Apparently, with certain button-mapping and equipment on PC, you can transform many of the burst-fire or single-shot weapons in Apex Legends into auto-fire. Which, if done while wielding the Hemlock, can allow you to deal out a ton of damage very quickly.

The Hemlock is a burst-fire assault rifle that uses heavy ammo and is ideal for mid-range combat. Because of its slower fire-rate, it can’t hold up at close-range in comparison to several other weapons. However, according to Reddit user mnkymnk, you can kind of transform the firearm into a fully automatic rifle while using a mouse and keyboard on PC–making it ideal for close-range combat. Mapping both left mouse click and mouse wheel up to attack, and then quickly alternating between the two while the Hemlock is in single-shot mode will cause the gun to shoot fast enough that it seems to be going full auto.

This strategy could be applied to pretty much any weapon that has a single-shot firing mode. However, the Hemlock is one of the few that both deals enough damage and has a fast enough single-shot rate to make the strategy worth it. In terms of rapid fire weapons at close-range, we still recommend both the R-301 Carbine and EVA-8. Apex Legends’ new Havoc is pretty good as well, and if you’re looking for more weapon recommendations for handling enemy squads at all ranges, check out our guide.

If you’ve been playing Apex Legends and you’re looking for more complex or advanced battle strategies for each character, check out our new series of videos. Each focuses on one of the game’s Legends, offering specific details on how each character can be countered or overcome their respective weaknesses.

Apex Legends Character Guides

• Lifeline Guide
• Bangalore Guide
• Pathfinder Guide
• Gibraltar Guide
• Wraith Guide

Speaking of Legends, the next one–who allegedly goes by the codename Octane–may be added to Apex Legends the same day as the game’s upcoming battle pass, if apparant leaks are to be believed.

Apex Legends is available on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/you-can-fire-apex-legends-hemlock-fully-auto-on-pc/1100-6465525/

The latest twist in Destiny 2‘s Joker’s Wild content expansion is a new Exotic quest to retrieve Thorn, one of the most-loved and most-hated guns of Destiny 1. What seems to be the opening portion of the quest finds players meeting with the enigmatic Drifter, the guy at the center of the story relating to Thorn, last season’s Exotic quest for The Last Word, and all the stuff going on in Joker’s Wild.

After the latest weekly reset, speaking with the Drifter will ask you to make a choice: side with him, or with the Vanguard, the military leadership of the Guardians. Once you’ve done that, the Drifter sends you to the Spider, the Tangled Shore crime lord players met in the Forsaken expansion, to purchase some illicit goods.

The Spider has more than just “The Jerky,” the item you’re after. His Black Market Goods list, which we’ve never seen before this, includes a bunch of nods to the past of Destiny 2 and Destiny 1. Among those wares is a callback to everyone’s favorite Destiny 1 weapon: Gjallarhorn, a seriously powerful Exotic rocket launcher.

In the Spider’s store, you’ll have to recognize the Gjallarhorn by its icon, which will look familiar to longtime players. It’s known as the Midnight Special to the Spider, and as the description notes, it’s not actually an authentic version of the heavy weapon, but a non-functional replica. It’s also impossible to purchase, like all of these items–but even if you could, the price of 20 Exotic engrams, the rarest drops in the game, wouldn’t be worth it.

There are other goofy items in the Spider’s offerings. They include an imprisoned Ghost (the Spider apparently likes to eat them); a “seedmind,” which is apparently the start of a Warmind like Rasputin; maps with coordinates outside of the solar system; a key to the quarters of Executor Hideo, the Faction representative for New Monarchy in the Tower; and Hadium Flakes, an old Destiny 1 material. Just about all of the items also require you to pay in currencies that no longer exist in Destiny 2 or are impossible to come by.

So unfortunately, Gjallarhorn’s return to Destiny is just a gag–but it’s a pretty good one. With Bungie greatly expanding the story of Destiny 2 in its second year, and with the return of several guns from Destiny 1 including Thorn and The Last Word, though, it’s probably a good idea not to rule out Gjallarhorn ever making it back into the game.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/destiny-2-thorn-quest-trolls-fans-with-fake-gjalla/1100-6465523/

Blizzard has outlined post-launch plans for World of Warcraft Classic, which includes regular content drops. New content will come to the MMORPG over the course of six phases.

“Our focus is still primarily on player power-progression, but we’re also aiming to capture what it felt like to play in a realm community in original WoW,” Blizzard community manager Randy Jordan wrote in a forum post. “To do that, we’re planning to mirror the approach taken by original WoW, with patches paired together. We’ll launch Classic with content from original WoW through patch 1.2.x, then the second update will include content that was in original WoW 1.3 and 1.4, the third Classic update will have 1.5 and 1.6 content, and so on.”

Blizzard hasn’t announced an exact launch date for phases two through six. Also, PvP content is currently not listed in any of the phases, as Blizzard is “still evaluating” all of the options for how PvP rewards might work. For now, phase one–which is the launch of WoW Classic alongside its Molten Core, Onyxia, and Maraudon updates–is scheduled for Summer 2019. The list of all six phases and what’s included in each are outlined below.

World of Warcraft Classic Content Drop Schedule

Phase 1 (Classic Launch)

• Molten Core
• Onyxia
• Maraudon

Phase 2

• Dire Maul
• Azuregos
• Kazzak

Phase 3

• Blackwing Lair
• Darkmoon Faire
• Darkmoon deck drops begin

Phase 4

• Zul’Gurub
• Green Dragons

Phase 5

• Ahn’Qiraj War Effort begins
• Ahn’Qiraj raids open when the war effort dictates
• Dungeon loot reconfiguration: Tier 0.5 Dungeon gear, Relics, drop rates and location changes

Phase 6

• Naxxramas
• Scourge Invasion

WoW Classic allows you to experience the original World of Warcraft game as it was from the very beginning, with the added benefit of quality of life changes. “[We] don’t want to ruin the experience,” WoW Classic production director John Hight told GameSpot. “It has to be an authentic experience. But by the same token, people don’t want some of the funky bugs that we had back then.”

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/world-of-warcraft-classic-post-launch-content-drop/1100-6465521/

Rockstar has rolled out a new batch of content for Red Dead Redemption 2‘s online component, Red Dead Online. This week’s update introduces a new assortment of clothing and accessories, but the biggest addition is a new Showdown mode: Spoils of War.

Rockstar describes Spoils of War as “a frontier take on capture-style multiplayer.” The mode supports two to 16 players and has teams vying to steal loot from the opposing side while defending their own supply. The team that’s able to pilfer the most loot by the end of the match will be declared the winner.

Spoils of War is playable on “a variety of locations,” including Valentine and Fort Mercer. As an added incentive to try the new mode, Rockstar is rewarding players with eight Dynamite Arrows for winning one Spoils of War match. Additionally, the developer is doling out a 20% XP boost in all Showdown modes this week.

Alongside Spoils of War, Rockstar has introduced an assortment of rare clothing items to Red Dead Online. These articles can be purchased from the Wheeler, Rawson & Co Catalogue beginning today, March 12, but they’ll only be available for a limited time. The new clothes include:

• The Tasman Outfit (Male only)
• The Danube Outfit (Female only)
• Tied Pants
• Hitched Skirt (Female only)
• Winter Shotgun Coat
• Gardenia Hat
• Squat Stovepipe Top Hat

Last week’s Red Dead Online update introduced the Fool’s Gold Free Roam event, while future updates will bring additional Showdown modes called Up in Smoke and Plunder. Also on the way to the game are Target Races, which have players racing on horseback and shooting at targets, fishing challenges, and more.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-red-dead-redemption-2-online-mode-spoils-of-wa/1100-6465515/

Apex Legends is off to a running start, but one often-requested feature isn’t in the works. Respawn has confirmed that it isn’t developing any ability to reconnect to a match after you’ve been disconnected, and explained its reasoning why.

In a post on Reddit, community manager Jay Frechette said the team isn’t pursuing it for two key reasons. The first is that a reconnect feature is very easy for unscrupulous players to abuse, presumably by intentionally disconnecting to avoid a death and then reconnecting to the match right afterwards. The second reason is simply that implementing the feature would be resource-intensive, and Respawn feels that energy is better spent on stability improvements to avoid disconnects in the first place.

This came alongside an announcement that Respawn had banned 355,000 cheaters on PC. It said that for the time being it uses the pre-made Easy-Anti-Cheat toolset, but it’s working on its own custom solutions to address cheating as well. It’s keeping these cards close to its vest, however, as it doesn’t want the cheaters to use any public information to help them circumvent the new measures.

Meanwhile, the studio has released a new weapon balance patch to make adjustments to Peacekeeper and Wingman, primarily. Another upcoming update will address concerns of unequal hitboxes. We’re also expecting details on the battle pass sometime in the near future, which will add new cosmetic options and other additions to earn through play, for a fee. The first battle pass is set to launch sometime in March.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/apex-legends-dev-says-no-plans-for-reconnect-featu/1100-6465517/