The first female player of the Overwatch League will be Kim “Geguri” Se-yeong. This has now been officially confirmed – just like the team she will be joining in the event: the Shanghai Dragons.
The Overwatch League had no female players in the roster throughout the entire first phase. None of the teams hired a woman – which led to accusations and criticism for some time.
Recently, however, there was a rather mysterious message that the well-known Zarya player Geguri is joining the Overwatch League. The pro gamer did not want to reveal which team she would be joining – until today. The Shanghai Dragons have officially confirmed Geguri’s addition to the team.
Together with Geguri, three other players join the previously least successful team of the Overwatch League. A Chinese and two more Korean players will complement the Dragons. A brief overview of the four new players:
Kim “Geguri” Se-yeong, Mains: Zarya, Roadhog, D.Va
He “Sky” Junjian, Mains: Ana, Zenyatta, McCree
Chon “Ado” Gi-Hyeon, Mains: Genji, Tracer, Pharah
Lee “Fearless” Eui-Seok, Mains: Winston, Reinhardt, Roadhog
With Geguri, Ado, and Fearless, the team is now international; it is no longer purely Chinese. However, there are language barriers, as the Koreans do not speak Mandarin and the existing players do not speak Korean. Therefore, Geguri, Ado, and Fearless will receive a Mandarin crash course.
The roster will be complemented by one support, two tanks, and a much-needed projectile DPS player. Especially the tanks and the DPS player will significantly help the team.
So far, the Shanghai Dragons have shown great weaknesses in exactly those areas. Besides their coordination, playing with the tanks and their coordination with the DPS players was the biggest problem for the Dragons. The new players will address these issues.
All four new players also have experience in e-sports. The three Koreans have all played in the Overwatch APEX or the APEX Challengers; Sky was, among other things, the champion of the Overwatch Premier Series in the summer of 2017 and in their grand finals.
The new additions promise to give the Shanghai Dragons a bit of momentum again. After 10 losses in 10 games in the first phase, the team desperately needs a restructuring and improvement.
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The Mag’har come as an Allied Race in WoW: Battle for Azeroth. Dataminers have already found their mount and a possible Heritage Armor.
With World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, some races join the Horde and the Alliance. So far, only six of these races have been confirmed. The Alliance gets the Lightforged Draenei, Dark Iron Dwarves, and Void Elves, while the Horde sees the Zandalari Trolls, Nightborne, and Highmountain Tauren.
However, more and more evidence points to another Allied Race: The Mag’har. This orc clan has not succumbed to the temptation of Fel and therefore still has brown skin.
A new map of Gorgrond – presumably for the Mag’har scenario.
Dataminers find Heritage Armor and Mount of the Mag’har
The dataminers from wowhead have already extracted some things related to the Mag’har. There is a new map that apparently takes place in Gorgrond. This suggests that the Mag’har come from the alternate Draenor (WoD) and not from the shattered world.
Furthermore, a mount of the Mag’har has already been extracted, the Mag’har Direwolf.
Lastly, a new armor set in the classic Orc style has even been discovered, which may represent the Heritage Armor of the Mag’har Orcs.
When the Mag’har Orcs will be available is still uncertain. Since Blizzard announced only 6 allied races with the launch of the addon, it is possible that this is already content for a future patch, with the first data being anchored in the game now. In the current alpha, the Mag’har Orcs are not yet available.
Is this the Heritage Armor of the Mag’har Orcs?
Strictly speaking, the Mag’har from the shattered world are already part of the Horde, as Thrall invited them back then, and some Mag’har could already be seen in Orgrimmar. This only increases the likelihood that these Mag’har are the Orcs from the alternative Draenor.
Please keep in mind that this information comes from the Alpha of Battle for Azeroth. A lot can change before the release in summer.
Are you looking forward to the brown Mag’har from Draenor? Or do you just want to finally see that the Orcs can walk upright?
In FIFA 18, TOTW 22 (Team of the Week 22) is known. These players receive Inform cards in Ultimate Team.
In mid-February, on February 14th, EA Sports will reveal the 22nd Team of the Week. It will be available in packs from Wednesday 7 PM to next Wednesday 7 PM.
The big highlight in TOTW 22 is Cristiano Ronaldo with a rating of 96. Aguero with 93 is also strong. Here is the entire TOTW 22:
TOTW 22 – Ratings of Player Cards in Ultimate Team
Starting XI:
Substitutes:
Predictions for Team of the Week 22 in FUT 18
TOTW predictions are forecasts of which players deserve a spot in the upcoming Team of the Week. Although these predictions never match the official TOTW 100%, it is risky to operate on the transfer market based on them; however, they provide a good overview of which players could receive the coveted special cards.
We provide an overview of predictions from various FIFA sites.
What is the Team of the Week (TOTW) in FIFA 18 Ultimate Team?
Every Wednesday, EA Sports reveals the Team of the Week in their annual football simulation “Ultimate Team” mode. This also applies to FIFA 18. Players who have shown outstanding performances in real football during the past week are rewarded with special cards that have improved attributes.
You can pull TOTW cards within a week from packs that may contain Rare (Gold) players. However, the chance of this is considered low. Additionally, you can buy them on the transfer market if offered by other players; however, prices are usually extremely high.
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The Xbox One S 1 TB bundle with Halo Wars 2 has never been cheaper. Saturn sets a new best price with this offer.
Saturn offers the Xbox One S with a hard drive size of one terabyte bundled with the very good Halo Wars 2 for only 189 Euros. This is by far the lowest price so far. Previously, it was 237.49 Euros last September. You save 48.49 Euros compared to the previous best price.
With the Xbox One S, you not only get a console for gaming but also a fully functional 4K Blu-ray player. Additionally, Halo Wars 2 received excellent ratings from the press, such as 84 points from GamePro. Furthermore, the console has an improved wireless controller that feels even better to hold.
If the mentioned edition is too boring for you, you can secure the Xbox One S 1 TB in Minecraft Limited Edition design. Currently, it costs 299 Euros in the Microsoft Store bundled with five games. Included are Minecraft, Super Lucky’s Tale, Disneyland Adventures, Rush, and Zoo Tycoon. What makes the console special is that it has a unique Minecraft design, and the controller also comes in the Minecraft look.
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In Monster Hunter World you can catch various small animals and let them free as pets in your room. Some of them are rare and provide you with special rewards such as trophies or a lot of research points. We reveal where you can find and catch the animals for the trophies “A Living Fossil,” “Rex Rainbow,” “I’m Going Crazy” and “Bristles for Everyone.”
For the trophy hunters and collectors among you, there are particularly rare pets to catch in Monster Hunter World. There are a total of four particularly rare animals in Monster Hunter World that you can receive silver trophies for. Each time you catch one of these animals, you also receive a lot of research points.
Here you will find an overview of the four trophies you receive for catching rare animals. Additionally, there is a short guide on where to find the animals.
“A Living Fossil” – Catch a Petricanths
Your task: Catch a fish known as “the living fossil.” – The fish is the “Petricanths.”
Here you can find the Petricanths and how to catch it:
The Petricanths can be found in the Valley of Decay (Area 15) and in the Home of the Elders (Area 8)
Here, the fish is located in the water where you need to cast your fishing line.
You need to be equipped with a Ghillie Mantle and a Bait Bug!
The Ghillie Mantle makes you invisible and prevents the Petricanths from fleeing from you.
The Petricanths sparkles prominently blue in the water.
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Snipers, grenades, and plenty of action. This trailer promotes PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) on smartphones in China.
Recently, the mobile version of PUBG was released in China. To attract even more players, a strong live-action trailer was used, despite initial significant problems.
First, it was supposed to be banned, now it’s being celebrated
On the way to the PUBG release in China, there were initially some blockages. The government was completely against the battle royale game because it would convey the wrong values. PUBG resembles gladiatorial combat.
Tencent stated that they are working on a Chinese PUBG version for PC and two mobile games of the shooter. While one of the mobile games focuses more on vehicle combat, the other is a port of the PC version. This version has already been released by the developers at Timi Studio in the Chinese App Store.
The mobile PUBG looks visually impressive and is already being celebrated by many players in China. In the following video, you can see clips from the game:
Whether this mobile version of PUBG will also come to the West is still uncertain. Tencent has not commented on this yet.
Expansion of Battle Royale to the smartphone world?
Already before Tencent secured the rights to PUBG in China, a local PUBG variant was being developed. It is called “Glorious Mission” and had several million registrations from players eager to play the game during the testing phase shortly after its announcement.
Glorious Mission – Famous Parachute Jump
After Battle Royale games like Fortnite BR or PUBG made a huge impact on PC and console players, creating a mobile version is a logical step. As long as the controls are intuitive, a round of Battle Royale can also be fun on a mobile phone.
In The Elder Scrolls Online (PC, PS4 and Xbox One), many players have found great love or at least formed deep friendships. For Valentine’s Day, we present three particularly touching love and friendship stories.
When The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) officially reported 10,000,000 registered players at the end of 2017, the developers called on the community to submit their personal ESO stories. Among these “10 Million Stories” were some moving friendship and love stories.
We would like to share three of those stories here for Valentine’s Day, with the permission of the respective players.
The Story of Chris and Nikki
Chris and Nikki Mohr are both huge fans of the Elder Scrolls games. However, Nikki suffers from “Motion Sickness”. She quickly feels sick when playing in first-person view, which is why she could only play Elder Scrolls games like Oblivion or Skyrim for a short time.
But then ESO came with the convenient third-person view: Nikki was not only finally able to play as long as she wanted, but she could now spend time with her partner Chris in their favorite fantasy world!
A Couple in Real Life and in the Game
Since 2009, the two have been married, and since you can also get married before the altar of Mara in ESO, their two Khajiit heroes have also exchanged vows in the game. For Chris and Nikki, ESO is the perfect place to leave everyday worries behind.
Tamriel is the Ideal Place for After-Work Relaxation
No matter if it’s stress at university, at work, or while paying bills: After a few hours of wandering through Tamriel, real life looks a lot brighter for the two.
The two are not even focused on hardcore endgame content. They simply enjoy immersing themselves in the vibrant world of Tamriel, clearing a few dungeons, completing a handful of assassination contracts for the Dark Brotherhood, or just checking out the latest offers in the cash shop.
The Story of Shelly
A particularly touching story of friendship comes from Shelly in England. One day, she was out with her Khajiit hero in a public dungeon and encountered a particularly nasty boss. Since she couldn’t handle it alone, she set her status to “Looking for Group”. At that time, there was no text chat on Xbox.
Quickly, she found a noble high elf who assisted her against the monster. Together, they managed to defeat the beast and left the dungeon. On the surface, Shelly expected the group to dissolve and go their separate ways. However, that was not the case. No one wanted to dissolve the group, and both stood hesitantly in front of the dungeon for a while.
“I can’t hear you, please message me”
Shelly activated the voice chat and thanked her teammate. But there was no reply. Then suddenly a message appeared via Xbox Live Messenger: “I’m deaf and cannot hear you. Please message me here.”
Shelly immediately did so, and from then on the two were a solid team. They spent the rest of the day hunting lore books and sky shards together, happily chatting via mobile app.
A Dream Team
Since the two were having so much fun together, they started playing more often. They even got married in the game at the altar of Mara. On their honeymoon in the dungeon “Vile Manse”, Shelly noticed that her partner, due to his deafness, was missing all the cool details in the game.
In the dungeon, there was indeed a point where one could eavesdrop on conversations with Daedra lords. At that time, these texts were only audible, with no subtitles available. Shelly’s friend had always run past them and had never experienced this great piece of story.
From then on, Shelly made extra efforts to send her partner a text message whenever there were any audio-only texts in the game.
Still Best Friends
Shelly and her friend now also know each other in real life. They are “only” very good friends, but they will likely feel connected for a lifetime. And it all started with a tough boss in a dungeon in ESO…
The Story of Great Love
Unfortunately, we didn’t receive a name or picture from the player behind this story, but the tale is still incredibly touching. The player is an autistic trans woman from Germany, who finds it very hard to date in real life.
Therefore, she was mainly online and in games. On the internet, she met another player from England. The two got along well, and they even became a couple.
“Will you step before the Mara altar with me?”
At some point, the German player persuaded her friend to start playing ESO as well. When her beloved finally had an account and logged in, she surprised her with a Mara amulet, which is the wedding item in ESO that allows players to get married.
The two got married in the game that same day and have been inseparable ever since. Their relationship is now so close that the English player is moving to Germany to be with her partner. They plan to get married in real life as well on April 4, 2018, the anniversary of ESO.
That’s a wrap on the touching love and friendship stories from ESO. Do you know of similar cases or have you also found very good friends or even partners online in games? Let us know in the comments!
After the destruction of the One Ring in the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online, the adventures continue with the “Bullroarer” update in the Old Forest.
The new update with version number 22 is currently on the test server and anyone who would like to check it out and provide feedback can do so. With this update, the developers show that the journey continues after the War of the Ring and the heroes must face new challenges.
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This time, you will find yourselves in the Old Forest, which played a significant role in the novel The Hobbit. Here, the dwarves and Bilbo Baggins were attacked by giant spiders and ultimately captured by the Elvenking Thranduil before they could escape on barrels down the river towards Lake-town. However, you will experience these locations after the events of the War of the Ring, which has significantly changed the areas.
A new Lake-town has been established after the dragon Smaug destroyed the old one
The town of Dale has been resettled
Trade is flourishing
The kingdom under the mountain provides prosperity
Changes are spreading across the land that not everyone is happy about
The Old Forest has received the new name Eryn Lasgalen
You will explore both the forest of Eryn Lasgalen and the regions of Dale with Lake-town and the town of Dale. However, not everything seems to be right here. Where have the giant spiders of the forest disappeared to? Important goods are being stolen, and something dark is stirring in the forest … So expect new adventures in vast areas.
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Dinos also have to do something for their appearance. Therefore, they received a makeover in the MMO Ark: Survival Evolved with Patch 278 and the first TLC.
With the first TLC, the “Tender Loving Care” update, the developers of the MMO Ark have revamped some of the creatures you encounter in the game world. In the first part of this beautification phase, they focused on the following animals:
T-Rex
Procoptodon
Gigantopithecus – Big Foot
Direwolf
Direbear
More attractive dinos with revamped abilities
These creatures not only look better in the game, they have also received some updates to their behaviors. The Direbear protects you from bee attacks when riding. The Direwolf can smell injured players. The Big Foot throws other creatures, while the Procoptodon carries babies in its pouch, and the T-Rex roars so loudly that enemies soil themselves. Additionally, many bug fixes and balancing optimizations are introduced with the update.
Valentine’s Day with cake is here!
Moreover, the #MateBoosted event has started. This is a Valentine’s Day event where creatures that mate drop chocolate cake … In real life, one should rather not eat something brown that animals drop, but in Ark, that’s acceptable. Because the cake can heal and helps you tame other creatures more easily.
Additionally, you’ll find red, white, and pink animals in the game world that want to be kissed. If you enter “-vday” in the command line, you will receive an extra mating bonus and you can send Valentine’s greetings.
The development of Monster Hunter World began more than 4 years ago
As early as January 2018, just before the release, the two co-directors of the game, Kaname Fujioka and Yuya Takuda, emphasized that the development of MHW began long before the announcement of the Switch.
In an interview with the Japanese Toyo Keizai Online magazine, Capcom’s President and Chief Operating Officer Haruhiro Tsujimoto explained that a port to the Nintendo Switch would be difficult.
Capcom was wary of the limitations of handheld consoles with Monster Hunter World
Tsujimoto said that Monster Hunter World was primarily developed for home consoles and PC.
With Monster Hunter World, the development team wanted to start from scratch and fully utilize the latest technologies to meet players’ expectations. Apparently, they did not want to be limited by a handheld console.
The focus on PC and home consoles allowed Capcom to depict the realistic ecosystem of MHW; a feature that was positively received by players.
And what about the Nintendo Switch?
Capcom President Tsujimoto is aware that there is high demand for a Switch port.
After all, many Monster Hunter games have been released on Nintendo platforms in the past. There are many Monster Hunter players among Nintendo fans.
According to Tsujimoto, this was the reason to bring Monster Hunter XX to the Switch.
However, it would be “difficult to port Monster Hunter World to the Switch due to various conditions.” Nintendo’s latest creation differs both in its features and fanbase from home consoles.
Each console has its own characteristics. Tsujimoto believes that Capcom should specifically adapt the software of their games to these characteristics.
Whether and how the company can bring its franchises and Monster Hunter to the Switch is still being closely examined. But it sounds like this would affect future games in the Monster Hunter series and not Monster Hunter World.
Currently, the game has only been released for PS4 and Xbox One, and a PC release is planned for Fall 2018.
If you want to know which event quests await you in Monster Hunter: World in February, check out our overview:
Error 26 in Pokémon GO is currently preventing many trainers from playing. Poor timing, as the Valentine’s Day event is currently running.
Since the morning of February 14, 2018, error messages have increasingly occurred in Pokémon GO. Trainers often notice error 26. Other players complain about login issues and bugs in the game.
Error 26, network error, login issue
Currently, Pokémon GO is not running optimally for trainers. Error messages frequently pop up, preventing trainers from catching Pokémon, for example.
These problems have been occurring repeatedly for a few hours. Sometimes, it makes playing impossible; other trainers experience the problem less frequently and are hardly affected.
It is frustrating that Pokémon cannot be caught at times; they cannot even be clicked on the map.
Additionally, raids are interrupted during battles, frustrating trainers.
Others complain that monsters cannot be transferred.
Moreover, the login servers seem to be affected as well. Players report that they cannot log in.
On Reddit, user deurbell writes that he was kicked from a Rayquaza raid due to a network error with his raid group.
So far, there has been no feedback from Niantic regarding these issues. Some trainers report that they no longer experience errors, others continue to have problems playing. We will update this article when we have more information about the problems and if Niantic responds.
In the military MMO War Thunder, there are already planes and tanks. Soon, ships will be added in the update “Naval Battles.” But how do Gaijin’s naval battles want to stand out from the established competition World of Warships?
War Thunder started as a complex air combat MMO and later got a mode where you could drive around in tanks. There were also combined battles, where tanks and planes appeared together.
But wars are not only fought on land and in the air. The seas are also very fierce. Therefore, the developers at Gaijin want to introduce a new game mode with ships soon.
We have already had a few rounds with the ships in the pre-beta.
It’s not about the size! Boats dominate in War Thunder
There have already been battles between ships from World War times in Wargaming’s World of Warships. There, big vessels set the tone. The smallest type of ship you control there are destroyers. They look like dwarfs when compared to the giant battleships Yamato or Bismarck.
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In War Thunder “Naval Forces,” however, destroyers are by far the largest ships on the maritime battlefield. With their gun turrets and flak guns, they are floating fortresses that are still quite fast. The remaining ships are much smaller and nimbler; these are boats:
Gunboats: These ships have light guns with which they can puncture other boats or take down planes from the sky.
Torpedo boats: These nasty little rascals have torpedoes, which they have to aim well with, but then can reliably sink large ships.
Missile boats: These boats can fire entire salvos of missiles and unleash a true inferno.
The developers are currently also testing whether light cruisers, which are slightly larger than destroyers, can find a place in the game or if it will stop with the destroyers.
More speed, more action
With the small ships, the fast pace that War Thunder is known for is maintained at sea. Because a torpedo-fast boat races through the waves at lightning speed.
If you make a daring attack on a destroyer amidst the thunder of guns and whistling tracer ammunition, it’s a completely different feeling than if you leisurely cruise through the seas in World of Warships and exchange salvos with the enemy miles away.
The developers at Gaijin once explained in a statement that battles between capital ships back then in the war sometimes lasted hours and days. Duels between small boats and destroyers, however, were much faster and more dynamic. So just right for the feeling of War Thunder.
A fast mixture of planes and tanks
The boats in War Thunder are lightning fast and rarely come to a stop. They are always in motion, like the planes in air combat mode, and are looking for targets. Tactical lurking and hiding like with tanks is rather less common with ships. However, the boats are firmly anchored to the water surface and are not as freely moving as aircraft.
So the ship gameplay is a successful mixture of the gameplay of planes and tanks. Moreover, the terrain plays a significant role in your tactics. Because you hardly fight on open sea but in rugged lagoons, bays, and fjords.
There are always some rocks or islets in the way. If you focus too much on shooting, you quickly run aground with your boat. This may not yet be a total loss, but until you free yourself, you are easy prey for other ships or planes.
Not without an airplane
Airplanes must not be missing in the naval battle mode either. In the beta, you can unlock a plane for yourself if you achieve enough success in combat. Then you continue as a bomber or fighter in the air. Unprotected ships without flak are easy targets.
But the destroyers armed with flak guns can quickly saw you out of the sky. The large ships are easy to hit and suffer particularly from your bombardment.
When a plane has designated a destroyer as its target, it leads to a real nerve-wracking situation. It’s about whether the pilot can place his bombs accurately on the deck or if the flak will turn the unfortunate plane into a smoking fireball.
Jürgen’s conclusion: A unique flair that fits War Thunder perfectly!
The ship update for War Thunder is also known as “Knights of the Sea.” And this name captures it very well. Because like an armored knight with his lance, you charge toward each other with your boats and sweep the enemy off the water’s surface with torpedoes, rockets, and cannons.
This leads to enormous speed and a lot of excitement. The ideal middle ground between the rather tactical tank battles and the three-dimensional air combat. And the unlockable planes offer a whole new tactical component.
Because what good is superiority at sea if you are bombed by a treacherous airplane at the wrong moment and your mighty destroyer sinks to the seabed as a burning wreck.
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The naval battles are a blast. Currently, the ships are still in pre-beta. Only during selected times can owners of a founder pack engage in naval battles. However, it is planned that a proper beta for naval battles will start in 2018.
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Season 13 of Diablo 3 kicks off in February with new rewards, including cool portraits and a bloodied bear pet.
After having a few weeks to fulfill your goals from Season 12 in Diablo 3, it ended on February 11. Now we are in a kind of transition period where you can prepare for the new Season 13, which starts later in February and rewards diligent players with cosmetic items. Blizzard has now revealed what those are.
Season 13 Rewards – Transmog., Portrait and Teddy
In each season of Diablo 3, participants are rewarded with cosmetic items. These are unlocked through various goals in the Season Journey represented by challenges and milestones in the game.
In addition to the head and shoulder piece of the exclusive Conqueror set, there will be a new series of portraits inspired by the Archangel Imperius.
Pet collectors can look forward to a new addition. It is blood-soaked and carries sharp items with it. Its name is Blaines Bear.
Haedrig’s Gift in Season 13
To ease the start of a new season in Diablo 3, you get set pieces as a gift. These are obtained through Haedrig’s Gift, which you receive for completing milestones in the Season Journey.
How does it work? You receive a gift for reaching stage two, three, and four. The gifts contain a few set pieces of your class set. Which set pieces are in the gifts depends on the class you open them with.
Rapid-fire sniper rifles are difficult to control, with the exception of the SVD, so you have the option to sacrifice a bit of damage for better handling. Reload speed is another way to increase your damage over time.
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Unfortunately, sniper rifles have a tough time in The Division. They offer few arguments against the overpowering assault rifles.
If you still want to deal damage from a distance, there are better alternatives than Devil and Heel. The Urban MDR, the SVD, and bolt-action rifles like the M44 or M700 are stronger weapons that do not require an adjusted playstyle.
It should also be noted that Devil and Heel are weaker without their counterpart and are therefore only recommended to be used together. A potential ammunition shortage due to the restriction to one weapon type should also be considered.
Nevertheless, the idea behind Devil and Heel is interesting. They are not bad weapons, but they do not surpass the average.
What is your opinion on the two weapons? Do you use them?
In this article, we take a closer look at the exotic sniper rifles “Devil” and “Heel” from The Division. How do they perform in PvE and PvP? A guest contribution by Tarek.
What distinguishes the two exotics Devil and Heel? – Talents and Stats
You can find “Devil” and “Heel” wherever there are exotics, such as random drops from bosses in the Underground, in the Dark Zone, or in the Resistance mode. Not to mention, exotic caches can also allow them to drop.
Devil and Heel have identical base values:
Rate of Fire: 275
Magazine Size: 15
Reload Speed: 2.15 sec.
Semi-Automatic
Of all the rapid-fire sniper rifles in The Division, these two weapons have the highest base damage and, compared to the SCAR-H or SOCOM Mk20, offer relatively good handling. A quick reload speed and large magazine make these weapons viable alternatives to the SVD – which is currently considered the best sniper in PvE.
Devil and Heel each have two random talents as well as a unique third talent.
Devil: Fire – Headshots increase stability by 30% for 15 seconds. Body shots increase headshot damage by 30% for 15 seconds.
Heel: Wrath – Hitting weak points increases weapon damage by 15% for 15 seconds. Hitting skill hubs increases critical hit damage by 30% for 15 seconds.
When you equip both sniper rifles, the set bonus “The Devil’s Heel” kicks in:
Both weapons gain the talents Fire and Wrath. In addition, all buffs are extended by 15 seconds and the speed at which you switch weapons is increased. The bonuses do not disappear when you switch between weapons.
How does the exotic pair perform in PvP and PvE?
Together, they create an interesting duo that can be quite dangerous with some acclimatization and adjusted playstyle. You must adapt your playstyle to frequently target the weak points of PvE enemies.
Devil and Heel in PvP: A good setup for Devil and Heel would be, for example, the DeadEye set, with which you can deal a significant amount of damage in PvP. However, it may be challenging for some players (especially on consoles) to land enough hits. Therefore, sniper rifles are generally less recommended in PvP.
Devil and Heel in PvE: In PvE, these weapons are more at home. “Call of the Watch” and “Hunter’s Loyalty” are the sets you should aim for. Ideally, you already have the secret versions of these sets.
A high firearm value is important, as you want to deal as much damage as possible with the sniper rifles. Therefore, you should also ensure to have sniper rifle damage on your gloves.
Mods with extended magazines and optionally stability, precision, headshot damage, and critical hit damage are recommended. This depends on your preferred playstyle.
Rapid-fire sniper rifles are difficult to control, with the exception of the SVD, so you have the option to sacrifice a bit of damage for better handling. Reload speed is another way to increase your damage over time.
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Unfortunately, sniper rifles have a tough time in The Division. They offer few arguments against the overpowering assault rifles.
If you still want to deal damage from a distance, there are better alternatives than Devil and Heel. The Urban MDR, the SVD, and bolt-action rifles like the M44 or M700 are stronger weapons that do not require an adjusted playstyle.
It should also be noted that Devil and Heel are weaker without their counterpart and are therefore only recommended to be used together. A potential ammunition shortage due to the restriction to one weapon type should also be considered.
Nevertheless, the idea behind Devil and Heel is interesting. They are not bad weapons, but they do not surpass the average.
What is your opinion on the two weapons? Do you use them?
Ubisoft’s battle epic For Honor was actually written off by many players shortly after its release. However, it seems to have many fans and is still successful.
As Ubisoft announced during a conference call about the company’s financial situation, For Honor boasts more than 7.5 million players in total. Over one million players are actively engaged in battles each month.
These numbers paint a very different picture than what is usually portrayed of the game.
Much criticism at launch
For Honor launched exactly one year ago, on February 14, 2017. However, criticism was immediately voiced, especially regarding the multiplayer mode, which ran over peer-to-peer connections and therefore lacked stability, leading to frustration.
Fans long called for dedicated servers, which are now being introduced on February 19. After a year of criticism, one might think that For Honor would be on the brink of collapse, and at times it looked that way.
Similar development as with The Division?
But Ubisoft is known for caring about its games. The company does not give up easily, as seen with the online shooter The Division. This game was also heavily criticized repeatedly and received update after update addressing the issues that players disliked.
This ensured that The Division did not disappear without a trace but has managed to stay successfully in the market to this day. A similarly positive development has occurred with Rainbow Six: Siege.
Ubisoft does not give up
And this is exactly what Ubisoft is doing with For Honor. The online action game is regularly supplied with updates and new content. Events are held frequently to keep players entertained. Now, with dedicated servers, Ubisoft is tackling one of the biggest issues.
It seems that the developers can turn things around. Because one million unique players a month is an impressive number. The fans appreciate this and recognize Ubisoft’s efforts, likely giving For Honor another chance.
What do you think? Do you believe that Ubisoft can still make For Honor a long-term successful game?
The February events of Monster Hunter: World are already in full swing. Some promise cool loot, while others offer special outfits from other games. Towards the end of February, the hunt begins for what many hunters on the PS4 are likely most excited about: the skin of Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn.
One of the special February events in Monster Hunter World is the quest “The Trial,” which will run from February 28th to March 15th. However, the event is exclusive to PS4!
Hunt an Anjanath: Event quest is only for hunters of rank 11 or higher!
To be eligible for the trial, you must, according to a tweet from the official MHW Twitter account, have reached at least Hunter Rank 11 by the start of the event. The event begins on February 28th and ends on March 15th.
The objective of the quest is to hunt an Anjanath in the Ancient Forest. Whether it is the standard version of the Anjanath or a special quest Anjanath remains unknown for now. You can read how to slay the Anjanath in our guide: Monster Hunter: World Anjanath Guide – How to defeat the beast
As a reward, you will receive the armor “Aloy” and the weapon “Aloy’s Bow.”
Upon inquiry, Capcom confirmed that Aloy is an armor piece and therefore comes with its own status values.
Your character transforms into Aloy
After defeating the Anjanath, you will receive special blueprints necessary for forging the event items. With the armor, the entire character transforms into the hunter from Horizon: Zero Dawn. This works completely independent of the character’s gender. A male hunter will also be able to assume the appearance of Aloy when wearing the armor.
In Destiny 2 we show you all the new content of the Crimson Engrams. You fight for these items during the Crimson Week.
In the week around Valentine’s Day, you can grab your loved ones and go hunt for new items in Destiny 2. The Crimson Week has begun – an event where the Tower is festively decorated in red and Lord Shaxx awaits you with a 2v2 Crucible playlist. It runs from February 13th to February 20th.
The majority of new Crimson items are found in the Crimson Engrams. You cannot buy these engrams directly from the Eververse – they can only be earned.
You receive Crimson Engrams:
as a gift from Tess Everis right at the start of Crimson Week
as a post-match reward in the 2v2 Crimson games
as a reward during XP leveling, along with a Glimmer Engram.
What’s in the Crimson Engrams?
The new engrams only contain cosmetic items. Guardians are painfully missing weapons or armor pieces. Overall, there are 5 new Exotics in the form of ornaments, a Sparrow, and an emote.
We list all the new Crimson items contained in the Crimson Engrams:
A total of 8 shaders are included in the Crimson Engrams, but only 2 of them are new: Here you can see the other shaders and the teleport effects:
Important: The rewards from the Crimson Engrams are obtained with a “Knock-Out List” mechanic. This means that the engrams only start dropping duplicates once you own all the new gear. However, there is an in-game note stating that it is only “almost certain” that you will always receive a new reward until you have them all.
With Glimmer Dust, you can directly buy these Crimson items in the Eververse:
Unyielding – exotic Sparrow (2500 GS)
Fighter’s Heart – Sparrow (600 GS)
Winding Heart Shell – Ghost Shell (400 GS)
Floating Heart Shell – Ghost Shell (400 GS)
Workhorse Ornament (800 GS)
Vengeance Dance – emote (700 GS)
Unbreakable Shader Pack (150 GS)
The Crimson Engrams are not the only source of new Crimson items. There are 5 other exclusive rewards that you can only achieve by completing certain activities.
A secondary profession in World of Warcraft will soon be removed. First Aid will disappear from players’ possession and be integrated into another profession.
A new patch of the Alpha for Battle for Azeroth, the next expansion of World of Warcraft, has been deployed to the Alpha servers. Besides many changes to spells and talents, data miners have especially noticed one change: the profession “First Aid” is currently planned to be abolished.
However, players will not have to completely forgo bandages. According to the data, the recipes will be implemented into the tailoring profession. Whether Blizzard will continue to work on the concept of First Aid is uncertain. At least with Battle for Azeroth, new bandages will be craftable, although only for tailors.
Unemployed soon: The teachers for First Aid.
Last chance for “First Aid” achievements
This also means that all achievements related to the profession will no longer be obtainable. The corresponding achievements will be moved to the “Legacy” tab and will no longer be worth any points. This includes all First Aid achievements but also some meta achievements like “Exceptional Skills,” for which all four secondary professions had to be leveled to a certain point.
Please note that these changes are based on data from the early Alpha of Battle for Azeroth. A lot could change before the release.
Cortyn says: Honestly, this step has been long overdue. Blizzard has been unclear for years about where exactly they want to go with First Aid. While it may have been “okay” at the start of an expansion, it has become useless after the first few weeks.
To be honest, I last used First Aid during Burning Crusade to ease the healing burden against Illidan. Since then, I can’t recall any instance where it was truly helpful.
Will you miss First Aid in World of Warcraft? Or have you never used the profession at all?
We present to you an addon for World of Warcraft that shamelessly exploits players’ collectability and serves as a genuine help.
This article originally dates back to February 2018. It has been updated since.
An MMORPG like World of Warcraft never has a proper “end.” There is always something to do if you engage with the various types of content. Whether it’s about raid achievements, gear sets, pet battles, or transmogrification – those who want to will find something to occupy themselves.
This, however, poses great problems for “completionists,” i.e., players who like to finish everything completely.
In World of Warcraft, there is hardly a way to keep a complete overview of all the things in the game you have already collected – this is where an addon helps.
ALL THE THINGS – Perfect for Completionists in WoW
The interface extension aptly named ALL THE THINGS lists exactly what the name promises: all collectible items in the game.
The addon window lists exactly what items are still missing in the collection, corresponding to the respective area. If we are in the Molten Core, the addon lists the individual bosses like Lucifron, Ragnaros, and others, each with all loot and an indicator of what the player already possesses.
The customization options are quite extensive. If desired, certain filters can be applied to only display items that can be equipped by the current character.
If multiple items have the same appearance, you can decide whether the addon should hide these items once the template has been collected – otherwise, there is only peace when you truly possess ALL items.
A small warning: ALL THE THINGS is not suitable for you if you are already experiencing performance issues with World of Warcraft. The addon uses a relatively large amount of RAM and typically settles at around 150MB, which could lead to performance losses, especially on older machines.
Cortyn says: Hardly any interface addon for WoW is so motivating and frustrating at the same time. It is immensely useful to see which items are still collectible right when entering a dungeon or raid. The little sound effects that play whenever you unlock something new directly reach the brain’s reward center and make me smile at least for a moment.
It is all the more overwhelming when you see in the “Dungeons & Raids” tab that you have only collected just under 10,000 out of over 25,000 items. But hey – a clear goal until the release of Battle for Azeroth, right?
In line with this, World of Warcraft now has a “Legacy Loot” system – making collecting even faster!
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Lúcio is no longer the king of Capture the Flag of Overwatch. He now also has to follow rules and drops the flag more easily.
In Overwatch, the Chinese New Year is currently being celebrated. With the event “Lunar New Year” for the “Year of the Dog,” there were plenty of new contents. Especially the “Capture the Flag” mode is once again in the spotlight, as it has received some revisions and even its own map!
The most important change to the mode was that the flag is dropped by the carrier when they use a special movement ability. Winston cannot jump, Tracer cannot teleport.
However, one hero did not receive these restrictions: Lúcio. He was still able to use his Wall Ride with the flag. This allowed him not only to cross the map quickly but also to reach many places where most heroes could not follow.
But that is now over. Last night (13.02.2018), Blizzard deployed a small patch that ensured Lúcio drops the flag when starting a Wall Ride.
In addition, there are a number of bug fixes that only address minor issues that had little impact.
The full patch notes:
Hero Updates
Lúcio
Wall Ride
Activating Wall Ride now drops the flag in “Capture the Flag”
Bug Fixes
General
A typo was fixed that displayed the wrong date on the flag for Lunar New Year.
A bug was fixed that sometimes caused the game to crash when a player used the skin selection for the hero at the start of a match.
Capture the Flag
A bug was fixed that allowed Winston to pick up the flag while he was jumping.
A bug was fixed that caused flags to disappear in walls when dropped on roofs.
Deathmatch
A bug was fixed that made Mei hover in Cryostasis above the ground.
Game Browser and Custom Game
A bug was fixed that prevented players from playing Arcade when they were using a test account.
Heroes
A bug was fixed that reset ultimate charge when players changed their skins in the last second before the start of a match.
A bug was fixed that caused Zarya’s reaction animation to play continuously when she took damage after the particle barrier was destroyed.
User Interface
A bug was fixed that caused the wrong timer for weekly rewards to be displayed in Arcade.
