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Mother started gaming for her son: “At first, I was completely overwhelmed”

Irina Moritz 9. April 2023 Reading time 5 minutes

We spoke with a mother-son duo who game and stream online together. They told us about the beginnings of their shared gaming adventures and give tips on what parents should pay attention to when it comes to gaming.

Since its inception, gaming has rapidly spread as a hobby and has now become part of the mainstream of entertainment media. For many kids, it is part of their everyday life.

They play themselves, exchange ideas with friends, or watch their favorite gaming YouTuber or Twitch streamer. For Christmas or birthdays, they might wish for a new console or the latest cool game that everyone else is playing.

This interview originally appeared in November 2022 and was updated for you in April 2023.

These are wishes that many parents simply cannot understand. For many parents who did not grow up with gaming, it is difficult to comprehend their kids’ enthusiasm for gaming. Nevertheless, many of them make an effort, including Stephie (via Twitter).

To better understand her son, Moritz, she started gaming herself in 2020. We at MeinMMO had a conversation with both of them.

The lockdown in 2020 opened new doors

MeinMMO: Hello you two! Briefly introduce yourselves to our readers.

Stephie and Moritz: Hello, we are Stephie (38 years old) and Moritz (13 years old) from Cologne. Moritz is currently in the 8th grade at a secondary school. In-game, you can find him under the gamertag Evilking_1337. Stephie is a trained office communication clerk and has been a single mother for nearly 12 years. In-game, you can find her under the gamertag Nachttreue.

MeinMMO: Stephie, you started gaming just a few years ago. What was the trigger for that?

Stephie: Junior was sent into homeschooling in March 2020. This meant that we had to spend 24/7 time together. One afternoon, I grabbed his Nintendo Switch and created an account for Fortnite.

I wanted to know what Junior finds so interesting about the game. And I was looking for a distraction from the very demanding media at the time; I thought my Junior’s hobby was a good idea.

MeinMMO: Moritz, how did you find your mother’s decision? Had you tried to persuade her to game before, or was it a surprise for you?

Moritz: I thought it was great that my mother suddenly got involved with my hobby and could get excited about gaming. I wasn’t really surprised because we often talked about my favorite games.

But from the moment she started playing the game herself, she suddenly understood much more about what I had been telling her before. And my friends at school are still jealous that I have a mom who games and now also streams on Twitch.

MeinMMO: How did the early days look like?

Moritz: It all started with Fortnite. At that time, besides Minecraft, it was my main game. I basically gamed every afternoon after school with my friends or alone. In between, I would tell my mother about the tasks I had completed in the game. That made her curious eventually.

Stephie: I often discussed his favorite game Fortnite with him. After some initial head shaking, I got caught up in his enthusiasm, and one afternoon I sat down at the PC and created my own account for Fortnite. However, I quickly realized that my PC was unsuitable for that, and from then on, I had to borrow his Nintendo Switch.

MeinMMO: What were the biggest challenges for both of you in getting started?

Stephie: That we only had one Nintendo Switch console at the beginning. We had to coordinate with each other. Which wasn’t bad per se, but as a duo, we couldn’t play together. A few months later, I bought a second console, a PS4, on eBay.

After that, the only challenge was getting used to each other’s play styles. However, that went pretty quickly because we think very similarly. From then on, we were a very harmonious gamer duo.

“In-game chats are the new playground meetups”

MeinMMO: What advice would you give parents who want to do more with their gamer kids?

Stephie: Show much more interest in the children’s hobbies. If possible, try gaming together. This ideally creates a new connection between you. Video games are no longer to be ignored today. During the lockdown in 2020, it maintained the exchange between Moritz and his friends. In-game chats today are the new playground meetups. This should not be belittled, but seen as an opportunity to exchange ideas with each other.

Moritz: Don’t ask stupid questions, but show interest, have patience, and stick with it.

MeinMMO: Stephie, in your experience, how is the best way to get started with gaming?

Stephie: Just do it. In the beginning, you will probably be completely overwhelmed, but most kids will surely enjoy helping with the first “steps.” Additionally, I’ve been told that it’s cool to be able to say, “My mom or dad games with me X.”

MeinMMO: Moritz, how can kids make their parents’ first gaming experience fun so that everyone can enjoy it together?

Moritz: Be patient with your parents and don’t throw them right into the hardest level of the game.

MeinMMO: What should non-gaming parents pay attention to?

Stephie: Show interest! Definitely seek conversation, even if you don’t want to game yourself. It is incredibly important to stay in dialogue with the kids. So that you can address the negative aspects, the dangers that unfortunately lurk in in-game chats, and ensure that they communicate with you if they ever have negative experiences.

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MeinMMO: Many parents are worried about introducing their children to video games that have a lot of violence and microtransactions. What are your thoughts on this topic?

Stephie: I can understand it well. We often have conversations about in-game purchases, what makes sense, and how much has already been invested. In my opinion, the most important thing is to talk and explain together.

Also, regarding the content of the various games. I am very tolerant; Junior is allowed to play many games that are above his age. But only because I know that he handles it properly and we talk about it.

Moritz: I am aware that the violence in games should only be exhibited there and not in real life. As for in-game purchases: what my mother says! (laughs)

We sincerely thank Stephie and Moritz for the interview and wish them lots of fun gaming together!

About how dangerous online gaming can be for children and how parents can best protect them, we spoke with a cyber criminologist:

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Blizzard brings new survival game: Journalist says it is almost done and reveals info about gameplay

Maik Schneider 9. April 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

The game forge Blizzard is working on a new survival game in a new universe. So far, little is known about it, but a journalist from the Xbox environment has now revealed some details, including the name: It could be called “Odyssey.”

Jez Corden has made a name for himself as a leaker in recent years. He makes predictions for release dates and is often spot on. However, he claims to have ways to see early gameplay of some titles – including Blizzard’s new survival game.

What we know for sure about the game can be found here. Be warned, there isn’t much. However, due to Corden’s leak, some information has now come to light that we will list here.

Please keep in mind: These are unconfirmed leaks. Things change during development or decisions are made that render such information worthless before release. Take the new information with a degree of skepticism.

The survival genre is trending. This was evident not least from the release of Sons of the Forest, which brought Steam servers to their knees. More about the title in the video:

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Sons of the Forest is the most awaited survival game on Steam – All information in 2 minutes

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What new information is there? The information comes from a podcast with leaker and journalist Jez Corden (via youtube.com). For over four and a half hours, two likable nerds discuss Xbox, games, and Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision-Blizzard.

Then the new Blizzard game is mentioned. A survival game about which not much is currently known. However, Corden can share some exciting information and even claims to have seen very early gameplay some time ago:

The name of the game is “Odyssey”
- Corden is 90% sure, but it could also be a code name
It is a multi-platform title
- The game will likely come for PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and maybe even for Switch
Shortly before completion
- The development is said to be far advanced, which fits a Twitter post from the boss
No graphical showpiece
- The graphics are rather “cartoonish,” reminiscent of Overwatch
The setup reminds Corden of Fallout 76
- Co-op PvE world, set up your own shops, classic survival mechanics

Corden also discusses the possibility that the title will also come to PlayStation and Switch. Due to the potential acquisition of Activision-Blizzard by Microsoft, he is no longer so sure whether “Odyssey” will actually be released outside of PC and Xbox.

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When will “Odyssey” be released? Currently, only speculation can be made about it. Even if the game is already far advanced or even almost finished, the release of Diablo 4 is initially scheduled for early June – another Blizzard game that many fans of the studio are waiting for.

The new game from Blizzard is likely to be released with a respectful distance from the big action RPG, possibly around the Christmas season of 2023. But for now, we must wait for new information.

MyMMO editor Benedict Grothaus is a fan of Blizzard and survival games. He thinks that “Odyssey” could be just the right thing: A survival game is now the only right decision by Blizzard.

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I traveled for three hours through WoW for a dry success and it was great

Patrick Freese 9. April 2023 Reading time 8 minutes

Weekend and nothing to do. MeinMMO editor Patrick Freese starts playing World of Warcraft again after a long break. He couldn’t have guessed that a boring achievement in the game would bring him so much joy.

It is Sunday evening. For me, a typical time that I like to spend at the PC. I ordered some food and decided to start World of Warcraft. To complete a few achievements that may grant some titles, mounts, or toys – that’s the light entertainment I can use right now.

I had paused WoW for a while, only logging in sporadically to manage a few auctions. So it was certainly time again for a more serious session. I scrolled through my achievements overview looking for a challenge that would reward me properly. The Field Photographer – that’s my mission! A bit time-consuming, but at least a title as a reward. Let’s go.

This article originally appeared in February 2022 and was updated in April 2023 for you.

Surprisingly, the evening was not as dull as the achievement suggests

This is my mission: For the achievement “Field Photographer,” I need to visit 43 locations with a character of my choice. At each location, I take out my S.E.L.F.I.E. camera and snap a photo. After 43 selfies at 43 places, the achievement is complete, and I earn the title “Field Photographer,” which can then shine next to my character’s name.

To me, this sounds like I will be traveling through the continents for hours, with nothing to do in between. Boring. Travel from one continent to another, take out your flying mount, visit a location, snap a photo, and move on to the next location. Fortunately, at that time, there was a friend online in my guild, whom I met in this guild more than 14 years ago.

I ask if he has already completed the achievement, and he declines. We create a group and meet on Discord. Our journey begins at the quest starting point in Orgrimmar. I am not aware at this point that I will spend the next three and a half hours flying around, filled with nostalgia and good stories.

Chapter 1 – Kalimdor: Our next stop after Orgrimmar is Moonglade. Since my buddy Woife plays a druid, he has a loud advantage here, which he has to rub in my face: “Fly over there. I just use my teleport to Moonglade.” I mount my flying mount and take off. Meanwhile, I prepare a small list of the places we need to visit on the second monitor.

First, we scour Kalimdor. Moonglade, Nordrassil, the Echo Isles, the Twin Colossals, a quick detour to Onyxia’s Lair, where we take down the boss, into the Caverns of Time, to the Terrace of the Makers, to the Hall of Origin, and finally to the legendary Ahn’Qiraj raid, to snap a selfie at the Scarab Wall.

We sweetened the flight time by flying high, roughly aiming for the target location, and then checking how accurately we would hit it. Everything in Kalimdor is relatively close together. In a short time, we completed this chapter.

Chapter 2 – Eastern Kingdoms: We start in the Eastern Kingdoms far to the north and visit the Chapel of Hope’s Light. The gloomy theme in the region doesn’t please either of us, and we are glad when we come over from the gray-brown monotony into the green and visit Herdweiler.

Meanwhile, Woife has given up on flying himself and instead made himself comfortable on the back of my two-person mount. He only dismounts now to snap a photo and then takes his seat again, leaving me to do the flying. This way, I would also like to participate in the achievement.

During the selfie in Herdweiler, he notices something: “Fly over there. There by the tower. Is that a door?” Perplexed by his undefinable “over there,” I pause the flight in mid-air. “That?” I ask. “Yes, there. By the tower, I mean.” Next to us is a small gray tower that has a brown spot at one point. We approach. “That must have been intended as a door and was then discarded. Why else would a tower have a brown spot in that location?” speculates my passenger. We fly on.

After a few photo stops, the Deep Run Tram is on our agenda. A tram that connects the two Alliance cities of Stormwind and Ironforge. Alliance territory. The enemy. We as Horde players should head to the Alliance capital, snap two photos, and then get out. Well then, cheers.

We approach Stormwind and devise the plan “Dive from the sky, straight into the portal to the Deep Run Tram. Pull out the camera and take the selfie, and only AFTER that, check if anyone from the opposing faction wants to kill us.” We are lucky. At that time, this part of the capital was about as well visited as a doctor’s waiting room on a Friday afternoon. We have all the time in the world, quickly take down two guards that try to obstruct our way, and then we’re back in the air.

The next highlight is a visit to the Deadmines. The instance has an incredibly long path to the entrance, and of course we have to take the selfie IN the instance. The way to the entrance must be covered on foot, without a mount. I hear Woife constantly talking about how “beautiful it was back then when you had to beat all mobs here. That was a real task.” He convincingly claims, “The best entrance to an instance EVER.”

Chapter 3 – The (small) Shattered World: After the photo in front of the Dark Portal, we head to the old shattered world. The state that one knows from the first expansion “Burning Crusade.” Memories come up. For me, this was my entry into World of Warcraft. Together, we philosophize about the beautiful areas and the ideas Blizzard had back then. Here we have only three stops, one of which is the capital Shattrath. Woife asks why neither of us had the brilliant idea to choose a mage for the journey. “Oh man, we could have saved so much time. But now I’m not switching anymore. We started this in the team, and we will continue like this,” I explain, and he agrees.

On we go to Northrend.

Chapter 4 – Northrend: “Yes, now we fly to Howling Fjord,” I happily exclaim at the next chapter. “This is my favorite expansion. Not necessarily for the content, but the feeling is so great. WOTLK is nostalgia for me and a cuddly feeling. I like it here,” I continue unsolicited. To my surprise, my passenger is also convinced by at least the Howling Fjord. “The muuuuusic,” he raves. To my shame, I admit that I just disabled the music, but I have wanted to buy the soundtrack for a while now.

I found the soundtrack collection for WoW online a few years ago for a good price. Delivery from the USA was supposed to take two weeks. Three weeks after the shipping confirmation, I inquired about a tracking number. “Unfortunately, we cannot find the package. It’s being canceled. Sorry.” I had cleared a nice spot next to the CD collection of GTA Vice City. Too bad.

We listen to the music and scour all the locations until we stand in front of the Icecrown Citadel. “We need to go in. All the way to the top,” I say. “Are you sure we can’t just reach the tower from the outside?” asks Woife, who then transforms into his flight form and – surprisingly – flies up himself. We land at the top, pull out the camera, snap a photo, and … nothing. No. That doesn’t count. We have to walk through the instance and take down the final boss to then take a photo on his throne.

It is now about twenty past eight. We have been on the way for more than two hours. In between, there was a break for my refreshments and a little round with my dog. Now it’s Woife’s turn, and he wants to make himself something to eat. Afterward, he also has to lie down because he has to get up early on Monday morning. I should finish the rest by myself. He will catch up after work.

We thank each other for the nice evening, and I enter the door to the Icecrown Citadel while my druid friend slowly disappears into the sky.

Chapter 5 – Cataclysm and everything else: On my list, there are still ten locations. Three in the areas of Cataclysm, four with the lovely Pandaren, and three in Draenor. I turn on a stream in the background and fly from place to place. Pull out the camera there, experiment with the filters, and get closer to the big title. Finally, there is only one location left on my map. The instance Auchindoun in Draenor. I fly to the location, enter the instance, and take a final selfie at 9:40 PM. About three and a half hours after the start of the photo marathon in Orgrimmar.

WoW-Selfie-10-ICC — Alone on the Frost Throne – I complete the last kilometers of my journey without a companion

WoW-Selfie-11-Finale-Auchindon — Alone on the Frost Throne – I complete the last kilometers of my journey without a companion

Since I probably won’t use the selfie camera again, I delete the hotkey and icon directly from my action bar.

Here I stand before you. Field photographer. Am I particularly proud of the title? No. Could it have been solved much faster? No question. But without the achievement, I probably wouldn’t have set out with an old friend and relived the beautiful memories.

Do you have similar beautiful memories that you occasionally relive with friends in World of Warcraft or other MMOs?

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Twitch permanently banned a streamer for a very bad joke about God of War

Lydia 9. April 2023 Reading time 3 minutes

A Twitch-ban is always annoying for streamers, as they lose important income during this time – in the case of a permanent ban perhaps even forever. Such was the case for the Twitch streamer “Skumnut,” as he made an ill-considered joke.

What kind of content creator is this? Skumnut refers to himself as a “Souls guy” and has spent hundreds of hours playing games like Elden Ring, Dark Souls, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (via TwitchTracker). However, another game turned out to be his downfall: God of War.

The streamer told a friend he would kick him to death

Why was Skumnut banned? The YouTuber suspects that a joke he posted in the chat of a friend who is also a streamer was the reason for the ban. Skumnut had written to his friend Mega: “I will kick you to death.”

What was behind the message? Skumnut had just completed a “Kick Only” run in the action-adventure God of War Ragnarök, defeating all enemies exclusively with kicks. For this special challenge, he had streamed almost 10 hours a day for a week.

For the Souls veteran, this was probably quite cool: he had never played any of the “God of War” games before, and this was also his first run ever. Moreover, he was the first to complete a “Kick Only” run on the highest difficulty level.

Apparently, he had been alluding to his success with the message.

The other streamer seemed to be in the know and even commented on the run. Nonetheless, Twitch saw the comment as a violation of their guidelines and suspended Skumnut indefinitely. A drastic step, as this was the first ban for the streamer.

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The 5 biggest Twitch bans that caused a lot of commotion

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Why did Twitch impose the ban? The streaming platform has a “zero-tolerance policy” regarding violence. Accounts that violate this policy are suspended indefinitely, even if it is their first offense. There are no “3 strikes” like with other violations.

According to the Twitch Community Guidelines, acts of violence include: “Attempts or threats to physically harm or kill others.” Skumnut’s joke was thus construed as a threat.

Skumnut cannot understand the ban

How did the streamer react? On YouTube, where Skumnut moved after his ban, he posted two videos explaining his perspective on the situation.

In the videos, he makes accusations against Twitch: he received an email in which the officials had coldly lied to him. It mentioned previous violations of which the streamer said he had already been notified in the past.

Skumnut claims to have been unaware of any previous violations and shows a screenshot of his email inbox. The image is meant to display all the emails he received from Twitch. Among the shown messages, there is no warning or suspension up to his permanent ban on November 16.

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Is Skumnut now banned forever?

Why is this a topic now? Skumnut has been banned since November, but the case has now been highlighted by journalist Jake Lucky and published on Twitter. Because the ban on the streamer reveals a problem with Twitch.

As Jake Lucky explains, the statement, taken without context, is “quite harsh.” With context, however, it is clear that it was an allusion to the “Kick Only” run and not a threat.

What is the problem? A “suspension indefinite” does not automatically mean a notorious perma-ban: After six months, an appeal can be filed.

That’s exactly what Skumnut did, explaining the situation. His buddy also contacted Twitch and confirmed that it was a joke he was privy to, according to the YouTuber. Nevertheless, the streaming platform did not lift the suspension (via Twitter).

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What happens now? Mathematically speaking, Skumnut can attempt to have his suspension lifted again in May. Whether he intends to do that is unclear, as the former Twitch streamer has been doing quite well on YouTube since his ban, where he has 200,000 subscribers – on Twitch, only 10,000 people had followed him.

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Fortnite has outsmarted death 3 times, this is how Epic Games achieved it

Christos Tsogos 9. April 2023 Reading time 4 minutes

Fortnite would have almost died 3 times since its release, if Epic Games hadn’t acted correctly. What a crazy story lies behind the battle royale shooter, you can find out here on MeinMMO.

Fortnite has a long history that not every player knows. Many precarious situations forced Epic Games to create Fortnite with its battle royale as many thousands of players know it today.

We take a closer look at these situations and show you how Epic managed to prevent so many deaths of Fortnite.

First Death – The PvE Mode Save the World

The end shortly after the beginning: Those who have accompanied Fortnite from the beginning probably know the PvE mode “Save the World“. This mode was supposed to carry the game after the release and generate revenue, but that was not the case.

After about 7 years of development, Epic Games missed the hype around zombies and the survival battles in the horde mode, and so the game seemed to disappear again – for now.

A makeshift solution was needed so that Fortnite wouldn’t be permanently shelved, and so the battle royale mode came into play. This was built in less than 10 weeks and integrated for free into the Fortnite launcher.

In line with the “battle royale” hype from the then-over game PUBG, Epic Games also tried its hand at the battle royale with its free game mode and succeeded greatly. Thus, Epic Games outsmarted the first death of Fortnite, but that was just the beginning.

A new debacle was not long in coming.

Second Death – The Lawsuit from PUBG against Fortnite

A lawsuit dragged Epic Games to court: The success didn’t take long, because when Epic Games released its battle royale mode, more than 10 million players flocked to the servers in less than 2 weeks.

Now Fortnite led the hype, and the developers of PUBG noticed this. In no time, Epic Games was sued by the Bluehole Studio. It was about serious plagiarism allegations that PUBG presented to the court:

Style of the interface
the mini-map
the overlay of the crosshair
the way health points are regenerated
the number of players in a match

The whole topic surrounding Fortnite had a bitter aftertaste because the new mode actually seemed like a makeshift solution on Epic’s part to ride the hype around PUBG. Fortnite was even more successful, as the colorful BR shooter was offered for free, unlike PUBG.

Many were waiting for the trial back then, but it never took place. Bluehole Studio quietly withdrew its lawsuit without any statement (via polygon.com). To this day, no one knows what led the developers to this step, but it is rumored to have something to do with the corporate giant “Tencent”.

After this issue, the hype slowly decreased and the next problem was already on its way.

Third Death – Competitive or Casual Game?

Fortnite in an identity crisis: Once the legal dispute was no longer an issue and Fortnite earned more money with continuous live events, battle passes, and skins, a new problem emerged: the dwindling player numbers.

The problem Epic Games had to face was Fortnite’s identity. The battle royale was supposed to focus on a competitive player base at its release. It was meant to be challenging and difficult. Pro players like Ninja, Tfue, Benjyfishy, and Myth were the faces of the game at that time and showcased their building skills in tournaments.

Good for the pros, but bad for casual players. Many couldn’t handle the then-meta of the “double pumps” and the building. Gradually, player numbers dwindled, and the developers noticed this as well. A solution was needed, and thus one of the most defining PR actions in gaming history was created – the event with the black hole.

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Fortnite: The One Time a Black Hole Swallowed You All

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Epic Games provided for a reboot of the game after the release of Chapter 2. New map, weapons, bots, better building, and a greater focus on casual players. Gradually, Fortnite shifted from a competitive game towards a social game.

It was meant to be a fresh start, and Fortnite succeeded in this. Concerts by Travis Scott or Ariana Grande attracted many new players to the BR shooter and showed a side of the shooter that no player had seen from a game before.

More and more, Fortnite changed its strategy and even introduced a permanent no-build mode to bring fun to players without building talent.

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In this way, Epic Games also averted the third and final death of its game. It is a long story that is not yet finished.

The developers have continually shown that they refuse to be beaten and have skillfully taken their fate into their own hands. One thing is clear: Fortnite will continue to exist for many more years.

What do you think of the story? In your opinion, did Epic Games have luck? Feel free to leave us your thoughts in the comments.

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Diablo 4: The Exact Time of Release

Dariusz Müller 9. April 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

The release of Diablo 4 is approaching and Blizzard president Mike Ybarra reveals what time you can play the action RPG in June.

With Diablo 4, the latest installment of the popular action RPG series will be released on June 6 for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. The beta is already over and players were able to draw an initial conclusion, now everyone is preparing for the release of Diablo 4. But what time can you play on the release day?

Start time for the release of Diablo 4

When does Diablo 4 start? The president of Blizzard, Mike Ybarra, announced the exact start times for the release of Diablo 4 on April 5 (via Twitter). German players can start shortly after midnight.

If you pre-ordered the Deluxe or Ultimate Edition of Diablo 4, you can already play 4 days before the regular release and start on June 2.

Early access release (pre-order) – June 2, 2023, at 01:00
Regular release – June 6, 2023, at 01:00

The MeinMMO editorial team participated in the beta of Diablo 4. Here is the review of Leya Jankowski, Benedikt Schlotmann, and Benedict Grothaus:

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Diablo 4 Beta: Performance and fun are on point, but important questions remain unanswered – The conclusion of the MeinMMO editorial team

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During the beta, pre-orders were able to enjoy an early start and play a weekend before everyone else. However, not all classes were playable at that time – the partially overpowered necromancer and the too weak druid for many players were only available in the second beta weekend, which everyone could participate in.

That is different with the full release. All players who start the action RPG on June 2 or 6 can access all five classes from the beginning. In addition to the hunter, barbarian, and wizard, the druid and necromancer are also immediately playable.

MeinMMO editor Alexander Leitsch has summarized all the information about the release of Diablo 4 here:

Diablo 4: Release, beta, classes, gameplay, and pre-order overview

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Player reaches max level 402 days after the release of Elden Ring – „Now you can finally play“

Maik Schneider 9. April 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

In February 2022, the world was gripped by “Elden Ring” fever. The crisp Soulslike action game captivated millions of players, some of whom are still roaming the Between World today. Like Reddit user Fireman_Artsen – who has now reached max level.

Elden Ring blew everyone away upon release. The ratings were good right away, enthusiastic players flooded the servers, and in February 2023, the developers reported over 20 million copies sold.

What a milestone. And it is actually a brutally difficult niche title that consumes and destroys its players.

But Elden Ring was too good: the well-designed open world, the high quality at release, the motivating gameplay. The grim RPG even convinced casual gamers. The low selection of new games also played into Elden Ring’s hands in early 2022.

More than a year after release, a player is now speaking up on Reddit who simply cannot get enough of Elden Ring and is celebrated for reaching max level.

The Elden Ring community celebrates some players as legends. More about this in the video:

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A half-naked player in Elden Ring became a community legend – This is his story

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500 hours to max out all stats – Level 713

Fireman_Artsen posted a cell phone photo of his TV in the Elden Ring subreddit. His stats are visible, all at 99 and his level 713:

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More than 11,000 upvotes were collected by the thread within 6 days. 1,000 comments full of congratulations and silly remarks adorn his success.

Among them, there are also remarks from the legendary South Park episode about World of Warcraft. User Saendra writes: ‘Congratulations, now you can finally play the game.’

The max-level player Fireman_Artsen also shares some info about his success. He spent over 700 hours in Elden Ring, but on different characters. He estimates that about 500 hours are on the max-level character.

Our Webedia colleagues at MMG calculated that it takes around 1,692,558,415 runes to reach level 713 (via millenium.org).

The question often arises about how he did it or whether he has tips for rune farming. However, Fireman_Artsen can only offer a few tips; he simply played:

This is my release day character, so I mostly just played during his life. PvP, coop, NewGame+. I didn’t care about stopping at an optimal PvP level, so I just kept going. Then I collected all the weapons and armor, got into NewGame+8, and realized the max level was in reach, so I just went for it. I farmed Albinaurics for a long time, but was often summoned as well.

Once again, an incredible achievement in a game that wants to eat you and take you out in one hit. Patience, stamina, and a desire for Elden Ring for over 400 days. Hats off.

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Up to what level have you struggled? Which NewGame+ have you reached? Leave a comment with your achievements or tell us your opinion on the topic.

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18 game titles from the translator – Is your English bad enough to recognize them?

Benedict Grothaus 9. April 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

We present to you 18 titles of games that have been poorly translated into German by translation machines (or by us). Can you recognize them all?

Machine translations are practical and quite good nowadays – at least most of the time. Again and again, you come across texts online that clearly show they were translated from another language by a poor algorithm.

Especially as a games journalist, you often stumble upon such cases. During my research on the 30 most successful gaming franchises in the world, I noticed several of these bad translations.

This quiz was originally published in June 2022.

With some games, I had difficulty even recognizing at first glance what they were supposed to be. So I thought: I’ll ask the clever readers of MeinMMO if they feel just as clueless about the titles.

Title Quiz – Can you recognize the titles in German?

What kind of titles are these? The titles are all games that are somewhat known worldwide or at least in the West and Germany. This includes big blockbusters but also one or two older games and niche games. There are games for PC, Xbox, PlayStation, mobile, and more.

Here are some lists that might help you recognize one or the other title:

The titles are chosen so that you should be able to figure out some of them with a little thought – others might be more difficult, especially if you don’t know the game itself. Most should explain themselves.

For the translations, I took some machine translations from random websites, as well as conjured up some of my own. Have fun!

How does the quiz work? In the flip quiz, you see the name of the game title on the front of the card. Click or tap it to turn it over when you think you have recognized the title.

On the back, you’ll see the solution. I decided on this type of quiz to avoid leading you to the right answer through multiple-choice or letting you guess randomly. So be fair to yourselves when evaluating the results!

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Pokémon GO: Top raids with the new Regieleki are running today – All info

Patrick Freese 9. April 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

On Easter Sunday, a top raid event starts in Pokémon GO. These raids are characterized by their special difficulty. For the first time, you can battle and catch the new Pokémon Regieleki there.

What kind of event is this? The top raids in Pokémon GO take place regularly and usually last for a single day at selected times. The next event of this kind is already coming up this Sunday.

We show you everything you need to know about the top raids with Regieleki here in the overview.

Top Raids with Regieleki: Times, Shiny, and Research

What times are the top raids running?

Sunday, April 9, at 11:00 AM local time
Sunday, April 9, at 2:00 PM local time
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You can see the best counters against Regieleki here in the guide

What are top raids? Top raids are similar to normal raid battles but are more difficult. The special eggs visible over the gyms take 24 hours to hatch. This gives you plenty of time to remember an appointment for such a raid.

After hatching, you have 30 minutes to challenge a raid boss. It is important that you can only participate in top raids on-site. Remote raiding is not possible.

Which Pokémon is this? Regieleki is a legendary Pokémon that belongs to the Electric type. It makes its debut in Pokémon GO at the top raids. However, you cannot catch it in its shiny form at the top raids yet.

If you want to catch Regieleki this season, the top raids on April 9 are your only chance for that.

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Timed research: Update from April 6 at 7:05 PM: Niantic announced on Twitter that the timed research for this event will be canceled. The reason for this is the awarding of research that they want to improve. The timed research will be released at a later time, which is still unclear.

This is how the research was planned: If you participate in a top raid, you can also take part in a timed research. For completing the tasks, you will be rewarded with candies for Regirock, Regice, and Registeel.

Will you participate in the top raids on Sunday or are you busy during the holidays? In April, you can expect many more events in Pokémon GO.

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World of Warcraft is more than just a game – It is a piece of home

Cortyn 8. April 2023 Reading time 4 minutes

World of Warcraft is more than just a game for many gamers. Azeroth has long become a piece of home – even for MeinMMO demon Cortyn.

Video games have a great influence on our daily lives – no gamer would deny that. After all, they are our favorite hobby. And the games are often the biggest time wasters beside work, the thing we spend most of our waking lives on.

But only a few games have had such a great impact on me as World of Warcraft did. It is time for a tribute to the game that has moved me more than any other game before it.

Note: The article originally dates back to 2017. We have updated it for Easter 2023.

A world known inside and out

If someone were to drag me out of bed at 4:00 AM, I could explain exactly how to navigate through the Blackrock Depths to reach the final boss as if it were second nature. I could still explain how to complete a tribute run in Stratholme and still know exactly which tent in Thunder Bluff to find the vendors I am looking for.

However, if someone were to ask me how exactly to get to the nearest savings bank, I would have to think for at least a moment about the directions.

I believe this is exactly why “Cataclysm” was a problem for many long-time players. The overhaul of the old world did WoW good and made the zones more sensible and exciting. But it was indeed a piece of home that was changed. People no longer knew exactly where everything was, and a few cherished memories began to fade.

It’s a bit like the old kitchen where you used to munch on your mother’s delicious pancakes after school for years. When the money was finally enough for a new kitchen, the pancakes were still just as delicious. But somehow the old flair was missing. And that the cutlery now lies in the second drawer from the left instead of the first, one will never really get used to.

WoW players: Loyal, foolish, and blind to mistakes?

Time and again, you hear that fans forgive too much after so many years of WoW. Some players are only still attached to WoW because they have gotten used to it. And to a certain extent, that is true.

However, that does not mean one loses sight of the mistakes. Because I know WoW so well, annoying bugs immediately stand out to me that I would not notice in other games.

One example? The face tentacles of female Draenei characters clipped into their bodies during a patch. I could be annoyed all day about how Blizzard could overlook such a bug. When I look at my character and see that the tentacles are now fused into the shoulder instead of resting lightly on the collarbone or swinging back and forth slightly while moving, it makes me sad. It’s such a small detail, and yet it suddenly wasn’t “my” Draenei anymore.

Yet, it is exactly this feeling that WoW still evokes after more than a decade that makes WoW special.

I can still get caught up in a hype when a new expansion is announced. And I can still grind my teeth when some feature has been cut or a mechanic is no fun.

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The second home, Azeroth

No other game manages to pull me back in time and again. Then I return and sink into the world for a while even after not playing for half a year.

The 24-hour sessions in role-playing games, the great successes as a 40-person raid, the laughter on TeamSpeak when someone gets killed by the elevator boss again. All these memories stand on equal footing with “real” experiences, as they also came about with other people.

After all the time I have spent in World of Warcraft, and with all the friendships that developed over well over a decade first in WoW and then in the “real world,” I can only come to one conclusion: Azeroth has become a “second home” for me – one that is always accessible, even when the address in the real world changes.

All of this makes WoW more than just a game for me.

Have you also built such a bond with WoW or another game? Or are all games just a temporary diversion for you, in which you don’t really want to lose yourself?

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Teacher streams lessons on Twitch, now has hundreds of viewers: “Was only intended for my students at first”

Irina Moritz 8. April 2023 Reading time 5 minutes

Teacher Mr. Gerold has been looking for new ways to reach his students and impart knowledge to them. He found them on platforms usually known for gaming: Twitch and YouTube.

The Corona pandemic and the associated lockdowns have moved many professions to home office in order to reduce the risk of infection. This also included teachers, who held their lessons via Zoom or similar services.

One of these teachers was Alex Gerold from Cologne, who took a step further. To accommodate his students, he began uploading videos of his lessons to YouTube and also streaming on Twitch.

We talked to “Mr. Gerold” in an interview about his streams.

The article originally appeared in May 2022 on MeinMMO.

“At the beginning, the videos were only intended for my students…”

MeinMMO: Hello! Please introduce yourself to our readers. Who are you? What do you do for a living and in your free time?

Alex: Hey, my name is Alex Gerold, I am a vocational school teacher and IHK examiner from Cologne. I mainly teach in the training occupation of office management clerk. When I’m not at school, I do a lot of sports, meet friends, or cheer for FC Cologne in the stadium.

MeinMMO: You run Twitch and YouTube channels on your teaching topic. How did you come up with the idea to specifically start streaming?

Alex: Many teachers switched to tools like Zoom during the pandemic period. During the Corona pandemic, we conducted online classes with Microsoft Teams. That worked great, but I wanted to give my students the opportunity to access the learning content at any time, independent of class time.

That’s when I quickly thought of YouTube, and “Mr. Gerold” was born. At first, the videos were actually only intended for my students, but as it often goes (laughs).

By now, the videos have 2.5 million views. The idea of Twitch came to me accidentally while channel surfing on YouTube. I saw that many YouTubers like Montanablack upload their live streams from Twitch to YouTube. That’s how I got into Twitch and thought that this platform is perfect for providing live tutoring to a wide audience.

MeinMMO: You started with relatively short explanatory videos on various questions. What kinds of formats have you tried since then?

Alex: At the beginning, I made many short videos with a maximum runtime of 10 minutes. Sometimes that’s not so easy and certain things can’t be explained or related in such a short time.

That’s why I also created some longer videos that worked surprisingly well. It’s important that you don’t make the videos boring, but use practical examples and explain things as simply as possible.

Once, I made a quiz series. I was out in the woods on a treasure hunt, and the viewers had to help me solve various puzzles with lesson questions. I had a great time, but the videos weren’t clicked as often (laughs).

“It’s unusual at first to stream on Twitch in front of 200-300 viewers”

MeinMMO: How does feedback from your viewers influence the content on your channel? Can they suggest a video on a specific topic, for example?

Alex: I regularly conduct surveys on YouTube, Twitch, or Instagram. You can already tell that certain topics come up frequently. These include accounting or booking entries. The response is also greater for these topics. I generally have close contact with my community and try to answer all messages as best as I can.

MeinMMO: How does teaching and tutoring via YouTube and Twitch differ from regular frontal teaching via Zoom from your experience?

Alex: It’s unusual at first to stream on Twitch in front of 200-300 viewers you don’t know while teaching only your class on Teams. But surprisingly, you get used to it quickly, and the same people keep popping up in the chat, so a sense of group forms quickly.

Of course, normal online lessons with the class are different and more intimate just because of the microphone function, but the fun factor on Twitch is quite high with the chat function and various tools like giveaways or quizzes.

MeinMMO: What advantages and disadvantages do you see with Twitch and YouTube for your work?

Alex: I believe the biggest advantage is the recognition and popularity of the platforms among young people. It gives me great pleasure to do something meaningful, and I am thrilled with all the positive messages that I receive daily.

At the same time, however, the pressure also increases to meet the demands and expectations of the viewers. Many forget that this is my hobby and I am not a full-time streamer or YouTuber. I am still a passionate teacher in the classroom.

Teaching channels don’t get enough attention

MeinMMO: What difficulties do teaching channels face?

Alex: The loyalty of the viewers understandably only lasts as long as the education lasts. Why should you rewatch the learning videos afterwards?

Furthermore, there is unfortunately not much media and political attention for teaching channels. Totally undeserved. YouTubers like Lehrer Schmidt or Daniel Jung have saved the behinds of a whole generation of students.

Social media is also always entertainment. We live in a consumer society where everything has to be fast and entertaining. This is difficult for teaching channels (Mr. Lawyer does it very well).

“Lehrer Schmidt” (1.37 million subscribers) and “Mathe by Daniel Jung” (852,000 subscribers) are teaching channels on YouTube that publish tutorial videos on topics from mathematics. The videos are often short, concise explanations of individual questions within various mathematical areas such as geometry, calculus, etc.

MeinMMO: Your channels originated in connection with the Corona pandemic. How do you see your future now that restrictions have been lifted?

Alex: Corona was definitely a boost for the videos, but I still believe in the concept.

I recently started a podcast. I’m also experimenting with TikTok. Dance videos with my students, for example, cringe (laughs).

I don’t have concrete plans. I will keep going as long as I have fun with it. Right now, I’m having a lot of fun, and the positive feedback motivates me to keep going.

MeinMMO: What tips would you give to teachers who want to connect more with their students?

Alex: Just do it! And above all: Use the platforms that the students know. Exchange ideas with your students and ask them for their opinions and wishes. That’s the beauty of the teaching profession: You are very close to your target group.

We sincerely thank Alex for the interview and wish him continued fun and success with his activities on Twitch and YouTube.

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I got into a sex limousine in GTA Online and flew over Los Santos

Patrick Freese 8. April 2023 Reading time 4 minutes

In GTA Online, I experienced what is probably the craziest session I have ever encountered, thanks to a modder. And I have seen a lot.

What happened? I regularly log into GTA Online, spin the lucky wheel, and complete my daily tasks. It often happens that modders use their cheat menus to influence the experience of other lobby participants. This can be negative, causing a complete blackout for all players where they can only see black.

Often, you also encounter god mode hackers who cannot be killed. Well, almost.

However, I got lucky during my session. A modder was with me and many other players in the lobby. He wanted everyone to have fun. And before I knew it, I was already in a sex limousine flying over the vast online world of Los Santos.

This article was originally published in July 2020 and has been updated for you in April 2023.

My Adventure with Limos, Transformers, and the Driving Hamburger

It all started like this: In the online lobby chat, a message from a player popped up that sounded something like “WOAH, what is THAT?” Followed by numerous smileys expressing his joy. Curious as I am, I immediately jumped into my car and searched for the player on the map. I didn’t have to search long before the guy overtook me in a hamburger.

No, not a person from Hamburg. Yes, the food. No, he didn’t hold it in his hand. HE WAS DRIVING A HAMBURGER!

I couldn’t miss the opportunity and then also got into the burger vehicle and cruised through the streets. You wouldn’t believe how fast such a meatball bun can become.

As I finished my joyride, a player messaged me in the chat. He said I should stand still.

Normally, I should have been suspicious at this point and immediately switched to passive mode. But after my culinary adventure, I felt so exhilarated that I just waited. Just five seconds later, a sex limousine teleported next to me.

I quickly recognized that it had to be a sexualized version of this multi-person vehicle. On the roof, there was a giant pole with a whopping eighteen times the “69” attached. A clear reference to the sexual position that has become a popular meme on the internet.

As a good citizen of Los Santos, I, of course, immediately got in. Instead of speeding down the streets with that oversized pole on the roof, the limo took off. Together with another player, the modder and I then flew in this sex limo over Los Santos.

Because we apparently weren’t attracting enough attention from the other players, the modder then activated a bright color change. Now we were flying with an RGB sex limo over the city, stopping next to astonished players. Honestly? I couldn’t wipe the grin off my face.

The grand finale of this fun afternoon took place at the Los Santos airport. Here, the modder spawned a huge transformer, built from tanks and a jet. A giant, sad face hovered over the body. The “device” was incredibly fast, zooming from one side to the other across the runway. Followed by a horde of police cars trying in vain to stop this gigantic transformer with their puny machine guns.

It went on like this for about twenty minutes, with more crazy vehicles being spawned by the modder from his menu in between.

Conclusion: Sometimes Modders are Nice Too

Here’s what I learned: Up until now, my experiences with modders in GTA Online have been negative. I have over 1800 gameplay hours in GTA Online and have encountered quite a few hackers/modders over the last few years. So far, this afternoon was the best encounter with these players.

I would gladly encounter them again at the next event in the online world. Rockstar recently announced that GTA Online will soon receive its biggest update ever. And I’m really looking forward to it.

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Diablo 4: The best builds for each class with specialization and gameplay

Benedict Grothaus 8. April 2023 Reading time 3 minutes

Diablo 4 has successfully completed its Open Beta, and MeinMMO has taken an overview of which builds are on top after the big test.

Update from April 8th: We have adjusted the article, incorporating and updating Necro gameplay.

What will I find here? We present the best builds for each class that we have been able to test or confirm so far. Currently, only builds for level 25 are included, the max level for the recent Open Beta of Diablo 4.

For each build, you will find a short description of how the class plays, as well as a gameplay video to give you an impression of the playstyle. Talents, abilities, and legendaries in detail can be found in the linked guide.

The list will be expanded over time as we find more builds to present. If you are still unsure what you want to play, here is an overview of which class suits you best.

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The best builds for the Barbarian

Bleeding Barbarian with self-healing

As a Barbarian, you rely on using different weapons. The bleeding build from MeinMMO editor Maik Schneider focuses on inflicting enemies with many stacks of the bleeding debuff.

You mow through a horde of enemies and let them bleed out slowly. For many enemies, it is enough just to wait and move on. You also heal yourself robustly in the process.

Here is the Bleeding Build for the Barbarian

By the way: This is how you change weapons as a Barbarian. You can see what the build looks like here:

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Diablo 4: Beta gameplay – Barbarian

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The best builds for the Druid

Werewolf Druid leading his own pack

As a Werewolf Druid, you command 3 additional werewolves and strengthen them with your abilities. With your buffs, you improve the wolves, poison enemies, and tear them apart as a pack.

The biggest advantages are that you continually heal yourself in the process and can hardly die, while also serving as a support for other players. You are well placed, especially in groups.

Here’s the Werewolf Build for Druids

A major problem is that Druids are generally considered weak, but the build makes them quite playable. You can see the gameplay here:

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Diablo 4: Gameplay of the Werewolf Druid against World Boss Ashava

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The best builds for the Huntress

Melee Huntress as an assassin

The Huntress is actually popular as a ranged fighter, but I had much more fun as a melee rogue during the test. The build fights with whirling blades and a lot of agility.

You dance around groups of enemies, dodging all attacks and eliminating opponents with flying knives and shadow magic. Your greatest strength is the mobility with which you fly across the battlefield.

Here is the Assassin Build for the Huntress

The build does have some problems with bosses, but I was able to kill the world boss Ashava with it without dying:

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Diablo 4 features huge bosses like an MMO – And they drop really good loot

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The best builds for the Necromancer

1-button Necromancer with blood mist

Necromancers often play with skeletons as servants. However, the blood mist build only uses one ability to wipe out entire hordes of enemies, and companions are more of a nice addition.

While you do not have to do much to succeed with the build, you do need a specific legendary; without it, the build simply does not work. However, you can keep yourself alive against any enemy with it.

Here is the 1-button build for the Necromancer

Here you will find classic Necro gameplay with skeletons and corpse explosions. Here is what the build looks like without the special legendary:

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Diablo 4: Beta Gameplay – Necromancer

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The best builds for the Sorceress

Frost Sorceress that kills everything in seconds

The Frost Sorceress uses ice spikes to shred enemies. It utilizes the ability not just for itself but especially its passive effect through the special class mechanic of the Sorceress.

When you use other cooldowns, you summon more ice spikes on nearby enemies. This way, you can kill just about anything in seconds.

Here is the Frost Build for the Sorceress

We unfortunately do not have our own gameplay for the build yet, but you can find the build in action from YouTuber positron1223 here:

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Lightning Sorceress for bosses and leveling

The Lightning Sorceress is weaker against large masses of enemies but can effectively combat smaller groups and single targets. Additionally, no enemy can ever get too close to you thanks to the crackling sparks.

The big advantage is that you rarely have to stand still. You are constantly on the move, gathering sparks while your lightning spells chase and kill enemies. Furthermore, you hardly need legendaries for the build to work.

Here is the Lightning Build for the Sorceress

MeinMMO video producer Anna Alberg conquered a fortress solo with the build:

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Diablo 4: Sorceress with Shock Build against Malnok’s Staging Point

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Many of the builds require specific legendaries to function or to support the playstyle. If you still want to farm and didn’t catch Ashava, here are some new spots for items that are particularly easy and quick:

Diablo 4: The 3 best farm spots in the Open Beta – Here’s where you can get the most loot now

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Space battle in EVE Online destroys thousands of euros – 13 hours of fighting between 6,000 ships

Dariusz Müller 8. April 2023 Reading time 1 minutes

In a space battle of the MMORPG EVE Online, 6,000 players fought and destroyed in-game resources worth several thousand euros.

What is EVE Online? EVE Online is a subscription-based sci-fi MMORPG from Pearl Abyss (formerly CCP Games), where all players play on the same server and inhabit space with numerous planetary systems.

There is no clearly defined game objective in EVE Online. Primarily, players pursue the development of their character and the accumulation of personal in-game wealth. Accordingly, there is a strong focus on the game’s market system and economic activities.

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What kind of battle was that? In EVE Online, there are always massive space battles where thousands of players meet. In recent events, the “Imperium” fought alongside the troops of “B2” against “Fraternity”, “PanFam”, and “Winter Coalition” in the X47L-Q system.

In the total of 13 hours of fighting, approximately 6,000 players were involved. Additionally, in-game resources worth one trillion ISK (the in-game currency of EVE) were destroyed.

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If EVE players want to buy the in-game currency outside the game, they currently pay around €40 for seven billion ISK (via playerauctions.com). Based on the in-game resources destroyed during the battle worth one trillion ISK, players would need to invest nearly €5,500 to compensate for the damages.

Massive battles are, however, not unusual in EVE Online. Just a few weeks ago, 6,000 players fought in EVE Online in the “X47L-Q” system. The largest battle of the MMORPG remains unmatched. In 2020, around 8,000 players were involved in a fight.

The developers of EVE Online have announced a new AAA game. However, this was not well received by the players of the MMORPG, as it is said to use a controversial technology.

EVE Online: Company behind cult MMORPG announces new AAA game – players immediately declare war and strike back

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This addon drastically changes how you perceive World of Warcraft

Cortyn 8. April 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

A new addon revolutionizes questing in World of Warcraft. All quests now have voice output – and it sounds really good.

World of Warcraft has aged a bit by now. Even though there are continuous updates, some content is still a bit outdated in its structure.

A major criticism is that quests are not voiced. Most quests still present their content in an outdated way: A text window opens with a few sentences of text. Many veterans no longer read the texts, and even newcomers often just click quickly through and run to the blue marked spot on the map.

This leads to a lot of the storyline of the game world of Azeroth being lost, which is not surprising, as it is not presented in a modern way.

An addon now provides relief here, at least in WoW Classic and Wrath of the Lich King Classic.

What kind of addon is this? The addon “VoiceOver” is currently only available for the two classic variants of Classic, but it is extremely impressive. All NPC quest texts have been voiced by AI.

This is not a “simple” text-to-voice that sounds mechanical and extremely artificial, but significantly higher quality. Dwarves sound like dwarves, night elves and undead have a slight, mystical echo in their voices and there is a distinction made between male and female quest givers.

Where can you download the addon? If you want to try the addon “VoiceOver” yourself in Classic, you can download VoiceOver on Curse. However, at 1 GB for an addon, it is quite large – this is purely due to the amount of data it requires. After all, sound files for hundreds of quests and NPC dialogues are included.

How this looks in practice is demonstrated by the YouTuber Frostadamus:

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How good is the addon? There are minor errors. Sometimes NPCs pronounce punctuation, like “Dot Dot Dot” when “…” appears in the text. Also, when the character’s name appears in the quest text, the voice simply says a generic “Person”, for example, “Hey, Person, can’t you help me today?”

But those are isolated cases and the majority of quests are drastically enhanced because of it. Even with these small errors, the quests are presented in a much more interesting and engaging way.

What does Blizzard say about it? So far, nothing. However, some veterans may remember that Blizzard had previously shelved a similar project. At that time, some fans took it upon themselves to voice all quests in the game. Blizzard prohibited this because they did not want others to create story content for WoW – and voicing quests fell under that.

In the case of the “VoiceOver” addon, the cat is now out of the bag and shows how well this works with AI voices and what added value it can bring to the game world and the story.

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Many would likely pay more attention to quest texts that they would otherwise completely skip if they were fully voiced. So far, this is only the case for the highlight quests in the game – and only for the most important characters.

Whether the addon will also be released for Retail (i.e., Dragonflight) remains to be seen.

What do you think of such an addon? A cool thing that enhances WoW? Or should it be banned?

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Type persuades ChatGPT to create dangerous malware – “Developers would have taken weeks”

Maik Schneider 8. April 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

Currently, an important discussion is underway: Do AI systems harm humanity on the internet or do they provide a valuable contribution to society? Users are currently testing the moral boundaries of technology and are finding more and more ways to circumvent ethical principles.

Just recently, we reported on MeinMMO how a YouTuber circumvents the rules of ChatGPT to enrich himself.

In principle, AIs are supposed to work with a kind of ethical conscience. If the programs recognize that the answer to a question could help commit a crime or act immorally, then the most prominent program, “ChatGPT,” refuses to answer.

However, these “safety precautions” can be circumvented with clever questions. This has also been demonstrated in the case of a security expert who was able to create highly advanced malware using ChatGPT to steal data from another computer – without writing a line of code.

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Dangerous malware needs a lot of prior knowledge

How did he do it? The expert is Aaron Mulgrew, who describes his approach in a blog for the cybersecurity company Forcepoint (via forcepoint.com).

Mulgrew is knowledgeable about the process of such attacks and also knows about the general structure of malware. However, he had never programmed anything like this himself.

He explains in the post how he circumvents the moral boundaries of ChatGPT by having it program only parts of the malware. Here, his experience helps him – without knowledge about the structure of such attacks, a layman would probably have reached the end here.

However, Mulgrew managed right away that his malware was not recognized as harmful by many providers.

However, he wanted to go a step further and implement measures to ensure that his program would remain completely undetected. However, ChatGPT recognized this behavior as unethical and illegal again.

Mulgrew simply turned the tables and did not ask for a cover-up of traces but instead approached it through the protection of intellectual property – he wanted to hide the code so that no one can steal it.

ChatGPT played along and wrote the corresponding code so that the remaining providers in Mulgrew’s test module would not recognize his malware – if it was already on the computer.

Then he asked ChatGPT for a suitable infiltration method to access the respective computers. In the end, only 3 of the providers of his test program would recognize the file as harmful. Mulgrew suspects that this is only due to a blanket rejection of these programs against certain file types.

Not because the malware was directly recognized as such.

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According to Mulgrew’s assessment, who deals with cyber attacks at a national level, “5 to 10 malware developers would need a few weeks” for a program that he assembled in a few hours.

He even tested the program and was able to steal data from computers and transfer it to a specified account on Google Drive.

The direction of development for AI programs like ChatGPT and how people deal with them will be one of the most exciting topics of the next few years. EU member Italy has already banned access, officially for reasons of youth and data protection.

What do you think about such examples that also show the negative sides of such applications? How should one deal with it? Leave a comment on the topic.

How to make money with ChatGPT is also a big topic: Guy earns almost 40,000 euros at once with the text AI ChatGPT – How does that work?

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In a perfect world, the biggest MMORPG today would be World of Warhammer

Benedict Grothaus 8. April 2023 Reading time 5 minutes

Almost every gamer knows World of Warcraft, the massive MMORPG from Blizzard. However, there is another world that is more mature, dirtier – and better, as MeinMMO author Benedict Grothaus believes. It’s about Warhammer, and the popular WoW almost played there too.

I have been playing World of Warcraft for almost 18 years and love the game for its humor. Blizzard has really done an excellent job here and built a world that I love to dive into. Elves, dwarves, orcs… High Fantasy is simply the best setting for an MMORPG.

Unfortunately, WoW often lacks the bite. The world often feels clean and nice. Sure, occasionally a corpse hangs from a tree, and the undead are quite a gruesome sight. Still, WoW does not fully tap into its potential to really depict the brutality of war as a “world of warcraft” could.

I know this, because such a better fantasy world already exists.

The older I get and the longer I play WoW, the more I wish that Warhammer had been more successful and today would be the biggest MMORPG. The thought that this almost happened is all the more bitter.

The article originally appeared in July 2022 on MeinMMO.

Especially Immortal Empires for Total War: Warhammer 3 makes me more and more excited about the great universe. You can watch the trailer here:

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Warhammer is fantasy for adults

Warhammer is the competing universe to Warcraft and is even significantly older. The Warhammer tabletop was released in 1983 – 11 years before Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, the first iteration of Blizzard’s strategy game.

The worlds are very similar, which may be due to the fact that both are heavily inspired by The Lord of the Rings. The similarities go even further: Many races are identical or at least very similar, and their archetypes overlap significantly.

Dwarves, for example, divide into different clans through their traditions, which inhabit different parts of the world. Elves are divided into multiple races, some embody pure magic while others represent the connection to forest and nature.

Even the gods and villains are similar, but Warhammer has a crucial difference: It is dirtier and meaner. Every race is initially racist, or rather: speciesist. Everyone hates each other, and alliances are based on expediency, not on real trust. Warhammer goes further where Warcraft does not dare to.

The idea of a world that is completely and continuously immersed in war comes through much more clearly in Warhammer. The fact that the greenskins exist solely for war, literally multiply like fungi, and follow gods that belong to the “WAR!!!” pantheon is strong evidence for that.

The brutally hard Warhammer: Vermintide 2 or the acclaimed Total War: Warhammer 3 show quite well how such a rough and brutal world can be implemented in video games without being tasteless.

This, by the way, is not just my opinion. Blizzard itself originally wanted to make a Warhammer game, as former Warcraft chief developer Patrick Wyatt explains in an interview with Kotaku. According to him, Blizzard co-founder Allen Adham actually wanted a Warhammer license. But then things turned out differently.

A new Warhammer game, Darktide, is coming soon—but in the Sci-Fi universe 40K, not in Fantasy:

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Warhammer 40K: Darktide im Gameplay-Trailer

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Superman is the reason we’re not playing World of Warhammer

Why Warcraft ultimately didn’t become a Warhammer game can be explained quite quickly. Before Warcraft was created, Blizzard had already produced 2 licensed games, together with Detective Comics (DC), as Wyatt explains:

The Death and Return of Superman from 1994
and Justice League Task Force from 1995

The Death and Return of Superman was in fact the first game released under the Blizzard name. Prior to that, the game studio was called “Silicon & Synapse”.

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The two superhero fighting games didn’t fare particularly well with the audience. For this reason, many of the developers at Blizzard back then resisted creating another foreign world and being bound by rules.

The Blizzard team wanted to create its own universe, and so Warcraft was born – albeit heavily inspired by Warhammer. And you can’t deny the success of the studio; after all, WoW is probably why everyone knows Blizzard today.

So why didn’t Warhammer hold its own? Well, it did. It just didn’t work.

Warhammer does many things better – unfortunately not Games Workshop

Games Workshop, the company behind the universe, created Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning with developer Mythic in 2008, its own Warhammer MMORPG. However, it didn’t last long.

By 2013, the servers were shut down again – officially because the license was not renewed. However, Warhammer Online is said to have attracted very few players, which could have been due to the game’s clear focus on PvP.

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The decision is somewhat surprising, as Games Workshop is actually known for distributing the Warhammer license to almost anyone. There are dozens of Warhammer games in all possible variations: role-playing games, shooters, strategy games, hack and slay…

Even a second MMO attempt is being made. With Age of Sigmar, a new MMORPG for PC and mobile is set to be released, this time focusing on PvE. Whether that will run better remains to be seen.

However, it seems that the larger interest is in Warhammer 40,000, the science fiction offshoot of the universe. Here, players often spend hundreds to thousands of euros just for the tabletop. The universe is also accompanied by video games, books, and more.

Still, it is hard to understand why Warhammer Online had to die again. Since the closure, fans have simply continued to run their own server and still provide updates even 8 years later. Warhammer Online seems to still enjoy some popularity. Just not as much as WoW.

Warcraft has something that Warhammer lacks: Blizzard

The fact that Games Workshop is focusing more on 40K and less on Warhammer Fantasy may be due to the fact that Warcraft is now the larger and more well-known fantasy universe. And honestly: Without Warcraft, I probably wouldn’t even know Warhammer.

Would Blizzard be as renowned today if they had made World of Warhammer? Maybe, maybe not. The developers back then really had something to offer. But Warcraft was probably their canvas to showcase their skills comprehensively. Without limits.

Still, I am sure that the Warhammer universe has much to offer that no one has really wanted or been able to explore yet. Something that could dethrone World of Warcraft.

Unfortunately, things turned out differently back then, and Allen Adham’s idea of a Warhammer game was never realized. It would have been great if Blizzard had gotten the license and Games Workshop had given them all the freedoms.

Just a perfect scenario. But the world is not perfect – and that’s why we play World of Warcraft, and not World of Warhammer.

By the way, I am sure that at least one famous celebrity would agree with me:

Witcher star Henry Cavill plays Warhammer and has to explain that it is not World of Warcraft

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A 14-year-old sniper arrives at CoD MW2 and painfully reminds me of my greatest defeats

Maik Schneider 8. April 2023 Reading time 2 minutes

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 are bringing a well-known sniper into the game in Season 3 and MeinMMO editor Maik Schneider has to think back to his darkest CoD hours.

I have been playing Call of Duty multiplayer since 2008. With “World at War”, I first ventured online, quickly joined a PlayStation clan, and found many players who are still online in my friends list today.

With the successor, the 2009 Modern Warfare 2, we even played in the PlayStation League. Not a big deal, anyone could participate. But we met twice a week for training and played against other clans on weekends.

We once placed second in a season, something I will never forget. And as you can tell, I still enjoy talking about it today.

But I also have to admit that I was not a good player back then. I was really bad at Call of Duty. And when I see the new weapon coming with Season 3 for Warzone 2 and CoD MW2, I unfortunately do not think of the highlights from back then.

I have to think about my most painful defeats.

Next up is Season 3 of CoD. Here’s a quick trailer:

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I was the biggest sniper victim

With Season 3, the FJX Imperium comes into play. Behind the fantasy name hides the “Intervention” – a legendary sniper rifle from CoD MW2 from 2009.

The CoD developers even invited the notorious sniper player FaZeDirty to produce a teaser for the weapon:

https://twitter.com/CallofDuty/status/1642935113523642396

“It’s so good, you’re going to love it,” says Dirty in the teaser. “Get ready,” he adds with a grin. But when I think of the Intervention, I rather lose my laughter.

I was the biggest sniper victim in CoD MW2 2009. My mechanical skills were always surprisingly good, the first hit usually landed. That’s why I played a lot in Hardcore mode – opponents fell quickly here. Unless they were too far away.

That’s why I was always at a disadvantage against snipers. Even if I could land the first hit, I had great difficulties hitting follow-up shots back then. Every Intervention destroyed me.

Moreover, I had little understanding of tactics. I was a team player; my strengths were observation, communication, and morale. We always had fun.

But I fell into every sniper trap, constantly got shot from behind, and had no instinct for the spawns and the flow of the game.

In clan wars, that was negligible. We played Search & Destroy, refined our tactics over months, and nearly every move was agreed upon to a certain extent.

But in public matches and training rounds with other game modes? Oh boy, that’s probably a big part of why I eventually stopped playing public matches. Nostalgia in a different way.

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Now I admit something: I am now the nasty sniper who shoots confused players unseen.

It was a slow and painful development, marked by setbacks, doubts, and the occasional angry outburst.

But in CoD or Battlefield, I now more often get my hands on a sniper, and I have to say: It feels damn good to realize that I have gotten so much better over the years.

That’s why I’m even a little excited about the FJX Imperium / Intervention. It is, after all, just “another sniper rifle”, but somehow it’s also something special.

Another CoD story from me can be found here: My best friend in CoD MW2 is the inflatable soldier – Why does anyone even use anything else?

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The money-grabbing gacha system kept me away from Genshin Impact for a long time – Now I regret it

Marie Friske 8. April 2023 Reading time 3 minutes

For a long time, MeinMMO editor Marie Friske was discouraged by the gacha system in Genshin Impact and now regrets not starting the RPG sooner.

“Gacha systems”, the stuff nightmares are made of for some gamers. Many immediately look for the exit as soon as they hear that a game relies on these random mechanics.

For this very reason, I also gave Genshin Impact a long chance – the thought of a nasty gambling system that requires you to spend thousands of euros to get a somewhat decent character was too present.

Meanwhile, Genshin Impact has become one of my absolute favorite games. I have formed my own opinion about the gacha system – and I regret that it kept me from playing the RPG for so long.

I can still understand the criticism, even to the point of some players completely avoiding gacha systems, but I have come to terms with the random mechanics in Genshin Impact and have found a good way to deal with it.

An important note in advance: The gacha system contains gambling-like mechanics and should therefore be approached with caution. It can easily lead one to spend real money, which for some players has already led to high sums being invested in Genshin Impact.

I would also advise against the game for individuals who already show tendencies toward gambling addiction, as the mechanics work similarly.
If you or someone you know is affected by gambling addiction, you can find more information and a contact point at the Federal Centre for Health Education.

This article reflects my personal experience and approach to the gacha system. However, this may vary from person to person and should therefore not be generalized.

Here you can see a video with daily tasks that you can do to earn Genshin Impact characters for free:

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The gacha system is not as nasty as I thought

How does the gacha system work in Genshin Impact? You obtain weapons and characters by “pulling” on specific banners. For a pull, you need “fate”, which you can obtain either through in-game currency such as primogems or by paying real money.

With 90 pulls on a banner, you are guaranteed to receive a 5-star character (or weapon). There is a 50% chance that it is the event character you want. With 180 pulls, you are absolutely assured of the character.

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Before I started playing Genshin Impact, I established a single golden rule: I will play through Teyvat as a free-to-play player! No matter how tempting a game character may be, I will earn them without spending a cent. So far this has worked, although it occasionally becomes quite difficult for me to restrain myself on event banners.

My strategy to avoid impulse pulls: Create a savings plan in advance for the truly important characters. I have already made one for Baizhu, one of my absolute favorite characters:

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What is very important to me in order to enjoy Genshin Impact: I can earn the coveted primogems, the currency you need to pull characters for free.

While it means more effort and grinding, it is doable. Events are especially helpful here, where large amounts of primogems are often offered as rewards. Additionally, the limit of 180 pulls provides a reference point to measure how far I am from my goal of obtaining a character for sure.

Of course, as a free-to-play player, I cannot get all the characters I think are cool, of which there are honestly quite a few. I would have loved to get Alhaitham, Dehya, and Baizhu all, but I must prioritize.

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In the end, it is enough for some 5-star characters. Even though you don’t necessarily need them to play through Teyvat. Because even the 4-star characters, which are easier to obtain, sometimes even through events, are completely sufficient.

But when I wander into the shop after hard grinding work with my bag full of primogems and can finally get a long-desired favorite into my team, my joy is all the greater. After all, I earned them with passion.

For anyone, like me, who has been saving for Baizhu, can soon look forward: Update 3.6 will bring us the green-haired doctor and Kaveh as new playable characters.

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ARK changes price and content of the remaster because players were loud and angry

Dariusz Müller 8. April 2023 Reading time 3 minutes

The survival hit ARK is set to receive a paid remaster. This made players angry. Now the developers are responding to the criticism.

What kind of remaster is this? Studio Wildcard, the developers of ARK: Survival Evolved, announced a remaster for the survival game on March 31, 2023, and at the same time postponed the sequel ARK 2 to the end of 2024.

The remaster is called ARK Survival Ascended, aims to bring the content of ARK: Survival Evolved to Unreal Engine 5, and will be available exclusively for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5.

Why were players loud and angry? ARK players were angry for various reasons and voiced their criticism loudly on social media. Some reasons included:

the shutdown of public servers of ARK: Survival Evolved at the release of the remaster and the associated loss of game progress
the price of the remaster: at least €39.99 without DLCs, which in total should cost nearly €40 more
Players on Xbox and PC could only purchase the remaster in a bundle with ARK 2 for an additional €10, so for €49.99 – the DLCs were still not included
- This led to criticism because no gameplay for ARK 2 had been shown yet. Players were expected to essentially buy a pig in a poke.

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What is ARK changing about the remaster now? About a week after the announcement of ARK: Survival Ascended, Studio Wildcard responded to the criticism regarding the remaster and made some adjustments (via survivetheark).

You no longer have to buy the remaster including ARK 2 for €50. It will also no longer be necessary to purchase the DLCs separately. However, the entire package is now €20 more expensive. For a total of €60, you now get the remaster ARK: Survival Ascended and the DLCs Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Genesis Part 1, and Genesis Part 2.

Before the change, players would have had to pay €80 to €90 for all content (depending on the platform). The DLCs Scorched Earth, Aberration, and Extinction would have been part of the “Explorer Pass” for €19.99. Genesis Part 1 and Part 2 would have also cost an additional €19.99 together.

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Developers explain why the update is not free

Not just an update: In the announcement, Studio Wildcard also explained in detail why it is a paid remaster and not a UE5 update, which players assumed after a Twitter post by Wildcard co-founder Jeremy Stieglitz.

At the time when Stieglitz spoke of a free update, the studio had still planned to take the revised version for the Nintendo Switch and remove the hardware limitations of the Switch. This would mean that the update would not fully utilize the technology’s potential, as stated by Wildcard.

However, Wildcard abandoned that plan and decided to deliver an ARK experience with “cleaned base code.” However, such an update is not possible with ARK: Survival Evolved, as the revision would render existing save files invalid, and mods may not work anymore.

They have therefore not tried to deceive players, but the initial plans and general intentions were different.

Official servers are based on outdated technology

Why are the official servers being shut down? According to Studio Wildcard, the official servers are based on “outdated technology” and consume “significant development resources and time” for operation and maintenance. Additionally, they recognized that the majority of players do not play on official servers.

Since the developers still understand that the loss of progress is not easy for players, they want to allow the transfer of save files to unofficial servers.

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Remaster brings crossplay and wild dino babies

What does the remaster bring? In addition to prettier graphics from Unreal Engine 5, the remaster is set to include a rework of the movement and running behavior of dinos. A photo mode and Nvidia DLSS support will also be included. However, the highlights are other innovations.

ARK: Survival Ascended is set to feature blueprint modding on PC and consoles already at release. Additionally, character creation and customization, as well as snap points for building, will be improved and crossplay will be added.

The management of dino babies will also receive a QOL update, and there will be wild dino babies roaming the map.

How ARK could look on Unreal Engine 5 was already shown to us by a well-known modder of the survival hit:

Modder of ARK is so good that his maps were officially adopted – Shows what ARK could look like in UE5

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