Fortnite Challenges – Gas Stations, Treasure Map from Anarchy Acres

Robert Albrecht Robert Albrecht Reading time 3 minutes

New week, new luck! The fifth week of the third season of Fortnite: Battle Royale is not just heralded by the new heavy shotgun. A new batch of challenges is waiting for you! It’s all about gas stations and the treasure map from Anarchy Acres.

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Owners of the Battle Pass can master 7 additional challenges in Fortnite: Battle Royale every week to level up and unlock new items. After completing four challenges, there’s also an additional 4,000 bonus EXP!

The following challenges await you in the fifth week:

  • Be the bush (1x)
  • Open chests in Moisty Mire (7)
  • Deal damage to opponents with the pickaxe (200)
  • Visit different gas stations in a match (3)
  • Follow the treasure map from Anarchy Acres (1)
  • Eliminations with the pistol (3)
  • Eliminate opponents in Tilted Towers (3)

Anyone who wanted to visit Tilted Towers finally has the perfect opportunity this week. However, there are again two tasks among these standard challenges that are not immediately obvious to solve:

  • Visit different gas stations in one match (3)
  • Follow the treasure map from Anarchy Acres

We will show you where to find the treasure map, where it leads you, and where the gas stations are that can be best visited in one match.

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Visit different gas stations in one match of Fortnite: Battle Royale!

You may have noticed the gas stations before; they are located in various places and usually contain little loot. The goal of this task is to visit 3 gas stations in one match.

It makes sense to visit the gas stations that are closest to each other. There are a total of 8 gas stations spread across the map:

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These three gas stations should be quick to visit.

Ideally start at the top right in Pleasant Park. From there, go directly south and pick up the second gas station on the road. Then continue southwest and get the third gas station at the soccer field west of Tilted Towers. Of course, you can also do it the other way around and start at the soccer field and then head towards Pleasant Park.

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Follow the treasure map from Anarchy Acres in Fortnite: Battle Royale!

There is also a treasure map to find again and decipher the symbols to locate the spot on the map that rewards you with a star, giving you 10 points for the Battle Pass.

You can find the treasure map in Anarchy Acres in the big barn. The treasure itself is located directly by the stone west of Junk Junction.

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You do not necessarily have to find the treasure map in Anarchy Acres. Whoever goes directly to the location indicated on the map here also completes the task. This is what the treasure location looks like on the map.

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Star Trek Online: Victory is Life brings Deep Space Nine to the MMORPG

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

You want to visit the famous space station Deep Space Nine and the Gamma Quadrant in the MMORPG Star Trek Online? The upcoming expansion Victory is Life allows you to do so.

Victory is Life continues the story of the mysterious Hur’q, who attack the space station Deep Space Nine. You travel to the Gamma Quadrants, the home of the dangerous Jem’Hadar, where a great adventure awaits you. This adventure unfolds in six new episodes, during which you will meet ten of the original actors from the TV series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

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The heroes of Deep Space Nine return

The return of Odo from the Great Link, where he was last seen in the series Deep Space Nine, does not bode well. He would not have left the Link if it was not absolutely necessary. What threat awaits you will be revealed in June, when the expansion Victory is Life for the PC version of Star Trek Online is released. Players on PS4 and Xbox One will receive the Star Trek Online addon a bit later.

Victory is Life presents you with several challenges:

  • What is the deal with the Hur’q?
  • Six new episodes
  • Travel the Gamma Quadrants
  • The Jem’Hadar are introduced as a new faction
  • Meet ten actors from Deep Space Nine, including René Auberjonois as Odo, Armin Shimerman as Quark, Nana Visitor as Kira Nerys, and J.G. Hertzler as General Martok
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The expansion Victory is Life will be released in June. More details about the content are expected to follow in the coming weeks.

The MMORPG Star Trek Online recently celebrated its eighth anniversary!

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Companies behind WoW, LoL, Fortnite unite against toxic players

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 3 minutes

The video game industry has had enough. A large alliance aims to put an end to toxic players and establish uniform rules. Companies behind games like LoL, WoW, EVE Online, and Fortnite are on board. Twitch and Discord are also involved.

Toxicity is one of the biggest problems in online games today. In almost every game, insults, attacks, discriminatory remarks, or even death threats are rampant. Players of League of Legends or Overwatch can attest to this.

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The problem is evidently so large that developers and publishers now want to pool their knowledge and work together on solutions. They have founded the “Fair Play Alliance”. Here, companies like Blizzard, Riot, Twitch, CCP, Discord, as well as Epic Games and even Intel collaborate to combat toxicity in games.

In an interview with Kotaku, Kimberly Voll from Riot spoke about the Fair Play Alliance.

According to her, the Fair Play Alliance is not only about establishing a uniform code of conduct, but also about finding the reasons behind player behavior. For example, game design can contribute to making players more likely to show their worst side.

Both Riot and Blizzard have gained considerable experience in this area. They also admit to some mistakes and hope to learn from them as a community to lead the entire industry toward a more positive future. They want to not only find solutions but also serve as a platform for discussion and bring the topic more into the public eye.

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Overwatch is striving to create a more positive environment.

No more difference between “Online” and “IRL” – Everything is reality

The guidelines are also intended to be enforced outside of games, for example, for well-known streamers. Something similar has already happened with the “Pepe” meme in the Overwatch League.

“On one hand, we are aware that we are treading on thin ice when we want to enforce these values outside of games. On the other hand, everything is online these days. There is no difference between ‘IRL’ and ‘online’ anymore. It’s all reality today. Streamers represent a culture that is bigger than League of Legends or any other game. They represent online life.”

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However, the Fair Play Alliance is currently just at the beginning of their efforts. Voll joked that while there is already a website, there isn’t much more. Whether clear guidelines, smart ideas, and overarching visions for a more positive environment in video games will emerge from this remains to be seen. At least the efforts are commendable.

Because if Blizzard, Riot, Epic, and many others collaborate, then it must be a matter of great importance.

What do you think of this Fair Play Alliance? Is it good that many big companies are pulling together? Do you believe this can make a difference? Or is such a coalition too powerful?

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  2. fairplayalliance.org

Fortnite: Patch Notes? Today an update is coming, but it goes differently

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Epic is changing the patch cycle for Fortnite. Although an update is coming today that introduces the heavy shotgun as a new weapon, the process will be different than in previous weeks. It is unclear whether patch notes for Fortnite are planned.

Update comes as a hotfix – no downtime

Players had gotten used to the cycle: Thursday mornings, the servers would go down for maintenance for Fortnite, around 10:30 AM the patch notes would arrive, and by 12 PM players could download a patch and start playing Fortnite again.

This will change in the future, as Epic is altering the patch rhythm: 

  • From patch-patch-patch-patch – weekly updates with downtime
  • to patch-hotfix-patch-hotfix – one week an update with downtime, the next a hotfix without the servers going offline

This means: In a week like this, there will be only a “hotfix” that changes things in the game, but it does not require downtime or an update. The servers will stay online.

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What does today’s update do for Fortnite? Patch notes

The update today, on March 22, introduces the “heavy shotgun” to Fortnite Battle Royale, and a special trap will be added to the PvE mode Save the World.

It is not known whether there will be further changes today. Normally, a new mode should start. If anything changes, we will update the article.

The update is expected to go live at 1:00 PM our time for Fortnite.

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What comes next? Changes to the PvE planned

Next week, patch 3.4 is set to arrive, likely on Thursday, March 29. However, we currently only know what it will change in the PvE mode.

  • It will introduce two new heroes.
  • The Spring event will move into its next phase.
  • Epic also wants to increase the rewards in PvE and make it less painful when players get eliminated.
  • On April 12, another major patch for PvE is expected to be released with new heroes, new weapons, and a new event chain “Into the Storm”.

We do not know what changes Epic currently has planned for Fortnite: Battle Royale. But next week there should be another “normal” update – with downtime and patch notes.

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Sea of Thieves Server Down – Kiwibeard issues lock players out

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time < 1 minutes

On Tuesday, March 27, there will be a server down at Sea of Thieves. If you want to log in, you’ll get the Kiwibeard error. We’ll show you when you can play again.

The servers of Sea of Thieves are currently down and not accessible for you. The reason for this is maintenance work on the servers, which will take a few hours.

  • Update: 27.03 – The maintenance work is active again.
    • Scheduled from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Sea of Thieves Server Status

With such specified time windows for maintenance work, you always have to expect that the duration is only “approximate.” If everything goes smoothly, the servers could come back up earlier. If unexpected problems arise, it might mean that the servers will be accessible again later.

If there are new updates regarding the maintenance work, we will update this article with the current server status for you.

Server Status: Down

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In the meantime, we offer you plenty of reading material about the pirate adventure:

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Neue Details zu Bless – Early Access im Mai ist schon der Soft Launch

Andreas Bertits Andreas Bertits Reading time 2 minutes

Neowiz, the developers of the MMORPG Bless, have revealed a bit more about the upcoming game. The early access launch in May is actually the soft launch, so it is the game’s release.

Interesting is that the developers do not view the early access phase of Bless as a type of test. Much more, it is a soft launch. The game will start through the early access program on Steam and will then seamlessly transition into the release version. There will be no wipe.

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No Pay2Win, no loot boxes, but PvP everywhere

Furthermore, the developers explained some interesting things:

  • Despite Buy2Play, there will be an item shop that includes cosmetic items, pets, mounts, and also boosts
  • There will be no Pay2Win items, which is why they opted for the Buy2Play model
  • There are no loot boxes
  • There are no PvP or PvE servers. PvP is possible everywhere
  • Those who do not want to participate in PvP will need to craft or buy an item that protects them from attacks by other players – this is only possible up to the level cap
  • Once the level cap is reached, the endgame content mainly revolves around PvP – Those who still do not want to participate will need to purchase a protection item in the cash shop
  • It should also be possible to earn the cash shop currency in the game.

Bless will launch with 5 classes

  • Bless will launch with 5 classes – Mystic and Assassin are currently being revised and will come later. Remaining classes are Berserker, Mage, Paladin, Guardian, and Ranger. What will happen to the 8th class, the Warlock, is still unknown.
  • The Emissary program allows you to create your own content and help other players
  • Content updates will be released for free
  • The game will be fully localized with English voice acting – no information about German voice acting is currently known
  • The Steam version will have its own combat system
  • Developers are currently not following any roadmap

How Bless plays can be found out soon. The early access phase of the MMORPG begins this May.

Preview: After 4 years, Bless Online brings back a classic AAA MMORPG

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Pokémon GO likely brings these new Shinys to the Easter event

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The Pokémon GO Egg Event is bringing new Shinies into the game. These are shiny forms of certain baby Pokémon.

Today, on March 22, the Egg Event in Pokémon GO starts. One of the features of this event is that a wider variety of Pokémon can hatch from the 2km eggs. Reports indicate that Niantic apparently has another surprise for trainers, related to shiny monsters.

Shiny Magby, Togepi, and Woingenau for the Egg Event

Before Niantic officially announced the Easter Event 2018, player Chrales from the Pogodev team had already discovered what rewards the event would bring. He shared this leak with the community.

Now, Chrales found more news about the Easter Event, related to shiny forms of certain monsters. The shiny variants of the following Pokémon have now appeared in the network traffic of the game. It is suspected that these can be hatched during the event.

  • Magby,
  • Magmar,
  • Togepi,
  • Togetic
  • and Woingenau

A little help for identifying Shiny Togepi: It has a red triangle in the middle – the “normal” Togepi has a blue triangle in this spot. The opposite is true for Togetic: Shiny Togetic has a blue triangle in the middle, while the normal Togetic has a red triangle.

Pokémon GO Easter Shinys

Keep in mind that these forms have not yet been discovered while playing Pokémon GO, but have only been found in network traffic. This is therefore a leak that does not guarantee that these shiny monsters will actually appear in the Easter Event 2018.

The shiny forms of other baby Pokémon like Isso or Pii have been in network traffic for a while.

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However, this leak is supported by the announcement image of the Easter event from Niantic. It features Togepi, Magby, and Isso.

Shinys after Easter in the game?

It is unclear whether you will still receive the shiny forms of Magby, Magmar, Togepi, Togetic, and Woingenau from eggs when the event is over. Therefore, you should take advantage of the event when the Shinies are confirmed and go on a hunt. Collectors shouldn’t miss out on these special monsters.

All further information about the Easter Event 2018 in Pokémon GO can be found here

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Fortnite: You will soon be able to create superclips like this with the replay function

Robert Albrecht Robert Albrecht Reading time 2 minutes

As Epic announced at this year’s GDC, Fortnite: Battle Royale will soon receive a replay feature. What is behind it and how powerful will this tool be? A first clip from Epic itself shows how spectacular such a video could look.

The streamers of Fortnite: Battle Royale are popular not least because they have spectacular actions. Fortnite’s tools provide plenty of room for exciting gameplay situations. Apparently, Epic now wants to make an appropriate feature accessible to all players to capture these “clutch” moments in the game.

Since the update 3.3.0, various files pointing to different functions such as replay, theater mode, and screenshots have been found in the game folder – the final confirmation from Epic took place at the Games Developer Conference 2018 (GDC)!

Now everyone can edit their highlights!

Epic wants to give all players the ability to edit and customize their gameplay immediately after it happens with the replay feature. You can see what videos you are allowed to create this way in the following video:

Watching your own gameplay right after finishing a round can also help in finding and analyzing mistakes – and with these insights, you can improve!

You will access the replay feature via the replay browser, which will be located in the UI (possibly as a separate menu item at the top of the lobby). Through this browser, you will likely be able to edit replays and access all saved replays.

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Screenshots from game files released by data miners also show that zoom options, screenshots, and even HUD toggle functionality are expected to be possible.

This is what’s inside the new loot llamas, so you can find them!

When will the replay feature come to Fortnite: Battle Royale?

Unfortunately, this is not known. At least the supported platforms have been announced by Epic during the GDC. Thus, the replay feature will be released on PC and consoles. When and if the replay functionality will come to smartphones is not known.

What do you think about this? Would you use such a feature?

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Finally! WoW gets bulky characters

Cortyn Cortyn Reading time 2 minutes

The people of Kul Tiras are really robust – the new human models are bulkier. More variety in WoW!

In the last livestream, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas talked about Allied Races from World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth. He casually confirmed the race of Kul Tiras as an Allied Race that will likely join the Alliance. Those thinking “more humans, do we need that?”, should consider that the people of Kul Tiras have some very special character models.

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It seems that the harvests in Kul Tiras are going well and the fishing is thriving, as the ladies and gentlemen from Kul Tiras are noticeably bulkier than their mainland allies. Data miners on wowhead have already extracted many customization options, such as different skin tones, hairstyles, and beards from the game files.

It is likely that the people of Kul Tiras will not become an Allied Race right at the launch of Battle for Azeroth. Because at the start of the expansion, only one Allied Race will be added to the Alliance – the announced Dark Iron Dwarves.

All we can do is hope that the thinner humans will also be part of the race of Kul Tiras and available as options.

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Cortyn says: Especially role players have been waiting for new body models for the humans for ages. It’s good that Blizzard is slowly but surely offering more options to enable fuller humans in World of Warcraft. I hope that the opposite – significantly thinner humans – will also be an option. Then finally, the dream of my scrawny mage who can’t climb three steps without gasping for air could come true…

What do you think about the “bulkier” human models? A good thing for more variety in Azeroth? Or is it an unnecessary novelty that hardly anyone wanted?

Will the new parrot mount be able to handle one of those Kul Tiran?

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Elder Scrolls Online: What the 2 trailers already reveal about the new chapter

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In The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, PS4, Xbox One) is finally known, what the new chapter addon is called, where it is going and what the contents are. We have watched and analyzed the two trailers.

On the occasion of the new chapter “Summerset”, there is again a stunning cinematic teaser and a gameplay trailer. There are some cool details hidden in it that we don’t want to withhold from you.

Everything in the cinematic teaser

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The impressive cinematic teaser looks extremely good and shows a few interesting details:

  • The beautiful Summerset islands are threatened by the Daedra. Horrible monsters are roaming the bright elven forests.
  • The battered High Elf from the epic trailer of the base game is back and gazes determinedly at an elven tower that is currently being buffeted by purplish Daedric energy. “The homeland is in danger”.
  • And because all of that is not impressive enough, the best comes last: A daring Khajiit with earrings shows his furry head and says in a purring voice: “Your homeland needs you more urgently than ever. Welcome back!” The cat person is none other than Razum-dar, one of the most popular NPCs from the base game, who also appeared in some DLCs. Razum-dar is the master spy of Queen Ayrenn and impresses with his dry humor and cunning.

The details from the gameplay trailer

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The gameplay trailer for Summerset is a bit longer and shows the contents of the chapter in game graphics. The following details particularly stand out:

  • Beautiful griffins fly in front of a picturesque elven city. The new main quest hub will be similarly large and impressive as Vivec City from Morrowind.
  • The griffins later clearly appear as foes, but who knows, you can surely ride them (but probably not as flying mounts) or at least take them along as pets.
  • What stands out early: There is a clear separation between the beautiful surface and the caverns beneath the island. The lightless caves look like they are insect dens.
  • Queen Ayrenn allows the Summerset islands to be opened to all peoples of Tamriel. Since “Arena” – the original game of the Elder Scrolls series – you have not been able to access the islands. The xenophobic High Elves hardly let anyone in. So you can expect grumpy and racist snooty elves who will oppose you, even though you want to save them.
  • It is already known that the “Daedric Triad” will appear again. This time it is probably mainly about the Daedra princes Mephala and Nocturnal. Nocturnal’s ravens appear in the form of bizarre raven creatures in the trailer.
  • At the end of the trailer, the camera sinks again underground, where a statue of Mephala, the lady of the spider demons, can be seen. Curiously surrounded by ravens. Mephala and Nocturnal seem to play a very special role in Summerset.

And what else is in the new chapter, you can read here:

Everything you need to know about the new ESO chapter “Summerset”

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Elder Scrolls Online: New expansion in live stream, we are ticking along!

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

Today, the new expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online will be presented. You can follow this in a live stream on Twitch. We from Mein MMO will provide live updates in German.

At 21:00, Zenimax will unveil the next chapter of their MMORPG “The Elder Scrolls Online” in a live stream on Twitch.

We from Mein MMO like to accompany such events with a live ticker in German. This way you won’t miss anything during the stream or you can read back later what was said.

Here is the live stream of The Elder Scrolls Online for the new chapter

https://www.twitch.tv/bethesda

19:41: Just over an hour left until the expansion is released. If you need something to read until it starts, we asked our users this afternoon: What do you expect from the stream tonight?

21:00: There isn’t actually much mystery left regarding the stream. Almost everyone agrees that it will be about the elves after Summerset. But otherwise, not much is known: Is there a new class? Will there be a big feature? Those will be the questions tonight.

The live stream for The Elder Scrolls Online “New Chapter Begins”

21:02: The stream begins with a trailer. Summerset is already confirmed! It goes to the land of the elves. June is the release date.

21:03: Matt Firor begins the stream, calling 2017 the best year for The Elder Scrolls Online.

21:04: Creative Director Rich Lambert is taking over now. Summerset is a region that hasn’t been in an Elder Scrolls game for decades. A daedric power now threatens the land, which is why the queen is opening the borders and allowing outsiders in.

Summerset will be brighter and more colorful than Morrowind – High Fantasy

21:06: With Summerset, The Elder Scrolls Online will lean more into classic high fantasy after being rather dark with Clockwork City and Morrowind with its volcano. Now it should become more colorful and brighter.

21:08: Summerset will again be a good entry point for new players – with an entirely new tutorial. The main image for Summerset was shared on Twitter.

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21:09: A background video explains the history of Summerset as the cradle of the elves. 61,500 people are currently watching on Twitch.

21:11: The entire landscape looks beautiful and picturesque. Just as one imagines an elven kingdom. The Psijic Order sees itself as the predecessor of the Mages Guild. Elves generally consider themselves to be the best in absolutely everything they do.

21:14: A cinematic teaser has just appeared as Zenimax continues to talk about the background of the order.

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Psijic Order to be a new guild with a skill line – for everyone

21:16: The Psijic Order will be an order that any character can join. You will then learn a new skill line. One of the spells sends the player back in time for a few seconds: The player lands where they stood seconds earlier. Time magic.

21:18: They are now even addressing that Summerset has been a “badly kept secret” with all the hints in the game, but apparently, people are okay with it. 30 hours of gameplay content and a new 12-player raid are waiting for the heroes. 

Jewel-Crafting as a new profession

21:19: Jewel-Crafting comes as a new profession, so jewel crafting. Players have asked for this profession since launch. You can create jewelry and customize it for your hero.

Release date of Summerset for PC, PS4, Xbox One

  • May 23 marks the launch on PC and Mac. This is an early access.
  • The game starts on June 5 for PS4 and Xbox One

21:24: Now that the basics of Summerset have been covered, Rich Lambert and the host are introducing the different editions of Summerset. With figurines, art books, and digital goodies for collectors. There will surely be more articles. In fact, they have already announced that there will be much more to read about the background of Summerset. There has traditionally been a lot to read in ESO.

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21:26: The end of the stream is marked by a gameplay trailer. Zenimax keeps these announcement streams relatively compact; they are done in 25 minutes.

21:30: Our The Elder Scrolls Online expert has already seen and analyzed both trailers. Here you can see the trailers and what was discovered in them:

Elder Scrolls Online: What the 2 trailers already reveal about the new chapter

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Fortnite: Patch brings new shotgun, new trap – already Thursday

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A heavy shotgun is coming to Fortnite Battle Royale next. The weapon is said to have increased range. It will appear on Thursday with a new patch. However, due to a bug, some gameplay with it is already available.

As Epic announces via in-game message, the next new weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale is a heavy shotgun. In-game, it is stated that it has “increased range”.

Data miners had already found the weapon in the data for patch 3.2.0 and believe that it is a pump shotgun with an increased magazine that will be effective at medium range.

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In the data, it was found in the rarity levels purple and orange. In the in-game message, it is represented as legendary (orange).

A release date for the new weapon has not been set yet. However, it is expected to find its way into the game on Thursday with the new patch. This was the case with the last weapons that were introduced in this manner.

The weapon has allegedly already been found through a bug, and it can be seen in action in the epic edition (purple).

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Is the heavy shotgun coming on Thursday with the patch? Yes!

Patch day for Fortnite has been Thursday in recent weeks. Usually, each update brings a new weapon and a new limited-time mode into the game.

Update: This will also be the case this time. As Epic tweets, the next patch will arrive on Thursday, March 22. It brings the heavy shotgun to Battle Royale. For the PvE mode “Save the World,” there is a new ground trap that will likely grill husks.

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From time to time, Epic’s developers have also prepared special gimmicks, most recently the Loot Llamas. Also, regular balance changes find their way to Fortnite, and new events and skins come to PvE and PvP.

Many are wondering: How can Epic keep up this pace, delivering something to their game every week while also finding time to port Fortnite to mobile?

We focused on this topic in this article:

Fortnite is “just” coming to mobile – Why is everything happening so fast?

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Final Fantasy XIV: So reagieren Spieler auf das große neue Ding Eureka

Irina Moritz Irina Moritz Reading time 3 minutes

One week after the release, two surveys from the Japanese and English-speaking Final Fantasy XIV communities show the reactions to the controversial Eureka content.

Ask ten people for their opinion on something and you will get twelve different answers. Particularly in the gaming industry, fan reactions can often be extreme.

Shortly after the release of Eureka, it seemed like a shitstorm was brewing in the FFXIV community, as many were dissatisfied with the implementation of the content.

Was it really the opinion of the vast majority?

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Divided Opinions in the Western Community

The feedback for the Forbidden Land Eureka was not exactly rosy in the first few days after the release.

The new content introduced new relic quests for weapons and armor that are expected to be “best in slot” after several upgrade steps at the end of the expansion.

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However, many fans complained on Reddit and in the official forums about the monotony of the grind and especially the seemingly incredibly high amount of over 5,000 crystals required for a full set of relic equipment.

However, after the first guides for efficient farming were released, the community’s tempers began to cool.

And despite the many negative comments about the grind-heavy content, there were increasingly more voices over time that described the new content as “not as bad as everyone says” or even as “fun.”

Accordingly, the results of a community survey on Reddit were very mixed.

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Of the total 7,664 players (as of March 21, 2018, 4:20 PM), 30 percent chose the “I hate it” option.

Considering the initial reactions of the community in the forums and on social media, this number is actually lower than expected.

Close behind are the players with 28 percent of the votes who responded with “I like it a lot.”

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The option “Meh, it’s OK” tops the poll with 42 percent, signaling that a large portion of the players have no strong opinion about the new instance. 

The general perception seems to be that the Forbidden Land is a good idea with poor implementation. The hope is that the development team will incorporate the feedback into the next area of Eureka.

“The Japanese Love Leveling”

In response to the Reddit thread, a survey of players was also conducted on a Japanese FFXIV blog with equally interesting results.

Of the total 1,764 surveyed players (as of March 21, 2018, 4:20 PM),

  • 57.5% responded with “It’s fun”
  • 28.1% responded with “It’s boring”
  • 14.7% responded with “Neither”

The Japanese community seems to have received the content much better than their fellow players in the West.

According to the statement of the director and producer of FFXIV, Naoki Yoshida, in his book “Yoshida Uncensored,” the Japanese love leveling.  And there is enough of that in Eureka.

A large part of the community has brought most of the available jobs to max level, representing a stark contrast to the European and American communities, where only a small percentage has multiple level 70 jobs.

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Moreover, the fact that the Japanese community is better organized and farms in Eureka more efficiently than the Western players leads to less frustration.

Whether the Eureka content was actually primarily developed for the Japanese audience cannot be determined by this, however.

Overall, the community’s reaction seems to be rather positive.

If you have no idea how to get started with Eureka, check out our guide on it:

Final Fantasy XIV Eureka Farming Guide: How to Get the New Relic Weapon!

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ARK: Survival Evolved kommt auf die Nintendo Switch

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In the future, you will be able to tame dinosaurs and battle each other on Nintendo’s console. ARK: Survival Evolved has been officially announced for the Switch.

The dinosaur game ARK: Survival Evolved was one of the major successes of recent years on Steam. The title is still being actively played and developed, and recently there was a beautification of the dinosaurs to bring them visually up to the latest standards. The dinosaurs also made their way to PS4 and Xbox One over time.

In San Francisco, at the Game Developers Conference, the developers from Studio Wildcard announced that ARK is also looking to expand into other realms. So, ARK: Survival Evolved will not only be available on mobile devices in the spring, but will also be ported to another console.

ARK will be released in fall 2018 for the Switch

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The goal is the Nintendo Switch. However, the porting will take longer here and the work on it has just begun. ARK: Survival Evolved is planned to be released this fall, sometime between October and December 2018. Whether these plans can be kept remains to be seen – ARK has had issues in the past with meeting deadlines.

The announcement surprised many players, as in the past Jesse Rapczak, the Co-Creative Director behind ARK, had stated that the porting to the Nintendo Switch would require “extremely a lot of work.” Clearly, they see the number of Switch owners as large enough to warrant this effort and to establish themselves on Nintendo’s console.

Will you play ARK on the Nintendo Switch when it comes out? Or should ARK focus on the existing versions to improve performance there?

For more information about ARK: Survival Evolved, you can visit our comprehensive topic page.

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Arrr! Get the Parrot Shark as a new WoW mount

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It continues with the crazy mounts from WoW. Real pirates have a ride parrot!

More and more mounts are being found in the Alpha of Battle for Azeroth. The latest expansion of World of Warcraft seems to have a strong focus on mounts that differ drastically in their form.

The latest find is the parrot Haihappen, which visually fits perfectly with the pirates. However, Haihappen is significantly larger than other animals and does not just sit boringly on your shoulder – it is a genuine flying mount! A small preview has already been created on wowhead:

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Players can acquire Haihappen from the boss Captain Sky Captain Kragg, one of the opponents in Freehold, the pirate stronghold. It is not yet known at what difficulty the parrot will drop.

Haihappen Boss comes from Hearthstone

Sky Captain Kragg originally comes from Hearthstone and was a card from the expansion “The Grand Tournament”. Apparently, Blizzard liked the card so much that it is now being incorporated into World of Warcraft – with an almost exact reproduction of its appearance in the card game.

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The name “Haihappen” is a reference to the movie “Finding Nemo” and is actually used there for the titular fish. It also made an appearance in World of Warcraft as a gray item that rogues could acquire through pickpocketing in “The Burning Crusade”.

The expansion Battle for Azeroth is bursting with new, cool mounts that players can gallop over Kul Tiras and Zandalar. Just yesterday we reported on a pretty cool ride raptor that also drops from a dungeon boss.

We have introduced even more great mounts from BfA here!

What do you think of the Haihappen and the new mounts from Battle for Azeroth in general? Is it cool that there is so much variety? Or is Blizzard exaggerating a bit?

What else to expect in Battle for Azeroth, we have introduced in the big overview article.

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Metacritic reviews of Sea of Thieves are good in itself, but skeptical

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The Pirate Sandbox MMO Sea of Thieves (Xbox One & PC) has received its first reviews on Metacritic. The press is generally happy with the game. However, there are doubts about long-term motivation and many players are already upset.

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Sea of Thieves is a colorful pirate sandbox MMO where hundreds of players sail alone or in crews of up to four pirates in ships, completing quests or engaging in PvP. The game has already been tested by some gaming sites, and the first players have left their reviews on Metacritic.

However, the ratings so far have been rather subdued.

The press hopes for more content, players are rather disappointed

So far, only a handful of sites have given an initial rating on Metacritic. No scoring has been given by the press yet, as they want to test the game further. However, all previous reviews (as of 15:30 on March 21, 2018) are in agreement:

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Sea of Thieves looks fantastic and is a lot of fun! But how long will that last?

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The players feel similarly but do not hold back on scoring. Most dissatisfied gamers are not happy that:

  • Sea of Thieves is too expensive. It costs around 70 euros unless you get it as part of the Xbox Game Pass along with many other games for 9.99 euros and can try it for free for 14 days.
  • There is too little variety in quests
  • Only 2 ships are available
  • PvP is only interesting for griefers and trolls, as there are no penalties or rewards for it
  • Progression only happens through cosmetic items

As a result, there is currently only a user meta score of 5.5 (Xbox One) and 5.4 (PC).

Here are the rating highlights of Sea of Thieves

The following sites have already created detailed reviews (but still without scoring) for Sea of Thieves. Read here the highlights.

Still undecided on the purchase? Here are 10 reasons why Sea of Thieves is worth it

Destructoid “With enough support, this could become a multiplayer classic!”

The testers at Destructoid were initially very enthusiastic about the great graphics and water effects. They had a great time playing in a group of four and made all sorts of mischief. Playing alone would be significantly less fun. But as during the beta, the question remains: “Is that enough?”

Sea of Thieves Character Selection

At least for the start, but if Sea of Thieves is to last longer, much more content is urgently needed and developer Rare must offer much support. Then Sea of Thieves could become a new multiplayer classic.

Venturebeat “Not the quest, but the journey itself is fun”

At Venturebeat, Sea of Thieves is viewed philosophically. In the spirit of the Zen motto “The journey is the destination”, the testers have a blast just making a lot of nonsense on the way to one of the generic quests.

Sea of Thieves Title Chest Skeletons

They also love the water! (In fact, EVERYONE loves the water in the game, even the biggest haters). But even at Venturebeat, they hope for more content. Until then, they want to continue having fun with pranks on the high seas.

PCGamer: “Much more fun than in the beta, but how long will it last?”

At PCGamer, they see a clear improvement over the beta. The testers sailed through the seas, explored remote islands and searched in vain for the Kraken. In doing so, they admired the beautiful water.

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According to PCGamer, you have to play Sea of Thieves with friends. Random groups are often less funny. They also hope for a soon influx of content.

RockPaperShotgun “Fun, until you meet other pirates!”

At RockPaperShotgun, they are less euphoric. While the testers there also had fun, it abruptly stopped when they encountered other players. From then on, they were mercilessly ganked and trolled.

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Every other player immediately opened fire and for a large part of the evening, they were either fleeing or in the respawn area. This would contradict the game’s intent of exploration and a pirate community. Therefore, they at RockPaperShotgun hope for rules that steer the open PvP in healthier directions.

With our tips and tricks for beginners, you can get started in Sea of Thieves right away.

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The fan-favorite Super Adventure Box returns to Guild Wars 2

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Players of the MMORPG Guild Wars 2 are already excited, as the Super Adventure Box returns on March 29.

From March 29 to April 19, a portal to Moto’s greatest achievement will open – the Super Adventure Box, as it’s “Super Adventure Festival” time again! This is a “game within a game” that is very well received by fans of Guild Wars 2.

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A Game Within a Game

If you step through the portal, something very special awaits you:

  • The Super Adventure Box (SAB) is basically a jump & run game
  • Your level, class, attributes, and specializations don’t matter
  • You jump through the colorful world and make sure not to lose any lives
  • Along the way, you collect powerups and spheres. With spheres, you buy equipment and upgrades in the SAB worlds
  • You find keys that open hidden chests
  • SAB is available to you in three difficulty levels, all of which offer different rewards

The SAB is a seasonal event that many players of Guild Wars 2 are looking forward to, as there are plenty of rewards to be earned and it is simply one of the most interesting events in the game. Guild Wars 2 transforms into a colorful, fun jump ‘n run for a short time.

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A Permanent SAB?

ArenaNet is currently considering permanently incorporating the SAB into the game and making it available to all players who pay for access with Infinite Continue Coins. However, this idea is not very well received. Many fans believe that a major appeal of the SAB is that the event is not constantly available and must be awaited. It then represents a welcome and interesting change, the appeal of which would quickly diminish if the SAB were always available.

Guild Wars 2 is regularly expanded with new episodes of the “Living Story”.

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Skeleton Forts are the Raids of Sea of Thieves

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Skeleton Forts are basically the raids of Sea of Thieves. We take a closer look at what awaits brave pirates.

The recently released pirate MMO Sea of Thieves (Xbox One & PC) offers a lot of fun on the high seas at first glance. However, it can also get quite dark and creepy at times when skull clouds suddenly appear and the raid calls!

One of the in-game activities in the pirate adventure are the Skeleton Forts, where a horde of enemies and great treasures await. However, these treasures still need to be brought onto your own ship.

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Skeleton Forts as Raids or Public Events

Active Skeleton Forts are announced in Sea of Thieves by a huge skull cloud. Since you are not alone on the high seas, speed is now of the essence: All players nearby can also see the cloud and are just as eager for the waiting treasures as you are.

The forts are usually located on remote islands that are overrun by cursed skeletons as soon as they are active. Waves of enemies must now be defeated until the main villain shows up: the Skeleton Captain.

Once this powerful skeleton boss is defeated, it drops a key that opens a huge treasure chamber. But beware! Usually, there are so many treasures that even a full crew cannot bring them all onto their ship in one go. And the opponents are just waiting for their chance…

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Constant Danger from Other Pirate Crews

As previously mentioned, all other players nearby can also see the skull cloud and may soon head to the island.

If you are lucky, other ship crews might help you get rid of the skeleton plague. Ideally, the other players are satisfied with a portion of the loot. Perhaps the temptation is too great and your newly acquired allies will betray you.

In the worst case, you have to fight the skeletons alone, only to find yourselves surrounded by loot-hungry human opponents after your hard work.

Here in the video, you can see what happens when the skull cloud appears on the horizon:

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Have you already conquered Skeleton Forts? Did you collaborate with other allies or trick them? Let us know in the comments!

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When and how does the Deviljho come to Monster Hunter World?

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Learn here how and when the Deviljho comes to Monster Hunter World and in which quests it appears. The new monster comes with update 2.00 (PS4) / 2.0.0.0 (Xbox One) and is part of the first free DLC. These are the patch notes.

The Deviljho arrives on March 22 at 1 AM in Monster Hunter World. The new monster is a brutal fight wyvern that is always hunting for meat, as it is constantly suffering from hunger.

“The Lord of the Food Chain” – This is the special Deviljho quest

Together with the major update for both consoles, a special quest will also be added to Monster Hunter World: “The Lord of the Food Chain”. Much is not yet known about this quest. It is already certain, however, that the Deviljho will surprisingly interfere in other quests and investigations starting from the update.

This is how the Deviljho will come into play

  • Deviljho will appear once the investigation “??? Rathian” of the main story is completed
  • From then on, Deviljho will interfere in 6-star quests, 7-star quests, and high-rank expeditions
  • Once “certain conditions” are met, the special quest for the Deviljho will be unlocked. What those conditions are is currently unknown.

The Deviljho is, just like the Bazelgeuse, a nomad and has no fixed location. So you can expect it to randomly appear on any map in the game starting from the update. Of course, as long as you meet the aforementioned prerequisites.

The Deviljho Introduced: The Violent Wyvern Makes Even Large Monsters Flee In Fear
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Expansion of Equipment Coming with the Deviljho

With the new monster, there will also be new equipment to craft. Additionally, a new item will make its way into the game. There are:

  • New Deviljho Weapons
  • A new special tool, the Dragon Protection Mantle
  • The new Armor Sets “Vangis” α and β

Deviljho Set α

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Deviljho Set β

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Patch Notes 2.00/2.0.0.0 – The Gameplay Changes Await You

The Deviljho is clearly the star of this update. However, there are some gameplay adjustments that hunters will likely appreciate. For example, the loot troll problem has been resolved.

This is changing with the Deviljho update: 

  • Data processing has been optimized to reduce loading times.
  • The function “Remove from Online Session” has been added to the player list.
  • “Return to Gathering Hub” (solo mode) and “Dissolve and Return to Gathering Hub” (multiplayer mode) have been added to the options under “Select Return Point” after a quest.
  • The “Text Size” setting for subtitle size has been added under Main Menu > Options > Interface.
  • In the “Online Session” menu, the name for the command “Hunting Group Session Search” has been changed to “Create/Search Hunting Group Session” (though the function itself has not changed).
  • Allied attacks no longer interrupt the carving animation. Additionally, players are now immune to all hit reactions (including bombs!) during the carving animation after quest completion.
  • The display of the scout beetle level (which is linked to the monster research level) now decreases less sharply after each quest.
  • The game version is now displayed on the game’s title screen. (For this update – PS4: 2.00; Xbox One: 2.0.0.0)
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Weapon Balance Adjustments

Almost all weapons have received adjustments with this update. Here is a quick overview:

  • Great Sword: Damage of some charged attacks increased.
  • Long Sword: Improvement of input timing for foresight slash and better hitbox detection
  • Sword & Shield: Round strike damage increased, throw usage improved.
  • Hammer: Improved stun on charged attacks.
  • Hunting Horn: Overall attack power improved.
  • Gunlance: Reduced sharpness loss when fired, some attacks deal more damage.
  • Morphing Axe: Zero-sum discharge is now easier to use.
  • Energy Blade: Impact phials and element phials are now better balanced.
  • Insect Glaive: Improvements in attack power and duration of extract effects.
  • Lance: Is now easier to use.
  • Dual Blades: The Demon Meter is now easier to use.
  • Bow: Various bugs in the game have been fixed.
  • Light and Heavy Bowgun: No changes have been made.

This is how the weapons change with the 1st DLC in Monster Hunter World in detail

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Required Storage: How Much Space You Need on PS4 and Xbox

  • PlayStation 4: Approximately 610 MB
  • Xbox One: Approximately 600 MB

If you are updating Monster Hunter World for the first time with the update, all previous updates will also be installed. For both consoles, the data transfer will then be about 4.2 GB and will require 1.4 GB of free space.

This is all that update 2.00 (PS4) / 2.0.0.0 (Xbox One) includes for Monster Hunter World. However, there will soon be some events that will bring new content: This is included in Monster Hunter World’s “Spring Blossom” Festival

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Pokémon GO: Egg Spectacle Start and End – Easter Event for 2018 is coming

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The Pokémon GO Easter Event 2018 begins on March 22 and brings cool bonuses related to eggs. We will tell you when the event starts and what it features.

Trainers, we have already reported about a leak for Pokémon GO that predicted the new event. Now it is official, and Niantic confirms that the Easter Event with many rewards will start on March 22. Here you will find everything you need to know about the egg event.

Pokémon GO Easter Event – Start and End

The kick-off for the egg event in Pokémon GO is on Thursday, March 22 at 9:00 PM German time. The chances of certain Pokémon hatching are increased during the event. Pokémon like Pichu and Togepi are expected to be found more often in the eggs.

The developers explain that even more different monsters will hatch from the 2KM eggs.

At the PokéStops, there will only be 2KM eggs during the Easter Event. However, there is a chance that monsters will hatch from the 2KM eggs that usually only hatch from 5KM or 10KM eggs. Niantic mentioned Isso and Trasla as examples.

Pokémon GO 2km Eggs

As a reward, there is a bonus for every egg hatched for the spawned monster. Throughout the event, you will receive double the amount of Stardust. The in-game shop will be equipped with new special boxes. These will help you hatch with items like Super Incubators or Star Pieces.

When does the Easter Event in Pokémon GO end?

The event lasts until April 2 at 10 PM German time and provides you with these rewards.

You should try to hatch your eggs by March 22 so that you can loot the new 2KM eggs from the PokéStops right at the start, which contain the monsters hiding in the 5KM and 10KM eggs.

Keep in mind to be nice during the event. This Pokémon GO trainer got angry due to a gym takeover and went after other players with a tool

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