The Community Day in Pokémon GO has been limited to 3 hours again for several months. However, some trainers are still looking for alternatives.
What is the problem? When the pandemic began, Pokémon GO introduced various bonuses. One of these bonuses was that the Community Days were extended from three to six hours – this was first the case in April 2020.
For the following two years, this extended time remained. Those who started playing Pokémon GO during this time might not even be aware of the 3-hour events – until spring 2022. In April 2022, the event time of the Community Day was again limited to 3 hours, which has remained the case to this day.
However, to this day, there are still discussions about the times of the Community Day. Just like right now, in the Pokémon GO subreddit.
Trainer suggests change, well received by the community
This is the discussion: A trainer posted in the Pokémon GO subreddit suggesting a change to the Community Day.
The idea: From the perspective of user “NiteTerur”, Niantic should make the Community Day available all day long – and all trainers should be able to individually decide when “their” 3 hours of event spawns begin.
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What other trainers say: Basically, the post has received a lot of support with over 3,600 upvotes and 256 comments. The comments revolve around the fact that players often miss the three-hour window.
Especially people who, like now during the Community Day Classic on Saturday, are at work, feel at a disadvantage: “I always work on Saturdays, which makes it a bit annoying,” comments a user (via reddit).
Although there are also Community Days on Sunday, the problem remains that you have to have time exactly within the three hours that Pokémon GO sets for the event. Such an adjustment, as the user suggests, would provide more freedom in that regard.
“This could work like the daily adventure incense, but would last for 3 hours and bring the CD spawns,” a user suggests (via reddit).
“That’s a brilliant idea, but they’ll never do it” (via reddit)
“Yes! I work shifts and miss most Community Days because I’m either working or sleeping to prepare for the night shift” (via reddit).
“You had me, but when you said that we should choose which 3 hours they spawn, you lost me,” adds another: “It’s a community day that should last all day. Otherwise, it’s not a community day, right? But a community hour.” (via reddit).
Some users note that individually selectable spawn times for all players may be too difficult to implement. However, the idea of simply letting the Community Day run all day long receives a lot of support.
That way, it would finally be much easier to choose the time window in which to hunt for the event spawns.
On the other hand, there are also some opposing voices. They argue that the “community” aspect might disappear with this expansion, and everyone would just play for themselves.
How do you currently see the Community Day times? Do the 3 hours work for you, or do you want to go back to the 6 hours? And what do you think of the community’s alternatives? Let us know in the comments.
In League of Legends the Croatian Perkz is the most successful player that Europe has ever produced. He has won the LEC 8 times and has been playing professional LoL for 9 years, but even at 24 years old, he can still make mistakes. A lapse in attention has now landed his team Vitality with a fine, which could have been even worse.
What did Perkz do? The star mid-laner Perkz played a forbidden combination in a professional match against Fnatic:
He used the rune “Waterwalking” with Ryze – this grants a champion increased movement speed and attack damage or ability power (AP) when they are in the river. The “river” is a part of the LoL map: it is often where fights between teams take place.
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An exploit allows players to regenerate mana faster with Ryze
Why is it forbidden? The components of this combination are both allowed in professional play, but using Ryze and Waterwalking together is not allowed because of a glitch that can be exploited during the laning phase.
The bug results from a strange synergy:
Ryze’s mastery increases his mana by 10% for every 100 points in AP
When Ryze enters the river with Waterwalking, his AP increases. Due to a glitch, his mana regenerates faster than intended when he repeatedly leaves and re-enters the river
Mid-laners exploit this to gain additional mana regeneration with Ryze to clear mob waves faster, which is particularly useful during the laning phase
What is the penalty? The head of LoL Esports for the EMEA region, Maximilian Peter Schmidt, announced on Twitter that Perkz’s organization will receive a fine because the combination is forbidden in professional play.
However, it was decided that Perkz did not gain any significant advantages from the rule violation. Therefore, it seems that the fine will remain within the range of previous fines from Riot.
A Twitter user calls for an example to be made of Perkz
How is this being discussed? Opinions vary:
Some find it humorous, stating that such things happen to the best. The exploit is only useful in the first 5 minutes of a match anyway.
However, one user states: The penalty is ridiculous, and even for the slightest violation, Team Vitality should have their victory revoked. It should be the same in every other sport in the world. The league must make an example in the first game to ensure players adhere to the rules.
Others say the problem is more that the bug has been in the game for ages and should be fixed instead of relying on fines.
One of the strangest fines in LoL was once given to a former teammate of Perkz: Wunder, who is known for his love of the Blizzard game World of Warcraft:
The situation for PC players in GTA Online is difficult. Hackers can apparently ban accounts and make the online mode unplayable for you in other ways. We share a solution with you.
What kind of hacks are these? In recent days, it has become known that people with hack menus in GTA Online can not only spawn annoying content but can also break much more. Experts warn against logging into GTA Online. Videos of affected players are circulating, showing them unable to log into the online world after a hack. Others have apparently even been banned due to this external interference.
At least for the players who have not been banned but still cannot log in, there is a solution.
Endless loading screen in GTA Online? Solution found
What is the solution? On Twitter, Rockstar Games expert TezFunz2 shares a solution for players affected by “Account Corruption” in GTA Online. That is, the players who currently cannot log into online sessions (sometimes also story mode).
Delete your “Rockstar Games” folder, which you will find under “Documents” on your Windows PC
Now download the game again to update your profile data
In the “Rockstar Games” folder, you will find, among other things, profile data for GTA 5
This solution does not apply preventively and does not protect you from a hack. Those who have been banned should directly contact the support of Rockstar Games and describe the problem.
“Account Corruption” allegedly removed by mod developer
This is the current status: On Twitter, screenshots are circulating from a mod developer who claims responsibility for the issues. He states that these “malicious features” were meant to increase the popularity of the tool in the modding community and that it sounded like a “good idea.” However, he admits that it was a mistake. He also states that he is releasing an open-source tool that makes affected accounts playable again.
For the mod menu, there was then an immediate update that removed these malicious features.
What should you do now? Players continue to advise against playing GTA Online right now. It is still “dangerous” and one cannot be sure that their own account will not be attacked.
According to insiders, Rockstar Games is already aware of the matter and is working on solutions. As soon as there is an official solution and playing is safe again, we will report on this here on MeinMMO.
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In Pokémon GO the Timed Research “Happy Wishes” is running for the Lunar New Year event 2023. We show you all the tasks and rewards and what the three different paths offer.
What kind of research is this? The Lunar New Year event 2023 brings a lot of content and bonuses. Among this content is a Timed Research where you can determine one of the rewards. The research is active from January 19 at 10:00 AM local time and lasts until January 23 at 8:00 PM local time.
We show you here in the overview all tasks of the “Happy Wishes” research and which Pokémon and item rewards you will receive. We also show you which possible paths you can choose and what the rewards for them look like.
Stage Reward: If you complete all three tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will receive an additional 500 Stardust, 500 experience points, and a lucky egg.
Select a Path
After completing the first chapter, you can choose one of three paths.
Yellow (Egg Hatching): The required distance to hatch eggs is halved
Red (Daily Incense): The Daily Adventure Incense lasts twice as long
Blue (Catch Stardust): You earn twice as much Stardust for catching Pokémon
By making a choice, you determine a bonus for yourself, but also one of the tasks and a reward for the next chapter. Take a look at them so you can decide which path best suits you and your playstyle.
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Task
Reward
Catch 10 Pokémon
Encounter with Flampion*
Catch 25 Pokémon
Encounter with Magikarp*
Catch 8 different kinds of Pokémon
Encounter with Fennekin
(Yellow Path, Eggs) Hatch 3 Eggs
Encounter with Galar Flampion*
(Red Path, Incense) Catch 15 Pokémon with Daily Adventure Incense
Encounter with Galar Flampion*
(Blue Path, Stardust) Earn 7,500 Stardust
Encounter with Galar Flampion*
Send 25 Gifts to Friends
Encounter with Azumarill
Pokémon marked with a star (*) can be caught as Shiny
Stage Reward: If you successfully complete all tasks and collect the respective rewards, you will also receive an encounter with Flampion*, 25 Hyper Balls, and a reward based on the path you chose.
How do you like the new Timed Research for the Lunar New Year event? Did you find a favorite among the various paths right away, or was it hard to make a choice? Share your thoughts with us here on MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other trainers.
It is a nightmare for every gamer in Destiny 2 and beyond: the deletion of one’s own character in the game. Normally, such a thing does not happen without active intervention. But what if it does, as happened with the Guardian CyanSolar? He reported a mysterious error that led to the deletion of his character, causing a stir in the community.
Update from January 22, 2023: Bungie has responded to reports of deleted characters and stated, “The preservation of your characters and progress is our top priority. After investigating a very small number of reports of missing characters out of pure caution, we are confident that no characters or progress have been lost in error by our systems.” (via Bungie Help)
What exactly happened? The Guardian CyanSolar has already spent over 2000 hours in Destiny 2 and accumulated significant progress. A few days ago, he wanted to log in again with his Titan. When he selected this character at startup, he only saw a black screen and the message “Contacting Destiny 2 servers”.
The game then brought him back to the character selection screen. However, there was no trace of his previously selected character, the Titan.
With that, not only his Titan was gone, but also all the individual items he possessed at the time of deletion. Among them were most of his handcrafted God-roll weapons. And he’s not the only player with this issue.
Characters mysteriously disappearing from character menu.
The affected player then turned to the official Bungie forum and also to Destiny-reddit.
Initially, however, he only received the standard information for such an incident. The ninja moderators responded to the “help post”with a reference to the guidelines.
Deleted characters are gone forever: Bungie’s official guidelines state that due to accidental deletion or unauthorized account access, manually deleted characters or items cannot be restored. Items in the game that are lost or dismantled are also not replaced.
Normally, this results in a deletion being final, marking the irrevocable end of a character. Especially since characters in the game can only be truly deleted after a long button press, and it often doesn’t happen “by accident”. Surprisingly, however, this time it was different.
Bungie responded on reddit and, after a review, initiated the official rescue of the character. Apparently, this unintentional data loss of the player was real and something that the developer takes very seriously.
Bungie restores deleted character
Bungie retrieves deleted Titan.
A one-time solution: In this unique case, the community manager of Destiny 2, Liana Ruppert, assisted the player CyanSolar. She facilitated a rare and complex exception from the developer, involving several Bungie teams, and emphasized that it was “a one-time solution”.
[…] Several teams have addressed this issue and we found no indications that other accounts or characters were affected.
Since this was a unique situation, we were able to find a one-time solution to restore the character. While we understand that players want to restore deleted characters at any time, this was an extremely complicated process that required several teams and many hours for implementation for a single account, but the feedback for this feature has been noted. […]
If Bungie had not intervened, the player would have had to repeat and unlock many game contents just to get back to where he was with his Titan.
Character loss was not a fear for the Guardians until now: Ideally, no player should fear permanent data loss in Destiny 2. However, the many error codes and crashes of the past weeks have left their doubting marks on the Guardians.
First, access to the API was repeatedly lost.
Then the game was plagued by several error codes, especially at launch.
The scenario described by the affected Guardian was therefore all too familiar to most players. So it was no wonder that this active intervention by the developer, contrary to guidelines, led to much speculation.
Should players now fear for their characters?
A character in Destiny 2 is individual – not just because of its appearance.
What underlies the fears? In recent weeks, the Guardians have had to endure quite a few bugs in Destiny 2. The deletion of a character without intervention and the fact that a server error had occurred in the game beforehand, worried many players who read the post.
They fear for their own characters and that this might be a bug known to Bungie.
There have already been many postings about “accidentally” deleted characters. However, it has happened very little to not at all that Bungie made it a formal matter so quickly.
The affected player is no longer alone. Others, like the player Bladedancer, have also come forward and reported a similarly mysterious deletion of one of their characters.
Although Bungie stated in its announcement that this case was merely a one-time event, the new player reports of the same issue suggest that this may not be the case after all.
MeinMMO wanted to find out and inquired with Bungie directly whether and how far this issue could affect other accounts. As indicated in the update from January 22, Bungie has ruled out that this is a bug.
Account gone? Here’s what you should do: If something like this happens to you, the recommendation is to immediately exit Destiny 2 and also close Steam, if you’re playing on PC. It’s also important that you avoid creating a new character or clicking that option.
Then restart your PC or console immediately and try to log in again. If the character is still not visible after re-logging in, your only option is to contact Bungie support.
It can, as seen in the special case of CyanSolar, also be helpful to involve the community and additionally create a post in the Destiny 2 reddit.
Do you find this error disturbing as well and fear for your own characters now? Or do you believe that the deletion of a character cannot happen so easily? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments about the developer’s response.
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We asked you about your content preferences in MMOs and MMORPGs. Here’s what you told us about PvP and PvE.
In almost every major MMORPG today, both PvE and PvP content can be found. The two modes offer fans very different types of content and therefore often appeal to different target audiences.
We wanted to know from you in a survey whether you are more of a PvP or PvE fan, and you responded en masse.
This is how you voted: A total of 3,215 readers participated in the survey. Each could only cast one vote, and the vote could not be undone.
Here is the distribution of votes:
Predominantly PvE and occasionally PvP – 44.23% (1,422 votes)
Only PvE – 38.53% (1,239 votes)
Predominantly PvP and occasionally PvE – 7.52% (242 votes)
Both equally often – 6.34% (204 votes)
Only PvP – 3.36% (108 votes)
The survey shows that over 80% of you either do not play PvP at all or only occasionally check it out. The balanced faction of readers who play both modes equally amounts to just over 6% of all respondents.
However, the numbers are rather slim for fans of pure PvP, at only 10.88% in total. Only 3.36% of respondents play exclusively PvP, and 7.52% predominantly play PvP, while they occasionally throw some PvE into the mix.
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Is PvP simply not good in many MMORPGs?
You told us: In the comments under the survey, you shared with us why you tend to prefer one mode over the other.
Some of these reasons were very simple. PvE fans stated that PvP simply does not suit them and is not really their thing. PvP is too hectic and stressful for them, so this part of the respondents. When gaming, PvE fans prefer to relax.
I’m a pure PvE player and really don’t want to be forced into PvP like in Destiny 2. It’s just not my world.
MeinMMO reader Manu
Preferably in MMORPGs almost only PvE games, very rarely PvP. It’s too hectic for me, and for example in WoW, I’m not so good at PvP.
MeinMMO reader Victor Frankenstein
However, there were more issues with PvP than just dislike. On one hand, you had a lot of positive things to say about PvP in the comments.
It is more dynamic, exciting content that is good for thrills.
It is a type of content that “self-generates” and is less dependent on content supplements from the devs.
The large open-world conflicts between factions are a highlight.
PvP is considered important for the economy of an MMO.
However, the actual implementation of PvP in many MMOs is rather poor. According to your comments, PvP is often treated poorly, and the mode suffers from bots, cheaters, and griefers.
Hmm… My ranking is probably something like this:
1. Fair PvP (Arena, Battlegrounds, RTS, generally games with a good MMR system)
2. PvE with story (preferably coop)
3. PvE with (some) grind
….
534. Unfair PvP (Low-level ganking, ganker groups that kill resource gatherers, and so on) […]
MeinMMO reader T.M.P
[…] For me personally, PvE like PvP belongs in a really good MMORPG, but PvP quickly ends up on the back burner or is only used for cheap content to create content where there is none. Implemented poorly to distract from the fact that there is little content, and thus becomes hated by many after the first touch because they only get to know ganking.[…]
MeinMMO reader Steed
It was also commented that the poorly implemented PvP is responsible for the general dislike of the mode. New players are deterred by their bad experience in the form of ganking and want nothing to do with PvP afterwards.
You would like a fair and balanced PvP where skill decides over victory. But that is a challenging task in MMOs and MMORPGs with various specs, gear builds, and level progressions.
But do you have any suggestions on how to fix the problem? Do you know really good examples of PvP in MMORPGs? Tell us about them in the comments.
World of Warcraft aims to keep fans engaged longer. The current “trick”: A task and a reward that require you to play for a whole year.
For some rewards in World of Warcraft, you need to play a bit longer. Not everything can be earned in a few hours, and it can sometimes take several weeks before a coveted item finally appears.
However, with the upcoming Patch 10.0.5, this waiting period is raised to a maximum. Because for one of the most beautiful sets, you will need to play actively for at least 1 year of World of Warcraft, as things currently stand.
What has been discovered? The colleagues from wowhead have discovered a new achievement in the game files of Patch 10.0.5 (via wowhead.com). The achievement named “Trading Post Enthusiast” requires you to collect the monthly special reward from the trading post a total of 12 times.
You will receive the “monthly special reward” when you complete enough tasks for the trading post within a month to earn the maximum of 500 trader tokens. For somewhat active players, this should be a breeze, as many of the tasks can be done almost “on the side”.
Currently, it seems that the “Warden set” will be available if you complete tasks for 12 months.
It is important to know that you do not need to do this for 12 consecutive months. If you take a break from WoW in between, your progress is maintained, and you can pick up where you left off.
What kind of set is this? The “Ensemble: Burden of Unrelenting Justice” has as its symbol the helmet of a warden. These are night elves who are dedicated to protecting their people and guarding prisoners – like the well-known night elf Maiev, who has watched over Illidan for millennia.
Although the set was found in the game data months ago, there has been no source so far indicating where and how to obtain the set. It was presumed that it would be available in the trading post, but no confirmation of this has been given yet.
However, do note that these details are currently an unconfirmed but well-founded assumption. The icon and the name of the set fit with the existing data mining, but in theory, it could also be another reward.
In any case, the reward requires a strong long-term commitment from you. However, this shouldn’t be a problem if you recently accepted the annual subscription offer for WoW…
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If you spend 100 hours in a single game, it sometimes feels like an eternity. A player on Steam mockingly compares 100 hours of playtime with his stats.
Think back to the year 2010, specifically September. What has changed since then? Does your life still look like it did back then or is it, like mine, that these two life phases are completely different?
Now imagine you spent around 20% of the time since then on just one game on Steam, plus you finished your education, went to work, and slept. Out of every hour of your life since 2010, you would have spent about 10 – 15 minutes solely on this one game.
Apparently, a player on Steam has gone through this with Sid Meier’s: Civilization 5.
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Since the release, “simon” has exactly 21,167.1 hours on his Steam profile and that in just one game – Sid Meier’s: Civilization 5 (as of: 22.01.23 / via steam.com). And he is still not done with it. In the past 2 weeks, another 9.8 hours have been added.
The player gained attention with this outstanding playtime due to a review that simon wrote on December 31, 2022 – after over 880 days of playtime. These reviews are displayed on the shop pages of the respective games along with the playtime. It states:
The first 20,000 hours were okay …
Even though the review is short and likely not meant to be taken seriously – the incredible playtime alone received a lot of support from the community. The post is filled with badges that other players have left behind in the short line.
With my ridiculous 200 hours in Civilization 5, I can’t keep up. Destiny 1 was the biggest time sink in my life with about 4,000 hours. However, I achieved that within 2 years and during my studies – the ratio back then was quite similar to simon’s.
But I couldn’t have done that for 12 years. What an incredible achievement! Especially in a game that is neither an MMORPG nor follows a live-service approach.
Even if you play for 50 years, each time 400 hours, you just barely reach simon’s playtime.
What about you? Which game ranks first for you in terms of playtime, which would you have liked to play for so long? Leave a comment.
Modern AI systems are currently experiencing a media hype – first it was the image AIs that conquered the internet with their artworks, now it is the chat AIs that can compile vast amounts of Google data into meaningful texts – and currently bring in a lot of money for some users.
In a French YouTube video from the channel “Underscore_”, the moderators of a show talked with a so-called “ethical hacker” about the applications and earning potential of ChatGPT.
Ethical hackers work very similarly to normal hackers but do not exploit discovered security vulnerabilities for illegal access; instead, they report their findings to website or database operators. They can then increase their security and close the gaps.
This can even generate income. Large IT companies like Google, Facebook, or Microsoft offer rewards for such security vulnerabilities. And this is where one can currently make good money with ChatGPT.
If you want more basic info about ChatGPT beforehand, you can find the relevant article here:
The video reports on the ethical hacker Youssef Samouda, who received $42,000 from Facebook for a reported security vulnerability (around €38,500).
Samouda had developed a link that could hack a Facebook account when a user clicked on it. He discovered the security flaw using ChatGPT. In the video, the moderators talk to Roni, also an ethical hacker. He explains how such a thing works.
This way, ChatGPT can also understand programming languages. This is very helpful when working with a foreign programming language, as ChatGPT can explain the components of the code.
Roni wanted to have the code of a database system based on SQL explained to him and was surprised at what the chat AI delivered directly to him. He not only received an explanation of the code but also how to access it externally and search the database – a serious security vulnerability.
ChatGPT directly provided a complete error report.
How can one make money with ChatGPT?
We asked the AI itself how one can make money with the application. Here are the results:
Maik: How can one make money with ChatGPT?
ChatGPT: There are several ways to make money with ChatGPT:
By offering it as a chatbot service for companies that need automated customer support.
By selling it as a tool for automated content creation, e.g., for blogs or social media.
By using it as a developer or data scientist to create and sell one’s own applications or products.
It is important to note that ChatGPT is a proprietary model of OpenAI, and there may be licenses and/or usage terms that need to be observed.
Maik: Which of the 3 mentioned options has the greatest revenue potential?
ChatGPT: It depends on various factors, such as the industry, the company, and the area of application. However, one can say that the first option, offering ChatGPT as a chatbot service for companies, holds the greatest revenue potential, as many companies are looking for ways to provide automated customer support. This can lead to a higher demand for chatbot services and thus offer greater revenue potential.
The second option of automated content creation can also be promising, especially in industries like marketing, PR, and content creation, which often invest a lot of time and resources in creating content.
The third option, using ChatGPT as a developer or data scientist to create and sell one’s own applications or products, can also be promising, especially if one can develop innovative applications and products that are in demand in the market.
Maik: Thank you!
ChatGPT: No problem, I’m glad I could help! If you have any further questions, feel free to ask.
You can watch the French video with the interview of Roni here. An AI can ensure that you can understand the video even without knowledge of French – via the automatic translation of the subtitles:
AI will take on more and more tasks in the future, and especially chat AIs that transform search engine information into meaningful texts already have the potential to take on many everyday tasks.
Call of Duty: Warzone 2 is currently struggling with some bugs. One particularly bizarre glitch has now caused a trip across the map.
Loot – Advance – Hold. With these keywords, the loading screen of Call of Duty: Warzone 2 aims to motivate you before a match.
Sometimes you stand in your own way. You get lost in looting, let a whole magazine fly past the opponent, or fail to pay proper attention at exactly the wrong moment.
In Warzone 2, two months after release, there are still often bugs and glitches causing stress and sometimes also leading to the end of a match. A new glitch can separate you from your team – as it creates a kind of dimensional portal.
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CoD Warzone 2: Window turns into portal
What happened? On Reddit, the user “LilUziSeph” shared a gameplay clip showing him racing through Al Mazrah with his team. At second 20, something strange happened:
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Motivated, the player prepares for a dolphin dive intending to jump through a window. However, instead of finding himself back inside the house, he suddenly ended up somewhere else on the map.
What do players say about it? In the thread on the topic, several hundred comments have accumulated. Some refer to the glitch. User “420xMLGxNOSCOPEx” writes: “It looks like a window, but it works like one of the paintings from Super Mario 64.” The paintings in the game represent the entrance to a level.
A large part of the discussion energy, however, does not directly flow into the topic. In fact, many users are more focused on the gameplay of the thread starter. The constant weapon switches and dolphin dives are criticized or defended. There are longer discussions on the topic.
Call of Duty had two successful releases with CoD MW2 and Warzone 2 at the end of last year. However, there is currently a lot of criticism because familiar features are missing and there are still many bugs in the game.
Just recently, the new Season 2 was delayed. For further annoyance, exactly one year ago the same thing happened, back then with Warzone 2 and CoD: Vanguard.
Monsters with perfect stats in Pokémon GO are always a highlight. We want to know from you: How many do you actually have?
If it works out, it’s a great moment: You catch a Pokémon in the wild, check the IV stats, hope for good numbers – and indeed: The three bars for attack, defense, and HP fill up completely. A perfect Pokémon!
Especially among the best attackers in Pokémon GO, such monsters are exciting. However, these “Hundos” or “Four-Star Pokémon” – which are only marked with a three-star stamp, but at least displayed in a different color – are extremely rare.
Especially in the wild, they can only be found very sporadically; the chances are somewhat better from sources like eggs, trading with other trainers, or raids. You can find an overview of the chances here.
But overall it holds true: You can’t get a 4-star Pokémon quickly. Therefore, we want to know from you: How’s your status?
Survey on Pokémon with 100% IV – What does your collection look like?
This is what we want to know: Recently, a trainer shared his collection of 100 perfect Pokémon and listed how he collected them.
Now we want to know from you: How many “Perfect Pokémon” do you actually have in your collection?
Use the filter function in your game and enter “4*” as the search term in the Pokémon overview. Then all 4-star Pokémon will be displayed to you.
Then participate in our survey and check the area in which you find yourself:
Let us know exactly: In the survey, we ask about some ranges of numbers, but we also want to know it more precisely. How long have you been playing, and how many monsters have you actually collected in that time? Where do your monsters primarily come from? And: Have you possibly collected significantly more than 151 “Hundos”? Tell us in the comments!
In general, the chance of such “4-star monsters” is low, not to mention “Shundos,” that is, shiny monsters with perfect stats.
If you are currently on the hunt for monsters with good stats: The “Lunar New Year event” is currently taking place in Pokémon GO, which brings higher chances of lucky Pokémon when trading. This could be an opportunity to secure good stats.
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Destiny 1 and 2 both belong to a universe and could not be more different. One of the biggest differences is the graphics and atmosphere. Surprisingly, Destiny 2 significantly surpasses its 8-year-old predecessor Destiny 1and not the other way around.
In what ways do both titles differ? Destiny 1 and 2 play in the same universe and thus continue the same story, but they differ mainly through their:
Different movement
Their abilities and supers available to the Guardians
Target locations, which have increased with Destiny 2
A better way to build builds that help players in their everyday Guardian lives
Basically, one could say that Destiny 2 is now in a better position than its predecessor, especially since the latter is technically outdated and thus surpassed. Despite these logical conclusions, Destiny 2 struggles to surpass its older self. One reason for this is the graphics and the way its atmosphere is implemented.
Our MeinMMO author Christos Tsogos has looked at both titles for you, compared them and shows you why Destiny 1 looks better visually.
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Destiny 2 Lightfall: The new trailer “Neomuna”
Realistic graphics, but is that enough?
What does the graphics in Destiny 2 look like? Anyone launching Destiny 2 for the first time will find that the graphics look very good. Many realistic textures and colors, with good lighting effects and smooth rendering – even on consoles.
Heavenly views in the Dreaming City
Basically as one would expect from a AAA title. However, to draw a comparison and show what has changed since Destiny 1, I redownloaded the 8-year-old predecessor.
I ventured into the old locations of the Cosmodrome, the Moon, and Oryx’s Dreadnaught for you. Thanks to Bungie, these have also made it into Destiny 2 and thus serve as suitable comparison objects, which I will now contrast for you.
Let’s start with the first location, the Cosmodrome.
The Cosmodrome – A graveyard of dead atmosphere
What kind of place is this?The Cosmodrome is located in Old Russia and in its current state is just a graveyard of old colony ships that did not manage to escape during the Collapse.
What differences are there? So that you can form your own picture of the differences between the two titles, we searched for a place in the Cosmodrome and photographed it.
Destiny 1Destiny 2The comparison in the Cosmodrome
It is clear to see who the winner is here. Not only does the Destiny 1 version of the Cosmodrome show a more beautiful and aesthetically pleasing view, but it also offers details that Destiny 2 lacks.
The launch pads of the colony ships, as well as their remains, are clearly visible in the background, while Destiny 2 hides them in an ugly fog and even completely removed them from the game. The sky and the lighting also appear more authentic in Destiny 1 than in Destiny 2. However, this is not the only location with meaningful differences.
The Moon – A dark place with missing details
What kind of place is this? The Moon is a dark place full of torment in Destiny. The Hive, an insect-like alien race, has settled there and planned their invasion of Earth. Many Guardians lost their lives in the battle against Crota, and now he has also been present in Destiny 2 since the DLC “Shadowkeep“.
What differences are there? Again, two pictures, each in the same location. In Destiny 1, the Moon is seen brighter, and there are many details and smoke plumes visible at the cracks of the lunar crust. Many debris fall down, while in Destiny 2, the Moon appears darker. In Destiny 2, one can see the Scarlet Fortress that was built there over the course of the story.
Destiny 1Destiny 2Darkness and few details
Few details and a feeling of desolation spreads when looking at the image of the new loot shooter offshoot. Here too, the atmosphere that was once well expressed in Destiny 1 is lacking.
Destiny 1Destiny 2The Hellmouth is just a green sauna now
I also ventured to the Hellmouth to see how the animations of the legendary Crota’s Lair have changed. Here too, the graphics in Destiny 2 appear realistic and good, but the pit in Destiny 1 piques my interest to jump in more, and that is just due to the exciting animations.
The Dreadnaught – A spaceship of desolation
What kind of place is this? The Dreadnaught is the vessel of Oryx, the brother of Savathun and Xivu Arath. He made his big appearance in Destiny 1 in the DLC “King of the Possessed“, but was destroyed by Guardians and now haunts as a petrified image around Saturn. Nevertheless, this iconic raid and thus this location have also made their legacy into Destiny 2.
What differences are there? You can only examine the Dreadnaught in Destiny 2 in the raid “Kingsfall”, which is why I only used the available scenes.
Destiny 1Destiny 2The entrance and the statues
The entrance to the raid in Destiny 1 again feels more atmospheric and mysterious, while in Destiny 2 it appears more threatening and spooky in its haze. Moreover, the swinging lamp that cast its shadows in Destiny 1 is missing.
Destiny 1Destiny 2The transition with the two relics
Destiny 1 offered a more dynamic scenery here and unfortunately, that is lost in Destiny 2. The graphics are definitely better in the new installment, but the glaring dark corners appear artificial and unfitting.
Conclusion on the graphics comparison: These comparisons should serve to contrast both games and show what differences exist, especially since many Destiny 2 players are unaware of what Destiny 1 actually looked like.
Sure, Destiny 2 has strong graphics with realistic components. Places like the Dreaming City still leave Guardians speechless. However, there are many locations that simply do not possess the former charm of Destiny 1 or that Bungie did not adopt as well.
Destiny 2 definitely has its strengths in realistic graphics and knows how to implement them. However, it is the once idyllic atmospheres of Destiny 1 that made the hearts of the first Guardians race, and those can still be seen today.
For my part, as a long-time Guardian, that doesn’t change the fact that I still find Destiny 2 good and have gotten used to the graphics. However, I also enjoyed creating these recordings and lingering in the once bustling locations of Destiny 1 and enjoying the old atmosphere. It gave me a certain feeling of being at home that I haven’t felt in Destiny 2 for a long time.
What do you think about the differences between Destiny 1 and 2? Are they immediately recognizable or not? Which game would you choose today? Please feel free to share your opinion in the comments!
For many years, veterans have complained about the bug, while newcomers saw it as a fixed “feature” – now the bug fix for Minecraft is finally here.
It is a rarity in gaming for a game to be developed and revised continuously over such a long time as Minecraft. Looking at all the changes from recent years, much has changed and improved in the block world. However, some bugs have lasted seemingly indefinitely. A bug existed in the game for over 10 years, which is now finally being fixed.
Most of you probably never saw the bug as such, but simply accepted it as a “feature.” That is now over.
What is the bug? The bug has existed since version 1.3, which was released over 10 years ago – and has been in the game ever since. When your character takes damage in Minecraft, your field of view tilts slightly to the left as an indicator that you are being attacked. This is especially helpful when playing without sound or if you have physical limitations that affect your hearing. However, no matter from where you are attacked, the view always briefly jerks to the left – and that was actually never intended.
What has changed? In the latest snapshot version – a pre-release test version of an upcoming patch – the camera shake has now been adjusted. In the future, you will be able to clearly recognize from which direction an attack was made based on the movement of the head or camera (if you are playing from a first-person perspective). If you take damage from the left side, the view tilts briefly to the left. An attack from the right tilts the camera to the right, and an attack from the front causes a slight “nod.”
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What does this bring? Even though the fix may seem like a minor detail change to some, it will help players in online matches or on exploration tours significantly. In the future, it will be immediately recognizable from which direction an attack is conducted. The days of panicking and jerking the camera around to search for the skeleton archer or PvP enemy are over.
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Some can’t get used to the fix: It seems that not everyone is excited about the fact that the bug is now being fixed in the respective Reddit post. Some had gotten so used to it that it simply became a fixed part of Minecraft for them.
“That looks so strange! I started with patch 1.4.7, so I never saw the feature and now it looks somehow ‘cursed’ to me.”
“I’m angry that it can’t be turned on and off. It’s cool, but it doesn’t feel like Minecraft to me.”
The overwhelming majority of the community, however, welcomes the change positively and is rather amused that it took so many years to fix this bug.
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MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus is looking forward to Diablo IV like a child looks forward to Christmas. However, with every moment of joy, the worry grows, as the future of the entire genre may depend on this ARPG. Fans have been craving fresh, usable hack and slays for years.
“Looting and leveling – that must be included in a game.” A wise man said that, whose damn earworm buzzes in my head every time I play Diablo or another hack and slay.
Because damn it, Trant is right. A really good game doesn’t need much to be entertaining. If I can improve my character and bash those nasty mops better, I’m happy.
No other game does this as well as Diablo. No wonder, since Diablo invented loot in video games. Huge “loot explosions” or secret loot caves throw around dopamine as if it’s candy during Carnival.
This is no surprise. Since Diablo 3, there have been few action RPGs that can satisfy this thirst for loot in a gratifying way.
In me is a deep love for role-playing games, which I enjoy in entertaining ARPGs and dungeon crawlers. Since my youth, I have been a fan of hack and slays, starting with Sacred and Dungeon Siege, and I have early on embraced the Diablo series with its dark gothic style. Diablo 4 is definitely my highlight for 2023.
Hardly any good, large ARPG in the last 7 years
When I revised our list of alternatives to Diablo at the beginning of 2023, I noticed: almost all the games we recommend are either really old or do not have absolute top ratings.
Of course, I would never recommend you rubbish, but the problem is: there simply aren’t many good and contemporary alternatives to Diablo. The best alternatives from the list are ranked by ratings on Steam:
Torchlight 1 from 2009
Torchlight 2 from 2012
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing from 2013
Grim Dawn from 2016
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is considered particularly innovative. Here is the trailer:
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The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: The trailer for the Extended Edition
Even the biggest Diablo competitor, the free Path of Exile, was released back in October 2013. That was almost 10 years ago. Looking at the newer releases, they all languish somewhere around “balanced” ratings – or worse.
Among the “newer games,” Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr performs the best, but it was also released in 2018 and has 75% positive votes just about qualifying as “mostly positive.”
The most successful may still be Minecraft Dungeons, but its playful appearance simply doesn’t appeal to every “hack and loot” fan. Most action RPGs of late have been at best okay, but no blockbusters anymore.
People who should know better are failing
The worst part of all this is that many studios apparently recognize the potential. Gearbox, which published Torchlight 1 and 2, released a third part in 2020 – but from a different development team.
Torchlight 3 was miserable and disappointed fans of the series immensely. In contrast, the original creator of the series designed a new, small game with “Hob” and gained significantly better reviews.
And then Blizzard came around with Diablo Immortal. I want to be clear: The gameplay of Diablo Immortal makes it the best “game like Diablo” in at least 7 years, maybe longer. It’s fun, engaging, feels rewarding, and brings action.
But for those who really love ARPGs, there’s a lot of grinding. In Diablo Immortal, however, there were certain limits on the grind, which could be partially – not entirely – circumvented with money. Not a good approach and a shame for such a damn solid structure. Because I wish that Diablo 4 adopts the gameplay concepts of Immortal:
Normally, indie games and AA productions fill in where big publishers fail and provide fans with new content. But even that hasn’t happened here. Looking at Vikings – Wolves of Midgard, Last Epoch, or Wolcen, it’s clear that there’s still plenty of room for improvement.
For me, that’s a very bad sign, as it reminds me of my not-so-secret video game love that has left me several times.
The latest trailer for Diablo 4 really grabbed me – hopefully, the level in the game stays consistent:
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Diablo 4: The trailer for the release date
I have seen a genre quietly die
Real-time strategy games are my passion and would probably still be my top genre today if there were current, good representatives. For I have experienced exactly what the ARPG genre is currently heading towards: a drought so intense that no good games are being delivered anymore.
The only RTS series that was consistently continued at some point is Age of Empires. And even here, the third part was controversial, and I uninstalled the fourth after 2 weeks.
For many years, there have been no new real-time strategy games, at least no notable AAA productions. The best RTS for me remains Warhammer 40k: Dawn of War from 2004, and the RTS with the most potential is basically an indie clone of Command & Conquer.
ARPGs are not at the same point as strategy games yet. On the one hand, hack and slays appeal to a much larger group than the full-time nerds who love RTS. On the other hand, games like Diablo have continually evolved and improved.
Strategy games have almost always declined in quality with sequels or could maybe just hold the quality of the first part, see Stronghold. Compared to the Diablo series, the gameplay of Diablo 3 today is simply worlds better than that of Diablo 1.
Diablo 4 must be good – and so far, everything looks like it will work out:
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<strong>Diablo 4 takes the best features from the predecessors – Here is what it looks like so far</strong>
There are already first reports on Diablo 4, including from my colleagues at GameStar and GamePro. Everything I know about the game so far pleases me thoroughly. The classes all have deep gameplay with unique skills and builds, visually I finally have a nice, dark flair again, and the story already grips me.
But Diablo 4 still has to prove that it will truly be good. That will only be seen after the release. Diablo 4 is so important because it can keep the genre alive. I don’t want to see another genre die that I like – I’m not Jürgen:
This week has seen a number of negative headlines around MMORPGs. For instance, WoW was discontinued in China, after which the publisher NetEase destroyed an orc statue. The ESO publisher Bethesda experienced layoffs, while many players in Lost Ark were banned. However, there were also some positive reports from the smaller and indie MMORPGs.
The discussion of the week: Did social media destroy MMORPGs? This thesis was put forward by MeinMMO author Anny and sparked a heated discussion among you. More on this here: Social media have stolen what I once loved about MMORPGs.
Raid in WoW Classic is in a few hours, ESO plans a big announcement for 2023
ESO will have the reveal event for new content in 2023 on January 25 at 21:45 CET (via ESO). We will publish a big summary of it directly on January 26. There were also layoffs at the publisher Bethesda that are said to affect ESO. One of the affected was the community manager Sam Luangkhot (via XboxDynasty).
On Wednesday, the new class Maegu was released in Black Desert (via BDO). With it, new events, balance adjustments, and new coupon codes were introduced that you can redeem.
Lord of the Rings Online has released a roadmap for 2023. Highlights include new instances in Q1, the 16th anniversary in Q2, and a new expansion in Q4 that will introduce a new class and a new level cap (via LOTRO).
Vindictus has kicked off the year with the release of the 22nd class (via Vindictus).
New World is currently testing leaderboards on the PTR. These include rankings for mutated dungeons, faction wars, PvP, and for the highest gathering skills (via New World).
Dungeons and Dragons Online has announced two new subclasses for the Druid and Ranger (via MassivelyOP).
In EVE Online, a New Year’s event has started (via EVE).
Embers Adrift is launching a free weekend from January 27 to 29 (via Twitter).
EverQuest has released its roadmap for 2023, with new content, server mergers, a new expansion, and a new UI engine. EverQuest 2, on the other hand, will receive new raid zones, new events, and also an expansion already in January 2023 (via EverQuest).
Tower of Fantasy has announced the new patch 2.3 with a new region. Here you can watch the corresponding video:
Fractured hopes to return with new servers in February. These are expected to perform better and cost 80% less (via MassivelyOP).
These are the MMORPG news of the week at a glance. What was your personal highlight? Did you experience anything interesting this week that you would like to share? Or did we perhaps forget something important? Feel free to let us know in the comments here at MeinMMO.
For the last 15 years, Patrick Freese from MeinMMO has exclusively used a mouse and keyboard connected by cable to a PC. Fearing excessive input lag, he avoided wireless connections. But is that still a problem today? He tried it out and explains why he no longer has to worry.
Do you know that feeling? You play shooters and just miss the right moment to shoot by a fraction of a second? Of course, you first blame your hardware instead of yourself. I wouldn’t exclude myself from that. When I missed someone in Counter-Strike back in the day, the input lag of my wireless hardware was at the top of my list of culprits, closely followed by internet issues.
Who is writing here? I am Patrick, Performance Manager at MeinMMO. I built my first PC when I was about 13 years old. Since then, I have used various hardware in PCs and around them. I am fascinated by technological advancements and love to try out new things related to gaming and home office.
What is input lag? This describes the delay from an input until it arrives and is processed by a device like a PC. In the early days of wireless mice and keyboards, the times were low but still higher than today. It should be mentioned that mice and keyboards cause only a small amount of input lag. The hardware in the PC and the monitor play a significantly larger role.
A survey by Logitech on Twitter brought the topic back to my mind. There, they asked the community whether they use a mouse with or without a cable. Users replied, as I would, ‘Of course with. I don’t want any input lag.’ However, Logitech explained that this is no longer a problem today.
I wanted to find out if that was really the case. To test it, Logitech sent me hardware to investigate the thesis.
Keyboard: The G915 is my keyboard with GL-Tactile switches. It is our winner as the best wireless gaming keyboard. The brown switches are suitable for those who want a compromise between ‘good for typing’ and ‘good for gaming.’ Previously, I used the ‘MasterKeys’ keyboard from Cooler Master also with brown switches. It was my first mechanical keyboard, which I bought in 2017.
The two new devices are connected wirelessly to my PC using Logitech’s Lightspeed technology. Logitech promotes that this technology offers low latency and reliable performance.
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I test in WoW, Valorant, and LoL
How did I test? For the last 15 years, I always played with a cable. I unplugged the two old devices and connected the two new ones to the PC wirelessly.
Using the ‘Logitech G Hub’ software, both devices were quickly set up. After a brief setup with keyboard and mouse colors and DPI speeds, I started playing right away.
WoW: First of all, I logged into WoW. Since the launch of Dragonflight, I have been playing it daily and could notice differences first. But I don’t notice any. Dragon flying works as usual, I make the same mistakes in races and can’t blame it on hardware lag. Healing in difficult Mythic dungeons also runs as before. Here, I don’t feel any negative differences. For that, I have more freedom in positioning my mouse and keyboard without cables, and I can lean back comfortably while fishing. A big plus!
Valorant: While I don’t currently spend as much time in shooters as in WoW, my go-to shooter is Valorant. So, if there were noticeable differences in the hardware, I would notice them here. For safety, I also started Aim Lab on Steam and couldn’t find any noticeable differences in time to shoot or accuracy in both games.
I positively notice that the mouse glides ‘freer’ over the mouse pad without the cable, and I don’t feel any resistance. In my old setup, I occasionally felt that the cable slightly restricted movements in rare situations. I didn’t notice any disadvantages here in shooters either.
LoL: My last test game is League of Legends. Here I play ARAMs and normals, that is, not competitively. Nevertheless, speed plays an important role here. I can land my skill shots quickly and accurately. The timing when flashing over certain obstacles is also on point. No limitations!
Conclusion: Input lag is history – battery is not a problem
The new devices do not restrict me while playing. Neither in shooters and MOBAs nor in MMORPGs. My skill shots are as “good” as with a wired connection. My inputs arrive promptly in the games. I really enjoy moving my devices freely on the table. I can even take the keyboard and mouse off the table when I want to clean without having to unplug the cables or hang the devices over the monitor.
Before with cableAfter without cableOrder on the desk
I am convinced of wireless gaming. If you have avoided such devices due to input lag, then take a look for yourself. Test the devices thoroughly and get an idea of them. Games like Aim Lab on Steam are a good way to test reactions on the PC.
The charging of the batteries was a point I feared before the test. ‘How often does that happen? Will I suddenly have to switch to a cable in the middle of the game?’
In practice, the keyboard starts blinking red to suggest that it’s time to charge. The energy-saving mode for the keyboard starts at 15% battery and can be adjusted more specifically in the software. You still have enough time to finish the round and then plug in the cable. The charge level is also displayed in the G Hub software. With normal use, I charge both devices once a week. According to the manufacturer, the G915 has a battery life of 30 hours. The battery life of the G502 X Plus is said to be around 37 hours when RGB is activated. If you turn off the colorful lights, it should be as much as 130 hours. Those who prefer to play without lights should not go for the “Plus” variant.
I leave both receivers, which are connected to the computer via cable, at the back of my desk. When the devices need to be charged, I simply unplug the receivers from the cable and plug the USB-C connection into the mouse and/or keyboard. I can still use both devices while charging.
One particular advantage of wireless use is that my desk looks much tidier now. I like good cable management. It simply looks nice when there are no loose cables fluttering around. And being completely cable-free looks even better than with well-organized cables.
That occasional smaller bugs occur in MMORPGs like World of Warcraft is an old hat. Big games are potentially prone to bugs, and “Wrath of the Lich King Classic” is no exception. But the extent of this bug must have caused some players to break into a cold sweat.
Because anyone who made the “mistake” of trying to complete a harmless daily quest could suddenly have lost several thousand gold pieces. A quest literally pulled the gold out of your pockets.
How did the gold disappear? This was possible with the daily quest “Slaves to Saronite”. The quest actually requires the character to rescue 10 slaves in a cave. Each slave must be clicked individually to free them from their shackles.
However, the quest was bugged. Several players report that instead of quest progress when rescuing the slaves, they suddenly heard the typical “jingle of gold” that you also hear when buying an item from a vendor.
Many people probably thought nothing of the sound – or simply didn’t have the sound activated – and kept trying to complete the quest, but quest progress was absent. This later led to a bitter awakening, as reports from players in the official forum increased of those who had lost well over 10,000 gold in an attempt to complete this quest.
What should you do if you are affected by the bug? Nothing. According to Blizzard’s own statement in the official WoW forum, they can see exactly which characters were affected by this bug and how much gold was lost in the process.
The developers plan to restore the gold over the next few weeks. There is not yet a specific date for that. So if you’ve lost gold, just wait.
It would also be interesting to know how such a bug can occur.
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Anyone who is part of the Pokémon GO community will likely have come across the terms “Hundo” and “Shundo”. Here at MeinMMO, we will show you what these words mean and what other abbreviations you should be aware of in this context.
What terms are we talking about? In recent years, various terms have established themselves in the Pokémon GO community, which serve as a kind of abbreviations for describing specific monsters. Two of them are “Hundo” and “Shundo”. We have summarized the meanings of these words for you below.
These are Hundos and Shundos
The two most commonly used abbreviations in Pokémon GO are the terms “Hundo” and “Shundo”. Even though these two words could easily pass as Pokémon names, they each describe a specific category of monsters.
Hundos: Pokémon GO trainers understand the abbreviation “Hundo” to refer to all monsters that have a perfect rating. This means that their IV is 100%. The term is derived from the English word “hundred”.
These monsters are highly sought after by most players because they are not easy to find. Especially the best attackers in Pokémon GO achieve strong attack, stamina, and defense values through their perfect rating, which is particularly beneficial in raids.
To find out if you own any Hundos, you can simply use the search filter “4*”.
Shundos: If you have managed to discover not just a Hundo, but even a Shundo in the game, you can consider yourself particularly lucky. These are even a bit rarer. The term again includes the root of the English word “hundred” and also indicates a monster with a perfect rating.
But that’s not all; the “S” before “Hundo” stands for the word Shiny. These are so-called shiny Pokémon, which differ visually from their normal form. They can usually be easily recognized by a different color. For example, a Gyarados is usually blue and its shiny form is red.
Are there any other such terms?
Yes, two more terms that often appear in social networks and in conversations with trainers are “Shlundo” and “Nundo”.
What is a Shlundo? In addition to collecting Pokémon, trainers can also trade monsters with each other. And this function is crucial for securing a so-called Shlundo. However, it requires a good amount of luck, as the IV of a monster changes randomly when traded.
If you trade a shiny specimen with your trainer friend, then with a bit of luck, you could again receive one with a perfect rating, and thus end up with a Shundo. If this trade also becomes a so-called lucky trade, through which you receive a lucky Pokémon, you finally have a Shlundo. The “L” in the word is derived from the English term “luck”.
Two trainers recently experienced such a trade and had double the luck. What exactly happened can be found in our following article:
What is a Nundo? The Nundo is, on the other hand, the absolute opposite of the previous descriptions, as these monsters are literally absolute zeros. They have an IV of 0% or a 0-star rating and offer practically nothing. Nevertheless, like Hundos, they are incredibly rare in the game and are therefore collected by some players.
Do you also use these terms when talking to other trainers about your haul? And how many Hundos, Shundos, Shlundos, and Nundos have you managed to catch in the game? Feel free to let us know here at MeinMMO in the comments and discuss with other trainers.
The beat-em-up MMO Marvel’s Avengers is on the verge of extinction. The developers will soon end support and even cease digital sales. Thus, the biggest gaming flop of 2020 will disappear from the market. We will show you how it came to this, what is happening now, and whether you can still play the game in the future on MeinMMO.
Full-price games with a service approach usually have it hard, because there is often criticism that such games should contain a Battle Pass or purchasable cosmetics for real money. In addition, the gameplay loop is often not motivating enough to keep players engaged for long.
In retrospect, it can be said: The criticism was justified. There were also many bugs and issues in the game after the full release, which had already been delayed by 4 months. New content also took too long to arrive.
Now the responsible parties are pulling the emergency brake: Marvel’s Avengers will receive its last update in March 2023 and will be supported until the end of September 2023. Afterwards, the game will be restructured so that it no longer offers a live service and will end digital availability.
The latest Marvel game does not rely on service – watch a trailer for Midnight Sons here:
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Midnight Suns shows new trailer, enticing with a true thunderstorm of Marvel stars
Marvel’s Avengers: A flop even at release
If you take a look at the Steam player numbers, it quickly becomes clear: The beat-em-up game had significant problems from the start in building the necessary player base for a service game.
The peak number of simultaneous players was in the release month of September 2020 – that was just over 28,000 players. Even that was too few for the high standards – currently, that would not even place it in the top 30 most played games on Steam (via steamcharts.com / Status: 31.01.23).
It quickly dropped to a few thousand players, and recently it was only hundreds.
Although Marvel’s Avengers also came to consoles from PlayStation and Xbox and is even part of the subscription services Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus Extra, the Steam numbers are a good indicator and show the MMO’s problems in achieving decent player numbers.
Continuing to play is possible, purchase only as a disc
What happens now? In a blog, the developers reached out to the community (via avengers.crystald.com). Here, the last update was announced, which will bring the final changes to the game:
Update 2.8
Last balance adjustments
Unlocks all cosmetics
Update 2.8 will be released on March 31 and will unlock all cosmetics from the real-money shop if you have purchased the game. Even if you buy the game later, the cosmetics are free.
On September 30, it’s finally over: The support will cease, digital purchases of Marvel’s Avengers will no longer be possible, and newly discovered bugs will not be fixed.
Can you still play Marvel’s Avengers then? The title will be restructured so that you can continue to play solo and in multiplayer. You can still install your digitally purchased version, but this version can no longer be purchased anew.
Available disc versions can still be purchased and will work. The live events of Marvel’s Avengers will continue to rotate every 2 weeks, but are no longer truly “live”.
If you still have real-money currency in the game, you will receive the other currencies in exchange. Here is the exchange overview:
One last lousy piece of news for players on Xbox and PC that the developers also have to share. A major criticism will also not be addressed after the closure: Spider-Man remains PlayStation-exclusive.
Personal opinion of the author: I was quite hyped at release and had my 50 hours of fun in the game. Unfortunately, Marvel’s Avengers did not work as a long-term service game – after the (really good) campaign and 2 leveled heroes, it was over.
The missions simply were not varied enough; the gameplay loop ultimately only relied on the different heroes, who all played differently. But even with a supercharged Hulk, it’s no fun to keep repeating the same patterns.
At release, I was really excited!
I intended to give it another go a few times, at least to try the “new” raid and play Black Panther. But it never managed to generate the same attraction that a game like Destiny did, to which I have returned many times.
If you don’t know the game yet but are into looting & leveling and/or Marvel superheroes, then definitely check out Marvel’s Avengers – grab it on sale or play it through PS Plus Extra or Xbox Game Pass. However, it never became a big hit.
Destiny 2 has become one of the most elaborate sci-fi gaming universes in recent years. The loot shooter lets you not only shoot excellently but is also full of fascinating stories and characters. Actually, the perfect material for a TV series. This was also thought by content creator Matty, who created the first Destiny 2 mini-fan series “Ace”. MeinMMO spoke with him about his mega project.
What mini-series is it about? “Ace” is a fan-made TV series set in the Destiny 2 universe. Its first episode was released on January 4th on YouTube.
The Destiny 2 community has long been waiting for Bungie to bring their talent for great stories to the screen. But so far, this has not happened, despite the merger with Sony.
So, the Destiny player and content creator Average Matty decided to realize his own TV project. It was realized with great support from his community, which raised almost 56,000 euros via crowdfunding to finance the series. But even then, as Matty told us in the interview, making “ACE” was anything but easy.
Here you can already get a taste and watch the first 45 seconds from the fan-made and animated series “ACE”:
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MeinMMO: Could you please briefly introduce yourself to our readers?
Matty: Yes, my name is Matty, I stream full-time on Twitch and create content on YouTube. So I’m a full-time content creator.
MeinMMO: What are you known for in the Destiny community?
Matty: Before the series, I helped during the Trials of Osiris in Destiny 2. I helped my community become flawless when the weekend came. Usually, it was me and another content creator.
MeinMMO: When did the idea for a Destiny animation series first come up?
Matty: It was in January 2021, right after I became a partner on Twitch, and at that time my agent was not very happy with me because I was skipping commercial auditions to work on my stream. I tried to find a way to combine the two worlds from my previous life as an actor and content creation.
MeinMMO: How did you approach the production of an animated series from scratch?
Matty: After I had written the script, I first contacted motion capture studios here in LA. Basically, I googled these studios and cold-called them, hoping to get some insight into what I could do to get in there. Some found it a bit awkward when I explained to them that I was just a content creator wanting to do a fan project.
MeinMMO: What were the key steps during the planning phase?
Matty: Above all, financing and budgeting. Many people don’t realize how expensive motion capture and animation can be. I held hundreds of meetings throughout the year, and the biggest step was to get the right funding for what we wanted to achieve.
MeinMMO: What were the 3 biggest problems you had to overcome? Did you have to make sacrifices or unpleasant compromises?
Matty: Oh man, we ran into every conceivable difficulty.
The first problem we faced was the facial scans, I would say. We needed 50, but could only afford 15. When we asked the studio what problems that would cause, they had no idea because no one had ever done that before. We got such a realistic face but not the perfect movement, which we had to deal with as our first pilot project.
The second difficulty was raising money from the funders. I would say that the riskiest step we had to take was to pay all costs out of my own pocket. We did that so we could go straight to the studio. So if we got 30,000 commitments from a certain number of funders (who had to pay by November), I simply paid it out of my pocket so we could quickly get what we needed. It’s obviously risky and we paid for it with some funders disappearing at the last minute or not keeping their commitments.
The last major setback we had was switching from two animators to one at the last minute. One of our animators couldn’t keep his schedule, which posed a significant risk to the completion of the project, so we had to cut out 3 minutes of the story from the first episode, which we will release as a mini-episode next month or so.
We had to postpone the release three times and hire another sound engineer, who, thank God, finished all sound engineering within 20 hours after the release.
Nobody really knows this, but we finished episode 1 about 5 hours before the release on YouTube.
Cayde would be thrilled
MeinMMO: How long did it take to finish an episode (approx.)?
Matty: It took exactly a year, from writing the project last January to the release on January 4, 2023!
MeinMMO: What were the best moments or most memorable situations during the production of the series?
Matty: That was 100% the time we spent in the studio. Going to a professional motion capture studio where some of the biggest names have worked was just incredible. Putting on the motion capture suit, stepping onto the set, and acting out the scenes was an absolute blast. I can’t wait to go back there.
MeinMMO: Tell us more about your team. Did you know each other before the project, or did you specifically look for talents for the series?
Matty: I am so incredibly proud of the team. It was mainly about finding the perfect team. I already knew Neenkin beforehand because I had seen some of his incredible work on Twitter. Neenkin was someone I had wanted to work with for a long time, so I was incredibly happy to have him on board.
Jessie, our composer, was someone I found via Twitter. She posted music from a previous project, and I thought: What? You wrote that? I immediately sent her an email and requested a meeting to see if she was interested in working with me on this project. She was incredibly professional and dedicated to the series. I feel very lucky to have her.
Nicholas, our sound engineer, was a blessing since we needed someone to balance all the sound and develop individual sounds for the project during the crisis. He came in as a favor right at the end (1 month before the release) and saved our butts. He is great at what he does.
For the next episode, we are lucky to have Richard Dorton on the team. Known as the “mocap guy,” his talent and experience in motion capture will be brought in as our official assistant director. Very exciting to see that.
Matty is the creator of “Ace” and provided his motion capture template
MeinMMO: Can even people who don’t know Destiny have fun with “Ace”? How much prior knowledge of the Destiny story is required?
Matty: I think people who don’t know Destiny will enjoy “Ace” because I think it’s visually a lot of fun, and you can understand this kind of pilot episode after seeing the end.
I think it could be interesting for those who want to know who certain characters are since they were (in my opinion) the most important characters in Destiny.
MeinMMO: Many Destiny fans wondered about the copyright issues and potential difficulties involved since you are using Bungie’s story and characters. Can you tell us how that has been handled?
Matty: Well, technically, the story I’ve written does not follow Bungie’s direct storyline. I don’t want to spoil anything here before someone reading this watches the episode, but it was more of an alternate universe.
As for copyright issues, we honestly had great fear. Bungie loves to do a “film of the week” every week to showcase fan-made videos. But no one has done something so big before.
I tried to reach out about 9 times but received no response. We all held our breath when we released [the series], but since we adhered to their ethics, used our own music, and never used their logo, I believe they were glad to see it.
MeinMMO: What was the community’s reaction after the premiere of the first episode? Did you expect the series to be popular overseas, especially in Germany?
Matty: It was an insane feeling to see the feedback from everyone. The support the series has received and the encouragement from abroad, which honestly was surprising, was incredible. Seeing that everyone wants more excites me for what is still to come.
The series “Ace” has so far four episodes – however, only the first has been released
MeinMMO: How many episodes of “Ace” can fans expect?
Matty: Originally we planned 4 episodes. Episode 2 is 30 minutes, episode 3 will be 45 minutes, and episode 4 will be 1 hour and 10 minutes long.
MeinMMO: Tell us more about your plans: Can you imagine doing more Kickstarter projects like “Ace”?
Matty: We are planning many more projects that I think the gaming community will love to see once we finish “Ace.” Our team will grow, allowing us to complete these projects much faster than before.
MeinMMO: Which other parts of the Destiny story would you like to turn into a series if you had the budget? (Feel free to let your imagination run wild)
Matty: Honestly, this whole project arose from passion and love for one of the characters in episode 1. It would be hard to imagine writing a story other than that of the first Guardian.
I have always imagined that Bungie could let the player character become the first Guardian in Destiny 3, waking up on this barren planet and having to find other corpses to revive them and build the first city. I would certainly write it a bit darker than Bungie would do, but that would be a great project.
Matty has put his creativity into the series – and many more ideas
MeinMMO: What would you do differently next time?
Matty: What I would do differently with the rest of the episode and if I were to do another project would be to secure proper funding through investors and Kickstarter to make the project what we envision.
We want it to be as visually appealing as AAA gaming cinematics. Securing funding before we start is very, very important.
MeinMMO: Do you have any final words for our readers?
Matty: I want to say a huge thank you for all the support we have received. When you work on something for a year, you are very unsure of how it will be received and whether people will like it. I am so grateful for all the support. If you want to invest and be part of the next episodes, we have a form on our website Dreambiganimations.com, as we are currently meeting with investors to start with the remaining episodes. See you soon!
MeinMMO: Thank you so much, Matty, for these great insights into your project. We are very excited about episode 2 and your other Destiny projects.
Where can you watch the first episode of “Ace”? Besides the teaser, you can watch the first episode of the mini-series directly on the YouTube channel of Average Matty. There, episodes 2, 3, and 4 of the series will also be released.
What do you think of Matty’s project? Do you like the idea, and have you already watched the first episode? Then feel free to leave us your personal opinion in the comments.
As for the current gameplay of Destiny 2, there is also a lot going on. Bungie recently revealed that radical system improvements will go live with Lightfall:
