In ARC Raiders, Firefly is a hated enemy for many players due to its high burn damage and high mobility, often resulting in players being burned to death without warning.

Through extensive testing, this article details how to efficiently kill Fireflies by exploiting their various weaknesses, especially in open terrain. I used these techniques to complete many trials and obtain ARC Raiders blueprints and other valuable loot.

Weakness

Yellow Gas Tank

The developers suggested in a blog post that the key to quickly killing Fireflies is to shoot the yellow gas tank that appears when they are preparing to attack.

Hitting the yellow gas tank will set it on fire. Firefly will take significant damage, igniting the ground and surrounding area.

Even after the yellow gas tank explodes, Firefly can continue attacking, requiring follow-up shots to completely destroy it. It will eventually explode if you fire enough bullets.

In practice, it takes approximately 7 precise shots to kill a Firefly, making it quite difficult to execute. Furthermore, it consumes a significant amount of ammunition.

Rocket Thruster

Firefly is covered in thick armor, so direct surface shots are ineffective. Its true weak point is Rocket Thruster, making it the best target.

Destroying the back Rocket Thruster will cause Firefly to lose its balance and crash to the ground, most likely exploding.

Even if it doesn’t explode, destroying the front Rocket Thruster will completely immobilize it.

Although it will continue to spew fire after being knocked down, it is essentially no longer a threat. This method is faster and more reliable than targeting the yellow gas tank.

Seeker

Using Seeker is the most efficient way to kill it; one Seeker can easily destroy a Firefly.

However, there’s a crucial point when using Seeker: don’t throw it blindly. Testing revealed that throwing a Seeker behind Firefly is the worst choice, as its back armor is extremely hard, requiring multiple hits to penetrate.

The correct way to use it is to throw a Seeker upwards, allowing the missile to lock onto the top of Firefly from the air. The top of the Firefly is its weakest point, almost entirely covered in armor; a single Seeker can deal fatal damage, instantly killing it.

Furthermore, after killing a Firefly with a Seeker, the dropped materials are usually enough to craft a new Seeker, allowing players to continuously farm it.

Open Terrain

Many players’ most feared scenario is being targeted by a Firefly in open terrain with no cover—there’s no cover to hide behind, forcing you to endure the fire damage and ultimately burn to death.

First, remember the core principle: Never run away! Fireflies fly very fast and can continuously track your position; your running speed simply cannot keep up with their movement. Running away will only allow it to continue spraying fire at you, eventually killing you.

The correct approach is to rush directly at the Firefly. At this point, the Firefly will interrupt its wide-range fire spray, turn around, and re-aime at you. Since it can’t rotate while spraying fire, this gives you time to create an opportunity to attack.

More importantly, Firefly flies very low, almost skimming the ground, so when you rush in, you can simply jump onto it.

Once you successfully jump onto it, Firefly becomes completely incapable of harming you.

At this point, aim at Rocket Thruster and shoot. After Firefly crashes and explodes, quickly jump and roll away to avoid the residual fire damage.

Although this process will cause a slight burn, it’s much better than being killed outright. This is the most survivable method in open terrain.

Kill Strategy

With full health and a Light Shield, it takes Firefly a full 14 seconds to burn a player to death.

14 seconds is a very long time in a shooting game, especially for players accustomed to fast-paced combat. This time is enough for you to complete the entire sequence of dodging, shooting, and counter-attacking. With a Medium Shield or Heavy Shield, the time will be even longer.

Further observation of Firefly’s attack pattern reveals that its fire attacks are not continuous but intermittent: it attacks once, pauses briefly, then unleashes a large burst of flame, before pausing again. This means that when you rush towards it, you’ll only be hit by its first or second attack, avoiding prolonged burning from its flames.

During these 14 seconds, you have ample options: you can jump onto Firefly and attack Rocket Thruster directly, or stand still and aim at the yellow gas tank for a quick explosion, or even attack while dodging.

Firefly appears incredibly intimidating, but its weaknesses are obvious. Combined with the 14-second window for maximum reaction time, anyone who remains calm can easily handle this troublesome ARC enemy.

Now that you’ve mastered the techniques for defeating Firefly, go try it out in the game!

Borderlands 4’s first story DLC, “Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned,” was released on March 26th! Simultaneously, Borderlands 4 version 1.5 update was also released, allowing players to experience the new content even if they don’t plan to purchase the DLC.

Borderlands 4 initially faced criticism from players due to performance and stability issues. However, the developers have shown they didn’t ignore these problems but actively listened to feedback and continuously improved, bringing new performance optimizations and content updates in version 1.5.

Let’s take a look at the basic overview of the latest DLC and the major changes in version 1.5, and see if they truly optimize the player experience.

First Story Pack Released

The first story pack to launch: Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned. To experience its latest content, players need to own the pack and complete “A Lot to Process” quest in Fadefields, or create a new Vault Hunter starting at level 13.

The gameplay involves playing as a new Vault Hunter—C4SH—following Ellie into Vault of the Damned to fight terrifying cosmic monoliths. It includes a brand-new Whispering Glacier map with new quests and events; two dynamic events: Ice Fishing and Nightmare Rift; two new events: Dahl Bunker and Scav Fuel Site; two large boss battles and 16 smaller boss battles; and new enemy types.

Playing the game unlocks more Borderlands 4 items, including 3 new collectibles, 17 Legendary gear items, Classmods, 28 new cosmetic items, and 3 new Pearlescent Weapons available only in story packs.

Version 1.5, available to all players, also features significant updates and optimizations, resolving some current game issues and introducing major new changes.

Level Cap Increase

The character level cap has been increased from 50 to 60, giving players more room to upgrade their characters and accomplish more.

Shared Character Progression

Shared Character Progression system has been updated, allowing players to retain game progress across different characters. This eliminates the need for players to repeatedly explore the map with different characters, allowing all characters to share Borderlands 4 items.

Once one character completes an activity, all characters will share that activity’s progress: including collectibles, activities, SDU points, and map progress. This content is now completely consistent across different characters. This significantly saves players Borderlands 4 money, as you no longer need to repeatedly redeem items you already have for your other characters.

Bounty Pack 2 Optimizations

Targeted upgrades to Bounty Pack 2: Legend of the Stone Demon:

A Fast Travel station has been added to Cursed Mine area, and ECHO location guidance has been optimized to improve player efficiency in exploration and resource acquisition;

Bugs such as safe spots that could avoid damage during combat and characters getting stuck outside the arena have been fixed. Teammates can now restart boss battles even while in loot rooms, making resource acquisition fairer;

Another optimization has been made to issues such as abnormal enemy spawning and movement within designated areas. Some background elements have been removed and their effects optimized, making the game’s visuals more realistic and conducive to combat;

Improved issues such as accidental damage and model clipping.

Vault Cards and Challenges have also been optimized. An option to disable the progress pop-up has been added. Menu usage and challenge progress calculations have been improved. In Kill X Vile Enemies challenge, defeating Ordonite enemies no longer counts towards the challenge count, ensuring that challenge rewards are distributed correctly and players do not lose already claimed rewards.

Basic Game Improvements

Fixed frequent issues such as weapon disappearance, abnormal character models, and loading screen freezes to prevent players from losing acquired resources or purchased items due to bugs; optimized visual effects for actions like switching Heavy Weapons after using Grapple Points, and switching weapons while climbing ladders or walls; corrected inaccuracies in map objective and waypoint positioning, making resource farming smoother.

Character and Weapon Changes

This update modifies the skills of four characters: Harlowe, Rafa, Vex, and Amon, optimizing skill effects, skill bonuses, and success rates to ensure proper skill synergy and maximize skill damage.

Not only characters, but weapons have also been modified, such as Jakobs and Tediore, for a more polished gaming experience. Weapon sound effects have been optimized, with some bullet trajectory sound effects updated and shooting sounds enhanced; visually, the firing indicator has been improved, and issues such as missing projectiles and beam obstruction by rare Pearlescent items have been resolved, while ensuring that enhancement effects fully increase weapon power.

Splitscreen Fixes

Splitscreen has been fixed. After the fix: When a player exits the game on the character selection screen, other players will not lose their game progress; When the main player joins with a new game account, other players’ characters will not disappear; Only the host player can modify True Mode settings; Flipping item cards to view details will only affect the player who clicked the card; Other menus will not overlap with the pause menu when interacting with in-game objects; Sound will play correctly when a new player joins on PS5 with a new save file.

Audio & Visual Fixes:

Audio: Fade-in/fade-out effects added to audio transitions; Voice settings change immediately when a player switches configurations.

Visual: Physics effects optimized for greater realism; weapon HD display and switching effects optimized; Screen display clarity and loading screen optimized.

Photo Mode Updates

In photo mode, the visibility option has been improved. Turning visibility off now has an immediate effect, including on newly spawned creatures. Turning off player visibility will cause other effects and vehicles to disappear as well. Depth of field effects have been added, allowing NPCs to remain stationary when the game is paused. Statistics and other menu details are now hidden during the results screen for a more shareable visual effect.

UI & Menus Improvements

Fixed grammar and spelling errors, and an issue where left-clicking a character in the main menu could open the shop page. Optimized tooltips: such as skill damage values, icons, and quest log positions, ensuring all tooltips are up-to-date. Reset menu options to prevent players from changing host settings in multiplayer. Resolved an issue where skipping the opening animation disconnected the controller.

Further Optimizations to Enhance Player Experience and Drive Game Progression

To further enhance the overall player experience, this update also improves cloud save handling to prevent save file overwrite errors that could lead to the loss of hard-earned Borderlands 4 items. Game stability and performance have been optimized, and for the newly released DLC, players are now matched only with players who possess the same content, preventing exits to the main menu due to inaccessibility of DLC and impacting the game experience.

From the rich content of the new paid story DLC to the core feature upgrades that are free for all players, and the comprehensive bug fixes and experience optimizations, Borderlands 4’s 1.5 update fully responds to player needs, bringing a brand-new adventure experience to paying players while ensuring a smoother and more polished gameplay for all players. The developers also stated that they will continue to listen to feedback from the player community and continuously optimize and update the game’s content, performance, and stability to provide players with an even better experience.

Diablo 4 Season 12 is the easiest season to reach Paragon 300. If you want to push for Paragon 300, this guide will teach you some more efficient methods.

Participate in Limited-Time Events

Mother's Blessing

Mother's Blessing is back for a limited time in Season 12! It runs from March 25th to April 7th, 2026, for a total of two weeks.

During the event, players will receive significantly increased Diablo 4 gold and experience, with all bonuses stacking multiplicatively. Furthermore, all players can participate in Mother's Blessing; there are no prerequisites. Everyone will receive the buff.

It's worth mentioning that Mother's Blessing and Gift of the Tree are running simultaneously, and all gold and experience bonuses are stackable. You will receive bonuses from killing monsters, monster drops, or completing quests.

Given this premise, the most important thing for players to do right now is to participate in Helltides, Nightmare Dungeons, and the Infernal Hordes. These are activities with a high monster density, allowing you to obtain more loot and greatly accelerate your game progress.

Therefore, whether you want to quickly level up your alt or rush Paragon 300, don't miss the current limited-time events. Remember, Mother's Blessing lasts until April 7th, so you still have time.

Gift of the Tree

As mentioned earlier, Gift of the Tree is also currently running. Unlike Mother's Blessing, it only lasts until March 31st, and its unlocking is conditional.

First, you must unlock Tree of Whispers by completing all main campaigns, or skip the campaign when creating your character.

Then, find and participate in Tree of Whispers on the map to collect Grim Favors. It's easy to find, as Whispers on the map are mostly icons with pink or red borders. Each time you collect 1, 3, or 5 Grim Favors, you need to collect 10. Then turn them into Tree of Whispers or Raven of the Tree to choose a Chaos cache. This will unlock a bonus event.

Each time you turn in Grim Favors, you'll receive double Whisper caches. You'll also receive an extra Gift of the Tree cache, which contains random items, such as commons or Ancestral gear.

Therefore, you can gain a significant boost from Gift of the Tree, which is very helpful for leveling up.

Infernal Hordes EXP Farming Core Strategy

If you want to gain a lot of experience quickly, kill Butcher. This is your primary source of experience from Infernal Hordes.

Don't worry about Bloodied Infernal Hordes in Torment 4; they are very difficult. Even in Torment 2 or Torment 3, consistently defeating Butcher will still grant you significant experience gains.

While other monsters don't offer as much experience as Butchers, they're still worth killing. They all benefit from Mother's Blessing.

Secondly, in Infernal Horde, Butchers spawn in specific waves, with a maximum of four per wave. You must defeat them all within the time limit to gain full experience. Butcher kills count as monster kills and grant an additional 35% experience bonus.

Bloodsoaked and Bloodstained Sigils

Mastering Bloodsoaked and Bloodstained Sigils will greatly benefit your leveling journey.

Simply put, Bloodsoaked sigils are the basic version and drop normally in the game. Bloodstained sigils, on the other hand, are obtained after completing Pit 100 and are an upgraded version.

Whether it's monster life, monster damage, or the quality and quantity of drops, Bloodstained version surpasses Bloodsoaked. Many might think that successfully completing Pit 100 will make your character stronger and allow you to obtain higher-level rewards.

However, you can't rely on luck to clear it; you still need to prepare thoroughly to acquire upgraded sigils. Once you obtain more and higher-level rewards, you'll naturally be closer to Paragon 300.

If you've already upgraded to Bloodstained sigils, you can create a new alt to reacquire lower-level sigils.

Buff Stacking List

To better utilize buff bonuses, you should have a clear understanding of their stacking. Here is the buff stacking list:

• Elixir, +5% EXP, lasts 30 minutes
• Incense, +5% EXP, lasts 20 minutes
• Forgotten Wisdom, +15% EXP, lasts 60 minutes
• Mother's Blessing, +35% EXP, active during the event

Total Bonus: +60% EXP

Additionally, here are some important tips: if you use three Incenses simultaneously, the experience bonus only applies once. However, Incenses can be used simultaneously with Elixir, and their effects stack independently. Also, Forgotten Wisdom requires you to actively complete it.

Strategy Summary

Remember to complete Forgotten Wisdom first to gain a 15% experience bonus for one hour. Then use Elixir and Incense, and ensure Mother's Blessing is active. Next, you can challenge Infernal Horde; teaming up will be more efficient. Don't forget to prioritize killing Butchers in each wave.

Master the key timing of your final push; make every step efficient and rewarding. Following this strategy will generally yield excellent results.

In short, now is the best time to push Paragon 300. Try using the strategies in this guide and climb the ladder to the top of Diablo 4 Season 12!

Diablo 4 Season 12:Season of Slaughter, has been out for a while now, and players have likely experienced the new changes. Have you ever wondered if there are any easier ways to complete the game?

This guide will introduce eight useful in-game tips that you might have missed, but they can significantly enhance your gaming experience. Some of these tips aren't even mentioned by the developers and were discovered by players through gameplay.

This article will explain these tips in detail, hoping to better help you conquer Diablo 4 season 12.

Respec

Veteran players know that you have to respec every time the game updates, requiring repeated clicks to assign Respec mode. A simpler method is to use your mouse and keyboard here. Press the control key, and you only need to find the node you want and drag it; it will then place everything there. This will save you a lot of time, eliminating the need to spend 30 minutes clicking a single button.

Mount Speed

Next, I'll talk about Mounts Speed. Open Paragon board, and you'll see that most players have a Cooldown Reduction of 45%, with a maximum of 75%. This Cooldown Reduction affects your Mounts and your Spur Skill. If you remove all Cooldown Reduction gear, and then mount a Mount and use your Spur Skill, you'll find that your Spur duration expires before you can even sustain it.

Therefore, you can equip Cooldown Reduction gear on your helmet, gloves, rings, and amulets, so you don't have to worry about your Mounts' Cooldown Reduction running out. If you want more and better Mounts, you can obtain them from Stable Master using Gold.

Town Portals

Now, let's look at another feature: Town Portals. Suppose you're in a remote area and need to return to town. You'll see a Favorite button above the waypoint. You can click to unfavorite or favorite. If you favorite a waypoint, you can teleport to it, no matter where it is. This feature will be very convenient.

Rune Swap

This tip only applies to DLC. The same weapon cannot have the same Rune socketed on it. If you socket the same Rune on two weapons, the system will not be able to equip that set of gear for you. Similarly, if you socket a Rune on a weapon and also on your pants, the system will not allow you to equip three items simultaneously.

If you cannot switch back to your previous option for some reason, you must ensure you remove Rune. How to easily pick up and place Runes? It's simple: select Rune you need in Socketables and move it to the desired location in Equipped. If you want to change your Rune in the wild, you won't need to travel all the way back to the jeweler and then remove it.

Codex of Power

Next, we'll talk about your gear setup. When creating a new class or build early in the game, when you open Codex of Power, simply type equip, and it will display the attributes of all your equipped items. When you need to check if your attribute level is maxed out or if there are better attributes to equip, you can use this method without having to painstakingly remember every item in your inventory.

Stash Tabs

Stash Tabs are a popular topic of discussion, and everyone wants more. However, if you want to keep your stash organized, there are definitely ways to minimize stash space usage.

You can put items into different stash tabs. This way, when a tab is full, you know you need to check to make sure you really need the items inside. Empty the tab if you don't need it, and add items you'll use later.

Our stash count is limited, so you need stash tabs to help you keep it organized and manage your inventory effectively.

Instant Teleport

Next, we'll talk about Diablo 4 boss battles. You can teleport directly to any boss by simply clicking on any Dungeon. This technique also applies to Nightmare Dungeons. After completing a Dungeon and defeating the boss, you can teleport directly from the current Dungeon to the next one without any Teleporting bar or intervention.

Two more Teleport features you might not know about: First, Pits. If Pits are open, and you and your friends are running dungeons to earn Diablo 4 Gold, you can teleport directly in without waiting for everyone to arrive.

Second, Training Grounds. You can directly click on Training Grounds and teleport there. This is very useful if you don't know where these places are. They contain items like Occultist, Blacksmith, and Armory, making them easy to use.

Party Members Teleport

Now, let's talk about the situation at a party. If you get separated from your friends in a Dungeon and they're ahead, you don't need to keep running around looking for them. You can open the social menu, find your friends, and click Teleport to Party Members button.This will teleport you directly to them, saving a lot of time.

These are 8 tips to enhance your Diablo 4 Season 12 gaming experience. If you have any other interesting gameplay tips, share them with everyone. We hope today's content has been helpful.

Recently, a video of a player shooting a Rocket Thruster, causing it to flip and explode upon impact, has gone viral online. The creator claims this was due to the use of Anvil Mod, which includes Anvil Splitter and Extended Barrel.

Was this a coincidence? What caused this? In the following content, we’ll examine the conditions under which the Rocketeer can be flipped, whether Anvil Weapon Mod is necessary, and whether using this technique is the best way to kill Rocketeer.

In combat mode

Through in-game exploration, the first condition is that Rocketeer must be in combat mode. When Rocketeer is in combat mode, the Rocket Thruster’s speed increases due to accelerated physics. In cruise mode, the Rocketeer will not flip. Therefore, both the Anvil Mod and the Rocket Thruster are essential for flipping the Rocketeer.

Especially when Rocketeer launches its triple attack, its speed increases and its momentum grows. If you shoot Rocket Thruster at this moment, it will flip, and the momentum will be more easily transferred to Rocketeer, resulting in a greater impact upon impact. Therefore, it’s best to be in combat mode yourself and fire Rocketeer’s triple attack at Rocket Thruster for a more powerful explosion.

Shooting Rocket Thruster upwards directly

The second trigger condition is to shoot Rocket Thruster upwards directly, which maximizes the impact on Rocket Thruster’s trajectory. In other words, pushing it into the air from directly below makes it easier to flip. Shooting from the side may significantly reduce the force, preventing a flip.

Rocketeer close enough to the ground

Shooting Rocket Thruster upwards directly at it while in combat mode will cause Thruster to flip, but if it’s relatively far from the ground, it will stabilize after the flip and won’t explode upon impact. Therefore, players must ensure their shots are as vertical as possible while also getting close enough to Rocketeer’s base to ensure it lands on its back and explodes.

However, not all areas will easily make Rocketeer fly lower. For example, on Blue Gate map, you might make a mistake and let it fly higher. In this case, you can lure it to an area with many buildings and high ground, bringing it closer to the ground and creating the conditions for a rollover.

Shooting areas not covered by the outer gray-black armor

The above refers to the rollover caused by shooting the area below Rocket Thruster, because this area is not covered by the outer gray-black armor, directly exposing the inner armor. As seen in the viral video of a Rocketeer rolling over, that player was shooting this part.

However, if you shoot Rocketeer’s outer gray-black armor, it still won’t roll over because this armor absorbs the impact. As long as this armor is intact, shooting it won’t have much effect. Therefore, you need to first break through this armor layer until the white inner curved alloy layer is exposed, and then shoot it. This will have a greater impact on Rocketeer’s flight trajectory, creating conditions for flipping it.

Anvil Weapon Mod

We now know the shooting conditions for flipping Rocketeer, but is it always necessary to use Anvil Splitter with the Extended Barrel? First, we tried using the Aphelion and Osprey weapons with Extended Barrel. These two weapons already have high speed, and adding the Extended Barrel further increases the speed, thus affecting the flight trajectory. Even so, the success rate of flipping the Rocketeer wasn’t very high.

Then, we tried using Anvil Splitter with Extended Barrel, and the results showed that it does indeed make it easier to flip Rocketeer. Using the Anvil Splitter to increase the number of projectiles and Extended Barrel to increase the projectile speed makes this setup even more effective. As long as Rocketeer is in combat mode, you can push it onto anything, even a lamppost or a wall, to inflict massive damage and kill it quickly. This is truly an excellent effect of the Anvil Splitter and Extended Barrel Mod.

Some players have reported that Anvil Splitter is difficult to obtain, having searched for a long time without success. Indeed, Anvil Splitter is a rare item, so getting it won’t be easy. You can try challenging 2x maps or looting the apothecary in Buried City; these methods have a higher probability of yielding it because the mod’s logic is to increase the spawn rate of high-value items.

However, you must understand that it’s a rare item, so finding it isn’t guaranteed. Sometimes you can obtain it through quests, such as Trophy Display project, which rewards three; but sometimes you might get nothing. Therefore, the easiest way is to craft it directly using ARC Raiders blueprint. As long as you have enough materials, you can equip the mod immediately!

Advantages of Anvil Weapon Mod for killing Rocketeers

If you want to quickly kill Rocketeers, you should consider this Anvil Weapon Mod, consisting of Anvil Splitter and Extended Barrel. It’s incredibly easy; simply push Rocketeer onto anything to kill it, significantly reducing kill time.

If you shoot a Rocketeer vertically in combat mode without armor, it will flip over, crash to the ground, and explode. Under these specific conditions, you can not only deal extra damage but also potentially kill it instantly. Therefore, this mod is definitely the best choice when encountering Rocketeers.

The most worthwhile class to invest significant effort in during Diablo 4 Season 12 is Druid. Dubbed the speed-farming monster of the season, Druid truly lives up to its name. Combined with the new reputation farming strategy, you can achieve unimaginable levels of cash.

Druid acts like a Meatgrinder in battlegrounds. This guide will introduce you to everything about Druid and the intricacies of the new reputation farming strategy.

Boulder

As a brief recap, Boulder is recommended as your primary damage skill. This build can gather everyone together through its mobility and immense power. While Pulverize excels in Pit, its speed over Ice is a significant disadvantage, and its ground-based targeting isn't optimal.

This build requires only two gems: Dolmen Stone, which makes Boulder work for you, and Metamorphic Stone, which primarily provides buffs. Combined with Boulder, this creates a perfect game cycle.

Furthermore, due to the 200% high movement and Godslayer Crown you've equipped, your rapid movement will shorten the distance between you and your enemies. Furthermore, your Cataclysm will slow down enemies, making unlocking Godslayer Crown a breeze for you.

In addition, Boulder can inflict unexpected poison damage, slowing enemies and drawing them closer, similar to Hurricane. This means that if you're in the center of any location, everyone will flock to you, providing excellent preparation for later battles.

Boulder build, due to the use of Vasily's Prayer, will change from Earth Skills to Werebear Skills. This is harmless; Godslayer Crown means you don't need to focus on human stuff, allowing for more configuration possibilities. Choosing Heart of the Wild, combined with 20% more damage on core skills, will give you a core skill.

Skill Analysis

To better protect your life, don't forget to acquire Earthen Bulwark. There's also Cyclone Armor, which deals with an additional 15% damage to enemies. After pulling enemies in, it unleashes defensive skills, non-physical resistance, and your damage reduction.

As a human, you can also choose Humanity option to gain additional damage. Combined with Feral Aptitude, the damage will stack even further. When your movement speed exceeds 100%, you'll receive another damage bonus. Given the multifaceted nature of Hurricane, learning how to utilize them effectively is crucial for combining it with your subsequent skills.

Upgrading Boulder to level 25 grants a vulnerable effect and a 238% bonus damage, while also strengthening yourself. The same effect can be achieved with Vasily's Prayer under Safeguard. By now, you've acquired the ultimate skill, Ozen Strength, which grants a 120% bonus damage increase for a limited time while in Werebear form.

The specific steps involve activating Hurricane first, then using Boulder and a quick Pulverize – a short combo. The core element is that Quick Pulverize exponentially increases your attack power. In this case, Boulder's role is to delay the duration of other skills and damage, allowing Pulverize to take effect last.

Regarding Pulverize, it's not limited by your usage time or location. When the number of Boulders reaches 10, you should add one more to maintain the stability of the rotation. Also, because Boulders may be out of your sight, Hurricane's duration should be longer than its cooldown.

Timmerity is very helpful in gaining a Barrier during overhealing. The health regeneration from attacks, combined with Barrier's buff, ensures you don't die in Helltide and Infernal Horde centers. Casting Wrath Skills can recover resources consumed by Boulders, and the same applies to Ring of Starless Skies.

When dueling Pit bosses, it's best to use the major magic Cooldown Reduction to maximize extra damage. For the chest piece, choose Shroud of False Death; the helmet remains Godslayer Crown. Gatlin's Burst Ride will trigger guests, granting skill boosts.

If you're aiming for higher attack damage, use XolXan Rune to stack double-damage Boulders for incredibly powerful critical hits. At the same time, triggering Zan will give you a huge number of overpowered Boulders. Infernal Hordes will be a piece of cake for you.

Paragon Board

Initially, choose Dominant Glyphs to boost your Intelligence. Earthen Devastation board enhances your Earth Skills to 70%. Combined with Earth and Sky, it's effective against vulnerable enemies. Savage Boulder inflicts poison on Boulders.

Ancestral Guidance board provides an additional 40% bonus damage. Heightened Malice board and Spirit Runes are effective against nearby poisonous enemies. Combined with Constricting Tendrils board, it keeps enemies constantly poisoned. Paired with Human Glyphs, it provides damage control.

To acquire the masters of the bloody caches, you can only do so through Aether Fiends and Hellborne. Targeting Spirit Boon specifically on them will significantly improve your efficiency. During this process, prioritize your own safety, summon Bartuc and Opticide, and quickly acquire five - six caches. Be sure to complete your kill streak; a huge amount of reputation and Diablo 4 gold await you.

This farming strategy works well against Infernal Horde and Helltide Smasher. Choose the character you're most interested in and carve out your own path in Diablo 4 Season 12!

Following ARC Raiders Shrouded Sky update, two new enemy types have been added: Firefly and Comet. These new enemies add new challenges for players exploring Topside.

Like other ARC enemies, Firefly and Comet patrol open areas and will attack Raiders immediately upon spotting them.

While they are considered regular or small ARC enemies, they deal significantly more damage than regular enemies. Firefly breathes fire at its target, rapidly melting shields and inflicting fire damage on Raiders, making it even more ferocious than Hornet. Comet explodes upon approaching its target, triggering a massive earthquake explosion that causes widespread blast damage.

If you’re still struggling to find or defeat Firefly and Comet, this guide will help.

How to Find and Defeat Firefly?

Fireflies do not have a fixed spawn point. It spawns randomly on almost every map, is a powerful solo attacker, and sometimes patrols alongside Wasps and Hornets, providing sustained frontline fire support. Firefly has the highest spawn rate in Hurricane map. However, due to the low visibility on this map, Firefly is the most difficult to deal with. Players looking for a challenge can choose this map.

Firefly is an Armored ARC Drone designed for close-quarters combat. It uses a gimbal-mounted flamethrower to scorch any Raiders that get too close. Therefore, engaging it in open areas is ineffective; maps with many buildings to utilize are recommended.

Buried City is probably your best choice. On this map, you’ll find many buildings near the outdoors that you can use. Even if Firefly spots you, you can hide inside a building and shoot it down.

To defeat Firefly, you must use Heavy Ammo weapons, such as Anvil or Ferro. These two ARC Raider Items have high ARC armor penetration, easily penetrating Firefly’s armor and attacking its weak points.

Flamethrower fuel tank is its weak point; you need to aim for Firefly’s weak point to make it lose balance and fall. Shooting down any two of its tanks will cause Firefly ARC to crash and be destroyed. 

Some Raiders will intentionally ignite other ARC machines near them, but this requires precise timing and is entirely a gamble. After the explosion, remember to wait for the flames to extinguish before picking up items inside ARC.

Alternatively, you can use Grenades to defeat Firefly, use a Showstopper to make it crash to the ground, and then shoot to destroy it. There’s also a better method, but it’s too costly and not recommended: using a Wolfpack to instantly destroy Firefly.

Possible Loot from Firefly ARC

Below are all the items you can pick up from Firefly in ARC Raiders.

• Firefly Burner
• ARC Powercell
• Chemicals
• ARC Alloy
• Simple Gun Parts
• Synthesized Fuel
• ARC Synthetic Resin

How to Find and Defeat  Comet?

Similar to Firefly ARC, Comets don’t have fixed spawn points; they spawn randomly and patrol the ground. However, unlike Firefly, Comets patrol alone.

Comets are large, rounded, and very easy to spot. They can be found in almost every map’s outdoor areas. Marano Park area on Buried City and Control Tower area on Dam Battlegrounds are particularly recommended. Additionally, Comet spawn rate is high in Hurricane map, making them easier to find.

To defeat a Comet, you’ll need to use an Anvil or IL Toro Shotgun. Once a Comet spots Raiders, it will roll towards them at high speed. Its core will rapidly charge and then explode.

As Comet begins charging, it will eventually expand its Armor Shell, exposing its internal structure and weak points. Shooting the center point before Comet explodes will destroy it. Generally, it may take one or two bullets to destroy it.

Remember, if you shoot the core to detonate Comet, you will not take any damage. However, if Comet is not destroyed before it explodes, it will trigger a shockwave explosion, causing considerable damage.

If you have a light shield equipped and both your shield value and energy are full, Shockwave will reduce your shield energy to about a quarter and your health to a similar level. Comet only has one chance to deal damage, so it will reposition itself before self-destructing to maximize damage to a group of Raiders.

After destroying Comet, you will see two lootable pieces, one of which is a core piece containing Igniter. However, if Comet explodes on its own, only one lootable piece will drop. Currently, it seems that Igniter will always drop if Comet is destroyed correctly.

Possible Loot from Comet ARC

Below are all the items you can obtain from Comet in ARC Raiders.

• ARC Alloy
• Crude Explosives
• Advanced ARC Powercell
• ARC Coolant
• ARC Thermo Lining
• Comet Igniter (only when you destroy Comet before exploding)
• Explosive Compound (only when you destroy Comet before exploding)

This concludes the guide. We hope it helps you better complete trials in ARC Raiders Shrouded Sky and obtain the items you desire.

Diablo 4 has undergone 12 seasons of updates to date. Runes, a system introduced in the game's expansion pack, first appeared in Season 6 and are undoubtedly a crucial piece of gear that players must master. Note that players must own DLC to obtain Runes.Understanding how Runes work is a wise move to help you achieve more with less effort in the new season.

Follow this guide to learn in detail the optimal choices for Diablo 4 Runes in Season 12, and don't overlook any aspects that will benefit you.

Runes

Runes, as socketable items, were first introduced in Diablo 4's Season 6, Vessel of Hatred. The slots for Runes are the same as those for gems on gear.

When socketed into equipment, the power of Runes is added, naturally increasing your strength. Runes also allow you to utilize the skills of other classes, unlocking new builds and engaging in more exciting experiences. They also provide targeted enhancements to your defense, protecting your health.

In Diablo 4, with its numerous Diablo 4 Runes, they are categorized into only two types: Generators (Ritual) and Spenders (Invocation). Each Rune can only be equipped in pairs. The effects of these two types depend drastically on your pairing.

Generator Runes

You should understand that Generators or Ritual Runes provide sacrifices when certain conditions are met. In contrast, each Spender or Invocation Rune consumes sacrifices. Therefore, your overall strategy is to find suitable Ritual Runes and then activate as many Invocation Runes as possible.

In practice, it's not just about simple activation; you inevitably need to consider various factors affecting Runes, such as your class, skill combinations, and the intended use of Rune, to maximize its effectiveness.

S - Tier

50 Offering: 

• YUL (Cooldown)
• BAC (Travel 5 meters)

25 Offering: 

• TAM (A non-channeled Core Skill)
• LITH (Stand still for 0.3 seconds)

A - Tier

150 Offering:

•  XOL (Drain energy from other classes)

25 Offering: 

• CIR (Use the same non-channeled Skill 3 times)

B - Tier

150 Offering: 

• ZAN (Use an Ultimate Skill)

25 Offering: 

• NOC (A Crowd Control, non-slowing and non-freezing)

C - Tier

1000 Offering: 

• FEO

300 Offering: 

• NEO

100 Offering: 

• YAX

50 Offering: 

• CEM

10 Offering: 

• AHU
• UR
• MONI

2 Offering: 

• POC
• KAA

Spender Runes

Spender or Invocation Runes' effects manifest in that powerful skill effects are automatically released when your sacrifice consumption reaches the required amount. Therefore, considering how to combine Ritual Runes is crucial to achieving the desired final effect.

Rune system will also undergo significant changes in the season update. The following list, still arranged by Rune strength and the number of sacrifices consumed, will provide a brief introduction to the skills of some high-level Runes.

S - Tier

1000 Offering:

• VEX (+3 to all skills)

600 Offering: 

• OHM (Increases damage)

100 Offering: 

• EOM (Reduces cooldowns by 0.25 seconds)

A - Tier

400 Offering: 

• JAH (Evade replaces Sorcerer's Teleport)
• KRY (Summons Spiritborn's Vortex and pulls enemies into it)

300 Offering: 

• QUE (Gains a Barrier)

200 Offering: 

• ZEC (Reduces your active Ultimate Cooldown time)

100 Offering: 

• TEC (Deals Barbarian's Earthquake, dealing damage to enemies in a limited area)

25 Offering: 

• GAR (Gains Critical Strike Chance, stackable)

B - Tier

900 Offering: 

• XAN (Next skill has a 100% chance to deal Critical Strike and Overpower)

600 Offering: 

• NER (Gains Dodge Chance, Movement Speed, Unstoppable, and Stealth)

400 Offering: 

• LAC (Reducing your damage taken)
• QAX (Next non-Basic Skill will deal full damage by consuming all your resources)
• THUL (Freeze and Vulnerable enemies)

250 Offering: 

• TZIC (Evoke the Spiritborn's Concussive Stomp)

150 Offering: 

• MOT (Reducing damage taken)

100 Offering: 

• CEH (Summon a Spirit Wolf)
• TUN (Damage enemies with Rogue's Grenades)
• WAT (Slow enemies with Necromancer's Horrid Decrepify)

25 Offering: 

• TON (Damage enemies with Sorcerer's Meteor)

5 Offering: 

• LUM (Restore primary resource)

C - Tier

500 Offering: 

• YOM

200 Offering: 

• XAL

100 Offering:

• TAL
• TEB

50 Offering:

• QUA

This guide introduces all Generator Runes and Spender Runes, giving you a comprehensive understanding of Runes and making your choices easier. It's worth noting that seemingly low-level Runes can unleash amazing power when combined.

If you have a basic understanding of these Runes but struggle with key combinations, this guide will help you make your selections. Below are some almost universal combination examples.

Examples

• YUL + VEX: Allows you to unleash up to 10 skills with a cooldown, gaining a skill bonus. This has become a popular skill for most builds.
• BAC + TEC: Triggers an Earthquake every 10 meters of movement, dealing damage to enemies.
• YUL + OHM: Reaching 10 skill casts triggers Barbarian Enhanced Warcry, greatly benefiting your damage and movement speed.
• LITH + TEC: Simply remaining stationary will trigger an Earthquake, occurring every 1.2 seconds.
• BAC + EOM: Each 10-meter movement reduces the cooldown of all skills by 0.1 seconds.

You've mastered these classic combos, but to survive better in the game and showcase your unique style, patiently studying various Runes is essential to incorporating them into your gameplay plan.

You can start by considering your playstyle, such as whether you frequently choose to move or cast spells, and what achievements and goals you most hope to achieve in Diablo 4. From another perspective, constantly trying new playstyles is also part of the game's charm.

So, follow this guide to gradually master advanced Runes techniques and explore your own Runes usage strategies in Diablo 4 Season 12.

Diablo 4 Season 12 - Season of Slaughter - began on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM PDT and is expected to end on April 28, after which it will directly proceed to the release of Lord of Hatred expansion and Season 13.

In this new season, player characters can transform into Butcher for the first time, using their abilities to slaughter endless monsters and earn Season Currency. This Season Currency can be traded to further enhance the player's base attributes.

This guide will provide you with Butcher transformation method, farming locations, and some professional tips in Diablo 4 Season 12. This guide will be your pass to Season 12, guiding you to transform into Butcher, farm Fresh Meat like crazy, and completely change many players' perception of Butcher.

About Butcher

At the start of Diablo 4 Season 12, players need to unlock Slaughter Power. Completing the seasonal quest “A Taste of Power”will unlock Butcher mode. This process takes approximately 20 minutes. Through this quest, players will learn how to use Butcher's various skills. Upon completion, the new season will officially begin. This is a brand new mode for this season, and the real fun begins here.

Next, we'll introduce three effective ways to become Butcher in Diablo 4 Season 12. You can choose the method that suits your preferences. After transforming into Butcher, your power will be dramatically increased, but be careful; one mistake can wipe you out.

Three Ways to Become a Butcher

1. Slaughterhouses

This is a brand new dungeon specifically designed for this purpose and a key feature of this season's update. Enter using keys obtained from regular Helltides or events, and you will instantly transform into Butcher until your death. This method is perfect for players who simply want to slaughter monsters.

2. Helltide Shrines

This is the most popular choice. You collect Meaty Offerings in Helltides and offer them to Shrines of Slaughter in the area to trigger Ceremony of Slaughter. Afterward, you need to defeat the horde of enemies and seize Butcher's Idol to transform.

3. Fields of Hatred Ceremony

This method is similar to Helltide Shrines, but the Fields of Hatred Ceremony is located in a PvP area. During Ceremony of Slaughter, players need to defeat other players, seize the idol, and ultimately transform into the Butcher. This method is the optimal choice for PvP enthusiasts.

Please choose your favorite transformation method, farm high-density monster areas, and turn your Meaty Offerings to real power.

Butcher Gameplay Tips

When you transform into Butcher, all your skill keys will be replaced by Butcher skills. You won't have full control over the skills, but you'll experience their raw and exhilarating nature. Kill streaks significantly increase your skill damage and Meaty Offerings drop rate. Remember to use Gravity Charge to kill groups of enemies. When fighting bosses, master the hook and cleave timing; this will make leveling up much easier.

Fresh Meat Farming Done Right

Fresh Meat is the seasonal currency, obtainable only under specific conditions when transformed into Butcher. The more enemies you kill and the longer your kill streak, the more Fresh Meat you'll get.

The best place to farm Fresh Meat is Slaughterhouses, where you can obtain a large and stable amount. You can also farm it by challenging Max-tier Helltides with the shrine method.

Butcher transformation lasts a long time, so players can plan their routes strategically to participate in multiple events consecutively. Once you become a Killer, you can complete as many high-monster-density activities as possible.

Spending Your Fresh Meat Wisely

After accumulating a certain amount of Fresh Meat, you can obtain Bloodied items from merchants to continuously improve your base stats. Prioritize items that boost your base stats even when you're not in Killer form. You won't stay in Killer form forever; these Diablo 4 Items are the reward for your hard work grinding, allowing your character to leap to a higher level and enjoy a better gaming experience.

Bloodied Items are a new type of equipment that adds an affix that corresponds to and enhances your current Killer tier. This item quality tag is not exclusive, meaning you can find Bloodied gear and Ancestral Bloodied gear.

There are three types of Bloodied Affixes: the first is Rampage, which increases attack power based on the current Killstreak Tier; the second is Feast, which provides a combat bonus based on the total number of Killstreaks; and the third is Killstreak Tier, whose rewards increase with the killstreak tier.

This concludes the guide, summarizing what you might need in Diablo 4 Season 12. It might seem a little difficult at first, but once you master the methods and techniques, you'll quickly embark on a new and enjoyable gaming experience. Jump in and start slaughter! Season of Slaughter won't wait forever, so enjoy this carnage!

The highly anticipated Fallout 76: Burning Springs will officially launch on December 2nd, bringing the new map Burning Springs. Season 23 of FO76 will also be updated simultaneously, offering a wealth of gameplay and a captivating story.

Many players are undoubtedly eager to explore the new map. While the wait can be long, there are some things you can do to make sure you leave no regrets this season. Such as participating in the Milepost Zero event, completing raid instances, and checking your season rewards.

Milepost Zero Event

Fallout 76's PTS update announcement on October 6th stated that Milepost Zero event would no longer be available after December 2nd update. While the official statement indicated a future return in a better form, no specific date was given.

Milepost Zero event launched in September 2024 with FO76 Season 18 and has been with players for over a year. As a classic multiplayer mode in Fallout 76, Milepost Zero, despite its persistent issues, is still worth trying.

The main reason for recommending completing this event before the update is that FO76 promises to reward players who complete it before the update with a Caravan Investor title, an event banner, and 2000 gold bars. This reward is quite enticing, especially for players who enjoy collecting items.

However, it's almost the end of November, and some players may not have enough time to complete the event. Don't be too discouraged if you can't obtain all the rewards; the official team has provided new ways to acquire them.

You can acquire some Milepost Zero event rewards by trading with the following merchants in Highway Town:

• Splint: Redeemable for V63 Laser Carbin and accessory blueprints.
• Windy: Redeemable for Snow Globes sold by Milepost Zero merchants.
• Mac: Redeemable for decorative items, such as Makeshift Wine Rack and Noren Curtains.

The remaining Fallout 76 Items rewards will become event rewards for Spooky Scorched and Holiday Scorched, such as Lederhosen Outfit and Hat.

Complete Raids

Besides completing Milepost Zero event, you should also allocate some time to complete some raid challenges. Because Fallout 76 will be revamping Gleaming Depths in Season 23, raid rewards will also change accordingly.

According to the FO76 update announcement, the official plan is to add weekly challenges to Gleaming Depths. You must complete all content periodically to obtain rewards.

To accommodate the changes brought about by the addition of weekly challenges, Fallout 76 has redistributed raid rewards. The raid reward mechanism will now be such that the deeper you progress in the raid, the higher the quality of the rewards you can obtain.

After Season 23 update, raids will become a way for players to prove their strength, rather than a means to obtain specific rewards.

This is a good change for players who enjoy a challenge, but not so good for players who want to obtain the pieces they need through raids.

In current raid content, you can repeatedly farm a specific stage of a raid for a single piece of gear or blueprint. However, after Burning Springs update on December 2nd, obtaining some high-quality rewards will become more cumbersome. It will be tied to specific raids; you must complete those specific raids to obtain the reward.

Furthermore, due to the redistribution of raid rewards, some gear sets may require completing multiple different specific raids to collect all pieces.

For example, Power Armor currently only requires repeatedly farming EN06 Guardian to have a chance of obtaining the full set. However, after S23 update, this raid will only reward certain pieces of Power Armor; the remaining pieces will require completing other specific raids.

Therefore, you should check which blueprints or gear you need before the season update and complete as many raids as possible to obtain them now. Otherwise, once the new raids are released, you may need to spend much more time unlocking specific raids to obtain them.

Also Read: Fallout 76 Unveils Burning Springs Map And Season 23 Blood x Rust With Major New Content

Claim Rewards In Time

All players should check before December 2nd update to ensure they have claimed all season rewards. These rewards will disappear with the update, especially some unique season rewards, which will be permanently lost once missed. To avoid wasting your previous efforts, double-check everything!

In short, while you're looking forward to the new season, don't forget to check everything in the game related to Season 22 and make sure you don't miss any rewards. So, let's bring Season 22 to a perfect close and then greet the upcoming Fallout 76: Burning Springs with a fresh start!