PUBG announces 2 million tournament, but is the game ready for it?

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 3 minutes

PUBG Corp. announces the lucrative eSports tournament “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Global Invitational” which will take place from July 25th to 29th in Berlin. The top 20 teams from around the world will battle for a prize pool of a whopping 2 million dollars. But is PUBG really ready to take the big stage of eSports games? 

PUC Corp. has long had an eye on the eSports scene. Already at Gamescom 2017, the company hosted its own tournament with a prize pool of $200,000. With the new tournament, the prize money will be multiplied by ten.

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According to CEO Changhan Kim, the tournament in Berlin is a milestone that aims to demonstrate PUBG’s capabilities as an eSport.

20 Teams from Around the World

The new tournament is set to be the largest Battle Royale tournament to date, with a prize pool of 2 million dollars. It’s an amount that even long-time eSports veteran CS:GO can’t boast about.

  • What? PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Global Invitational
  • When? July 25th to 29th, 2018
  • Where? Berlin
  • What’s it about? 2 million US dollars (about 1.64 million euros) and of course glory

Who can participate? A total of 20 teams are expected to take part in the tournament. The distribution across regions is supposed to look as follows:

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The selection of teams will be determined by regional qualifier tournaments that will take place in early July in Europe, the USA, and Asia. The gameplay of the PUBG Global Invitational 2018 will consist of 4-man teams competing in first- and third-person modes.

The TPP matches will take place on July 25th and 26th, and the FPP matches on July 28th and 29th.

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Is PUBG Ready?

It is clear that PUBG Corp. is pumping a lot of money into this project, yet fans of the game seem to be concerned.

Both on Reddit and in the Steam Community, complaints about bugs, cheaters, the server tick rate, and the generally poor state of the game are piling up under the announcement.

Where do the concerns come from?

  • Exploits and Glitches: During the PUBG Invitational tournament in Katowice, player Ian “Bahawaka” Crowe and his team lost the prize money of $12,000 as a penalty for allegedly unintentionally exploiting a glitch during the match.
  • Generally buggy state of PUBG: Reddit user TLKv3 foresees difficulties in the tournament. He says: In a perfect world, the Tournament would run on a new patch, crammed with bug fixes, revamped vehicle system, and improved blue zone. But in reality, the event will run on a patch that is causing two teams to die because their Dacia suddenly flies into the air and explodes.
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  • Difficult to read for viewers: Additionally, 20 teams with 4 players each is a large number for a tournament, and some fans are concerned that the gameplay of the tournament will be extremely unclear and unfriendly for viewers if not executed properly.

In any case, the game’s creator, Brendan Greene, is aware of these issues. It remains to be seen how and whether PUBG Corp. will address these problems before the Berlin tournament starts in July.

The cheating situation in PUBG is escalating. In China, Dell is openly advertising a PC that is meant to provide a lot of power for cheating in PUBG.

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  2. Forbes

Destiny 2 promises more boss fights for the next raid

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

Raids were considered by many fans in Destiny 1 as the ultimate challenge in PvE. The epic boss fights were among the absolute highlights of these activities. In Destiny 2, the fights against the bosses are far too few to satisfy players – there are simply not enough of them. Bungie wants to change that in the future.

Destiny’s raids were among the most popular and challenging PvE activities in the game. Fans loved the unique mix of puzzles, skill tests, and wild shootouts, combined with team-oriented mechanics. The highlight were always the battles against the end and mid-bosses of each raid. Many guardians will still fondly remember Golgoroth, the Warpriest, the Sisters, Atheon, the Templar, Ir Yut, Vosik, and Co.

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While, for example, the jumping sections and other more complex group mechanics provided a lot of fun, laughter, and sometimes frustration, most unforgettable moments were reserved for the boss fights, alongside a Gjallarhorn drop.

Boss fights are lacking in Destiny 2

This very aspect is far too lacking for the taste of many fans in Destiny 2.

Sneaking around Kabal dogs, running and jumping in circles like in an athletics competition, and then shooting a bit in a hot spring – all this doesn’t come close to the experiences from the raids of the predecessor, not to mention the carnival atmosphere.

Currently, the raid design in Destiny 2 only offers two real boss fights: against Emperor Calus in the Leviathan raid and against Argos in the World-Eater raid tract. Thus, many fans feel that the raids are simply not fun enough. The guardians are therefore demanding more boss fights – at least for future raids.

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For comparison: the raids in Destiny 1 had two to four major boss encounters each. Many guardians still mourn this successful raid structure.

Bungie promises relief in future raids

Bungie has not overlooked the corresponding demands of the guardians. Initially, community manager Cozmo reported that the raid team was informed that while the guardians do not fundamentally dislike the Leviathan raid, they would prefer more boss fights in the future.

Shortly thereafter, Joe Blackburn – Bungie’s raid team leader himself – spoke on Twitter. He announced in direct relation to the demand for more boss fights in future raids:

“The raid tract revolves around a single boss. Regarding raids, you are all correct. Let’s make sure they get a few f**ked bosses.”

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The community is pleased with this statement from the responsible raid chief. However, in the numerous heated discussions, most guardians agree on one point – one should not hope for these changes before the major autumn expansion.

What do you think of this news? Do you also prefer multiple boss fights? Or do you like the current raid design?

Besides this promise, Bungie is currently doing a lot to get the game back on track. Now the studio has also hired one of its best YouTubers as a consulting gameplay expert.

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Fortnite will give you back V-Bucks – Exchange program temporarily suspended!

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

In Fortnite: Battle Royale there are tons of cosmetic items in the cash shop. But what to do if a previous purchase no longer suits you? In this case, you can now return skins and emotes and get your V-Bucks back.

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What is the Fortnite shop all about? Fortnite: Battle Royale is a free-to-play game that finances itself through sales from the cash shop. There you can find skins, emotes, gliders, harvesting tools, starter packs, and the premium battle pass.

Payments are made with so-called V-Bucks, which you purchase with real money or sometimes earn in Fortnite (especially in the PvE mode).

So many skins, so little money

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How can one quickly get the new skins with little money? Epic Games regularly releases new content for the shop, and some players are finding that the flood of cosmetic stuff is slowly costing them money. It would be great if you could return some of the older skins to afford the exorbitantly priced new skin that is currently being offered in the shop.

Epic temporarily disables the exchange action

WARNING: There was apparently a bug in the exchange system. The developers have therefore temporarily disabled the exchange function (3:00 PM on April 24). We will let you know here when it works again.

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How does the return process work? And such a return option has been offered by Fortnite since update 3.6. You can now return up to three unwanted items from your inventory. The returns will be credited back to your V-Bucks. So you won’t see real money again.

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At the bottom right is the button that leads to the return option.

To return items, you simply need to click the “Purchase History” button at the bottom right of the item shop. Then you can see what you have bought and with the “Refund Item” button, you can get the V-Bucks amount back.

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If you click “Refund Item” here, the fancy air guitar is gone and the 800 V-Bucks are yours again.

Be careful with the exchange!

What can I return? The return option includes the following types of items:

  • Emotes
  • Gliders
  • Harvesting tools
  • Back bling
  • Outfits/skins
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What can I NOT return? The return option only includes cosmetic items that you have purchased directly from the shop. Therefore, it does not apply to:

  • The battle pass
  • Levels from the battle pass
  • Starter packs
  • Founder’s packs and their upgrades
  • Loot Llamas from Save the World
  • Event and weekly items from Save the World
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How often can I return something? According to Epic Games’ patch notes, you can only return a total of three items ever. This likely applies for life. So think carefully about what you exchange. Additionally, the item must have been purchased within the last 30 days.

Epic shows generosity

Epic demonstrates its player-friendly and generous demeanor again. Already, with the compensations for the longer server downtime two weeks ago, they had already been quite generous.

When Epic shut down the shooter “Paragon”, they gave players back everything they had ever purchased in the game.

Do you want to see what skins are still available in Fortnite?
Here you can find all skins and outfits from Fortnite: Battle Royale
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  2. Metabomb

Developers assure: Gameplay of Anthem is supposed to be like in the trailer

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Anthem (PS4, Xbox One and PC) is supposed to have gameplay that actually follows the trailer, according to a BioWare developer. Does this also mean that there will be no downgrade in graphics?

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What is the situation? Not much is visible or known about Anthem so far. However, there is an impressive trailer from 2017 showcasing remarkable action. But to what extent was the gameplay shown in the trailer representative of the actual gameplay? And will the graphics actually look like in the trailer?

After all, there have been annoying graphic downgrades in the past, and the material shown in a trailer didn’t really correspond to the final development stage. Therefore, concerned fans asked questions to the developers at BioWare on Reddit.

The gameplay from the trailer corresponds to the actual game

“Is the shown gameplay still representative of the game?” This was the question from a Reddit user. In response, BioWare employee and Technical Design Director Brenon Holmes replied.

He confirmed the statement that the gameplay has indeed not changed since the first trailer and follows the way it is shown in the trailer.

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Additionally, there should be a “confirmation” of what was said soon. Holmes likely refers to E3 2018 from June 12 to 14, 2018, where there will likely be new information about Anthem.

Questions still remain

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Will the graphics look just as great as in the trailer? Some users and media interpret Brenon Holmes’ statement in such a way that there will be NO graphic downgrade in Anthem and that the shown graphics correspond to the current state in the game. However, that was not actually mentioned.

The developer’s statement at least literally pertains only to the pure gameplay, hence including the 3rd-person view, the shooting, and the displayed skills. Graphics and any potential downgrade were not actually discussed on Reddit.

Hopefully, there will be more concrete information about Anthem and the final graphics of the shooter at E3 2018.

One thing seems clear:
Anthem does not want to experience such a loot box shitstorm as Battlefront II!
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Sea of Thieves: Update moves ammunition crates – New weapons are coming

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

The new Sea of Thieves update 1.0.5 repositions the ammo crates. Additionally, new items such as weapons and clothing will soon appear.

On April 24, the servers of Sea of Thieves will be temporarily unavailable due to maintenance. During this time, the developers will implement the new patch, which changes a few things in Sea of Thieves. The ammo crate should now be easier to reach on both ships and the musical instruments no longer have repetitions.

Sea of Thieves Patch 1.0.5 – What changes?

The new update with the version number 1.0.5 will be available today for Sea of Thieves players. On Xbox One, the patch is 1.36GB, on PC 1.25GB.

Updates:

  • The ammo crates have been repositioned to make them easier for players to access
  • In a previous patch, players on the ferry of the damned were shown how to sink their ship. This message has been adjusted.
  • Players can no longer play the same song twice in a row with the instruments
  • UI improvements ensure that the images in the clothing crates now load better.

These are the quality of life improvements in the new update that should make life (and dying) in Sea of Thieves easier for you.

Additionally, known bugs have been fixed. Skeleton forts or bounty skeletons now spawn as intended. Furthermore, players are no longer incorrectly restricted to a single weapon. Oh, and very importantly: Ships now no longer just fly into the air when they sink. Like this:

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And then there’s a teaser for the fans

In addition to the many bug fixes mentioned in the patch notes, there was also a taste of new content. The developers write, “Rumors are that a new shipment of clothing, items, weapons, and ship customizations have appeared on the horizon and are on the way to Sea of Thieves.”

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So if you’re saving up for new clothing or weapons, it’s worth waiting for the new items. After all, there could be something nice that you’ll want to buy.

When will more content finally come? In May, The Hungering Deep comes with new AI opponents

When the content will be released is not yet determined. It could be shortly after the patch is released, or it may take a few more days. The developers only refer to the popular soon™.

This is how you can try Sea of Thieves for free

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In Cyberpunk 2077, you play from a first-person perspective, says an insider

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The long-awaited RPG Cyberpunk 2077 will not be played in a classic third-person perspective but from a first-person perspective. At least that’s what an insider claims.

Although the developers at CD Projekt are still tight-lipped about information, fans are thirsty for fresh news about Cyberpunk 2077.

After all, the game is the indirect successor to “The Witcher III” in a new setting and has been in development for many years. Expectations are high. If Cyberpunk 2077 is anything other than a masterpiece, it would likely disappoint fans. It’s no wonder that every piece of information, every leak, and every rumor is met with scrutiny; fans go wild even when a “Beep” is posted on Twitter.

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First-Person instead of “Over-the-shoulder” camera

According to the authors of the Polish GRYOnline, who received their hints from an alleged insider, Cyberpunk 2077 will be played from a first-person perspective – just like in a classic shooter.

However, the first-person perspective is not supposed to turn Cyberpunk into a shooter. Instead, it is meant to make the action sequences of the role-playing game more exciting and provide better immersion with the game world. After all, this creates the impression that players experience the world of Cyberpunk 2077 through their own eyes.

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Some tactical elements will also be omitted or need to be handled differently. Safe “peeking around corners,” as is often the case in third-person games, will likely fall by the wayside with the first-person perspective.

Wallruns and Campaign on the Moon

Further rumors from the alleged insider suggest that both studio parts (Warsaw and Krakow) are currently working on the game. In Krakow, they are working on a part of the campaign that is supposed to take place on the moon.

As a means of movement, there are supposed to be so-called “Wallruns” – the opportunity to run along walls – which seems plausible through physical augmentations, as is possible in the world of Cyberpunk.

Keep in mind that this information is merely an unconfirmed rumor until there is a clear statement from CD Projekt. They generally do not comment on rumors and alleged leaks.

Would you be able to enjoy a Cyberpunk 2077 from a first-person perspective? Or do you need the third-person view in a role-playing game? Let us know in the comments!

Cyberpunk 2077 is already looking towards the next console generations – The developers want to be prepared.

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  2. gry-online.pl

Ring of Elysium Download: How to play the PUBG alternative in English

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 4 minutes

This is how you can download the alternative to PUBG, Europa: Ring of Elysium, now for PC and play the game in English.

The battle royale game Ring of Elysium has not yet been released in the West but is already making a name for itself as a “PUBG killer”. According to reports from early players, the game is said to offer “buttery smooth performance” and be a good, free alternative to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.

We will show you in this guide how you can already play Ring of Elysium, even though there is no release in Germany yet.

What is Ring of Elysium / Europa?

In late 2017, Tencent introduced the game “Europa”, which has since changed its name to Ring of Elysium. You can expect a free-to-play battle royale shooter that strongly resembles PUBG, although it brings certain differences into play.

You will find a wider selection of weapons and their upgrades in RoE. Additionally, the game is said to run on weaker PCs as well.

What players like about Ring of Elysium and what they find silly, we will show you here

Currently, Ring of Elysium is still in development and is available as a beta version in the Asian region. This actually means that we cannot participate in it. However, this can be solved with a simple setting. We will show you how you can now play RoE.

Ring of Elysium – Garena Game Download

Although RoE is only available in the Asian region, you can comfortably play the game on your PC. With a few simple steps, you can set up the official Garena client so that you can play yourself. The Garena software could be compared to Steam – however, you will only find games from publisher Tencent there.

  • First, download the Garena Client from the official website
  • In the client, click on Create Account (under the login prompt “Create Account”)
  • After creating the account, log in with it in the client
  • Now you will see a message that essentially says, “There are no games in your country, switching to Singapore now”
  • You now see a few games, but still no Ring of Elysium
  • Therefore, change the region in the settings (gear icon at the top right) to Thailand – then RoE should appear in the overview
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  • Click on the image of RoE and then select the green download button at the bottom
  • After the download (about 5GB), you can start and play the game
    Ring of Elysium Garena Overview

You will notice that the game starts in Thai. However, players can still find their way around the game because the menus are intuitively organized. If desired, the language can be switched to English using an additional tool.

Ring of Elysium in English – How to Change the Language

In order to play Ring of Elysium in English, additional steps are required. In our example, you can use “Process Hacker” for this purpose. This is a kind of extended task manager that displays important information necessary for changing RoE to the English language.

RoE Process

Install the program and then start Ring of Elysium. Then switch out of the game with ALT+TAB and look for the process “Europa_Client.exe” in the Process Hacker overview. Right-click on it and select Properties.

Under the General tab, you will find the section for “Process”.

RoE Process Magnifying Glass

Below is the entry “Command line”. Click on the magnifying glass and then copy all the text that appears in the new window. Now create a new text document. There, paste all the copied text.

ROE English Bat

Search for the line “language=th” in it and replace “th” with “en”. Now select “Save As”, choose a name, and use the extension “.bat”. For example, “Ring of Elysium English.bat”. This special extension turns the text document into a batch file.

Double-click on this .bat file to start Ring of Elysium in English. You can uninstall the “Process Hacker” program after this change. Keep in mind that the game is currently only running on Asian servers. A ping of over 200ms is therefore quite normal.

While the download is running, you can get in the mood for the upcoming action with this gameplay trailer of Ring of Elysium.

More about the game:

Europa: Ring of Elysium – the new PUBG alternative? What players say

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These MMOs are like your favorite sci-fi series

Micha Deckert Micha Deckert Reading time 9 minutes

The universe and its infinite expanses. Not only in one of the countless science fiction series are we constantly fascinated by space, aliens, and advanced technology. Are you into Firefly, Stargate, X-Files or the Power Rangers? But which MMO fits best with your favorite sci-fi series? We have done some research and found some online games for PC, PS4, and Xbox One that fit your favorite series.

Can’t get enough of science fiction series and always wanted to know which game has similarities to your favorite show? Or do you spend every free minute in an MMO and look for a series that you would enjoy?

We have picked a few games and compared them with the most suitable science fiction series.

Elite: Dangerous – Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC

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In Elite: Dangerous, you are not given a specific game objective. Instead, you can either explore the open game world – that is, space – in single-player mode or online. In doing so, you can customize your ship to your liking with the necessary capital, explore the cosmos, or work as a trader, bounty hunter, space pirate, smuggler, or even in resource gathering.

Even though the game has no real story, there is a political conflict looming in the universe, which is said to encompass 400 billion star systems. The relationship between the three major powers, the Empire, Federation, and Alliance, is tense. Moreover, it suggests that a power struggle over succession could erupt within the Empire.

Additionally, space travelers face extraterrestrial forces: the mysterious Thargoids have appeared in the galaxy, and players still do not know what the aliens actually want.

Elite: Dangerous – Beyond sounds like GTA V in space
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Elite: Dangerous is for you if you are into Firefly

In the series Firefly from 2002, everything revolves around the crew of the transport spaceship Serenity. The ship’s crew tries to stay afloat with small petty crimes, but also with honest work like transporting.

Meanwhile, the team tries to avoid the Alliance – a heavily controlling government authority – as much as possible. Before the series begins, the Alliance waged a war against the fighters of the independent worlds, the Browncoats, and emerged as the victor. Nevertheless, the Alliance is not popular among all people in the solar system.

Two crew members of Serenity, Captain Malcolm “Mal” Reynolds and his right-hand woman Zoë Washburne, fought on the side of the Browncoats in the war, rebel time and again, and often clash with the Alliance.

Unlike in Elite: Dangerous, however, the protagonists do not deal with aliens but with the dangerous Reavers. These are cannibals who mutilate themselves and commit unspeakable atrocities against their victims.

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Why is Elite: Dangerous like Firefly?

The greatest similarity between Elite: Dangerous and the series Firefly lies in the freedom to do as you please in the vast universe. Just like in the series, you can earn your money honestly or operate on the fringes of the law.

Like the characters in Firefly, you are driven only by your own whims or your moral values. Want to play the pirate today or be the intergalactic taxi driver instead?

However, there is a significant difference in the setting: while Firefly is a space western, a genre mix of science fiction and western, Elite: Dangerous offers good old sci-fi fare. But what is not yet can still happen.

On page 2, we continue with a spectacular shooter franchise.

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Bless: Developers change everything they can for the Steam release

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 3 minutes

The Steam version of the MMORPG Bless will differ significantly from the version playable in Korea. The developers have now talked in detail about the differences we can expect for the global release of Bless on Steam.

“Let’s change everything we can,” thought the developers of Bless before they started preparing the Steam version. Accordingly, this version plays differently than the one available in Korea. At least, that’s what the developers assure – players in Europe will actually be able to experience Bless starting in May. The early access release is set for then.

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Look forward to these changes

One of the major changes is the combat system:

  • The combat is designed to be “rhythmic”.
  • You choose between two combat stances out of six available.
  • You select four skills that are class-specific.
  • Combos are created from the combat stances and skills, which have specific effects.
  • The combat is more action-packed than in the “original”, and mastering combos plays an important role.

The skill system has also been adjusted:

  • You must not only improve your equipment but also learn new skills and enhance acquired abilities.
  • You collect gemstones that you need to enhance your skills.
  • Playing in a party gives you a buff, encouraging group play.
  • The party leader can choose a “lifestyle” effect depending on the party size and composition. This is a buff that affects activities outside of combat.
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The monetization is also said to be user-friendly:

  • Content Token Shop: In this in-game shop you can purchase functional items with the in-game currency “Content Tokens”, which have real utility. Content Tokens can be earned through gameplay.
  • Lumena Shop: You can buy Lumena currency with real money and then acquire cosmetic items in the shop.
  • Through the Lumena Exchange Center, you can convert Content Tokens into Lumena. This way, you can shop in the Lumena Shop without spending money.

The game flow will also be adjusted:

  • The Steam version of Bless will feature a special tutorial zone that introduces players to the game and its basic functions.
  • Following that, you will complete so-called guide quests which will teach you more about the MMO.
  • New content will be gradually unlocked so as not to overwhelm players with too much information at the beginning.
  • You can participate in many activities even at level 1.
  • To make events and activities in the game more exciting, the monsters in the Steam version of Bless will have unique skills. This aims to provide a challenge when improving your hero by hunting monsters.

Bless MMORPG

It’s almost time

In May, the early access version of the MMORPG Bless will launch, and you can experience for yourself how it plays. You will especially see how the interaction between PvE and open PvP works.

Bless Online: Everything you need to know about the new AAA-MMORPG

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PETA criticizes fishing in Far Cry 5, Ubisoft responds

Micha Deckert Micha Deckert Reading time 3 minutes

In Far Cry 5 things get pretty rough. In the battle against a crazy cult, no stone is left unturned in Hope County. Amid all the violence, the animal rights organization PETA is particularly upset about fishing. PETA appeals to Ubisoft to refrain from marketing video games in Germany that glorify and trivialize the hunting and killing of fish or other animals.

The latest open-world game from Ubisoft, Far Cry 5, does not hold back on violence. Players fight with all sorts of weapons and vehicles against a fanatic cult. They brutalize weapons, abduct people, and perform forced baptisms.

The first live event of the game, called “Gut durch”, even wanted as many animals as possible to be killed with fire, without using Molotovs or flamethrowers.

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However, this does not upset PETA as much as the fishing in the game. Even though it is just an optional side quest that is not needed to complete the game, PETA appeals to Ubisoft to refrain from marketing video games in Germany that glorify and trivialize the hunting and killing of fish or other animals.

Fish as someone, not something

In a statement from PETA, Dr. Tanja Breining, a marine biologist and expert on fish and marine animals at the organization, condemns fishing in Far Cry 5 as unethical and promoting violence.

“Fishing means luring fish into a trap, exposing them to fear and suffocation for minutes to hours, and often a painful struggle before they are finally killed or often cut open while still alive. Today we know that a fish is a someone and not a something, making it a disgrace to promote fishing. Fish are curious vertebrates with individual personalities.”

Fish also perform better than chimpanzees, orangutans, and capuchin monkeys in some intelligence tests and have a complex social life. The animal rights organization suggests that Ubisoft develop games with free-roaming animals in the future that do not glorify killing as a pastime.

Far Cry 5 Bulle

Ubisoft responds in classic Far Cry fashion

GameStar then requested a statement from Ubisoft, which they received. The company responds to the criticism in classic Far Cry fashion and also addresses the danger posed by the overly powerful shovels in the game.

“Far Cry 5 takes place in the vast fictional open world of Hope County, Montana. The talented developers of this open world have made great efforts to create an immersive experience. This experience is meant to faithfully reflect the breathtaking beauty of real Montana, its inhabitants, and of course, its wildlife. In Far Cry 5, you can hunt, fish, throw dynamite, or hit each other with shovels. We at Ubisoft have great respect for all living beings. That’s why Far Cry 5 offers a safe alternative to hunting, fishing, throwing dynamite, and hitting each other with shovels.”

Is fishing or hunting in Far Cry 5 also a thorn in your side, or do you prefer to spend your time in the game eliminating the Eden’s Gate cult?

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Destiny 2: Bungie hires one of its best YouTubers themselves

Sven Galitzki Sven Galitzki Reading time 3 minutes

Some time ago, Bungie made headlines when they posted a job ad seeking a specialist for Destiny 2 from among the fans. The search appears to be over: one of the most important YouTubers in the Destiny community will now join the studio.

Recently, Bungie made waves with a special job posting. The studio was officially looking for a dedicated gameplay expert from within the community.

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This person is to be involved in the optimization process of the game and to thoroughly review and analyze Destiny 2 from a gamer’s perspective. The corresponding feedback will then be passed on to the developers, with the aim of aligning the game with the community’s wishes – at least that’s the plan.

There were quite a few suitable interested parties and potential candidates – names like Datto, sc_Slayerage, and My Name is Byf were quickly on everyone’s lips. As it has now become known, Bungie has apparently made a decision.

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A well-known expert and one of the most important YouTubers in the Destiny scene will work with the creators of Destiny 2 on the future of the game for at least the next 3 months: YouTuber Patrick Casey, known as Holtzmann.

YouTuber Holtzmann now works for Bungie

As revealed in his recent tweet, Destiny expert Patrick Casey – aka Holtzmann – will work at Bungie on Destiny 2 for the next 3 months. The Guardian community is happy with this choice and feels adequately represented by him. Even though Holtzmann doesn’t stand in the spotlight as much as, for example, Datto or Slayerage, he is not unknown to Destiny veterans.

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Holtzmann in Profile

Patrick Casey, aka Holtzmann, is a Twitch streamer, podcaster, and YouTuber. Through his previous work, he enjoys high esteem within the community. He is also considered to be rather calm and thoughtful.

Casey himself is an outspoken Destiny fan. However, this does not prevent him from often giving tough, but also constructive and honest criticism of the Destiny series and clearly addressing the issues.

Destiny Warmind Bunker Entrance

Holtzmann possesses immense and profound background knowledge about the Destiny series and is both an excellent PvP player and an absolute expert in raids, endgame content, lore, and weapons. His guides and analyses are still very popular among Destiny fans.

Casey was long considered the face and driving force behind the popular community site PlanetDestiny and was significantly responsible for its success during the time of Destiny 1. His weapon reviews and his voice are well-remembered by many early Guardians.

Since he decided to go his own way, PlanetDestiny has never been able to properly compensate for his departure.

Currently, he is also involved in the popular Destiny Community Podcast and often presents himself as the most critical voice when it comes to Destiny 2.

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What do you think of Bungie’s decision? Is Holtzmann the right choice or would you have preferred another candidate?

More about the fate of PlanetDestiny, which Casey worked on for a long time:

One of the most popular Destiny sites on the brink – Is Destiny 2 to blame?

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Fortnite: Patch Notes 3.6 – What’s in the last update before the bang

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The Fortnite patch 3.6 arrives today, when the server maintenance is over. This is likely the last update before the 4.0 series. One expects a big bang when the comet crashes. We reveal to you what is in the patch notes for today’s update on April 24th.

Today, the likely last patch for Season 3 of Fortnite Battle Royale arrives. There are also some changes for the PVE “Save the World”. However, it is clear: This is an interim patch that does not bring huge innovations, so to speak, the calm before the storm.

The update includes several balance changes, bug fixes, and two new weapons. A new exchange promotion is also interesting, where players can give up skins and emotes that they no longer love. This applies only to Fortnite: Battle Royale.

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These are the highlights of the patch notes for Fortnite Battle Royale

The new sticky grenade comes to the game. It is only available in Uncommon. The grenade has an explosion delay of 2.5 seconds and deals 100 damage within a radius of 1 tile. The grenade cannot explode in mid-air. It sticks to players and surfaces. If the building it is stuck to is destroyed, it explodes immediately.

The Remote Explosives are now 40% rarer.

However, the mini-gun has been strengthened. It is now more accurate, has less recoil, and deals slightly more damage. The mini-gun caused a hype at release and was considered too strong. Meanwhile, it is counted among the weakest weapons in Fortnite.

Sniper rifles and crossbows now have better projectile hit detection at long distances.

The accuracy of the first shot is reset when players crouch, stand up from a crouch, or switch weapons. This could affect the weapon balance in Fortnite again – the last change here shook up the balance in Fortnite quite a bit.

Self-service exchange of cosmetic items comes to Fortnite

You can now return a total of 3 V-Buck purchases and then receive your V-Bucks back. These 3 returns are valid for life – so one should think carefully about this. Emotes, gliders, harvest tools, back bling, and skins can be returned. The battle pass or individual purchases cannot be returned. Also, everything that can be purchased in PvE “Save the World” is excluded from exchange: This includes loot llamas and founder packs.

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These are the highlights of the patch notes for Fortnite: Save the World

The sticky grenade is also in the game here, but it does not deal damage to player buildings. The sticky grenade is not a permanent weapon in PvE. It can be found in a mission and is lost after completing that mission.

A new “real” weapon is the Nobelwerfer, which delivers an energy charge to enemies.

There is more bacon and more energy ammunition. Bacon is needed for defenders, who can now be revived significantly faster (instead of 5 seconds it only takes 2 seconds).

The relatively difficult interim mission “Retrieve the Drone” is now supposed to become significantly more lucrative and appear less frequently.

And anomalies are significantly easier, they can now be shot from a distance, but one must collect the shards. Previously, one had to build up to the anomalies and break them with a pickaxe.

You can read the complete patch notes for 3.6 in German here.

No insanely exciting Fortnite patch notes today. The big question remains: What has Epic thought of for Season 4 and what do they have in store for this comet?

Fortnite: News about the mysterious comet! Does it signal the start of Season 4?

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Overwatch: Symmetra is getting reworked, no longer a supporter

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The Overwatch heroine Symmetra is being reworked. She will lose her position as a supporter and will be considered a defensive hero in the future.

The balance of Overwatch is in constant flux. In the near future, Blizzard plans to adjust one of the most controversial heroines again. Symmetra will be fundamentally reworked.

Symmetra’s abilities have already been changed in the past. She received a second ultimate (the shield generator) and was able to place all 6 turrets at the start of the match.

Symmetra will be a defensive hero

Overwatch Season 3

In an interview with InvenGlobal, the Overwatch developer Timothy Ford revealed that Symmetra will no longer be considered a support character in the future but will be moved into the category of defensive heroes. There are no specific details about the changes to her yet, but with the shift in her role, a more extensive rework of the heroine is likely to come.

Ford further mentions: “Our goal is to make the use of Symmetra even more flexible.” Currently, Symmetra is indeed in a niche state. Her turrets are only effective in very tight corridors, and the shield generator and teleporter only show their full potential on a few maps.

Overwatch Symmetra Screenshot

Why this makes sense: Symmetra is the only hero in the support category that cannot heal effectively. One of her abilities can generate shields and she can fire a protective barrier, but she has never served as a healer. For Overwatch players, “support” always comes with healing – a role that Symmetra has never fulfilled.

However, there is still no specific date for the changes. At least on the PTR, there are no signs of Symmetra updates yet – so it will probably be several weeks before anything happens.

Hanzo is also being reworked. He will lose his scatter arrow and get new skills in the next patch!

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Fortnite: Servers down for maintenance, update 3.6 brings sticky grenade

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Today, on April 24, Epic is releasing Update 3.6 in Fortnite. The Fortnite servers on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and iOS are going offline for maintenance. Fortnite will be unavailable and report outages. With the patch, the sticky grenade will likely make its debut. Various improvements are coming for the Save the World mode!

Update: On Wednesday, April 25, there will also be a server downtime in Fortnite. You can read all about it here: Fortnite: Server offline – Login failed – What’s going on?

While the weekly updates were usually scheduled for Thursday in the past, Epic is releasing the new Patch 3.6 today, Tuesday. Little is known about the Battle Royale mode. The sticky grenade will likely make its debut, and an in-game announcement has been present since yesterday.

How long will the Fortnite servers be offline?

Furthermore, Epic has published a roadmap for the Save the World mode – the first part goes live today.

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There are conflicting statements regarding the exact start of the maintenance. The game shows the time as 8:00 AM. However, it is more likely to start around 10 AM German time. Matchmaking will be disabled as usual at 09:30 AM!

Next week, Patch 4.0 will bring Season 4. This could be a major update for Fortnite with several changes, perhaps even to the map – there is a comet coming.

When will the servers be back and when will Fortnite be running again? There are no official details on when Fortnite will be back today. But this looks like a minor update. Generally, Fortnite is back online between 11 AM and 12 PM our time.

Update: We were right: Around 11:49 AM, Epic reported – Fortnite is back. The Fortnite servers are online again.

Sticky grenade is coming – how will it work?

After the pocket fort was introduced as a grenade two weeks ago, the sticky grenade is now the next projectile.

Like the remote detonation charge, the grenades stick to surfaces – but also to players! It is still unclear whether a direct hit will also eliminate an enemy with full shield. It is also uncertain what will happen to the remote detonation charge.

It could potentially be removed from the game in exchange for the sticky grenade.

The Fortnite patch notes are out: What’s included in the new update!

Fortnite Sticky Grenade 3.6

Roadmap for Save the World presented

In the subreddit for the PvE mode of Fortnite, the developer Epic presented a roadmap for the coming weeks – and there are some highlights among them. Among other things, energy ammo will be improved today, and in May, you can also look forward to the new perk rolling!

This is the roadmap that Epic has presented:

Patch 3.6 on 04/23.

  • Rocket launcher in the event store
  • New item
  • Improvements to energy ammo:
    • 25% more ammo when crafting
    • 50% more traces in the world
    • 20% more energy ammo in the world

Patch 4.0 week around 04/30.

  • Brand new event
  • Shadow Ops heroes
  • Military weapon set
  • New soldier ability
  • more details to follow!

Patch 4.1 week around 05/07.

  • New weapon
  • New hero

Patch 4.2 week around 05/15.

  • Perk rerolling!

Are you looking forward to the new updates?

The Fortnite patch notes are out: What’s included in the new update!

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Everspace pays 10,000 euros to streamer: The “is a damn idiot”

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To generate attention, Everspace relied on influencers. However, a lot of money was sunk into “bad streamers.” The developers express this in a casual tone.

Developers want to attract attention with their games. What is increasingly failing through ordinary advertising is often possible through “influencers,” such as YouTubers or Twitch streamers. Therefore, developers turn to specialized agencies that then connect them with streamers who play their game for a period of time for pay.

If the streamer has a large audience, developers reach a vast number of potential new players.

However, care should be taken when selecting streamers to ensure they are not “damn idiots.”

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The Everspace developers learned this lesson. They had commissioned an agency to find streamers suitable for marketing the game.

“The most expensive stream we paid for was €5,000 per hour, and we had to book him for two hours. His opening line was, ‘I have to stop playing Destiny 2 now,’ because I’m now on a sponsored stream to play a space game, even though I don’t like space games.”

It didn’t end there, because according to Michael Schade, one of the developers, “he [the streamer] played like an idiot, like a damn idiot.”

No wonder Schade sees it as a “disaster” and certainly not helpful for Everspace.

Everspace Screen 3

Of the 20 YouTubers and influencers that Everspace paid, only 3 to 5 were good and worked. The rest were okay or disastrous.

Trolls want to be fed, are good PR

Basically, Everspace is good at leveraging social media – and they do not shy away from methods that might be termed “fake news” in Germany.

For instance, there was a picture on Twitter and Facebook showing a crowd of people in front of the entrance to the indie fair “Rezzed.” The developers commented on this with, “So many sci-fi fans can’t wait to finally play Everspace on PS4” – which was brutally false. Probably only a few people in the picture knew what Everspace was at that moment or that it would be represented at the fair.

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On Twitter, the pic didn’t bring much. Schade says, however, that it went viral on Facebook and generated 725,000 views.

Aside from that, Everspace is now focusing more on smaller streamers and is experiencing greater growth than if they had paid larger influencers.

Feed the trolls and let the community do the work

By the way, Schade sees trolls as the best marketing friends. “Often trolls say something that they haven’t fully thought through, or it’s just provocative, but that fuels the discussion. That means more traffic, and more traffic means more visibility on platforms that are traffic-based.”

His tip: “Feed the trolls.” When negative reactions come, one should retreat and let the community do the work. This is what happened to Everspace with a negative review from YouTuber “Total Biscuit.” He didn’t like the game, but gave Everspace a lot of free traffic on Steam and Reddit.

At least it seems the developers and marketing people of Everspace have “understood the Internet” and how to attract attention.

What kind of successes “good” streamers can achieve is illustrated by “Ninja” – who earns $500,000 every month.

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What MMOs can Online Gamers still look forward to in 2018?

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What new things are expected in online gaming in 2018? Which MMOs and MMORPGs are still to come? Find out here what you can look forward to as an online gamer in the coming months.

Online games are “Games as a Service.” They are repeatedly updated with new features. New releases have become rare. Instead, there are more frequent small patches. Occasionally, there are also significant expansions for existing games.

But what exactly is still to come this year? What new releases and major expansions are expected in 2018?

We have listed the most important releases and expansions here.

Bless – For fans of PC MMORPGs

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It has been a long time since a new online role-playing game was released in the West, but with Bless (PC), that may soon change. The MMORPG from Korea has had a turbulent development history as it was supposed to have already released here.

However, it was supposed to be completely revamped in terms of its combat system, and then the European publisher suddenly dropped out. For a while, it seemed like Bless would never come out in the West. Fortunately, that has not come to pass, and Bless is about to release on Steam.

What is special about Bless?

Bless is a classic AAA theme park MMORPG. You choose one of 2 factions, select a hero from 7 races and 5 classes, and embark on the fully voiced main quest. This leads you through a massive open world in the best theme park manner. You can cover long distances without loading screens.

Bless Field Boss

In fact, the large, vibrant world is an important feature of Bless. There is always something to see and explore. There are also tamable animals, reduced grinding (compared to the Asian original), and raids with up to 40 players.

PvP as a major feature

The world of Bless is contested by two major factions. You must join one side and represent it in PvP. Fighting against other players is a significant part of Bless. There are:

  • Massive 100 vs. 100 battles between guilds with sieges involved
  • Players reaching the endgame qualify for Open World PvP
  • There will also be structured PvP in 10 vs. 10 or 15 vs. 15 rounds.
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Who is Bless ideal for?

Bless is strongly directed at fans of classic online role-playing games who want to experience a new release of an AAA title. You should also check out the game if you are into massive PvP and do not mind open PvP in the endgame.

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PvE fans, on the other hand, can look forward to the 40-player raids. The tamable animals are also a big plus for hunters and gatherers.

Here’s more info on the new MMORPG Bless!

Bless will enter early access on Steam in May. The game is expected to use a Buy2Play model.

On Page Two, we continue with a rather conservative expansion!

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Free2Play MMO mocks its addicted players and they love it

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An MMO shows no mercy with its loot boxes and mocks its own fans. However, they love it and celebrate it.

The fact that free-to-play games must make their profits through microtransactions is old news. Yet, while many games sell not only cosmetics but also clear pay-to-win advantages, the Japanese Fate/Grand Order takes a different approach – it sells story and emotion in loot boxes.

These loot boxes, also known as “Gacha,” can contain various characters that serve as companions in Fate/Grand Order. They not only strengthen the player’s party but also bring unique dialogues and story sequences.

The game concept and characters are based on the popular anime series Fate/, which now has many spin-offs. The characters are well-known and have taken a place in the hearts of many fans – after all, Fate/ is among the most successful anime series of all time. It is not surprising that viewers build an emotional bond.

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And this emotional connection to beloved characters is ruthlessly exploited by Fate/Grand Order.

It’s not just about “pay-to-win,” as the power aspect behind these “loot boxes” is secondary. By acquiring the respective characters, players also unlock new story chapters.

Especially absurd: To unlock the ultimate abilities (and story elements) of a companion, one must possess them up to 5 times, which, given a drop chance far below 0.1%, is mathematically likely to cost several thousand dollars on average.

Fate/Grand Order parodies its own fans

Fate Order Mistress

However, Fate/Grand Order makes no secret of this practice. Instead, the developers even created a comic about the girl Gudako – a gamer addicted to loot boxes who throws her money out of the window. In the comics, she asks, for example, “How can I progress faster in the game and where do I need to press for that” – openly implying that it’s about money.

The fans do not react in shock; rather, they like this character and can identify with Gudako. Just like her, the caricature has a problem with addiction and is, in her own words, trapped in “Gacha Hell,” along with a passion for cute anime girls.

But as funny as the comics are, the reality unfortunately is not.

On Reddit, there are numerous posts from players regretting how much money they invested in the game. Some even say they “only work to play this game” and would max out their credit cards each time – and yet they still haven’t gotten the character they wanted.

But as the US site Polygon puts it nicely: At least Fate/Grand Order is honest.

Fate Grand Order Artwork

Because the developers have long recognized that players will not stop even if they shove a parody of themselves in their face, showing them that they have become addicted.

Cortyn says: Ultimately, Fate/Grand Order is for me a prime example of why free-to-play games still leave a bitter aftertaste.

In the end, the game has content that makes hardly anyone happy. The “poor” players don’t, because they will never receive their favorite characters, and the “rich” players don’t either, as even with many hundreds of dollars, they don’t get what they want.

The ones suffering on both sides are the fans of the anime series, of the Fate/ universe, who have fallen in love with the characters and want to experience more story – precisely those fans that every medium needs.

They are essentially contents that hardly anyone gets to see and exploit the players’ hunger for exactly those stories. Will developers get rich from this? Quite possibly. Do they step on the faces of all the fans of the characters and honest players? Absolutely.

Developers believe that loot boxes are the future.

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Pokémon GO activates rewards for Earth Day with new Shiny

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In Pokémon GO, the rewards for Earth Day are now available. You can now receive the following bonuses in the game.

Trainers, after April 22, when Earth Day was celebrated with a worldwide cleanup, you will now be rewarded in the game for it. Niantic has come up with something special: the rewards have been extended, and at least one new Shiny has been released.

Earth Day Rewards

As Niantic announced on the evening of April 23, the rewards for the Earth Day event in Pokémon GO are now active.

Over 4000 trainers participated in the cleanup and helped to clean the Earth. As a result, the following rewards have been unlocked:

  • 3x Stardust for catching Ground, Water, and Grass Pokémon

These rewards are active in Pokémon GO until April 30, 2018.

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Additional Rewards – Shiny Wailmer

Some trainers have already noticed in the game that the developers have activated additional rewards. Wailmer can now apparently be caught as a Shiny. This screenshot was shared by Reddit user HashtagMerica with TheSilphRoad community:

Pokémon GO Shiny Wailmer

Whether there will be more new Shinies to be found in the game will be revealed in the next few hours.

Trainers suspect that the spawns of rare Pokémon like Magikarp or Snivy have increased. This comes from initial reports on social media.

To stay updated, we recommend you visit our Pokémon GO page on Facebook, where we publish all our news about the game. To chat with other trainers about the game, simply join our Pokémon GO Facebook group .

After Pokémon GO killed the live maps, fans are wishing for an official map

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Destiny 2 makes fans eager for the Warmind DLC and shows first details

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The night before the reveal stream for the Warmind expansion of Destiny 2, Bungie stirs the excitement of fans with a short clip. What can the Guardians expect in the upcoming stream and what details does the teaser already reveal about the 2nd DLC? 

Shortly before the reveal stream of the Warmind DLC, Bungie attempts to pique the fan base’s curiosity with a short teaser and prepare for the unveiling of the 2nd expansion. In addition to general information about the stream, the short video also contains some exciting details about the 2nd expansion of Destiny 2. We have analyzed the clip for you.

What’s inside?

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What to expect tomorrow in the stream

The stream will start on Tuesday, April 24, at 7:00 PM our time. We will, of course, live-tweet for you on MeinMMO. According to the teaser, the stream will be divided into the following 3 sections:

Explore Mars – Hellas Basin

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This section will apparently focus on the setting of the Warmind expansion. Mars has now been definitively confirmed.

Hellas Basin seems to be one of the new locations on Mars. Whether this underground complex is also located there is still not entirely clear.

Nice to Know: Hellas Basin is also a region on Mars in real life. The word “Basin” refers to a depression in the geological sense. Water and important nutrients are presumed to be present in this region, providing a basis for potential life on Mars.

According to researchers, this is a well-suited location to search for signs of possible past life on the red planet. Perhaps something has also been found there in the Destiny universe…

D2 WM Location 2
D2 WM Location 1

At the beginning of the teaser, a group of Guardians is seen leaving an icy cave and entering a typical Destiny Mars landscape with red sand dunes. In the background, the Warmind bunker construct can be seen. The already known Warmind complex and some other structures can also be seen at night. Whether these buildings are a research facility of the Clovis Bray Corporation will likely be revealed tomorrow in the stream.

Survive the Hive Escalation Protocol – new mode?

D2 WM horde mode

This section will likely be about a new game mode of Destiny 2. 

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As a brief clip from the teaser shows, players must defeat incoming waves of the Hive in a set time period in a sort of arena. This activity strongly resembles a horde mode. The different levels of the activity presumably represent the respective wave or the increasing difficulty. The famous skull symbol strongly suggests that the activity ends with the death of the fireteam and that it is also about surviving as long as possible.

During the activity, a kind of relic seems to be involved – comparable to the Flame Axe from the Rise of Iron expansion for Destiny 1.

Revised Exotics and Crucible Updates

D2 WM Suros

Here, the developers will likely provide further details about the upcoming Crucible updates and the revised exotic weapons. 

Speaking of Exotics – as can be clearly seen, the popular exotic auto rifle Suros Regime returns with DLC II. Bungie has also released a video of the revised Tractor Cannon alongside the stream teaser.

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This seems to significantly enhance all Void damage dealt by Guardians and allows for continuous critical hits for the 5 seconds duration of the effect. The strike boss is practically melting away.

Moreover, the revised Tractor Cannon is capable of suppressing enemies in PvP. This means that enemies hit by it cannot use Supers, abilities, or jumps for a certain period. If they are hit by the Tractor Cannon during an already active Super, the Super will be canceled.

What else does the teaser show?

D2 WM Armor titan

Furthermore, the teaser shows some new armor pieces and weapons in the characteristic Warmind style.

D2 Wm oger

The Hive is also shown as the only enemy so far – players encounter Acolytes, Knights, and Ogres in a strikingly new, icy look. 

What do you think of the material shown so far? Have you noticed any other interesting details?

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Lost ARK: MMORPG will Release 2018 and apparently also after Europe

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The action MMORPG Lost Ark does actually plan its release in 2018 with an open beta. And the game director apparently has Europe and North America in mind. This is news fans have been waiting for since 2014.

Lost Ark is an MMORPG that many Westerners have been keeping an eye on since 2014. An impressive reveal trailer came out. Fans see Lost Ark as a sort of next-gen Diablo 3 with more MMORPG elements. But Lost Ark is also a game with a strange pro-and-con list.

ProCon
Could revolutionize the MMORPG genreNo one knows when it will be released
Looks fantasticNo one knows if it will really come to the West

Recently, fans of the wait have become quite tired.

On April 20, the game director of Lost Ark, Gang-Sun Geum, gave interviews to three Korean sites that could eliminate these con points. These are interviews with Inven, Ruliweb and ThisisGame. The interviews are in Korean. They were translated by the fan site LostArkDB.

We summarize the essentials.

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Lost Ark aims for release in 2018

With Lost Ark, they want to hurry now, so they have eliminated a beta phase. Normally, there should be a final beta between the last closed beta and the release in an open beta, but they will now skip that.

The game director says: They collected so much feedback in the second closed beta and have now implemented it, that they are confident they can send Lost Ark out into the world. They do not want to impress players in the closed betas but collect as much criticism as possible to then convince with the open beta.

The upcoming third closed beta of Lost Ark is supposed to be the last, after which it will go into an open beta. This is practically the release.

The game director does not yet provide a specific date, but he says that one thing is certain: They want to release Lost Ark in 2018.

Lost Ark Wizard

Lost Ark apparently aims for Europe and North America

Although the game director has no specific news about a port to Europe or North America. However, the world market is clearly in their sights. The game director tells the Korean sites that they have the “global market” in mind with Lost Ark. He speaks of “overseas,” which likely refers to Europe and North America.

The director says that games like “Horizon Zero Dawn,” “God of War,” or “What Remains of Edith Finch” are coming out abroad. In Japan, “Legend of Zelda” and “Monster Hunter” have revitalized the gaming industry. He feels there is a lack of something like that in Korea.

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It is indeed difficult to adapt Lost Ark to “overseas” and compete with the games there, but he hopes that Korean games will soon receive global recognition.

It’s not about the money, but one feels almost compelled to go overseas because the foreign market looks so closely at Korean games.

Although the game director believes that Lost Ark still has a long way to go to find its place in the global market, they want to do everything to achieve these goals.

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No Pay2Win – also considering the global market

They do not want to have paywalls in the game, nor particularly tedious content for which players have to pay to skip. This is the philosophy of their team. The company respects that.

The team follows this philosophy and wants to be successful not only in Korea but also in the global market.

One can be curious whether there will soon be concrete plans for a European release of Lost Ark. The question will certainly be exciting regarding who could act as a West publisher . Developer Smilegate had an office in Berlin, which was intended for the distribution of the popular shooter Crossfire. However, it was recently closed due to “restructuring measures” (via Gameswirtschaft).

More about Lost Ark and why fans are so excited about it:

This is how Project TL and Lost Ark want to save the PC MMORPG

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