Mit der Faust zur Schießerei – Overwatch-Meta im Wandel vor Season 6

Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

For a few weeks now, Season 6 of Overwatch has been underway – and with it, a shift in the meta has been announced. Doomfist enters the fray as a new hero, and suddenly many previously weak heroes find their way open!

New Season – New Meta

At the beginning of the last Season 5 of Overwatch, a shift in the meta was already evident – away from the tank meta in Season 4 towards the dive meta in Season 5.

In gaming, “meta” refers to “the currently most effective tactic.” (Most Effective Tactics Available = META).

The term meta(-game) refers to the general composition of a team (for example, 2 healers, 2 offensive heroes, 2 tanks) as well as the most played specific heroes. Typically, a meta occurs when extremely skilled players discover strong synergies between heroes.

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D.Va was one of the strongest heroes of the dive meta.

The dive meta was characterized by extremely mobile heroes like Winston, D.Va, Genji, and Tracer, who could practically change their position at any time. This made it difficult to predict where the next attack would come from. Flanking attacks were the primary method for breakthroughs. The strategy was so successful that very little else was played even in tournaments.

Breaking Through the Wall with a Heavy Fist

However, Doomfist forced the tactic to break apart more or less violently. Shortly after his release at the end of July, he was even used in Overwatch APEX, where he helped an underdog team defeat the renowned professional players from Lunatic-Hai.

Doomfist is particularly strong on maps with many chokepoints, such as King’s Row or Hanamura. There, both his Meteor Strike and his Rocket Punch become a downfall for the opponents.

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Not only his ability to deal a lot of damage from any position in a team fight makes Doomfist a strong hero. He has the ability to slow down a dive team just by being present. His presence poses a threat to flanking attackers like Genji and Tracer. They would need to think twice about whether it’s worth the risk to jump into enemies when an attack could kill them instantly.

Gravity is Attractive

An additional important step away from the dive meta is the buff of Zarya’s Graviton Surge. Before the adjustment of the ultimate, heroes like Tracer, Genji, or Winston could escape the pull of the Graviton Surge by using their movement abilities. The buff changes this, so that heroes now hit by the ability are truly trapped for its duration.

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This not only makes Zarya stronger but also gives her the ability to counter a dive composition. The mobility that is the strength of this composition is disrupted by the Graviton Surge for its duration. Additionally, it opens up strong synergies with powerful area abilities, such as Doomfist’s Meteor Strike (“Space Jam” combo) and McCree’s Deadeye. The strong Russian has been seen more frequently in competitive matches lately, perhaps for this reason.

Is Doomfist Perhaps Too Strong?

The fact that one hero and a slight adjustment were enough to destroy a strategy that had been entrenched for months raises the question of whether this hero might be too strong. The DPS player of the pro team “Immortals”, Brady “Agilities” Girardi, says:

“I don’t think Doomfist is too strong. The only questionable thing is the cooldown on his Rocket Punch. Four seconds is very little for a one-shot ability that can deal so much damage.”
 

That the hitbox of the ability was nerfed, as it seemed to hit impossible targets, was still important, but it probably has little impact at the professional level. There, the hits are generally on point, and very few players in that class will have difficulty with the adjustment.

Doomfist Pose

Many players who want to catch the eye of talent scouts for the Overwatch League have already incorporated Doomfist into their repertoire. They hope to attract attention with his current status and thereby have a chance for a spot in eSports. Established players like Agilities, Lucas “Leaf” Loison (GamersOrigin), Kevyn “TviQ” Lindström (Misfits), and George “ShaDowBurn” Gushcha (FaZe Clan) have already achieved some success with the brawler.

What do you think? Do you welcome the change in the meta? Will Doomfist ease the rigid compositions or just create new “must-have picks”?

Maybe a small boost for Mei would also be useful. At least part of the community thinks so.

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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the largest Steam game of all time

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

Is PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) now unstoppable? The fact that the shooter reached this number of players on Steam so quickly was probably unexpected for most gamers.

Just over a week ago, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds reached a huge milestone: More than a million users playing simultaneously.

Only one Steam game stood in the way of the battle royale shooter on the all-time list: Dota 2. The popular MOBA had once reached 1,291,328 simultaneous users on Steam – that was in March 2016.

PUBG Cup Title

The PUBG community has now shown that there is even more to achieve. They surpassed the Dota 2 record and made it clear that PUBG is now the king of the hill.

No game has ever had more players online simultaneously on Steam than PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.

Over 1.3 million players simultaneously on Steam

It cannot be emphasized enough: PUBG is in Early Access. Nevertheless, it is already showing other popular games how business can be conducted.

After the September update, the shooter was ready for its next milestone. According to Steamspy, PUBG reached an amazing 1,348,374 players playing simultaneously on Steam on September 16. Thus, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the game with the most simultaneous players in the history of Steam. At that time, about one in 15 Steam users was logged into PUBG.

In June, the peak number of simultaneous players was still a million players less – on June 25, there were about 257,000 players simultaneously peaking in PUBG.

PUBG Steam Spy 1.3 Million

With this new record, PUBG pushes Dota 2 off the top spot of this leaderboard. The MOBA had held the number one position for over a year with the most simultaneous players. Dota 2 set the record with 1,291,328 players in March 2016.

Players are excited, despite performance issues

On Reddit players write about how PUBG captivated them. User H34thcliff writes “The game convinced me to put aside my console and get a PC. I’ve been playing for two weeks now and have about 30 hours of gameplay. And that’s with a full-time job and a wife.

User TheLanceBean writes that he was immediately convinced by the game after watching a video of PUBG and bought it right away.

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Other users mention the performance of PUBG. Even powerful PCs are inexplicably struggling with frames in many situations. Gamers are hoping for a performance optimization so that even average PCs can participate in the battle royale shooter. That would likely provide another significant boost to the player numbers.

The developers are already addressing the demand for performance improvement. The patch notes for the September update include many improvements.

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Vokabelheft für Destiny 2 – Diese Wörter solltet Ihr im Raid kennen

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 3 minutes

Dear readers: Please place a piece of paper and a pen on the table – We are starting with the Destiny 2- raid vocabulary test. From “Wipe” to “Buff,” we will explain the most important words you will hear and use in a raid.

Since September 13, the raid in Destiny 2 has been open, and players are fighting enemies within. To be successful, effective communication is crucial. Short and concise calls save time and clarify objectives. But what is a “Slam”?

For newcomers, the calls in the raid may seem overwhelming. Consider this article as a cheat sheet or vocabulary notebook to shine in the raid.

Destiny 2 Raid Terms, Commands

When our Destiny experts Ttime, Schuhmann, and Robert start talking about the raid topic, it is hard for Destiny newcomers like me to understand anything. Fortunately, there are helpful players in the Destiny community who lend a hand and help beginners like me understand.

On Reddit, users LondonDude123 and other guardians have listed the most important raid terms. Not every raid group uses exactly these terms, but the following explanations are important as a basis.

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  • Wipe: This means something did not go as planned. It is best to quickly let the enemies kill you or jump into a hole so a new attempt can start in the level. Individual players trying to run away from enemies only waste time and hold the team back.
  • DPS/Damage Phase “Burn the Boss!”: Shoot the boss! During the raids, there are time windows when the boss is immune to damage. When the boss is not immune, a damage phase is active, and you should focus your damage on the boss.
  • Adds: Additional enemies are present. In a raid, it is not just about six guardians shooting a boss until he falls over. Additional enemies will appear in between, which you should kill during this call.
  • Dunk/Slam: Freely translated “Put the thing in the thing” – In Destiny raids, it occurs that you have to carry objects to a designated area. If someone in the group says they are doing the “Dunk,” you should protect them. They need to put down their weapon and might need cover from you.
  • Relic: This refers to the “objects” mentioned during the Dunk. A relic is an item that can only be carried by one player. Whoever is carrying it cannot use weapons.
  • Enrage: In Destiny raids, some bosses have different phases. The enrage phase usually begins when a timer runs out, and you have not defeated the boss by that time. In short: You are pretty much toast during this phase, and you should focus on defeating the boss before the enrage timer expires.
  • Parkour: This consists of jumping passages where you need to display your parkour skills.
  • Buffs: These are “spells” that have a positive effect on you and significantly increase your damage.
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Now it’s your turn: To compile a nice vocabulary notebook and share our knowledge, you can write and explain additional terms in the comments. What words should other raiders know?

By the way: “Sweating” means something different in Destiny than normally.

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Paladins OB59: Talus – jumping demon boy with submachine gun

Leya Jankowski Leya Jankowski Reading time 3 minutes

Paladins (PC, PS4, Xbox One) is getting a new champion in Patch OB59: Talus, the Ska’drin. The cheerful boy brings a new race to the hero shooter and a quite unique skill set. Talus belongs to the Flanker class and is designed to quickly and precisely eliminate opponents. We present Talus’s skills and cards. 

The hero shooter Paladins is getting a new Flanker. His name is Talus, and he belongs to the Ska’drin race. The Ska’drin people have been nearly exterminated in the world of Paladins and are considered despicable. However, Talus is a hopeful cheerful person.

Talus appears as a human boy but possesses a cow tail, has horns on his head, and sharp teeth and nails. The Ska’drin debut with Talus in Paladins and bring a bit more fantasy to the shooter.

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Talus’s Skills – New Flanker can Teleport & deliver powerful Uppercuts

Talus’s skill set is unique, and especially his ultimate ability is a fascinating mix of Revelation, Teleportation, and a punch with recoil. The Flanker has a weapon that is particularly effective at short to medium range. Talus comes to Paladins with 2,000 health points.

These are Talus’s abilities:

  • Discharger: A weapon that deals 95 damage every 0.1 seconds at close to medium range. Direct damage
  • Uppercut: Rushes forward, dealing 600 damage to opponents and knocking them back in a straight line. Area damage
  • Rune of Travel: Draw a rune on the ground, to which you will teleport after 10 seconds or upon reactivation. When teleporting, you are cleansed from CC effects. Area damage.
  • Overload: Overload your weapon and fire 33% faster for 4 seconds. Area damage. 
  • True Strength: Move to an opponent directly from anywhere on the map after a brief warm-up phase, dealing 600 damage and pushing them back. Direct damage.
Talos Skills

Things to note about Talus’s skills: 

  • The “Uppercut” triggers area damage, allowing Talus to knock back multiple opponents.
  • The ultimate “True Strength” allows Talus to see every single opponent on the map! Opponents can only counter this attack with CC immunity. 

Talus Deck – These cards does the new Flanker have

Talus’s legendary cards either enhance the “Rune of Travel” ability or “Overload”.

Talus’s legendary cards: 

  • Inner Strength: Upon activating the Rune of Travel, the cooldowns of Uppercut and Overload are reset.
  • Deal Pact: Rune of Travel will no longer activate automatically after the duration ends. If the rune is not used, the cooldown will be reset.
  • Angry Demon: No ammunition is consumed while Overload is active. (Automatically unlocked)

Talus’s Loadout cards:

  • Revitalization: You heal 200/400/600/800 HP when you teleport to the Rune of Travel.
  • Ancient Power: If you hit an opponent during Overload, the cooldown of Uppercut is reduced by 0.5/1/1.5/2s.
  • Vanishing: While Rune of Travel is active, your movement speed increases by 8/16/24/32%
  • Stamina: If your health is below 40%, you receive 10/20/30/40% lifesteal.
  • Prehistoric: If you hit your opponent with Overload, their healing is reduced by 20/40/60/80% for 2s.
  • Bold: Your reload speed increases by 5/10/15/20%
  • Dark Vision: If you hit an opponent with Uppercut, they are revealed for 1/2/3/4s.
  • Passage: The duration of Rune of Travel is reduced by 1/2/3/4s.
  • Eternity: The duration of Rune of Travel is increased by 1/2/3/4s.
  • Reclamation: Upon activating Overload, 4/8/12/16 ammunition is generated.
  • Relic Affinity: If you hit an opponent with Uppercut, 4/8/12/16 ammunition is generated.
  • Execution: If you hit an opponent with Uppercut, your movement speed increases by 10/20/30/40% for 3s.
  • Remnants: Your ammunition counter increases by 3/6/9/12

Champion Teaser Video – Talus, the Ska’drin

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Talus is already on the Paladins test server for PC with Patch OB59. If everything goes according to plan, the patch will go live next Wednesday, September 20, for PC. PS4 and Xbox One will follow about a week later.

What do you think of the new Flanker Talus? It could be that Talus, with his special skill set, will rank high on the tier list of Paladins! 

Play Paladins for free on PS4, Xbox One, PC

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Destiny 2: Fantastic triple kill with fusion rifle – Is the nerf coming?

Robert Albrecht Robert Albrecht Reading time 2 minutes

Fusion rifles in Destiny 2 have a tough time. In skilled hands, these weapons are absolutely deadly. For Bungie, this was reason enough to keep nerfing fusion rifles in Destiny 1. Shall we go to the next round now?

Fusion rifles are very strong weapons under the right conditions. This was true not only for Destiny 1 but also for Destiny 2. While the quality differences in Destiny 1 were still very large, fusion rifles in Destiny 2 are all virtually usable.

Old rule: When in doubt, Bungie nerfs the fusion rifle first

Fusion rifles need to be charged before they can fire their deadly payload. Bungie never quite knew what to do with fusion rifles, resulting in countless changes to the weapons. Therefore, some were even surprised that fusion rifles returned at all in Destiny 2.

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The Infinity – a fusion rifle that Bungie left in the course of Destiny 1

Due to the constant balance changes to fusion rifles, a legend status has developed in the community. Bungie patches the game: How will the fusion rifles be nerfed? New content is coming? Guaranteed with worse fusion rifles. Automatic rifles are made 0.04% stronger? Fusion rifles must certainly suffer from it.

In the lead-up to Destiny 2, the community was already making jokes about it. In a fake tweet, they had Bungie’s weapon chief announce: Destiny 2 will have no balance. Only fusion rifle nerfs!

Bungie pushed the nerfs to fusion rifles so far that the weapons were still nerfed even though no one was playing with them anymore.

Are these the best weapons in the Crucible?

First double- then triple-kill – Is the nerf already set?

If Bungie weakens fusion rifles in Destiny 2, player bherrin89 with his video will surely have a large share in that:

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Six kills in the Crucible with a fusion rifle in 45 seconds? There certainly must have been alarm sirens going off at Bungie’s headquarters.

Have you already been able to voop a little? What is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!

Are you interested in the new Leviathan raid in Destiny 2?

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Gameplay videos of the 10 classes of Lost Ark – Cooler than Diablo 3?

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 2 minutes

Lost Ark is currently in the Korean beta and showcases videos of all 10 classes from there. The gameplay of the character types looks extremely spectacular and overshadows competitors like Diablo 3.

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Lost Ark is a highly anticipated action MMO from Korea. The game has been making headlines since 2014 and impresses with spectacular gameplay scenes. Nevertheless, the action MMO from Korea is not finished yet and a release date in the West is still pending.

Especially unfortunate is that extremely cool videos from the 2nd closed beta of Lost Ark have emerged, driving anticipation to unprecedented heights. In comparison to the cool classes from Lost Ark, Diablo 3 appears boring and sluggish.

Lost Ark – Spectacular Action MMO Gameplay

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In the current beta of Lost Ark, you can play 10 different classes. These differ significantly in gameplay. There are nimble shooters, tactical mages, and brutal melee brawlers. In the following paragraphs, we present each class with a video.

Gameplay Video for Destroyer, Arcana, and Summoner

These three new classes are playable for the first time in the beta and provide plenty of fun in the game. Especially the Destroyer with his absurdly large hammer looks simply too cool!

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Gameplay Video for Warlord

The stout Warlord is a heavily armored tank who fights with a spear that is also a kind of cannon.

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Gameplay Video for Berserker

The Berserker lives up to his name and spectacularly smashes everything that comes within reach of his weapon. Despite heavy armor, he is quite agile.

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Gameplay Video for Devil Hunter

An extremely cool class, the wild gunslinger shoots like crazy with pistols. Meanwhile, the crazy trickster giggles wildly. Wonderful!

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Gameplay Video for Blaster

If you prefer to bring out the heavy artillery instead of small pistols, go for the Blaster. This gunner class blasts away with a big weapon and uses both machine guns and rockets.

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Gameplay Video for Battle Master

Battle Masters are agile martial arts fighters who pummel their enemies with kicks and combos through the terrain. It looks like this:

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Gameplay Video for Infighter

Infighters are also martial arts warriors. They rely on combos and the balance between two usable energies. You can see how all this looks in the game in the video here.

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Gameplay Video for Bard

The delicate bard fights with a harp and her attacks are accompanied by lovely chords. Nevertheless, her attacks pack a punch, as the video impressively demonstrates.

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Also interesting: Lost Ark – More details about the classes

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Wie konnte ein rassistisches Hass-Symbol in Destiny 2 gelangen?

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 3 minutes

Bungie has looked into how the hate symbol found its way into Destiny 2.

On Tuesday evening, thousands of players hung around without enthusiasm and couldn’t play Destiny 2 – Bungie was conducting painfully long maintenance work, which was then extended indefinitely, ruining the evening for German players.

In the midst of this maintenance, Bungie sent out 3 or 4 tweets: “We have a hate symbol in the game on a pair of gloves. We are sorry. We disassociate from it! We will fix it.”

For the first few minutes, nobody knew what was meant at all. The “guilty gloves” look completely innocent to most people, with only two green “K” visible on the sleeve.

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What many of us do not know, and probably Bungie does not know either, is what this symbol currently means. A strange internet movement has made it their symbol with nationalist and racist tendencies.

The innocent internet meme “Kek” originates from World of Warcraft

Originally, “Kek” was what an Alliance member in World of Warcraft read when a Horde member wrote “lol”, meaning when an enemy laughed. In WoW, members of the different alliances were not supposed to understand each other, which is why Blizzard implemented a “encryption” and thus “Lol” became “KeK.”

WoW Kek

Symbol of ultra-right internet trolls

This “Kek” has then, over the years, become self-sustaining and has become a part of internet culture. It became a meme.

Recently, however, a “satirical religion” has taken the “Kek” and made it their symbol. This is a group that supposedly worships a frog-faced creature with Donald Trump’s hairstyle.

They have designed a flag for the fictional country “Kekistan”, and this flag bears these symbols. This group is considered ultra-right and extremely provocative against liberals. Thus, it is believed that the flag is also reminiscent of Nazi symbols. Green instead of red – and the “K” serves as a substitute for the swastika.

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How could this be overlooked?

The question now was: How could such a symbol end up in Destiny 2? Did an employee smuggle it in as a political message?

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Bungie has investigated this. According to Bungie, there was apparently no thought behind the design. The item was designed back in June 2015. When designing items, they draw on a variety of sources from the real world. The “K” seen on the gloves is, according to Bungie, a mirrored heraldic element, a chevron, actually a rank badge from a military uniform.

In the process, symbols from the real world are taken and transformed so that they fit into the world of Destiny.

Then they actually check all symbols internally once more before items go live, to see if they might be “culturally sensitive” in any way in any country. And indeed, they found the gloves and realized: “Yes, this has some pop culture meaning regarding Kek”, but when they cross-checked, they only came to the thing with the “World of Warcraft internet meme” and did not look further.

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That the symbol developed from there and became a hate symbol of a nationalist movement went unnoticed.

In the future, they intend to review the process and investigate even more thoroughly. Bungie emphasizes that they have nothing to do with such nationalist ideas. This is not flat talk: Bungie lives tolerance and rejects all forms of exclusion. This is one of the cornerstones on which the studio is built.

Patch 1.0.1.3 should finally remove the symbol from Destiny 2

Currently, players can still see the “K” on the gloves in the preview screen, but other players do not see this on the avatar when looking from the outside. In the next week, a patch 1.0.1.3 is supposed to remove the gloves completely and fix some other bugs.

Read more about Destiny 2 here:

Shaders, Engrams, and Glitches – That was the first week of Destiny 2

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CoD WWII Beta-Start: Ende September auf dem PC – Offen für alle

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

The open beta of Call of Duty WWII starts this month. Shooter fans, pay attention: There is a trial offer waiting for you that you should not miss.

With the new installment of the Call of Duty series “WWII”, Activision and Sledgehammer Games aim to bring back many fans who left after the last part of the series. After outer space failed to fully convince the CoD fans, it is going back to World War.

The testing phase for CoD-WW2 begins in September.

CoD WW2 Open Beta Start in September

With an open beta phase, the developers want to invite many fans of the series to try the new installment of “Call of Duty”. But new players also have the chance to participate in the free testing phase and find out whether the new CoD installment might be a welcome alternative to their shooters.

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The Call of Duty WWII beta starts for PC players on September 29, 2017, and is active until October 2, 2017. This was announced by developer Sledgehammer Games, who also thanked for the private multiplayer beta on consoles, which provided the developers with valuable feedback.

The open beta is aimed at all PC players. Even those who did not pre-order – the testing phase is open to everyone. The goal of the test is to stress test the core gameplay elements and the online infrastructure.

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CoD WW2 System Requirements for the Beta

In order for the game to run smoothly, a certain hardware standard is required. Due to feedback from the open beta, the requirements might change by the release in November. The minimum requirements are:

  • Operating System: Windows 7 64-Bit or later
  • CPU: Intel® Core™ i3 3225 or equivalent
  • RAM: 8 GB RAM
  • HDD: 25 GB HD space
  • Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 @ 2 GB / AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 @ 2GB or better
  • DirectX: Version 11.0 compatible video card or equivalent
  • Network: Broadband connection
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Information on when the preload starts and what content awaits in the open beta will be announced by the developers in the coming days.

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The social area in Call of Duty WWII is the Headquarters. These are introduced here with shooting ranges and 1v1 leaderboards in the trailer.

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Destiny 2: Raid Gear – Weapons and Armors from the Leviathan Raid

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What weapons and armor are available in the Leviathan raid of Destiny 2? Here is an overview list of the raid loot.

Since September 13, 2017, the first raid in Destiny 2 is live. It is called “Leviathan” and takes the Guardians into a kind of palace, where everything is adorned in gold.

The weapons and armor pieces that can be earned exclusively through the raid also feature a gold-white design, and countless Guardians are currently hunting for them. We show you which raid gear has already been discovered.

Raid Gear – List of Known Weapons

The images of the following weapons are sourced from databases and the reddit forum. Some items are not yet in the game and will likely come with the prestige difficulty of the raid. We provide the key perks of the weapons as well.

Inaugural Address – Pulse Rifle
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  • Void damage
  • Reloading right after a kill gives increased damage.
  • Precision kills increase reload speed
  • If you quickly kill multiple enemies before reloading, the magazine is overstuffed.

Alone as a God – Sniper Rifle
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  • Solar damage
  • Landing consecutive precision hits fills a round from reserves into the magazine
  • Aiming goes faster

Midnight Coup – Hand Cannon
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  • Kinetic damage
  • Kills with this weapon grant increased damage for a short time. 3x stackable.
  • Precision kills increase reload speed

Conspirator – Scout Rifle
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  • Solar damage
  • The weapon fires automatically when you hold the trigger down
  • Precision kills cause the target to explode with elemental damage

Ghost Primus – Auto Rifle
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  • Kinetic damage
  • When the magazine is almost empty, the bullets deal more damage
  • If you quickly kill multiple enemies before reloading, the magazine is overstuffed.
  • With a low magazine, stability and precision are improved

It Stared Back – Sword
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  • Solar damage
  • Consecutive, rapid sword strikes increase weapon damage
  • If you land three hits within a short time, you receive sword ammunition

Mob Justice – Submachine Gun
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  • Solar damage
  • If you are critically wounded, part of the magazine reloads automatically
  • If you quickly kill multiple enemies before reloading, the magazine is overstuffed.
  • While aiming, movement speed and target acquisition are increased

Sins of the Past – Rocket Launcher
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  • Arc damage
  • Cluster bombs
  • After a short time, the stowed weapon reloads

These are the Raid Armor Pieces – Titan, Hunter, Warlock – Prestige Gear

The armor pieces earned in the Leviathan raid are also adorned in gold. They also have purple highlights.

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This is the Titan set:

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This is the Warlock set:

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These are armor pieces from the Hunter:

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Furthermore, armor pieces from the raid at the Prestige difficulty have been discovered in the databases. These have a gold-purple design:

You can see all prestige armor pieces in this video:

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How does the raid work in Destiny 2? Here is our raid guide with solutions for all phases.

How to obtain the raid exotic Legend of Acrius is shown here.

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Censorship Hits Breasts: Decent EU Version of Hyper Universe is Set to be the New Standard Worldwide

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The mini-scandal about overly large breasts in the beat ’em up Hyper Universe reaches a new dimension: the smaller breasts of the EU version are now to become the standard, and the game will become more modest even in South Korea. Outraged fans shout “Censorship.”

Hyper Universe is a sidescroller MMO from South Korea. When the game launched in Alpha here in the West, a discussion erupted in the forums about how women in the game are portrayed in a sexualized manner: the breasts are large, a lot of skin is shown. Some felt: “This is not a game I want my children to play.”

The topic became the most discussed forum post about Hyper Universe during Alpha.

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Compromise Proposal: Smaller Breasts

Publisher Nexon then engaged in a compromise: the graphics were slightly toned down, without changing much about the game. The breasts of the women have become slightly smaller, and here and there, the characters have been given more fabric.

It was said that this was a compromise between Asia and the West. What is still okay in Asia is viewed as too sexualized in the West. Nexon understands this, hence the step. Nexon does not want to hurt feelings.

Some fans have been upset about this, rejecting such changes as censorship. A game should be played as it is originally intended, as the artist envisioned it. The website One Angry Gamer also rejects this censorship and provides statistics on how detrimental the decision was for the game. According to Steam Spy, many players demanded a refund of the purchase price of Hyper Universe via Steam after the censorship decision.

Gif Hyper Universe Brust

Censored Version Becomes the New Step

Now there is an unusual step: developer Cwavesoft wants to transfer the changes made in the Europe and North America versions to the original version in South Korea. They say: Fans are concerned that the nudity and breast physics demean the female characters and make the game inaccessible. Players have stopped playing Hyper Universe because they felt uncomfortable due to the excessive sexualization.

A compromise proposal from the breast-friends to introduce a switch that makes the changes optional was rejected by Nexon. Fans have already developed an “uncensored mod” for Hyper Universe.

We have already reported on the issue:

There is stress in Hyper Universe because women have smaller breasts

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FIFA 18 Ratings – Alle Spielerwerte vom FC Bayern und vom BVB

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 4 minutes

All player ratings from FC Bayern and BVB are known in FIFA 18! These ratings are what the players have in FUT 18, in Ultimate Team mode.

The launch of FIFA 18, on September 26 and 29, 2017, is just around the corner! Many FIFA fans are wondering what ratings the players of their favorite teams have. Do the players have the ratings that correspond to their performances? Did EA Sports recognize the correct strengths of the players?

If you are fans of FC Bayern Munich or Borussia Dortmund, you will find all player ratings of your clubs here. Please note that only the ratings of the players who are available in the “Ultimate Team” mode of FIFA 18 will be provided. We are embedding the FUT cards.

The player ratings of the BVB squad – Borussia Dortmund in Ultimate Team

These are the players from BVB:

  • Jeremy Toljan:
    toljan
  • Maximilian Philipp:
    philipp
  • Christian Pulisic:
    pulisic
  • Nuri Sahin:
    sahin
  • Mahmoud Dahoud:
    dahoud
  • Marcel Schmelzer:
    schmelzer
  • André Schürrle:
    schürrle
  • Raphael Guerreiro:
    guerreiro
  • Marc Bartra:
    bartra
  • Julian Weigl:
    weigl
  • Mario Götze:
    götze
  • Andriy Yarmolenko:
    yarmolenko
  • Gonzalo Castro:
    castro
  • Shinji Kagawa:
    kagawa
  • Ömer Toprak:
    toprak
  • Lukasz Piszczek:
    piszcek
  • Marco Reus:
    reus
  • Sokratis:
    sokratis
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang:
    auba
  • Goalkeeper: Roman Bürki:
    bürki

There are a total of 19 players + one goalkeeper from Borussia Dortmund in FUT 18. Three have an overall rating above 85 and 15 players are at or above 80.

The player ratings of FC Bayern Munich in FUT 18

The players from FC Bayern Munich:

  • Rafinha:
    rafinha
  • Bernat:
    bernat
  • Kingsley Coman:
    coman
  • Joshua Kimmich:
    kimmich
  • Sebastian Rudy:
    rudy
  • Corentin Tolisso:
    tolisso
  • Niklas Süle:
    süle
  • Franck Ribery:
    ribery
  • Thomas Müller:
    müller
  • James Rodriguez:
    rodriguez
  • Javi Martinez:
    martinez
  • David Alaba:
    alaba
  • Arturo Vidal:
    vidal
  • Arjen Robben:
    robben
  • Mats Hummels:
    hummels
  • Jerome Boateng:
    boateng
  • Thiago:
    thiago
  • Robert Lewandowski:
    lewa
  • Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer:
    neuer

From FC Bayern, there are 18 players + one goalkeeper in FUT 18. Two players are above an overall rating of 90 and twelve are above 85.

Which players are the best in the Bundesliga in FIFA 18? In the link, you will find a ranking.

If you are looking for the Top 100 players in FIFA 18, you will find it here.

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Destiny 2: How to Get the Legend of Acrius – This is How the Exotic Quest Works

Robert Albrecht Robert Albrecht Reading time 4 minutes

In Destiny 2 there is an exotic weapon that can only be obtained through the raid. What is the Legend of Acrius and how do you get it?

The Legend of Acrius is among the list of prominent names like the Vex Mythoclast, the Necrochasm, the Malice Touch, and the Outbreak Prime. These four weapons were Exotics in Destiny 1 that could only be obtained through the four raids. The Legend of Acrius is now the raid-exclusive Exotic in Destiny 2.

If you want to obtain the exotic shotgun “Legend of Acrius”, you’ll have to put in some serious effort.

What can the Legend of Acrius do?

As no one can yet hold the weapon in its full glory (why that is, we will discuss later), only the intrinsic perk is known so far:

  • The weapon fires a powerful shot that passes through enemies.

Additionally, the shotgun has excellent range and arc damage.

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The Legend of Acrius – the exotic shotgun

The stability is also very good. What is less impressive is the magazine size and reload speed. You can fire just one shot with the weapon before you need to reload. Perhaps this will change when the weapon’s full potential can be unleashed.

All known exotic weapons of Destiny 2!

How to find the Legend of Acrius

To the Comms

To get the Legend of Acrius, you need the quest “To the Comms”. You receive this quest randomly once you reach level 20 and kill Cabals all over the locations, which should not take too long during public events and similar.

Once you have received the quest – which is located in your power slot in the character menu – you need to return to Nessus and collect the communication codes by killing Cabals. Just start a public event with Cabals, and you should soon have the required 5 communication codes.

World Destroyer – Off to the Leviathan Raid

Once you have gathered the necessary codes, the quest name changes to “World Destroyer”. To continue the quest, you must now finish the raid and take down Emperor Calus. This will likely be the hardest step. Help can be found here:

The entire Leviathan raid solved in our handy guide!

Imperial Invitation – Off to Benedict 99-40

Benedict 99-40 is your contact in the Tower for the tokens collected in the raid and also triggers the next quest step. You can find Benedict 99-40 in the Tower below Ikora and Hawthorne. He is the cleaning robot.

Take down the arms dealer in the Strike

After speaking with Benedict 99-40 in the Tower, a new quest marker will appear in the EDZ at the Cabal base Hades. You need to complete the arms dealer strike on Prestige difficulty (Power Level 300).

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An anomaly that needs to be destroyed

Furthermore, you will also have to deal with a very scarce resource here: time. The timer starts at only 7 minutes. To gain time, you need to destroy so-called anomalies, which are scattered throughout the strike. They are similar to the data grids on Nessus. Each destroyed anomaly increases your “timer” by 30 seconds.

Alongside the limited time, the modifier Prism is active, which we already know from the first two Nightfall Strikes.

If you conquer this challenging strike, you will receive the Legend of Acrius, but only with the intrinsic perk unlocked. The quest continues!

All chests and keys discovered in the underground of Leviathan!

Cabal Slayer – time for a chat with Benedict 99-40

Back to the Tower to Benedict 99-40. He gives you the quest “Cabal Slayer”, which is structured similarly to the quest The Storm and The MIDA Multi-Tool.

Specifically, you need to

  • kill 25 Cabals with the Legend of Acrius,
  • 15 Cabals at close range, and
  • 10 Cabals without reloading

Particularly the last step is tricky, as you only have one shot in the magazine. You need to shoot at the Cabals when they are lined up so that you hit more than one enemy at a time. Two killed enemies at once are sufficient for this.

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The Seals of Your Majesty – and on we go

The quest is still not finished. Back with our buddy Benedict 99-40, we receive the next task.

Now you must collect so-called Imperator Seals, which are only available upon completion of the raid. Benedict asks for 10 of them. However, you will not get that many if you only complete the raid once. You will definitely need to start the raid a second time.

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You earn these seals by completing stages, successfully overcoming these, and opening chests.

The Prestige Raid – The Crown

Once you have gathered the 10 Imperator Seals, the quest is still not complete. Benedict 99-40 sends you back into the Leviathan raid, but this time on the “Prestige” difficulty, analogous to the hard mode of the raids from Destiny 1.

This step can still not be completed. Bungie will unlock the Prestige Raid on 10.10.2017.

You see, the quest is hard work – let’s hope it will be worthwhile in the end.

What do you think of the shotgun and the quest? Are you looking forward to soon unleashing its full power?

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The best MMO from our founding year 2013 – You voted!

Jürgen Horn Jürgen Horn Reading time 3 minutes

In 2013, our site Mein-MMO launched for the first time! Back then, some promising MMOs were starting. But which ones were most important to you at that time? We conducted a survey and present the winners here!

Four years ago, at the end of 2013, Mein-MMO went online for the first time. Just like today, we report on trending MMOs. Of course, there was no Destiny 2 or PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds four years ago, but there were other titles that interested you back then. By the way, the embarrassing title image also comes from 2013.

We selected the 4 most relevant new releases from our founding year based on view counts and asked you on Facebook which four games you found most interesting in 2013. Almost 300 users participated. Admittedly, it wasn’t the strongest MMO year. Here’s the selection:

Rank 4 – Dragons Prophet – 3%

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The online role-playing game Dragons Prophet impressed back then especially with dragons! But not only as grim opponents did the fire-breathing lizards appear. You could capture, tame, and train the creatures into heavy mounts.

Thus, Dragon’s Prophet combined the typical MMORPG gameplay with quests, dungeons, and raids with the addictive collecting satisfaction of Pokémon. Only this time, instead of cute pocket monsters, grim dragons were collected. Consequently, Dragon’s Prophet was chosen for the 4th and last place in our 2013 ranking.

Our test of Dragon’s Prophet from 2013.

Rank 3 – Defiance – 9%

Defiance started in 2013 as a promising project. The game aimed to combine the advantages of a shooter with those of an online role-playing game. One could consider Defiance as the first MMO shooter of the new generation, from which Destiny and The Division also emerged.

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The head of Trion, “Scott Hartsman”, responded to us at Gamescom 2017, when we brought up the current “MMO shooter boom”: “Defiance was ahead of its time in terms of concept and would resonate more today.” Additionally, there was a unique connection between Defiance as a game and the corresponding science fiction TV series.

Meanwhile, the series has been canceled, and Defiance instead continues the story. However, in 2013 the game was still so vibrant that you chose it for 3rd place.

By the way, here you can find our test of Defiance from December 2013.

Rank 2 – Neverwinter – 24%

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The action-packed online role-playing game Neverwinter wasa full success back in 2013. On the one hand, it looked great and had a fast-paced action combat system. On the other hand, it took place in the famous Forgotten Realms world of Dungeons & Dragons, the ancestor of all role-playing games!

In Neverwinter, you slay through hordes of typical D&D monsters like orcs, undead, skeletons, and frost giants. The absolute highlight back then was the “Foundry”, an editor in which anyone could build their own dungeon or scenario and share it with the community. Neverwinter is still actively played today and was chosen by you in our survey as the 2nd best MMO of 2013.

By the way, here you can find a test of Neverwinter for the Playstation 4.

Rank 1 – Final Fantasy XIV – 61% of votes

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In 2013, a game was given a second chance, which had initially flopped colossally. Final Fantasy 14 was relaunched this year under the guidance of Naoki Yoshida and thereby initiated a success that continues to this day. The powerful expansion Stormblood and its success is the proof.

Already at the relaunch, we at Mein-MMO covered Final Fantasy XIV, and to date, over 400 articles about Square Enix’s online role-playing game have accumulated. Due to its high quality and large fan base, Final Fantasy XIV was chosen by you as the top game of 2013!

You can find the test of Final Fantasy XIV – Stormblood here.

Also interesting: These MMOs have the best graphics

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Battlefield 1: Russland-DLC „In the Name of the Tsar“ im Anspiel-Test

Dennis Zühlke Dennis Zühlke Reading time 6 minutes

Since September 5th, as owners of the Premium Pass in Battlefield 1, you can shoot each other on the snowy maps of the new DLC. I took a closer look at the maps and weapons. My impressions are available in this playtest of the DLC “In the Name of the Tsar.”

In Battlefield 1, I have accumulated hundreds of hours of gameplay and I am still not tired of battling in the First World War.

On the release day, I waited all morning to finally play the new expansion. Quickly selected my class and off to the battlefield. I was playing as a sniper and managed to take out some enemies; suddenly, a heavy snowstorm swept across the map – man, what a feeling!

That was my first few minutes of gameplay in “In the Name of the Tsar.” And then there’s the atmosphere! Rarely has a game made me experience the battles so intensely.

The Maps – Winter is Coming

Battlefield 1 In The Name of the Tsar

The expansion “In the Name of the Tsar” offers 6 maps. There’s something for everyone, as there are maps that focus more on infantry battles and expansive battlefields with planes and tanks. I tested all the maps in the “Conquest” mode.

  • On Zaryzin, the Russian forces battle it out in a small town with a cathedral in the middle. The focus is on dense infantry action. If you want to take out a few soldiers quickly and prefer not to run across the entire map, you will feel at home here. However, in some of my rounds, enemy forces marched right in front of our spawn. The developer needs to tweak this.
  • Albion reminds me a bit of the good old days when I played “Wake Island” non-stop. There are also several islands on Albion, but this time in a snowy appearance. For transportation, you have various ships here, but a real soldier will also jump into the icy waters. Also interesting: Heavy artillery batteries are at your disposal to cause total devastation.
  • Thirdly, there’s the map Brussilov’s Fortress. Here we battle it out in a small mountain village. Bitter infantry fights are on the agenda, but smaller vehicles, like the artillery wagon, also get involved.
  • Volga is one of the more open maps where tanks are waiting to crush soldiers like me. If you enjoy sniping, you should take a closer look at this map. Weather changes, such as a heavy snowstorm, sometimes rob you of visibility..
  • Galicia is almost like Volga, just with a little less snow. This map is, in my opinion, way too open. While there are a few cover spots, you’re mostly easy prey for lurking snipers.
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Lastly, there’s the map Lupkow Pass, which I have hardly played at all. This is because no one votes for this map after the round ends; somehow, the trip to the mountains seems to be one of the least popular. When I did find a suitable server, I looked for enemies who had set up camp somewhere in the mountains. My favorite is currently Zaryzin, I just love dense infantry battles. If you share this love with me, you should definitely check out this map. The map that impressed me the least is Galicia. It’s just too open and there aren’t enough cover options. The fact that about 60% of the enemy team plays as snipers doesn’t make it any better.

The Weapons – Something for Everyone

I was more excited about the weapons than the maps. This has been the case in every Battlefield expansion so far. 11 new guns are waiting to be extensively played by you. However, you first have to unlock them by completing small tasks. Some of these tasks can drive you to frustration.

Battlefield 1 In the Name of the Tsar Screenshot

For example: To unlock the Mosin Nagant M91 bolt-action rifle, you need to achieve 15 kills with the tripwire bomb. If one eventually runs into my trap, they usually don’t die! It can sometimes take a few hours to successfully complete such a task. Little tip: Go on a hardcore server; soldiers there have less health and ideally die right in your deployed net.
From submachine guns to heavy rifles, every type of weapon is represented. If you prefer close combat and want to burn through ammo, you should try the SMG 08/18. This submachine gun is similar to the MP-18 but has a larger magazine. However, I felt that you need a bit more rounds to take down a soldier. One weapon I also liked is the so-called Obrez pistol. When applied correctly, this piece is a real beast and can send enemies to the afterlife with just one shot, if you’re lucky.

The New Mode – For a Quick Round

Battlefield 1 screenshot in the name of the tsar

With the latest update, a new mode was also introduced: “Supply Drop.” Here, boxes are dropped from the sky that you need to capture quickly after they land. What I notice: You have to stand really close to the boxes to capture them. While soldiers stand by the box, they generate points. At 500 points, it’s over, and the respective team wins. After a certain period, a second crate lands, and at the latest now, soldiers must split up. The crates only give a certain number of points and then disappear, but as a thank you, they leave us an elite class. Supply Drop plays out fairly quickly, and if you enjoy infantry action, you should be very well satisfied here. What annoys me: Since you have to get so close to the crates, you become an optimal target for mortars.

Specializations, Assignments, and a New Army

With the BF1 DLC “In the Name of the Tsar,” new specializations are also included, as you already know from older Battlefield games. At the start, you already have 3 of these specializations:

  • Flak: You take less explosive damage
  • Cover: Incoming suppression is reduced
  • Fast Regeneration: Auto-regeneration outside of combat occurs faster

You need to unlock the rest through assignments, and it takes a while to complete all these small missions. However, it’s definitely worth completing these missions, even if some tasks present true challenges. I am currently stuck on the assignment “Storming the Gates” and still need to take out a few soldiers with dynamite. Sounds easy, but it’s not. Most of the time, you hope for luck that a confused player walks right into my explosives.

Battlefield 1 screenshot

If you want to level up, you should take a closer look at the “First Steps” assignments category. Here you can earn up to 50,000 XP upon completion. “In the Name of the Tsar” integrates the Russian Army into the shooter, alongside new weapons and maps. Here, DICE takes a step forward and allows female characters to participate in the war. In the Women’s Battalion of Death, you get to play as a soldier in the role of a scout.

New Expansion, Old Weaknesses

First of all, I find that “In the Name of the Tsar” offers a wide range of content. Nevertheless, there are still some things that annoy me. One would be the almost non-existent auto-balance on the official servers.

Battlefield 1 Screenshot Wagen Soldat

While you can’t switch teams with a large player difference, players still gradually leave the servers, and balance should actually intervene and switch players to the other team for fairness. I have often found myself in situations where suddenly there were 5 too many players on one team, and you can definitely feel that on the battlefield. Another point is the medics. Somehow many players play this class, but they are more or less unwilling to help fallen allies. Maybe DICE should raise the points for reviving to make it a bit more appealing.

Conclusion: Is “In the Name of the Tsar” Worth It?

The expansion offers a lot compared to older DLCs. Just the fact that besides the 6 maps, there are a total of 11 new guns waiting for you makes “In the Name of the Tsar” the largest expansion yet in Battlefield. The new maps play out quite smoothly, although some are really too open for my taste.

Then there’s the pile of weapons, and it takes some time to unlock them all. For 14.99 Euros, I can highly recommend the expansion. If you haven’t purchased the main game yet, you should look for the “Revolution Edition,” which gives you access to all expansions alongside BF1.

If you do not own the Premium Pass and want to purchase the expansion separately, you’ll have to wait until September 19th.

Also interesting: Battlefield 1 – Is the shooter worth it in 2017?

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Pokémon GO: Monster Masses in Oberhausen – Special Icognito

Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 3 minutes

In Oberhausen, the Pokémon are currently having a blast. Hordes of Icognito, Kangama, and other rare monsters from Pokémon GO are besieging the city. The new Icognito form a special event theme.

Today, the Safari Zone in Oberhausen started, offering trainers on-site masses of rare Pokémon. Not only in the shopping center but also in the larger surrounding area of the city, trainers can encounter Kangama and others. As Centro writes on Facebook, rare Pokémon are also expected to be found in Duisburg, Dinslaken, Bottrop, and parts of Mülheim.

Unlike the last Safari event, the Icognito are not forming the letters E-U-R-O-P but rather “Safari”.

Safari Zone in Oberhausen on 16.9.2017

The Safari Zone event in Oberhausen has finally started today, which trainers have been looking forward to for a long time. Trainers with tickets for the event receive trainer kits with wristbands, a map, a QR code, and a paper Pikachu hat.

Pokémon GO Trainer Kit
Trainer kit from France – Source: /u/GROBAR_889

Additionally, there is a stylish in-game medal for trainers who visit the event in Oberhausen, Paris, or Barcelona with a ticket. A Reddit user named SmokerKing92 posted a screenshot of it:

Pokémon GO Medal Safari

But not only trainers with tickets can experience something in Oberhausen. As the official Pokémon GO account confirms on Facebook, you can expect rare monsters outside of the event as well. The following monsters are confirmed:

  • Chaneira
  • Kangama
  • Larvitar

A look at the GOMap shows that the developers are not overpromising. Hordes of monsters are just waiting to be caught:

Pokémon GO Larvitar Kangama Oberhausen

Besides Icognito and Kangama, you also see many Voltilamm appearing in the “wild” of Oberhausen. Trainers also report an increased presence of starter Pokémon.

Special Icognito form “Safari”

A few weeks ago, a similar event took place in Europe. Many rare monsters like Kangama and Icognito appeared in many German cities. During the Europe event, the Icognito formed the word “Europe”.

In today’s Safari events in Barcelona, Paris, and Oberhausen, Icognito with the letters S,A,F,R,I can be found, ultimately forming the term “Safari”. Initially, it was thought that the Icognito would stand for “Safari Zone”, but these reports turned out to be false.

Pokemon Icognito
Source: PokeWiki

Are you in Oberhausen or want to connect with other trainers there? In our Pokémon GO Facebook group pictures are already being actively shared. The Safari Zone in Oberhausen ends today, on 16.09., at 8:00 PM.

The Pokémon GO community is currently dealing with a potential development bug – Niantic is already investigating.

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Warframe shows more gameplay from the open-world expansion

Schuhmann Schuhmann Reading time 2 minutes

In Warframe (PC, PS4, Xbox One) it’s still going strong in 2017. Now more of “Plains of Eidolon” is being revealed, the major MMO expansion for the lobby shooter.

Warframe is a lobby shooter where players zip through tight corridors as Space Ninjas, jumping, shooting, and dodging. Since 2013, more and more shooter fans have been donning their Warframes, those martial-futuristic exoskeletons, to take on the universe.

Even though the free-to-play game has grown larger and more popular over the years, the core principle hasn’t changed: Warframe? These are individual, clearly separated missions.

Fans were amazed when it became clear at the in-house convention Tennocon: We’re getting an Open World.

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Everyone is waiting for “Plains of Eidolon”, the experimental update for Warframe

With the expansion “Plains of Eidolon”, developer Digital Extremes is introducing more MMO elements to Warframe. There will be an open zone with day/night cycles, giant monsters, a city, and much more – even the MMORPG-typical “fishing” is being added. All of this is expected to happen in Autumn 2017.

We extensively reported on the presentation in July and praised the developer for the outstanding presentation with a surprise factor. However, it has been relatively quiet about the expansion lately.

Yesterday there was another presentation with a live developer stream, trailer, and a developer Q&A session.

New gameplay from the massive update

  • This second teaser trailer for “Plains of Eidolon” has been released:
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  • For those who want to dive deeper, you can check out dev livestream 98 for more information about the changes to focus and more gameplay from the new update.
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The main information that Warframe fans can gather from all this is: Plains of Eidolon is still planned for Autumn 2017 and it should truly be as fans imagine it. An expansion that takes Warframe a significant step forward.

How Warframe plays already can be found here:

Warframe: Preview Report – F2P Shooter Soon on Par with Destiny?

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Destiny 2: Trials of the Nine – All information about the Trials of the Nine

Tom Rothstein Tom Rothstein Reading time 5 minutes

In Destiny 2, the Trials of the Nine are live! What new features are there in this PvP activity? What weapons and armor pieces can you win? How do I achieve “Flawless”?

On September 15, 2017, the first Trials in the history of Destiny 2 began. After the “Trials of Osiris” came to an end in Destiny 1 in mid-August, the Trials return in the sequel as the “Trials of the Nine”.

Now, there have been several changes to this endgame PvP activity. We summarize all the information about the Trials of the Nine.

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The logo of the Trials of the Nine

These are the Trials of the Nine in Destiny 2 – Everything you need to know about the PvP event

The Trials of the Nine represent a weekly Crucible PvP event where unique rewards can be earned. This event starts every Friday at 7 PM and ends on Tuesdays at 11 AM (summer time).

Access Requirements for the Trials

You must meet these requirements in order to participate in the Trials:

  • Complete the story campaign
  • Master the “Call to Arms” milestone at least once
  • Have at least Power Level 260
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Ticket, fireteam size, map, game modes – All new features and information about the Trials

Once the Trials event is live, you can start it via the navigator. You will find it in the Crucible overview:

  • The “Trials Ticket”, which shows your progress, can be viewed in the navigator above the Trials symbol. It costs nothing.
  • Players who achieve consecutive victories receive more Trials rewards.
  • Defeats only count on a ticket after you have achieved the first victory.
  • If you have three defeats on a ticket, you must start over. The ticket will be reset.
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The new Trials Ticket
  • All Trials of the Nine matches are played in 4v4. You must organize the fireteam yourself.
  • The game modes are always Countdown and Survival in weekly rotation.
  • For each event, only one Crucible map is available. This map changes weekly.
  • Trials of the Nine is a “locked-loadout playlist.” This means you cannot change your weapons and armor pieces until you exit the playlist.
  • Level advantages are disabled.
  • Before the start of a match, all Guardians are introduced with their loadouts (focus, weapons, armor pieces). The Glass Guardian!
  • There is a new announcer in the Trials: A woman – “The Emissary”.
  • In each match, you must win 6 rounds. Then you have won a match.
  • Revives are limited. You can only be revived by teammates.

    • How do I achieve “Flawless” in the Trials? – Flawless, new social space, rewards

    The main goal of the Trials is: A Flawless Ticket.

    To achieve “Flawless”, you must fill your ticket with 7 victories. There must not be any defeats on the ticket. In other words: You need 7 consecutive victories. There are no items like in the Trials of Osiris that can remove a defeat or grant a victory.

    Your rewards for the Trials are obtained in a new social space called “The Third Pillar”. Access to this place is only granted after you have won your first Trials match. The Emissary is located there:

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    The new social space
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    The Emissary

    There are four reward tiers in the Trials:

    • After each match, you receive items and “Trials of the Nine” tokens.
    • The Emissary has a reputation system. Redeem tokens with her and receive Trials Engrams.
    • If you achieve multiple victories per ticket, jumping platforms in the social space will be activated. These will transport you to additional emissaries. They have extra rewards for you. From 3, 5, and 7 victories, you can collect your rewards. Important: You can also receive the reward for 7 victories without achieving “Flawless”.
    • If you achieve “Flawless”, meaning 7 victories without a defeat, you will receive an additional reward. You can then jump to the top of the tower and be absorbed into another dimension. Here you will find a huge head of the Emissary of the Nine (see our title image). There, you can choose between two rewards.
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    The rewards in the Trials of the Nine – Weapons, armor pieces, gear

    Note that some Trials rewards are Powerful gear. This allows you to reach the maximum power level.

    In the Trials weapons, it is noticeable that all perks revolve around sliding.

    Update: Here we present all the weapons from the Trials of the Nine and reveal their potential!

    These are the weapons available from the engrams – however, you can also earn additional Trials weapons:

    • The hand cannon is called Judgment. When you slide, the weapon’s magazine is partially loaded and range and stability are improved for a short time (the slide perk can also be replaced by another perk):
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    • The pulse rifle is called Relentless. The slide perk causes the magazine of the weapon to be partially loaded by sliding, and handling and stability are improved for a short time.
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    • The scout rifle is called The End and looks like a sniper. The slide perk is the same as the pulse rifle (handling and stability):
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    • The shotgun is called “A Sudden Death“. The slide perk is the same as that of the hand cannon (range and stability):
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    • The sniper is called “The Long Walk” and has the slide perk that temporarily increases range and stability as well as partially refills the magazine:
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    • The pistol is called “A Swift Verdict” and also has the slide perk for range and stability:
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    • Additionally, there is a submachine gun called Adjudicator. The slide perk increases handling and stability:
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    This is the design of the Trials armor pieces:

    In addition to the gear, you can earn emblems, shaders, Legendary Shards, and auras in the Trials. The engrams can also contain exotic items.

    Note: This is not a complete list of all items available in the Trials.

    You can view an “engram opening” and more Trials items here:

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    Nintendo Switch gets the MOBA that kids in China are addicted to

    Patrick Freese Patrick Freese Reading time 2 minutes

    The first MOBA for the Switch comes from Tencent and is called Arena of Valor. You won’t miss out on familiar features. The game became known after the Chinese government had to intervene because kids in China became addicted to it.

    In August, the mobile MOBA “Arena of Valor” launched in Europe. On your smartphones and tablets, you can play 1v1, 3v3, and 5v5 against other players. You have a large selection of different heroes from tanks to supporters.

    Now the release on the next platform, the Nintendo Switch, is imminent.

    Arena of Valor for Nintendo Switch

    In winter 2017, the beta test version of Arena of Valor is expected to be available for free. There is no exact date for this yet. For MOBA fans, this might be the chance to try an addition to the PC experience.

    You won’t miss the classic role distribution of a MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) in Arena of Valor, as there are tanks, assassins, mages, marksmen, and supporters available. Currently, there are over 45 different heroes in the game – even Batman is included!

    Arena of Valor Class Overview

    Fight alone or team up with friends against other players in real-time battles.

    • As game modes, you can choose the classic 5v5 mode that you already know from other MOBAs. There you split into the top, mid, and bot lanes and optionally go into the jungle. A game usually lasts 12-18 minutes.
    • If you are looking for a faster match, choose the 3v3 mode. Here, all six players meet on one lane and hit each other. Usually, the winner is determined after 4-6 minutes.
    Arena of Valor Game Modes Overview
    • Do you want to measure your skills directly against other players? Then go for 1v1! Here, you can showcase your personal MOBA strength without being boosted by a team that can compensate for any mistakes.
    • In the “Hook War” mode, you will learn about another fun aspect of AOV, where you must pull opponents into ruin.
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    Extremely Successful Under Another Name in China

    Arena of Valor is the unofficial “Mobile” version of LoL. In China, the title made the youth of the country go crazy under the name “Kings of Glory”, leading the government to take measures to restrict playtime. The hype in China has gone so far that parents have even named their child after the game.

    There is much to discover in the game, and MOBA fans looking to try something new should at least take a look. You can find our detailed preview report on Arena of Valor here

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    Overwatch-Helden Ana & Junkrat kommen zu Heroes of the Storm

    Benedict Grothaus Benedict Grothaus Reading time 3 minutes

    The Heroes of the Storm Global Championship is in full swing, and Blizzard is taking advantage of the current hype to announce more Overwatch content for Heroes of the Storm. Two new heroes, a new map, new skins, and mounts await us!

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    New Heroes: Ana and Junkrat

    After the last two heroes from the Overwatch universe, Genji and D.Va, Blizzard has made significant changes, and each of the existing universes is being addressed. A new Overwatch hero was quite likely, and surprisingly, two are joining. The roster will include the long-range healer Ana and the demolitions expert Junkrat.

    The exact abilities and talents are unfortunately not yet known. However, looking at the counterparts from the hero shooter, some characteristic abilities can at least be inferred. Ana will likely be equipped with a Sleep Dart and Biotic Grenade, while Junkrat will almost certainly have Mines and his Kamikaze Tire. Whether the skills will change as significantly as with D.Va’s hero variant remains to be seen.

    Heroes of the Storm Volskaya Junkrat

    Ana will already appear in the Volskaya patch along with the new map, while Junkrat will join the Nexus a bit later.

    New Map: Volskaya Foundry

    In addition to the two new characters, more from Overwatch is coming to Heroes of the Storm. The map “Volskaya Industries” will be integrated into the MOBA in the form of “Volskaya Foundry.” The factory set in Russia will be a medium-sized map with three lanes and a map mechanic that is derived similarly to Hanamura from Overwatch.

    At certain time intervals, control points will be activated at the top end, bottom end, or centrally on the map. The teams will fight for dominance over the three points, comparable to Braxis Holdout. The difference is that, just as with control point maps in the shooter, a point can only be brought to 100% if no opponents are in the area to defend it.

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    If a team gains control over a point, a huge Triglav Protector is summoned, which must be controlled by two players: one for movement and melee, the other for attacks with the weapon systems. The player who enters first has access to movement and the control and siege attacks with the fist. The second player can decimate opponents with the massive cannon.

    Another feature of the map, which does not directly belong to the mechanics, is conveyor belts reminiscent of airports. The belts lead in one direction and accelerate movement in the same direction while stopping characters who are moving against the flow.

    Heroes of the Storm Volskaya Laufbänder

    Skins and Mounts

    No patch without cosmetics. To not only lighten the mood but also the wallets of players a bit, new skins for Varian and D.Va as well as two new mounts will be released around the Volskaya patch.

    • Destroyer D.Va
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    Heroes of the Storm Volskaya destroyer dva mech
    • Commander Varian
    Heroes of the Storm Volskaya commandant varian
    • Celestial Raptor
    Heroes of the Storm Volskaya celestial raptor
    • Invisible Horse
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    WHEN exactly the Volskaya patch will be deployed is still unknown. However, since Blizzard is known to tease such things only shortly before, we assume that the update will reach the PTR within the next two to three weeks.

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    Destiny 2: Unbarmherzig – Lasst Euch die 1. Waffe von Xur nicht entgehen

    Robert Albrecht Robert Albrecht Reading time 2 minutes

    Xur has appeared for the first time in Destiny 2. He brings the Merciless – an exotic fusion rifle. Is it worth buying?

    Three years ago, Xur first appeared in Destiny. However, in the early days, no one really knew what to make of him. What were the yellow items? And is what he sells even good? In the first week, Xur sold the Red Death – a long time truly fantastic pulse rifle.

    And in the second week? There, Xur appeared with the Gjallarhorn. Now a legend, Guardians doubted the usefulness of an exotic weapon in the Heavy slot. Primary and special weapons were considered much more attractive. That the Gjallarhorn would become the most coveted weapon in year 1 of Destiny was something no one thought at the time. It wasn’t until later that the realization struck: “I should have bought that weapon from Xur back then!”

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    Merciless – This week on offer at Xur

    Even though the big secret around Xur is no longer such a big deal, Guardians still look closely, what Xur has to offer and whether it’s useful. And regarding the weapon Merciless – a fusion rifle – it’s worth a second look. We will tell you why!

    All exotic weapons neatly listed in the guide!

    Merciless – Fusion rifle as a boss killer – Perks

    The weapon comes with a large magazine of 8 rounds and a reload time of 900. The best part about this fusion rifle is the intrinsic perk:

    • Movement Conservation – On non-lethal hits, the weapon reloads faster until the player gets a kill.

    This means: The weapon is a boss killer.

    • Furthermore, the weapon has the perk Impetus – Reloading immediately after a kill temporarily increases damage.

    When you are in a boss fight, you kill a minor enemy with the fusion rifle, reload, and then unleash everything on the boss. The magazine may empty quickly, but you will have dealt a significant amount of damage.

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    The Gjallarhorn – a legend in the world of Destiny

    The major downside of the weapon is the slot it occupies. Power ammo is scarce. Therefore, this weapon does not offer infinite damage potential.

    Probably, the Merciless will not reach the cult status of the Gjallarhorn. Bungie won’t allow such an overpowered weapon again. But if the past has taught us anything: The weapons Xur brings in the first weeks are definitely worth buying! They might still become legends.

    In short: If you’re looking for a weapon that can quickly take down bosses, you’ll enjoy using the Merciless! Get it. The weapon costs 29 Legendary Shards.

    Have you already made a purchase from Xur?

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