In Pokémon GO Shinys are particularly popular among trainers, but not easy to find. However, three players have recently made a catch that is incredibly rare. What this catch was, we have summarized for you here on MeinMMO.
Which Pokémon is it about? Besides the normal forms of Pokémon, many trainers also aim for the so-called Shinys. These usually differ in color from their original form and are, however, correspondingly rare to find.
Players are all the more excited when they can secure such an example in the wild. However, three trainers have recently made a particularly rare catch. What it was and why it is so unique, we will show you below.
What was caught? Over the weekend, the global GO Fest took place in Pokémon GO, where you also had the chance to catch a variety of Shinys. Many trainers therefore went on the hunt for new or still missing shiny specimens.
However, Reddit user KILLERTHAN made a very special catch with his friends at this event and cannot believe his luck. He shares a series of pictures on Reddit of three shiny Kommandutan, which are displayed on three different smartphones.
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from Reddit that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
The special thing about it is that they are not just any shiny Kommandutan, but the same monster. He and his friends discovered the Kommandutan on the map and clicked on it to check if it was a Shiny. Then came the big surprise: all three Kommandutan shimmered.
He writes (via reddit.com): What are the odds of this happening? Or is it a mistake? Two friends and I were playing when we stumbled upon this Kommandutan. We all checked if it was shiny and we didn’t just get it as a shiny, but also with the same CP and IVs. The only differences are weight and size.
Why is the catch so crazy? Encountering a shiny specimen in Pokémon GO is, except for Community Day, relatively rare. The community around The Silph Road has in the past determined an average chance of about 1 in 500.
Even if the chances for ticket holders during the GO Fest were slightly increased, it is still much rarer to encounter the same shiny with two accounts. In KILLERTHAN’s case, they were even three times lucky.
That the three monsters have the same values is not surprising. This is because trainers at level 30 or higher always get the same values for a wild catch, even when it is not shiny. This way, it is also possible for trainers to inform each other when they have discovered a monster with an IV of 100.
Trainers congratulate: Hopefully you bought lottery tickets
In the Reddit community, this catch is causing a lot of excitement. Many congratulate KILLERTHAN on this catch. Some have even had similar experiences in the past. In the comments, one can read the following (via reddit.com):
adburgan: CP and IVs will be the same if you are all at or above level 30, as others have said. The Shiny rate for the GO Fest seems, based on data from the past few years, to be around 1/64 – 1/128. Even if we assume that the rate is a bit more generous, say 1/50, the chance that all 3 of you get exactly the same shiny is 0.000008 or 1 in 125,000. That means you had quite a bit of luck that this result actually happens. Hopefully, you all bought lottery tickets, although Shinys are much more likely than an actual lottery win.
TealBlueLava: This happened to me once with Shiny Chansey. I was playing with both accounts during my break at work. I clicked on it on both phones at the same time, both were shiny.
Ha_CharadeUAre: The Pokémon that spawn are usually always the same for everyone (to a certain degree), hence the mass rush in early gameplay when certain Pokémon spawn, or people post where a hundred has spawned. But the chances of everyone getting a shiny Pokémon at the same time is pretty low, I would say. My friend and I experienced that on a random Community Day, but not to this extent. Congratulations!
Was the catch intentional? Reddit user chipdelux has a different theory as to why such a catch may have occurred. He does not believe it was a coincidence, but rather that it is a clever plan by the developers to make the game more interesting.
He explains in the comments on Reddit: My theory is that Niantic knows you three play together and sets up these events to try to create positively associated moments with this game and a group of friends.
Whether he is right and the developers occasionally intentionally set up such catches or whether KILLERTHAN and his friends just had unbelievable luck remains uncertain.
What do you think of KILLERTHAN’s catch? Have you ever gotten the same Shiny as friends? And do you think there might be something to chipdelux’s theory? Feel free to let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange with other trainers about it.
The Day Before was once the most anticipated game of 2022 on Steam, but since then the game has been in negative headlines from time to time. Whether it’s allegations of fraud or licensing issues with its name. The latter seems to have continued, as apparently they want to change the name again.
What is The Day Before?
It is supposed to be a zombie MMO
Similar to Day Z, it’s about PvP and survival in a zombie apocalypse
But the initial hype has continued to decline. Allegations of fraud regarding The Day Before have become louder, and many players believe that the game isn’t real at all. This has gone so far that the developers announced a beta to convince them. And the name of the game also has its problems.
Start video
The Day Before gameplay trailer in 4K and with ray tracing
Due to these issues, The Day Before also disappeared from Steam and thus from probably the largest audience. The whole name confusion even went to court, and it seems that developer Mytona Fntastic will have to change the name or at least secure it.
As the site WellPlayed reports, a trademark for the company was registered with the name Dayworld, indicating a video game. The ironic thing is that the name Dayworld is also used by a book trilogy that was published in 1985.
There is still no official statement from Mytona Fntastic regarding this. Whether the name will change, they are just securing themselves, or it is even a new game can only be speculated based on the registered trademark.
The whole situation of The Day Before becomes more and more absurd month by month, and each new report makes everything around it even more opaque. What do you think about the whole situation of The Day Before? Do you believe it will be released and are you looking forward to the game? Let us know in the comments.
Germany and game development also do not look positive for the future. Currently, the next German studio has announced its closure:
A gamer sent his gaming laptop for repair, but instead, the model was disassembled. The support offers him a replacement, but the new laptop is worse than his old device.
Many of you have probably sent a device for repair. Either because you have grown fond of your device or just to do a favor for the environment. A gamer sent his gaming laptop for repair directly to the manufacturer.
But instead of his device, the user received an email stating that his device had been accidentally scrapped.
Repair offers him a new device
What exactly happened? The user explained himself that he had sent in his “OMEN” laptop, a brand from HP, for repair of a hinge. This was all within the warranty, and that’s why he contacted the manufacturer’s support (HP).
However, in an email, they informed him that his device had been accidentally scrapped. His device was supposedly labeled incorrectly, causing it to end up in scrapping instead of being repaired.
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from Reddit that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
What happens next? The user explained in his reddit post that he now has two options. Because his original model is no longer being produced.
He gets his money back. How much, he does not say. Although it is a warranty case, he has used the device for several years.
Or he accepts the model that the support offers him as a replacement. That would be a laptop with Intel i7 and a GeForce RTX 4050.
But the replacement model sparks a big debate in the community about whether he should really accept it.
Offer sparks heated debate
How good is the replacement? That is exactly a point of contention within the community. Because they disagree on whether the user should really accept the proposed device. Because the new model is not a real upgrade.
The processor used is a significant upgrade compared to the old model; everyone seems pretty much in agreement on that.
However, opinions differ on the new graphics chip, an RTX 4050 6 GB: Some users consider the new GPU to be a clear downgrade since the model only features an RTX 4050 with 6 GB of video memory.
Additionally, he is “only” getting a device from HP’s Victus line. His old device was an Omen model, which is regarded as significantly higher quality than the Victus line. For many, it is clear: Instead of the high-end series, they only want to offer him a budget model.
Many gamers say: 6 GB of video memory are just not up to date in 2023. After all, the old RTX 2070 in his old model still offered 8 GB of video memory. Some say he should rather discuss with support and ask for a model with RTX 4060, which would provide him with 8 GB of video memory. Or else take his money and buy a new device elsewhere. As one user explains under the post:
An RTX 4050 is definitely not an upgrade. Ask for a better GPU or take the money. You could actually get less performance with this [new GPU].
Are graphics cards with 6 GB of video memory still sensible?
What is video memory even needed for? In video memory (or VRAM), data such as textures are stored temporarily. The higher the resolution, the greater the load on video memory increases. If the video memory is not sufficient, it usually leads to unpleasant loading stutters. Because your computer has to reload textures or data and remove old ones from memory. In the worst case, the game simply crashes.
8 GB should definitely be enough in Full HD, and in WQHD at least 10 GB.
6 GB VRAM or less is simply not future-proof today. Anyone wanting to play in WQHD should steer clear of graphics cards with 8 GB.
The problem is that all games handle this differently: Some games require very little VRAM, while others demand significantly more. Many agree: If you want to play without compromises, then anything below 8 GB is too little.
AMD and Nvidia have long been criticized for releasing very inexpensive graphics cards. Because here, video memory is often skimped on. This makes the GPUs cheap but a disappointment for most gamers:
FromSoftware’s latest action game Armored Core 6 offers some challenging battles. We show you an overview of all bosses and how to defeat them.
Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon (AC6) is the latest action game from FromSoftware. The Japanese development studio is known for its challenging boss fights in games like Elden Ring, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne. But you can also expect some tough confrontations in AC6.
You can see which boss enemies await you in Armored Core 6 in the overview below. The bosses are listed in the order in which you encounter them in the game.
[toc]
AH12 HC Helicopter
What kind of boss is this? The HC Helicopter is, as the name suggests, a large and heavily armed helicopter that awaits you at the beginning of the game as a tutorial boss at the end of the first mission.
How do you defeat the HC Helicopter? The flying monstrosity is armed, among other things, with a rocket launcher, with which it can be particularly dangerous over long distances and can deal high splash damage.
You should therefore try to get as close to the helicopter as possible using the various cover options so that you are not constantly preoccupied with dodging.
In addition, you should try to fill the gauge above the boss’s health bar. Once the gauge is filled, you deal more damage. To fill the gauge, you need to perform successful attacks. According to the YouTuber “Born 2 Game”, the gauge fills particularly quickly with your melee attack (via YouTube).
Moreover, you should stay as mobile as possible during the entire fight. Avoid standing still and shooting at the helicopter with your ranged weapons – it will punish you mercilessly.
Start video
FromSoftware shows Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon in the overview trailer
HA-T-102 Juggernaut
What kind of boss is this? The Juggernaut is a massive tank that moves on tracks and has a massive steel shield on the front that makes most of your weapons seem obsolete. As if that wasn’t enough, the Juggernaut aims to dismantle you with explosive attacks or simply run you over.
How do you defeat the Juggernaut? From behind. Since you can deal virtually no damage to the tank from the front, you should try to get around it. The best way to do this is to jump over it and land behind it.
With two shotguns or two rocket launchers, you can then effectively try to fill the stagger gauge above the boss’s health bar in order to deal more damage. Alternatively, the YouTuber “Oroboro” recommends using two plasma rifles, the Vvc-760PR, as they deal high damage (via YouTube).
AA P07 Balteus
What kind of boss is this? Balteus is again a flying and very agile opponent who has a shield that protects him from your attacks and is controlled by a mech in the middle. In phase 1 (more than 50% health), he attacks with rocket fire and in phase 2 (less than 50% health) additionally with a flamethrower.
How do you defeat Balteus? You should try to act at close range against Balteus again. In addition to your melee attack, shotguns are also a good option here. Once you have “destroyed” Balteus’s shield, it is temporarily deactivated. During this time, you can fill the gauge above the health display to block the boss’s attacks and inflict increased damage.
A detailed guide on how to defeat Balteus can be found with our colleagues at GamePro.
What kind of boss is this? The Smart Cleaner is not just a vacuum robot that helps you clean your apartment, but a huge machine with glowing arms.
How do you defeat the Smart Cleaner? You defeat the Smart Cleaner most easily by hovering in the air for as long as possible and thereby avoiding its dangerous ground attacks. It can indeed be helpful to attack from a greater distance and avoid being cornered. Aim for the glowing opening on the top of the Smart Cleaner in your attacks.
IA-13 Sea Spider
What kind of boss is this? The spider-like machine is an enemy you must defeat at the end of chapter 2, and it torments you with a variety of different attacks.
How do you defeat the Sea Spider? In the fight with the Sea Spider, you should try again to fight at close range while remaining as agile as possible. You need to move a lot and quickly and jump as often as possible. You should also try to circle the Sea Spider with your jumps. Both help to avoid the boss’s dangerous attacks.
AA-602 CATAPHRACT
What kind of boss is this? The CATAPHRACT is a tracked tank controlled by a mech in the center of the construct and comes with a huge arsenal of different weapons.
Moreover, the CATAPHRACT is surprisingly fast and particularly dangerous at long distances. Since the fight takes place in open area without many cover options, the CATAPHRACT can make optimal use of its speed and strong ranged weaponry.
How do you defeat the CATAPHRACT? In the fight with the CATAPHRACT, you should try to keep the distance between you and the steel monster as short as possible.
If you are close, focus your attacks on the mech in the center of the CATAPHRACT, that is its weak spot and gives you the opportunity to fill the stagger gauge above the health bar, allowing you to deal more damage afterward.
On page 2, you will find the remaining bosses of Armored Core 6
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Since Season 22, there is finally a new Exo weapon combo in Destiny 2 that shoots flying creatures. The grenade launcher named “Ex-Diris” and the “Moth Guardian’s Cloak” complement each other perfectly and create sentient flutter friends that will always support you appropriately in battle.
This is how projectiles become dazzling moth balls: With the DLC “The Witch Queen”, Bungie already introduced a heavy grenade launcher to the game, whose ammo consisted of worm babies.
What initially sounds somewhat cruel, however, was able to deal quite a bit of damage, which is why Guardians are still eagerly shooting worms at their opponents to this day.
Since Season 22, Guardians have a new cool toy of this kind: A grenade launcher whose projectiles are actually “moth balls”. And it’s really cool as well.
When killing an enemy, a lightning-fast moth emerges that seeks out victims.
If it hits one, it not only explodes but also blinds the enemies.
Moreover, the new armor exotic from Season 22, the “Moth Guardian’s Cloak”, can significantly enhance the weapon’s use through its synergy. We will tell you how it works and how cool it is.
Start video
Destiny 2: Lightfall Season 22 – „Witch’s Season“
Be Moth Summoners and Make Your Weapon Angry
This is how you get the moths in Season 22: Savathun demonstrated it in “The Witch Queen” and now Guardians can do it too. If you aim to transform the Destiny 2 universe into a fluttering moth paradise, then the Exo grenade launcher “Ex-Diris” with the Arc element is perfect for you.
The grenade launcher is included in the Season Pass of “Season of the Witch”.
Its Exo Perk “Corrupted Nucleosynthesis” can make the weapon angry by causing damage or continuously taking damage.
As long as your weapon is angry, its rate of fire is increased.
Killing blows with this weapon activate “Loyal Moths” and make you the moth summoner of a sweet flutter bug that chases targets.
Upon contact with an opponent, your moth explodes and deals damage.
A nice side effect is that your moths additionally blind upon explosion.
Dazzling moths are not only spectacularly explosive to watch, but they also impair the visibility and aiming of enemies, which often gives you a tactical advantage in battle.
The Arc grenade launcher “Ex-Diris” from Season 22
This improves the weapon’s synergies even further: To get the most out of your new moth launcher in Season 22, two things are necessary.
On one hand, the weapon’s catalyst.
You will receive it directly from Banshee-44, the weapon master in the Tower, after you have picked up the weapon from the Season Pass. If you complete the quest “Grenade Logic” (200 weapon kills with “Ex-Diris”), the catalyst grants the additional perk “Berserker Surge”.
Berserker Surge: Your grenade launcher “Ex-Diris” becomes angry faster when you are empowered. Last hits grant the player “Empowered”.
On the other hand, you should equip the new Season 22 armor exotic “Moth Guardian’s Cloak” for the Hunter.
If you don’t know where to get this armor Exo – here you will find all the info:
This is what you should try out: The true moth magic unfolds with the Hunter Exo “Moth Guardian’s Cloak”. It gives the weapon essentially two charges of “moth balls” with different burning types that you can unleash on enemies.
The Arc moth flies slower and has an offensive role. It seeks out targets and explodes upon contact as usual.
In PvE it causes up to 526 and in PvP up to 31 arc grenade damage.
The Void moth flies faster and has a supportive role. It does not seek enemies but allies.
Allies receive a 22.5 high hit point advantage in the form of a Void overshield upon contact.
After the Warlocks, now Hunters are enjoying the synergy benefits
The armor Exo gives your moths an independent intelligence upgrade. As players have discovered, depending on how close you are to allies or enemies, different moths appear.
If there are no enemies nearby, two Void moths are created.
If enemies are nearby and you and your allies need no healing, two Arc moths appear.
If enemies are nearby and you and your allies are a bit low on health, one Arc moth and one Void moth appear.
Currently, players are discovering more and more of these effects. For example, your moths can trigger fleeting projectiles. The Exo glaive “Vexcalibur” probably turns half an overshield in close combat into a full one. An additional bonus is that the super of the Strand Hunter “Widow’s Silk” allows you three instead of two of these beneficial moth grenade charges.
This weapon with the new Exo is therefore undoubtedly one of the combinations worth exploring and maximizing in Season 22.
Smart weapons are more interesting: If you like these synergies between a weapon and armor exotics, or the idea of receiving damage and other benefits, then we have good news.
Cool combat combos are something that Bungie wants to bring more often into the game in the future.
It started in 2022 with the Warlocks with their poison symbiosis from the hand cannon “Dorn” or the submachine gun “Osteo Striga” with the Exo gloves “Necrotic Grips”.
In Season 22, the Titan aspect “War Banner” increases melee and sword damage and regularly heals nearby allies.
Void Titans will then be able to throw axes that explode and can be picked up by allies.
Solar Warlocks can enhance their allies’ weapon damage with sentient solar flames.
It seems there is still a lot of room for weapons and exotics that provide various types of utility. And Bungie will according to Game Director Joe Blackburn pay more attention to “how important the utility for the player is” in the future regarding weapons, than to how much damage they deal.
How do you like the weapon? And what do you think of this approach for more damage-utility options? Do such synergies with builds and exotic weapons make the game more interesting for you? Or do you not care at all about sharing benefits with your teammates? We look forward to your opinion in the comments.
It is quite possible that this Exo combo will also be used in the raid race this weekend:
Fextralife is one of the most watched channels on Twitch and regularly dominates major releases like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Diablo 4. However, some streamers feel disadvantaged by the channel’s methods and wish that the streaming platform would put a stop to it.
What is the problem with Fextralife? Unlike well-known streaming personalities like Asmongold or MontanaBlack, the channel does not represent an individual. Instead, there are 3 different people streaming under the names Cas, Tyr, and Yuria.
By dividing their time, they can simply be on air for more hours than if everything had to be covered by a single person. This gives them an enormous advantage, especially in terms of hours viewed.
But Fextralife also takes advantage of another benefit that annoys other streamers: Behind the channel is a website that lists over 150 wikis with guides and information on numerous major releases.
The in-house streams are then integrated into all the wikis. If someone looks something up there, they are automatically counted as a viewer, even if they are not consciously watching the stream. With this strategy, Fextralife already faced criticism in 2022.
Now Fextralife has once again managed to establish itself as the most-watched channel for two of the biggest releases of 2023 so far: Diablo 4 and Baldur’s Gate 3. Thus, the criticism of the practices of the website is once again in focus.
The YouTuber Moistcr1tikal has addressed the company’s approach in a recent video, which we have embedded here in the original English:
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from YouTube that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
Streamer says: ‘They are taking away a spot from others’
What other criticisms are there? At the same time, Fextralife is under fire on Reddit. The mod of a subreddit for Baldur’s Gate 3 with more than 31,500 members accused the website’s operators of using bots to automatically downvote links to competitors and critical comments so that they no longer appear.
The post was later supplemented with a statement from Fextralife. The website’s operators deny being behind the actions and emphasize that anyone could be responsible. A detailed statement was also posted in the forum of the website.
Cr1tikal also criticizes Fextralife for claiming to have been unaware of Reddit bots until now. After all, the automated helpers should be known to every user: ‘It’s perfectly fine to defend against the allegations and point out logical inconsistencies. But why tell such a blatant lie?’
However, the YouTuber has little hope that Twitch will take action against Fextralife’s methods. After all, the platform benefits from the high numbers that the channel can show: ‘This is not good for other streamers. It takes away a spot from streamers who deserve it more and who actually have communities.’
Although Fextralife’s methods do not violate Twitch’s guidelines, streamers wish that the platform would act against the channel’s practices. It remains to be seen whether this will happen.
On Twitch, multiplayer titles and the streamers who play them usually dominate. With Baldur’s Gate, a rather atypical game has catapulted to the top of the streaming platform and also offered smaller streamers a moment in the spotlight:
The Berlin streamer Elias “EliasN97″ Nerlich rose to the top of German Twitch in 2022, dethroning the previous number 1, Marcel “MontanaBlack” Eris. Now, he has set his sights on the record of another German streamer.
What record did EliasN97 break? On the night of August 29, the streamer set a new record for the most simultaneous subscriptions on German Twitch. The previous record of 70,000 subs was set by Maximilian “Trymacs” Stemmler in 2021 and held since then.
EliasN97 surpassed the Hamburger and currently stands at 71,016 active subscriptions (as of August 29, 2023, 11:10 via Twitchtracker).
Additionally, the 25-year-old is currently the most-watched streamer in the world. In terms of watch time, he leaves international stars like Tarik, Ibai, and Gaules behind (via sullygnome).
How did he do it? EliasN97 has been running a subscription marathon since August 13, meaning a continuous stream. With such a marathon stream, Ludwig set a worldwide record of 283,002 subs in 2021, which was then broken in February 2023 by another subathon.
During a subathon, each subscription extends the time the streamer remains on air.
Some believe that the records set in such marathon streams do not really count. After all, the legendary Fortnite streamer Ninja originally set his record without any special subscription incentives.
A special highlight for the viewers was a truly nasty challenge, as the streamer, together with his friends, took on not only the currently popular “Hot Chip” challenge but also another dubious culinary experience.
The Swedish sour herring “Surströmming” is known for its intense and extremely unpleasant smell for many people. Up to 140,000 viewers watched as EliasN97 made his friend, content creator Willy, suffer, as he had to eat the “stinky fish” (via sullygnome).
The associated clip should only be watched if you are insensitive to vomiting sounds (via TikTok). The sub marathon of EliasN97 is still ongoing, so it remains to be seen what the streamer has planned for his viewers.
Trymacs will likely cope with the loss of his record, as the 29-year-old is probably busy with other things at the moment. He has just returned from the struggle for survival in the Canadian wilderness and brought back special news:
Inkbound is a turn-based strategy game that describes itself as a cooperative ‘action-roguelike ’ and is currently in Early Access. About three months after its release, the game on Steam receives very positive reviewsand reminds one of Diablo and Slay the Spire.
The world of Inkbound: A magical educational institution, the Athenaeum, is richly filled with books full of various stories featuring heroes and monsters.
Each of these books is a portal to a dangerous world, where you face challenges alone or with other players, fight monsters, and find a lot of loot.
Start video
Inkbound Early Access Trailer
What does the trailer promise? The trailer shows you many appealing excerpts of the colorful gameplay and already promises various gameplay features:
Strategic, turn-based battles from a bird’s-eye view
The developers also promise continuous development during Early Access and after the official release of the game:
New classes and characters
New books that bring new worlds
Daily challenges
Various items for support
What are the opinions? Although the trailer on Youtube is rather undiscovered, the reviews on Steam promise a pretty good game that could certainly be worth a bit of attention.
Players are especially excited about the gameplay mechanics and the appropriate difficulty, as is evident in the Steam reviews:
Caliban writes: ‘Well, it’s really well made, […] The game gets harder and you don’t get better just by unlocking things, you also have to master them. […]’
Average Joe thinks: ‘[…] already as it is now, it was worth its price.’
Until September 4th, you can still get the game for just 15.90 euros, and it’s definitely worth checking out.
If you’re looking for some strategic multiplayer, check here:
World of Warcraft Classic has several professions that your character can learn. But which professions are the best in WoW Classic? This guide will help you.
Almost as important as the choice of the right class in WoW Classic is also the choice of the suitable professions. Leveling a profession will take many days and often comes with strong bonuses that simplify leveling or bring in a good amount of gold – a rare commodity in Classic, where an epic mount often takes several weeks to farm.
[toc]
The 9 Professions from WoW Classic and Who They Are Useful For
To help you know what each profession offers and who it is suitable for, we have compiled a list of all main professions. Keep in mind that you can only learn two of these professions with one character at the same time. If you want to change profession, you must forget a chosen profession – in doing so, you lose all progress in that profession permanently. Therefore, it is advisable to decide on two professions at the beginning and stick with them.
Alchemy
Alchemists can do mainly two things in World of Warcraft Classic: brew potions and transmute materials. Potions provide some of the strongest buffs in the game and are very popular in the endgame (raids) – often they are even mandatory. To avoid high costs, everyone will want to have an alchemist in their circle of friends.
Pro
Top profession for making gold
Strong buffs from potions for personal use
Transmutation can create precious resources
Contra
Recipes can be difficult to obtain
The sought-after flasks can only be made in 2 locations in the game
Requires herbs and ores (transmutation)
Suitable in combination with: Herbalism.
Especially suitable for the classes: All classes.
Blacksmithing
Blacksmithing focuses on manufacturing armor of the plate category. Experienced blacksmiths can also produce some of the most sought-after swords and axes in the game if they can get the necessary recipes and materials.
Pro
Provides good equipment even during the leveling phase
Lockpicks can open lock boxes – completely without rogues
Whetstones sharpen weapons of many classes, increasing damage
Contra
Extremely farm-intensive profession
Some recipes can only be crafted in a dungeon
Must specialize later and does not learn all recipes
Suitable in combination with: Mining.
Especially suitable for the classes: Warrior and Paladin, as they can wear plate armor and use the weapons.
Enchanting
Enchanting in World of Warcraft Classic makes good equipment even better. Whether it’s chest armor, sword, or shoes, enchanting can add additional attributes and other passive effects to many items. In the endgame, everyone needs the services of an enchanter – and they can be quite expensive.
Pro
Strong improvements even during the leveling phase
Every character needs an enchanter’s services
Popular in instances to disenchant unwanted loot
Contra
An enchanting teacher can only be found in a dungeon
Consumes many items that you could otherwise sell for gold
Materials can be difficult to farm
Suitable in combination with: Tailoring.
Especially suitable for the classes: Due to the good pairing with tailoring, enchanting is especially suitable for mages, warlocks, and priests.
Engineering
Engineering allows the creation of numerous useful or simply funny devices and machines. This includes not only explosive materials such as grenades but also reduced fall speed or even a mind control cap. Many of these items are just for fun, while others provide a massive advantage, especially in PvP battles. Anyone who spends their time in PvP will hardly get around engineering.
Pro
Additional control effects are especially useful in PvP
Can create the best ammunition in the game for hunters
Repair bot is particularly popular in raids
Contra
Very few items can be sold to other players
Must choose between two specializations
Requires resources from all 3 gathering professions
Suitable in combination with: Mining, although resources from other professions are also needed.
Especially suitable for the classes: All classes, particularly those who enjoy PvP and hunters for creating ammunition.
Herbalism
Only herbalists can collect the necessary plants in WoW Classic that are needed by the alchemist for crafting important potions. Herbs can be found in almost every area, allowing the profession to be leveled “on the side”. Without herbalism support, an alchemist is almost useless.
Pro
Herbs are always in demand, offering good sales opportunities
Can easily be leveled while questing
Can summon additional bosses in Zul Gurub
Contra
Resources are often fiercely contested
Endgame resources (e.g. Black Lotus) are extremely rare
Suitable in combination with: Alchemy or Mining.
Especially suitable for the classes: All classes, especially rogues, as they can create blindness powder and thistle tea from herbs.
Leatherworking
Those who want to wrap themselves in stylish leather or chain clothing cannot do without a leatherworker. In addition to crafting equipment, they can also create enhancements for items, similar to an enchanter – often only with defensive abilities.
Pro
Can be easily leveled in conjunction with skinning
Essential for a raid due to the “Onyxia Scale Cloak”
Can create some “toys” like leather balls
Contra
Rather limited opportunities to make gold
Customer base is largely limited
Requires a lot of farming work at high levels
Suitable in combination with: Skinning.
Especially suitable for the classes: Hunter, Shaman, Rogue, and Druid, as they can use the crafted armor themselves.
Mining
The mining of ores is reserved for miners in WoW Classic. With their pickaxe, they can mine various deposits and ore veins, from which they can extract different amounts of ore. Sometimes, there are valuable gemstones, which are needed for special recipes and can fetch a good price at the auction house.
Pro
Can easily be leveled while questing
Provides resources for several crafting professions
High demand at the auction house
Contra
Ores are often fiercely contested among players
Farming certain resources can take days or weeks
Some ore can only be processed in a dungeon
Suitable in combination with: Blacksmithing and Engineering.
Especially suitable for the classes: Paladins and Warriors, as they often rely on the combination with Blacksmithing. Otherwise, all who have chosen Engineering.
Skinning
Wild animals are among the most common enemies in World of Warcraft and can be processed further by a skinner after death. They provide valuable hides and leathers that are needed by other professions in further processing. Killing wild animals pays off doubly and provides extra loot.
Pro
Can be easily leveled even during the leveling phase
Practically endless available resources
Provides material for several crafting professions
Contra
Many offers in the auction house
Requires a special knife later to obtain the best resources
Suitable in combination with: Leatherworking.
Especially suitable for the classes: Hunter, Shaman, Rogue, and Druid, especially in combination with Leatherworking.
Tailoring
Tailors can process the fabrics they loot from humanoid enemies into good equipment or fashionable shirts. But they also offer something for all non-cloth wearers, as they can also produce bags that expand the character’s inventory space. Having a tailor on your friends list is therefore extremely worthwhile, and bags always have a good market in the auction house.
Pro
Provides some of the best cloth items that can be worn until the endgame
Can create the largest bags in the game
Can create “RP” clothing, such as shirts or wedding dresses
Contra
Makes it extremely difficult to level “First Aid” alongside
Some resources can only be crafted in specific locations (Moonwell)
Can require massive farming efforts
Suitable in combination with: Enchanting, as the crafted items can be disenchanted and further processed.
Especially suitable for the classes: Cloth classes, such as mages, warlocks, and priests.
These are the 3 Secondary Professions from WoW Classic
In addition to the three main professions, there are also three secondary professions in World of Warcraft Classic. These can be learned by all characters without any restrictions. You can choose two main professions and still learn all three secondary professions.
Cooking
Anyone who doesn’t want to eat food from the vendor or strange arcane food from a mage might want to prepare their own meals. This is done through the profession of cooking. The dishes prepared in this way grant additional passive effects for a time, such as more health points, more agility, or additional mana regeneration.
Pro
Provides additional buffs that stack with other professions
Dishes can be sold well in the auction house
Contra
Requires a lot of time and associated farming work
Suitable in combination with: Fishing, as many fish can be processed.
Especially suitable for the classes: All, as every class can benefit from the buffs. Rogues in particular, due to the thistle tea that replenishes their energy.
First Aid
In WoW Classic, the profession of first aid is still very useful. The bandages created can heal a character for a large portion of their health points in just seconds. However, many fabrics are needed to create the bandages, primarily looted from humanoid enemies.
Pro
Strong healing for classes without self-healing
A huge advantage in both PvP and PvE
Contra
Consumes a lot of fabrics that could otherwise be sold for gold
Suitable in combination with: Everything except tailoring, as they share the same resources.
Especially suitable for the classes: All classes without self-healing. But healing classes can also heal themselves without mana costs.
Fishing
Nothing is as relaxing as fishing in World of Warcraft. The caught fish can be used by other professions to be processed into food.
Pro
Greatly facilitates leveling cooking
Can summon a specific boss in Zul Gurub
Nice side income that can be done “on the side”
Contra
Extremely time-consuming and simply boring for some players
Suitable in combination with: Cooking and Alchemy, as they require some fish.
Especially suitable for the classes: All classes.
We hope that you have found this article helpful in deciding which professions you should take on with your character in Classic. Which professions will you learn in WoW Classic?
Ihr wollt mehr zum Spiel? Tolle Specials, heiße News und interessante Infos zu World of Warcraft findet ihr auch auf unserer WoW-Seite auf Facebook.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
Does Starfield (PC / Xbox) have a coop mode? Can you even play in multiplayer? What about mods? A brief overview on MeinMMO.
Will Starfield have multiplayer? No, there is no multiplayer mode planned for Starfield. There will also be no coop mode. Starfield is completely designed as a single-player game.
Are there multiplayer mods for Starfield? The people at Bethesda have announced that Starfield is supposed to be a kind of “modder paradise”. After the release on September 6, projects are likely to emerge that deal with a multiplayer mod.
The interest seems to be great, as Starfield appears to have many similarities to MMOs at first glance. Colleague Benedict Grothaus already mentioned after the first presentation in 2022 that Starfield will be the best MMO that is actually not one.
The probability of a multiplayer mod is quite high. For The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim and Fallout 4, suitable mods can be found, and it is only a matter of time until dedicated modders build something like that for Starfield.
But one has to wait for the release to see what is possible with Starfield modding.
Could a multiplayer mode be added later? Currently, there are no indications that a multiplayer mode will come to Starfield with later expansions. The DLC “Shattered Space” has already been announced as the first story expansion.
As soon as there is new information on the topic, you will find more about it on MeinMMO. We will closely accompany the release of Starfield, keep an eye on important mods, and regularly publish guides and stories.
MeinMMO author Maik Schneider is ready for Starfield, has been staring at the stars for weeks and is waiting with shining eyes for the early access on September 1st. To help you be ready too, here are 5 tips that will help you with an optimal start into the game.
It all starts on September 1st. Starfield enters early access at 2 AM, and on September 6th, all players can join in.
I have five tips for you for the start. Things you should think about before the release so that nothing stands in the way of an optimal first flight into space. For each point, I will also tell you how I have heeded the tip.
You can watch the latest Starfield trailer from gamescom 2023 here:
Start video
Gamescom ONL 2023 Trailer Starfield
Tip 1 for the start – Buy and play Starfield
Decide now which platform you want to buy Starfield on: on PC in the Xbox app, on Steam, or on Xbox Series. The versions do not differ in their content.
Advantage on Steam: The standard and premium editions cost 10 euros less
Advantage Xbox / Xbox app: Starfield will be in the Xbox Game Pass from release, the version can be played on console and PC
If you want to play during the early access on September 1st, you can upgrade the Xbox Game Pass versions for 35 euros. Additionally, there is the first story DLC and some cosmetics included. Here you can find all the information about early access.
If you are still unsure whether you want to play Starfield, more information will be available on August 31st at 6 PM. The first reviews will go online then.
My solution: I play on PC. Hardware manufacturer AMD is a partner of Starfield, and I bought new AMD technology during the promotion period. A key for the premium edition was included. Here is the promotion via amd.com.
Tip 2 for the start – Are my files complete?
For the Xbox app on PC and for Xbox Series, the preload is already online. On August 30th, Steam players will also be able to preload. However, you should check your download one more time before the release:
Is it installed on the right hard drive?
Are the data complete?
Was there an update before the release?
Do not start your technology just before the release. There has already been an initial update, and there might be more before it starts.
My solution: Since I want to inform myself spoiler-free, the Starfield Subreddit is my first choice (via reddit.com). The moderators keep emphasizing that they do not want to see leaks and consistently delete leak threads.
Tip 3 for the start – Does my hardware fit?
Starfield is not particularly kind to old PCs. As a minimum requirement, you will need a GTX 1070 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700. Used models are available from 150 to 200 euros, but a potato PC probably won’t be able to run Starfield.
Additionally, you should look at your hard drive: Starfield requires 125 GB of free space and an SSD. It might also run with an HDD, but that would significantly increase loading times.
Starfield partner AMD has more tips for players who want to go 4K:
“For uncompromising 4K gamers who want the absolute best Starfield experience.”
Processor (CPU): AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
Graphics card (GPU): AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
My solution: I … might have gone a bit overboard. For me, there was a complete PC upgrade with the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and a Radeon RX 7900 XTX. The game was already included with the AMD technology, which is probably why the Starfield controller ended up in the shopping cart.
Tip 4 for the start – Roleplay in RPG
Starfield is a big RPG and gives you a lot of freedom. At least make a rough plan beforehand about who you want to be in Starfield. You can…
consider a clear role and strictly choose your background and skills accordingly
go full gameplay and always choose what brings the most power in combat
decide spontaneously which option sounds best to you
How you do it: You do it right! Role-players will always recommend that you think about a role beforehand and make decisions in the game based on that. If you have never tried this in an RPG, it might be time.
My solution: I used to always play “the good guy,” was the tank of a group, took the role that no one wanted. In recent years, I have actively opposed that, killed a complete tutorial island once, and always chose the damage dealer.
But the longer I thought about Starfield, the more I want to fall back into old patterns. I will play a good character again, a beacon of optimism, the shining one of the sector.
My role model: Captain Kathryn Janeway from the USS Voyager – strong, principled, but sometimes a bit stubborn. You can also get inspired by Baldur’s Gate 3:
I am very sensitive when it comes to spoilers. However, I would still like to give you 2 small preliminary pieces of information that hardly have anything to do with gameplay.
Starfield takes its time
The RPG starts slowly according to leaks and first explains all mechanics to you very calmly. It does not start with a fireworks display. Be aware that Starfield only gradually picks up speed and wait with your first judgment for a few hours of gameplay.
My solution: Unfortunately, it’s quite depressing. Right at the release, I cannot play because I have to write a bunch of articles and guides about the game. Even before I can play for the first hour, every kind of spoiler is coming at me. Therefore, I know exactly what I’m getting into.
These were our tips for an optimal start in Starfield. Grab some snacks, sit down with friends on Discord or alone on the couch – you will be there for quite some time.
If you have any further tips for getting started, whether serious or not, leave a comment and share with us how you want to experience the release.
Patch 2 for Baldur’s Gate 3 is almost here. There are a lot of improvements and exactly what many players want.
Even though Baldur’s Gate 3 has received top ratings and is a clear candidate for Game of the Year, there are still many bugs. Several hotfixes could not fix them and even the first major patch only addressed a few painful issues.
Although the first major patch of Baldur’s Gate 3 was released a few days ago, the second one seems to be almost here as well, bringing a lot of innovations and improvements aimed at making the game a more rounded and better experience.
We present to you the highlights of the next patch.
Start video
5 helpful tips for Baldur’s Gate 3
The highlights of Patch 2 in Baldur’s Gate 3
Removing Multiplayer Characters: A major issue was that multiplayer characters had to remain permanently in your group. If you started a save with a friend and both created your own character, then both characters had to stay in the group. Even if the friend was no longer playing – you always had to have his character with you.
The next patch will fix this, as you can simply “lock up” unwanted multiplayer characters in a closet at Lazarus so you can take the right companions again. The character will only come out of the closet when you are back in multiplayer mode.
More Minthara:The “evil” companion Minthara has some bugs that prevent certain dialogues from triggering, making the romance with her impossible. After the first patch did not fix this, it is now expected to be addressed in Patch 2 – the fans have already demanded “justice for Minthara” here.
The romance with Minthara currently leads nowhere – that is supposed to be patched quickly.
Better Ending for Karlach: Karlach is a special case as a companion, because players are not satisfied with her ending. This is mainly because so far there has been no “good” ending for her. The upcoming patch is supposed to fix this and give her a slightly modified ending. Whether this will indeed be a “good” ending remains to be seen.
Better Performance: The performance of Baldur’s Gate 3 is not so good for many, especially in Act 3, the large city of Baldur’s Gate, where many experience stuttering. The next patch is supposed to significantly improve the performance of the entire game, although the biggest improvements are mainly felt in Act 3.
Bug Fixes for More Content: In addition to the usual bug fixes, the developers emphasize that there are several bugs that cause certain events in the game world not to trigger. The failure to trigger these events means that certain companion reactions do not start, thereby making some dialogues and content seem faulty or unfinished. Here, they want to ensure that everything can really be completed.
The exact patch notes have not yet been released, but with these highlights, you already have a good impression of what the next patch will fix.
When will Patch 2 be released? There is no release date for the second patch of Baldur’s Gate 3 yet. However, the developers say that it is “just around the corner” – so not far away. That at least sounds like it will be released this week or next, perhaps even in time for the release of the game on PlayStation 5.
This is an AI-powered translation. Some inaccuracies might exist.
In Pokémon GO, many raids await you in August 2023, where you can encounter legendary bosses like Regidrago, Cresselia, Xerneas, or Yveltal. Additionally, special encounters with the proto-forms of Kyogre and Groudon, as well as the debut of Mega-Rayquaza, are coming up. We at MeinMMO will show you all the upcoming raid hours and raid bosses at a glance.
Which raids are involved? In Pokémon GO, you can find various legendary Pokémon and Mega Evolutions in raids every month. These often relate to the themed events in the game. In August 2023, you will again have the chance to secure some specimens.
We have summarized for you which will be in the Level 5 raids and Mega Raids. We’ll also show you when which raid hour takes place.
Raid hours and their raid bosses in August 2023
When do the raid hours take place? Every Wednesday, Niantic hosts a so-called raid hour in Pokémon GO, during which numerous arenas are occupied by the bosses of the Level 5 raids between 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM local time and can be challenged.
Due to the global GO Fest, which runs at the end of the month, another raid hour will take place on Thursday, August 24, 2023. The following bosses will be waiting for you in August:
All raid boss changes and Mega Raids in August 2023
Besides the mentioned raid hours, you can expect more interesting raid bosses throughout August. These change every day at 10:00 AM local time. However, there is an exception on August 27. On this day, there will be a first change at 11:00 AM local time and another at 6:00 PM. The following times are when the raid bosses are active:
Date
Raid Boss
July 25 to August 4
Regidrago* in the 5-star raids
July 25 to August 4
Mega-Tyranitar* in the Mega Raids
August 4 to August 16
Cresselia* in the 5-star raids
August 4 to August 16
Mega-Gyarados* in the Mega Raids
August 16 to August 23
Xerneas* (has move Geokontrolle) & Yveltal* (has move Unheilschwingen) in the 5-star raids
August 16 to August 23
Mega-Dragonite* in the Mega Raids
August 23 to August 26
Proto-Kyogre* & Proto-Groudon* in the Proto-Raids
August 27 (10:00 AM to 11:00 AM)
Proto-Kyogre* & Proto-Groudon* in the Proto-Raids
August 27 (11:00 AM to 6:00 PM)
Mega-Rayquaza* in the Mega Raids
August 27 to September 1
Xerneas* (has move Geokontrolle) & Yveltal* (has move Unheilschwingen) in the 5-star raids
August 27 to September 1
Mega-Dragonite* in the Mega Raids
Pokémon with a (*) can also be found as Shiny with a bit of luck
What is particularly worthwhile? The highlight of August will be the worldwide debut of Mega-Rayquaza at the global GO Fest. Unless you are at one of the live events beforehand, you will have your only chance to encounter the powerful Mega Pokémon on August 27. You should take this opportunity, as Mega-Rayquaza is among the best attackers in Pokémon GO.
In addition, both proto-raids are also worthwhile: For Proto-Kyogre and Proto-Groudon are both among the strongest attackers of their type. Take this chance to secure a strong specimen and farm some proto-energy.
The developers of Destiny 2 have prepared the latest update 7.2.0.2. To carry out this update, the game will temporarily be offline, resulting in a server downtime. MeinMMO tells you when and how long you won’t be able to play.
Update history for update 7.2.0.2:
21:00: The update is now also available for Xbox and Microsoft Store players.
20:25: Bungie has just reported a problem with Xbox and Microsoft Store players unable to download today’s Destiny 2 update 7.2.0.2. Further information will be provided by Bungie via Twitter as soon as it is available.
19:48: The patch notes are now also available. You can find them further down in the article. However, background maintenance is still ongoing until 20:00. That concludes our updates. We wish you much fun exploring the new story.
19:28: The Destiny 2 servers are back online. The update is 130.5 MB on Steam. However, after maintenance, there may still be login queues because Bungie is only gradually granting access to the servers to avoid load issues. So expect some waiting time when logging in.
19:00: The Destiny 2 servers should be coming back online soon. But Bungie has not issued any notices yet. We are staying tuned and expect only a small delay.
16:20: Bungie has just taken the Destiny 2 servers offline. Maintenance has begun. You can find the exact schedule further down in the article.
What you need to know today: According to Bungie’s official announcement, Destiny 2 will temporarily go offline today to implement update 7.2.0.2. This is important as some bugs have crept back into the game with Season 22 that need to be fixed before the start of the raid race this weekend.
Additionally, Bungie has pointed out a change regarding Steam for older Windows systems.
As of January 1, 2024, Steam will officially discontinue support for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 operating systems. After this date, the Steam client will no longer run on these versions of Windows.
To continue using Steam and all games or other products purchased through Steam – including Destiny 2 – players must upgrade to a newer version of Windows. You can find more information in the Steam article.
This Season 22 is the one that is cursed:
Select a MMO video…
Maintenance on 29.08. – All times for server downtime
These times are important today: Bungie has informed players via Twitter about the exact times. The planned downtime today is 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Here is the exact schedule for the maintenance:
At 15:00, background maintenance will initially start on all platforms.
At around 16:15, the servers will go offline. Players will be automatically kicked from the game.
During the downtime, Bungie will implement the Season 22 update 7.2.0.2. It will be rolled out gradually, so that players on all platforms can download it.
At 19:00, everything should be back online and the new week will start.
The maintenance will continue until 20:00, but only in the background.
Important: While background maintenance is running, there may be recurring connection problems in the game. Also, after maintenance, there may be login queues because Bungie is gradually granting access to the servers to avoid load issues.
This is what the update7.2.0.2brings today: After most issues in Lightfall have been successfully resolved, Season 22, titled “Season of the Witch,” has significantly increased the workload for Bungie support.
Here is the list of currently known issues:
In the description for Weaving Path, it is not mentioned that Guardians must have at least one full melee charge available to use the aspect. Attempting to use Weaving Path without a full melee charge will lead to nothing.
The Reveal Quest cannot be completed if Guardians listen to the new lore in the Veil containment before receiving the quest from Nimbus.
The Veteran Flair teleport effect is missing in player accounts.
The artifact perk Origin trait specialization II no longer overloads the season 22 weapons when the modifiers are active.
The Ascend VIII card from the Deck of Whispers causes Guardians to burn unusually fast.
Diverse exotics cannot be acquired at the Monument to Lost Lights, even if players own the correct DLC.
The Unstoppable Possessed Phalanx is immune to damage from headshots.
Some may experience a popup with a map for an open event sticking on their screens.
The opening date for the Nightfall leaderboard is incorrectly stated as June 13. This is wrong; the correct date is September 12.
The currently visible Phosphorescent shader in collections is not an actual item, but was unintentionally added to the game. This will be removed in an upcoming update. More info from the Destiny 2 team on this.
Some players reported they didn’t see the cutscene of Eris’ transformation.
The Ghost projection “The Defiant” shows a projection from the Season of the Witch.
Some Guardians report that the clan banner is not displayed for them, even though they are already in a clan. Players should speak with Hawthorne in the Tower to reclaim their missing clan banner.
Symbols are missing on the lectern of prophecy in the H.E.L.M.
The Taken portal in the H.E.L.M. is missing parts of its transport technology. Guardians who do not immediately pass through the portal should slide through and not jump to ensure it works safely.
The badge “Causative Path” does not appear in the collections.
There are various issues with the new relic mode of the Crucible, such as “Relic energy charged” appearing multiple times in the feed and waypoint arrows remaining over depots after they have expired.
The gesture “Festival Dance” was inadvertently changed to “Samba”.
Some players cannot purchase Ascendant Alloy or Enhancement Prisms from Rahool’s special quests as long as they have exceeded the old limit.
Player name changes are not infinitely customizable via bungie.net. Several “Number Guardians” continue to wait 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 other issues in the game that are not listed here, feel free to share them in our comments section.
Patch Notes for update 7.2.0.2 in Destiny 2
With Eris as a Taken Witch, Elsie Bray’s dark future insight has manifested in the current timeline
What’s in the patch notes? Bungie releases the list of all changes for update 7.2.0.2 in the form of patch notes. These will be published this evening and will provide an overview of all fixed issues and improvements.
As soon as they are released, we will link them in this article, as something may still change afterwards.
In the Bungie universe, there are currently many controversies and some frustrated Guardians. The developer is therefore being accessible and is once again engaging more with players. They are also actively addressing accusations:
Destiny 2 has released the Hive Witch in Season 22 and so far this setting is well received by some players. This week, the story continues with new discoveries. MeinMMO tells you what’s new and which activities are rotating this week.
This week’s happenings: Today marks the start of the second week of the fresh Season 22, and with it, the story will continue. Players can log in today to experience the continuation of the quest “The Blade Path” and see how Eris will cope with her ever-increasing power.
Savathun still has all the strings firmly in her hands, as her plan seems to be going well. What else could one expect from the Goddess of Trickery?
Additionally, you can play “Savathun’s Pillar” at the Legendary difficulty level this week.
With an eye on the Legacy Raid race this weekend, the Guardians are preparing to end Crota once again. As Bungie revealed, this time they will pull out the “Super Bowl” mode to conduct “some experiments on how difficult a World’s First Raid Race should be.”
Most Guardians, however, are hoping that Bungie quickly reduces the list of bugs, as they have introduced some really troublesome restrictions into the game.
This epic finale is already clear in the minds of the Guardians, even if it won’t be the end:
Start video
Destiny 2: The Final Shape – The last DLC of the first saga
The main information about activities from 29.08 to 05.09.
[toc]
Nightfall
After the Guardians had a little warm-up phase in the last Nightfall rotations of Season 20 and 21, things are getting serious now. Bungie has included all three battlegrounds in the Nightfall rotation for Season 22 and wants to see if you can do it as a master conqueror in the top-tier.
When does it start with top-tier? On September 12, Destiny 2 officially launches the PvE endgame with the top-tier Nightfalls.
This week, the Mars battleground is active, and the Guardians can play the Nightfall up to the Grandmaster difficulty level.
Mars battleground: Moon
Escalation Protocol 3.0 – that’s what the Guardians can expect in this Nightfall battleground. Along with many enemies, the close quarters at the final boss raises the challenge. So tough that some Guardians only managed this in the last Nightfall rotation using the final boss glitch.
Nightfall weapon this week: Braytech Warden, rocket launcher
Crucible – This is the rotating PvP activity
In the first week of the season, both modes, Control and Mayhem, are running in PvP.
Bonus this week
The Vagabond may not be getting as much attention anymore. But he still continues to distribute a bonus, just like this week in Gambit based on your Recklessness rank.
Endgame: Raid Challenges and Rotations
Farmable endgame in weekly rotation: In the further course of the endgame, the Legacy rotations await.
Both the rotation raid, rotation dungeon, and the exotic rotation missions are farmable. This means you can repeatedly complete the individual encounters to receive various items and complete your collection, including any exotics that are available in these contents.
The weekly Legacy raid is “Garden of Salvation” with the weapon exotic “Divinity”
The weekly exotic mission is “Vox Obscura” with the exotic “Dead Messenger”.
Weekly Activities
The “Card Deck of Whispers” of Season 22
In Season 22, Guardians will find new challenges to complete.
Altars of Summoning: Bring offerings in the otherworldly prison of the Witch Queen to summon horrific enemies, defeat them, and gain their power.
Here, there are three difficulty levels that you can activate. So anyone activating Powerful, the highest difficulty, will also face a tough challenge.
Savathûn’s Pillar: Activate the pillar, defeat its overseers, and gain access to the Altars of Summoning.
Lightfall – Weekly campaign mission
“Downfall”
Secure the radial mast before Calus and his troops “the Veil” arrive.
Ascendant Challenge – Dreaming City
Petra Venjhas this week’s 3rd Ascendant Challenge for you. You can find Petra and her quest offering at the location “Divalian Mists” in the Dreaming City. The City of the Awoken enters the second level of corruption.
All sources for top loot in Season 22 of Destiny 2
More power level comes automatically: The power level will also be capped at 1,810 in Season 22, which means that the hard power level limit in Destiny 2 remains unchanged at 1,810. This way, no player is forced to perform at their best every week but levels their artifact level automatically in all activities.
There are still tough challenges, even without an increase in power level. For instance, in Grandmaster raids, top-tier Nightfalls, Grandmaster Lost Sectors, or the Trials of Osiris. Here, a high artifact level is advantageous and necessary.
How do you like Season 22 so far? Is the Hive setting to your liking? And what do you think of the card deck system? Feel free to leave your opinion in the comments.
Everything you need to know about the raid race this weekend can be found here:
In the new RPG by the Elden Ring creators, there are huge combat robots and plenty of action. However, Armored Core 6 is not for everyone, and many players on Steam are currently struggling with the tough difficulty.
What kind of game is this? Armored Core 6 is the latest game from the creators of Elden Ring, FromSoftware. The RPG features big mechs and brutal action. As is typical for this studio, however, the game is not an easy nut to crack.
Almost half of the players on Steam are currently getting stuck on a boss.
Start video
FromSoftware shows Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon in the overview trailer
What kind of boss is this? Balteus is the final boss in the first act of Armored Core and probably the first really tough boss. Equipped with rockets and a flamethrower that can turn your mech into a lump of metal, Balteus presents quite the challenge.
Most players will probably have to die at least a few times before they develop a feel for the opponent and can find the right strategy. Currently, four days after release, 58.7% of players on Steam have the “Contact” achievement, which is awarded for defeating Balteus (as of August 29, 19:25).
On Reddit, numerous gamers are discussing how difficult they find the boss. The creator of a thread from August 27 wrote, for example: “Balteus is IMPOSSIBLE. […] I’ve beaten every FromSoft game about 50 times, so I’m used to the difficulty, but oh my god, this is a whole different level.”
In an edit, the player, however, joyfully announced that they had finally defeated the boss. Others, however, are experiencing something similar:
Stock-Shake-7259: “I’ve been stuck for 5 hours, I’ve had enough, I’m waiting for a patch. I can’t waste any more time on a boss that isn’t fun.”
hermees: “I love difficult games, but I don’t like a fight that feels like you have to rely on luck.”
Fragdilicious: “I’ve been on this boss for two days, I’ve watched every video with strategies and builds I could find, and I’m about to give up the damn game.”
Other players offer well-meaning advice and tips on how to take the boss down. However, some can only smile wearily. They say: “Welcome to Armored Core. Git gud.”
Among the players who are currently struggling with Armored Core is none other than the well-known MMORPG streamer Asmongold. As an experienced player, one might expect practice in dealing with nasty bosses and a certain tolerance for frustration, but far from it:
The tech experts at Digital Foundry are already playing Starfield and have seen the presentation at gamescom 2023. Actually, they are not supposed to talk about their impressions of the preview version yet, but Bethesda CEO Todd Howard has personally given them the green light.
What is Digital Foundry? It is an association of gaming experts who specialize in the technical aspects of games. Their YouTube channel has over 1.3 million subscribers (via youtube.com).
The think tank evaluates software beyond gameplay mechanics and focuses more on aspects like graphics or performance. However, hardware is also on the agenda or top lists of games with the best graphics.
With the personal permission of Starfield and Bethesda CEO Todd Howard, the members of Digital Foundry are already allowed to talk about some impressions of the preview version – the embargo actually lifts just a few hours before the early access on September 1st.
What they have to say will delight every eagerly waiting fan. Some of the gameplay highlights can be admired in the video:
Start video
7 gameplay highlights from Starfield that you should know about
Digital Foundry: Material from trailers does not do Starfield justice
What do the experts have to say? Actually, only positive things are said about Starfield. In their video on the subject, Digital Foundry even says that Starfield looks better when playing than in the trailer.
The choppy gameplay scenes shown during Starfield Direct or in the trailers are addressed. These stutters do not exist in the game – this applies to the review versions of Digital Foundry and also during the live presentation at gamescom, Starfield ran significantly better.
Two members of the Foundry played the mission shown during the presentation and both can confirm: nothing was reworked, the performance of Starfield is top.
Then the three tech enthusiasts briefly drift off about how such choppy footage for the trailers could have come about.
After that, Digital Foundry goes a bit further into the graphics and it comes to a comparison with the spiritual predecessors: ‘A completely different level than Skyrim or Fallout 4.’
Right from the start, the many objects, the high geometric quality, and great lighting become apparent. But also the shadows that can be seen on faces when illuminated.
The animations, weapon models, and generally the combat have also impressed Digital Foundry. It is not the ‘Skyrim mess’, even though Fallout 4 has already made some progress in that regard.
You can watch the complete English video with Digital Foundry’s assessment here:
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from YouTube that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
Not much longer until the full release of Starfield, with early access already in sight. A bit of skepticism before the launch of a major Bethesda game is certainly warranted, but at the moment everything really looks good.
On Twitter, a Twitch streamer attracted attention by allegedly streaming from his prison cell. You can find out what it’s all about on MeinMMO.
What kind of streamer is this? John “ChoseN” Rinella is an American Overwatch player who has been playing as a supporter for Boise State University since 2021 (via liquipedia). On his Twitch channel, he also shows almost exclusively Overwatch 2 via (sullygnome).
However, he did not attract attention with his gaming skills, but rather with his living circumstances.
What is the streamer’s version? On August 26, a clip from the Twitch channel chosen_ow went viral on Twitter. The footage shows him in a small, rather sparsely furnished room, which is supposed to be a prison cell. Particularly amusing for viewers: The content creator seems to care more about his hairstyle than about his situation.
The streamer himself informed his viewers via a chat command that he is currently incarcerated in the “Idaho State Rehabilitation Prison” for auto theft related to gang crime. Streaming was permitted to him as an “enrichment” activity (via Twitter). The US Navy does something similar with sea lions.
But what’s the truth behind the story?
Twitch streamers often come up with crazy actions to entertain their viewers:
Start video
Largest Twitch streamer of CoD Warzone wants to win with every weapon – plays shotgun in rat costume
Prison streamer looks more like a poor student
What’s the truth behind the story? As amusing as the idea of a state-funded program for incarcerated Twitch streamers is, there are some gaps in ChoseN’s story. There is no trace online of the prison where the streamer is allegedly serving time.
Also, the “PrisonToPartner” program from Twitch, which ChoseN supposedly streams from prison, seems not to exist.
The “prison cell” that the streamer shows in a video on Twitter looks more like a sparsely furnished student room, and the “rat” he shares his cell with bears a suspicious resemblance to a cat upon closer inspection.
Everything suggests that ChoseN has pulled a prank.
What has the action brought him? The original Twitter post was viewed more than 4.3 million times and shared over 2,500 times (as of August 28, 2023). However, the streamer himself received only a small share of this attention.
On his Twitch channel, he saw a small push: he gained 174 new followers and reached a peak of 284 viewers, while otherwise, only a maximum of 20–35 people usually watch him. However, by August 28, most of these new viewers seemed to have evaporated again (via sullygnome).
So, ChoseN hasn’t had his big breakthrough with this action yet, but the story of a Twitch streamer who streams from prison could still linger in social media for quite a while.
As an aspiring Twitch streamer, it is not so easy to be discovered by your potential audience. Going viral on another platform can give you the necessary boost. But then, viewers also have to be kept entertained.
FIFA successor EA Sports FC 24 is about to be released and the community is still waiting for the official ratings of the players. We will tell you when the ratings could finally be published.
Is there an FC 24 ratings release date? Currently, it is still unknown when we can expect the ratings for the players in EA Sports FC 24. As soon as there is new information, we will keep you updated here at MeinMMO.
Looking back into the past shows: It can’t be long before the new player values are revealed. FIFA 23 was released on September 30, 2022, and EA published the ratings 12 days earlier, on September 18, which was 3 days before early access began.
The ratings could come on this date: The release of EA Sports FC 24 is on September 29, 2023, and early access starts already on September 22. A few days earlier it should therefore be available at the latest.
Therefore, plausible sounds to us the 17th of September 2023, which is, as in the previous year, a Sunday and is exactly 12 days before the game’s release date.
Start video
5 important improvements in the career mode of EA Sports FC 24
You can see how far apart the release and announcement of the ratings have been in the past:
FIFA 14: Release on 23.09.2013 – Ratings announcement on Thursday, 05.09.2013
FIFA 15: Release on 23.09.2014 – Ratings announcement on Sunday, 07.09.2014
FIFA 16: Release on 22.09.2015 – Ratings announcement on Friday, 04.09.2015
FIFA 17: Release on 27.09.2016 – Ratings announcement on Monday, 29.08.2016
FIFA 18: Release on 29.09.2017 – Ratings announcement on Monday, 11.09.2017
FIFA 19: Release on 28.09.2018 – Ratings announcement on Wednesday, 12.09.2018
FIFA 20: Release on 27.09.2019 – Ratings announcement on Monday, 09.09.2019
FIFA 21: Release on 09.10.2020 – Ratings announcement on Thursday, 10.09.2020
FIFA 22: Release on 01.10.2021 – Ratings announcement on Friday, 17.09.2021
FIFA 23: Release on 30.09.2022 – Ratings announcement on Sunday, 18.09.2022
Everything you need to know about the FIFA successor EA Sports FC 24 can be found here:
These are the ratings: Among the first ratings that EA has announced are the FUT Heroes. These are special cards intended for fan favorites and great players from the past. What hero cards will be available in EA Sports FC Ultimate Team, you can see here.
The Mythic system was introduced 3 years ago in League of Legends. It was meant to allow a new type of item builds while limiting strong items. It did not work satisfactorily, and now Riot announced that they will completely kick the system in the future.
What was announced? Riot has introduced some changes for the next preseason. In addition to changes to the terrain and objectives like the dragon, Riot also announced that they will completely remove Mythic Items from the game. The idea behind the system has not worked out, as Riot announced on Twitter.
What are Mythic Items?
They are supposed to be stronger than other legendary items
You can only buy one Mythic Item
Mythic Items give you stats based on the number of legendary items
They partly provide effects like a gap closer or CC
But apparently the system does not seem to work as planned, and even Riot itself was not happy with it:
Song of Nunu brings a fan favorite from League of Legends into the game
The Mythic system does not work for every champ
Why is the Mythic system being removed? Riot says on Twitter that while many champs would work with the items, others really couldn’t use any of them, and the strength of the items would restrict variation.
While they want to remove the Mythic system, various Mythic Items should remain and be adjusted to be playable in different builds. They have already tried something similar in the last mid-season update with some items.
Overall, the removal should ensure that builds are no longer built around the Mythic Items, but that more variation arises. What exactly will change about the items, Riot will reveal in the near future. You can find the statement about it here:
Recommended editorial content
At this point you will find external content from Twitter that complements the article.
I consent to external content being displayed to me. Personal data can be transmitted to third party platforms.
Read more about our privacy policy.
That the Mythic Items were too dominant became evident during the course of the release. In January 2021, the meta was dominated by support items that were simply used everywhere. But items like Goredrinker were also temporarily too dominant. With the change, not every champ has to force themselves to buy a Mythic Item.
When will the change come to LoL? The preseason for Season 14 is set to arrive with patch 14.1 on January 9, 2024. Item changes are also expected during this time. The current ranked split will be extended and will run until January 3, 2024.
Whether the build variations will really improve or simply legendary items will assert themselves as absolute top dogs, next year’s preseason will show. However, a Riot developer doubts whether players will always understand the patch notes:
