FIFA 18: The title update 1.07 is already live! – Patch notes

The next title update for FIFA 18 is already available for download and installation on PC. PS4 and Xbox One will follow later. On consoles, it should be update 1.07. These are the patch notes. 

In recent days, the #FixFIFA movement has spread like wildfire on social media. The community has united in urging EA Sports to finally improve FIFA 18 and resolve annoying bugs.

Exactly one week ago, on November 23rd, EA Sports responded. They wanted to become more transparent. At the same time, they released a title update for PC, which is now also available on consoles.

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Today, on November 30th, EA Sports is following up. The next title update has now been released on PC and will also be available on PS4 and Xbox One in the coming days.

Patch Notes – Title Update 1.07

The patch notes are currently only available in English, we will translate the updates into German.

Gameplay Adjustments

  • If a goalkeeper scored a goal, it could cause a freeze during the celebration. This has now been fixed.
  • If a goalkeeper scored a goal, it was possible for the goal celebration to be skipped.
  • If you press the sprint button, the goalkeeper can immediately get up when lying on the ground holding the ball.
  • In a skill game, the player sometimes had control over the wrong player.
  • If you repeatedly performed the “Juggle Skill Move” in the practice arena, it could cause the player to disappear.
  • The default coach settings at the intro match have been adjusted.

Pro Clubs

  • In Pro Clubs, there was an issue in some situations where captains (or players who had just been captains) experienced disconnections when inviting another club for a friendly match.

Ultimate Team

  • Replays in the FUT Champions Channel can now be viewed at slow speed (0.5x).
  • The single-player camera has been removed in the FUT Champions Channel, as well as the restart button in the pause menu, which was not functioning.
  • The FIWC Stadium has been renamed to FeWC Stadium.

Additionally, the 2D portraits for some players have been adjusted, and several bug fixes, especially in the FUT Champions Channel, have been made. You can find the complete patch notes in the FIFAFORUM.


Already read? FIFA 18: How to Take Corners – Tips for Successfully Converting Corner Kicks

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Werdet auf der Xbox One zu Göttern – Skyforge ist jetzt erhältlich

Xbox One owners can now also enjoy the MMORPG Skyforge. This gives you the chance to become a true god.

The world of Aelion has a problem: The god has disappeared, and gods from other worlds are now launching invasions to conquer the planet. You are part of a group of immortals who stand against these dark forces. Thus, you not only defend your planet, but you even get the chance to become its next god.

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The somewhat different MMORPG

Skyforge differs from other MMORPGs.

  • On the one hand, it is a mixture of fantasy and science fiction. For example, mechanical enemies from another world attack your planet.
  • On the other hand, you can switch your class repeatedly. Before each mission and before an invasion, you decide which class you want to embody. At the beginning, you have access to Light Guardian, Cryomancer, and Paladin.

Later, it is possible to unlock additional classes, giving you access to a total of 15. Each class has unique powers, so you must always consider which class is best suited for the upcoming mission.

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Become a god

Over time, you will become more powerful and gather a following around you, who begin to worship you. Eventually, you ascend to a god and gain the ability to attain god-like powers. However, you must always take care of your followers, as they are the source of your power.

It is also possible to compete with other players in various PvP modes.

All of this is now also available on the Xbox One by downloading the free-to-play MMORPG from the store and jumping right in. An “Xbox Live Gold” membership is required to play.

If you want to learn more about Skyforge, then read our detailed review.

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Neue Klasse Mystique hat endlich ein Release-Datum in Black Desert!

Black Desert Online will receive the new class Mystique (Mystic in English) this year! The wild Kung-Fu fighter has a release date in December, and there is an event beforehand where you can already prepare the new heroine.

Since July 2017, it has been known that there will be a new class called “Mystique” in Black Desert Online. However, after some information about her special moves, her story, and her awakening weapon, there was a long period of silence about the tough blonde martial arts fighter.

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But shortly before the end of the year, there is still a sign of life from the Mystique and even an upcoming release date.

Release of Mystique in December

According to Kakao Games, the publisher of Black Desert Online, the Mystique will go live on the servers of Black Desert Online on December 13, 2017. However, the perfect Kung-Fu heroine needs to be carefully created.

After all, Black Desert Online has the most detailed editor of all MMORPGs. Therefore, you can create and save your Mystique starting December 6th. This way, you’ll have enough time to design your heroine and be ready to start with your dream fighter at the launch on December 13th!

A versatile melee fighter for PvE and PvP

The Mystique is the female counterpart to the martial arts class “Striker.” However, her focus lies a bit more on PvE than on PvP. She also relies on complex combos and powerful attacks with kicks and fast strikes. You can see how effective the Mystique is at beating enemies in the embedded trailer below! Enjoy watching!

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Soon there will be more revelations in Black Desert Online. After the developers caused a stir on Reddit to keep secret stats under wraps, these values are now set to be revealed soon.

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Destiny 2: So ändert sich das Token-System im Dezember

In December, the token system of Destiny 2 will be adjusted. All information can be found here.

The token system has long been criticized. It is said to be boring and does not motivate playing.

Currently, this system in Destiny 2 looks like this: When you complete an activity, you receive tokens. You then take these to the respective vendor responsible for the tokens. If you have collected enough tokens, you receive an engram containing a random item.

The problem with the token system is: It is much too dominant. The Guardians want direct loot after an activity. A flashy weapon or a piece of armor. Tokens, on the other hand, are not appealing. They are boring and monotonous. You already know before completing an activity: My rewards will again just be a few tokens. The heroes in the Destiny universe are becoming token collectors.

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Bungie has now released the “State of Destiny 2”, a detailed blog post in which they discuss future innovations. They also address the tokens.

You will soon be able to buy items directly from the vendors

The most important thing upfront: Bungie is not abandoning the token system; it remains fundamentally as it is. However, a few adjustments and more options for what you can do with these tokens will be implemented.

Starting from December 12, it will be possible to buy weapons and armor pieces directly from the vendors. For this, you will need legendary shards and tokens. Here you can see the new inventory of Lord Shaxx:

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The vendors will always have five armor pieces available – one for each slot. However, the weapon offerings will rotate weekly.

In order to buy these items directly, you need to

  • unlock the offers first. In the upper image, you can see that you need to receive two engrams from Lord Shaxx before you may buy the Hunter cloak.
  • additionally bring 15 legendary shards and 10 Crucible tokens. This “price” will likely vary from item to item.

Furthermore, you should receive “credit” for engrams that you earned since launch.

In the graphic, you can also see a offer of ornaments. You will have to unlock these. For example, a certain number of PvP matches must be completed to receive an ornament. You can learn more about the ornaments here.

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Important: You can still exchange the tokens for engrams containing random items. However, the vendors now offer you an additional option where the random factor does not play a role.

Further changes to the loot and token system

From December 12, Commander Zavala and Lord Shaxx will offer “gift consumables” that you can purchase with legendary shards. These will result in:

  • In the next strike or PvP match, there will be bonus rewards for everyone (friends and foes)
  • These bonus rewards can be anything – from tokens to exotics.

The gift consumables make the loot after matches a bit more exciting.

Additionally, these innovations to the tokens:

  • Starting December 12, the vendors will only ask you to hand over your reputation tokens if you have enough of them to earn a reward
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Starting December 5:

  • Daily challenges will reward you with higher reputation token rewards across the board
  • Cayde’s treasure chests will continue to offer various rewards, but there is now a guaranteed payout of tokens corresponding to the location
  • Strikes will drop a higher number of Vanguard tokens
  • “Target resource tokens” of normal quality will have a drop rate of 100% and the value per token will also increase (by 50% for normal tokens and by 250% for rare tokens)
  • For balance, the required reputation per reward engram for destination vendors will increase (+37%) and for the weapon master (+50%)
  • Leviathan raid tokens will be redeemed directly at Benedict upon receiving the token. Completing the raid will no longer be necessary.

What do you think of these changes?

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Pokémon GO: The last hours with Raikou are running, the beasts are retreating

Hopefully you have already caught strong specimens of Raikou, as the monster will be leaving the Pokémon-GO arenas in a few hours.

With the rotation of the legendary beasts, Niantic provided many trainers with strong Fire, Water, or Electric Pokémon. Each of the beasts was only available to catch for a short time in a specific region. Now they have visited every region and are saying goodbye.

Raikou is disappearing today, November 30

Since September 1, the legendary rotation has delivered rare raid bosses in Pokémon GO. After the Bird Trio (Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos), the three beasts Entei, Suicune, and Raikou have hatched from the legendary raid eggs.

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Today, November 30, is the last day you can catch the three in their regions. After that, there will be no Raikou in Europe, no Suicune in North and South America, and no Entei in Asia as raid bosses. Whether and when these monsters will return is still not certain.

If you don’t have a Raikou yet, you should hurry. You only have until this evening to battle and catch one. From tomorrow, you will not find the monster as a boss in the arenas. You can find the best counters for Raikou here

As an alternative, there is still Ho-Oh

Without Raikou, we don’t have to completely forgo legendary raid bosses in Europe. To celebrate the successful global catch challenge, Niantic rewards you with Ho-Oh. The monster with the types “Fire” and “Flying” will be available as a special raid boss in the game for the next few days.

Additionally, until the evening of December 1, additional rewards such as double experience points, double stardust, and six-hour lure modules will be active.

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Many trainers are already looking forward to the coming weeks, as more Pokémon from the 3rd generation will be gradually released in December. We will show you the possible regional Pokémon of the 3rd Gen here. Additionally, there is special competition for Snorlax – These are Wailmer and Wailord

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Fortnite: Battle Royale – Update 1.31 lässt Euch Rauchbomben werfen

Epic has released update 1.31 for Fortnite, which allows you to use smoke grenades in Battle Royale mode. Additionally, there are new firearms to try out in the PvE mode!

The patch 1.9.1 / 1.31 was released on November 29, just in time for the end of Fortnightmares (the Halloween event). “Xbox One X” users can look forward to 4K support, among other things. The further highlights can be found here in summary!

Changes in Fortnite’s Battle Royale Mode

The biggest new feature is the smoke grenade, which leaves your opponents completely disoriented for a short time. It is therefore ideal for a surprise attack. Unlike normal grenades, smoke grenades are not deadly!

In addition to the smoke grenades, Epic introduces ranked matches in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Do you claim to be the best players? Now you can find out if that’s really true. The ranking is divided into two sections:

  • Global Wins: The top 50 players with the most wins (divided by game mode)
  • Points: Shows the players with the highest gained experience

Furthermore, the amount of collected medium ammo has been increased. In duo mode, you now receive 14 rounds for your assault rifle instead of 10, and in squad mode, there are even 18!

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Used as a ride – The pumpkin rocket launchers

Also interesting: Due to the popularity of the pumpkin rocket launchers and the ability to ride on them, the normal rockets have been modified so that you can now use them as a ride as well.

Additionally, there have been some bug fixes, the exact patch notes can be found here!

Changes in Fortnite’s PvE Mode

The mutant storm is back! You can earn storm tickets again while slashing your way through the mutant shells.

Included are nine new weapons in your arsenal, the Vindertech weapons:

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Specifically, the following guns are part of it:

  • Pulsar – Precise burst assault rifle
  • Salver – Pistol that fires powerful bursts with 3 shots
  • Fackler – Rapid-fire submachine gun
  • Zerfetzer – Shotgun that fires plasma rounds
  • Fernschocker – Energy sniper rifle
  • Strahler – Powerful heavy pistol with scope
  • Wuchthammer – High-speed rocket bat
  • Abhacker – Light energy axe with fast attack speed
  • Schlitzer – Medium energy sword

What other changes the PvE mode of Fortnite has to offer, you can find in the patch notes!

Have you been able to try the smoke grenade yet? Let us know in the comments!

Your patch download is not complete yet? Find out everything about the “secret” winning route in Fortnite: Battle Royale!

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Overwatch: Doomfist is finally being fixed – Is he playable again?

The buggiest character in Overwatch is finally playable again. Is this the end of “Bugfist”?

Players have gotten used to the fact that small bugs often creep into large online games. Such bugs are also tolerable if they occur only occasionally or very rarely. However, Overwatch has a character that has not functioned properly since his release: Doomfist.

The community affectionately mocks the boxer with the name Bugfist – and rightly so. With more than 18 known bugs of Doomfist that regularly spoil the fun and influence the outcome of a match, you just can’t rely on Doomfist.

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This has also reached Blizzard. The developers promise improvements to the most severe bugs. The first changes are already active on the PTR!

Resolved Doomfist Bugs

Enemies hit by Rocket Punch now slide along the wall less often. If they are hit at an angle of (up to) 45° against the wall, they take full damage.

  • Rocket Punch can now destroy destructible objects again.
  • Seismic Slam can now be used more reliably near walls.
  • Seismic Slam now slides up ramps a small distance before being triggered.

The team is currently still working on additional bug fixes. The following issues are currently being addressed:

  • Seismic Slam occasionally fails to find targets when enemies are standing in a corner.
  • Rocket Punch sometimes goes through enemies without hitting them. Some bugs are due to high latency, but another source of error has already been identified.
  • Using Rocket Punch in a corner causes Doomfist to bounce around wildly. This will also be fixed.
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For a number of bugs, Blizzard has not yet pinpointed the cause or they are difficult to reproduce. Fixes for the following issues will likely take some time:

  • When Rocket Punch collides with Reinhardt’s Charge, it leads to different outcomes. Sometimes Reinhardt is stunned, sometimes Doomfist, and sometimes both. The goal is for both to be consistently stunned, but Blizzard is still gathering data and has not pinpointed the bug.
  • Seismic Slam sometimes triggers the ground-target area while in the air. This bug is very rare and difficult to reproduce.

Do you think the changes are enough to make Doomfist playable again? Or does the guy with the hard fist need additional buffs on top of the bug fixes?


Overwatch will soon get new stuff for its loot boxes – there are plenty of new items!

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Destiny 2: Seht hier zwei neue PvP-Maps und künftige Schmelztiegel-Neuerungen

Gameplay footage of two new PvP maps from Curse of Osiris has been released for Destiny 2. Additionally, there are details on how the Crucible will change.

Originally, there was supposed to be a livestream for Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris yesterday, on November 29. However, Bungie canceled it and instead published a blog post detailing important system changes that are planned for the future.

In the last two weeks, it was always the case that after the “Curse of Osiris” livestreams, an embargo was placed: Selected YouTubers and gaming sites were allowed to capture gameplay footage of the new expansion, but they could only publish it once Bungie gave the “OK.” This has always happened right after the livestreams.

Although yesterday’s livestream was canceled, an embargo was still lifted. People are now allowed to show fresh gameplay from two new PvP maps that will be introduced with Curse of Osiris.

Pacifica and Wormhaven in the video

A few weeks ago, there was information that the new DLC will introduce three PvP maps, one of which is PS4-exclusive for the time being.

In the GameSpot video, you can see two new maps: Pacifica and Wormhaven. Wormhaven is the PS4-exclusive map:

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  • Pacifica is set on Titan. It should primarily take place indoors, being quite complex in layout.
  • Wormhaven (from 3:50) is also set on Titan. This map also takes place indoors but features large, round rooms. There are also windows through which you can spot opponents.

In the video, you can see a few new weapons, especially the automatic scout rifle Metronome-52 which is said to stand out. However, the weapon stats in the build that testers could play with are reportedly not final.

What new features are coming to PvP?

In the blog post about the future of Destiny 2, Bungie shares some words about PvP:

  • Private matches are still expected to come “early in 2018.” A specific date will only be announced next year.
  • A ranked mode in PvP has been placed on the top priority list for next year. It is probably not to be expected too soon.
  • Crucible adjustments like better scoring in Control and improved spawning rules will be coming in December.
  • There will be more incentives to finish a Crucible match, and there will be penalties for leaving competitive games early. They are currently working on it. The new system will come in the new year.
  • The Iron Banner will be improved in December in terms of uniqueness and rewards.
  • In the Crucible, Iron Banner, and Trials of the Nine, there will be ornaments that you can earn in the respective activities starting from December 5.

Is the next Destiny competitor coming from the Max Payne creators?

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Wow: How big is Sargeras’ sword in Silithus! – 60 seconds free fall

The sword of the fallen titan that pierced the world in World of Warcraft is gigantic. You can see it across several zones!

Those who are among the lucky or effective players who have already cleared the latest raid of World of Warcraft, Antorus, the Burning Throne, will have noticed some changes in Azeroth.

WoW Silithus Map after Antorus

As revealed by the concluding cinematic of the raid, Sargeras pierces the crust of Azeroth with his sword, deeply penetrating the planet. The impact point of the blade is Silithus – the desert area adjacent to Ahn’Qiraj.

In fact, Sargeras’ blade is so gigantic that it can be seen almost across the entire continent. It is still visible from Mulgore.

The Deepest Fall in World of Warcraft

At the same time, the sword’s hilt represents one of the highest points in World of Warcraft. Those who fly all the way to the top and jump down from there – for whatever reason – are in free fall for almost a minute.

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However, Sargeras’ attack has also claimed some victims. Almost all NPCs that were based in Silithus have perished due to the attack. Particularly tragic for lore fans is the death of Ralo’shan the Eternal Guardian. This NPC stood watch for millennia and is one of the few characters who were actually resurrected countless times. Time and again, she awoke at the exact same spot after her death. Now she lies dead on the ground with the message “It seems that her long watch has finally ended.”.

Not much is left of Silithus itself. The world is bleeding, and all life – including quests – has been wiped out. Anyone who wishes can view the area at the entrance to Un’goro Crater in its former glory.

What do you think of this drastic change to the game world? Does the blade in Azeroth’s crust look cool? Or is it too outrageous for you?


Have you seen our comprehensive Antorus guides? We have tips and tricks for all bosses!

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Das sind die 5 wichtigsten Ideen, die Destiny 2 verbessern sollen

In the MMO shooter Destiny 2, Bungie presented ideas around midnight that aim to get the online shooter back on track. The “Masterworks” stand out, a new type of legendary weapon with random rolls.

Guardians had to wait until around midnight our time for Bungie to be ready to unveil the plans. Guardians had been eagerly anticipating them – a live stream for the DLC “Curse of Osiris” was canceled just for this.

We present the 5 most important ideas that will soon come to Destiny 2. These 5 innovations will find their way to Destiny 2 with free updates on December 5 or December 12. They clearly address fan criticism of the shooter.

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Masterworks – legendary weapons with random rolls

Legendary weapons drop with a certain probability as Masterworks or can be upgraded to them. Masterworks are “new, improved versions” of existing weapons.

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    The idea is that the weapons display how many enemies they have already killed.
  • They also generate Orbs when the Guardian or their allies take out multiple enemies at once.
  • And they grant a bonus to a stat that comes from a small pool of random bonuses and can be rerolled
  • These Masterwork weapons can be dismantled into a material used to upgrade regular legendary weapons to Masterwork weapons.
  • Items from raids or the Trials of the Nine have a high chance of being Masterworks
  • Bungie has further plans to expand this idea in the future.
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Armor Ornaments – Cosmetics through achievements, not through the cash shop

A new type of armor ornament is coming to Destiny 2 for existing armor sets. These ornaments can be unlocked through specific activities. As an example of this activity: A Guardian must win 25 matches in the Iron Banner. 

These ornaments count in addition to shaders and mods.

In Season 2, there will be 8 armor sets on which the ornaments can be applied. These are the armors of the 3 factions, the Vanguard, the Crucible, the Trials of the Nine, the Iron Banner, and special raid armor in the new raid lair.

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Targeted item unlocking at the vendors

Items from faction vendors can be purchased directly from Shaxx or other vendors starting December 12. The element of randomness through tokens is thus eliminated.

Vendors will have 5 armor items. These armors are always available. The weapons rotate weekly.

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These items are purchased with tokens and Legendary Shards.

Xur gets a larger selection

Xur will receive “Fated Engrams” that decode into an exotic you do not yet possess.

Additionally, “Three of Coins” are returning. They increase the chance that exotic items drop from all sources. They should be “easier” than in Destiny 1. They are available for legendary shards.

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Banshee sells mods

The arms master Banshee-44 will sell legendary mods directly. The selection rotates regularly. The currency he takes is made when dismantling rare mods.

First Assessment

Mein-MMO says:

  • The Masterworks are clearly a compromise for those who wish for random rolls to return. However, it sounds like they are “easily” achievable. This is probably the “exciting” idea that Luke Smith talked about months ago.
  • The ornaments are a concession to critics who felt that Bungie was hiding too much cosmetics in the cash shop. Here, there are rewards for activities in the game again. Perhaps they will bring back the motivation to replay game content.
  • The direct purchase of vendor items and weapon mods should alleviate the token frustration a bit.
  • Xur is already of little importance to most regular players – with the changes, it will probably become even easier to obtain all exotics.
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This is only an initial selection of the innovations that Bungie has announced for Destiny 2. We will address the remaining ideas tomorrow.

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Is the purist shooter Quake Champions fast enough?

The criticism of the online shooter called Quake Champions is growing. More and more players are complaining about missing game modes, ongoing technical issues, and a noticeable decline in players – but there is also hope! Read our reader DevilRon1989’s impressions in a reference test for Quake Champions.

Everyone has probably heard the name Quake. It is a popular shooter franchise from id Software, which dominated the market since the mid-90s and was largely well-received by players. Especially the multiplayer mode was popular!

Quake established eSports with John Carmack’s Ferrari!

What many don’t know is that Quake is partly responsible for establishing the eSports scene. While there were numerous multiplayer tournaments before Quake, they had low budgets and prizes. Such events did not receive much attention from outside.

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However, this changed in 1997 when Microsoft sponsored a Quake tournament. At that time, you could seriously win John Carmack’s 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS, the developer of Quake!

From Quake Live, which was marketed in 2010, things remained quite quiet around the brand. However, this changed when Quake Champions was announced at E3 2016. Now, a year later, Quake Champions is available as an Early Access title on Steam, among other platforms.

You can also play the game for free via the Bethesda launcher. However, you won’t have all heroes from the start and need to unlock additional characters.

A pure shooter without frills!

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First of all, Quake Champions is fun. Yes, it is fast, yes, the graphics engine looks beautiful, and yes, the game is minimalist. This means: No aim assist, not much frill like grenades, and the abilities of the characters provide only strategic advantages.

You can’t just stand in the middle of the enemies and take out four players with the special ability at the push of a button, like in Overwatch. If you want to experience a truly different shooter experience, then you are in the right arena with Quake Champions!

But somehow not everything is gold that glitters. Quake Champions also brings some problems that currently annoy the community.

Always trouble with microtransactions

Quake Champions Titel

Microtransactions? No, don’t worry, it is by no means as bad as in Star Wars: Battlefront II, nonetheless, you can unlock complete outfits and other cosmetic skins in Quake Champions with real money.

Players do not see it as too dramatic, if only the in-game currency exchange rate wasn’t so stupid. The user “zastels” describes the following situation on reddit: He wants to buy something worth $5, but he has to exchange his real money for Quake’s currency called “Platinum.”

Inconvenient change annoys!

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The problem here is that there are no $5 packages in the game. So he has to resort to a $7 exchange to be able to buy an item of his choice and is left with some Platinum that he can hardly use to buy something meaningful.

Opinions are widely divided at this point:

  • Some players are excited about the new Quake and are happy to invest alongside the equivalent of 30 Euros for the Early Access access into microtransactions to continue supporting the game.
  • Others are critical of it.

The game speed – Faster than CoD, but still too slow

Even though Quake Champions is still quite a bit faster compared to Destiny 2 or even Call of Duty: WWII, longtime Quake fans complain about noticeable changes in some characters.

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In Quake Champions, the playable characters have different values regarding mobility, health, and shield strength. The crazy punk named Anarki glides like Marty McFly in “Back to the Future” on a hovering skateboard and slaughters through all opponents.

More speed for old-school Quakers or a more leisurely pace for newcomers?

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No question, Anarki is one of the faster characters in the game, but he has also been significantly slowed down, as the reddit user “JizzusChroist” writes. By jumping strategically, Anarki could not only accelerate quickly but also maintain a high speed as long as you mastered this character well. Now the hero feels way too slow for the redditor. However, players are by no means united on the speed topic.

Older Quake veterans miss the old, higher speeds of the characters, but especially newcomers appreciate a bit more stability between the various player characters. A rather throttled pace clearly serves the beginner-friendliness.

Server problems – The ping from hell!

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Well, one must fairly say at this point that Quake Champions is still being distributed as an Early Access title and accordingly, not everything can always work as hoped. Nonetheless, there are some technical problems that id Software has not managed to tackle for months.

This refers to lags caused by high pings in the game. Especially the European servers are reportedly extremely affected by this. The ping display in the game also seems to be lagging behind.

Some users are shown pings in the normal range between 30-50, but reality in the game often feels different. Given the high gameplay speed that defines Quake, these circumstances can be extremely annoying!

Regional player decline – “Is anyone still playing this?”

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If you want to play a round of Quake Champions, you not only have to wait a long time until you find enough players. In some regions, it is currently nearly impossible to find other players. In countries like Australia, the servers resemble a ghost town, as user “jimjambanx” states on reddit.

If a team is found after a long wait, you have to expect to face the same players in the next few rounds because the game simply doesn’t find any additional persons. Whether there will be a remedy for this problem in the future and how it can be solved remains currently unclear.

Missing game modes – “Hey man, where is my Clan Arena?”

No one really understands it, but where the hell are the most popular game modes of Quake? A Quake without “Clan Arena” is like a Destiny without a raid, FIFA without the ball, or Mein-MMO without Gerd.

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If you don’t know what Clan Arena is, here’s a brief summary: Team Deathmatch without direct respawn and with crazy actions like “Rocket Jumps”. This term means: You take the rocket launcher, shoot a rocket at your feet, and you are catapulted upwards.

You don’t take damage from your own shots. This seems trivial at first but increases the game tempo significantly, also requiring a lot of practice and is thus the top tier of any Quake.

This feature should not be underestimated, as it has led to Quake’s absolute popularity. But so far, there is no trace of it in Quake Champions. However, there is still hope!

Hope for 2018

In a recently released community stream, they talked about the upcoming patches and also about further future plans. The topic of Clan Arena was addressed, and players should look forward to it next year. More detailed information, such as a release date for this mode, has not yet been revealed.

Conclusion – A purist shooter with many flaws

One thing is clear: Quake Champions has not really gotten rolling yet.

The game still has technical difficulties, missing game modes, and other inconsistencies just before 2018. It is still in Early Access phase, and you can clearly feel that in the game.

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However, the developers’ response is to be positively evaluated. They send a clear signal and are working on known problems and community wishes.

I stand by my opinion and say clearly: If you want to play a truly pure shooter, if you really want to test your limits, you should enter this arena. Maybe we will see each other in 2018 in the “Clan Arena” again.

This guest post is by our reader DevilRon1989.

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WoW: Antorus, the Burning Throne Guide – Bosses, Loot, and Info

Antorus, the Burning Throne is ready for you in World of Warcraft with many bosses to be conquered – and thus the final raid in WoW: Legion! With this short guide overview, you can prepare for what to expect in Sargeras’ power center!

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Mounts, Titles, and Transmog in Antorus

One of the most important reasons to attend a raid is, of course, loot. But in Antorus, more awaits you than just mundane epics.

Upgrading Legendaries with Awakening Essences!

With the Antorus patch, you now also have the opportunity to upgrade your legendary items to item level 1000! For this, you need Awakening Essences.

Changes, Patch Notes, and Miscellaneous for Antorus, the Burning Throne

The Bosses of Antorus – Guides and Quick Overview

In Antorus, a total of 11 bosses await to drop their loot for you. Most of them just don’t know it yet, while some are also vehemently resisting. Anyone who wants to master the raid needs the knowledge for it. In our guides, you will learn everything in detail that you need to know for the boss fights in Antorus.

If you only need a quick start, you will find a brief overview below of the most important abilities relevant to your class for each boss.

The Worldbreaker of Garothi – Flashbacks from the Shattered World in style!

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The Garothi Worldbreaker is a gigantic demon hunter. He is so large that you can only see and fight his upper body and shoulder cannons. He is stationary at the edge of a platform where the fight takes place.

Damage Dealers:

  • At 65% and 25% health, the Worldbreaker casts Apocalyptic Unit. This spell instantly wipes the raid unless one of his shoulder cannons is destroyed: The Decimator or the Annihilator.
  • Move into the green circles of Annihilation to prevent the entire raid from taking damage. 2-3 people per circle is sufficient.
  • Carry Decimation out of the raid and to the edge of the platform. Every character within the area takes high damage.

Healers:

  • Once one of the cannons has been destroyed, the Worldbreaker continuously casts Scorching Fire. Heal against this damage to prevent other abilities from costing lives.
  • Move into the green circles of Annihilation to prevent the entire raid from taking damage. 2-3 people per circle is sufficient.
  • Carry Decimation out of the raid and to the edge of the platform. Every character within the area takes high damage.

Tanks:

  • If you are targeted by Demonic Bombardment, run in a straight line off the side of the platform away from the boss. After a brief flight, projectiles will strike behind you, causing damage and knocking you back. Alternate tanks once one is affected.

The Hounds of Sargeras – Two for the price of two

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After the Worldbreaker, Sargeras’ hounds await you. These adorable demon hounds come in two varieties: burning and corrupted. Position the four-legged friends at opposite ends of the area and gather in the middle.

Damage Dealers:

  • Take the Disheartening Gaze out of the group. This ability deals damage in a line from the boss to the target and should never hit more than the target itself. Avoid the areas if you’re not affected.
  • Intercept Burden of Darkness. The damage from this spell is split among all affected targets, and if at least 3 targets are hit, the fear effect is negated.
  • Absorb damage from Drain by gathering near affected players during Corruption Drain. Avoid damage from Inflamed by removing yourself from affected players during Corruption Inflame.

Healers:

  • Targets of Molten Touch are briefly helpless and take enormous damage over time. Keep them alive before the DoT kills them.
  • Avoid the areas of Disheartening Gaze or carry them away if you are affected. The ability deals high damage to each affected target.
  • Absorb damage from Drain by gathering near affected players during Corruption Drain. Avoid damage from Inflamed by removing yourself from affected players during Corruption Inflame.

Tanks:

  • Avoid the areas of Disheartening Gaze. These can also hit nearby targets directly under F’harg’s hitbox. Keep a close eye on this!
  • Always turn the dogs away from the raid and never let them look at allies. Burning Maw and Corrupted Maw hit all players in front of the corresponding boss.
  • Never let the dogs approach within 40 meters, as they will otherwise receive Blessing of the Destroyer. This buff increases their damage by 100%.

If you defeat F’harg and Shatug, with a bit of luck, one of the two dogs will drop as a mount in the loot!

The Antoran High Command – because all good things come in threes

To complete the number series, you will encounter three opponents in the next boss room. However, you will only actively fight one, while the other two will pester you from their capsules.

Damage Dealers:

  • Use the demon shield emitters to set up Demon Shields. You need these to reduce the damage from Fire Salvo, which will otherwise quickly bring you closer to the spirit healer.
  • Interrupt the fanatic pyromancers when they cast Fire Blast. The fiery ladies will be summoned by Erodus’ capsule ability.
  • Use the active commander’s capsule to your advantage! Jump in and use his abilities against him, but be careful not to stay too long.

Healers:

  • Gather under the erected Demon Shields to take less damage from Fire Salvo.
  • Keep allies alive who enter the command capsules. They continuously take increasing damage from Psychic Attack and require more healing.
  • Heal and dispel targets of Chaos Pulse to minimize damage in the raid.

Tanks:

  • Gather under the erected Demon Shields to take less damage from Fire Salvo.
  • Always turn the active commander away from the group. Exploit Weakness is a cleave attack that hits all targets in front of the boss and increases their received physical damage by 50% per stack.
  • Avoid too many stacks of Exploit Weakness by swapping at 2-3 stacks.

The bosses of the first wing welcome you only to Antorus, the Burning Throne! The next bosses will make your life a bit more difficult.

Read on the next page how to defeat them.

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Was wurde aus diesem Baby-Drachen in Guild Wars 2? – In Season 4 erfahrt Ihr es

Guild Wars 2 continues! Starting today, November 29, 2017, the first episode of Season 4 of the Living Story is online. It revolves around undead, the aftermath of the finale of Path of Fire, and the fate of the cute baby dragon Aurene!

The Living Story is one of the major highlights of Guild Wars 2, alongside the lack of the item spiral and the quirky game world. Like in a TV series, the developers and writers at ArenaNet regularly present new stories from the world of Tyria. It can certainly happen that world-changing events permanently alter the game world.

Just a few weeks after the launch of the last expansion Path of Fire, the next season of the Living Story with the first episode “Daybreak” is already online.

Spoiler warning: If you haven’t completed the Path of Fire expansion yet, you should not read on.

Aurene’s Fate – From Cute to Grim?

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If you know the finale of Path of Fire, you know that the renegade war god Balthazar wanted to kill the elder dragon Kralkatorrik with the help of our baby dragon prot3g3 Aurene. After all, Aurene is the daughter of the dragon Glint, who was a servant of Kralkatorrik.

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But the god’s plan went awry and his essence was absorbed by Kralkatorrik and also Aurene. This led to another “dragon flight” and widespread devastation for the elder dragon. For Aurene, however, the divine energy likely initiated rapid growth.

Thus, the days of the cute little Aurene, who somehow looked like the dragon “Toothless” from the movie “How to Train Your Dragon,” are numbered. The adult Aurene is a rather grim beast, and if we are to believe colleague Rytlock from the trailer, it is not even certain whether she is still on your side or simply wants to see the world burn.

You will learn exactly what Aurene’s fate is in the first episode “Daybreak” and the further course of Season 4.

Dragon Terror, Undead, New Fractal, and New Raid

Apart from the crisis surrounding Aurene, there is also trouble in the city of Amnoon. The city was enclosed after the dragon flight of Kralkatorrik by the “Brandsturm”. In addition, your hero has mysterious visions of ancient ruins. You must find an ancient warrior order and decipher further clues. And then there are the undead from Palawa Joko, who are back with a vengeance!

Additionally, there are the following contents:

  • New Legendary Focus: A mysterious relic for your heroes.
  • New FractalTwilight Oasis: Your hero travels back in time and witnesses the events that shaped Elona.
  • New RaidHall of Chains: A stream of murderous undead relentlessly hunts innocent followers of Grenth. With your participation in the fight, the fate of the living and the dead will be decided.
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To play the new season of the story, you need access to the Path of Fire expansion (you do not need to have completed it). However, you can also bookmark the episode already without access to the expansion when you log into the game during the time before Episode 2 is released in two to three months. Otherwise, you will need to unlock the missing episode later with real money gems.


Less cool than the new season are the recently introduced RNG loot boxes with mount skins among the players of Guild Wars 2.

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WoW: Raid Guide Antorus – How to defeat Aggramar and Argus!

With the last wing of Antorus, the Burning Throne, WoW: Legion also receives its final raid boss: Argus. In our guide, you will learn how to defeat Aggramar and Argus, the Unraveling!

The guides are designed for normal and heroic modes of Antorus. LFR and Mythic modes will be available at a later date.

You can find out when the individual wings open for LFR in our announcement!

Note: The basic videos are gameplay footage from the PTR version of the raid. There may be discrepancies with the release version!

Aggramar – And the world burns!

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The encounter with Aggramar takes place in three classic phases with two interruptions. The phases do not differ significantly from each other, but become increasingly challenging each time. The fight therefore steadily increases in intensity.

Setup: Both tanks stand close together in front of the boss and tank him in the middle, while the rest of the raid spreads loosely behind him. Melee fighters should stand at maximum range to avoid abilities.

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Throughout all phases, Aggramar uses Taeshalach Technique and Taeshalach’s Grasp. Once his energy bar is filled, he uses this fixed sequence of 5 attacks, which requires special attention from the entire raid. The group immediately gathers behind the boss, with the inactive tank with them.

The procedure of the Taeshalach Technique in detail

  • 1. Attack – Willbreaker: Inflicts extremely high physical damage to all targets in the conical area in front of Aggramar and leaves a debuff that increases damage taken from Willbreaker by 500%.
    • Only the active tank may absorb this hit with defensive cooldowns. The inactive tank must immediately taunt the boss afterwards and turn him towards the raid, which happens automatically since he is standing in the group.
  • 2. Attack – Flame Slice: Inflicts extremely high damage to all targets in front of Aggramar, which is divided among all hit targets, and pushes them back. If too few targets are hit, Aggramar gains a stack of Burning Wrath, which increases his damage by 50%. The entire raid must absorb this hit.
    • After Flame Slice, the tanks switch positions, so that the one who absorbed Willbreaker first stands in the group behind Aggramar, and the now active tank stands on the opposite side.
  • 3. Attack – Willbreaker: Same procedure as the first hit, so that the same tank does not absorb the hit twice. Another tank swap afterwards.
  • 4. Attack – Flame Slice: Same approach as the first Flame Slice.
  • 5. Attack – Scorching Storm: Aggramar channels a firestorm around him. A large red circle appears on the ground around him, which detonates shortly after and deals damage to all players within and disorients them for 5 seconds. Once he begins casting the spell, all players must move away from him.

Taeshalach’s Grasp is completely opposite to the technique. Every automatic attack from Aggramar hits the nearest target in addition to its primary target, or hits the primary target twice if no one is in range. Therefore, whenever the technique is not being cast, the inactive tank must always stand next to the active one.

The melee attacks also leave a debuff that increases physical damage taken by 5% and is stackable. At 5-7 stacks, a tank swap should occur.

Phase 1: The Wrath of Aggramar

  • Scorching Fire: Random players are applied a pulsating damage-over-time effect that deals damage to them and all players within 3 meters. The group should therefore stand spread out, but close enough to allow for healing.
  • Wave of Flame: Aggramar summons flames that briefly stay in place and then fan out in straight lines forward. Touching the waves inflicts high damage and leaves a heavy ticking damage-over-time effect.
    • The flames are visible as a wall under him when he casts the wave and provide a brief moment to orient and evade.
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1. Interruption: Fire of Taeshalach

Upon reaching 80% health, Aggramar wraps himself in a Corrupted Aegis, making him immune to damage and dealing damage to nearby players, pushing them back.

  • Meteor Swarm (only heroic): Meteors land on players’ positions. They are announced by red circles, from which players must flee as quickly as possible to avoid damage.
  • Flame of Taeshalach (Add): Two large fire elementals appear, which need to be spotted by an individual tank each. They deal increasing fire damage and increase movement speed and damage of Sparks nearby. This aura also makes the Sparks immune to crowd control effects.
  • Spark of Taeshalach (Add): Smaller elementals move towards Aggramar to explode there, causing damage to the raid and leaving a damage-over-time effect. Additionally, the explosion causes a debuff that increases damage from each subsequent explosion within 20 seconds by 100%.
    • The elementals are susceptible to any form of crowd control and must be killed as quickly as possible. Only after that do the larger elementals take priority, and once they are dead, the next phase begins. To best deal with the Sparks, the raid should split into four groups, each monitoring a quarter of the platform.
    • In heroic mode, the Sparks do not disappear upon death but leave a fire puddle. This deals damage and becomes a Spark again after 18 seconds. The puddles persist until the next phase.
    • In this mode, every 20 seconds (immediately after the debuff expires), a Spark must reach the boss to detonate. If this does not happen, all remaining Sparks will detonate after 3 minutes, wiping the group.
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Phase 2: Champion of Sargeras

The second phase of the fight proceeds identically to the first, except that Aggramar replaces the ability Wave of Flame with Beacon.

  • Beacon: Three positions are marked, causing high fire damage after 4 seconds. The areas are marked with red circles and must be vacated immediately. If the group is well spread in advance, Beacon should not pose a problem.
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2. Interruption: Taeshalach’s Wrath

Once Aggramar has 40% health, the second intermission begins. This proceeds identically to the first, with a new ability added at each difficulty level. In normal mode, this is Meteor Swarm, as already seen in the first heroic interruption.

For the heroic variant, Wave of Flame is added, which Aggramar also casts in the first phase of the fight.

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The fire puddles left by the Sparks in heroic mode. Image Source: Hazelnuttygames

3. Phase: The Avenger

The third phase is also identical to the first, except that Aggramar can cast Powerful Beacon here. In heroic mode, alongside the abilities, the Sparks also need to be fought to avoid dying from their explosion after 3 minutes.

Alternatively, they can be ignored to quickly dispatch the boss with Bloodlust/Heroism. However, you will need very high damage in the raid to achieve this before the Sparks explode.

  • Powerful Beacon: Aggramar marks three positions, similar to the regular variant of the Beacon. However, waves of Flame also emanate from each of these positions, which must likewise be evaded and have the same mechanics as the ability from phase 1.

The different phases of the fight do not greatly differ from each other but become increasingly difficult in the heroic variant. The greatest challenge here is to cause the Sparks to detonate exactly.

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EA’s value has dropped by $3 billion after Star Wars Battlefront 2

The impact of microtransactions on Star Wars Battlefront 2 hits EA where it hurts: in its stock value. Some analysts see EA’s business model in danger.

As CNBC reports, EA investors are withdrawing their money.

The reason given is the fan reactions to the business model of Star Wars Battlefront 2. Gamers made enough noise until EA yielded and removed the microtransactions from the game.

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Bad press and poor sales lower EA’s profit

Initially, it was intended that players could either earn or purchase their progress in Star Wars Battlefront 2 through loot boxes. Following fan protests and a call from Disney, EA temporarily removed the microtransactions from the game.

This has led to a decline in EA’s stock value by 8.5% in a month, resulting in a loss of 3.1 billion US dollars in market value.

During the same period, competitors like Take-Two (GTA 5) and Activision Blizzard (WoW, Call of Duty, Destiny 2) have increased in value.

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More cautious action regarding microtransactions is expected

The decline in value is attributed to EA’s forecast, which estimated slightly lower revenues for the December quarter than originally expected. It seems adjustments had to be made due to Star Wars Battlefront 2.

The loot box problems have raised doubts about EA’s business model. However, the situation with FIFA Ultimate Team had been excellent, generating 800 million US dollars with high profit margins last year. EA planned to transfer this model to Battlefront and Battlefield.  Now, the overall model could be in jeopardy.

This is at least what gaming personalities like Jim Sterling and YouTuber Joe Vargas (Angry Joe Show) believe. They are quoted by CNBC as voices predicting that EA will act more cautiously in the future. The industry needs to scale back its loot box plans.

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Additionally, the uproar has negatively impacted the sales figures of Star Wars Battlefront 2. According to analysts, sales have fallen short of expectations, even during the strong sales Black Friday weekend.

EA now less attractive for investors

Analysts believe it is now time for the gaming industry to establish binding standards for microtransactions to prevent such controversies in the future.

Now that the gaming press and community have reacted so sensitively to the issue, it is believed that EA will act more cautiously in the future. This also reduces profit. Investors may be disappointed by these developments in the gaming industry and expect a lower cash flow from microtransactions.

However, the current 3 billion in reduced market value does not hit EA too hard. Compared to last year, their shares are still worth 39% more.


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Do you have enough storage space on your Xbox for PUBG?

PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) reserves a lot of storage on Xbox consoles. You may need to uninstall other games to make room for the Battle Royale.

The first retail boxes of PUBG appear and show that the game wants to reserve a lot of space on hard drives.

Up to 30 GB of storage will be taken by the battle royale shooter on consoles. This may not seem like “a lot” for some console players, as other games take up even double the amount of storage. The PC version of PUBG, however, currently requires much less space.

PUBG requires 30 GB of storage on Xbox

The packaging of PUBG mentions that the number is not fixed and may change. However, the release of PUBG on Xbox is imminent. Whether the number will change significantly in such a short time remains questionable. The packaging was discovered by Windowscentral.

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Perhaps they are just keeping the “30 GB” open for future expansion, allowing PUBG to grow even bigger. The current PC version is not even 8 GB in size, although the developers also recommend “up to 30GB of free space” there. This leaves plenty of room for future content patches with more maps or new features.

However, it cannot currently be ruled out that the console version of PUBG is simply significantly larger than that of the PC players.

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The sale via retail box may seem strange to many players, as PUBG is still in Early Access. So what should one do with a disc containing an unfinished game that is regularly updated?

The packaging contains no disc with the game, but a download code.

The download is done as usual via the Xbox Live service.

PUBG for Xbox One releases in December – Are you already waiting for the release?

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WoW: Was Antorus’ Ende für die Brennende Legion bedeutet

With the completion of the current WoW raid Antorus, the Burning Throne, the Legion suffers a mighty blow. Do demons now disappear from Warcraft?

As of today, we know what happens to the leader of the Burning Legion in World of Warcraft. In the concluding cinematic of the raid Antorus, the Burning Throne, Sargeras meets his end. In the cinematic, we witness Sargeras being imprisoned by the other Titans alongside Illidan. Illidan will henceforth act as the jailer and will do everything in his power to ensure that Sargeras does not regain his freedom.

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This leaves a gigantic power vacuum in the lore of Warcraft that has never existed before.

The Burning Legion was not just a gathering of demons, but – like the Light and the Void – one of the driving forces in the cosmos. In the Eternal Conflict between Light and Void, they were the third party preferring “complete annihilation” rather than allowing the Void to eventually consume everything.

Are there now no demons left?

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Many players assume that with the imprisonment of Sargeras and the defeat of Argus, the demons are no longer a real threat. After all, the World Soul of Argus was responsible for the demons’ rapid regeneration and their ability to “respawn” on the planet Argus. However, not much has changed regarding the actual strength of demons. They continue to exist in the cosmos and will surely find ways to Azeroth again – even without Sargeras.

With Argus’ death, are all demons mortal now?

That would be illogical. Demons already possessed the ability to be reborn in the Nether long before Sargeras. This “Nether regeneration” was the very reason Sargeras imprisoned the demons to keep them in check. The demonic army is essentially still endless; it’s just that the regeneration may not happen as quickly as before. However, the fundamental ability remains, provided Blizzard does not alter the recently released lore from the Warcraft Chronicles.

A “retcon” of the lore is certainly possible, as Alleria believed on the Vindicator that the Legion would now be “finally” over with the end of Argus – why that should be the case is, however, not explained.

WoW Sargeras Turnaround

However, the fact remains that the demons now lack a unifying leader. Under Sargeras, they were directed and focused.

Speculations: What happens to the demons?

What happens to the millions of demons that are scattered across the vastness of the cosmos and on the thousands of worlds that have already been consumed by the Legion is still uncertain.

One possible scenario is that the Burning Legion plunges into chaos and anarchy. For when looking at the Legion under Sargeras, the demonic armies had strong military features. There were various leaders, strike forces, and particularly powerful generals leading invasions of worlds. It is quite conceivable that various “Overdemons” are now fighting for the leadership of the Legion.

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Especially the cunning Nathrezim (Dreadlords) are well suited for this. It is even plausible that they orchestrated Sargeras’ downfall in a long-term plan, as they are the greatest schemers found in the Warcraft universe.

Will Sargeras return?

Another option is that Sargeras is only temporarily imprisoned. Illidan may not be able to keep the Titan imprisoned for a long time. Moreover, there is the possibility that the rest of the Legion will do everything possible to free Sargeras from his prison.

In the worst case, Blizzard completely writes off the Burning Legion and lets it sink into oblivion, creating a chaotic horde of demons without a leader that “can’t get anything done”.

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In the best case, the disappearance of Sargeras allows certain special demons to stand out, perhaps with their own story. There could be rebellions within the Legion, which would be particularly suitable for warlock questlines. We have already experienced demons working together with heroes to take down other demons on the Broken Shore.

What exactly Blizzard will make of the Burning Legion and the millions of demons that now wander the Nether without a leader will surely be revealed in the future. Because even without Sargeras, the demons remain a powerful threat.

What do you hope for the future of the Burning Legion? Should it be defeated once and for all? Or do you hope for a “There must always be a Sargeras” story?


Do you still need to cleanse Antorus? Then better quickly upgrade your legendary items!

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Hoffentlich taugt seine aufregende Idee was, denn sie soll Destiny 2 retten

Why does Destiny 2 (PC, PS4, Xbox One) feel so unsatisfying and incomplete? Apparently, an important idea is missing from the game’s weapon system. It was not completed in time. This could be the root of all evil.

It sounds exaggerated, but one can say: Millions of people have been asking in recent weeks what is actually wrong with Xur’s tentacle beard in Destiny 2.

What is actually wrong with Destiny 2?

Questions plague the guardians of Destiny 2:

  • Why doesn’t the game feel right?
  • Where has the magic gone?
  • Why could I spend hours in Destiny 1 with the same content, while in Destiny 2 I got bored after 80 hours?

The search for answers to these questions leads to a statement from Game Director Luke Smith from June 2017. He told the website Mashable: “There are no random rolls on weapons in Destiny 2. A weapon is only available in a single configuration. Period.”

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Random rolls were removed for balancing reasons

In Destiny 1, it was still possible for an item to appear with different perk combinations. This made the second, third, or fourteenth drop of a legendary weapon exciting, as this version of the weapon could better fit one’s playstyle.

That’s why players farmed the same content countless times in the hopes of finding the perfect weapon, the God Roll. With this trick, the collection game of Destiny 1 was nearly endless.

The decision to forgo this in Destiny 2 came out of necessity. They wanted to simplify balancing. If every weapon was “hand-made”, they thought Bungie could balance the game better in June 2017.

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Bungie six months ago: This is a question we urgently need to answer, but then nothing happened

Already then, Luke Smith added: “How can we make the second and third drop of a weapon interesting? That is a question we should be asking ourselves. And we should answer it as quickly as possible.”

Bungie has been failing to provide an answer until this evening. For a while, it was thought that this idea could be the “mod system” of Destiny 2, but it turned out to be pretty flat and unexciting.

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Smith further added in June: “We have ideas for this. I would love nothing more than to talk about these ideas now, but we are working against a deadline. I don’t know if we can realize the idea by the release. But we have ideas that we find exciting.”

Apparently, Bungie missed this deadline, and the game was released without the “exciting idea”. A fatal mistake, as it turned out.

In mid-October, Luke Smith referred to this mysterious idea a second time. By then, the problems with Destiny 2’s endgame were already apparent.

In October, Luke Smith said in an interview: “We know we have problems in that area that we need to address. We need to recognize that duplicates have significance. That is still one of the things for which we have ideas.”

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Today we learn: What is the exciting idea?

Since then, players have been asking: What is this idea? How does Bungie want to make loot exciting without resorting to random rolls? This evening we should finally receive the answer to that question.

The question that was already “urgently wanted to be answered” six months ago is likely to be the topic of the hour today.


Update: The idea is now known; they are masterwork weapons:

These are the 5 most important ideas to improve Destiny 2

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FIFA 18 TOTW 11 – Das Team der Woche 11 im Ultimate Team

Midfielder – Predictions:

  • Matej Vydra [CAM] 70 > 80 – Czech Republic – Derby County
  • Filip Kostic [LM] 78 > 83 – Serbia – Hamburger SV
  • Daniel Caligiuri [RM] 78 > 82 – Italy – Schalke 04
  • Marcel Hilssner [LM] 63 > 74 – Germany – Hansa Rostock
  • Frenkie de Jong [CM] 72 > 81 – Netherlands – Ajax
  • Casimiro [CM] 85 > 86 – Brazil – Real Madrid
  • Naby Keita [CDM] 83 > 85 – Guinea – RB Leipzig

Forward – Predictions:

  • Lucas Gamba [ST] 65 > 76 – Argentina – Union de Santa Fe
  • Bartholomew Ogbeche [ST] 67 > 77 – Nigeria – Willem II
  • Wahbi Khazri [ST] 78 > 82 – Tunisia – Stade Rennes
  • Charlie Austin [ST] 78 > 82 – England – Southampton
  • Antoine Griezmann [RW] 88 > 89 – France – Atletico Madrid
  • Justin Kluivert [LW] 74 > 82 – Netherlands – Ajax
  • Kevin Gameiro [ST] 83 > 85 – France – Atletico Madrid
  • Memphis Depay [LW] 81 > 84 – Netherlands – Lyon
  • Neymar [LW] 92 > 93 – Brazil – PSG

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What is the Team of the Week (TOTW) in FIFA 18 Ultimate Team?

Every Wednesday, EA Sports reveals the Team of the Week in the “Ultimate Team” mode of their annual football simulation. This is also true in FIFA 18. Players who showed outstanding performances in real football in the past week are rewarded with special cards that have improved attributes.

You can pull TOTW cards within a week from the packs that may contain Rare (Gold) players. However, the chance of this is considered low. Additionally, it is possible to purchase them on the transfer market if they are offered by other players. The prices for these are usually extremely high.

The Team of the Week 11 is available from November 29 at 7 PM until December 6 at 7 PM in the packs.

Defender – Predictions:

  • Ibrahima Mbaye [RB] 69 > 77 – Senegal – Bologna
  • Michael Lang [RB] 77 > 82 – Switzerland – FC Basel
  • Jerome Roussillon [LB] 76 > 81 – France – Montpellier
  • Matthias Ginter [CB] 82 > 84 – Germany – BMG
  • Luisao [CB] 79 > 83 – Brazil – Benfica

Midfielder – Predictions:

  • Matej Vydra [CAM] 70 > 80 – Czech Republic – Derby County
  • Filip Kostic [LM] 78 > 83 – Serbia – Hamburger SV
  • Daniel Caligiuri [RM] 78 > 82 – Italy – Schalke 04
  • Marcel Hilssner [LM] 63 > 74 – Germany – Hansa Rostock
  • Frenkie de Jong [CM] 72 > 81 – Netherlands – Ajax
  • Casimiro [CM] 85 > 86 – Brazil – Real Madrid
  • Naby Keita [CDM] 83 > 85 – Guinea – RB Leipzig

Forward – Predictions:

  • Lucas Gamba [ST] 65 > 76 – Argentina – Union de Santa Fe
  • Bartholomew Ogbeche [ST] 67 > 77 – Nigeria – Willem II
  • Wahbi Khazri [ST] 78 > 82 – Tunisia – Stade Rennes
  • Charlie Austin [ST] 78 > 82 – England – Southampton
  • Antoine Griezmann [RW] 88 > 89 – France – Atletico Madrid
  • Justin Kluivert [LW] 74 > 82 – Netherlands – Ajax
  • Kevin Gameiro [ST] 83 > 85 – France – Atletico Madrid
  • Memphis Depay [LW] 81 > 84 – Netherlands – Lyon
  • Neymar [LW] 92 > 93 – Brazil – PSG

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What is the Team of the Week (TOTW) in FIFA 18 Ultimate Team?

Every Wednesday, EA Sports reveals the Team of the Week in the “Ultimate Team” mode of their annual football simulation. This is also true in FIFA 18. Players who showed outstanding performances in real football in the past week are rewarded with special cards that have improved attributes.

You can pull TOTW cards within a week from the packs that may contain Rare (Gold) players. However, the chance of this is considered low. Additionally, it is possible to purchase them on the transfer market if they are offered by other players. The prices for these are usually extremely high.

The Team of the Week 11 is available from November 29 at 7 PM until December 6 at 7 PM in the packs.

Defender – Predictions:

  • Ibrahima Mbaye [RB] 69 > 77 – Senegal – Bologna
  • Michael Lang [RB] 77 > 82 – Switzerland – FC Basel
  • Jerome Roussillon [LB] 76 > 81 – France – Montpellier
  • Matthias Ginter [CB] 82 > 84 – Germany – BMG
  • Luisao [CB] 79 > 83 – Brazil – Benfica

Midfielder – Predictions:

  • Matej Vydra [CAM] 70 > 80 – Czech Republic – Derby County
  • Filip Kostic [LM] 78 > 83 – Serbia – Hamburger SV
  • Daniel Caligiuri [RM] 78 > 82 – Italy – Schalke 04
  • Marcel Hilssner [LM] 63 > 74 – Germany – Hansa Rostock
  • Frenkie de Jong [CM] 72 > 81 – Netherlands – Ajax
  • Casimiro [CM] 85 > 86 – Brazil – Real Madrid
  • Naby Keita [CDM] 83 > 85 – Guinea – RB Leipzig

Forward – Predictions:

  • Lucas Gamba [ST] 65 > 76 – Argentina – Union de Santa Fe
  • Bartholomew Ogbeche [ST] 67 > 77 – Nigeria – Willem II
  • Wahbi Khazri [ST] 78 > 82 – Tunisia – Stade Rennes
  • Charlie Austin [ST] 78 > 82 – England – Southampton
  • Antoine Griezmann [RW] 88 > 89 – France – Atletico Madrid
  • Justin Kluivert [LW] 74 > 82 – Netherlands – Ajax
  • Kevin Gameiro [ST] 83 > 85 – France – Atletico Madrid
  • Memphis Depay [LW] 81 > 84 – Netherlands – Lyon
  • Neymar [LW] 92 > 93 – Brazil – PSG

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What is the Team of the Week (TOTW) in FIFA 18 Ultimate Team?

Every Wednesday, EA Sports reveals the Team of the Week in the “Ultimate Team” mode of their annual football simulation. This is also true in FIFA 18. Players who showed outstanding performances in real football in the past week are rewarded with special cards that have improved attributes.

You can pull TOTW cards within a week from the packs that may contain Rare (Gold) players. However, the chance of this is considered low. Additionally, it is possible to purchase them on the transfer market if they are offered by other players. The prices for these are usually extremely high.

The Team of the Week 11 is available from November 29 at 7 PM until December 6 at 7 PM in the packs.

In FIFA 18 Ultimate Team, TOTW 11 (Team of the Week 11) is known. These players receive Inform cards in Team of the Week 11.

The new FUT 18 week is coming! It brings the TOTW 11.

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This week, no player has an overall rating above 90. However, Griezmann (89) and Verratti (88) are close. From a German perspective, Ginter from Gladbach is strong with 84. Here is the entire team:

TOTW 11 – Ratings of Player Cards in Ultimate Team

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Starting XI:

GK – Sirigu – Torino – 79>84
CB – de Vrij – Lazio – 83>85
CB – Ginter – Borussia M’gladbach – 78>84
LB – Zeegelaar – Watford – 75>81
CM – Verratti – Paris Saint-Germain – 87>88
CDM – Casemiro – Real Madrid – 85>86
CM – Banega – Sevilla FC – 83>85
CAM – Griezmann – Atlético de Madrid – 88>89
ST – Jonas – SL Benfica – 83>85
RW – Sterling – Manchester City – 82>86
LW – Depay – Olympique Lyonnais – 80>83

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Substitutes:

GK – Demirel – Fenerbahçe – 76>81
RB – Lang – FC Basel – 77>81
LB – Roussillon – Montpellier HSC – 76>81
RM – Marlos – Shakhtar Donetsk – 82>84
LM – Kostić – Hamburger SV – 78>82
ST – Austin – Southampton – 78>82
ST – Funes Mori – Monterrey – 78>82

CAM – Vydra – Derby County – 70>78
RM – Hilßner – Hansa Rostock – 63>73
LW – Kluivert – Ajax – 73>79
LW – Sessegnon – Fulham – 66>76
ST – Markov – FC Tosno – 64>74

These were the predictions for Team of the Week 11 in FUT 18

TOTW predictions are forecasts of which players deserved a spot in the upcoming Team of the Week. While these predictions are never 100% accurate with the official TOTW and it is therefore risky to act on them in the transfer market, they provide a good overview of which players could receive the coveted special cards.

We provide an overview of predictions from various FIFA sites.

These predictions come from futhead:

Starting XI – Predictions:

  • Salvatore Sirigu – GK
  • Jerome Roussillon – LB
  • Matthias Ginter – CB
  • Clement Lenglet – CB
  • Marlos – RM
  • Memphis Depay – LW
  • Marco Verratti – CM
  • Antoine Griezmann – RM
  • Charlie Austin – ST
  • Kevin Gameiro – ST
  • Jonas – ST

Substitutes – Predictions:

  • Michael Lang – RB
  • Ryan Sessegnon – LM
  • Matej Vydra – CAM
  • Justin Kluivert – RW
  • Roberto Inglese – ST
  • Evgeniy Markov – ST
  • Mostafa Abdellaoue – ST
  • Ryan Bertrand – LB
  • Amine Harit – RM
  • Aviles Hurtado – LW
  • Marcel Hilssner – LM
  • Bartholomew Ogbeche – ST

These are the predictions from futbin:

Starting XI – Predictions:

  • Leno
  • Benatia
  • Sane
  • Ginter
  • Mbaye
  • Keita
  • Griezmann
  • Depay
  • Caligiuri
  • Jonas

Substitutes – Predictions:

  • Sirigu
  • Austin
  • Kluivert
  • Roussillon
  • Nakajima
  • Gurler
  • O’Hara
  • Adomah
  • Vydra
  • Ogbeche
  • Markov
  • Miazga

And from the YouTuber TVM come these predictions:

Goalkeeper – Predictions:

  • Bernd Leno – [GK] 85 > 86 – Germany – Bayer 04 Leverkusen
  • Baptiste Reynet [GK] 77 > 82 – France – Dijon FCO

Defender – Predictions:

  • Ibrahima Mbaye [RB] 69 > 77 – Senegal – Bologna
  • Michael Lang [RB] 77 > 82 – Switzerland – FC Basel
  • Jerome Roussillon [LB] 76 > 81 – France – Montpellier
  • Matthias Ginter [CB] 82 > 84 – Germany – BMG
  • Luisao [CB] 79 > 83 – Brazil – Benfica

Midfielder – Predictions:

  • Matej Vydra [CAM] 70 > 80 – Czech Republic – Derby County
  • Filip Kostic [LM] 78 > 83 – Serbia – Hamburger SV
  • Daniel Caligiuri [RM] 78 > 82 – Italy – Schalke 04
  • Marcel Hilssner [LM] 63 > 74 – Germany – Hansa Rostock
  • Frenkie de Jong [CM] 72 > 81 – Netherlands – Ajax
  • Casimiro [CM] 85 > 86 – Brazil – Real Madrid
  • Naby Keita [CDM] 83 > 85 – Guinea – RB Leipzig

Forward – Predictions:

  • Lucas Gamba [ST] 65 > 76 – Argentina – Union de Santa Fe
  • Bartholomew Ogbeche [ST] 67 > 77 – Nigeria – Willem II
  • Wahbi Khazri [ST] 78 > 82 – Tunisia – Stade Rennes
  • Charlie Austin [ST] 78 > 82 – England – Southampton
  • Antoine Griezmann [RW] 88 > 89 – France – Atletico Madrid
  • Justin Kluivert [LW] 74 > 82 – Netherlands – Ajax
  • Kevin Gameiro [ST] 83 > 85 – France – Atletico Madrid
  • Memphis Depay [LW] 81 > 84 – Netherlands – Lyon
  • Neymar [LW] 92 > 93 – Brazil – PSG

fifa-18-ronaldo
What is the Team of the Week (TOTW) in FIFA 18 Ultimate Team?

Every Wednesday, EA Sports reveals the Team of the Week in the “Ultimate Team” mode of their annual football simulation. This is also true in FIFA 18. Players who showed outstanding performances in real football in the past week are rewarded with special cards that have improved attributes.

You can pull TOTW cards within a week from the packs that may contain Rare (Gold) players. However, the chance of this is considered low. Additionally, it is possible to purchase them on the transfer market if they are offered by other players. The prices for these are usually extremely high.

The Team of the Week 11 is available from November 29 at 7 PM until December 6 at 7 PM in the packs.

This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.

WoW: Raid Guide Antorus – Kin’garoth, Varimathras and the Shivarra

In World of Warcraft: Legion (WoW), Antorus, the Burning Throne is accessible. Antorus is the last raid of the addon. We present to you the bosses of the third wing with a detailed raid boss guide: the bosses Kin’garoth, Varimathras, and the Council of Shivarra in Antorus.

Note: The basic videos are gameplay from the PTR version of the raid. There may be deviations from the release version!

The guides are intended for the normal and heroic modes of Antorus. The mythic mode will be available at a later time.

You can find out when the individual wings open for LFR in our announcement!

WoW: Raid Guide Antorus – Kin’garoth and more Hell Hounds!

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The fight against the first boss of the wing, Kin’garoth, is straightforward. The boss himself is firmly anchored on the middle platform of the room and alternates between two phases, in which either he or his Hell Hounds are active.

Phase 1: Deployment

In this phase, Kin’garoth is active on the middle platform and can be attacked. He must be constantly engaged in melee, as he will otherwise deal continuous raid-wide damage.

  • Forgemaster’s Strike: Deals extremely high damage to the active tank and targets within 5 meters, and increases the damage taken from Forgemaster’s Strike by 200% for 20 seconds. The active tank must absorb the strikes alone and with active mitigation. Once the debuff expires, usually at 2 stacks, a tank swap occurs.
  • Rupturer: Kin’garoth looks in one direction and shortly thereafter fires a green beam in that direction. The beam deals high damage every 0.3 seconds and is very likely to kill anyone it hits. Kin’garoth moves in about a quarter circle in one direction.
    • The boss announces where the beam will appear by his gaze. This time should be used to avoid him and to know in which direction he is turning.
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  • Echoing Strike: Hits a random target and targets within 5 meters for moderate damage and leaves a detonation charge under the character. The detonation charges deal high damage to all characters nearby each time Echoing Strike is cast again.
    • The strike favors melee fighters as targets. The detonation charges should therefore be distributed closely and gather together, so that other space is not too severely restricted. Players should not remain near the charges.
  • Diabolical Bomb: At regular intervals, Kin’garoth throws a bomb (three in heroic mode) into the outer area, which circles around him in a fixed radius. Upon contact, these bombs deal high damage, which decreases with greater distance.
    • The raid groups on one side of the boss. The inactive tank stands on the other side and intercepts the bombs so that they do not explode in the raid.
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Phase 2: Construction

Upon reaching 100 energy, Kin’garoth envelops himself in a shield that reduces damage taken by 99%. The shield lasts for 40 seconds, during which he loses the abilities from phase 1 and gains new ones.

  • Flames of the Forge: Deals damage to all characters every 2 seconds. This is unavoidable and must be absorbed by the healers.
  • Apocalyptic Barrage: Green areas appear on the ground that explode and cause damage. These must be avoided.
    • The main part of this phase takes place on the three outer platforms, where various Hell Hounds appear. These are inactive for 30 seconds and take additional damage from attacks during this time. The raid should be split into two groups, each focusing on one of the Hounds, so that only one survives until the next phase.
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After the 30 seconds, the Hounds awaken and join the fight. They should be tanked immediately and pulled out of the area, as the platforms will soon close and kill everyone inside. There are three different Hounds:

  • Garothi Destroyer: Casts Annihilation, creating circles on the ground that must be intercepted by individual players. The impacts deal moderate damage that is not split between the affected players, so one player is enough.
    • Each circle not intercepted deals the same damage to every player.
  • Garothi Decimator: Casts Decimation. Random players are marked with a very large circle. This deals moderate damage to those affected after a certain time and slight damage to the entire raid.
    • Affected players should carry the circles outside while the remaining group members avoid the areas. The raid should preferably gather around the Decimator to minimize movement and make healing the damage easier.
  • Garothi Ruin: Casts Ruin. A target is marked, which will shortly thereafter take damage that is split among all players within 10 meters. 2-3 additional players are sufficient for interception.
    • The spell leaves a debuff that increases shadow damage taken by 100%. Players intercepting must therefore be rotated. Affected players should not stand too close to each other as the spells expire at different times.
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The Fight Against the Hell Hounds

Defeating the Hounds deals 6% of Kin’garoth’s maximum health as damage (4% in heroic mode). Therefore, they should all be prioritized for death.

Once the constructs become active, the fight returns to phase 1 and repeats until the end. After about three rotations, the boss should meet his demise. However, the individual phases differ in the distribution of active Hounds:

First Rotation: One Ruin, one Demolisher, and one Decimator, of which only the Decimator should be taken into the next phase.

Second Rotation: Two Demolishers and one Ruin, of which only the Ruin should be taken into the next phase.

Third Rotation: Two Decimators and one Ruin, of which only one Decimator should be taken into the next phase.

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