PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is plagued by cheaters, like every online game. However, cheating has come to an end for 25,000 of them.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is an extremely successful battle royale online shooter that has sold over 4 million copies and has left competitors like H1Z1 King of the Kill and Ark: Survival Evolved lagging behind on Steam. And all of this still as an unfinished early access title!
Of course, with so many players, all sorts of nasty cheaters and fraudsters congregate on the servers of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, but 25,000 players have unfortunately met their demise due to cheating.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Hunting Cheaters with BattlEye
Thanks to the anti-cheat technology BattlEye (which is also used in Ark and Rainbow Six Siege, among others), the team led by Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene was able to identify over 25,000 players who used forbidden cheat software and ban them from the game.
However, the fight against cheaters is an eternal arms race, and with over 4 million players, 25,000 banned cheaters are unfortunately just a drop in the bucket. But even such a relatively small number of banned fraudsters is ultimately better than nothing at all.
What do you think about the cheating situation in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds? Is it worse than in comparable titles, or is cheating still manageable? And do you think that anti-cheat technologies like BattlEye are really effective if only “25,000” cheaters are caught after 3 months?
With a total player count of over 4 million, there must be many more fraudsters at work who still carry out their trade unscathed. Let us know your opinion in the comments!
Fans have been waiting for a long time, and it was supposed to happen in the spring. But now it is finally confirmed when the Closed Beta of the online shooter Escape from Tarkov will start.
Next month – in July – it will begin, then the Closed Beta of the hardcore online shooter will start. The exact date will be announced later.
If you want to be part of it, you can order one of the founder packages or register on the official website. With a bit of luck, you will receive a key for the testing phase.
Look forward to these new features
The Closed Beta of Escape from Tarkov will bring several new features compared to the Alpha. These include:
● Insurance – For a small amount of in-game currency, you can insure weapons and equipment. This increases the chance of not losing them. ● Loot and Trade – With the Closed Beta, the new dealer Peacemaker is introduced along with more loot, medicine, and many other items that you can buy, sell, and trade. The economy system has also been improved, allowing you to trade items in marketplaces. Loot drops depend on their popularity and rarity within the economy cycle. ● Weapons – With new weapon elements and ammunition for customizing your gear, as well as the introduction of the submachine gun MP5, you’ll have even more options to personalize your arsenal. ● Locations – A total of four different maps are available: Customs, Woods, Factory, and Shoreline. These differ in size and terrain type. The Shoreline map is the newest and largest map in the game. ● General Chat – Chat channels available to all players. Through these, you can exchange useful information or arrange raids.
The developers at Battlestate have also updated the game to the latest version of the Unity engine. As a result, Escape from Tarkov now fully utilizes DirectX11 and many other optimizations.
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The development studio Frontier Developments has released the Playstation 4 version of the space online game Elite: Dangerous.
The game is available through the Playstation Store in two versions. The standard version includes only the base game. The Commander Deluxe Edition additionally offers the Horizons expansion and the Commander Paint Pack, which allows you to customize your spaceship.
A physical boxed edition of the game will also be available in the form of the Legendary Edition. This includes Elite Dangerous, the Elite Dangerous: Horizons Season Pass, and as a bonus, 1,000 Frontier Points that you can spend in the in-game store.
Updates are released simultaneously
The PS4 version of Elite Dangerous is at the same level as the PC version. It is therefore also possible on console to encounter the Thargoids, which currently keep appearing in the galaxy. The team aims to release updates for each version simultaneously so that all versions are almost always up to date. Almost always, since the PC version may also receive small patches in the meantime.
Features of the PS4 version
The PS4 version of the space game offers some special features. These include easier navigation via the touchpad of the “DualShock 4” controller, as well as the ability to configure four additional touchpad hotkeys. You can also target your enemies using an optional motion-based targeting system. Those who own a PS4 Pro have the choice between two graphics modes: “Quality” offers improved graphics, while “Performance” allows for a higher frame rate.
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Jeff Kaplan teases the Overwatch community again. Reaper will likely be getting new skins soon.
When it comes to skins and cosmetics in Overwatch, fans show no mercy and pay meticulous attention to ensure that every character gets their share of the skin pie.
However, that’s exactly not the case in Overwatch, and the forums and Reddit are often stormed by players who loudly complain that character X has not yet received any new skins, even though characters Y and Z have already received at least a dozen new outfits in the last 2 events.
Therefore, user Trashy0 also followed this tradition in the official forum and announced:
“Seriously, Reaper has exactly 2 event skins. Pumpkin and Shiver. In events, he only gets voice lines. Am I the only one who sees it this way?”
Of course, Trashy0 was not the only one who saw it this way, and many users gave the comment a thumbs up or shared about their favorite hero who was also poorly equipped.
To the surprise of most, there was a response from Jeff Kaplan, the Game Director of Overwatch. He commented, in regard to the statement that Reaper has too few skins, with a simple “ok”.
It didn’t take long for fans to speculate what skin for Reaper might appear next.
The fact is, data miners have long found some hints in the game files of Overwatch that suggest new cosmetic items for Reaper – although so far there had been no hopes for skins.
According to the data miners, Reaper will receive new items in both the Summer Games 2017 and the mysterious “Event Number 8”, and at least one of them is likely to be a skin.
What skins for Reaper would you like to see? Something dark and threatening again? Or rather something laid-back or even silly from his time when he was just Gabriel Reyes?
When can I start the download for Destiny 2? The expected date for the preload is now known.
On September 6, 2017, Destiny 2 will be released on the consoles PS4 and Xbox One. Some players have already marked this date boldly in their calendars or even requested a few days off to dive directly into the new Guardian adventures.
Those who purchase the digital version must first overcome a hurdle before diving into the “Destiny 2” universe. The hurdle is called Download and is, according to the PlayStation Store, approximately 68 GB in size.
This is a hefty download size, with some internet connections taking hours, if not even days. Do pre-order customers of a digital version need to postpone the planned launch on September 6?
Preload on PS4 – Destiny 2
No, because the solution is called “Preload”. It is now common in the gaming industry to download game data a few days before a major release. On the release day, the game is only activated, so you can start right away without having to shout at your internet connection.
So there is also a preload for Destiny 2. The PlayStation Store already indicates the expected date for a preload:
The American Store lists September 3 as the preload start date. The German Store states September 4.
Preload on Xbox One, PC – Destiny 2
The digital PC version will be released on October 24 via Battle.net. We currently have no information regarding a possible preload.
The “Xbox One” version, however, is set to be released, like the PS4 version, on September 6. We do not have official information regarding a preload, but some Microsoft fans reportedly received an email stating September 5 as the preload date.
Note: The article will be updated as soon as further information becomes available.
The latest raid in World of Warcraft is now also open to casual players. We reveal what awaits in the first wing of the Tomb of Sargeras!
Although the latest raid “The Tomb of Sargeras” has been in the game files of World of Warcraft on the live servers for almost 3 months, it was only recently opened. After players were allowed to storm the normal and heroic versions of the tomb last week, this week the mythic difficulty follows. The race for the coveted Firstkills from professional guilds has begun!
But now there is finally a first glimpse of the Tomb of Sargeras for casual players. The first wing named “The Gates of Hell” is now open and can be accessed via the Looking for Raid tool.
The Gates of Hell open their gates
In the first of the four wings of the Tomb of Sargeras, there are three bosses to defeat, who can drop plenty of loot and have probably already swallowed a seal of the Fated Destiny.
Goroth: This creature has failed several times in the service of the Legion. As punishment, his whole body is now on fire – the pain he feels is something he is all too happy to share with his adversaries.
Harjatan: The oversized Naga monstrosity has been trained since its birth to destroy everything. To achieve this, he has subjugated a whole host of Murlocs, who now worship him as a god and obey his will.
Lady Sassz’ine: The Naga witch Sassz’ine has spent her entire life bringing the various creatures of the sea under her control. It is these creatures that she will summon to devour all enemies of the Naga (P.S: That’s you!).
The free games for Xbox Games with Gold in July 2017 are announced. Gold members receive these free games on Xbox One and Xbox 360.
If you are an “Xbox Gold” subscriber, you receive games every month at no additional cost delivered to your console. This is included in the price you pay for the online service. There is a similar offer on PlayStation: it is called PlayStation Plus.
The Xbox Games with Gold include games from various genres. Thanks to backward compatibility, players on Xbox One can also play the free games from the 360.
Games with Gold – Free Games in July 2017 – Xbox One and Xbox 360
Recently, there was a leak of the free games for July 2017. This has now been confirmed by Microsoft.
You will receive four games for your consoles this month as well:
Grow Up (Xbox One) – Available from July 1 to July 31: This is an open-world adventure platformer that was released in August 2016 and is the sequel to “Grow Home.” It comes from Ubisoft Reflections. In it, you experience the adventures of the robot B.U.D.
Runbow (Xbox One) – Available from July 16 to August 15: Runbow is a colorful, chaotic game where you compete with up to nine players in local multiplayer or online.
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (Xbox 360 and Xbox One via backward compatibility) – Available from July 1 to July 15: A third-person shooter from Hitman developer IO Interactive.
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game (Xbox 360 and Xbox One via backward compatibility) – Available from July 16 to July 31: This is an action-adventure game in LEGO style. It is based on the film series “Pirates of the Caribbean” and includes the story of the first four films.
Here you can get an impression of these games:
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The Ghost Recon Wildlands update on June 28 brings the new “Tier 1” mode into the game. However, it is not the desired PvP mode.
A new game mode is set to be activated in this update for Ghost Recon Wildlands. It is called “Tier 1” and unfortunately, it is not the PvP mode that many players wanted. Additionally, the update will bring the usual bug fixes and possible balance changes.
The June update for Ghost Recon Wildlands is particularly interesting for players because of the Tier 1 mode . Ubisoft already explained in a Q&A session that this is not the PvP mode. They spoke of a new game mode in the next update that will bring new rewards.
This “next update” is this Title Update 5. The developers have already revealed a few details about the new game mode. For example, in Tier 1 mode, you will break the level 30 limit and can level beyond that.
“The new mode will allow players to break level 30 and enjoy the game with an increased difficulty level and new rewards, it says on the Wildlands website.
Unfortunately, we do not have more precise information yet. It is unclear whether the story progress will be completely reset and whether you will have to play the missions you have already completed at a higher difficulty. Possibly, the damage and health points of the enemies will be significantly increased, so missions can fail even faster if you are not careful enough.
We will likely receive this information right after the patch is activated.
Update on 28.06. – Patch Notes PC, PS4, Xbox One
The maintenance of the Wildlands servers will begin at 09:00 AM German time on PC, PS4, and Xbox One and will last for three hours. Therefore, the servers should be ready for you again around 12:00 PM.
The patch has a size of up to 7.42 GB on PC, depending on the client and up to 8.8 GB on consoles.
Update: 28.06. 12:00 PM – The maintenance is now completed and Ubisoft has announced the official patch notes. However, nothing is mentioned about the Tier 1 mode yet. We will include the English patch notes here for you:
USER INTERFACE – The reason for a discovery is now displayed above the mini-map.
GAME – Fixed a bug where the player could not use a drone or binoculars after being healed by a medic drone. – Fixed a bug where vehicles took minimal damage when attacked from a distance. – Fixed a bug where the Stoner LMG stock had an incorrect position in the equipment. – Fixed a bug where the Whisper Pistol had no suppressor and alerted enemies when the player used it.
AUDIO – An unusual sound could be heard next to a destroyed hut … – Fixed a bug where the M9 pistol produced the same sound with or without the suppressor.
NARCO ROAD – Fixed a bug where the follower symbol could be missing on the tactical map.
GHOSTS FALLEN – Fixed a bug where the player was detected by NPCs when shooting at long range with a crossbow.
PC – Fixed a bug where excessive lighting occurred in Fallen Ghosts with certain weather types when the Enhanced Beam option was enabled. – Fixed a bug where right-click was shown instead of left-click for fast travel when selecting left-handed mouse on the tactical map. – Fixed a bug where the game did not recognize when an Xbox One controller was disconnected while the game was not in focus. – Fixed a bug where the mouse click was not shown as a skill shortcut button on the command wheel. – Fixed a bug where a pop-up window regarding Easy Anti Cheat appeared every time the game started when User Account Control was enabled in Windows.*
– Fixed a bug where rapidly closing NVIDIA Ansel caused the game to run at only one frame per second.
*Please note that this pop-up window only appeared the first time when starting the game with User Account Control enabled.
In Revelation Online, the guild Impact is one of the most successful player groups. But what is their secret to success? What do they like about Revelation Online and what is still a problem? We asked some members and the community manager of Impact.
Meanwhile, Impact also maintains a thriving section in Revelation Online and even though there are no Black Pearls or similar milestones, the guild was for a long time number 1 in Revelation Online until they were recently pushed to second place by an international guild. Reason enough for us to pay a visit to the friendly guild again and invite them for an interview.
Interview with Impact – Part 1 – Why Revelation Online?
For our interview, we were able to win community manager “Lotusstorm”, who shared our questions with many guild members. We have summarized the collected feedback in the following answers. In the first part of the interview, it is about the game itself, why the guild enjoys it so much, and what is currently annoying them.
Why do you play Revelation Online? What attracts you to the game?
There is incredibly much to do and it never gets boring.
Many players also like the Asian style of the game.
What are the major advantages of Revelation Online?
The strong focus on groups and guilds, the dynamic combat system, and the well-made events, especially in PvP.
What could be improved in Revelation Online?
The support is a problem, there is no live chat and only a slow ticket system. A solution can sometimes take weeks.
The terms of service are vaguely worded, leading to frequent discrepancies. For example, when GMs claim a player misbehaved, even though this was not clear. For instance, account sharing is stated in the terms of service as both allowed and forbidden. Therefore, much depends on the discretion of the GMs as to whether something gets punished or not.
The cash shop is said by some respondents to be too close to pay-to-win since it allows for very rapid progress. It would be better if you could only buy cosmetic items in the shop.
The report system, which allows you to report rude players and bots, does not work.
The poor translation still bothers many, the German version is highly anticipated.
Many bugs are constantly carried over from patch to patch
Some players consider Revelation Online to be a soulless Asian import, where you are GPS-guided through the landscape via quests. What would you counter to that?
The quest GPS often saves you from looking at external guides. It is a useful comfort feature that is especially popular with PvP players, as they want to spend the minimal amount of time in PvE. Additionally, you can easily grab something to eat or drink while the hero runs to the destination.
Does Revelation Online offer sufficient content for guilds in the endgame?
The endgame with level 79 was not yet unlocked at the time of the interview. However, there is plenty to do and many activities are only available for guilds. For example, guild boss raids or guild events from Thursday to Saturday.
Interview with Impact – Part 2 – What makes you unique as a guild?
In the second part of the interview, it is about the guild Impact itself and what makes them special in the eyes of the members. There is also interesting information about how the guild deals with problematic members.
How many active players are you? How many are usually available on an evening? How many women play with you?
Impact has 110 members in the Revelation Online section, about 50 players are active every evening.
The percentage of women is between 15 and 20 percent.
Would you consider yourselves a casual or pro guild? What do you have to do to join?
The guild is semi-pro, semi-casual, and progress-oriented.
You need to be level 69, and there is an interview that decides on admission.
Active participation in guild events is required for continued membership.
How do you promote players within the guild and what are the tasks, rights, and responsibilities of officers?
Impact has lean hierarchies in Revelation Online. There is the guild lead, co-lead, 2 PvP raid leaders, and 2 recruiters.
If a member stands out, they are approached to see if they are interested in a promotion.
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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is also set to be released on Xbox One and PS4. However, that’s not enough. The developers would like to have cross-platform play between PC and consoles as well.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is currently only available for PC and there the battle royale game is already achieving great success. A version for Xbox One is expected to be released in 2017 and a PS4 version is supposed to become a reality in 2018.
But the developers at Bluehole do not want to limit it to everyone playing on their own machines. They are aiming for cross-platform play in PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – We would like cross-platform play, but …
According to a interview on VG24/7, cross-platform play is something the developers of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds would definitely like to do.
But at the same time, the questioned developer Chang Han Kim (Executive Producer) took a step back. Yes, they really want to do it, but then the question arises as to how that would work with controls.
PC players have an advantage with mouse and keyboard over console players with their gamepads. However, console players would receive aim assists. These would be unfair in a fight against PC players who do not have such an “aim-bot”. The whole thing is still very difficult, which is why they want to take another look at everything at Bluehole and tackle it later. Thus, the cross-platform feature is currently not on the priority list.
What do you think about Chang Han Kim’s statement? Do you believe that Bluehole really intends to bring cross-platform play to the game? Or do you think they will fail because the differences in controls are just too extreme? And do you even think that cross-play makes sense for a game like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds? Let us know in the comments!
In the online role-playing game Riders of Icarus, a new class will soon be available. The Trickster is a little fairy that looks like a young girl. By the release in early July, you can already create such a heroine in advance.
If you were hoping for a new class in Riders of Icarus that is large, strong, and powerful, you’ll likely have to keep those wishes to yourself for a while. Because the upcoming new class “Trickster” is a little girl with fairy wings and antennas on her head who throws teddy bears as her attack. Furthermore, the fairy is gender-locked and can only be female. So the typical “loli class” that Asian MMOs are notorious for.
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If you still want to play a “Trickster”, you can already create a character in advance.
Riders of Icarus – Create Trickster before release
The Trickster is only coming to the game on July 6, 2017. Until then, fans of the fairy don’t have to wait, because at least the character creation is already available. Just log into the game and create a character as a Trickster. This way, you can already reserve your desired fairy and its name. However, you will need a free character slot.
If you like, you can register for a Trickster launch pack for free on the official Riders of Icarus website. The package is free according to the developers and includes among other things a mount, 7 days of premium playtime, special wings for 30 days, a weapon skin, and a voucher for later character customization.
What do you think of the new class in Riders of Icarus? Is it a cute idea to play as an adorable little fairy? Or does the “loli factor” go too far for you? And for those who don’t understand the term loli: Colleague Cortyn has written an interesting article on the loli phenomenon in MMOs at the provided link. Enjoy reading and please write your opinion on the topic in the comments!
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Our top 5 offers today are about survival, truck driving, horror, strategy, and action. There should be something for you, right?
We present to you a selection of our top 5 offers from the Steam Summer Sale 2017 every day. The big discount event from Steam started last week and is active until next Wednesday. Until then, you can sift through the large selection and see if there are any offers for you.
To make the search for a new game not so hard, we show you our 5 highlights of the top offers on Steam here on Mein-MMO.de every day. These offers are active throughout the entire sale. So you have plenty of time to think about whether you want to buy a title.
You can track our recommendations from the last days here: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4
Mein-MMO’s Top 5 of the Steam Summer Sale 2017 – Day 5 (27.06.)
Patrick’s personal recommendation: Don’t Starve (Franchise)
Survive, survive and don’t starve. My recommendation for today’s top offers is Don’t Starve – more specifically, the franchise of this game. In the Summer Sale, you currently find the singleplayer “Don’t Starve” and also the multiplayer “Don’t Starve Together”. With its unique graphic style, the game stands out strongly from other survival adventures and has its own charm.
So if you are more of a lone wolf and looking for a survival game, then the mentioned single-player part of the game might be worth considering. In the wilderness, you are all alone. The goal is clear: Survive! Gather wood and other items from your surroundings to craft tools and fight enemies.
Multiplayer action is available in “Don’t Starve Together”. Together with friends in coop, you can explore an unknown wilderness with bizarre creatures. While collecting materials to build camps or tools, nasty enemies can surprise you and underscore the survival factor.
In Anthem there are several Javelin classes. Apparently, these can possess different elements.
Anthem is a new, ambitious game from BioWare and EA – a shared-world action RPG set to be released in fall 2018 and then to be updated with content for 10 years. It was first revealed at E3 2017.
Now there is news about Anthem: For a few days, a concept art of a Javelin class has been circulating online. The Javelins are the stylish exosuits equipped with weapons and special abilities that grant the heroes their powers.
At E3, two classes were already mentioned and briefly introduced:
Ranger: A balanced class. From the perspective of a Ranger, you can see the events in the gameplay trailer:
Colossus: This is the tank among the Javelins. It is shown here on the right in the image:
Additionally, a previously unknown class is visible on this Anthem image to the right:
Concept art for this class has appeared on Twitter and Reddit:
Three different elements in Anthem?
No further information on this third class is available. It looks quite agile, which suggests it might be a fast DPS class. Possibly, the Javelin also has “mage abilities” as a type of energy seems to be swirling around its right arm or legs.
The concept art suggests that there are three different “energies” or “elements” in Anthem: It might be fire, lightning, and ice, but this can only be speculated.
Interesting: When two more players join the squad in the gameplay trailer, for a brief moment the names and two symbols are displayed:
By the way: Sandra has equipped the third, previously unknown class
To the right of Sandra’s name, a lightning symbol is displayed. To the right of Kim, there is a sort of blue flower. These symbols presumably represent the elements in Anthem.
Anthem has already faced numerous comparisons with the MMO shooter Destiny. In this context, a comparison can again be made, as Destiny also has three elements: Solar, Arc, and Void. Official information regarding the elements in Anthem is still pending.
Genji is one of the most agile characters of Overwatch. This, however, often poses significant challenges for the developers.
In the development of Overwatch, things do not always go as the developers initially intended. In a rather entertaining video on YouTube, Jeff Kaplan and Geoff Goodman discuss various phases of development and share some behind-the-scenes insights.
When asked about the things he regrets most in the game, Goodman quickly responds with an answer: Genji’s double jump.
“I believe Genji’s double jump is the ability in the game that I regret the most. That one thing makes him so hard to balance, because he is simply everywhere all the time. You want to always be behind him, being in the air – it’s practically like he’s flying all the time. That’s what makes him so nimble and great, but at the same time, it gives us huge headaches. What seemed totally harmless at first turned out to be problematic.”
New heroes are free!
Genji often receives changes
Genji is one of the candidates that receives a small adjustment in almost every second patch. The duration of his ultimate ability has already been reduced, the speed of his sword strikes increased, the delay after climbing a wall removed, and so on. However, the biggest change was that he could no longer reset his double jump by climbing a wall. Good Genji players could thus remain in the air permanently, as they (like Spiderman) bounced from wall to wall without ever touching the ground.
Could you even imagine a Genji without a double jump? Or is that an integral part of the cyborg ninja, even if it defies all laws of physics?
A leaked video shows the new League of Legends champion Kayn or Rhaast, who are something very special together.
Apparently, there will soon be some variation in League of Legends if we look at the latest leak of the MOBA. A video that was quickly removed shows the new champion, who apparently consists of two personalities that share the same body.
One character is called Kayn and looks like a shadow assassin, the other calls himself Rhaast and wields a large scythe as a weapon. In the video, you can get a first impression of the characters. (Excuse the poor quality)
Update: 27.06. 10:05 PM – Kayn has now been officially revealed by Riot!
New Champion Kayn – Abilities
Riot has now officially introduced Kayn after the leak. The following background story is told to us by the developers about the new champion:
Shieda Kayn’s achievements in the field of shadow magic are unmatched, and he constantly fights to fulfill his true destiny – to one day lead the Order of Shadows into a new era under Ionian rule. Although he knows that Rhaast, a living weapon of the Dark, is slowly but steadily corrupting his mind and body, he leads her unwaveringly and boldly. There seem to be only two possible endings: Either the weapon bows to Kayn’s will … or Kayn is completely consumed by the malevolent scythe, paving the way for the complete destruction of Runeterra.
Passive: Scythe of the Dark
Kayn wields an ancient weapon and struggles with Rhaast, the Dark one within him, for control. In every game, one must fall to the other. Kayn improves his shadow abilities by hunting ranged fighters, while Rhaast quenches his thirst for blood in direct confrontation with the opponent. If Kayn wins the confrontation, he ascends to the rank of shadow assassin. If Rhaast emerges victorious, he takes possession of his host and takes charge.
Shadow Assassin:Deals additional magic damage during the first seconds of combat against champions.
The Dark One: Heals for a portion of magic damage dealt to champions.
Q – Scythe Whirl
Kayn jumps forward and hits enemies near his target position. Both the jump and the hit deal normal damage. Scythe Whirl deals additional damage to monsters.
The Dark One:This ability deals additional damage to all enemies except minions as a percentage of their health.
W – Blade Strike
Deals damage in a straight line, significantly slowing all hit enemies.
Shadow Assassin: Leaves a living shadow that performs Blade Strike in Kayn’s place. The blade of the living shadow has a greater range.
The Dark One: Blade Strike knocks hit targets up briefly.
E – Shadow Step
Kayn gains temporarily increased movement speed and can pass through walls for a short time. When he enters a wall, he heals a bit, and the duration of Shadow Step is greatly extended. If Kayn is in combat with enemy champions, the duration is not extended.
Shadow Assassin:Gains additional movement speed upon activation of Shadow Step and is immune to slowing effects.
R – Dark Haunting
Kayn can invade a nearby enemy he has just dealt damage to. During the Haunting, Kayn cannot be targeted for a few seconds. If the ability is activated again during this time, the effect ends prematurely. Kayn then frees himself from the victim’s body and deals high damage.
Shadow Assassin:Dark Haunting can be cast from a distance and resets the additional magic damage from Scythe of the Dark after Kayn leaves his victim.
The Dark One:Dark Haunting deals additional damage equal to a percentage of the target’s maximum health and heals the Dark One.
As the website Surrenderat20 explains, the two personalities presented seem to be fighting for control over the body. The transformation occurs, according to the tooltip, on the summoner platform in their own base.
Source: Surrender@20
In addition to the abilities in the interface, there is information about the transformations. There, the cooldown of the individual forms and the portrait that adapts to the active personality can apparently be seen.
It is also evident that the abilities of the two heroes seem to differ somewhat from form to form.
Reddit speculates on Soul Collector
On Reddit, it is speculated that the champion can choose his personality through his passive ability. After an opponent is killed, the champion is said to be able to collect their soul and then be able to transform into one of the two forms.
The red form of the champion reminds the community of “Yasuo”, who also has a knock-up and a similar dash. The blue form has a higher attack speed and apparently stronger auto-attacks.
An offer to buy a Facebook group for €1000 may be common in business, but it does not fit the image of hobbyists who pursue their passion and have succeeded because their community loves them.
Much calculation, much elbow
Ziro.TV has approached the topic of “Destiny” with ambition and elbow since 2014. Much of it is calculation. It’s about controlling Facebook groups, deciding which videos may be posted there (their own) and which may not (all others). This leads to conflicts with other YouTubers.
Even the position as “German representatives of the community at Bungie” was achieved using elbows. At the end of Year 1, in summer 2015, Bungie celebrated the Destiny community with a video. Almost only English-speaking YouTubers appeared there.
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Ziro.TV then mobilized their own community and made themselves known to Bungie with an angry comment under the video. One might call it clever or manipulative to instrumentalize one’s community to achieve one’s own goals. It has certainly worked. Since then, they have been invited as the only German-speaking representatives to Bungie events.
The answer to the question “Hypocrites or heroes” is thus: Neither. One cannot deny Ziro.TV’s passion and competence. However, they are coupled with ambition and a competitive mindset, which lack niceness and which they do not want to show their fans.
The face that Ziro.TV shows to the outside: that of the nice gamers next door, others YouTubers do not see. They do not see any face at all; they mainly feel the elbows.
Ziro.TV – Successful, but controversial
Conclusion: The success that Ziro.TV has is certainly deserved. It is the result of hard and clever work, branding, networking, and user closeness. Especially at the beginning, Ziro.TV was ahead of comparable offerings and was able to establish itself because of that. There is nothing wrong with that.
However, the way they have used their elbows can and should be viewed critically. This does not fit the image of the nice Destiny YouTubers who do everything out of passion and represent the German community as a whole.
Mein-MMO.de and Ziro.TV
We worked with Ziro.TV at the end of 2014 and embedded their videos on our site. They mainly provided us with screenshots with their watermark and our logo.
However, we quickly ended the collaboration. There were several reasons for this. Essentially, in our view, the collaboration failed because: Ziro.TV wanted us to cooperate “firmly” with them and not bring videos from other German YouTubers to our site.
In a side aspect, it was about the Facebook page Xur Destiny. Although Ziro.TV said they had nothing to do with it, only Ziro.TV videos were featured there. As an incentive for cooperation from us with Ziro.TV, it was offered that our articles could appear there.
After that, a trusting collaboration was no longer possible, and we decided to end the collaboration and ignore the channel as far as possible in the future.
Later, when the cooperation with us did not materialize, Ziro.TV entered into a collaboration with a German fan site. The site is relatively small in itself. However, it has a Facebook group with currently over 34,000 members. Only Ziro.TV videos were allowed there for a long time afterward. Meanwhile, that might be different.
The FB page “Xur Destiny” has only been sporadically maintained in recent months, and the cooperation with the fan page seems to be over as well. Meanwhile, Ziro.TV has built its own Facebook groups and channels running under its brand.
We would have liked to receive a statement from Ziro.TV. Despite repeated inquiries, we did not receive one.
YouTuber “Schausix” paints a different picture of Ziro.TV than that of the “nice guys next door.” He speaks of a “tyranny.” Anyone who speaks critically against Ziro.TV must expect that “mean comments” will appear under their own videos and that in large numbers.
https://youtu.be/mRC7aHlHqo8
The majority of German-speaking Destiny YouTubers know and like each other, exchange information, and collaborate. Ziro.TV stands alone. Invitations for collaborations have been repeatedly declined. There are always tensions.
Destiny for YouTubers: Hobby or Project?
Ziro.TV is not only more successful than comparable channels, they also behave differently:
Most YouTubers in Destiny see each other as colleagues. Ziro.TV sees the others as competitors.
While comparable YouTubers just made their videos, Ziro.TV has built a network from the beginning. This made them ahead of others in many things.
While most YouTubers have slipped into the theme of “Destiny”, Ziro.TV has been trying from the start to expand their reach through marketing means.
This is not inherently a bad thing, but it clashes with the image that Ziro.TV conveys to their fans.
An offer to buy a Facebook group for €1000 may be common in business, but it does not fit the image of hobbyists who pursue their passion and have succeeded because their community loves them.
Much calculation, much elbow
Ziro.TV has approached the topic of “Destiny” with ambition and elbow since 2014. Much of it is calculation. It’s about controlling Facebook groups, deciding which videos may be posted there (their own) and which may not (all others). This leads to conflicts with other YouTubers.
Even the position as “German representatives of the community at Bungie” was achieved using elbows. At the end of Year 1, in summer 2015, Bungie celebrated the Destiny community with a video. Almost only English-speaking YouTubers appeared there.
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Ziro.TV then mobilized their own community and made themselves known to Bungie with an angry comment under the video. One might call it clever or manipulative to instrumentalize one’s community to achieve one’s own goals. It has certainly worked. Since then, they have been invited as the only German-speaking representatives to Bungie events.
The answer to the question “Hypocrites or heroes” is thus: Neither. One cannot deny Ziro.TV’s passion and competence. However, they are coupled with ambition and a competitive mindset, which lack niceness and which they do not want to show their fans.
The face that Ziro.TV shows to the outside: that of the nice gamers next door, others YouTubers do not see. They do not see any face at all; they mainly feel the elbows.
Ziro.TV – Successful, but controversial
Conclusion: The success that Ziro.TV has is certainly deserved. It is the result of hard and clever work, branding, networking, and user closeness. Especially at the beginning, Ziro.TV was ahead of comparable offerings and was able to establish itself because of that. There is nothing wrong with that.
However, the way they have used their elbows can and should be viewed critically. This does not fit the image of the nice Destiny YouTubers who do everything out of passion and represent the German community as a whole.
Mein-MMO.de and Ziro.TV
We worked with Ziro.TV at the end of 2014 and embedded their videos on our site. They mainly provided us with screenshots with their watermark and our logo.
However, we quickly ended the collaboration. There were several reasons for this. Essentially, in our view, the collaboration failed because: Ziro.TV wanted us to cooperate “firmly” with them and not bring videos from other German YouTubers to our site.
In a side aspect, it was about the Facebook page Xur Destiny. Although Ziro.TV said they had nothing to do with it, only Ziro.TV videos were featured there. As an incentive for cooperation from us with Ziro.TV, it was offered that our articles could appear there.
After that, a trusting collaboration was no longer possible, and we decided to end the collaboration and ignore the channel as far as possible in the future.
Later, when the cooperation with us did not materialize, Ziro.TV entered into a collaboration with a German fan site. The site is relatively small in itself. However, it has a Facebook group with currently over 34,000 members. Only Ziro.TV videos were allowed there for a long time afterward. Meanwhile, that might be different.
The FB page “Xur Destiny” has only been sporadically maintained in recent months, and the cooperation with the fan page seems to be over as well. Meanwhile, Ziro.TV has built its own Facebook groups and channels running under its brand.
We would have liked to receive a statement from Ziro.TV. Despite repeated inquiries, we did not receive one.
The most important YouTube channel for Destiny in Germany is Ziro.TV. Serious allegations are now being raised against the channel. Are Germany’s biggest Destiny YouTubers hypocrites or heroes?
There are two faces of Ziro.TV.
Ziro.TV – The heroes of the German Destiny community
One is the picture of “heroes of the Destiny community“.
The duo of “Flo” and “Micha” has been creating Destiny content since November 7, 2014. They currently have 40 million views on their channel, spread across over 1700 videos. They regularly stream and have built communities on Facebook, Twitch, and YouTube.
They are the German representatives of the community at Activision and Bungie. They are “the guys next door” who treat Destiny as a hobby. They love their fans and do everything for them.
Ziro.TV – Hypocrites
This image has been shaken at the latest since last week. In a series of videos, YouTuber Lachegga paints a different picture of Ziro.TV. He calls them the “hypocrites of the Destiny community“.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlaMHKbQrb8&t=5s
Images are shown of them asking for donations and complaining that they earn too little money on YouTube while posing with a Mercedes on Instagram.
It is said that they take content from other YouTubers, delete watermarks, and pass off foreign gameplay as their own.
Ziro.TV is only about money while pretending it doesn’t matter at all.
Moreover, they would work against other channels. Anyone who speaks negatively about Ziro.TV must expect to be insulted by their “children’s army” in the comments. The German community lives in fear of confronting Ziro.TV.
Furthermore, they would overstate their own work and effort.
These videos by Lachegga have unleashed an avalanche. Other YouTubers are now speaking out and making allegations. Hundreds of players are discussing the topic in comments and reporting negative experiences with Ziro.TV.
Criticism is just envy
Ziro.TV did not comment on the allegations for several days, closed ranks, and disabled comments under their videos. The shitstorm intensified. In just a few days, they lost about 3,000 subscribers on YouTube.
Yesterday, a statement was made via video.
There, the allegations were labeled as lies stemming from envy. Someone wants to destroy them.
They did not buy subscriptions from English-speaking YouTubers.
Other allegations are private and are nobody’s business.
Moreover, they never said they had no money privately; they only said they earn little with YouTube.
https://youtu.be/MwY2rDU727U
Tyranny and Facebook: This is how we see it
Mein-MMO says: Lachegga’s criticism shoots beyond the target. Personal attacks and polemics make it easy to refute them in some points. Especially the point that Ziro.TV “bought” subscriptions directly is debatable.
We spoke to English YouTubers nKuch and DPJ, from whom Ziro.TV allegedly bought subscriptions and views in 2015. nKuch says he met the two only late in 2016 and was never contacted by them. DPJ says he only met Ziro.TV in 2016. The allegations that they bought subscriptions from him are therefore bullshit. He features them because they are nice guys.
However: Even if this point is refuted, the criticism has struck a nerve in the German Destiny community, otherwise the reactions from others would not have been so intense. A conflict is erupting that has been building up since the end of 2014.
YouTuber “Schausix” paints a different picture of Ziro.TV than that of the “nice guys next door.” He speaks of a “tyranny.” Anyone who speaks critically against Ziro.TV must expect that “mean comments” will appear under their own videos and that in large numbers.
https://youtu.be/mRC7aHlHqo8
The majority of German-speaking Destiny YouTubers know and like each other, exchange information, and collaborate. Ziro.TV stands alone. Invitations for collaborations have been repeatedly declined. There are always tensions.
Destiny for YouTubers: Hobby or Project?
Ziro.TV is not only more successful than comparable channels, they also behave differently:
Most YouTubers in Destiny see each other as colleagues. Ziro.TV sees the others as competitors.
While comparable YouTubers just made their videos, Ziro.TV has built a network from the beginning. This made them ahead of others in many things.
While most YouTubers have slipped into the theme of “Destiny”, Ziro.TV has been trying from the start to expand their reach through marketing means.
This is not inherently a bad thing, but it clashes with the image that Ziro.TV conveys to their fans.
An offer to buy a Facebook group for €1000 may be common in business, but it does not fit the image of hobbyists who pursue their passion and have succeeded because their community loves them.
Much calculation, much elbow
Ziro.TV has approached the topic of “Destiny” with ambition and elbow since 2014. Much of it is calculation. It’s about controlling Facebook groups, deciding which videos may be posted there (their own) and which may not (all others). This leads to conflicts with other YouTubers.
Even the position as “German representatives of the community at Bungie” was achieved using elbows. At the end of Year 1, in summer 2015, Bungie celebrated the Destiny community with a video. Almost only English-speaking YouTubers appeared there.
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Ziro.TV then mobilized their own community and made themselves known to Bungie with an angry comment under the video. One might call it clever or manipulative to instrumentalize one’s community to achieve one’s own goals. It has certainly worked. Since then, they have been invited as the only German-speaking representatives to Bungie events.
The answer to the question “Hypocrites or heroes” is thus: Neither. One cannot deny Ziro.TV’s passion and competence. However, they are coupled with ambition and a competitive mindset, which lack niceness and which they do not want to show their fans.
The face that Ziro.TV shows to the outside: that of the nice gamers next door, others YouTubers do not see. They do not see any face at all; they mainly feel the elbows.
Ziro.TV – Successful, but controversial
Conclusion: The success that Ziro.TV has is certainly deserved. It is the result of hard and clever work, branding, networking, and user closeness. Especially at the beginning, Ziro.TV was ahead of comparable offerings and was able to establish itself because of that. There is nothing wrong with that.
However, the way they have used their elbows can and should be viewed critically. This does not fit the image of the nice Destiny YouTubers who do everything out of passion and represent the German community as a whole.
Mein-MMO.de and Ziro.TV
We worked with Ziro.TV at the end of 2014 and embedded their videos on our site. They mainly provided us with screenshots with their watermark and our logo.
However, we quickly ended the collaboration. There were several reasons for this. Essentially, in our view, the collaboration failed because: Ziro.TV wanted us to cooperate “firmly” with them and not bring videos from other German YouTubers to our site.
In a side aspect, it was about the Facebook page Xur Destiny. Although Ziro.TV said they had nothing to do with it, only Ziro.TV videos were featured there. As an incentive for cooperation from us with Ziro.TV, it was offered that our articles could appear there.
After that, a trusting collaboration was no longer possible, and we decided to end the collaboration and ignore the channel as far as possible in the future.
Later, when the cooperation with us did not materialize, Ziro.TV entered into a collaboration with a German fan site. The site is relatively small in itself. However, it has a Facebook group with currently over 34,000 members. Only Ziro.TV videos were allowed there for a long time afterward. Meanwhile, that might be different.
The FB page “Xur Destiny” has only been sporadically maintained in recent months, and the cooperation with the fan page seems to be over as well. Meanwhile, Ziro.TV has built its own Facebook groups and channels running under its brand.
We would have liked to receive a statement from Ziro.TV. Despite repeated inquiries, we did not receive one.
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The Necromancer release in Diablo 3 takes place tonight. In Germany, the maintenance for patch 2.6.0 will start at 11:00 PM.
Many of you have been waiting for months for the release of the Necromancer in Diablo III. Now there are only a few hours left until you can purchase the package. However, the release is delayed to the early morning hours of Wednesday instead of today, as announced.
The reason for the “delay” is the maintenance for patch 2.6.0, which must be completed for the release.
Diablo 3 Patch 2.6.0 – Necromancer DLC Release PC, PS4, Xbox One
In the announcement of the Necromancer’s release in Diablo III, Blizzard stated that maintenance must first be completed. Subsequently, you will have the opportunity to purchase the “Return of the Necromancer” DLC.
In Germany, the maintenance for the “Diablo 3” patch 2.6.0 is scheduled by Blizzard to start at 11:00 PM. This usually lasts one to two hours. However, the duration may change at short notice, so there can be no exact end of maintenance specified.
It is expected that the maintenance for patch 2.6.0 will be completed around 12:00 AM or 1:00 AM German time. Afterward, the Necromancer DLC will be available for purchase at a price of €14.99 in the shop.
After the maintenance, you can purchase the Necromancer package in different ways.
PC players can purchase the Rise of the Necromancer pack through a new shop that will be available in Diablo III. Alternatively, you can also buy the expansion through the Blizzard shop. Here’s the link to the Blizzard shop on eu.battle.net
PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players can buy the Necro DLC through the PlayStation Store or Xbox One Store.
Eternal Edition: For PS4 and Xbox One consoles, there is the “Eternal Edition,” which includes all previous “Diablo 3 contents. It contains both the Ultimate Evil Edition and the Necromancer DLC. The introductory price of the Eternal Edition will be €39.99, and its regular price will be €69.99.
Diablo 3 Patch 2.6.0
If the Necromancer DLC does not meet your expectations, you can still look forward to the new patch 2.6.0. Among other things, three new areas, such as the Veil Moor, will be added to the game. We have introduced the three new Diablo 3 areas here.
In addition, you can expect the Challenge Rifts in patch 2.6.0, where you can compete in a “slightly different kind” of competition. You will play builds from other players and must prove that you can complete the high rifts within the specified time, even with their gear. We introduce the Challenge Rifts in Diablo 3 here.
For Star Trek Online, we have some super-rare ships for the PC version that we would like to share with you. These are Dreadnoughts from the 26th century as well as a bunch of small “Danube-Runabouts” from the Mirror Universe.
Those who like to collect super-rare ships in Star Trek Online can look forward to our current giveaway. Because we are raffling 7 Dreadnoughts from the 26th century, provided to us by the publisher Perfect World. The Dreadnoughts are available for nasty Romulans, honorable Klingon, and brave Federation captains in the PC version of the game.
Normally, the Dreadnoughts are rare drops from lockboxes.
Star Trek Online – 7 Dreadnoughts and 100 small shuttles for PC
In addition to the 7 Dreadnoughts, we have 100 small Danube-class shuttles for you. The small speedsters come from the notorious Mirror Universe. If you want to have one of them, you just have to meet the conditions of the giveaway window and you will definitely get a code for a shuttle, if there are still some available.
To win a Dreadnought, you also have to complete the actions from the giveaway window. Those who perform more actions increase their chances. However, only one Dreadnought can be won per participant. The winners will be randomly selected by us at the end of the action on July 7, 2017, at 12:00 PM and you will receive your codes via email. Good luck!
In dark raid eggs, legendary Pokémon are waiting to battle against you in Pokémon GO. Mewtwo, Zapdos, and more can be found in legendary eggs.
The new raids in Pokémon GO are battles against powerful monsters for up to 20 trainers per group. More and more trainers are now being allowed for raid battles. Initially, you had to be at least level 35, but the level requirement for raids has already been reduced.
Currently, you will find yellow and pink eggs with difficulty levels 1-4 in the game. In the less known dark eggs are very special monsters: the legendary Pokémon like Mewtwo, Lugia, and Entei. They belong to difficulty level 5 and are currently not yet released.
Legendary Raid Eggs
The legendary raid bosses are assigned to the raid difficulty “5” and likely require many trainers to be defeated. So far, there is no exact date for when we will finally come into contact with the legendary monsters. We only know that they hatch from the legendary raid eggs. This information comes from the data mining of PokémonGOHub.
Then you will likely have the chance to catch the legendary Pokémon after a successful battle. This is also how it works with the other raids where the raid bosses hatch from eggs. After you defeat them, their CP decreases and you can try to catch them with special Poké Balls. You can find an overview of the raid bosses with difficulty levels here.
The following Pokémon could hatch from the dark (legendary) eggs in Pokémon GO:
Articuno
Zapdos
Moltres
Mewtwo
Raikou
Entei
Suicune
Lugia
Ho-Oh
In the displayed list from PokémonGOHub, you have an overview of the legendary monsters that we could expect in the game soon. For example, “Mew” is not included. Will the monster come into the game in other ways?
We are excited to see what Niantic has in store for the legendary Pokémon. We can hardly wait to finally see these special Pokémon in the game after having to wait for over a year.
Today, on June 27th, the servers of Destiny are down. Maintenance work is underway. The login is not functioning. Info about server status.
They were already announced last week, and today, Tuesday, it’s happening: There are extensive maintenance works taking place in Destiny. Anyone who wanted to fulfill their duties as a Guardian this evening will have to postpone it to another day.
Preparation for the maintenance begins at 4 PM. You will not be able to log in anymore.
At 5 PM, all players will be removed from their activities. The servers will go offline. Make sure to finish your mission before then.
The maintenance work will continue until the night at 1 AM (June 28th). However, past experiences show that Bungie’s maintenance often ends earlier than indicated.
Additionally: Bungie.net and the companion app will be available with limited functionality during the maintenance.
No changelog, but preparation for the Destiny 2 Beta
During this server downtime, nothing will change in Destiny 1. There will be no changes to game content or gameplay.
Instead, according to Bungie, this maintenance is intended to prepare for the “Destiny 2” beta, which starts in mid-July.
Information about the Destiny 2 Beta
These are the dates for the beta:
PS4 with early access (Closed Beta): July 18
Xbox One with early access (Closed Beta): July 19
The Open Beta for everyone starts on PS4 and Xbox One on July 21.
The Open Beta ends on July 23.
PC: The beta starts at the end of August.
In the beta, you can play the story mission “Homecoming”, the strike “Inverted Spire”, as well as PvP. It is expected that this PvP content will include the “Countdown” mode and the new map “Midtown”. A total of six Guardian subclasses will be available, including the three new focuses Dawnblade, Sentinel, and Arcstrider.
