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Black Ops 6 Season 1 has been online for two months, and it has indeed brought a lot of joy to players. But the first season has been long enough, so long that it makes players a little frustrated. The intuitive reaction is that Steam player data has seen a big dive, and the number of online players is now almost halved compared to November.

Call of Duty Black Ops 6 is in great need of new content, but fortunately Season 2 is coming. The update of the new season will bring new content to players, as well as some bug fixes and upgrades to the anti-cheat system.

Date

According to the developer’s update patch released on January 9: The official launch date of Season 2 of Black Ops 6 and Warzone is January 28.

The specific dates are:

• 9am Pacific Time
• 12pm Eastern Time
• Around 5pm British Summer Time

CoD Black Ops 6 Season 1 will end on January 27th, when the developers will shut down the servers for 5 to 6 hours of maintenance. Players will not be able to log in and participate in the game during this period.

Expectations For Season 2

Although the developers have not announced any details of Season 2 to players, players can still speculate based on the content of Season 1.

Season 2 should be the same as Season 1, with new maps, new DLC weapons, new modes, and new season challenges. Perhaps the developers will add some skills in Season 2. Players enjoyed a lot of cross-play content in Season 1, which is obviously a good idea. There is no reason for the developers to give up this way to attract new users, so there should be more cross-play in Season 2.

Anti-Cheat

It’s really frustrating to say this. Whether its multiplayer games or Warzones, cheaters are everywhere now. This is one of the reasons why most players choose to quit CoD BO6. Honest players are simply tools for cheaters to enjoy themselves, and the developers failed to control cheaters in the first season.

Honest players need to exchange a lot of time to get a high ranking, and some players even need Black Ops 6 Boosting to play normally. When they enter the game, they are killed by cheaters running around. This seriously hits the fun that players can get from this game.

The developers said that they will upgrade the means of dealing with cheaters in the second and third seasons. This may be a good thing, but hope they don’t go too far and ban players who play normally. This is not without precedent.

Multiplayer Mode

Although the second season has not been officially announced, the January 9th update patch clearly stated that some content will be fixed in the second season. One of them is that speedrunners will be allowed to use Shock Charge tactic safely on Terminus map again.

The second season will also make some fixes to Vermin double attack bug. This bug has been marked as fixed in the previous patch, but players can still encounter this problem in the game. The developer said that they have fixed it during the testing process, but this situation still occurs, which is not good news for both developers and players.

Zombies mode launched Citadelle des Morts map in the first season, which is indeed very fun. The developer did not reveal that players can play the second zombie map in the second season, but from the trailer, perhaps the second zombie map will be in France. The specific location of this map is Excavation Site 64 in northern France.

Warzone

There is even less information about Warzone mode, and we can only guess that the developers may bring a new map to players. Of course, the more important thing is to deal with the endless cheaters in Warzone mode.

It is revealed that the very popular Verdansk map will return in the spring, but perhaps this map will not appear in the second season, but in the third season.

Play Time

This is not to say how long it takes for players to upgrade. After all, players can use Double Boost XP Tokens and other methods to gain experience points at a higher speed. It takes a very long time for players to get a new decoration.

For example, multiplayer camouflage. All multiplayer camouflage in this game requires 100 headshots, which is full of bad taste from the developers. Although the process of applying camouflage is very difficult, the rewards obtained are humble. What’s worse is that the benefits of headshots in this game are not very high.

Even worse is the gun level. This is indeed a way to increase the activity of the game, but if you want to raise the gun level in the normal way, players need to spend a lot of time in the game, and the rewards are not proportional to the players’ efforts. Otherwise, players can only try out new guns in Bot Lobbies, which is not what players want to experience. I hope these unreasonable contents can be improved in the second or third season.

The above is some of the content of the second season of Black Ops 6. More content developers should be announced soon. Players who like this game should not forget to pay attention to these contents.

It's been five years since the developers first revealed the development of Avowed in 2020. This fantasy RPG will take players into the world of Eora for exploration in this update.

As we all know, fantasy RPGs are a popular genre in the industry, especially after Elden Ring and Baldur’s Gate 3 won The Game Award for Game of the Year in 2022 and 2023 respectively.

In Avowed, players are said to need to go to Living Lands to investigate a mysterious plague that has hit the local area. Although the game has revealed very little of the plot, the biggest highlight of the game is its combat system. The game allows players to switch between magic and weaponry very smoothly in any situation, including early guns.

Release Time

Since there are a lot of game updates released at the beginning of 2025, the developers will finally officially release Avowed on February 18, 2025 in order to avoid these competitions.

According to the developers, the first day will be released on Xbox Series X/S and PC at the same time, and players can search and download on Steam, Xbox store, Xbox app on Windows, Battle.net. In addition, the game can also be obtained through Xbox Game Pass, which will provide a good lineup for subscriptions in the first quarter of 2025.

Although Avowed is already a unique game product launched by Xbox Game Pass, it also has some special pre-orders and special editions. Avowed Premium Edition SteelBook and Premium Edition are players who can experience the game first. This means that the game will be officially released on February 18, and if you get the special edition, you can experience the game five days in advance on February 13.

Of course, players who want to get the early access version will need more currency, but you will get more content than the basic version, including the base game, five days early access, two premium skin packs, and a digital artbook and game soundtrack.

The Current Story Content Of The Game

Currently, the developer has not revealed much about the story content of Avowed, but what can be known is that players will go to Living Lands area as Aedyr and the king’s messenger to investigate a plague called Dream Scourge in the game, and then find connections between individuals during the investigation, and there may be more things happening in the core area of ​​​​Living Lands that led to the plague. Players need to make a series of decisions in the face of this disaster, whether the result is good or bad, to advance the story line.

Living Lands is an undeveloped area of ​​Eora, and Eora is the main place where the story of Pillars of Eternity and its sequel takes place, but Living Lands has never been explored. In the game, it is in the early stages of exploration by various factions. It is difficult to traverse in the game because of its complex terrain, undocumented beasts, and dangerous weather phenomena.

In addition, based on the core function of Eora and Pillars of Eternity, Wheel, it is very likely that the soul is an integral part of Avowed story. And although Avowed can be expanded from the original storyline in Pillars of Eternity, the developers seem to have prepared a lot of new lore and worldbuilding content for Living Lands.

New Gameplay

Unlike Pillars of Eternity, which uses an isometric CRPG, Avowed uses first-person and third-person perspectives. Players can freely create a unique appearance character, but since the protagonist of the game is from Aedyr Empire, the only characters available for players to choose to be are human or elf.

But it is worth mentioning that players can add some Godlike features when creating characters, because in addition to being from Aedyr Empire, the protagonist is also blessed by a god in the scene.

In addition, Avowed uses a battle system mechanism that combines classic illusions with basic techniques. Players can use magic and weapons such as swords, axes, and bows in combat. Players can switch smoothly and freely and produce amazing damage effects.

For example, the official trailer shows that the player uses ice magic to completely freeze the enemy in battle, and then smashes it into pieces with an axe. Players can flexibly switch combat methods based on their own weapons and equipment and the characteristics of the enemy, which also brings players many unique and rich combat experiences.

As we all know, the developers of this game are famous for their game narrative depth and complex RPG system, and according to current information, Avowed focuses more on the in-depth exploration and experience of the game scene, rather than a superficial experience.

Therefore, the update of this game has received widespread attention and it is well deserved. If you are also interested, then look forward to its launch together.

Recently, the developer confirmed that Honkai Star Rail 3.0 will be released in 2025, and the new content it adds will take players on a surprising and novel adventure. The game is currently about to end the last patch 2.7 before patch 3.0.

Although players can have the opportunity to have Fugue for the first time in patch 2.7, or pull Firefly and other content, the game content of the upcoming patch 3.0 is still slightly inferior.

Players who have followed the previous Honkai Star Rail 3.0 live broadcast should have a certain understanding of the content of the patch. But even players who have not noticed the official live broadcast information don’t need to be nervous. This article will introduce you to some information currently revealed by the developer.

According to the developer, patch 3.0 will open the third year of the game’s storyline content and will lead players to experience the game story in Amphoreus area on Astral Express track. Remembrance has also been added as a new playable Path, as well as Amphoreus character that will be available in the future.

It is revealed that Honkai Star Rail 3.0 will be officially launched on January 15, 2025. The update will last for about a month and end around February 26, 2025.

In addition, Honkai Star Rail server will be shut down for 5 hours due to planned maintenance, and players can only log in to the game update system after that. Developers usually use free Honkai Star Rail Stellar Jade to compensate for the adverse effects of this downtime maintenance. Therefore, players should log in to the game in time to receive this free benefit.

New Characters

In addition, it is revealed that patch 3.0 Banner will have 2 stages. On the one hand, it will be a five-star character as the protagonist, and on the other hand, it will increase the player extraction rate of some four-star characters.

The new five-star characters are Herta and Aglaea. The former is on the path of Ice Erudition, and the latter is a Lightning and Remembrance character. If you are missing a five-star character, it is recommended that you get some Oneiric Shards in advance through Honkai Star Rail Top Up to exchange for Stellar Jade and increase your chances of extraction.

New Story Content

In patch 3.0, Astral Express will set off for Amphoreus, a place whose design is deeply influenced by the culture of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. It is a very chaotic place where the residents are isolated from other places, and even Akivili has never been there.

Amphoreus was once led by Titans, but later some of them created humanity. Later, the area fell into a long war between the two species, and humanity eventually won.

But in Honkai Star Rail, Amphoreus is still the same as before. Players need to help the local Chrysos Heirs defeat the remaining Titans and recapture Coreflame, which is important for rebuilding Amphoreus and restoring its glory.

Some New Limited-Time Events

As with previous Honkai Star Rail updates, patch 3.0 also has several limited-time events, including Gift of Odyssey, Realm of the Strange, and Planar Fissure. Players can get some free rewards by participating in these events, and there are even special EXP materials and Planar Ornaments as rewards in the events.

The above is some of the content of this Honkai Star Rail 3.0 update. This update is rich in content, so don't miss it.

As League of Legends enters 2025, the game also brings patch 15.1 to players. This patch brings huge changes to the entire Summoner’s Rift, and both ranked players and casual players will be affected by these changes.

Patch 15.1 is based on the theme of Noxus, which changes the style of the entire Summoner’s Rift. With this patch, the appearance of the map is adjusted first, some Noxus flags are added, and the appearance of Baron Nashor is modified. The new wild monster Atakhan is introduced to players, and the appearance of the turrets is completely changed. At the same time, players will be able to experience new music in the game!

The content of patch 15.1 will be described in detail below.

Map

The map of Noxus season has been completely renewed, but the main impact on players is the change of map mechanism.

Atakhan

Atakhan will spawn in the river near the top or bottom lane at the 20th minute. The specific location depends on which lane has a fierce battle before the 14th minute. If there are a lot of deaths in the top lane, Atakhan will appear near the top river. If there are no kills in either lane, the damage done to the hero will be used to determine the damage.

When Atakhan appears, the terrain will be slightly changed to form a circular area. Atakhan will leave a Blood Rose behind, which can be collected to increase the power of you and your teammates permanently and gain experience.

Players will encounter two versions of Atakhan in the game, and the pattern of their appearance depends on the intensity of the battle on Summoner’s Rift. The two versions of Atakhan have different abilities and provide different benefits.

Ruinous Atakhan will appear in games with intense fighting. The opponent who gives the final blow to Ruinous Atakhan will receive more Bloody Petals and spawn many Blood Roses at the same time.

Voracious Atakhan will appear in games at a slower pace of the game, and it will provide the following benefits to players:

• If your hero is killed within three minutes, it will stop in place for 5.5 seconds, and then teleport back to the spawn point of your team. The enemy who killed your will earn 100 gold and a Bloody Petal.
• Your team now permanently gains 40 extra gold for killing an enemy hero.
• If your entire team participates in a kill, the entire team will receive an additional 200 gold.

Timer Adjustments

The timers have been slightly adjusted in Patch 15.1. Rift Herald will spawn at 16 minutes, Atakhan at 20 minutes, and Baron Nashor at 25 minutes.

Turrets

• Turrets have had their defense reduced to 50%.
• Nexus turrets will respawn after 3 minutes after being destroyed.
• Turrets now deal 50% more damage per shot.
• The time that turrets make more damage per shot from 3 seconds to 5 seconds.

This means turrets are now more of a threat, and it’s now more risky to go over a turret and kill an enemy hero.

Minions

• Increased armor and health of melee minions
• First cannon minion now appears in the 4th wave of minions
• Experience range of minions increased from 1400 to 1500
• Super minions nerfed
• Gold now starts spawning at 1 minute 40 seconds

Items

Players now need to gain Feats of Strength in the game to expand their advantage. When you complete any two of the following three goals, you can upgrade your team’s boots:

• First blood,
• First tower
• First to kill 3 epic monsters

After your team completes the above two goals, your team will gain Feats of Strength. This buff will only take effect after you have two legendary items, and the player’s shoes will be upgraded:

• Triumphant Berserker’s Greaves: Increase Attack Speed
• Triumphant Ionian Boots of Lucidity: Increase 5 Haste
• Triumphant Sorcerer’s Shoes: Increase 4 Magic Penetration
• Triumphant Plated Steelcaps: Increase 5 Armor
• Triumphant Mercury’s Treads: Increase 5 Magic Resistance
• Triumphant Boots of Swiftness: Increase 5 Movement Speed
• Triumphant Synchronized Souls: Increase 5 Movement Speed

Runes

Patch 15.1 makes some adjustments to the rune system, and some runes have been very powerful in testing.

• Sorcerer Runes Nullifying Orb is now removed and replaced with Axiom Arcanist. Your ultimate skill has a 7% lower cooldown and 12% more power.
• All vision-based Domination Runes have been removed and replaced.
• Sixth Sense: Automatically track unseen wards that are not seen by your team. Also reveals this ward for 10 seconds at level 11. CD: 300 seconds (melee) / 360 seconds (ranged)
• Grisly Mementos Collect: After knocking down a hero, you gain 1 memento. Each memento adds 4 trinket ability haste to you. Up to 25 stacks.
• Deep Ward: When your Ward is in the enemy jungle, your Deep Ward has +1 health and 30 to 45 seconds of duration, increased duration
• Precision Runes Conqueror DoT stack time adjusted from 5 seconds to 4 seconds.

Summoner Spells

Summoner Spells mainly make a big adjustment to Teleport. Now your character will sprint to the target’s location. The farther away from the target, the longer the flight time. Channel time reduced from 4 seconds to 3 seconds. Base cooldown reduced from 6 minutes to 5 minutes.

The above are some of the major changes in League of Legends 15.1. These changes will undoubtedly have a huge impact on the player’s gaming experience. Now you have to take advantage in the early stages, so the competition between players may be more intense than in previous seasons. Of course, it will take some time for players to get familiar with the changes in this season. I hope all LOL players will have fun playing patch 15.1.