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Warzone Mobile Is an Unoptimized Mess at Release, But Is It Doomed?
Anshuman Jain
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Warzone Mobile's global release has been met with immense negative response as the game suffers a plethora of graphical issues, optimization problems, bugs, high ping and crashes. In this article, I share my first thoughts on COD Warzone Mobile and address all the issues that I faced with it.
Finding the right weapon in Dragon's Dogma 2 is as important as anything else. Fortunately, the game comes with a ton of variety. To make it easier, we have compiled all the best weapons in Dragon's Dogma 2. We have mentioned the not just the raw damage dealing weapons but also the ones that comes with special perks.
Ten Stonehearts Aventurine is the final boss in the Honkai Star Rail 2.1 Trailblazing missions. He has many AoE and Bounce attacks with high RNG damage. To defeat him, choose characters with Lightning, Ice, or Physical damage type, and make sure they have multi-target attacks. Also choose a good sustain with multi-target heals or shields. When Aventurine unleashes his Stratagems, hit as many of the dices as possible using multi-target attacks.
Radojka Travar
Minecraft snapshot 24w13a changes how Bad Omen works. You can now only get it by drinking ominous bottles, which are dropped by raid captains. You may then start a raid or get close to a trial spawner, which will turn into an ominous trial spawner. It will spawn mobs with gear and projectiles and potions. Defeating this spawner may yield ominous trial key, which can open an ominous vault. It gives you rarer and better rewards. The mace has three new enchantments: density, breach and wind burst.
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If you are looking for the hints and answers for the March 28 NYT Strands, you are in the right place. Alongside that, I have also penned down a bit of my experience playing the game. You will find it all right here. However, spoilers ahead, so proceed only if you are ready!
Exclusivity has been in the video games industry for a long time now. However, ending this term in video games can solve a lot of problems for developers and gamers alike. Non-exclusivity can create more opportunities and increase the player base. It will also help diversify and generate more revenue from the games. Increasing cross-platform gaming can help more in creating better communities. If the studios work hand in hand, the games can be better and gamers will have a better product to consume.
Treasure Quest, a Roblox RPG, throws you into quests and enemy hordes at once. To conquer these challenges, we've compiled a list of codes to give you free in-game boosts! Use our Treasure Quest codes to gain the upper hand in the game and jump right into the adventure.
Exclusive Riot Dev Interview: “Clove Is for You If You Feel like You’re a Brave Player”
Ishan Adhikary
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Valorant's 25th Agent Clove is globally available to play for everyone. Before the gameplay and hands-on experience, I had the honor to interview Dan Hardison, the Agent Gameplay Designer at Riot Games. We talked about Clove's design, gameplay approach, and playstyle. Here is how the interview went.
Honkai Star Rail Constance: Is She a Playable Character? Answered
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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In Honkai Star Rail, Constance is one of the daughters of Duke Ifrit Inferno and is part of the Ever-Flame Mansion Family. Duke Inferno considers Constance as his most ambitious and exceptional child, and it can be assumed that she is second in command of the Ever-Flame family. Constance connected Black Swan with Boothill in the Honkai Star Rail 2.1 missions to reveal Acheron's secret.
Choosing the right Augments is crucial for your Dragon's Dogma 2 journey. Some Augments help certain vocations but if you select the right ones, they will work on any vocation you use. Gratification, Endurance, Thew are some of the best Augments in Dragon's Dogma 2.
Don’t Get Scammed by This Inn Keeper at Battahl in Dragon’s Dogma 2
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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The Bakbattahl city in Battahl has two inns. One of the inns have outrageous pricing without any added benefits. The inn keeper basically scams players for an exorbitant sum of Gold, when they can easily rest at the other inn a few meters away for quarter of the price. Every Dragon's Dogma 2 player must learn about this scam and know how to avoid it.
The March 27 NYT Strands is here, and not a whole lot is going right with it. You may find yourself in a very tight spot with today's puzzle. I certainly did, but made it through, and here are the hints, answers and my painful experience for it all.
The Dragonforged is an NPC in Dragon's Dogma 2 that dragonforges equipment, upgrading them to the maximum potential. Equipment can be dragonforged using Wyrmlife Crystals, which can be obtained by defeating Draconian species, like Dragons and Drakes. Dragonforged can be found in Bay Wayside Shrine, north of Bakbattahl city, in Battahl.
The process of upgrading your Steam Deck is straightforward, but a little time-consuming. You'll need a screwdriver, a plastic spudger, your replacement SSD, and tweezers. Then, carefully open the back of the Steam Deck, the metal shielding, battery connection, and the SSD screws to remove and replace your SSD. You then need to grab the SteamOS image, a USB-A to C dongle (unless you have a dock), to create a bootable pen drive to install the SteamOS to your brand-new SSD upgrade.
Valorant's latest agent Clove soon arrives in the game. You can unlock them right away using 1000 Valorant Points or gain 200,000 XP to recruit them. In case you miss the recruitment period, use 8,000 Kingdom Credits to buy Clove from the Agents Tab. If you are an Xbox Game Pass user, you get Clove day one of their release in Valorant.
Genshin Impact 4.6 version is right around the corner and it will be stacked with events and rewards. Genshin Impact version 4.6 is expected to have 11,715 Primogems, equivalent to 73 Pulls. Welkin Moon players can get 15,915 Primogems or 99 Intertwined Fates in total. Welkin + Battle pass can get you 17,235 Primogems or 107 Intertwined Fates.
What Is Dragonsplague in Dragon’s Dogma 2, Symptoms and How to Cure It
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Dragonsplague in Dragon's Dogma 2 is an illness that corrupts pawns, making them stronger and unruly. If left unchecked, Dragonsplague can wipe all NPCs of an entire city. Pawns with Dragonsplague will have red or purplish glowing eyes, headaches and behave rudely towards the Arisen. Dragonsplague can be cured by forfeiting pawns, dismissing them back to the rift, or sending them to another Arisen's world to corrupt other pawns.
The March 26 NYT Strands was definitely one of the more exciting puzzles I have come across so far. It was more interesting due to the theme of the puzzle today. Was right up my alley, and hence, didn't take me long to pen down the hints and answers for you. You will find it all right here. So, if you are all set to go through them all, proceed!
Stardew Valley 1.6 update introduced ability to adopt multiple pets. You'll first need to have 5 hearts of friendship with the starter pet. When this happens, you have to read Marnie's letter from the mail. Then, go to the Robin's shop and purchase bowls. Now, purchase an animal license for the animal you want in Marnie's shop. Pets that love you may sometimes give you various gifts and you can place hats on them to make them even more cute. To remove a pet, use butterfly powder on them, which you can buy from Krobus.
Stardew Valley 1.6 update introduces three types of fireworks, which you can buy via two shops. The first one is in the walnut room on Ginger Island. Here, fireworks cost 1 Qi Gem and are unlimited. The other shop is in the casino in Calico Desert, where fireworks cost 200 Qi coins and can only be purchased 20 at a time. The red firework displays a red heart, purple one a purple star and the green one displays a green Junimo. Also, the whole screen changes color for a couple seconds and the size of the display is random.
After months of leaks and rumors, the gender identity of Valorant's new agent Clove has been revealed. In a dev Q&A, Clover was addressed with they/them pronouns. Agents Lead John Goscicki said that Clove’s gender identity, along with their personality and unique gameplay style are equally important. Earlier, Raze and Killjoy were officially revealed as Valorant's first queer couple.
Riot Gives this Highly-Requested Sage Buff to New Valorant Agent Clove
Ishan Adhikary
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Sage was the only agent in Valorant with revive abilities. The community have been asking for a self revive for Sage since her debut. However, it seems Valorant thought about self revive and gave it to Clove instead of Sage. Clove goes immune for a period after casting self-revive. They also need to get a kill or assist to stay permanently alive. Earlier, Sage had a self revive voice line that would trigger in custom matches after self resurrecting in ghost mode.
Valorant's new agent Clove is confirmed to arrive in Episode 8 Act 2 and the release date is March 26, 2024. They will be the 25th agent and the 6th controller in the Valorant agent pool. Clove also comes with a great set of agent gear that you can unlock once you start playing Clove.
Valorant released its 25th agent in Clove. The newest controller agent comes with the power of immortality in their kits. While Meddle helps you apply decay on enemies, Pick-Me-Up lets you heal instantly after a kill or damage dealt on enemies. Clove further utilizes their power of death to cast smoke clouds before and after death. The ultimate of Clove allows you to self-revive for a temporary period and getting a kill or assist during this time lets you live, again.
As adaptations are slowly getting better and picking up steam, I sit down to converse about what matters to me most. We take a look at the brief history of the not-so-stellar adaptations, the possible reason for its inconsistent track-record, and whether we have a glimmer of hope in the future.
Dragon's Dogma 2 modding community is constantly coming up with mods to fix the FPS issues and bypass the Microtransactions in the game. To install mods, download a mod manager and set it up on your PC. Next, choose Dragon's Dogma 2 in the mod manager. Download mods and copy paste the mod files inside the mod manager and enable them from the mod manager GUI.
In Helldivers 2, you encounter two different factions that employ different strategies. The first are the Automatons, which are self-aware socialist bots out to annihilate the forces of humanity and capture planets. You'll find eight kinds of Automatons throughout the ongoing war. The second faction are the bugs called Terminids. These also comes in eight different kinds, with their motivation being killing humans and multiplying across various planets.
Valorant Masters Madrid 2024 Shows Us Why Wingman is Overpowered and Needs a Nerf!
Ishan Adhikary
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It has been a year since Gekko made his way into VCT and now Valorant Pro players finally see Wingman's true potential. Wingman gives a player the leverage to focus on a fight and forget the main objective of Valorant which is plant and defuse. Wingman can also contribute in half plants and has a cooldown of reuse. It is fair to say these makes Valorant's Wingman an overpowered ability and it should receive some nerf before VCT Masters Madrid.
The Dragon's Dogma 2 modding community has come up with solutions to fix the bad FPS in DD2. Visit Nexus Mods and download the Dragon's Dogma 2 DLSS3 Enabler 01 and NVIDIA DLSS 3.6.0 mods. Replace the Mod files in the installation folder of Dragon's Dogma 2 to install them. Enable DLSS 3 inside the game and you are good to go.
Stardew Valley 1.6 introduces a brand new farm type called the Meadowlands Farm. It's pretty big and includes lots of grassy tiles where you cannot plant crops. Also, there is a coop and two chicks from the start, so you can raise animals right away. The special blue grass spawns here naturally, which will level up animals' friendship with you twice as quickly. So, focus on raising them, choosing the Rancher profession, building a barn and having barn animals quickly, as they are great money makers.
To start the Nameless Village quest, talk to Brant at night at the Vernworth tavern and select the false Sovran option. Find the Nameless Village on the east of the map near the Minotaur forest. Find the Old Noble Manor and ask Flaude about the false Sovran, Arthur. Once done, climb down the ladder beside the manor and clear the obstacle puzzle. Then as Srail about the decoy Sovran and Darragh. Finally, report back to Brant to complete the mission.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Masquerade Quest Guide: The Stolen Throne Walkthrough
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Masquerade Quest, the Stolen Throne, is pretty easy to complete. To enter the Masquerade, players first need to wear the Courtly tunic, Courtly breeches, and Eventide Mask. Next, they need to enter the Masquerade at night and find the secret door at the back side. Finally, players need to meet Wilhelmina through the secret passage and uncover the fake Arisen's secret to finish the quest.
Today's Strands has been pretty rewarding, for it was not as direct as the last game. As always, I got to solving it as soon as I could, as well as jotted down the hints and answers for it. And again, there's also a bit of my storytelling/whining in there, as you may want to call it. You will find it all here.
Pawn Inclinations dictate how a pawn behaves and speaks in Dragon's Dogma 2. The inclination can be changed using a special item called Rift Incense. Rift Incense are sold by Rift Merchants can be purchased using Rift Crystals. They are quite expensive, especially for new players. After purchasing Rift Incenses, give them to the Pawn while resting at a camp and end the day to change the Pawn's inclination.
How to Get Rift Crystals (RC) in Dragon’s Dogma 2 Without Spending Money
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Rift Crystals have a multitude of uses in Dragon's Dogma 2. They can be used to hire stronger Pawns, buy customizable items, like Art of Metamorphosis, or buy other useful items. You can easily get Rift Crystals using Rift Stones that are scattered around the world in the game. However, the easiest way to farm Rift Crystals is to get your Pawn hired by other players.
Advanced Vocations, like the Warrior vocation, is locked in Dragon's Dogma 2 and need to be unlocked first before players can learn them. To unlock the Warrior Vocation, players need to find a two handed weapon and give it to the Klaus at the Vernworth Vocation Guild. The closest two-handed weapon can be found in Trevor mine, which is a goblin lair.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Caged Magistrate Quest Guide: How to Free Waldhar
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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The Caged Magister quest in Dragon's Dogma 2 can be easily completed. First, reach the Vermouth Caste Gaol tower and unlock the prison door of the Caged Magister and talk with him. Next, head to the Slums and start the Heel of History quest by talking to Kendrick. Finish the quest by finding the Vaults and Malcolm. Finally, tell the Magister about the vaults and lead to the slums safely to finish the quest.
The Magick Archer vocation is for the late stages in Dragon's Dogma 2. After a journey southeast of Bakbattahl to the Volcanic Islands, go and interact with the husband of the Magick Archer Maister to unlock a new quest. Completing the 'Put a Spring in Thy Step' quest will earn you the Magick Archer vocation along with the Spellbow's Paradox weapon.
Dragon's Dogma 2 can be a visually satisfying game with a lot of environmental qualities. However, that comes at the cost of performance. Use our PC video settings to learn how to get solid FPS and performance without losing a lot of quality in Dragon's Dogma 2. With these settings, you will get a playable FPS on a low-end PC, while getting stable and smooth FPS on mid or high-end PC.
Changing vocations in Dragon's Dogma 2 is easy and can be done as many times as the player wants. To change the vocations, players need to locate Vocation Guilds found in cities around the world. These vocation guilds are often located close to Inns. Advanced classes need to unlocked first before players can acquire them in Dragon's Dogma 2.
More RPGs Should Pre-Release a Character Creator like Dragon’s Dogma 2
Sampad Banerjee
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Capcom released Dragon's Dogma 2 character creator earlier than the actual game's launch. In my opinion, this was one of the best things that could happen. The character creator not only helped me create my Arisen well before time but also built a lot of excitement. This same effect catapulted to gamers worldwide with even the company easily hyping their product up.
Unfortunately, you cannot lock on to enemies in Dragon's Dogma 2. The melee vocations will prioritize nearby enemies while the ranged will randomize a target. You can use certain ranged abilities to change your target in the game. Keen Sight and Steady Shot are one of the early abilities that let you lock on a target.