FIFA 18: Manchester FUT Cup – Win prizes watching Twitch

This weekend, the second FUT Champions Cup in FIFA 18 is taking place in Manchester. If you have linked your Twitch and FIFA accounts, you can earn rewards for your Ultimate Team just by watching.

On the way to the FIFA eWorld Cup, there are two major FUT Champions Cups through which professionals can qualify. The second takes place from April 13 to April 15 in Manchester, featuring the best 128 FIFA players competing against each other. Overall, a total of $200,000 prize money is at stake.

As with the first FUT Champions Cup in Barcelona, you can win valuable prizes again this time. You just need to have linked your FIFA account with your Twitch account and follow the tournament in the livestream.

How You Will Be Rewarded for Watching

The first step is to link your accounts, which was possible until the start of the tournament. If you are still linked from the first FUT Champions Cup, you do not need to do this again. If you now turn on the Twitch stream, you will automatically receive a special jersey in the coming days.

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Additionally, you have the opportunity on PS4, Xbox, and PC to receive untradeable “Twitch Drops”. You will receive these no later than 24 hours after the event if you are among the lucky winners.

During the first FUT Champions Cup, even Prime Icons like Patrick Vieira or Lothar Matthäus were awarded. You can find the icon symbol on a Twitter post from EA regarding the linking. It is therefore likely that Prime Icons will also be raffled this time.

The first three confirmed drops are the latest informs from Paul Pogba and Mohamed Salah, as well as Gareth Bale’s FUT Birthday card.

The Schedule for the FUT Champions Cup in Manchester

Matches will be played – as in Barcelona – initially in Swiss format. The 128 players will be divided into a PS4 and an Xbox group. After the group stage, 32 players per console will remain in the race, and the remaining matches will be played in normal knockout rounds.

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On Friday, April 13, the group stage starts at 1 PM. On the first day, 5 rounds of the Swiss system are planned, with the remaining two taking place on Saturday from 1 PM.

At 4:30 PM on the second day, the knockout round begins, by the end there should be 8 players left per console.

On Sunday, April 15, the quarter-finals will take place starting at 1 PM. In the evening, the console finals will occur, and at 9 PM the “Grand Final” of the two console winners.

You can watch the livestream of the tournament on Twitch or Youtube, and stay updated on Twitter or Facebook.

German Professionals Under Pressure

While 7 Germans already qualified through the first FUT Champions Cup in Barcelona, the other 28 participants did not make it. The tournaments are not the only way to qualify for the FIFA eWorld Cup final. Nevertheless, the professionals will want to make everything clear as soon as possible.

In both FUT Champions Cups, 8 players per console secure a ticket to the Global Series playoff event, where a total of 128 players will compete again, 64 per console. The best 32 from the playoffs will face each other in the “Grand Final 18” of the eWorld Cup.

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The Long Road to the FIFA World Cup Final

Among the wavering candidates are young talents such as Schalke’s Tim “Tim Latka” Schwartmann or Timo “TimoX” Siep. His teammate Benedikt “SaLzOr” Saltzer still has to worry about his playoff ticket.

A total of 24 Germans have qualified for the second cup. Players who already have a ticket for the World Cup are also allowed to participate. After all, the winner will receive a prize of $22,000.

The first tournament in January in Barcelona was surprisingly won by the 16-year-old newcomer Donovan “DhTekKz” Hunt. He and international heavyweights like “Gorilla”, “Tass”, or the newcomer from transfermarkt.de “Nicolas99fc” will not make it easy for the German FIFA professionals.

A German eSports player was even suspended for the tournament in Manchester – he is accused of cheating in the Weekend League.

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PUBG: Update bids farewell to clothing, rollback for blue zone

Are the annoying clothing spawns in PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) getting on your nerves? Good news: The new update takes care of it.

The new PUBG update with version number 10 changes the blue zone and brings quality of life improvements. Developers are now getting rid of annoying t-shirts or shoes lying around as loot on the map. And players are happy about it.

No more clothing loot in PUBG

In a PUBG match, players mainly search for weapons and enhancements lying on the ground. Often, t-shirts, pants, or shoes can be found, which sometimes give a slight visual advantage but overall do little.

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In the past, many players have complained about clothing spawns. During the test phase of the new Savage Map, developers removed clothing spawns and focused solely on weapons and their upgrades. This was very well received by the community. They advised the developers to transfer these changes to other maps. Done.

The PC update 10 will make clothing spawns disappear on all PUBG maps. However, there will not be higher spawns for weapons and other items as a result.

You can find the complete patch notes on the official PUBG Steam page.

Changes to the blue zone are rolled back

The update also included changes to the blue zone. Developers worked on the timings and speed of the circles.

PUBG Blue Zone Changes

Shortly after the release of the update, developers collected feedback on Reddit regarding the new zone. This activated faster in the initial phases. Community feedback was mixed. Reddit user Convuzius stated: The new zones are great! This is a battle royale game, not a looting simulator.

Others, however, were not satisfied and felt that everything was now happening much too quickly.

PUBG Blue Zone Complaint

On Reddit, community manager PUBG_Tamat explained that the changes to the blue zone would be rolled back. The mixed feedback on the changes led the developers to this decision. The rollback is supposed to be implemented in the next few hours and will remove the blue zone changes.

In the comments, it was mentioned that PUBG is making these changes much too hastily. User Spree8nyk8 asked: Could you not have given the meta a day or two to settle so we could deal with it?

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User mLunleashed is puzzled by PUBG’s approach: “You have a test server that is exactly for this scenario. You release a new update that sounds great. […] Suddenly, hours later, boom, it’s on the live servers. I thought okay, that was pretty hasty, but hey, apparently everyone loved the changes, otherwise they wouldn’t have been deployed so quickly on the live servers.

Not even 24 hours later, you rollback the biggest changes of the update. […] Let the big updates, for which you want feedback, stay on the live servers for at least 48 hours. Give players a chance to test them.”

Did you have a chance to test the faster blue zone? Do you think the rollback is justified?


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The Mobile Auction House of WoW is too expensive – and is being exploited

Those who wanted to take care of their virtual finances on the go could do this with the mobile auction house from World of Warcraft. However, this feature will be removed from the Arsenal app on April 18 – because it is too expensive.

The Arsenal app from World of Warcraft has been a companion for many WoW players for several years. Check realm status, chat with guild members, check invitations in the calendar, or view talents and equipment – all in one app.

For a long time, particularly engaged players and economic experts could also actively participate in the auction house through the app. The Wolves of Wall Street in Orgrimmar or Stormwind could observe or set auctions, buy items, and rake in gold were among the basic functions.

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Too few users, maintenance blocks the development of new features

On April 18, this part of the app will now be shut down. Already at the beginning of April, Blizzard released this announcement, which sparked a large discussion about “why?” In a relevant thread in the US forum of World of Warcraft, community manager Ythisens finally provided the justification.

Basically, too few players used this feature of the app to justify its maintenance – only 1% of the community. The cost-benefit ratio was not justified for Blizzard.

Particularly the frequent errors were the problem. These repeatedly led to exploits, the misuse of the app, which had impacts on the economy in-game. The resolution of these errors cost more resources than the demand in the community could justify – at the expense of the development of new features.

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The response from CM Ythisens in the official forums.

The Arsenal app will remain!

On the cut-off date, only the auction house function of the Arsenal app will be discontinued. Contrary to rumors, Blizzard has no plans to remove the app completely from the market. Functions like guild chat and item browser will remain.

The foundation of the app, the API, will remain accessible to the community. Pages and apps that monitor the WoW market will remain untouched – and if development allows it at some point, a return of the feature to the Arsenal app is also conceivable.

For more interesting news about World of Warcraft, you can find our WoW group on Facebook.

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FIFA 18: Mohamed Salah is Player of the Month March

In FIFA 18 Ultimate Team the “Player of the Month” (POTM) is chosen every month – including March 2018. Mohamed Salah won the fan voting and is POTM for March.

Since the release of FIFA 18, there has been a “Player of the Month” in FUT every month from the English Premier League. The POTM for March is Mohamed Salah – this is already the third time he has won the title!

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The player who wins the voting receives a purple-gold special card and can be unlocked through an SBC. The card is highly upgraded, which is why SBCs usually come with a hefty price tag.

Salah’s last special card was his second POTM. He had a RF card with a rating of 92. His third POTM brings +1 pace, +1 shooting, +2 passing, +1 dribbling, +2 defending, and +2 physical.

These were the POTM candidates for March 2018

For March, there are also six players to choose from, between whom we could decide in the now-closed poll . Through fan voting, community favorites generally have a higher chance of winning.

The previous “Players of the Month” from the PL were Sadio Mane, Harry Kane (2x), Leroy Sane, Mohamed Salah (2x), and Sergio Agüero.

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Heung-Min Son

The Korean from Tottenham Hotspur does not yet have a POTM card, but he already has 3 informs and thus a rating of 87. If he wins, one can look forward to an extremely strong card, which will likely be quite expensive.

His statistics in March:

  • 160 played minutes
  • 4 goals
  • 0 assists
  • 2 chances created
  • 87% passing accuracy
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David Silva

Manchester City’s David Silva is having a very strong season in midfield. This is also reflected in his cards: in addition to his winter upgrade from 87 to 89, he has three informs and a highest rating of 92.

His statistics in March:

  • 356 played minutes
  • 3 goals
  • 3 assists
  • 11 chances created
  • 93% passing accuracy
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Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah is the star of the Premier League this season. Since his move from AS Roma to Liverpool, he has become indispensable in Klopp’s team. In FUT 18, he already has 6 special cards, including two POTM cards. Just in February, he was named “Player of the Month” with a rating of 92.

His statistics in March:

  • 360 played minutes
  • 6 goals
  • 1 assist
  • 9 chances created
  • 69% passing accuracy
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Romelu Lukaku

The Romelu Lukaku who moved from Everton to Manchester United has received only two informs this season. This month, the third special card could be added, which would likely surpass his last rating of 88.

His statistics in March:

  • 270 played minutes
  • 2 goals
  • 1 assist
  • 5 chances created
  • 71% passing accuracy
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Cenk Tosun

Cenk Tosun, who came from Besiktas Istanbul and is set to replace Lukaku at Everton, has two special cards like his predecessor. His highest rating is an 84, and a POTM would likely be relatively affordable.

His statistics in March:

  • 327 played minutes
  • 4 goals
  • 0 assists
  • 5 chances created
  • 76% passing accuracy
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Chris Wood

The New Zealand striker from Burnley is the player with the least playing minutes in the selection, yet he impressed in March. He has had one inform with a rating of 81 thus far.

His statistics in March:

  • 151 played minutes
  • 4 goals
  • 1 assist
  • 2 chances created
  • 61% passing accuracy
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Which of these six offensive stars is your favorite for the POTM title in March 2018 in FIFA 18?


During April, there is a brand new event in FUT 18: The Swap Deals. We explain how you can obtain the FUT swap players.

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Random Rolls will not save Destiny 2 – The Balance Mandate must fall!

In the current roadmap, Bungie has outlined the planned developments for the coming months. A highlight: random weapon rolls will likely return to Destiny 2. But is that enough to lure players back? No, believes our author Robert.

Those who have closely followed the discussions of the past months will have read the demand for Bungie to bring back random weapon rolls to Destiny 2 time and again.

Players are longing for the carrot they can chase – the one percent that made weapons with the perfect perk combination stronger.

The legendary hunts for the best Grip of Malok that made us endure the screams of Omnigul for hours and resulted in a full-blown tinnitus days later. Well-known streamers also dedicated hours upon hours to the hunt for the perfect imitation of the fate bringer, the fake bringer (Imago Loop).

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The Imago Loop

All these moments have not been offered by Destiny 2 so far.

Even if I share the opinion of my colleague Sven that Bungie finally seems to be seizing the opportunity to develop Destiny 2 further instead of merely approaching the status quo of Destiny 1, I remain skeptical.

For the true problem of Destiny 2 is not random weapon rolls – but the quality of the perks.

With bad perks, no god rolls can be farmed

Destiny 1 offered a variety of interesting perks that together on a weapon led to that one god roll everyone wanted. Sardine can, fireball, outlaw or hidden hand still bring tears to guardians’ eyes today.

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Such perks do not exist in Destiny 2. Bungie has fundamentally weakened the effects of weapon attributes. The reason is clear: The balance in the crucible should not be destroyed by a few perfect weapon combinations.

Admittedly – even Destiny 1 had its share of bad weapon attributes (who doesn’t remember “Dug up”?), but this was more than compensated for by the very good perks.

The tenth Better Devil is also uninteresting if there are simply no perk combinations with which I can perfectly roll the weapon. Bungie must succeed in creating perks or improving existing ones so that players once again feel like hunting and farming them.

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Give me the chance to find a hand cannon that at least comes close to the fate bringer from Destiny 1 – and I will play the corresponding content until my fingers wither away.

By the time we actually get to enjoy collecting random weapon rolls, many guardians will have fallen from the tower – and that is a problem.

Random rolls only in September – too little, too late?

We are in April 2018 – according to Bungie’s roadmap, guardians can go back to the hunt for random weapon rolls with the presumably first major expansion in September 2018.

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That is four and a half months in which player counts will presumably continue to decline. Even now, the participating players in the trials of the Nine are dropping weekly.

Even if many season pass buyers will return with the next expansion “Warmind” – whether the interim Season 3 will keep players engaged until September is questionable.

Bungie must have the courage to create overpowered perk combinations – even at the cost of balance. This would be a watershed, as the topic of “balance” has been declared a cornerstone of Destiny 2.

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Whether and in what form Bungie will bring back the random rolls is unknown. If it goes badly, no one will care come September.

Do you think Bungie can bring players back with the random rolls? Or is it then too late?

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Current shop in Fortnite offers hacker skin and back compensation

Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS & Xbox One) currently has particularly interesting offers in the shop after the long downtime to patch 3.5 on April 13th. There are new outfits, skins, and a compensation for the long downtime on April 12th.

As always, new offers arrived today, April 13th, 2018, in the Fortnite shop. This time, the selection is particularly large. There are several skins and items in multiple versions and a few special offers.

Scrap Backpack as Compensation and Big Battle Pass Tier Boost

The highlights of the shop are clearly the free backpack and the battle pass boost. On April 12th, 2018, Fortnite was offline for almost the entire day. A critical database error shut down the game for many hours.

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As compensation, there is already a stylish backpack in scrapyard style today. Not entirely free of self-irony, the description text refers to a “loose screw”. The backpack can be picked up for free by all players from the shop.

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Not free but a real bargain: the battle pass tier boost. It costs 900 V-Bucks (around 9 Euros) and immediately credits you 10 tiers to your battle pass. Ideal if you otherwise wouldn’t be able to complete all items on the pass due to time constraints. After all, there’s only about 3 weeks left.

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New Hacker Skins and All Skier Outfits Again!

However, the shop is still packed with cool items. Additionally, there is the new female skin “Hacker” (Cipher) for 1,200 V-Bucks (12 Euros) as well as the corresponding glider (5 Euros) and a pickaxe (8 Euros). Alternatively, the male version “Circuit Breaker” is also available. The new Hacker was recently revealed in data mining within the Fortnite code.

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By the way, if you don’t have the cool skier skins for the 2018 Winter Olympics yet, you can purchase all of them again today individually. However, it seems there are only female versions available for 15 Euros each.

In addition to these skins, there are other offers in the shop:

  • Skin “Love Ranger”: The legendary statue from Valentine’s Day is back (20 Euros).
  • Harvesting Tool “Anchor Pickaxe”: This anchor-shaped pickaxe costs 1,500 V-Bucks (15 Euros).
  • Dance Emote “Bel Air”: A cheerful epic dance for 800 V-Bucks (8 Euros).
  • Emote “Make It Rain”: This extremely cool emote lets you throw cash. It costs 500 V-Bucks (5 Euros)

Here you can find a list of all skins and outfits released for Fortnite: Battle Royale so far.

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My MMO asks: Why do you stay with an MMO that annoys you?

Some players hold on to their MMO forever, even when it’s hardly fun anymore. Do you belong to these people? Why do you hold on to the games?

MMOs are constantly changing. Every few weeks or months, a new patch is released that could fundamentally change the game you’ve loved for years. While developers usually have the best intentions, change always means that part of the player base might be alienated.

But not all players follow the logical step of simply leaving a game when it no longer brings them joy. Some remain loyal to the game – no matter how little fun it brings.

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You can always read about such people in the trade channel, where they complain that World of Warcraft is just not great anymore” and in forums you read that Destiny 2 has totally flopped” – yet they diligently post every day in the game. Because they cannot break free from it.

This is why we want to know from you today: Why do you stay with an MMO that actually no longer brings you joy? What keeps you around, even though the game is merely annoying?

Cortyn says: I rarely manage to stick with a game that really annoys me. When games like WoW (but also Dead by Daylight) are no longer fun after a patch, I give the game a few days.

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What initially seems like a terrible deterioration could actually be an improvement that I just do not perceive as such right away. But if the game fails to convince me, then only social reasons help: role-playing or the shared fun of playing, such as in dungeons or raids.

But enough about me, let’s get to you! Do you cling to MMOs that annoy you? If so, why? Is it the hope that it will change again in the future? Is it the habit of a game that you simply can’t leave? Are it the fellow players?

Let us know in the comments and discuss actively!


More on the topic: Destiny, The Division: 1000 hours of gameplay and still disappointed

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GTA Online: Money glitch causes huge stunt tracks to sprout from the ground

When money gets tight in GTA 5 Online, players resort to glitches. These have escalated so much that other players are affected.

In general, money glitches in GTA Online are quickly fixed by Rockstar to prevent them from becoming too widespread. Users exploit certain features in the game, activate them in a specific sequence, or temporarily disconnect from the internet to take advantage of the tricks. Typical for these “money cheats” is also that other gamers do not suffer a direct disadvantage in the game.

The latest GTA 5 Online money glitch on PS4 significantly interfered with other players’ gameplay, spawning huge racetracks out of nowhere.

Anyone up for stunt races? No? Never mind.

On the PS4, players resorted to a trick that was supposed to earn them a lot of money. They likely had to switch to Director Mode, which is actually meant as a tool for cool videos. In this mode, the use of multiple stunt tracks was necessary to trigger the glitch.

Due to an error in the matrix, it apparently happened that these stunt tracks suddenly left Director Mode and appeared in the online sessions of other players. Reddit user ellem52 shows what such a surprising encounter looks like: Suddenly, an oversized stunt track protrudes from the ground.

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On consoles, cheaters have a hard time getting money in GTA 5 Online. On PC, there are so-called mod menus that are not available on PS4. Therefore, players resort to tricks to obtain more money. Because in GTA 5, everything is so expensive that players resort to glitches.

The mentioned glitch freezes players’ money. In this frozen status, they can buy as many supercars as they want. After that, the users deactivate this status again and sell the new cars for profit.

However, this money glitch has been fixed on PS4. Therefore, you hopefully won’t encounter any random stunt tracks on the world map now.


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Destiny 2: The April Iron Banner is around the corner – in the 6v6 format!

In Destiny 2, the Iron Banner is coming in April 2018 – for the first time in the long-awaited 6v6 format. Here are the start date, the game mode, and everything else you need to know about it.

With the March update 1.1.4, the Iron Banner event has been fundamentally revamped. Bungie moves away from the monotonous 4v4 and brings back the highly anticipated 6v6 Iron Banner.

To accommodate Lord Saladin’s PvP event to the larger participant numbers per match, additional changes have been made to the Iron Banner. Here is everything you need to know about the new Iron Banner.

Attention – Update:

The game-breaking bug that caused a delay of the April Iron Banner has now been fixed by Bungie. The Iron Banner is returning next week on April 17.

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What to expect in the April Iron Banner

The April Iron Banner is the first to be played in the 6v6 format.

  • Start: Tuesday, April 17 at 7 PM
  • End: Tuesday, April 24 at 7 PM
  • Game mode: Control

Power level advantages are disabled in the Iron Banner, and there is a normal player search.

Participation requirements:

  • You must have unlocked the Tower, which means finishing the main campaign.
  • You must be at least Level 20.
  • Visit Lord Saladin to start an Iron Banner quest if you haven’t done so yet.
  • The Iron Banner has its own playlist in the Crucible overview that you can play.
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Changes with the April Iron Banner

The “new Iron Banner” closely resembles the Iron Banner from Destiny 1. Several adjustments have been made with update 1.1.4:

  • Instead of playing 4v4, you fight in 6v6
  • The match time limit is set to 12 minutes
  • The score limit is 125 points
  • The respawn duration is 7 seconds
  • All control zones are neutral at the start (if the mode is Control)
  • It takes a little longer to capture control zones
  • More Guardians in a zone speed up the capture (maximum is 3 Guardians)
  • Guardians involved in zone captures gain more Super energy
  • The map “Deadline of the Emperor” has been removed from the Iron Banner Control playlist
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The Iron Banner, specifically the Control mode in the Iron Banner, has been adjusted to the 6v6 format.

The rewards in the Iron Banner starting April 10

By participating in the Iron Banner, you earn Iron Banner tokens. You then bring these tokens to Lord Saladin in the Tower, who exchanges the tokens for Iron Banner Engrams. The Engrams contain special weapons, armor pieces, and cosmetics. Additionally, you need tokens to purchase three Iron Banner weapons directly from Lord Saladin.

All Iron Banner weapons of Season 2 will be available at Lord Saladin through reward packages or by direct purchase with Iron Banner tokens.
Additionally, you still have the opportunity to continue your hunt for the Iron Banner ornaments of Season 2. Your progress so far will remain intact.
 
What do you think of the upcoming 6v6 Iron Banner in April? Will you be tuning in again?

Also worth reading:

Destiny 2: Bungie invites to playtest summit, seeking honest feedback

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ArcheAge is still dealing with a lawsuit regarding the launch 4 years later

In 2014, Trion Worlds offered a 10 percent discount on cash shop items for buyers of founder packs of the MMORPG ArcheAge, but never delivered this discount. This led to a lawsuit that is still ongoing in 2018.

Those who wanted to purchase a founder pack of the MMORPG ArcheAge were supposed to receive a 10 percent discount on cash shop purchases. This is what was stated in 2014 on the MMORPG’s website. However, this discount was never granted.

In the official forum, Trion Worlds explained that the effort to develop this discount was enormous and the founders would have to wait a long time for it. Therefore, the officials at Trion Worlds decided instead to grant the founders a 10 percent bonus on credits.

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Trion Worlds in Trouble

This led to a class action lawsuit from some players. To this day, there is still no outcome, and there is a reason for that. The lawsuit not only includes the 10 percent discount on cash shop purchases that was never delivered but also the accusation that the loot boxes of ArcheAge are illegal gambling.

. The lawsuit includes:

  • The granted 10 percent bonus on credits is no adequate substitute for the 10 percent discount on cash shop purchases
  • Trion Worlds engaged in misleading advertising regarding the discount
  • The loot boxes are fraud
  • The chance of receiving something valuable from the loot boxes is extremely low
  • Even players who spent about 15,000 credits on loot boxes received only a few items that were worth almost nothing
  • The loot boxes are nothing more than an illegal lottery

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Loot Boxes are a Problem

It is precisely this accusation that loot boxes are an illegal lottery that is one of the points holding up the entire lawsuit. Basically, a court would have to decide that loot boxes are against the law. And that’s a shoe that many courts probably do not want to put on, as this would have enormously far-reaching consequences for the entire industry.

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Should one be able to craft the most powerful items?

The lawsuit will not be settled out of court

Furthermore, there is a problem with the EULA and the “Terms of Use” at Trion Worlds, as both somewhat contradict each other. While the “Terms of Use” provide for the out-of-court settlement of such disputes, the EULA refers to the district court in San Mateo.

Trion Worlds wanted to settle the matter out of court, which would have put the company in a much better position. However, since this contradiction was noticed, an out-of-court settlement has been denied. The EULA takes precedence. Additionally, it must be clarified whether some of the contents of the “Terms of Use” are even illegal. Therefore, the case continues to be litigated in court.

It may take quite a while for this lawsuit to come to a conclusion in court.

With the ArcheAge court case, the site MMOFallout has dealt extensively with. However, both their article and our article on the case do not claim to provide a legal assessment, as we are not lawyers.

The Chaos Week of ArcheAge 2014

The background of the lawsuit is the hurried disastrous launch of ArcheAge in 2014. Back then, Trion Worlds wanted to launch their new MMORPG ArcheAge between WildStar (June 3, 2014) and the then WoW expansion Warlords of Draenor (November 13).

For this purpose, Trion Worlds put in overtime, accelerated the transition from an orderly closed beta through an open beta to the head start leading up to the release on September 16, 2014, and the first major content patches. A lot went wrong at that time, including with the founder packs.

Although ArcheAge celebrated great success and generated high interest from players at launch, the attention waned relatively quickly, and there were numerous problems.

Even outside of such matters, there is ongoing criticism of the MMORPG ArcheAge.

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Great MMORPG Hope Lost Ark is soon to start its last Closed Beta

The action MMORPG Lost Ark is nearing the end of the beta tunnel and is now preparing for the launch of the final closed Korean test phase.

Starting from April 19, it will be possible to register for the third and final Korean Closed Beta of the action MMO Lost Ark. The exact start date of the test phase will be announced later.

For the 3rd Closed Beta, interested and resourceful players can register from April 19 via the Korean website of Lost Ark. Although it is not intended for non-Koreans to register for the beta, history has shown that MMORPG fans usually find a way.

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The beta brings a series of new features

Those who participate in the Lost Ark beta will see some new features.

  • Two new classes: Stealth archer Hawkeye and Soulmaster, a mix of melee and ranged fighter
  • New game areas: These will cater to solo players, as there are already many group areas in the game
  • New dungeons
  • New card-based combat game: You will find new cards as loot in the game or receive them as rewards for completed quests
  • The card combat game is a new mini-game. Detailed information on the process will follow

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3rd Closed Beta kicks off the final sprint for Lost Ark

The 3rd Closed Beta of Lost Ark is, according to the plan and the traditional release pattern of Asian MMORPGs, the last “big, closed” beta phase.

Afterwards, there is usually only a “Final Test” to test server stability before it moves into an “Open Beta”, which is essentially the soft launch.

After the 3rd Closed Beta, everything could go quite quickly for Lost Ark: It is conceivable that Lost Ark will rush through the final beta phases still in 2018.

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Release in Europe remains unclear

Currently, there is no release date for Lost Ark. Also, when the Open Beta begins is still unclear.

For the West, it is still unclear when the game will be available. It is to be hoped that the developers will turn their attention to the release in other countries after the release in Korea. Currently, it is only known that Tencent has a great interest in distributing Lost Ark in China.

Lost Ark could save the PC MMORPGs.

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Crazy – This WoW player has all legendaries with all classes

Owning all Legendaries for one class in WoW takes quite a while. But one player goes overboard – he has all Legendaries for all classes.

No matter how crazy one thinks of oneself and how convinced one is of being the biggest nerd on the server – there is always someone who jumps over that line with a running start.

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This player is Drsephuz. One can probably already guess from his name that he has a very special bond with legendary items in World of Warcraft (just think of the ring “Sephuz’ Secret”).

All WoW Legendaries for 36 Specializations

While other players still hope every day to receive legendary items from rewards of emissary quests or raids, Drsephuz has already buried that hope.

Because Drsephuz owns all Legendaries for all specializations across all 12 character classes.

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The fastest way to farm Legendaries, according to Drsephuz, is by repeatedly completing the regular invasions on Argus. Because legendary items can also drop here, and they apparently significantly increase the chance of a legendary item dropping (after all, there is the “Pity Timer” that increases the chance of legendary items after a while or after a certain number of gameplay contents). But legendary items can also be contained in treasure chests on Argus.

Other players divided between recognition and sympathy

In the forum on mmo-champion, he reported on his success and received some comments for it. While some players praise him for this achievement and his perseverance, there is envy and sympathy from another part.

We have explained how to farm Legendaries correctly in this guide.

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Most players have, at most, just collected all Legendaries on one character and then only for one or at most two specializations.

How many legendary items do you have from the current expansion Legion on your main character? Have you completed your collection yet? Or are you still hoping that one “Best in Slot” legendary finally drops?


Legendaries are partially integrated into the Azerite armor system in Battle for Azeroth – and it only works “so-so”.

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Destiny 2 dreht am Schwierigkeitsgrad – PvE wird anspruchsvoller

On May 8, the update 1.2.0 and the 2nd expansion “Warmind” for Destiny 2 will be released simultaneously. May 8 also marks the start of Season 3. Just in time for its launch, Bungie is adjusting the difficulty level in PvE. We will show what changes for the Guardians.

Just recently, Bungie surprised fans and casually announced the name and release date of the second expansion for Destiny 2. This will simply be called “Warmind” and is set to be released on May 8, 2018.

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The second DLC comes hand in hand with the last remaining milestone from Bungie’s old emergency plan for spring – the update 1.2.0. Season 3 in Destiny 2 also starts at the same time.

At the start of Season 3, Bungie makes adjustments to the difficulty level in PvE. The main goal of this tuning is to provide a more challenging experience for players when they engage in higher-level activities, such as the Prestige Nightfall.

This gives PvE masters among the Guardians the opportunity to prove their skills at the highest level.

Progression and ascension in power level should become more meaningful. The choice of the right elemental damage with energy and heavy weapons should also be encouraged and rewarded in PvE.

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The following changes will take place for players with the start of Season 3 on May 8:

Higher-level enemies are harder to defeat

The scaling of damage dealt by Guardians towards higher-level enemies will be made steeper (harder), similar to Destiny 1. The result will be that it will take longer than before to eliminate higher-level enemies. However, if you are at the same or higher level, you can still take them down just as quickly as you are used to since update 1.1.4.

The scaling of dealt and received damage will be raised from a 40 power level cap to a 50 power level cap. Currently, this scaling only affects the difficulty of enemies up to 40 power levels above the player until they hit a cap. Expanding this cap to 50 power levels gives players more opportunities to prove their skills in PvE.

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If enemies are more than 50 power levels above the Guardian, they will become immune to damage from the affected player and a “??” symbol will appear next to their name. Guardian veterans may remember the first time they encountered the Hive in the Cosmodrome and often had to flee because they faced enemies with question marks that they could (yet) not defeat. Bungie wants to bring back the feeling of uncertainty and provide players with challenges they can return to later.

Appropriate elemental damage will become more important

The energy shields of enemies will also be adjusted. This should make the choice of appropriate elemental damage more rewarding again.

The most effective will be to adjust the energy elemental damage to the shields of the enemies. This results in approximately triple damage plus the corresponding shield explosion. Unmatched elemental damage still brings about double damage. Kinetic damage does not provide any additional damage multiplier.

To further encourage matching elemental damage, the triple multiplier for matching damage types will not be influenced by the damage scaling of stronger enemies until the “??” symbol appears next to their name.

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Through the aforementioned changes, Bungie will also be able to bring back the matching mod for the Prestige Nightfall. When this modifier is active, all damage against mismatched shields will be reduced by 10 percent in the future. This will require better coordination and organization of the strike team.

The current plan is for the matching modifier to be introduced simultaneously with the adjustments to the difficulty level.

What do you think of this step? Is Bungie finally on the right track with the numerous changes of late?


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Fortnite: Version 3.5.1 and compensation are coming – Patch Notes

After the emergency maintenance in Fortnite on 12th April, Epic announced that an update will be released to fix various issues. Compensation has also been announced. One downside remains: The 50vs50 mode will be postponed. We have the patch notes for the Fortnite update on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and iOS.

12th April will go down in the annals of Fortnite history as the great crisis. Due to a critical database error in the account and login servers, many players had to engage in other leisure activities.

The game is still far from running smoothly. For this reason, Epic will roll out update 3.5.1 today. In addition, compensation has been announced – both for PvE and Battle Royale players.

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However, due to the instability of the servers, Epic was forced to postpone the relaunch of the 50vs50 mode.

Update 3.5.1 is coming – Patch Notes

After update 3.5, it was no longer possible to assign the editing of components to a different key (G was preset). The issue was actually marked as fixed but remained in the game. This and further bug fixes will come with 3.5.1:

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  • The alert notification for the mini-bosses Canny and Twine will be reset to the status before patch 3.5
  • All players will receive two Spring Event Llamas for free
  • The conversion of event tickets has been changed. Each Llama costs 1000 tickets. All tickets you have left can be exchanged for a Llama. Example: Do you have 5 tickets left? That gives you another Llama.
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Battle Royale

  • A bug was fixed that allowed players to fire a weapon even though it was not fully equipped yet (this should put an end to the Double Pumpguns)
  • Various client crashes caused by the new replay mode have been fixed
  • A bug was fixed that interrupted the sprint animation when firing a remote-controlled rocket

The hotfix will be released today, on 13th April at 10 AM German time. There will be no server maintenance (at least not planned).

Compensations for the long downtime in Fortnite are coming!

As announced by Epic, there will be compensations for all players due to the long downtime. Battle Royale players will receive a backpack skin, while PvE players can look forward to a loot Llama (Troll Stash) that brings an increased chance for valuable items.

How the backpack skin looks, we’ll show you here: Current shop in Fortnite offers hacker skin and backpack compensation

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If you play both modes, you can benefit from both compensations. The backpack will be available in the shop this weekend, but at no cost; the Llama can be found directly in the loot tab this weekend.

But that’s not all. Next week, Epic will credit Battle Royale players with Battle Stars on their accounts, bringing them closer to the John Wick skin. For the Save the World players, there will be a load of seasonal gold. Epic will reveal more details on this next week.

The 50vs50 mode will be postponed

Due to the current instability of the servers, Epic will postpone the relaunch of the 50vs50 mode. The influx into this extremely popular game mode would probably become too large. They will calmly analyze the issues and release more information.

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The 50vs50 mode is now rescheduled for next week. On which exact day Epic will unlock the mode is still unknown.

What do you think of the current developments around Fortnite?

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Fortnite challenges: All dance floors, treasure between 3 boats

Today marks the start of the eighth round of challenges in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Once again, there are seven tasks to complete in order to reach Level 100 and earn the coveted John Wick skin. In Week 8 of Fortnite, the focus is on dance floors and the treasure between three boats. A map of the vending machine locations is also important this week for solving the challenges in Fortnite.

Only three weeks remain until the end of the currently ongoing third season in Fortnite. So there isn’t much time left to reach Level 100 in your Battle Pass and obtain the legendary Reaper skin, which coincidentally resembles John Wick.

This week, you will again face seven tasks after the long downtime, which will elevate you five levels in the Battle Pass. Upon completing four challenges, you will also receive a “secret” reward of 4,000 experience points for your season level.

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The Week 8 Challenges in Fortnite

The following standard challenges must be completed in the eighth week:

In addition to these five tasks, you will again face two challenges this week, for which you will first need to go searching:

  • Dance on different dance floors (3)
  • Search between three boats (1)

We will show you where the discos are located and where the truly well-hidden treasure can be found!

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Fortnite: Dance on Different Dance Floors – Here Are All Dance Floors

With the last update, Epic added some locations to the map of Fortnite: Battle Royale that feature nightclubs. In fact, these nightclubs form the basis for completing this challenge.

You need to visit the nightclubs and perform an emote on the dance floor. After you have done this three times, the challenge is considered completed.

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You can find these nightclubs at several locations. So far, three are known – which are sufficient to complete the task:

  • Flush Factory
  • Trailer Park east of Retail Row
  • In the basement of the haunted house directly southwest of Pleasant Park

The exact locations can be found in the following video:

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Search between three boats!

Boats sail on the water – to solve this tricky riddle, you simply need to head to Loot Lake. The location of the golden star, which will bring you a whole level forward, can be seen on the following map (yellow circle):

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Since a real rush for the star is to be expected, you should postpone this challenge for a few days. At this point, you are vulnerable. The star is located on the boat dock in front of the house.

The exact location can be found in the following video:

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Have you already mastered all the challenges this week?


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EVE Online: “Into the Abyss” is meant to attract lone wolves and new players

At the EVE Fanfest 2018, developer CCP presents the future content of EVE Online. With “Into The Abyss,” players will enter unknown space starting May 2018, which presents them with numerous new dangers. Particularly, the opportunity for new players to tackle a kind of “single player content” could open up new player groups.

Recently, there have been mostly negative news about EVE Online. The large wave of layoffs in 2017 and the uncertain future of EVE cast a rather dark shadow on the future of the MMORPG.

The reason for CCP to announce something big at the EVE Fanfest 2018.

“Into The Abyss” brings new approaches

With the free expansion “Into The Abyss,” players have the opportunity to delve into the Abyssal Deadspace. There, they meet a new NPC faction, the Triglavian Collective.

Players can enter the Abyssal Deadspace via abyssal filaments. These items can only be used by cruisers. When you use an abyssal filament, it generates a personal deadspace for the player.

Other players can track your opened portal and ambush you at the exit.

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In addition to the NPCs, players will also be affected by the constantly changing environmental conditions.

Mutaplasmides – the currency of the Abyss

But why should players dare to enter the Abyssal Deadspace?

Only there will they find the new resource Mutaplasmide, which can be combined with existing modules to transform and enhance them into Abyssal modules.

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However, even the module enhancement comes with a risk: If players try to manufacture an Abyssal module, the combination can also fail, resulting in the module being weakened instead of improved.

The strongest survive in the Abyssal Deadspace

The deeper players venture into the unknown areas, the stronger the opponents become, but the loot obtained also becomes more valuable.

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Similar to the “Dark Zone” in The Division, you will receive more loot the longer you stay there. However, should you die, you will lose everything you collected there.

EVE Online already has a similar system with wormholes. There, players also enter a dangerous area where the Drifters (Sleepers), an NPC faction, and other players make their lives difficult.

One might think that CCP is simply rehashing the old concept and serving it to players again.

But “Into The Abyss” sends you alone into the unknown area. This means that new players cannot be “ganked” by more experienced players.

New players can thus learn the mechanics of the game in a “safe” PvE environment, find new loot, and improve themselves. 

Whether this will please the long-time EVE players, who enjoy traveling together through the game, remains to be seen.

Motivating for new and old players

Regardless of player level and their unlocked ships, players can venture into the Abyssal Deadspace. This means that EVE Online, with the new expansion, aims to appeal not only to fans of EVE Online but also to new players.

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This step at EVE Online also corresponds to what Executive Producer Andie Nordgren announced back in 2014 in an interview with PC Gamer: They want to make the game more action-oriented, moving away from the image of being the prettiest Excel spreadsheet and providing players with direct feedback on their actions.

Additionally, CCP is introducing an activity tracker that shows new players what activities their character has done so far and what else there is to discover in New Eden.

A good starting point for new players?

In EVE, players must actively engage with the game to reach the point where it doesn’t let go of them. That is why developer CCP has fundamentally revised and improved the tutorial.

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EVE Online is free to play, and “Into The Abyss” will also be implemented as a free update in the game.

The new expansion could be a good reason for many players to engage with EVE Online for the first time or to return.

We from Mein MMO are for you for the first time live at the EVE Online Fanfest 2018 in Reykjavik, Iceland this year.


The last expansion of EVE Online called Lifeblood was released at the end of 2017 and expands the game with resource wars.

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Emergency Maintenance in Fortnite – New Statement from Epic on Server Downtime

For a few hours now, Fortnite has been completely offline. Epic had to shut down the servers due to an emergency; players are therefore having trouble logging into Fortnite. They are reporting the error Fortnite as-1041. What happened? When will the servers be back up?

Want to play a round of Fortnite: Battle Royale before work? Unfortunately, that seems to be out of the question today. As Epic announced a few hours ago via Twitter and Reddit, an unscheduled maintenance break must be taken.

This has been ongoing for several hours now – and there is currently no end in sight.

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Critical Database Error in Login and Account System

It all started with some login issues last night. Due to a database error in the login and account system, the login and matchmaking were blocked.

To stabilize the system at least temporarily, Epic limited the traffic and introduced queues. Unfortunately, this “workaround” proved to be unstable, which is why they were forced into an emergency maintenance.

The maintenance has been going on since around 5 AM German time – and there is still no end in sight. It is worth noting that the login is not only disabled in Fortnite, but you cannot log in on the Epic website either.

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Whether yesterday’s patch 3.5.0 has anything to do with the current problems is not known. Epic has had technical issues after major patches in the past as well, which is not unusual for a title with such a large player base and an early access status.

When will Fortnite be back online on PC, PS4, and Xbox One?

Update 11:34 AM: Even now, there’s still nothing new from Fortnite. Epic seems to have serious problems. They are still working on the database, and Fortnite remains offline.

Update 15:15 PM: Hours later, there’s still nothing new. Epic is only stating via Twitter that they are working on resolving the issues. There is no timeline for when Fortnite will be back online.

Statement from Epic: Worked through the night to get Fortnite back online

Update 17:00 PM: Epic has updated again. The technicians have worked through the night, but still cannot provide reassurance. A critical error has occurred in the Fortnite database. This results in issues with matchmaking and logging in. Epic cannot yet provide a timeline for when Fortnite will be up and running again, but they will provide updates every hour.

Update 19:06: New statement. The system should gradually recover in the coming hours. However, players on PS4 will still have login issues in Fortnite for a longer time. Epic apologizes again and will provide an update in about an hour.

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Update 19:58 PM: Epic reports – things are moving forward. They see progress across all platforms.

If Fortnite is slowly coming back online, you will surely want to know the challenges of week 8: Fortnite challenges: Dance floors, treasure between three boats

As soon as there are updates from Epic – and especially when the servers are back up – you will find out here as usual at Mein-MMO.

Also interesting: Fortnite still offline! – This is how the internet reacts to the great crisis


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Hearthstone: Der Hexenwald ist da – das müsst ihr wissen

The latest expansion of Hearthstone is now live. We’ll share all important information about the Blizzard card game add-on.

The last few weeks have been a big “reveal season” for Blizzard, during which the new cards of the “Witchwood” expansion were presented by streamers, community sites, and the developers. Now it’s finally here, and “The Witchwood” (Witchwood) was released today, on April 12, 2018, for PC and mobile!

The new features include, of course, the 135 new cards, all of which we have listed here.

But there are even more new features, such as two new keywords that you will find on many cards.

  • Rush: Minions with Rush can attack on the same turn they are played. However, they can only attack other minions and not the opposing hero.
  • Echo: All cards with Echo can be played multiple times in the same turn as long as you can pay the mana costs. A minion for 2 mana could be played 5 times if the player has over 10 mana.
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There is also a PvE mode again. Similar to Kobolds and Catacombs, you can complete four small “stories” and take on the roles of different heroes from the Witchwood.

Are you only interested in the most exciting cards from the Witchwood? No problem, we have prepared several articles for you on that:

From now on, players can also borrow cards and decks from their friends – at least when they are battling. Do you have a cool deck idea and want to test it with a friend, but they don’t have the cards for it? No problem! In friendly duels, you can lend other players the cards and then compete against them. The cards do not actually change ownership. Your friend can only use them temporarily.

Free Cards for All Players

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If you are still hesitating whether to check out Hearthstone again, you shouldn’t wait long. Because for a “short time” after the release, all players will receive 3 free Witchwood card packs upon logging in. Additionally, there is a random legendary class card, so you can start planning your deck right away.

Please note that there may be connection issues in the next few hours. The influx of players immediately after a new release is always large and often leads to login problems.

Are you playing Hearthstone again diligently? How do you like the Witchwood?

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The Division: 29 billion credits! Shopping spree at Global Events

Patch 1.8.1 is online at The Division, also the 97th State of the Game has aired, and they take the opportunity to present Patch 1.8.1 once again. Additionally, Massive has included some statistics for the birthday month in the form of “Stats with Yannick.”

Recently, the State of the Game on April 12th aired, and Massive took the opportunity to present the highlights of Patch 1.8.1 again. In our article on the 7 most important new features, you can find out more.

Massive asks players to report any issues such as bugs or glitches.

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Furthermore, it is confirmed once again that the Global Event Blackout will start in April. During this event, you will have the opportunity for the first time to buy specific containers for the respective available sets.

The smaller containers that could be purchased for 900 GE-Credits have been removed. The option for 1500 Credits is still available for purchase.

The Classified Sets available during Blackout:

  • D3 FNC
  • DeadEye
  • Striker
  • Tactician

Another new feature: bosses now leave 100 GE-Credits for you in the Resistance mode.

Stats with Yannick – Anniversary month of The Division in focus

Yannick had his statistics ready again and gives an insight into the period from March to early April, during which all 4 previously released Global Events ran again in celebration of the 2nd anniversary of The Division.

During this time, players

  • 29 billion GE-Credits were spent
  • and thereby 21 million containers were opened
  • Of these, 4.1 million in Outbreak, 4.3 million in Ambush, 6.1 million in Strike, and 6.4 million in Assault.
  • The Lexington Event Center was stormed 13 million times during this time.
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With Patch 1.8.1, two new legendary missions are available, and we have the previous successful completions for the already existing missions:

  • WarrenGate Power Plant: 4.1 million.
  • Napalm Production Site: 4.5 million.
  • Times Square Power Relay: 8.3 million.

For next week, something is already being prepared. So we can look forward to it.

How do you like the new update? Are you already busy farming?


In line with the upcoming Global Event: Here’s how to craft a Classified Striker Set in 1.8.

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Destiny 2: DLC “War Mind” finally brings back Private Matches

Long faces for the launch of Destiny 2: the private PvP matches known from the original were missing at launch and are still not available in the sequel. With the upcoming DLC “Warmind,” private matches are finally set to return.

Destiny 2 not only completely revamped the PvP mode, but also missed a popular feature from its predecessor.

The private PvP matches, which were introduced to the Destiny universe after a long time in the first game with “Rise of Iron,” have yet to make it into the second installment of the series.

But this is about to change. As Bungie revealed in their latest developer blog, private matches are finally set to return with the second DLC “Warmind” on May 8.

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Private matches return with Season 3

The private PvP games were only added to Destiny 1 with the second expansion “Rise of Iron” but quickly became very popular.

For example, custom tournaments were held and training was done for the upcoming Trials of Osiris. Guardians also held their own SRL races. After the “Dawning” event in 2016, Sparrow Racing was added to the private matches in the Crucible.

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But the private matches also offered a lot for non-PvP players. The PvP maps could be selected to find the hidden dead ghosts on them. This way, Guardians secured these little lore pieces without the stress of a Crucible match.

When private matches return in Destiny 2, however, the new maps from the DLCs will only be available to those who purchased the add-ons. While the DLCs are no longer required to play the new maps in the player search, they are still necessary to select the maps in private matches.


Here you can find the summer roadmap for Destiny 2

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