If you want to call yourself a Field Medic in World of Warcraft, you should hurry. Because the necessary steps take time – and time is running out. We show you in our WoW guide how to become a Field Medic.
With the upcoming expansion Battle for Azeroth, some professions in World of Warcraft will be reworked. The profession of First Aid will even disappear completely, and the associated recipes will be transferred to tailoring and alchemy, meaning some game content will no longer be available.
Corresponding achievements will also be moved to the “Legacy” tab and will no longer be obtainable. This also means that the cool title “Field Medic” will no longer exist once Patch 8.0 goes live! Since Battle for Azeroth already releases on August 14, Patch 8.0 will likely be released 2-4 weeks prior – so time is of the essence.
That’s why we have written a small guide for you to effectively farm the title. After all, the title is account-wide – if you earn it with one character, all others can use it as well.
How to become a Field Medic in World of Warcraft?
To obtain the title Field Medic (in German “Feldsanitäter”), you only need to complete all the “First Aid” quests from Legion.
What sounds simple is complicated by the fact that these quests cannot be accepted and completed in order as is the case with other professions. Instead, the quest starter items must be painstakingly farmed, as they only drop in specific areas.
There are a total of 16 quests, and thus also 16 quest starter items that need to be farmed.
Almost all items drop randomly in their respective areas. However, there are a few particularly good farming spots where enemies either have a higher drop chance or respawn almost immediately, so there are no downtimes while farming.
To complete the quests, you almost always need field bandages (which you can buy in the “First Aid” shop in Dalaran) and other First Aid items. Here is a list of all required items:
The perfect farming spot in Suramar is located at the entrance to the Moonwatch Fortress at coordinates 31 / 18. The Nightborne can be killed quickly and have a specific spawn interval: as soon as enough enemies are defeated, new ones automatically appear. There is no waiting time for respawns, as it solely depends on your farming speed.
Quest items in Stormheim
Singed Letter
Crumpled Request
Fevered Request
The Vrykul and Murlocs northeast of Valdisdall are great for farming, especially around the quarry where there are many Vrykul. Due to the sheer number of mobs, there should be hardly any downtimes when farming.
Quest items on the Highmountain
Fevered Letter
Crumpled Note
Crumpled Letter
The best place to farm is at the kobold cave near Skyhorn, at coordinates 55 / 45. The kobolds respawn quickly and have low health, making them a perfect farming option.
Quest items in Val’sharah
Bloody Plea
Fevered Note
Bloody Request
Particularly good drop chances seem to come from the Furbolgs at the Ruins of the Dreaming, far to the south of Val’Sharah.
Note: All quest starters from Azsuna can also drop from the Murlocs in Val’sharah on the island “The Dimming Reef”. If you still need items from both areas, this island is recommended.
Quest items in Azsuna
Singed Note
Bloody Note
Fevered Plea
In Azsuna, there are several possible farming spots. The Murlocs at the western shore of the central lake are numerous and easy to farm. Alternatively, you can also farm well from the Black Sail pirate in the southeast.
Note: All quest starters from Azsuna can also drop from the Murlocs in Val’sharah on the island “The Dimming Reef”. If you still need items from both areas, this island is recommended.
General tips for farming the Field Medic
Finally, here are a few important notes:
Even though the title is account-wide, the individual quests are not. You must complete all quests on one character to unlock the title.
For many quests, you will need high-level First Aid items. The necessary materials to quickly raise the profession to 800 can almost always be found cheaply in the auction house on any server.
Use groups for farming whenever possible – but no raids! The quest items only drop in groups of a maximum of 5 people.
Some players report that you can only have one quest active at a time (even though this is disputed) – to be safe, always complete the quests immediately.
Use the buff food “Bear Tartare”, which gives you a speed buff after each kill. This allows you to farm even faster.
We hope this little guide helps you to grab the title “Field Medic” just in time.
Have you grabbed the title Field Medic yet? Or do you not care?
Secretly, the developers of Overwatch have implemented a new game mode – and it is also “Ranked”. The community is excited.
In the Arcade of Overwatch, the developers have the opportunity to test new, crazy game modes from time to time without affecting Overwatch as a whole. Completely unexpectedly, a new game mode started this morning (04/17/2018) in the Arcade: Competitive 6v6 Elimination.
This mode is a classic Team Deathmatch, where two teams of 6 players compete against each other.
Heroes are gradually excluded
The rules for the game mode are interesting and ensure that teams have to come up with new strategies each time. The game is played in the “Best of 5” mode – a team must win three times to claim overall victory.
The catch is: Once a team has won once, the chosen heroes are excluded – they are no longer available. So, if someone has wiped everyone out with Widowmaker in the first round, they must choose a different hero in the upcoming rounds.
In plain terms, this means that a winning team in its last round only has a selection of nine heroes left. Planning and strategy are necessary so that you don’t waste “the best heroes” in the first round and end up hopelessly outmatched.
Especially cool is that the mode is “ranked”, meaning it is treated like a real season. There are ten placement matches followed by a skill rating to place players according to their ability.
The season runs until May 7, 2018, after which the game mode will disappear from the Arcade.
If you have always wanted to play a ranked, fast-paced team deathmatch in Overwatch with strict rules, now is the time to take advantage.
In Destiny 2, on April 17th, the Weekly Reset occurs. With the weekly reset, new activities such as the Nightfall strike or the Flashpoint can now be engaged. The weekly Crucible playlist is also rotating again – finally, the Iron Banner can be played in the 6v6 format.
It’s that time again – a new week in the Destiny universe is here. This time, it brings the 6v6 Iron Banner. The PvP event was originally scheduled for April 10th, but had to be postponed due to a previously identified issue. Now, Guardians have a week to enjoy the long-awaited 6v6 mode of the Crucible.
This time, all Iron Banner weapons of Season 2 will be available from Lord Saladin through reward packages or direct purchase with Iron Banner tokens. You also continue to have the opportunity to pursue the Iron Banner ornaments of Season 2. Your progress so far will be maintained.
In advance of the April Iron Banner, Bungie announced via Twitter that it expects things to be a bit more hectic in 6v6 than in the previous 4v4 mode and is asking players for feedback to potentially adjust.
In the regular Nightfall, no modifiers are active!
In Prestige mode, you must activate the modifiers via the challenge cards. These cards drop for DLC owners in the normal and Prestige modes of the Nightfall.
The following challenges want to be mastered:
Unbroken: Complete the Nightfall with fewer than 3 deaths.
Beat the Beatdown: Take down a Beatdown while fighting against Bracus Tynoc.
In the weekly Crucible playlist, the Iron Banner is active.
The Eververse Highlights
Tess Everis is currently selling the Leg armor of the Optimats for 800 Silver Dust again. Anyone missing this in their collection now has another chance to complete it.
Other interesting Silver Dust purchases:
Symbiosis – Ornament for the Sturm for 800 Silver Dust
Beware of the Red Legion – Ornament for the Skyburner’s Oath for 800 Silver Dust
The years of fighting against Blizzard are showing results. The well-known manufacturer of the WoW bot Honorbuddy, the Zwickau company Bossland, sounds like they are giving up in the new newsletter. Bossland was known and infamous for bots for Diablo 3, Overwatch, Heroes of the Storm, WoW, and many other games.
For years, the Zwickau company Bossland has been combative. They create bots for games from Blizzard, such as Honorbuddy (WoW) or Demonbuddy (Diablo). However, the repertoire has shrunk. After ban waves and defeats in court, the bots for Blizzard games have all been discontinued.
Bossland: Known for a combative tone for years – Is it now the end?
Over the years, one could hear from Zwickau that they feel justified and would fight the battle with Blizzard all the way to the last instance. They often accused Blizzard of playing unfair, working with questionable methods.
But by now, it seems that the years of fighting are showing results.
Although according to a ruling here in Germany, they will not have to pay the demanded 8.6 million dollars to Blizzard because the US ruling is not enforceable in Germany. Still, the tone in the latest newsletter sounds contrite.
It seems that Bossland is running out of resources. Without the popular bots, the community is also dwindling. An attempt to establish a legal game on Steam apparently failed.
Bots gone – Community gone
A newsletter was forwarded to the site MassivelyOp. In the email to the fans, the author laments the decline of his company.
Honorbuddy and Demonbuddy are gone. The legal game they had tried to develop has failed.
The newsletter states: “Imagine doing everything to satisfy people’s wishes, and then you fail.” The market for bots has been destroyed by the publishers. Therefore, they wanted to develop their own game to maintain financial independence, but times have changed.
They are now in a situation where they need some product that sells. It was supposed to be the Steam game “Epic Car Factory”, but that did not happen.
Now there are hardly any options left to create something. They urge the community to get the game and write an honest review. With that, Bossland supposedly wants to see how large the fan base still is.
But Bossland believes: The fan base is now gone. When Honorbuddy and Demonbuddy disappeared, they also lost the support of the users.
The newsletter is signed with “Yours Bossland. Have a nice life.” That sounds like a farewell.
Monster Hunter World is releasing a major update this week, bringing a new elder dragon and a new quest area. In the Eldorado Caves, you will hunt the golden Kulve Taroth. You will also be able to complete the quest with a total of 16 players.
Capcom will release a major update for Monster Hunter World on Thursday, April 19. This update is packed with new content and is completely free.
The new content update includes:
A new elder dragon, Kulve Taroth
A new quest area, the Eldorado Caves
New gear for hunters and Palicos
Relic weapons as rewards
New golden tracks
A new limited-time siege quest where you will team up with 16 players
New delivery requests that have cosmetic armor as rewards
“Quality-of-Life” improvements
The update will be released at night, from Wednesday to Thursday, April 19, at 2:00 AM. The quest is time-limited and will disappear from Monster Hunter World on May 3.
New siege quest: Hunt the Kulve Taroth with up to 16 players – Quest ends on May 3
You will be able to collaborate in a completely new type of siege quest to defeat the golden elder dragon. All players in the gathering hub can work together in this quest. The gathering location can hold four groups of four players each, resulting in a total of 16 players working together.
Here is how the new siege quest works:
The quest will be available for a limited time for 2 weeks and will return at an unknown time.
All 16 hunters can collect the tracks of the Kulve Taroth
Together, you will destroy the parts of the elder dragon and reduce its energy
However, you will only be able to join as a solo player or with up to four players at a time. The progress counts for all 16 hunters.
This way, everyone contributes to the investigation of the Kulve Taroth and increases the chances of success and rewards
Even if a separate hunting group delivers the final blow, all contributors will receive a reward
When the monster’s horns are destroyed, the Kulve Taroth is defeated
The investigation of the Kulve Taroth can be played solo or with up to four hunters
The quest can only be accepted in the gathering hub at the quest counter
New relic weapons are also rewards from this quest:
You will receive relic weapons as rewards from the siege quest. These weapons have no fixed values and must be assessed first. To get your desired relic weapon, you should complete the quest as often as possible.
Quest of the new monster: “Banquet in the Earthen Hall” – Collect golden tracks to unlock
The Kulve Taroth will encounter players in the quest “Banquet in the Earthen Hall,” which is available from hunter rank 16. In optional quests and investigations, you will come across golden tracks after the update. If you collect enough of them, the quest will be unlocked.
Here is what is known so far about the golden Kulve Taroth:
Four decades ago, members of the first fleet secured the elder dragon Kulve Taroth for the first time. Now it is time to investigate him in detail. He cloaks his massive body in shiny metal, and the Eldorado Caves are seemingly bathed in gold that Kulve Taroth has gathered over a long time.
His ecology and fur change with each appearance, so a careful investigation is necessary. In the depths of the caves lies a source of strong geothermal energies. This is believed to be Kulve Taroth’s nest.
Here is what is known so far about the Eldorado Caves:
The Eldorado Caves are a special network of caves shaped and influenced by both the Eternal Flow and the minerals collected by the Kulve Taroth. The nest area of the Kulve Taroth, which has not been discovered so far, is believed to be located in the deepest regions of the caves, which emit incredible amounts of geothermal energy.
New alpha and beta armors for Palicos and hunters
Using materials gathered in the Kulve Taroth quest, new alpha and beta armor sets, as well as gear for the Palico, can be crafted.
Armor set: Kulve Taroth α
Armor set: Kulve Taroth β
Additionally, playing the quest unlocks new delivery requests through which you can craft cosmetic armors and the samurai set for the Palico. Cosmetic armors allow you to maintain the skills and attributes of another armor while changing the appearance.
New cosmetic set
The update will be released on Thursday, April 19, for free on PS4 and Xbox One. The quest will remain in the game for a total of 2 weeks. What do you say about this update?
This week, a major update titled “Beast of the Sanctuary” will be released in Warframe, which will also introduce the 35th Warframe, Khora, to the online shooter. She will debut with a new game mode featuring special portals. Along with Khora come new weapons and items to the game. We will introduce you to the new cat lady Khora and her skills in Warframe – and we will tell you how to unlock her.
Warframe has received the major update “Beast of the Sanctuary” for PC. The update will include the long-awaited release of the cat lady Khora. She is the 35th Warframe and fights with a metallic whip and a cat that she summons.
Along with Khora, a new survival game mode has been introduced, which features special portals. Here you will also find blueprints to build Khora.
Here are the details about the update.
The update “Beasts of the Sanctuary” was released today, April 20, on PC and will come to Xbox One and PS4 in May. A specific date is not yet known.
Khora is Released! The skills of the cat lady include her own whip and Kavat
There are only a few Warframes like Excalibur that take their own weapons to the battlefield. Khora has her own metallic whip, which strikes at her opponents like a snake. Unique and new is that Khora has her own animal companion. She can summon a Kavat, her own cat. Khora can be played both defensively and offensively, making her versatile in different team combinations.
Ability 1 – “Whipclaw”: Khora’s whip triggers an AOE attack. The whip can be equipped with melee mods.
Ability 2 – “Ensnare”: Khora creates a trap made of living metal, in which enemies are ensnared. Enemies that come too close are also engulfed by the trap. A whip strike destroys the trap.
Ability 3 – “Venari”: Venari is Khora’s own Kavat, which is summoned with this skill. The cat can switch between three modes in which it either attacks, defends, or heals the team. Players trigger the mode switch themselves.
Ability 4 – “Strangledome” – Create a dome that traps enemies and strangles them with chains. As long as they are trapped, they take constant damage.
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Khora also brings new weapons and cosmetics to Warframe
Khora and her cats also bring several deadly items. There will also be new weapons that you can use to slaughter through hordes of enemies. For Fashion-Frame, there are also a few cosmetics.
Below are the new items presented with images. The statistics are not yet available.
Hystrix
Khora’s sidearm can change elemental damage.
Dual Keres
Khora’s swords have claw-like blades.
Veldt
A rifle that fires rapidly and has precise calibration.
New Zaw Parts
Hok will have new Zaw parts in his shop on Cetus.
Kerata Syandana – Cosmetic
Delphi Helm – Cosmetic for Khora
New Survival Mode “Sanctuary Onslaught” brings new portal mechanics
To obtain Khora, you must fight through the new survival mode “Sanctuary Onslaught”. Here, the AI Cephalon Simaris has captured Khora and holds her prisoner. As is common for a survival mission, you will face an endless wave of enemies.
New to this survival mode is the portal function. If you survive the enemy waves long enough, a portal will appear through which you can escape. This will throw you into the next randomly generated room, where you will need to continue surviving. The portal can be seen in the image below.
The wait is over, and Khora is coming to PC this week. Consoles will receive the update “Beast of the Sanctuary” in May.
The “Beast of the Sanctuary” update brings Peculiar Mods – but only for testing
The “Beast of the Sanctuary” update will also introduce a first test for the new and peculiar Peculiar Mods.
Originally, it was planned that a reward from “Sanctuary Onslaught” would be the “Peculiar Mods” which translate to something like strange or curious mods. These special modifications themselves serve no purpose except to trigger a quirky effect.
However, since these mods have been received controversially by the community, Digital Extremes is scaling them down to a test run. You will only receive the already introduced “Flower Mods”. These allow flowers to grow from enemies when they are critically hit.
At first, they want to see how players receive the mods and how they interact with them. Afterward, the system could either be completely scrapped or adjusted before more Peculiar Mods are added to the game.
What is better now? Fortnite or PUBG? This short film humorously addresses the battle with dance grenades and frying pans.
In the community, two giants of the battle royale genre face off: PUBG and Fortnite. Who would win a direct fight? Do the weapons from PUBG even stand a chance against Fortnite’s building mode, or would it be way too “op” in a duel?
PUBG vs Fortnite – The Duel!
The video from Nukazooka shows you what a confrontation between the two BR games might look like and how delightfully crazy such battles with magical structures or frying pans would appear in the real world.
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Although it’s just a short film, it highlights the pros and cons of both games well. First, it gives the viewer a sense of each game before ending in a bloody battle. While in PUBG you occasionally deal with game crashes or lags, in Fortnite a 12-year-old might yell at you about how bad you are and how undeservedly you won.
Spoiler
That PUBG wins in the end will not resolve the debate for everyone about which game is better. But hey, if you argue with a friend about which game is better: In PUBG, there’s chicken at the end!
You have completed the story of Monster Hunter World, upgraded your gear significantly, and now don’t know what to do, and Monster Hunter World is getting boring? How about challenging yourself a little bit?
Monster Hunter World offers you content that you can tackle for over a hundred hours and beyond. After completing the main story, you can also finish all optional quests and unlock features like the rainbow dye. Or you become trophy-hunters and take on tasks like collecting rare pets and gold crowns.
However, once all that is done and it’s just about farming monsters for better gear, some hunters find that certain excitement is missing. Farming the same monsters feels boring and monotonous to some quickly.
To bring more variety back into monster hunting, you can challenge yourself with a bit of creativity. Here are a few suggestions on how to make life as a hunter hell for yourself.
Monsters too easy? Take off the armor
Especially if you have progressed far in the game, fully augmented your gear, and filled it with decorations, the monsters become quite easy. If you want to make the battle more exciting again, just take off your armor and see how you fare against the monsters.
After all, only your gear contributes to your character’s strength. Without it, you will just be paper for the monsters, and you will need to demonstrate high concentration and good reflexes again.
Besides the “No Armor Challenge”, you can do other simple things to make the battle more exciting:
Use only bombs
Items are prohibited
The kinsect of the insect glaive is your only weapon
Attacks are only allowed from the air
You may not heal
Palicos stay at home
You can only attack while sliding
Quest failed? You’re dead! Delete the save file
If a monster knocks you down, you don’t die, but you are carried back to camp on a cart. So you just become unconscious. How about increasing the risk of a hunt?
From now on, you will die if a monster catches you, and you must delete your save file and start over. You can tie this to different conditions. Either you die as soon as the quest fails, or you delete your character already after being knocked out.
For this challenge, you can of course use a second character. Or do you dare to play with your main character?
Game Roulette! Luck decides about weapons, monsters, and challenges
Another way to create excitement is to play with randomness. You can quickly write down the weapons and monsters on slips of paper. Before you embark on the next quest, draw one of the weapon and monster slips. Now you must use the weapon you drew and fight the monster that was on the slip.
You can also continue this random principle with various challenges, such as “items prohibited” or “playing without armor”. This way, you’ll continually get new combinations of challenges. Perhaps you’ll even accidentally discover your new favorite weapon, even though you thought you hated it.
Speedruns – every second and the slightest mistake counts
The most famous method to create an endgame challenge in Monster Hunter World is speedruns. Here there are two methods:
Complete the story as quickly as possible: Start a new save file and try to kill Xeno’Jiiva for the first time as quickly as possible. There is also a page with an international leaderboard.
Hunt monsters as quickly as possible: Try to hunt a specific monster as quickly as possible with different weapon builds.
If you step on a paralysis toad just once here and get caught by its dust, it can cost you the new record. Moreover, speedruns are also often used to compare weapon builds. Anyone who wants to set records must know Monster Hunter World inside and out.
Want a bit of PvP? The last one standing wins
Monster Hunter World is actually a cooperative game where you fight monsters with other hunters. With the “Last-Man-Standing” game, you can also compete against your teammates. Every time someone in the group becomes unconscious and is carried back to camp, they must also stay there.
The one who remains in the group last wins the round. Here you can also try to annoy each other. Let the paralysis toad explode under another hunter, use friendly fire to disturb your buddy. Here, any nasty tactic is allowed!
Do you have more ideas for challenges like this? Then leave us a comment with your suggestions.
If these suggestions don’t excite you to continue playing Monster Hunter World, it might be time for a new game. Maybe you’ll find something in one of these lists:
Since its release, players have suspected that a hidden Juggler mechanic comes into play in Destiny 2. While Bungie still hasn’t commented on the hypothesis, a player took matters into his own hands and conducted a test series. And indeed: It seems that Bungie wants to turn Guardians in Destiny into weapon jugglers.
Ever since the release of Destiny 2, some Guardians believe that noticeably less ammunition drops for the currently equipped weapon in activities. They refer to a hidden Juggler mechanic.
Juggler was known in Destiny 1 as a modifier for story missions and strikes.
While players openly criticized the possibility of this hidden mechanic, Bungie remained silent. Players are still waiting for an official response as to whether this is their own distorted perception, a bug, or an actual mechanic.
A player has now conducted a test series to investigate the speculations.
What is Juggler anyway?
In Destiny 1, Juggler was one of the less popular modifiers, which ensured that no ammunition for the currently equipped weapon dropped from defeated enemies. As a result, players had to pay more attention to their remaining ammunition and switch more frequently between primary, special, and heavy weapons.
The modifier was used in story missions and strikes.
In Destiny 2, a similar, but hidden modifier is supposed to be in effect in all activities. While it is not the case that no ammunition drops for the currently equipped weapon, according to numerous players, the ammunition supply has noticeably decreased.
Player conducts Juggler test in the Lost Sector
The Reddit user diaryofadragonborn had enough of hypotheses and theories and conducted his own test series in the Lost Sector Widow’s Walk in the EDZ. He fought 500 enemies with kinetic, energy, and power weapons each and compared the dropped ammunition.
Dropped ammunition while using the kinetic weapon:
Kinetic ammunition: 30 (26.09%)
Energy ammunition: 74 (64.35%)
Power ammunition: 11 (9.57%)
Dropped ammunition while using the energy weapon:
Kinetic ammunition: 69 (65.09%)
Energy ammunition: 29 (27.36%)
Power ammunition: 8 (7.55%)
Dropped ammunition while using the power weapon:
Kinetic ammunition: 67 (54.03%)
Energy ammunition: 50 (40.32%)
Power ammunition: 7 (5.65%)
The test revealed that ammunition for the currently equipped kinetic or energy weapon drops only about 25 percent of the time, while the other weapon had a drop rate of about 65 percent.
diaryofadragonborn encourages players to conduct further tests themselves. He also finds it interesting to find out whether other weapons have an influence on the respective drop chance. He himself wants to continue investigating the drop rate of power ammunition.
What Players Say
On Reddit, players feel confirmed in their suspicion of the hidden mechanic. User crypticfreak wouldn’t have a problem with the system if the game actively encouraged weapon switching.
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Currently, however, the mechanic feels as if Destiny 2 is just forcing players to switch.
Another player counters that it is actually intended for Guardians to switch their weapons in combat depending on the situation. After all, enemy shields are more vulnerable to energy weapons, while opponents without shields are more susceptible to kinetic weapons.
The question would only be whether the current system recognizes which weapon dealt the most damage and not just which one achieved the kill. Because if that were the case, this hidden mechanic would punish Guardians just for playing the game “correctly.”
The latest processor generation “Ryzen 2” from AMD will be released on April 19 with prices ranging from €195 to €319. Can it surpass Intel’s i7 8700K?
AMD is not only known for its graphics cards but also for good processors. With the Ryzen models, the company has managed to pose strong competition to Intel. In particular, DIY builders clearly prefer Ryzen. Almost a year later, the successor models are now being released.
From €195 upwards
The sales are conducted through third-party vendors, not through AMD itself. A total of 4 versions are offered at once:
• Ryzen 5 2600: €195; 6 x 3.4-3.9 GHz; power consumption of 65 watts • Ryzen 5 2600X: €225; 6 x 3.6 – 4.2 GHz; power consumption of 95 watts • Ryzen 7 2700: €289; 8 x 3.2 – 4.1 GHz; power consumption of 65 watts • Ryzen 7 2700X: €319; 8 x 3.7 – 4.3 GHz; power consumption of 105 watts
A new processor also always raises the question of a new motherboard. Ryzen 2 continues to be compatible with the chipsets A320, B350, and X370 after an update. So, if you already own an old Ryzen processor, you can easily switch to the new model. Additionally, the new chipset X470 will soon be released, priced from €150.
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According to the Spanish site El Chapuzas Informatico, the Ryzen 7 2700X is about ten percent faster in games than its predecessor, the Ryzen 7 1700. For applications, the performance increase is slightly lower at 7%. The reason for the increase is lower cache and memory latencies.
Ryzen 7 and Ryzen 5 performance are close to each other in games. However, the problem with these first benchmarks is that both processors are likely limited by the used graphics card, the GTX 1070 with ultra details. In applications, Ryzen 7 has a clear advantage due to its additional cores.
According to the benchmark comparison from wccftech, the Intel CPU i7 8700K and AMD Ryzen 7 2700X are on par. In Doom, Ryzen 7 achieves 56,067 FPS, the i7 8700K 56,167 FPS, and in Resident Evil 7 it’s 44,735 for AMD and 43,494 for Intel. The same goes for other games. Sometimes Intel wins, sometimes AMD. The differences are always marginal.
If the game benefits from a high core count, Ryzen wins. If the clock rate is more important, the i7 8700K wins the duel.
AMD has always had strong competitors. In the graphics card sector, it is Nvidia, in processors, Intel. For a long time, Intel seemed unbeatable and put AMD in a financial predicament. Analysts even suspected the company’s bankruptcy by 2020.
But the CEO Lisa Su, appointed at the end of 2014, managed to turn things around. Through a long-term strategy, she ensured AMD’s financial success. With the Ryzen CPUs, she achieved a breakthrough: AMD is profitable again and Lisa Su is seen as the new Steve Jobs.
Lineage 2 Revolution (iOs and Android) is getting a huge update in May. It includes server merges, new PvP sieges, 3vs3 duels, additional PvE zones, and new realms. A chance for a fresh start with extra rewards for new players and veterans?
In May, some servers of Lineage 2 Revolution will be merged. This is to allow more players to play together simultaneously. The following European realms are affected:
Ken Rauhel 01 & Ken Rauhel 02 will merge into Ken RauhelN1
Ken Rauhel 03 & Ken Rauhel 05 will merge into Ken RauhelN2
Ken Rauhel 06 & Ken Rauhel 07 will merge into Ken RauhelN4
Ken Rauhel 04 will become Ken RauhelN3 and will only be renamed
Dion 01 & Dion 02 will merge into DionN1
Gluido 01 & Gluido 02 will merge into GluidoN1
Gracia 01 & Gracia 02 will merge into GraciaN1
Oren 01 & Oren 02 will merge into OrenN1
Deforge remains as is
Your characters will all remain intact, but you will only see the 4 highest-level heroes on the first page of the selection menu. If your name is already taken, a special character will be added to it, and you will receive a free name change ticket.
If you prefer to start something completely new instead of the merged realms, you can do so in May on the new servers. Lineage 2 Revolution will get a series of new servers in the USA, Europe, and South America in May.
There you can make a fresh start and experience the race to the top in PvE and PvP once again. As a small incentive, the developers are offering plenty of bonuses if you register now:
The more pre-registrations there are, the better goodies there will be for all players
The new servers will have experience boosts, allowing you to progress faster
There are additional login rewards and bonus loot at certain levels
There is exclusive special loot, depending on whether you use iOs or Android
Those who reserve a name will receive the exclusive title “First Vanguard”
In FIFA 18 Ultimate Team, there are predictions for the Team of the Season (TOTS) of the “Most Consistent” team. These players could join the Team of the Season (TDS) in FUT.
On April 27, the “Team of the Season” event starts in FIFA 18 Ultimate Team. Along with the “Team of the Year”, the TOTS is the most important promo in FUT. Many players receive greatly upgraded blue special cards.
The event kicks off with the “Community-TOTS”. It resembles the “Most Consistent” team from previous FUT years: only players who have not received a special card throughout the season are included.
The decision is made through fan voting on futhead or futwiz, with the poll open until April 20. We will provide you with predictions for the “FIFA 18 Community Team”.
FUT 18 – Prediction for the Community-TOTS in Ultimate Team
Which players from the “Most Consistent” selection will make it into the Team of the Season? The official team will be revealed shortly before the release, but major FIFA websites are already making their predictions on which players deserve a spot in the TOTS.
This prediction will not 100% align with EA’s TOTS, but it gives a good overview of which players could be included. Especially with fan voting, it is extremely difficult to make predictions, as most fans vote based on personal preference rather than performance.
Community-TOTS Prediction – futhead
Starting XI:
Jan Oblak – GK – OVR 88
Ben Davies – LB – OVR 8
Gerard Pique – CB – OVR 87
Giorgio Chiellini – CB – OVR 89
Kieran Tierney – LB – OVR 78
Aviles Hurtardo – LW – OVR 78
Sergio Busquets – CDM – OVR 87
Javi Martinez – CDM – OVR 86
Jose Callejon – RW – OVR 83
Jamie Vardy – ST – OVR 81
Moussa Marega – ST – OVR 79
Substitutes:
Alisson – GK – OVR 80
Phillip Max – LB – OVR 77
Marko Van Ginkel – CM – OVR 78
Ruud Vormer – CM – OVR 77
Alireza Jahanbahsh – RW – OVR 77
Nemanja Nikolic – ST – OVR 75
Burak Yilmaz – ST – OVR 78
Reserves:
Presnal Kimpembe – CB – OVR 78
Camillo Ciano – CAM – OVR 73
Lee Jae Sung – CM – OVR 76
Adebayo Akinfenwa – ST – OVR 64
Jaime Mata – ST – OVR 72
What is the “Team of the Season” actually?
The “Team of the Season” (TDS) – better known as “Team of the Season” (TOTS) – is the biggest event in Ultimate Team for most FIFA gamers. Many players receive an upgraded blue special card during this time.
Over 400 player cards are expected to receive a TOTS version in FUT 18. This is because many teams are released, each containing 23 players – while the “Team of the Year” (TOTY) only features a single 11-man selection.
The rating of the players usually increases by 5 to 9 points – for top stars in the major leagues, ratings can reach the high 90s. The basis for selection is performance during the 2017/2018 season – unlike the TOTY, which considered the entire calendar year of 2017 for evaluation.
While the major top leagues are usually available in packs for one week, the smaller leagues often appear for only three days.
Otherwise, TOTS cards behave like Informs: If you don’t want to wait to pull a card from packs, you can buy them on the transfer market. The normal gold versions of the players are not available during this time.
Fortnite (PC, PS4, Xbox One, iOS) is constantly expanding its arsenal of weapons. Therefore, a new weapon is coming soon: the Light Machine Gun (LMG)
Fortnite is one of the games that receives the fastest updates and expansions from the developers. Every week, there is something new in the game, be it more skins, game modes, challenges, or new weapons or items.
Recently, there were steering rockets, incendiary C4 bombs, and powerful portable fortresses. Next up is a new weapon, the Light Machine Gun (LMG).
Is the LMG a minigun with more kick?
The Light Machine Gun is already visible on the startup screen of Fortnite. So it should be coming soon, possibly this week in the new update.
But what can the Light Machine Gun do in Fortnite: Battle Royale? According to the description text, it is said to have a high rate of fire, a large magazine, and a long reload time.
On the data mining site StormShieldOne, initial statistics are also available. The Light Machine Gun has the following stats:
Damage: 26
Magazine: 100 rounds
Rate of Fire: 8
Reload Time: 4.75 seconds
How accurate these values are is currently unclear. With these stats, the Light Machine Gun would inflict significantly more damage than a minigun, but shoot slightly slower. Since almost no one uses the minigun anymore, the Light Machine Gun is likely to become an interesting alternative.
Alternative to the Assault Rifle?
The LMG might even rival the ever-popular assault rifle. It inflicts more damage per shot, but shoots slower and has only one-third the magazine capacity.
It will likely appear in the quality tiers “Rare,” “Epic,” and “Legendary.”
What do you think about the Light Machine Gun in Fortnite? Are you excited for the new super weapon or do you see it as an unpopular weapon like the minigun back in the day?
Anyone who wants to fill their PokéDex in Pokémon GO with Kanto monsters can only do so effectively for a few more hours.
Trainers, the Kanto week in Pokémon GO will end today. The event brings you special bonuses until the evening and causes more monsters from the Kanto region to spawn.
End of the Kanto Week
The Kanto event started on the evening of April 10 in Pokémon GO and was supposed to be active for a week. This means that the event will end today, April 17.
If all goes according to plan, you should be able to take advantage of the event bonuses until 10:00 PM.
As long as the event is still running, you can take advantage of the following bonuses:
Increased spawns of Pokémon from the 1st generation
Double candy rewards for all actions (walking with buddy, sending Pokémon, etc.)
The double candy rewards are a reason to make full use of the event. Even if you have already filled your PokéDex with all the monsters from the Kanto region, double candies are, for example, beneficial for trainers who want to perform mass evolutions and thus collect experience points.
Additionally, rare(re) monsters like Magikarp spawn more frequently. In some places, you often find them even without the event, but now they appear much more often.
The MMORPG Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen seems to be capturing the interest of many MMO fans – including us at Mein MMO. Let’s take a look at why this is the case.
Actually, whenever an article about Pantheon is posted, we register a relatively high interest in the indie MMORPG on Mein MMO. And there are longer discussions about the title.
Pantheon seems to strike a chord with players. Is it the classic gameplay? The focus on PvE? We’ll take a closer look at this.
What is Pantheon actually?
Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen is supposed to be a classic MMORPG that aims to bring players back to the early days of the genre. It is being developed by Brad McQuaid, who was also significantly involved in the design of Everquest and developed Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.
The focus in Pantheon is on PvE adventures that you experience together in a group. You explore a vast world, complete quests, and battle monsters in the wilderness or in dungeons. The emphasis is on group content and leveraging the strengths of your class within a team.
Pantheon is supposed to play like a classic MMORPG, but is also expanded with some modern comfort features to avoid appearing “dated”.
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What do players hope for from Pantheon?
MMORPGs have changed over time. For example, there are many single-player contents that must be completed solo. PvP elements often find their way into the game world. But many wish for a player experience like one could have during the early days of the genre:
Repeatable content that still offers new challenges
What could Pantheon become?
Best Case: In the best case, Brad McQuaid achieves a stroke of genius. He hits exactly the nerve of the players who wish for a classic gaming experience and builds a community of veterans who take the game seriously. This could lead to a very good community.
Worst Case: Since the development has been plagued by significant financial issues, the worst-case scenario would be that the development studio runs out of money. We don’t assume that and therefore think that Pantheon can only cater to a small niche of hardcore MMORPG fans in the worst case, while all others might feel put off by the classic gameplay.
The graphics – is that still acceptable today?
Pantheon uses the Unity engine and often relies on the Unity Asset Store for assets. Therefore, the game looks similar in some screenshots and videos to the recently released Shroud of the Avatar which also uses the Unity engine and frequently draws on models from the asset store.
One of the common criticisms of Pantheon is the graphics, which many feel are not good enough. Although Pantheon is not ugly, modern MMORPGs do look significantly better graphically. This could especially deter graphics-sensitive players.
Our community member Henk says: “Sounds very interesting but looks pretty outdated and lame again … Too bad, I doubt I will warm up to it.”
nyso adds: “Wow! The combat system is already tiring me out and the graphics are okay now, but in five years, it will scream ‘badly aged’ again. I predict a flop.”
In contrast, IchhassePvP states: “Then you’re clearly not part of the target audience of such a deliberately very, very old-school MMORPG.”
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What does the Mein-MMO community think about Pantheon?
Pantheon is a very hot topic and there are different opinions about the game. Here are some examples:
Wumme: “PvE how boring”
Ahmbor: “That sounds great 🙂 Another cozy, quiet MMORPG :)”
Ectheltawar: “How nice it would be to get an MMO that shares the visions that once underpinned Vanguard. What some forget here is that Pantheon is probably not designed to appeal to a million-player audience. It is meant to appeal to a very specific type of player. If that’s not for you, you may quietly move on and accept that you’re simply not part of the target audience.”
Starthilfer: “Old school is nice and all, but it looks like the movement patterns and combat system are from 20 years ago. I’m a huge fan of multiplayer dungeons like ESO or WoW, but I just can’t get on board with this. I think one should also move with the times and represent fights in a more action-packed way. Fluid, harmonious movements should also be doable.”
Bamux: “Everquest 1 with modern graphics, I’ll buy it 🙂 Yes, the combat system looks outdated and probably is when the game launches. But it speaks to me because I know how well it worked in Everquest.”
Kendrick Young: “Classic PvE” – Oh man, when I read that…. Primitive button-smashing, where you circle the opponent – that will surely be fun over time…. sounds like a mobile game.”
When will Pantheon be released?
Pantheon will most likely not launch in 2018. The team is very small and has big goals. Currently, an alpha is taking place. If we’re lucky, the beta will still start in 2018. We do not expect a release before 2019.
Mein-MMO thinks: Pantheon seems to resonate with a specific target audience. Of course, not everyone can appreciate the old school, but there are enough players who fondly remember the times of Everquest and Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.
These players want to relive such an MMO and Pantheon could fulfill that wish for them. If some modern features are added that do not dilute the classic feeling, it could be conceivable that Pantheon could also appeal to “younger” players as a target audience.
Fortnite: Battle Royale was so important for a teenager that he continued to play it even when a tornado was destroying the neighbor’s house. Only when his own house was slowly disintegrating did he take cover from the storm.
Battle Royale games like Fortnite are among the most exciting games available right now. The excitement is especially indescribable at the beginning and the end of the game. When only a handful of players remain, everything else becomes unimportant, and for many players, it only matters to survive the final fight!
It’s hard to get distracted when a real-life tornado is tearing through your hometown!
Just Wait Out the Storm
A powerful tornado recently ravaged the small town of Greensboro in North Carolina. The whirlwind mercilessly tore through the town at 135 miles per hour (217 km/h), leaving a path of destruction. Houses were blown away, roofs ripped off, power lines whipped around, and cars flew through the air like toys.
However, while most residents of the town were frantically seeking cover, one remained calm: the teenager Anton Williams was in the middle of a Fortnite game. And he was winning. It would be ridiculous if such a silly storm ruined his victory.
When Cars Were Flying By, Doubts Crept In
According to a statement on US television, the teenager wasn’t even aware of what was happening outside at first. Sure, he saw the neighboring houses being ripped apart. But whatever, he was winning; the tornado could wait!
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But then it got worse, and when power lines started whipping around and cars flew past the window, the boy had some concerns about his safety. So he reluctantly left his game behind and brought himself along with his sister and nephew to safety in the bathroom.
While hiding from the storm there, he mainly thought about his abandoned Fortnite game, which he could no longer win. However, he also became worried about his neighbors. Unfortunately, he still lost the game…
How do you behave when playing Fortnite? Is everything else unimportant to you as well, or are there priorities before a Victory Royale?
This way, one becomes highly dependent on the performance of a specific game – in this case, Destiny 2. If user interest in the site’s only flagship dwindles, it is only understandable that this development leads to massive problems.
The Departure of the Old Podcast Crew Affected PlanetDestiny as Early as 2016
However, a personnel factor has also contributed to the recent developments surrounding PlanetDestiny. A noticeable decline is said to have occurred, according to fans and former employees, as early as late 2016. A major personnel change took place when almost the entire original podcast and YouTube crew left the site – suddenly and without much notice.
Particularly the departure of Patrick Casey, known as Holtzmann, is said to have affected the site. Many considered him the brain behind PlanetDestiny, although he stated that he only had a professional relationship with the site.
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This setback seems to have never been properly compensated by the site. And many people among the new staff have also left. None of the participants have ever really commented on the reasons. However, it is speculated that there was a dispute over the rights to the produced content. It is also suggested that former employees saw greater opportunities for themselves to earn more money outside of PlanetDestiny and with other content as interest in Destiny steadily declined.
The poor development of Bungie’s Destiny 2 and the associated declining user interest have certainly contributed to the imbalance of PlanetDestiny, but these were by no means the only factors that led to this development.
What About a Return of PlanetDestiny?
Since March 13, PlanetDestiny has only been providing the community with regular information about developments related to Destiny 2 via Twitter. However, these are almost exclusively retweets of official information from Bungie. Against this background, a return seems hardly conceivable – at least not in the foreseeable future.
However, on April 14, 2018, there was a small glimmer of hope for PlanetDestiny.
The Twitch broadcaster Moonvald from the PlanetDestiny team announced via Twitter that she has recently taken on the position of Acting Manager at PlanetDestiny and will be responsible for the PlanetDestiny channels and the site’s social media presence in the future. Furthermore, she will be responsible for content-specific matters and will work with the production team.
The previously main responsible Ryan announced his departure from PlanetDestiny via Twitter in this context.
It seems that at least a hint of life still resides in PlanetDestiny. Whether and in what form a realignment and an intended return will succeed is currently hard to predict. However, it would certainly be desirable.
We wish the colleagues at PlanetDestiny the best and will continue to follow developments related to the site.
For more on the Destiny community, click here. There, we discuss one of the biggest YouTubers related to Destiny:
For such an approach, where the entire staff is bypassed in the face of such an important decision, there can generally only be a few valid reasons. First and foremost, the financial aspect is obvious.
Was PlanetDestiny No Longer Making Enough Money?
While PlanetDestiny is an independent site, according to a former employee, it is under a parent company based in Europe. Looking at the development of the site over the past year, it seems clear that PlanetDestiny has not been generating enough revenue recently and thus has not met the expectations of its funders.
Over the years, several well-known community members have worked for the site, but the staff has constantly rotated and never significantly grown. PlanetDestiny has never employed a large number of employees – not even at its peak. This is an indicator that financial resources were apparently limited.
As interest in Destiny and subsequently in Destiny 2 waned during 2017 and 2018, the site may have ceased to be profitable for the parent company. The one-sided focus of PlanetDestiny on a major gaming franchise may have contributed to the current situation.
This way, one becomes highly dependent on the performance of a specific game – in this case, Destiny 2. If user interest in the site’s only flagship dwindles, it is only understandable that this development leads to massive problems.
The Departure of the Old Podcast Crew Affected PlanetDestiny as Early as 2016
However, a personnel factor has also contributed to the recent developments surrounding PlanetDestiny. A noticeable decline is said to have occurred, according to fans and former employees, as early as late 2016. A major personnel change took place when almost the entire original podcast and YouTube crew left the site – suddenly and without much notice.
Particularly the departure of Patrick Casey, known as Holtzmann, is said to have affected the site. Many considered him the brain behind PlanetDestiny, although he stated that he only had a professional relationship with the site.
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This setback seems to have never been properly compensated by the site. And many people among the new staff have also left. None of the participants have ever really commented on the reasons. However, it is speculated that there was a dispute over the rights to the produced content. It is also suggested that former employees saw greater opportunities for themselves to earn more money outside of PlanetDestiny and with other content as interest in Destiny steadily declined.
The poor development of Bungie’s Destiny 2 and the associated declining user interest have certainly contributed to the imbalance of PlanetDestiny, but these were by no means the only factors that led to this development.
What About a Return of PlanetDestiny?
Since March 13, PlanetDestiny has only been providing the community with regular information about developments related to Destiny 2 via Twitter. However, these are almost exclusively retweets of official information from Bungie. Against this background, a return seems hardly conceivable – at least not in the foreseeable future.
However, on April 14, 2018, there was a small glimmer of hope for PlanetDestiny.
The Twitch broadcaster Moonvald from the PlanetDestiny team announced via Twitter that she has recently taken on the position of Acting Manager at PlanetDestiny and will be responsible for the PlanetDestiny channels and the site’s social media presence in the future. Furthermore, she will be responsible for content-specific matters and will work with the production team.
The previously main responsible Ryan announced his departure from PlanetDestiny via Twitter in this context.
It seems that at least a hint of life still resides in PlanetDestiny. Whether and in what form a realignment and an intended return will succeed is currently hard to predict. However, it would certainly be desirable.
We wish the colleagues at PlanetDestiny the best and will continue to follow developments related to the site.
For more on the Destiny community, click here. There, we discuss one of the biggest YouTubers related to Destiny:
There, he addressed concerned fans and explained that the channel would not be completely closed, but would simply not be updated for a while. Even under a YouTube video of a former content creator for PlanetDestiny, which dealt with the current situation of the site, Ryan noted that the channel is currently on hold, but will not be permanently closed.
However, many fans view this step by PlanetDestiny as their last. Even the once-popular forum has hardly any significant activity to show. The majority of the fan community firmly believes that the former community icon PlanetDestiny is now taking its last breaths.
What Led to This Development at PlanetDestiny?
While there were no official statements regarding the reasons for the stop of the podcast and the YouTube channel, a lot of furious fans accuse Bungie and Destiny 2 of being responsible for the effective death of PlanetDestiny. The second Destiny installment is simply so poorly and simplistically crafted that there is hardly anything worth analyzing or reporting on in a deeply profound manner.
In some parts this sentiment may be valid, but was that truly the decisive reason for the current situation of the site?
According to statements from a former content creator for PlanetDestiny – the YouTuber TheBlackLink – the decision to close the podcast and the YouTube channel was made from above and bypassed the actual team. According to him, none of the site staff of PlanetDestiny or the podcast crew were involved in this decision – it was as big a shock for them as it was for the fans.
For such an approach, where the entire staff is bypassed in the face of such an important decision, there can generally only be a few valid reasons. First and foremost, the financial aspect is obvious.
Was PlanetDestiny No Longer Making Enough Money?
While PlanetDestiny is an independent site, according to a former employee, it is under a parent company based in Europe. Looking at the development of the site over the past year, it seems clear that PlanetDestiny has not been generating enough revenue recently and thus has not met the expectations of its funders.
Over the years, several well-known community members have worked for the site, but the staff has constantly rotated and never significantly grown. PlanetDestiny has never employed a large number of employees – not even at its peak. This is an indicator that financial resources were apparently limited.
As interest in Destiny and subsequently in Destiny 2 waned during 2017 and 2018, the site may have ceased to be profitable for the parent company. The one-sided focus of PlanetDestiny on a major gaming franchise may have contributed to the current situation.
This way, one becomes highly dependent on the performance of a specific game – in this case, Destiny 2. If user interest in the site’s only flagship dwindles, it is only understandable that this development leads to massive problems.
The Departure of the Old Podcast Crew Affected PlanetDestiny as Early as 2016
However, a personnel factor has also contributed to the recent developments surrounding PlanetDestiny. A noticeable decline is said to have occurred, according to fans and former employees, as early as late 2016. A major personnel change took place when almost the entire original podcast and YouTube crew left the site – suddenly and without much notice.
Particularly the departure of Patrick Casey, known as Holtzmann, is said to have affected the site. Many considered him the brain behind PlanetDestiny, although he stated that he only had a professional relationship with the site.
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This setback seems to have never been properly compensated by the site. And many people among the new staff have also left. None of the participants have ever really commented on the reasons. However, it is speculated that there was a dispute over the rights to the produced content. It is also suggested that former employees saw greater opportunities for themselves to earn more money outside of PlanetDestiny and with other content as interest in Destiny steadily declined.
The poor development of Bungie’s Destiny 2 and the associated declining user interest have certainly contributed to the imbalance of PlanetDestiny, but these were by no means the only factors that led to this development.
What About a Return of PlanetDestiny?
Since March 13, PlanetDestiny has only been providing the community with regular information about developments related to Destiny 2 via Twitter. However, these are almost exclusively retweets of official information from Bungie. Against this background, a return seems hardly conceivable – at least not in the foreseeable future.
However, on April 14, 2018, there was a small glimmer of hope for PlanetDestiny.
The Twitch broadcaster Moonvald from the PlanetDestiny team announced via Twitter that she has recently taken on the position of Acting Manager at PlanetDestiny and will be responsible for the PlanetDestiny channels and the site’s social media presence in the future. Furthermore, she will be responsible for content-specific matters and will work with the production team.
The previously main responsible Ryan announced his departure from PlanetDestiny via Twitter in this context.
It seems that at least a hint of life still resides in PlanetDestiny. Whether and in what form a realignment and an intended return will succeed is currently hard to predict. However, it would certainly be desirable.
We wish the colleagues at PlanetDestiny the best and will continue to follow developments related to the site.
For more on the Destiny community, click here. There, we discuss one of the biggest YouTubers related to Destiny:
One of the most important English-language hubs for the Destiny franchise, PlanetDestiny, has recently effectively ceased operations. Furious fans and community members blame Bungie and Destiny 2 for the demise of the site. But are the studio and the current Destiny installment truly responsible for the end of PlanetDestiny?
The Destiny community is losing one of its key hubs: The popular site PlanetDestiny is almost completely shutting down. The popular podcast and the in-house YouTube channel have been suspended – according to the responsible parties, but only temporarily.
However, the site has had hardly any significant activities since late 2017. Many fans and community members blame Bungie and Destiny 2 for the apparent demise of the site.
Is Destiny 2 actually responsible for the downfall of PlanetDestiny?
PlanetDestiny – a Community Icon
PlanetDestiny was founded in 2013 and rose to become one of the most popular hubs for the large Destiny community with the increasing popularity of Destiny 1. Many players visited the site week after week or even daily to see what Xur had, what the new week brought after the Weekly Reset, or any other interesting news related to the Destiny series.
The site aimed to serve as a central hub for fans of the franchise, catering to every interest of the players. Everyone who had a question about Destiny should find an answer here.
PlanetDestiny became particularly famous for its in-depth analyses, weapon and equipment reviews, and extensive guides on various aspects of the Destiny games.
But the site also boasted a comprehensive database of all Destiny items and a popular forum.
Planet Destiny also operated its own YouTube channel and a podcast, which was very popular among Destiny fans, since prominent figures from the community regularly appeared as guests.
PlanetDestiny Effectively Dead Since March 2018
It is noticeable that the activity of the site has been consistently declining throughout 2017 – that is, during the days of Destiny 1. Although it experienced a brief resurgence with the release of Destiny 2, work on the site was significantly reduced since the fourth quarter of last year.
Fewer and fewer guides and analyses were published there. Since November 2017, there have been hardly any significant activities on the site. Only the YouTube channel continued to provide interested Guardians with regular information about Destiny 2 until March 13. The podcasts were also still regularly continued until March 5, 2018.
When fans later inquired on Twitter about the whereabouts of the next podcast episode, PlanetDestiny announced in a tweet on March 19, 2018, that the podcast and the operation of the YouTube channel would be suspended until further notice.
There, he addressed concerned fans and explained that the channel would not be completely closed, but would simply not be updated for a while. Even under a YouTube video of a former content creator for PlanetDestiny, which dealt with the current situation of the site, Ryan noted that the channel is currently on hold, but will not be permanently closed.
However, many fans view this step by PlanetDestiny as their last. Even the once-popular forum has hardly any significant activity to show. The majority of the fan community firmly believes that the former community icon PlanetDestiny is now taking its last breaths.
What Led to This Development at PlanetDestiny?
While there were no official statements regarding the reasons for the stop of the podcast and the YouTube channel, a lot of furious fans accuse Bungie and Destiny 2 of being responsible for the effective death of PlanetDestiny. The second Destiny installment is simply so poorly and simplistically crafted that there is hardly anything worth analyzing or reporting on in a deeply profound manner.
In some parts this sentiment may be valid, but was that truly the decisive reason for the current situation of the site?
According to statements from a former content creator for PlanetDestiny – the YouTuber TheBlackLink – the decision to close the podcast and the YouTube channel was made from above and bypassed the actual team. According to him, none of the site staff of PlanetDestiny or the podcast crew were involved in this decision – it was as big a shock for them as it was for the fans.
For such an approach, where the entire staff is bypassed in the face of such an important decision, there can generally only be a few valid reasons. First and foremost, the financial aspect is obvious.
Was PlanetDestiny No Longer Making Enough Money?
While PlanetDestiny is an independent site, according to a former employee, it is under a parent company based in Europe. Looking at the development of the site over the past year, it seems clear that PlanetDestiny has not been generating enough revenue recently and thus has not met the expectations of its funders.
Over the years, several well-known community members have worked for the site, but the staff has constantly rotated and never significantly grown. PlanetDestiny has never employed a large number of employees – not even at its peak. This is an indicator that financial resources were apparently limited.
As interest in Destiny and subsequently in Destiny 2 waned during 2017 and 2018, the site may have ceased to be profitable for the parent company. The one-sided focus of PlanetDestiny on a major gaming franchise may have contributed to the current situation.
This way, one becomes highly dependent on the performance of a specific game – in this case, Destiny 2. If user interest in the site’s only flagship dwindles, it is only understandable that this development leads to massive problems.
The Departure of the Old Podcast Crew Affected PlanetDestiny as Early as 2016
However, a personnel factor has also contributed to the recent developments surrounding PlanetDestiny. A noticeable decline is said to have occurred, according to fans and former employees, as early as late 2016. A major personnel change took place when almost the entire original podcast and YouTube crew left the site – suddenly and without much notice.
Particularly the departure of Patrick Casey, known as Holtzmann, is said to have affected the site. Many considered him the brain behind PlanetDestiny, although he stated that he only had a professional relationship with the site.
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This setback seems to have never been properly compensated by the site. And many people among the new staff have also left. None of the participants have ever really commented on the reasons. However, it is speculated that there was a dispute over the rights to the produced content. It is also suggested that former employees saw greater opportunities for themselves to earn more money outside of PlanetDestiny and with other content as interest in Destiny steadily declined.
The poor development of Bungie’s Destiny 2 and the associated declining user interest have certainly contributed to the imbalance of PlanetDestiny, but these were by no means the only factors that led to this development.
What About a Return of PlanetDestiny?
Since March 13, PlanetDestiny has only been providing the community with regular information about developments related to Destiny 2 via Twitter. However, these are almost exclusively retweets of official information from Bungie. Against this background, a return seems hardly conceivable – at least not in the foreseeable future.
However, on April 14, 2018, there was a small glimmer of hope for PlanetDestiny.
The Twitch broadcaster Moonvald from the PlanetDestiny team announced via Twitter that she has recently taken on the position of Acting Manager at PlanetDestiny and will be responsible for the PlanetDestiny channels and the site’s social media presence in the future. Furthermore, she will be responsible for content-specific matters and will work with the production team.
The previously main responsible Ryan announced his departure from PlanetDestiny via Twitter in this context.
It seems that at least a hint of life still resides in PlanetDestiny. Whether and in what form a realignment and an intended return will succeed is currently hard to predict. However, it would certainly be desirable.
We wish the colleagues at PlanetDestiny the best and will continue to follow developments related to the site.
For more on the Destiny community, click here. There, we discuss one of the biggest YouTubers related to Destiny:
A gamemaster from Blizzard’s MMORPG World of Warcraft has entered the game as a Vulpera fox, igniting speculation about whether these humanoid foxes might become a new playable race.
Will the upcoming expansion World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth bring the new Vulpera race? Dataminers found corresponding hints some time ago and fans suspect that this fox race may have a neutral alignment similar to the Pandaren. A confirmation from Blizzard is still pending, of course.
What is the fox doing in WoW?
Now there is another hint that the Vulpera could be introduced as a new playable race. The WoW gamemaster Hiddenscott entered the alpha server of the expansion as a Vulpera. He was seen in Zuldazar, the capital of the Horde, and naturally stood out. Player Nicarao took a screenshot of it and shared it on Twitter.
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Do they belong to one of the two factions Alliance and Horde or are they neutral?
Was this all just a joke that the GM pulled?
What is the deal with the fox race?
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Just trolling?
According to Nicarao, Hiddenscott did not use a spell or an item to transform into a Vulpera. But that doesn’t mean it couldn’t be some kind of trolling. Because gamemasters have many options to “manipulate” the game.
It is quite possible that Hiddenscott merely gave his character the appearance of a Vulpera to troll the players.
For now, WoW fans have no choice but to wait until Blizzard confirms or denies these rumors about the Vulpera in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth.
Trion Worlds planned to hold a large beta test of the upcoming online shooter Defiance 2050, which was supposed to take place on all platforms. Players on PS4 and Xbox One will have to wait longer now. However, the PC beta for Defiance 2050 is taking place, and we at Mein MMO still have keys.
Only PC players will be able to fire the first shots in the game this coming weekend.
Therefore, players on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have to wait for Defiance 2050
If you own an Xbox One or a PS4, unfortunately, you cannot participate in Defiance 2050 yet.
Trion Worlds explains that these versions still need further optimization, and therefore the beta on consoles will have to take place at a later date. There is still no date set. The developers want to get in touch on this as soon as they know the date.
PC players get the first look at the remake
This is interesting because Defiance 2050 is primarily targeting console players as a sort of reboot of the original game. With the remake, Trion aims to reach those who play on PS4 and Xbox One, as the original is not available on those consoles. However, these players will have to wait longer. Meanwhile, PC fans now have the opportunity to see what has changed in the new version. This includes:
A new leveling system
Significant changes to the gameplay
Optimizations for consoles
Improved graphics
New items
We still have keys for the Defiance 2050 beta on PC
Hints for Charmander have now emerged on the Japanese event page for the Community Day in Pokémon GO. What is it about?
Trainers, Charmander might appear as a special Pokémon at the Community Day event in May. The community has now found this hint on the Japanese event website.
Before the German and English websites present this information as well, we do not consider it a fact yet. This is still a sort of leak and should be taken with caution.
Leaks and support tickets claim that Charmander is being chosen
If you visit the Japanese Community Day website, everything looks normal at first. The image still shows Mareep and it seems like everything is still on the stance from the Community Day in April. However, trainers have translated the text below the image and have come to the following conclusion:
“If you evolve ‘Lizard’ into ‘Rizhaudon’ on Saturday, May 19, from 12:00 to 15:00, Rizhaudon can learn a special move.”
According to Japanese time, the Pokémon GO Community Day in May is supposed to take place on Saturday, May 19, from 12:00 to 15:00. Allegedly, Charmander is supposed to be the special monster of this event.
This is not a confirmation yet!
The community warns that this leak is not yet a confirmation for a Charmander event. This text has not been found on any other Community Day page, but only on the Japanese version under the image of Mareep.
Yesterday, there were already “leaks” claiming to confirm Charmander as a fixed Pokémon for the Com Day. A support ticket was shown that could not be officially verified. Therefore, the information stands on thin ice.
We suspect that Niantic will officially announce which monster we can expect at the Community Day in May in all languages during the course of today (Tuesday, April 17). Until then, we consider this information unconfirmed.
