Players are once again complaining about problems in The Division, especially the Delta error seems to spoil the Global Event Blackout for many. However, it is unknown whether the problems are realmente connected to the release of the 5th Global Event “Blackout”.
Since today, April 23rd, Blackout is online and players are already complaining about Delta errors and connection issues.
Server Down in The Division – Tuesday at 4:00 PM servers offline
The problem seems to have occurred frequently in the past during Global Events. Massive is now announcing an unscheduled maintenance for tomorrow, April 24th. According to their Twitter account, the maintenance will begin at 4 PM and will take about 1 hour.
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Maintenance does not fix Delta error – Massive is working on a solution
Update April 24th 10:30 PM: Apparently, the maintenance on Tuesday afternoon was unable to resolve the issues.
The Division players are reporting and even complaining about even more connection drops. Massive is aware of this and announced on Tuesday evening: “We are working hard to get the connection issues under control.”
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In Destiny 2, the weekly reset occurs today, April 24th. With the weekly reset, new activities such as the Nightfall strike or the Flashpoint can now be played. The weekly Crucible playlist is also rotating again.
It’s that time again – a new week in the Destiny universe begins. And it kicks off with a real highlight:
Today, at 7:00 PM, there will be an official reveal stream for the Warmind expansion for Destiny 2.
We typically use the regular weekly reset article to briefly summarize upcoming events for the week and give a preview of the events to come.
Here we will cover the reveal of the Warmind DLC and live-tweet it for you. Today, Bungie will finally reveal specific details about the upcoming second expansion of Destiny 2.
Let’s see what else this current week has to offer.
Nightfall starting April 24th on PS4, Xbox One, and PC
In Prestige mode, you must activate modifiers via the challenge cards. These cards drop for DLC owners in both the normal and Prestige modes of the Nightfall.
The following challenges are waiting to be mastered:
Unbroken: Complete the Nightfall with less than 3 deaths.
Armored Minotaur: Eliminate the armored Minotaurs in under 90 seconds.
In the weekly Crucible playlist, the Mayhem mode is active.
The Eververse Highlights
Tess Everis is currently selling the Omega Mechanos Greaves for 800 Glimmer. If you don’t have this in your collection, you now have another chance to complete it.
More interesting Glimmer purchases:
Gray Dove of the 14th Saint – exotic ship for 2000 Glimmer
Book of the Dead – ornament for the Wings of Vigilance for 800 Glimmer
Veist Silver – ornament for the Colony for 800 Glimmer
Since the last update on April 17, players can no longer obtain Ice Shards in Conan Exiles. This is very frustrating as upgrading the Temple of Ymir is required. The cause is a bug.
The massive update for Conan Exiles last Thursday attracted many players. Along with improvements to the combat system and many new features, changes were also made to the religions.
Many players have reported since the patch that they can no longer collect Ice Shards. However, without Ice Shards, the Temple of Ymir cannot be upgraded.
If you are playing on a private or official server, you have surely noticed this problem as well. The reason is a bug in the religions, which currently makes all beliefs unplayable – it is known, and the developers are working on it.
An altar of the god Ymir. Here you can process Ice Shards.
Where do I get Ice Shards?
Ice Shards are a part of the religion of Ymir. When they were introduced with the “Frozen North” expansion, Ice Shards could be obtained by cutting down trees with the Frostbite Axe or the Blessed Frostbite Axe.
Since the last update, this is no longer the case. To align this religion with the other religions that all require human sacrifices, you now only obtain Ice Shards by slaughtering humans with the Frostbite Axe!
As with the resources of the other religions, you only get one shard from each corpse you harvest for Ice Shards. The religion of Ymir is not supposed to have such a large advantage over the other religions.
The big problem now is: human corpses cannot be harvested at the moment! On private and public servers, slaughtering humans is not possible. Only in single-player/coop games can resources from humans be harvested.
This issue has already been discussed multiple times in the official forums. The developers have become aware of it and are working on a solution – whether this will be available before the release on May 8 remains to be seen.
Update: The patch on April 27 has fixed this issue, corpses can now be harvested again!
If you still want to try out the religions in the meantime, your only options are free play – or politely ask the server admin. As an admin, you can easily summon all resources to your inventory – including Ice Shards.
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Starting in May, the free battle royale shooter H1Z1 will be available on PS4. Register now for the beta phase.
The developer studio Daybreak has announced that H1Z1, one of the oldest battle royale shooters for PC, will also be released on PS4. Sony console players can look forward to a free BR game. It is the second oldest battle royale game, originally released in 2014, and is thus almost a classic in the genre.
H1Z1 for PlayStation 4 – Release and Closed Beta Registration
After H1Z1 recently became free-to-play and released an Auto Royale mode, the next step is to enter the console market. An open beta is set to start on May 22 for everyone. If you can’t or don’t want to wait that long, register for the closed beta for a chance to play before that. It is expected to take place in April.
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You can now sign up for the closed beta of H1Z1 on the official website.
Closed Beta? You can now register for the Closed Beta – Planned for April
Open Beta: Open Beta starts on May 22
Release: Release date of H1Z1 on PS4 is still unknown
Price: H1Z1 will be free on PS4
Pre-order: You can pre-order a $30 bundle until the start of the Open Beta, which gives you cosmetic items and an H1Z1 theme for PS4. PS Plus subscribers can save 20%.
Xbox Release? No further console release has been announced or ruled out
Did you know that… behind this battle royale mode, formerly called H1Z1: King of the Kill, originally was Brendan Greene? He is not only the creator of Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds, but also the founder of the battle royale genre. He was the driving force behind the BR mod for DayZ/ARMA 2 in 2013 and continued his vision in 2014 with an outsourced mode for H1Z1, until he ultimately realized his first standalone with PUBG, known in gamer circles as PlayerUnknown.
Differences between PC and PS4 version of H1Z1
On console, there will be some adjustments to make gameplay easier for you. The PS4 version is said to simplify looting significantly through the “grab-and-go” system.
The developers have adjusted the UI and inventory display to be easily manageable with a controller. The biggest change is that there is no crafting system on PS4.
Daybreak promises that matches on the PlayStation 4 version will run faster. This is ensured by a faster death zone and a revamped air-drop system. Players initially only have access to six level 1 weapons. Better guns, such as the AK or AR, will only be available through air drops. The same applies to armor.
However, if you don’t want to fight over air drops, you can also open special loot crates hidden on the map. These also contain higher-tier weapons and armor.
Switching weapons will be done easily via a radial menu.
The following graphic shows what to expect in an H1Z1 match on PS4:
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Tonight, the new Destiny 2 DLC “Warmind” will be revealed. Bungie will unveil the expansion live via stream on Twitch. We at Mein MMO will accompany the presentation of the DLC with a ticker in German.
The times are changing. Bungie wanted to present the last DLC “Curse of Osiris” through three live streams of one hour each. However, the individual streams were so thin that fans got up in arms until Bungie skipped the last stream and spoke instead about the future of Destiny 2. That was in November 2017. It almost feels like that was years ago.
This time, Bungie wants to bring everything that can be said about the DLC “Warmind” into one stream and has subdivided the presentation into three sections with changing speakers. Interestingly, people from Vicarious Visions, the Activision studio that handled the PC port of Destiny 2, will also be present.
When does the stream start? The stream begins around 7:00 PM. Normally, Bungie allows for five to seven minutes of buffer. It should start with a trailer around 7:05.
What is the stream about? The May DLC for Destiny 2, “Warmind”, will be extensively presented. It will be released on May 8 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. Many season pass holders have pre-ordered it.
What is Mein MMO doing? We will live-ticker the stream in German. This way you can follow everything that is said in English or read what happened after the end of the stream. In the comments, you can also see what other users think. We have been doing this traditionally for years. Sometimes we get lucky and catch Destiny highlights, like the legendary stream with Broman, the Prison of Elders, and a terribly annoyed DeeJ.
The Mein MMO live ticker for Destiny 2 Warmind
18:58: They have underlaid the 10-minute cooldown this time with black-and-white concept art. It is well done. 35,475 Guardians are spamming away in the Twitch chat while waiting for DeeJ’s sound check.
19:01: Sound check by DeeJ. Somehow, this has all become tradition. “I am DeeJ. This is my voice. I will be your host tonight.”
Game Director behind Warmind is not from Bungie
19:07: Teaser trailer is shown again. Brent Gibson and Evan Nikolich are the first guests on the couch. Brent Gibson is the Game Director for “Warmind.” So, the Game Director is not from Bungie, but from Vicarious Visions, a partner studio. Gibson talks about Vicarious Visions’ partnership with Bungie – they do not know where ideas come from, they all merge. Vicarious Visions believes they could bring their “special sauce” into the world of Destiny. They have been working together for 2 years now.
19:10: I still wonder what High Moon Studios is actually doing. According to an old leak from Kotaku, they were supposed to design the Mars DLC for Destiny 2. Apparently, Vicarious Visions took their place a few years ago.
19:13: Relatively bold announcements: Raid lair, new endgame activities, ranked PvP, private matches. They have added so much to the game that it challenges players to find everything, says Gibson. DeeJ is a bit startled and backtracks: “Careful, players take you at your word.”
19:15: There are first images of the “Hellas Basin” on Mars. Here, Rasputin has awakened. The campaign will take place here, but players are also encouraged to return after the campaign ends.
Ana Bray – important contact person in Warmind
19:16: The highlight is supposed to be the Hive Escalation Protocol. A new public event that players can play repeatedly. A ritualized event with waves.
19:17: Ana Bray will be an important story NPC on the players’ side. In the first mission, the player meets her. This prologue will now be shown in the stream.
19:18: Compared to earlier streams, the pace is fast. A lot of information per minute. New developers are already coming in while a trailer for Ana Bray is playing.
19:20: Story prologue. Ana Bray in an action scene against the Hive. Over 100,000 people are currently in the Twitch stream. Most have probably already paid for the DLC. Here is the prologue:
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Hive Escalation Protocol is a new public event with waves
19:22: Hive Escalation Protocol is supposed to be a challenging new activity. This is the response to the complaint: “Destiny 2 is too easy.” One can start the event constantly, can play it around the clock. It is indeed a horde mode. Each time, stronger waves of Hive will come. There are 7 waves. Each wave has a mini-boss. The 7th wave is a unique boss fight. There are 5 unique bosses that rotate weekly. The bosses are supposed to bring unique loot.
19:25: There is a new shotgun with which you are supposed to go into melee. DeeJ adds: They want to have activities that give special loot. They took this from fan feedback.
19:27: After wave 3 and 5, there should be chests, but the biggest reward will be after wave 7 and the boss fight. The reward is also supposed to include cosmetic items. Recycling alert: The sword-bearer mechanic from Crota is coming back. A spear will also be introduced as a usable weapon for the event: Valkyrie.
Hive Protocol is supposed to be really tough – Honestly, really hard
19:29: The developers emphasize how hard this will be and that one needs to use abilities that are otherwise not needed. But at least until wave 3, the Hive Protocol event looks quite relaxed. The question arises: Does what the developers say match the reality of the players?
19:31: DeeJ now refers to his legendary “Prison of Elders” stream. There they wanted to show a difficult instance and then saw people dying and dying. DeeJ does not mention that he was there. But in any case: The event now is much harder than it looks here. For the presentation, they adjusted the conditions so that it looks easier than it actually is.
19:33: You need Warmind to play Hive Protocol. At the community summit, the streamers said: “It is hard, but make it even harder!” Therefore, Bungie has tightened it once again at the last minute and now it is even more difficult. It somehow reminds me of spice levels in chili: “No, it is really spicy. Really spicy. Even people who eat spicy say: Oh, this is spicy.”
19:35: I’m curious if anyone will ever manage Hive Protocol. It will be as hardcore hard as it will be. Maybe you can only play it after breakfast.
Rasputin in his original form
Ranked PvP is coming to Destiny
19:35: Oh dear, Cosmo. There will be Reddit posts about this again. He makes a very strange face, somewhere between bored, tired, and tense. The chat is posting emojis that are specifically designed for this.
19:37: Competitive PvP is coming to Destiny. Some have been waiting for this for three and a half years. Until now, players have relied on “fan lists”, with Warmind, there will be official ranks.
19:40: With Season 3, a special weapon will come “Redrix’s Claymore”, a pulse rifle that players will chase after. It is supposed to be very hard to get this weapon. When you see someone with it, you know: “He knows what he’s doing.” The pulse rifle has a unique perk “Desperado.” The perk improves “reload over outlaw” so that you do not suffer damage penalty while doing it. Overall, this is new and relatively complex – We will cover the details of ranked PvP in a separate article.
19:42: The private matches and ranked matches will be available for everyone.
Weapon balance in Destiny 2 – Time for something overpowered again
19:43 Jon Weisnewski and Josh Hamrick are the weapon gurus. It’s about weapon balance in Destiny 2. Exotic weapons should become stronger and more exotic so that an exotic weapon feels special.
19:45: Almost all exotic weapons in Destiny 2 have been reworked – except for a handful that already work properly. Somehow a strange statement when you think about it: Yes, we changed everything except for the few weapons that were okay. “Graviton Lance” and “Fighting Lion” seem to be Weisnewski’s favorites.
19:48: The pace in the stream has noticeably accelerated. What used to be stretched out over 1 hour is now covered in 15 minutes. The individual details will surely be documented in detail and picked apart over the next two weeks until the DLC is released.
19:53: DeeJ says: In Destiny 1, the discussion was always: “This weapon is too strong.” In Destiny 2, we never had this discussion, nothing was too strong. Therefore, they want to bring back some of the “rough edges”.
19:57: “Sturm und Drang” is also called “Sturm und Drang” in English, interesting how it is pronounced. The weapon pair is supposed to be reworked to deal significantly more damage.
19:58: They have fixed the sniper bug. The time of snipers has now returned.
Destiny 2 Warmind: Packed stream – these questions remain open
20:00: The stream ends. It was surely the most packed stream in three and a half years of Destiny. No big surprises. Much of what was seen was already known or leaked. So far, it looks good and has the potential to be a significantly stronger DLC than “Curse of Osiris”.
Ultimately, the success of the DLC “Warmind” will depend on three questions:
How is the story and the new destination “Mars” – is there a wow effect?
How high is the replayability of the event “Hive Protocol” and how much motivation does it give for PvE endgame?
Can Destiny 2 with the changes and the ranked PvP mode and the reworked exotics become an attractive PvP game again?
Runescape Classic, the retro version of the MMORPG Runescape, will soon be expanded with a second raid, through which players can obtain the Justiciar armor. However, the design of the armor made the community go wild.
Originally, it was planned to offer three armors as loot. However, since players stated that there were already enough DPS armors in the game, the studio Jagex decided to offer only one version: a tank armor.
Runescape did listen to the players, but then the problems began: The designs of the original three armors were discarded and a new one was created – and the new design caused quite a stir.
New armor design faces criticism
The design of the Justiciar armor was anything but well received by Runescape fans. This led to a flood of memes ridiculing the design.
The Runescape developers did not anticipate such negative feedback. Not only did the fans dislike the armor. It also looked very similar to the Armadyl armor from Runescape 3, the modern Runescape. This was an absolute no-go for the retro fans. The community even wondered if the artist at Jagex had been replaced, as the design of the originally planned armors was well received, but the new one was not at all.
After the fans vented their frustrations about the design, they became creative. They began to suggest ideas for how the armor could be improved.
Finally, the amateur artist legend_arts presented a design that was so well received in the community that the designer at Jagex, Connor “Mod West” Westrope, used it as a basis to redesign the Justiciar armor. And he even did so live on a Twitch stream.
Players create new design
The new design of the armor and its implementation for the game are now very well received by Runescape players.
The community is glad that this situation led to such collaboration. They are proud that they could create a new, cool armor for the MMORPG together.
Connor Westrope does not feel attacked in his “honor” as an artist. He explains that it is important to take criticism seriously and he is also happy that players were able to be more involved in the development process.
The Justiciar armor will be available as loot in the upcoming Raid The Theater of Blood of the Old-School MMORPG Runescape.
With Durango: Wild Lands, we are expecting an interesting mobile MMORPG for Android and Apple smartphones in May that somewhat resembles Ark: Survival Evolved .
In Durango: Wild Lands, you find yourself in a mysterious land ruled by massive dinosaurs. In the vast sandbox, you try to survive and build a society with others. To do this, you build bases and go hunting for dinosaurs or gather valuable resources.
In short: The game mechanics are very reminiscent of Ark: Survival Evolved. Just with more MMO elements.
Who is behind the game? The mobile giant Nexon has been working on the game for 5 years, referring to a “10-year plan”. The sandbox MMORPG has gone through many long beta phases, which are now coming to an end. And several million registrations show: The demand is high and so are the expectations.
Survive in the dinosaur world of the sandbox MMORPG
After you end up stranded in the mysterious land due to an accident, the first task is to survive.
Gameplay is from an isometric perspective similar to Diablo
You create your own character and use an editor that offers many customization options
You set out to explore the vast game world
Choose typical classes from MMOs, which you can switch at will
Mine resources
Craft items like weapons and tools
You also build houses and, together with other players, entire bases
You hunt wild animals, including massive dinosaurs
Resources you collect from defeated dinosaurs help you create better equipment
You create and join clans, solve group tasks, conquer territories and compete with others
You can measure yourself against other players in special zones
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The control system of Durango is said to resemble Lineage 2 Revolution, but provides a slightly action-packed combat experience since you can also use firearms. The game world is supposed to continuously evolve and the dinosaurs do not just stand around waiting to be attacked by you. They follow a routine, sleep at night or hunt in herds, which naturally requires special tactics if you want to hunt the saurian.
The MMORPG Durango: Wild Lands will be playable from May on your mobile Android device. A specific start date is not yet known. There is also no information yet about an iOS version of Durango.
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The PS4 received update 5.53-01 today, April 24, 2018. This is an update of nearly 70 MB. What exact improvements the update brings is still unclear.
A new firmware update is now available on the PlayStation 4: The update 5.53-01.
The download size is around 70MB.
It is apparently a hotfix for the recently released PS4 firmware 5.53.
The update is installed without a restart of the console. Since no change log was released, it is still unclear what specific improvements the update brings for the PS4.
However, it can be assumed that version 5.33-01 fixes minor issues from the last firmware update 5.53. Since the update also does not require a restart of the console, no major changes will likely be made.
With the previously released firmware update 5.53, only the stability and performance of the PS4 were adjusted. Therefore, it is likely just an update of an update.
However, it is unusual that the update was released with a “-01” suffix in the version number. Otherwise, Sony’s firmware updates are always continuously numbered.
Update:
As some users report, new settings have been added in the area of privacy. It now seems possible to set whether it should be visible to other players what music you are currently listening to on Spotify.
Furthermore, the most recently played songs on Spotify should now be displayed in the profile, provided Spotify is linked to your console and you have selected the corresponding setting.
If you notice any further innovations or changes to your PS4, let us know in the comment section!
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Fortnite (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS) will soon have new skins in the shop. According to a leak from the last update 3.6, there’s likely to be a cyborg fighter and a colorful male color bomber soon. And in the near future, there will also be toilet paper for skydiving.
What is it about? Whenever a new patch comes for Fortnite, data miners eagerly rub their data-crusted hands and type away. Because the code of the new version always contains hints about upcoming content, including the upcoming shop offerings.
As usual, there are again some cool new skins and outfits to see. Among them, a long-awaited gender variant of a classic.
The male version of the Color Bomber outfit
What’s special about the new skins? The highlight of the current data mining is probably the “Brit Gunner”, which could be translated as “Color Gunner”. This is a dark-skinned guy in a rainbow-colored combat suit.
This represents the long-awaited male version of the “Color Bomber” outfit. This colorful warrior has been in the game for quite a while and is one of the most popular skins. Now it is also available as a male version. It is supposed to cost 1,500 V-bucks (15 euros) as an epic skin.
Cyborg Skins, Toilet Paper, and the Core of the Comet!
What else is there? In addition to the Color Gunner, there’s also a cyber fighter named Steelsight. She is also epic and thus worth 15 euros. Along with that, there’s the backpack “Steelcast” and a pickaxe named “Global Axe”.
Further discoveries from the depths of the data mine are to come, as a Reddit user named “Mr. Proper” has unearthed the following information:
There will be a type of turret called “Sentry Turret”. Perhaps the whimsical shooting bear from Save the World?
A Comet Icon that looks like a colorful egg
Skydiving trails in the form of toilet paper! So you will pull trails of toilet paper behind you when you jump. To shoot!
New skins, including names like “Pajama Party”, “Taxi”, and “Red Shirt”
Further revelations from the data mines are expected at the latest on April 30, as the 3rd season ends and the eagerly awaited 4th phase of the Battle Pass begins.
The reveal stream will showcase details about the second DLC for Destiny 2 tonight at 7 PM our time. True to Bungie style, there was yet again an announcement for an announcement that raised some exciting questions.
In a stream about Destiny 2, tonight the setting of “War Mind” will be presented along with new Exotics. However, the teaser of the announcement-for-the-announcement briefly showed something that particularly caught our attention: in one scene, the Hive Escalation Protocol is shown, which suspiciously resembles a new group activity akin to the Prison of Elders or the Archon’s Forge from Destiny 1.
In the first part of Destiny, there were various types of arenas that were sometimes treated like public events.
The Prison of Elders was added to Destiny in Spring 2015 with the “House of Wolves” DLC. In different difficulty levels, three players entered the arena where various enemies and objectives awaited the Guardians. If one could clear all four rounds with multiple waves of enemies, a complete treasure chamber awaited.
With the first expansion “The Taken King,” the event Oryx’s Court was added, which could be started by the Guardians themselves on the Dreadnaught. There were different enemies that required more brainpower and teamwork than just plain firepower. For example, three Witches had to be killed in close succession while an Ogre could only take damage if a cursed Thrall exploded near it.
With the last expansion “The Rise of Iron,” the Archon’s Forge came to Destiny 1. This featured similarities to both the Prison of Elders and Oryx’s Court. To start the event, different SIVA offerings were needed to summon various enemies. With several Guardians, one fought against waves of enemies for the beloved loot.
Is the Hive Escalation Protocol a horde mode?
The announcement for the part of the stream that deals with the alleged new game mode is titled “Survive the Hive Escalation Protocol.” Short, action-packed scenes are shown where the Guardians apparently have to defend a tower.
Interestingly, for a brief moment, the screen displays the mission indicator. According to this, the Hive must be defeated before a certain time runs out. Below, it shows that the players are already at Level 6.
What could a horde mode in Destiny 2 look like?
As it seems, the Hive Escalation Protocol could be a mode focused on defending a tower at various difficulty levels and surviving as long as possible. The Hive is a suitable enemy since these nasty monsters always appear in packs and swarm the Guardians from all sides.
A horde mode would also be suitable for a clan activity. Clans could compete for the highest achieved level, and it might also be possible that the activity only ends with the death of the entire fireteam.
Perhaps at higher levels, various modifiers could be added, as known from the Prison of Elders or Strikes. For example, Guardians could deal more damage in the air or receive more damage while jumping. Various objectives for the enemies, as seen in Oryx’s Court, could also spice up the gameplay.
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What the Hive Escalation Protocol is about, we will probably find out tonight in the reveal stream. We will provide a live ticker for the stream as usual.
Would you be excited about an arena activity or even a horde mode in Destiny 2? What would you wish for such a mode?
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PUBG Corp. announces the lucrative eSports tournament “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Global Invitational” which will take place from July 25th to 29th in Berlin. The top 20 teams from around the world will battle for a prize pool of a whopping 2 million dollars. But is PUBG really ready to take the big stage of eSports games?
PUC Corp. has long had an eye on the eSports scene. Already at Gamescom 2017, the company hosted its own tournament with a prize pool of $200,000. With the new tournament, the prize money will be multiplied by ten.
According to CEO Changhan Kim, the tournament in Berlin is a milestone that aims to demonstrate PUBG’s capabilities as an eSport.
20 Teams from Around the World
The new tournament is set to be the largest Battle Royale tournament to date, with a prize pool of 2 million dollars. It’s an amount that even long-time eSports veteran CS:GO can’t boast about.
What? PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Global Invitational
When? July 25th to 29th, 2018
Where? Berlin
What’s it about? 2 million US dollars (about 1.64 million euros) and of course glory
Who can participate? A total of 20 teams are expected to take part in the tournament. The distribution across regions is supposed to look as follows:
The selection of teams will be determined by regional qualifier tournaments that will take place in early July in Europe, the USA, and Asia.The gameplay of the PUBG Global Invitational 2018 will consist of 4-man teams competing in first- and third-person modes.
The TPP matches will take place on July 25th and 26th, and the FPP matches on July 28th and 29th.
Is PUBG Ready?
It is clear that PUBG Corp. is pumping a lot of money into this project, yet fans of the game seem to be concerned.
Both on Reddit and in the Steam Community, complaints about bugs, cheaters, the server tick rate, and the generally poor state of the game are piling up under the announcement.
Generally buggy state of PUBG: Reddit user TLKv3 foresees difficulties in the tournament. He says: In a perfect world, the Tournament would run on a new patch, crammed with bug fixes, revamped vehicle system, and improved blue zone. But in reality, the event will run on a patch that is causing two teams to die because their Dacia suddenly flies into the air and explodes.
Difficult to read for viewers: Additionally, 20 teams with 4 players each is a large number for a tournament, and some fans are concerned that the gameplay of the tournament will be extremely unclear and unfriendly for viewers if not executed properly.
In any case, the game’s creator, Brendan Greene, is aware of these issues. It remains to be seen how and whether PUBG Corp. will address these problems before the Berlin tournament starts in July.
Raids were considered by many fans in Destiny 1 as the ultimate challenge in PvE. The epic boss fights were among the absolute highlights of these activities. In Destiny 2, the fights against the bosses are far too few to satisfy players – there are simply not enough of them. Bungie wants to change that in the future.
Destiny’s raids were among the most popular and challenging PvE activities in the game. Fans loved the unique mix of puzzles, skill tests, and wild shootouts, combined with team-oriented mechanics. The highlight were always the battles against the end and mid-bosses of each raid. Many guardians will still fondly remember Golgoroth, the Warpriest, the Sisters, Atheon, the Templar, Ir Yut, Vosik, and Co.
While, for example, the jumping sections and other more complex group mechanics provided a lot of fun, laughter, and sometimes frustration, most unforgettable moments were reserved for the boss fights, alongside a Gjallarhorn drop.
Boss fights are lacking in Destiny 2
This very aspect is far too lacking for the taste of many fans in Destiny 2.
Sneaking around Kabal dogs, running and jumping in circles like in an athletics competition, and then shooting a bit in a hot spring – all this doesn’t come close to the experiences from the raids of the predecessor, not to mention the carnival atmosphere.
For comparison: the raids in Destiny 1 had two to four major boss encounters each. Many guardians still mourn this successful raid structure.
Bungie promises relief in future raids
Bungie has not overlooked the corresponding demands of the guardians. Initially, community manager Cozmo reported that the raid team was informed that while the guardians do not fundamentally dislike the Leviathan raid, they would prefer more boss fights in the future.
Shortly thereafter, Joe Blackburn – Bungie’s raid team leader himself – spoke on Twitter. He announced in direct relation to the demand for more boss fights in future raids:
“The raid tract revolves around a single boss. Regarding raids, you are all correct. Let’s make sure they get a few f**ked bosses.”
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The community is pleased with this statement from the responsible raid chief. However, in the numerous heated discussions, most guardians agree on one point – one should not hope for these changes before the major autumn expansion.
What do you think of this news? Do you also prefer multiple boss fights? Or do you like the current raid design?
In Fortnite: Battle Royale there are tons of cosmetic items in the cash shop. But what to do if a previous purchase no longer suits you? In this case, you can now return skins and emotes and get your V-Bucks back.
What is the Fortnite shop all about? Fortnite: Battle Royale is a free-to-play game that finances itself through sales from the cash shop. There you can find skins, emotes, gliders, harvesting tools, starter packs, and the premium battle pass.
How can one quickly get the new skins with little money? Epic Games regularly releases new content for the shop, and some players are finding that the flood of cosmetic stuff is slowly costing them money. It would be great if you could return some of the older skins to afford the exorbitantly priced new skin that is currently being offered in the shop.
Epic temporarily disables the exchange action
WARNING: There was apparently a bug in the exchange system. The developers have therefore temporarily disabled the exchange function (3:00 PM on April 24). We will let you know here when it works again.
How does the return process work? And such a return option has been offered by Fortnite since update 3.6. You can now return up to three unwanted items from your inventory. The returns will be credited back to your V-Bucks. So you won’t see real money again.
At the bottom right is the button that leads to the return option.
To return items, you simply need to click the “Purchase History” button at the bottom right of the item shop. Then you can see what you have bought and with the “Refund Item” button, you can get the V-Bucks amount back.
If you click “Refund Item” here, the fancy air guitar is gone and the 800 V-Bucks are yours again.
Be careful with the exchange!
What can I return? The return option includes the following types of items:
Emotes
Gliders
Harvesting tools
Back bling
Outfits/skins
What can I NOT return? The return option only includes cosmetic items that you have purchased directly from the shop. Therefore, it does not apply to:
The battle pass
Levels from the battle pass
Starter packs
Founder’s packs and their upgrades
Loot Llamas from Save the World
Event and weekly items from Save the World
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How often can I return something? According to Epic Games’ patch notes, you can only return a total of three items ever. This likely applies for life. So think carefully about what you exchange. Additionally, the item must have been purchased within the last 30 days.
Epic shows generosity
Epic demonstrates its player-friendly and generous demeanor again. Already, with the compensations for the longer server downtime two weeks ago, they had already been quite generous.
Anthem (PS4, Xbox One and PC) is supposed to have gameplay that actually follows the trailer, according to a BioWare developer. Does this also mean that there will be no downgrade in graphics?
What is the situation? Not much is visible or known about Anthem so far. However, there is an impressive trailer from 2017 showcasing remarkable action. But to what extent was the gameplay shown in the trailer representative of the actual gameplay? And will the graphics actually look like in the trailer?
After all, there have been annoying graphic downgrades in the past, and the material shown in a trailer didn’t really correspond to the final development stage. Therefore, concerned fans asked questions to the developers at BioWare on Reddit.
The gameplay from the trailer corresponds to the actual game
“Is the shown gameplay still representative of the game?” This was the question from a Reddit user. In response, BioWare employee and Technical Design Director Brenon Holmes replied.
He confirmed the statement that the gameplay has indeed not changed since the first trailer and follows the way it is shown in the trailer.
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Additionally, there should be a “confirmation” of what was said soon. Holmes likely refers to E3 2018 from June 12 to 14, 2018, where there will likely be new information about Anthem.
Questions still remain
Will the graphics look just as great as in the trailer? Some users and media interpret Brenon Holmes’ statement in such a way that there will be NO graphic downgrade in Anthem and that the shown graphics correspond to the current state in the game. However, that was not actually mentioned.
The developer’s statement at least literally pertains only to the pure gameplay, hence including the 3rd-person view, the shooting, and the displayed skills. Graphics and any potential downgrade were not actually discussed on Reddit.
Hopefully, there will be more concrete information about Anthem and the final graphics of the shooter at E3 2018.
The new Sea of Thieves update 1.0.5 repositions the ammo crates. Additionally, new items such as weapons and clothing will soon appear.
On April 24, the servers of Sea of Thieves will be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance. During this time, the developers will implement the new patch, which changes a few things in Sea of Thieves. The ammo crate should now be easier to reach on both ships and the musical instruments no longer have repetitions.
Sea of Thieves Patch 1.0.5 – What changes?
The new update with the version number 1.0.5 will be available today for Sea of Thieves players. On Xbox One, the patch is 1.36GB, on PC 1.25GB.
Updates:
The ammo crates have been repositioned to make them easier for players to access
In a previous patch, players on the ferry of the damned were shown how to sink their ship. This message has been adjusted.
Players can no longer play the same song twice in a row with the instruments
UI improvements ensure that the images in the clothing crates now load better.
These are the quality of life improvements in the new update that should make life (and dying) in Sea of Thieves easier for you.
Additionally, known bugs have been fixed. Skeleton forts or bounty skeletons now spawn as intended. Furthermore, players are no longer incorrectly restricted to a single weapon. Oh, and very importantly: Ships now no longer just fly into the air when they sink. Like this:
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In addition to the many bug fixes mentioned in the patch notes, there was also a taste of new content. The developers write, “Rumors are that a new shipment of clothing, items, weapons, and ship customizations have appeared on the horizon and are on the way to Sea of Thieves.”
So if you’re saving up for new clothing or weapons, it’s worth waiting for the new items. After all, there could be something nice that you’ll want to buy.
When the content will be released is not yet determined. It could be shortly after the patch is released, or it may take a few more days. The developers only refer to the popular soon™.
The long-awaited RPG Cyberpunk 2077 will not be played in a classic third-person perspective but from a first-person perspective. At least that’s what an insider claims.
Although the developers at CD Projekt are still tight-lipped about information, fans are thirsty for fresh news about Cyberpunk 2077.
After all, the game is the indirect successor to “The Witcher III” in a new setting and has been in development for many years. Expectations are high. If Cyberpunk 2077 is anything other than a masterpiece, it would likely disappoint fans. It’s no wonder that every piece of information, every leak, and every rumor is met with scrutiny; fans go wild even when a “Beep” is posted on Twitter.
First-Person instead of “Over-the-shoulder” camera
According to the authors of the Polish GRYOnline, who received their hints from an alleged insider, Cyberpunk 2077 will be played from a first-person perspective – just like in a classic shooter.
However, the first-person perspective is not supposed to turn Cyberpunk into a shooter. Instead, it is meant to make the action sequences of the role-playing game more exciting and provide better immersion with the game world. After all, this creates the impression that players experience the world of Cyberpunk 2077 through their own eyes.
Some tactical elements will also be omitted or need to be handled differently. Safe “peeking around corners,” as is often the case in third-person games, will likely fall by the wayside with the first-person perspective.
Wallruns and Campaign on the Moon
Further rumors from the alleged insider suggest that both studio parts (Warsaw and Krakow) are currently working on the game. In Krakow, they are working on a part of the campaign that is supposed to take place on the moon.
As a means of movement, there are supposed to be so-called “Wallruns” – the opportunity to run along walls – which seems plausible through physical augmentations, as is possible in the world of Cyberpunk.
Keep in mind that this information is merely an unconfirmed rumor until there is a clear statement from CD Projekt. They generally do not comment on rumors and alleged leaks.
Would you be able to enjoy a Cyberpunk 2077 from a first-person perspective? Or do you need the third-person view in a role-playing game? Let us know in the comments!
This is how you can download the alternative to PUBG, Europa: Ring of Elysium, now for PC and play the game in English.
The battle royale game Ring of Elysium has not yet been released in the West but is already making a name for itself as a “PUBG killer”. According to reports from early players, the game is said to offer “buttery smooth performance” and be a good, free alternative to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
We will show you in this guide how you can already play Ring of Elysium, even though there is no release in Germany yet.
What is Ring of Elysium / Europa?
In late 2017, Tencent introduced the game “Europa”, which has since changed its name to Ring of Elysium. You can expect a free-to-play battle royale shooter that strongly resembles PUBG, although it brings certain differences into play.
You will find a wider selection of weapons and their upgrades in RoE. Additionally, the game is said to run on weaker PCs as well.
Currently, Ring of Elysium is still in development and is available as a beta version in the Asian region. This actually means that we cannot participate in it. However, this can be solved with a simple setting. We will show you how you can now play RoE.
Ring of Elysium – Garena Game Download
Although RoE is only available in the Asian region, you can comfortably play the game on your PC. With a few simple steps, you can set up the official Garena client so that you can play yourself. The Garena software could be compared to Steam – however, you will only find games from publisher Tencent there.
In the client, click on Create Account (under the login prompt “Create Account”)
After creating the account, log in with it in the client
Now you will see a message that essentially says, “There are no games in your country, switching to Singapore now”
You now see a few games, but still no Ring of Elysium
Therefore, change the region in the settings (gear icon at the top right) to Thailand – then RoE should appear in the overview
Click on the image of RoE and then select the green download button at the bottom
After the download (about 5GB), you can start and play the game
You will notice that the game starts in Thai. However, players can still find their way around the game because the menus are intuitively organized. If desired, the language can be switched to English using an additional tool.
Ring of Elysium in English – How to Change the Language
In order to play Ring of Elysium in English, additional steps are required. In our example, you can use “Process Hacker” for this purpose. This is a kind of extended task manager that displays important information necessary for changing RoE to the English language.
Install the program and then start Ring of Elysium. Then switch out of the game with ALT+TAB and look for the process “Europa_Client.exe” in the Process Hacker overview. Right-click on it and select Properties.
Under the General tab, you will find the section for “Process”.
Below is the entry “Command line”. Click on the magnifying glass and then copy all the text that appears in the new window. Now create a new text document. There, paste all the copied text.
Search for the line “language=th” in it and replace “th” with “en”. Now select “Save As”, choose a name, and use the extension “.bat”. For example, “Ring of Elysium English.bat”. This special extension turns the text document into a batch file.
Double-click on this .bat file to start Ring of Elysium in English. You can uninstall the “Process Hacker” program after this change. Keep in mind that the game is currently only running on Asian servers. A ping of over 200ms is therefore quite normal.
The universe and its infinite expanses. Not only in one of the countless science fiction series are we constantly fascinated by space, aliens, and advanced technology. Are you into Firefly, Stargate, X-Files or the Power Rangers? But which MMO fits best with your favorite sci-fi series? We have done some research and found some online games for PC, PS4, and Xbox One that fit your favorite series.
Can’t get enough of science fiction series and always wanted to know which game has similarities to your favorite show? Or do you spend every free minute in an MMO and look for a series that you would enjoy?
We have picked a few games and compared them with the most suitable science fiction series.
Elite: Dangerous – Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC
In Elite: Dangerous, you are not given a specific game objective. Instead, you can either explore the open game world – that is, space – in single-player mode or online. In doing so, you can customize your ship to your liking with the necessary capital, explore the cosmos, or work as a trader, bounty hunter, space pirate, smuggler, or even in resource gathering.
Even though the game has no real story, there is a political conflict looming in the universe, which is said to encompass 400 billion star systems. The relationship between the three major powers, the Empire, Federation, and Alliance, is tense. Moreover, it suggests that a power struggle over succession could erupt within the Empire.
Additionally, space travelers face extraterrestrial forces: the mysterious Thargoids have appeared in the galaxy, and players still do not know what the aliens actually want.
Elite: Dangerous is for you if you are into Firefly
In the series Firefly from 2002, everything revolves around the crew of the transport spaceship Serenity. The ship’s crew tries to stay afloat with small petty crimes, but also with honest work like transporting.
Meanwhile, the team tries to avoid the Alliance – a heavily controlling government authority – as much as possible. Before the series begins, the Alliance waged a war against the fighters of the independent worlds, the Browncoats, and emerged as the victor. Nevertheless, the Alliance is not popular among all people in the solar system.
Two crew members of Serenity, Captain Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds and his right-hand woman Zoë Washburne, fought on the side of the Browncoats in the war, rebel time and again, and often clash with the Alliance.
Unlike in Elite: Dangerous, however, the protagonists do not deal with aliens but with the dangerous Reavers. These are cannibals who mutilate themselves and commit unspeakable atrocities against their victims.
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The greatest similarity between Elite: Dangerous and the series Firefly lies in the freedom to do as you please in the vast universe. Just like in the series, you can earn your money honestly or operate on the fringes of the law.
Like the characters in Firefly, you are driven only by your own whims or your moral values. Want to play the pirate today or be the intergalactic taxi driver instead?
However, there is a significant difference in the setting: while Firefly is a space western, a genre mix of science fiction and western, Elite: Dangerous offers good old sci-fi fare. But what is not yet can still happen.
The Steam version of the MMORPG Bless will differ significantly from the version playable in Korea. The developers have now talked in detail about the differences we can expect for the global release of Bless on Steam.
“Let’s change everything we can,” thought the developers of Bless before they started preparing the Steam version. Accordingly, this version plays differently than the one available in Korea. At least, that’s what the developers assure – players in Europe will actually be able to experience Bless starting in May. The early access release is set for then.
You choose between two combat stances out of six available.
You select four skills that are class-specific.
Combos are created from the combat stances and skills, which have specific effects.
The combat is more action-packed than in the “original”, and mastering combos plays an important role.
The skill system has also been adjusted:
You must not only improve your equipment but also learn new skills and enhance acquired abilities.
You collect gemstones that you need to enhance your skills.
Playing in a party gives you a buff, encouraging group play.
The party leader can choose a “lifestyle” effect depending on the party size and composition. This is a buff that affects activities outside of combat.
The monetization is also said to be user-friendly:
Content Token Shop: In this in-game shop you can purchase functional items with the in-game currency “Content Tokens”, which have real utility. Content Tokens can be earned through gameplay.
Lumena Shop: You can buy Lumena currency with real money and then acquire cosmetic items in the shop.
Through the Lumena Exchange Center, you can convert Content Tokens into Lumena. This way, you can shop in the Lumena Shop without spending money.
The game flow will also be adjusted:
The Steam version of Bless will feature a special tutorial zone that introduces players to the game and its basic functions.
Following that, you will complete so-called guide quests which will teach you more about the MMO.
New content will be gradually unlocked so as not to overwhelm players with too much information at the beginning.
You can participate in many activities even at level 1.
To make events and activities in the game more exciting, the monsters in the Steam version of Bless will have unique skills. This aims to provide a challenge when improving your hero by hunting monsters.
It’s almost time
In May, the early access version of the MMORPG Bless will launch, and you can experience for yourself how it plays. You will especially see how the interaction between PvE and open PvP works.
In Far Cry 5 things get pretty rough. In the battle against a crazy cult, no stone is left unturned in Hope County. Amid all the violence, the animal rights organization PETA is particularly upset about fishing. PETA appeals to Ubisoft to refrain from marketing video games in Germany that glorify and trivialize the hunting and killing of fish or other animals.
The latest open-world game from Ubisoft, Far Cry 5, does not hold back on violence. Players fight with all sorts of weapons and vehicles against a fanatic cult. They brutalize weapons, abduct people, and perform forced baptisms.
However, this does not upset PETA as much as the fishing in the game. Even though it is just an optional side quest that is not needed to complete the game, PETA appeals to Ubisoft to refrain from marketing video games in Germany that glorify and trivialize the hunting and killing of fish or other animals.
Fish as someone, not something
In a statement from PETA, Dr. Tanja Breining, a marine biologist and expert on fish and marine animals at the organization, condemns fishing in Far Cry 5 as unethical and promoting violence.
“Fishing means luring fish into a trap, exposing them to fear and suffocation for minutes to hours, and often a painful struggle before they are finally killed or often cut open while still alive. Today we know that a fish is a someone and not a something, making it a disgrace to promote fishing. Fish are curious vertebrates with individual personalities.”
Fish also perform better than chimpanzees, orangutans, and capuchin monkeys in some intelligence tests and have a complex social life. The animal rights organization suggests that Ubisoft develop games with free-roaming animals in the future that do not glorify killing as a pastime.
Ubisoft responds in classic Far Cry fashion
GameStar then requested a statement from Ubisoft, which they received. The company responds to the criticism in classic Far Cry fashion and also addresses the danger posed by the overly powerful shovels in the game.
“Far Cry 5 takes place in the vast fictional open world of Hope County, Montana. The talented developers of this open world have made great efforts to create an immersive experience. This experience is meant to faithfully reflect the breathtaking beauty of real Montana, its inhabitants, and of course, its wildlife. In Far Cry 5, you can hunt, fish, throw dynamite, or hit each other with shovels. We at Ubisoft have great respect for all living beings. That’s why Far Cry 5 offers a safe alternative to hunting, fishing, throwing dynamite, and hitting each other with shovels.”
Is fishing or hunting in Far Cry 5 also a thorn in your side, or do you prefer to spend your time in the game eliminating the Eden’s Gate cult?
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