A “stupid prank” ends in prison. For a DDoS attack on the World of Warcraft servers, someone must now serve time behind bars.
The Romanian Calin Mateias attacked the World of Warcraft servers with a DDoS attack in 2010. He has now been extradited to America, and a court has issued a ruling for this crime. The sentence also includes one year in prison.
What happened? Prosecutors stated that Mateias was an avid player of World of Warcraft. He participated in guilds and raids with his character. Over time, he repeatedly got into disputes with his fellow players regarding loot distribution or membership in a raid group. These disputes later resulted in a DDoS attack aimed at harming his fellow players. Thousands of players were affected by the server outage.
What is a DDoS attack? A DDoS attack floods an online service such as a website or game with thousands of requests. The server becomes overloaded while processing the data. It slows down initially and eventually completely crashes, leading to the outage of the respective service.
What sentence was imposed? Mateias was sentenced to pay nearly $30,000, which Blizzard incurred in attempting to fend off the attack and its consequences. Additionally, he now faces one year in prison. The fact that his character name was also a variation of the name “Dr. Mengele,” a doctor from the Nazi era who conducted cruel experiments on prisoners, likely didn’t help his case in court either.
According to prosecutors, Mateias’ motive was the “youthful desire to overpower his rivals”.
And thus ends a “World of Warcraft” career after 8 years in prison.
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In Overwatch, you can buy a new Mercy skin for real money for a limited time. The money raised will be fully donated by Blizzard to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Since May 8, the Overwatch hero Mercy can purchase the exclusive skin “Pink”. The special twist: The skin is only available for real money. It cannot be earned, and the proceeds go entirely to a research institute for breast cancer.
New Mercy Skin “Pink” Available for a Limited Time
Anyone logging into Overwatch today will receive a message about an exclusive skin for the healer Mercy. Blizzard offers players the skin “Pink”, which they can purchase from May 8 to May 21.
The skin can be purchased both through the hero gallery in Overwatch and directly through the Blizzard store. The store is available via the Battle.net launcher. The skin costs €14.99 and is only available for real money or Blizzard balance.
Those who do not want the skin for themselves can also gift it through a feature in the shop. This way, you can make someone else happy while still donating to a good cause.
Blizzard Donates Proceeds to Breast Cancer Research
After the event ends, Blizzard will transfer the collected proceeds entirely to the American Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Thus, the entire revenue does not go to the game developers but to a research center for breast cancer.
What do you think of this initiative? Will you support Blizzard’s good deed and purchase the skin, or do you find the price unreasonable? Let us know in the comments!
In Destiny 2, on May 8th, the Weekly Reset is back. Update 1.2.0, Hotfix 1.2.0.1, and the Warmind expansion are now live! With the weekly reset, a new chapter in the story of Destiny 2 begins.
The maintenance work on this Tuesday is finally over! With a slight maintenance delay, a new week and a new chapter in the Destiny universe begins. After successfully downloading and installing the Warmind DLC, Update 1.2.0, and Hotfix 1.2.0.1, Guardians can now engage in brand new tasks.
As part of the story, all Warmind DLC owners are heading to Mars to face a new threat. But there is also plenty to do in the Crucible and in Strikes.
WARNING – UPDATE: If you receive a message stating that you do not own the Warmind content or that you need to purchase it, you need to restore your licenses. This should fix the issue.
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In Prestige mode, you need to activate the modifiers through the challenge cards. These cards drop for DLC owners in both the normal and Prestige modes of the Nightfall.
The following challenges are to be mastered:
Unbroken: Complete the Nightfall with less than 3 deaths.
Striker for the Striker: Take down a Striker while fighting Bracus Tynoc.
Heroic Strike Modifiers
The following modifiers are active in the heroic strike playlist:
Solar Flare: Solar damage from all sources is slightly increased
Iron: Enemies have more health and do not flinch when taking damage
Charger: Melee abilities deal more damage and charge much faster
Since around 4:00 PM, update 1.2.0 and the Warmind expansion for Destiny 2 can already be downloaded and installed. Bungie has now announced the patch notes for PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
The May update 1.2.0 for Destiny 2 is now live. Together with the Warmind expansion, it is between 6.5 GB and 7.5 GB depending on the platform and must be downloaded and installed so you can play Destiny 2 as soon as the servers are back online.
Bungie has just released the official patch notes for update 1.2.0
This is what the update 1.2.0 brings in terms of new features and bug fixes
The most important new features were already known in advance:
Seasonal ranking system for the Crucible
Private matches, known from the predecessor, are making a return
Vault capacity will be increased
A multi-emote feature is coming
Masterwork versions of exotic weapons are making their way into the game
Seasonal progress with vendors will be introduced
Massive sandbox adjustments for exotic weapons
Modifiers for Heroic Strikes
Nightfall challenge cards
The full patch notes for update 1.2.0
Warmind Launch
“Warmind” is now available
Season 3 has started
Player Character
General
Players who own “Warmind” can now reach level 30 and power level 385
Emotes
The multi-emote is now available, and players can now assign all four emote options with self-selected emotes.
Emotes are now stored in the multi-emote page in the character inventory.
The emote collection has been removed from the vault as emotes are now on the character.
Sandbox
Abilities
Additional grenade charges obtained from some focus trees or exotic perks now recharge at the same rate as the main grenade (was significantly slower before).
Exotic Weapons – General
Exotic masterwork weapons have been implemented
Exotic Kinetic Weapons
Workhorse
When picking up kinetic ammo, you now receive more ammunition
Increased ammo capacity
Vigilance Wing
Recovery is set to maximum when the perk “The Last Rites” is active
The Jade Rabbit
+20 Stability
Rat King
All stat benefits are improved when moving in a pack.
Benefits are shared; when two people equip the exotic, they deal higher damage, with each additional player adding slightly increased damage
The perk “Rat Pack” can now be activated and stacked while the Rat King is stowed.
HUD notification has been added when the “Rat Pack” perk is active
Increased ammo capacity
Full automatic has been added
Crimson
Damage, rate of fire, and recovery time between bursts have been revamped
Increased ammo capacity
Storm and Stress
Storm
Base stability stat has been increased
Overcharged rounds from Stress now deal 80% bonus damage
HUD status notifications and visual feedback have been added when the magazine is overcharged
Stress
Kills with Stress now recharge Storm and add an overcharged round even if Storm’s magazine isn’t full
Increased magazine size
Now possesses the perk “Rampage”
Exotic Energy Weapons
Hard Light
Can now be manually reloaded to change damage type
Hits after rounds bounce deal double damage
Graviton Lance
Now fires two-round volleys
Increased stability
The last round of a volley has reduced recoil
Cosmology explosions deal more damage
Cosmology explosions now spawn additional void projectiles
Eliminated enemies float upwards and backwards, exploding closer to their death location
Aim assist has been improved
Skyburner’s Oath
+10 aim assist
+30 increased handling
Now possesses the perk “Explosive Payload”
Hip fire now shoots slower projectiles with tracking
Riskrunner
Now deals more damage when Arc conductor is active
Arc damage resistance is now increased by 50% when Arc conductor is active and the player is holding “Riskrunner”
Arc damage resistance is now active against Guardians in the Crucible
Arc conductor can be activated when the weapon is stowed
Arc effects have been added when Arc conductor is active
Solar Shot
Increased damage and larger kill radius
Cold Heart
Damage now ramps up faster
Incoming flinch has been reduced
Precision damage modifier has been increased to 1.4x (was 1.05x)
Prometheus Lens
Magazine size increased to 100
Deals more area damage and less direct hit damage
Precision damage modifier has been increased to 1.4x (was 1.05x)
Lion’s Roar
Deals more explosive damage and less direct hit damage
Increased ammo capacity
More spawn ammo
Kills with this weapon guarantee energy ammo drops
Exotic Power Weapons
Tractor Cannon
Weapon damage now suppresses the target
Weapon damage now makes the target 50% more vulnerable to Void damage for 10 seconds.
D.A.R.C.I.
Flinch has been reduced
Scope zoom has been reduced
Precision damage on aimed targets has been increased (up to 4x)
Aim assist has been improved
Borealis
Flinch has been reduced
When an enemy shield or that of a super-using Guardian of the same energy type is destroyed, the rest of the magazine deals double damage.
The Prospectors
Grenades now stick to surfaces
Grenades now deal burn damage over time
Weapon Perks
Pulse Monitor
Now reloads 35% of the magazine (previously 17.5%)
Can now be activated when the weapon is not equipped
Precision Frame
A bug has been fixed that caused inconsistent flinch reduction for precision weapons
The pattern is now more consistent when the weapon flinches
Lightweight grenade launchers
Breaching grenade launchers (yes, that’s what they are called) have been adjusted to fire faster from reload and sprint interruptions
Legendary Weapons
Precision Hand Cannons
Aiming shot animation has been adjusted
Linear Fusion Rifles
Precision damage modifier has been increased from 1.5x to 2.0x
Activities
PvE
Changes to damage scaling inflicted by players against higher level enemies
It takes longer to eliminate higher level enemies when you are below their level
Damage scaling of inflicted and received damage has been increased, from a 40 power level cap to a 50 power level cap
Higher level enemies will continue to become harder, up to 50 power levels above the player
If enemies are more than 50 power levels higher than the player, they will be immune to damage
Over-leveled, immune enemies show “??” on their nameplate
The damage added to enemies’ energy shields has been updated by the following damage types:
3x inflicted damage from energy weapons of the matching damage type
2x inflicted damage from energy weapons of the non-matching damage type
No bonus damage from kinetic weapons
Strikes
Heroic Strikes now feature rotating modifiers:
The following will always be active in the Heroic Strikes playlist:
1x elemental burning (weekly rotation)
1x advantage (daily rotation)
1x disadvantage (daily rotation)
In addition to the above, the baseline difficulty of Heroic Strikes is now closer to Nightfall difficulty
Legendary Nightfall challenge card
Can be obtained from Xûr (for free) by replacing the rare challenge card
The legendary level adds additional slots for new advantages and disadvantages
A bug has been fixed where you weren’t getting points when defeating bosses in “A Garden World” and “Savathûn’s Song”
A bug has been fixed where the Nightfall score summary only displayed kills since the last death
Points for the entire activity completion are now shown
A bug has been fixed where the “Unbroken” challenge was completed for all fireteam members even when the criteria weren’t met
A bug has been fixed where strike scoring points were awarded to players in public bubbles, lost sectors, or other unintended areas
Raid
Weekly lockouts for raid rewards are now class-based
Players with multiple characters of the same class will only receive rewards the first time they play raid tracks or raids in a week
Tower
Seasonal ranks now exist for Vanguard, Crucible, Trials of the Nine, and Iron Banner
Vault space has been increased from 200 items to 300 items
A bug has been fixed where event badges did not appear in collections unless you owned “Curse of Osiris”
A bug has been fixed where Cayde-6 did not offer all three treasure maps for Mercury
Items and Economy
General
Milestones now grant a more balanced distribution of exotic weapons and armor, but overall there are now fewer exotics than before
A bug has been fixed where engrams did not grant exotics released at the Destiny 2 launch
A bug has been fixed where the first powerful engram opened after each login guaranteed an exotic item
A bug has been fixed that caused slow load times for uncommon gear
Mods and shaders can now be dismantled in the item detail screen
Items can now be dismantled in the vault and postmaster
Exotic ghost shells from season 2 with destination perks now have a chance to also have Helas Basin perks when obtained first
Character Inventory
A “Quests” category has been added to the character inventory to track quests, such as those related to exotic quests
Items in the quests category are specific to each character and are not shared across the account
Eververse
Players can now receive one shiny engram per character (account limit is three characters) from Tess for the seasonal milestone
The number of available items to purchase for Silver has been increased from 14 to 18
Additional slots include shaders and teleport effects
A problem has been fixed where players could purchase bundles or engrams even if their post was full
A problem has been fixed where the items received from the Shimmering Grace of Eververse did not display the correct symbol in the post.
The Prisma Matrix has been added to the Eververse
From launch, the Prisma Matrix will contain 10 Eververse items from season 3 every week it is active
With the first “Well Rested” level-up of the week, players earn a Prisma Facet, allowing the Prisma Matrix to be used once for free
Players can have up to three Prisma Facets
Additional activations can be purchased for 200 silver each
The item inventory is based on a knockout list. Duplicate items are avoided this way
If items are earned through shiny engrams, shiny dust, or previous matrix activations, these will also remove rewards from the knockout list.
Clans
Progress
In season 3, there is a new set of clan perks to earn.
Those who reached clan rank 6 in season 2 have received a new clan banner pole.
Clan Engrams
Clan engrams from Trials of the Nine and the Raid no longer generate “Trials of the Nine” or raid weapons
They now generate Crucible and Vanguard rewards
Clan engrams no longer generate rewards that exceed the player level once power level 340 has been reached
Nightfall and Crucible clan engrams now generate rewards up to 340 power
Guide Games
All players receive a new set of guide game tickets
Players can earn a Leviathan guide badge, which counts how many raid encounters and raids have been completed as a guide
This badge grants an aura for 14 days after completing a raid as a guide
Once a week, when the aura is active, you receive a shiny engram for playing a raid to the end as a guide.
The Crucible
General
Private matches are now available for all players
Players must own “Curse of Osiris” and “Warmind” to play maps from their respective releases in private matches
A crucible ranking system has been added (details here)
A fireteam player search system has been added (details here)
Maps
Maps from “Curse of Osiris” and “Warmind” are now available to all players in Crucible playlists with player search
New Warmind maps: Core Meltdown and Solitude
Reinforcement points have been added: Altar of Flame, The Cliffs of Death, and Endless Vale
Kill volume has been added to Burnout to prevent players from leaving the playable area
A camera point has been added to The Cliffs of Death in 6v6
Game Modes
“Doubles” has been added to the weekly rotating playlists
Audio
Settings
Audio options in the game, accessible via the settings in Destiny 2, have been added or changed: (help article)
SFX volume
Dialogue/cutscene volume
Music volume
Chat volume
PC
Keybinding
The secondary keybinding can be set through the settings menu in Destiny 2.
Key bindings are now saved by account by default However, there is a setting in the settings menu that allows key bindings to be saved per device.
Text Chat
Incoming text chat messages are now displayed by default. There is a bindable key (default “L”) that minimizes the text chat.
Incoming text chat messages now produce a sound when the text chat is minimized. This can be disabled in the settings menu.
UI
General
A bug has been fixed where the cursor occasionally did not appear on destination maps
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Tonight, the second DLC for Destiny 2, “Warmind”, will be released. If you can’t join in, you can watch the events via livestream.
Tonight, on May 8th, the Warmind DLC for Destiny 2 will be released. After the maintenance work, players are expected to return to Mars around 8 PM to uncover the secrets surrounding Ana Bray and the Warmind Rasputin.
If you can’t be there directly at the launch of “Warmind”, you can also follow the new content via livestream. Nexxoss Gaming is preparing for the new DLC from 7 PM and will take you to the red planet as soon as the servers are online again. We embed his Twitch stream here:
https://www.twitch.tv/nexxossgaming
Maintenance Before “Warmind”
Before the release of the new DLC, however, maintenance work on the Destiny 2 servers is scheduled.
How long will the servers be down? The maintenance begins today around 3 PM. Players will not be able to log into Destiny 2 from then on. The work is expected to end around 8 PM.
Is there a preload? The Warmind DLC and update 1.2.0 should be available from 4 PM today for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. As soon as the servers are available again, hotfix 1.2.0.1 for Destiny 2 will also need to be downloaded.
What is the size of the update? The size of today’s update varies across the three platforms.
For PC, the update is about 7 gigabytes
On Xbox One, you should free up around 7.5 gigabytes
PS4 requires just over 6.5 gigabytes of free storage space for the update
Are you participating in today’s release of the Warmind DLC yourself, or would you rather watch the whole thing in the livestream? Let us know in the comments!
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After just a few hours, Thanos is in trouble in Fortnite. He was just too powerful in the new mode “Infinity Gauntlet.” In the new update, he will be slightly nerfed via a hotfix.
This is how Thanos is getting nerfed. It was already known that Thanos is powerful, but this was perhaps just a bit too much. Since 11:30 AM, the new mode has been active in Fortnite. Just hours after “Infinity Gauntlet” went live, Epic has released a hotfix to tone down Thanos a bit.
Thanos’ shield is reduced by 100 points – from 300 to 200
His health points increase by 100 points – from 700 to 800
His laser deals 12 points of damage instead of 15 points.
This way, Thanos remains powerful – but should not be quite as overpowered anymore. The change seems to have come after feedback from the Fortnite players. They complained that Thanos rarely dies and thus only one player per match has a chance to be that powerful. Thanos regenerates his shield completely with each kill, which seems to be a problem when it was as strong as before.
While Jürgen diligently takes screenshots, John Wick is already lurking on the horizon…
This is how our author Jürgen Stöffel died. In the new mode “Infinity Gauntlet,” the person who picks up the glove becomes Thanos. Our author Jürgen nearly succeeded. In a moment of exuberant joy, he took this screenshot.
As Jürgen reports, he was shot in the back by a John Wick right at the moment he took the screenshot for journalistic reasons.
This is what happens when you take screenshots instead of seizing the power of the Titan.
White weapons dropping – this shouldn’t happen
This will also be changed. Another fix is still pending in Fortnite. According to the patch notes, only “rare, epic, and legendary weapons should drop” in the “Infinity Gauntlet” mode – but white and green ones are dropping as well. Epic is still working on this, and it will likely happen in one of the next hotfixes.
The War Mind expansion for Destiny 2 has not started yet, but there are already more interesting reports that should please many Guardians.
Data miners have already evaluated some data from the new content before the launch of the Warmind DLC. They have uncovered some details that are likely to elate the fans.
Because what many have speculated seems to be coming true: The exotic Sleeper Simulant is apparently making a return. And a return of the exotic sniper rifle Black Spindle is also very likely.
Sleeper Simulant: The Sleeper Simulant is very likely to return. This is suggested by extracted icons from the data of the War Mind expansion.
Players will probably have to complete an exotic quest to obtain the Sleeper. There are icons for individual components of the weapon as well as for the weapon itself.
An icon for the masterwork version of the Sleeper has also been found.
Black Spindle: A return of the Black Spindle is now also considered likely. Here too, an in-game icon showing the Spindle has been discovered. So far, however, only the masterwork icon of this exotic sniper has been found. Normal icons are still missing. In this context, it seems anything but far-fetched that this fan-favorite also makes its debut in Destiny 2.
However, all fans should be wiser soon. Then the official launch of the War Mind expansion will take place.
ARK Survival Evolved now has new beginner servers for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. These are meant to provide an easier entry into the survival MMO and keep high-level players away.
Players can only start new characters on the new beginner servers and download them later to other servers. Beginner servers fundamentally prohibit downloads, which is why characters from other servers cannot enter them.
If you want to play on one of these servers, enter “Beginner” in the search.
What advantage do beginners have on beginner servers?
In ARK Survival Evolved, there is a level system and tribes that consist of player groups. Players who have just started can be easily wiped out by high-level tribes.
This often leads to a frustrating and nearly impossible start. On the beginner servers, players are only interacting with fellow beginners. High-level players and tribes do not exist here. Once someone leaves the beginner server, they cannot return.
Beginner servers allow only limited progress
If you start ARK on beginner servers, you will only be able to progress up to a certain point. There are fixed progress limits for players and (tamed) dinos on these servers.
These limitations exist on beginner servers:
Players can reach a maximum level of 44. The cap is actually at 130.
Wild dinos have a maximum level of 30, while tamed dinos can reach an additional 30 levels.
There are no alliances.
Tribes can have a maximum of 5 members.
Due to the level limitation, some engrams cannot be unlocked as well. Engrams provide survivors with permanent crafting recipes, allowing them to create weapons or equipment, for example.
Tips to survive the first hours in ARK Survival Evolved:
If you now want to try starting with the new beginner servers, we have a few beginner guides for you.
A funny bug in the new Overwatch map Rialto allows players to receive the “Play of the Game” without any actual performance.
The latest Overwatch map “Rialto” has a funny bug. Players can cheat their way into getting the coveted “Play of the Game” simply by shooting NPC gondoliers and not engaging in the actual gameplay.
Where can you find the bug? The error is located on the new Venice map “Rialto” at the bridge connecting both parts of the city over the river. Gondolas, driven by Omnics, continuously travel back and forth on the river. The gondolas can be used for transport, allowing players to sneak in for an ambush.
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What causes the bug? The gondoliers seem to count internally as units that players can deal actual damage to. Furthermore, the game internally counts the “kills” on the gondoliers as if they were enemy players. Thus, players can easily shoot multiple Omnic gondoliers in a short amount of time, drastically increasing the chances of getting a “Play of the Game”.
Bug may be counted as “afk”
However, it should be noted that staying by the gondolas for an extended period could be considered “inactive” or “gameplay sabotage”. Those who spend all their time with the gondoliers are not participating in the actual game, thus being a burden to the team. Anyone wanting to indulge in this fun should limit the time spent on it.
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It is expected that Blizzard will fix this bug in the near future so that the “Play of the Game” moments can be attributed to truly relevant plays again.
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In GTA 5 Online it is now easier than ever to make money. You just need to log in regularly and will receive over 1 million GTA Dollars.
The cars and buildings in GTA 5 Online are expensive and can easily cost several hundred thousand GTA Dollars. Over the next few days, you can easily fill your account with money, as you will receive a bonus of 250,000 GTA Dollars for your first login. For each subsequent day, there is an additional 150,000 GTA Dollars. But the event is time-limited.
Cash Windfall in GTA 5 Online – Act Quickly
As announced by the developers, you are now being gifted a lot of money. Anyone who logs in regularly earns over one million of the sought-after in-game currency.
Here’s how it works: Log into GTA 5 Online to qualify for a bonus of 250,000 GTA Dollars. For each consecutive day that you log into GTA Online, you will receive an additional 150,000 GTA Dollars. So don’t miss a single day!
How long does the event last? You can log in consecutively every day until May 14 to continually increase the bonus by 150,000 GTA Dollars. So if you start today, on May 8, you can reap the most benefits from the event.
When will the money be paid out? Between May 15 and 21, the money should arrive in your Maze Bank accounts in GTA 5 Online.
Overflod Tyrant and Vapid Dominator GTX are new to the game
In GTA 5 Online, you can now find two new vehicles to race through the streets of Los Santos. The Overflod Tyrant is available for purchase for 2,515,000 GTA Dollars at Legendary Motorsport.
For less money, there is the Vapid Dominator GTX. This muscle car costs 725,000 GTA Dollars and is available at Southern San Andreas Super Autos.
Double Money Rewards and Strong Deals in GTA 5 Online
A lot of money awaits you now by participating in events in GTA 5 Online. For contact missions, Rockstar stunt races, or the special vehicle circuits, there are double GTA Dollars and RP as rewards.
However, you somehow have to spend all the money that you can earn this week. Rockstar has some deals ready to help you with that.
Real Estate:
50% off Executive Offices, Biker Clubhouses, and all Yachts and Yacht Modifications
40% off Bunkers, Hangars
30% off Bases
30% off Ground Vehicles:
Mobile Command Center
Armored Kuruma (both prices)
Nagasaki Shotaro (Play a round of Deadline to unlock.)
HVY Barrage (both prices)
Ocelot Ardent
BF Dune FAV (both prices)
Bravado Half-Track (both prices)
BF Ramp Buggy
Cheval Taipan
Ocelot Pariah
Pegassi Tempesta
Grotti Cheetah
Grotti Stinger
Truffade Z-Type
30% off the following aircraft:
Mammoth Avenger
FH-1 Hunter (both prices)
Buckingham Akula (both prices)
Western Company Seabreeze (both prices)
Vehicle Tuning:
Improvements for the Mobile Command Center – 30% off
Renovations for the Mammoth Avenger – 30% off
Benny’s Improvements – 30% off
Engine Improvements – 30% off
Control Improvements – 30% off
Brake Improvements – 30% off
Transmission Improvements – 30% off
Turbo – 30% off
Suspension – 30% off
Spoilers – 30% off
Mk-II Improvements – 25% off (cost to upgrade to a Mk-II weapon)
All offers for the GTA 5 Online action week are valid until May 14.
Conan Exiles has finally officially launched after more than a year in Early Access. There is also an extra long trailer where you can admire the many new features.
Conan Exiles has been in Early Access since the end of January 2017. As of May 8, 2018, on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, Conan Exiles officially launched. But what has happened during all this time? How have the developers utilized the past months?
Derketo brings lust and death in equal measure.
Massive New Features at Launch
In a new launch trailer, you can see exactly what has changed in Conan Exiles. Among other things, there are the following new features:
There are now 4 biomes: the familiar wasteland, the icy desert, as well as the swamps added at launch and the endgame volcano
The combat system has been completely overhauled and now includes combos
More gods, such as the icy Ymir and the lustful Derketo, have been added
There is a huge amount of new stuff to craft
All these new features and much more can be seen in the release trailer for Conan Exiles! Enjoy watching.
The release of the Warmind expansion for Destiny 2 is imminent. To get you started promptly at launch, we’ve compiled all the important information about the release of the 2nd DLC for you. It includes things like release time, download size, and preload details.
Warmind DLC comes on May 8. Fans won’t have to wait much longer. On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, the Warmind DLC for Destiny 2 will be released. If everything goes as planned, Guardians can continue their journey after the necessary maintenance at 8:00 PM.
To ensure your start to Season 3 goes as smoothly as possible, we’ve outlined all the relevant details for the release of the next expansion for you.
Update: Shortly after 4:00 PM, the preload started on all platforms. Update 1.2.0 and the Warmind expansion can now be downloaded.
Everything about the launch of the Warmind expansion for Destiny 2
When does the 2nd DLC come out? The release of the Warmind expansion will take place on Tuesday, May 8, 2018.
When will DLC II be available for download? DLC 2 should be available for download for buyers and Season Pass holders on Tuesday, May 8, starting at 4:00 PM on PC, PS4, and Xbox One. According to Bungie, there will not be an earlier preload.
Is there server downtime for maintenance? Prior to the Warmind expansion, five hours of maintenance will be conducted on the Destiny 2 servers. Destiny services will go offline during this time.
Here is the scheduled timeline for the maintenance:
3:00 PM – Start of maintenance work. Players can no longer log into Destiny 2
4:00 PM – Players who are still in an activity will be returned to the main screen. The Warmind DLC and update 1.2.0 will be available for download and installation.
8:00 PM – End of server maintenance work. Hotfix 1.2.0.1 for Destiny 2 will be available for download and installation.
When can I start playing? If maintenance goes as planned, you can start at 8:00 PM. Then DLC 2 will be activated.
What is the download size? The size of the update depends on the platform.
PS4 update: approx. 6.5 GB. For Destiny 2 including all updates, a total of 71 GB of free space is required on PS4 for download and installation.
Xbox update: approx. 7.5 GB. For Destiny 2 including all updates, a total of 50 GB of free space is required on Xbox One for download and installation.
PC: approx. 7 GB. For Destiny 2 including all updates, a total of 68 GB of free space is required on PC for download and installation.
When will the official patch notes be released? The patch notes can be expected around 7:00 PM.
Is the first DLC “Curse of Osiris” required? No, DLC 1 is not needed to play the Warmind content in Destiny 2.
Can the Warmind expansion be purchased separately? Yes, the Warmind expansion can be purchased separately for each platform starting May 8, 2018.
The following issues with the Warmind DLC and update 1.2.0 are known prior to release:
Anti-Destruction Leg Armor: The Anti-Destruction leg armor for female Titans shows a small visual bug.
Exotic Masterworks: Once an Exotic weapon or armor piece is made into a Masterwork, it won’t display as such when viewed in the preview of Exotic Engrams.
Strike Playlist: Players cannot use the matchmaking for strikes from expansions they do not own. When players try to join a fireteam of players who own an expansion they do not own, a prompt appears asking them to purchase the required expansion.
Some quest items in the Warmind campaign may not appear in the loot stream of all fireteam members. However, the corresponding quest item should end up in the inventories of all fireteam members.
If players have a full engram inventory, they may not be able to accept some quest items from vendors until they make space in their inventory.
Exotic Armor Collection: A known issue causes the extras text in the tooltips for exotic armors in “Warmind” to be displayed in a different color than similar gear. This does NOT mean that players need to unlock these extras to access them.
Paladins: Battlegrounds was supposed to distinguish itself from other battle royale games like Fortnite through its heroes. However, this mode no longer exists. Instead, there is now Realm Royale – without heroes. Is Paladins’ battle royale game now like any other?
What is it about? Realm Royale, formerly known as Paladins: Battlegrounds, will not become a mix of hero shooter and battle royale after all. That was the original plan. The champions from Paladins were removed and replaced with regular characters.
In Realm Royale, there are no Paladins heroes anymore. Everyone plays with the same character, without abilities.
What happened? HiRez wanted to create something unique by combining the genres of hero shooter (Overwatch) and battle royale (Fortnite). PUBG or Fortnite were supposed to meet Overwatch. Paladins: Battlegrounds was already in public alpha testing in the Paladins game client. HiRez surprisingly pulled the mode after only a few hours. It was supposed to be decoupled from Paladins and revised. This led to the creation of “Realm Royale”, a standalone battle royale game that is currently in its alpha phase.
Is Realm Royale now like all other battle royale games?
Realm Royale stands out through a crafting system for weapons: On the map, loot in the form of weapons and armor is collected. Each item can be broken down into shards. In a forge, the shards can be transformed into legendary weapons. The legendary weapons belong to the heroes of Paladins, such as Drogoz’s rocket launcher. Once a forge is on fire, all players can see this on the map. Burning forges can become hotly contested areas that require monitoring.
Players can also call a horse at any time to make a quick sprint. Those who have “died” transform into a chicken and can still run away.
Otherwise, Realm Royale follows the familiar battle royale concept: Players are dropped onto a map, fight for the best loot, and try to be the last one standing.
Why did Paladins’ heroes have to disappear from Realm Royale?
Paladins: Battle Royale could have set itself apart from the competition with heroes: The game principle would have looked like this, where …
… four players would always be in a team.
At the beginning of a match, each player would choose one of eight random heroes. Two champs from each type were available: namely DPS, flankers, tanks, and supports.
This would have been a huge difference compared to the competition. In PUBG and Fortnite, everyone plays a generic hero, meaning the same character. In Paladins: Battlegrounds, everyone would have played a champ with skills, strengths, and weaknesses.
Why did HiRez decide to throw away this unique concept?
Different heroes would also have meant different skills. A meta would have established itself quickly to choose the best heroes for battle royale. In early tests, some champs like Kinessa, who inherently has a sniper, or Grover, who can heal himself and the team, were preferred. The item slots for legendary loot did not help either. They were supposed to grant percentage bonuses to health, damage, speed, and other stats. This was not enough to create a balance among the various skills.
To ensure fair balance, a generic character had to be provided for everyone.
The heroes from Paladins all have their own abilities and are divided into roles. This could have given battle royale a new strategic level.
It could be difficult for Realm Royale to establish itself in the long run
Leya says: The originally planned Paladins: Battlegrounds sparked interest. Players were curious about the concept of uniting a hero shooter with a battle royale game. It is questionable whether Realm Royale can stand out enough among other battle royale games without Paladins’ heroes.
The biggest competitor is likely to be Fortnite: Battle Royale:
Both games are free-to-play.
Realm Royale is currently only available on PC. Fortnite is already on PS4 and Xbox One.
Both games have a colorful comic graphic style.
Both rely on a crafting system to stand out.
Even though the building system in Realm Royale fundamentally differs from that of Fortnite, players will draw a comparison here. Similarly, as was the case with Overwatch and Paladins. It will be difficult to win this target group over.
Realm Royale plays a bit slower, which could be an advantage:
I personally have not played Realm Royale yet. But in gameplay videos, it is clearly evident that Realm Royale is slower than Fortnite. The weapon crafting in the forge works automatically. In Fortnite, players must quickly build structures and walls, create stairs, and simultaneously pay attention to what is happening around them. It is more dynamic and faster. Here, Realm Royale could score points and appeal to players who find everything too fast in Fortnite. But will that be enough?
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It’s time! Conan Exiles has left Early Access and has been officially released. You can find the patch notes for everything that has changed with the release patch here.
With the release, Conan Exiles has reached its (provisional) final state. With today’s patch from May 8th, the game receives not only new content but also a revision of existing features.
The patch notes are currently only available in English. We have freely translated them into German for you.
A note beforehand: If you can’t start the game, disable mods!
The religion of Derketo will now be available to all players after testing in Early Access. The goddess of lust and death offers her faithful blessings and curses in exchange for the pleasures of their sacrifices.
With a special knife, Derketo’s Kiss, you can cut the unfulfilled desires from the dead body of an opponent. Convert these in her temple into honey or together with insects into poison. Stronger believers can later turn vines into bread and oil into blood, as well as create the Lustbringer, a powerful sword.
New Biome: Volcano
Far in the north lies a mighty volcano. Near it, a cult worships an unknown power, and you can find rare obsidian. The volcano is only suitable for the mightiest warriors with its dangers.
New Biome: Swamp
Along the great river in the east, you will find the swamp. This massive area offers a jungle, a moor, and a coast full of pirates. The trees of the swamp are large and strong enough to support houses and entire cities.
In the swamp, you will encounter new monsters and can discover new locations, such as the Forgotten City of Xel-ha, where you will find the dungeon “Palace of the Witch Queen.” The swamp is suitable for characters between level 20 and 40.
InFortnite (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS) there is again a new bonus star from the blockbuster challenge for the Battle Pass. You just need to complete the challenges for the 2nd week of Season 4 and look closely at an image, then you will grab the bonus tier.
What is it about? Already in the first week of Season 4 of Fortnite: Battle Royale, players discovered that there is a secret bonus battle star to be found in Fortnite. You just need to complete all the challenges of the first week as part of the blockbuster challenge and unlock a specific cover image.
Do you see the star?
If you then selected this image and looked closely, there was an additional battle star visible. This immediately granted another tier in the Battle Pass.
This procedure seems to be repeating now in week 2.
Complete all blockbuster challenges and win additional battle star
Apparently, Epic wants to grant you a new secret battle star every week if you diligently complete all the challenges of the week. After completing two full week challenges, the blockbuster challenge number 2 will also be cracked. Then there’s another nice little image for the loading screen.
The solution is on the wall. Source: Reddit user Bfor45
The signs on the wall: This time, there is a fully equipped Omega skin visible. It stands in a burning ruin. Unlike the first week, no battle star is visible. Rather, the solution is directly on the wall!
Here you can find the bonus star for the Battle Pass
The wall indicates coordinates: “A4 and “B4” as well as “A3 and B3”. This refers to specific map squares on the Fortnite map. You just need to search between the four coordinates in the game.
Here is the location on the map. Source: Reddit user Bfor45
Where exactly is the treasure? The sought bonus battle star is thus found in the west of the map, at the spooky place Haunted Hills. The sought star is, by the way, right in the middle of the heath, directly at the intersection of the coordinates A4, A3, B4 and B3. You can see it clearly in the embedded images here. Have fun searching and leveling!
This is what the find looks like in the game. Source: Reddit user Bfor45
The development of the MMORPG Chronicles of Elyria is progressing. Soon, the Pre-Alpha will start. This version, however, rather unusually, relies on voxel graphics.
The development team is currently preparing version 0.3.0, which will be the last version before the MMORPG Chronicles of Elyriais made available to the backers of Alpha 1. Therefore, version 0.3.0 will primarily focus on performance and stability, preparing the servers for the players.
Big Steps Toward Pre-Alpha VoxElyria
The Pre-Alpha of Chronicles of Elyria is what is also referred to as VoxElyria. It is a special client featuring voxel graphics. The “real” graphics will come at a later stage. With VoxElyria, testers are supposed to really focus on testing and the game systems. Graphics do not play a role here initially.
There are currently several game systems in development for VoxElyria and thus the Pre-Alpha, including:
Proximity Chat – Depending on how far away you are from other players, they can hear you loudly, quietly, or not at all in the chat.
Map Voting – The maps for VoxElyria will be generated and then offered to players in a voting system. They will choose which maps will be included in the game.
Optimizations – Both the client and the server need to be optimized to provide a smooth gameplay experience.
Much Work for the Developers
Furthermore, the team is diligently working on procedurally generating and designing the world. Item slots for the characters’ equipment are also in development. Additionally, it will be possible to dress the hero in various clothing that will be visible on the character.
The team is very excited to see how Chronicles of Elyria will perform with the start of the Pre-Alpha when many players join and get their first impression of the MMORPG. No start date for VoxElyria has been announced yet.
Destiny 2 is getting a new expansion called “Warmind” today. Our author Schuhmann says: “It just has to be good.”
Should you be ashamed to be a Destiny fan? As a fan of Destiny, you sometimes feel like you belong to some sort of gaming underclass. As if you’re the “RTL 2” viewer among gamers, looked down upon by others.
I watched a video from Jim Sterling yesterday. He’s a bit of a gaming snob who constantly rails against something. This time his big topic: How great God of War is. How great it is that there are such games today. Only Sony can afford such things as a platform provider.
Sterling’s nemesis: The current gaming zeitgeist of AAA publishers in general. And Destiny 2 in particular.
I’ve known this since 2014: Destiny 2 serves as a cautionary example for everything that is wrong in today’s gaming.
Destiny 2: Everything that is bad
Destiny 2 as a cautionary example. The reservations against Destiny are significant. It is too commercial and calculated, too unfinished, too little innovative. There is too little love in it. It is repetitive and generates motivation through artificial things like loot, not through the story. Everything revolves around the cash shop and monetization. Initially, there was criticism of the tiny DLCs, which were allegedly cut from the base game, but today the greedy cash shop and the long content droughts are annoying.
What Sterling preaches can be read on Facebook under every Destiny article. Often in much harsher words. One has to hear: “Destiny is just crap and whoever still plays it is being ripped off.”
And the worst part is: Recently, people like Sterling have been right.
Destiny 2 – an easy target for mockers
A chain of terrible ideas. Terrible decisions from Bungie have made Destiny 2 an easy target for mockers. You can smell the desire for more money behind each of these decisions.
The focus on Eververse was a terrible idea.
Believing that Destiny 2 needed to jump on the eSports bandwagon ruined the space magic – and it didn’t even work.
All the PR bubbles with which Destiny 2 was promoted burst one by one.
The madness to make the game even more accessible has destroyed much of the old charm.
Even Cayde-6, who everyone used to like, is now getting on people’s nerves with his wooden “Rascals” tour.
Okay, something went massively wrong in production, one might mumble as a defense.
But strange and wrong decisions were made. That can’t be denied.
I believe in Destiny 2
But I am not ready to accept the end of Destiny. It cannot be that the critics were right all the time. There are many arguments for Destiny.
The idea of Destiny as an evolving universe where you can spend your free time with friends is just too beautiful to give up.
The gunplay is fantastic.
The production values are amazing.
It feels good and right to play Destiny.
And it is fun on a gameplay level, even if the abstract reward concepts do not work.
Furthermore, there are hundreds of jobs behind it and it’s a big deal for Activision. By now, even the last one in the upper echelons should have understood that the decisions regarding Destiny 2 were wrong.
Even if Activision and Bungie only care about money, as critics claim: Even then, Destiny 2 must get better now because it will not generate as much money in this form as it used to.
I think there has been a rethinking in recent months that we are now experiencing step by step. Maybe not today with Warmind, but in September with the expansion. But we will experience a Destiny 2 that can be played with pride and joy. And even the apology I was talking about recently, came last night from balance designer Josh Hamrick.
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Just as Destiny 1 significantly improved with “The Taken King”, Bungie can achieve that with Destiny 2 as well.
I hope that today with “Warmind” we will take another step into a Destiny that will be as it deserves. At the moment, there are few arguments if you like Destiny. That simply needs to change.
Fortnite (PC, PS4, iOS & Xbox One) has the new mashup game mode “Infinity Gauntlet.” In it, you can become the supervillain Thanos from Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War. We played the new mode and stared death in the face.
This is what happened: Out of the blue, the developers at Epic Games presented a new, limited-time mashup game mode called “Infinity Gauntlet”. In it, a player can pick up the Infinity Gauntlet and immediately become the powerful supervillain Thanos.
In the movie, Thanos is as strong as all Avengers and other Marvel heroes combined!
We have already tried the new mode. And one thing is certain: Infinity Gauntlet is a completely different Fortnite!
How does the new mashup mode work?
Basically, Infinity Gauntlet runs like a normal solo round in Fortnite. You land on the map and must be the last one standing. However, there are additional features:
There are no weak, white weapons; instead, you will find more rare, epic, and legendary weapons
Since the storm comes quickly and deals massive damage, a round lasts no longer than 15 minutes
You receive double the resources when harvesting
Launch pads and shield potions are found more frequently
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But the most important innovation is Thanos and his Infinity Gauntlet!
The Gauntlet appears shortly after the game starts somewhere on the map
You can always see it on the map as well as on the compass
When a player picks up the Gauntlet, they become Thanos. He is also always visible, as are his current hit points and shield points.
Thanos can smash everything to pieces with his punches, fire a strong, sustained energy beam, and jump extremely high. From the jump, he can come crashing down like a meteor and damage everything in the vicinity.
Thanos cannot use items or build.
He has 300 200 shield points and 700 800 hit points. The shields are fully replenished whenever he gets a kill. However, the hit points cannot be regenerated.
When Thanos dies, he drops the Gauntlet. Whoever picks it up will become the new Thanos.
These are Thanos’ abilities.
This is how Infinity Gauntlet plays
Right after the start of Infinity Gauntlet, I checked out the new mode. Early on, I realized: This is no longer normal Fortnite! It starts with the fact that – like in the past Blitz mode – there is hardly any time to comfortably gear up. The storm comes closer quickly and pushes players closer to the final zone.
On the map, you can see at any time where the Gauntlet or Thanos is located.
In the safe zone lurks death! Because shortly after the game starts, the arrival of the Infinity Gauntlet is announced with ominous space sounds. Where the thing appears is random. From then on, all players run like crazy towards the Gauntlet to seize the power of Thanos.
An encounter with Thanos in the open fields is rarely a good idea …
Ideal for strategists! All players? Not all, as some sneaky individuals camp along the paths to the Gauntlet and take out too greedy players from behind. This happened to me when I blindly tried to cross a bridge towards the Gauntlet and was shot in the back by a teammate.
The horror in the safe zone!
Even if you are not treacherously slaughtered, the danger is tangible, as Thanos is rampaging somewhere on the map, preferably in the ever-shrinking safe zone. The Titan has roughly the hit points of ten players with shields, and after each kill, his shields are fully restored.
Thanos is almost unbeatable alone.
Update: Thanos was so strong that he has already been hit by the nerf hammer.
A worthy enemy! A poorly coordinated attack brings little, and the superficial damage caused by such an attack is quickly regenerated. Rather, only coordinated, strong attacks have a good chance. At the same time, you must prevent the Titan from escaping, as he can quickly get away with his mega jumps.
Fortifications are useless! Furthermore, the usual Fortnite tactics against Thanos are rarely effective. The otherwise strong fortifications, which protect you from fire, are smashed to pieces by the Titan with one blow. His meteor jump attack crushes entire fortresses like a house of cards!
If Thanos gets a kill, his shield is immediately full again.
Defeating Thanos with brains: Therefore, you must take Thanos into a crossfire strategically and lure him to places from where he cannot easily escape. At one time, the Titan was positioned under a bridge. When he tried to jump away, he hit the indestructible bridge and couldn’t escape. At another time, he landed awkwardly on a slope and helplessly slid down, taking a lot of bullets in the process.
No one got Thanos down from this mountain.
The worst camper of all time! But woe to the players who encounter a clever Thanos. Once, the safe zone was on a high mountain. There, Thanos simply camped, and the players could only get up via ramps. As soon as someone tried this, Thanos came down from above and simply wiped out the attacker.
Together or against each other?
In a round of Infinity Gauntlet, players are generally indecisive. In a regular Fortnite round, an opponent is immediately shot as soon as you have a good shooting position. In Infinity Gauntlet, you tend to hesitate. Because Thanos will come eventually, and wouldn’t it be more sensible for a teammate to distract or even injure the Titan?
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Wouldn’t it be better to defeat the villain together and then farm the injured players and maybe even retrieve the Gauntlet from the rubble? With this twist and the fast-paced action, Infinity Gauntlet is an extremely thrilling game mode that we hope will remain in the game for a long time.
Update: Thanos was so strong that he has already been hit by the nerf hammer.
There is a special improvement for Ana from Overwatch. She will be buffed in a single game mode.
Since yesterday evening (07.05.2018), there is a new patch for Overwatch on the PTR. This includes a very special change for the healing sharpshooter Ana, which will only be active in a single mode. She will now be able to apply her Nanoboost to herself – but only in the Deathmatch game mode.
Why is Ana being buffed? At the moment, Ana is the only hero who cannot benefit from her ultimate ability in the Free-for-All Deathmatch. Once her ultimate is charged, she cannot use it, because the Nanoboost can only be applied to other heroes. However, as there are no allies in Deathmatch, the ability has no use.
When will the buff come? The changes are already playable on the PTR of Overwatch. Those who wish can already test the “new” Ana there and get an impression of it. Normally, PTRs remain active for one to three weeks before the changes are rolled out to the live version. What else the patch brings, you can find out here:
What does this mean for other heroes? With this change, Blizzard demonstrates that they are willing to adjust the mechanics of individual heroes for specific game modes. Since there are also other characters that can only use some abilities on other players (such as Brigitte’s healing, Zarya’s shield, or Zenyatta’s Harmony orb), there will surely be further discussions about adjustments.
What do you think of this change? Do you think it’s good that heroes are adjusted for special modes? Or should Blizzard remain consistent to avoid confusion between the modes?
After the PS4 version of Monster Hunter World received exclusive content from Horizon Zero Dawn, the game is now set to receive a treat from a Microsoft game as well. This is what the studio head of The Coalition (Gears of War 4) suggests, offering the creature Brumak for a potential collaboration.
PS4 players of Monster Hunter World were pleased some time ago with exclusive content from Horizon Zero Dawn, which brought along the weapon and armor of the heroine Aloy. It’s about time that a Microsoft game joins in, says Rod Fergusson, playfully offering the Brumak from Gears of War.
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What is a Brumak? A Brumak is a massive creature armed with double-barreled chainguns mounted on its arms and a rocket launcher mounted on its back. This monster belongs to the Locust, the enemies of the Gears of War series. The Gears of War franchise is released exclusively for Microsoft, meaning not for the PlayStation 4.
What are collaboration events in MHW? Monster Hunter World regularly introduces small events where players can snag items such as armor or weapons from other games. For example, there have already been activities where players could acquire armor from Street Fighter or Devil May Cry.
While these quests were also available for Xbox One, the Aloy quest was only for PlayStation 4 players. The action RPG Horizon Zero Dawn, from which the items were borrowed, was also only released for the PlayStation 4.
Micha thinks: A Brumak in Monster Hunter World? Who wouldn’t want to fight against a giant creature armed with chainguns and a rocket launcher?
However, it seems rather unlikely that the creature will ever actually appear in the Capcom game. All other collaboration events in Monster Hunter World, except for the one related to Horizon Zero Dawn, included items from games that were also developed by Capcom, such as Mega Man, Street Fighter, and Devil May Cry.
In earlier entries of the Monster Hunter series, there were already collaborations with games not developed by Capcom. However, these have unfortunately never included a monster from another game.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
