Fortnite: Battle Royale is now playable on many platforms, only Android users are currently left out. Fortnite Mobile is only available for iOS. Allegedly, Epic has now sent invitations for an Android beta to streamers. What is the truth behind the rumor?
So far, Fortnite: Battle Royale is playable on all major platforms (PC / Mac, Playstation 4, Xbox One, iOS), but Android users have not yet been able to enjoy a playable version on their platform.
It is considered certain that Fortnite: Battle Royale will be released on Android – the only unknown is when. At least until now, right?
What is this about? Allegedly, some YouTube streamers have received invitations by email for a beta event to play Fortnite: Battle Royale on Android devices. The content and presentation of the email seem quite credible.
A beta version is supposed to be available as early as May 8th. The process is said to be similar to the launch of the iOS version a few months ago. With the invitation, selected players should be allowed to acquire the game from Google’s Play Store.
Is this all real? Or just a hoax? It is likely that this is a fake. It is very unlikely that Epic will secretly announce the release of the game on the Android platform.
Such actions are usually announced with great fanfare. Should the action turn out to be true, Epic would be taking a new path. By May 8th at the latest, the mystery will be revealed – or nothing will happen at all.
In light of the massive success of Fortnite: Battle Royale on iOS devices, Epic is likely very eager to establish the shooter on the Android platform as well.
What obstacles are there for an Android version of Fortnite? Basically, Epic wants all players on the platforms to have the same conditions. This is particularly challenging on Android devices.
There are many Android emulators available on computers that give players using mouse and keyboard a significant advantage over those who have to manage with the touchscreen. It will be interesting to see how Epic will circumvent this problem.
What do you think about this? Are you excited for the Android version of Fortnite: Battle Royale?
There have also been scams circulating about the Android version:
Bungie has released the launch trailer for Destiny 2 “Warmind”. We show you the trailer here in German and in English. You can see some new exotic weapons and first snippets from the story.
The Guardians are already loading their blasters and preparing mentally and physically for the launch of the DLC “Warmind”. A new trailer from Bungie bursts into this preparation on the eve of the great battle. And Bungie can make trailers.
In the run-up to the upcoming Warmind expansion for Destiny 2, a lot of new information about upcoming content of the 2nd DLC has been revealed. There are also many concrete details about new features of the Warmind DLC. We summarize all the important innovations and facts for you.
Many Guardians are eagerly awaiting the next expansion for Destiny 2. Some long for fresh PvE activities and new loot, while others wish for more long-term motivation and more exciting battles in the Crucible.
Here you will find everything you need to know about DLC 2 “Warmind” and when it will be released.
When is the release of the Warmind DLC? The official release date for the 2nd expansion is May 8, 2018. Then the 2nd DLC will be released simultaneously for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
The biggest driving force in the Destiny series is the hunt for loot for many fans. Accordingly, expectations are high that the Warmind expansion will shine here with exciting new gear.
What new loot can the Guardians hunt?
The upcoming expansion brings again a lot of new, thematically inspired weapons, armor, and other items that are waiting to be found by you.
New exotics are also on board. 12 new exotic armor pieces will join the game with the Warmind DLC. New exotic weapons are also included. So far, three are known.
Apparently, fans who loved collecting dead ghost shells, classified fragments, and inactive SIVA bundles in Destiny 1 have also been considered. With the Warmind DLC, new collectibles – i.e., collectible items – come into play. If the display on the map of the new location is to be believed, there will be 45 collectibles on Mars with the new expansion.
What new features can Guardians expect in PvE?
PvE lovers finally get fresh content again. A new setting called Hellas Basin is waiting for players on the ice caps of Mars, ready to be explored.
The explorable part of the location has 2 landing zones and is about the size of Titan – mind you, without the strike and mission locations.
This is what the new Hellas Basin region of Mars looks like on the map
New story missions and adventures await fans in the new location. There are also two new strikes:
Will of the Thousands: In this strike, it is about preventing an attack on Rasputin’s neural network and defeating a monstrous enemy with the help of the Valkyrie spear.
Strange Terrain: In this strike, you will fight deep in the tunnels beneath Hellas Basin against the Messenger of Xol. Stop the Taken Prince before he can grant more power to the Worm God.
Do you need more background information on the lore surrounding the Warmind DLC? The Warmind comic is live.
Was the PvE too easy for you so far? With the Warmind expansion, a new, challenging ritual activity has been added – the Escalation Protocol. Fight through escalating Taken waves in this brand-new event to receive unique rewards each week. According to Bungie, even experienced Guardians will find this challenging.
Raid fans also won’t miss out: another highlight of the second expansion is the new Raid wing – the Astral Alignment. All Guardians who feared Bungie might postpone the planned new raid wing to fall 2018 can breathe a sigh of relief. The second and final wing, Astral Alignment for the Leviathan raid, is a fixed part of the Warmind DLC as planned.
Additionally, 2 new Crucible maps will be introduced with the second expansion: 2 new Crucible maps.
Are there again PS4-exclusive contents?
As usual, PS4 Guardians will receive some time-exclusive in-game content again with the Warmind expansion.
There will be an exclusive third strike called Insight Terminus, in which Zavala sends you back to Nessus, where you will fight against a Psion Commander and other Cabal in a Vex site. There will also be time-exclusive armor sets for all three classes on PS4.
When will these exclusive contents be released on Xbox One and PC? When the time-exclusive content will be released for the other platforms is not yet known.
Are there any other innovations?
With Warmind, you will be able to level your character up to level 30. The previous maximum power level will also increase with the 2nd expansion. Thus, the new power level cap with modifications is now 385. Without mods, you can only raise the power level to 380: Destiny 2 will make you work hard for the new maximum level in the future.
The unknown claims to be successful – and makes a fool of himself in the World of Warcraft community.
Those who play World of Warcraft often encounter strange teammates, where one can sense within seconds that their upbringing was likely not storybook-like.
This was also the case for Redditor stickywickybob, who was whispered to after a short PvP skirmish that he was a terrible player and that he had just fallen out with the second-best Fortnite player in the world.
“You keep working, I’ll make fun of you”
What happened? A friend of stickywickybob, who had just reached level 50 with his character, was repeatedly ganked by a level 110 player. The victim called for help, and Stickywickybob avenged his friend. Afterwards, he received a message from the ganker, who roughly summarized in capital letters:
“You are 100 item levels above me, that’s totally unfair, why don’t you fight me in the rated battleground, but you are just a coward.”
When the ganker was then asked whether it was fair to gank a level 50 player, he replied that it was “just world PvP and every low-level player would gank, but a difference in item level would be unfair.”
It’s also nice that he boasts in the dialogue about not being a kid anymore. After all, he is 14.
Later, Bob received an in-game letter from the mentioned player, in which he claimed:
“Say hello to my Twitch fanbase, I have over 4 million subscribers and viewers lol. I am also the second-best Fortnite player, have played with Ninja and Drake, and you are just an Alliance kid who fights unfairly. Go back to work while I earn millions on Twitch making fun of you, lol.”
This nicely proves once again: Even with (possibly invented) millions of dollars, one can easily make a fool of oneself.
The flip side of the coin: This “very well-known Twitch streamer” now has more attention for a moment than he will probably ever get. How unfortunate for him that his name does not come up. Tough luck.
There is a major change in the MMORPG Star Trek Online – the optional monthly subscription is being abolished. However, in its place, an Elite Starter Pack will be introduced, and the lifetime subscription will remain available.
Star Trek Online – from subscription MMO to Free2Play. Subscriptions are always a tricky subject in MMOs. Some players find them good because only the dedicated fans play, and they are willing to pay monthly to support “their” game. Others do not want to commit too strongly and are not willing to pay a monthly fee, as they cannot estimate how often they will play.
Therefore, many MMORPGs that started with subscriptions have since switched to a Free2Play model.
Star Trek Online was a classic subscription MMO from its launch in February 2010 until January 2012, similar to World of Warcraft. One needed a subscription to play it. However, since January 2012, Star Trek Online has adopted a Free2Play model – meaning you no longer necessarily need a subscription. Captains could, however, continue to pay monthly to enjoy certain benefits. Now this “freemium” subscription is also going away.
Elite Starter Pack replaces regular subscription
In Star Trek Online, after eight years, the regular subscription is now being abolished. Instead, you can purchase an Elite Starter Pack for 1,500 Zen in the store, which is a one-time purchase. For about 19.99€, you can get 2200 Zen in the shop. So, you would spend a one-time 20€ to get the Elite Starter Pack and have 700 Zen left over.
This pack offers:
one new character slot
20 shared bank slots
5 training vouchers
increase of the credit limit to 2 billion credits
Per character, you also receive:
30 inventory slots
60 bank slots
2 bridge officer slots
Existing subscriptions continue
This is how it will proceed. It is no longer possible to take out a regular subscription from now on. However, the lifetime subscription will continue to exist. Those who still have a subscription can continue to use it along with all the benefits. The veteran rewards will also remain. The change takes effect immediately.
In Fortnite with Season 4, there are the two new skins Carbide and Omega, which you can upgrade gradually. How do you unlock the skins and upgrade them? And what is the mysterious Blockbuster Challenge about?
What is currently going on? The 4th Season of Fortnite has brought many new features to the game. These include new challenges for the Battle Pass, a modified map, and special superhero skins that can be upgraded. This is meant to improve motivation and progression in Fortnite.
Increase your Season Level and make Carbide and Omega look nicer
This is what the new skins are about: In the new Battle Pass, there are two special new superhero skins: Carbide at Battle Pass level 1 and Omega at the final level 100 of the pass. Both skins look pretty cool already, but you can further enhance them.
New style for Carbide and Omega: As seen in the embedded images, you will receive additional outfit parts when you reach certain levels in the season (not in the Battle Pass!). For example, Carbide receives a chest plate starting from Season Level 10, leg armor at Level 20, and a helmet at Level 40.
The same applies to the final Battle Pass skin Omega, for which you need to achieve higher Season levels. You will only get the full set of accessories for Omega starting from Season Level 80.
New legendary bonus skin for the Blockbuster Challenge?
Season levels used to be quite irrelevant. In the last season, many players finished their challenges before the end, and the season levels were worthless once you completed the Battle Pass.
Leveling up in the season earned you stars in the Battle Pass. Every 10 stars equated to one level in the pass and thus a new reward. Particularly, players who meticulously completed all challenges each week hoped for special rewards.
Is there more to it? There were no extra rewards back then, but in Season 4, completionists will be rewarded. Those who complete the new “Blockbuster Challenge” will receive a secret reward: apparently another legendary skin. However, to get it, you need to complete seven of the ten possible weekly challenges over the course of Season 4. That means a total of seven challenges with seven individual tasks each.
Whatever you end up getting, it is likely to be a worthy accolade for hardcore Fortnite enthusiasts. But until we find out what it is, we will have to wait seven weeks. Only then will the first players be able to have completed all the weekly challenges of the season.
Level 80 is nice and all, but how long does it take to reach this level? The season levels require more experience points with each new level. According to a table on the internet, you need 403,300 experience points for Level 80.
How do I get all these experience points?On Reddit, a user went to the trouble of calculating the XP requirements:
You get a total of 5,000 XP for completing a weekly challenge. That equates to 50,000 experience points over 10 weeks
The complete Battle Pass gives another 5,000 XP
The beginner challenge also gives another 5,000 points
Every day there is a daily challenge worth 500 points. That makes a total of 34,500 XP over 69 days for the entire season
How many XP are there in total? In total, you can earn 94,500 experience points through challenges in Season 4.
How much more grinding do I have to do? This means you need to earn the remaining 308,800 XP through persistent grinding. That would be at least 4,500 XP per day that you need to grind for. Only then will the coveted fully equipped Omega be within reach!
Fortnite (PC, PS4, iOS & Xbox One) features superheroes as a theme in Season 4. Therefore, there’s a limited game mode where you can become Thanos from the movie Avengers: Infinity War. And he has his glove, the Infinity Gauntlet, with him. This is an official mash-up of Fortnite with Marvel.
What is it about? When it became known that Season 4 of Fortnite would revolve around superheroes, speculation arose. After all, the long-awaited Marvel movie Avengers: Infinity War was released almost simultaneously.
However, the new skins from the Battle Pass resembled DC heroes more than the Avengers. But now Marvel is indeed coming to Fortnite with a big bang!
New “Infinity Gauntlet” game mode makes you Thanos
On May 8, 2018, a new game mode as a mashup between Marvel and Fortnite is set to launch, according to a tweet from Epic. In the tweet, the Level-100 skin Omega and the arch-villain Thanos from Avengers: Infinity War are featured.
How does the new game mode work? According to Entertainment Weekly, this is the first new limited game mode of Season 4. The mode will be called Infinity Gauntlet and will play out like a regular Fortnite round.
The difference is that the Infinity Gauntlet is lying somewhere around. This is Thanos’ glove that he uses to control the 6 Infinity Stones. Whoever finds the glove will immediately become Thanos.
The mode starts tomorrow, Tuesday, likely along with the new challenges around 10:00 or 11:00 AM.
What is a mashup? A “mashup” refers to the combination of two existing contents into a new entity. In this case, the “Infinity Gauntlet” mode is a mix of Fortnite and Marvel.
What do Marvel and Fortnite have in common? Apparently, the directors of the Avengers film, Joe and Anthony Russo, are big Fortnite fans. That’s why they have sought contact with Epic’s creative head Donald Mustard in recent months.
He explained that the two had called him out of the blue and proposed this crazy idea. Mustard says: “We knew that whatever we do, it has to feel right for both Fortnite and Avengers: Infinity War.”
Both sides emphasize how much they enjoy each other’s work and how much mutual respect exists between Fortnite and Marvel. Now they hope that fans will enjoy the collaboration as much as the creative minds behind it.
How could the “Infinity Gauntlet” mode play out in Fortnite?
In the movie, Thanos is the strongest villain in the universe so far. He controls the whole universe with the 6 stones, including space, time, mind, and reality. Therefore, he can wreak all sorts of havoc with a snap of his fingers.
Perhaps the Thanos player is nearly invincible, and it takes the cooperation of all other players to challenge Tanos.
Maybe Thanos is immediately visible to everyone on the map, radically changing the game once he appears in Fortnite.
Perhaps Thanos also has the power to wipe out half of the living players in one go. Then it would be the goal of all players to rush at Thanos immediately.
No matter what Thanos has in store, we will find out on May 8. The “Infinity Gauntlet” mode will launch tomorrow on PC, PS4, Xbox One, Mac, and iOS.
The developers ofFortnite (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS) have announced the competition “Replay Royale”. The best fan films were awarded and honored with a prize. We present to you the 5 best Fortnite videos from the competition.
What is Replay Royale? In Fortnite, there is a powerful editor with which you can process recorded gameplay for high-quality fan films. To honor the best fan filmmakers, the developers at Epic Games launched a competition called “Replay Royale”.
Out of numerous submissions, the top 100 clips were showcased on Epic’s site. The best video was even awarded an Alienware Aurora Gaming PC, 10,000 V-Bucks, and a 30-minute video conference with Epic.
The Top 5 Best Fortnite Fan Videos
Since the Replay Editor in Fortnite is so powerful, the choice was not easy. Many of the submitted videos are extremely good. There are funny dance escapades in the hail of bullets, air guitar solos in Tilted Towers, and gripping revenge campaigns.
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By the way, here you can find the complete list of the top 100 best Fortnite fan films on the official Fortnite page of Epic Games. Enjoy watching. Which video would have been your favorite?
A video from Korea shows plenty of Murlocs from World of Warcraft, adapted as a children’s song for singing along.
Blizzard repeatedly engages in various promotions with different companies. This time, all fans of the lively Murlocs (and all those who are still in elementary school) should be delighted, as the “Baby Murloc” song is hardly to be surpassed in terms of cuteness.
Baby Murloc hunters become the hunted
What can be seen in the video? Various Murlocs from World of Warcraft experience a “thrilling adventure”, including well-known Murlocs like Murky (Heroes of the Storm), Captain Cookie (WoW), and Finley Mrrgglton (Hearthstone). They go on a hunt and encounter a Naga, who turns the hunt around and scares the Murlocs away. In the end, however, they all make it out safely – after all, it is a children’s song.
Why the video? No specific reasons were given, but the video was likely created in regard to Children’s Day, which takes place in Korea on May 5th.
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What is the video based on? The video was created in collaboration with Pinkfong, which is primarily known in Korea for children’s songs, books, and toys. About two years ago, they had a viral YouTube hit with the “Baby Shark Dance”, which achieved well over a billion views.
In World of Warcraft, Murlocs are actually anything but cute and pose a serious threat that terrorizes many settlements. They are known for quickly calling for reinforcements and defeating players through sheer numerical superiority. Only the small “Baby Murlocs” are often found as pets for players that can be utilized in pet battles.
What do Murloc fans among you think of this video? A cute action with an earworm song? Or cringe factor squared?
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Dates for the Pokémon GO events in summer 2018 are known. A big celebration in Dortmund, the GO Fest in Chicago, and other Community Days are coming up.
In the coming months, there will be many Pokémon GO events that trainers all over the world can participate in. In Dortmund, a huge Safari Zone event will be celebrated at Westfalenpark. The big GO Fest in Chicago returns in July.
We will show you when the events take place.
Pokémon GO Event in Dortmund – Starts in June
The rumors about a large Pokémon GO event in Dortmund started a few weeks ago when members of Niantic talked about it away from a trade fair. This event is now officially confirmed.
What? The Safari Zone event in Dortmund brings Pokémon that are otherwise rarely seen in Europe.When? Starts on June 30 – ends on July 1.
Where? The event takes place at Westfalenpark in Dortmund. This is the largest inner-city park in Europe. You will find water features, a Japanese garden, and more attractions there. The activities of the event will span across the entire Dortmund city area.
Price? You can participate in this event for free. For any questions about this event and Westfalenpark, Niantic has set up this FAQ page.
GO Fest in Chicago – Starts in July
Players already know the GO Fest from 2017. There were worldwide challenges and the first encounters with Articuno and Lugia. This festival returns this year.
What? The GO Fest 2018 is supposed to be an adventure for the trainers. More details will be announced soon.
When? This event takes place from July 14 to 15.
Where? The GO Fest 2018 will be held in Chicago, at Lincoln Park. Trainers from all over the world will have the opportunity to participate with global gameplay.
Price? Day tickets for the event in Chicago cost $20 and will be sold starting May 11 on the official GO Fest website.
Safari Event in Japan
For the summer, the Pokémon GO team is planning a special Safari event in Yokosuka, Japan. However, there are currently no further details available.
Dates for other Community Days
The Community Days in Pokémon GO take place monthly. They bring a special Pokémon that you can catch more frequently for a few hours on that day.
Additionally, these Pokémon or their evolutions can learn special moves during these events.
Community Day in June: Another Community Day will take place on Saturday, June 16.
Community Day in July: The Community Day will follow on Sunday, July 8.
The Pokémon for these two events have not yet been determined.
More events planned
For trainers who do not want to travel to Dortmund or Chicago to participate in events, there will also be opportunities. A variety of options will be available to participate in further activities. More information on these features will be provided by Niantic soon.
Perfect World has announced the closure of the two MMORPGs Jade Dynasty and Swordsman Online – and is using the same form letter for both titles.
All servers of Jade Dynasty and Swordsman Online will close on June 5. Perfect World announces this in a letter to the communities – for both games with exactly the same wording. Only the game name has been swapped.
A somewhat indifferent farewell
A supposedly heartfelt farewell letter was posted in the forums of both games.
It was not an easy decision, but Jade Dynasty, respectively Swordsman, no longer have a place in the current market to grow. The teams will now focus on other projects, and those who purchased in-game currency between February 1 and May 1, 2018, will have it converted into Arc Credits, which they can use in other Perfect World games.
It feels a bit strange to process both games with the same text. It is understandable from the publisher’s perspective, as it saves work, but for the communities it feels very impersonal.
Jade Dynasty was one of the first games that Perfect World brought to the West. That was nine years ago. Swordsman is still relatively young and only appeared here in 2014. We have accompanied Swordsman on Mein MMO for a while.
If you play one of the MMORPGs, enjoy the last moments before the servers close on June 5.
At least fans of the MMORPG Swordsman can be happy, because Swordsman X is currently in development, which will however be a Battle Royale game. Whether and when this online game will be released in the West is currently unclear.
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Barbarians or High-Tech Age? Dinos or Slaves? Since Conan Exiles became playable, it has been repeatedly compared to the front-runner ARK: Survival Evolved. Both games are playable on PS, Xbox One, and PC. We take a closer look at the important features of the survival genre for both games.
Conan Exiles or ARK: Survival Evolved – this question has occupied many fans since the survival MMO in barbarian style was playable in Early Access in January 2017. Until now, Conan Exiles was still in Early Access. Now both games offer enough content to compare them.
ARK was released in August 2017, while Conan Exiles had its release on May 8, 2018. Just before the release, we take a look at both games. Conan Exiles vs. ARK, how do the main features function in the games?
What is ARK? What is Conan Exiles?
Conan Exiles and ARK are so-called survival MMOs. In both games, the main objective is to survive. You are basically thrown naked into an inhospitable world, without explanation and without tools, and must try not to die.
ARK is set in a fantasy world full of dinosaurs and mythical creatures that you might encounter everywhere. You navigate through a technological level ranging from prehistoric times to a post-nuclear future and can experience every step in between.
In Conan Exiles, you are thrown into the harsh world of Conan, the Barbarian. You are an exile, crucified to die in the desert and freed by Conan himself in order to survive in a world full of undead, hostile tribes, and gigantic monsters.
The world of ARK
The core of the games: Survival
In survival MMOs, the fundamental aspect of the game is survival. More or less realistically, characters must eat, drink, and take care of other physical needs to avoid perishing in the game world.
In this regard, Conan Exiles and ARK hardly differ. Both games require you to eat and drink regularly and adapt to the weather conditions. If it’s too cold, you need to warm up. If it’s too hot, cooling helps.
Food and water can generally be found everywhere in both games. Clothing, fire, and water help regulate body temperature. Longer expeditions require preparation in both games – those who venture out without provisions will not survive long.
A fight in Conan Exiles.
Weapons and Combat
Since the worlds of both games are hostile to the player, you need to be able to defend yourself. Both in ARK and in Conan Exiles, there are various weapons for combat, which you often cannot avoid.
This is how you fight in ARK: In ARK, there are swords and shields for melee fighters and various tools for ranged combat. Depending on the technological level you are at, you can shoot with bows, pistols, or high-tech railguns. Whether you prefer melee or ranged combat is entirely up to you.
There are also dinosaurs that you can tame specifically for combat purposes. They assist you significantly in fights against the world or other players.
ARK offers modern and postmodern firearms
This is how you fight in Conan Exiles: In Conan Exiles, everything revolves around melee combat. While bows exist, they are hard to use and cause relatively little damage. Instead, there are various classes of melee weapons, each bringing its own techniques and special attacks.
You can generally also break into other players’ bases with normal weapons, but explosives and divine avatars that you can summon are significantly more effective. Attacking and defending bases in Conan Exiles are essentially sieges.
Ymir’s avatar destroys a fortress.
ARK vs. Conan Exiles in combat: Battles in ARK are significantly simpler and especially later on resemble open-world shooters. In Conan Exiles, the focus is on melee combat, requiring more tactics to avoid getting skewered by the opponent.
Those who prefer shooting in a survival game will feel more at home in ARK.
Those who enjoy experiencing combat up close will be happier with Conan Exiles.
There is no better or worse here; the games are simply too different in this regard.
The longer you survive, the better your character becomes. In both games, this is rewarded by leveling up and improving, in the style of an RPG. However, the way you can distribute the points differs.
This is how you level up in ARK: In ARK, you collect experience to learn so-called engrams. These are blueprints for tools, buildings, and other items that you can craft with collected resources. Along with the engrams, you can assign values to your character.
You can invest points in known values such as health and stamina, but also enhance your speed in crafting items.
The inventory of an ARK beginner
This is how you level up in Conan Exiles: In Conan Exiles, you receive talent points and attribute points as your level increases. Talent points can be invested in crafting recipes.
Increasing attributes boosts an entire area, such as the attack power of all weapons (including bows) or the better utilization of food. Additionally, every ten points gives you a new ability for each value that provides additional advantages.
The attribute menu with perks in Conan Exiles
ARK vs. Conan Exiles when leveling: Both games have a very similar structure here. Recipes are learned through collected experience and are separate from attributes. In Conan Exiles, while you can only level up to level 60, the perk system offers the character more options and depth. ARK excels here with more clarity and a higher level cap:
Those who prefer having more levels to work with will feel more comfortable in ARK.
Specialists will enjoy Conan Exiles more.
Building and Crafting
Base building and item crafting are important features in survival games. With constantly new recipes and the ability to build fortresses, survival becomes easier.
Building and crafting in ARK: At the beginning, you do everything by hand in ARK – literally. You beat trees to collect wood. Later, you can tame dinosaurs that are particularly good at farming certain resources. Building a base takes time accordingly.
You must first find a suitable location and transport all resources there to then build your outpost in parts. Many recipes require workstations to craft them.
A base with a dino pen in ARK
Building and crafting in Conan Exiles: Your first items in Conan Exiles are built from things you pick up from the ground. You can craft the first tools directly in the inventory, while later ones at workbenches. With enough materials, you can start building your first base from raw stones.
You can build wherever you like. If you like a spot, build a hut!
Landscape gardening in an expanded outpost in Conan Exiles. A lot of time can flow into this.
ARK vs Conan Exiles in crafting: The setup of a base is elaborate in both games, especially in the later stages of the game. Most of the gameplay time will be spent on building and improving a stronghold. ARK offers the possibility to build on the backs of huge dinosaurs both on land and in the air. In Conan Exiles, however, settlements can be established anywhere, and you do not need a flat surface.
ARK offers cooler possibilities.
Conan Exiles offers more freedom.
Slaves and Dinosaurs
To make your life and survival a bit easier, both games offer NPCs that you can make your subjects. The NPCs assist you in crafting or gathering more effectively and fulfill various other tasks.
Taming dinosaurs in ARK: In the world of ARK, there is an overwhelming selection of dinosaurs. There are dinos for gathering meat and resources, for transportation, and for combat. Taming a dino, however, is a lengthy process.
The companions in ARK are primarily intended as mounts.
Slavery in Conan Exiles: In line with the archaic style of Conan, there are people in Conan Exiles that you can keep as slaves. Slaves can accompany you as bodyguards, improve production at workstations in your base, or serve as entertainers and defenders.
In Conan Exiles, slaves serve for more effective production and the protection of your base.
ARK vs. Conan Exiles regarding helper NPCs: This area is somewhat a matter of taste:
The dinos in ARK are particularly used for resources and as mounts.
Slaves in Conan Exiles improve buildings and guard your areas.
Even the methods of acquisition differ:
In ARK, you have to watch over your dino and care for it until it wakes up.
In Conan Exiles, you let your slave grind stones until he gives up, and you can do something else in the meantime.
Is there a lot to explore?
A world in which one fights for survival also offers the incentive to explore it. There are significant differences in story between the games.
Story and exploration in ARK: In ARK, you wake up on a beach and are just there. There are no explanations, just a strange stone on your wrist that is somehow connected to the world.
The island where you land has a lot to explore. There are different biomes with varied flora, dungeons, and boss fights that can be challenging and reward you with the best crafting recipes.
The Broodmother, a particularly tough fight in ARK.
Story and exploration in Conan Exiles: As an exile in Conan Exiles, your crimes are described right at character creation. You are a criminal, justified or not, and sentenced to death. A story of the world is conveyed to you through tablets and diaries throughout the game world.
The world of Conan Exiles has various biomes with dozens of world bosses. The biomes are suitable for different levels and provide various resources. Moreover, you can explore not only above ground but also dozens of dungeons and caves add depth to the world and entice with stories and exciting fights.
In Conan Exiles, there are cities, caves, and dungeons that you can explore
ARK vs. Conan Exiles regarding story and exploration: There is a lot to discover in both games. The maps are large, and ARK’s DLCs already offer even more areas to explore. In Conan Exiles, notes may be hidden everywhere, or you may encounter ghosts of the past who tell you the story. The few friendly NPCs are also very talkative.
Those who prefer to simply play without needing a story will also be happy in ARK.
Players who want to experience a world full of narratives will find that in Conan Exiles.
Who are the games suited for? Is single-player possible?
Both games are MMOs and are also most meaningful in this form, as multiplayer games. In clans or tribes, players are strongest, and the games are designed to be conquered by groups of players. However, both Conan Exiles and ARK offer local single-player games where all options can be set and adjusted.
In ARK, the single-player mode is rather cumbersome and impractical. All commands must be entered via console. Crafting, building, and taming also take a long time even at the fastest speed in endgame, and the single-player experience is rather sluggish.
Conan Exiles offers a very user-friendly admin panel if you are a server administrator or playing alone. With just a few clicks, you can adjust your level, become immortal, and add items to your inventory. Particularly for those who just want to build and explore the world, this is a significant advantage.
In principle, the more fun game is the one you can play with more friends. Both games have their advantages and disadvantages, but with more people, they are simply more enjoyable, and you can achieve more.
ARK: Survival Evolved
Conan Exiles
Simpler combat system with shooter elements
Complex melee system with various fighting styles
Higher level cap with many recipes
Max level: 60 with limited talent options
Simple value system for character development
Attributes serving a field of abilities and perks for improvement
Limited building areas, but mobile bases possible
Building possible anywhere
Little story, many dungeons and boss fights
More story, many dungeons and world bosses
Strenuous as a single player
Single player easily possible
Dinos
Slaves
ARK (recently 72% on Steam) had more time to develop the game and cannot offer more than Conan Exiles. There are still many bugs that have not been fixed, but paid DLCs that expand the world. However, if you prefer a broader selection of items and especially dinosaurs, you will be better off with ARK: Survival Evolved.
Conan Exiles (recently 83% on Steam) is the rougher and bloodier game. It is clearly aimed at adults with thick skins and does not even attempt to be friendly. Both group and single players will find what they need in Conan Exiles. If you want coarse barbarism with a great story, you should prefer Conan Exiles.
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In Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS & Xbox One) the challenges for week 2 of Season 4 are already known. If the leak is correct, the new challenges involve Hop Rocks, explosive kills, and dances in front of cameras.
Here’s what it’s about: Since Season 3 of Fortnite: Battle Royale, there are seven special challenges each week. If you complete them, you will earn the coveted stars for the Battle Pass, allowing you to level up faster and unlock skins and other goodies.
Officially, the new challenges will only be revealed when they are active. That should be on Tuesday, May 8th, around 10:00 or 11:00 AM. However, thanks to a leak, we already know what they will likely involve.
Season 4, Week 2 – Here are the 7 challenges!
If the leak regarding the new challenges is correct, then the following challenges need to be completed:
Deal damage with suppressed weapons (500)
Open chests in Greasy Grove (7)
Use Hop Rocks (7)
Dance in front of various film cameras (7)
Each of these challenges is worth five stars in the Battle Pass.
These are expected to be the difficult challenges in the second week. They give ten Battle Pass stars each and thus provide one immediate level.
Search between a scarecrow, a pink hotrod car, and a large screen (1)
Eliminate three players with explosive weapons (3)
Eliminate opponents in Tomato Town (3)
What’s the payoff? If you complete all challenges, you’ll once again receive five guaranteed tiers in the Battle Pass.
How to complete the challenges
If the leak is true, then you have it pretty easy:
Greasy Grove has quite a few crates, land there, eliminate the competition, and take their loot.
If you haven’t completed the pistol challenge from the first week yet, you can use the suppressed pistol to hunt and complete both challenges. It’s best to land at Tomato Town, as you’ll need to make three kills there anyway.
Hop Rocks are abundant in the crater at Dusty Depot. Just land there and collect a few.
The locations of the film cameras will surely be revealed at the start of the second week by diligent players. The same goes for the treasure’s location.
With explosive weapons, it’s quite easy to kill players. Usually, a well-aimed shot or a cleverly thrown grenade is enough.
This is what the Hop Rocks look like.
However, keep in mind that the leaks may not be entirely accurate. The challenges might change by the start on Tuesday.
The Division has been plagued by various problems since its release in March 2016. With a cheating tool, this has reached a new height: What is CronusMAX and how does the tool influence gameplay?
When it comes to bugs and glitches, The Division has a long and detailed history. Massive has always been committed to fixing these as quickly as possible in close collaboration with the community, which unfortunately has not always been successful.
Players have repeatedly used glitches and bugs to their advantage and resorted to exploits.
For some time now, a different kind of problem has been a source of annoyance for the Division community: a cheating tool called CronusMAX. This tool apparently stirs up the PvP area of The Division and causes frustrating encounters in the Dark Zone. Worse, however, is the corrosive influence that the tool indirectly has on the community. Many now suspect a cheater around every corner.
What is CronusMax?
How can CronusMax be used to cheat in The Division? This is a tool that allows the use of different controllers, including mouse and keyboard, on the various consoles. For example, you could use your Xbox One controller with your Xbox 360.
In addition to these basics, the tool allows modifications to the controls that can give players unfair advantages. Among other things, recoil and fire rate can be heavily influenced, which provides unfair advantages over other players. Aim assist can also be manipulated.
It’s easy to see why this tool causes so much trouble. Do you have a shotgun? With CronusMAX, you can assign aiming and firing to a single, common button. What this means in combination with a striker set can be imagined by any experienced agent. These little tricks could give players significant advantages.
Community hopes for a solution
CronusMax spoils the Dark Zone. Many players almost completely avoid the PvP area of The Division, as one could be caught by a Cronus player at any time. An encounter is usually frustrating.
The calls for a solution are getting louder; one can no longer enter the Dark Zone without being hunted by cheaters, as seen in the forums.
What does Massive say about it? The problem is: CronusMAX is not a bug or glitch, nor a hack. It is just a tool. In the State of the Game from April 5 Massive stated that they are working on the problem, but it must be done in collaboration with many different parties.
As long as console manufacturers, publishers, and developers cannot reach a common solution, everything will remain as it is.
What ideas will be implemented here cannot be said at this time. On the one hand, Cronus users could face harsher bans in the future. An agreement between publishers and console manufacturers on future approaches will likely be crucial, especially for online shooters.
Difficult to identify: Cheater or not?
Tool causes paranoia: It is rare to say with certainty whether someone is a CronusMAX user or not. The difference between cheaters and very good players is not always recognizable. This leads to baseless accusations, arguments, and insults.
This creates the possibility that the problem is made bigger than it actually is.
Paranoia has spread in parts of the community. Behind every kill, behind every player who aims faster than oneself, a Cronus user is suspected. Many can hardly distinguish: Am I just worse, or is someone receiving help from software?
Difficult to say how widespread Cronus Max is in The Division
How should players deal with it? It is hardly possible to determine how widespread this tool is in The Division and whether it is really used as frequently as supposed cheating victims claim.
So take a close look, don’t be hasty, and don’t start accusing others of cheating indiscriminately. There are always agents out there who aim better than you. Don’t let such annoying tools ruin your enjoyment of the game, stay calm, and report players to Massive who stand out.
Are you affected and can you share experiences from such encounters? Tell your stories in the comments!
Just before the release of the Warmind expansion for Destiny 2, Bungie announced that with the release of the 2nd DLC, the lockout system for the raid will change. What does this mean for players?
What is it about? In the current “This Week at Bungie” blog, Bungie shared that with the release of the Warmind DLC, the current loot system in the raid will be modified. A class-based exclusion system for raid loot will now be introduced.
This change affects players who play multiple characters of one class. They will only receive loot with one of these characters. The “double” Guardians will not benefit anymore.
Why is this important? In Destiny, you can only create 3 characters per account. Bungie likely wants to ensure that players play all 3 classes. However, since 2014 and Destiny 1, power gamers have created three Guardians of the same class.
Then they raid with all three characters and trade items among each other to level up particularly fast. This way, they had 3 chances a week for a specific armor drop.
Players who play all 3 classes only had this chance once a week. This has been a problem from the start.
Class Lockout in the Raid – What does it mean?
This is how it has been: Right now, a lockout mechanism is active in the Destiny 2 raid. Players receive loot only on the first weekly raid run of each character. It is pointless to play the raid twice with the same character.
New loot is only available after the next weekly reset. Thus, if you have completed the raid with all characters, further runs are not worth it until the reset.
What will change about the raid rewards? The new system will switch from character lockout to class lockout with the release of DLC II. This means: Players who have multiple characters of one class will receive rewards weekly only on the first raid run with that class.
For a subsequent run with the same class, there will be no rewards anymore – even if it is another character. The same applies to the raid sectors.
So if you have, for example, three Titans, you will only receive raid loot on the first run with the first character. The other two will not get any loot when you run the raid with them.
What does this mean for players? So far, power gamers have played three characters of the same class specifically to get loot faster. This will no longer be possible.
Raids and the trials are expected to provide the biggest boost to leveling a character in the future. With this change, Bungie prevents players with multiple characters of the same class from leveling up too quickly.
Thus, only the Nightfall rewards and loot from the Trials of the Nine can be effectively used with double characters. Whether and when this mechanic may also be extended to these game modes is not yet known.
Since the release of Destiny 2, “double characters” could not benefit from the rewards of the weekly milestones. Only the first character receives rewards that drop at a higher or the maximum power level. The other characters of the same class do not receive power-level upgrades from the milestones.
What will happen? Probably, starting tomorrow, some people will delete their now almost redundant “double” characters and create a new character of a class they have not played yet.
A boss from WoW: Battle for Azeroth has some really dark plans. We show you the most disgusting boss that Azeroth has ever seen.
The upcoming expansion of World of Warcraft is full of cruel and disgusting creatures that we must face. Because despite the beautiful environment of Kul Tiras and the pleasant jungle zones of Zandalar, there are some truly disgusting creatures in Battle for Azeroth. One of them is G’huun – a boss who specializes in disease, blood, pus, and quite a dark voice acting. On top of that, he is revered by the blood trolls, who gladly offer sacrifices to him.
What exactly is G’huun? The exact origins of G’huun are not entirely clear yet. The story suggests that G’huun might be an Old God, or at least a creature very similar to the Old Gods. Since G’huun is trapped in a research facility of the Titans, many players assume that the Titans experimented to create a creature that resembles the Old Gods – thus G’huun would be an “artificial” Old God.
The reason for G’huun’s creation was that the Titans wanted to experiment with how to deal with the Old Gods. In doing so, they created something abominable and sealed it away. These seals are broken in Battle for Azeroth.
What makes G’huun so disgusting? G’huun has one of the scariest voices that WoW has to offer. You can listen to the original English version here:
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Aside from that, G’huun’s entire theme is quite disgusting. He is made not only of blood but also of pus, sores, blisters, and decay, which he constantly mentions. His goal is to debase his victims with this corruption as well.
The game world around G’huun is also extremely cruel. The blood trolls hang their victims on poles and let them bleed out slowly and painfully while they rot alive to please their deity.
The exact details about G’huun will likely only be known after the release of Battle for Azeroth.
What do you think of G’huun and his voice? Does it send chills down your spine?
Streamers had the chance to play a current version of the pre-alpha phase of the upcoming MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen – and believe that Pantheon will be the new Everquest. We have gameplay from the new MMORPG for you.
A dungeon run of the new dungeon Black Rose Keep. It’s a massive dungeon consisting of multiple levels that get increasingly difficult. The dungeon is also suitable for revisiting to tackle the tougher passages.
Impressions of the streamer: A nostalgic gaming experience
The streamer apparently had a lot of fun during the game round. Here are his impressions:
Pantheon should play like Everquest 1 in principle
The inventory, spells, hotbar, skill system, the entire gameplay feels like Everquest 1 – just a bit more modern
The graphics in the current version are “good”, with room for improvement
The combat feels nice and classic, and tactical – buffs are really important
Pantheon focuses on group play, where each class plays a specific role – the principle of tank, damage dealer, and healer is fully realized
You should constantly feel progress in the game. At the beginning, even simple enemies are a challenge, which later hardly pose a problem. However, tougher foes will appear
It’s necessary to approach tactically, just like in the past. If you attract too many enemies, you likely won’t survive
Corpse runs are an important element to retrieve your equipment after dying
Boss fights play a significant role and feel like in the past. You have to fight your way to the room with the boss and defeat him there
Boss fights are always a challenge, and the team must be coordinated to succeed
However: The streamer Koopatroopa787 had the opportunity to play the dungeon with the developer team. The video was uploaded on Pantheon’s channel. So that’s likely a situation arranged by the developer team. It should be seen more as a PR action than as a critical, independent examination of the game. But that is quite common in this phase of development.
The good old days…
Pantheon aims to create a nostalgic gaming feeling. Almost as if you were back in 1999, but with a contemporary touch and some comfort features expected from a modern MMO. Especially concerning the handling and the UI.
The game speed is not as high as in modern MMORPGs, where you just rush through the quests. Since mana regenerates faster when sitting, there are frequent pauses used for making plans and just chatting – just like it used to be.
The survival MMO Conan Exiles invites you to the desert on PC, Xbox One, and PS4. This week the release starts. Before you embark on the adventure in Hyboria, we have listed 5 things that you should know before buying Conan Exiles.
Conan Exiles will be fully released on May 8, 2018. Until now, it was playable in Early Access for pre-order customers.
Are you one of those people who are still considering whether Conan Exiles is for you? Are you looking for a new survival title to spend your leisure time? We have compiled 5 things for you that you should know before purchasing.
If you want to fully enjoy Conan Exiles, you need to invest a lot of time in the game. Just reaching the maximum level and upgrading your armor and weapons to the highest level can take several dozen hours depending on the server.
Especially if you play on official servers or those with standard settings, you will progress slowly later on. Gathering the best materials is dangerous and takes a lot of time.
The world of Conan Exiles is huge. Anyone wanting to explore all four biomes, every dungeon, and every city will need more than 100 hours. Conan Exiles is designed to constantly challenge and push the player.
Hyboria is a dangerous and unfriendly world. Almost everything and everyone will try to kill you – even the environment. It is almost impossible to traverse the world without dying at least once.
If you play Conan Exiles as intended by the developers, PvP is also continuously active. You can be attacked and killed by any player – even by clan members. Friendly fire can only be disabled by the server admin.
Even if you just want to settle peacefully somewhere, NPCs will eventually take notice of you. During the so-called “purge”, NPCs in the area will attack you if they see you as a threat. Purges become progressively harder, and you will need a good base to stop them.
In multiplayer, friends, clans, and bases provide protection. Good armor is still essential. For single players, there is the option to activate god mode in local play. If you just want to explore and build, you can make yourself invincible.
Danger lurks everywhere – even the gods can come for you.
3. The world is rough, naked, and bloody
Conan Exiles is rated 18+ and is aimed at an older audience. With standard settings on PC, no body parts are covered or censored – penises and other genitals are visible when you are naked.
At least on Xbox, nudity is only possible through DLC. However, it is true across all platforms that Conan Exiles is a bloody game. When you strike an opponent, it may happen that you sever his head or other body parts, which then lie around in the area.
Humans can also be enslaved and slaughtered. You can eat or process human flesh. Hearts and souls are offerings for your gods. And if you like it even more grotesque, you can even beat each other with severed legs and arms.
You will not be able to play with your friends on console if you own Conan Exiles for PC – and the other way around is also not possible. Sony has explicitly opposed crossplay, and Microsoft has not reached a decision yet.
The developers of Conan Exiles would like to implement a crossplay feature. However, it is not currently possible and will be difficult to implement in the future. Whether and when crossplay will be possible remains open.
Duels across different platforms? Not in Conan Exiles.
5. Conan Exiles is continuously developed
Conan Exiles has not yet reached its final state. The game is leaving Early Access and will be fully released. According to the developers, this step is more than just a new label.
Nevertheless, the lead developer stated in the last developer stream that Conan Exiles will continue to be developed. While the game has now reached a temporarily fixed point, further work will be done after the release.
Climbing works already. Some other features are still missing.
Conclusion: Conan Exiles has shown more development in its year in Early Access than many other Early Access titles. With the release, it comes to a state that offers players enough to do.
The game currently costs 30 Euros on Steam but is expected to become more expensive. If you are considering purchasing, keep in mind that it is a tough game in a rough environment. It is designed to be played with friends, although a single-player mode works perfectly fine.
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A player ofFortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS) posted a video on Reddit claiming that his trained fly “Larry” wins a round of Fortnite. What is this about?
What happened? Reddit user Bailo167 uploaded a video to Reddit. In it, you see a housefly tied to a PS4 controller with a string. While the insect frantically buzzes around the analog stick, you can clearly see on the screen that a round of Fortnite: Battle Royale is being won with a final shot.
Did a tiny insect just win a battle royale game?
Can flies really play Fortnite: Battle Royale?
According to Reddit user Bailo167, the fly is his pet and is named Larry. Bailo167 trained it to play Fortnite like a pro and win!
That’s fake! Sure! In the video, you can clearly see that the fly is actually just helplessly buzzing around the stick and not moving it. The strength of a simple housefly is never enough for that. And complex battle royale games like Fortnite far exceed the cognitive capacities of insects!
How did he do that? Bailo167 probably tied the fly to a spare controller and likely played with another DualShock controller in the background and secured the win.
Why would someone do that? The Reddit user likely wanted to generate attention and upvotes on Reddit with his action. And he seems to have succeeded. His post with the bizarre fly video received over 12,000 upvotes at the time of this article.
Jeff Kaplan from Overwatch is making sure a high school senior finds a prom date and even threatens with Hanzo changes.
The Game Director of Overwatch, Jeff Kaplan, addressed a single individual in his latest video. A certain “Nate” was asked to take Lucy to the prom. Only then would there be a chance for the hero Hanzo to keep his Scatter Arrow.
What happened? The student Lucy wrote an email to Blizzard asking for help to convince her classmate Nate to take her to the prom. After a bit of email contact with Blizzard, she managed to get Jeff Kaplan involved, who spontaneously made a video to help her with the challenging question of finding a dance partner.
What is shown in the video? Jeff Kaplan appears in front of the large Overwatch logo and starts his video the way he begins many of his “Developer Updates.” However, the text is heavily personalized.
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“Hey, Nate. I’m Jeff from the Overwatch team. We were considering removing Hanzo’s Scatter Arrow, but maybe we’ll keep it after all. But only if you decide to take Lucy to the prom – so let us know your decision.”
Ultimately, Kaplan’s words turned out to be empty – the revision of Hanzo still came, even though Lucy and Nate will go to the prom together.
Cortyn says: When it comes to collecting sympathy points as effectively and unobtrusively as possible, Jeff Kaplan is always at the forefront. A pretty cute move with a nice ending – and by the way, a wonderful PR for Blizzard and Overwatch. Because what other shooter brings players together?
