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Generally speaking, completing specific PvE dungeons or competitive PvP modes in New World not only earns rewards, but more importantly, showcases the game's combat design.

However, there are also some gameplay methods that don't involve overly ingenious mechanical design, primarily allowing you to directly farm resources to level up your character, such as chest runs.

Also known as elite chest runs, these are large-scale endgame activities. You instantly team up with other players and follow a specific route through elite zones or strongholds to search for elite chests and loot them.

With the addition of Nighthaven, a new zone, in Season 10, your run routes and strategies may require some adjustments to better adapt to the new season and maximize your gains from a single chest run. We'll explain these tips below.

Special Tips For Chest Runs

Mechanically, the gameplay is simple: follow the route, kill enemies at each destination, and loot chests. However, knowing a few additional tips ahead of time can help you avoid unnecessary losses during chest runs.

First, while there's no character level requirement for this event, it's recommended that you reach at least level 50 before entering, as otherwise, you'll be easily killed.

Second, all elite chests can only be looted once within 24 hours, and the limit resets daily at 5:00 AM EST. This means you can participate in this resource farming activity daily if you have the time.

How To Form A Team?

Players gather in real-time in Recruitment text chat every day to complete chest runs together. If you'd like to join someone else's team, follow the chat below and select a reliable team to join:

• X WT
• X ECR
• X TRAIN
• X and then the elite zone you're gathered at

If you want to be the team leader and recruit others, you can first plan a good run route, then post a notification in Recruitment text chat and wait for others to join.

What Preparations Should You Make Beforehand?

Compared to large-scale PvE or PvP battles, chest runs are less challenging, so your character and gear requirements aren't as demanding. However, preparation is still necessary to maximize resource farming efficiency.

Since Nighthaven is a key part of chest runs in Season 10, a must-have item in your inventory is Potion of Full Sight. It reveals invisible secrets and grants you a 30-minute buff to complete the run.

You can exchange this item directly by New World coins in the market, or you can gather enough crafting materials and craft it at Aana Station. You can craft two potions at a time. Required materials:

• 1 gravel dirt
• 100 water
• 1 quartz

Note: This potion should not be confused with Potion of Fool's Sight, which reveals invisible enemies in Season 10 new raid, Isle of Night.

We also recommend carrying the following items to improve your chances of obtaining more loot during chest runs:

• Gear with the luck stat and Monstrous Turkey Leg: Combined, these maximize your luck and increase your chances of obtaining rare loot from chests.
• Topaz Gypsum Potions: Obtain extra gypsum from killing enemies.
• Interactive Map: Shows you the exact locations of most available chests.

Route In Nighthaven

This route begins in Church of Divinity area and ends at Nightbreaker Roost. Before setting off, consume any buffed potions you have; they should allow you to complete the farming round within the duration.

If you have a mount, use it for travel to increase your speed. Avoid areas of light as much as possible, as they make you more vulnerable to enemy damage. Also, equip medium gear and increase your Constitution points to mitigate fast enemy attacks.

Next, you should see a mountain with two beautiful bridges. Climbing the top offers a chance to obtain two chests. Take them and continue forward. You'll encounter another group of crow enemies. Killing them will also reveal chests nearby.

It's worth noting that the best way to deal with crow enemies is to spread them out as much as possible and then defeat them one by one. Individual crows are fragile and can be killed in one hit.

From there, your mission is simple - nothing much to say: just head straight toward your destination, defeating all enemies you encounter and taking any chests that appear.

It's also worth noting that at the end of the route, you'll encounter a boss. This boss not only deals high damage, but also disables your Potion of Full Sight if you are killed.

Since chest runs are mostly team-based, you can help your teammates by diverting the boss's aggro after grabbing your own chests. This can be done by quickly returning to the boss and attracting his attention. You might also unlock additional chests along the way.

After defeating the boss, clear the surrounding area again, ensuring no enemies or chests are left behind. This concludes the run. If you have time, you can travel to other zones to continue your adventure.

Tricks For Completing This Route

When dismounting and searching or avoiding enemies within a certain area, mastering some jumping or parkour techniques can help you complete the run faster, shortening your time in a particular area and completing the run as quickly as possible.

In fact, the new chest runs introduced in Season 10 are not difficult overall and can be completed even solo. The only challenge is the final boss.

In addition to the routes we've provided, you can also explore Nighthaven to discover more available chest runs routes, making each day of your New World farming full of new adventures! Have fun!

EA FC 26 just released V1.1.0 Update, which has been met with widespread dissatisfaction among players, with some thinking it ruins the game, while others consider it the best update yet. Simply put, it strengthens defense while largely weakening offense, a game-changing change.

Because the previous meta was strong in offense, most players' teams favored it. This patch weakened offense, turning many meta lineups into jokes. So what exactly caused this shift? Let's take a look.

Defending Improvements

Following the previous update, FC 26 continues to strengthen defense, which is a step in the right direction. In the previous meta, defense and offense were unbalanced, and ideally, they should be balanced. The defensive improvements are as follows:

• Man Marking: During kickoff, the defending AI player's marking becomes more aggressive.
• Sprint Jockey: Slightly increased speed, making manual defending more effective.
• Tackle: Fixed an issue where the ball would incorrectly bounce back to the attacker after a tackle, and improved the tackle animation.
• Corner Kick: Increased the number of players dropping back to defend against a Short Corner Kick.
• Goalkeeper: Improved AI logic.

Players previously complained that kickoffs and short corner kicks were too overpowered, allowing some players to abuse them and defeat stronger opponents. Officials are indeed working on fixing this issue, but based on player feedback, kickoffs have only been improved but not eliminated. Short Corner Kicks are still effective, but may be more difficult to execute.

Overall, after strengthening defense, many players feel that opponents can easily shut down the field with counterattacks, while they are unable to break through their defenses, resulting in fewer goals. While the attacking team may have been in an advantageous position, the strengthened defense makes defense more effective than offense, potentially increasing the required FC 26 coins for defensive players.

Passing Improvements

Passing performance was decent and didn't require any changes per se, but there are still some improvements:

• Ground and Lofted Through Passes: Better respects player aiming input, with less assist.
• Low Crosses: Fixed an issue where passes sometimes ended up as regular crosses.
• First Time Passes: Improved responsiveness.

Dribbling Nerfs

The dribbling nerfs were the most controversial aspect of this update, and the specific changes are as follows:

• Controlled Sprint Dribble: Speed has been reduced.
• R1 Dribbling Nerf: R1 dribbling has been significantly nerfed.
• Left Stick Dribbling Nerf: Basic left stick dribbling has become clunky and unresponsive.

These changes have slowed down the overall attack, making all tacklers' turns, movements, and ball control feel slow and laggy. Holding the R1 button no longer keeps the ball under control. Instead, players frequently kick the ball over a meter, completely losing the ability to close control.

This change directly alters the game's meta. The previous R1 dribbling technique is essentially useless. To recreate the immediate effect, you must now combine it with L1 Dribbling and switch to R1 Dribbling at the appropriate time. Overall, however, R1 Dribbling has been completely ruined.

Read More: EA Sports FC 26 (4 Professional Tips): Winning Through Smart Play

Other Changes

FUT Mode

• Added Objective tracking. You can add Objective groups as Favorites and view your progress in the in-game pause menu.
• Added a preview feature for Evolution consumables, allowing you to preview the upgrade requirements and availability of player items before you own them.
• Added the ability to sort SBC menu by Newest or Expiry.
• Added numerous improvements to reward settings, UI display, and market interactions.

Career Mode

• Reduced Manager Market email spam and redundant notifications.
• Fixed logic issues with end-of-season evaluations, Caretaker ratings, and AI career stability.
• Fixed visual and logical errors in some UI and simulation data.

Impact Of Patch 1.1.0

The most significant impact of Patch 1.1.0 is the reduction in the skill gap between players of different skill levels. Before the update, the game demonstrated a high skill gap through precise left-stick dribbling and playmaking, allowing skilled players to win easily. However, after the update, the increased automation of defense and the lack of offensive tools have narrowed the gap between high-skill players and average players.

However, the post-update gameplay clearly favors players who use Park the Bus, defend with CDMs, and then rely on Skill Moves like Elastico and Mcgeady Cancel Skill to counterattack.

Patch 1.1.0 is a devastating blow to high-skill players and offensive players, but for more average players, they can completely leave their defense to the AI. As long as their CB and CDM are strong enough, making it difficult for opponents to break through the defense, giving them a chance to compete against high-level players.

For truly skilled offensive players, while the dribbling nerf means they can't attack with the same freedom as before, they can still create offensive opportunities creatively.

The R1 dribbling nerf has a game-changing impact and will undoubtedly significantly alter the market. Players who excel at dribbling and defending will be worth more FUT 26 coins. However, you can't say this change is inherently bad, as it allows more players to enjoy the game. However, the correct balance may be to continue strengthening manual defending to counter strong dribbling, rather than simply nerfing a core offensive skill.

Halloween 2025 is almost here! Every year at this time, not only is life filled with various Halloween activities and elements, but most games also host in-game celebrations or offer Halloween-themed rewards.

As an MMORPG with over 20 years of existence, World of Warcraft has its own dedicated Hallow's End, available in both the base game and its expansions.

WoW MoP Classic launched in July of this year, and Phase 2 is currently underway. Its Hallow's End officially began on October 18th! Below, we'll explain how to participate in Halloween events on this Eastern-themed server.

Hallow's End In MoP Classic Overview

This event will run until November 1st, the day after Halloween in the real world. During this time, you can participate in various fun activities or defeat the event-exclusive boss, Headless Horseman, in Scarlet Monastery to win rewards.

Participate In Daily Events To Collect Items

During Hallow's End, you can explore various zones and kill enemies to collect loot. For example, monsters above level 60 will drop an 18-slot Jack-o'-lantern, while monsters at level 50 will drop a 16-slot Pumpkin Bag.

In addition, candy buckets are hidden at inns in Azeroth and Outland. Finding these will grant a Handful of Treats. Alternatively, you may find open apple barrels floating on the pools in an inn. Clicking on the pools instantly grants you 5 Bobbing Apples.

These special apples restore health over 24 seconds when consumed. Consuming them for at least 10 seconds even grants stamina and spirit buffs. Therefore, we recommend saving these apples for Hallow's End boss fight.

Putting Out Fires Questline

This event questline involves the boss, Headless Horseman. He rides his horse through six villages in Azeroth, dropping flaming pumpkins and setting them on fire. Help the villagers put out the fires and save the villages to receive a reward.

Quest 1

The first mission will differ depending on your faction. Alliance players will receive Fire Brigade Practice, while Horde players will receive Fire Training.

To complete this mission, you must follow the mission instructions to find five burning scarecrows and use the nearby buckets of water to put out their flames. Here are the steps:

• 1. Right-click the bucket, fill it with water, and place it in your inventory.
• 2. Right-click the filled bucket, aim the aiming circle at the burning scarecrows, and click to release.
• 3. After extinguishing all the scarecrows, return to claim your reward.

Quest 2

This mission will differ depending on whether the village you arrive at is already on fire. If not, you'll need to receive the quest "Let the Fires Come!"; if flames are already raging, you'll need to receive "Stop the Fires!".

Both missions require you to use your existing firefighting skills to help the villagers put out the fires. Afterward, Shade of the Horseman will appear. You'll need to kill him, causing a giant pumpkin to appear. Click the pumpkin to receive the following rewards:

• Weighted Jack-o'-Lantern
• Rickety Magic Broom
• Folded Letter
• Handful of Treats
• Wands, masks, and/or a few more Tricky Treats

Hallow's End Orphan Treats Questline

This questline has nothing to do with the boss. Instead, you'll run around collecting candy from relevant NPCs in various towns and distribute it to the orphans.

Each collection corresponds to a quest. Completing each quest increases your faction's reputation with their main city by 250 points and rewards you with 30 Hallow's End Pumpkin Treats. The quests are as follows:

Alliance - Hallow's End Treats for Jesper!:

• Flexing for Nougat - Innkeeper Allison - /Ways 53-66.
• Chicken Clucking for a Mint - Innkeeper Firebrew - /Ways 18-51.
• Incoming Gumdrop - Talvash del Kissel - /Ways 36-4.
• Dancing for Marzipan - Innkeeper Saelienne - /Ways 67-16.

Horde - Hallow's End Treats for Spoops!:

• Flexing for Nougat - Innkeeper Gryshka - /Ways 54-68.
• Incoming Gumdrop - Kali Remik - /Ways 56-74.
• Chicken Clucking for a Mint - Innkeeper Norman - /Ways 68-39.
• Dancing for Marzipan - Innkeeper Pala - /Ways 46-65.

How To Defeat The Final Boss Of This Event?

Headless Horseman boss encounter has three phases, and he regenerates his health before each phase, so the entire fight can take quite a while.

To ensure you can defeat the boss battle in one go, we recommend entering with a group and redeem enough consumables, such as potions, flasks, or food, through WoW MoP Classic gold beforehand.

Phase 1

The first half of this phase is straightforward: attack the boss until his health reaches 1%. He'll then throw his head, and his body will begin to regenerate, but you'll want to focus all your firepower on the head.

When the head's health reaches approximately 60%, or the boss's torso reaches 100%, the head and body will connect, triggering Phase 2.

Phase 2

This phase is completed similarly to Phase 1, with the only caveat being that the boss will cast Conflagrate on a random player. Phase 3 begins when the boss's head's health reaches 30%, or the body reaches 100%.

Phase 3

During this phase, Headless Horseman will spawn four Pumpkin Fiends in the arena every 30 seconds for you to pick up. These provide additional loot.

When the boss's health is reduced to 1% through attacks, its head will fly out again. Destroy the head completely to end the battle.

Note that if you don't destroy the head before the boss body's health reaches 100% during Phase 3, this phase will repeat until you do.

Boss Battle Rewards

Rewards are divided into two parts, provided by Pumpkin Fiends and Headless Horseman. Details are as follows:

Pumpkin Fiend Rewards:

• The Horseman's Horrific Hood
• The Horseman's Sinister Slicer
• Hallowed Helm
• Sinister Squashling
• Magic Broom
• Swift Magic Broom
• The Horseman's Reins

Boss Rewards:

• Seal of Ghoulish Glee
• Band of the Petrified Pumpkin
• The Horseman's Ring
• Wicked Witch's Signet
• Weighted Jack-o'-Lantern

The above is the core of this event. There are actually more detailed quests and achievements to complete. If you're short on time or just want to complete the key quests, our guide should be sufficient!

Dragon's Dogma 1 stands alone in the genre of fantasy RPGs set in a different world. Compared to RPGs like The Elder Scrolls and The Witcher series, which boast strong storylines but average combat, Dragon's Dogma series is the other extreme.

Dragon's Dogma 2, created by star developer Hideaki Itsuno, received mixed reviews upon its 2024 release. It features both brilliant design elements and some truly disappointing ones (such as teleportation and save mode). Itsuno has stated that he will not be producing DLC for Dragon's Dogma 2, and with his resignation, this may be the final Dragon's Dogma game. So, is this game, with its many regrets, still worth playing?

Graphics

The overall lighting and shadows, especially the support for ray tracing, are quite impressive. Dragon's Dogma 2's character modeling and face-shaping system are clearly an experiment in Monster Hunter Wilds, but the results are still excellent. You can easily create the look you want, such as Geralt or Daenerys Targaryen.

However, there are issues with the strangely low-resolution textures of some items up close, and the default water effects are poor. Overall, however, it's still of high quality.

Music And Voice Acting

The overall music is average, and the boss battle music merely serves to remind you that this fight is different from a typical one, but it's nothing particularly memorable.

However, the voice acting, especially Japanese voice acting, is excellent. The voice acting for the various Pawn inclinations is richly detailed, and each voice acting brings a unique and engaging experience.

Quests And Story

Main Quests

The main story is surprisingly short, consisting of only three chapters. The main storyline is very linear and simple, and if you focus on it, you can probably complete the game in 10 hours. As for the main story, it might be a bit confusing if you haven't played the original, but overall, it stays true to the classic JRPG framework. While the true ending is well-designed, it's also quite difficult to trigger.

Side Quests

The side quests are thoughtfully designed, and the rewards aren't simple Dragon's Dogma 2 gold, but a variety of valuable items, including clothing and even houses. Almost all of them have both good and bad endings, and the designer's original intention was that you shouldn't just complete the good ending on your first playthrough, because your pawn even provides conversation comments based on each bad ending. The game encourages you to find your desired ending through exploration and reflection on your quest choices in each playthrough.

Pawn System

Pawn Dialogue System

Pawn system is arguably the most interesting aspect of Dragon's Dogma 2. First, let's talk about the pawn's dialogue system. Many players feel their Pawn seems clueless, with only a few lines of dialogue, likely because they haven't really listened to their Pawn's dialogue.

A pawn's dialogue is determined by the mission, progress, environment, player sentiment, and their inclinations. Even teaming up with pawns of varying inclinations and experience can lead to different interactions.

For example, a straightforward pawn will slack off in combat, but a calm follower on your team will order it to stand up and fight. Pawns with different tendencies will behave differently in combat, and visiting special landmarks, starting and completing missions, and followers with different personalities may trigger unique voice lines, providing subtle reminders.

Of course, you can romance pawns in this game. There's a hidden relationship statistic: haircuts +50, conversations +2, clapping +5, changing clothes +5, and hot springs +10. Once you reach 620, a follower will defend you and occasionally blush. If you visit more mature settings, your romantically linked pawn will even show jealousy. It's highly recommended to try it out!

Pawn Combat System

Then there's the pawn combat system. Granted, pawns can't directly optimize spell-casting like players do; they're generic combat AIs that unleash whatever skills are available. However, the strategic possibilities of follower combinations are the core gameplay of the game. After all, on a team, your own combat power isn't necessarily decisive. It can be said that the core of Dragon's Dogma 2's combat lies in pawn coordination.

Finally, the pawn rental system is worth mentioning; it's quite engaging. Every player hopes to have their pawns recruited and liked by other players. Furthermore, rented pawns can bring Dragons Dogma 2 gold back, while seeing the various unique pawns created by other players is a real pleasure.

Combat

The early and mid-game battles are appropriately challenging and engaging, allowing you to think about follower coordination, skill allocation, and resource allocation. However, the later stages are far too easy, and the difficulty doesn't increase as you progress through the game. This completely undermines the game's once promising follower coordination system.

The combat in Dragon's Dogma series has always been a strong point, and Dragon's Dogma II certainly hasn't regressed. However, compared to the agile player and minions, the bosses are a bit too easy. All their movements are predictable, and there are no varied attack tempos like those of the bosses in Elden Ring. As long as you are not greedy for more DPS, you can almost take down any boss without taking damage.

Anyone who has played Dragon's Dogma II will feel pity for it. It's a game with great potential. Given more time for optimization and polish, it could definitely become a game like The Elder Scrolls V. While it's not perfect, if you enjoy combat and follower system, Dragon's Dogma II will definitely appeal to you, even in 2025.

Hello Tycoons, autumn is deepening, and have you changed into your warmer autumn clothes? This cooler season is perfect for a walk outside. Monopoly Go's current banner event is Monopoly Fall Parade.

In addition to offering sticker pack rewards, Monopoly Fall Parade also offers Blocks Boutique tokens, which can be used to win grand prizes in Blocks Boutique, including sticker packs and Mr. Mug Shield Skin.

Date

Both Monopoly Fall Parade and Blocks Boutique events begin at 1:00 PM ET on October 22, 2025, and end at 1:00 PM ET on October 24, 2025.

How To Earn Points?

Monopoly Fall Parade banner event has 62 milestones as usual, but this time it only requires a total of 49,445 points, rather than the staggering 96,271 points from last time, though that's still a lot.

As a banner event, the point grids vary from one event to the next, and this time, the grids are constantly changing. Tokens (not Blocks Boutique tokens) will appear at random locations on your board, and when you successfully land on these grids, you'll get one point (passing over them doesn't get points).

After you successfully score a point, the next token will appear at a random location on the board, ensuring you always score.

Giving only one point per token is quite stingy, and you'll usually end up with far more dice than you actually get in return. The auto-roll feature allows you to automatically earn points, but it consumes a significant amount of dice. If you have more time, it's recommended to roll the dice manually and set a multiplier near the tokens. While this is less efficient, it can save you a lot of dice.

Monopoly Fall Parade Rewards

Monopoly Fall Parade rewards aren't particularly unique, aside from Blocks Boutique tokens. If you need more Monopoly Go cards, you can complete the 26th milestone (requires 4,600 points), but collecting all Blocks Boutique tokens is much more difficult and requires completing the 53rd milestone (25,940).

Here are the approximate rewards for this event:

• 18,675 dice
• 219 Blocks Boutique tokens
• 2 Green Sticker Packs
• 1 Yellow Sticker Pack
• 1 Pink Sticker Pack
• Builder's Bash at milestone 18
• Cash Boost at milestones 33 and 57
• Color Wheel Boost at milestone 44
• Mega Heist at milestone 50

The game is the detailed milestone rewards for Monopoly Fall Parade event:

• 1. 5 Points (5): 4 Blocks Boutique Tokens
• 2. 10 Points (15): 25 Dice
• 3. 15 Points (30): Money
• 4. 40 Points (70): One Star Green Sticker Pack
• 5. 50 Points (120): 50 Dice (75)
• 6. 40 Points (160): 5 Blocks Boutique Tokens
• 7. 50 Points (210): One Star Green Sticker Pack
• 8. 40 Points (250): 40 Dice (115)
• 9. 65 Points (315): 5 Blocks Boutique Tokens
• 10. 160 Points (475): 150 Dice (265)
• 11. 90 Points (565): Money
• 12. 60 Points (625): 50 Dice (315)
• 13. 90 Points (715): 6 Blocks Boutique Tokens
• 14. 100 Points (815): Two Star Yellow Sticker Pack
• 15. 500 Points (1,315): 415 Dice (730)
• 16. 95 Points (1,410): 7 Blocks Boutique Tokens
• 17. 100 Points (1,510): 75 Dice (805)
• 18. 115 Points (1,625): 15 Minutes Builder's Bash
• 19. 120 Points (1,745): Money
• 20. 775 Points (2,520): 605 Dice (1,410)
• 21. 135 Points (2,655): 9 Blocks Boutique Tokens
• 22. 145 Points (2,800): 105 Dice (1,515)
• 23. 140 Points (2,940): Money
• 24. 160 Points (3,100): 12 Blocks Boutique Tokens
• 25. 1,325 Points (4,425): 975 Dice (2,490)
• 26. 175 Points (4,600): Three Star Pink Sticker Pack
• 27. 185 Points (4,785): 14 Blocks Boutique Tokens
• 28. 195 Points (4,980): Money
• 29. 850 Points (5,830): 615 Dice (3,105)
• 30. 225 Points (6,055): 15 Blocks Boutique Tokens
• 31. 235 Points (6,290): Money
• 32. 255 Points (6,545): 165 Dice (3,270)
• 33. 200 Points (6,745): 10 Minutes Cash Boost
• 34. 295 Points (7,040): Money
• 35. 1,725 ​​Points (8,765): 1,150 Dice (4,420)
• 36. 300 Points (9,065): 20 Blocks Boutique Tokens
• 37. 350 Points (9,415): 215 Dice (4,635)
• 38. 545 Points (9,960): Money
• 39. 1,550 Points (11,510): 950 Dice (5,585)
• 40. 415 Points (11,925): Money
• 41. 435 Points (12,360): 25 Blocks Boutique Tokens
• 42. 460 Points (12,820): Money
• 43. 2,550 Points (15,370): 1,450 Dice (7,035)
• 44. 425 Points (15,795): 15 Minutes Color Wheel Boost
• 45. 550 Points (16,345): 30 Blocks Boutique Tokens
• 46. ​​665 Points (17,010): 365 Dice (7,400)
• 47. 615 Points (17,625): Money
• 48. 3,450 Points (21,075): 1,675 Dice (9,075)
• 49. 675 Points (21,750): 32 Blocks Boutique Tokens
• 50. 550 Points (22,300): 40 Minutes Mega Heist
• 51. 785 Points (23,085): Money
• 52. 2,000 Points (25,085): 800 Dice (9,875)
• 53. 855 Points (25,940): 35 Blocks Boutique Tokens
• 54. 950 Points (26,890): 505 Dice (10,380)
• 55. 1,200 Points (28,090): Money
• 56. 5,175 Points (33,265): 2,275 Dice (12,655)
• 57. 615 Points (33,880): 15 Minutes Cash Boost
• 58. 915 Points (34,795): 385 Dice (13,040)
• 59. 1,200 Points (35,995): Money
• 60. 1,600 Points (37,595): 635 Dice (13,675)
• 61. 1,850 Points (39,445): Money
• 62. 10,000 Points (49,445): 5,000 Dice (18,675)

These are the approximate rewards for Monopoly Fall Parade banner event. Don't worry if you don't get all the rewards in time, and Blocks Boutique event still has some time left.

While the general mechanics are similar, every ARPG has its own unique style when constructing its internal systems. For example, Torchlight Infinite features selectable classes as heroes and their various Hero Traits.

If you've played Path of Exile series, you can think of Torchlight Infinite Hero Traits as Ascendancy classes. These are permanent specializations based on your chosen hero, and you must fight in that style from then on, unchangeable unless you create a new character.

Therefore, when Torchlight Infinite introduces new Hero Traits, it always sparks excitement in the player community, as it opens up new builds and combat styles.

In Season 10 Overrealm, released on October 10th, the hero Bing gained a second trait, Creative Genius, which players often refer to as Bing 2 - think of it as Bing's other personality.

If you love this hero or are just accustomed to try out all the new content in a new Season, create a new character using Creative Genius and master the following guide to crafting and using Bing 2 Firebird Barrier Build!

About Creative Genius

This new trait serves as the foundation for the entire crafting build, granting Bing a maximum spell burst +1 and two Inspiration Machines powered by Whimsy Essence and Ingenuity Essence, respectively. Each Essence, when at 100, triggers different combat effects.

How Does Bing 2 Firebird Barrier Build Work?

The creation and functionality of this build stem from the rework of the gear Necklace of Firebird in Season 10. Now, as long as you have a barrier, your primary ability triggers upon taking damage, removing the barrier, and there's no cooldown.

This allows Bing 2 Firebird Barrier Build to deliver even more explosive chain attacks, allowing you to clear most seasonal content more quickly while also improving your defensive capabilities.

More specifically, Necklace of Firebird triggers a level 20 shield burst every time you take damage, dealing base damage equal to 75% of your current shield.

In addition, barrier itself is a defensive buff. Combined with other gear suffixes, you gain a 100% chance to generate a barrier every 5 meters you move. While this consumes 20% of your current Energy Shield and Health, the benefits are well worth it.

In short, Energy Shield is the core of this build. The more shield you have, the stronger your barrier is, and the stronger the barrier, the greater the bonus damage. However, to consistently trigger all of these effects, you'll need to pair it with other gear, which we'll cover next.

More Necessary Gear

While Necklace of Firebird is crucial, it alone won't complete the build. To do this, you should first find a Priceless chest plate or one with Sweet Dream abilities, ensuring you take 10 damage every 0.1 seconds.

You might be wondering why this is necessary, but don't worry; read on. After obtaining the chest plate, farm a ring that continuously generates barriers.

This way, simply keep your character moving forward. The chest plate will continuously take damage, but the ring will generate barriers to block it and trigger the necklace, creating continuous critical damage.

Once you have this core gear build, your main goal when choosing other gear is to ensure they provide sufficient energy shield as a bonus, and then continuously upgrade all your gear until they can handle T8 content.

As for weapon type gear, equip it according to the normal Bing 2 starting weapon requirements. The only additional consideration is cast speed. This is because we need spell bursts to trigger quickly enough to be ready every time a barrier burst is triggered.

To do this, simply make sure both weapons cast spells and have sufficient spell shard speed. If you have the capacity, it's also worth paying attention to movement speed. Increased movement speed can increase DPS of the entire build by speeding up your clearing speed.

How To Configure The Passive Skill Tree?

It's important to note that Season 10 introduces a new item, Ethereal Prism, related to the passive skill tree. Placing one in a node of the talent tree modifies all surrounding nodes and affects Hero Trait you're currently playing.

For Bing 2 Firebird Barrier Build, you should focus on this feature to increase the build's movement speed and energy shield generation rate - these are key to ensuring the build's continued operation and increased damage.

In fact, you'll find that whether it's gear, the passive skill tree, or even hero memories, the key to configuring Bing 2 Firebird Barrier Build is energy shield and barrier.

Thus, by mastering this tip and basic build crafting knowledge, you can build upon our suggestions to create a more personalized Bing 2 Firebird Barrier Build and gain a deeper understanding of this new Hero Trait.

Finally, a suggestion unrelated to the build's combat effect: the constant explosive combat animations that occur while using this build may cause some eye discomfort. To address this, it's best to minimize the transparency and brightness of your character's skill effects in your settings.

That's all for this article. I hope it helps you experience Season 10. Thank you for reading.

Since its release in 2003, Call of Duty series has become one of the greatest FPS franchises. However, it's not without rivals. Battlefield series, launched in 2002, has always been its biggest competitor.

While both games are top-tier FPS titles, with industry-leading graphics and weapon handling, their different focuses shouldn't have made them rivals. However, as the longest-running multiplayer FPS franchises, and with close release dates, the two games have unwittingly become rivals.

Battlefield 6, released on October 10th, has received widespread acclaim. While Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 won't be released until November, the two have already begun a fierce competition.

Competition Between Battlefield 6 And Black Ops 7

Battlefield 6 released its Season 1 trailer on October 22nd, receiving a positive response. Subsequently, despite the release of Black Ops 7 in three weeks and its first season still about a month away, the official Call of Duty game released a trailer for Black Ops 7's first season ahead of schedule, clearly aiming to divert discussion away from Battlefield 6.

This competition is undoubtedly beneficial to players. Even those who only play Call of Duty should be grateful to Battlefield. This competition forces the game's developers to show sincerity with Black Ops 7 and avoid repeating the mistakes of Black Ops 6.

Black Ops 7 Season 1 Content

Previously, a leaker claimed that CoD Bo7's first season would be the largest in Call of Duty history, with an absurdly high amount of content.

However, the official roadmap was recently released, and while the amount of content looks impressive, it's not as insane as the rumors had suggested. It's important to note that sometimes leakers deliberately exaggerate to create hype, which can raise player expectations but can also have the opposite effect on game promotion.

Season 1 Roadmap

First, let's take a look at Season 1 roadmap:

Launch Playable Maps:

• Blackheart
• Cortex
• Exposure
• Flagship
• Homestead
• Mission: Edge
• Paranoia
• Retrieval
• The Forge
• Colossus
• Den
• Express
• Hijacked
• Imprint
• Mission: Tide
• Raid
• Scar
• Toshin

Zombies Mode Maps (Launch)

• Ashes of the Damned
• Vandorn Farm

Coming To Season 01 (Playable November 20th)

New Maps:

• Nuketown 2025 
• Fate
• Utopia
• Odysseus
• Standoff
• Meltdown
• Yakei

Zombies Mode (Season 01)

• Astra Malorum
• Exit 115 (Survival)
• Zarya Cosmodrome (Survival)

Multiplayer Maps

Although the official announcement states 18 multiplayer maps and two zombies experiences, this is clearly exaggerated.

First, Nuketown 2025 is to make up the numbers, as it's a standard feature of every Black Ops game and not truly new. Even without CoD: Black Ops 7 Bot Lobbies, most players already know this map by heart.

Of the remaining maps, perhaps only four are brand new. The rest are mostly remastered maps, such as Hijacked and Standoff from Black Ops 2.

The frequent release of remastered maps is a cunning way. While these maps are classics, arguably even in the top ten, their repetitive nature in each generation can lead to player fatigue and a loss of freshness. Since they're remastering maps, perhaps it would be better to remaster less frequently remastered classic maps.

Zombies Mode

The official roadmap states three Zombies maps, but this is misleading, as only Astra Malorum is actually a full-fledged Zombies map.

The other two, Exit 115 and Zarya Cosmodrome, are Survival Maps - small areas carved out of a larger map specifically for skins and challenges. Comparing these smaller survival maps to full-scale Zombies maps like Origins or Mob of the Dead is unreasonable.

Weapons

The official announcement is that seven new weapons will be added, significantly exceeding the typical two-to-three weapons released each season. Confirmed weapons include the returning Maddox RFB (from Black Ops 4), Crossbow, and Ballistic Knife.

Developer Talk

Developers also confirmed in interviews that they are addressing issues raised by players during the previous Call of Duty 7 beta:

• Slide: Slide speed and slide distance have been slightly reduced to ensure it's not the only way to enter a firefight while maintaining a responsive feel.
• Vault: The speed and feel of all vaults have been unified and sped up in response to player feedback.
• Footsteps: Footstep volume has been slightly increased to encourage more stealth play without requiring Ninja Perks.

Aiming

In the beta, aiming while sliding, diving, and wall jumping required Dexterity Perks to be equipped. Now, aiming for these actions is the default, eliminating the need for that skill.

Data also shows that controller players have a slightly higher win rate in close-range engagements, while keyboard and mouse players have a slightly higher win rate in long-range engagements.

Designers plan to narrow this gap by reviewing aim assist strength at all distances and adjusting the mechanics of rotational aim assist. They are currently exploring triggering conditions for rotational aim assist, potentially requiring the player's right stick to move towards the target.

Although the official promotion of Black Ops 7's maps was not entirely forthcoming, it's undeniable that the amount of content delivered from launch to Season 1 is enormous by Call of Duty standards. Combined with improvements like the official announcement of the removal of skill-based matchmaking (SBMM), Black Ops 7 appears to have great potential on paper.

Call of Duty and Battlefield are likely to continue their fierce competition over update and season release timings in the future, potentially adopting staggered or direct confrontational strategies. The ultimate beneficiaries of this intense competition are the players. It's worth waiting for Black Ops 7 officials to dedicate more energy to improving the game and creating new content.

While competition between games relies on developers' funding and diligence, competition between players relies on your equipment and skills. To buy CoD Black Ops 7 Redeem Codes in IGGM store will allow you to accelerate your leveling with items, narrowing the gap between you and other players.

After a major update focused on player experience, FC 26 now allows you to earn more rewards while enjoying a fun virtual football experience - assuming you master the necessary tricks.

As the primary source of coins and card packs, Ultimate Team remains the most popular mode for most FIFA 26 players. While it encompasses a variety of gameplay options, the unifying factor is its strong competitive nature.

Therefore, if you want to earn rewards across all Ultimate Team modes, there are some universal tips you should master that we'll cover below.

Improve Team Chemistry

The total chemistry value of your team is determined by the number of points each player possesses. Each player can typically earn up to three points, so the overall chemistry value for your team is at least 26, with 33 being the ideal.

We recommend maximizing your team chemistry because each point of increased chemistry grants a player a bonus attribute, which can significantly impact your chances of winning matches.

While not having chemistry won't bring negative influence, utilizing all valuable mechanics is something any aspiring EA FC player should strive for.

If achieving a 3 chemistry value for every player on your team is challenging, we recommend prioritizing improving your core midfielders, forwards, and center backs, or enhancing your star players.

Of course, you can earn chemistry points by yourself in FUT 26. The more players on your team come from the same club, league, or country, the more points you earn, up to a maximum of 8.

Complete More SBCs To Earn Rewards

Earning FC 26 coins requires winning more games in Ultimate Team, which is one of the most direct ways to improve your team's quality. To achieve this, you need to consistently recruit powerful players.

While there are many ways to earn cards or card packs, completing SBCs is undoubtedly the most enjoyable. SBCs' full name is Squad Building Challenges, are updated in real time based on the latest in-game promotions to offer the best rewards.

While players awarded by SBCs are untradeable and have a limited lifespan, they can certainly improve your team's strength in a short period. The following SBCs are available recently:

• Max. 87 Base Icon Upgrade
• EOAE Busquets
• Ligue 1 Player of the Month
• Ratings Reload: Ilan Kebbal
• Red Bull Aerial Challenge
• World Tour Silver Superstars League

Seize The Best Trading Opportunities

As you know, selling player cards or player items on the market is an effective way to earn coins. However, due to the regular updates to Ultimate Team, the value of some tradable items fluctuates.

A general rule of thumb is to sell when a player is valuable, or trade for a desired player when the market is low. If you're focused on earning coins, we recommend focusing on Fridays at 7:00 PM.

New Ultimate Team content is often released around this time, and being upfront about this information can help you predict upcoming market fluctuations and develop the best coin farming strategies.

Adding Icons Or Hero Players To Your Team

While this may require you to buy FC 26 coins, as both icons and hero players are worth tens or even hundreds of thousands of coins, the resulting profits are definitely worth it.

For example, when Icon players are in their natural positions, they gain the most chemistry, providing the most benefits to their team and their teammates of the same nationality.

Hero players are unique in that, while they also help the team improve through chemistry, their benefits are more league-based, and team building typically revolves around shared leagues.

Based on this, combining these two types of players will allow you to easily achieve our recommended team chemistry requirements, making it easier to complete SBCs and other Ultimate Team matches, and quickly earn 26 FUT coins.

The following are the current Icon and Hero players worth recruiting:

Icon Players:

• Zlatan Ibrahimović
• Andrés Iniesta
• Oliver Kahn
• Alex Morgan
• Toni Kroos
• Caroline Seger
• Marcelo
• Giorgio Chiellini
• Francesco Totti
• Steffi Jones
• Sissi
• Cha Bum-Kun

Hero Players:

• Louisa Necib
• Simone Laudehr
• Michel Salgado
• Ivan Zamorano
• Jill Scott
• Ricardo Quaresma
• De Rossi
• Pablo Aimar

Utilize Evolutions When They're Suitable

Evolution is an event in FIFA series. It allows you to evolve specific players' attributes by completing various tasks, upgrading them into more powerful and valuable cards.

Note that with each new season, Ultimate Team will introduce new evolution slots with specific requirements. While this may limit your player evolutions, the benefits are definitely worth it.

When selecting players for your current evolution, remember to check whether the available evolutions meet your expectations for that player: for example, addressing weaknesses or enhancing strengths.

This not only influences how you deploy that player in future matches, but also ensures you have a sound understanding of your Ultimate Team, helping you build a unique and powerful squad.

Pay Attention To New Changes

We mentioned two things at the outset: first, Ultimate Team consists of multiple specific gameplay styles; and second, FC 26 has received several updates. Therefore, paying attention to changes in each gameplay style is crucial to improving your win rate.

Now, to experience Champions mode, simply earn points by achieving a good ranking in Division Rivals, which qualifies you for Champions mode without having to complete additional qualifying matches.

In addition, a new Challengers mode has been added for players who don't have enough Division Rival points. With exclusive mechanics and rewards, you can experience a more advanced competitive experience similar to Champions, but with a more friendly feel.

We hope the methods we've introduced here will help you earn enough coins early on. But what you need to remember is not to squander in any way. Even if you really want to exchange for a star player, you must make sure that he can help your team building!

If you don't have enough time to implement all the suggestions above, shopping at the trusted FUT 26 coins store IGGM might be a quicker option!

Hello Vault Hunters! The week-long delayed Borderlands 4 patch is finally here. This patch is packed with content, including bug fixes and the Horrors of Kairos event.

So, what does the October 23rd patch bring to Vault Hunters? What Legendary weapons have been buffed? Horrors of Kairos introduces two new Legendary weapons - how can you obtain them? Let's take a look.

Vault Hunter Balance Adjustments

Harlowe The Gravitar

First, fixed a bug that caused a significant frame rate drop, and Pencils Down class mod no longer rolls +6, now +5. Gun damage buff of Harlowe now applies to Ripper Heavy Weapon and Entanglement. Neutron Capture's damage type has been changed from gun damage to radiation damage, which is a significant nerf.

Amon The Forgeknight

Amon has received several bug fixes this time, including issues with the cooldown of Onslaught in multiplayer and the frequency of Rocket Punch. Shield visual effects have also been adjusted to improve clarity in combat.

This update focuses on Amon's abilities, which have generally received buffs:

• Each stack now lasts 4 seconds, and all stacks are lost if a kill is not achieved within that time.
• Blackout: Fixed a bug where it could only invest 1 point, now it can invest 5 points. However, the damage per point has been reduced from 21% to 15%, but overall it's still a buff.

Vex The Siren

Before the patch, Bleed Vex was the simplest, yet most disruptive, build. This patch fixes a bug that caused Bleed effects to recursively stack, causing infinite damage. As expected, this build's damage will be significantly reduced, but she can still use abilities like Witchy Trigger Finger and Torgue Stickies work together to deal high damage.

To complement this, the damage and duration of Double Trouble Icon and Apex Beast in Here Comes Trouble (Red Tree) have been increased, but this buff won't significantly change the build, since its core issues lie in AI and tracking speed.

Rafa The Exo-Soldier

The free grenades dropped by Rafa's Legendary COM now deal the correct amount of damage. APOPHIS Lance skill's penalty has been changed from affecting Gun Handling to affecting Gun Accuracy, no longer affecting Projectile Speed, and now benefits from Cooldown Reduction.

In addition to the above changes, Class Mods have received comprehensive buffs, particularly those related to melee damage and melee shields. Notably, Groundbreaker now only stores damage from guns, action skills, and heavy weapons, and no longer stores damage over time, which fixes a recursive damage loop that could cause infinite stacking damage.

Gear Adjustments

Borderlands 4's guns have received a number of adjustments. Improving gun handling skills now actually increases projectile speed, and several bugs that could trigger infinite ammo have been fixed. Notably, assault rifles have received a comprehensive buff:

• Star Helix: Fire rate +33%.
• Bonnie and Clyde: Base damage +40%.
• Pair of Thieves: Bonus damage increased from +100% to +150%.
• Bugbear: Base damage +40%; Special ability damage +100% to +200%.
• Rowan's Charge: Fire rate +100% and slightly reduced recoil.
• Lucian's Flank: Lucian's Flank now has +50% base damage and reduced recoil.
• Aegon's Dream: Base damage +35%.
• Jakobs Crit Knife: Critical hit chance reduced to 30%.

Horrors Of Kairos

• Date: October 23rd - November 6th.
• New Equipment: Murmur Legendary Tediore Assault Rifle and Skully Legendary Order Grenade
• Horrors of Kairos SHIFT Redemption Code: 3S6BB-ZXT93-KRT3W-BT3T3-JW6TZ

These two new weapons can be obtained as loot from World Bosses on Kairos. Since this event is limited-time, we recommend participating in Horrors of Kairos event first to obtain these weapons.

General Improvements And Bug Fixes

Progression, Loot, And Rewards

• Eridium Reduced: Specialization requirement reduced from 5000 to 1500.
• Boss Drops: Added loot for certain bosses that previously did not drop loot.
• Collectibles: Fixed a bug where not all ECHO logs could be collected. The associated cosmetics will now be unlocked. (Cosmetic).
• Gear Handling: Improved handling of gear that unlocks rewards while driving.
• Lost Loot Machine: Now prioritizes higher rarity items.
• Cash Drops: Loot Enemies now drop more Borderlands 4 money.
• Golden Chest: Fixed a bug where it could not be opened even with a key.
• Achievements & Soft Locks: Fixed issues with some achievements not unlocking and some minor soft locks.

Gameplay & Missions

• Black Market Vendor: Now functions properly in multiplayer.
• Legendary Vending Machine: No longer unexpectedly closes during Vend of the Line mission.

Weekly Activities

• Big Encore Machine: Moved to Ripper Drill location in Battle Wagon, allowing you to farm special weapons like Bugbear and Finnity XXX-L.
• This week's Wild Card changes: Rewards the legendary weapon Kickballer (repeatable).
• Black Market Vendor: Relocated and new items added, making each player's inventory unique.

This Borderlands 4 patch is a massive balance overhaul and bug fix. The focus is on nerfing overpowered skill combos and weapon interactions, while also buffing underperforming weapons and skills, and fixing numerous bugs that impacted gameplay. While some top builds have been nerfed, these improvements, along with numerous bug fixes, may allow some previously underperforming builds to enter the new meta.

New World: Aeternum Season 10 Nighthaven features a significant overhaul of its equipment system. For example, the ubiquitous artifact greatsword from Season 9 has seen significantly less usage this season. With the overall power shift and an increased level cap, players are now looking for new locations to level up and farm better gear.

There are numerous locations for farming equipment in the game, each with its own advantages. Some are highly efficient, some are suitable for new players, and some are more suited to PvE. Let's take a look at each of these locations.

AFK Farm Spots

For busy players, AFK Farms are a popular option. Simply leave your character there for a few hours and return to receive a large stash of equipment. Fortunately, there are several AFK Farms to choose from. However, be mindful of the number of players in your area when choosing an AFK Farm. Avoid the areas with few active players (especially ones killing monsters), and you can't AFK in those locations successfully.

Tower Of The Sun

Tower of the Sun is currently a popular AFK farm, primarily because it's suitable for beginners and features a high monster spawn rate. It primarily drops 2-perk gear. While the value of the gear isn't high, it's sufficient for beginners and early gamers. Jewelry is almost non-existent, so farming here is not recommended for mid- to late-game players.

Mercy Readout

If you feel the gear in Tower of the Sun isn't enough for you, then Mercy Readout is your next farming location. It drops 2- and 3-perk gear, jewelry, and 700 GS upgradeable gathering gear.

Jewelry is currently in short supply, making this a great AFK location for those looking to earn New World gold. However, it also has a drawback: monster spawns are slow, making it inefficient. If you're not looking for jewelry, this location can be a real waste of time.

Gorilla Farm

This farm is located on Isle of Zurvān. It also drops 2- and 3-Perk equipment, weapons, and armor, but no jewelry. Gorilla monsters are very numerous in this area, and the more players there are, the faster they spawn, making it almost guaranteed to yield equipment. This makes it the most recommended AFK farm for farming.

Elite Chest Runs

Elite Chest Runs are one of the most common ways to farm items. Players can team up to search elite areas or fortresses to efficiently loot Elite Chests. In addition to dropping equipment with fixed perks, Elite Chests often also include materials and coins, making for very high returns.

Here are some recommended Elite Chest Run routes:

• Cayo de La Muerte (CK Route): It has a consistent high density of chests, a good drop rate, and offers the chance to pick up Mystic Doubloons.
• Nighthaven Route: This route has numerous Elite Chests, and you can also kill Vampires along the way.
• Corrupted Monolith (MC Route): Elite monsters on this route drop fixed Perks, and the chests are densely distributed.
• Eternal Pool (ET Pools Route): This route is short and yields relatively low amounts, making it suitable for speed farming.
• Nightbreak Roost: A solo chest location that drops fixed gear, recommended for solo players.

Also, if you want to improve your farming efficiency, you can use some in-game items.

• Potion of Fool's Sight: This item grants you two extra chests in Nighthaven ECR.
• Luck Gear + Defiled Rabbit's Foot: Increases the chance of rare items appearing in chests.

PvP Track Rewards

PvP Track Rewards feature extremely powerful gear, including 4-Perk Gear and Set Bonuses. Players can accumulate rewards through PvP modes (OPR, 3v3, etc.).

PvP Track rewards are comprehensive, allowing you to easily obtain top-tier PvE gear even if you don't play PvE content. However, you'll need to find active PvP players.

Catacombs Dungeon

However, if you prefer PvE content over PvP, the new Catacombs dungeon introduced in Season 10 provides another rewarding alternative. The new end-game content for Season 10, allows three players to team up and explore a random dungeon and escape within 30 minutes. If at least one member of your team manages to escape safely, you'll all receive a reward.

Catacombs dungeon can drop Overcharge Set, which increases base damage by 15–25%. This set is a powerful build for boss fights and also includes two perk gear.

The more bosses you kill, the higher your rewards. Killing at least five bosses doubles your rewards. Additionally, you can trade Sterlings (dropped in Catacombs) for specific chests in certain locations.

Which Gear Should You Keep?

Much of the gear you farm won't be needed, so you can sell it directly to vendors. However, it's recommended that you keep some of your more valuable gear:

You should keep jewelry, 3-slot upgradable gathering gear (700 GS), and weapons or armor with skill sockets that directly suit your build.

Prioritize weapons with ideal rolled perks (high damage/survival affixes). Especially weapons with one skill slot and one gem slot (suitable for specific builds).

Pure heavy armor and gear with useless affixes, as well as duplicates of common gear with low GS and affixes, can be disassembled and sold.

These are the main methods of farming gear. Regardless of which method you choose, you must first ensure you can defeat monsters or avoid being easily killed by them. When AFK, you can choose equipment with appropriate resistances, and when in ECRs, you should join a well-matched team to maintain high efficiency and high returns.

Each method has certain level and equipment requirements. If you don't have time to farm equipment, you can buy trusted New World coins from IGGM, skip the boring farming process, and use your coins directly to search the market for the best equipment or materials you need.