Destiny: The 10 Best Vendor Weapons, Weapon Day on 3.5.

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In Destiny, the vendors have fresh inventory this week – featuring a strong Palindrome! Moreover, today, on May 3rd, it’s Weapon Day.

Every week during the Weekly Reset, the vendors in the Tower bring a fresh selection. The weapons remain the same, but the perks rotate regularly. Which weapons are worth it this week?

Recommended Weapons This Week

The highlight of this week can be found at the Crucible Quartermaster. It’s a strong and popular hand cannon that comes with excellent perks this week. Its name is: The Palindrome!

  • The Palindrome (Hand Cannon) – Mulligan / Icarus, Increased Range / Explosive Rounds, Snapshots. Also True Sight OV. The best perks for range are included!
  • Every New Day (Fusion Rifle) – Unyielding / Life Support, Aggressive Frame / Increased Range, Hot-Swap
  • Event Horizon (Sniper Rifle) – Underdog / Spray and Play, Explosive Rounds / Perfect Balance, Hidden Hand
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Vex Quartermaster

  • Parthian Shot (Pulse Rifle) – Rodeo / Feeding Frenzy, Hand-Laid Stock / Lightweight, Balance Adjustment
  • Breakdown Required (Rocket Launcher) – Grenadier / Life Support, Perfect Balance / Spear, Cluster Bombs

Dead Orbit

  • Core Piece 01 (Scout Rifle) – Explosive Rounds / Lightweight, Subcompact Rifle / Outlaw, Hidden Hand
  • Bitter Edge 010 (Sniper Rifle) – Armor-Piercing Rounds / Snapshot, Hammer-Forged / Triple Tap, Hidden Hand

Future War Cult

  • The Lament (Hand Cannon) – Explosive Rounds / Fixed Pull, Perfect Balance / Hot-Swap, Fireball
  • The Wait (Fusion Rifle) – Accelerated Coils / Snapshot, Perfect Balance / Knee Pads, Snapshots
  • The Wormwood (Sidearm) – High-Caliber Rounds / Fixed Pull, Custom Stock / One-Man Army, Snapshots
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Weapon Day on May 3rd

Banshee-44 continues to fulfill his role as weapons master with a sense of duty. In addition to telemetry, syntheses, weapon parts, and armor materials, he also offers field test weapons and forging missions. These weapons can be ordered this week:

  • Häkke provides the hand cannon Judith-D. High impact of 94.
  • From Omolon, the hand cannon Kumakatok HC4. Low impact of 68.
  • And another hand cannon: Uffern HC4 from Omolon. Impact of 87. With a good roll, it’s a strong weapon.
  • A sniper rifle from Häkke is also available: Tamar-D. Impact of 22.
  • Lastly, a sniper from Omolon: Uzume RR4. Very low impact of 13.
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You can pick up these weapons with these perks:

  • The pulse rifle Herja-D comes with Injection Mold, Feeding Frenzy, and One-Man Army.
  • The rocket launcher SUROS JLB-47 has Tracking.
  • The scout rifle SUROS DIS-47 has Perfect Balance, Full Auto, and Injection Mold. Not bad!
  • The hand cannon Kumakatok HC4 delivers Fireball, Enhanced Frame, and Roulette.
  • The pulse rifle SUROS PDX-45 comes with Hand-Laid Stock.

Interesting: Destiny: The Best Primary Weapons with Elemental Damage – Tier List

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Neverwinter: Abenteuer-Nachschub! – Shroud of Souls ist live

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The new adventure module Shroud of Souls is out for the MMORPG Neverwinter. You must repair what a magician has broken.

The adventures in the latest expansion The Cloaked Ascendancy revolved around the mad illusionist Lukan from the mystical veil, who brought terror to the river district of the city of Neverwinter. As it turned out, the wizard had no choice for his actions, as he was pursued by mysterious shadow creatures.

neverwinter the cloaked ascendancy boss

In doing so, Lukan unleashed something “evil” upon the world of Neverwinter… Time for a classic adventure in the world of Dungeons and Dragons!

Stop the spirits!

Now it is up to you to investigate reports of evil spirits that are wreaking havoc in the river district on behalf of Sergeant Knox. What is behind it, and does this somehow relate to the events of The Cloaked Ascendancy? You can find out by playing the new adventure module Shroud of Souls on PC starting now. But the expansion brings not only new areas and adventures. You can also further expand your stronghold.

  • With the help of the famous interior designer Fibonacci, you can make your stronghold even more interesting and decorate your guild hall in a more varied way
  • A new stronghold siege awaits you! The dwarves of Delzoun have sent you tribute in the form of supplies. But some bandits intercepted the delivery. You must protect the supplies and grab the loot
  • New temporary structures. Several merchants and craftsmen come to your stronghold to offer you their services in equipping your guild hall

The new preset feature allows you to switch between predefined sets of powers with just one click. The new adventure module Shroud of Souls will be released for Xbox One and Playstation 4 at a later date.

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WoW: Legendaries will become even more powerful – Upgrade to item level 970

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Legendary items in WoW become even more legendary. Their item level count increases by a whopping 30 points.

Legendary items are an integral part of a character’s power in World of Warcraft: Legion. Their item level is usually significantly above the item level of all other gear, so the orange item color always represents something special and is practically incomparable.

However, with the current expansion, the maximum item level has already been raised multiple times to keep new content like raids and PvP interesting and rewarding, enticing players with fresh rewards.

With the introduction of Patch 7.1.5, new Legendaries were set to an item level of 940, while the old 910s were upgraded through a quest line.

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The legendary items are being upgraded once again.

Legendary items are upgraded to 970 via quest

Similar changes will occur with Patch 7.2.5. All legendary items that drop after the patch’s release will have an item level of 970.

“Old” Legendaries, which still have item level 940 or even 910, will need to be manually upgraded. For this, – as already in Patch 7.1.5 – a new quest line will be provided.

Whether farming essences in the raid instance “The Tomb of Sargeras” will again be necessary for the upgrade is still unknown. However, it is conceivable since the upgrade system has proven to be effective.

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However, the most important news might be: Even the “old” Legendaries remain relevant and can be upgraded. No one will be required to have the same level of luck to obtain the same item in a better form.

There is currently no release date for Patch 7.2.5. Most speculations suggest a waiting period of at least another 6-8 weeks – sometime in early summer.

You probably missed the Day of the Watchers – Ha.

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Guild Wars 2: Expansion is really coming! Officially confirmed – Still 2017?

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Recently, content from a possible expansion for Guild Wars 2 has been leaked. Now, the developers at ArenaNet have already confirmed the addon! The new expansion for Guild Wars 2 could be released as early as 2017!

The excitement among Guild Wars 2 players has recently been high. A – now deleted – gallery of images appeared on Reddit showing various content from a possible expansion. This included mounts, new skill lines, and areas from the original Guild Wars.

Now, the developers have actually confirmed a new expansion in an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit, which is set to appear much sooner than expected.

https://youtu.be/Y2itURIs1eM

Guild Wars 2 – 2nd Expansion – Release on Regular Schedule

According to ArenaNet chief Mike O’Brien, the expansion is set to be released later this year. The “update cadence” is expected to be maintained, with 2-3 months between new game content. Since an expansion would be the “next game content”, it could still happen in 2017.

Heart of Thorns, the first major expansion, was released months after the end of Season 2. This unnecessarily kept all players in suspense, as the season finale had already generated considerable anticipation.

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With the still-unnamed 2nd addon, ArenaNet aims to take a different approach. They have their own design team solely working on the expansion, while another team is responsible for continuing the living story. This allows for parallel development and better timelines. Therefore, Episode 6 should be released two to three months after Episode 5, followed by the expansion.

Guild Wars 2 – 2nd Expansion – Release This Fall?

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According to this schedule, the finale of Season 3 should appear in the summer and the addon then in the fall. Mike O’Brien suggests that the release date of the expansion might shift slightly, as releasing and sending a full expansion usually requires more work than releasing a new episode.

Nevertheless, the new addon should be available by winter at the latest, and then the next season of the living story should quickly follow. ArenaNet likely wants to avoid long breaks between story expansions in the future.

Release Date for 2nd Expansion of Guild Wars 2?

This suggests that the release window for the new expansion to “Guild Wars 2” is likely somewhere between November 2017 and February 2018.

What do you think of this announcement from ArenaNet? Do you believe in a release of the 2nd expansion by the end of 2017? And do you fear that the quality might suffer due to the rapid releases? Let us know in the comments!

Also interesting: Guild Wars 2 – Crisis Point – we played the shocking 5th episode!

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For Honor: Shinobi and Centurion Receive Teaser Trailer – with Executions

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In For Honor , teaser trailers for the new heroes Centurion and Shinobi have been released. These showcase (presumably) new executions!

The second season in For Honor is approaching. “Season 2: Shadow & Might” begins on May 16, introducing the two new heroes Centurion and Shinobi. Ubisoft released two short trailers showing the heroes in action.

The Centurion will be a hybrid member of the Knight faction: “For the Centurion, the battlefield resembles a chessboard. Every warrior has a role to play, sometimes sacrifices are necessary. This is the nature of war. And the Centurion celebrates it.”

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The Shinobi comes to the Samurai as an Assassin: “The Shinobi are silent warriors who move gracefully and kill with a precision that reflects a lifetime of disciplined training.”

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In these trailers, we also see an execution from both the Shinobi and the Centurion, which will presumably also be in the game. The Centurion knocks down a Peacekeeper with a knee strike and then weighs whether to give a thumbs up or down. He goes down. The Shinobi also shows a nice kill in his teaser.

When can you play the new heroes?

Starting from May 16, the Shinobi and the Centurion will be directly accessible to all “Season Pass” owners. All other players will have to wait until May 23. Then they can unlock each hero for 15,000 Steel. More info in the link.

In addition to the heroes, the second season brings two new maps (Forge and Temple Garden) as well as an increase in the maximum gear score and new “Epic” quality gear. Additionally, there will be more new features, adjustments, and balance reworks.

The first season of the faction war in For Honor saw the Vikings take the lead. Currently, the game is in a season break. You can find out what rewards the Vikings and the other factions received in the provided link.

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WoW: „So hatten wir uns das gedacht“ – Blizzard erklärt Gedankenwurm

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When it comes to the Riddler’s Mind Worm in WoW, Blizzard actually had very different solutions planned. They are now revealing this to all fans.

Patch 7.2 of World of Warcraft was once again filled with some secrets. The biggest secret was the Riddler’s Mind Worm. This mount had been parsed from the game data, and after the release of Patch 7.2, the great search began. It was kicked off by a found book page in the middle of Dalaran.

Blizzard has now revealed in a blog post how the puzzle of the Riddler’s Mind Worm was invented and explains the whole game in more detail.

The original solution that Blizzard came up with was interesting: The combined page numbers of all clues yield the ISBN number of “Warcraft: Chronicles”. Each individual clue, in turn, refers to a page in the book – on that page, there was an illustration showing the location of the next clue. This was supposed to go on over 7 steps.

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The solution to the puzzle could be found in the Chronicles.

Community Chose Hammer Approach

However, the community had other plans and resolved it simply with the hammer approach. With several tens of thousands of players, the game world was scoured piece by piece. Was “stone” a word in the puzzle? Then every stone in Azeroth was clicked to find the solution.

When thousands of players form a search team, even the best hiding place can’t withstand these secrets for long. Thus, it was ultimately possible to solve the puzzle of the Riddler’s Mind Worm within about 24 hours.

WoW Riddler's Mind Worm

At the end of the post, Blizzard hints that the “Mind Seekers” will soon return. This is likely to mean that with Patch 7.2.5 or 7.3 a larger puzzle will be brought back into the game world – on the Discord server of the puzzle friends, they are already licking their lips for it.

You can find the complete blog post from Blizzard as usual in our sources.

Don’t have the Riddler’s Mind Worm yet? In this guide, we’ll show you how to get it.

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Destiny: Green Light for Thursday – Downtime Rescheduled

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In Destiny, the announced multi-hour maintenance work this week has been postponed.

In the last “This Week at Bungie,” the developers announced their plans for an extended maintenance with downtime. This was supposed to start on Thursday, May 4, at 7 PM and last until approximately 11 PM. During this time, you would not have been able to play the MMO shooter.

But now Bungie writes: “Hold the phone!”

Via Twitter, they share that the maintenance and downtime need to be postponed. A new date and time will be announced as soon as they are known.

Destiny Robot

In short: Your evening on Thursday is not in danger after all. If you were already preparing to stare at the wall with a sad face all evening, you can now arrange a raid run or a Crucible session with your buddies. This week, it’s off to the Glass Chamber – a Fatebringer, a Vision of Confluence, or even the Vex Mythoclast are waiting for you.

What was supposed to change this Thursday?

The downtime was supposed to not bring any changes to the game content. Bungie will likely use this time to tidy up the online services in the background. The last announced multi-hour downtime was quite some time ago. A lot has probably piled up.

As soon as Bungie gives out the information on the new date for the maintenance and when the evening plans are again at risk, you’ll find out promptly on Mein-MMO.de.

In Destiny, the focus is increasingly on May 18. Then there will be a large-scale gameplay reveal for Destiny 2. That means: Finally, there will be in-game footage and information about the gameplay. We embed articles about Destiny 2 for you, with which you can already prepare for this event:

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Guild Wars 2: Next expansion is coming! Leak shows mounts & zones from GW1

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Since the first expansion Heart of Thorns was released for Guild Wars 2, some time has passed. However, a second expansion seems to be on the way, as a recent massive leak shows new skills, mounts, and a large new region in the south that should be familiar to players of Guild Wars 1.

Warning Spoiler! – This seems to be quite detailed and credible according to what has been leaked. Fans might learn about content that ArenaNet wishes to keep under wraps for a long time.

Update 3.5. 12:10 AM: During a live stream, the GW2 boss has now confirmed that the second expansion is indeed on the way and should be released soon. Episode 5 of the Living Story was released today, next comes Episode 6, and then the expansion. It could be as early as 2017. Observers expect autumn 2017 as the release date for the second expansion of Guild Wars 2.

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If you ask fans of Guild Wars 1 which regions they particularly liked, you often hear wishes for the cool desert regions from the GW1 addon Nightfall after the fan favorite Cantha.

Guild Wars 2 Shatterer Artwork

And indeed, that is where the journey leads in the upcoming second addon for Guild Wars 2, if we can believe the recently leaked information. In addition to maps of the new regions, the massive leak also shows a slew of new skills and mounts.

Guild Wars 2 – Expansion Leak – Crystal Desert and Vaabi

The recently released massive leak about Guild Wars 2 shows tons of content that supposedly comes from the new expansion. If the images are authentic – and they look quite real – then the journey takes you to the deep south, through the Crystal Desert and into Elona. This isn’t very surprising, as the Crystal Desert has been mentioned multiple times in the Living Story, although your heroes never ventured there.

guild wars 2 crystal leak

But there’s more than just the desert, as you will encounter the Principality of Vaabi (Vabbi in English), which is one of the most beautiful and fun regions from the first Guild Wars. Especially the funny emote quests from the Bazaar should still be well remembered by every player. After the opulent desert cities and colorful oases, there’s also the dark wasteland with the Domain of Palawa Joko.

Guild Wars 2 – Expansion Leak – New Skills and Mount Masteries

To rock the desert properly, the leak states that every class will receive new skills. This includes promising titles like “Holosmith”, “Soulbeast”, or “Scourge”. However, what the new skill lines can do is not evident from the leaked images.

guild wars 2 holosmith leak

More information is provided in the leak regarding the new masteries. This time, they seem to relate not to personal skills but to taming mounts. According to the leak, these include a raptor, an adorable kangaroo, a flying stingray, a griffon, and a jackal. You can finally ride these beasts and teach them new tricks as your mastery rank increases.

guild wars 2 mount leak

For example, the jackal can buff other riders as a pack animal, while the raptor deals area damage with its tail. So you can likely also fight on the beasts!

The kangaroo, on the other hand, seems to be the ideal mount for explorers, as it can also reach remote locations, and the stingray heals fallen comrades.

Jürgen says: This all sounds extremely cool, and especially the mounts would be a real innovation for Guild Wars 2 that many players have long anticipated. However, we still do not know if the leaks are genuine or an elaborate fake. Tomorrow, on May 3rd, there will be a AskMeAnything session with the developers, which hopefully brings more information about the leaks.

Also interesting: Guild Wars 2 – Legendary Armors are Coming

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Pen & Paper Therapy: Slaying Goblins as a Social Therapy Exercise

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To reach children and young people with social problems, more and more people are using an unusual method: Pen & Paper role-playing games.

Role-playing games can have some quite healing effects on many people. For a few hours, one can escape the dreary everyday life and simply step into the role of another character. Whether it is a powerful Dwarven Barbarian slaughtering goblins or the graceful Elven Priestess inspiring hope and courage in her allies.

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Especially in the field of Pen & Paper role-playing games, the identification with one’s own character is particularly strong – no wonder, every detail of background, skills, strengths, and weaknesses is meticulously established. And it is exactly here that help can be provided to children and young people, where other therapeutic approaches fail without a sound.

In Seattle, there is the “Wheelhouse Workshop,” which offers gaming groups from the Dungeons & Dragons universe primarily aimed at children and young people with social problems. And the success speaks for itself.

Introverted children thrive in role-playing

Davis, one of the operators of the Wheelhouse Workshop, tells of children who stand out in class because they are completely closed off and shy. But in role-playing, they bloom and have the opportunity to try out different roles and ideally take a few slices of that.

A gaming group with “therapeutic” thoughts requires just a bit more planning than any other gaming session. Davis lets the players feel the consequences of their actions much more often. When the young people decide to raid a outpost full of sleeping orcs, he makes them feel through the description of the situation how the orcs’ children and women feel.

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In another case, there was a closed-off boy who always sat curled up in his place. However, in role-playing, he wanted to play a loud barbarian – so Davis let him sit at the table like that barbarian: legs spread wide and taking up a lot of space.

In this environment, the consequences of actions can be explored without anyone being physically hurt.

Problems in role-playing are similar to those in real life

At PAX East, the operators of such gaming groups also discussed particularly successful cases. The art lies in presenting the young people with problems that resemble the issues in their real lives and forcing them to try different solutions.

Some players are already satisfied if they receive recognition in this way. For those who have managed without many friends and encouraging words in everyday life, it can mean a lot if the boy next door suddenly needs them to decipher a magical rune or to pick a lock.

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The potential of role-playing games for therapeutic and social development is undoubtedly great.

Even in Germany, there are already similar organizations and associations that rely on the educational and healing effect of role-playing games, such as the Waldritter. One would love to be a child again.

If you are already into role-playing, it should be good too. Otherwise, the hammer will hit you.

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ESO: Das neue, alte Vvardenfell im Trailer

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The Elder Scrolls Online receives the first new chapter add-on with Morrowind on the Dark Elf island of Vvardenfell. If you want to see what this area looks like in the game and what the developers have to say about it, you shouldn’t miss the new trailer.

The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind was a milestone for the Elder Scrolls series back in 2002, as it was with the third installment that the series broke through as a high-quality open-world RPG. Therefore, the expectations for the new chapter of The Elder Scrolls Online are correspondingly high, as various fans and developers mention in the new trailer.

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The Elder Scrolls Online – “Morrowind was my first Elder Scrolls game”

For many players, Morrowind was also the first Elder Scrolls game they played, as can be clearly seen in the new trailer for The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind. There, exciting gameplay scenes alternate with comments from players, fans, and developers, who each share what makes Morrowind special in their eyes and why they are looking forward to the online spin-off.

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We have embedded the video here for you. The language is in English, but German subtitles are available. Enjoy watching. The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind will be released on June 6, 2017, and will bring the island of Vvardenfell and an exciting story about the dying god-king Vivec, as well as a new class called Warden and for the first time structured PvP in battlegrounds.

Also interesting: The Elder Scrolls Online – Beta impression – This is what the new Morrowind will be like!

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Pokémon GO Plus: new Amazon low price

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The Pokémon GO Plus is a wearable gadget for trainers who want to catch Pokémon on the go without taking out their phone.

If you play Pokémon GO regularly and “without help”, you only use your phone and an internet connection (along with a power bank depending on duration). If you want to take your trainer adventures to the next level without constantly looking at your smartphone, you can use a gadget to assist you. The official version is called Pokémon GO Plus and is now discounted on Amazon.

Pokémon GO Plus – What is it actually?

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The GO Plus is a teardrop-shaped gadget measuring 46 mm tall and 33 mm wide, making it relatively small. You can wear it as a wristband (the appropriate wristband is included) or as a pin on your clothing. If you connect the GO Plus to your Android device or iPhone, you can play Pokémon GO without having to look at your phone. It connects via Bluetooth to your phone and alerts you to in-game events (wild Pokémon, stops) through light and vibration.

  • If you are near a PokéStop, the device will blink and vibrate. Then you press the button and collect the items from the stop, which will end up in your inventory. If you are out of range, the button lights up red.
  • If a wild Pokémon is nearby, the GO Plus will notify you. A yellow light means you haven’t caught that wild Pokémon before. A green light means you’ve already caught one of those monsters. Press the button to throw a Poké Ball and attempt to catch it. The device will then show you in different colors whether the catch was successful.
  • Since the GO Plus is connected to your phone via Bluetooth, you no longer need to take it out to catch monsters or loot stops. Now that temperatures are rising again and you are outside more often, you can easily hatch eggs or collect Pokémon.
  • Currently, there are occasional connection drops between the device and smartphone. Niantic is addressing potential issues with regular updates.

Buy Pokémon GO Plus – Amazon reduced the price

When the GO Plus was released, it cost around 45€ and was quickly sold out. After that, it was only available through third-party sellers for a while. Now you can get the gadget cheaper on Amazon. It now costs about a third less than the original price, at 29.99€. Prime customers also receive a €1 voucher for movies or series.

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Conan Exiles: Bloody Blocks – Fan Trailer from LEGO!

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Conan Exiles, the brutal barbarian MMO from Funcom, also looks good in LEGO. A fan has painstakingly recreated the game’s trailer as a LEGO animation.

Conan Exiles stands for many things: wild barbarians, desolate deserts, a ruthless struggle for survival, bloody sacrifices to cruel gods, dark dungeons, and last but not least swinging penises. All of this may not seem fitting for colorful LEGO bricks, yet thanks to the tireless work of a LEGO and Conan fan, there is a LEGO trailer for Conan Exiles that hardly pales in comparison to the original in (image) violence and blood.

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Conan Exiles – Slavery, Blood, and Murders – In LEGO!

In Conan Exiles, it’s all about naked survival, as you start as a penniless barbarian on a cross and must prove yourself in the merciless struggle for survival against animals, monsters, nature, and other players. Only barbarians who can craft equipment, weapons, and shelters from the meager resources of the wasteland will succeed.

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All of this is shown in the regular trailer of Conan Exiles, but the Lego version is not lacking in comparison. There, for example, the gigantic avatar of the god Mitra is created as a giant LEGO figure and tramples through the wasteland. Meanwhile, various Lego barbarians escape from their crosses and immediately start clubbing and enslaving each other.

Conan Exiles – LEGO Trailer – LEGO Heads Will Roll!

The violent scenes look particularly impressive with LEGO figures falling apart and being disassembled into their individual parts. The video – which the diligent fan took four months to make – shows various monsters and natural disasters, and at the end, the apocalyptic encounter between the Mitra avatar and Set’s serpent. We have embedded both trailers, the original and the Lego version, here for you. Enjoy!

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What do you think of the LEGO trailer? Would you have the patience to endlessly record Legos with stop-motion techniques and compile them into a film? Or do you think LEGO is silly and believe that such silliness ruins the serious character of Conan and his wild world? Let us know in the comments!

Also interesting: Conan Exiles – “Let Him Swing” – Dance Emotes are Unintentionally Funny

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Guild Wars 2: Crisis Area – We played the shocking episode!

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The vibrant story of Guild Wars 2 continues today with Episode 5 “Crisis Point”, but we were able to play the new episode already. In doing so, we experienced a harsh plot twist and new regions.

Attention: Small spoiler warning. The text contains a few spoilers about the previous living story and a few minor spoilers about Episode 5.

Crisis Point, the fifth episode of the third season of the Living Story of Guild Wars 2, already promised in its announcement “Shocking Revelations”. Well, something like that is promised by pretty much every game with new content, but in Guild Wars 2, the grandiose word was truly well chosen.

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Guild Wars 2 – Quo vadis, Lazarus?

But let’s start from the beginning. As often before, we were invited by ArenaNet to play the story chapter in advance. Since the last episode “The Head of the Snake” took an unexpected turn with the return of the Mursaat Lazarus, the mystery of the strange floating being continues.

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Lazarus was summoned by the cultists of the White Mantle in a poorly executed ritual and promised your hero help in the fight against the dragons. However, your hero did not trust him. After all, the Mursaat were your bitter enemies in Guild Wars 1. Therefore, Marjori Delaqua is assigned to him. She is to reveal the secret of Lazarus.

Guild Wars 2 – “Lazarus is what?!”

Unfortunately, Marjori’s investigations prove to be little fruitful, but soon after the start of Episode 5, Lazarus appears and demands information from us about Taimi’s anti-dragon project. Shortly thereafter, the situation escalates, and we find out what is really behind the Mursaat mask. And believe me, hardly anyone could have foreseen this plot twist.

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Who or what Lazarus really is, we cannot and shall not reveal here. You must actually play Episode 5 to uncover the secret of the Mursaat.

Guild Wars 2 – Back to the Fire Ring – With Grappling Hook

After the spectacular and shocking start of Episode 5, it’s back to the Fire Ring. There we enter a particularly large volcano, where our enemies have already fortified themselves quite well. There are bastions everywhere, and only by laying paths of oil to the fuel tanks can we effectively take out and blow up the guns.

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As with previous episodes of the third season, there is also a new Mastery Skill. This one is called Oakheart and gives you a limited-use grappling hook. With this, you can pull yourself up to remote heights of the volcano and quickly scale the otherwise impassable interior walls of the crater while taking out nasty mercenaries and particularly nasty destroyer creatures along the way. As usual, there are quests and events. In the end, an epic boss fight awaits you.

Guild Wars 2 – Heart of Thorns at a Bargain Price

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The fifth and thus penultimate episode of the third season goes online today, May 2. As always, you need a version of Heart of Thorns to play the Living Story; the expansion is, however, currently permanently available at half price.

Jürgen says: Every time ArenaNet manages to surprise me again with Guild Wars 2. Whether it’s the revelation that Sylvari are dragon creatures or the siege of Godfall – the story of GW2 always presents thoughtful and surprising twists. The latest plot twist is hardly inferior to previous revelations. I am definitely curious to see how Episode 6 will continue in the finale of the third season and whether there will already be hints about the next expansion for Guild Wars 2.

Relevant to the topic: Leak possibly reveals new expansion

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Lord of the Rings Online: Expansion Mordor brings new raid

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In the Free2Play MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online, the expansion Mordor will bring a new raid with multiple bosses: the Abyss of Mordath.

The Lord of the Rings Online has been sailing since the end of 2016 with the same crew, but under a new flag. The Standing Stone Games are currently working hard on the first expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online in years, Mordor.

They are currently celebrating the 10th anniversary of the MMORPG and hosted a live stream to celebrate. There, they shared information about the expansion Mordor.

Sauron is dead, but there will still be a raid

When the heroes arrive in Mordor, the Ring will already have been destroyed and Sauron defeated. A large raid battle with “Sauron” as the final boss – that would not really be the style of The Lord of the Rings Online. After all, Frodo, Sam, and Gollum could only destroy the Ring because Sauron did not detect them. A heavily armed expedition would not have gone unnoticed by Sauron.

Mordor therefore takes place “after the business with the Ring and Mount Doom.”

The raid will be named “The Abyss of Mordath.” The developers promise a “multi-boss” raid.

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The raid is not expected to launch directly with the expansion Mordor. Standing Stone Games wants to hold back the raid a bit so that heroes can take their time instead of rushing through the content.

Much is already known about Mordor: The expansion is expected around “Summer 2017.” This will be Update 21. With this update, the “High Elves” will appear as a new playable race. Additionally, there is a revision of player character animations and character models planned. However, players will also have the option to continue playing with the old models.

After Update 21 and Mordor, “The Lord of the Rings Online” will not end. The license has been extended, and they intend to tell new stories, explore lands, and achieve deeds.

For more on the expansion Mordor and the team’s plans, read this article:

The Lord of the Rings Online: In 2017, the Ring will be destroyed! High Elves are coming

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WoW: Which “Boost” services are legal, and which threaten a ban?

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In WoW, there are always boosting offers. But are they actually legal? What is prohibited?

Anyone looking in the trade channel or group finder of World of Warcraft will repeatedly find offers from dubious “boosting” services. Sometimes these are individual players, small groups, or even websites offering boosting services. For a certain amount, a service in the game can be purchased: some offer to raise a rating in PvP. Others promise loot from raid bosses or titles.

To claim that every form of boosting is fundamentally prohibited and illegal would be incorrect, as Blizzard has already commented on this several times.

Real money deals are always prohibited

World of Warcraft: The most well-known representative among P2P games

The basic rule is: As soon as real money is involved, the matter is prohibited. Anyone paying €50 for a dungeon run or rated battlegrounds can expect an account penalty if caught.

All offers that are exclusively and directly handled with in-game gold are generally tolerated by Blizzard.

Regardless of gold – or real money payment, there is another question: Was the “service” provided legally and fairly? If someone joins a “Mythic+” group for a few thousand gold pieces that guides the player through the desired instance, they likely face no great danger.

However, the situation is different with PvP skirmishes. Here, one often advertises boosting for the skill rating – whether in arenas or battlegrounds. It is important to pay attention to how exactly the boosting occurs. Are you simply part of a complete group that competes fairly against other groups? Or is there something called “win trading” happening, where one side does not really fight but just allows themselves to be rolled over? The latter is prohibited and has already led in many cases to temporary – and for repeat offenders – even permanent account bans.

Win-trading is always prohibited.

It usually helps little to say that one “didn’t know that the booster engages in win trading” – at Blizzard, they often seem to follow the “caught together, hung together” philosophy.

A red flag should also be raised if you are asked to give out your account details for someone else to play your character. Account sharing is fundamentally prohibited, and Blizzard shows little mercy here as well.

So let us remember: as long as payment for a service is made only with in-game gold to other players, in general, there is nothing against it if the boosting action is legal and free of fraud.

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Whether one can reconcile this with their own gamer ego, relying on something like this, is of course a whole different matter. I couldn’t really be happy about the awesome PvP mount that I paid 100,000 gold for instead of being able to play PvP well…

Have you read our article on the 3 questlines that nobody remembers?

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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: Steam hit has sold 2 million copies

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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has set another new record. In just a few weeks, the previous sales have doubled from one million to two million. Additionally, a large charity event for the game will take place soon.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is immensely popular among players and streamers. Recently, the battle royale shooter has surpassed the survival game ARK and its main competitor H1Z1 on Steam. Now there is another milestone with over 2 million copies sold.

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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds: “Our players are responsible for the success”

Just on April 10, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds had “only” sold one million copies. But the success did not stop and fueled by numerous enthusiastic streamers and their actions (like a car in the bunker), more and more people bought the battle royale shooter from Brendan “PlayerUnknown” Greene.

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Therefore, the developers of Bluehole can now proudly look back on 2 million sales. According to company president Gang-Seok Kim, it is primarily the players who are responsible for this success. Their passionate feedback has significantly contributed to quickly improving the quality of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and ironing out bugs.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Killing for charity

Due to the great success of the game, the developers have also decided to donate up to $100,000 for a charity event with Gamers Outreach. This event allows 32 2-player teams from North America and Europe to eliminate each other. Donations will be collected and donated to children’s hospitals. Under the provided links, you can also donate money for sick children and watch the livestream of the event on Thursday, May 4.

What do you think about the success of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds? Is it deserved or is the game just another unfinished and grossly overrated early access nonsense? Let us know in the comments!

Also interesting: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds – Frying pans can save your ass!

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War Thunder: Royal Air Force – Italy joins as the 6th playable nation

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War Thunder receives its first new nation since the official release of the military shooter with Italy. The Italians make their debut with their impressive air force “Regia Aeronautica” in the next update. Tanks will follow later.

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The last war nation introduced in War Thunder was the Empire of Japan and its successor with a handful of cool but also quirky tanks. Now, for the first time since the official release of the game, a new nation is coming: Italy with its air force.

War Thunder – Italian Air Force – Biplanes and Torpedo Bombers

With the next update “Regia Aeronautica”, the Italians are bringing their impressive air force into the game. In the early 30s, the “Royal Air Force” was indeed a serious air power that participated in the Spanish Civil War, among other conflicts. Even though some efficiency was lost due to misplanning and unfavorable political decisions by the time of entering the war, the Regia Aeronautica offers a lot of cool new aircraft for War Thunder.

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So you can look forward to robust biplanes of the type Fiat CR.32. The aircraft can take a lot of punishment and can even drop bombs. Also cool are the Italian three-engine bombers of the type “SM.79 Sparviero” (Sparrowhawk) or CANT Z.1007 Alcione (Kingfisher). The CANT Z.1007 Alcione can even drop torpedoes and sink ships. Later aircraft are expected to include early jet fighters from the 1950s, as seen with other nations.

War Thunder – Italian Tanks Are Coming

With the Italy update, which will be released with the next patch in War Thunder, Gaijin’s military shooter will feature over 800 aircraft and vehicles. However, this won’t last long, as the Italian tank force is expected to join the game later as well.

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Then you can look forward to notoriously ineffective tanks in reality, such as the “Carro Armato Fiat M13/40”, which was already somewhat outdated at the time of its commissioning and did not get any better during the course of the war. One can only hope that Gaijin will come up with a few useful vehicles for the Italians.

Also interesting: War Thunder – Coop Mode Is Coming

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The Division: Intense! – You don’t want to encounter this agent in PvP

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Who does one not want to encounter in the PvP of The Division? That’s right, an agent who takes you out with a single shot!

Just recently, we reported on an impressive PvE build: The agent JakesiK created a character setup that allowed him to eliminate elite NPCs at level 34 with just one precise headshot. He fired over 1.5 million crit damage at his enemies.

A few hours ago, he spoke up once again on reddit. This time he presents a similar “One Shot” build that is specialized for PvP. What he is capable of with this can be seen in this gameplay video:

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First shot, you go down – second shot, you are dead

In the PvP mode “Last Stand”, JakesiK only needs two shots for most kills: With the first shot, he brings the opposing agents to their knees, and with the second shot, he eliminates them completely.

Two things are necessary for this: Solid aiming to consistently land headshots (by the way, it is played on PC), and a powerful damage build.

This build he uses:

As a weapon, he uses the precision rifle M700 Carbon with Disciplined (one kill automatically makes the next shot a crit) and Brutal (increased headshot damage). He has mods active that increase headshot damage and improve crit damage and crit chance.

The armor parts:

  • Merciless Vest (Increases damage by 8% and incoming damage by 10%) with health points and enemy armor damage
  • Refreshing Mask with crit chance
  • Shortbow Championship Knee Pads with crit damage
  • Specialized Backpack with health points
  • Skulls MC Gloves (damage increased by 16% when no gear set bonuses are active) with enemy armor damage, increased precision rifle damage and crit damage
  • Nimble Holster with health points
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With the mods, the agent increases firearms, health points, and enhances the pulse generator. In total, he reaches 9058 firearms.

He uses the Pulse Generator and First Aid as skills and as character talents Emergency Medicine, Counter, Tactical Advantage, and On The Move. In the video, it can be seen that he usually benefits from the Tactical Advantage, which increases damage based on the distance of a “cover-to-cover” movement. Additionally, the damage boosts from the skills are active.

You certainly don’t want to be in the sights of such an agent. However, this high damage output comes at the cost of other attributes. The video also shows that he goes down relatively quickly himself. Nevertheless, an impressive build!

What do you think about it?

How the agent destroys the PvE enemies at level 34, can be seen in the provided link.

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War of Crown: New Tactical RPG like Ogre Battle live on Mobile – PvP

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The new Tactic RPG War of Crown offers turn-based battles like those of Ogre Battle or Final Fantasy Tactics. It has been released worldwide for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices.

It was the genre of earlier console generations and determined what was played in some of our childhood bedrooms: Tactic RPGs, strategy role-playing games.

On the Sega Mega Drive, there was Shining Force, and on the SNES games like Ogre Battle. One of the greatest games in the genre is still considered to be Final Fantasy Tactics – in modern times, games like Disgaea or the series “Fire Emblem” have caught attention.

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War of Crowns: Strategy RPG for on the go

Now, with “War of Crowns,” a current strategy RPG has been released for mobile devices. War of Crowns can be played worldwide on the go. There is also a version for Germany with German text and English voice acting.

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In strategy RPGs, you control and develop a group of heroes like in an RPG. The battles, however, take place like in a strategy game. A sort of “chess for advanced players” – with sharp swords, magic, and elves.

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In “War of Crown,” the heroes have different attacks and abilities.

In a rock-paper-scissors principle, they are particularly strong against certain elements. Elevation differences and placement on the battlefield also play an important role. A time limit ticks mercilessly. Therefore, it is not only important whom you attack a monster with but also from where, with which skill, and in which round.

War of Crown is set in a fantasy universe. The story is told in cut scenes. In menus, you can manage your heroes, equip them with items, and supply them.

We tested this with an iPad, and the controls work smoothly. The production values of Sword of Crown are high.

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A meta is already forming

The game is relatively complex. A community has already formed around the game, discussing tier lists and the best setups and strongest heroes.

Heroes are already classified into “tiers,” and there are discussions about how the meta will likely change.

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Game-breaker: Like most games of this kind on mobile, there is a pronounced cash shop – “War of Crowns” is free to play, but the cash shop tempts users with conveniences. “Pay2Win” is a sensitive topic in such games. Anyone involved with mobile free-to-play games should be aware of this.

A distinctive feature of War of Crown is a well-developed PvP system: battles take place in real-time and are synchronized against each other.

War of Crown: Tier list and beginner guide to War of Crown – Download for iOS or Android

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Destiny: The best primary weapons with elemental damage – Tier list

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In Destiny, with the Age of Triumph, numerous new primary weapons with elemental damage were introduced. Which are the best Solar, Arc, and Void weapons?

In the past, the decision was easier: When Arc Burn was active, most Guardians immediately reached for the Zhalo Supercell. This primary weapon was introduced with the “Taken King” expansion and quickly became a must-have weapon that players always carried in their inventory. The Zhalo was the only primary weapon at endgame level that dealt elemental damage throughout Year 2 and for several months in Year 3. With The Taken King, the raid primary weapons with elemental damage from Year 1 were left behind.

With the Age of Triumph, these raid primary weapons returned – in double form. As a legendary version with kinetic damage and as an exotic adept version with elemental damage. A total of 16 new primary weapons with elemental damage (4 for each raid) were introduced. Additionally, the Vex Mythoclast and the Necrochasm made a comeback.

Which primary weapons with elemental damage are particularly worthwhile now?

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The best primary weapons with Solar damage

The YouTuber and Destiny expert Datto wants to provide an answer to this question. He tested all weapons and created a tier list – categorizing the weapons from top tier (best) to bottom tier (worst). Keep in mind that when Arc Burn is active, none of these weapons are truly “bad.” But some are indeed better than others.

The top tier primary weapon with Solar damage is no big surprise:

  • Vision of Confluence – Scout rifle from the Vault of Glass. This weapon already had numerous fans in Year 1 and shows strong performance in Year 3 as well. With a impact of 48, it belongs to the mid archetype. It has a large magazine, the perk Full Auto, and thanks to its solid stability, it is enjoyable to play with.
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Solar primary weapons – Mid Tier. These weapons show solid performance but do not stand out:

Solar primary weapons – Bottom Tier:

  • Vex Mythoclast – Random drop from Atheon: The Vex is an absolute beast, but only within its optimal range. And that range is very short. Due to its instability and ammo issues, Datto places it only in the last category. However, it is not far from mid tier.
  • Dreadnaught’s Defiance – Auto rifle from Crota’s End

On page 2, you’ll find the tier list for Arc damage and on page 3 is the tier list for Void damage.

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