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Wild Rift 2.0 Patch Notes: Read Full Changes Inside

Pranav Nalawade
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Wild Rift 2.0 Patch Notes: Read Full Changes Inside

Wild Rift’s first patch of 2021 is here with some exciting changes, including a band(le) of new champions! Riot is introducing some of Bandle City’s finest to the Rift: Corki, Kennen, Tristana, Lulu, and of course, Teemo. You can follow them on their adventures during our newest event, Yordle Expedition. We’ve also added some handy features like the Party Finder, a new latency indicator, and a slew of other gameplay improvements.

Finally, get ready to kick off the first official ranked season of Wild Rift and climb to Gold for a brand new reward: Glorious Tryndamere.

Say hello to the new year and Patch 2.0!

Wildrift 2.0 Patch Notes

NEW

CHAMPIONS

CORKI, THE DARING BOMBARDIER

Don’t be fooled by appearances because Corki is much more than just a magnificent mustache. Enamored with all things aircraft, the Daring Bombardier often ventures beyond Bandle City in pursuit of aerospace innovation found only in the inventive city of Piltover. He keeps a watchful eye on the sky for enemy bogies as the head of the Screaming Yipsnakes.

KENNEN, THE HEART OF THE TEMPEST

In the space between a lightning flash and a thunderboom, one yordle stands as the most senior member of the Kinkou Order. Dedicated to preserving the sacred balance that surges through Ionia, Kennen uses his centuries of knowledge to protect the world he’s come to love. But as the Heart of the Tempest, he also possesses the devastating power of the storm—and he’s not afraid to use it.

TRISTANA, THE YORDLE GUNNER

The inhabitants of Bandle City are curious by nature, but few are lured by the promise of adventure in Runeterra quite like Tristana. Inspired by tales of epic battles and brave fighters, Tristana knew she was destined for a life of explosive action (often literally). With plenty of firepower in tow thanks to her trusty cannon Boomer, the Yordle Gunner seeks to become the stuff of legends.

LULU, THE FAE SORCERESS

Reality is what you make of it—or at least what Lulu makes of it! The Fae Sorceress shapes the world to her whim as she travels Runeterra with her fairy friend, Pix. Through her magic, Lulu enchants and fantastifies everything around her, sometimes with disastrous, if well-meaning, consequences.

TEEMO, THE SWIFT SCOUT

Never underestimate the power of the Scout’s code! Any who make that mistake (and many who don’t) must contend with Teemo, one of Bandle City’s most formidable protectors. Though small in stature, the Swift Scout does not shrink in the face of big danger. Instead, he travels the world with boundless optimism and courage, seeking to earn every merit badge (and causing a little bit of mayhem on the way).

FEATURES

PARTY FINDER

Tired of carrying solo? Party Finder makes it easier for players to get into premade games. Party owners can make their lobbies available to their Friends list or to the public (look in the top right corner of the lobby screen), and players can search for open lobbies to join (look in the bottom left corner of the homescreen). You can filter your search by lobby type, and Party Finder will recommend eligible groups based on your social connections and game preferences. Time to queue up!

LATENCY INDICATORS

No more latency indicator on the homepage! Turns out, it wasn’t accurate in showing the latency a player would actually experience in their games. So we’ve replaced it with a network indicator to show what kind of network you’re on (WiFi, 4G, etc.), plus a new in-game indicator of your actual ping during gameplay.

SOCIAL SHARING

Players can now save the end-of-game scoreboard, end-of-game personal performance, career most played champ, season rank, win streak, new champ acquired, new skin acquired, and leaderboard screens to their device camera roll or share straight to Facebook. Perfect for flexing after a 15/0 Zed game.

MAP DESCRIPTION

If you want to get more familiar with the lay of the land (when you’re not trying to also farm minions and watch out for the enemy jungler), you can now explore the Wild Rift map in detail. Read up on jungle monsters, epic monsters, plants, and structures at your leisure.

TUTORIAL OPTIMIZATION

Performance-improving tutorials can now be prompted based on a player’s gameplay. We also made some visual updates to the tutorial and first champion unlock screen.

CHAMPION MASTERY EMOTES

The ultimate flex: Champion Mastery Emotes. Players can unlock a Champion Mastery Emote by reaching Mastery Level 5 with that champ. They can then equip and use it like any other in-game emote to “communicate.”

SKINS

  • Sad Robot Amumu
  • Urfrider Corki
  • Arcade Corki
  • Star Guardian Janna
  • Star Guardian Jinx
  • Arctic Ops Kennen
  • Star Guardian Lulu
  • Dragon Trainer Lulu
  • Star Guardian Lux
  • Cottontail Teemo
  • Guerilla Tristana
  • Arclight Varus
  • Little Devil Teemo
  • Little Demon Tristana
  • Wicked Lulu
  • Super Kennen
  • Star Guardian Ezreal

FREE-TO-PLAY CHAMPION ROTATION

1/7 – 1/131/14 – 1/20
BraumAkali
CamilleAlistar
FizzDr. Mundo
GravesDraven
JhinJarvan IV
MalphiteMiss Fortune
OriannaSoraka
ShyvanaTryndamere
SonaXin Zhao
VarusZed

GAME SYSTEMS

PING REPLIES

Now you can let your teammates know you heard them with ping replies.

DRAGON/BARON RESPAWN TIMERS

Spawn timers for epic monsters (Dragon and Baron Nashor) now display on the scoreboard. We’ve also made some minimap UI improvements.

SCOREBOARD LOGIC

No screen peeking! Enemy information on the scoreboard now updates only after players gain vision of enemies instead of in constant real-time.

NEW EMOTES WHEEL

You can now open the emotes wheel by holding down on your champ instead of clicking into the communications panel.

SYSTEM MESSAGE UI

System messages no longer block players’ view of their own champion (i.e. failed surrender vote messages won’t obstruct vision during gameplay). Phew!

DETAILED STATS

In the stats tab of the scoreboard, players can now see a more detailed breakdown of key stats, including exactly how much damage reduction (in percentage) their armor and magic resistance items provide, as well as the conversion from ability haste to cooldown reduction.

TOWER PRIORITIZATION

Towers now prioritize targeting super minions over siege minions. Gotta take down those supers first.

SEASON 1 START

The first official ranked season of Wild Rift starts 8 January 2021! Which also means Season 0 ends soon. Players who participated in Season 0 will receive ranked rewards after the season ends (a participation icon for everyone and a player emblem for those who hit Gold and above). There will be a soft rank reset for Season 1, and Ranked mode will be unavailable for 3-4 hours while we transition between seasons.
We also have our first Glorious skin, Glorious Tryndamere, up for grabs for those who make it to Gold as well. They never stood a chance!

EVENTS

We’ve added a whole bunch of stuff to League of Legends: Wild Rift, but it still feels like something is missing. Or someone? Perhaps this little someone (or someones) has been ‘missing’ on purpose, hiding in plain sight beneath homespun glamours or tucked away in a secret city.

But these someones, with their unfailing curiosity, can no longer resist Wild Rift’s call of adventure. Now they’re sprouting up like mushrooms across Runeterra’s greatest cities, bringing with them playful energy (and trouble) that can be electric, explosive, and even…purple?

Join us as we search high and low, leaving no Krug unturned in our quest to find Wild Rift’s latest champions. Pack your bag, polish your boots, and prepare your map for the great Yordle Expedition!

OTHER NOTES

  • We’ve continued (and WILL continue) to tune the matchmaking system for better game quality and ranked experience.
  • The Leaderboard now updates every 10-15 minutes rather than every 24 hours.
  • We’ve made a few improvements to chat including better visual presentation for premade voice chat, improved Friends list filters, and some UX changes for social interactions.

Youngest Female Radiant Valorant Player Denies Boosting Allegations

Sonu Banerjee
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Youngest Female Radiant Valorant Player Denies Boosting Allegations

On December 31, 2020, Valorant content creator ‘VAL_Kaylee’ took over the headlines when she announced that she was the youngest female Valorant player to reach the prestigious rank of Radiant in the tactical shooter.

She shared her achievement through her Twitter handle.

The Twitter post managed to garner the attention of Valorant fans worldwide, and she was congratulated by players and professionals alike.

However, these commendations were rather short-lived, as Kay, who’s currently 15-years-old, was accused by many players of partaking in account boosting and cheating to reach her Radiant rank.

For the unaware, ‘Boosting’ in online games refer to the practice where a lower skilled player lets a higher skilled player play in their account, or simply queues with a higher skilled player to gain themselves extra Elo.

Content creators ‘Kaden’ and ‘Reduxx’ posted a 12-minute long video showcasing and explaining evidence on Kay being boosted by cheaters. The video points out a number of aspects about her road to Radiant that seemingly hints towards her being boosted by her party members including a sudden spike in Rank and KDA over the last Act of Episode 1, queuing with specific party members, and some Discord conversations between her friends.

https://twitter.com/Scrounge_/status/1345153475764695042?s=20

However, soon after the video was put up, Kaylee has come forward and denied all the allegations made against her by Kaden and Redux. Through a series of Tweets, she explained her side of the story, claiming, “I didn’t pay anyone to boost me and didn’t pay a cheater either.”

“I NEVER intended to gain clout off of hitting radiant like i could literally care less i never expected my tweet to blow up and I’m SORRY if it makes anyone feel a certain type of way but at this point idk what to say,” she said in a follow-up Tweet.

Valorant Episode 2 Act 1 Release Date

Sonu Banerjee
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Valorant Episode 2 Act 1 Release Date

The highly anticipated Valorant Episode 2 is nearing its arrival, and fans are getting more and more eager to know more about the release date of Act 1 in Valorant Episode 2. 

The first Act of Episode 2 in Valorant will bring with it a plethora of new changes to the competitive shooter. These changes include the new stealth agent ‘Yoru’, a new competitive season, an all-new Battle Pass, and a bunch of other changes to the game itself. There’s also a high possibility of agent fixes like buffs or nerfs to specific Valorant agents according to the meta.

In case you’re unaware, the abilities, animation, lore and backstory of this upcoming Agent 14 have already been leaked from several sources more than a week prior to its final release. His skillset consists of a mixture of abilities to deceive his opponents while simultaneously being able to freely roam the battlefield at will.

Valorant Episode 2 Act 1 Release Date

The release date for the Act 1 in Episode 2 has been confirmed by Riot Games to be January 12, 2021. The new and revamped Battle Pass will also come out at the same date, with a variety of new rewards for the players.

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How to play Rust game? and who to watch?

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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How to play Rust game? and who to watch?

Recently there has been a lot of drama surrounding Rust; with big names like Shroud, xQc, and many more involved, a string of twisted narratives gave rive to greater differences among the ranks of the streamers. This begs the question for many that what is Rust, where to play it which streamers to follow?

What is Rust?

Rust is a multiplayer-only survival video game developed by Facepunch Studios released in February 2018. The target of Rust is to utilize the wilderness to accumulate materials. Players should effectively deal with their hunger and thirst Notwithstanding the presence of wild animals like bears and wolves; the essential danger to the player is other players because of the game being exclusively multiplayer. The battle is refined through guns and different weapons and vehicles constrained by non-player characters will at times wander, assaulting outfitted players.

Where To Play Rust?

With the console version due later this year, Rust is only available on PC as of now and distributed via Steam for INR 899. However 3rd party websites and stores offer the game a lucrative price. With no hints for a mobile version whatsoever, seems like the game will be available on the consoles by the end of the year and might possibly feature cross-platform play. The console version was due sooner but according to a statement from Double Eleven, the delay is due to the developer respecting the COVID-19 norms and letting their employees work from home.

Popular Rust streamers

  • Valkyrae
  • pokimane
  • shroud
  • xQc
  • Myth
  • sodapoppin
  • Asmongold

This is everything you need to know about Rust. If you are planning to get it, consider waiting for the sale to pick it up at a better price and if you are a streamer, Rust would be a good option as it is attracting a lot of views and will open up your channel to potential growth.

Cyberpunk 2077 lost 79% of its players since launch peak

Bharat Kotwani
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Cyberpunk 2077 lost 79% of its players since launch peak

Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red’s most hyped RPG title, had seen an exponential rise in its player-base right after its launch. With 1 million concurrent players on steam in December, the  Polish video game developer sold over 13 million copies of Cyberpunk at its launch.

But soon later, things seemed to enter a decadence for the game as the community came across a plethora of In-game bugs and performance issues. Players across the console platforms like Sony’s Playstation along with Google’s Stadia started to demand refunds amidst multiple performance issues occurring within the game.

According to data from githyp.com, Cyberpunk saw a dip in its player base which has accounted to just 225k active players since the past weekend. 

This is the first time we witnessed a Triple-A rated game suffer a huge setback right after the launch. The aftermath also led to Sony withdrawing the title from its Playstation Store along with issuing refunds.

When compared with CDPR’s last major title, The Witcher 3, Cyberpunk 2077 has had the most dubious start. Post launch, it took The Witcher project to get a dip of 79% in its player base which the newly launched RPG has already come across. As discussed earlier here on TalkEsport, CDPR might soon find themselves in another quandary, a class-action lawsuit.

How To Play COD Mobile On PC

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How To Play COD Mobile On PC

Call of Duty: Mobile is one of the smoothest tactical shooter games available on the mobile. The game is a mixture of all the previous renditions of the Call of Duty franchise and gives a touch of nostalgia to its player base.

The game is easily available on mobiles but if you want to enjoy this game on PC, you can easily do it.

Tencent has provided a dedicated emulator for Call of Duty: Mobile through which players can play this game on PC. The name of the emulator is Gameloop and using any other emulator can threaten the future of your game ID.

Here are the simple steps to play Call of Duty: Mobile on PC using Gameloop:

To play Call of Duty: Mobile on PC, follow these steps:

  • Install Gameloop on your PC. The software is available on the Gameloop website.
  • Launch the application and navigate to the “Game Center”.
  • Check for Call of Duty: Mobile tab that will be available on the main screen.
  • Click on the game. There will be an “Install” button on the bottom right corner of the screen. Click it to install the game.
  • Now click on the “My Games” button after installation and you will see Call of Duty: Mobile there. Launch the game and enjoy it.
  • If you want to assign custom keys for your layout, click on the right top button.

Call of Duty: Mobile has a separate lobby for all of its emulator players. Once you login through gameloop, you will always enter a lobby that will be filled with emulator players. The step is taken to keep the gameplay fair for all the players enjoying this game.

Also Read: How To Create Private Match in Call of Duty: MOBILE

PUBG Mobile India Announcement Recap 2020

Pranav Nalawade
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PUBG Mobile India Announcement Recap 2020

The announcement of PUBG Mobile return in India has lived up to its hype and as a result, a large number of doubts and rumors are surfacing around this topic.

While the official announcement has only stated that the game is returning, PUBG fans in the country have lots of questions regarding the game, PUBG Mobile India launch date, and other details. This is a small list of FAQs and their answers which may clear your doubts.

PUBG Mobile was banned in India over user privacy issues and after a time period of over two months, the game is ready to make a comeback in India. The game will be launched under “PUBG Mobile India” with a different publisher.

PUBG Mobile is finally back in India and this comeback is huge for Krafton and its upcoming ventures. The company is making a large amount of financial and logistical investments in the country and this can play a huge role if they are able to tap into the mobile gaming market that has been flourishing in the country for the last few years.

Krafton Merger

Krafton Inc. is a South Korean video game holding company. The company was created to better align all its subsidiaries and itself under a unified brand and PUBG Corporation was one of the subsidiaries.

Recently, PUBG Corp. merged with Krafton and the entirety of the latter was acquired by Krafton. This acquisition included PUBG and PUBG Mobile Korea and now, PUBG Mobile India will fall under the same category.

PUBG Mobile severed ties with Tencent and partnered with Microsoft

Since the ban, Krafton was setting up perfectly for its return in India in the form of PUBG Corporation. The company started by severing its ties with Chinese conglomerate Tencent games for the region and then, assured the PUBG fans in India that the game will make a comeback soon.

After being silent for quite a while, Krafton made a collaboration announcement with Microsoft Azure to host its data, including PUBG Mobile. This strengthened the possibility of PUBG Mobile’s comeback in India and then, the final announcement came in where Krafton stated their full-scale return.

Official Announcement

Apart from PUBG Mobile return, Krafton as a whole is entering India to set-up for a sustainable future in the country. The company revealed its plans to invest $100M in the country to contribute to the development of the Indian video game, esports, IT, and entertainment industries.

Krafton will establish a branch office in India and employ at least 100 people specializing in game development, business, and esports. This can be the company’s first step to set-up in India for the long haul. These investments will also largely contribute to the upcoming PUBG Mobile esports league in the country. This will be the first and biggest PUBG Mobile tournament with a league structure exclusively formatted for India.

Krafton seemingly has big plans for the country and even though the entire roadmap of this large amount of investment is not clarified, the commitment itself can be considered as a testament to a bright future of PUBG Mobile in India.

Also Read | PUBG Mobile India APK download link could directly appear on the official website, like other versions

CSGO Operation Broken Fang Week 6 missions: How to complete

Bharat Kotwani
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CSGO Operation Broken Fang Week 6 missions: How to complete

The CSGO Week 6 missions for Operation Broken Fang have been revealed by the game developer. Until now, this current operation has delivered 34 stars upon completion of specific missions. With this new brand week, you can collect in total 6 stars by completing the same.

Priced at $15 in the CSGO store, you can get the Operation pass if you’re interested in redeeming the in-game rewards, which you won’t be able to without the pass.

Operation Broken Fang comes to provide you with 16 weeks of worthy and exciting grind where you can get your hands on some newly launched agents, skins and stickers as well. The Operation Broken Fang was revealed on 3rd December and is expected to run until the end of March in 2021.

CSGO Week 6 Missions

Welcome to Week 6: World Tour

Rock Is DeadWin rounds in Wingman: Vertigo.One ★ per 4, 8, and 12 wins each
Don’t Let Me DownGet 20 kills with Terrorist weapons in Guardian: Vertigo.★★
Backstage PassGet kills from Tunnel or Palace in Deathmatch: Mirage.One ★ per 10, 20, and 40 kills each
Home Sweet HomeGet kills in Demolition.One ★ per 10, 20, and 30 kills each
csgo broken fang week 6 missions

You are left with 6 more days until missions for Week 7 are revealed.

Minecraft YouTuber Dream death hoax goes viral

Sarjyo Mukherjee
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Minecraft YouTuber Dream death hoax goes viral

Minecraft YouTuber Dream’s death hoax has gone viral across social media with #RIPDream trending all over on 4th January. He is very much alive and what was initially started off as a joke took a serious turn and fans unaware of the pun were scared to death.

Many presumed this was a act of Dream haters, while other believe this done by Dream himself for free publicity. The news spread like fire and people started believing it to the extent that they went all the way to change the tense in his Wikipedia page. Having a Wikipedia page written in past tense was enough to convince the masses that Dream has actually passed away.

Dream didn’t have a hostile take to this, rather he embraced it for the joke that it was meant to be. However the hoax has been put off and the air smoke of confusion in cleared. No one has any clue how this took off and Dream is yet to post proper statement.

Not everything on the internet is believable, but if something spreads across on this scale, it turns all the more beleivable. The Twitter war surrounding this has come to an end leaving a lesson for everyone to rembere. Always validate facts and look for multiple authetic sources of information rather than a tweet of a 14 year old angry teenager.

New Valorant Agent Yoru Character Selection Animation Leaked

Sonu Banerjee
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New Valorant Agent Yoru Character Selection Animation Leaked

Only a few days remain before the release of the highly anticipated upcoming Valorant agent Yoru, but it seems like we might already have the first looks at the agent’s character selection animation as it was leaked on Twitter today.

As you may already know from multiple previous leaks, the new agent codenamed ‘Stealth’ will have a skillset ideal to deceive the opposition while pulling off sneaky plays to confuse them. The lore and backstory behind the agent have also been leaked previously.

This time, it’s the character selection animation of the agent that has been leaked on Twitter. However, since we already know how the agent looks or how his mask works, there’s not much surprise waiting for us in the newly leaked animation.

Here’s the video leaked by Twitter user ‘exe’ showcasing Yoru’s character selection animation. The video garnered the attention of Valorant players worldwide within hours of it being posted.

Valorant Agent Yoru Selection Animation –

https://twitter.com/exe_fileee/status/1346460065826537478?s=20

The selection animation for any character is executed when a player clicks on that character’s icon in the character selection screen before the game starts. The 7-second clip shows Yoru stepping into the frame before the camera shifts up to reveal him wearing his mask, which he then removes to reveal his face.

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