For some time now, we have known the German voice of Lilith from Diablo 4. If you think the lady looks familiar, you are right: the voice actress was also heard in Diablo 3 before. Moreover, she greets the viewers of ARD every evening.
Who is Lilith?
Lilith serves as a major antagonist in Diablo 4. She is currently trying to build a cult in Sanctuary.
Who voices Lilith? In the original, Jessica Straus voices the mother of demons. Straus has also voiced Lilith in Darksiders 2 and the Amazon in Diablo 2. The German voice of Lilith is Claudia Urbschat-Mingues.
You may know Urbschat-Mingues’ voice from the female monk in Diablo 3 and Niobe in the Matrix movies. More importantly, since 2014, her voice has been heard on television every evening with the famous phrase: “Here is the first German television with the Tagesschau.”
Are you crazy? I will never get that out of my head!
Well, tough luck.
The fact that such completely different roles arise happens relatively often in gaming, by the way. Many voice actors take on characters or roles that actually have nothing to do with each other:
Thomas Fritsch voices the barbarian in Diablo 3 and was for a long time the narrator’s voice of The Three Question Marks.
Manfred Lehmann, the voice of Duke Nukem, is the off-voice of an image film for the Berlin police and the famous Praktiker commercial (20 % off everything).
The voice of the female humans in Guild Wars 2 and Leliana in Dragon Age: Origins, Marion von Stengel, was the announcer at NDR in the 90s.
You should therefore not immediately dismiss the German dubbing despite Tagesschau flashbacks. Claudia Urbschat-Mingues is a talented voice actress and there are some games that sound really good in German:
In the Server Slam of Diablo 4, you explore the area “Shattered Summit”. A total of 28 Lilith statues can be found here, which provide account-wide value bonuses. Here you can find a map with all the locations in the beta.
Where can I find the Lilith statues? The statues are spread all over the map. Players on Reddit have already found all the statues. Here you can find a map and the numbered statues:
What do the statues provide? The progress of the beta will not carry over to the final main game, except for a few cosmetic details. So right now it is more of a distraction.
If you enjoy the beta, it is a nice task to play a bit longer with your preferred classes in the beta.
In addition, you receive a value bonus for each statue you activate. The bonus applies account-wide and to all your characters. You can receive one of the following bonuses:
+2 Strength
+2 Intelligence
+2 Willpower
+2 Dexterity
+8 Health
Additionally, some of the altars increase your limit for obols. The bonus you receive is independent of your classes. A barbarian also gets intelligence, a wizard gets strength.
You also receive a bit of gold, experience points, and reputation in the area. You receive these rewards with every character. Especially due to the reputation, it can be worthwhile in the full game to activate the statues with multiple characters.
The Lilith statues are a large-scale collection task, which will likely take quite some time even in the full game. However, the value bonuses are not insignificant. And since you collect for all characters, you receive a considerable value boost even for newly created characters.
The last beta of Diablo 4is this weekend and many players are discussing how to make the most of their time in Sanctuary.
What kind of beta is this? From May 12 (9:00 PM) to May 14, Diablo 4 is holding the final beta with the Server Slam, before the action RPG approaches the release. Players had a chance in March to get a first impression of Diablo 4 in the open beta.
The Server Slam serves to test the capacity of the servers and to identify potential problems ahead of the official release.
Diablo 4: The trailer for the Server Slam with content and rewards
How do players want to optimally use the beta? There are some threads on Reddit discussing the Server Slam. Players have very specific tips on how to effectively manage their time during the time-limited test.
For example, one post discussed the fastest way to farm 900 Renown (via Reddit). One user suggested: “Strongholds should be doable solo at [Level] 20 with the right build, do a few dungeons and side quests. I wouldn’t chase altars during the Server Slam.”
Another player suggested completing the main and blue side quests. This would naturally yield 900 Renown.
Other players aim to defeat the world boss Ashava as quickly as possible to receive his reward (via Reddit). However, it should also be ensured that Ashava actually dies.
Make good use of your time in the queue: Some users want to spend their time in Sanctuary as effectively as possible by already creating their builds outside of the game using theorycraft tools (via Reddit). This is feasible, for example, in a possible queue or during a server downtime, allowing you to avoid wasting your valuable time in-game calculating damage values or similar.
Other users on Reddit believe they utilize possible waiting times most effectively by playing the new “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” during that time.
A main component of the Server Slam will also be leveling your character. MeinMMO editor Maik Schneider will show you how to do this as effectively as possible and reach level 20 as quickly as possible:
Before the Server Slam ofDiablo 4 unofficial patch notes are circulating. They show a bunch of changes, especially nerfs, for all classes.
With the Server Slam, the last open test of Diablo 4 is coming up before the action RPG heads towards its release. Players already had the chance in March to get a first impression of Diablo 4 in the open beta.
Blizzard also gained some insights. These mainly concern balancing, and so the Diablo developers made several changes to the classes before the upcoming Server Slam. Now there are unofficial patch notes.
What are these patch notes? The site “Wowhead” has documented all the changes included in the “Patch 0.9” of the “Diablo 4 Server Slam” client and published them as “unofficial patch notes”.
Changes include adjustments to the skills, talents, and passive abilities of all 5 classes of Diablo 4.
There are no official patch notes from Blizzard regarding the changes.
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Diablo 4: The trailer for the Server Slam with content and rewards
Diablo 4 changes all classes so you can play different builds
What do the patch notes include? With the patch, Blizzard made a number of nerfs as well as some isolated buffs. But especially the nerfs are significant.
The “Bone Splinters” of the Necromancer have been reduced from 22% damage to 8%. The “Frost Nova” of the Sorceress now has a higher cooldown (24 seconds instead of 15), and the “Challenging Shout” of the Barbarian has also been nerfed. Its damage reduction now lasts only 6 instead of 8 seconds.
On the other hand, there was a buff for the Druid’s companions. Its wolves now deal 110% instead of 35% damage. The damage of the ravens was also increased from 85% to 160%. Likewise, the damage the Barbarian attempts with the attack “Whirlwind” has increased (17% instead of 13%).
Generally, a lot has changed about the classes, and we have only mentioned a few examples here. You can find the complete unofficial patch notes on wowhead.com.
Why is Blizzard changing so much about the classes? The beta in March revealed not only queue problems when trying to access the servers but also some insights about the various builds.
Ultimately, there were some players who feared for build diversity in Diablo 4, as specific combinations proved to be particularly effective and other builds simply could not keep up. There wasn’t particularly much variety, and when there was, players consciously chose not to play the most effective damage.
What do the fans say about the patch notes? They are more or less shocked by the number of nerfs contained in the patch. However, there are also isolated players who find it completely understandable that Blizzard is working on the game’s balance before the release of Diablo 4. Others mourn their favorite builds, which might now be noticeably worse.
its_tharid: “My two preferred starter builds were Freeze-Sorc and Bone-Splinters-Necro. I guess I’ll just lie down and cry (via Reddit).”
GrizNectar: “Damn, those are some significant nerfs for the Sorc (via Reddit).”
SyntheticMoJo: “My cooldown Iceblade build. They nerfed every associated skill by 25–50%… The build should now perhaps feel 1/4 as good (via Reddit).”
Karoneko: “Damn. My Barbarian Upheaval build was a hell of a lot of fun in the beta. This is quite a damage nerf (via Reddit).”
If you want to get an impression of the changes, you have time during the Server Slam – it runs from May 12. However, you will have to start a new character and level up again. How to do that most effectively is explained by MeinMMO editor Maik Schneider:
As every Friday, Xur is visiting Destiny 2 again today. MeinMMO will try to catch him first to reveal his new offer to you.
What happened this week in Destiny 2? There is something like the calm before the storm in Destiny 2. And this storm is likely raging over the Methane Sea on Titan.
Everything that the Guardians can expect on May 23 in the new “Season of Depth” is summarized in this article for you. There you can also watch the very first teaser trailer.
Additionally, players now have to endure a tiny waiting time when switching weapons from their inventory. However, after Bungie’s patch, this should hardly be noticeable. At least not for the players who play Destiny 2 casually.
Meanwhile, the Guardian games continue until May 23. In week 2, Titans have won again. If you want to dip into the games, it’s possible at any time. Participation in the event is free for everyone.
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Destiny 2: Lightfall – Trailer to the Guardian Games 2023
All info about Xur on May 12, 2023 – PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S
When does Xur come? Xur, the Agent of the Nine, appears in Destiny 2 every Friday at 7:00 PM. His visit ends again on the following Tuesday at 7:00 PM. During this time, Guardians can purchase exotic items from him.
Where is Xur? This is his location for the weekend
Xur’s location: Xur’s whereabouts change every week, presenting a small challenge for players to find him. However, MeinMMO is always hot on his trail and posts his location every Friday so you don’t have to search for long.
Xur is located this weekend: In the Shrouded Shore, European Dead Zone
Find Xur in the Shrouded Shore at this location
Xur’s inventory from May 12 – 16 – All exotics at a glance
What does Xur have for sale? The Agent of the Nine in Destiny 2 offers players a random selection of exotic items for purchase every week. His inventory changes constantly and you can receive exotic weapons and armor from him to enhance your collection and fill gaps.
Xur’s offer from May 12 – 16.
Exotic weapon:Scharlach – Kinetic hand cannon for 29 Legendary shards
Titan: Äscherne Totenwache gauntlets for 23 Legendary shards
Mobility: +12
Resilience: +18
Recovery: +2
Discipline: +22
Intellect: +2
Strength: +6
Total: 62
Hunter:Die Kanonenschützen boots for 23 Legendary shards
Mobility: +22
Resilience: +8
Recovery: +2
Discipline: +12
Intellect: +16
Strength: +2
Total: 62
Warlock:Flügel der Heiligen Morgendämmerung chest armor for 23 Legendary shards
Mobility: +10
Resilience: +9
Recovery: +16
Discipline: +9
Intellect: +15
Strength: +7
Total: 66
Legendary armor set:
Lichtvolk-set
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In addition to selling legendary items, Xur offers unique variations of exotic items every week that were available in past DLCs and are no longer obtainable. It is important to note that these weapons can only be purchased by players who own the corresponding expansion.
Currently, he has these two weapons on offer:
The exotic hand cannon “Fallen Moon” (Beyond Light DLC) with First Shot
The exotic scout rifle “Tale of a Dead Man” (Beyond Light DLC) with Goodbye
PvP endgame sends you to the Trials of Osiris
Osiris is the original organizer of the Trials – Saint 14 is just representing him
This week, an experimental version with a capture zone is active in the PvP mode of the Trials of Osiris. Players must compete against each other to achieve a perfect balance of 7 wins without defeat. The goal of this challenge is the Lighthouse, an exclusive location that is only open to the most successful Guardians.
Which map is in play this week? Unlike in normal PvP, where the maps rotate, in the Guardians vs. Guardians endgame, each weekend has fixed maps on which you play.
This week you will play on the map:The Cauldron
The Trials map this week is The Cauldron
If you are interested in playing the Trials in a fixed team, MeinMMO recommends the Callout-Maps over Warmind. This way, you can communicate well with your fireteam about where the enemies are located on the map. This is useful information for the entire team.
This is how you get your loot: The Trials of Osiris have a reputation rank system. Your top loot reward from PvP matches is currently available for:
7 wins
50 rounds
as well as the infamous flawless run that leads you to the Lighthouse
This is the reward for a flawless run
Every week, a very special weapon awaits you at the Lighthouse, which you receive for your flawless run, meaning 7 wins, as a master version. You can earn the weapon until the upcoming Tuesday, May 16, at 7:00 PM, provided you reach the Lighthouse with a flawless ticket.
The adept weapon of this week is: the shotgun The Inquisitor
The shotgun The Inquisitor
When do the Trials officially start? The Trials of Osiris begin today, May 12, at 7:00 PM and end with the weekly reset on May 16 at 7:00 PM.
Have you ever participated in the Trials or are you a regular customer at Xur? What experiences have you had and what items have you acquired? We would love to read your thoughts and opinions in the comments.
Are you looking forward to the new season 21 and the new content coming to the game? Or do you think that as long as Lightfall is struggling with its issues and problems, the loot shooter is on pause for you? Feel free to write your answer directly in the comments.
Whether the quality will improve will only be known to all Guardians on May 23. But it will definitely be more expensive:
In FIFA 23 Ultimate Team, the TOTS is progressing steadily and today brings the Team of the Season for the Bundesliga. Here are the new cards.
Update, May 12 at 7:00 PM: The Bundesliga TOTS is now live and brings incredibly strong special cards. Which players receive new TOTS cards, you can see here:
So far, the Community TOTS and the Premier League TOTS have already been released. Now the Bundesliga TOTS is just around the corner, which will once again bring really strong cards into the game.
Here continues with the original post.
What is the Bundesliga TOTS? The Bundesliga TOTS consists of players chosen by the community through a voting process. The best players of the current 2022/23 season were selected there.
The winners of the voting will now be part of the Bundesliga Team of the Season and will be available in packs after the release.
When does the Bundesliga TOTS come? The new TOTS cards for the Bundesliga will be released on Friday, May 12 at 7:00 PM in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team.
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FIFA 23: Use the power shot correctly – This is how you score epic goals
Bundesliga TOTS – The Predictions for the new special cards
What are TOTS Predictions? The predictions for the Bundesliga TOTS are community forecasts. It is an attempt to guess which players could make it into the Bundesliga TOTS. The performances of the players as well as the comments from fans are taken into account.
However, please note that these predictions are not guarantees. The final TOTS could differ significantly from the predictions.
This is how you get the new cards: The new Bundesliga TOTS cards are not so easy to get. The safest method should be the Weekend League. If you perform well there, you will be rewarded with guaranteed TOTS cards, which are however random.
Otherwise, you can hope for “Pack Luck” and open saved packs or try your luck in a TOTS SBC (Squad Building Challenge). Guaranteed TOTS SBCs usually appear on Wednesday or Thursday after the respective team has been released. There you submit a number of cards and receive a random TOTS player in return.
If you want to know when the next TOTS will be released, we have a TOTS schedule for you that shows all releases:
How do you get to Genshin Impact in Inazuma? Here you will find a guide on how to get to the next area after Liyue and unlock the individual regions Tatarasuna, Narukami, and Tsurumi.
Inazuma is an archipelago that can only be reached if you cover a long distance over the sea. Swimming is not an option here.
Instead, you need to complete a specific quest to unlock the next area after Liyue. What quest it is and how to reach the individual regions of Inazuma, you can read here.
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Genshin Impact: Version 3.6 „A Parade of Providence” Trailer
How to get to Inazuma
To get to Inazuma, you need to progress through the Archon Quest. “The Unmoving God and the Eternal Utopia” Chapter 2, Act 1 takes you to the archipelago.
Here you first need to ask Katheryne for a way to Inazuma and then travel to the ship Alcor from Beidou. After speaking with her, you will set sail and arrive at Ritou, where you will be welcomed by Thoma.
What are the requirements for the Inazuma quest? To reach Inazuma, you must have reached Adventure Rank 30 and completed the previous Archon Quests.
How to get to the individual areas of Inazuma
How do I get to Tatarasuna? Tatarasuna is an area in Kannazuka that is blocked by an electro barrier. To remove this, you need to take on the world quest “Tatara Tales.” First, talk to Toranosuke and Miyuki at the Kujou Encampment.
You can see Tatarasuna in the middle
After that, you will be referred to Xavier, who will first send you on an exploration tour. Then, during the quest, you will destroy the electro walls using cannons.
How do you get to Narukami? Narukami is located at the top right of the archipelago of Inazuma. When you arrive by ship in Ritou as part of the Archon Quest, you may not yet be free to roam the island. Because you will be intercepted by soldiers if you try to leave the starting town.
You can see Narukami at the top right of the map
In the quest series “The Escape from Ritou,” you first need to help Hiiragi Chisato deliver a letter and can then leave Ritou. After that, complete the world quest “Chisato’s Letter” to receive a permanent travel permit for Inazuma.
How do you get to Tsurumi? To get to Tsurumi, you first need to complete the world quest “Storm Chaser of Seirai” to start the quest series around the island.
You will see the area on your map and can take a boat there. However, the area is initially shrouded in a mysterious fog. This prevents you from moving around the island.
At the bottom of the map is Tsurumi
To lift the fog, you need to play the quest series “A Very Special Author.” You start with Katheryne and then speak with the NPC Sumida. After that, it’s by boat to Tsurumi.
There you walk through a gate and the fog disappears before you, allowing you to proceed further into the island and continue the quest series.
A detailed guide on how to lift the entire fog on Tsurumi Island can be found in this detailed guide:
On Twitch, viewers have various ways to financially support their favorite streamers. One of these ways is by subscribing to paid memberships. We at MeinMMO show you the 5 streamers who, thanks to their subscribers, are at the top and have the most subs worldwide.
How is this list created? There are different ways to determine the size and relevance of a streamer on Twitch. Who has the most followers, the highest growth, the most subs, or the most average viewers?
We have chosen to focus on the number of subs. This indicates which streamers on Twitch receive the greatest financial support from their community. Donations are not considered here due to opacity.
If we’re talking about followers, Tyler “Ninja” Blevins is still the biggest on Twitch. What the former Fortnite star is doing today can be seen in the video:
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Through Fortnite to the largest streamer on Twitch – Who is Ninja and what is he doing today?
What are subs? Subs is the short form for subscription and represents a monthly paid membership that allows one to support streamers. This provides special benefits, such as exclusive emotes (emojis) and ad-free streams. In some cases, it also grants access to specific events, content, or chats.
The subscriptions can have different price tiers. Part of the fee goes to Twitch, and part goes to the streamer, allowing them to generate a source of income. Some streamers can finance their living from the earnings on Twitch.
The following criteria were taken into account when creating this list:
Period of the last 30 days (as of May 12, 2023)
Commercial and event channels are not considered
The ranking is determined by the current active subs
Who is HasanAbi? The American streamer HasanAbi studied political science and communication and is active as a political commentator on Twitch. Previously, he worked, among other things, as a columnist for an online newspaper.
He has been streaming for years, with few exceptions daily, and primarily operates in the “Just Chatting” category, where he reacts live to funny videos and memes. Occasionally, he streams various video games, including League of Legends and GTA V.
During the US elections, his viewer numbers increased – his channel is considered an alternative news channel for the Twitch generation. Despite his leftist views, HasanAbi treats himself to large purchases, which are financially far beyond what “normal earners” can afford, and he occasionally receives significant criticism for it.
How did HasanAbi get his subs? HasanAbi is certainly the most well-known political commentator on Twitch. In his streams, he discusses current political topics, as well as interesting events concerning the streaming community. The informative aspect of his channel likely encourages viewers to want to support him financially.
It is noteworthy that the number of paid subscriptions on his Twitch channel has remained quite consistent for about one and a half years, showing no significant drops or immense increases as seen with other streamers.
Who is KaiCenat? Kai is a US-based live streamer and YouTuber, known for his pranks and challenges on YouTube, where his career began in 2018. On Twitch, he streams in the “Just Chatting” category, where he chats with his community, watches videos, plays pranks, or dances – sometimes even in the shower. Occasionally, he streams Fortnite, GTA, and Minecraft.
With regard to the versatile topics, KaiCenat seems to be a born entertainer. The creator is not only active on various platforms with his content but also with his music on Spotify.
Kai Cenat has only been streaming since early 2021 but has already risen to become one of the biggest streamers on Twitch during this time – despite several temporary bans. Since then, he has broken several records.
How did KaiCenat get his subs? During a month-long subathon in February of this year, he broke the 306,000 subs mark and set the Twitch record. At that time, he had only been streaming for two years. Kai is particularly known for his pranks and versatile live formats, which likely contributed to his success.
KaiCenat talks about the subathon, his childhood, and his career in his documentary film “30 Days: The Kai Cenat Documentary” on YouTube.
What is a subathon? In sub-marathons, or subathons, streamers set a certain sub-goal and establish a timeframe within which they want to achieve the goal. Viewers can extend the streaming time through subs – the more people subscribe, the longer the stream goes on.
Here you can see how the streamer dances in a shower during a livestream:
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Who is xQc? Félix “xQc” Lengye is a Canadian streamer and former e-sports athlete in the Overwatch League. Just before his graduation, xQc dropped out of his business administration studies after three and a half years and started livestreaming video games on Twitch.
On Twitch, xQc is active in various categories, commenting on images and videos or streaming games like GTA V, Minecraft, and Overwatch. In his Twitch info, he writes: “I am the best at absolutely everything,” and further down in capital letters, it also states: “I win in every game.”
Recently, he expressed surprise at his own speaking style, saying that he does not understand how anyone can actually sit here and watch and listen to this stuff. Throughout his career, he has been noted for bans and suspensions from his Overwatch team, including for abusing the reporting system of the game and making racist and homophobic remarks.
How did xQc get his subs? Especially in his case, due to the contentious actions, this is an interesting question. On one hand, his successes in e-sports were certainly helpful, while on the other hand, his arrogant demeanor and unclear speech may have contributed. There are even Reddit threads in which community members “translate” clips.
Here you see a clip in which xQc no longer understands himself:
I don’t know what he’s saying. I don’t understand how anyone can sit here and actually watch and listen to this crap.
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Who is Jynxzi? The early 20-something is known for his streams of Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, during which he sits on a wooden chair. Jynxzi occasionally organizes tournaments in Rainbow Six Siege with and for his community. He has over 6,000 hours of gameplay in the game (via Sportskeeda).
He is known for his impulsivity, screaming, and slamming his controller on the table. In a Reddit thread, he is compared to the American LoL streamer “loltyler1”, who is known for his outbursts and toxic behavior.
How did Jynxzi get his subs? He has apparently never been involved in any major dramas, so his success surprised many. On social media, he has built a tremendous reach in recent years – alone on TikTok, he has 1.6 million followers.
His tournaments and the integration of his community probably contribute to his success, as well as the weapon talisman in Rainbow Six Siege, which can currently be obtained for a subscription to his channel. It is also interesting that about 32% of his active subscriptions are gifted subs, meaning subscriptions given by viewers to others.
In April, he broke the 88,000 subs mark and called his mother during a livestream to inform her:
Is anyone’s mom like that? Yeah, she’s already sleeping. Remind me to call her tomorrow. Chat… we are number 1 worldwide on Twitch. Holy shit. Holy shit. This is fucking crazy. Oh my god.
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Who is Gaules? The 39-year-old is a Brazilian Counter-Strike streamer, YouTuber, and former e-sports athlete. In an interview, he stated that as a teenager, he used to go to the internet café every day to play Counter-Strike and improve his skills because he had one goal: to become a member of a major e-sports team (via ESPN).
Gaules is known for co-founding “g3nerationX”, a now-disbanded Counter-Strike team. He is currently a full-time streamer and provides live commentary on CS:GO tournaments.
How did Gaules get his subs? After wanting to radically change his life and become independent from companies, he started streaming on Twitch in 2018. He no longer wanted to be just “someone in the background” (via ESPN). He received support from former team members. In his streams, he asked for help so he could pay for medical care and therapy from his earnings.
I have achieved some successes, made many mistakes, won a lot, and also lost a lot!
Quote from his Twitch info
He considers his community as family, and streaming has personally helped him a lot. The bond with his viewers seems to have been pivotal for his development, which is also reflected in the gifted subs: 40% of his subscriptions, about 35,000, were gifted by viewers to the community.
MeinMMO editor Maik Schneider is the first to get upset about OP weapons in Call of Duty and then slots them into his loadout. He reminisces about the unpleasant encounters he’s had over the years.
How did the list come about? World at War (2008) was my first Call of Duty and since then about a dozen more have been added. Over the course of my “career,” I have taken quite a few hits from OP weapons.
Here I list the 5 worst weapons I have experienced over the years. I base this on my own experience but have also looked at similar lists, which I’ll include in the sources. My list does not represent a ranking.
So let’s start with some nostalgic weapon knowledge that brings back long-forgotten rage-quits. If you want to know what’s going on in the current CoD, check out the Season 3 trailer:
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CoD MW2 & Warzone 2: Season 3 – Trailer
Brecci Shotgun – Black Ops 3 (2015)
We start off with a shotgun from the Black Ops series, which was praised for its balancing until BO3. To this day, Black Ops 2 is considered the best CoD in terms of balance and competitive gameplay.
Shotgun players are already a special breed of people – you should have seen my Titan in Destiny working with a shotgun … unpleasant. If you give these people an OP weapon, you can’t guarantee anything.
The weapon became really strong with a certain mod. That provided a high rate of fire. This, combined with the tight distribution of the pellets and the high headshot multiplier, made the Brecci an unwelcome guest in every lobby.
The MP40 has made appearances in many CoDs and was especially overpowered in the CoD of 2017. It came with the trifecta of submachine guns: high rate of fire, strong damage, accurate hip fire.
And it was also useful at distance. A real monster.
Even in Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021), the MP40 had a fixed place in many loadouts. In the beta and for weeks after the release, the gun dominated at close range and received a hard nerf.
BAL-27 – Advanced Warfare (2014)
The Call of Duty of 2014 brought not only the standard versions of weapons but also special, unlockable variants. These came with different stats, and the “Obsidian Steed” was particularly wild.
Compared to the normal version, it had a good portion of extra damage, which usually allowed kills with 3 shots. Combined with the high rate of fire, it was a nightmare. Plus, it had minimal recoil.
The perfect weapon in a shooter where opponents bounce around like rubber balls through the lobbies.
But regardless of which list you pull up for the OP weapons in CoD history: the little shotgun with the Akimbo mod can be found everywhere.
Even without the aiming function, there were hits from the hip at sniper distances. Together with some movement perks, I was almost unbeatable. The 725 from MW 2019 stirred memories of these OP beasts for many players.
I don’t want to talk about the noob tubes from MW2 2009. Please respect my pain.
My personal highlight of the list. This single-shot weapon came out just before Christmas 2020 from CoD: Cold War to the Battle Royale Warzone and completely shook up the meta. It was super strong and easy to use. Moreover, no updates came over the holidays, making it far too strong for weeks.
The cruel part was: due to the single-shot mode, a certain skill gap remained. If one had little experience, they couldn’t take advantage of the strength of the OP weapon. For seasoned players, however, it was a blessing.
The nerf protests even made it to the real world. And since CoD: Warzone was still extremely popular at that time, probably more players were affected by this OP weapon than by most before it.
That was my list of the most terrible OP weapons in the history of Call of Duty.
Opinions on the topic are diverse; I noticed that during my research. So leave me a comment about which weapon you think is missing from the list or which one you would remove.
The game Troubleshooter: Abandoned Children is currently on sale for €12 on Steam. The game has already impressed me with its great characters and numerous possibilities.
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children is a mix of turn-based strategy game and RPG and comes from the developer studio Dandylion.
The setting is the city of Valhalla, which has such a high crime rate that the government takes a special measure: civilians, called troubleshooters, are allowed to fight against criminals. They assist the police by solving cases and making arrests.
Here you can watch a trailer for TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children:
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TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children – Trailer
A great RPG with interesting characters and many possibilities
What does the gameplay in TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children look like? You play as Albus Bernstein, who starts his own troubleshooter company after training as a freelance police officer.
As Albus, you solve various cases in Valhalla. Your task is to rescue civilians from dangerous situations or to arrest criminals. In these crises, you must act strategically and take turns performing the actions of your characters. The characters have special abilities that influence their combat style.
For example, Sion is an “Elementalist” who attacks with lightning, while Albus is a swordsman with wind abilities.
In this way, you continually recruit new members for your troubleshooter agency, whose backstories and character traits you learn about as the game progresses, building friendships with them.
Note: German is not supported in the game. However, you can play TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children in English.
Here you can see some screenshots from TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
What makes TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children so good? The game immediately impressed me with its charming nature. The various characters have their own backgrounds and traits, which are reflected in their dialogues. For example, there’s the self-proclaimed heroine Irene, who throws herself headlong into dangerous situations and immediately labels us as villains, or Sion, who is always up for good food. Combined with a good story and the beautiful art style in which the cutscenes are presented, it is a wonderful RPG experience that captivates me.
In the tactical gameplay, many aspects can be customized. For instance, I can adjust the so-called “Mastery,” meaning various character traits, abilities, and equipment, thereby determining specific strengths and weaknesses. At first, this can seem overwhelming. However, once you get a grip on the game, you start to see the overview and have various ways to let loose in combat.
I am currently still at the beginning of the extensive troubleshooter journey. According to the website HowLongToBeta.com, it takes over 100 hours of gameplay for the main story and side missions.
However, I can already highly recommend TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children if you are looking for a strategic RPG with lovable characters and an exciting story.
How much does TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children cost? Currently, the game is available at a 50% discount. Instead of €22.99, you now pay €11.49. The special offer lasts until this week and ends on May 15, 2023.
The bundle “TROUBLESHOOTER: Art Collection” was priced at €43.15 but with a 55% discount, it is now €19.39 (as of May 12, 2023, via Steam).
How do players rate TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children? The RPG is also rated very positively by players on Steam. Of the total 7,249 ratings, 94% are favorable (as of May 12, 2023, via Steam).
moelai: “I love this game above all else. I definitely feel that this game is getting way too little recognition, and I really enjoy playing a variety of characters with different abilities while progressing in the story. I myself am a fan of turn-based and strategy-based games, but I don’t hear much talk about this game in this category compared to others like Persona. For some reason I find the story fascinating despite some strange parts that can be quite surprising for new players. Anyway, I would really recommend trying this game!”
av: “The marriage of Xcom and anime we did not ask for but desperately needed. Love this game way too much. And love that it leans heavily into RPG elements.”
Killer Rabbit: “It’s fantastic! It’s an X-COM-like game with a turn-based system, but instead of high-tech gadgets and aliens, there are melee weapons, pistols, some superhero-like abilities, and a mastery system to create powerful characters. But… it’s also a visual novel with a really long story, character development, plot twists, and tear-jerking moments. Plus, it has really good artwork. It’s just damn good.”
World of Warcraft has listened to the fans and is bringing dragon riding to the old world. New hints promise: They have listened to all players.
Dragon riding has taken the World of Warcraft community by storm. Most players now sigh in annoyance when they are traveling in Azeroth or Kalimdor and have to use the ‘old flying’ method. Blizzard had already stated shortly after the launch of Dragonflight that they would likely expand the feature to the whole world – and it is coming much sooner than expected.
Even though it is currently just data mining, it seems clear: Patch 10.1.5 will bring dragon riding to the old world.
Dragon riding was also the core feature with which WoW: Dragonflight was advertised:
What has been discovered? The data miners from wowhead have already found several dozen achievements in the game data for Patch 10.1.5. These achievements belong to dragon races that take place in the old world – for example, in Ahn’Qiraj, Mount Hyjal, or the Un’goro Crater.
This is interesting because dragon riding is currently not possible in Azeroth and Kalimdor. The logical conclusion: Dragon riding is coming to the old world.
Many mounts will learn dragon riding: Also interesting is that many old mounts will receive new animations to be suitable for dragon riding as well. Data mining indicates that the ‘dragon’ mounts, such as Frostwyrms or Netherdrakes, will be the first affected.
However, Blizzard had already hinted in an interview that more mounts are to be made fit for this.
This is how Blizzard wants to please everyone: The most interesting part of the whole situation is that Blizzard apparently allows players the freedom to choose which type of flying they want to use. Because although dragon riding has been extremely well received by the vast majority of players, who can no longer imagine WoW without this feature, there are also dissenting voices that wish for the ‘old’ riding back.
For exactly these players, Blizzard has created a selection. In the future, players will be able to choose between two flying styles. One is ‘Flight style: Static’ and the other is ‘Flight style: Dynamic.’ The static flight style is likely the ‘old flying’ as known since The Burning Crusade. The dynamic style is thus dragon riding with a significantly more active control, which also allows for higher speeds.
What do you think about this way of implementation? A good solution for everyone? Or would you have preferred a different approach?
The developer End Night Games Ltd. finally gives fans the long-awaited sled with Patch 5 for the survival hit Sons of the Forest on Steam. In the spirit of sustainability, trees now also grow back. You can find out what else the update brings here.
What is the sled for? The sled was already used in the predecessor The Forest to quickly move resources, especially large logs, to your destination without much effort. In the successor, the sled can also be crafted now with the introduction of Patch 5.
There are both a standard and an improved version available. Additionally, your companion Kelvin now also understands how to fill the sled with wood.
Check out a YouTube video on the sled and other changes from Patch 5.
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How are the reactions? Users are definitely excited. Articles can be found on Reddit, such as by:
User CeddyDT: Developer: Damn, here’s your old sled! – which received a lot of praise.
At Steam, it looks no different. User Ataxio also celebrates Patch 5 and states about the survival hit: Best update, the game is now complete.
A discussion has also arisen on Reddit about whether the sled or the zipline is the better means for transporting logs. The zipline offers the advantage of avoiding steep slopes and rugged terrain. On the other hand, there are comments like the one from:
User Rusty****Slime: Basically, I will now replace all my wood storage with sleds. This way, I don’t have to keep building and dismantling my storage when I work in different corners of my base.
Other users suggest using both, as one would complement the other. Finally, some users are amused by the fact that you can no longer drink lava with the patch.
With Patch 5, Sons of the Forest makes the trees grow back
What else does the patch bring? In addition to many bug fixes and the mentioned means of transport, Patch 5 breathes new life into cut trees. They are now said to have a small chance of growing back while you sleep, contributing to more sustainability in the virtual landscape.
Additionally, the following features are included:
Findable cooking pots and a new advanced cooking system.
You can now add tarps to logs.
2 new found-footage clips were added.
Location for stranded sailboats added.
79 new ponds and 34 new lakes were added to the map.
You can now play the guitar.
Timmy’s mutated arm was added to the fight with the demon.
New portable clothing item was added.
Additional Kelvin commands were added to reset traps, fill sleds with wood, and drying racks with fish.
Whether the tried-and-true sled will prevail against the zipline in the successor to Sons of the Forest remains to be seen.
What kind of game is this? Sons of the Forest is an open-world survival game available on PC and likely soon also on consoles. It is the direct sequel to The Forest. At its core, it’s about searching for a missing billionaire, which leads you to an island filled with mutations and cannibals.
Check out a trailer for the survival hit here.
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Sons of the Forest: The first trailer for the survival game on Steam
Along with the typical survival elements, it provides an immersion rarely felt in survival games, according to the author. The interaction with items is very detailed. The great visuals and presentation of the story contribute to this.
What do you think about Patch 5? Do you prefer the sled or the zipline for transport? Let us know in the comments.
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For a few days now, Niantic has released a new game called Peridot. However, you should not delete your account for this game if you want to continue playing Pokémon GO. We at MeinMMO explain what has happened.
What game is it about? On May 9, 2023, the developers of Pokémon GO released a new AR game: Peridot. In this game, you must take care of a little Peridot, a mix between a pet and a pocket monster, similarly to a Tamagotchi. You will play with it, feed it, or teach it tricks.
However, not everyone is fond of the game, which is why some have already decided to delete it. But you should be careful, as a Pokémon GO trainer has recently shown on social media. We explain to you what happened.
Update from May 15: Niantic has since addressed the issue itself. We have updated our article accordingly to include their statement.
Deleting Peridot affects Pokémon GO
What does Peridot have to do with Pokémon GO? Among many other players, Twitter user Misipeka619_ has tried out the new Niantic game Peridot. However, she decided to delete her account. This was a fatal mistake, as she later realized – and thus sought help from Niantic through social media.
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According to her, she deleted her Peridot account but can no longer log into Pokémon GO. In her tweet, she shows an image of her failed login, which indicates checking whether the account even exists.
She writes (via twitter.com): “I guess when I tried to delete my account for @playperidot, my Pokémon GO account was deleted too. @NianticHelp please help me with this. I tried to contact through the website and only received automated replies.”
Are there other similar cases? Yes, Twitter user Misipeka619_ is by no means alone with this problem, as other trainers are also writing on social media that they have experienced the same issue. User KillerCory almost fell into this trap as he explains on Reddit:
I almost made the same mistake. When you want to delete your account in Peridot, it simply states that you are deleting your Peridot account, it does not mention that other games are affected. You receive an email to confirm the deletion, and what prevented me was the sentence stating that my current email address could no longer be used for Niantic. Still, I think the wording for deletion in the app itself could be better.
Trainers suspect a cross-game account: The various Niantic games have been interconnected in the background for some time now. For example, in Pokémon GO, friends you added in another game by the developers, like Ingress, are automatically displayed if they are also playing that other game. You can also see the connections in Campfire.
If you are already playing another Niantic game and register for Peridot with the same email address, it will be recognized by the system that you already have an account with Niantic. Now, trainers suspect due to the issue that the login is also affected.
They assume that there are actually no standalone accounts, but that this is more of a Niantic account. If you delete this, it will always have an impact on all games you played through that account.
We will show you more about Peridot, the new game from Niantic, in the following video:
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Everything that is known about Peridot so far, the new game from the creators of Pokémon Go
Statement from Niantic: For this reason, we asked Niantic about this on May 12, whether this is really the case and requested an appropriate statement. In the meantime, Niantic has publicly addressed the issue on their blog and guided us accordingly. They write the following:
We have noted that there is some confusion between deleting an account and deleting a login method. We want to assure you that deleting your Niantic account in one game does not delete your accounts in other Niantic games.
Recently, some Peridot holders have disconnected their login methods from their Peridot accounts, temporarily preventing them from logging into other games like Pokémon GO. The Niantic support team has helped these holders and trainers restore access to their Pokémon GO accounts, and we have implemented a security measure to maintain at least one non-game-specific login method (e.g., Google, Facebook, or Apple login) for players of multiple Niantic games to avoid further issues.
Poor communication and implementation: This approach has also led to significant criticism in the community. Some trainers point out that it is not clearly stated in the notifications that deleting a game account also results in deleting all other Niantic games.
Therefore, they demand clearer warnings. Generally, many find it incomprehensible why no standalone accounts are used. For this reason, you can read the following comments on Reddit (via reddit.com):
Quackoverride: “The user in me wonders: ‘Couldn’t they just add a warning dialog?’ But it’s Niantic, so no, they really can’t.”
AntiChris_666: “Even though I was surprised by this, it shouldn’t be: Of course, it is very convenient for Niantic to combine the data from both apps. They already have a lot of usage and location data from us who play Pokémon GO. Now they can enrich this with Peridot data. […] From a business perspective, it makes absolute sense to combine the data from both games into one large user profile. But still, that shouldn’t mean that both apps use the same account. It just looks like another sloppy mistake that keeps happening, as if they had no QA team at all…”
For Misipeka619_, the story ultimately turned out well. As she writes in the comments, she has been able to reactivate her access to Pokémon GO, but still wants to warn other players with her story (via twitter.com).
Have you ever lost your Pokémon GO account? And how did you get it back? Feel free to let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss it with other trainers.
For a kiss of cosmic horrors, MeinMMO demon Cortyn was ready to let you all die. It happened just like that and was worth every life.
You know by now that I don’t shy away from strange games. I like dark beings and myths with great cosmic threats in the style of C’thulhu from the Lovecraft universe. But a good (or funny) dating sim can also convince me.
When I saw the trailer for “Sucker for Love – First Date,” I knew that the game was calling out to me.
The premise is quite simple: The protagonist has a clear goal that he wants to achieve. He wants to summon a powerful being. A creature from the furthest corners of the cosmos. A “Great Old One” whose awakening would plunge the world into darkness and end all existence in a cacophony of horror. Once this being is summoned, he wants a kiss from it.
Yes, you heard correctly. He has no ambitions regarding special powers or any pacts to enrich himself. It should just be a kiss from the cosmic entity.
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Sucker for Love – The trailer for the cosmic horror dating game
The Three Cosmic Monsters
Sucker for Love offers the possibility to summon three different cosmic beings, all of whom have voiced dialogues and different personalities with their own stories and plenty of madness.
Ln’eta is probably the closest thing to C’thulhu. A huge tentacled monster whose awakening means the end of reality. On one hand, she is quite cute and caring – on the other hand, a “Yandere” personality who does not tolerate when you meet other cosmic gods.
Ln’eta seems slightly puzzled by the protagonist’s request.
“The Golden King” Estir embodies the light from the planet Carcosa and acts like a majesty who simply demands that you serve her. She loves to poach followers from Ln’eta and has a penchant for perfectly performed theater productions and subservient slaves who read her every wish from her lips.
“The golden king” knows only one thing – the subservience of his followers.
Nyanlatothep is the most powerful being of the Great Old Ones and appears in countless forms; for us in the form of an oversized cat being. In modern internet language, she is probably what one would call a “Dommy Mommy” and simultaneously the most sinister of these beings. But we affectionately call her “Aunt Nyan Nyan”.
“Aunt Nyan Nyan” is the creepiest of the three.
To put it modestly: I loved every second with the three, even if I sometimes erased reality, humanity, or time for it. It was simply worth it.
Rituals for the Goddesses of the Cosmos
To satisfy Ln’eta and the other Great Old Ones, one must perform a series of rituals after their arrival.
The rituals and interactable objects are – besides the dialogues – the only gameplay element. It is essentially a visual novel that aims to tell a story with some branches.
Time and again, one must consult the book to see what kind of ritual is needed. Do you have to wear a special, occult mask? Is the room allowed to be lit? Do posters need to be removed from the wall? Do you need a ritual dagger? What is the formula that must be recited?
Equipping your own hand with an otherworldly mouth – important for casting more complex spells.
The rituals become increasingly complex and the tolerance for mistakes decreases. In the second chapter, a single mistake can already lead to “Game Over” – or result in the beloved tentacle monster deeming us unworthy and snuffing out the protagonist’s life lights.
And because a world-devouring monster is not enough, I naturally try to convince two of them in parallel, but make the mistake that they suddenly stand together in the room and want to have a “serious word” with me.
What sounds funny and is also funny at first has a clear horror component. Because while rituals are carried out to make our “lady of the heart” happy, not only does the world change, but so does the protagonist.
In the bathroom, you can wash your own face at any time and escape the illusion of madness for a few seconds. Your body is covered in blood, the skin has been pulled from your face, your eyes are gouged out or your entire lower jaw is severed. Somehow logical, after all, you usually had a dagger with you for most rituals to open yourself more and more to madness.
In the mirror, you can briefly see reality – and often it is cruel.
Those who have “Doki Doki Literature Club” know this kind of horror already. The actually cute, amusing game is interrupted by atrocities. A brief glimpse through the window reveals the screams of dying people as body parts rain from the sky and unspeakable terrors demand their tribute from the worst nightmares. It even features some quite dark jump scares and disturbing artworks.
But these brief moments of terror quickly fade away when Ln’eta, the Golden King, or Nyanlatothep demand the next offering from us, we get a little closer to our kiss, and give up our humanity a bit more.
“Awakened” – and the world is destroyed.
The protagonist has, by the way, a foolproof method to find out if the person across from him is a cosmic monster. They simply have to try to pronounce the name “Worcestershire Sauce” correctly – and if they succeed, the case is clear. This is, after all, a loanword from the language of these Eldritch creatures. Why else would it be spelled that way?
Conclusion: A Wacky Visual Novel that Does Lovecraft Horror Justice
“Sucker for Love – First Date” surprised me quite a bit. After the trailer, I actually thought that the game was so trashy that you could only like it if you were into bad games. But that was not the case. The dialogues are surprisingly good and fresh. The humor is always quite spot-on, and some conversations have surprisingly deep themes and discuss some concepts of “reality” or “fear” that one can think about for quite a while.
Despite all the absurdity of wanting to kiss such an “Eldritch Horror”, the whole game is a pretty brilliant representation of these terrible creatures. When a cultist shows such fanaticism that he wants to be “loved” by these cosmic creatures, that would be quite a convincing variant of madness that he could experience.
Another “good” ending of the story. At least there was a kiss.
Sucker for Love is not a parody of Lovecraftian horrors, but a pretty brilliant and detailed representation of these creatures in a slightly different context.
With a playtime between 3 and 5 hours, I was completely satisfied for the price of 8.19 Euros and can only recommend this strange experience to everyone. The game currently has 98% positive reviews – so people agree. However, English proficiency is necessary – as there is unfortunately no German version of the game.
And now please excuse me again. For Ln’eta I have to shed my human shell and exchange my arms for tentacles. Then writing will get a bit difficult.
In this sense:
Ln’eta ahf’ art I’ mgepkadishtu nilgh’ri.
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The year 2023 is already a few months old and shooter fans are still waiting for the first release of a new, promising title. However, some exciting online shooters are still to come in 2023. Here, we present 7 upcoming shooters.
What is this list about? The list includes seven online shooters that will be released in 2023. It features both PvP shooters and PvE and coop titles.
We briefly introduce the titles and explain what each game is about. Some of the titles already offered a beta in 2023, where you may have already been able to test the games.
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We will continue to update the article over time should there be new announcements or information about titles like “Call of Duty 2023“.
The gameplay of CS2 should be familiar to most shooter fans from predecessors like CS:GO: Two teams, consisting of 5 players each, try to either plant a bomb at one of two spots or prevent the planting, or defuse the bomb before it detonates.
The successful detonation of the bomb or prevention grants a point for the winning team. Multiple rounds are played, and the team that wins more rounds wins the match. After half of the rounds played, roles are swapped, and the attacking team must then prevent the bomb from being planted.
Since March 22, a limited test has also been running, in which selected players could participate. Recently, however, players reported that they were kicked from the beta servers, leading to speculation that the testing phase has ended.
XDefiant
Genre: Arena shooter | Developer: Ubisoft | Platform: PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PC | Release date: 2023 | Model: Free-to-Play | Perspective: First-Person
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XDefiant Game Overview Deep Dive Trailer
What is XDefiant about? In XDefiant, you compete against other players in various PvP modes like Domination and Payload, aiming to secure victory for your team. You take on the role of various factions from Ubisoft games.
For example, you can briefly become invisible with a “Splinter Cell” character, boost your health points with a freedom fighter from Far Cry 6, or send in a drone from the Cleaners in The Division that ignites your enemies and deals significant damage.
Additionally, XDefiant is particularly characterized by fast movement and easy weapon handling, which players were able to test in various alpha and beta phases in 2022 and 2023. The latest beta of XDefiant took place in April 2023.
There is already a short teaser video for Payday 3, but it does not give you a good impression of the shooter’s gameplay. For a better illustration, we will embed a video of the predecessor, Payday 2.
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PAYDAY 2: Black Cat Heist Gameplay Trailer
What is Payday about? Payday 3 is a coop shooter that the developers at Starbreeze Studios claim will still be released in 2023 and follows the success of the predecessor Payday 2, which was particularly praised on Steam.
Your task will again be to commit crimes in various scenarios, such as robbing banks or pursuing other criminal activities. The way you approach the individual missions will be determined by you, as planning is a fundamental part of the game’s principle.
It is therefore up to you whether you march in through the front door with a big bang and heavy weapons or proceed quietly and stealthily while trying to avoid triggering an alarm.
What is The Finals about? In The Finals, you compete in a kind of game show against other players. A quickplay match lasts eight minutes and is contested by 4 teams of 3 players each.
In each round, you have to grab containers with money, defend against other players, and bring them to a drop-off point. Once you have dropped off a money container, the content will be credited to your account. Your goal is to collect more money than your opponents to emerge victorious.
For this purpose, various weapons and gadgets are available to you on the battlefield. You can also blow up entire buildings and utilize the enormous destructibility of the maps to alter the terrain to your advantage and gain a tactical edge.
A closed beta already took place in 2023, in which MeinMMO editor Maik Schneider participated and summarized his first impressions of The Finals for you.
Genre: PvEvP shooter | Developer: Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft | Platform: PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PC | Release date: 2023 | Model: Free-to-Play | Perspective: Third-Person
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The developers of The Division Heartland talk about the gameplay of the upcoming shooter
The Division Heartland is set to be a mix of extraction shooter and survival game and takes place in the American small town of Silver Creek. In addition to a multitude of enemies, you will encounter a deadly contamination that is spreading in the small town. There will also be diseases and dehydration.
Your task in Silver Creek is to protect the town from rogue agents, criminal factions, and a deadly contamination. In doing so, you will assist the agent “Mackenzie Amber Reed” in her fight against her former commander Killian Tower, who has murdered his former unit.
Genre: Extraction shooter | Developer: Creative Assembly | Platform: PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PC | Release date: 2023 | Model: Free-to-Play | Perspective: First-Person
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In a new shooter on Steam, you steal billions on Mars
In a world where Earth no longer exists and most of humanity lives in orbit, you join the namesake group of thieves, the Hyenas.
Your goal is to steal the treasures of the wealthy who have been living on Mars since the destruction of our world, hoarding pop culture artifacts like Rubik’s Cubes and action figures.
The game developed by Creative Assembly is an extraction shooter and focuses on PvEvP. In 2023, you already had the chance to participate in a free alpha of Hyenas.
Already 10 minutes in the tutorial of the new loot shooter Synced: Destiny is facing competition
In Synced, humanity looks into an apocalyptic future where technology, originally promised to bring a bright future, has turned against humankind, creating mechanized beasts called Nanos.
In Synced, you fight as mercenaries called runners for the new world. You collect loot to improve your equipment and weapons with mods. Additionally, there are the so-called Primes, which can be deployed by your runner in combat after synchronizing with an enemy Nano.
You were even able to test Synced in an open beta as early as 2022. MeinMMO’s Destiny expert Britta has also played the shooter and summarized her impressions:
The callers of the Dracthyr actually get a third specialization. And this is something completely new that you haven’t seen in World of Warcraft.
For several months, there has been speculation about it because there were first hints of a “third specialization” of the Caller class in World of Warcraft. Now Blizzard is simply getting to the point and officially announces the “Augmentation” specialization for patch 10.1.5.
What kind of specialization is this? The new “Augmentation” specialization is primarily a DPS specialization that utilizes the powers of the bronze and black dragonflights.
The special twist is that the performance of the caller comes only partly from their own damage. Because many of their abilities enhance allies and grant them massive buffs to their primary stats, significantly increasing the damage dealt (or healing done).
Blizzard even wants to adjust some details in the combat log, so that addons like damage meters can better filter which “bonus damage” was caused by the Augmentation caller in the group.
What abilities does the Augmentation Caller have? Some example abilities have already been presented by Blizzard in the official blog post:
Black Power: 1.5 seconds cast time, 30 seconds cooldown. Increases the primary stat of your 4 nearest allies by a percentage of your own primary stat and makes your ‘Eruption’ deal more damage for 10 seconds. Some of your other spells increase the duration of these effects.
Eruption: 2 seconds cast time, costs 3 Essence and replaces “Disintegration”. Triggers a violent eruption beneath the feet of an enemy, dealing volcanic damage that is evenly distributed between them and nearby enemies. Increases the duration of your active effects from ‘Black Power’.
Thrust Up: 2.5 seconds cast time, empowerment spell, 40 seconds cooldown. Collects earthy power beneath the feet of your enemy and hurls them upward, dealing volcanic damage to the target and nearby enemies. The effect radius increases through empowerment. Increases the duration of your active effects from ‘Black Power’.
Breath of Aeons: 1.5 minutes cooldown and replaces “Deep Breath”. Flies to the target location and applies ‘Temporal Wounds’ to all enemies in your path for 10 seconds. ‘Temporal Wounds’ collects a portion of the damage dealt by your allies and then critically hits the enemy at the end of this duration, dealing that damage amount. Increases the duration of your active effects from ‘Black Power’.
The talent tree of the “Augmentation” caller is nearly finished.
The talents of the Augmentation Caller also strike a similar note. Some examples are buffs for the group that should shine particularly in “Mythic+” or raids.
Draconic Attunement (Passive): Learns to attune yourself to the essence of the black or bronze dragonflights:
‘Black Attunement’ increases your maximum health and that of your 4 nearest allies.
‘Bronze Attunement’ increases your movement speed and that of your 4 nearest allies.
Weyrnstone Gift: Summons two Weyrnstones, one for your allied target and one for yourself. A Weyrnstone can be activated by its bearer to teleport to the location of the other Weyrnstone if it is within a radius of 100 meters.
If you want to test the Augmentation Caller, you should soon head to the PTR of patch 10.1.5 – there, the new specialization can be tried out by all interested parties.
Do you need to unlock the specialization? No. There is no prerequisite quest for the specialization, all callers can access it immediately.
When does the specialization come out? With the launch of patch 10.1.5. However, the patch does not yet have an official release date. However, if Blizzard sticks to the current patch strategy, the release is likely to be between the end of June and the beginning of July. As soon as there is an official date, we will of course report on it.
What do you think of this third specialization? Is it a brilliant thing coming for callers? Or is it wasted potential and something else would have been better?
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Asmongold is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch and has been around for ages. He should know well how the streaming platform works. He says: Looks play a huge role, even if no one wants to admit it.
Which streamer is it about? Asmongold has been delightfully embodying the stereotype of an MMORPG player on Twitch for years: He streams from his chaos room, avoids sunlight, and has long, somewhat unkempt-looking hair. Meanwhile, the streamer doesn’t take himself too seriously and doesn’t shy away from making jokes about his appearance.
A popular running gag in the Asmongold community is the growing receding hairline of the streamer. If you take a look at his clip channel on YouTube, you’ll find countless videos discussing his hairline.
Some would say that he is not necessarily in a position to judge the appearance of others. Nevertheless, Asmongold is one of the biggest streamers on Twitch and one of the most well-known content creators in the MMORPG field. In a recent stream, he shared his wisdom with his viewers.
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Career and life of Asmongold in 3 minutes – What makes him special?
Streamer believes he knows why others are not successful
What does Asmongold have to say? In a stream on May 9, Asmongold talked about smaller streamers and the growth of their channels. The topic had recently been tackled by his buddy Mizkif, who had rubbed people the wrong way by stating that small streamers are to blame if the viewers do not show up.
Asmongold upped the ante and explained that small streamers are often simply not worth watching:
Many streamers have few viewers because they are awful streamers: They are damn boring and there is no reason to watch them. They have no knowledge of streaming, they are bad at games, they are not funny or entertaining, they are not attractive.
The streamer even goes a step further: His fans could show him talented but unknown content creators, and he could tell them exactly why they do not have more viewers. However, he would not do that: It would make him look like an ass.
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What reason does Asmongold suspect? As the streamer explains, appearance matters a lot on Twitch; that is the “uncomfortable, shitty truth”.
The thing is: If you’re ugly, people won’t like you. And that’s even truer for girls. So if you’re really fat or really ugly, it doesn’t matter how funny you are; people just won’t like you. They don’t want to see you.
Indeed, it is noticeable that the comparatively few successful women on Twitch are mostly conventionally attractive, while it seems that the same standards do not always apply to their male counterparts. Asmongold himself does not exactly embody the ideal of masculinity of a fit guy with a full head of hair.
Big streamers like Imane “Pokimane” Anys have learned to somehow deal with it. In a recent interview, the 26-year-old revealed that at the beginning of her career, she was surprised by how much misogyny she encountered:
In Pokémon GO the event “A Valorous Hero” is currently running, during which you can solve a limited-time research task. This will reward you with a variety of items, including two TMs. We at MeinMMO will show you how to secure them.
What research is it about? During the current event “A Valorous Hero”, you can expect not only a special research task but also another limited-time research task. This is only active during the event period and will disappear afterward.
You can find it in your “Today” view in the game, which you can access by clicking on the binoculars. You will be presented with 2 panels, each with 4 tasks related to catching, throwing, battling, and power-ups. What you need to do and what rewards await you are summarized below with the help of the overview from LeekDuck.
Limited Research “A Valorous Hero” 1/2
Task
Reward
Make 10 Power-Ups with Pokémon
1,000 Stardust
Catch 5 Pokémon
10 Poké Balls
Land 5 Great Throws
10 Razz Berries
Battle against 3 Team GO Rocket Grunts
5 Hyper Potions
Stage Reward: If you have completed all the tasks on this panel and collected the respective rewards, you will also receive 1,000 Stardust, 1,000 XP, and an Instant TM.
How you can find the members of Team GO Rocket and what the mysterious parts will bring you is explained in the following video:
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Limited Research “A Valorous Hero” 2/2
Task
Reward
Make 10 Power-Ups with Pokémon
1,000 Stardust
Catch 5 Pokémon
10 Poké Balls
Land 5 Great Throws
10 Razz Berries
Battle 3 times in a Gym
5 Hyper Potions
Stage Reward: If you have completed all the tasks on this panel and collected the respective rewards, you will also receive 1,000 Stardust, 1,000 XP, and a Charge TM.
How long do you have to solve the tasks? To secure the rewards from the limited-time research task, you need to complete the tasks by May 17, 2023, at 8:00 PM local time at the latest. Don’t forget to collect your rewards before the event ends, as they will otherwise also expire.
What do you think of the limited-time research content? Are you satisfied with the items? Or would you have preferred different tasks and rewards? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments and share your thoughts with other trainers.
For Europe, the MSI, a League of Legends tournament, currently does not look good. On Wednesday, the Spanish team MAD Lions lost to the Korean team T1 3:0. But besides the bitter defeat, a comparison image of two players heated the emotions on Twitter. And that because of a smile.
On Wednesday, the match MAD Lions vs. T1 took place at the MSI. MAD Lions lost 3:0 to the Korean team. After the match, one player stood out in particular, namely the Belgian Nisqy, who left the stage smiling after his defeat.
What happened? The Spanish commentator Jamie Mellado posted a comparison image on Twitter after the game. On one side, we see the disappointed Elyoya, and on the other side the smiling Nisqy. Both players from MAD Lions.
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In his tweet, the commentator criticized the player Nisqy with the following words: Posture of a winner // Posture of a loser. Both images reflect the performance level of both players in the series.
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How does the community react? Under Mellado’s tweet, people show solidarity with Nisqy and find his comparison exaggerated.
coachseeel: Incredibly disrespectful
portilho: Sorry, but that’s a stupid tweet. […] every player reacts differently.
Sio_Pau3030: He smiles because he is trying to stay positive.
However, Nisqy did not cover himself in glory and insulted the Spanish commentator in a deleted tweet. Many criticize the insult by Nisqy and his attitude towards his defeat under the picture with his deleted tweet.
Helebi1: The ego that Nisqy has or seems to have makes no sense
_TheMister_15_: He laughs because he doesn’t care
lob_she: The reaction of a 15-year-old, which should have professional consequences.
Where does this drama come from? The French e-sports site MGG suspects that there is more behind the comparison image by Mellado and attributes it to a general toxic rivalry between France and Spain.
Without calling it a conspiracy, we generally observe that there are regularly toxic behaviors between […] both communities.
Blizzard has introduced Patch 10.1.5 for World of Warcraft. It contains a spicy detail – as all races can soon become Warlocks.
Patch 10.1 Glut von Neltharion has been live for just a few days, but Blizzard is already pushing Patch 10.1.5 to the PTR. Besides some major announcements like a Mega-Dungeon with Galakrond, there are also some new information for Warlock fans:
All races (except for the Dracthyr) will be able to become Warlocks in the future. Yes, this includes Night Elves, Draenei, and Lightforged Draenei.
Which races can become Warlocks? A whole range of new races can decide to let themselves be guided by demonic magic and summon all sorts of demons from the Nether. Warlocks will then be:
Night Elves
Draenei
Lightforged Draenei
Pandaren
Kul Tiran
Tauren
Highmountain Tauren
Mag’har Orcs
Zandalari Trolls
The only exception here are still the Dracthyr. This race remains restricted to the Evokers and that will probably stay that way for a while.
How the community reacts: The announcement of Warlocks for all races divides the community. While many look forward to playing a Draenei or a Tauren Warlock, there is also criticism and doubt.
Some are already grinding their teeth over Night Elves, but the real trouble comes from the “Lightforged Draenei”. Due to their origin story, they should actually not be able to become Warlocks at all – unless they break with everything their people stand for and rebel against their own Lightforging.
When is it coming? There is still no release date for Patch 10.1.5. However, if Blizzard sticks to its previous release intervals for patches, it could be at the end of June or the beginning of July.
What do you think about Warlocks soon belonging to all races? Cool that there will be more options? Or do you need more historical explanation for that?
