In Lord of Hatred, Diablo 4 completely redesigned the gem system, adjusting the attributes of various gems and introducing two new gem tiers: Horadric Gem and Flawless Horadric Gem.

Flawless Horadric Sapphire is a rare and powerful gem that increases frost damage and frost resistance. However, players typically need to spend up to twenty hours farming for just one.

But in Season 14, Season of Death Awakening, a bug allows players to farm Flawless Horadric Sapphires in just one hour. This bug has not yet been fixed.

Core Mechanics

Normally, farming Flawless Horadric Sapphire in Diablo 4 was a lengthy process:

Players needed to collect a large number of Sapphire Fragments, then use them to craft five Horadric Sapphires, and finally use Horadric Cubes to combine Horadric Sapphires into a Flawless Horadric Sapphire.

Previously, players could farm these fragments in Nightmare Dungeons and craft Flawless Horadric Sapphires, but this process was extremely time-consuming.

In Season 14, this changed. First, players could unlock Branching Pathways, nodes related to Nightmare Dungeons, through War Plan system.

Branching Pathways allowed players to choose from several bonus affixes at the end of each Nightmare Dungeon level, including Gem Reserve - which granted players more gem fragments.

More importantly, the benefits of this affix increased significantly with each level. According to player testing, level 3 is the most suitable level for farming gem fragments. This is because level 3 has moderate difficulty and offers very substantial affix rewards.

However, Nightmare Dungeons currently has a bug: according to player feedback, if a player selects escalating Nightmare Dungeons and teleports back to town, returning to the dungeon may reset it to a normal dungeon, no longer retaining the escalating status.

Under certain conditions, players can exploit this phenomenon to reset Nightmare Dungeons, causing all chests and enemies to respawn immediately, but the affixes will remain unchanged.

Therefore, players can repeatedly farm Nightmare Dungeons level 3 to obtain a large number of Sapphire Fragments in a short time, thus quickly farming Diablo 4 Flawless Horadric Sapphire. This will save a significant amount of time compared to the normal farming method.

Operation Flow

Now that we understand the mechanics, we can proceed with the specific operations.

Obtaining Affix Combination

The first and most time-consuming step in this farming method is obtaining the ideal affix combination in the first two levels of Nightmare Dungeon.

First, players need to farm Gem Reserve of the target type. Since the target is Sapphire Fragments, Sapphire Reserve is required.

Second, players need to farm Dark Omen. This affix has a special effect in Nightmare Dungeon; players will definitely encounter The Butcher in Dungeon, and there is also a chance to encounter Treasure Goblin or Helltide Boss. Defeating these monsters will reward players with additional Gem Shards.

Resetting Dungeon

Once players successfully farm the target affix and enter the third level, they should clear all chests on that level and defeat the additional boss summoned by Dark Omen, but not the final boss of that level.

Next, players need to teleport back to the main city and then randomly enter a normal dungeon, such as Seer's Reach in Skovos region.

Upon entering the normal dungeon, players need to immediately open Sanctuary map and teleport directly back to the third level of Nightmare Dungeon.

If done correctly, players will find that the dungeon level has been completely reset - all chests are openable again, Dark Omen boss can be defeated again, and the player's affix combination remains unchanged. At this point, players can begin a new round of opening chests and farming gem shards.

Additionally, players can activate Recurring Nightmare node. In Diablo 4 Season 14, this affix gives Nightmare Dungeon boss a chance to drop Escalation Sigils - essential items for unlocking Nightmare Dungeon, thus enabling infinite Nightmare Dungeon farming.

Efficiency Comparison

According to experiences shared by Diablo 4 players in the community, if this farming method is applied on Torment XII difficulty, a single chest in Nightmare Dungeon's third level can yield approximately 270,000 target-type gem shards, and defeating Dark Omen boss can yield approximately 750,000 shards.

With such incredible efficiency, this player obtained a Flawless Horadric Gem in less than an hour. In comparison, traditional farming methods would take nearly 20 hours to achieve the same result, making it dozens of times less efficient.

Potential Risks

However, since this method exploits a bug in Diablo 4 Season 14, it carries potential risks. Once this bug is fixed, players will no longer be able to farm Flawless Horadric Gems, and of course, Flawless Horadric Sapphires, in such a short time.

This bug bypasses the normal dungeon reset process and significantly increases shard acquisition efficiency, clearly contradicting the design team's original intentions; therefore, its fixing is inevitable.

In fact, some players have already reported the existence of this bug to the developers. Based on past experience, the developers may fix it when it becomes widely known in the player community. Currently, the bug is known to many players, and it is very likely to be fixed in a few days.

The above is a method for quickly farming Flawless Horadric Sapphire in Diablo 4 Season 14, Season of Death Awakening. In addition, you can follow EZG Facebook; we may be giving away gifts to followers in the future, which may include Flawless Horadric Sapphire.

If you want to use this farming method, please act quickly before the bug is fixed.

Monopoly players! Have you heard? Monopoly Go's new album has officially been named and is launching on July 29th!

Happy Harvest with Looney Tunes Album will officially launch on July 29th. In addition to the new album, a new Tycoon Racers event - Pig Derby Racers - will also launch on the same day. The difference is that Pig Derby Racers is a limited-time event.

Therefore, to maximize your chances of getting the great rewards Pig Derby Racers offers, follow along with this article to understand the basic gameplay and rewards, and explore the optimal strategy for completing it.

Basic Gameplay

Duration

Starting at 1 PM EST on July 29th and ending at 3:55 PM EST on August 2nd.

Team Formation

The biggest difference between Monopoly Go Pig Derby Racers and other Tournaments is the presence of two game modes: team mode and solo mode.

• Team Mode: Within 24 hours after the event begins, you must form a squad of four by teaming up with three other players.
• Solo Mode: You don't need to create a team. Once the event starts, you will automatically be assigned to a group of 50 or 100 players.

Competition Phase

Team Mode

Your team will compete in three daily timed racing matches against three other teams. Each race costs 20 flags to roll a Dice and move your car. Earn points by completing laps. Each completed lap earns 300 points.

After the race, medals will be awarded based on team rankings. The champion is determined by the total number of medals accumulated across the three races.

Solo Mode

Solo mode is purely an individual points competition.

Rewards

Team Mode

• First Place: 4 Blue Sticker Packs + 6 Pink Sticker Packs + 1 Porky Pig Token.
• Second Place: 3 Pink Sticker Packs + 4 Blue Sticker Packs.
• Third Place: 3 Yellow Sticker Packs + 3 Pink Sticker Packs.
• Fourth Place: 2 Green Sticker Packs + 3 Yellow Sticker Packs.

Solo Mode

• First Place: 4 Blue Sticker Packs + 3 Pink Sticker Packs + 1 Porky Pig Token.
• Second Place: 3 Pink Sticker Packs + 3 Yellow Sticker Packs.
• Third Place: 3 Pink Sticker Packs.
• Fourth Place: 3 Yellow Sticker Packs.

The difference in rewards between team mode and single player mode is quite obvious. To obtain more Monopoly Go Stickers, players are advised to participate in team matches to collect more stickers from the new album.

The core of team mode lies in resource accumulation and teamwork. Here are some match strategies applicable to team players and solo players respectively.

Best Strategy

Team Mode

Pig Derby Racers is the highest-rewarding mode in Monopoly GO, but it also tests psychological strategy and resource management the most. To secure the championship reward, you need comprehensive and meticulous management from team preparation and resource acquisition to score control during gameplay.

1. Teammate Selection

If you don't gather a full team of 4 within 24 hours of the event's activation, the system will randomly assign you teammates. These teammates are highly likely to be bots or inactive players. Pig Derby Racers requires all members to consume a large number of flags, and any slacking player will affect victory.

If you can't find reliable teammates to guarantee first place, you can buy Monopoly Go Pig Derby Racers Event Slots from EZG.com. This team will do everything they can to help you reach first place. If you only get second place, you'll get half the reward; if you get third, you'll get a full refund!

2. Efficient Flag Collection

Before the official start of the competition, your only goal is to collect Flags like crazy.

During the event, the banner above Monopoly Go main board and Tournament rewards on the right will all be replaced with a large number of flags. Don't just focus on the cars in front of you; spend your main Dice on the single-player main quest. The deeper you progress in the main storyline, the more flags you'll snowball into.

Secondly, when throwing a Dice, pay attention to high-probability landing spots. If it lands 6-8 squares away from a Railroad, Chance, or a Flag drop point, immediately maximize your multiplier. A single high-multiplier hit will grant you a large number of flags.

Don't miss the daily Quick Wins and Shop free packs; these provide a stable base of Dice and flags. Alternatively, follow EZG Facebook; we'll also be giving away Monopoly Go Dice and other resources for free during events.

3. Practical Gameplay

In the first two rounds, simply coordinate with your teammates to maintain around 2nd place, or adjust your score based on your opponents' strength. The third round awards double points and medals.

Save over 60% of your and your teammates' flag inventory for the final round for a concentrated burst; this allows you to make a comeback and win the championship with minimal resources.

Solo Mode

The core of Single Player Mode lies in controlling your score to get into the lower-star group and precisely utilizing bonuses.

1. Score Control

If you consistently rank in the top three in several tournaments, the system will place you in the next tournament's pay-to-win group, which is full of high-level players.

Therefore, you can intentionally avoid playing in the first two rounds or only aim for extremely low scores (e.g., only taking rewards for ranking outside the top 30). The system will judge your activity as low, and the next time you'll be placed in the low-score casual group, where it's easy to get first place.

2. Delayed Entry

Don't log in to the game within the first minute of a tournament starting, as everyone entering at this time is a hardcore player aiming for the top spots. Enter 2-4 hours before each tournament ends.

At this time, the system will place you in a newly opened server pool at the end of the tournament, where the competition is minimal, and you can easily sneak into the top three with only a few dice.

Finally, whether you're playing team or solo, save the high-multiplier flag bonuses for last, react to the leaderboard format, and make good use of double and triple bonuses to increase your Dice score.

Wishing all players the best of luck in winning Monopoly Go Pig Derby Racers!

Borderlands 4 content updates are gradually being rolled out, and Gearbox recently announced two important expansions in a new official interview: Bounty Pack 4 Murders and Acquisitions and Story Pack 2 FL4K and the Last Resort.

The former will launch on July 30th, bringing players new story missions, boss challenges, and gear collection; the latter will arrive on September 10th, bringing back the beloved Beastmaster FL4K from Borderlands 3 to Kairos arena.

Based on the currently released information, these two DLCs serve different purposes.

Bounty Pack 4 is geared towards players who enjoy grinding for gear and challenging bosses, enhancing the late-game experience with a replayable story mission; Story Pack 2, on the other hand, focuses on character storylines, unfolding a new adventure around FL4K's return.

Bounty Pack 4: Murders and Acquisitions

The story of Murders and Acquisitions takes place in the polluted desert region of Toxic Scowl in Kairos.

This already dangerous area has become even more chaotic because of a conflict between two Ripper factions. Borderlands 4 players will assist Levaine, the leader of Electi, in handling a seemingly simple yet unpredictable factional conflict.

On the other side of this conflict is a special group of Rippers known as The Flock. They were once members of an organization notorious for violence and killing, but have now chosen to abandon their past way of life and establish a peaceful community in Toxic Scowl.

However, their new life did not last long. The nearby Order facility was seized by another, more radical Ripper group, The Blasphemers, and the conflict between the two sides quickly escalated.

Borderlands 4 players must help Levaine resolve the issues between the two factions while uncovering the resources and secrets behind Order facility. In this process, besides facing the distinctive Ripper characters, players will also encounter crazed bandits affected by the contaminated salt.

Bounty Pack 4 introduces some choice elements into its mission design. Players will encounter "A or B" choices as they progress through the story. These decisions won't change the overall plot, but they will affect some dialogue and combat.

While this design doesn't feature large branching storylines, it's enough to add some freshness to a bounty mission game that emphasizes replayability. When retaking the mission, players can try different choices and experience different combat variations.

Completing Bounty Pack 4 missions will reward players with a new Vault Hunter universal skin, a vehicle, and an ECHO-4 drone skin. Additionally, Toxic Scowl area will unlock a new boss and three mini-bosses for farming new gear.

This update also adds a Pearl-tier weapon, PRISM, a Jakobs sniper rifle. Furthermore, six Legendary items have been added to the loot pool.

The charm of Borderlands has always come from the surprise of "finding a game-changing weapon." After this update, many players who enjoy exploring builds are expected to return to the game because of the new equipment, reinvesting hours in exploration and research.

As equipment combinations continue to be adjusted, accumulating resources such as Borderlands 4 Money will become even more crucial during character development.

Vault Card 4

Besides story missions, Bounty Pack 4 includes Vault Card 4 content. This system primarily revolves around long-term play rewards. After activating a Vault Card, players can gain experience points to level up and gradually unlock various equipment and cosmetic rewards.

Vault Card progression is tied to normal gameplay activities. Simply exploring the world, clearing enemies, and completing quests will contribute to your progress, without requiring any additional challenges or objectives.

Vault Card 4 offers a variety of new rewards, including four legendary items with reconfigurable stats.

Furthermore, Vault Card 4 adds numerous cosmetic rewards, including unique headgear for each Vault Hunter in the base game, four universal character skins, five weapon skins, five vehicle skins, four ECHO-4 drone skins, and two drone attachments.

For players who enjoy collecting cosmetic items, this content provides an additional long-term goal.

Story Pack 2: FL4K and the Last Resort

If Bounty Pack 4 represents a supplement to the combat content of Borderlands 4, then Story Pack 2 FL4K and the Last Resort feels more like a character return.

FL4K was one of the most popular Vault Hunters in Borderlands 3, leaving a lasting impression with his mechanical body, animal companion, and unique hunter charisma.

In the new story, FL4K continues his hunt in Kairos and begins searching for his missing Skag companion, Mr. Chew. While following clues, FL4K arrives at a volcanic resort on a tropical jungle island, which happens to be part of Tediore Corporation's secret infiltration plan. The seemingly peaceful resort hides new dangers.

The official Borderlands 4 story details are currently limited, but it's confirmed that FL4K will return as a key character in this story. Players will see how FL4K has changed over the years, including his appearance and his state after more combat experience.

For veteran players, the storyline of finding Mr. Chew is emotionally resonant, as FL4K's relationship with his animal companions has always been the most distinctive aspect of the character.

Meanwhile, Story Pack 2 will also introduce a new Vault Hunter character, Loveless the Hacker. She will appear as part of Vault Hunter Pack, bringing a fresh gameplay experience.

Currently, the official information regarding her skills and combat style is limited, but as a brand-new character, she will undoubtedly be a major highlight of future updates.

With the new battles against Toxic Scowl and FL4K's renewed journey to find his companions, the world of Borderlands 4 will continue to expand.

For players anticipating new gear, new challenges, and the return of classic characters, the next few months may be the most exciting time for Kairos.

If you've followed the drifting scene since FH4 or FH5, you know the drift zone used to be a true arena of competition. Countless world records, fierce battles, and masterful driving skills took place here - it was all so exciting.

Forza Horizon 6's game setting moved to Japan, and its iconic mountain roads and neon-lit cityscapes should have been the ultimate playground for drift enthusiasts.

However, players have found the drift zone plagued by various problems, turning what should have been a highlight of the game into a frustrating and immersive experience.

This article will analyze why the drift zone in FH6 provides such a terrible experience. Frankly, there are more cheats and exploits related to the drift zone in Forza Horizon 6 than in any previous game in the series, and I'm not exaggerating. Let's take a closer look.

Looping Bug

The first game bug in FH6 has existed for a long time, dating back to FH3, making it three generations into the game. What's even more baffling is that there's still no sign of it being fixed.

This bug is called looping. As the name suggests, you drive your car through a drift zone, then instead of following the intended route, you cut back to the path you came from. You've gone in a circle and continue drifting, and the key is that you don't lose any points. The game continues to calculate your score as if nothing happened.

I believe 90% of you have known about this bug for a long time, because it's been around for so long. It's just unbelievable that it still exists after all these years; it's absurd.

Driving Off-road Without Consequences

Next, I'm going to talk about a bug that truly baffles me. I don't understand why the developers designed the drift zone mechanism so inexplicably. You can drive your car far off the road, completely off the asphalt, and still score points. Even more outrageous is that players aren't penalized for failed drifts.

In FH6 drift zones, you can completely ignore the winding roads and drive on the grass or dirt on either side. If that's possible, what's the point of designing these roads?

Transition Spamming

Most experienced players will know the previous two points. What I'm about to say might not be as well known, but I think it's the crux of the problem.

What I'm talking about is called transition spamming, which completely eliminates skill differences in Forza Horizon 6 drift zones.

Cheaters operate like this: when driving through the drift zone, instead of trying to smoothly connect all the corners and correctly extend the line, they start swaying the car left and right. They repeat this over and over, continuously performing combos to gain a large number of points.

We compared a skilled player in the drift zone with this cheater. Do you know how much the final score difference was? Almost nothing; the scores were nearly identical.

Since the same score can be achieved by repeatedly using simple transition spamming, I wonder what the point is of extending the drift line and drifting normally? Do players even need to practice skills and techniques?

Besides, we've discovered something even worse: some people are combining off-road loopholes with the abuse of transition spamming. Imagine someone going off the track and frantically using transition spamming, resulting in a score that far exceeds normal records. This is incredibly discouraging for regular players.

Leaderboard Issues

Currently, FH6 leaderboards only show rankings and times, without video recordings. Regular players can only see that someone might have scored higher, but they can't be sure if that person legally completed the drift zone or used the loopholes I mentioned above.

Therefore, most people no longer look at this leaderboard and instead use a community-driven leaderboard where players post their drift zone records and personal bests, competing with each other using real video evidence. This is very effective in proving the legitimacy of results.

This is enough to illustrate how terrible Forza Horizon 6's leaderboard is - so bad that the community needs to create a fair and effective one.

Frame Gen Nightmare

The following content only works on newer PCs with Nvidia's DLSS 3 frame generation technology. It works like this: a frame generator is a technology that uses AI to create extra frames for you. If you run the game at 30 FPS and have a 4x frame generator enabled, your game will appear to run at 120 FPS.

But here's the problem with Forza Horizon 6. For some reason, in drift zones, the game divides your FPS by the frame generator multiplier. So, if you run the game at 100 FPS and have a 4x frame generator enabled, your game will appear to run at 400 FPS, but FH6 will divide it by 4, resulting in 25 FPS.

This leads to a huge score difference for completing the same content in the game, thus disrupting the balance of the entire scoring system. Currently, the drift zone in this game is plagued by various cheats and exploits, creating chaos. Some players have even used every possible method in a single drift, which is truly unbelievable.

If these exploits aren't fixed, I believe many players will never touch the drift zone again. However, these exploits are deeply ingrained in the game mechanics, and fixing them requires the development team to fundamentally change how the drift zone works.

This concludes this article explaining why the drift zone in FH6 provides such a terrible experience for players. The game has great cars, excellent physics, and huge potential, but all of that is meaningless when the scoring system is so poor.

As Grand Theft Auto VI release date approaches and official details dwindle, players who had extremely high hopes for it were forced to conduct a near-exhaustive search on various social media platforms and communities, trying to find any clues in this leaked information.

Finally, perseverance paid off, and a leaked video from the early development of GTA 6, originally released in 2022, has resurfaced. The video shows two scenes: Jason firing an assault rifle into the distance from a boat, and him walking on a beach in Vice City, which of all look ordinary, but they actually contain hidden secrets.

If you're interested, then follow EZG.com's thorough analysis of this video to savor what interesting content it might foreshadow in the official release in November. Please note that these are all speculations; please refer to official announcements for confirmation.

Video Overview & Explanation

One of the most discussed parts of the leaked footage shows Jason standing on a boat while firing an assault rifle into the distance.

At first glance, this scene seems simple and does not reveal much about the story. However, compared with previous GTA 6 leaked gameplay, this clip provides another perspective on Jason's animations, weapon handling, and environmental interaction.

The character movement appears much more natural compared with previous Rockstar titles. From aiming weapons to moving through the environment, every small animation seems designed to create a stronger sense of realism.

Another interesting scene shows Jason walking along the beaches of Vice City. While it may look like an ordinary exploration moment, fans have noticed that the environment appears extremely detailed, with improved water effects, realistic lighting, and more dynamic surroundings.

This could indicate that Rockstar is aiming to make Vice City feel more alive than any previous open-world location.

Highlights

Beyond the character actions, this obscure dev build reveals several subtle technical details and environmental systems that provide a clearer picture of Rockstar's vision for Vice City.

High-Fidelity Water Physics and Marine Dynamics

One of the most visually striking elements of the footage is the updated water simulation system, such as Dynamic Wave Interaction. You can notice that how the displacement around the boat in the shooting clip reacts dynamically to speed and weapon impact, which will make the entire game experience more realistic and immersive.

And environmental reflections. When shooting, the water surfaces display enhanced real-time rendering, reflecting ambient lighting and shorelines with high accuracy, suggesting a major step forward for aquatic exploration and vehicle handling in shallow waters or open oceans.

Pre-Alpha Debugging Tools and World Editing

Since this old video from 2022 shows an early development version, you can see the original player making text adjustments, overlaying console commands, and modifying the real-time world state. While these actions cannot be perfectly replicated in the final version, this likely indicates that GTA 6 will contain a very powerful customization tool.

For example, creative mode scenarios. In this video, devs appear to be adjusting environment parameters, such as weather conditions, spatial layouts, and NPC behavior, on the fly. Also, early interface overlays visible during these tests showcase preliminary layouts for HUD, mini-map positioning, and real-time status indicators.

Dynamic Weather & Potential Wildfire Mechanics

The last and most anticipated new feature in this video is the dynamic weather system and the wildfire mechanic similar to Red Dead Redemption. As we all know, Vice City is located in the tropics, and heavy rain and strong winds are frequent occurrences, but previously they didn't have a significant impact on the characters or the game's progress.

However, in the latest Grand Theft Auto 6, the developers may make significant improvements to the particle effects of these weather conditions, allowing these storms with distinct tropical effects to have a greater impact on the game content and the characters themselves.

Besides, Environmental Hazards also become a core. Visuals showing large-scale fire propagation suggest that dynamic hazards, such as spreading wildfires, may feature in rural or forested areas, introducing new tactical considerations during missions or free-roam activities.

Will Trailer 3 be far behind?

While players on current communities and social media platforms are skeptical and confused about why the release of Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 3 has been delayed for so long, EZG.com has good news: Trailer 3 will definitely be released, and it could be in August.

Based on Rockstar Games' release patterns for previous installments in this series and other games with similar gameplay, Trailer 3 is most likely to be gameplay footage, such as characters walking, fighting, and cars speeding by. It will definitely be very dazzling, as this is necessary to showcase the visual impact of the major changes in this new title.

As for the release date of Trailer 3, there are many versions circulating: for example, August 19, 100 days before the official release date; September 20, when pre-orders may open 60 days before the official release date; or even November 12, a week before the official release date.

If there were a poll in the community about these three dates, I'd guess that around 80% of players would choose August, not only because of their own eagerness, but also because of the precedent that GTA 5 Trailer 3 was exactly 150 days away from its official release.

Overall, the gameplay and visual style revealed in the long-forgotten videos unearthed by players have given them a more tangible sense of Grand Theft Auto 6's imminent arrival, making it less of a vague and unrealistic concept.

By the way, the economic system in GTA 6 has reportedly undergone significant changes, so if you find yourself lacking in-game currency or other game-driving items after the official release, you can check out EZG GTA 6 Shop and get what you need.

Wishing for the early opening of GTA 6 pre-orders and the early release of Trailer 3, which may include gameplay footage! Best wishes for your gaming experience!