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The Division 2 is looking for experts in microtransactions, but a nice one

Tarek Zehrer 4. May 2018 Reading time 2 minutes

Imagine now a monetization designer for The Division 2, but give him friendly goals.

Monetization Designer Wanted – Player-First

This is what the specialist for The Division 2 should be able to do: Ubisoft is looking in a job listing for a “Monetization Designer” with the goal of developing a “sleek, fair and non-intrusive” system. Among other things, the responsibilities include close collaboration with the departments around The Division 2 to achieve set project goals.

The requirement is to be a “champion” in developing a monetization system that is “fair and modern”; “player-first” is the motto. At the same time, one should be in close exchange with business managers to ensure that business needs are taken into account in the design.

What it’s like in The Division 1

This is how it is in The Division 1: Monetization of game content (microtransactions) has been a common element in video games for several years. Since 1.6, The Division has a premium vendor where you can buy cosmetic items and gestures for real money.

Here you can open containers using cipher keys, for which you need to collect fragments, which then randomly provide certain items such as gestures, skins, and clothes for the agents. They are loot boxes.

You cannot obtain any weapons or equipment for real money, which is an important aspect since you cannot buy advantages over other players.

You also don’t have to put effort into obtaining the keys, as the fragments can normally be obtained from elite bosses.

Everything about the premium vendor in The Division

However, you can also buy these keys and premium credits for real money. The rates are as follows:

500 Premium Credits Pack 4.99 €
1050 Premium Credits Pack 9.99 €
2400 Premium Credits Pack 19.99 €
4600 Premium Credits Pack 34.99 €
7200 Premium Credits Pack 49.99 €

What do you think about the topic? What do you think of the current shop in The Division?

The Division: 100th State of the Game postponed – What about the patch?

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Destiny 2: Xur today – location and offer on 04.05.

Sven Galitzki 4. May 2018 Reading time 2 minutes

As every Friday in Destiny 2, Xur returns today. Where is the Agent of the Nine and what items does he have for sale? Here are the location and inventory for May 4th.

Only a few days left – then on May 8, 2018, the Warmind expansion for Destiny 2 will be released. Accordingly, this week was completely focused on the 2nd DLC.

What was new this week? Among other things, there were new details about the launch of the 2nd raid wing. The new raid passage will be available to players shortly after the release of the Warmind expansion.

Additionally, some upcoming features were addressed, such as modifiers for Heroic Strikes or the improvement of Eververse. Particularly, the strike modifiers are already causing excitement among many fans.

Furthermore, the new Crucible maps from DLC 2 were introduced. These maps will be made available to all players upon the release of the 2nd expansion – regardless of whether they purchase the Warmind expansion or not.

Do you need more info? If you want to learn more about the features of the upcoming Warmind expansion, you should check out this overview.

But already today, on May 4th, the mysterious Agent of the Nine returns to the Destiny universe. Let’s welcome Xur together.

All info about Xur in Destiny 2 on May 4th on PS4, Xbox One, and PC

When is Xur coming?

Xur visits us every Friday at 7 PM. He picks a quiet spot on a planet or moon of his choosing from where he can sell his wares to the Guardians without being disturbed. You have until the next weekly reset on Tuesday to browse his inventory – then he disappears without a trace.

Where is Xur? You can find him at this location today

Xur has specific positions where he likes to settle down over the weekend. This time he has set up his stand in the Tower Hangar on Earth .

Offer and inventory of Xur

Weapon: The Colony – Grenade Launcher for 29 Legendary Shards
Hunter: Shinobu’s Vow – Gauntlets for 23 Legendary Shards
Titan: Type 44 In the Sidelines – Leg Armor for 23 Legendary Shards
Warlock: The Stag – Helm for 23 Legendary Shards
Fate Engram: 97 Legendary Shards
Three of Coins: 31 Legendary Shards

Trials of the Nine on May 4th

The weekly PvP event Trials of the Nine starts on Friday evening at 7 PM. The Trials end with the weekly reset the following Tuesday evening at 7 PM.

Map: Midtown
Mode: Countdown

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Fortnite: Find Letters, Treasure Map Tomato Town – With Maps

Jürgen Horn 4. May 2018 Reading time 3 minutes

In Fortnite: Battle Royale Season 4 has begun. In the first week of the new Battle Pass, there are challenges again. Especially the task “Follow the treasure map from Tomato Town” and the challenge “Search the letters” (Search the letters) are puzzling many players. We will show you where all the Fortnite letters are with a map, and we will follow the treasure map.

This is what happened: Week 1 of Season 4 in Fortnite: Battle Royale has started. And besides special challenges for cosmetics, there are again the weekly challenges known from Season 3. This time it’s about a treasure map in Town Tome and finding special letters.

How that works and what the other challenges are, and how they can ideally be completed, we will tell you here!

Season 4, Week 1 – Here are the 7 Challenges!

Here’s what it’s about: In total, you need to complete 7 challenges again. They are as follows:

Deal damage with sniper rifles (500)
Open chests in Haunted Hills (7)
Use a bounce pad (1)
Find F-O-R-T-N-I-T-E letters (10)
Follow the treasure map from Tomato Town (1)
Eliminate 3 players with a pistol (3)
Eliminate opponents at Flush Factory (3)

This is how you complete the challenges: Most of these tasks are easy to fulfill. You should collect the chests gradually, just land there more often. For the bounce pad and sniper skills, you can wait until a game mode comes where such items appear more often.

You ideally complete the last two challenges together by jumping at Flush Factory, grabbing a pistol, and taking out opponents before anyone has fully equipped themselves.

Follow the treasure map from Tomato Town

To complete this challenge, it’s enough if you go straight to the target location. You don’t have to search for the treasure map in Tomato Town first. The treasure is actually easily accessible on the western sunken boat in Loot Lake.

In this image, you see the treasure, and here is another video with the exact location of the find. Have fun! But keep in mind that you must finish the round somehow for the treasure find to count. Simply quitting the match is not enough.

https://youtu.be/l-O-gzqUM1M

Search the F-O-R-T-N-I-T-E Letters

This challenge is a bit trickier to solve. You need to find 8 letters that are located at various places all over the map. You can recognize them by the blue glow that emanates from them. Among other things, you will find them in the following locations:

Anarchy Acres: On the weather vane on the red barn
Dusty Divot: On the blue power line east of the crater
Tilted Towers: On the bell tower
Haunted Hills: On the grave with the eagle next to the chest
Risky Reels: On the movie projector
Pleasant Park: On the roof in the middle
Container Yard: On top of the large container near Tomato Town
Salty Springs: On top of the tower
Greasy Grove: At the playground
Moisty Mire: At the helicopter and the large green screen
Lonely Lodge: On the roof of the residential house in the south

Here you will also find a video in which the letters are collected.

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Pokémon GO brings back Adventure Week in May

Patrick Freese 4. May 2018 Reading time 2 minutes

The Adventure Week is an event focused on Rock types. This event in May is returning to Pokémon GO, as the team confirmed via newsletter.

In a newsletter from Pokémon GO, the team at Niantic announces that one of the most popular events is coming back. It is stated that the Adventure Week will be activated later in May. Do you remember the event from last year?

Adventure Week in Pokémon GO – the return?

At first, only a report from an Italian newsletter hinted that the Adventure Week in Pokémon GO would be happening in May. This has now also been confirmed in the German version.

Newsletter announces event: Reddit user Biansci published a screenshot of his Pokémon GO newsletter that he received via email. It states:

“One of the most successful events of last year is returning this month: the Adventure Week! Get ready for exciting new rewards and special activities that will spark your sense of adventure. Remember to read the monthly newsletter to keep track of the upcoming events. It might be worth your while …”

What did the Adventure Week look like last year? In 2017, the Adventure Week started on May 18 and was active for about a week. During that time, players received more items from PokéStops and a 50% discount on Poké Balls in the in-game shop. Additionally, buddy Pokémon earned candy four times faster. Rock-type Pokémon like Omanyte, Kabuto, and Aerodactyl were found more frequently.

German version confirmed. Hours after the release of the Italian newsletter, the German version was also published, confirming the event. However, there is no exact date yet.

Event fits the picture, as in the last update 0.101.0, data miners already found the new catapult attack, which is a Rock type. So this would indeed correspond with an upcoming Rock event or the Adventure Week. What bonuses will be unlocked this year remains to be seen.

Until May 14, the battle event is still running in Pokémon GO and brings these new raid bosses.

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Destiny 2: Duty-bound – What can the Nightfall-exclusive weapon do?

Sven Galitzki 4. May 2018 Reading time 3 minutes

With the March update, exclusive Nightfall strike rewards made their way into Destiny 2. This week, the third Nightfall weapon can now be obtained – the legendary auto rifle “Obligation”. Is the grind worth it?

For some time now, guardians have been able to hunt for Nightfall-exclusive rewards. These rewards can only be obtained after successfully completing the Nightfall strike.

Each boss in a Nightfall strike has a rare item in its loot pool that is thematically linked to it. Upon its defeat, this equipment can drop with a bit of luck at any difficulty level of the Nightfalls.

After the Hand Cannon T.V.O. from the Nightfall strike “Tree of Probabilities”, players can now hunt for the last of the three exclusive Nightfall weapons – the auto rifle “Obligation”. How does the weapon perform in practice?

Obligation

Obligation is a legendary auto rifle from the loot pool of special Nightfall rewards. It can be obtained in the Nightfall version of the strike “Savathûn’s Song”. With an increasing strike score, your chances of getting this special auto rifle increase.

This is what makes Obligation special

Obligation is an auto rifle with an Adaptive Frame and a fire rate of 600. It belongs to the same archetype as Scathelocke, The Forward Path, or Ghost Primus. However, this archetype is currently not necessarily the first choice for auto rifles – neither in PvE nor in PvP.

The weapon has only average base stats and does not stand out significantly in any category. However, as the only legendary auto rifle with a 600 fire rate, Obligation does have the perk “Overflow”.

It can be used in both PvE and PvP, although it can make a stronger impact in PvE.

In PvE activities, the auto rifle performs quite well with a combination of “Quickdraw”, “Enhanced Rounds”, and “Overflow”. Especially in larger groups of enemies, the buffed perk “Overflow” comes into play noticeably.

In PvP, a setup with “Quickdraw”, “Enhanced Rounds”, and “Zen Moment” is recommended. This makes the weapon (on consoles) significantly more stable.

The strong recoil of the weapon (on consoles) can then be better controlled. However, it takes a moment for the perk “Zen Moment” to take effect.

For experienced PC players, the perk “Overflow” can also prove useful in guardian duels. However, as a console player, one should not forego “Zen Moment” in PvP with Obligation. Especially in the Crucible, the strong recoil of the weapon would otherwise not be effectively compensated.

Who is this auto rifle suited for?

In PvE content, the weapon plays quite satisfactorily. However, even though Obligation is among the best 600 auto rifles: it hardly shines and belongs to the absolute average in weapon choice.

Due to the generally weak archetype, Obligation cannot compete against competition like “Origin Story”. There are stronger alternatives among both auto rifles and other weapon classes.

In PvP , the weapon also doesn’t really convince. Against 450 auto rifles, “The Vigilance Wing”, and other pulse rifles, Obligation struggles unnecessarily in the Crucible. The weapon performs slightly better on PC, but does not rank among the best choices there either due to its archetype.

Overall, Obligation cannot compete with the other two Nightfall-exclusive weapons. For collectors, the grind for the visually unique weapon can certainly be worthwhile. For everyone else, it currently does not represent an absolute must-have.

What do you think of Obligation? Is the grind worth it in your opinion?

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LoL: Professional quits, was blackmailed and threatened by his own team

Schuhmann 4. May 2018 Reading time 2 minutes

A pro of League of Legends (LoL) ends his career. He feels that his Japanese team blackmailed him with the residence permit and basically kidnapped him. The team was punished, but the penalty is far too mild for the player.

What happened? The South Korean LoL pro Jeon “Dara” Jeong-hoon announced that he will end his career as a professional player. He cites events that occurred during his time in Japan as the reason. They have deeply disturbed him. The 22-year-old South Korean is currently a support player for the team SCARZ Burning Core. However, he was with the Japanese team Rampage from May 2015 to November 2017.

What’s going on in Japan? As Kotaku reports, foreigners in Japan must carry their “Resident Card” at all times. This is a kind of residence permit. They must be able to present it if requested by the authorities at any time. If they cannot do this or refuse, they face fines or even imprisonment.

Team says: “A misunderstanding”

What happened to Dara? The team for which Dara played at that time is said to have withheld these “Resident Cards” to blackmail and pressure foreign players. Dara accuses the team Rampage of having withheld these cards and using them as leverage against him. Allegedly, the team leader said, “This card belongs to the team.” The team also made efforts for Dara to join another team.

This is what happened to the team: The team “Rampage” was punished by the Japanese League of Legends League (LJL): now under the new name “Pentagram.” The executives were banned for 3 months. In addition, their games were counted as losses.

What does the team say about it? The team says it was a misunderstanding in communication. They only withheld the card while waiting for confirmation from the immigration authority. They find the penalty very harsh, accept it, but want to prevent such incidents from happening again.

LoL pro says: “My spirit is broken”

What does Dara say? He says: He was yelled at and threatened there. He felt powerless in the foreign country Japan. He had hoped for a formal apology, but none came. Therefore, he now feels sad and foolish for having hoped at all. He is disappointed that he lives in a world where such behavior only led to a 3-month penalty.

His spirit is broken. He has headaches and takes medication. He can no longer play and is returning to South Korea.

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2 Jahre nach Release hat Overwatch sein bisher erfolgreichstes Event

Cortyn 4. May 2018 Reading time 2 minutes

Blizzard talks about the success of Overwatch. Especially the last event overshadowed all others – Retribution was a complete success two years after the release.

Activision Blizzard held the quarterly “Earnings Call”. There, they revealed to investors the status of various games from the studio. As expected, they also spoke about Overwatch and painted a pretty positive picture of Blizzard’s hero shooter.

Accordingly, the Retribution event was as successful as no other event in Overwatch before. It had the largest player numbers of all past events in Overwatch.

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This shows that Overwatch can still reach new heights two years after the release. The event took place from April 10 to April 30, 2018. Overwatch was released on May 24, 2016.

Why was “Retribution” so successful? Overwatch is a pure PvP game, but during the Retribution event, there was a PvE map to play. Players enjoyed this the previous year and it was a breath of fresh air for the hero shooter. Thanks to challenging difficulty levels and great skins for many heroes, the event was able to attract many players again in 2018 – more than ever before.

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However, there is a bit of trickery with the statement that the “combined time spent playing and watching the Overwatch League” has increased. This could be a euphemism for the fact that pure playtime has dropped, but was compensated for by watching the Overwatch League. In any case: People are still engaging more in their free time with Overwatch.

Parts of the community see “the downfall” of Overwatch

At least on Reddit and in the forums, “doomsayers” have increasingly appeared in recent months, predicting the end of Overwatch. There are several reasons for this: toxicity, the constant changes to heroes, and “apparently overpowered” heroes like Brigitte are said to be responsible for the downfall.

However, participation in the Retribution event tells a different story, as Overwatch is doing excellently.

It will be exciting to see if the event for Overwatch’s second anniversary, the “Anniversary Event”, can break this record again.

A new patch recently went live: Hanzo rework and new map Rialto!

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PS Store: Far Cry 5 lässt sich als Angebot der Woche günstig abgreifen

Sven Galitzki 4. May 2018 Reading time 2 minutes

The Playstation Store is back with an interesting offer. Anyone who has missed Far Cry 5 so far can now save a lot in the PS Store.

Shooter fans, pay attention: If you haven’t ventured to Hope County yet due to time or money constraints, now is a great opportunity to take this trip in the PS Store.

Deal of the Week: Far Cry 5

The shooter Far Cry 5 is currently the deal of the week in the Playstation Store. Depending on the version, you can save between 22 and 28 percent compared to the regular price. We have linked the offers directly for you:

The standard version of Far Cry 5 is already available for 49.99€ (~~69.99€~~)
The Far Cry 5 Deluxe Edition is already available for 59.99€ (~~79.99€~~)
The Far Cry 5 Gold Edition can be purchased for 69.99€ (~~89.99€~~)

What is Far Cry 5?

Far Cry 5 is an action-adventure first-person shooter and is the fifth main installment of the successful Far Cry game series, set to be released on March 27, 2018, for the PlayStation 4, the Xbox One and PC.

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What is it about? The game is set in the fictional Hope County, where a radical sect called Eden’s Gate, led by a priest with a disturbed worldview, forms and terrorizes the remaining population. Cultists and ordinary citizens are increasingly at odds. Armed conflicts flare up. A resistance group is formed.

As a player, you take on the role of a local Deputy Sheriff who, as a member of the resistance, aims to take down the sect leader.

What makes Far Cry 5 special:

Far Cry 5 is an open-world game, allowing the player to explore the entire world and interact with it in various ways. The game world feels alive and authentic.
The game offers a campaign that can be played in both single-player and co-op modes with a friend.
As a player, you always have the choice to sneak or fight.
True to the series, Far Cry 5 features excellent shooter mechanics.
The player has access to a multitude of weapons and vehicles of all kinds, allowing for all sorts of crazy antics.
Allies, mercenaries, and even animals can be called in for support.

You should check it out if you’re already a fan of the Far Cry games and a huge, vibrant open world combined with excellent first-person shooter mechanics makes your heart race.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 lets your beards and hair grow

Andreas Bertits 4. May 2018 Reading time 2 minutes

In the upcoming action game Red Dead Redemption 2, your time in the wilderness also affects your appearance. If you don’t change clothes and take care of yourself, you will become a disheveled forest hermit. Red Dead Redemption 2 is supposed to reflect hair growth, beard growth, and the dirtiness of your clothes.

In the Wild West, things were quite rough. Going to the barber was something extraordinary, but also quite necessary if you had been out in the prairie for weeks. It’s similar in Red Dead Redemption 2.

The protagonist’s appearance changes over time

Over time, protagonist Arthur Morgan will change significantly in the game, and you have an impact on how much:

Your hair grows slowly in the game
A beard will also grow over time
You can visit the barber, who will give you a nice haircut
You can shave
You will not be able to go to the barber and have long hair or a full beard styled at once. Hair must grow before you can choose a new hairstyle
Additionally, your clothing will get dirty over time (for example, when you ride through mud) and it can get holes (if you wear it for a long time), so you will need to keep an eye out for fresh clothes

This was confirmed by Rockstar North Co-President Rob Nelson in an interview with the French site Jeuxactu.

Quite detail-oriented

This system shows how detail-oriented the developers of RDR 2 are. So you need to pay attention to your appearance if you don’t want to ride around looking totally disheveled with tattered clothes, long hair, and a messy full beard.

The developers incorporate such systems into the game to create a believable world that is full of details and therefore feels “alive”. Whether NPCs react to your appearance is still unclear.

A similar system also exists in The Witcher 3. Witcher Geralt’s beard grows over time and it is possible to get new hairstyles at barbers.

The recently released trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2 makes you really excited for the western epic.

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Diablo 3 on PS4/Xbox One finally up to the standard of the PC version

Irina Moritz 4. May 2018 Reading time < 1 minutes

With the release of patch 2.6.1a, Blizzard has updated the Xbox One and PS4 versions of their action RPG Diablo 3 to match the PC version of the game.

After the release of Diablo 3 on consoles was delayed by more than two years, the patches always lagged slightly behind the PC version.

However, with the latest patch 2.6.1a, Blizzard has closed that gap.

PC and Consoles on the Same Level

With the update, console players will have access to the same content as the PC version.

What are the contents of the patch?

StarCraft II Pet: to celebrate the 20th anniversary, all players will receive a StarCraft pet once they log into the updated game.
Various bug fixes for the Season Journey

Whether the console and PC versions will remain in sync from now on has not been revealed by Blizzard.

Currently, there are rumors about yet another console release:

Diablo 3 is reportedly coming to Nintendo Switch after all, say rumors

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Overwatch now bans persistent flamers

Micha Deckert 4. May 2018 Reading time 3 minutes

In a new post in the official forum, Scott Mercer from the Overwatch team has talked about some changes and improvements. New systems are intended to better recognize bad player behavior, while for example, flamers will be punished with silence minutes.

What is it about? Since the release of Overwatch in 2016, the Overwatch community has been labeled as toxic. There are always players who act offensively or even turn against their own team.

Blizzard has been fighting against toxic behavior in Overwatch for quite some time now and has announced further steps to improve the atmosphere in the team shooter.

Against Toxicity: Blizzard wants to ban troublemakers before the report

Changes for a better gaming experience

To enforce the efforts for a better gaming experience, the Overwatch development team has formed a “Strike Team”. This is meant to coordinate and execute the changes together with the customer service teams, the community team, and various other departments of Blizzard.

Blizzard continues to rely on reporting: The main tool for the team to recognize bad behavior is the player reporting system. Recently, the report category “Bad Teamwork” was removed and “Griefing” was changed to “Gameplay Sabotage”. This is intended to simplify the reporting of bad behavior.

For some time now, players who report toxic users have been receiving thank-you messages in-game. These are meant to let them know that the reports they have submitted actually have a positive impact on the game. To further improve the interaction among players, an AI will also assist in the future.

Artificial intelligence to find flamers

“Machine Learning” systems check chats: To identify abusive chat and gameplay sabotage, “Machine Learning” systems will be used alongside player reports. This is an artificial intelligence that learns from examples and can recognize patterns. For instance, it can scan a chat history and identify insults.

Since everyone can have a bad day, warnings have been recently added to Overwatch to let players know that they are behaving unacceptably.

Players can avoid teammates: Recently, players can mark other users with whom they do not want to play in a team. An option to avoid other players has long been requested by Overwatch players.

Currently, it is only possible to avoid up to two players. However, this limit is expected to be raised over time, once the developers are confident that the new feature will not negatively affect matchmaking.

Insults lead to bans: Lastly, a change was made regarding how repeated flaming is punished. Previously, repeated insults were punished with a silence minute. This restricted communication with other players in-game, and any further rule violation led to a longer silence duration.

If someone continues to engage in abusive conversations, even after being warned, silenced, and suspended often enough, they will be permanently excluded from the game. Such players have proven that they do not want to be a positive member of the Overwatch community.

This is what players think: The changes have been largely received positively. In the Overwatch subreddit, players are worried that the AI intended to be used alongside player reports might not distinguish between sarcasm, jokes, and real insults.

What do you think about the upcoming changes? Is Blizzard on the right track, or is the company still not addressing toxic behavior strongly enough?

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Destiny 2 revises cash shop next week – Less randomness

Sven Galitzki 4. May 2018 Reading time 3 minutes

The upcoming War Mind DLC brings a lot of changes for Destiny 2. The in-game shop will also be optimized as part of this. We will show you what is changing at Eververse.

What is it about? In the This Week at Bungie Blog from May 3, 2018, Bungie presented how with the release of the upcoming War Mind expansion, the Eververse will also be changed. Players will soon find it easier to obtain their desired items than before.

Prism Matrix – The new Eververse feature

Since January 2018, Bungie has been working to offer cosmetic rewards more as activity rewards. The Eververse has already been significantly weakened in its dominance.

For instance, the Nightfall strike, the Raid, the Crucible, and the Strikes received their own cosmetic loot. Previously, cosmetic rewards were only available through the Eververse.

To make the in-game shop more player-friendly, Bungie is now introducing the Prism Matrix .

What is the Prism Matrix? It is a new feature of the Eververse. It will be introduced with the War Mind expansion and is based on the following 3 goals:

Players should have more control over how they earn Eververse items
Each week there should be a more predictable path to various items
There should be fewer duplicate rewards

How does the Prism Matrix work? The Prism Matrix will contain 10 Eververse items from Season 3 each week it is active. Each item included will be maintained on a knock-out list.

So, with the tenth activation of the Matrix, one would receive all the items for that week – provided one hadn’t had any of those items before.

If items are earned through Glimmer Engrams, Glimmer Shards, or previous Matrix activations, they will also be removed from the list. In return, with each activation of the Matrix, one item that has never been received before will be given.

This way, the pool of items that one has not yet received becomes smaller over time. Thus, with increasing “progress,” missing items can eventually be acquired directly.

The first “Well Rested” level-up of the week also grants a so-called Prism Facet. This facet allows the Prism Matrix to be used once for free.

Prism Facets can be stacked a maximum of 3x. For every 200 Silver, additional facets can be purchased in the Eververse.

What about the Glimmer Engrams? Aside from the Prism Matrix, Glimmer Engrams will continue to be earned with every level-up. These engrams will also remain purchasable in the in-game shop.

What else is changing at the Eververse? Additionally, the number of available items will increase. Instead of 14, players will now be able to exchange 18 items with Tess for Glimmer Shards.

What do you think of this new feature? A fair step in the right direction? Or is the Eververse still a thorn in your side?

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Fortnite PvE addresses its biggest problem: the damned Llamas

Schuhmann 4. May 2018 Reading time 3 minutes

Fortnite Battle Royale is all the rage. However, the PvE mode “Save the World” has languished in a niche existence for months and has supposedly seen little improvement. That is changing now quietly, believes our author Schuhmann. The game has now tackled its biggest problem: The progression system with the loot llamas.

Fortnite PvE hype in 2017: Fortnite was briefly a hit in the summer of 2017. “Save the World” stormed onto a barren field. There wasn’t much going on in the gaming summer back then. The wild genre mix of shooting, looting, and building made for some fun hours in co-op. But this hit status didn’t last long.

Fortnite 2017: Loot shooter without loot

Why did it go quiet around Fortnite in 2017? Normally, one would think about a loot shooter that you can acquire items from the world. That is also true for Fortnite, but they do not bring much:

Weapons you find break quickly. Players cannot repair them.
Traps you find on the way can only be used once and then they are gone.

The actual loot can’t be found in the game itself, rather you have to earn it through “loot llamas.” These are purchasable loot boxes tied to player progress. The currency for that, the V-Bucks, can be laboriously grinded for free or bought for real money. Many players did not like that.

Fortnite was hot in July, already nearly dead in August

Fortnite had exactly the progression system that players would have almost crucified EA for months before Star Wars Battlefront 2. In Fortnite, such a shitstorm was avoided – Fortnite simply flattened out after a few weeks in July. By August, Fortnite was almost dead. It only became interesting again in September when Battle Royale was released.

How did Fortnite come up with this idea? The Chinese gaming giant Tencent had invested in Epic. Their system for “Free2Play Mobile RPGs” was used for the shooter. The system cost quite a lot for some. We reported back then of a case where someone said: “I spent $1500 and got the wrong hero.”

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Player spends $1500 in Fortnite, gets the wrong mythical hero

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What has changed now?

With the comet patch 4.0 Epic has almost halved the prices. What previously cost 100 V-Bucks is now available for 50. Many packages that used to cost 350 V-Bucks have been reduced to 200. To compensate players, they gave them troll treasure llamas. Those who invested heavily beforehand are reported to have opened up to 300 llamas in the end. That certainly took days.
Additionally, an “Event Shop” was already introduced to Fortnite before, allowing players to purchase loot for in-game currencies. This gives players something to “play toward” so they can securely buy the special item. There are also mythic heroes here that wear popular skins from Battle Royale. Currently, there’s a raven skin available for about 3200 seasonal gold as a hero.
Moreover, with patch 4.0 the idea has now come that mini-bosses can drop loot, including sketches that players can actually keep.

Fortnite 2018: Save the World significantly improved overall

Save the World is overall improving: Although many complain that “Save the World” stands in the shadow of Battle Royale and not much is happening there, some reasonable changes have indeed come in recent weeks and months:

They introduced mounts with hoverboards
Sprinting no longer costs energy
Players can now carry many more resources
Regular new quest lines are being added. So fast that one can hardly keep up.
Additionally, Epic is solving problems in Fortnite “Save the World” just as quickly, consistently, and generously as in PvP.

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What is still planned? With patch 4.2 the possibility to reroll weapon perks is coming. This is important to add more depth to the game.

What does the community say: They are pretty happy and thank for all that has happened recently.

What does Epic say? They say on reddit: It clicked after the dragon weapon crisis and they realized what needed to change and be done.

Is Save the World going to be free soon? Save the World is supposed to become free in 2018. A specific date has not yet been set.

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Win one of 100 tickets to the Role-Play Convention 2018 in Cologne

Jürgen Horn 4. May 2018 Reading time 2 minutes

Every year, the Role-Play Convention (RPC) takes place at the Cologne Fair. If you want to go in 2018 but don’t have tickets yet, you can win some here! Main sponsor Bethesda has given us 100 tickets to raffle off here at Mein MMO.

What is it about? The Role Playing Convention (RPC) is Europe’s largest fair dedicated to role-playing games, tabletops, and general nerd stuff, taking place from May 12 to May 13, 2018, at the Cologne Fair. MMORPGs like The Elder Scrolls Online with the new addon Summerset are also regularly among the franchises represented. Publisher Bethesda with The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset is this year’s main sponsor of the event.

TESO-Cosplay-mit-Fan — This year prominently featured at the RPC: The Elder Scrolls Online, also with cosplay. (Image source: Facebook ESO).

Therefore, Bethesda also has a few tickets left that they want to give away for free.

100 free entries including local transport ticket for the RPC

What can you win? Bethesda has given us a total of 100 tickets for the RPC. These are day tickets worth 16.50 euros each. The tickets also include a ticket for the extended network of the transit authority “Rhein-Sieg” (VRS).

RPC 2018 ESO raffle

What are the conditions? To win, you just need to perform actions from the embedded windows here. The more you do, the higher your chance. The winners will be determined by chance and will receive their code via email. The raffle ends on May 7, 2018, at 12:00 PM. The legal process is excluded. Good luck!

How to redeem your code

If you have won, you can redeem your code as follows:

Go to the RPC website and register there
Enter the code you won
Tadaa! You can now print or save your ticket to use it on a mobile device.
The train ticket will be sent separately via email

What can I expect at RPC 2018?

At the Role-Play Convention 2018, you can expect a plethora of role-playing games and tabletops. There will also be cosplayers, an outdoor medieval market, and numerous shops where you can buy nerd stuff. Additionally, actors from well-known franchises such as Game of Thrones, Star Wars, and Vikings will be present.

Bethesda will also be present on-site and will showcase The Elder Scrolls Online along with the new addon Summerset at 6 demo stations. There will also be tablets with the card game “The Elder Scrolls: Legends” as well as raffles and photo opportunities. You can find the full program of RPC 2018 here on the Role-Play Convention website.

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Now you will become Sakura from Street Fighter V in Monster Hunter World

Leya Jankowski 4. May 2018 Reading time 3 minutes

Here you will learn how to unlock the Sakura Armor for Monster Hunter World on PS4 and Xbox One and what requirements you need to meet. We will also provide an overview of the other event quests that are currently running.

The event quest “Empress in Full Bloom” started today, on May 4th. This quest gives you the Sakura set which transforms you into the Japanese girl from Street Fighter V. In order to start the quest, you do not need a Street Fighter V save file, as was the case for Ryu.

These are the Sakura quest details:

Name: Empress in Full Bloom (I, II, III)
Level: 7 stars
Objective: Kill the Pink Rathian
Location: Arena (at the top of the Gathering Hub)
Quest Type: Challenge
Duration: May 4 – May 10
Requirements: Hunter Rank 12 or higher – How to increase your Hunter Rank
Failing Conditions: Time’s up, fainted 9 times
Available on: PS4 and Xbox One

Why is the quest available three times? Empress in Full Bloom is available 3 times with the same requirements and conditions. Since this is an arena challenge, you only have a specific selection of weapons available. With the three quests, however, you have access to all 14 weapon classes and can take whichever one you prefer. Otherwise, there are no differences between the quests, not even in the rewards.

This is the value of the one-piece armor “Sakura Set-α”

Rarity: 6
Decoration Slots: 6 x 1 / 1 x 2 / 1 x 3

Defense Status:

Defense: 256
Against Fire: 0
Against Water: 20
Against Thunder: 0
Against Ice: 20
Against Dragon: -10

Abilities:

Crafting Level 3
Latent Power Level 2
Invulnerability Level 2
Attack Boost Level 1
Defense Boost Level 1
Dragon Attack Level 1
Revival Level 1
Stamina Recovery Level 1
Set Bonus Ability: Pink Rathian Mastery

Crafting the Sakura Armor: The Sakura Armor is a one-piece set. This means that Sakura does not consist of multiple armor pieces and you cannot mix it with other armors. Once you have received the special event reward “SFV Ticket II”, you can go to the forge, and the Sakura Armor will appear there.

Materials:

4 x SFV Ticket II (Special reward from the event quest itself)
4 x Hunter King Coin
4 x Rathian Coin
6 x Pink Rathian Scale+

A nice detail of the quest is that you have to do this as Sakura. Even before you even have the armor.

These events are still worthwhile for their special rewards

Additionally, a new event rotation has begun and you can take on the following events:

Triple Threat:
- Objective: Hunt Great Jagras, Great Girros, Dodogama
- Condition: JR 13
- Special Reward: Increased chance for decorations
An Easy Task
- Objective: Deliver 10 Gourmet Mushroom Caps
- Condition: JR 30
- Special Reward: Blue Tracks for tempered monsters
Pickle Time:
- Objective: Hunt a tempered Demonjho
- Condition: JR 50
- Special Reward: Increased chance for Energy Stones

Just like the Sakura quest, these events will disappear again on May 10th, when the new rotation begins.

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PUBG stoppt Handel mit Freunden, weil Drittanbieter keine Freunde sind

Patrick Freese 4. May 2018 Reading time 2 minutes

Your PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) items cannot currently be gifted to your friends. The developers have disabled trading because some users exploited it.

The developers of the battle royale shooter “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” have decided to temporarily restrict item trading. Third-party providers have apparently gained advantages that will no longer be tolerated.

There were two types of item trading, currently only one

If you want to “trade” items from PUBG, there are currently two options: In-person or via the market. With personal trading, you can directly place your items into your friends’ inventory without any cost. If you prefer to sell your items for Steam credit on the market, you will incur a small fee.

What happened? In a news post, the developers explain that personal trading has been temporarily disabled for all PUBG items.

Why was the feature disabled? The PUBG team noticed some cases where players misuse the personal trading function to sell items to third parties.

Why is this a problem? Players circumvent the fee of about 3% that would normally apply to selling items on the market. The PUBG team sees this as a clear abuse of the personal trade function.

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How does PUBG plan to tackle the problem? The feature has now been temporarily disabled while the team searches for a solution. The developers are trying to find a way to prevent abuse of the system.

When can players trade for free again? As soon as the developers find a solution, the function will be restored. However, they could not provide an approximate timeline yet.

How does trading with third-party sites work via the friends feature?

Third-party websites that profit from trading virtual goods have existed for a long time. They are already known from CS:GO, DOTA 2, or Team Fortress 2. In these games, there are cosmetic items like weapon skins that can reach a high monetary value due to their rarity.

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To maximize profit from trading, third parties and players are reluctant to pay the 3% fee applicable for sales in the Steam market. Thus, they negotiate sales directly on the website, add each other as friends on Steam, and then trade without costs.

This is also a benefit for players who do not want $500 worth of Steam credit for their rare skin but would rather see the money in their bank account. In typical sales on the Steam market, the money becomes Steam credit and stays within the ecosystem.

Therefore, it is logical that PUBG Corp. and Valve are now taking action against losing the proceeds from these valuable skins from their own ranks.

This streamer once made a fortune gambling with weapon skins on third-party sites – Now he is suing Twitch

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My MMO asks: Which MMO did you start with?

Micha Deckert 4. May 2018 Reading time 2 minutes

While it used to be the usual suspects like Guild Wars and World of Warcraft that kept players hooked, MMO enthusiasts today can choose from a variety of different online games. But today, we want to know from you which MMO got you started.

Guild Wars, World of Warcraft, or even earlier MMOs? Our editorial team agrees that we started our online gaming journeys in the early 2000s. Some Mein-MMO writers even started their MMORPG journeys, quite stereotypically, with the giant World of Warcraft.

However, we want to know which was your first MMO and what memories you associate with that game. What was your very first excursion into the world of online games and what fascinated you about the MMOs?

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This is how the editorial team got started

Jürgen’s first MMORPG was the first Guild Wars, which made its debut in 2005. He was fascinated by the fact that the world kept changing while single-player games often came to an end after a few expansions. Games-as-a-Service, anyone!

Many of us started with World of Warcraft, released in 2004. Patrick had only played shooters before WoW and was totally overwhelmed when switching to the RPG. However, he was fascinated by the social aspect, such as raiding with his guild.

Sven was hooked on WoW from day one. He already loved the Warcraft games and couldn’t get enough of World of Warcraft because it was new and cool, and he loved the graphic style. He was especially fascinated by the group activities.

Irie and Micha, on the other hand, started with Ragnarok Online. The MMORPG, which was released in 2004, is based on the Manhwa “Ragnarök” by the Korean artist Lee Myung-Jin. Here you can see a screenshot from 2007 of Micha’s Wizard, who was fully skilled in Int (Intelligence) and Dex (Dexterity) back then. However, Micha added a pinch of Strength so that he could carry more.

So, which was your first MMO? What situations do you still remember fondly or what mistakes did you make in your first online game? Let us know in the comments!

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New Fortnite Skins: Neon Outfits in the Shop, Upcoming Offers Leaked

Jürgen Horn 4. May 2018 Reading time 3 minutes

For Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS & Xbox One) will soon bring new skins, outfits, gliders, emotes, and pickaxes with the start of Season 4. Thanks to data mining, we know what is likely coming to the shop soon.

What is it about? Every time a new patch is released for Fortnite, data miners dig through the new code files. Their goal: to find the names and images of the new skins and items that will likely soon be available in the shop.

Therefore, with the start of Season 4, there will be a host of new data mining leaks predicting the upcoming shop offerings.

Colors as the Dominant Theme

What could soon be coming to the shop? According to the data miners, the following skins and outfits should be landing in the shop soon.

The New Skins and Outfits

With these upcoming new shop offerings, you can equip your avatars as chrome soldiers, spray artists, or bomber pilots.

Liteshow & Nitelite (Uncommon): These two skins are pitch black and are adorned with bright neon colors in abstract patterns. And the best part: They are available as uncommon skins for just 800 V-Bucks (8 Euros).
Diecast & Chromium (Rare): These skins look like the previously known soldier commando outfits, only that they appear to be made of metal. The chrome warriors are available for 1,200 V-Bucks (12 Euros).
Abstract (Epic): Did you like the cool graffiti artist Teknique from Battle Pass 4? But would you prefer a male avatar? Then Abstract is exactly your thing. He costs 1,500 V-Bucks (15 Euros).
Trailblazer (Epic): Soldiers seem to be back in style because Trailblazer looks like a particularly tough commando soldier who could just as easily crawl through the jungle in Ghost Recon: Wildlands. She costs 1,500 V-Bucks (15 Euros).
Royale Bomber (Epic): This casual skin somewhat resembles a pilot from the Royal Air Force in World War II. You can get her for 1,500 V-Bucks (15 Euros).

In the gallery here, you can see the various skins in detail.

The New Pickaxes, Gliders, and Emotes

Additionally, there are also a slew of other skins for your various items. These include glowing gliders, a schnitzel hammer, a rocket launcher as harvesting tools, and a funny chicken dance as an emote. In the embedded gallery, you will find all the skins.

Fortnite-Renegade-Roller — Renegade-Roller

What Skins are Currently on Sale in the Shop?

On the weekend of May 4 to 6, there will already be the first offers from data mining in the shop. You can buy the luminous skins with the German names Nachtlicht and Lightshow, as well as the associated glider and pickaxe in the shop. Have fun!

Fortnite-Skins-2-02 — The offer in the shop from May 4 to 6, 2018.

Want even more skins? Here you can find all skins and outfits from Fortnite: Battle Royale

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Autumn expansion of Destiny 2 brings revolutionary game mode

Sven Galitzki 4. May 2018 Reading time 2 minutes

A major expansion for Destiny 2 is planned for autumn 2018. It is expected to bring significant changes. A new mode sounds particularly promising. Activision boldly announces that there has never been anything like this new mode in shooters.

What is it about? Shortly before the release of the Warmind expansion, Activision Blizzard held the so-called Earnings Call – the quarterly report. During this, the publisher also briefly discussed its future plans for Destiny 2. The company teased a revolutionary mode for Destiny 2 that is set to be introduced with the major autumn expansion.

Such a thing has never been seen in shooters before

What makes this new mode so special? Unfortunately, specific details were not revealed. However, according to Activision’s COO Coddy Johnson, this mode is supposed to be very engaging and offer a completely new gaming experience.

This style of play is not only new for Destiny 2. In general, there should be nothing comparable in the realm of first-person shooters. There is a feeling that this new mode meets the wishes of many fans.

Some selected community members have already had the chance to try out the new mode. The feedback has been extremely positive. Many testers consider the new mode to be a true game-changer.

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When can we expect more info? The autumn expansion of Destiny 2 will be presented at the upcoming E3 trade fair in June 2018. The new mode is also set to be showcased at that time.

Activision itself will not hold its own conference at E3. However, it is expected that Destiny 2 will be presented again as part of Sony’s appearance.

What do you think of this announcement? Has the new mode piqued your interest? Or do you think Destiny 2 is beyond saving?

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Activision praises WoW: Legion stronger than Draenor – BfA is also doing well

Micha Deckert 4. May 2018 Reading time 2 minutes

Activision Blizzard’s financial report for Q1 2018 praises the MMORPG World of Warcraft. Legion is performing better than Warlords of Draenor. And the new expansion Battle for Azeroth already looks good.

Player counts for WoW kept under wraps: In recent years, Activision Blizzard has moved to only mention the monthly active users of their online games in financial reports. This made things a bit dull. Because what is actually interesting is how many subscribers World of Warcraft has or how many players are online concurrently in the MMORPG.

However, the player counts have been under wraps for several years.

This year in 2018 is a bit different. While exact player counts for WoW were not mentioned in the current financial report for Q1 2018, the company does touch upon WoW and its expansions a bit.

Legion with higher engagement and more in-game purchases

Legion surpasses Warlords of Draenor: Activision Blizzard states in their report that the current expansion Legion has already outperformed the previous addon Warlords of Draenor at this point. Legion achieved stronger engagement and resulted in the community participating more in in-game purchases.

Battle for Azeroth also strong: The upcoming expansion for World of Warcraft, Battle for Azeroth, was also briefly mentioned in the financial report. The pre-orders for the next addon are already ahead of schedule.

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Overall, Blizzard boasts 38 million monthly active users for its online games this quarter. This includes World of Warcraft along with Hearthstone and Overwatch. Diablo and Heroes of the Storm are not explicitly mentioned.

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