FIFA successor EA Sports FC 24 is already available in Early Access, and we now know which 12 new stadiums are included. We will show them to you.
These stadiums are new in EA FC 24: The leak has now been confirmed, and all leaked stadiums are indeed part of EA FC 24.
Included are the legendary Millerntor Stadium from FC St. Pauli as well as the arenas from VfL Bochum and Greuther Fürth. Additionally, there are the venues of the Glasgow Rangers, Celtic Glasgow, and the stadiums of the women’s teams from Wolfsburg and Real Madrid.
These are all 12 new stadiums from EA FC 24:
Stadio Friuli (Udinese Calcio)
Vonovia Ruhrstadion (VfL Bochum)
Ibrox Stadium (Glasgow Rangers)
Celtic Park (Celtic Glasgow)
Estadio Martinez Valero (FC Elche)
Power Horse Stadium (UD Almeria)
Millerntor Stadium (FC St. Pauli)
Sportpark Ronhof (Greuther Fürth)
StrongHER Stadium (VfL Wolfsburg Women’s Team)
Kenilworth Road (Luton Town)
Stade Pierre-Mauroy (LOSC Lille)
Estadio Di Stefano (Real Madrid Women’s Team)
Everything else you need to know about FIFA successor EA Sports FC 24 can be found here:
Is FC Bayern’s Allianz Arena included in EA Sports FC 24?
The current status is: As in previous years, the Allianz Arena of FC Bayern Munich will not be included in FIFA successor EA Sports FC 24, as confirmed by the club itself (via Südwest Presse). The reason for this is a partnership with eFootball developer Konami.
However, how long the partnership will last and when we can expect the Allianz Arena in an EA game again is unfortunately not known.
If you are looking for the best talents for your EA FC 24 career, then take a look here:
For fans of the South Korean K-Pop band BTS, the world came crashing down in the summer of 2022: Their idols have to undergo military service in South Korea. While e-sports players in League of Legends, like superstar Faker, now apparently have the opportunity to dodge it if they are good enough to make their country proud and win gold at the 2022 Asian Games.
What’s the deal with military service in South Korea? Fans of League of Legends have known for years: the South Korean military doesn’t joke around when it comes to military service. Due to the constant threat from North Korea, there are strict rules regarding military service. Even successful professionals who earn millions and are internationally famous must end their careers when the state calls:
In South Korea, every young man is registered at 18, assessed at 19, and must complete military service by the age of 28 at the latest.
Successful LoL professionals like Khan (27) had to abruptly end their already short professional careers because the military called, and they had no chance to delay service any further.
Military service lasts about 2 years, and a comeback after such a long time is hardly possible.
Faker will turn 28 in May 2023; for him, time is running out:
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The Life of Faker – Why He is a Living Legend
Extremely successful band has to pause for years for military service
Now it’s happening to BTS: The Korean group BTS was formed in 2010. They are followed and celebrated frenetically by their fans. Anyone who sins against them is the enemy.
BTS has sold over 40 million albums. Worldwide, BTS is an extremely successful band: They were the first non-English speaking band to perform a sold-out show at Wembley Stadium.
Many members of the group are currently at the critical age of 27 or 28, and according to regulations, they must now serve in the military and can no longer postpone it, despite their immense success.
In June 2022, the group announced a planned, extended break to fulfill their military service obligations.
In December 2022, the oldest member of BTS, Jin, was already conscripted. In April 2023, J-Hope followed, while Suga will be called up on September 22, 2023.
The production company stated that all members of the BTS group plan to complete their military service. They look forward to the band reuniting in 2025.
Some fans of the band, known as ARMY, were shocked by the news that BTS would be apart for some time. The discussion is now heating up again.
In South Korea, this is a hot topic: Must BTS really go to the military when it’s spared for e-sports players?
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Sport Stars and Recently E-sport Players Can Evade Military Service
Can one escape military service? There is a way to permanently evade military service in South Korea: You have to be such a great athlete or classical musician that you elevate the prestige of your nation.
For instance, soccer star Son Heung-min (HSV, Leverkusen, Tottenham) was granted an exemption from military service in 2018 after winning gold at the 2018 Asian Games. He only had to serve 3 weeks in the military.
Now, e-sports stars like Faker can also benefit from this exemption. For the first time in the history of the Asian Games, LoL games will be played as well. Faker is representing South Korea at the 2022 Asian Games: The games will take place from September 22 to October 8 in Hangzhou. They were postponed due to Covid.
Along with many physical sports, “intellectual sports” such as bridge, chess, Go, Xiangqi, and e-sports (LoL) will be featured at the 2022 Asian Games.
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Korea Competes with a Killer Team at the Asian Games
Who is competing for South Korea at the Asian Games? South Korea is fielding a true killer team: The team consists of the “Best Players on the Planet,” including Zeus, Cavani, the “Undying Demon King” Faker, the cultishly revered Chovy, Ruler, and prodigy Keria.
The only team that could somewhat keep up is China’s team. They are fielding 369, Bin, Jiejie, Knight, Jackeylove, and Meiko.
The South Korean team clearly won against Hong Kong and Kazakhstan in the preliminary round.
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Faker Might Evade Military Service if He Wins Gold
It is assumed that Faker, as an “elite athlete” of his country, will also be spared from military service if he wins the gold medal.
A regulation states that “elite athletes or classical musicians” can be exempt from military service if they enhance the prestige of the nation.
Thus, Faker, who will turn 28 in May, might actually evade military service.
It will likely come down to whether Faker wins the final against China and can continue playing until 30, or whether he will be drafted instead.
Interestingly: Maybe Faker won’t even have to play himself, but can leave the mid lane to “our lord and savior” Chovy. The star player of Gen.G is 5 years younger than Faker and has already ruined some of his tours lately.
“Our Lord and Savior”: Chovy.
Who is upset about this? As reported by the US portal Dexerto, BTS fans are shocked by this news.
If everyone gets an exemption rule for winning gold, then we must also include e-sports players. But it feels strange that you get special treatment when you’re sitting at a computer playing a game.
The extreme importance of LoL in South Korea is evident from the fact that politicians are concerned about Faker and his career. Three years ago, there were initial ideas that such a gem should not be sent to war:
We show you here an overview of all the tasks and rewards that await you with this special content. Additionally, you can purchase a paid research with other contents.
Get Out There 1/1
Task
Reward
Explore 5 kilometers
1 Incense
Hatch 3 eggs
1,000 Stardust
Follow a route
1,000 Stardust
Walk 1,000 meters while following a route
1,000 Stardust
Use an Incense while following a route
1,000 Stardust
Catch 20 Pokémon while following a route
1,000 Stardust
Stage Reward: If you successfully complete all 6 tasks and claim the respective rewards, you will also receive an encounter with Hisuian Growlithe and an egg incubator.
This is the only chapter of this research. Once you have completed it, you are done with the research.
How much time is left? You have until October 2nd at 8:00 PM local time to complete the task. After that, you can no longer earn rewards from it.
What do you think of the research content? Will you use the route feature to collect the Stardust rewards, or are you not interested in the tasks?
With the paid Timed Research “Fiery Adventures” you can obtain additional encounters with Growlithe and Hisuian Growlithe. Both Pokémon can also be caught as Shiny with some luck.
In a few days, a new month will begin, bringing many new events, including spotlight hours, raid hours, and themed events like Halloween. We have taken a look at everything and created an overview for you.
In EA Sports FC 24 you can once again compete in the Weekend League. When do the Champions Finals start?
Update, 27.09.2023: The first Weekend League has been postponed. We have updated the information in the article accordingly.
This is the Weekend League: In Ultimate Team mode you will find the mode Champions. Here you must secure points through qualification matches to participate in the FUT Champions Finals. These take place on the weekend and have long been referred to as Weekend League.
In the Weekend League, you receive some of the best rewards in Ultimate Team.
When does the first Weekend League in EA FC 24 start? The first Weekend League starts now on Friday, October 6, 2023, at 09:00 AM. Originally, the game indicated the start for September 29, but now EA decided to postpone the first Weekend League.
Tough first Weekend League in EA FC 24 ahead
Things to consider: On September 29, is only the full release of EA FC 24. Accordingly, qualifying for the finals will be difficult, as you first need to gather Champions points in Rivals and pass the qualification for the Champions Finals.
Those who have already been participating since the Early Access may have better chances but should be prepared to face very strong opponents. Because even though the first Weekend League has at least been postponed by a week: Qualifying in the short time and bringing a strong team is not easy.
Accordingly, one should think carefully about whether to attempt to qualify for the Weekend League.
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How to qualify for the Weekend League
How do you get into the Champions Finals? To reach the finals, you must go through several steps.
Collect Champions points in Division Rivals mode. You need a total of 1,250 Champions points.
Once you have reached the points, you enter the qualification for the finals. There you must achieve at least rank V. This is awarded for 20 qualification points.
Each victory brings 4 qualification points
Each loss brings one point
You have a total of 10 matches to get the 20 points in qualification
If you reach the necessary rank in qualification, you can participate in the Weekend League.
This year there is also a change in the FUT Champions rewards: The red player picks have been removed, and currently, you will receive packs and pro picks from different gold players with a minimum rating instead.
The strength of your rewards depends on how well you perform in the Weekend League.
You want to concede fewer goals and thus secure more victories? Then find tips for defending in EA Sports FC 24.
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In Pokémon GO the paid Limited Research “Fiery Adventures” starts together with the event “Let’s Go Out”. We show you all quests and rewards.
What kind of research is this? The event “Let’s Go Out” is all about exploring routes. So you should follow paths established by other trainers. Different Pokémon will appear in the wild, the contents of eggs are changed and special researches are active.
In the paid Limited Research for the price of €2.49, you’ll encounter some encounters with Fukano and Hisui-Fukano. We show you all the contents in an overview. This way you can easily decide if a purchase is worth it for you.
Fiery Adventures 1/1
Task
Reward
Walk 1 km
Encounter with Hisui-Fukano
Walk 1 km
Encounter with Fukano
Walk 2 km
Encounter with Hisui-Fukano
Walk 2 km
Encounter with Fukano
Walk 3 km
Encounter with Hisui-Fukano
Walk 3 km
Encounter with Fukano
Walk 4 km
Encounter with Hisui-Fukano
Walk 4 km
Encounter with Fukano
Walk 5 km
Encounter with Hisui-Fukano
Walk 5 km
Encounter with Fukano
You can encounter Fukano and Hisui-Fukano as Shiny
Stage Reward: If you complete all 10 tasks and collect the respective Fukano encounters, you will additionally receive 2 egg incubators, a super incubator, and another encounter with Hisui-Fukano.
How much time do you have for the research? Since it is a Limited Research, you do not have unlimited time to complete the tasks. You must finish the research by October 2, 2023, at 8:00 PM if you want to receive all the rewards.
You can find the ticket in the Pokémon GO shop until October 1 at 8:00 PM local time.
What do you think of the research? Will you get the ticket to receive the rewards, or is this free Limited Research for the event enough for you?
On September 27, 2023, the event Get outside will start in Pokémon GO, which is intended to lure you outside again. We from MeinMMO will show you all the spawns and bonuses that await you in the coming days.
What event is this about? Starting from September 27, you should go outside again in Pokémon GO, because the event Get outside will bring you numerous contents revolving around wild spawns, routes, and showcases.
As usual, you can look forward to special Pokémon and bonuses. We have summarized what they will be below.
When does the event run? The “Get outside” event starts on September 27, 2023, at 10:00 AM local time and will be active until October 2, 2023.
All spawns and Shinys for the Get outside event
During the event, you can encounter a variety of monsters in the wild again. Additionally, Hisui-Fukano will celebrate its shiny debut and can hatch from eggs with a bit of luck. We will show you which monsters you can find and whether they will be available as shiny (*) in the following overview:
Wild spawns:
Enton*
Fukano*
Onix*
Evoli*
Barschwa*
Fleknoil*
Pamo
Arkani (rare to find)
Pokémon from eggs: In addition to the regular Pokémon from eggs, you can now also encounter the following monster in 2- and 7-km eggs:
Hisui-Fukano*
Hisui-Fukano and Hisui-Arkani normal (left) and as shiny (right)
All bonuses for the Get outside event
What bonuses are there? In addition to various spawns, you can also benefit from different bonuses during the event. These are oriented this time to lure you outside. The following await you:
Triple XP for completing routes
Earn buddy candy faster while exploring routes with your buddy
Route updates: In addition to the numerous bonuses, Niantic has also revamped the route feature. According to reports on social networks, the update is already partially active.
This is intended to make the feature more accessible to trainers and also to help the coveted Zygarde cells to be found more easily, which have caused particular problems for trainers in recent weeks. You should now benefit from the following changes:
Routes can be created by more trainers
Notification when routes are nearby
More Zygarde cells can be found on routes
Improvement of gameplay quality
How do you find the contents of the event? Have you already benefited from the updates to the routes? And what other bonuses would you have liked to see? Please let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and share with other trainers.
In Fortnite today, on September 26, the servers went down on all platforms (PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, Android). The maintenance is being used to load update 26.20 onto the servers.
Update, 21:00: We have listed all the patch notes for update 26.20. (fortnite.com)
Patch Notes for Patch 26.20
Ranked Zero Build is back
New reality expansions:
Precision shots
Old reality expansions:
More parkour
Sprint jump
All leaks about Patch 26.20
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What is happening today in Fortnite? Epic Games is shutting down the servers of Chapter 4 Season 4 to upload a new update. According to leakers, this update will unlock new skins in the shop as well as the secret skin of Season 4.
If you missed the trailer for Chapter 4 Season 4, here is the video:
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Fortnite: Server down – When and how long are they offline?
This is the downtime in the morning: The servers are expected to be shut down by Epic Games at 09:00 German time. Matchmaking is already disabled 30 minutes prior, so you won’t be able to search for new rounds from 8:30 AM.
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When can you play again? This is a major update. Therefore, it is likely that Epic Games might bring the servers back online at 11:00 AM or even at 13:00 PM. However, this is not confirmed.
When will the patch notes come? Epic Games usually releases a short list of patch notes on their page after the update. If that happens, we will list them for you here briefly and clearly.
What contents could appear with update 26.20?
Epic Games reveals hardly any new information about upcoming contents before a new update. However, trusted leakers like Shiina have been keeping an eye on the data that lies hidden from regular users for a long time and know approximately what you can expect this time. You can count on the following things:
Leaked cosmetic items
Ahsoka set cosmetic items
New shop tabs
October crew pack
Level-up quest pack
Deku smash goes into the vault
New reality expansions
New collaborations?
Old Star Wars items?
Items of the 6th birthday in the vault
UEFN playtest groups
And more!
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With today’s Weekly Reset in Destiny 2, a new weapon joins the fray. However, you can only get this if you master the Nightfall. Additionally, MeinMMO will tell you what else is happening this week.
This week: This week, Destiny 2 will naturally rotate its activities again and make one of the toughest Nightfalls in Season 22 available: The Heist Battleground on Mars.
The Heist Battlegrounds were introduced in Season 19.
Back then, players had to infiltrate BrayTech facilities across the system to collect Rasputin’s Sub-ghost – fragments of Rasputin’s consciousness.
Then Bungie announced they would incorporate the Battlegrounds into the Vanguard playlists, creating a particularly tricky and demanding Nightfall activity that requires everything from the Guardians.
Some had to succumb to the onslaught of enemies in the Nightfall hopelessly. That’s also why Bungie tweaked the activity a bit again.
This week’s new weapon: For this hard Nightfall challenge, this week in Season 22, you’ll also receive the latest Nightfall weapon as a reward: The Master Solar Bow Pre Astyanax IV. It is available as a regular drop only once every six weeks and offers all sorts of goodies like a refined perk pool and new, unique characteristics.
And naturally, the story of Season 22 continues, where a dead Hive Witch cunningly pursues her long-held plan.
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Destiny 2: Lightfall Season 22 – „Witch’s Season“
The essential info on activities from 26.09. to 03.10.
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Nightfall
Heist Battleground, Mars
Ana Bray is trying to restore Rasputin to bring the war satellites under control and prevent the Vex from taking over them. Guardians infiltrate BrayTech facilities across the system to collect Rasputin’s Sub-ghost – fragments of Rasputin’s consciousness.
Earn this Nightfall weapon this week:Pre Astyanax IV, also as Master version
Crucible – This is the rotating PvP activity
The two modes Zone Control and Team Scorched are running this week in PvP.
Endgame: Raid Challenges and Dungeon Rotation
Farmable Endgame in weekly rotation: In the further progression of the endgame, the Legacy Rotations are waiting.
Both the rotating raid, the rotating dungeon, and the exotic rotating missions are farmable. This means that you can complete the individual encounters repeatedly to earn various items and complete your collection, including potential exotics available in these contents.
The weekly Legacy Raid is “Kingsfall” with the weapon exotic “Malevolent Touch”
In addition, in the Dungeon “Sog fer Habsucht” there is extra loot and the exotic “Gjallarhorn”.
The weekly exotic mission is “Operation: Seraph’s Shield” with the exotic impulse “Revision Zero”.
Weekly Activities
These are the ritual activities: Season 22 offers Guardians new challenges and a card deck that supports them on their missions with buffs and benefits, as long as they unlock everything and put their deck together appropriately.
Altars of Summoning: Offer sacrifices in the otherworldly prison of the Witch Queen to summon horrific enemies, defeat them, and gain their power.
There are three difficulty levels you can activate. So if you activate “Mighty,” the highest difficulty level with three swords, you’ll be quite challenged.
However, upgrading your deck makes it increasingly easier.
Savathûn’s Pillar: Activate the Pillar, defeat its overseers, and gain access to the Altars of Summoning.
Void Crystals have a barrier around them and protect nearby enemies. The barrier must be entered, and the crystal must be destroyed from within.
Solar Crystals will burn upon being picked up and must be transported to a separate part of the arena.
Arc Crystals grant the charge buff “Crystalline Charge” in melee combat. Inactive Arc Crystals must be awakened with a “Transfer Melee”.
Lightfall – Weekly Campaign Mission
“First Contact”
In the first mission, you make first contact and learn about Strand for the very first time while roaming Neomuna with your Guardian. Strand is the new subclass from Lightfall, and there’s something else you have to do…
Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City
If you still need Triumphs from the Dreaming City, pay attention: The Corruption reveals new accesses with a sip of “Queen’s Bough Tincture”.
Petra Venj can now be found in the Dreaming City right at Rheasilvia – as always during the 3rd Curse Week. At the same time, the 1st Ascendant Challenge is active.
All Sources for Top Loot in Season 22 of Destiny 2
More Power Level comes automatically: The Power Level will also remain capped in Season 22, which means that the hard Power Level limit in Destiny 2 stays unchanged at 1,810. Therefore, no player is forced to perform at their peak every week, instead they automatically level up the artifact level in all activities.
There are still tough challenges, even without an increase in Power Level. For example, in Grandmaster Raids, Nightfall Strikes, Grandmaster Lost Sectors, or the Trials of Osiris. Here, a high artifact level is beneficial and necessary.
However, if you are currently not yet at the hard cap of 1,810, we have listed the best sources for top loot for you here.
This top loot will bring your Power Level up to 1,810:
That was all the information known for this week. Guardians are excited about the story in Season 22, especially since Savathun led them on a merry chase during the Imbaru challenge last week. It will be interesting to see what cunning web she has spun to use the Guardians for her purposes and ultimately achieve what she has been planning for a long time.
What do you think of the story this Season 22? Exciting enough? Or could you use more cunning Hive Witches to get going? Let us know in the comments.
Hostile ships are intentionally dumb according to Todd Howard in Starfield so that you do not end up in an infinite battle.
Who is it about?
Todd Howard is Game Director and Executive Producer for Bethesda Game Studios.
Howard is responsible for the development of Starfield as well as the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series and leads Bethesda together with Studio Director Ashley Cheng.
As Starfield’s “Lead Designer” Emil Pagliarulo announced on Twitter in July, Howard was the only person at Bethesda who was allowed to speak about new information regarding Starfield before its release .
On September 25, 2023, Todd Howard was a guest on the “AIAS Game Makers Notebook Podcast” and was asked what challenges the developers faced when designing space combat and the freedoms in space.
In his response, Howard talked among other things about how smart Bethesda made the AI of hostile ships (via YouTube).
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“Hey, player, why don’t you just shoot at me?”
What does Howard say about hostile ships in Starfield? Howard says in the podcast that he liked the old “Mech Warrior” games, where the pace of combat is a bit slower and you deal with systems and energy allocations. It was important to them to find a way for the player to understand, and for the game not to pause.
While that part worked quite well, the AI then became a hurdle. Howard explains that it is very easy to make hostile ships in space “really, really smart” – especially in certain physical conditions.
Then he adds that the developers had to make the AI “really dumb” to avoid a kind of endless “jousting”. Space battles should not play out like a medieval tournament where two knights ride towards each other and try to injure their opponent with an attack (a lance).
Howard then explained that the hostile ships must fly, turn around, and then basically say: “Hey player, why don’t you just shoot at me for a while?”
How important is space combat in Starfield? Fighting with spacecraft is an essential part of Starfield’s gameplay. You not only have to engage in space fights against hostile ships throughout the main and side quests but will also be attacked by pirates and mercenaries in random events.
Therefore, it is important that the battles in space feel good and are not too frustrating for the players.
In addition to a dumb AI, your space battles can also become significantly easier with a good ship. On MeinMMO you can see 5 of the best ships that you can buy or receive as a reward for a quest:
The Twitch streamer Nadia Amine (23) is one of the largest streamers for Call of Duty: Warzone, but she is facing accusations of cheating. She was apparently banned in the middle of a game.
What kind of streamer is she? Nadia Amine is one of the biggest Twitch streamers for Call of Duty: Warzone. With over 4,000 streamed hours, the battle royale makes up more than 85% of her content (via TwitchTracker).
What is the current development? In a now-deleted stream, you can see the streamer lose connection in the middle of the game. She then explains that she has been banned, ends the stream, and deletes the VoD.
Many players celebrated the alleged ban as late justice, but others doubt the story. A video on the YouTube channel Call of Shame shows the crucial scenes in English. We’ve embedded it here:
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In a post by commentator Jake Lucky, which appeared on September 26, 2023, on X, formerly Twitter, the mood was already different. He suggests that Nadia might be “trolling for attention” to get invitations to CoD events. This is quite a risky maneuver.
In a later video, Jake Lucky explains that he did not believe for a moment in the authenticity of the ban. Nadia’s immediate reaction did not convince him. He also mentioned anonymous sources claiming that it was all just a publicity stunt.
It is still unclear whether Nadia was actually permanently banned from Warzone. However, she has not shown any Call of Duty on her channel since September 21. Recently, she claimed at the beginning of September that she had not been invited to an event due to her bikini photos:
The upcoming maintenance in Destiny 2 casts its shadows and it’s time to inform you about the planned changes and schedule. In this article, we present the most important information regarding the upcoming downtime as always.
Update history for update 7.2.0.5:
7:06 PM: The maintenance has been completed as scheduled. The download for PC is 111.7 MB and Bungie has already released the patch notes. You can find them further down in the article. As always, one should be prepared for queues when logging in.
4:15 PM: The Destiny 2 servers have just gone offline for maintenance. After the downtime, if everything goes as planned, the new week in Destiny 2 will start. You can find the complete schedule further down in the article.
This is what you need to know today: A planned maintenance phase is upcoming, which will bring some temporary changes to the game. To be optimally prepared and not miss any important information, we have compiled all the relevant details for you as always.
Many players are hoping that Bungie will soon get the ongoing DDoS attacks under control. However, the community has not been inactive in this regard.
The attackers have been keeping players from gaming for days, and they have now taken it upon themselves to find out who is ruining the game almost daily.
Additionally, players like cbro have set up a livestream on Twitch that informs you about the current availability of the Destiny 2 servers. There, you can immediately see when a new DDoS attack is underway.
During the maintenance phase, some content adjustments will be made to improve the gaming experience in Destiny 2. These include potential bug fixes, adjustments to weapons or abilities, and preparing the game for upcoming changes.
The Destiny editorial team from MeinMMO will keep you updated as always on when the server downtime begins and how long it lasts. This article will be updated accordingly. So feel free to check back.
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Maintenance on 26.09. – All times for server down
These times are important today: Bungie shares all information about maintenance work via Twitter/X and we will continually inform you about the downtimes in Germany. The planned downtime is again 2 hours and 45 minutes today.
This is the exact schedule for the maintenance:
At 3:00 PM, the background maintenance starts on all platforms.
At approximately 4:15 PM, the servers go offline. Players will be automatically kicked from the game.
During the downtime, Bungie will roll out the Season 22 Update 7.2.0.5. It will be gradually released so that players on all platforms can download it.
At 7:00 PM, everything should be back online and you can try logging in again.
The maintenance will continue in the background until 9:00 PM.
Important: As long as background maintenance is ongoing, there can be connection issues in the game. Additionally, there may be queues when logging in after maintenance because Bungie will gradually release access to the servers to avoid load issues. So, you may have to wait longer before you can get back in the game.
This will be included in Update 7.2.0.5: For all those still waiting for their badge for the Crota Raid, Bungie has good news. They are working on getting Guardians who have completed the “Crota’s End” challenge mode in competitive mode to receive the “There can be only one” triumph and the associated badge. So it shouldn’t be long before you can show it off.
Furthermore, there are some known issues currently on the to-do list:
The exotic equipment piece for Titans “Path of Burning Steps” and the associated ornaments no longer change their appearance when the wave perk for solar weapons is active.
The cooldown of the exotic equipment pieces for Titans “Frost-Engram” and “Ice Avalanche Cloak” is incorrect.
When item weapon details are displayed in players’ vaults, the icons for weapon perks no longer appear.
The rank 71 seasonal bonus for “Weapon Scavenger” requires owning the season pass even if Guardians already possess the season pass.
Some Guardians who have not fully completed the story missions of the Season of Depth cannot finish the current weekly story mission of the Season of the Witch until they have finished the story of the previous season. This shouldn’t be the case.
Returning players who have not fully completed the introductory quest “A Guardian Rises” before the launch of Lightfall cannot accept the “Learning from the Light” quest.
Several armor pieces can hinder aiming when using the targeting device with the exotic fusion rifle “Area of Effect”.
Player name changes are not infinitely adjustable on bungie.net. Several “number-Guardians” and “Ada-1 personal USB drive” are still waiting for the option to change their player name again instead of receiving the message “You have no name changes available”.
If you know of any further bugs in the game that are not listed here but have come to your attention, feel free to let us know in the comment section.
What is in the patch notes? Bungie releases the list of all changes for update 7.2.0.5 in the form of patch notes. These will, however, only be published online later today and will then provide a complete overview of all fixed issues and improvements.
Once they are published, we will update this article and link to the patch notes, as something may change later.
Maintenance phases are an unavoidable part of a live service game like Destiny 2, as they form the basis for a smooth and enjoyable gaming experience. Although they may temporarily restrict access to the game, they are a necessary step to ensure that bugs do not remain in the game and that you can play as usual.
So keep an eye on this article to stay up to date on the progress of the maintenance work, and look forward to the weekly reset, which awaits you right after the update is completed.
Every Destiny 2 player knows the problem: You feel like having a round of Crucible or a raid with the clan, and suddenly the servers go haywire. Whether it’s Weasel, Coconut or Beaver – these error codes are haunting you again. Now the loot shooter is once again struggling with severe server issues, and according to Bungie, these are not their server’s fault.
This is not only annoying for players, but also for YouTubers and streamers, who just want to enjoy a round. According to Bungie, the problem is not with their own servers, which are already known in the community, but with nasty people who are launching DDoS attacks on Bungie.
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Bungie suspects DDoS attacks
What has Bungie revealed? After the developers fought against the broken weapons in Destiny 2 and disabled them, they encountered the problem of the servers.
Bungie conducted investigations and found that the issues of instability are not an internal problem, but rather an external adversary is responsible for it. They issued an official statement about it on X (formerly Twitter):
In recent days, we have noticed an increase in error codes and disconnections. The team has confirmed that these error codes are not related to the planned fixes for the current crafting problem and are instead due to DDoS attacks. Although we generally do not confirm this type of attack and do not plan to do so in the future for reasons of general game security, we believe it is right for our players to communicate the additional pressure on our systems given the recent circumstances. […]
What are DDoS attacks? DDoS attacks are a form of cybercrime. This method unleashes many requests on targeted servers, which then collapse under the enormous pressure. This leads to crashes that players have to deal with.
Is the problem still present? According to Paul Tassi from the news site ‘Forbes’, the problem with the DDoS attackers might be resolved. Thanks to the Steam charts, the graph shows that the servers are now slowly stabilizing and there are few to no more problems occurring.
However, it is still not confirmed whether the problem has completely disappeared. It could just be the calm before the storm. Bungie is still investigating the issue, and it remains to be seen if a culprit can be found. Until then, stay calm.
Were you also affected by the constant crashes? Feel free to let us know in the comments!
Rick & Morty return in October with the seventh season. The current trailer promises the typical chaotic action and introduces the new English voices.
On October 16, 2023, the seventh season of Rick & Morty will start, at least if you are ready to watch it in the original English version. It is available directly via Warner TV Comedy or through Vodafone Giga TV.
The series follows a sociopathic but brilliant scientist and his grandson on incredible and dangerous adventures through the entire universe.
We have embedded the trailer for the seventh season here for you:
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Rick & Morty Season 7 Trailer
Who the new voice actor is, is still unknown
The new season will be the first without co-creator Justin Roiland, who is no longer working with Warner Bros.
Roiland was the English voice of Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith, as well as some other characters from the series. However, who will replace the old voice actor is not yet known by name, but the latest trailer gives us a small taste of what fans can expect from Warner Bros.
The reactions to this are mostly positive in the comments via YouTube. Many are not only pleased that the voices sound good and fit the characters but also that they do not sound much different from the old voices.
However, the German voices are expected to remain unchanged.
What the trailer promises above all is the typical chaotic action that you are used to from the last seasons. The creators of the series promise you one of the best seasons you have seen so far, in which Rick and Morty will completely be themselves.
The trailer especially gives fans hope that this could be a good season despite the changes.
Another series is set to receive a spin-off this month:
Hold R1 and L1 and then press the shoot button at the same time (PS5 controller)
Hold RB and LB and press the shoot button (Xbox controller)
It is characterized by being shot extremely powerfully and quickly. The camera even pulls back a bit when you fire the powerful shot to add a visual flair.
This also means that the Power Shot takes a little time to be fired. So only use it when you have enough space from the opponent.
Overall, it works just like in FIFA 23. Here you can see the Power Shot tutorial for FIFA 23, which you can also use for EA FC 24:
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This is different in EA FC 24: You should note that there is a new feature called PlayStyles in EA FC. These styles give players better abilities for certain movements, passes, shots, and similar actions.
In EA FC 24, there is also a PlayStyle for Power Shots and a particularly effective Plus variant. Which players have them, we will show you here.
All players with PlayStyle+ Power Shot in EA FC 24
What does PlayStyle+ do? The Power Shot PlayStyle makes the power shots stronger and gives them more speed. The PlayStyle+ variant adds even more power and speed and highlights players who master the power shot particularly well.
Here you can find the list of all players who currently have the PlayStyle+ Power Shot (via futbin.com).
You should keep in mind: Most of these cards are very expensive, especially the special cards cost many coins – and Rashford is not too cheap either. However, there are just over 300 players with the normal Power Shot PlayStyle, without the PlayStyle+, who also have a good Power Shot. You can always see which PlayStyles players have in their player biographies.
A player in Baldur’s Gate 3 is excited about a monk build and presents compelling arguments to try out the class. MeinMMO reveals what it’s all about.
Since the release of Baldur’s Gate 3 at the beginning of August, players have tirelessly experienced their adventures in the world of Faerûn. However, it seems that some of us have overlooked one of the apparently most fascinating classes in the game: the monk.
An attentive player now shows that the monk is indeed an underestimated class. He has discovered a strong build and presents some good arguments to try the monk.
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Why you should try the monk in Baldur’s Gate 3
On Reddit, the player punk249 shares his monk build and reveals his impressive damage statistics for the class action Flurry of Blows: Topple. With the build, the bonus action reaches a damage range of 56-100.
How is the high damage composed? The monk not only deals high base damage but also throws numerous additional damage rolls with this build, including necrotic, radiant, and energy damage through a passive ability and items. Additionally, he gets +20 to the knockback damage of Flurry of Blows: Topple due to the talent Brawler and his high strength.
On Reddit, the player punk249 shares his joyful discovery:
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How did he manage that? In the comments, punk249 explains what he has used for his monk build. He plays a strength-based monk, not one that relies on dexterity for his attacks. For that, strength must be higher than your dexterity.
The player cleverly utilized various items and talents to achieve impressive damage.
This armor he uses:
Horns of the Berserker, which you can buy at the shop in Act 3 Danthelon’s Dance Axe – near the Wyrm Bridge. Your unarmed attacks will deal additional necrotic damage.
Boots of uninhibited Kushigo. The shoes deal additional damage equal to your wisdom modifier with your unarmed strikes. You get the shoes when transitioning from Act 2 to Act 3.
He chose 16 wisdom in the allocation of his attributes and sacrificed intelligence and charisma for it. He also chose the talent attribute improvement, which allowed him to increase his wisdom by +2 to reach a total of 18 wisdom.
Gloves of Soulcatching, which you can also obtain in Act 3 – in the House of Hope. With the gloves, you deal additional energy damage with your unarmed strikes.
This is what he has done additionally:
He maximized his strength to 20 first with the talent attribute improvement. Next, he chose the talent Brawler. With Brawler, the following happens: When you make an unarmed attack with your monk, you add your strength modifier twice to your damage and attack rolls. You also get a bonus of +1 to constitution or strength.
With the talent Brawler, he used the Elixir of the Cloud Giant to give his monk 27 strength. But even without this talent, his strength would already be at 22. The elixir can be bought from the merchant or crafted yourself, and it works until the next long rest.
The radiant damage comes from a passive ability of the subclass Way of the Open Hand, which you can also interchange with psychic or necrotic damage.
Overall, this build demonstrates the immense strength of the monk in Baldur’s Gate 3 and a possibility to explore this class in completely new ways. Who knows, maybe you can also experience an exciting adventure in Faerûn with the monk.
What do you think of the build? Are you perhaps playing another monk build that is also strong? Feel free to let us know in the comments.
In a reaction, MontanaBlack commented on the realism debate regarding women in EA FC 24. He does not see the balanced ratings between men and women as a problem. He views the addition of women as an obstacle to his preferred male players.
What’s it about? MontanaBlack published a video on his YouTube channel in which he responds to the comments of his friend and opinion blogger KuchenTV about EA FC 24. Among other things, he addressed a comment related to the realism debate concerning the topic of “equal ratings for men and women” in the new FIFA successor.
At the beginning, MontanaBlack seemed relatively indifferent regarding the overall topic of women’s football and EA FC 24. He merely notes that he is not really interested in women’s football, but would not boycott the game for that reason. However, he does consider one thing to be a major disadvantage. For this, check out the video clip on YouTube.
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MontanaBlack: Women are “failures” in the gambling of EA FC 24
What does MontanaBlack criticize? He sees the main problem in the player pool in FC 24, which has grown even larger by adding the female players. This decreases the chance of getting a top male player further, as those are the only players that interest him.
MontanaBlack also mentions the monetary effort, which is already enormous. Because in the “virtual gambling,” as he calls the opening of packs, there are now even more “failures,” the costs are even higher to obtain a favorite card.
In response to a viewer’s comment, noting that the likelihood of pulling high ratings is not reduced, MontanaBlack replies that only “male ratings from male players” matter to him. He justifies this by stating that he can identify more with men’s football.
Even though the Twitch streamer does not claim universal validity for his opinion, it can be worthwhile to take a look at the facts to better contextualize the statements.
Are women really an obstacle in EA FC 24 Ultimate Team?
Does the chance of top players decrease due to the new female players? In FC 24 Ultimate Team, there are more than 19,000 professionals divided among more than 30 leagues (via ea.com).
The women’s team of FC Arsenal, for example, consists of 24 players. Projected across all women’s teams in the six existing leagues, that corresponds to a number of around 2,500 players. However, there are fewer players in total as some leagues only have twelve teams.
As of now (via database from futbin.com), there are about 1,500 women’s cards available in Ultimate Team. In contrast, there are 16,000 male professionals in the player pool who would prevent the likes of Haaland or Mbappé from appearing, resulting in generally low chances.
Do I really have to spend real money to play my favorite player? It is not necessarily required to spend real money to obtain players or packs. By playing FUT, one can also receive rewards such as players or packs.
Obtaining a Haaland or Mbappé requires a lot of luck or a significant amount of money in the transfer market. However, by participating in various competitions (Division Rivals, Weekend League, Squad Battles), there are opportunities to gain packs and coins. Additionally, the draft mode offers the chance to play with one’s idols for significantly fewer coins, at least temporarily.
Therefore, it cannot be said that you now have to spend more real money due to the female players.
Just like with men, there are different ratings for women, with some of the women certainly performing worse, while others are among the current top cards in the game.
Especially in terms of height and physique, there are drawbacks, but some of the women excel with good ball handling, high agility, and strong dribbling and have already been played and praised by some streamers.
As an example, here is a video from YouTuber Mirza Jahic. In this excerpt, one can see the close ball control that clearly pleased the streamer.
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From the shown example, you can see the strengths that the female players can bring into EA FC 24. The most extreme example is the strong card of Alexia Putellas: She currently has the highest combined in-game stats of all gold cards in the game (via futbin.com) and is worth over one million coins on the transfer market. She is one of the best cards in the game.
Why are women in Ultimate Team?
For several years now, women have been playable in FIFA games, but in EA FC, they are for the first time also present in Ultimate Team.
In an interview with IGN, Electronic Arts VP John Shepherd emphasized back in July that they had thought long and hard about this. According to Shepherd, they want to bring the whole world of football together and feel they can play an important role in the growth of women’s football by helping to introduce it to the players.
Ultimate Team is a suitable place for this because it allows for teams from various nationalities, leagues, and clubs to come together. While the discussion in the community is very controversial, EA explained the decision partly by stating that Ultimate Team is rather a fantasy mode in which such matches are possible.
The Twitch streamers Fibi and Rohat have caused a stir with their surprising comeback on TikTok, after rumors about their relationship and breakup had previously occupied the community. While they emphasize that they are currently just friends, fans are excited about the joint content from the two.
Who is Fibi? Fibi Pfeiffer (17), also known as xFibii, has made an impressive rise on the streaming platform Twitch in record time. With a fan base of over 650,000 followers she is among the most-watched German streamers.
However, her success extends far beyond the country’s borders, as in August 2022 she even made it into the top 10 of the most-watched female streamers worldwide.
Here you can learn more about the streamer:
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The breakup, however, did not seem to go smoothly, as Rohat stated in interviews and on social media that he wanted nothing to do with “this person” anymore.
This led to Fibi receiving hate messages and harassment from fans. Twitch colleague Reved intervened and urged the community to leave Fibi alone.
“I could cry from joy,” wrote a user on TikTok
What’s the deal with the comeback? Although the relationship between the two went through turbulent times in the past, they recently surprised their fans with a TikTok video. There, they were seen together spending time with each other.
The video, while not containing any romantic gestures or explanations, sparked a storm in their communities simply by the fact that they appeared together again. Many fans expressed their joy that the popular duo was back together and hoped for a possible return to their relationship.
Comments under the TikTok video reflected the enthusiasm of the viewers. Many users wrote that “this duo is the best duo” and that “a comeback was long overdue.”
What does Fibi say about it? Fibi herself addressed the reactions to the comeback in one of her livestreams on Twitch. She showed a TikTok video from a fan that dealt with the reunion of the two streamers.
Fibi explained that the comeback primarily meant creating content together again, and that they got along well with each other again. However, she stressed that a romantic return was not yet in sight, saying: “We are friends, let’s see what comes.”
Fibi and Rohat were aware that the rumors would resurface, but they wished to clarify the situation from the outset, in which their communities had stoked each other. She added that she was glad that things were now clarified and that it was better for both of them this way.
When you travel through space in Starfield with your ship, you will discover various planets, space stations, moons, and plenty of meteoroids. However, some players on Reddit report that they are being followed by individual meteoroids – no matter where they fly.
What’s up with the space rock? There are now numerous reports on Reddit from players saying they are being pursued by celestial bodies in Starfield.
The Reddit user “Ultimastar” claims to have been followed by a rock for over 90 hours. He noticed the persistent space rock for the first time after about 10 hours of gameplay.
Ultimastar is now at 100 hours of gameplay and the little rock is still at the player’s side. In a post, he writes that his unusual companion even participated in his character’s in-game wedding.
You can see Ultimastar’s Reddit post here:
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More players are being followed by rocks and even cities
Is this happening often? Yes, there are many more posts on Reddit from players who have unusual companions. Already in the comments of Ultimastar’s post, a user writes that he has had 5 or 6 such rocks around his spaceship (via Reddit).
Another user has also been followed by a small meteoroid for over 30 hours of gameplay (via Reddit), while another reports of a small forest that follows him (via Reddit).
A player even has the entire city of New Atlantis, the largest city in the game, behind him (via Reddit)
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How does the community react? Many users respond humorously to the strange game bug and post jokes under the various Reddit posts. Players refer to the rocky companions as pets and joke that they want to pet the rocks.
“The family doesn’t want to go camping, I bring camping to them.” – in response to the flying forest
“Space was empty. Space was vast. Space was cold and joyless. Then the rock came into my life. Never needy. Never complaining. Never judgmental. Just… always there. The rock is my anchor in a heartless universe.” – in response to the flying rock
“The Crimson Fleet will surely reward you for successfully stealing all of New Atlantis.” – in response to the flying city
“That’s just an FBI agent watching you in the game.” – in response to the flying rock
Is there a solution for the bug? A user reports on Reddit that he had the bug for days until he deleted his Xbox cache. Afterwards, he was no longer followed by rocks.
The user also states that while deleting the cache helped him, he can’t guarantee that it will work for everyone. Another user tested it afterwards but continued to be followed by rocks.
Whether deleting the cache will help you is currently uncertain.
If you want to hijack spaceships instead of rocks, find out here how to do that:
The community of Diablo 4 has been complaining for some time about the game’s content. Now some critics are bringing up its direct predecessor Diablo Immortal again for comparison. They say: MMO features that the mobile game has are missing in Diablo 4 and wonder how that can be.
Despite MMO approaches, players lack features that make playing together easier or provide incentives to play. Fans see how that would work in Diablo Immortal.
What features are being discussed?On Reddit players discuss which features Diablo Immortal already has that are supposedly missing in Diablo 4. The perhaps most important one: a dungeon finder.
If you want to enter a dungeon in Diablo 4 in a group, for more XP, you have to search painstakingly in chat. There is no automated function as is common in MMOs.
Other features that Diablo Immortal implements better are general gameplay content, especially in the endgame, which primarily disappoints hardcore players in Diablo 4. Things like the battle for Castle Cyrangar are a good example of replayability.
Season 2 is supposed to bring new content to Diablo 4:
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“I’m not saying Diablo Immortal is a good game”
In the discussion, the creator makes it clear that he does not want to praise Diablo Immortal. The game has received a lot of criticism, especially for its aggressive monetization. Nevertheless, one cannot deny that the content and gameplay are quite good.
Players wonder why Diablo Immortal and Diablo 3 apparently show how good features can work that are simply missing in Diablo 4. One possible answer: Immortal was made by the Chinese developer NetEase, not by Blizzard itself.
Another user believes that neither malice nor a conspiracy is behind it. It is simply a “screw-up.” Some fans think Diablo 4 could have used a bit more time and polish.
The discussion is particularly heated because fans apparently want Diablo 4 to become a good game. More content might not be the right way, but at least improvements to core mechanics like loot would be a step in the right direction.
Blizzard already has plans for features that were well received in earlier installments and that fans would have expected earlier, such as a real ladder. This will come with Season 3. The studio wants to support Diablo 4 for years to come and is currently working on Season 2:
EA Sports FC 24 has received its first patch. After PC, players on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One can now download Title Update 1.
When is the update available? You can now download Title Update 1, and you must do so to use the online features of EA Sports FC 24. It was available for PC players as early as Monday, September 25. Now it’s following on the consoles.
EA Sports announced this via their Direct Communication channel (via X/Twitter):
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What do the patch notes say about Title Update 1 for EA Sports FC 24?
This is what the patch notes contain: EA only addresses a single point in the patch notes for the update, which is quite vague: It is said that stability issues affecting some players will be resolved.
What exactly those issues are, however, remains unclear. Some players stated in the first few days since Early Access that they experienced problems with freezing menus. Regarding PC, some players also reported more severe problems such as crashes and login difficulties.
What specific problems the update addresses remains to be seen.
Does anything change in gameplay in EA FC 24? At least no changes are expected with this update, as no gameplay changes have been described. In the past, innovations or changes were always discussed in detail in the patch notes when they occurred.
Therefore, you can expect that the gameplay of EA FC 24 will remain unchanged at least until Title Update 2.
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Overall, it is very early for the first update considering that the full release of EA FC 24 is scheduled for Friday, September 29, 2023. So far, only players who either got the 10-hour trial version with EA Play or the early access with the Ultimate Edition can enter the game.
