With the rise of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) in 2017, the rise of the streamer DrDisRespect is also associated. He is returning to Twitch now.
Behind the character DrDisRespect is Guy Beahm, who was formerly a designer at Sledgehammer Games, the studio behind Call of DutyWW:II. However, Beahm streams not as an experienced gaming insider, but as the macho character DrDisRespect, who engages in all sorts of quirks and misdeeds. The fans love him for it.
2017 was the year of PUBG, Twitch, and the Doctor
In 2017, the Doctor’s channel reached unprecedented heights. With a mix of controversial, brash, sentimental, and humorous actions, he fueled his prominence:
Numerous insider jokes shape the style of his channel.
By the end of last year, the Doctor’s channel had over 1.4 million followers, and DrDisRespect was able to snag the Video Game Award for Streamer of the Year 2017.
No question, 2017 was the year of PUBG, Twitch, and the Doctor.
The Doctor paused due to infidelity
However, the year ended on a difficult note. In mid-December, the Doc appeared in a stream, but without his usual disguise. He seemed shaken.
The streamer confessed to the fans that he had been unfaithful to his wife and would now suspend streaming indefinitely.
All of this seemed unusually serious for the Doc. He spoke of his wonderful family and the child, and that he did not want to be the man who did such things.
However, yesterday the announcement came via Twitter: The Doc is returning. And this announcement brought DrDisRespect back fully into character.
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While he is caught in a leg lock by a woman who holds a knife to his throat, the Doctor announces his return. Perhaps he wants to humorously suggest that his wife could take revenge on him at any moment.
In any case, fans can expect new escapades starting February 5th.
Perhaps 2018 will also be the year of the Doctor again.
A new sale has started in the PlayStation Store. You can get discounts on some top PS4 games, now available for under 20 euros.
Recently, the January sale in the PlayStation Store ended. According to Sony, this was the largest PS Store sale of the year, where you could purchase the latest AAA games at discounted prices.
If you missed this, you now have another chance to purchase high-quality games for a low price.
Games under 20 euros in the PS Store
Since January 19, the “Games under 20 euros” promotion has been running. In it, you will find not only full games but also add-ons – and each offer is for under 20 euros. The prices are valid until February 8 at 1 AM.
In The Division, today, on January 20th, is the big vendor reset (Vendor Reset). Which items are recommended this week?
In the post-apocalypse of The Division, the next global event is approaching. It is called “Ambush” and introduces the last missing secret gear sets, namely AlphaBridge, FireCrest, Hunter’s Faith, and Tactician’s Authority.
You can already think about builds that you want to create around these sets. Perhaps you can use some of the following items. The vendor reset just happened, here are the most exciting offers.
Recommended Weapons since January 20th
In fact, there are no outstanding weapons this week. Here are solid firearms:
Special equipment vendor at Camp Clinton: Pakhan with Talented and Ruthless
Special equipment vendor at Camp Clinton: Historian with Toxic and Malevolent. Re-roll Toxic.
Special equipment vendor at Camp Clinton: SASG-12 K Tactical with Precise, Brutal, and Deadly
The Mods after the Vendor Reset
Special equipment vendor: Stamina Mod with Skill Power
Advanced weapon seller: Rifle Suppressor Omega with Headshot Damage, Precision, Crit Chance, and Reduced Threat
Special equipment vendor at Camp Clinton: Angled Grip with Stability, Reload Speed, and Precision
Camp Hudson: C79 Scope (3.4x) with Crit Chance, Stability, and Headshot Damage
The Cavern Safehouse: Mod with bonus on First Aid Self-Heal
Southpaw Safehouse: Mod with bonus on Support Range
The Grindhouse Safehouse: Extended Magazine with Crit Damage and Rate of Fire
5th Ave: Mod with bonus on Ballistic Shield Hit Points
E 34th St: VX-1 Scope (12x) with Headshot Damage, Crit Damage, and Stability
E 31st St: Reflex Sight with Crit Chance, Crit Damage, and Stability
E 53rd St: Mod with bonus on Turret Damage
DZ05: Ti-RANT Suppressor with Crit Chance, Headshot Damage, and Crit Damage
The Offers of the Special Blueprint Vendors
These blueprints are available from the vendor at the terminal:
Model 700 – Sniper Rifle
SASG-12 – Shotgun
Electronics Knee Pads
Firearms Backpack
Angled Grip – Red with Stability and two additional bonuses
Small Grip – Red with Crit Damage and two additional bonuses
Electronics Equipment Mod
Performance Equipment Mod
The blueprints in Camp Clinton:
PF45 – First Wave – Pistol
M60 Classic – LMG
Electronics Mask
Stamina Vest
552 Hollow Sight with Crit Chance and two additional bonuses
PRO Laser Optic with Crit Damage and two additional bonuses
In today’s producer letter, Naoki Yoshida announced a shake-up of the housing system in Final Fantasy XIV in patch 4.2. The patch is set to go live on January 30th at around 10 AM our time.
For a long time, there have been too few houses in Final Fantasy XIV, or in other words: The existing houses are unfairly distributed. While some cannot afford a house at all, wealthy players control blocks of houses in neighborhoods and live it up there.
These chronic problems will be addressed by Final Fantasy XIV later this month. This was announced in a new producer letter.
Houses for All!
As promised by the development team, a lot of new houses will be coming in the patch. The four residential areas Mist, Lavender Beds, Shirogane, and Goblet will each receive 6 additional districts and subdivisions.
The sale of these houses will only begin a week after patch 4.2 hits the game, to give players enough time to enjoy other content from the patch.
Strict Conditions for Purchase
However, a whole number of things will change when acquiring the plots:
First and foremost, from now on there will be houses that can only be purchased by Free Companies. These must have at least 4 members.
The purchase of private houses will be unavailable for an indefinite time. The developers will monitor the situation and then decide when sales will start. Additionally, players will only be able to own one house per server and per service account. However, the option to relocate is not affected by this restriction.
The more severe restriction is that players will only be allowed to have one private estate and one FC house per account and per server starting from patch 4.2.
But what happens to players who have already violated these regulations? Will they lose their houses? In response to our inquiry with Square Enix, it was stated that no specific information can be provided at this time. So it remains to be seen what will be stated on the official site regarding the new system.
Example of the New Housing Rules
If you have two characters (A and B) on one account and A is a member of a Free Company that owns a house, then character B cannot buy a house for their FC. If B is transferred to another server, they can buy a house there.
Rooms and apartments are not considered plots and do not affect the acquisition of these. They are also exempt from the restrictions mentioned above.
A Blow to the “Brokers”
The resale of houses at exorbitant prices has long been a significant problem in FFXIV, which the development team will address with patch 4.2. To at least make resale more difficult, the plots will not be available for purchase for a certain period after being vacated.
Furthermore, the moment when the plot goes back on sale will be determined randomly and will not be disclosed to players.
As great as the new regulations sound for players right now, it still remains to be seen how exactly they will turn out in the end.
We reported on a case where 2 players owned particularly many houses:
In The Darwin Project you fight in battle royale style in an ice wasteland. Additionally, there is an all-powerful game master who can set traps for players or support them.
The Darwin Project is one of many upcoming battle royale games in 2018 that want a piece of the pie that games like Fortnite or PUBG are currently devouring.
In light of an impending ice age, 10 participants in a scientific experiment must slaughter each other. However, the low player count is not the only unique feature compared to competitors like PUBG or Fortnite.
Campers have a hard time
The Darwin Project is partly a survival game. Because to avoid freezing to death in the cold, you need to regularly warm up by fires. However, the flames are widely visible and attract other players. This is ideal if you want to set traps for them.
However, long camping in Darwin Project is not as effective as in other battle royale games. Because in the snow, you leave visible tracks, and savvy players can quickly track you down and discover your hiding spot.
There is also a crafting system. You can build useful items from leftover junk and wild animals, thus equipping yourself with warm cloaks or bows and arrows.
The show must go on!
The survival element itself is already something new, but The Darwin Project has even more original features up its sleeve. Like in the battle royale story “Hunger Games,” The Darwin Project is a media spectacle. Therefore, one player acts as the game master, who has a full overview of the playing field.
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He can interact with the players and do good or evil to them. He can give valuable tips to players he likes or throw bombs at players he doesn’t like. So it’s important to get along well with the game master to avoid provoking his wrath.
If the game master is a nasty troll, then may the gods have mercy on you!
Test Darwin Project this weekend – Download
The Darwin Project is not finished yet, and the release is still far away. However, this weekend, from January 19 at 9:00 PM to January 22 at 6:00 AM, you can test The Darwin Project for free on Steam.
Today Xur is coming to Destiny 2.Where is Xur and what items does he have on offer? Here are the location and inventory on January 19th.
Guardians can pledge to a faction these days, collect tokens for it, and thus gain faction rewards. This week, the first faction rally in Season 2 is running, which was supposed to bring variety and good cheer to Destiny 2.
However, the opposite is the case. Developers are facing heavy criticism:
Bungie promised that they will announce such changes in advance to avoid frustration and confusion.
Xur, the Agent of the Nine, is not bothered by the faction rally. He appears as usual on Friday evening to offer you his exotics. Let’s welcome him.
All Info about Xur in Destiny 2 on January 19th on PS4, Xbox One and PC
When does Xur come? – Time
Once it becomes 6 PM on Friday, Xur appears out of nowhere. He allows you to browse his offerings before he packs up his things again on Tuesday, January 23rd at 6 PM and disappears.
Where is Xur? At this location, you can find Xur today
Xur has his specific positions where he likes to hang out over the weekend. This time he is in the Tower, in the Hangar.
Offer and inventory of Xur – List of items with prices
Weapon: Tractor Cannon – Shotgun for 29 Legendary Shards
The weekly PvP event Trials of the Nine also starts on Friday evening at 6 PM in Destiny 2. The Trials end with the weekly reset on Tuesday evening at 6 PM.
Since Legion, there have been some NPC pets in World of Warcraft that can be petted. With Patch 7.3.5, these adorable little creatures can also be found in the embassy of Stormwind!
The pet-petting craze broke out in Bradensbrook in Val’sharah and in the pet shop in Dalaran. It continued with Goya on the Broken Shore. Now there is another place where players can satisfy their cuddly needs with pets.
Some Reddit users have discovered that there are also pets in Stormwind that can be petted! In and around the embassy of Stormwind, cats and dogs roam around, eagerly reaching out to your virtual hand to be petted.
In true Blizzard self-ironic fashion, petting the little companions is, of course, not completed with just one click. Instead, your character kneels properly in front of their cuddly companion and receives a casting bar for the “Pet” spell.
Petting Pets as a Profession? Users would Sacrifice Main Professions for it
On Reddit, this pastime is receiving a lot of acclaim. There are even some particularly fascinated players who would unlearn their main professions for a “Petting” profession. Just to be able to interact with every critter in the world instead.
Alternatively, users wish for at least a micro-holiday where exactly that is possible. After all, Blizzard has already introduced such mini-events for all sorts of things.
What do you think? Do you find this attention to detail from Blizzard good? Would you support a “Petting” profession or a micro-holiday? Let us know your opinion!
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In FIFA 18 Ultimate Team, the complete TOTY (Team of the Year) is available in packs starting today. If you want players from the Team of the Year, the chances are highest now.
The TOTY week is slowly coming to an end.
In the last few days, the forwards, midfielders, defenders, and the goalkeeper of the Team of the Year have been revealed and included in the sets. And starting today, from January 19th, all TOTY players are in packs for a short time.
This is the complete Team of the Year in FUT 18
Here you can see all TOTY cards at a glance:
Cristiano Ronaldo – 99 Rating (the best card in FUT 18!)
Lionel Messi – 98 Rating
Harry Kane – 96 Rating
Modric – 96 Rating
De Bruyne – 96 Rating
Kanté – 95 Rating
De Gea – 97
Sergio Ramos – 97
Bonucci – 96
Marcelo – 96
Dani Alves – 93
All TOTY players are from January 19th at 7 PM until January 22nd at 7 PM (Monday) in packs.
Once the TOTY players are available, you can pull them from the packs for a limited time, if you are lucky. There will be special pack offers during this period. Afterwards, it will only be possible to acquire the TOTY players on the transfer market, where they will fetch high prices.
It applies:
Once the TOTY cards are in the packs, the standard cards of the respective players can no longer be pulled from the packs.
A set must contain rare gold players to have a chance of a TOTY player.
If you own a standard card of a TOTY player, nothing happens with that card. If you want a TOTY player, you must pull it from sets or buy it on the transfer market.
The chances of pulling a TOTY player are exactly the same as the chances of pulling the standard card of the respective player at another time.
With this Best-in-Slot guide to The Division 1.8, you will always make the right decision in choosing your attributes and stat bonuses on armor pieces.
Since update 1.8, the variety of builds in The Division is greater than ever: You can create powerful DPS builds, healer builds, and even tank builds and excel in both PvE and PvP.
However, this does not mean that you should throw your items together wildly, thinking: “Something will come out of it.” Every build can be optimized, and to ensure that you do not leave too much potential in your character setup, we will now reveal which stats to pay attention to on armor pieces.
This “Best-in-Slot-Guide” was created by Division expert MarcoStyle. We summarize the results in English.
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Note: This guide is PvP-focused. With the following tips, you will also be strong in PvE, but for PvE, you should ideally focus more on enemy armor damage and damage against elites.
The Main Attributes
For firearms, stamina, and electronics, you should either
go for high firearms + solid stamina
or for high electronics + solid stamina
.
Firearms + electronics or a balanced stat distribution do not deliver optimal results for your builds. So first, decide whether you want to deal a lot of damage or bring high skill strength.
There are several reasons for this. The main reason: Most secret gear sets in 1.8 are designed in such a way that you either need a lot of firearms or a lot of electronics (at least 9000) to unleash their full potential. And for stamina, you should always bring solid values (around 5000) to avoid going down immediately in fights.
For a few gear sets, you also need high stamina values (over 9000), like with D3-FNC, so for these builds, you should aim for high stamina + firearms.
According to MarcoStyle, there is no single set for which you should build a high firearms + high electronics build. Here are the optimal distributions for each gear set (the icons will be displayed in-game next to the sets):In short: Focus entirely on the attribute that your gear set favors. Once you reach 9000 in that attribute, boost the rest into stamina.
Which stats are the best on which items?
These are the best stats with the maximum bonuses on the individual armor pieces.
Chest Piece
The chest piece provides two higher attributes and one lower attribute.
For Firearms Build:
Health Points (16674)
Skill Haste or Health on Kill or Exotic Damage Resilience
Magazine Capacity (56%) – lower attribute
For Electronics Build:
Skill Haste (9%)
Health Points (16674)
Magazine Capacity (56%) – lower attribute
Mask
The mask provides one higher attribute and one lower attribute.
For Firearms Build:
Crit Chance (4%) or Exotic Damage Resilience (11%)
Burn Resistance (17%) – lower attribute
For Electronics Build:
Skill Power (10030)
Burn Resistance (17%) – lower attribute
Kneepads
The kneepads have one higher attribute and three lower attributes.
For Firearms Build:
Health Points (16674)
Burn, Shock, and Disrupt Resistance – lower attributes
For Electronics Build:
Health Points (16674) or Skill Power (13339), with health points providing a better boost
Burn, Shock, and Disrupt Resistance – lower attributes
Do not go for Crit Damage on the kneepads as the bonus can only be a maximum of +9%. On weapon mods, you can achieve around +20%, so it is better to increase this stat with the mods.
Backpack
The backpack has one higher and one lower attribute.
For Firearms Build:
Health Points (13339) – The backpack also gives a good boost to Stability (16.5%), allowing you to control your weapon better
Burn Resistance (17%) – lower attribute
For Electronics Build:
Health Points (13339) or Stability (16.5%)
Burn Resistance (17%) – lower attribute
Do not go for Crit Damage on the backpack either as this bonus is too low. Skill Power should not be chosen either, as health points provide better bonuses.
Gloves
Gloves provide you with three higher attributes.
For Firearms Build:
Weapon Damage Boost (12%)
Crit Chance (6%)
Crit Damage (17%)
For Electronics Build:
Weapon Damage Boost (12%)
Skill Haste (9%)
Crit Chance or Crit Damage
Gloves provide up to +12% damage on various weapon types. If you are playing with assault rifles, make sure that the gloves offer +12% assault rifle damage. This is a strong boost that you should always aim for.
Holster
The holster provides one higher attribute.
For Firearms Build:
Crit Chance (4%)
For Electronics Build:
Skill Haste (7%)
The holster can also provide up to +20.5% reload speed. This is strong in PvE, but less so in PvP.
The Armor Mods
For Firearms Build:
Crit Chance (1%) or Health Points (3335)
For Electronics Build:
Skill Haste (3%)
You will receive detailed calculations and further explanations as to why these are the best stats on armor pieces in the embedded video above.
But: These are merely recommendations for stats with which you generally perform very well. You can also create builds that deviate from these tips and still be powerful. The upper details are definitely helpful as a reference.
Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4 & Xbox One) has received a major change to the map with Update V.2.2.0. Now the developers speak up and reveal what lies behind the new locations.
Update V.2.2.0 of Fortnite is here and has changed quite a lot in Battle Royale mode. There is now a thoroughly revised map with new hotspots full of loot and useful features. But how do you find out what is currently worth it and why?
You can painstakingly go on an exploration tour yourself … or listen to the developers’ hints, who reveal some secrets of the new hotspots here.
The new map of Fortnite: Battle Royale!
Everything that is behind the new map locations in Battle Royale
The major innovation on the Battle Royale map of Fortnite concerns the west side of the map. Until now, there wasn’t much to gain. Therefore, several new locations and hotspots have been established:
Tilted Towers
Shifty Shafts
Snobby Shores
Junk Junction
Tilted Towers
This new centrally located site was fiercely contested right after launch. Here you will find plenty of weapons in vertical buildings. You can land there and then fight your way down. Or you can hide in a tower and defend yourself against other player fortresses in the neighborhood!
According to the developers, Tilted Towers is supposed to become a western counterpart to the loot castles Pleasant Park or Retail Row. Because of its central location, it is also easy to reach and promises exciting battles at the beginning of the game.
Shifty Shafts
While you fight on high buildings in Tilted Towers, here you go underground. It is a mine shaft full of loot. Since it is underground, you cannot see from a distance who or what is there.
You have to go down into the tunnels and experience exciting battles there. Because at any moment an enemy could sneak up on you from a side tunnel.
Snobby Shores
This is a stuffy suburban settlement on the west coast. Each of the stylish houses is fenced and thus offers its own small battleground for wild clashes.
The settlement is also nicely organized and all properties are lined up. This makes it easy to orient yourself and keep an overview of the fights.
Junk Junction
Since the northwest has so far been the least attractive place on the map, it has now been equipped with the junkyard Junk Junction. There you will find a small maze of stacked junk cars.
However, the stacks are far enough apart so that you can still build something. Additionally, you can climb the stacks without stairs.
Swamps, Fields, and Mountains
Between the hotspots, there are now four different terrain types. Meadows, fields, swamps, and mountains. The meadows are already known, but the other terrain types are new.
They differ in color and in details like other trees. This makes the map graphically more varied. Furthermore, it is easier to recognize a specific area from the air.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PC, Xbox One) repeatedly creates spectacular scenes. Some of them even attract the attention of PUBG chief Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene himself!
In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), 100 players battle it out in an ever-shrinking map. Each round plays out differently and can lead to crazy situations. There have been cases where motorcyclists flawlessly jumped through windows on the second floor or a Korean disguised himself to infiltrate an enemy group.
And then there are such spectacular kills that even the PUBG boss takes note and shares them with a grin.
Grenade Jump and Shotgun Kill!
In the current case, the player “lolbeetlejuice” was just out to earn a chicken dinner. He encountered an opponent who chased him up the stairs into the upper floor of a building. To eliminate the entrenched enemy, he threw a grenade and prepared to shoot the startled opponent.
However, the explosive had an unintended side effect. Like in the good old Quake, the shockwave catapulted the enemy out of cover and straight towards lolbeetlejuice. As the opponent flew towards the stunned player, he was able to land a perfect headshot with his shotgun, eliminating lolbeetlejuice with just one shot.
One can’t even be angry about that…
The poor lolbeetlejuice could only whisper a respectful “Damn!” into the mic, so impressed he was with the action. But he wasn’t alone in this, as when he posted the video of his demise online, he was likely quite surprised.
Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene himself had noticed the clip and shared it on Twitter. He simply commented, “I wouldn’t even be mad…”.
On Saturday, January 20th, the 1st Pokémon GO Community Day will start. Everything you need to know is here.
In a few hours, the first Community Day in Pokémon GO will begin. Trainers have many questions about how the event will proceed and what to expect. Here we want to provide you with a summary of the most important facts for the event day.
Many trainers are already thinking about how to plan Saturday to make the most out of the upcoming event.
What is the Community Day anyway? The Community Day in Pokémon GO is a global event that takes place monthly. This gives the developers at Niantic a great opportunity for trainers to meet with other players in parks and play together.
There are special Pokémon. For each Community Day, a special Pokémon appears more frequently worldwide for a few hours. These special Pokémon will have a unique move when caught during the event period.
The Community Day on 01/20:
The first event lasts three hours.
It starts in Germany at 11:00 AM and ends at 2:00 PM.
Pokémon of the day is Pikachu
Its exclusive event move is “Surfer”
This special Pikachu can be found everywhere. However, the chances are increased in parks.
Additional bonuses are
Double experience points
3-hour Lure Modules
The increased chance of finding the special Pikachu in parks was explained by Niantic employee Indigo on Reddit.com.
Keep in mind that Community Day events are not comparable to Halloween or other major events in Pokémon GO. They are smaller and typically only last a few hours. Nevertheless, they benefit the community and the game.
The Community Day is also suitable for trainers who briefly stopped playing Pokémon GO but want to start again now.
On the other hand, a lot has changed in Pokémon GO in recent months: new Generation 3 Pokémon, raid bosses, and much more. Through the trainer meetings at the Community Days, Niantic may want to draw attention back to the game and the local groups.
And through the group raiding in parks, which is a side effect of this event, the chances of triggering EX Raids also increase. Because as trainers have discovered, parks are particularly important for EX Raids.
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The fast-paced Free2Play arena brawler Battlerite (PC) has a new hero: the wizard Zander. This hero is particularly good at trolling!
Battlerite is a colorful arena brawler. This means it’s a game that plays similarly to a MOBA but focuses solely on combat. So there are no towers, no jungle, and no lanes. Instead, there are plenty of skill shots and brawling!
The game is well-received on Steam and has over 35,000 positive ratings out of a total of 40,000 reviews on Steam.
A new hero is coming to Battlerite, who stands out particularly for trolling.
A stage magician in the arena?
The new hero is named Zander and is a wizard. But not a mystical magician like those from various fantasy epics. Rather, Zander is a typical stage illusionist with a tailcoat and top hat.
Therefore, he is less of an offensive damage dealer and more of a supporter and controller. He can create annoying illusions that attack enemies, or he can transform enemies into sheep. Then they stand around bleating stupidly and pose no danger for a while.
Not the portal!
As a support, Zander can heal and enhance his friends. He can also create teleport portals. And it’s exactly this ability that some clumsy or simply trollish Zander players are driving their teammates to despair.
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Nothing is more annoying than being teleported against your will, just because Zander has once again cast the portal on you. Zander requires skill, and thus the new hero is currently a controversial choice in the Battlerite community, and some would like the developers to nerf Zander because he is so bothersome.
A well-played Zander is, however, an asset to the team, which is why he is considered OP by some players. It remains to be seen whether it’s only due to the lack of experience or if a nerf is indeed necessary.
The Overwatch League is so interesting that the games even influence porn consumption. A large porn site now reports that significantly fewer people surf their site during the matches.
Since its release, Overwatch has secured a place in the hearts of the average YouPorn visitor: It constantly ranks in the top 20 search terms. The start of the Overwatch League a week ago meant an increase of 26% in relevant search terms. A great start from the perspective of the site.
The Deep Fall
The very first match between “San Francisco Shock” and “Los Angeles Valiant” (by the way 0:4) marked a 9% loss in traffic. It took seven hours before it returned to a normal value for the site.
Even the second day was not much better from the perspective of the site operators: Traffic volume decreased by 5% during the first game of the day, and during the second one between “Philadelphia Fusion” and “Houston Outlaws” (3:2) even by a total of 8%. By day 4, traffic still hadn’t fully recovered.
At the end of the graphic parade, YouPorn appears to be very loyal in a statement. “Of course, we are also very curious about how you celebrate the victories and we will keep an eye on your visits before, during, and after the league!”.
Creepy? A bit indeed.
It’s nice to see that eSports can excite some people so much.
Epic released a major update for the map of Fortnite: Battle Royale on Thursday. How does the new map play? And how does the performance update affect gameplay? Read here the preview report from our author Robert!
The hype was significant in the lead-up. Epic spent the last months extensively reworking the map of Fortnite: Battle Royale. The map layout has changed dramatically – not only are the landscapes more refined and individualized, but Epic has also added new locations.
In the patch notes for version 2.2.0, Epic also addressed performance improvements that are meant to make the gaming experience even smoother. To put it briefly – It has been excellently achieved, at least on the PlayStation 4!
The Landscapes of the Map – Finally Unique
Epic did not overpromise. The landscapes of the map are now clearly distinguishable from one another, and the colors are significantly more differentiated. The flora has also been fundamentally revamped. Trees alternate. Grass sways in the wind. Water and swamp are depicted in finer detail.
The Fortnite Map Has Gone Vertical
Where uniform houses dominated before the update, there is now more variety. But not only the buildings have been revamped; especially in the vertical dimension, there are now many more possibilities.
Multi-story houses, treasure chests that initially seem inaccessible – you can feel that the map has grown in height. A highlight in this regard is the new city Tilted Towers – and that’s where I want to go first!
Tilted Towers – Where Madness Resides
Tilted Towers is the new city located south of Loot Lake. It was expected that this location would be overcrowded in the first weeks. Nevertheless, I was not prepared for the ensuing carnage.
Since I didn’t know the best landing spots in the city yet, I looked for a secluded house on the edge. While the first players were already causing chaos amongst themselves, I was able to search the house for valuable items in peace.
This allowed me to stay out of the turmoil for a moment. But only for the moment. The city of Tilted Towers is heavily contested: Whoever leaves as the last survivor will likely have good chances of victory.
The city is a real asset, especially in terms of height. Multi-story houses with plenty of loot present a high risk but also high potential. Additionally, the city is strategically well-positioned – in almost every match, I was able to spend the first storm phase in the city.
The new map of Fortnite: Battle Royale!
Upon leaving the city, a beautiful hilly landscape reveals itself, ready to be explored and containing additional locations for loot hunting.
Epic has substantially improved performance on the PS4. Various stutters have been noticeably reduced, and the gaming experience is smoother. Minor lags still occur, and the issue with treasure chests is still present (They continue to appear as unopened after being opened), but it is not as bothersome as before.
The graphics have also made a leap forward. Fog and sunlight breaking through the trees are highlights. The grass reacts when players run over it, and water animations when wading has also been added.
Conclusion – Great Update with Even More Possibilities
Hats off, Epic! The new locations provide even more strategic options, the performance has been noticeably improved, and the graphics look really nice. I haven’t explored every corner of the new locations yet, but what I have seen so far is thoroughly convincing.
Many players feared that the eastern part of the map would now remain deserted and neglected. That is not the case. The Moisty Mire swamp has been expanded, and new houses have been added between Prison and Retail Row.
However, there is one disadvantage. Due to the clear differentiation of landscapes, players who have donned a bush are much easier to spot in certain locations, as they fall completely out of color scheme.
I particularly noticed this in the Moisty Mire swamp. Whether Epic will change something here is unknown – it at least ensures that bushes can no longer be used indiscriminately across the entire map.
What do you think of the update? Let us know in the comments!
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Trion Worlds will launch the new Prime service for the MMORPG Rift this spring. This will provide premium players with dedicated servers if they maintain a subscription.
According to Trion Worlds, many players of Rift have long desired a subscription. The company is responding to this wish this spring. Originally, Rift is a free-to-play game.
Those who subscribe will be considered premium players and will receive new content that will be gradually unlocked. This includes a store where cosmetic items can be purchased.
A subscription with dedicated servers
In addition, players who want to use the Prime service will have access to all addons, allowing them to explore new continents and experience many additional adventures.
Those who use Rift Prime will see the content progress in the sequence originally intended by the developers. Content from the expansions will be unlocked gradually based on gameplay progress. Furthermore, players will receive rewards for achieved milestones and achievements.
All of this takes place on the new Prime servers, which only premium players can access. These servers offer:
Prime servers guide you faster through the content
You will be dynamically matched to the level of the respective zone
Loot in dungeons is specifically adjusted to your “real” level
Caps for professions for individual characters
Rewards that are also unlocked for characters on other servers
No lockboxes
Prime service aims to provide a different gaming experience
Trion Worlds views the Prime service of Rift as an experiment and addresses the wishes of fans who want a different gaming experience for the MMORPG. The exact launch of the service and the subscription price will be announced later.
Additionally, the team is working on several other ideas for Rift. This includes major changes to the PvP system and adjustments to a classic raid with new activities.
A new direction after accusations from free-to-play players: You will become pay-to-win
Mein MMO says: The development comes after a series of negative news. Critical players accused Trion Worlds of wanting to monetize the shrinking player base of Rift more aggressively and to deviate from the formerly exemplary F2P concept.
The Prime servers could now indicate a shift in philosophy. Fans of other free-to-play games often express the wish: “I would play it if it had a subscription and no other ways to spend money.” Many free-to-play players fear pay-to-win elements, which often emerge forcefully in older free-to-play MMORPGs.
Apparently, Rift is now responding to this request from frustrated free-to-play players, who feel that the monetization of their MMORPG has gone too far.
The Guardians of Destiny 2 are currently discussing whether community manager DeeJ will step down. Why is that?
David Dague, better known as “DeeJ“, has been a community manager at Bungie for years. His role is to mediate between the Guardians and the developers, gather feedback, and pass on all the criticism filtered to the team. Along with other community managers Cozmo and dmg04, he is responsible for “communication”.
In the past, DeeJ also led the livestreams in which the developers presented upcoming content – and always spoke in grandiose terms.
Bungie is looking for a new community manager
Recently, rumors have surfaced that DeeJ might quit his role as community manager. There are several reasons for this:
A job listing has appeared. Bungie is looking for a new community manager. Many users speculate whether this is to replace DeeJ.
Because lately, things have been pretty quiet around DeeJ. He is hardly present on reddit anymore, the number of his tweets is also limited, and the “This Week at Bungie” that he was responsible for for years is now taken over by Cozmo or dmg04.
Additionally, there has been a lot of criticism directed at DeeJ lately. After his statement that friendship is the ultimate loot in Destiny 2, he was personally attacked. “Friendgame instead of Endgame” was mockingly said on social media for weeks. He was also criticized for the livestream in which he promised the most rewarding public event, but there were only two tokens and one blue item.
After the job listing appeared, many users on reddit are sure: DeeJ is packing his things. He doesn’t want or can’t put up with all the salt anymore. Some users conclude that Bungie and Activision have messed up Destiny 2, and DeeJ has to take the blame for it now.
Despite this, DeeJ still enjoys high respect among a large part of the community. He, along with game director Christopher Barrett, is seen as the last beacon in a sea of salt and broken promises, a reddit user once wrote.
DeeJ is sitting on the right with a gun in hand
Is DeeJ really leaving?
Even though many Guardians would understand if DeeJ were to leave given the current situation surrounding Destiny 2, he is likely to remain at Bungie.
Cozmo stated on reddit: “None of us are leaving.” He is aware that there is a lot of salt right now, but the team is working on improving things. They have no intention of giving up on Destiny 2.
In the meantime, DeeJ himself has also spoken up. He tweets that there are days at Bungie when he has to operate behind the scenes. During this time, Cozmo and dmg04 are in the public eye.
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All things considered: DeeJ remains community manager at Bungie, even if he is currently working more in the background. Maybe the job listing can be interpreted as Bungie actually wanting to expand communication with the Guardians in the future…
Playing alone is only half the fun compared to playing with others. After all, you can experience much more in guilds, groups, or as a duo! But are they always the same faces you have around you in video games, or do you happily switch it up? We at Mein MMO would like to know from you: Do you always play with the same people?
MMOs are not one-man shows. You inevitably encounter other people, whether as teammates or opponents. While some you may never want to see again, you enjoy staying in touch with others.
But perhaps you’d rather do your own thing? Then it’s perfectly okay to play with randomly assembled people.
And every day the marmot greets
Connections to other people in games develop over time and gain dynamics when you start a new game:
You often start in a small circle: alone or as a duo, taking your first glimpses in a new game.
Later, regular groups of players join in, with whom questing or fighting together has proven successful.
The pinnacle of it all could ultimately be a clan or a guild. Then, of course, it’s always the same people you surround yourself with, perhaps interrupted by occasional solo ventures.
This strengthens the bond, and you start to feel at home in the game! It becomes close-knit communities that sometimes even meet offline and enjoy a great time together!
On the other hand, it is of course also possible: You bring real-life cliques into the virtual world and continue your hobbies there as a group.
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New puzzle pieces every time
On the other hand, playing can also be an oasis where you can simply detach from others. You don’t necessarily need deep communication; just playing with or against others can suffice. It can also be incredibly fun to get to know new people consistently and not commit to other players.
Or you are already in a fixed community but keep playing with others within it. Whether it’s because you have yet to find the perfect gaming partners or because the guild is simply so large or the gaming times so irregular that you often end up with different players.
For me, it’s absolutely different. While I really enjoy playing with people from my real friend circle and with my husband, I also like wandering around as a lonely wolf and getting to know new people. I would find it boring in the long run to always play with exactly the same people. Unless it’s my cat. As you can see in the picture, she is always allowed to play along.
In the past, nothing happened without my World of Warcraft guild. Together we played new games, rocked the raids and battlegrounds, and chatted in real life about the games and tactics. A fantastic time with always the same faces!
In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PC, Xbox One), a continually shrinking play zone forces players to become more confined. To increase the action even further, the mechanics of this “blue zone” have been altered on the test server.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is a battle royale game where 100 players fight against each other on an 8×8 kilometer map. To ensure the rounds are not boring and that there are always enough players encountering and killing each other, the play area becomes smaller and smaller.
This is ensured by a blue play zone, a type of electric field that gradually contracts. Any player standing in the field takes damage continuously. The longer the game lasts, the stronger the damage from the zone.
The new zone is intended to enhance mid-game
In theory, the zone should ensure that players do not camp endlessly in the vegetation or search for opponents forever. However, especially in mid-game, this often did not work out. While wild skirmishes take place at the beginning and end of the game, the interim phase was often rather boring and relaxed.
The developers want to change this by adjusting the parameters of the zone on the test server. The following rules now apply to the zone:
The “waiting time” of the zone has been slightly reduced in mid to late game. This refers to the time between two zone contractions.
The zone moves slightly slower in mid to late game, but covers a slightly larger distance.
The last zone inflicts more damage
The developers want to keep these changes on the test server for a few days and closely monitor how the game pace changes. However, this is only one aspect that the developers are currently testing to enable more exciting matches in PUBG in the future.
The Grizzly Hills from World of Warcraft have now been recreated in Unreal Engine 4. The sight invites dreaming!
World of Warcraft is known and famous for many things – but certainly no longer for its graphic style. The comic-style graphics have aged remarkably well and suit the look of the game world, but they can no longer impress anyone today. Some fans have therefore set themselves the goal of faithfully recreating the game world of World of Warcraft in Unreal Engine 4, just to see how Azeroth might look with contemporary, more realistic graphics.
The YouTuber Daniel L has transferred areas into Unreal Engine 4 repeatedly in the past.
His latest “victim” is the Grizzly Hills from the expansion Wrath of the Lich King.
As usual, the video features a small tour through particularly well-known places in this zone, such as the Ammertann Lodge and the Skyfall Post.
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While the area is one of the most beautiful in World of Warcraft, with large forests, many rivers, and beautiful meadows, there are some dark secrets here. The Vordrassil, a world tree that was cursed by the Old Gods, once stood here and was therefore cut down.
Other areas that Daniel L has implemented can be viewed here:
