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LoL: How many champions are there? Here you will find the list of all champs

LoL: Player explains how he reached the top 0.5% of Europe with one of the least popular champions

LoL will eventually not receive any new champions anymore – Riot explains when it will happen

Other fans, however, argue that if Riot really stopped bringing new champs, LoL would be doomed to downfall. Players would immediately suspect that the game was in maintenance mode and that no new content was coming.

For professionals, this may be comfortable. They wouldn’t have to learn any new heroes and counters, and would indeed keep playing. That’s what they are paid for. However, for casuals, the game would become boring.

It’s not good if a season feels like the last one, with no changes at all. That’s not the expectation that LoL players have for their game. Nevertheless, Riot has already stated that there will eventually be an end to new champions:

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Destiny 2: Update 7.2.0.4 on 21.09. is here – All patch notes and information

Britta ♤ BeAngel 21. September 2023 Reading time 4 minutes

Today, the update 7.2.0.4, which was delayed due to the exploit, will be deployed in Destiny 2. In addition to downtime, it will also improve the drop rates of the raid essences and bring additional features. MeinMMO tells you when the server downtime begins and how long it will last.

Update history for update 7.2.0.4:

7:00 PM: The Destiny update 7.2.0.4 is here and can be downloaded on all platforms. The file size on PC is 108.4 MB.

We have also linked the patch notes for the update further down in the article. First, the good news: The drop rates for the essence of the Overmind during full and repeated clearings in the raid “Crota’s End” have now been integrated with this update.

4:15 PM: Destiny 2 has been taken offline due to maintenance for update 7.2.0.4.

What you need to know today: The Bungie Help team has been hard at work since the weekend removing the weapon exploit from the game. Weapons and abilities have been temporarily disabled, and crafted weapons have been freed from unfair advantages.

As a result, many error codes are still appearing in the game, which some Guardians attribute to Bungie’s troubleshooting efforts. However, it is not only the epic crafting bug that is causing Destiny 2 to have error code hiccups.

In an official statement from Bungie Help, it was announced that the Destiny 2 servers, in addition to the error, also fell victim to DDoS attacks (Distributed Denial of Service), which had nothing to do with the ongoing efforts to fix the crafting problem. These attacks have put additional pressure on the systems.
In such attacks, a target system is flooded with overwhelming traffic from multiple sources, making it inaccessible and overloaded for its users.

In this regard, Bungie developer David Hostler stated via Twitter/X: “It is always frustrating [to hear from players] that “Destiny servers/services are crap” when sometimes it is just a DDoS attack.“

The exploit in weapon crafting is still partially in the game, and the DDoS attacks don’t seem to be over yet, however, the update 7.2.0.4 is expected to go online this Thursday. MeinMMO will tell you everything you need to know about it.

Here’s a sneak peek at the Solar Warlock abilities in the upcoming DLC:

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Maintenance on 21.09. – All times for server downtime

These times are important today: Bungie has informed players via Twitter/X about the exact times. The planned downtime today is 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Here is the exact schedule for maintenance:

At 3:00 PM, background maintenance will start on all platforms.
At around 4:15 PM, the servers will go offline. Players will be automatically kicked from the game.
During the downtime, Bungie will deploy the Season 22 update 7.2.0.4. It will be rolled out gradually, so players on all platforms can download it.
At 7:00 PM, everything should be back online, and you can try to log in again.
The maintenance will then continue in the background until 9:00 PM.

Important: As long as background maintenance is ongoing, there may be connection issues in the game. Additionally, after maintenance, there may be login queues, as Bungie will gradually grant access to the servers to avoid load issues. It may take some time before you can get back into the game.

Please also note that third-party applications and the official companion app may also be unavailable for a while, so you may not be able to use them.

What changes with update 7.2.0.4 in Season 22

This will be included in update 7.2.0.4: Today’s server down for update 7.2.0.4 will largely return weapon crafting to the expected behavior.

Invalid frameworks and advantages for crafted weapons will be replaced with legitimate ones, and any attempt to craft new weapons that are not permitted will redirect the player to the login screen.

With these fixes, Bungie is currently confident that both the Grandmaster raid for “Crota’s End” and the new control modifier “Checkmate” cannot be played unfairly by the Guardians.

Bungie, however, still has other known issues to address:

The seasonal challenge “We turn round and round” does not count the spheres generated in Gambit.
In the story of a dead one, there are double (and incorrect) hints on how to obtain them.
Some weapons from Crota’s End do not consistently have a fire sound.
Some players cannot complete the mission “Last Will and Testament”.
In the description of the legendary version of the activity “Savathûn’s Tower”, it is incorrectly shown that player searches are available.
Player name changes are not infinitely customizable through bungie.net. Several “number Guardians” are still waiting for the option to change their player names again instead of receiving the message “You have no name changes available”.

If you know of any further errors in the game that are not listed here, please feel free to let us know in the comments.

Patch Notes for update 7.2.0.4 in Destiny 2

What’s in the patch notes? Bungie releases the list of all changes for update 7.2.0.4 in the form of patch notes. However, these will only go online later today and will then provide a comprehensive overview of all fixed issues and improvements.

Once they are published, we will update this article and link the patch notes, as some details may change later.

Read here the current patch notes for update 7.2.0.4 (in English)

For the Destiny 2 community, Bungie’s open announcement came as a surprise. Some thanked for the provision of internal information regarding the DDoS attack. Other players, however, were discouraged by the persistent disruptions to their gaming evening.

Destiny 2 is struggling on all fronts: First mega exploit, then hacker attack, making gaming almost impossible

What do you think of the statement? Do you think it was the right step in this case to disclose the details of the outages more clearly? And what do you think about the DDoS attacks on the servers? Do you think it could be attributed to Bungie “taking away players’ fun weapons”? Please share your views in the comments.

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Starfield: 6 of the best weapons and how you can find them

Christos Tsogos 21. September 2023 Reading time 4 minutes

Starfield offers a massive game world along with a large variety of weapons that you can acquire on your journeys. Some are stronger than others, and due to the enormous collection of guns, it can be hard to find good options. That’s why we show you 6 of the best weapons and how to find them.

Which weapons are in the list? We have compiled a list of 6 weapons that are all a strong option in combat against your enemies. The following specimens made it onto the list:

Revenant
Hellers Cutter
Va’Ruun Starshard
Razorback
Experiment A-7
The Last Priest

We will now show you why these weapons are so good and where you can find them.

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Revenant

Why is the weapon so strong? The Revenant is a powerful weapon because you need to reload less with 150 ammunition in the magazine and can still take down many enemies. The weapon also has 5 mod slots, a range of 84, and due to its legendary effect, you can randomly inflict bleeding effects on your enemies.

Location: You get the weapon through the quest “In the Eye of the Storm”.

Hellers Cutter

Why is the weapon so strong? Hellers Cutter is not like the regular cutter. The appearance and function are almost identical, but a special effect makes Hellers Cutter better, and that is 20% more damage to robots. This is practical since this tool does not consume ammunition and is therefore advantageous against this type of enemy.

Location: This cutter is located in Vectera near the spawn point. Stay to the right and look for a building with an orange hatch. Open it and look for a cabinet. The cutter is hanging in there.

Va’ruun Starshard

Why is the weapon so strong? The Starshard is a pistol from the Va’ruun faction. This inflicts physical damage as well as energy damage. With this deadly combo, you achieve massive damage numbers that can pulverize your enemies in a matter of moments.

Location: You find this weapon on enemies from the Va’ruun faction; you just need luck.

Deadeye

Why is the weapon so strong? The Deadeye is the cooler brother of the Razorback. The weapon not only looks good, it has strong penetration power, and comes with mods instead of the Razorback. Therefore, this weapon is perfect for you if you want to be a space cowboy.

Location: You get the weapon when you join the Freestar Collective Rangers.

Experiment A-7

Why is the weapon so strong? Although the weapon is rare, this shotgun has 8 equipped mods. It is also worth aiming the gun at aliens since you can deal 30% more damage to this type.

Location: You can acquire the weapon in the mission “Entangled”.

The Last Priest

Why is the weapon so strong? This melee weapon is excellent for sneaking up on enemies. It not only deals a large amount of damage but also generates random elemental damage due to its effect, which can change. Practical for surprising your enemies.

Location: You get the weapon from the hunter after the mission “The End of Infinity”.

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You should note: Depending on your build and preferences, the best weapons can differ. In our list, we have mentioned only a few strong alternatives. However, if you have other weapons that are just as strong or even more powerful, feel free to let us and other fans know in the comments.

Which weapons do you find strong? Let us know!

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Cyberpunk 2077: Play after Update 2.0 or wait for Phantom Liberty?

Nicole Wakulczyk 21. September 2023 Reading time 3 minutes

With the 2.0 update, Cyberpunk 2077 gets a revamp, with the expansion Phantom Liberty following on September 26. If you are wondering whether to jump into the game or wait for Phantom Liberty, here on MeinMMO you will find guidance for your decision.

With the 2.0 update, the base game has already been expanded with some content: The skill system has been updated, the cyberware has been brought up to date, and some new mechanics have been integrated into Cyberpunk 2077. Additionally, CD Projekt has released new system requirements for Cyberpunk 2077.

Although there are only a few days left until the release of Phantom Liberty, the legitimate question arises: Should you start the game with the 2.0 update or wait for the expansion?

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In principle, the decision depends on your status regarding Cyberpunk 2077. Are you returning to the game after some time – perhaps even after years? Are you just starting now, without previous experience? Have you completed the base game, or are you still in the middle of it?

For Returnees and Multiple Players

If you have already completed Cyberpunk 2077, it makes sense to wait for Phantom Liberty if you want new quests and a new story. However, if you’re eager to get a feel for it, you can do that already now.

You can bridge the time until the expansion by redistributing your skill points, checking out the revamped crafting, the cyberware, and the new police system, and trying out builds.

This would give you a good foundation for Phantom Liberty, allowing you to fully concentrate on the new story, the new tasks, and the new area starting from the release. If you belong to those who play through games multiple times, now would be the perfect opportunity for that.

For Newcomers

Since there are only a few days left until the release of Phantom Liberty, it makes sense to start playing Cyberpunk 2077 now and complete the main story. This way, you have some time to familiarize yourself with the mechanics before heading into the new area of Dogtown.

Until Phantom Liberty, you have the opportunity to complete a few side quests in addition to the main story, gather money for cyberware and upgrade it, level up your skills, and explore Night City.

For the Particularly Curious

With the release of Phantom Liberty, there is an option to jump directly into the new content, which is a blessing for all those who are extremely curious about the new quests and the new area. And it doesn’t matter how far you are in Cyberpunk 2077 at that point.

You have these options:

You start the game regularly and begin right from the beginning, without skipping any content. Phantom Liberty will be available as soon as you are far enough in the main story.
You skip the main story and start directly with Phantom Liberty at character and street cred level 15. All content from the base game and Phantom Liberty is available from that point on. Attribute points will be automatically distributed but can be reset. Your character has some weapons, clothes, and cyberware. In the loading screen, you essentially receive a “Previously on.”

The developers’ tip in a tweet from September 19 reads as follows:

Hey, Chooms! While you can continue the game with a current character in an existing save, we recommend starting anew after the 2.0 update. Due to the multitude of changes, a restart will enhance your overall gaming experience!
CDPRED_Support via Twitter

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If you skip the main story without having already played it, you will miss out on quite a bit, especially since many changes have been made with the 2.0 update.

MeinMMO author Sophia says: Cyberpunk 2077 was a good game with flaws. But with 2.0 it finally becomes really damn good:

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty in the preview test – The expansion is great, but the real star is Update 2.0

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Cyberpunk 2077: Everything about the free Update 2.0, start time and 3 things you should do now

Sophia Weiss 21. September 2023 Reading time 4 minutes

Today, the free update 2.0 for Cyberpunk 2077 is released. The patch completely polishes the base game and is released five days before the expansion Phantom Liberty. So there is enough time to create a new game save or refresh an old one.

Update on September 21 at approx. 18:00: The official Twitter account of CD Projekt Red has announced that the update began rolling out at approx. 17:00 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.

Who is the update for? All owners of the base game Cyberpunk 2077 can install update 2.0 from today. The expansion Phantom Liberty does not need to be purchased for this. You can read what features are only available in the DLC here:

With Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty to Dog Town – everything about the release

It should be noted that only buyers of the DLC can access the contents of the expansion. Below you can read what the free update 2.0 includes.

You can read our preview test of 2.0 and the expansion Phantom Liberty here:

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty in preview test – The expansion is great, but the real star is update 2.0

What to expect in Cyberpunk 2077 2.0

With 2.0, several systems are updated, new features are introduced, and the UI is updated.

The new skill system: The skill system of Cyberpunk 2077 has been completely overhauled. On the one hand, the layout has been adjusted and there are overall fewer skills, but also new ones.

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The way you unlock new abilities has also been adjusted: You now need to have a certain amount of attribute points distributed before new skills become available. New is also the ability to retract skill points with a click on the mouse wheel and reassign them.

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The Cyberware update: With 2.0, you get a limit on your Cyberware, linked to your points in the Technik attribute. Instead of being tied to your clothing, your armor is now linked to your equipped Chrome.

A screenshot of the new Cyberwear system in the update 2.0 of Cyberpunk 2077. — On the left in the new Cyberwear system, you can see your current limit in yellow. On the right in blue is your current armor.

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New vehicle combat: From now on, you can also use your weapons while driving. Certain vehicles can also be enhanced with weapon attachments.

In the revised skill system, there are now also hacking abilities for cars that you can equip if needed.

New police AI: The Night City Police Department is now staffed with much more personnel and responds to your actions. Depending on what crimes you commit, they will pursue you more or less intensely. There can now also be car and motorcycle chases.

A car chase in Night City. — Here is V in a stolen car on the way through Night City, with the NCPD hot on his heels.

Additionally, 2.0 brings the following features:

UI adjustments
Health items are no longer consumed and automatically reload
New radio stations
Sprinting requires no stamina
New weapon balancing
New hardware requirements
and many more

Three things you should do when installing 2.0

Revise your skills: The changes to the skill tree mentioned above make a respec almost inevitable. The base game gives you a complete reset, allowing you to quickly reset all skill and attribute points to 0. Alternatively, you can retrieve individual points with a click on the mouse wheel.

If you want to test your new build first in practice, you can do so with the official character planner from CD Project Red.

A screenshot of the skill menu from the Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 update. — You still level up your skills by performing the corresponding actions “do“.

Check your Cyberware: With the new armor system, taking a closer look at your current equipment is definitely worthwhile. The next Cyberware expert, a Ripperdoc you trust, will assist you with upgrading and re-equipping.

The higher your technical skills, the more and better Cyberware you can equip. If your in-game money is not enough for the big upgrade, you can upgrade existing parts.

Update your hardware settings: With the 2.0 update, CD Projekt Red releases new hardware requirements for the game. Among other things, support for traditional hard drives has been dropped.

It’s best to open the graphics menu in the settings. There you can set “how“ you want to experience Night City. Alternatively, you can also conveniently start the auto-detection and play with the settings suggested by the game based on your hardware.

You can find the complete system requirements for Cyberpunk 2077 in the following article on MeinMMO:

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The developer recommends: Start a new game

Since Cyberpunk 2077 was released in late 2020, many players have already invested countless hours in their current game save. However, upon the release of update 2.0, developer CD Projekt Red recommends a complete restart:

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Gamer finds a really good gaming PC in the trash, with which he can play most games without any problems

Benedikt Schlotmann 21. September 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

People sometimes throw away amazing things. A gamer has now discovered a good gaming PC in the trash. Many are wondering why someone would throw something like this away.

A gamer has now found a decent gaming PC in the trash. He explains that he is a garbage truck driver and it is his job to sift through the garbage. In the process, he found this gaming PC.

Another user recently showed that one can build a gaming PC from parts found in the trash.

Entry-level gaming PC with a lot of potential for improvement

What exactly did he find? The system comes from a computer company called Allied, which sells ready-made gaming systems. Inside, it has:

An Intel i3-10100F, which is an entry-level CPU from Intel without a graphics chip
A GTX 1650 from Nvidia.
HDD with 1 TB storage
8 GB of RAM

He explains on reddit that he plays more on the console than on the PC and has no idea what he actually found. When he tests the computer on a monitor, the PC starts and at least he gets into the BIOS.

How do people react? Reactions vary widely. Some wonder why someone would just throw away such a good computer:

The hardware may not be high-end, but the device is still in good shape. Many think there is no reason to throw away such hardware.
Other users ask: “Did someone want to annoy their children” and therefore threw away their kids’ gaming PC?

Other people explain that such finds are not unusual. Someone writes that he always sneaks to the e-waste bin of the local landfill and takes old hardware there. Because the stuff still works perfectly, and people sometimes throw away excellent things.

However, many are surprised at how much good or functioning hardware ends up in the trash.

A comment that received more than 8,000 upvotes on reddit states:

I really do not understand how some people can be so wasteful. Enjoy this little machine. Thank you for saving it and keeping it away from the landfill.

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Old hardware can often still be used without any problems

What can you still do with old hardware? You don’t always have to throw away old hardware, because in some cases you can still use the stuff without any problems. For example, a user bought old hardware and created nice decor for the wall.

You can also set up old hardware as a data and media server or install a Linux distribution. Because, unlike Windows, Linux is often much lighter and can run perfectly well on older hardware. This way, even old laptops or PCs can still be used without any problems if you don’t want to play the latest AAA titles right away.

What is not worth it? Replacing old hardware with similarly old hardware is almost never worth it. Even if you were to replace an old processor with an old high-end processor, your system would still be technically limited. Some components, like DDR3 RAM, cannot simply be replaced by new ones because DDR4 RAM requires a different slot. There are a whole range of upgrades we would strongly advise against.

Others deal skillfully with their old hardware and simply give it away. But that can also go wrong. A player had to realize this recently. Because this PC is not only old, but the gift also comes with a few nasty problems:

Player receives a gaming PC as a gift, but he regrets the dangerous gift just a few hours later

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20-Year-Old is Daily on Twitch for 4 Years, now says: ‘I can’t take it anymore’

Lydia 21. September 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

At just 20 years old, the Luxembourger “LetsHugo” is one of the biggest streamers in the German-speaking Twitch. To get there, he streamed frequently and a lot. However, health problems have been piling up, which is why he is pulling the emergency brake after 4 years.

What a performance! LetsHugo has been live on Twitch daily for over 4 years. The analysis site TwitchTraker shows that his last day without a stream was on October 25, 2019. Before that, he had been live daily since June 23, 2019, with few exceptions in August.

During this time, a lot has changed for the now 20-year-old streamer: Back then, he usually streamed before audiences in the double digits. Today, LetsHugo has over 700,000 subscribers and averages almost 4,000 viewers in the last 30 days (via sullygnome).

For the Luxembourger, it is getting more difficult to move around unnoticed in public. But this streak should now come to an end, as LetsHugo is experiencing health issues.

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After 4 years, it’s over

Why is LetsHugo ending his streak? The streamer is increasingly suffering from health problems. It has been known for some time that LetsHugo has a brain aneurysm, a congenital vascular malformation that can be a trigger for strokes.

In addition, he has also developed heart problems. Apparently, the 20-year-old suffers from stress-related heart rhythm disturbances, which started after gamescom 2023. Recently, he has also been feeling sluggish, lacking energy, and experiencing severe headaches.

At the time when LetsHugo records the video, he has just canceled a stream because he was feeling so bad. Now he wants to take a break and end the streak. The streamer says he just can’t do it anymore.

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Players just can’t be evil in Baldur’s Gate 3, find cats too cute

Benedict Grothaus 21. September 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

Baldur’s Gate 3 gives you nearly complete freedom during a playthrough: kill or save whoever you want and be as brutal or gentle as you like. However, many players seem to struggle to truly embrace their dark side. The death of a cat is enough to reverse many hours of gameplay.

Why do players want to be evil?

Baldur’s Gate 3 offers 17,000 different endings, some of which you see only if you are evil.
There are even companions that you can recruit only as an evil player because you are supposed to make very dark decisions.
Although almost everyone wants to be “good,” players try to be “evil” just to see everything in the game.

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This NPC causes tough decisions: On Reddit, thousands of players discuss how difficult it is to truly be evil. The user I_hate_mortality writes that he even reloaded a save from 4 hours earlier in Act 3.

The reason for him was that Grub died – the cat of the little Yenna, whom you can bring to your camp in Act 3. Grub dies when Orin infiltrates your camp, as more evil players are likely to target Yenna:

The targets are actually Lae’zel, Halsin, or Gale, according to players
As a really evil player, you normally won’t have Halsin and Gale in the camp anymore because you’ve either lost them or never recruited them
Characters in the group are never targets, and since you probably have Lae’zel because of the limited options, there are no targets left
Yenna is the “failsafe” in case your decisions have led to no other targets being available
In an older save, you could try to not bring Yenna to the camp at all or leave Lae’zel in the camp so that she becomes a target

If Orin abducts Yenna and takes her place, she kills Grub and even serves him to you as stew. A truly evil player would care little about this – but apparently, humanity still lies dormant in most people.

“Is anyone simply incapable of being truly evil?”

The topic creator’s question has garnered over 2,300 comments. The questioner himself gave up wanting to be evil in Act 1 when it came to punishing a child. Others became soft in Act 2 when another cat was found dead in bed.

This cat poses a significant problem for particularly the already intrinsically evil “Dark Urges”. The cat is actually just hunting a few mind flayer larvae. However, if you speak to it with “Speak with Animals” as a Dark Urge and try to remember it, you lose control – and massacre it.

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Fans discuss how much evil is still acceptable and where to draw the line. Even truly evil players still have principles and try to protect at least certain people, regardless of their alignment.

Others say in a rather derelict manner: it gets easier. Once you have gotten through a few rough spots, you are over the hill. It doesn’t get worse after that, and eventually, you just give in to the flow.

However, that’s not entirely true. From personal experience, I can say: even hours later, some of the evil decisions come back completely unexpectedly and hit you again:

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Baldur’s Gate 3: Don’t fall too much in love with Astarion, because he can be a real bastard

Fabienne Kissel 21. September 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

A player in Baldur’s Gate 3 describes his wife’s experiences with Astarion, who turned out to be a scoundrel. MeinMMO reveals the whole story behind it.

Spoiler: The article contains significant spoilers about Astarion’s story.

A female player in Baldur’s Gate 3 outed herself as an enthusiastic vampire fan. She named Dracula by Bram Stoker as one of her favorite books and confessed that she had secretly been a Twilight fan during her teenage years.

After learning about Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, she inevitably felt compelled to start the game. She created a barbarian tiefling named Grak and set out to woo Astarion. The first two acts of the game completely captivated her as she delved deep into the dynamics and relationship between Grak and Astarion, and she appeared utterly thrilled.

However, after a decision in Act 3, Astarion turned into a true villain, which left her bitterly disappointed. In response to this disappointment, she drew a line under her relationship.

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Astarion has very different sides than you might think

What happened in Act 3? Player RunningBlade2184 describes his wife’s frustrating experiences on Reddit. In this act, she faced a serious decision. She had to help Astarion track down and kill Cazador.

As the dramatic moment approached, she was faced with a consequential choice:

Should she turn Astarion into the vampire lord?
Should she rather dissuade him?

She decided on the former. Her hope was that the consequences would not be too devastating. She wanted to make her Astarion happy.

However, what shocked the player most was the glimpse into Astarion’s thoughts that she was able to catch in camp.

Her husband describes it as follows on Reddit:

Unfortunately, the decision led to Astarion changing and becoming just like Cazador, with the new goal of turning everyone into spawns and ruling over them. What shocked my wife the most was reading Astarion’s thoughts later in camp. She saw that he regarded Grak as just another subordinate. […] This led my wife to give him the boot, and it hurt her even more when Astarion acted as if he did not care at all. […]
RunningBlade2184 via Reddit

RunningBlade2184 also emphasizes that this experience underscores one of the remarkable features of this game regarding companion interactions. In many RPGs, it feels like you always have to placate romantic interests and do everything they want to keep them happy and like you.

But in Baldur’s Gate 3, he believes that blind agreement and a simple Yes rarely lead to a happy ending.

He further emphasizes:

More often, openness, trust, and dealing with underlying issues are rewarded – like in a real relationship. This is one of the few games with romantic options that feel truly authentic and real, instead of following the formula “Win her favor first, then sex.” While there is sex, the bond itself feels more important.
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His wife ultimately spent a full three hours undoing her previous decisions in this quest by reverting to an older save and apparently chose the alternative option in the end.

What do you think about this topic? Did you decide to let Astarion ascend to the vampire lord or not? Feel free to share your experiences with us in the comments!

Did you know? You can watch the voice actor of Astarion live on Twitch as he plays Baldur’s Gate 3.

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Cyberpunk 2077 removes hard drive as minimum requirement, now requires an SSD even for 30 FPS in Full HD resolution

Martin Vollert 21. September 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

The developer CD Projekt Red has announced that support for hard drives in Cyberpunk 2077 will be discontinued. An SSD is now required for all quality levels.

After the popular Witcher series, the Polish developer has created a large sci-fi world with an exciting story in Cyberpunk 2077. With the major update 2.0 and the soon-to-be-released expansion “Phantom Liberty,” CD Projekt Red has brought the game back into the community’s focus. A promising trailer was already shown at gamescom 2023.

At the same time, the system requirements have been updated. Support for hard drives will be discontinued. As a new minimum, you now need an SSD drive. Additionally, a top model is required for the highest quality level.

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SSD as minimum requirement – ‘Important part of the game improvement process’

Cyberpunk 2077 will receive many improvements and new gameplay content with update 2.0 and the story expansion “Phantom Liberty.” You can find all of this in our colleague Sophia’s hands-on test:

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What else has been announced? At the same time, the developer CD Projekt Red is adjusting the current system requirements for the role-playing game. In all three mentioned quality levels (minimum, recommended and ultra), normal hard drives (HDD) will no longer be supported. The game is to be installed only on an SSD drive to achieve faster loading times and improved overall performance.

What SSD is now required? At the ultra graphics level, even an NVME SSD is required. These currently offer the fastest interface and the best performance level among SSDs. With ray tracing activated, the developer recommends this already for the recommended system requirements.

The new system requirements for Cyberpunk 2077 can be read in detail directly on MeinMMO.

This way, players should achieve a minimum of 30 FPS in Cyberpunk 2077 with their hardware. For the two higher levels with and without ray tracing, CD Projekt Red states an expected performance of 60 FPS.

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What are the reasons for the adjustment? This is justified by a new requirement standard to clearly present the minimum PC configuration required for fans of the action RPG:

The reason for these changes is that updating the requirements is an important part of the game improvement process as well as the improvement and addition of new features.

Can you still install Cyberpunk 2077 on a hard drive? Yes, the developer emphasizes that Cyberpunk 2077 will still be playable on these despite the lack of support for hard drives. If there are problems with the game, you will then be forced to move/install it on an SSD to receive support.

If you can’t get enough of the Cyberpunk setting, you should check out the game “Nivalis”:

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Play EA Sports FC 24 already – Here’s how the trick works on Xbox

Dariusz Müller 21. September 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

You can already play EA Sports FC 24, the FIFA successor, on Xbox if you have the “Early Access” through the Ultimate Edition and use a well-known trick.

How can you play it now? To be able to play EA Sports FC 24 now, you need an “Early Access” access, which you get by purchasing the Ultimate Edition. Additionally, you need to set your Xbox to the New Zealand time zone.

We currently cannot say if the New Zealand trick also works for the 10-hour trial in combination with an “EA Play” subscription. If it does, we will update the article.

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EA Sports FC 24 – Here’s how the New Zealand trick works on Xbox

How do you change your time zone on Xbox? To change your time zone on Xbox consoles, you need to change your location in the settings. Here’s how to do it:

Go to your Xbox settings
Select the language and location settings
Change your location to “New Zealand”

Once the game is available in your time zone, you can switch back to “Germany”.

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Does the trick also work on PC and PS5? No, according to current information, the New Zealand trick does not work on PC and is also not suitable for PlayStation.

On PC, the global launch of EA Sports FC 24 happens simultaneously in all countries.

On PlayStation, you need to create a new account with the corresponding time zone, which makes the trick less useful.

If you don’t want to use the New Zealand trick or aren’t playing on Xbox, the Early Access for buyers of the Ultimate Edition starts on September 22, 2023.

If you only buy the Standard Edition of EA Sports FC 24, you will start on September 29, 2023. However, you can already use the Web App:

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New coop game was most wished on Steam and had 100,000 players simultaneously – still received mostly negative reviews

Jasmin Beverungen 21. September 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

The launch was probably not what the creators of Party Animals expected. The game was number 1 on the most wished titles on Steam, but currently, the game only has 56% positive ratings. Shortly after the release, the game was rated even worse.

What kind of game is Party Animals?

Party Animals is quite similar to Gang Beasts
We fight with various animals and mythical creatures in mini-games
The goal is to throw the other players out of bounds
There are traps that you can use to defeat your opponents
An offline single-player mode was announced before the release of the game
At times, over 100,000 players played the title simultaneously (via steamdb.info)

The game has been available since yesterday for PC via Steam, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. On Steam, the title is already available for €17.99; alternatively, there is a deluxe edition with additional skins and avatars.

Party Animals was at number 1 of the most wished games on Steam until yesterday, shortly behind were Hades 2 and Hollow Knight: Silksong (via steamdb.info). But shortly after the launch, the game had mostly negative ratings, and it has since improved to a rating of 56 percent.

You can find the trailer for Party Animals on MeinMMO:

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Party Animals Pre Order Trailer

Why is the game performing so poorly? Players complain that the offline mode for single players was secretly removed. There was no announcement that the mode would be removed from the game at short notice, which has left fans wondering where it has gone.

Even the local multiplayer mode is only available for online play. Some users reported that they were queued even for the local mode.

Players suspect that the microtransactions are behind this. The development team must fund itself somehow, which is why it is not possible to play offline and miss the ads for in-game purchases.

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Additionally, the online mode does not even function smoothly. At times, players have had to wait over an hour to get into the game. Connection drops are not uncommon.

Furthermore, the skins are way too expensive, with some packages in the shop costing more than the game itself.

MeinMMO has gathered some reviews that provide a good picture of the mood (via Steam):

Farb: ‘The game is advertised as being playable offline. I cannot play it offline.’
Hookkshot: ‘The game itself is fun. But the queue and matchmaking feel unnecessary for a party game.’
Johnny Risk: ‘Gang Beasts + Fall Guys but very very poorly.’

However, there are currently more positive than negative reviews, with some not bothered by the lack of an offline mode and still having fun with the game. To play alone, some simply start a private match and compete against bots.

If you are still looking for an alternative, Fall Guys might be something for you: Fall Guys set a world record in 2020 – Now Free2Play and lets you build your own levels

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Star Citizen raises over 600 million $ from its fans – Brings a spaceship for 500 $ with new update

Alexander Leitsch 21. September 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

The space MMO Star Citizen is a phenomenon. Although it has been in early access since 2016, some key elements are still missing from the game. The hype in the community, however, continues, and funding is ongoing. One option is the new, extravagantly expensive spaceship that has now been released.

What kind of update is this? Officially, Star Citizen is now in Alpha 3.20. The accompanying patch brought revisions for the Commander mode, new PvP content, race tracks, an overhaul of freight shipping, new missions, and two new ships.

One of them is the MISC Hull C, referred to as the “Titan of freight shipping.” It has room for four players and fits perfectly with the new revisions that came with the patch.

But the price is steep. While there have been several vehicles before that cost between 30 and 250 dollars, the MISC Hull C is more in the upper categories. At 500 dollars, it is certainly not the most expensive ship in the game, but it is among the top 25.

At the top is the Javelin, a destroyer that costs $3,000 but can accommodate up to 80 people. This is currently the most expensive ship in the game and is not aimed at solo players, but is generally regarded as a “guild investment.”

100 million per year, but a release is not in sight

How is the MMORPG doing? It depends on the perspective. Financially very well. Just in September 2022, the game broke the $500 million mark, and a year later, it has risen even more significantly. The developers have now raised over $604 million.

However, internally there seems to have been a bit of a stir:

An former developer complained that expensive artworks were purchased for the office walls instead of hiring more staff.
There were also rumors that there had been layoffs, which were denied by Star Citizen itself.

The new headquarters in Manchester is reportedly so spacious that the company aims to expand to 1,000 employees in the long term.

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In the community, there is a divided view. Some are pleased with the progress the space MMORPG is making, while others are disappointed that the solo campaign Squadron 42 still hasn’t been released.

A YouTuber criticized that Star Citizen has promised faster development for 10 years, but seems to be slowing down instead:

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Outwardly, Roberts Space Industries appears rather calm. They have a lot of money, many ideas, and the player numbers are good. That the development takes so long has, at least at first glance, no negative consequences.

However, there was some mockery last year when the developers actually spoke of a release date. It was said that they want to be a major MMORPG by 2027: MMORPG Star Citizen talks about release date – fans mock and groan.

What do you think about Star Citizen and the costs for a ship? Have you invested in the game yourself or are you remaining skeptical?

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EA Sports FC 24: Companion App starts today – Everything about release & download

Max Handwerk 21. September 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

Today, the Companion App for EA Sports FC 24 is being released. When does the download start and what is it good for?

When is the release of the Companion App? EA Sports announced that the Companion App will be released on September 21, 2023. This is one day after the launch of the Web App.

At what time does the Companion App come out? After the Web App launched on Wednesday at 7:00 PM, a similar time is also expected for the Companion App. An official time has not been announced, but 7:00 PM is very likely.

Do I need to download it? Yes, you need to download the Companion App from your respective app stores for iOS or Android. This is the crucial difference to the Web App: While the Web App works in the browser, the Companion App runs as an actual app on your phone.

What if I have the FIFA 23 Companion App? Then you do not need to download anything, but an update of the old app. This will then be transformed into the EA Sports FC 24-version.

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What is the Companion App for EA Sports FC 24 good for?

Basically, the Companion App serves the same purpose as the Web App, and its content matches this. However, it is a bit more handy when you want to manage your Ultimate Team on your smartphone.

In the Companion App you can:

Carry out new evolutions
Collect rewards
Utilize the transfer market
Buy packs or use the preview pack
Complete SBCs
Edit your team lineup
Set tactics

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Especially once the full game is released, the Companion App will be useful when you do not want to start the console every time to complete SBCs or handle transfers. This is sometimes more convenient, especially when you want to react to quick developments in the transfer market.

If you want to get started as soon as the app is available: Here you can find tips for the EAFC 24 Web App, which also apply to the Companion App.

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EA Sports FC 24: Recognizing Walkouts – Pay Attention to These Animations

Julian Schröder 21. September 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

In the FIFA successor EA Sports FC 24, there are brand new pack animations. But how can one recognize a walkout early? We will show you!

What is a walkout anyway? A walkout refers to players that appear when opening a pack and walk through the image. However, this only happens with highly rated players with a rating of at least 86.

But there is always a way to tell if it is a walkout, even before the player appears on the screen. In FIFA 23, for example, the spotlights and the camera movement played an important role at the start of the pack opening.

In EA Sports FC 24, you can once again pay attention to details to see what kind of card you can expect at the end of the animations. We will show you what to look out for.

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Spotlights in the background reveal how good the card will be

Here’s how to recognize the different card types: As in previous years, the pack animations this year are also quite short. Therefore, you have little time to recognize how strong the best card of the pack will be.

It is important to pay attention to the area on the bottom right next to the pack. At the very beginning of the opening, light beams announce the rating of the card.

This is how the animations differ:

Rating 75-82: Light beams appear on the right next to the pack right at the beginning and are hardly noticeable.
Rating 83-85: Clearly recognizable light beams appear on the right next to the pack at the beginning.
Walkout 86+: Almost invisible light beams appear on the right next to the pack right at the beginning. They are noticeably darker than with the other ratings.

If you want to watch this in video form, here is a video by MattHDGamer (via YouTube) for you, which shows you the walkout animations:

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Anyone who likes Hunt Showdown on Steam should check out Witchfire – Offers old firearms and witch hunting

Fabienne Kissel 21. September 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

The dark fantasy shooter Witchfire launches in Early Access. What to expect and on which platforms you can play, find out here.

What kind of game is Witchfire? Witchfire is a dark first-person shooter developed by the creative minds behind games like Painkiller and Bulletstorm.

The story of Witchfire takes us to a dark world where war rages between witches and the Vatican. The Vatican employs forbidden pagan magic to defeat the witches.

This magic transforms willing sinners into immortal witch hunters known as Preyers. You take on the role of such a Preyer, armed with powerful spells and strange weapons from the Vatican, hunting witches through a dark world. Your goal is to find the infamous and powerful witch in order to retrieve a legendary artifact.

As in their game The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, the development studio The Astronauts relies on photogrammetry technology to create a dark fantasy world.

The game has been available since September 20. Currently in Early Access only at Epic. The release on Steam is planned for a later date.

You can watch the gameplay trailer for Witchfire here:

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Who is Witchfire suitable for? The game aims to engage both roguelite fans and players who usually prefer to avoid roguelites. The developers promise challenges, yet a satisfying gaming experience and offer players various paths to victory.

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What does the community say? Some players have already played Witchfire and shared their first impressions on Reddit. Most of them are positive:

TiredofBeingTired describes his first impression: More fun than I expected, and much harder than I expected (which I think is a good thing!) Satisfying shooter, and you never die unfairly. If you die or take damage, it’s because you didn’t react to something that was shown to you.
Darkmatter 12 praises: So far, it has been really fun, the gameplay is smooth and it runs fantastic.
citromviasz says: I find it very good. Fair challenge, no stupid enemies. Pleasant.
Roketzu criticizes the many effects: There are too many screen effects that make it difficult to see clearly in a game that doesn’t have the best visual clarity to begin with because it focuses on making the game look pretty.[…]

Are you looking forward to the full version of Witchfire? Are you already playing it in Early Access? Feel free to let us know in the comments.

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25-year-old MMORPG is set to get a sequel soon – What we know about EverQuest 3

Alexander Leitsch 21. September 2023 Reading time 3 minutes

Yesterday, Enad Global 7 held their Capital Markets Day. During this event, current figures were discussed, as well as plans for the future. The company purchased the MMO company Daybreak in 2020, which also owns the rights to EverQuest. It has now been revealed that a new EverQuest MMORPG is set to be developed in the future.

What kind of game will it be? Currently, there are not many details. It is intended to be a new MMORPG in the EverQuest universe and not a remaster. EverQuest is described as an important milestone in the genre and still has active fans who wish for a continuation, as stated in the presentation.

However, the new game is not expected to be more accessible to the general public but rather have a hardcore approach and pay homage to the old titles.

A budget of at least 30 million dollars has been set, with the presentation mentioning that costs are difficult to estimate. By comparison: The Asia MMORPG Astellia has a similar budget, over 75 million dollars have already been spent on Throne and Liberty by 2021.

The development is not expected to really pick up speed until 2025; currently, they are still in the idea phase. Nevertheless, a release is already planned for 2028.

EverQuest still has over 100,000 active players per month

Is this worthwhile for the company? Yes, because EverQuest is still a popular MMORPG, even though it is extremely outdated. According to statistics from the presentation, the first part has about 100,000 different active players per month, while part 2 has around 30,000.

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Wasn’t there already a new EverQuest? Yes. The title was called EverQuest Next and was developed in the early 2010s. The MMORPG was very ambitious:

The classes were supposed to offer a lot of freedom, and you could mix abilities from different frameworks, although you could only carry a certain number of them at the same time. It was reminiscent of Guild Wars 1 and the secondary class system.
You were supposed to be able to change the world and build your own structures.
The NPCs were intended to react dynamically to the player.
The movements were very fluid, allowing sliding, climbing, and using a double jump.
The graphics made a good impression.
Players were supposed to design cities, areas, and quests through the decoupled EverQuest Landmark, which the developers could theoretically have integrated into the game. This way, players were to be involved in the further development.

In the end, however, the project failed because it was too ambitious. Dave Georgeson, the former head of the project, was convinced that EverQuest Next could have been possible under Sony, but they sold the studio during development to Daybreak Games.

It was officially discontinued on March 11, 2016.

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However, the new game that Daybreak and EG7 are planning sounds more like a traditional MMORPG and less like one that aims to revolutionize the genre.

What do you think about a possible EverQuest 3? And what should the game look like in your opinion? Feel free to write it in the comments.

If you want to read more about EverQuest Next and other failed MMORPGs, check out this article: 5 promising MMORPGs that died before their release.

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Pokémon GO disables popular Shiny, trainers complain: “Feels like a scam”

Franzi Korittke 21. September 2023 Reading time 3 minutes

In Pokémon GO, strong monsters in particular are very popular among trainers, especially shinies. But now a decision by the developers regarding one monster is causing quite a frustration in the community. We at MeinMMO will show you what happened and what players wish for the future.

Which Pokémon is it about? Numerous trainers in Pokémon GO are enchanted by the shimmering Pokémon. They differ in color from their actual form. Particularly popular are monsters that are not too common in the game. This also applies to the Psychic-type Pokémon Unown, which can usually only be caught at special events in the game.

Even during the current Psychic event, it is represented in three different forms in raids. But shiny hunters must now be very strong. The monster, which can usually be found as shiny in the game, has been briefly disabled by the developers in its shimmering form. How the trainers are reacting to this has been summarized for you below.

Trainers are angry: I wasted raid passes on them

Decision causes frustration: The news about the missing shinies of Unown P, S, and I is causing quite a frustration in the community. Although the developers announced this decision before the event in the context of the event announcement on the Pokémon GO blog, many did not initially notice the change.

Only the corresponding shiny stars were missing from the announcement. However, Unown had previously been available as shiny in the game, so players did not expect that these could no longer be active. It was only through posts from other players on social networks that they finally became aware of the deactivation.

Why are the trainers so angry? Unlike many other monsters, Unown is not so often found in the game, which is why some had hoped for a shiny. Normally, shinies remain active in Pokémon GO after their release. Therefore, the deactivation now primarily causes incomprehension among the players.

Additionally, you can currently only get Unown from raids. So if you want to secure it, you have to invest raid passes. This is particularly annoying when you overlook the missing shiny star in the announcement and are now trying to hunt for a shiny that you cannot obtain. You can read the following in the comments on Reddit:

BazF91: Turning off shiny Unown in raids feels like a betrayal. Even though Niantic mentioned in the event details that shiny Unown would be turned off, they must know that there are people out there who don’t know that and will still raid Unown, hoping to get a shiny. For most Pokémon, a shiny, once activated, is never turned off again. […] I don’t understand why Niantic is so stingy in this case regarding the release of shiny Unown.

ComprehensiveAd9781: I didn’t notice that the shiny was turned off until I saw this post. I would have wasted raid passes.

KarasLegion: I literally wasted raid passes on them, hoping it would be a shiny, and then I see some random person on Reddit posting that they turned shinies off. Yay!

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Trainers demand adjustments in the future

New feature in raids: Furthermore, trainers have long criticized the communication and transparency of decisions by the developers. Players have been demanding the disclosure of shiny rates and better communication with players for years.

Even with the change of shiny Unown, it could have saved trouble, according to the Reddit user Throwaway98455645. He thinks that a corresponding shiny indicator in gyms would make sense, so that trainers can already see before a raid whether the Pokémon is available as shiny.

As he explains on Reddit: A simple solution to this problem would be for Niantic to display the shiny symbol or a text on the raid’s start screen, when the raid boss is shiny-eligible. Like many other things in this game, it would be a huge improvement to the quality of life if one could look up things like this directly in the game. It is frustrating when you have to interrupt the game to open an external document (even if it was created by Niantic itself).

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General shiny release: Other players, on the other hand, wish for a general adjustment with the shinies. They believe that these should be available as soon as a monster is released in the game and should then be permanent. In return, they could imagine that shinies are no longer widely distributed during community days.

Whether Niantic will make improvements here and become more transparent in the future or even reconsider their shiny system remains to be seen.

What do you think about Niantic’s decision not to be able to catch Unown as shiny at the moment? Have you also played raids in vain? And what do you think of the proposal for a shiny indicator in raids? Feel free to let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers.

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EA Sports FC 24 Packs: The chances of getting the best players in the FIFA successor are so low

Thomas Dummer 21. September 2023 Reading time 4 minutes

In EA Sports FC 24 you can once again check the probabilities of getting the best players. We present you the chances of the different packs.

Which players do we count among the best in FC 24? We count all players with a rating of at least 84 among the very good players, even if some lesser playable cards may be included. Especially at the start of FC 24, it seems sensible to take all high-rated players to have materials for SBCs in the club.

Since these high-rated players are likely to be very expensive at the beginning, most players take their chances by opening packs. We show you how likely it is to get good to very good players in FC 24.

The pack probabilities in EA Sports FC 24

Where do the pack probabilities come from? The probabilities of getting players from different rating ranges can be found in the shop. Next to the packs, you’ll see a small “i”, which stands for info. If you click on it, the different probabilities of getting players from a certain rating range will appear.

Probabilities in the Premium Gold Pack

What is the probability of getting an 84+ player? Currently, only a Premium Gold Pack is available in the web app for FC 24 to obtain the best gold cards. The price for this pack is 7,500 coins, as in all FIFA titles. The chance of receiving a player with an overall rating of 84+ is 7.8%.

Statistically, you will get a player with a total rating of at least 84 in about every 14th Premium Gold Pack.

The opportunity to pull a player from the Team of the Week has not yet been specifically named, but last year it was around a probability of 1.7%, which would correspond to about every 50th pack.

All probabilities for the Premium Gold Pack are also listed here for you.

Can I increase my chances of getting very good players? Indirectly, yes, as every 24 hours you also have the option to open a so-called preview pack in the shop. These packs cost neither coins nor FC Points the first time you open them. Only if you like the contents can you decide to buy the pack.

For completeness, we also list the probabilities for the silver and bronze premium packs. Especially strong silver cards could become really interesting with the new evolution feature.

Probabilities in the Premium Silver Pack

In EA Sports FC there is also a Premium Silver Pack again. In this pack, the probability of getting a silver player with a rating of 74 or higher is 14%. So, in every seventh pack, one of the best silver players could appear.

Among the silver players, there is one of the fastest stars in FC 24 who also plays in Germany.

Probabilities in the Premium Bronze Pack

Finally, EA offers the Premium Bronze Pack. This pack provides the opportunity to obtain bronze players at an extremely low price. It costs only 750 coins and offers a probability of 36% to get a bronze player with a top rating of 64.

A bronze player has even made it into our list of 5-star skiller in FC 24. This player could become an interesting card for the evolution developments in FC 24.

So you have all the probabilities for the currently available packs at a glance. During the year, perhaps already for the Early Access promo in FC 24, the shop will be replenished with additional packs and new probabilities.

In the end, the question arises whether the probabilities are high enough to spend coins or FC Points on them.

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