Fortnite: Challenges for Week 2 revealed through leak

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

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.

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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)
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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)
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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.
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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.

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The Division: The cheating tool CronusMax drives the agents crazy

Tarek Zehrer Tarek Zehrer Reading time 3 minutes

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.

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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.

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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?

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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!

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Destiny 2 closes 4-year-old loot loophole for powergamers

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

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.

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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.

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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.

Destiny 2 Raid sector

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.

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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.

With the release of DLC 2, the maximum level and the power level of the Guardians will increase. At the same time, leveling up the character will become more challenging and require more time.

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.

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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.

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G’huun will be the grossest boss that WoW has ever had

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

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.

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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?

You can find all information about Battle for Azeroth in our comprehensive overview.

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Pre-Alpha gameplay of Pantheon shows: This will be the new Everquest

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

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.

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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
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  • 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.

pantheon ruins

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.

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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.

Pantheon is aimed at everyone who wants to experience the gameplay feel of Everquest 1, but in a modern guise.

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Conan Exiles launches: These are the 5 things you should know before buying

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 4 minutes

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.

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1. Conan Exiles requires a lot of time

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.

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2. You will die!

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.

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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.

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4. Crossplay is not possible

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.

Conan Exiles Weapons Combat
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.

Work will be done both to fix bugs and to improve content. Some features as they will be at release may be changed. Other features that have not yet made it into the game due to time constraints may be added later.

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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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Video shows a fly winning a round of Fortnite – this goes viral

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

A player of Fortnite: 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?

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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!

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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.

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What do you think about the fly action in Fortnite? Funny or crazy?

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Overwatch: Chef “intimidates” Hanzo fan to make young woman happy

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time < 1 minutes

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?

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Destiny 2: So großzügig belohnt Euch das neue Escalation Protocol Event

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

The release of the Warmind expansion for Destiny 2 is coming soon. In anticipation of the 2nd DLC, the developers are sharing some information about the loot system for the upcoming Escalation Protocol event. Here are the details.

What’s it about? Ahead of the upcoming DLC II, there were still some open questions among fans regarding the loot distribution for the Escalation Protocol event. These uncertainties have now been clarified by Bungie’s Senior Investment Designer. He provided a comprehensive overview of the reward system for the new event in the official Bungie forum.

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The Reward System of Escalation Protocol

What is the Escalation Protocol? With the upcoming Warmind DLC, Destiny 2 will introduce a new type of public event with horde-mode characteristics: Escalation Protocol. Here are the core features:

  • Hive Escalation is a type of horde mode
  • You fight against the Hive in increasingly stronger waves
  • There are a total of seven waves
  • Each wave has a mini-boss, while the seventh wave features the final boss
  • There are five unique final bosses with their own loot, which rotate weekly
  • There are 3 reward chests – after the third, the fifth, and the final boss in the seventh wave
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This is how the loot system works: The rewards of the new event are divided into three categories: cosmetic rewards, weapons, and armor. Each category behaves somewhat differently in terms of the rarity and type of loot drops. This is meant to offer players more variety, different incentives, and clear goals during their loot hunt.

Cosmetic Rewards: These rewards have a low drop rate and can be found in any reward chest opened during Escalation Protocol.

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The further you progress in the event, the higher the chance of receiving one of the exclusive items. Rewards include a ship, a Sparrow, and a Ghost shell.

Weapons: The Escalation Protocol offers three exclusive weapons as rewards: a shotgun, a sniper rifle, and a submachine gun.

With these rewards, grinding is clearly the focus. There is no weekly limit. You can chase the respective weapon throughout the week as long as you want.

The weapons have a low drop chance from the final boss at the end of the seventh wave. The loot pool also rotates weekly with the bosses. Each of the three weapons is tied to a specific boss. The other two bosses can drop any of these exclusive weapons.

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The power level of the Escalation Protocol weapons goes up to 340. Once this soft cap is reached, they will no longer represent power upgrades.

Armor: Parts of the armor sets can only be obtained from the chest that spawns after defeating the final boss at the end of the seventh wave.

This chest can only be opened with an encrypted depot key. After completing the Warmind campaign, each character can craft one such key per week. The necessary Rasputin key fragments are obtained by participating in various Warmind activities such as:

  • Heroic adventures
  • Heroic strikes
  • Nightfall strikes
  • Raids or raid lairs

The key fragments can be handed in to Ana Bray. In return, you receive an encoded depot key. Afterwards, you must complete seven Escalation Protocol levels to decrypt the encoded depot key and receive an unlocked depot key.

The armor pieces from the chest have a fixed order: class item, leg armor, gauntlets, chest armor, and helmet. No duplicates will drop until you have a full set.

Shaders: The exclusive Escalation Protocol shader does not belong to any of the three categories. You receive it when you defeat the final boss of the event.

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What do you think of the loot system for the Escalation Protocol event? Are you satisfied, or did you expect more?

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Jemand hat die Insel aus Lost ziemlich genial in Far Cry 5 gebaut

Micha Deckert Micha Deckert Reading time 2 minutes

Far Cry 5 features a powerful map editor in addition to the campaign. A player has now used the Arcade to create an accurate replica of the island from the TV series “Lost” in Far Cry 5.

Players can also spend their time in the Arcade in Far Cry 5. There, they can create their own maps and game modes or play the creations of other users.

Player recreates island from Lost

A fan of the series has taken about a month to create an accurate replica of the island from the TV series Lost. The map created by PS4 player Un-Break-Able may not be to scale but includes all important locations from the series, such as Sun’s garden and all nine stations of the Dharma Initiative, he shares.

What is Lost? Lost is a mystery series that aired from 2004 to 2010. It is about the survivors of a plane crash who must survive on an island in the Pacific.

Far Cry 5 Arcade

The Arcade map by Un-Break-Able closely follows the series version of the island. Locations from the 2010 released game Lost: Via Domus were not included.

What is the Arcade? The Arcade is the map editor for Far Cry 5, allowing players to create their own maps and game modes. The editor is set to be regularly expanded and features items from Far Cry 5 as well as from other Ubisoft titles like Far Cry 4, Far Cry Primal, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, Assassin’s Creed Unity, and Watch Dogs.

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Currently, single-player maps or maps for up to twelve players can be created in the Arcade in attack, outpost, journey, bounty hunt, deathmatch, and team deathmatch modes. Players of Far Cry 5 have been actively using the Arcade to recreate games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds or the map de_dust2 from Counter Strike.

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Defiance 2050 will not come to PS4, Xbox One until 2018 – Again too late?

Micha Deckert Micha Deckert Reading time 2 minutes

Defiance 2050 will only bring the MMO shooter Defiance to consoles PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2018. There are already rumors about PlayStation 5 and the next Xbox. However, the producer of the game does not believe that they are late to the party. He believes in the longevity of this console generation.

How long did the previous console generation last? The cycle of the previous console generation, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, lasted six and eight years. The Xbox 360 was released in 2005, while the Xbox One came to market in 2013. The PlayStation 3 came to Europe in March 2007, after the console had already been available in Japan and North America since November 2006. The PlayStation 4 followed in November 2013.

If the next generation were to follow this pattern again, it would be time for the next devices from Microsoft and Sony between 2019 and 2021. However, the producer of Defiance 2050, Matt Pettit, believes that this current console generation will last longer than the previous one.

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Defiance developer hopes for a longer console cycle

Why no new console? In an interview with the US website GamingBolt, Matt Pettit, producer of Defiance 2050, said that he hopes the current generation of consoles will last a bit longer. Partly because the current machines can then be fully utilized.

“My biggest hope for the current console generation is that it lasts longer so we can fully exploit its computing power,” said Pettit. “I expect innovations from the next generation. To create a leap from what is currently possible with the Xbox One X, the technology in gaming needs to evolve to offer more than just a small technical improvement. That’s why I believe that the current generation will last longer than the previous one, which is great for development.”

Defiance was too late for PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2013

What is the background? Pettit likely speaks from personal interest. Defiance was released in April 2013 for PS3 and Xbox 360 – by then the end of the previous console generation was already in sight.

Only in 2018 does Defiance 2050 want to also release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It would be a shame to be late again and just catch the end of the current console generation.

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What do others think? Pettit is not alone in his assumption. Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemot believes that the next “real” console generation after Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 Pro will not hit the market before 2021, and likely even later.

Currently, there is speculation about whether the next consoles will still rely on classic hardware. It is possible that Microsoft and Sony will transition to cloud technology in the future.

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Introducing: Rialto, the new Venice map in Overwatch

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

Overwatch has a new map! With the recently released patch 1.23, the hero shooter has added a new map: the payload map Rialto. We present it to you in a short tour.

With Rialto, Overwatch now has 18 unique maps in the standard rotation. Rialto is a payload map where the attacking team must escort a payload from the first point through two checkpoints to the destination.

Rialto is Overwatch’s Venice map. In real life, Rialto is an area in Venice, located in the San Polo district. The name comes from the Latin “Rivus altus” – deep channel.

IGN has released a video with a free camera flight through Rialto. Check out the layout and appearance of the map here before you dive into the battle!

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Info about the new Overwatch map Rialto

Rialto is a familiar face! Rialto is the same map where the last Overwatch event “Retribution” also took place. During “Retribution”, players could play as Blackwatch agents against the Talon organization on Rialto.

The map has already been developed for the event before. It was hinted earlier by the developers that it would be coming to the game. Those who played the event will recognize some of the locations on the map.

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Overwatch New Map Rialto

You can currently play Rialto in the Arcade mode! To familiarize players with the map, Blizzard has unlocked an additional mode in the Arcade. In the Arcade “Rialto”, you will find only the new map, which you can play over and over again.

The mode can be played solo or in a group. This way, you can get to know Rialto and take a close look at every corner before you randomly encounter the map in quick play rotations.

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Overwatch new map Rialto Arcade

Rialto is not yet available in ranked mode! Currently, Rialto is only available in Arcade and quick play. The ranked mode of Overwatch has not yet included Rialto in the rotation. Similar to new heroes, it will be added at a later date. A date for this is not yet known.

The map Rialto was previously also in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. Many community members react amusedly to the fact that Blizzard has now borrowed the map for their own shooter.

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Many play WoW on servers, these people play it in the forest

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 2 minutes

World of Warcraft in real life? In a small forest in the Czech Republic, it is possible! For the 16th time, more than 100 WoW fans gathered at the end of April for a reenactment of the famous MMORPG.

For two days, a real-life event for the online role-playing game World of Warcraft took place in a small forest near the Czech town of Kamyk nad Vltavou. About 150 fans met dressed as Orcs, Trolls, and Elves and reenacted the MMORPG.

The event has been held annually for 16 years and attracts dozens of fans each year. It ended on April 29.

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“It relaxes my mind”

The fans apparently have a great time. With homemade armor and costumes, they come together and defend their home against the invasion of the Burning Legion and other intruders.

One of the players is web developer Vojtech Ruzicka. He has crafted the armor of a Troll from fur and skulls. He also has a blue-painted face, fire-red hair and beard, turning the developer Vojtech into a true Darkspear Troll!

His reaction to the event: “I always forget the real world. It relaxes my mind.” Even in real life, fans can fully immerse themselves in Azeroth and bring their own characters to life.

Not cosplay – but robust clothing!

Most costumes involve a lot of work and effort. Players must pay special attention to ensure that their costumes not only look good but can also withstand a lot.

The participants take part in fights, which can often involve rough contact. It can even go as far as characters dying. Only having a great look won’t get the warriors far – the armors also need to be functional!

Especially the homemade weapons can quickly become a downfall for the artistic costumes. Those who do not pay attention to being well-equipped will have to build a new armor next year – perhaps with more leather and metal.

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These are the 5 greatest villains in the history of WoW

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 15 minutes

Who is the ultimate villain in World of Warcraft? We asked you this question and you voted! Here are your top 5 of the most treacherous characters and super villains in WoW – and what makes them so vile.

Since the beginning of World of Warcraft, we have taken down dozens of villains. Each of them wanted to plunge Azeroth into chaos, dominate it, or harm it in other ways. But only one can be the worst of them all.

We asked you who you think should sit on the throne of wickedness, and you voted. Here are your top 5 super villains from World of Warcraft!

Here’s the survey: Who is the ultimate villain of WoW?

5th Place Garrosh Hellscream (5%)

With 5% of the votes, Garrosh Hellscream, the son of the warrior hero Grommash Hellscream, takes the fifth place on your list. Thus, the former warchief stands just ahead of the current leader of the Horde, Sylvanas Windrunner, who also received 5% but four votes less.

Hearthstone Warrior Garrosh

Who was Garrosh Hellscream?

Garrosh Hellscream was the son of the orc hero Grom Hellscream, who once killed the pit lord Mannoroth, freeing the orcs from the influence of demonic blood.

He grew up in Garadar, the settlement of the Mag’har in Draenor, where he was infected with the Red Pox during the orc invasion of Azeroth. Although he survived it, Chief Kargath Bladefist rejected him when he wanted to participate in the invasion, as the untainted Mag’har, who had not drunk demon blood, were deemed not strong enough.

Garrosh later became the chieftain of the Warsong clan and was supposed to be the successor to his grandmother Geyah in leading the Mag’har. However, when Thrall set off on his journey to Draenor to find his roots, he took the young orc to Azeroth with him.

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How did Garrosh become a villain?

Garrosh was haunted since childhood by the legacy of his father, who was the first to drink Mannoroth’s blood and led the orcs to ruin. He saw this as a hereditary guilt that weighed upon him. Only through Thrall did he see a way to free the orcs again.

In this moment, the warrior spirit within him awakened and nourished the thought of leading the orcs back to greatness. With the hero Grom as his role model, this thought would eventually be put into action.

The actual means to wreak so much havoc came from Thrall and Magatha Grimtotem. Thrall appointed him as his successor as Warchief. Magatha Grimtotem helped him to victory against Cairne Bloodhoof, who challenged him to a duel to the death, a Mak’gora.

Cairne saw Garrosh as unfit to lead the Horde and would have won the duel. But Garrosh’s weapon was poisoned by Magatha during the shamanic blessing, so that a single wound was enough to kill Cairne. This treachery enabled Garrosh’s rise as Warchief and villain.

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What are his greatest crimes?

Garrosh’s entire career as Warchief is a string of war crimes. However, three points stand out where he acted first against the peoples of the Horde, then against the Alliance, and finally against all of Azeroth.

At the beginning of his time as Warchief, he declared the orcs to be the leading race. He quickly herded goblins and trolls into ghettos in Orgrimmar, which was supposed to be renovated for orcs in iron instead of traditional wood. Here, he already sowed discord between the peoples of the Horde.

His likely greatest atrocity and greatest war crime is the destruction of Theramore. He stole the focusing iris from the blue dragonflight to create a mana bomb.

He dropped this bomb over Theramore, annihilating the city and hundreds of civilians – including the former leader of the Kirin Tor, Rhonin. He is also directly responsible for the transformation of Jaina Proudmoore from the warm-hearted diplomat into the ruthless war mage she is today.

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During his campaign, he did not hesitate to use the powers of the Old Gods. In Mists of Pandaria, he unleashed the Sha of Pride to draw from its power and enforce his fanatical views. We can relive his fall in the Siege of Orgrimmar.

Finally, he vanished during his trial for his war crimes using a corrupt bronze dragon into another timeline. Here he helped the Iron Horde rise in an alternative Draenor and is largely responsible for the events of Warlords of Draenor.

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Runescape makers are working on a new next-gen MMORPG

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Jagex, the developer studio behind the long-lasting and still successful MMORPG Runescape, is currently working on another online role-playing game. It is to be a next-gen MMORPG. One thing is already clear: It is to become very accessible.

Jagex has actually not had good experiences developing new games beyond Runescape. Stellar Dawn and Transformers Universe were both discontinued. Additionally, Runescape players reacted angrily to Jagex “neglecting” their game to focus on other projects.

As Jagex’s CEO Phil Mansell explains, the company is now well-positioned regarding Runescape. Recently, they even reached the highest number of simultaneous active players in eight years.

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A new MMORPG

Nevertheless, Jagex must also look to the future and is currently working on two new games. They are going to try again. One title is meant to be a smaller online game, but the other is a next-gen MMORPG. What exactly that means is currently the big question. Phil Mansell explains the plan a little, without revealing much:

  • The new game should be accessible but also very profound
  • He compares the title to the early days of Runescape. Back then, players could quickly get into the game and enjoy successes
  • Phil Mansell sees the fact that MMORPGs are not talked about as intensively nowadays as an advantage
  • MMORPGs can be very accessible and less daunting nowadays
  • Phil Mansell perceives developments regarding MMORPGs as very good
  • Modern MMOs offer a great online experience without being complicated
  • The new MMORPG is intended to be similarly structured, providing an accessible player experience and a lively game world, benefiting from what Jagex has learned through Runescape over the past 17 years

This all sounds like it is still in a very early development phase for the new MMORPG. Thus, it is still not clear when we will learn more about it or get to see anything. It will be interesting to see how the fans of Runescape react to this project.

A new armor in Runescape recently had to be redesigned due to fan complaints.

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Destiny 2: Fans sind heiß auf die SUROS Regime und die Polaris Lance

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

In anticipation of the upcoming Warmind expansion for Destiny 2, two weapons are currently sparking conversation among fans: the returning SUROS Regime and Ana Bray’s new weapon – the Polaris Lance. What is known so far about these two exotic weapons?

What is it about? Shortly before the release of the Warmind DLC, Bungie is revealing more and more details about the weapon arsenal of the second expansion. Two exotic weapons are receiving special attention from Guardians.

  • On one hand, Bungie is bringing the SUROS Regime back from Destiny 1. Many fans are excited about the return of this classic. However, many wonder if the characteristic features of the SUROS will be retained in Destiny 2.
  • On the other hand, many players are eager to see the new rifle from Ana Bray. According to current images and video material, players will also be able to acquire and use this unique firearm.
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The SUROS Regime in Destiny 2 – What is known so far

What is the SUROS Regime? The SUROS Regime is an exotic automatic rifle and is equipped in the kinetic slot. Many fans of the Destiny series already know it from the first game. With DLC 2, it is now making its entrance into Destiny 2.

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What can the weapon do? Unlike in Destiny 1, the SUROS in the current Destiny installment belongs to the rapidly firing automatic rifles with a fire rate of 600. Thus, it now belongs to a different archetype than in the predecessor.

Destiny 2 suros perks

However, the SUROS has retained its characteristic perks from the predecessor – albeit under a new name.

The intrinsic perk of the weapon is called SUROS Legacy. As in Destiny 1, the second half of the magazine will deal bonus damage and can grant health back on kills. When zoomed in, the weapon fires slower but deals additional damage.

What improvements the masterwork version of this exotic automatic rifle will bring is currently unknown.

How to obtain the SUROS Regime? Whether the SUROS Regime will be tied to an exotic quest or will be obtainable from the regular sources for exotic items is currently unknown.

The Polaris Lance in Destiny 2 – What is known so far

Destiny 2 Polaris Lance

What is the Polaris Lance? The Polaris Lance is a slow-firing exotic scout rifle with high damage. This weapon is carried in the energy slot and deals solar damage.

Fans quickly took notice of this new weapon. Ana Bray prominently showcases the Polaris Lance in almost every official image for the Warmind expansion.

What can the weapon do? The exact names of its perks are not yet known. However, it is established that after four critical hits, the fifth shot fires a delayed solar explosive shot. Furthermore, it appears in the gameplay video that critical hits return ammunition to the magazine.

Destiny 2 Polaris Lance Ana Bray

There is currently no information on the masterwork version of the Polaris Lance.

How to obtain the Polaris Lance? It is currently unknown how to acquire this exotic scout rifle. However, the community is considering two possibilities.

Many fans believe it is likely that the Polaris Lance will be available as part of or after completing the campaign for DLC II. Another prominent theory suggests that this exotic weapon may be obtained by completing a collection quest on Mars.

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What do you think of these two exotic weapons? Are you looking forward to finally getting your hands on them soon?

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Quake Champions says: Look, there are body parts flying!

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 2 minutes

ID Software will remain true to its bloody image and is introducing a new system in the competitive shooter “Quake Champions” that will allow players to tear their opponents into small pieces. 

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The so-called “Gibbing”, which is the bursting of opponents into individual body parts, has always been a hallmark of the Quake games. Unfortunately, this feature was missing for a long time in Quake Champions, where instead ragdoll physics and blood explosions were used. But that will soon change.

Return to classic Quake Gibbing

In the recent developer stream on Twitch, ID Software presented, among other things, the new “Gore System”, which will ensure more guts on the screen during Quake matches. However, not only individual chunks of meat will fly around. Players will be able to dismember their opponents into tiny components, down to individual screws and bone shards. How exactly this looks live and in color is demonstrated by the developers in a trailer:

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For players with slightly older PCs, there will also be the option to turn off the Gore System to avoid possible FPS loss. This was confirmed by Bethesda Community Manager Joshua Boyle, aka Tokyopunchout, in a comment on Reddit. 

The Quake Champions community is hyped

The players of Quake Champions seem to be eagerly awaiting the new feature. Reactions to ID’s announcement on Reddit and social media have been very positive. eSports commentator “Zoot” tweeted regarding the “upcoming” release of the Gore System:

Players are especially excited about the nostalgia feeling that the feature will bring, as it continues the tradition of Gibbing in Quake games. Reddit user Info_lexicons commented: “Definitely reminds me of the classic Quake Gibs. A nostalgic gesture that made me smile …”

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So sieht das neue Wuxia-MMO Swordsman X in der Closed Beta aus

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

The Asian PvP MMO Swordsman X focuses on Battle Royale, as demonstrated in the current second closed beta.

Swordsman X shows that Asian battle royale games differ from those in Europe and the USA, as skills and other MMO elements also play a role. However, this does not mean that Swordsman X is an MMORPG.

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What is Swordsman X?

  • Swordsman X is an online action game
  • You could compare the title to PUBG and Fortnite, but there are no modern firearms
  • You learn various combat styles like martial arts or sword fighting
  • In large battlefields, you compete against other players
  • You fight until only one player remains
  • In the game area, you find new equipment and weapons, which are crucial for victory
  • Horses help you get from A to B faster
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What distinguishes Swordsman X from other battle royale games?

  • While in PUBG or Fortnite you rely solely on your personal skill, it’s different in Swordsman X
  • Your hero possesses multiple skills
  • You can improve these skills over time
  • Skills are crucial to achieving victory
  • Skills are needed to use certain weapons – If you find a new weapon, you must first unlock the corresponding skill
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Is Swordsman X coming to the West?

It is currently unclear whether we will see the battle royale game Swordsman X in Europe and the USA as well. However, the game’s options menu in the closed beta indicated the possibility of setting different languages, which did not work yet. Therefore, it seems there are plans to release the online game in other countries.

The Chinese developer Dream Game Studio and publisher Cube Game have yet to comment on this. Swordsman X is set to be released as a Buy2Play game. There is currently no release date.

With Swordsman X, we are expecting the first Kung Fu game with a battle royale mode.

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In Overwatch kann man endlich wieder ein stolzer „Hanzo Main“ sein

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The rework of Hanzo is here and a whole range of players have been redeemed. Finally, you can proudly play the archer from Overwatch.

The Patch 1.23 of Overwatch has been live for a few days, bringing the major overhaul of the hero Hanzo. After nearly two years of complaints, the archer has now been revamped to the satisfaction of most players and is enjoying great popularity.

What has changed? Hanzo has lost his scatter arrow, which allowed him to eliminate tanks with just one shot by simply aiming at the ground directly in front of him. Now he has rapid-fire, allowing him to shoot six arrows in quick succession. Additionally, Hanzo can use his sonar arrow more frequently to scout the map more effectively, albeit with a smaller radius. Also new is a dodge roll in a specific direction during the jump.

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How does this affect gameplay? To play Hanzo successfully, more skill is now required than before, as the shots must actually hit the target and not just the ground in front of the target. This is balanced out by a faster projectile movement of the arrows, so you have to anticipate less where an enemy is moving in the next second. Thanks to increased mobility, Hanzo can better pursue enemies or flee.

What does the community think? Most players praise the Hanzo rework in forums and on Reddit. The archer is fun again and really good Hanzo players can now shine much more than before without being mocked. A good “Hanzo main” can now be easily recognized.

How do you like the new Hanzo? Have you tried the archer yet? Do you like the new playstyle or do you miss the “scatter shot”?

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Fortnite: Free V Bucks Hacks – What is behind it and does it work?

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

In the current Free2Play hit Fortnite, so-called “Free V-Buck” hacks are highly popular. They regularly circulate on YouTube and in large quantities. However, the hacks for free V-Bucks have now come under scrutiny. What is behind this, and what does the developer Epic say about it?

This is what the Free V-Buck hacks promise for Fortnite:  The hacks promise players free V-Bucks. This is the premium currency for Fortnite. They guarantee enormous sums mostly through video ads on YouTube, which are simply transferred if one just fills out a survey or downloads an app. Such sites exist even in Germany, which even offer an “anti-ban protection” – how nice of them.

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Fake – Be careful.

Does it work? No, it does not work. The sites you land on are fraudulent. You are supposed to enter your data somewhere or download an app. The person who directs you to these sites collects money for it, or does who knows what with the data. There are many hackers active in Fortnite, as we know. However, you never receive the promised V-Bucks, but are simply redirected from one survey to the next.

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But there are videos showing it works. Those are fake. The high upvote counts of the videos are probably fake too. It is entirely possible to buy massive amounts of likes on YouTube. A whole industry has emerged around these “Free V-Buck” hacks.

Hacks prey on the criminal intent of often young Fortnite players

Why do so many click on these fake videos? Fortnite has a relatively young target audience that is not as accustomed to these internet mechanisms as experienced users. The videos play on the idea: This really works, but people claim it’s fake because Epic certainly doesn’t want these free V-Buck hacks to circulate. It plays on the criminal intent of the users.

The simple proof: If someone could generate V-Bucks, he would be foolish to make money in such a complicated way. He would simply sell the V-Bucks on eBay instead of through strange surveys.

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YouTube seems to have problems recognizing these scam videos

Why can you see these videos on YouTube? The site Polygon investigated this. They rely on an anonymous source. The videos promoting such hacks are not “listed.” This circumvents the YouTube check. However, these videos can still circulate as ads. They boldly advertise with the image of the Fortnite YouTuber Ali-A (thumbnail).

Additionally, it seems YouTube is avoiding checking individual videos. However, YouTube denies this and refers to an “AI” that is investigating and improving. They claim to have highly qualified specialists reviewing content.

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What does Epic say about this? Epic explicitly warns against these “hacks.” There is no way to give away V-Bucks or receive them except in the Fortnite shop or earn them in-game. Even those who legitimately raffle V-Bucks can only distribute gift cards. But no one can “transfer” V-Bucks to anyone in any form.

The methods on how to earn V-Bucks legally in Fortnite have been described:

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