unexpected experiences. But above all, our games should be fun!”

He continues: “The Battlefield sandbox has always been about playing how you want. For example, gathering three players on a galloping horse with flamethrowers. With BFV, you all get the chance to play as who you want. That’s #everyonesbattlefield.”

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Battlefield 5 is set to be released worldwide on October 19 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. To keep the game accessible to all, DLCs will be free!

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Destiny 2 will soon have one less heroic strike – But the fans are happy

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Bungie has announced that with the upcoming update 1.2.1 for Destiny 2 , a strike will be temporarily removed from the heroic strike playlist. But instead of being up in arms, fans are even pleased about less content this time. Why?

One less heroic strike: As Bungie announced via Twitter, with the upcoming update 1.2.1 on May 29, the strike “Exodus Crash” will be temporarily taken out of the matchmaking of the heroic strike list. The reason for this was numerous complaints from fans.

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The developers now plan to revise some aspects of the strike. How long the strike will be missing and what improvements are to follow is still unknown.

Content is being removed – Fans are satisfied

Fans are pleased: Where normally a wave of outrage would be expected, the feedback on this step by Bungie has mostly been positive.

Guardians are particularly pleased about the fact that Bungie has reacted relatively quickly to community criticism. For instance, Reddit user x0x_CAMARO_x0x wrote: “Bungie, thank you for continuing to listen to player feedback. We greatly appreciate this and are happy that the strike is to be improved now.”

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The reactions go so far that fans are actually happy for the first time about removed content, instead of getting upset about it. Redditor SirNastyPants says: “I think I’ve never been so relieved to hear that content is being removed from a game.”

What is the problem with Exodus Crash? Since the launch of Destiny 2, Exodus Crash has been one of the least popular strike activities in the game – this has repeatedly been echoed in numerous comments and Reddit posts.

It has also been felt repeatedly in the game itself. Whenever Exodus Crash was due in the playlist, almost always a teammate would immediately leave the party – often both companions.

Particularly the boss fight has received little goodwill from fans due to its mechanics. The Fallen boss Thaviks the Corrupted has an enormous health pool. Moreover, he can repeatedly become invisible, only to reappear behind the players with a deadly melee attack.

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The players themselves only have short time windows for damage phases. Additionally, there are few evasive and cover options in the circular arena. Some attacks from the Fallen leader can also simply not be avoided.

With the introduction of modifiers in the heroic strikes, complaints then escalated. Because in some combinations, the strike simply became unplayable – especially the boss encounter. Players often spent more time fighting Thaviks than in a raid – and still failed at the end.

This has been pointed out to Bungie in numerous Reddit threads repeatedly. Now the studio has reacted accordingly.

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What are your experiences with Exodus Crash – especially after the introduction of the modifiers in heroic strikes? Can you understand the fan criticism and Bungie’s reaction?

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H1Z1 has 4.5 million players on PS4 – Is it coming to Xbox One?

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The free battle royale shooter H1Z1 is experiencing a hot spring on PlayStation 4: 4.5 million players wanted to check it out in the first week. What about a release of H1Z1 on Xbox One?

H1Z1 hot on PS4: H1Z1 started its open beta on PS4 on May 22. Within 24 hours, it amassed 1.5 million players. On the night from Friday to Saturday, the developer Daybreak announced: “We have 4.5 million players in the H1Z1 open beta since launch.”

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Considerable success: This is already a significant success for H1Z1 on PS4. A game that just a few weeks ago hardly anyone gave a chance. We have dealt with the history of H1Z1 here:

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Is H1Z1 also coming for Xbox One?

H1Z1 should not be expected on Xbox One for now: Daybreak states that they have an eye on a release on Xbox One, but currently the focus is on PlayStation 4. Only when this version is out and they feel comfortable with its state, do they want to check the option of coming to new platforms.

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What does that mean? This likely means that nothing is planned in the foreseeable future. The same statement was made for PUBG and Black Desert for PS4 around E3 2017. And after that, there was no news for a year about a PS4 port of either game.

Is an official release for PS4 planned? It is also unclear when or if H1Z1 will officially be released on PlayStation 4. The open beta seems to be a soft launch that will not follow with a wipe. H1Z1 is free-to-play – an official release would probably just be a formality, without any significant changes.

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Handled exactly the opposite to PUBG: H1Z1 has taken the exact opposite route on consoles compared to PUBG. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is already on Xbox One, but not yet on PlayStation 4. A deal with Microsoft likely prevents PUBG from coming to PlayStation 4 anytime soon. This gap seems to have been utilized by H1Z1, which is now reaping the rewards: 4.5 million players in just under a week – that is an achievement.

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Alternative to H1Z1 on Xbox One? For Xbox One players, the alternative to H1Z1 remains PUBG or the also free-to-play Fortnite: Battle Royale.

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Fortnite: New mode “House Battle” was gone – But now it’s back!

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Fortnite tested a new game mode on Friday, but “House Battle” was almost immediately disabled. The mode with pump guns and jetpacks was live for less than an hour before being turned off. The mode returned to Fortnite on Saturday morning

Only 60 minutes: The new mode “House Battle” was active for not even an hour in Fortnite: Battle Royale before it was disabled. The mode was set for “Pure Gold”, ran for an hour, and was then called off. Now “Pure Gold” is active again. In addition, 50vs50, the favorite mode of many players, is still running: The mode is even supposed to be added permanently to Fortnite.

House Battle Solo – disappeared after a few minutes?

A problem: The mode “House Battle” is not supposed to be gone permanently but was temporarily put on hold due to a problem. This was reported by Epic on Twitter.

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The mode “House Battle” is expected to return as soon as the problem is resolved. Why the mode was exactly disabled is currently not known. At least not officially. Users on the reddit forum are complaining about issues: “House Battle Solo” would have simply disappeared after two matches, leaving only Duo and Squad active, someone reports.

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Balance issues: Other users are complaining that the mode is overall pretty stupid. Users simply built sky bases using the “Stairway to heaven” tactic. These sky bases cannot be destroyed with the shotgun. But what about the jetpacks?

This is how Close Combat works: The mode is supposed to give players only shotguns as weapons – additionally, jetpacks spawn more frequently. Players draw jetpacks and heavy shotguns from chests and collect regular pump guns from the ground. The planned duration for a match in “House Battle” is only 15 minutes – the storm approaches faster in the mid and later phases of the game than in a normal game.

Update – Back again: Apparently, Epic has solved the problem and reactivated the mode early Saturday morning our time. Have fun flying and shooting!

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Dauntless has over 90,000 people in the queue – Why?

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The new co-op action RPG Dauntless is being overrun. Even on the second day after the start of the open beta, almost one hundred thousand players are in the queue at peak times.

Crowded queues: Dauntless launched into open beta on May 24 on PC. Since then, players have been complaining about huge waiting times. Last night, a user on reddit posted a picture of a queue with more than 91,000 people ahead of him. Here at Mein-MMO, readers have also reported queues with 60,000 or more people ahead of them during prime time. Once in the game, the influx leads to unstable servers, crashes, and problems. We wonder: Why is Dauntless so popular right now?

Congrats to phoenix labs, reaching nearly 100k people in login queue! from r/dauntless

5 Reasons Why Dauntless is Busting at the Seams

Not a typical open beta: Dauntless launched into an open beta. However, this is not the kind of open beta that games used to do when testing something before a release. Dauntless is a free-to-play game and will not have a wipe after the “open beta.” The game is effectively released, this is referred to as a soft launch.

Now free: Since August 2017, Dauntless had been playable in an alpha version, but access had to be purchased through founder packs. Apparently, many outsiders have been watching with interest in recent months, but were not willing to spend money on the title. Now that this barrier has fallen, players are diving in. Some are not interested in a closed beta where progress is wiped multiple times and are waiting for the soft launch.

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Empty release window: Right now, there’s not much happening in the gaming market. Every year in early summer, small “indie titles” make waves, using the time window to attract attention without much competition. Games like ARK: Survival Evolved, Friday the 13th: The Game, or the PVE variant of Fortnite have managed to create hype in recent years that few expected.

Monster Hunter World as a Helper

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Monster Hunter hype: The desire for Dauntless is certainly also high because Monster Hunter World has been one of the success stories of 2018 so far. However, Monster Hunter World is only available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One – PC players will have to wait until fall. It’s very possible that some people want to satisfy their thirst for monster hunting with Dauntless in the meantime. The game is considered a reasonable alternative. The Dauntless developers have repeatedly emphasized that they believe the hype around MHW helps their game by bringing more players into the genre. They could be right.

Just a small team: But the fact that the queues are so huge could have another simple reason. Dauntless is an indie title with a small team. They never expected so many players to come in. Unlike larger studios, like Funcom with Conan Exiles, they can’t react quickly and scale up servers sufficiently.

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What is Dauntless doing now? The developers are putting in overtime and night shifts to get the number of players in queues under control. But that seems almost impossible at the moment while the hype continues.

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