One of the biggest games on Steam gets an update 16 years after release – That players should create themselves

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Developer Valve has announced a new, major update for Team Fortress 2. The popular shooter has been one of the biggest games on Steam for years, but has been somewhat neglected. The upcoming update is expected to be released in 2023, but only with the help of the community.

What kind of game is this? In the popular hero shooter Team Fortress 2, you play as one of 9 unique characters on various maps and in different modes to achieve victory. Each hero has special abilities, weapons, and tasks within the team.

Team Fortress 2 combines classic game modes like Payload, King of the Hill, Capture the Flag, and more with a comic style and outrageous humor. While the focus is on team play and the objectives of each map, matches often devolve into chaos.

The combination of serious gameplay and playful features makes the shooter so popular and has even inspired new games like the successful Overwatch. Especially the outrageous characters give Team Fortress 2 a unique charm – like the quite insane German Medic:

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Team Fortress 2: Meet the Medic

How successful is Team Fortress 2: Although Team Fortress 2 was released in October 2007, it has been a constant presence on Steam for years – especially after the Free2Play transition in 2011. In the past 30 days alone, nearly 120,000 players have played (via steamcharts, as of February 10th) and the ratings are “very positive” at 92%.

The game has thrived over the years primarily due to the active community that has created new maps and more through the integrated Steam Workshop. In 2019, the official development was allegedly to be discontinued.

The last major update, Jungle Inferno, was released in 2017. Since then, the game has only been provided with the annual Halloween update, which brought minor new features, and improved with patches – mainly to combat the notorious bot plague.

Now, developer Valve has announced in a blog post that a new, major update is scheduled for 2023. However, the fans are expected to contribute.

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Team Fortress 2: Update coming in summer, brings new content

What kind of update is that? Valve is somewhat vague but promises new “items, maps, taunts, unusual effects, war paint, and God knows what else.” However, the content is not supposed to come from Valve itself, or at least not exclusively.

Instead, the developers want to rely on the Steam Workshop. Content that is created there and deemed good should make its way into the game as official content with the update. Valve even invites fans to “get to work.”

This may sound unusual, but it happens more often in Team Fortress 2. Alone, Jungle Inferno brought 5 fan-created maps into the official map rotation. By the way, fans are not bothered by this, as they are generally some of the most popular maps.

If they were not implemented, you would have to download them yourself before starting. If they make it into the official map rotation, that is no longer necessary.

What content the fans create is entirely up to them. A summer theme is allowed but not explicitly necessary to be included in the update. Those who want to participate have until May 1st to submit their works. However, a concrete release date for the update is still missing.

If Team Fortress 2 is too colorful for you, here are some alternatives:

The 10 best free-to-play shooters 2023

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One of the most important co-op games of 2023 on Steam can now even be played without a gaming PC

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With Baldur’s Gate 3, one of the most important co-op games of 2023 leaves Early Access and is officially released. Now you can play the game even without a powerful computer, provided you have a fast internet connection.

The games in the “Baldur’s Gate” series are probably among the most important and well-known RPGs you can play. About a year ago, the team from Larian Studios announced a sequel in Early Access. MeinMMO was able to try out the co-op of Baldur’s Gate 3 and had a lot of fun with it. However, it was glaringly obvious that many content pieces were still missing at that time.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is one of the most anticipated games on Steam, and many see it as the most important co-op title for 2023. Because behind the game is Larian Studios, which has already made a name for itself in role-playing games with the Divinity series. The latest installment in the series, Divinity: Original Sin 2, is one of our best co-op games.

Meanwhile, the game has received several major updates. And since this week, you can also play it if you don’t have a fast computer at home or want to play from the couch without Steam Deck. Because the developers have introduced support for GeForce Now.

With GeForce Now, you can now play Baldur’s Gate 3 almost anywhere

Why is this so interesting? With services like GeForce Now or the discontinued Google Stadia, the game is calculated in the cloud on a Nvidia system and then streamed to your device (laptop, PC, mobile phone). This means you don’t need a powerful computer, let alone free storage space. Because Baldur’s Gate 3 is now a whopping 150 GB.

The principle of cloud services like GeForce Now is quite simple. You link your Steam or Epic account with GeForce Now and can then stream your games through your PC or mobile phone.

Both on mobile and PC, you can then use mouse and keyboard or controller controls. There are now some recommended mobile controllers for gaming available for mobile devices.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 – Trailer Game Awards

What limitations are there? On one hand, the respective game must also be supported. If your game is not supported by the cloud service, you cannot install and use it in the cloud. The co-op game Baldur’s Gate 3 officially supports streaming via GeForce Now.

On the other hand, there is another limitation: You need a stable and fast internet connection. GeForce Now can be used easily at home, but the connection on the go, such as on the train or bus, is often too weak in Germany.

Another cloud alternative is the service from Microsoft. Anyone who has purchased or subscribed to Game Pass Ultimate can now use it on their devices without restrictions. You can read all the important information about the service here:

What is Xbox Cloud Gaming and who is it worth it for in Game Pass?

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FIFA 23 accidentally gives away strong striker – Check if you have him!

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FIFA 23 accidentally distributed a Future Stars card when you have the “normal” version of the player in Ultimate Team.

This is the player: In the FIFA subreddit, players share that they suddenly find a Future Stars variant of Real Madrid forward Iker Bravo in their Club in Ultimate Team.

Bravo actually has a 64 bronze card in FIFA 23 with rather weak stats. However, the new card, which was presumably supposed to come in Future Stars Team 2, has a rating of 86. It includes a decent pace rating, good shooting, and dribbling stats.

Who gets the player? Some players initially believed everyone received this card – but that is not the case. In fact, the bronze card of Iker Bravo was simply transformed into the Future Stars variant. Even if you already have it in your Club.

A similar case occurred in FIFA 22 before – with a very strong card of Christian Eriksen. So check your Club! If you happen to have saved the bronze version of Iker Bravo in Ultimate Team, you might now have a Future Stars version.

You can see how the new card looks here in the reddit post by user CurtainsMcGee (via reddit):

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EA comments on Future Stars Iker Bravo in FIFA 23

This is what EA says: Via Twitter, EA already commented on the “FIFA Direct Communication” channel.

There it confirmed the error: “The base 64 OVR version of Iker Bravo was mistakenly updated to the Future Stars version,” the statement says: “The affected version remains unchanged” (via Twitter).

The switch is unlikely to be reversed.

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Furthermore, EA adds that there may have been an error if you had Iker Bravo on your team, on the bench, or in reserve. Then you could not start a match in FUT – but that seems to have been resolved now.

Accordingly, the player’s version should now also be able to be used in matches again. This should make some players happy about an unexpected new addition to their club.

Meanwhile, for some players, the friendly match mode in Ultimate Team is causing frustration. Because there, once relaxed matches have turned into tough duels due to a challenge.

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One of the most successful games worldwide only took a weekend to develop

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Minecraft is still one of the most popular games worldwide. In 2009, the sandbox game was developed by a single person – The raw form was created in just one weekend.

Markus Persson, better known as “Notch”, began developing Minecraft in May 2009. At that time, he was working as a game developer at King.com, as he recounts in an interview (via Youtube). The website is known for browser games, with Candy Crush as their biggest hit. King is now part of Activision Blizzard.

Minecraft started as a side hobby

Persson programmed his own games at home as a hobby. In April 2009, he was working on a game called “RubyDung,” which was inspired by Infiniminer. Many today only know this name because Persson mentions it as his source of inspiration for Minecraft. It’s an open-world game with blocks that allows players to build and dig tunnels (via Minecraft Wiki).

In a single weekend in May 2009, Minecraft was created at Persson’s home – back then called “Java Edition.” Unlike Infiniminer, his game was meant to have RPG elements.

In the video, you see the story of the inventor of Minecraft:

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The Story of Notch – The Man Who Invented Minecraft

After several tests, the full version of Minecraft was released in 2011

Since then, the creative survival game has gradually gained momentum:

  • On May 17, 2009, Persson then released Minecraft in the TIG Source Forum, a platform for indie developers. Persson improved the game based on feedback from the forum.
  • Several pre-alpha tests were conducted in 2009 and 2010.
  • In December 2010, the beta started.
  • On November 18, 2011, the official full version of Minecraft was released from the beta.

Meanwhile, Persson also founded his own video game company Mojang and left his regular job to focus entirely on Minecraft. Since 2009, the game has sold over 238 million copies (via Xbox.com)

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Mojang is still responsible for Minecraft today, but has belonged to Microsoft since 2014. 2.5 billion dollars were exchanged in the deal.

Now the game is also available for consoles and as a Pocket Edition for Android and iOS. Minecraft continues to receive regular updates, like the recent “The Wild Update” in mid-2022.

What do you think about the fact that Minecraft was created in its raw form in just one weekend? How long have you been playing the game and what platform do you use for it? Feel free to write us in the comments here on MeinMMO!

If you’re looking for more survival games, you should check out Smalland: Survive the Wilds:

New survival game on Steam looks like ARK, but with insects instead of dinos – Coming this March

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A bug in the auction house of WoW costs me thousands of gold every day

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Even though Dragonflight is well received, there are annoying bugs in World of Warcraft. One costs our MeinMMO demon Cortyn thousands of gold every day.

I think from my columns and opinions on Dragonflight it has become relatively clear that I really like the current expansion of World of Warcraft. While I sometimes have to nitpick about little things, such as the fact that the trading post felt a bit too fast for me, it doesn’t diminish my enjoyment of the game.

What annoys me, however, is a small error with the auction house that regularly drains my gold and leads to wrong purchases.

When searching for an item in the auction house, items with that name are listed. Then you click on the desired entry and can enter the quantity you would like to buy.

During particularly active times, when many players use the auction house, an error occurs or rather a behavior that is not usually the case.

In the small input mask where you enter the desired quantity of items to buy, a “1” is displayed by default. However, this is grayed out, like text usually is, and gives the impression: If I type a different number now, the 1 will disappear. This is also the case in 90% of the instances when the auction house functions properly.

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One person’s joy is another person’s sorrow.

In the roughly 10% of cases, however, this is not the case. Because there the 1 is already

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LoL: Fnatic is said to have made a fatal mistake in assembling the squad – Now pays a high price for it

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Fnatic is a top favorite from the LEC, the European League of Legends league, and former world champion. However, the team made one or two wrong decisions regarding their team composition in winter, which now prevented them from advancing to the group stage of the Winter Split.

What is the current status of Fnatic? Due to their poor performance in the games, they were only able to secure two wins. This was not enough, and they missed their chance to continue playing in the Winter Split.

Furthermore, there was a lot of criticism for the team, as none of the star players could convince. Wunder and Rekkles could not hold their own on their lanes. In a video on Twitter, Rekkles apologizes for his disastrous gameplay and assures improvement.

Now the team faces the important decision of how to prepare for the Spring Split. Although there is still plenty of time, they have a lot of catching up to do to ensure that the Spring Split does not end like the Winter season.

Season 13 has started in League of Legends and brings a new cinematic trailer:

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LoL Season 2023: The Cinematic “The Brink of Infinity”

Pro Player Analyzes Fnatic – Provides Tips to Improve

What do other pro players think? Some pro players have commented on the weak performance of Fnatic. Specifically, Jankos, the jungler from Team Heretics and former teammate of Rekkles, has addressed Fnatic and compared the team to G2 from 2021. He expresses this in a stream on Twitch. We have the video clip for you here:

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Jankos talks about the Fnatic team

Fnatic has not yet decided on the two or the one “playmaker.” He means a key person around whom a team composition can be built. Furthermore, he sees a potential problem in the strong personalities of the players. Both Rekkles, Humanoid, and Wunder are players who know what they want and compete in this respect.

Where is the issue with Rekkles? Moreover, it was a wrong decision to sign the ADC Rekkles and bench the strong German player Upset. The team made this move because they had few other options. Because pretty much no one wanted to play with the new supporter Rhuckz.

Only Rekkles took on the challenge, although he was only ranked 5th or 6th on the priority list for the bot lane. This was revealed by the team manager of Aegis, a team from the LFL, on Twitter:

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Team manager Lounet of Aegis speaks about Rekkles’ priority

Jankos also focuses on the individual play styles of the main players. He talks about the well-known, solid play style that Rekkles brings. The problem, however, is that it does not fit into the current meta.

The current gameplay tactics are characterized by flexibility on the bot lane, and the old habits and safe playstyle of Rekkles are at odds with this. Thus, many different champions are played, especially on the bot lane. The most common combination is Ashe as support, with champions that are geared towards short fights, such as Varus, Zeri, and Jhin.

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Why isn’t it working on the top lane? Then there is Wunder’s playstyle. The biggest WoW player from the LoL community has always played champions that support the team on the top lane. However, the current meta requires top laners to play “playmakers.”

By “playmakers,” we mean champions that actively move around the map and can decide team fights for their side. Champions include K’Sante, Jax, and Camille. These are all champions that Wunder has not practiced very often until now. Hence, he feels this particularly in the current meta.

The tips Jankos provides are either to look at the play strengths of individual players and play around one or two, or to gain more practice with the current tactics. They still have plenty of time to do so before the Spring Split.

What do you think about Fnatic’s possibilities? Let us know in the comments.

While Fnatic makes the big headlines in Europe, Riot Games has made a blunder in America: LoL: TSM is “dismayed and shocked” about Riot Games’ official Twitch stream

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Pokémon GO: All Events in February 2023 – Dates and Bonuses

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All events in February 2023 at Pokémon GO in overview with dates and details. We show you all known bonuses and which events are particularly worthwhile.

What does the overview show? The team from Niantic revealed some dates for events taking place in February 2023. In our overview, you will see all theme events, raid bosses, spotlight hours, the community day, the Hoenn tour, and the research breakthrough in February 2023.

We regularly update our overview for you as soon as there is new information about the upcoming events.

All events in February 2023 in overview

In February 2023, there are 4 spotlight hours. Bosses like Rayquaza and Mega-Gardevoir are available for you in the arenas. For theme events, you can expect the community day, the Valentine’s Day event, a one-day event with Liebiskus, a battle day, the Proto-Grollen event, and the big Hoenn tour.

We show you the events here in the overview. Below, we will discuss the dates that may be particularly worthwhile for you.

DateEvent
December 1 to March 1Research breakthrough with Galar-Pantimos*, Botogel*, Kindwurm*, Kapuno*, Coiffwaff* or Viscora
February 1 to February 5Event: High Voltage
February 1 to February 85-star raids with Registeel* (Attack: Thunder Cannon)
February 1 to February 8Mega-raids with Mega-Gengar*
February 1Raid hour with Registeel*
February 2 to February 9PvP: Hyper League and Hyper Premier
February 5Community Day in February with eF-eM
February 7Spotlight hour with Taubsi* and development XP
February 8 to February 14Event: Valentine’s Day
February 8 to February 155-star raids with Kapu-Fala*
February 8 to February 15Mega-raids with Mega-Gardevoir*
February 8Raid hour with Kapu-Fala*
February 9 to February 16PvP: Hyper League and Love Cup – Edition: Super League
February 11Limited research with Liebiskus
February 12Go battle day with Vulpix
February 14Spotlight hour with Fleknoil* and catch Stardust
February 15 to February 225-star raids with Regirock (Attack: Earthquake)
February 15 to February 22Mega-raids with Mega-Tauboss*
February 15Raid hour with Regirock*
February 16 to February 23PvP: Master League and Master Premier with Stardust bonus
February 18 to February 19Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn – in Las Vegas
February 21Spotlight hour with Pummeluff* and catch XP
February 22 to February 24Event: Proto-Grollen
February 22 to March 15-star raids with Rayquaza* (Attack: Broadside)
February 22 to March 1Mega-raids with Mega-Latias* and Mega-Latios*
February 22Raid hour with Rayquaza*
February 23 to March 1PvP: Mega Edition Master League and Hoenn Cup – Edition: Super League with Stardust bonus
February 25 to February 26Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn – Worldwide
February 25 and February 26Proto-raids with Groudon and Kyogre replace Mega-raids
February 28Spotlight hour with Bummelz* and catch candies

Which events are particularly worthwhile in February 2023?

These might be worthwhile: Some event details are still missing, but from the experiences of recent years, some announcements are already exciting:

  • Highlight – Hoenn Tour: The big Hoenn Tour starts in February 2023 and brings a lot of exciting content. The event takes place once on-site in Las Vegas and later worldwide for all trainers. In our overview, we have summarized the most important information about the global Hoenn Tour 2023 for you.
  • Special Raids: Mega-Gardevoir is a strong attacker and is celebrating its release in Pokémon GO now. You can look forward to the Mega-raids. Additionally, in February, there is the first chance to catch Kapu-Fala as shiny. The return of Rayquaza is another raid highlight for this month.

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As soon as there are more details about the upcoming events, we will add them to the overview, so this article stays current for you.

Have you already found a favorite among the upcoming events that you definitely want to be part of? Let us know your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments.

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Ubisoft establishes a direct line to the police, wants to tackle ‘extreme cases’ of threats

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Ubisoft, the studio behind franchises like Rainbow Six, The Division, and Assassin’s Creed, has made a unique agreement with the police in the UK: If employees receive severe threats from gamers, these will be forwarded to the authorities through a fast-track process. The harassment seems to have gotten out of hand.

What is Ubisoft planning? As reported by BBC, Ubisoft’s customer relations center in Newcastle, England, is working with the police in Northumbria. The goal is to tackle harassment and threats online.

To this end, the police will train Ubisoft employees on how to deal with toxic behavior online. In return, Ubisoft will have the opportunity to directly forward particularly extreme cases to the police, who will then handle further processing.

The agreement is the first of its kind.

Why is this important? Andrew Holliday, one of the managers working with the relevant team at Ubisoft, says: “There were death threats or threats of serious injury” and such problems are not just a gaming issue, but an internet issue in general.

In the past, heated tempers online have led to serious threats:

Such threats go beyond just the developers directly involved with the games and target people who have nothing to do with the actual problems. In WoW, the storyline of the Shadowlands expansion was poorly received – as a result, one book author was wished to die.

Not all interactions on the internet are that extremely negative – luckily. One streamer became famous on Twitch due to a single kind gesture:

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Twitch streamer with only 1 viewer becomes famous through a nice gesture – This is her story

Extreme cases are reported directly to the police

How will this work? Ubisoft now wants to ensure that such extreme cases are reported directly to the police and can be pursued. The system involves a fast-track process.

This means: If Ubisoft discovers a criminal case, the police will be informed immediately. The relevant user apparently does not even have to reside in the United Kingdom. Holliday explains that in a previous case the police were able to contact authorities in Norway directly.

Ubisoft is not the first corporation to pursue particularly severe cases of harassment through legal action:

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What is being reported? Ubisoft does not provide specific parameters for cases that are forwarded, only speaking of “the most extreme.” In total, less than 0.01% of reports actually reach the police. Most can still be handled with bans.

The goal is to ensure that gaming serves as entertainment and that one does not have to expect negative experiences just for enjoying gaming. They want to create a better environment for everyone: “There is an appetite to make the whole ecosystem a better place.”

The problem with toxic behavior has been brewing for years in gaming and on the internet in general. MeinMMO demon Cortyn examined this more closely back in 2018:

Game developers are fed up – and we are to blame!

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Steam: Survival game with vampires had 150,000 players at release – gives away 1st expansion

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The survival game V Rising exploded on Steam in 2022. With over 100,000 players at release, it was the absolute hit of the summer. Then there was a year of silence, no major updates and hardly any new content. Now the developers are delivering and promising big things.

What kind of game is this? In V Rising, you play as a vampire and build your own castle. However, you first need to gain power because you awaken completely dried out and must try not to die from the first sunlight.

The special thing about V Rising is that you essentially play the “bad guys” from survival games. While nights in such games are often deadlier, they are the time when you get stronger and can go hunting.

You go hunting for blood, tap people with particularly good blood or abduct them and defeat bosses to unlock new abilities and travel the world.

V Rising impresses especially with its gameplay. The creators, Stunlock Studios (Battlerite, Bloodline Champions), are known for action gameplay. With magic, different weapons, and even fighting on horseback, you battle against monsters, humans, and other vampires.

In our video, you will find all the information about V Rising in 2 minutes:

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All info about the new vampire survival MMO ‘V Rising’ on Steam – in 2 minutes

1 year in Early Access – 1st expansion comes for free

This is how it went with V Rising: The survival game has celebrated successes on Steam. It was released in Early Access on May 17, 2022, and was to be further developed from then on. V Rising attracted over 150,000 players at that time (via steamcharts).

V Rising was a real surprise hit, just like Valheim before it:

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However, almost a year passed without any new content. The first major update was supposed to be released in 2022 but did not come. In December, the news came: the big content update will finally come in 2023, but at that time there was still no date.

Now Stunlock Studios is sharing on the official website that new content will finally come in May. However, this will not just be a simple update but an expansion, and it will be completely free.

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What’s in the expansion? The focus of the expansions is the magic system of V Rising. The survival game currently offers the possibility of weaving spells into combat; however, you are largely dependent on other weapons.

With the new expansion, spells are supposed to feel more powerful and belong more to their respective “schools”. Blood magic should feel more vampiric, while necromancers should be able to deal more with the undead. Through jewels, a new system, spells can be further enhanced.

Whether the change is enough to be able to play a pure-blood mage remains to be seen. In addition to spell revisions, the update offers:

  • improved building and crafting system – for example, with multiple levels for your castle
  • legendary weapons with random effects
  • “Territories,” a new feature that allows you to claim land for yourself

V Rising is still rated “very positive” on Steam (85%, as of February 9). The biggest criticism from fans is that fresh content is lacking – which is expected to come no later than May. If you want to pass the time until then, you can find the current best games in the genre in our list:

The 25 best survival games 2023 for PlayStation, PC, and Xbox

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A German World Cup legend is simply too weak in FIFA 23

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In FIFA 23 there are many players who may be a bit stronger than in real life. But unfortunately, there is also the other direction: Genius players who cannot keep up in FUT.

In FIFA 23 there are countless football players modeled after their real-life counterparts. Kylian Mbappé dribbles in FIFA 23 just as effectively as in the French Premier League – if not even a bit better.

The Brazilian legend Ronaldo is feared as a goal machine, Zinedine Zidane can also work magic in FIFA like he did on the pitch. And some players are even more feared in FIFA than in real life.

At the same time, there are also players who have achieved everything in world football and who even have high ratings in FIFA 23 on paper, but simply do not function as well.

One such example: The German World Cup legend Miroslav Klose.

Legend in real life – But simply not strong enough in FUT

Klose was so successful: World Champion, all-time top scorer of the German national team, World Cup record holder with the most goals (16). Twice German champion, two-time cup winner with Bayern, one-time cup winner in Italy with Lazio Rome. 121 goals and 74 assists in 307 Bundesliga matches.

You only have to look at a few numbers from Miroslav Klose’s long career to see what a strong career the striker had. Again and again, Klose prepared for his trademark celebration somersault whenever he scored against the opposing team.

But in FIFA, Klose’s abilities just don’t seem to translate well.

What does it look like in FIFA 23? A look at the portal futbin shows interesting numbers about Klose’s cards.

FIFA 23 Klose

His four icon cards are among the cheapest legends you can get in the game.

  • The base version currently costs 75,000 coins
  • The mid version also costs 75,000 coins
  • The prime version is the most expensive, at 145,000 coins
  • And the 90s World Cup Icon card, which reflects World Cup performance, costs 86,000 coins

One could theoretically say: Great, if I want to play Klose, I don’t have to fork out millions of coins, like I would if I wanted to get Ronaldo, for example.

At the same time, this also means that players are simply not willing to buy Klose at higher prices. He simply is not worth it compared to other, better cards – and that as an iconic player. Some players criticize this in the comments on futbin – they believe that especially the World Cup version of Klose deserves better stats.

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The problem with the stats: Even if a card has a high rating, it does not mean that it fits well into the FIFA 23 meta. Values like speed, dribbling, or skill moves matter a lot in FIFA. And these are areas where Klose does not shine.

His strengths lie in shooting stats, positioning, reactions, and similar areas. But these stats are simply not as important as others.

A problem that other strikers in FIFA 23 can also bring. Thomas Müller is one such candidate, whose specific style of play only transfers to FIFA 23 to a limited extent.

What do you think about the issue? Would you wish for a change in the values so that players like Klose become more useful? Let us know in the comments.

Otherwise, players are currently trying to earn bonuses in FIFA 23 friendly matches. But that proves to be difficult.

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Pokémon GO starts this weekend with 2 events – Here’s what to expect

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On Saturday and Sunday, two events take place in Pokémon GO, in addition to Valentine’s Day 2023. Here we show you an overview of the content you can expect.

What’s happening in Pokémon GO? Recently, the Valentine’s Day Event 2023 has started in Pokémon GO. This brings you new Shinys and special encounters with monsters. But this weekend, two more events are kicking off:

  • Saturday: Limited Research with Liebiskus
  • Sunday: GO Battle Day: Vulpix

In our overview, we show you what content both events will bring. This way, you can easily decide whether participating is worth it.

February 11: Limited Research with Liebiskus

When does it start? The event runs from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM local time.

What happens there? When you spin Photodiscs at PokéStops, you can receive field research that is activated specifically for the event. As a reward for completing these tasks, you will encounter Liebiskus. With some luck, these encounters may also yield Shiny Liebiskus.

Wild Pokémon: In line with the event of the Limited Research, the Pokémon you encounter more frequently in the wild will change. These will be:

  • Flegmon*
  • Schlurp*
  • Miltank*
  • Liliep*
  • Barschwa*
  • Parfi*
  • Imantis
  • With luck also Mamolida*
  • (Pokémon marked with an * can be encountered as Shiny with luck)
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February 12: GO Battle Day with Vulpix (PvP)

When does it start? The event starts at midnight on February 12 and is active until 11:59 PM on February 12.

What bonuses are there?

  • For victories in the GO Battle League, you will receive four times the Stardust
  • From 00:00 to 23:59 on February 12, you can participate in 20 battle sets (instead of only 5) – This corresponds to 100 battles
  • If you evolve Vulpix during the event, then Ninetales will learn the move Ember
  • Bonuses from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM:
    • Vulpix is guaranteed as a reward encounter
    • All victory rewards in premium battles are Pokémon encounters
    • Chance of Shiny Vulpix increased

Which leagues are active? During the event, you can participate in the Hyper League and the Love Cup in the Super League edition.

Time-limited research: A time-limited research is available all day long. The rewards include experience points, rare candy, encounters with Vulpix, and a Fast TM.

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What’s next?

This is known: In the coming weeks, a lot is still happening in Pokémon GO. Theme events, spotlight hours, raid hours, boss switches, and also the big Hoenn Tour 2023.

In our overview of all events in February 2023 in Pokémon GO, you can see all events at a glance. This way, you can already mark the dates in your calendar and keep those days free.

Will you participate in both weekend events or are you not interested in the content?

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Valorant eSports player Luie passed away in the earthquake in Turkey

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The community of Valorant mourns the e-sports player Luie. She passed away as a result of the earthquake in Turkey.

This is how the news of her death was announced: The Turkish e-sports team “Unknown Pros” announced on February 9, 2023, on Twitter that the professional player Gizem “Luie” Harmankaya has passed away:

“Unfortunately, we have lost our player Gizem Harmankaya. We express our condolences to her family and all of her loved ones. Rest in peace, Gizem.”

On February 7, YouTuber Tolunay Ören reported on Twitter that he had difficulties reaching Gizem and had no information about her whereabouts. That same day, the Twitter account of Unknown Pros reported that Gizem Harmankaya had been found but was still trapped under the rubble (via Twitter).

Who was Luie? Gizem “Luie” Harmankaya was a Turkish Valorant e-sports player from Kahramanmaraş. She played for the teams Vivace Vista, Galakticos Sirens, and Unknown Pros.

With Unknown Pros and Vivace Vista, she participated in the “Valorant Game Changers EMEA” in 2022 and played against teams such as Oxygen Esports, Sangal Revels, and UNtapped (via vlr.gg)

Valorant community expresses condolences: The death of Gizem “Luie” Harmankaya shocked the Valorant community. Many users express their sympathies on Twitter and mourn.

  • CpG Emlux: “Rest in peace, Gizem. The loss of women in the scene hits really hard. Your achievements will not be forgotten (via Twitter).”
  • YinsuCollins: “I can’t imagine how heartbreaking this is for Gizem’s friends and family and everyone who came together to try to help her after the earthquake (via Twitter).”
  • Galakticos: “With great sorrow, we learned of the death of Gizem ‘Luie’ Harmankaya. We express our condolences to her family and all her loved ones and wish her much patience. Rest in peace, Gizem (via Twitter).”

Riot Games also expressed some words on Twitter regarding the death of Gizem Harmankaya:

“With deep sadness, we learned of the tragic death of the Turkish professional player Gizem ‘Luie’ Harmankaya, who played for the UnknownPros Female Team. Gizem lived in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, which was struck by several earthquakes on Monday.

Our condolences go to the entire Valorant E-Sports and Riot Games community and Gizem’s relatives during this difficult time.”

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  3. Kotaku

Destiny 2 Lightfall: Powerlevel – How strong your Guardian will be in the DLC

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In Destiny 2 the power level says a lot about your Guardian. Especially at the beginning of a new expansion, this is an important indicator, as it shows how much grinding Guardians need to do until they reach the maximum level. Therefore, we give you an outlook on how high the power level could be in Lightfall.

How high will the power level be in Lightfall? So far, the seasonal limit of your power in Season 19 is 1590 power. However, this changes significantly in Destiny 2 when a new DLC is released.

Bungie has not yet provided direct insights into the upcoming power of the Guardians, but some preview images from the developers from the Bungie blog still have enough information to assume that you can push your Guardian to a power level of 1800 in Lightfall. That is an increase of a whopping 200 power levels for the upcoming Season 20.

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With the artifact, your power increases to 1801
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In the base form, it is 1800 power
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The first image shows a Warlock with a total of 1801 light levels. However, taking a closer look at the image, it becomes clear that this is actually only 1800. The +1 comes additionally from the artifact that this Warlock has.

However, keep in mind: This is only a guess that can be concluded from the images. Something could still change upon the release of Lightfall or Bungie could announce something.

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Destiny 2 shows new insights into Strand in its trailer – The focus in Lightfall

Power level in Lightfall – How important is the value

Does the power level still play an important role in Destiny 2? The power level played a significant role in Forsaken. When you reached the power limit, any activity could be undertaken. However, since Shadowkeep, this level has gradually receded.

Thanks to the artifact, which levels up simultaneously with you, you receive additional levels credited to your Guardian. This allows you to quickly engage in many activities that you wouldn’t have been able to approach so early due to poor equipment.

Many Guardians would celebrate it if the hard power level grind were abolished as soon as possible:

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So far, however, it seems that everything remains the same; the power level is still an important component of your Guardian. However, thanks to the artifact, you no longer have to invest as much time in farming high-level gear and can mix into activities faster.

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How does the artifact affect your power level? The artifact levels up equipped alongside with your Guardian. When your artifact is then leveled up by playing and thus accumulating experience points, you receive an additional 1 power level.

At first, this may sound like little, but the artifact can level up quite quickly, thus giving you a large power bonus. This allows Guardians who do not have high-level gear or weapons to participate in Grandmaster raids or Nightfall strikes.

Without the artifact, many Guardians would have to spend a long time collecting top-tier gear from activities over weeks.

That was all the important information about the power level of Lightfall. Do you think the grind to the hard cap will take a long time? Let us know in the comments how you feel about it!

With Lightfall, the killer who has taken out the most Guardians in Destiny 2 is being nerfed – “The end of an era”

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The absolute highlight of the Nintendo Direct is for me an old role-playing game that most of you do not know

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At the latest Nintendo Direct, it was announced that a selected collection of the Game Boy Advance is coming to the Nintendo Switch. MeinMMO editor-in-chief Leya Jankowski is excited about a role-playing game from her childhood: Golden Sun.

Whenever I excitedly talk about Golden Sun, I am usually greeted with big question marks on my counterpart’s face. However, those who played the J-RPG earlier on the Game Boy Advance instantly have a sparkle in their eyes at its mention – and rightly so!

First and foremost, Golden Sun is a typical J-RPG. I am sure part of my enthusiasm comes from childhood nostalgia. The game was released in 2001 when I was 11 years old. That was my first encounter with a classic J-RPG.

However, I have played it on and off over the years and still believe it is one of the best role-playing games of all time.

What is a J-RPG?

The abbreviation stands for “Japanese role-playing game.” It includes adventure games developed in Japan that focus on story and characters. It is typical that you play with a group of predetermined characters, which you control simultaneously in turn-based battles. However, this is not a requirement for it to be considered a J-RPG.

Golden Sun has everything I wish for in a role-playing game

What makes the game great for me, summed up, are:

  • Fast and challenging boss fights that can always be managed with the right strategy.
  • An imaginative story with its own world that you can immerse yourself in and simply want to know more.
  • Super creative puzzles that even the temples in Zelda could take a page from.
  • Mind reading, which gives NPCs more dialogue options, allowing you to discover hidden emotions and secrets.
  • Your characters possess abilities that assist in exploring the world, giving it more depth. Exploration is always rewarded in Golden Sun!
  • A great soundtrack and the sound design itself is impressive. You remember the tunes and even the sounds when navigating the menu.
  • A very special highlight: The Djinns! These are little elemental spirits that help you in battle and thus provide entirely new possibilities for attack combos and classes.

Golden Sun was also released for the Wii U, and you can see a glimpse of the game from its trailer:

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Golden Sun Wii U Trailer

What’s Golden Sun about?

Basically, you must defeat evil and restore peace. Your journey begins in the small village of Vale. For centuries, there has been a community here that calls themselves the “Guardians of the Sanctuary of Sol.” They protect a seal containing the science of alchemy.

Whoever masters alchemy can attain wealth and eternal life and has the power to destroy the world. Alchemy is based on control over the four elements: water, earth, fire, and air.

The seal has been broken, and you must now prevent anyone from gaining control over these powers.

On your journey, you will meet three characters who will join your group. You all possess magical powers assigned to the elements.

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The centerpiece is the Djinns – Like Pokémon, only more complex

Your magic and class system are linked to the Djinns, and this is where it gets really interesting! You collect the Djinns throughout the game, and it might happen that you miss some and never get them. Exploring the game world is worthwhile since the little spirits are hidden everywhere. Sometimes you have to solve puzzles to obtain them.

This is what the Djinns look like:

You can assign the Djinns to your four characters. This can change the class and abilities of the character. There are a total of 28 Djinns that are assigned to the four elements. By combining different Djinn elements, you create new classes. This way, each character can have more than 10 different classes.

It sounds more complicated than it is in the game, but it gives you so many options to form your team and approach battles.

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If any of this resonates with you even slightly, I highly recommend Golden Sun.

Especially if you enjoy games like Octopath Traveler, Xenoblade, or Final Fantasy, you will find here a gem that often flies under the radar.

On GamePro, you will find information on the “Game Boy Advance” expansion pack, of which Golden Sun will be a part. Golden Sun is not yet available in the pack; it will be added later. When that will be exactly is still unknown.

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WoW: The trading post had really terrible ideas – We can be glad how good it is now

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The latest feature in World of Warcraft is well received by almost everyone. But that’s not a given – because the trade post could have been really terrible.

The trade post in World of Warcraft has been active for just over a week and is very popular. There are many cool unlocks and whether you’re a transmog fan, pet collector, or mount enthusiast – everyone finds something in the trade post that they want. However, the fact that the trade post is so well received is not a given. At the beginning, Blizzard had a few ideas and plans that, in hindsight, seem really terrible.

Where was this discussed? In a one-hour interview with the Community Council of World of Warcraft, the developers behind the trade post answered questions from the community and shared some insights about the ideas and changes made during development. Some of these sound so terrible in retrospect that most should be glad it didn’t turn out that way.

The monthly reward was intended as a purchasable item

Anyone who completed the travel journal in February receives the stylish mount Ash’adar as a free bonus. But that wasn’t always the plan. The original version in the development of the trade post envisioned a very special item each month – in February, it would have been the mount Ash’adar.

The special item would have been the “highlight” of the month. However, that felt terrible, because suddenly there wasn’t really a choice. There was only one decision to make, namely to buy that special item, as everything else felt inferior.

Ultimately, the developers concluded that it would be better to simply award the “best item” of the month as a free bonus. This just feels better and provides more freedom.

Ash’adar for 900 or more trade coins – it would have been a terrible idea.

Sets spread over several months

In an earlier version of the trade post, each item could be purchased individually. For example, an “ensemble” was divided into 8 individual items. Anyone wanting to buy a set had to purchase many items individually.

This, however, led during internal testing to people finding items like the bracers of a set uninteresting and skipping them.

But that wasn’t all: Sets could be split over several months. For example, half of a set could have been offered in February while the other half landed in the trade post in March. This was supposed to convey the sense of being able to collect a set over time.

Fortunately, this was only a trial – as the idea was not well received from all sides.

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Every day, an item is removed from rotation

Another idea was that the selection in the trade post would rotate more frequently. At one point, it was planned that around 30 items would be available in the trade post. Every day, one item would be removed from the system while another replaced it.

What would have theoretically provided more variety and faster new items, would have resulted in complete chaos in practice. It would not only have led to missing an item quickly, but also contributed to players hoarding trade coins at the beginning of the month and hesitating to spend them – after all, it could be the case that cooler items land in the trade post later in the month that they wouldn’t be able to afford.

For this very reason, the feature did not go live in this form.

More about World of Warcraft can be found here:

Trade post is just the beginning

The developers emphasize, however, that the trade post is a feature that will run for a long time and will likely be revised several times. If it turns out that players are not getting by with their trade coins and could be purchasing much more on average, this value might still be adjusted.

At the same time, they have already created “tons” of content for the trade post, so there will always be something new to discover in the coming months – and also some things that haven’t been found in data mining yet.

How do you like the trade post in its current form? Are you satisfied with its development? Or would you have even liked some of the ideas?

We have all rewards of the trade post in February here.

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LoL: Player sacrifices himself in pro game for the glory of the opponent – Praised by casters as “Gigachad”

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The LCK is the Korean League of Legends league, where the best players in the world compete for the trophies. The ambition of the players is evident in that none of them gives the other even a single unnecessary kill. Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeong managed to achieve a pentakill in the game against Brion. However, another player stole the show.

What happened in the game? During the match between T1 and Brion, the players from T1 dominated the opposing team. The players around Faker are characterized by their individual strength. Especially Keria and Gumayusi, the bot lane of T1, shows an enormous statistic.

Gumayusi had his star moment during the game. In the decisive fight, he positioned himself correctly to roll over the opponents. Within a moment, he managed to defeat 4 of the 5 opposing players and paved the way for his team towards the Nexus.

The remaining player from Brion was initially on his way back to the base to save his life, but he changed his mind. He confronted the players from T1 and sacrificed his life so that Gumayusi could get his pentakill. We have the video here for you:

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After the pentakill, T1 destroyed the base of Brion and brought the game to a glorious end. However, the top laner Morgan was the one who was celebrated as “Gigachad” by the casters for his sacrifice instead of Gumayusi for his pentakill. Thus, the runner-up of Worlds 2022 dominates the LCK.

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How did his teammates react? In the interview after the game, jungler Mun “Oner” Hyeon-jun admitted that Faker incited them to steal the kill and not let Gumayusi have his pentakill.

Oner had also tried, but Gumayusi managed to snag the kill. You can see the failed attempt in the video if you look closely. Here, Oner admits to the attempt:

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After the players won the game, they went to the center of the stage and Gumayusi stole Faker’s place in the middle of the lineup (via Twitch), before they bowed.

The Twitch chat celebrates the “Lord”: Besides the casters, the viewers were also completely ecstatic. They celebrated Morgan for his sacrifice and praised him. On Twitter, even screenshots and memes were shared under the post of the LCK:

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Lord Morgan the Gigachad is celebrated by the viewers

Despite the defeat against T1, Morgan made the biggest impression on the viewers and commentators. He risked his statistics and authenticity as a professional player, and the community celebrates him for it.

What do you think of his sacrifice? Would you sacrifice your statistics for such a move or are the values more important to you? Let us know in the comments.

Meanwhile, Fnatic is having a huge embarrassment in Europe, find more about it here: LoL: The star-studded team Fnatic is totally embarrassing themselves – Rekkles is close to tears after an early exit

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With Lightfall, the killer who has taken out the most Guardians in Destiny 2 gets nerfed – “The End of an Era”

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For a Guardian from Destiny 2, nothing is worse than an ominous mishap out of nowhere. It happens exactly when you start to feel immortal forever, and it’s noted with the phrase “eliminated by the Architects.” But with Lightfall, Guardians are supposed to become more resilient, and Bungie will even nerf the mysterious Architects for that.

Who is the Architect that likes to kill Guardians? The so-called Architect is considered the most reliable killer in Destiny 2. He has probably forever the best kill rate in the loot shooter and thus the most Guardians on his conscience. Moreover, no one can counter him.

The message “eliminated by the Architects” or “mishap” appears in the kill feed

  • when a Guardian breaks their legs after jumping from too great a height
  • when a wall comes too fast at a “rushed” Guardian
  • when an object somewhere unexpectedly goes up in the picturesque scenery
  • or when the game decides that the motionless stone in front of you has a deadly hitbox
Cabal capsules often land precisely on the heads of inattentive Guardians in Destiny 2

Essentially, you die from influences in the game world. Evil tongues, however, claim that another option is that there’s a red button on the desk of the Bungie developers that they press to relieve stress. When the button is pressed, a random player currently playing Destiny 2 is “eliminated by the Architects.”

Anyway – the Architect has always had a mind of his own. Especially when you are standing flawlessly and solo in front of a final boss and can already smell victory. One last position change and a small edge ends the power fantasy with just one hit. Probable cause of Guardian death: Little toe broken!

No more crash tests with Guardians

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In the seasonal heist battlefield playlist, you are often killed by unfair teammates

This is what Bungie announced: In the current blog post on bungie.net, the developer announced that with the launch of Lightfall, they want to bring new freedom to the game. They want you to be a little more resilient and plunge headfirst into danger without worrying about what might be in your way.

  • Starting with Lightfall, physical collision damage for Guardians will no longer be deadly.
  • You will still take damage from physical collisions, but it will generally leave you with 1 HP instead of smashing you directly.
  • Fall damage will still be deadly, but it is planned to make this damage not lethal in an update mid-season.

What do the changes mean? With these changes, the Architect will no longer kill you directly. He will leave you with a whole HP of life. So if you get hit by something else right after, that will be the guilty killer, not the Architect anymore.

With the changes, alternative paths through the game world may also open up. Guardians could use new opportunities because old physical obstacles in the environment will no longer guarantee a death. Old content may become easier to pass. Especially with the new mobility that the Lightfall subclass Strand will bring to the game.

What Guardians will be able to do in Lightfall, you can see in this Destiny 2 trailer for Season 20:

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Destiny 2 shows new insights into Strand in its trailer – The focus in Lightfall

But it’s not just the Architect playing unfair: The community has received the announcement well, even if there are still a few questions open. For example, which damages will be specifically included in this.

More and more players are having fun deliberately killing teammates in activities. This happens because there are a few abilities and weapons in Destiny 2 that allow you to actively affect other players.

  • Popular are sword attacks that throw other Guardians across the map.
  • Titans also like to push other players with the Seismic Strike or the Void explosion like a raging freight train with deadly consequences against the next wall.

This has always been a source of fun in Destiny 2. Those who stand AFK in a raid for too long are often pushed around by their teammates or grinned off the map.

With Destiny 2: Lightfall come even more changes:

From these never-serious jokes taken with humor, however, a bothersome habit has become over the past seasons. Especially since Guardians seem intentionally unfair in activities where a certain number of flawless runs must be achieved. This is particularly the case in the heist battlefields of the current Season 19.

Therefore, some Guardians have demanded like Matthew on Twitter: “Make it so that [Guardians] with swords cannot kill you.”

Have you also encountered unfair Guardians while trying to be flawless? What are your experiences, and do you believe you can play better in Destiny 2 in the future when the Architect does not have the final word? Feel free to let us know in the comments.

By the way, MeinMMO extracted some insider information from Bungie about the new subclass Strand in their interview and learned creepy things about the Warlock:

In Destiny 2, you will soon play a class that weaves a deadly mini-army of eggs and hangs out with you

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Pokémon GO announced a new feature more than 5 years ago – Now it is finally here

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In Pokémon GO, you can finally benefit from a new practical feature that was announced back in 2017. MeinMMO shows you what this new feature is and how trainers can find it.

What function is it about? Those who like to participate in raids or fight against other trainers and Team GO Rocket in Pokémon GO already have the option to create battle teams since 2017. You can set groups of up to 6 Pokémon before a battle, which you can easily select in the raid lobby or before a battle.

However, this feature was not quite complete in the past years, causing frustration among players. Niantic has finally addressed this issue and added a new feature. Below, we show you what is now different about battle teams.

Niantic improves the battle team function

What did Niantic plan in 2017? In the announcement of the battle team feature on December 7, 2017, Pokémon GO did not only explain the introduction of the feature itself but also promised that these teams would soon be stored across devices. This is meant to make gaming easier when switching phones. The developers wrote:

We are very pleased to present to you the first version of battle teams. Battle teams are pre-made teams of up to six Pokémon that you can customize and name as you wish. Different teams for regular raid battles, teams that take advantage of specific weather conditions, and so on: with this feature, you can quickly and easily choose the Pokémon you want to battle with.

During this beta phase, your battle teams will be stored on your device. So if you exchange your device or play Pokémon GO on multiple devices, you will need to recreate your battle teams. Once the full version of the feature is in the game, your battle teams will be transferred from the device you log in with.

Pokémon GO (via pokemongolive.com)

What has been implemented? Players of Pokémon GO can now create their desired teams before a battle, but the feature apparently still hasn’t had a full version in the game. There was still no sign of cross-device storage.

Thus, trainers who had to log in to their accounts on a new phone or reset the app due to a bug automatically lost their created battle teams. This was very annoying for many, as they had to create the teams again. But now, this should finally change.

What’s new now? As Niantic announced via their Twitter account in the night of February 9, 2023, this useful feature is finally active, and trainers will no longer lose their created battle teams when changing devices. The data will be synchronized in the future.

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Niantic explains: (via twitter.com):

Trainers, we are excited to announce that you can now save and name your battle teams across devices. This means you will no longer have to recreate your battle teams when you get a new phone! We hope this makes your experience even more enjoyable.

Especially in raids, you should rely on the best attackers in Pokémon GO to defeat the raid boss quickly. We have summarized a selection of the strongest monsters for you in the following video:

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Trainers are happy about the change

In social networks, trainers mostly express one thing: surprise that a synchronization feature was finally realized for battle teams after such a long time. At the same time, they are also happy that they no longer have to recreate their teams just because they switched their phone or had to reset their cache.

You can read the following in the comments on reddit:

  • Phil_Bond: “Holy moly. Did they not announce their intention to do this a few years ago? The device-side storage of battle teams was never their intention and was a flawed implementation of the feature design from day one in 2017? Am I remembering this correctly?”
  • YoureGrammerIsWorsts: “Of all the ‘Quality of Life’ improvements that can be made, this is probably the best one.”
  • DoggoBirbo: “I can’t wait to not have to save photos of my groups before I delete the game to reset the cache…”
  • JonMor45: “FINALLY! This was so annoying! Even if you logged out, you had to recreate your teams when you logged back in.”

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How you can set your battle teams

If you want to try out the battle teams and create some for yourself, you can do so easily in the game. Follow these steps:

  1. Open your menu and select “Battles”.
  2. Switch to the right, upper tab “Teams” in the battle menu.
  3. Here you will find an overview where you can choose from the categories “Great League”, “Ultra League”, “Master League”, and “Gyms & Raids”. Select the appropriate one for which you want to create a team.
  4. Once you have selected a category, you can give your group any name, for example, “Fire Attacker”.
  5. Depending on the category you have chosen, you can now select your desired Pokémon from your collection. In the first three categories, you can have a maximum of 3 Pokémon, as you can use these in PvP and Rocket battles. For gym battles and raids, you can select up to 6 Pokémon.
  6. And you have created your desired team. In the next battle, you can select this group. Just swipe in the team selection until you find your desired group.
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How to create your own teams

What do you think about Niantic expanding the battle team function after such a long time? Have you also been annoyed in the past that you had to recreate them? Or do you not use this feature at all and choose your desired Pokémon just before the battle? Feel free to tell us here on MeinMMO in the comments and exchange ideas with other trainers about it.

But the battle teams can also help you with unreliable trainers. I have tried a trick that lets me never lose my precious raid passes again.

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CoD MW2 & Warzone 2 show their roadmap for Season 2 – players criticize content as “Recycled Warfare”

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 have presented their roadmap for Season 2. MeinMMO guides you through the map, provides brief explanations about the content, and shows the first reactions to the presentation.

Season 2 starts on February 15 and brings new, free content to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2. The roadmap is now online and shows the specific contents of the next content cycle.

Here you will find an overview of the contents and an initial assessment from parts of the community. If you also want to know what changes are coming outside of the content and which details about the update are already known, check out our big special on Season 2 of Call of Duty.

You can view the roadmap here:

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CoD MW2 & Warzone 2: Season 2 Roadmap – All Contents

What does the roadmap show for Warzone 2? A large content package has been prepared for the free battle royale. Here are the complete announcements for the season start:

  • Ashika Island
    • a new, small map for Warzone for the modes Battle Royale and Resurgence
  • Resurgence Mode
    • As long as one player in the team is still alive, teammates will respawn until a certain point in the match
    • Available for all team sizes, but apparently not all are online at the same time
  • “Restore Honor” Mechanic
    • On Ashika Island, fallen enemies leave a dog tag – brings cash and a UAV ping (boxes & enemies)
  • New NPC – Rusher
    • On Ashika, you will encounter a new NPC opponent who specializes in close combat and sprints towards you
  • New Vehicle
    • A jetski will be available to you in Season 2 for water adventures
  • Changes Al Mazrah
    • The POI, which is modeled after the map “Afghan”, will get a matching airplane
  • DMZ
  • New DMZ Faction
    • The “Crown Faction” gives you new missions, but is only available to buyers of CoD MW2

The following contents are announced for “In-Season”, coming later:

  • In-Match Event “Data Heist”
    • Search for data nodes on Ashika Island, hack them, and grab powerful items
  • Contract “Search & Seizure”
    • A vehicle on the map will be marked and guarded by NPCs. Obtain keys, steal the vehicle, and bring it to the target point
  • Redeploy Drone
    • Devices on the map that you can use to pull yourself up – they change their locations and cannot be bought back like in Warzone 1

For the new map Ashika Island there are already over 50 images and a short trailer that you can view here:

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CoD Warzone 2: Ashika Island – Teaser

What does the roadmap show for CoD MW2? Right at the start of the season, you can expect the following contents:

  • Ranked Mode
    • A skill-based mode with its own tournament system
  • 2 6vs6 Maps
    • Dome & Valderas Museum
  • 2 Battle Maps (large maps)
    • Al Malik International & Zaya Observatory
  • 3 new Modes
    • Infected / Gun Game / Grind

Some contents for in-season have also been announced:

  • 2nd PvE Raid
    • Co-op activity that continues the story
  • 3 new Modes
    • Drop Zone / All or Nothing / One in the Chamber

What else is coming? Additionally, some contents for both games – Warzone and MW2:

  • Event “Path of Ronin”
    • 7 tasks that reward you with cosmetics
  • 5 new weapons
    • Assault Rifle: ISO Hemlock
    • Shotgun: KV Broadsite
    • DMR: Crossbow
    • Melee: Dual Kodachis
    • DMR: Tempus Torrent
  • New Bundles & Cosmetics
    • As usual, new purchasable premium content will be added to the game

Otherwise, the new Battle Pass starts on February 15 and the maximum level cap rises to 500 (Prestige 10). Unlike in previous years, you will simply continue leveling up without a reset at each season.

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What do the reactions look like? While Warzone players have already been informed about many changes in recent weeks, some players of the Multiplayer of CoD MW2 feel disadvantaged.

Under the announcement tweet of the roadmap, there are many comments about the fact that no new 6vs6 maps are coming to the game (via twitter.com). “Dome” has already existed in previous CoD games and “Valderas Museum” was already part of the beta phase of MW2.

Also, the Ranked mode, the return of hardcore modes, and the small new modes are all already known features from previous titles of Call of Duty.

Occasionally, the term “Recycled Warfare” is mentioned. User “@74Claw” sums it up: “Everything on the multiplayer side is from previous games – Hello?”.

What is your first impression of the new content of Season 2? Leave a comment on the subject. If you want to read more about CoD, take a look here: CoD MW2 had a rough start, but it is the most successful game in the series – how can that be?

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Hogwarts Legacy benefits from the Gronkh-Streisand effect – Already huge on Twitch and Steam before release

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It was clear that the new “Harry Potter” game Hogwarts Legacy would be a big deal. But how big it already is, just one day before the release on Steam and Twitch, can be seen as a surprise. The Streisand effect plays a role in this, believes our author Schuhmann. The controversy surrounding the German Twitch streamer Gronkh serves as an example.

How successful is Hogwarts Legacy? Extremely successful, that is already clear, even though the release is only on February 10 for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, the numbers are impressive even on February 9:

  • On Twitch, Hogwarts Legacy peaked at 1.249 million viewers – no single-player game has ever had more concurrent viewers on Twitch. It has left Cyberpunk 2077 behind.
  • According to initial unofficial numbers from Steam, the game is selling extremely well – at peak, there were 489,139 players online. This currently makes it the number 3 on Steam after the two Valve mainstays DOTA 2 and CS:GO (via steamdb). For a full-price title, this is a remarkable achievement.
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Hogwarts Legacy presents the officially best trailer of gamescom – Has over 600,000 views on YouTube

3 Points in favor of the success of Hogwarts Legacy – 3 against it

Was this success to be expected? There were 3 points that spoke for the success even before the release:

  • Harry Potter is the eighth largest media brand in the world with 32 billion US dollars in revenue, ahead of Call of Duty and Transformers, and only slightly behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
  • The supply of AAA games is extremely depleted due to the corona pandemic, countless delays, and difficulties that studios faced, with hardly any major games released since last year and Elden Ring.
  • Thirdly, a lot of capital is backing the game with Warner Bros. Games; everywhere one sees advertising for the title.

However, it was not at all certain that Hogwarts Legacy would become a hit as it is now emerging. The game had a terrible press from the beginning. On the way to release, everything that could go wrong, went wrong:

  • The game got discredited back in February 2021 because the lead designer of the game, Troy Levitt, had ties to Gamergate. The large forum ResetEra decided to boycott the game back then.
  • Furthermore, the studio “Avalanche Software” is relatively unknown. They had developed “Disney Infinity” – that was not a guarantee that a huge game would come out of it. Especially since many video games from major franchises disappointed at release.
  • In recent months, there have been repeated calls to not play Hogwarts Legacy and to boycott it in order to clearly distance oneself from the Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and not give her more money. The British author has fallen out of favor in parts of the trans community.
Die GameStar has dealt with the topic: “Why do some want to boycott Hogwarts Legacy?” extensively.

During the “hype phase” of the game, it almost felt like the developers had to justify their decision to develop Hogwarts Legacy. They were constantly confronted with accusations, facing backlash because of J.K. Rowling (via ign.com)

Actors even apologized for having participated in Hogwarts Legacy (via gamesradar).

That Hogwarts Legacy would become a hit like this was by no means a sure thing. Other games in the Harry Potter universe have failed. The Pokémon GO clone “Harry Potter: Wizards Unite” was shut down early.

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A German Twitch streamer calls for a boycott against Hogwarts Legacy
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“The whole action has done more advertising for the game than I could have ever hoped to do”

What is the Streisand effect and how has it benefited Hogwarts Legacy? The Streisand effect is named after Barbara Streisand. It describes a state where the attempt to suppress information leads to the spread of that information.

Streisand sued a photographer in 2003 for $50 million because he published aerial shots of her house. Before the lawsuit, hardly anyone knew about these shots. After the lawsuit, the photo spread like wildfire on the internet.

Because activists on the internet were trying to boycott Hogwarts Legacy to reduce the advertising impact for Hogwarts Legacy, the game has received much more “free PR” in recent days and weeks than even the most clever advertising campaign could have achieved.

Just in Germany, the controversy surrounding the Twitch streamer Gronkh led to Hogwarts Legacy being prominently featured on the front page of one of the country’s largest media portals, BILD, for several hours just before the release.

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This kind of attention in the mainstream press is something that Warner Bros. couldn’t have achieved with even the most money. It is a level of attention that is usually reserved only for the biggest, established gaming brands like Grand Theft Auto or masterpieces like Red Dead Redemption 2.

Hogwarts Legacy is today the probably most relevant game since Elden Ring. The boycott campaign has rather contributed to the success, as one must conclude.

In Germany, Gronkh handled the accusations he faced commendably. He engaged with his critics, acknowledged his own mistakes, and sought reconciliation. The major content creators in the USA, however, reacted with misunderstanding and anger to the demand not to show Hogwarts Legacy:

Hogwarts Legacy: Boycott callers leave streamer in despair – 2 Twitch stars react brutally

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