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Rainbow Six Siege: Y6S1.3 Designer’s Notes

Bharat Kotwani
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Rainbow Six Siege: Y6S1.3 Designer’s Notes

The latest patch for Rainbow Six Siege is about to drop, bringing with it some pretty significant changes to the FPS game’s balancing. Ubisoft Montreal have released the latest Y6S1.3 designer notes for Rainbow Six Siege. Before officially rolling the update, the latter would be given a run on the Test server.

The Y6S1.3 Designer notes do imply changes highlighting nerfs to operators who are picked more frequently versus those whose pick rates are often considered to be negligible at the end of every season. The notes direct us towards some notable changes brought to defending operator Jäger along with Ace as a part of the upcoming mid-season fixes.

As detailed in the notes, Jäger’s 416-C AR magazine capacity will be reduced to 25+1 bullets along with the game developers increasing the gun’s vertical recoil. This might see the current pick rate of the former drop which might eventually bolster the chances for least selected operators like Mira and Tachanka.

Alongside Jäger, here is the list of other changes being inculcated within the Attacker/Defender roster.

ACE:

  • Replaced Smoke Grenades with Claymore
  • The S.E.L.M.A. will destroy Black Mirror Window

Population targeted by this change: Casual, Top Ranked, Pro.

What the developers got to say:

Looking at the Balancing Matrix, Ace has climbed higher in pick presence and win rate. Overall, we see him as a fast and versatile hard breacher, but he should not be the dominant pick for hard breachers in all situations. We’ve replaced his smoke grenades with a claymore, reducing his late-game execution to give room for other breachers such as Thermite.

We are also changing how Ace’s gadget will work with Mira’s Black Mirror Window. Players already use Ace to counter Mira by opening a space beneath the mirror to deny defender access. Now, it can destroy the Black Mirror completely, adding more counterplay options for dealing with Mira.

JACKAL : 

  • Reduced C7E magazine capacity to 25+1 bullets (from 30+1)
  • Reduced C7E damage to 42 (from 46)

Population targeted by this change: Casual, Top Ranked, Pro.

What the developers got to say :

Jackal is seen both a lot in matches and ban picks due to his overall strength and versatility. We’ve taken a look at the data for the C7E and found it a tad too strong. The change should bring Jackal in line with other operators, while not dramatically reducing his capability. Additionally, this should give more room for his PDW9 to be used, empowering players with the option to use either weapon depending on the map or strategy.


TACHANKA: 

  • Shumikha Launcher
    • Increased magazine capacity to 7 (was 5)
    • Increased fire duration to 7s (was 5s)
    • Reduced detonation time to 0.75s (from 1s)
    • Increased fire area radius to 1.9m (from 1.7m)
    • Increased projectile “distance to start drop” to 20m (was 8m)
    • Increased projectile speed to 30 (from 20)
  • DP27
    • Reduced equip time to 0.65s (from 0.9s)
    • Reduced unequip time to 0.3s (from 0.42s)

    • The population targeted by this change: Casual, Top Ranked, Pro.

What the developers got to say :

Initial feedback after Tachanka’s rework suggested that he would be too overpowered and game-breaking. However, the data now shows Tachanka with a low presence and low usage of grenades, causing his lethality to not be where we would like. We hope to see Tachanka viable in all levels of play, and as a good alternative or complement to Smoke to create new strategies based on area and time denial. We’ve increased the power, duration, radius, speed, and capacity for his grenades to make them more useful and lethal in combat. These changes should make them more deadly and useful in fights while also not feeling overpowering.

THERMITE: 

  • Replace claymore with smoke grenades
  • The population targeted by this change: Casual, Top Ranked, Pro.

What the developers say:

We want to improve Thermite’s capability in a wider range of in-game scenarios. By giving him smoke grenades, we feel he will have more impact in late-game execution, offering another avenue for providing utility, even after walls have been opened.

JÄGER: 

  • Reduced 416-C magazine capacity to 25+1 (was 30+1)
  • Increased 416-C weapon recoil vertical kick

What the developers got to say:

Population targeted by this change: Top Ranked, Pro.

Jäger is a community favorite and we can understand why! While we all love Jäger and the utility he brings to team compositions, his 95% presence is too high to ignore. This is something we’ve spent a great deal of time working through how to address, understanding it will affect so many players and we want to maintain the identity of such a beloved operator while also encouraging greater pick diversity.

Our last change addressed his utility and while this was a change in the right direction, the data shows that his presence is still overwhelmingly high compared to other operators. Our next step is to look at the frag potential of his 416-C, which has been performing above average among ARs. By reducing ammo and increasing recoil, we believe this will require a greater degree of finesse from players to make the most of it. These changes help make the weapon less of a must-pick compared to other weapons and operators while keeping it a strong weapon in a skillful player’s hand.

At the end of the day, though, we know that his denial utility is a huge part of what makes him such a draw—not just his loadout. We have potential tweaks for the ADS that we are considering for the future, but also understand this topic encompasses more than just Jäger. Balancing is an iterative process for any operator or weapon, so we will be closely monitoring how this affects everyone’s favorite ADS-wielder and will continue to tweak as necessary as we seek that sweet spot.

Weapon Changes

DMR (ATTACKERS)

  • Removed access to 1.0x scopes
  • Gave access to 1.5x, 2.0x, and 2.5x sights
  • 3.0x as default option

Population targeted by this change: Casual, Top Ranked, Pro.

What the developers got to say:

DMRs are designed to be effective in long-range engagements. However, they are currently limited by only having a 3.0x for these fights, which is not comfortable in all maps or situations. We are adding more sight options for DMRs to give players more freedom in their options while keeping the intended focus of the weapons’ insight.

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Apex Legends Season 9 Leaks and New Character Valkyrie Abilities

Mohammed Sadiq
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Apex Legends Season 9 Leaks and New Character Valkyrie Abilities

Respawn Entertainment recently revealed a new Playable character, Valkyrie, voiced by Erika Ishhi, the voice behind Ana Bray (Destiny 2). She is one of the many Titanfall related characters who are set to make an appearance in Apex to solidify the connection between the series even further. Ashley Reed, Apex’s senior previously said that “Titanfall’s very much a part of the universe.”

However, if the leaks are to be believed then Apex might be getting another character titled “Pariah” who was discovered by an Apex data miner Biast12. Pariah has three abilities, including a passive ability “Aplomb Training” that lets them see an enemy’s health bar while Pariah’s tactical ability “Sonar Grenade” will reveal enemies in the area of effect for 15 seconds, and Pariah’s Ultimate ability “Sacrificial Romantic” prevents them from moving and releases clouds of steam that damages and burns enemies inside of it.

Four of Pariah’s Legendary skins ‘Secret Service’, ‘Lost Archive’,’ Phantom Edge’ and ‘Chimera Effect’; were also leaked, this is, however, unconfirmed as there are no textures for the said skins and their names might be subject to change prior to the character’s release. Reportedly, World’s Edge and Olympus maps will be getting a visual overhaul with their own set of changes.

Earlier this week, EA and Respawn revealed that the battle-royale hit a milestone of 100 million players which is unsurprising given how the game is widely available across multiple platforms and it was the biggest free-to-play game in 2019, its Steam release in November 2020 also contributed to higher player numbers as well as new players. Season 9 of Apex Legends is set to roll out on May 4 and will heavily focus on elements from the Titanfall series. 

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GameStop CEO George Sherman to step down in July

Mohammed Sadiq
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GameStop CEO George Sherman to step down in July

GameStop, the world’s largest Video Game retailer has been in the news for quite a while lately due to the sudden surge in their stock (GME) value earlier this year thanks to investors on Reddit who collectively rushed to buy their stocks, causing the value to soar up to 100% and above as a result.

The company recently announced that George Sherman, its current CEO will be stepping down on July 31, or perhaps even earlier if a suitable successor is found. Sherman has been with the company for two years, “GameStop appreciates the valuable leadership that George has provided throughout his tenure,” said Ryan Cohen, GameStop’s upcoming Chairman who was appointed earlier this January.

The news caused GME stocks to rise up by 6% to $164.37 this Monday. 

In a bid for long-term sustainability and to increase their current revenue stream, GameStop is currently in the process of branching out and transforming its business model into more e-commerce to compete with the likes of Walmart Inc and Microsoft Corp and has even started selling PC Hardware to cater to PC Gamers.

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How to pre register for Apex Legends Mobile on Playstore

Divyesh Moghe
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How to pre register for Apex Legends Mobile on Playstore

Respawn studios and Electronic Arts recently announced the arrival of Apex Legends Mobile in the mobile gaming market. This game was under development for the last couple of years and finally, the first round of beta testing is about to begin in some regions. Here is how you can pre register for the first round in India and Philippines.

India and the Philippines are included for the first closed beta testing. About a thousand players will gain access to the game in this phase and they will get the first hands-on trial on Apex Legends Mobile. This round will begin later this month but the pre-registration process has already started.

apex legends mobile pre register play store

Players who want to gain access to Apex Legends Mobile can pre-register themselves on the Google Play Store. iOS devices are not included in this phase and support for most eligible devices will be rolled out in the upcoming stages. Those who are interested in participating in the first round of closed beta testing can use the following steps to register themselves.

Steps to Pre Register for Apex Legends Mobile

  • Click here to visit the Apex Legends Mobile page.
  • Click on ‘pre-register’ to enroll yourself in the process.
  • If the prompt says that your device is not eligible, kindly wait for the next round of testing.

Many high-end devices are eligible for this testing but remember, the slots are restricted to a few thousand so some might miss out on the opportunity of trying the very first edition of Apex Legends Mobile.

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Xeppaa joins Cloud9 Blue Valorant

Bharat Kotwani
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Xeppaa joins Cloud9 Blue Valorant

Yet another player from the Colossus makes his switch to Valorant. Cloud9 on Twitter have announced the addition of Erick “Xeppaa” Bach to their Blue Valorant division.

Moments after Floppy made his switch to Valorant, we got to know about Xeppaa who too decided to call it quits on his Counter Strike career and follow the steps of the former to the North American squad’s Valorant men’s roster.

The 20yo Prodigy along with his teammates were released by Chaos Esports Club in December 2020, after the “Ongoing Corona Pandemic” hindered the organization’s ability to support the team. Soon later he was acquired by Cloud9 for their Colossus, a CS:GO project initially handled and run by Henry “HenryG” Greer following the events of Özgür “Woxic” Eker leaving the team citing unreliably high ping issues and compromising time zones. But soon this initiative was too brought to a halt as Cloud9 decided to put their Counter Strike division on hold, leaving the players to move to an inactive role.

Today, the North American side has decided to bring in Xeppaa as the 6th man for their Valorant Blue division. Earlier Ricky “Floppy” Kemery also made his switch to Valorant after suffering a hiatus from Cloud9’s above-mentioned decision. As of now, it’s known that Floppy has replaced Tyler “Relyks” Weaver on the roster and will debut against T1 in the upcoming VCT Challenger 2 event.

  • Nathan “leaf” Orf
  • Mitch “mitch” Semago
  • Michael “poiz” Possis
  • Son “xeta” Seon-ho
  • Ricky “floppy” Kemery
  • Erick “⁠Xeppaa⁠” Bach
  • Yoon “Autumn” Eu-teum (Head Coach)
  • James “JamezIRL” Macaulay (Assistant Coach)

Apex Legends Mobile release date for Android and iOS

Divyesh Moghe
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Apex Legends Mobile release date for Android and iOS

Electronic Arts and Respawn Studios recently made a new announcement regarding the closed beta testing of their upcoming title Apex Legends Mobile. It is a portable version of popular battle royale Apex Legends and will hit the market very soon. EA has chosen India and Philippines to be the very first regions to gain access to this game. The exact release date for Apex Legends Mobile is not revealed yet but a tentative timeline is given by the developers.

Apex Legends Mobile was announced by EA in October 2019 and this created a hype regarding a new mobile battle-royale title. Apex Legends is a complex game and trying to mend those mechanisms in such a way that the authenticity and experience is preserved is a hard task.

Many other titles like PUBG and Call of Duty were able to successfully enter the mobile gaming market and take it by the storm. PUBG Mobile became extremely popular in a short span and began to produce big numbers since the very beginning. COD Mobile did not lack behind and has established itself as probably the smoothest FPS mobile game in the market.

The story of Apex Legends Mobile can also be very similar to these two titles. This game has been under development for a long time and finally, the first look of this game will be available in the next few months. The recent announcement revealed many details regarding the future of Apex Legends Mobile for the next few months.

Apex Legends Mobile Release Date

Apex Legends Mobile will be launched in India and Philippines for closed beta testing for a “few thousands” in the initial phase. This round of testing will begin this month and other regions and support will be added in the subsequent rounds.

The first phase of testing will be purely based on Android devices and iOS support is promised to be added in the upcoming phase. This is the very first round of testing for Apex Legends Mobile and hence, the features and environment of testing is kept very limited.

The exact release date of this game is not out yet but as the game is promised to be launched “later this month”, players can expect to see the first round of test to begin in the month of May in India and Philippines. Other regions will have to wait to try their hands on this game. Many other FAQs are addressed in the official announcement.

Follow Talkesport for the further updates on the developments of Apex Legends Mobile.

Floppy joins Cloud9 Blue Valorant

Bharat Kotwani
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Floppy joins Cloud9 Blue Valorant

A familiar face but on a different game, Floppy sticks to Cloud9. Cloud9 on Twitter have confirmed the addition of Ricky “floppy” Kemery to their Blue Valorant  Division.

As reported earlier by TalkEsport and RushBMedia, floppy has made his switch to Valorant and would replace Skyler “Relyks” Weaver on Cloud9 Valorant Men’s roster, dubbed as “Blue”.

The 21-year-old North American was initially a part of the Colossus, a CSGO project which was initially handled and run by Henry “HenryG” Greer before the initiative was stalled as Cloud9 decided to put their Counter Strike plans on hold.

Kemery was brought aboard by Cloud9 as a part of the ATK’s CSGO squad whom the organization had acquired at the start of January 2020. Since then, he played under the banner of C9 until he decided to stay with the team for their European re-build later in September. In April 2021, Cloud9 decided to put their CSGO division on hold, citing financial issues and the inability to locate the team to the United States Of America due to the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic.

Earlier before this weekend, Cloud9’s Blue Valorant team mutually parted ways with Relyks as the latter reported performance burnouts while competing and decided to take up streaming as his next step. Down to four players, Floppy has now been announced as the final piece to their puzzle, who has decided to pursue his career at Valorant thus hanging up his mouse on Counter Strike.

Floppy will make his debut with the Blue Valorant roster at the upcoming VCT Challengers 2 event in a bid to qualify for the Finals iteration of the same. His first match-up will be against T1 on April 23 at 00:30 IST.

Cloud9’s Blue Valorant now looks like:

  • Nathan “leaf” Orf
  • Mitch “mitch” Semago
  • Michael “poiz” Possis
  • Son “xeta” Seon-ho
  • Ricky “floppy” Kemery
  • Yoon “Autumn” Eu-teum (Head Coach)
  • James “JamezIRL” Macaulay (Assistant Coach)

Discord down and not working for many, reportedly stuck on connecting

Divyesh Moghe
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Discord down and not working for many, reportedly stuck on connecting

Discord, a popular hangout platform for gamers, is down and not working for many as the application is having connectivity issues. Users who are trying to launch Discord are stuck on connecting and are unable to use any of the features in this application.

Those who are unfamiliar to Discord, it is a VoIP and messaging platform with custom servers where most of the people hang out virtually. It is quite popular among gamers as a medium for voice call while playing multiplayer games and apparently, the application is not working.

The user connectivity issue cases have rapidly risen in the past couple of hours and popular site checker Downdetector shows a sharp rise in number of people reporting issues with Discord during this time period. This issue has been addressed by their Indian social media handle as well.

Down Detector India has confirmed that Discord is down and users are reporting connectivity issues. There is no quick solution to solve this problem right now. Users can try troubleshooting but they should patiently wait for the officials to address this issue and fix the problem.

Discord has not confirmed this connection outage for now but this issue is expected to be addressed by their social media handles very soon. We suggest you to check for the updates and patiently wait till the issue is solved by them.

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New Apex Legends Character Valkyrie revealed

Sonu Banerjee
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New Apex Legends Character Valkyrie revealed

In the latest Apex Legends series of  “Stories from the Outlands”, Respawn Entertainment has revealed their upcoming legend ‘Valkyrie’.

The new trailer follows the story of Valkyrie, who has a direct connection between the Titanfall 2 and Apex Legends universes. 

We’ve had reports from various dataminers about Valkyrie being the next legend for quite a while now, and the trailer has confirmed the rumours.

“Bold, brash, fiery and fierce, Kairi Imahara grew up in the shadow of her father’s legacy. But now she’s ready to launch her own.”

The upcoming Apex Legends ‘Legacy’ update is set to arrive on May 4th, as confirmed by the developers themselves. The update will officially introduce Valkyrie to the battle royale title.

https://twitter.com/RKRigney/status/1384167639308591111?s=20

The legacy update will undoubtedly be one of the biggest updates Apex Legends fans have had in a while, which you can read all about in the official website here.

Apex Legends Valkyrie Abilities

As revealed by dataminers previously, her kit will consist of the following abilities:

VTOL Jets (passive) – Hold jump to initiate VTOL Jets – allows hovering in the air.

  • Cluster Missile (tactical) – Fire a rocket that explodes multiple times.
  • Skyward (ultimate) – Press once to prepare for launch. Teammates can interact with Valk to join the launch. Press again to launch into the air and skydive.

However, her abilities haven’t been confirmed by the devs as of yet.

Apex Legends Mobile is coming to India

Divyesh Moghe
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Apex Legends Mobile is coming to India

Electronic Arts has announced that the closed beta testing for Apex Legends Mobile are about to start with a limited number of early testers in two different regions. The testing for Apex Legends Mobile will begin later this month and the first regions to get their hands on this game are India and Philippines.

Electronic Arts has revealed this launch in a press release and gave some insights about the mechanisms of Apex Legends Mobile. This game has been one of the most awaited titles for the past couple of years and finally, the developers are releasing it in a contained environment.

Apex Legends Mobile is expected to follow the footsteps of other popular mobile battle-royale titles like PUBG Mobile and COD: Mobile which became popular instantly after their global launch. The closed beta testing was expected to be held in some other regions but the revelation is quite different.

Apex Legends Mobile was supposed to have a ‘soft launch’ in China in the summers and Japan was expected to be the next region on this list but actual story is quite different. The report states that Apex Legends Mobile will come to India and Philippines first and a closed beta testing with around one thousand players will be conducted this month.

Apex Legends is a versatile battle royale title in PC and has its own fan base in different regions. The game’s popularity was so high in Japan that the developers decided to make a Switch version of the game for that region. Apparently, it was expected that Apex Legends Mobile will be a cross-platform game but this announcement confirms that it will have its own matchmaking, away from PC and console players.

This is certainly an intriguing announcement for mobile game enthusiasts and it will be interesting to see how this game is transform to fit be compatible on a mobile device. The expected launch is later this month and the dates can vary slightly as no fixed schedule is released.

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