Destiny: On Weapon Day, April 20th, there is also the ‘No Time for Explanations’

In the MMO shooter Destiny on April 20th, it’s Weapon Day again. What’s new from Banshee-44?

Players who get along well with Banshee-44 in Destiny on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, or Xbox One will receive quests with exotic weapons waiting upon completion, including Tlaloc, The Taken Arm, or the Fabian Strategy.

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Here are the 5 test weapons this week

To reach such heights, test weapons must be used. Here are the current ones this week:

  • A Hand Cannon from Häkke is intended for use against Cabal.
  • A Prototype Hand Cannon, with the weapon category we have today, from Suros needs to go into the Crucible.
  • A Rocket Launcher from Suros is intended for high-ranking targets.
  • Another Suros Rocket Launcher wants to enter the Crucible.
  • And a shotgun from Häkke is looking for Scorn targets to take out.
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All the beautiful Hand Cannons in Destiny

Today, players can order the following weapons:

  • One of the most popular weapons before the patch was the Häkke Arminius-D. It was considered an alternative to the Doctrine of Passing. The Arminius-D received a slight nerf as a rapid-firing Hand Cannon.
  • The Zarinea-D Hand Cannon remains untouched by the nerf with 8 power. The patch left the weapon intact.
  • The Suros Ari-41 is more elegant than the Häkke competition, and the weapon also remains unaffected by the nerf to rapid-firing Hand Cannons. It belongs to the “hidden gem weapons” of Destiny so far.
  • The Fusion Rifle Thesan FR4 is on sale today. Fusion rifles could become the star of the new meta. But it’s still too early for that.
  • The Hand Cannon Gaheris-D wraps up Banshee’s offer.

Recommendation: The Thesan FR4 and the Suros Ari-41 could be a good addition to your weapon collection.

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These items can be picked up this week

A God Roll for the “Thesan” has been declared. Hot-Swap, reinforced frame, precision sights. Although others say: There is also a good fusion rifle now at the Future War Cult.

Additionally, a strong Dis-43 roll with Perfect Balance, Triple, and hand-laid stock.

The Zarinea-D is available with Crowd Control, Balance Mod, and Custom Stock.

Here in the video you can see the rolls for the weapons of last week: Zarinea-D, Suros Dis-43, Tuonela SR4, Lyudmila-D, Aiofe Rua-D.

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And “No Time to Explain” is also available today

Today is also Paradox the daily quest. This means there are chances to get to “No Time to Explain.”

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The Division: Is the first ban wave for “Falcon Lost” exploiters on the way?

According to The Division, there are reports that some agents who exploited the “Falcon Lost Exploits” have already been banned.

We recently reported that community manager Natchai Stappers announced in the Ubi forum that the developers would be examining penalties for all those exploiting the “Falcon Lost Exploits” – and still exploiting. With these exploits, agents can trick the mechanics of the raid to obtain loot more easily.

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The developers justify this step by stating that players would be violating the terms of use and the code of conduct of the game when using known or newly emerging exploits. However, after this announcement in the Ubi forum, there has been little further discussion about these threats, and even in the last State of the Game, where extensive discussions were held on exploits, cheats, and compensation in The Division, the developers did not address any potential penalties.

Reports of already issued 3-day bans

Now there are reports circulating on the internet in forums and video portals that some agents have already been issued “3 Day Bans,” allegedly because they exploited the exploits in “Falcon Lost.” Screenshots soon followed:

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This screenshot is from our community

According to these reports, the ban was imposed due to recent actions and for the violation of the terms of use. Therefore, the agent will now be excluded from the servers for three days. This is considered a “first strike”.

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This email further states that further such actions may lead to a second strike, ultimately resulting in a permanent ban. The account will be terminated, and the data stored on the servers will be deleted.

However: So far, there is no conclusive evidence from these screenshots that these penalties were issued due to the exploitation of the “Falcon Lost Exploits.” The emails only mention a violation of the terms of use. And the reports that players received such emails are so sparse that it is surprising. After all, the exploit was widespread.

No wave of bans in motion yet

That Ubisoft Massive issues 3-day bans against cheaters and hackers has been known for some time. Whether these penalties are actually being distributed for “exploitation” without further announcements cannot be confirmed at this point. The “evidence” could also refer to penalties issued to other cheaters and hackers.

Opinions within the community vary; some are pleased that Massive is taking action against these “cheaters,” while others blame the developers entirely for the exploit problem and react with misunderstanding and discontent. Additionally, some users doubt that a 3-day ban will leave a significant impression on anyone, as the punishment seems too lenient.

What do you think about this whole situation?

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Mecker Mittwoch: “Ist doch nur ein Spiel!”

I wish you a nice Wednesday morning. Who is actually responsible for my Complaining Wednesday always appearing at 11 AM instead of right at noon? It must be this sinister Webedia conspiracy going on here. #EverythingIsGoingDownTheDrain #BetterBlameSchuhmann

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Joking aside, let’s turn to more serious topics. When I logged into my ancient WoW characters today feeling cheerful, I couldn’t help but take a look at the friend lists from back then. You know, the “good old days” when there was no BattleTag and every char had individual friend lists that you always had to synchronize. A name caught my eye that reminded me of an unpleasant story.

Looting the Guild Bank is “Just a Game”

I think every reader here has experienced something similar. Back then, our raid guild bank was looted by a player who had “worked his way up” in the guild for weeks. Hundreds of potions, herbs, ores, and epic items were gone, now enriching the personal stash of the thieving player. Since the “theft,” which technically isn’t one as the character had the “rights” to it, was the first that caught my attention, I confronted the player back then.

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Goblin greed – “Just a game?”

Contrary to all expectations, he even discussed it quite openly with me, as his raid was “in the bag” and he showed no remorse at all. He even admitted to doing it regularly and repeatedly robbing guilds on multiple realms with different characters – just for fun. In his opinion, it’s all “just a game”, the goods are completely virtual, and for him, it was nothing more than an experiment in his way of playing: he deceived and earned the trust of the guild until he could stab them in the back. The broken trust of the other players didn’t seem to bother him at all – empathy was completely absent.

Of course, there are also situations where this can’t be avoided. In PvP, it’s somewhat the goal of the game to “spoil the fun” for others and to set up sneaky traps. But I explicitly want to exclude such obvious “player versus player” systems that are desired by the mechanics.

Which group do you belong to? Is anything permissible in the game because it’s “just a game”? Or does it stop for you where it spoils the fun for others? Let me know in the comments and feel free to share your opinion!

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Black Desert: Server down for maintenance, Blade as new class [Update: Patch notes]

In Black Desert today, on April 20th, the servers will be down for a long time. An update brings two new classes: Blader and Plum.

Maintenance work for Black Desert is usually a lengthy affair. For today’s patch, 5 hours have been scheduled. Between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM our time, the servers will remain down for maintenance. Again, they say: It may take longer, and we will inform you again.

2 classes that many have been waiting for: Blader and Plum

Today’s patch brings the two classes “Blader” and “Plum.” Anyway, fans have known them by these names for a long time. In our version, they will carry the traditional names Musa and Maehwa.

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Both are melee classes inspired by the classic, light, Asian swordsman. With high mobility and strong damage output, one should heed the advice to strike quickly and then skedaddle – both classes do not seem designed for longer battles. They are more like “hit-and-run” specialists.

The Maehwa class is the female counterpart to the Musa. As publisher Daum states, Maehwa specializes in one-on-one situations, while the Musa can display strong area attacks.

Both are not purely melee classes but can also deal occasional damage at a distance with the shortbow.

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Ninja and Kunoichi are coming in May

Especially the Blader has long sparked interest among fans. Many have complained that Black Desert launched without him. Although there are already 3 melee classes in the game: Valkyrie, Warrior, and Berserker, this “finesse and agility” orientation seems to be very popular among the Asian-focused fans of Black Desert. In Korea, the Blader was released in February 2015, with a two-month delay (and the revelation of the Wizards in between) and then came the Plum.

Once the two classes are in the game today, only “Ninja and Kunoichi,” the two assassin classes, will be missing. They can probably be expected next month, in May, before it continues with the “Awakening Weapons.”

What today’s patch brings aside from Blader and Plum is not known. Patch notes for Black Desert are expected to be released later when the maintenance work is completed.

Update: Here are the patch notes for today’s patch on April 20th for Black Desert in German by Daum.

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Guild Wars 2: Charakterboost auf Stufe 80 – GW2 Patchnotes umfassen 30 Seiten

The spring patch for Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns is live and fixes many issues. Additionally, there is a character boost to Level 80 as a gift!

Level 80 Boost for Owners of Heart of Thorns

A major point of criticism from fans about Heart of Thorns was that newcomers had to struggle through the “old” content for days before they could experience the new content in the Maguuma Jungle. To improve this in the future – and also retroactively – for all players, every owner of Heart of Thorns receives a free character boost to Level 80 that awaits in their account inventory with the patch. The upgrade is particularly convenient: you can test the respective class at maximum level for several minutes before having to decide to consume the upgrade.

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Free choice – Which character should be level 80?

Less Grinding, More Freedom with Rewards

Although Heart of Thorns aimed to create exploration of a large world and many freedoms in content selection, it only partially succeeded. Too often, the best rewards were only available if you followed specific event chains – there was no real freedom. This problem has been resolved since the patch. Many rewards have been removed from the large event chains, fewer enemies need to be defeated, and the experience points for defeating max-level monsters have been increased by a whopping 50%.

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The adventures have also received some improvements. They are now easier to access, are not blocked as often by events, and can be repeated as many times as desired without the rewards decreasing over time. Previously, an old “anti-bot system” was active, which made farming and permanent play in the same area unprofitable.

The New Group Finder: Something for All Game Content in Guild Wars 2

The group finder has also been fundamentally overhauled. With the upgraded tool, it is now easier than ever to find players for various content in Guild Wars 2. This now applies not only to dungeons and fractals but has also been extended to other areas of the game. If desired, you can even search for a group for raids – however, the fights there won’t necessarily be easier; coordination and communication are still necessary. Plus points are awarded for being able to specifically look for interested parties in role-playing.

The WvW-PvP: A Big Construction Site

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Changes to WvW-PvP have been long demanded. Although the “big remake” has not yet been reached here, some adjustments have already made their way into the game. As in regular PvP, there are now separate reward paths in world-vs-world battles where special armors can be unlocked. Several servers are now mixed together in WvW to ensure better population in the battlefields.

In the future, the “old” borderlands are also set to return – however, this will require several weeks of work, as they want to wait for how players evaluate the latest updates.

Lots of Small Improvements, Patch Notes for GW2

It is nearly impossible to list all the changes. Some of the most interesting points include the reduction of costs for writers, the introduction of a “lobby” for PvE players (where vendors and training dummies are available), and the introduction of the legendary shortbow “Chuka and Champawat” along with the legendary backpack which is finally available.

A comprehensive list of all the improvements and adjustments can be read in the German patch notes for GW2. However, you should set aside some time, as the complete patch notes cover nearly 30 pages.


For more news, information, and articles about the MMORPG from ArenaNet, you can find them on our Guild Wars 2 game page.

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Heroes of the Storm: Tracer hat ihren Release, aber nicht für alle

The latest addition for Heroes of the Storm has arrived. Tracer is now available for all pre-orders of the Origins version of Overwatch.

Tracer available exclusively for pre-orders for one week

Since last night, April 19th, the hero Tracer has been available in Heroes of the Storm – at least for those who pre-ordered Overwatch. Those who were convinced to purchase an Origins Edition of the hero shooter can exclusively battle with the British agent in the Nexus until April 26th. We have already discussed Tracer’s abilities in this article. Coincidentally, Blizzard has released a pretty successful trailer, which we certainly don’t want to withhold from you.

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Interestingly, there is also a small detail at the end of the trailer – as you can already see the model of Widowmaker in Heroes of the Storm. Whether it is just a new skin for Nova at the end of the trailer or if Widowmaker is really coming to the Nexus will likely be revealed in the coming months.

Minor changes to matchmaking and bug fixes

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The patch 17.2 also brought some other changes that players in quick match might notice. Here, not only the player level is considered anymore, but also the individual level of the selected character. So if someone plays a hero for the first time, they will be more often matched with players who also do not have much experience with their chosen heroes.

In addition to minor balancing changes to Artanis and Graymane, a highly amusing bug with Sylvanas was also fixed. When two Banshee Queens cast “Mind Control” on each other simultaneously, they could control each other’s hero until death. This should no longer be possible.


You can find more news and articles about Blizzard’s Moba on our Heroes of the Storm game page.

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War Thunder: Ab 14 Uhr täglich Zweiter Weltkrieg

The popular event series “Chronicles of World War II” of the online action game War Thunder has found its way back into the game.

With this event, one aims to simulate battles from World War II, with each event starting every day at 2 PM. This is a kind of daily quests where you can look forward to special rewards for completing the missions, including the rare vehicles A34 Comet “Iron Duke” IV, a KV-2 mod. 1940, an MBR-2, Richard Bong’s P-38J.

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Complete daily tasks

The daily tasks include that you need to destroy 30 player-controlled enemy ground vehicles with a ground vehicle. Every fourth completed task earns you a winner’s trophy. Additionally, you are supposed to destroy 30 player-controlled enemy aircraft with a plane to receive rewards as well as a winner’s trophy for every fourth completed task.

The tasks are always available for 24 hours and change with the available events. If you play in “Realistic” and “Simulator” mode, you will receive a multiplier of x2. Only player-controlled vehicles count towards progress.

In addition to the mentioned vehicles, you will also receive the following rewards in this War Thunder event:

  • Random 50-200% SL or FP Booster
  • Random camouflage for planes or tanks
  • Random talisman for vehicles of ranks II-IV
  • Random discount of 30-50% on premium vehicles.

If you cannot complete all daily tasks, you can buy the corresponding trophy in the item shop. This will unlock the following achievements:

  • “Chronicle” Rewards (Tanks)
  • “Chronicle” Rewards (Planes)
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Hearthstone: Offizielles Release-Datum von Flüstern der Alten Götter in Deutschland

Blizzard has announced the release date for Whispers of the Old Gods, the next expansion for Hearthstone.

It’s not a surprise: The date was spoiled due to a technical error or oversight two weeks ago and has now been officially confirmed: The Hearthstone expansion will be released in Europe, including Germany, on April 26.

134 cards have been announced, 71 are already known. A good portion of the remaining cards is expected to be revealed during a live stream later this week. With the new card pack for “Whispers of the Old Gods”, the announced format change to Standard and Wild will also take place.

A nerf for some “classics” like King Krush, Leper Gnome, Knife Juggler, or the Ironbeak Owl is also to be expected.

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By the way: While it will be released in North America and Europe on April 26, the expansion will go live in Asia on April 27.

Blizzard has had quite a rough time lately with announcing release dates and secrets. At the last Blizzcon, things went wrong when pre-order pages for World of Warcraft and Overwatch went live before the actual announcements. The release date of Overwatch was also not announced by them, but rather by a US gaming website through prematurely placed ads.

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The Black Death: Raues Survival-MMO startet heute in den Early Access

Today is the day: Anyone interested in a dark survival MMORPG can check out the Early Access of The Black Death.

Once the Early Access version is unlocked on Steam today, you will be able to try to navigate your life in the European Middle Ages without falling victim to the plague. In the sandbox world, it is up to you whether you want to try to build a great trading empire as a merchant or whether you roam the lands as a mercenary and fight bandits. You have a choice of ten professions (only six in Early Access), all of which depend on each other.

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Developers Answer Questions

Furthermore, the developers answered some questions from the community. It has been confirmed that there will be no firearms, as they had not been invented at the time of the game. There were also some complaints regarding the permadeath system. They explained that they wanted to have a realistic approach and that you have to take risks to achieve something in the game. If the character dies, you do not lose everything. Some gold and certain items, as well as the EXP pool, will be “inherited” to the new hero.

Crimes Will Be Punished

To avoid being “killed for an apple,” you should ensure that guards are present in the area to support you. There will be a crime system that aims to punish crimes harshly. You can also hire NPCs for protection. The developers further advise against venturing into the wilderness alone.

They are also currently working on optimizing the game to avoid desync issues or lag. They want to provide a smooth gaming experience. Currently, they are also planning regional servers that go beyond servers in the USA and Europe. Details on this will follow later. You can watch the video with all the questions about the MMO The Black Death right here.

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Here is the Steam page for The Black Death, which leads to Early Access.

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Tree of Savior: First players already at max level before official release

Even during the Early Access of Tree of Savior, the first players reached the maximum level – quite a feat of grinding.

Level 280 in 3 weeks in Tree of Savior

The MMORPG Tree of Savior is currently in its international version on Steam still in the “Early Access” phase, which only allows players who have been tempted to purchase a founder’s pack. Tree of Savior is quite grind-heavy with its 280 character levels, so a lot of time must be invested in killing enemies and clearing dungeons to reach the maximum level.

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The player Stormakov, who previously created a detailed leveling guide for Tree of Savior, has shown together with three friends that leveling up poses no difficulties for him at all – he has already reached level 280 again, even before the “free” players flood the servers.

The Early Access of Tree of Savior ends in a few days, starting April 28, even penny pinchers can take a look at the game – because then the game will be completely free as a Free2Play title on Steam.


More news and articles about the game with the cute graphics can be found on our Tree of Savior news site.

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Warcraft: New trailer for the movie shows more effects

A new trailer for the Warcraft movie has been released and shows more magical effects. Check it out here.

Medivh lets the lightning fly

In just over a month, it will finally be here. Fans had to wait almost 10 years for the realization of a Warcraft movie, and it will hit theaters in Europe on May 26, 2016 – two full weeks before Americans get to enjoy the film.

In the past few weeks, more and more trailers for the movie have appeared, giving a good impression of how the finished film will feel. You can watch the latest teaser above in English.

What do you think of the effects and the presentation of the film? Is it exactly your taste, or do you belong to the “Meh, you can totally see the CGI!” faction?


For more news and articles about the MMORPG and the upcoming film, check out our World of Warcraft game page.

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The Division: Operation ISAC – Weekly Mission starting from April 19th.

This week, there is a new mission to complete in The Division. To mark this occasion, Ubisoft has released a fresh video.

Once a week, your agent’s speaking clock receives a mission consisting of several tasks. If you complete these within the next seven days, you can earn Phoenix Credits as a reward.

Ubisoft has released another video for this week, which is supposed to convey the seriousness of the situation behind this weekly mission:

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This week, you need to help Simon follow up on clues regarding the kidnapping of Agent St. Clair. What you need to do is listed below:

  • Eliminate 40 experienced enemies: Go to the Dark Zone and eliminate the experienced (purple) enemies. Reports indicate that a dangerous new enemy is trying to collect weapons. You need to get ahead of him and take out anyone who stands in your way.
  • Convert 15 crafting materials: Convert 15 any crafting materials of the quality level Standard (green) or higher into a higher quality level.
  • 40 explosive kills: Take out 40 enemies with explosives.
  • Complete 10 missions: Master 10 main missions on “Hard” or “Challenging” difficulty.

If you succeed, you will receive 30 Phoenix Credits.


What can the Valkyria in The Division do? Learn more here.

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World of Warcraft: Nostalrius – Ehemaliger WoW-Entwickler unterstützt offizielle Classic-Server

A former developer of WoW supports the fans’ pursuit of legacy servers. He wants to personally deliver it to Blizzard.

Mike Kern supports the desire for classic servers

After Blizzard, under the threat of a lawsuit, ensured that the private server “Nostalrius” was shut down in recent weeks, the topic made high waves. On Nostalrius, everything was a little different than on the official servers – because World of Warcraft was still running in its “classic” state, that is, the vanilla version from around 10 years ago. Before the fans bid farewell to their home in a moving-bizarre way, they opened a petition to persuade Blizzard to finally offer their own servers where the classic version of World of Warcraft is operated.

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World of Warcraft has also gone through a long maturation process – something many players tend to forget.

This petition has now reached more than 180,000 supporters, including a prominent person: Mike Kern, who was the team lead of World of Warcraft until 2006 and then left Blizzard, has now also commented on the petition. Should a certain milestone be reached, he wants to personally pass this matter on to Mike Morhaime, one of the major decision-makers at Blizzard.

“If we get 200,000 signatures on the petition, then I will personally deliver the matter to Mike Morhaime. But if we want to convince Blizzard, we need more than 100,000 signatures. 100,000 is okay, but not enough to move them to action. My assumption is that if even Nostalrius had 850,000 registered accounts, then there are probably several million players longing for a legacy server.”

Mein-MMO says: It is definitely a strong sign when one of the former leading developers of World of Warcraft clearly commits to classic servers and also wants to represent the community’s desire for them. On the other hand, it is also understandable, as World of Warcraft was somehow Mike Kern’s “baby” until 2006. And who wouldn’t want to see their “own” game celebrate a little revival again?


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Destiny alleviates frustration with new loot system, but will it stay that way?

In the MMO shooter Destiny the entire loot system has been overhauled. This is now less frustrating, but will it stay that way?

It somehow feels typical. For weeks there are livestreams, every little detail is sold to us with 5 pictures, explained in slow motion and re-enacted with hand puppets of Seattle lumberjacks, but the actually most important change in the April update hasn’t been communicated to us at all.

Yes, it’s true, they did say again: “There are many paths to 335” and “Destiny should become an even more rewarding experience,” but that’s like when the dentist says: “It doesn’t hurt at all.” You might believe him the first time, but by the second time you flinch when the bastard just reaches for his torture tools.

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Destiny has shattered the greatest potential for frustration

But actually Bungie has solved the greatest potential for frustration with the patch that has haunted Destiny since the beginning.

Until now, it was the case that you needed double luck: First, an item had to drop that you wanted, and then it also had to be at such a high light level that you could actually use it. Finding an improvement became increasingly harder the higher your own light level was. Otherwise, after an evening hunting for new gear, you were left with: “Other than expenses, nothing gained.”

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When you were on a raid and were still hoping for a chest, it could drop anywhere between light 310 and light 320. And it didn’t matter what light level you had. If you went into the hard mode of the raid, carried a chest with 300 light and found a new one, you could hit the jackpot and take home a 320 – at worst, it was a 310. Still a nice upgrade. But if you already had a 318 chest equipped, you not only had to hope a chest would drop but also one with 319 or 320.

No more Forever 319

This made the last points a torment. You could die x times and not make an inch of progress. Lamentations about this can already be found in Vanilla. What was once called “Forever 29” is known in the last months as “Forever 319.”

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Light-dependent loot system

With the current “light-dependent” system this has changed. As numerous Guardians report, items now drop depending on your own light level, “a few points higher,” as long as the activity allows it. Your own light level serves as a basis, new items are oriented to that, they are a few levels stronger.

While this means that “jackpots” might not drop, you can regularly score improvements. And so like a squirrel digging upwards, you can “slowly but steadily” get better.

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Beware! This has happened before

But beware. A bit of this sudden insight from Bungie reminds us of a year ago. “Prison of Elders” was released and with it the weapon enhancement system. At that time, Bungie fulfilled the players’ wishes: they could upgrade old weapons to the new max value.

At first, this caused excitement: “I can finally play my Fatebringer again,” but it quickly turned out to be a motivation killer. What should I do now if I already have the best weapons? That’s why they terminated the experiment with the “upgradable weapons” already after this patch cycle and buried the idea along with the ethereal light.

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Everyone loved it back then … for 2 weeks.

Even the new path to 335 light, which guarantees to reach the goal, could create a “What’s the point of this, I already have everything” effect in the long run if players become “predictably” stronger and then reach the end of the loot spiral while the next patch takes ages to arrive.

It could be that the new light system is now a gift, a “relief,” which will be a thing of the past again with the next expansion in September.


Tips on how to quickly reach 335 using the “snowball method” can be found in this article about Destiny.

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GTA 5: Powerful Muscle Car in Benny’s Workshop – Sabre Week

With strong discounts on properties, tattoos, hairstyles, and clothing, as well as double RP races, the Sabre Week is currently running in Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 5.

Until April 21, you can purchase properties (including garages) in Grand Theft Auto 5 online with a 20% discount. So if you’ve had your eye on a luxury apartment for a while or have been thinking about acquiring another garage, now is the time to do it. The money you save through this promotion can be invested in eye-catching items like tattoos, hairstyles, or select clothing, which are reduced by up to 50%.

There is also a new Muscle Car Upgrade in GTA 5 online

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Sabre Custom by Reddit user Nysyth

Since today, there is a Declasse Sabre Turbo Custom available in Benny’s Garage that adds a touch of uniqueness to your car. From the powerful V8 engine block to the typical interior features that you are accustomed to from Benny’s Garage, you can customize your Sabre Turbo to your liking. With around $490,000, the upgrade isn’t cheap, but it’s a must for any Muscle Car enthusiast in GTA 5.

Additional bonuses during the Sabre Week in GTA 5 online

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In addition to the discounts on properties, clothing, tattoos & hairstyles mentioned above, there are also double RP rewards in the race playlists. Currently, there are lowrider street races – the perfect time to test your new Sabre Turbo. From tomorrow until Thursday, there will be multi-terrain races in these playlists. But even outside the playlists, you can earn double RP by racing against other drivers in free mode.

Even if you are in a car with several friends, you get double RP for “driving with other players” – the more people in the vehicle, the faster all occupants earn additional RP. If you are a property owner, you can also enjoy the fact that your personal mechanic will not charge daily fees this week.

So head out onto the streets of GTA 5 and start some races – it’s worth it!

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Black Desert: Free character slot for everyone – Room for Blader

Black Desert provides its players with new character slots at the launch of the new classes Musa and Maehwa.

Free Character Slot for All Players

The western version of Black Desert is still lagging behind the Korean version, but the western developers at Daum are working hard to bring many contents to us in Europe as quickly as possible. As part of these efforts, the two new classes Musa and Maehwa will soon be introduced to us – these are “The classes that were previously known as Blader and Plum.”

The only problem: New characters also require character slots. Anyone who already has 5 characters would have to either purchase new slots or sacrifice a beloved character to the data nirvana – that is, delete it.

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However, Daum has responded to this issue and is generous. With the patch on April 20, which also brings the two new classes, all players will receive a free character slot. This raises the limit for most players from 4 to 5 possible characters. If one has already purchased several slots, there is no need to despair: the maximum number of available character slots will also be increased from 9 to 10.

We have presented the two classes Musa and Maehwa in more detail in this post.


For more news, articles, and guides related to the MMORPG, you can find them on our Black Desert game page.

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The Division: Phoenix Credits for Everyone – Compensation for Issues

In the latest State of the Game for The Division, past and present issues of the game were discussed. Good news: Phoenix Credits for everyone are on the way.

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During the maintenance on April 19th, the weekly status report for Ubisoft Massive’s MMO shooter took place. Community Developers Hamish Bode and Yannick Banchereau talked about the numerous exploits and issues currently affecting The Division. Today it’s about “the serious stuff”.

Massive is going through a learning process, wants to listen to the community

Initially, the developers discussed last week’s update 1.1, the centerpiece of which was the raid “Falcon Lost”. As every agent out there likely knows, this endgame activity is far from perfect, new exploits and problems are being reported every day.

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According to Banchereau, the team is aware of all these annoyances. “Raids” are the first major update that has come to The Division, and everything is still new for the developers as well. Massive is in the middle of a learning process, in which they primarily want to learn: to recognize the needs of the players and pay attention to what the community expects from this game in the future.

The Community Developers mention that they report all the issues they find in the forums to the live team every day. There, they prioritize them and initiate appropriate solutions. They request that agents continue to discuss everything extensively and provide their feedback; the team will follow everything closely. All this feedback is a welcome help to bring about quick solutions.

Specifically regarding the “Falcon Lost Exploits”, it was stated that they have the highest priority. They want to talk about new content only when the existing activities are functioning as desired.

Phoenix Credits for everyone this coming weekend

Additionally, they briefly addressed the hotfix that was deployed on Friday night: Here, among other things, the missing characters of some Xbox users were restored. These players, along with those affected by the “backpack bug,” can expect to receive 500 Phoenix Credits and 10 of each high-end crafting material as compensation soon. When they will receive this compensation was not specified.

By the way: Yannick Banchereau confirmed that the main issue with the “backpack bug” has now been fixed, and most players can play freely again. However, there are still reports from individuals where this error continues to occur. They should contact the support team and describe the problem in detail.

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Furthermore, and now all agents can be excited to read on, there will be 150 Phoenix Credits for EVERYONE this coming weekend. You only need to log in once over the weekend to receive this. This is intended as compensation for the few days before update 1.1 when daily missions could not be played. They apologize again for this. The exact date of when this compensation can be redeemed will be announced later.

Other topics discussed in the State of the Game:

  • The gear score displayed in the inventory indicates the value determined by the equipped weapons and armor pieces. If this is below 160, but you are still assigned to the Dark Zone bracket above a gear score of 160, it’s because you might possess items in your stash that could raise your score above this value. For the Dark Zone, the maximum possible gear score of your agents counts.
  • There was a brief mention of cheats and hacks: The developers can track the actions and data of the agents, so it’s better not to use cheats. Banchereau also emphasized that they are looking at consoles too, as recent discussions have mostly focused on PC, where cheating problems are particularly pronounced. PS4 and Xbox One are not being neglected.
  • It was indeed an error that the daily missions were playable in recent days, but did not rotate. This problem has now been fixed. Today, WarrenGate Power Plant is on Challenging, while Russian Consulate and Broadway Target are on Hard.

See you on the streets, agents!


In this thrilling video of The Division dedicated to all players, you can observe the glorious achievements of some agents.

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LoL introduces the new Taric with a touch of Disney charm

This spotlight video shows you how you can play Taric in League of Legends in the future.

Just recently, developer Riot Games announced the champion update for the hero Taric. But to not only read how the new Taric plays, but also to see his abilities, the spotlight video has now been released, showcasing his new skills.

The Taric champion spotlight in LoL

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In this video, Riot not only shows dryly how the attacks work, but also employs a very special narrative style that almost resembles a Disney story. Visually, Taric would likely fit well into a cartoon like Hercules. The strengths and weaknesses of the revamped Taric are clearly highlighted. This is a significant difference from older spotlights, where the heroes simply mowed down everything and everyone.

Now that you see the abilities more in action, you may have a new picture of the rework of Taric. Personally, I find the rework very successful – it is by far no longer the old, boring playstyle. Of course, one still has to take a closer look at the numbers and values once they have tried him out in a League of Legends game.

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FIFA 16: All Legends in FUT – Pelé, Beckenbauer and Co.

In FIFA 16: FUT there are legends on Xbox – cards of the best players from the past. We summarize everything you need to know about it.

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In FIFA 16’s Ultimate Team mode, there are countless cards: In addition to the standard cards of thousands of footballers, there are “in-form” cards, “Team of the Year” cards, “Man of the Match” cards, and numerous other special cards that are highly sought after by FIFA players. This also includes the legends.

What are legends in FIFA 16?

Since FIFA 14, Xbox users have been able to enjoy exclusive legend cards in FUT mode. These cards bring back famous star players to the virtual pitch who have left a remarkable mark in the world of football in the past and are no longer active as professionals.

FIFA 16 legend Pele

The selection of legends has not always been undisputed in the past, as many fans wish for their former heroes who are not yet in the game. The accusation: EA would arbitrarily decide who is a “legend” and who is not. You can see which legends are available in FIFA 16 at the end of this article.

The legend cards are marked with a white-gold design and are categorized as “in-form” cards since they are meant to reflect the performances of the respective player at the peak of their career. The overall ratings of the current legends range from 86 to 95 – they are among the best and most sought-after objects in the game.

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Designs of the legend cards from FIFA 14 to FIFA 16

How do I get legends in FIFA 16: FUT?

In total, there are 66 legend cards in FIFA 16: FUT on Xbox. These have been consistently available in the sets since the launch of the game. You have a chance to get a legend in every pack that can contain Rare Players. There is also the option to purchase legends for many coins on the transfer market.

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In Draft mode, only a few legends are available each week. These change every Monday at 19:00.

How is the chemistry of the legends calculated?

Since the legends are not assigned to any club or league, it’s interesting to look at how the chemistry is calculated. To create Ultimate Teams with legends, EA has introduced “legend chemistry”:

Each player has a league match with the FUT legends. As a result, legends have at least one orange connection to all other cards. To build a strong green connection on the pitch, only the nationality needs to match. All legends have a green connection with each other.

How the chemistry in FIFA 16: FUT is calculated can be found out in this article.

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Which legends are new in FIFA 16?

In FIFA 16, ten new legends were introduced that were not available in FIFA 15. These include:

  • Vitor Baia (FC Porto, FC Barcelona)
  • George Best (Manchester United, Fulham, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, Los Angeles Aztecs, San Jose Earthquakes)
  • Deco (FC Porto, FC Barcelona, Chelsea FC, Fluminense)
  • Landon Donovan (San Jose Earthquakes, LA Galaxy)
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  • Gennaro Gattuso (Perugia, Rangers, Salernitana, AC Milan, FC Sion)
  • Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
  • Alexi Lalas (Padova, New England Revolution, LA Galaxy)
  • Jari Litmanen (Reipas, HJK, MyPa, Ajax, FC Barcelona, Liverpool FC, Malmö FF, Hansa Rostock)
  • Alessandro Nesta (Lazio, AC Milan, Montreal Impact)
  • Javier Zanetti (Talleres, Banfield, Inter Milan)

Below, we show an overview of all playable legends in FIFA 16. The cards come from the Futhead database.

Overview of all Legends in FIFA 16

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There are a total of 66 legends in FIFA 16. With Beckenbauer, Matthäus, Brehme, Bierhoff, Effenberg and Lehmann also six German players made the selection. These are the legend goalkeepers:


There are already hints that Thierry Henry will be added as another legend in FIFA 17. Whether the legends in FIFA 17 will still be Xbox-exclusive is currently unknown.

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Destiny: Dawn Strike on April 19 – What the new week brings

In the MMO shooter Destiny , a new week starts on April 19th. What are the new challenges?

It has been a week since the April patch. Players have familiarized themselves with it and have observed the new quirks of the loot system. It really seems that many activities in Destiny are quite attractive and rewarding. Since loot now drops “specific to light levels”, a whole range of activities are worthwhile, and players feel like they are making constant progress unless they are totally plagued by bad luck.

We present the challenges for this week.

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Weekly Nightfall Strike on April 19th is the Sunless Cell

Alak-Hul is present. So there is a chance to obtain delicious 335 items that can drop exclusively from him.

Modifiers are:

  • Fresh Troops – Enemy units are reinforced with additional minions
  • Puzzle Play – You should pay attention to choose the elemental damage matching the enemy’s shield
  • Catapult – Cooldown of grenades is reduced
  • Exposed – Shields are enhanced but do not regenerate

These items are wanted by the faction representatives

  • Eris Morn wants Worm Spores.
  • The Future War Cult seeks Spirit Bloom.
  • The Dead Orbit and the New Monarchy request Helium Filaments.

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In the challenge mode of the Prison of Elders, the modifiers are:

  • Beserker – Enemies do not flinch
  • Catapult – Cooldown times for grenades are significantly reduced
  • Grenadier Kill Bonus – Bonus points for kills with grenades

Void runners declared today a spontaneous holiday and emphasized their claim to world domination.

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Raid Challenge on April 19th is Oryx

This week, Oryx is the raid challenge in King’s Fall. Therefore, you need to send him to the eternal hunting grounds in a very specific way.

To find out how to conquer him and get bonus loot, read here.

The T3 boss in Oryx’s courtyard is Thalnok

The number one Crota fanboy is ready.

Are there tips, tricks, and videos about the challenges?

At this point, we will present you with videos of how guardians have tackled the challenges in Destiny this week.

Here is a video of a group of guardians taking on the grumpy Oryx in challenge mode.

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And here you see how to send mini-Crota to bed without dinner.

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If you need active support in shedding light on the minions of darkness, check out our article on finding German-speaking players in Destiny.

Good luck this week in Destiny, Guardians!

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