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  • IGGM: Anti-Counterfeiting Statement (Updated On August 2023)

    Posted: Jun 24, 2022

    Recently, we have found that some institutions or individuals in the market are suspected of infringing on the relevant rights and interests of IGGM, including unauthorized use of the name and logo of this site, and commercial activities for profit in the name of this site.

    This kind of counterfeiting has caused damage to our company's corporate image, business reputation and potential business opportunities to a certain extent. In order to protect its own rights and interests and prevent new and old customers from being misled, IGGM hereby solemnly declares and clarifies:

    1. Our only website URL is www.iggm.com. The layout of IGGM website is:

    Any other website, or the same or similar to our website, is fake.

    2. IGGM has never authorized others or organizations to use the domain name and logo. This site does not assume any legal responsibility for the commercial conduct or disputes arising from unauthorized individuals or teams.

    3. The main business of IGGM is to provide third-party services for virtual games. We does not provide other services, please distinguish carefully to avoid loss of rights and interests.

    4. Any infringing news that misappropriates the information on this site must be stopped immediately. The IGGM team has collected relevant evidence and will take legal measures to investigate the legal responsibility of the infringer if necessary.

    • Latest Anti-Counterfeiting Survey Results (August 2023)

    In January 2023, we found on Instagram.com that unscrupulous merchants had stolen the "IGGM" trademark without our company's permission. They not only use our trademark to sell fake products, but also link our Trustpilot Reviews on their instagram.

    In August 2023, we once again found another illegal merchant on Instagram.com attempting to use the "IGGM" trademark to sell counterfeit game products. Everyone must avoid it in time after seeing it to prevent being cheated.

    Please be sure to buy any game products you need on IGGM official website to prevent any loss.

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  • D2R Ladder Season 5: Top 5 Budget Builds For The New Ladder Start

    Posted: Sep 28, 2023

    Since D2R Ladder Season 5 is coming soon, here I want to present to you my personal top 5 builds for different classes to start at the beginning of the season.

    I will show you the skill trees, the D2R Ladder Items, and the stats with empty inventory so you can directly see which charms you need to improve your resistances. I will also include as many Magic Finds as possible without losing too much stability or performance. In addition, there are also farming recommendations for each build to progress quickly. 

    Paladin Build 

    Let’s start with the Paladin.

    There are two popular builds the Hammerdin or the FOH. In the end, we can play both builds with the same gear. I prefer the FOH because it is so much more comfortable to play, especially as long as you can’t teleport yet.

    Here is the gear of the FOH Paladin build.

    • Double Spirits
    • Skin of the Vipermagi
    • Rockstopper
    • Pick Rose Branded Amulet 
    • Trang-Oul’s Claws Heavy Bracers
    • Credendum Mithril Coil
    • Aldur’s Advance Battle Boots
    • Ring of the Apprentice
    • 2 Nagelrings
    • Nai’s Puzzler Elder Staff

    The build already has maximum fire and cold resistance. With lightning and poison, you would have to add charms. In addition, we also have up to 78 Magic Find depending on how high the Nagelring has rolled. The Holy Bolts have up to 4000 damage at maximum cast rate.

    Paladin Farming Spots

    The top farming area for an FOH Paladin is the Chaos Sanctuary.

    With the staff, we also get there very quickly. It is also good that we have maximum fire resistance. You can also get resistances by Salvation Aura. But it is inconvenient to be dependent on it. It is so much better to have the Redemption Aura standard, so you heal mana and life points by consuming Corpses. 

    There are many other good spots to farm as well. The Pit also has only undeads and demons and it is a T85 area.

    The Forgotten Tower is also no problem, just like the Arcane Sanctuary. 

    Besides Diablo, you can also run Andariel. The only animals that can appear there are spiders. Mephisto basically works too, but the way through the Durance of Hate is ugly without teleport.

    In Act 5, Pindleskin is a nice farming spot. But whoever loves to farm the cow level rather plays a Hammerdin because there are the FOH is useless. 

    Necro Build

    Next, we have the Necromancer as the starting character quite unpopular, but this has the advantage that the D2R Ladder Items for him are quite cheap, especially the torch later on.

    In addition, we can play a Poison Necro very easily, which can even farm quite a few areas because he has both poison and fire damage.

    Here is the gear of the Poison Necro build.

    • Trang-Oul’s Claws Heavy Bracers
    • Trang-Oul’s Scales Chaos Armor
    • Trang-Oul’s Wing Cantor Trophy
    • Lore Grim Helmet
    • Venomous Amulet
    • Immortal King’s Detail War Belt
    • Immortal King’s Pillar War Boots
    • Blackbog’s Sharp Cinquedeas
    • Spirits
    • 2 Nagelrings 
    • Garnet Ring of Dexterity

    In the change, hand the Gull and the Rhyme shield, so we can get a boost of 125% Magic Find when changing weapons. So, the Necro can poison the monsters and then just switch weapons. It counts how much Magic Finds a character has at the time of the kill, not at the time of casting.

    By the way, a handy companion for all characters is an inside mercenary. Since Necro doesn’t have much life, you have to play very carefully and touch a lot.

    Necro Farming Spots

    The poison damage has a disadvantage that it works slowly. It’s a nice thing. With this playstyle, you can use the MF switch and so the Necro really gets a good bonus.

    For the Poison Necro, the Forgotten Tower is a good spot and also the Secret Cow Level works fine thanks to Corpse Explosion.

    Arcane Sanctuary is also okay. You can farm Eldritch & Shenk. But in principle, you can also run many more maps and preferably Terror Zones because poisoning new monsters can also be killed with the fire damage of Corpse Explosion and the lower resistances can even break immunities.

    Assassin Build 

    The Assassin has become a very popular starting character because once you have double Mosaic, there are no limits and the Runeword is not even that expensive.

    For farming the resources, Lightning Trapsin is great. Thanks to the fire bomb, it also has some alternative damage against light immune monsters.

    Here is the gear of the Lightning Trapsin build.

    • Spirit
    • Leadless Wall 
    • Treachery
    • Lore
    • Cunning Amulet of Bone Spirit
    • Laying of Hands Bramble Mitts
    • Credendum Mithril Coil
    • Natalya’s Soul Mesh Boots
    • 2 Nagelrings

    In the change, hand either Gull and Rhyme or the Teleport staff. In principle, you can choose one of these two possibilities with each build .

    Assassin Farming Spots 

    The Assassin only has Magic Find from the two rings. The boost would not hurt, here.

    But to get Mosaic quickly, it’s best to farm D2R Ladder Runes, anyway. So, you run the Forgotten Tower, hoping for a good rune drop. The low rooms can be cubed up.

    The cow level should also work as soon as you have sufficient damage. It is also great for farming D2R Ladder Runes and your claw bases.

    Kindle Eldridge and Shenk are also easy, just like all the usual spots for lightning builds. And of course the Arcane Sanctuary. You can also find some super chests here. 

    Amazon Build 

    Keep the mentioned farming areas in mind because they are also interesting for the Amazon. The build is of course a Javazon.

    Here is the gear of Javazon.

    • Titan’s Revenge Ceremonial Javelin
    • Laying of Hands Bramble Mitts
    • Credendum Mithril Coil
    • Dark Adherent Dusk Shroud
    • Rite of Passage Demonhide Boots
    • Telling of Beads Amulet
    • Valkyrie Wing
    • Spirit
    • 2 Nagelrings

    Amazon Farming Spots

    As mentioned, the build can farm all the usual spots for lightning characters but the true potential is in the cow level. So, whoever likes to farm, their best builds are Javazon.

    Sorceress Build 

    The most popular starting classes are of course the Sorcerers. Thanks to the teleport, she offers a big advantage. She can complete boss runs very fast. 

    My recommendation is a Lightning Firewall build as long as you have no Thunder Charms and stuff to play mono build yet. The Firewall only should handle light immune monsters. For that case, it is sufficient to maximize it without synergies or mastery.

    Here is the gear of this build.

    • Tal Rasha’s Horadric Crest Death Mask
    • Tal Rasha’s Lidless Eye Swirling Crystal
    • Tal Rasha’s Fine-Spun Cloth Mesh Belt
    • Skin of the Vipermagi
    • Spirit
    • Arch-Angel’s Amulet
    • Magefist
    • Aldur’s Advance Battle Boots
    • 2 Nagelrings

    The Sorceress is, of course, a glass cannon with about 1,000 life. We have to pay attention. The resistances are weak compared to the other builds but the most important are okay, lightning and fire. In addition, we get up to 140 Magic Find.

    Sorceress Farming Spots 

    The Sorceress can also farm her usual lightning spots, but that’s not what we made her for.

    Thanks to teleport, boss runs are done very quickly. Both Andariel and Mephisto can be farmed very easy. This would probably also work great with the Fireball Sorceress as well as with a pure Lightning Sorceress when you just concentrate on the bosses.

    But with the hybrid Sorceress, we can also do much more. Even the hell rush shouldn’t be too hard. 

  • Dark And Darker: How To Choose The Best Solo Class?

    Posted: Sep 28, 2023

    If you’re a dedicated solo player in Dark and Darker, you’re probably well aware of the importance of choosing the right profession for your adventure. Each class has its own unique strengths and weaknesses, and understanding them is key to maximizing your success as a solo player.

    In this solo tier guide, we’ll break down each class, diving into their pros and cons and why you may or may not want to play them solo. We’re going to cover them in order from worst to best. Without further ado, let’s get started.

    D Tier - Wizard

    First, let’s talk about the advantages of Wizard. He can use spells such as Fireball and Chain Lightning to cause significant damage to enemies. Meanwhile, he is effective against Fighter builds with high physical damage reduction. Wizard provides useful buffs to the team, such as Invisibility and Haste.

    But its shortcomings are also obvious. Wizard requires equipment to function, which can be challenging for beginners. And they deal with very little physical damage, making hand-to-hand combat difficult without equipment. Also, Wizards have some of the lowest health in the game, making them vulnerable.

    C Tier - Ranger

    Many solo players like Ranger because he has good mob removal capabilities and can move at a reasonable speed. In addition, his ability to use a variety of weapons also provides players with ideas for new builds.

    But Rangers have low health, which makes them vulnerable in combat. And they need Arrow or Bolt management. This means you need to invest more Dark and Darker Gold and time in this class. Also, he is vulnerable to fighter builds with high physical damage reduction.

    C Tier - Bard

    Bard excels in team play, providing powerful buffs to teammates. And they get to wear high-quality gear.

    In comparison, Bard’s attack power is relatively weak and cannot be used as the main damage dealer. The limited weapon selection makes it less versatile in combat. So in solo games, Bard as a support can often get you into trouble.

    B Tier - Rogue

    Rogue’s movement speed and interaction speed are the fastest of all classes, allowing for fast and flexible gameplay. Also, they can perform magical and physical attacks, making them more adaptable in combat.

    Rogue can use Invisibility skill to ambush and escape. This is an immense advantage for solo players. Meanwhile, they can detect traps, speed up map exploration and avoid fatal surprises.

    It’s just that Rogue’s health is low, so it’s easy to die from powerful direct attacks. And except for Rapier, Rogue weapons have limited range.

    B Tier - Cleric

    As for Cleric, his self-healing is valuable for solo players. And they can wear heavy armor for extra protection. In teamwork, Cleric also provides powerful buffs to heal and resurrect allies.

    But his slower attack and interaction speed affect his abilities. And he has limited ranged attack options, relying mostly on spells. As a result, many of Cleric’s abilities are designed for teamwork rather than use in single-player games.

    A Tier - Barbarian

    Barbarian has the highest base health in the game. This is a great option for newbies who need extra durability.

    In addition, Barbarian also has powerful melee damage. Even with basic weapons, Barbarian deals with significant melee damage, allowing it to destroy enemy creatures.

    So, aided by its higher base health and melee damage, it’s relatively easy to upgrade and grind for better gear as a solo player.

    We should note that Barbarian’s slow movement speed makes chasing enemies difficult. Also, he lacks ranged attack options. If you can’t close the gap quickly, you’re vulnerable to ranged attackers.

    S Tier - Fighter

    Fighter’s high physical damage reduction is very attractive for solo players. Even after the recent nerfs, Fighter can be used to create high physical damage reduction builds.

    Moreover, they can use any weapon in the game, including ranged weapons like Bows and Crossbows. In addition, Fighter’s Second Wind can help him restore a large amount of health, although it is a onetime ability.

    It’s just that the effectiveness of a fighter’s abilities depends heavily on successful blocking and parrying. This may be challenging for some players. In addition, although Fighter’s physical defense is high, it is weak against magic attacks.

    S Tier - Warlock

    Finally, for Warlock, his high damage output is definitely the best choice for solo players. Especially high-damage spells like Hellfire, which can clear out enemies quickly. With lifesteal and proper equipment, Warlock can cast unlimited spells.

    And his Phantom ability and Corrupted Strike can provide solo players with surprising mobility and extra damage.

    But their shortcomings still deserve attention. Warlocks often need good equipment to reach their full potential. Their physical damage is lower when unequipped. Also, they don’t have the highest health, so correct positioning is crucial.

    Final Thoughts

    In Dark and Darker, the class you choose will affect your single-player experience. While each class has its pros and cons, solo players should consider their preferred play style and adaptability.

    Therefore, Fighter and Warlock are often the first choice for solo adventurers, as they can provide excellent damage output and survivability. However, even lower level professions can be picked up quickly. However, experiment and find the class that best suits your play style. Good luck with your raid!

  • Elder Scrolls Online: The Full Series Of Events In The Crown Gifting Saga

    Posted: Sep 28, 2023

    Though most players are already aware of the crown gifting issues, for those who may be unaware, a lot of players were using their ESO Gold to buy crown store items, and since March, the ability to do so has gradually disappeared. Let’s look at the full timeline of events with the disabling of crown gifting.

    March 

    This all started on March 3rd, when PC players started seeing the gift option was greyed out on specifically Crown Crates

    Originally, ZOS said it was a technical issue that they were investigating, but the investigation is complicated due to platform differences. It’s interesting to note that at this point, console crate gifting was still enabled. 

    At the end of March, ZOS assures us that crate gifting will not be eliminated. And for the time being, they would be adding a 3 minute timer when swapping megaservers, which was seemingly related. 

    April 

    And then another month went by, they claimed to have identified the issue, but we still saw no progress while they worked to identify and test their fix. 

    On April 27th, crate gifting was temporarily, and unintentionally, enabled, but it was short-lived.  

    May 

    And then on May 3rd, they again asked for patience while they tested the fix. They also mentioned that the timer between swapping servers would be lowered with the fix. 

    On May 10th, they confirm that a fix has been pushed, and results are being evaluated. 

    But, on May 22nd, they let us know the fix they implemented was working as intended. 

    However, they have identified another issue, and it will be a few more weeks. 

    At this point, they plan to create a temporary solution while they work on it. 

    June 

    On June 16th, ZOS was finally transparent with us, and they tell us they discovered some fraudulent behavior related to Crown Crate gifting, primarily on the PC platform, and that they were continuing to work on a long-term resolution for that issue, which meant PC Crown Crate gifting would remain unavailable. 

    At this point, it was nice to get an actual explanation. We went from a “bug” to “fraudulent behavior”, but the saga continues. 

    Through the end of June, they assure us that a temporary fix was coming. 

    July 

    But, on July 6th, Crown Crate gifting was removed from consoles. 

    From March until July, console platforms were still able to gift crates. They continue to assure us that a temporary solution would be coming on July 13th. And it did. 

    But, what a headache of an option it was. Put in a ticket and wait 48+ hours. I didn’t try it myself, but saw tons of complaint comments on the forums. 

    They also made sure to specify that you can only gift Crown Crates that are currently available in the Crown Store at the time of the request, and that it was intended for Crown Crates only. 

    By mid-July, users began getting replies to their tickets stating their request was against the terms of service, and the program was not intended for crown to gold exchanges

    September

    However, this temporary fix was very temporary. 

    On September 1st, they killed all crown gifting. This ended the temporary solution as well. And when they ended it without warning, players had gifts stuck in limbo that they could no longer claim. 

    On September 18th, they dug into the fraudulent behavior a little more with us. Some bad actors were using fraudulently obtained crowns to sell crown items on websites for cash. 

    The Latest As Of Posting 

    And on September 22nd, Gina said that they were actively developing a solution for crown gifting, and that part of the initial testing would take place on the PTS

    And this is where we currently are. There is no crown gifting on any platform at this time. 

    Potential Issues Happening 

    So, let’s dig into what could be going on here as far as I can tell. There are a few issues at play. 

    Issue 1: Crowns are overly expensive. Why would someone buy crown items at full price from ZOS when they can buy them for much less on a third-party site, such as IGGM.com

    Issue 2: Different countries have different prices and they’re not created equal. So, the bad actors were buying in the lesser cost currency and selling the Crowns online to players in the US for less than the US Crown store. This could also cause issues if players in countries where loot boxes are banned are able to obtain them from other players. 

    Issue 3: Crown purchasers were using stolen credit cards or initiating chargebacks after they’ve completed their trades, using alternate accounts that weren’t tied to them.

    Issue 4: The seller was then taking the gold from the crown sale and re-selling it for more money. I speculate that this could also be where some of the stolen credit cards came from. 

    Issue 5: There have been a bunch of free play events or free game offers. This is great for getting new players, but it also gives the bad actors a means to create new accounts for free. 

    Issue 6: In my perusing of the forums, I saw a post that crown gifters can have 500 gifts in their outbox at one time. It is worth mentioning that on Xbox, there is a purchase limit of 1,000$ per day, and I believe PlayStation allows even less. So, I really wonder if this is why it wasn’t flagged as an issue as early on consoles, as it would take many days of unopened gifts to hit the limit. 

    Impact To Players 

    So, how is this impacting players? 

    A lot of long-time players don’t have anything left to spend their gold on, so they were using it to buy crown store items instead. This can have a negative impact on active player base — why earn gold if you don’t have anything to buy with it? 

    A lot of players wanted to buy specific crates, or crate bundles with polymorphs and because of the rotation missed items that they wanted and ZOS hasn’t said if they will be purchasable when the issue is resolved. 

    A lot of long-time players just like to gift their friends in the game, whether for an anniversary, or a birthday. And a lot of guilds hold raffles or contests with crown store items as the prize. It also raises some red flags for the player base that we went from just crates being fraudulently purchased to now all crown store items. 

    Impact To ZOS 

    But this is also hurting ZOS!

    I have no doubt that they want to turn gifting back on. Gifts are money, but they can’t chance losing money either. They are a business, and making money is the end goal for them! 

    I know a lot of players say “but if you’re buying with gold, you’re not spending money and they want you to spend money.” And that’s true.   

    But a legitimate crown seller is making them money because they are still buying the crowns. It becomes an issue for them when credit card companies are fighting for stolen funds, or when people are using third parties to spend their money instead of in the crown store. 

    Conclusion

    The long timeline to the fix has been disheartening.

    I know, but I don’t believe there is any happy party in this scenario, aside from those who were cheating the system. I really hope they have determined a solution soon. 

    It would have been better if ZOS was transparent from the beginning. They lost a lot of faith from their player base. But the longer this goes on, the bigger the impact to the game as a whole. 

  • EA FC 24: 3 Most Promising And Exciting New Dribbling Techniques!

    Posted: Sep 27, 2023

    It’s time to talk about the new Dribbling Techniques. FC 24 brings in three new major techniques, which could be very impactful and meter, especially at the beginning.

    Defending is quite hard on FC 24 and using those techniques as the Attacker makes the life of the Defenders even harder. At the end of this guide, we will also give you a pro tip on how you can combine these new dribbling techniques. 

    Controlled Sprint

    The first technique that we want to have a closer look at is the Controlled Sprint.

    As the name already gives away, it’s a way to sprint with a ball. But in contrast to the normal sprint, your player keeps a closer control over the ball. That’s a revolution because dribbling was always a balance of pace and ball control. The faster you are, the less control you have. Because you have fewer ball contacts.

    This was the trade-off. Now, EA FC 24 comes around the corner and turns this upside down with this new dribbling technique. 

    When you hold the R1 or RB button, your player accelerates but keeps tight control over the ball. The better the dribbling attributes and pace, the faster your player will be and also reacts differently, more direct to your input with the left stick. So, if you have enough FUT 24 Coins, please upgrade your players' dribbling attributes as much as possible so that you can better use this technique.

    You don’t need to press the R2 or RT button to be that fast. This is only with the R1/RB button.

    Tip 1: go on the practice pitch and try the Controlled Sprint with a couple of different players to get a feel for it. 

    This dribbling is completely new and the way you can turn and change direction is very different from other dribbling techniques. Since you get fast very easily, it’s crucial that you develop an idea of what you can get away with.

    Now, it’s time to make use of it in a real match. We already identified different situations when this dribbling is very useful. One is in the Midfield and you have some space. By using Controlled Sprint, you pick up pace and put immediate pressure on the defensive line without losing too much ball control.

    Tip 2: make sure you have enough space in front of you to get started with a Controlled Sprint.

    Then, it’s important to observe the movement of the opponent’s Defenders. You want to weave around the Defenders and bait them a bit, so go a bit on one side, for example, to the left to provoke some reaction from the Defender since he has to cover the left side.

    Now, just slightly change the direction to the other side and bang. All of a sudden, you’re weaving around the Defender and not only that, but through the whole defensive line, just like Prime Messi. Welcome to the magic of Controlled Sprint. 

    But that’s only one aspect of it. We use Controlled Sprint to accelerate, but we can also use it to regain control from a full on sprint and slow down just a bit. So, you’re sprinting on the wing and you want to cut inside.

    Now, you can use Controlled Sprint and slightly change the direction. 

    Since you do everything with as much pace, you put a lot of pressure on the Defender to not do a single misstep. But you can still go left or right. This is a nightmare for every Defender. 

    Once again, the Baiting Technique described earlier to switch from side to side in your dribbling works wonders.

    Tip 3: be on the lookout for the technical playstyle and especially the playstyle +. 

    Players with this playstyle are even faster and can turn sharper in the Controlled Sprint. They can do things that other players can’t. You thought that Controlled Sprint was already overpowered. Just see what you can do with players, like Messi and Musiala

    Let me have one final remark. This looks super strong. I know some of you will also point out the bad defending of the opponents and that’s fair. But let’s see how you will do against Controlled Sprint when you see it for the first time. The thing is, this is completely new and so we all have to learn how to defend this properly. This makes it as strong right at the start of the season. 

    Effort Dribble Touch

    Now, we come to the second very impactful Dribbling Technique, which is new the Effort Dribble Touch.

    To put it simply, this is a new way to flick the ball and change direction. The input is fairly simple. When you want to do an Effort Dribble Touch, you press the R1 or RB button and flick the right stick in the direction you want to flick the ball. You can do it in every direction, also out of a sprint. But obviously, this will influence how easy it is for your player to retrieve the ball right after.

    For example, you will see that an Effort Dribble Touch with a huge direction change out of a sprint will end up in a heavier touch and harder for the player to get to the ball.

    There is one key information about the Effort Dribble Touch. This feature is designed to be the fastest way that your player gets a contact to the ball. So, in theory, it’s the best way to get a contact to the ball before the opponent, for example, to get the ball away before he can tackle it.

    But I think it’s quite hard to hit the perfect timing and require some practice and fast reactions.

    Tip 4: you can use the Effort Dribble Touch to get a quick contact to the ball and suddenly change direction.

    This can be a very interesting inside the box where One Direction change can be enough to get you in a scoring position. From our experience, it’s best to go for rather small direction changes than big ones because the subtle direction changes are less likely to end up in a heavy touch so you can get to the ball faster.

    But you have to understand: it’s always a gamble when it comes to direction changes. Is it surprising enough? Do you get a proper and clean execution? I think it will require some practice to get a really good feeling for the right spots to try it, without having the feeling too often that you just thrown away a promising chance. 

    But practice makes perfect and I think you can benefit from experience and confident execution of this move to pull it off successfully.

    It’s time for the pro tip that we mentioned at the beginning of the guide. The Effort Dribble Touch can be combined with a Controlled Sprint. Burst into the box with Controlled Sprint. Do a slight direction change with Controlled Sprint to bait the opponent and then bang. Use the Effort Dribble Touch to quickly change direction once again.

    There are a lot of different and deadly ways you can use this to the advantage.

    Controlled First Touch

    You can also use the Effort Dribble Touch to control the ball. Then, it’s called a Controlled First Touch.

    The input is the same as the Effort Dribble Touch. But now we are talking about situations when your player is about to receive the ball.

    Based on speed and the direction where the ball is coming from and in which direction you flick the right stick, your player will control the ball in that direction with a certain animation, which can be really cool and effective. This works best when your opponent is really pushing for the ball, so he tries to get very close in the moment when you’re about to receive the ball. Because this opens up the possibility of punishing him for his eagerness to get to the ball.

    Tip 5: some of the best situations for the Controlled First Touch come up when you play a pass to your Winger or Striker with the opponent’s Defender right in your back. When you see that they have the Defender selected and move out, this can be a good spot for the Controlled First Touch.

    Identify from which side they are coming and flick you stick into the open space and you burst into the open space and leave the opponent in the dust.

    Quite similar to the Effort Dribble Touch, the Controlled First Touch comes down to experience but also a little bit of luck that you get a proper animation. All the opponent behaves as anticipated. If not, this move can fail miserably as well.

    This is a typical example for a move that you can pull off one or two times per game, but then it will lose its effectiveness since the opponent will adapt and defend more patiently. 

  • WOW Classic Hardcore: How To Make Gold From Level 50-60?

    Posted: Sep 27, 2023

    Here, we are covering how to level from 50 to 60 while effectively making WOW Classic Hardcore Gold at the same time. 

    For the purpose of that, we are focusing a lot on locations where you grind experience by killing mobs while combining that with goldfarming by killing mobs that drop lucrative items, but we will also touch base on professions. 

    Un’Goro Crater

    First off, you have Un’Goro Crater. 

    Un’Goro Crater is a location most of you will go to twice in this level bracket (probably at level 51 and 54). This is a great place to make gold in this level bracket. Let’s cover it step by step: 

    First, you have Various items found all throughout Un’Goro like the Power Crystals & Un’Goro Soil, all of which are worth gathering and selling to other players for Hardcore Gold

    Then, you have Living Blaze, the Fire Elementals around the Volcano in the middle of Un’Goro. These are incredible to farm for Elemental Fire. They spawn pretty quickly, and there’s a bunch of them available over here as well. 

    Then, you have Devilsaurs. This one is a little more risky. If you know, you know Devilsaurs are elites and hit pretty hard, but many classes can actually solo them quite easily. By having Skinning, you can skin them for Devilsaur Leather, which is used in crafting Devilsaur Gauntlets & Devilsaur Leggings, which is pre-raid best in slot for a lot of classes, creating a massive demand for Devilsaur Leathers & the actual items crafted from the Devilsaur Leathers in an early launch environment where people want to gear up their characters before entering raids. 

    For the purpose of Devilsaur Leather, it’s also worth mentioning Nergal, an NPC in the Un’Goro Camp, which sells the recipe for Devilsaur Gauntlets on a Limited Supply basis. So, it’s worth checking if he has this item available whenever you stop by. And if it is available, buy it. You can re-sell it for a guaranteed profit. 

    On the topic of Vendor Flips, since you’re probably going to go to Tanaris quite a few times throughout your Un’Goro Journeys, anyway, I’ll mention it now.

    There’s an NPC in Tanaris called Pestlezugg, which sells many Alchemy Recipes, including the Transmute Arcanite Recipe. This is not a limited supply, meaning you can buy 10 of these. And I always make some easy gold re-selling these on the Auction House for profit because some people either can’t be arsed going to Tanaris to get the recipe, or they simply don’t know where it’s from and they just check the Auction House and buy it for whatever price it’s listed for. Don’t underestimate how lazy some people are. 

    It’s also worth noting Qia in Winterspring, which sells the Patterns for Mooncloth, Runecloth Bag & Runecloth Gloves on a Limited Supply Basis. Once again guaranteed profit & free gold by buying them from the vendor if they are available and selling them on the Auction House.

    And you also have Xizzer in Winterspring offering Engineering Recipes. It’s worth knowing about if you’re questing or grinding in Winterspring. 

    Also Read: How To Farm Raw Gold In WOW Classic Hardcore? - An Ultimate Guide

    Grinding Mobs

    Going back to farming gold & grinding mobs for Experience, you also have the Powerful Mojo farming in Eastern Plaguelands, a very suitable goldfarm for the Higher Levels. We’re talking 57 to 60, and these are used in a couple of endgame crafts. 

    Farming for the Crusader Formula, this one ain’t that great for experience, but is very good for gold. 

    Water Elementals in Eastern Plaguelands for Elemental Water & Essence of Water. These are actually incredible and have been my go-to goldfarms for Classic WoW for quite some time. 

    You also have the Felwood Bears, which are incredible for raw gold as they have a very lucrative loot-table. This one will also very obviously be even better if you combine it with Skinning, especially because they can give Warbear Leather. 

    My Personal Grinding Locations

    Now, I can’t really talk about Level 50-60 without showing my personal grinding locations, which I used on my Druid on Classic Era when playing Hardcore myself: The Furbolgs in Felwood & Winterspring

    These you can effectively farm all the way from level 48 to level 60 if you want to, as one of the locations offers mobs level 48, another one level 53, and Winterspring level 55 and upwards. 

    An added benefit is that the Furbolgs in Felwood can drop Deadwood Feathers, which can be handed it for even more experience as well as Timbermaw hold reputation. 

    The Winterspring Furbolgs have a similar item called Spirit Beads, which can also be handed in for additional experience as well as reputation. 

    On top of that, the Furbolgs in Winterspring can drop E’kos, as long as you do the Prequest for E’kos first, giving you even more gold. Plus, they can drop Winterfall Firewater! All of these Furbolgs can also drop Journeyman’s Backpacks or Traveler’s Backpacks, aka 14-slot and 16-slot bags. Plus, they drop a lot of Potions! 

    They are incredibly easy to call. Just watch out for the “Den Watchers”, which will let out a cry at half health calling for back-up, so just pull them away from other mobs and it’s incredibly safe and easy. 

    Timbermaw Hold Reputation can be incredibly helpful for a bunch of people, specifically those of you with Enchanting, as you need this reputation to get access to Agility Enchants, which can help you make gold through having access to exclusive enchants. Plus, Alchemists get access to the Essence of Earth to Essence of Water Recipe, which can be pretty profitable. 

    Professions

    It is also worth noting that if you kept your professions up to date, then Herbalism & Mining will start pulling in some pretty significant amounts of gold in this level bracket.

    And here’s a Herbalism farming route for Felwood, which you can also use for Mining.

    And here you have a Mining farming route for Un’Goro, which once again also works with Herbalism, though the Mining Veins are usually closer to the mountains while the Herb spawns are more in the middle. So, focus on whatever you want based on that knowledge. 

    Plus, you also have this Mining route in Eastern Plaguelands, which once again works with Herbalism.

    And farming for Herbalism & Mining at the same time in Eastern Plaguelands is actually incredibly profitable.

  • Elder Scrolls Online: A Complete Guide To Secrets Of The Telvanni Event

    Posted: Sep 26, 2023

    Today we take a look at Elder Scrolls Online’s Secrets of the Telvanni Event. Secrets of the Telvanni Event is a celebration of Elder Scrolls Online Necrom Chapter. To take part in Secrets of the Telvanni Event, you need to have your own Necrom Chapter. Secrets of the Telvanni will run from September 28 to October 10, 2023.

    Secrets Of The Telvanni Event Community Challenge

    ESO announced on Twitch’s Update 40 Stream that Secrets of the Telvanni Event will once again bring challenges to the community like in past years.

    When the mission progress reaches 33,3%, we can unlock Ebony Scarab Pet. At 66,6% we can unlock Nightmare’s Nest Marking, and at 100% we can unlock Kelesan’ruhn player house.

    To help increase the community meter, you must complete the daily repeatable activity task, Turn the Page. During the event, you can complete quests in Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha to earn double rewards. These tasks include:

    • Defeat World Boss and Delve Boss enemies
    • Complete Necrom Daily Repeatable Missions
    • Kill the boss in Sanity’s Edge Trial
    • Gain double yield from Harvesting Nodes on Telvanni Peninsula and Apocrypha

    Rewards

    Completing the first daily repeatable quest, or daily event quest “Turn the Page” in Necrom, will reward Sublime Secret Telvanni Coffers. It contains valuable loot and an abundance of ESO Gold. Rewards you have a chance to find include:

    • Unique Motif Pages
    • Furnishings
    • Furnishings Recipes
    • Companion Gear
    • Kwama Miner’s Kit Outfit Style
    • Ashen Militia Weapon Style
    • New Apoycrypha Expedition Armor Style Pages

    Also, you can find rare Secret Telvanni Coffers by participating in events within Necrom. But these Coffers have a lower chance of providing rare rewards.

    How To Take Part In Secrets Of The Telvanni Event?

    To take part in Secrets of the Telvanni Event, you can travel directly to Necrom and begin your adventure. Alternatively, you can get the event quest: Secrets of the Telvanni for free in Crown Store.

    You need to talk to Master Faras of Necrom Outskirts and complete his request. You will then receive an event coffer as a thank you for your help and work. And you’ll unlock the daily repeatable campaign mission, Turn the Page.

    In Necrom, you can find a variety of daily repeatable missions. Ordinator Tilena in Necrom will give you one of six daily repeatable exploration missions. Ordinator Nelyn in Necrom will give you one of six group boss daily repeatable quests.

    Each character can only pick up one explorer and one group leader per day. However, if you team up with other players and ask them to share missions, you can complete all 6 Daily Missions and all 6 Group Boss Daily Missions.

    Also, Ordinator Tandasea will provide you with Bastion Nymic daily repeatable missions. This mission can only be completed once per day and cannot be shared with other players. Keep in mind that it designed Bastion Nymic for 4 players, so maybe you can ask other players for help.

    You can also complete 1-week repeatable trial missions in Necrom. Telvanni Master Wizard offers you the quest for Sanity’s Edge Trial, War Within. When you enter Trials, you’ll find the weekly quest giver at the entrance.

    Event Tickets

    During Secrets of the Telvanni Event, each account can receive 2 Event Tickets per day. Also, you will receive 2 Event Tickets when you complete a Daily Repeatable Mission or Sanity’s Edge Weekly Mission for the first time in Necrom.

    Event Merchant

    As always, this Impresario Event Merchant will have unique items available during the event. You can purchase new Apoycrypha Expedition Style Pages with 5 Event Tickets per page. In addition, Impresario also offers Passion Dancer Blossom fragments, all three fragments of Passion Dancer Garment Costume, and more.

    Indrik Vendor will also open her store during the event. She offers Nascent Indrik Feathers, Onyx Indrik Berries, and Mossheart Indrik Berries in Q3 2023. You can also buy Ebon-Glow Indrik Pet and Sapling Indrik Pet.

    Finally, Impresario’s Assistant Philius Dormier will also be opening his shop during Secrets of the Telvanni Event. He offers Unstable Morpholith pet fragments and Deadlands Firewalker Personality fragments in the third quarter of 2023.

    Anyway, that concludes this Secrets of the Telvanni Event guide. I hope this event will bring surprises for us. Have a nice day.

  • Elder Scrolls Online: Is Hunters Glade Worth Buying? - A Full Review

    Posted: Sep 25, 2023

    Hunter's Glade is back again! From now until October 3rd, you can pick it up in the Crown Store for 8,000 crowns unfurnished, and 10,000 crowns for the furnished version. 

    For those who don’t know it, Hunter's Glade is a player manor and also a portal to the Hircine’s Hunting Grounds that can be found northeast of Riften. If you have lycanthropy, you can remain in werewolf form in this place indefinitely.

    Hircine Statue & Is The Furnished Version Worth It? 

    The Hircine Statue (Statue of Hircine’s Bitter Mercy) is the most notable furnishing item, costing 2,500 crowns on its own, so if you want this statue it’ll save you a little bit of crowns.

    But if not, it isn’t, in my opinion, worth the upgrade to the furnished version. 

    Size, Location & Furniture Limit 

    This is a notable home, located not far from the werewolf shrine in the Rift, with a furniture limit of 700 with ESO +, and 350 without.  

    Foyer

    When you initially enter the home, you’re in a foyer that has a portal to the glade and a small room down the stairs. 

    Noteworthy Features Of The Glade 

    There are no structures inside of the glade. It is only an open area, so there are tons of room to build. 

    The unfurnished version includes the glowing mushrooms. Everyone loves a good piece of glowing furniture. The sky is awesome, and there are beautiful waterfall views for miles all around the glade.  

    Infinite Werewolf Form! 

    Naturally, since this glade is dedicated to the lord of the hunt himself, if you’re a werewolf, you can transform to your beast form and indefinitely stay in it. 

    There isn’t anything to hunt here. But it is a neat feature you won’t find in any other house and makes for a quick way to run around when you’re decorating. 

    Overall Review 

    This is one house that is hard to beat. The fact that it doesn’t have structures could make you love it for its freedom or hate it for its lack of interior space.

    But the furnishing limit for the price tag is a big positive. And even though this house is years old, it is still really visually stunning. 

    When this house initially released, players speculated it would cost 12-14K crowns or more. The 8K crown price tag is great by comparison. 

    Similar Cheaper Alternatives 

    However, if you want an open area to build in and the visuals don’t sell you, or you don’t like the Crown Store in general, your cheapest similar option is the Coldharbour Surreal Estate, which you can buy for 1 million ESO Gold instead. 

    Or, you could look at Moonsugar Meadow for 6,400 crowns, but it pails in comparison to this one when you’re still spending crowns. 

    Closing 

    If you’re looking to snag the Hunter’s Glade, or have been waiting for it to come back, remember to pick it up before it leaves the Crown Store on Oct 3rd. Or, you could be waiting another year or 2 before it cycles back again!

  • EA FC 24: 7 Things You Should Know Before You Play Career Mode!

    Posted: Sep 22, 2023

    I’ll be telling you about 7 things you should really know before you even play a minute of EA Sports FC 24.

    1. You No Longer Have To Play Training Every Week!

    The first thing I think you should really know is about youth development and how player training has changed for this game.

    Last year, the biggest change was that you didn’t have to play training every week if you wanted your players to develop and this year. The biggest change is that you can now invest FC 24 Coins in coaches. The better the coaches, the faster your players will improve.

    Of course, most people never used to train every single week. But this change is going to make things a lot more realistic and honestly give you another little FUT 24 Coins sink. So, you’re not gonna get these massive budgets in Career Mode anymore.

    You can also switch between sharpness and fitness for every single player, which means that your reserves and substitutes won’t be useless for three games every single time you want to bring them back into the starting 11.

    Training plans can be assigned either individually, so that’s per player or you can do it to groups of players, which includes the starting elevens substitutes and reserves, which makes this a way better solution to player development. And it’s a really good way of keeping players sharp even when you aren’t using them.

    I haven’t actually played enough seasons in the beta to tell you if player development is overpowered this year. But usually, with changes like this, that will be quite overpowered for at least the first 2 games.

    2. Try To Avoid Improving Too Fast

    So, this also helps with a second thing you should know, which is to try and avoid improving too fast at the start of your career mode saves.

    A career mode can be up to 15 Seasons long and there’s no point signing that for 75 rated Mexican free agent while you’re still in League 2, just to go unbeaten and have the Mexican guy score 55 goals. You should really take your time and try and enjoy the process of rising up the leagues, slowly strengthening your squads, and maybe adding challenges if you think the game is too easy or going down in difficulty if it’s getting too hard.

    While you’re at it, I’d also recommend that you limit the amount of free agents you’re signing as well. Both of these things can really help you avoid improving too fast. And that will make the game a lot more challenging, a lot more fun, and you’ll be able to spend more seasons enjoying the team that you’ve built.

    3. AI Can’t Build

    While you’re talking about building a team, the AI still is really bad at doing this. I’ve played the beta quite a bit and so have a lot of people on our Discord. And we’ll all agree that the AI is still making the same mistakes when it comes to signing players.

    You’ll see squads where they either have absolutely no one in a certain position or they’ll go out and sign 10 left backs. You can kind of fix this if you have a second controller or a keyboard if you’re playing on PC. You can switch the keyboard to be on the AI side. You can fix their team before the start of the match and then you can have a bit more fun playing against a functional squad.

    Tactical Styles are a new thing on EA Sports FC and they kind of help with this because the AI is actually able to sign players that fit into their chosen tactics. I’ve seen some bizarre things on Career Mode over the years. I’ve seen a team with Giroud running in behind Ben Yedder as the target man.

    Hopefully, the changes to Tactical Styles and Scouting will actually help the AI to be a bit more of a threat long term and give you a bit more of a challenging and dynamic opponent.

    4. Set Objectives

    So while we talk about tactical plans, you should also know that everyone enjoys Career Mode in their own way. So, before you actually open EA Sports FC 24 or even if you before you buy it, have a think about what you’d like to do during your first save.

    Set yourself some goals and objectives, so you always have a target in mind. Otherwise, your save can get old pretty fast. Some of my favorite cremos over the past couple of years have been based around doing certain objectives. I have always given myself a specific challenge to try and beat. This can make the game fun even into Season 8 or Season 9.

    So, if you’re using these and also using the new Tactical Styles to create a Tactical, you can easily use Moneyball thanks to the new scouting filters as well. If you combine the Tactical Styles with giving yourself certain objectives, either playing in a certain league, a certain team, or a certain style, then I think you’ve got that instant start of a really good and fun Career Mode.

    5. There Isn’t A Huge Amount Of Randomness In Career Mode

    You should also know that there isn’t actually a huge amount of randomness in Career Mode. Of course, they have added some new features, such as player interactions. So, most of the time, you will be managing a stable club.

    Storylines are a great way of adding a bit of unpredictability to the game and there are tons of them out there. You can look at Instagram, Twitter and Reddit. If you just search in FIFA storylines, you’ll get a ton of different mini challenges that you can do.

    There can be things like dropping a certain player or signing someone making someone captain, or maybe not playing someone for a certain amount of games for a certain reason. These mini scenarios really can add a bit of randomness and predictability into your save, which I think is actually a really cool idea.

    6. Winning Isn’t Everything!

    You should also know that winning isn’t everything. Career Mode can be more fun when you’re fighting for points rather than crushing every opponent’s six nil.

    I always recommend you go into competitive leagues where you’ll have multiple teams fighting for titles or continental competitions, whereas leagues, like Scotland, have really only two horse races.

    You can still have lots of fun in these leagues if you’re playing someone like Hearts, Hibs or Dundee, but if you can accept not winning the title for the first couple of years. You will have sort of an end boss there with Rangers and Celtic.

    There’s a lot of very interesting leagues out there, which unfortunately aren’t the most competitive. Of course, you have friends, which is fun if you’re playing as anyone other than PSG. You also have Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

    I’m sure some people would even say that England is now in a situation with Manchester City where there’s just one team that isn’t fun to play, while any of the other teams are actually a lot more fun. This is just because you won’t be winning every single match.

    I’ve had loads of fun saves with teams where I’ve tried to qualify for Europe with bad teams. Even a 7th placed finish can be fun if you pick the right team and the right challenge. I’d recommend doing something like turning the difficulty one level up, picking Luton, and seeing if you can actually manage to survive.

    While some of the games at the start might be a bit of a blowout, you might be losing six or seven nil. If you do it throughout an entire season, the games where you do manage to fluke a one-nil win. They will mean a lot to you and it’ll just be a really satisfying career.

    7. Try Create A Club

    The last tip we have is that create a lub is probably one of the most underrated ways of giving career mode a breath of fresh air.

    For sure, check out some real teams in your first few saves on the game. But the real fun comes from creating abandoned, forgotten, or now different teams that will never be on FIFA again.

    Over the past couple of years, I recommended a team for every single league, using the FIFA 22 and FIFA 23 Create A Club system. While there are a few changes now, I think some of the kits now have sponsors and there’s maybe a few more stadiums first pick.

    Once you start getting bored with career mode on EA Sports FC 24, I really do recommend you give Create A Club a go!

  • Dark And Darker: How To Farm Mystical Gem In High Roller Goblin Cave?

    Posted: Sep 22, 2023

    I believe many players embark on a thrilling adventure in the world of Dark and Darker just to explore the mysterious realm of Mystical Gem. Mystical Gem contains countless treasures and secrets in the game. In this guide, we’ll unravel the journey to get Mystical Gem, reveal its connection to the hidden room within High Roller Goblin Cave, and provide unique insights into exploring this new realm.

    How To Find Mystical Gem?

    A recent update to Mystical Gem added rare and valuable items in Dark and Darker. To get this gem, you need to pay attention to the following aspects.

    First, you need to pay close attention to Dark and Darker’s official communication channels. Developers frequently provide information about updates, patches, and new projects. Here, they will add High Roller elite enemies. Kill them for a chance to drop a Mystical Gem.

    But we should note that this does not mean that you will definitely get Mystical Gem just by killing them. It just has a certain chance of falling. So, you need to keep engaging in battles and keep farming until you are lucky enough to get Mystical Gem.

    When this Mystical Gem successfully drops, approach it and pick it up. Don’t let your guard down and be careful at all times to avoid other players taking away your Mystical Gem.

    How To Use Mystical Gem?

    The real magic of Mystical Gem lies in its uses. It will help you discover a hidden secret and gain access to a special area.

    First, before we can use Mystical Gem, we need to find the secret room. This secret room is located in the lower left corner of High Roller Goblin Cave. You can see its location on the mini-map on your screen.

    After you find the secret room, you’ll notice that there are slots where you can place Mystical Gem. We can insert gems after you interact with the socket.

    After inserting the gem, a secret passage will open. It gives you access to previously hidden areas. Go through the newly opened door to explore further.

    Within this hidden area, you may find an abundance of Dark and Darker Gold and loot. Search around carefully and collect the rewards that await you. Don’t forget to always be prepared to face enemies or puzzle challenges while exploring.

    Tips & Tricks

    Finally, I’ll also tell you some tips and strategies to help you maximize the utility of your Mystical Gem.

    Because Mystical Gem has a low chance of dropping, be prepared for farming. You need to prepare enough resources, potions, and equipment in advance to take part in the battle and knock down the cave elites as many times as necessary.

    Once you enter a hidden room, you may notice that the loot is of better quality. Carrying a Potion of Luck may double your loot gains.

    If you plan on spending time farming or exploring the hidden areas here, make sure you have plenty of healing items and potions. Because the enemies in this area tend to be very challenging. You may also encounter powerful enemies like a Wizard. Therefore, I recommend you evaluate your odds before engaging and always have an escape plan.

    Of course, every attempt will be different. You need to learn from each experience to help you refine your strategy and make future attempts more successful.

    Overall, I hope this guide gave you a clear idea of how to get and use Mystical Gem. This gem adds an exciting layer of mystery to the player's journey of discovery. It also provides us with valuable rewards and the opportunity to discover hidden secrets. Please be prepared for a variety of challenges and surprises as you embark on this mission. Good luck!

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