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The right call to bring in more mini- challenge, quest-esque objectives to secure an epic skin rather than buy one or wait for RNG lootbox to be nice. I'm hoping we get one for D.Va.

A short initial update that confirms Summer Games is coming a little sooner, with 3 mini challenges (1 each week) to unlock 3 epic skins. Also, Hero 31 is coming but a little later than usual. Good ol' Jeff confirms we're likely to get a few more videos very soon to give us updates on more changes coming.

Week commencing 9th July Tribute Hall, Moments of Triumph and Bad Juju Exotic Quest goes live. Nightfalls: The Arms Dealer Earth. Shut down the operations of an ironmonger providing weapons to the Red Legion. Will of the Thousands Mars. Defeat Xol before everything is destroyed. Warden of Nothing Prison of Elders. Help the Drifter restore order at the Prison of Elders. Scoring: Complete the nightfall to receive a 'challenge card' (If you already have one, this will still be in your inventory). Add burns / increase the difficulty on the challenge card to increase the scoring modifier for your run. Get a highscore and earn unique weapons and exotic accessories. The higher the score, the higher your chance. Reach a score of 100.000 or more to get an additional Powerful Engram. FLASHPOINT: IO Complete various activities around Io, including public events, Lost Sectors, and Heroic Adventures. Weekly Crucible: Mayhem Faster Supers, abilities, and Heavy ammo spawns—withstand and engage in a whirlwind of chaos. Heroic Strikes Burn: Solar Singe The other modifieres rotate Daily, check out the Daily Reset Thread for them! Dreaming City Cycle: Growing Curse Petra is at Divalian Mists. Weekly Mission: The Oracle Engine - The Taken threaten to take control of an irreplaceable Awoken communications device. Ascendant Challenge: Shattered Ruins, Spine of Keres Blind Well: Hive, Plague: Cragur Escalation Protocol Boss: Kathok, Roar of Xol This boss drops: IKELOS_SMG_v1.0.1 (Submachine Gun) Leviathan Raid Order: Gauntlet > Dogs > Baths > Calus Prestige Raid Lairs Prestige: Arsenal Armsmaster

For something that no one was expecting and completely separate from Moments of Triumph, its a pretty neat little room. Definitely something they can build on. I've heard about the DoJo in Warframe and this could be the start of things to come where you can place your favourite armour suits and weapons on display. Whilst after i've got all the tributes I'll likely won't visit it much as i'm not normally one ot use a firing range, its something that has been asked for from lots of the community and its cool to have there if I can't decide between two Pulse Rifles or Hand Cannons and want to quickly work out how they function and compare. Clearly, the subtle hidden aim was for people to blow all their consumables on the triumphs in a bid to get everything quickly but you can just do the daily bounties and watch the discount stack up. I believe it stacks up to 80% eventually so that won't be many materials in the end. Like most things in the Season of Opulence, a really solid addition and hopefully they can build on that continuously for the next seasons.

The Tribute Hall is a brand new area that essentially doubles up as a Trophy room as well as a Firing Range. Something that really wasn't expected at all. There are new triumphs to unlock which then give you a Tribute that you put up for display. There is a vendor that you can grab daily bounties from which give progressive discount on more tributes that you can place in the Hall. These ones are all about adding different enemies that are static in the Hall, as well as a few others such as ammo bricks and a Ghost. The tributes to unlock are below but also once you unlock 17 tributes you get access to the Bad Juju quest mission which is situated in the middle of the room which is an added bonus. Triumphs to unlock: Imperial Footsoldier: Earn points by defeating enemy combatants in any strike using Calus-themed armor and weapons earned from the Menagerie or any Leviathan Raid. High Roller: Earn a score of at least 100,000 in the Nightfall using Calus-themed armor and weapons earned from the Menagerie or any Leviathan Raid. Lavish Defender: Earn points by meeting the minimum score threshold using Calus-themed armor and weapons earned from the Menagerie or any Leviathan Raid. Imperial Scoundrel: Earn points by defeating enemy combatants in Gambit using Calus-themed armor and weapons earned from the Menagerie or any Leviathan Raid. Imperial Assassin: Earn points by defeating enemy Guardians in Gambit using Calus-themed armor and weapons earned from the Menagerie or any Leviathan Raid. The Scoundrel in Uniform: Earn Infamy in Gambit using Calus-themed armor and weapons earned from the Menagerie or any Leviathan Raid. The Emperor's Gladiator: Earn Valor in the Crucible using Calus-themed armor and weapons earned from the Menagerie or any Leviathan Raid. Into The Coliseum: Earn points by defeating Guardians in the Crucible using Calus-themed armor and weapons earned from the Menagerie or any Leviathan Raid. Final Exam: Earn points by completing encounters within any Leviathan Raid using Calus-themed armor and weapons earned from the Menagerie or any Leviathan Raid. A Succulent Wish: Earn Points by completing encounters in the raid "Last Wish" using Calus-themed armor and weapons earned from the Menagerie or any Leviathan Raid. Fist of the Empire: Earn points by completing encounters in the Raid "Scourge of the Past" using Calus-themed armor and weapons earned from the Menagerie or any Leviathan Raid. Crown of Sorrow: Earn points by completing encounters in the raid "Crown of Sorrow" using Calus-themed armor and weapons earned from the Menagerie or any Leviathan Raid. Champion Triumphant: Accumulate points for your triumph score by completing triumphs Completionist: Complete any badge within your collections. In addition, there are two secret triumphs: Only the essentials: Complete the mission "the other side" alone, without dying. There is another one here, and we'll update as soon as we can figure it out. When you gain place the enemy tributes you can toggle them on and off and test your weapon DPS at them whenever you want to.

I've finally got my arse together and bought the Destiny Grimoire Anthology Volume 1 off Amazon. I wanted to have some light reading in bed one or two nights so why not start with Destiny? 😜

I actually don't play much undocked play at all as its much more convenient for me to play docked however there is clearly an appeal for this with no real competition in the handheld market. It also means a OG Switch will stay at a higher price for longer. Having said that, with phones becoming so more popular with games and better graphics all the time, alot of people might not want to part with that money when they have an array of games sitting there in the pocket whilst on the loo. I'd still recommend a Switch to anyone as the games are just phenomenal as usual from Nintendo but isn't the whole point of a 'Switch' is you can switch it between the two?

Out September 20th and it costs around £100 less than the OG switch, theres some comparisons below to show what's the difference between them both.

@jordie1892 @Dan94 @phil bottle @Findmartin @tronic44 @ChaosGladiator @Stretch616 @Plumbers Crack Another one this season? Do we want to try something different like games against each other for points? Maybe more engaging and better to do as we can use the tournament function on FG if needed for a league format? Anyone else want to jump into this for the new season?

This debate has been rumbling along for quite a while now and it feels to me like it divides the Destiny players somewhat. So let's see what you think here and what's the happy medium going forward? My personal opinion is that I dont care that they bring them back providing enough new exotics are created along side them. I need to pull the facts from somewhere but I'm pretty sure we have around 60 new exotics (includes armour) whereas we have around 16-18 Destiny 1 exotics. We've always wanted a world where the game evolves and feels like it's one big game. Especially as most peoples complaints from D1 was that they couldn't take their stuff with them to D2. It's kinda weird to me they just forget that's how they felt and those people are the same ones to slate another Exotic comes back that's 'boring' cos we've seen it before. I think it also boils down to how they play. Imo it's worth looking at new exotics and making them relevant and trying not to make a D1 exotic way more powerful than new ones as perception makes the newer ones feel even worse. What do you reckon? Happy to see more? Dont want to see anymore? What should they do?

Happy birthday @AdamF1007 and @ChaosGladiator!! Hope you boys have a great day and few beers to celebrate 👍🍺

Taken from Treyarch website: Operation Apocalypse Z arrives July 9th on PS4, bringing the undead to the forefront of this season of content with events and updates that will occur throughout the Operation. Launch week of Operation Apocalypse Z brings new ways to play and experience Black Ops 4 across Multiplayer, Blackout, and Zombies, including new game modes, new weapons, map updates, and more! Here are some updates coming throughout this new Operation: Multiplayer New Specialist: Reaper New Game Mode: Sticks & Stones New Maps (Black Ops Pass): Der Schatten Remnant Havana (Black Ops Flashback) New Alt Map: Jungle Flooded + More Blackout New Map Updates: The Haunting Fog – An apocalyptic transformation to the main map. Alcatraz: Nightfall – The prison island under the cover of darkness. New Game Modes Quads Fog – A limited-time Quads playlist where cloudy skies hang over an ominous fog. Alcatraz Portals Horde – An Alcatraz game mode with more Zombies enemy types that spawn throughout the map. New Weapons/Equipment New Playable Characters: M. Shadows Russman Danny Trejo Zombies New Experience: “Alpha Omega” New Elixirs: Head Drama Phoenix Up New Perk: Blood Wolf Bite + More Black Market 40 new Contraband stream Tiers Zombies-themed Specialist outfits New Mastercrafts and MKII Weapons Earnable Ultra Weapon Bribe + More Now, here’s the intel on Operation Apocalypse Z… Multiplayer Reaper returns! The experimental war robot from Call of Duty: Black Ops III returns with added abilities focused on heavy assault and disruption. Reaper is a heavily armed robotic Specialist that utilizes explosive firepower to gain the upper hand. Reaper’s Special Issue Weaponry is the Scythe – a high-damage machine gun with explosive rounds and a fast fire rate that also inflicts a suppression status effect to nearby enemies. Reaper’s Special Issue Equipment, the Radar Shroud, is a deployable jamming device that conceals an area on enemy mini-maps. This equipment allows Reaper and his teammates to operate undetected within the Shroud’s radius. Reaper is available at Tier 1 of the Operation, and will be playable in Multiplayer once unlocked. Another Party Game returns to Black Ops 4 with Sticks and Stones! Players are only given a crossbow, Ballistic Knife, and Combat Axe to battle opponents in this score-based Free-For-All game mode. Players earn varying points by getting kills and can bankrupt enemies with a successful Combat Axe kill. Pay attention to the periodically-sweeping UAV that marks the leading player with a gold dot so that you can hunt them down and try to gain the advantage. In addition to Sticks and Stones, other Party Games will return in this Operation. Look out for Gun Game with the Ballistic Knife as its new final weapon, the return of Infected, and more. New Multiplayer weapons in the Black Market this Operation include: Reaver C86: A semi-auto crossbow that kills on impact. Argus: A precision lever-action shotgun returning from Black Ops III. Backhander: A disembodied zombie arm that functions as a one-hit kill melee weapon. Blackout An eerie fog has settled in Blackout, signaling the onset of the Zombie apocalypse. Drop into Blackout to experience battle royale at the end of days. Zombies have left the main map in ruins as windows have been boarded up to secure safety, and the waters run red with blood. Two variants of the Blackout main map will be available: one that updates the traditional playlists (Solos, Duos, Quads) with a light fog and unique Zombies-inspired theming including a familiar voice at the beginning of the match; and the second, a limited time playlist aptly named “Quads Fog”, has similar environmental changes but with a much thicker and more foreboding haze. Both maps hold Zombies secrets to find and unlock. Visit Zombies locations to find some new surprises and special enemies! Zombies have overrun the prison island of Alcatraz where the undead are more prevalent than ever in its latest update, Alcatraz: Nightfall. Shrouded in darkness where opponents or zombies can assault players off their guard, Alcatraz: Nightfall introduces the need for new gameplay tactics on this redeploy map. This new map variant brings a new game mode: Alcatraz Portals Horde, where the darkness has brought out Hellhounds and the Warden patrolling for anyone with plans of escaping. These new enemies make survival more difficult, as you’ll still drop in with nine other squads ready to fight. Even though there are more zombies, fewer zombies will spawn in during the final Collapse, so a squad vs. squad battle will determine the victor. If you want to test your skills against the growing horde, drop into Alcatraz Portals Horde and see if you can find any hidden secrets along the way. Coming later in the Operation, battle for survival in Pandemic. This Operation’s upcoming limited-time mode is planned to feature a large-scale fight to survive enemies and zombies. Like Multiplayer’s Infected, when players are eliminated, they return as zombies looking to add more numbers to their horde. Infected players can respawn all the way up until the final Collapse, where the remaining squads must bunker down and outlast the Pandemic. The last squad of survivors will win. More characters will be available in the Black Market throughout the Operation, including M. Shadows, Russman, and Danny Trejo! Zombies The Aether story continues in “Alpha Omega”. Following the events of “Classified” and “Blood of the Dead”, the Primis and Ultimis crews travel to a secret Broken Arrow facility at Nuketown. This gameplay space, which is 400% larger than “Nuketown Zombies”, features both familiar nostalgia and new elements. In “Alpha Omega”, players will face new enemies, including Jolting Jacks and Nova 6 Bombers that are deadlier evolutions of the Nova 6 Crawlers from “Kino Der Toten”. Plus, you’ll fight against a new special round foe, the Lightning Hounds. As the Aether story heads toward an epic conclusion, “Alpha Omega” works to unravel the mysteries of the beginning and the end. Gear up for this epic new battle with the latest Perk, Blood Wolf Bite. When activated, players are given a friendly wolf companion named Luna that aids in surviving the undead. Once in the map, Luna fights alongside the player, killing zombies and even dealing damage to larger or mini-boss type enemies. If Blood Wolf Bite is placed in the Modifier slot, a Luna kill has the chance of spawning a mini-Power-up, such as a small amount of ammo, points, or power. Classic Elixirs from Black Ops III will also arrive at the start of the Operation. Phoenix Up is for players who want to lend a helping hand, reviving all teammates and allowing them to keep their Perks. Head Drama makes every shot really count. When equipped, any bullet that hits a zombie damages its head. The Argus shotgun and Reaver C86 semi-auto crossbow will be added to the Mystery Box at the start of Operation Apocalypse Z. Discover how both deal damage to the undead and Pack-A-Punch them in game for the Ancient Harbinger (Argus) and Minos’ Zeal (Reaver C86). Also, the new Zombies experience delivers a new Gauntlet later in this Operation. Players will be able to tackle thirty new challenges while battling the undead in the upcoming “Alpha Omega” Gauntlet, “Duck and Cover”. Black Market Operation Apocalypse Z brings new gear and weapons to the Black Market. The Operation Contraband stream will contain 40 predefined Tiers lasting through the first half of the Operation, followed by a new stream to cover the second half. The Contraband stream will also include an earnable Ultra Weapon Bribe. Ultra Weapon Bribes guarantee one new ranged Black Market weapon and two Reserve Cases. If you already own a variant of all Black Market weapons, Ultra Weapon Bribes will award an additional Black Market weapon variant. In addition to new weapons, the Black Market holds new zombies-themed epic character outfits, new MKII weapons, Legendary weapon camos, and more. Here’s an overview of all the goods in Operation Apocalypse Z: 40 Tiers: Preview all the earnable rewards in the first half of the Operation on day one. New Specialist: Reaper is available at Tier 1 and playable in Multiplayer and Blackout once unlocked. New Black Market Weapons: The Argus shotgun, Reaver C86 semi-auto Crossbow, and Backhander melee weapon. New Blackout Characters: Russman, M. Shadows, and Danny Trejo. New MK II Weapons: Available in Reserves, find MKII Weapons for the Mog 12, Saug 9mm, and Vendetta. New Mastercrafts: The “Wundergewehr 115” for the Koshka is available at Tier 20 of the Contraband stream and the “Imaginator” for the Daemon 3XB is in Reserves. If the “Imaginator” is acquired by a player who doesn’t own the Daemon 3XB, it will serve as a functional ranged weapon, effectively adding the Daemon 3XB to the player’s Armory. New Weapon Camos: The green “Derezzed”, post-apocalypse dust “Smoke Blast”, and the out-of-this-world ‘Time Out’ camo. New Specialist Outfits: Zombies-inspired Specialist’s outfits include “The Prepper” for Spectre, “The Cheerleader” for Outrider, and “The Waitress” for Zero amongst others. Also, new Legendary outfits like “Fossil” for Firebreak, “Ritual” for Prophet, and more can be found in the Contraband stream and in Reserves. New Weapon Charms: Available in Reserves, equip the latest Weapon Charms before you head into battle like “Pillow Talk”, “Just Peachy”, and “Byte Me”. New Death Effects: Add something extra when you take down enemies with new Death Effects – “Black Hole” and “Magma”. New Gestures: Bust a move with new gestures “Breakin’ For Beats” and “Nooice”. New Jump Pack: Equip the “Night Terror” jump pack to drop into Blackout in epic Zombies fashion. Blackjacks’ Reserves: Operation Apocalypse Z Reserve items include the Vendetta MKII, Argus, M. Shadows, Specialist outfits such as Battery’s “Kaleidoscope”, and more. Black Ops Pass Three more Multiplayer maps and a new Zombies experience are available to Black Ops Pass owners in Operation Apocalypse Z. The Multiplayer maps will join the regular map rotation in Core and Hardcore playlist along with a dedicated Map Pack Moshpit playlist at the beginning of the Operation. Set in the 1940s at the height of Nazi Germany during the Zombies experience “Der Eisendrache”, Der Schatten begins by spawning players into the map via a time portal. The zombies have already arrived in Eisenstadt, Austria, and you’ll see them in store windows along with other nods to Zombies history, including Samantha’s teddy bear. A fallen “Giant” robot has crashed, dispersing Element 115 throughout the play space, suspending various parts of the environment in mid-air. In “The Shadow” of the Zombies experience, this Multiplayer map offers unique engagements against the backdrop of Treyarch Zombies lore. The map has multiple interior spaces including opportunities to fight inside a crashed robot that adds a new dynamic to the Multiplayer space. Players can use the robot parts to flank, gain cover, and other tricks to get a tactical leg up over the opponent. There’s also an opportunity to get in the literal head of the robot and overlook parts of the map. From that power position players can pick off enemies or press a button that activates the robot’s finger to smash unsuspecting foes. Der Schatten also holds various structures and longer sightlines on the streets, creating a versatile battleground ready for players to enjoy. Hop off your tour bus and visit Remnant, a modern day museum that specializes in collecting and showcasing curiosities, oddities, and nightmares surrounding Zombies-related events. A recently purchased relic has unleashed chaos and death, wiping out everyone in the museum. For those who dare to trek past the Bio Response Initiative vans, you’ll discover various exhibits modeled around epic moments in Zombies history, including a familiar bus and diner that offer a distinct Multiplayer experience. Remnant is a large-scale map with wide spacing for longer engagements as well as close to mid-range firefights among various part of the interiors. The map is primarily indoors, so ground-based Scorestreaks will play well. And with a larger map, moving around the outside (in or out of the water) or using a telepad to teleport quickly to another location is ideal to finding and eliminating enemies. Take in the sights and stop by the gift shop if you have a chance between battles to enjoy this specialty museum in the heart of Louisiana. Havana returns to Black Ops 4, where an escalating conflict has cleared out the streets. This Black Ops flashback is set in Cuba during the Cold War, where revolutionary posters and flak guns fortified by sandbags signal an uprising. The map is filled with multiple houses, bars, alleys, and other spaces that favor close-quarters builds. For those who want to literally take to the streets, long sightlines can be found that overlook parts of the map as well as various environment pieces that can serve as cover during intense engagements. There are multiple ways to get across the map that offer both risks and rewards, so players will have to think strategically and play to their strengths. The Aether story returns to an expanded version of Nuketown players have never seen before. Battle for survival as the Primis and Ultimis characters for the first time in Zombies history in “Alpha Omega”.

My head isn't functioning today - is Warframe crossave?

You'll need the annual pass for this years MoT which isn't surprising. Nice to see they've added a specific seal title to this years Triumphs, which hopefully is one that we could all go for. Looks as if there will be a combination of Solstice of Heroes triumphs needed to get the full 20 required for the seal but this isn't confirmed. This is usually forms part of their quieter seasons due to August holidays and its ahead of the bigger, deeper content drop in September. Usually we've found it a decent fun grind to do, we'll find put later in more detail what is available to do for the activities.

Taken from Bungie Day blog MOMENTS OF TRIUMPH Starting July 9, 2019, Moments of Triumph for Year 2 of Destiny 2 will become available. Players will be challenged to complete triumphs that span content throughout the solar system, from the Dreaming City to the EDZ. This year will be fairly straight forward: Complete in-game triumphs, unlock rewards. Rewards Complete one Moment of Triumph, earn the Moments of Triumph 2019 Emblem Complete 5 Moments of Triumph, earn the Moments of Triumph 2019 Sparrow Complete 10 Moments of Triumph, earn the Moments of Triumph 2019 Ship Complete 15 Moments of Triumph, the Moments of Triumph T-Shirt offer becomes available Complete ALL Moments of Triumph, unlock the Moments of Triumph 2019 Seal and Title This year, the 2019 Moments of Triumph T-shirt will be available through Bungie Rewards. Players will can earn their offer code by unlocking triumphs starting on Tuesday. Players who are signed up to receive Bungie emails will receive a notification to purchase on Fridays, or they can directly receive their codes via Bungie.net/rewards. The last day to purchase the customized T-Shirt is September 30, 2019. So, what’s available day one? We’ll have Triumphs for players to complete throughout various activities and releases. Players who own Destiny 2 will have the ability to earn all in-game rewards. In order to earn the 2019 Moments of Triumph T-shirt offer, players will need to own Destiny 2: Forsaken. To complete all 2019 Triumphs and unlock their title, players will need to own the Destiny 2 Annual Pass. Triumphs Legendary Valor Crucible Pinnacle Arms Vanguard Pinnacle Arms Nothing Left to Say The Vault Mythic Gambit Pinnacle Arms Inheritance O Murderer Mine Valiant Savior Going the Distance Prime Fashion Bedazzled Solstice of Heroes Triumphs Strike Spelunker Exotic Arsenal Gun for Hire Challenger Fashion Hero Above and Beyond Master Smith Solstice of heroes will also bring some new loot for players to earn this summer. Keep your eyes peeled, we’ll have a blog article on July 24 to show off the upcoming event! Moments of Triumph will be available from July 7 through August 27, 2019.

No problem spending money on a game that you have heavily invested time into, or the fact you enjoy it so much you end up supporting it in some way. Yeah, not sure its the controls or something, I dont know either. It is a quite awesome trailer. I dont want it to be Swedish flat pack standard, but a nice Virgin, easy to read, basic gameplay wouldn't go a miss. Can't remember every games controls in my noggin 😘

This is a seriously impressive trailer. Makes you wanna jump straight in. The next open world for this game is called the Duviri Paradox. God, I wish this game had a manual.

I need to get on my forges to get that gun too. Riskrunner hugely helps though with all the Fallen Arc shields and damage about.

Aw man, I loved good old Greg 😢 miss that huge serve he had. Kyle Edmund really screwed it up didn't he. He also seems very temperamental; needs to get his head into a more disciplined state. I'm looking forward to watching the second week. Added bonus that we get to see Andy Murray with Serena Williams in the mixed doubles. I think the game would benefit from more top singles players doing both formats.

Good to know James, enjoyed reading you quick review. I didn't think the graphics would be that good to be honest, very LA Noire styled I see.

Great deal. I missed it on the PS Plus month way back last year so may try and find 4 squids lying about if I can. Got to be great for an FG evening or even week.

Happy birthday Mike!! @Commander_Undies Hope all is well with you, i'll be having a beer for you right now! 👍🍺

Got you. Maybe I need to start playing to get a DR and SR then. I doubt i'll be near you and Phil though!

I'll be on tonight but around 10 I reckon as taking family to NIA to watch DanTDM. Top shaders on that armour, Didds. See you later on tonight.